On Ukraine, Many Russians Have No Doubt: It’s the Fault of the U.S.

In Moscow this week, where many Russians blamed the United States for the Ukraine crisis while others preferred not to think about it.Credit…Sergey Ponomarev for The New York Times MOSCOW — After touring the grand, marble-clad Victory museum in Moscow, dedicated to the Soviet Union’s triumph over Nazi Germany in World War II, the two visitors concluded that the situation today is not all that different: Russia is under attack again.

“America badly wants to start this war,” said Olga A. Petrova, a retiree, referring to the simmering conflict between Russia and the West over Ukraine. “NATO wants to bring […]

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