Arguing the roots of Russophobia

Russian officials have been accusing the West and others of being anti-Russian for a long time, but they appear to be ramping up their usage of the word as they press on with their war in Ukraine

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov used that term a few times himself today.

At a conference in Tajikistan where he was at one point practically drowned out by a pack of crying peacocks, Russia’s top diplomat accused the Lithuanians who voted this week to call Russia’s war in Ukraine "genocide" of Russophobia.