Russians See No chance Of Conflict

Russians are gearing up for their New Year and Christmas holiday and have little time for talk of conflict  

BBC: No time for war: Russians see no chance of conflict 

There may be hope of US-Russia talks in the new year but the build-up of Russian troops on the Ukrainian border has led to fears of an invasion and all-out war. 

Commentators and experts in Moscow are as alive to the risk as their Western counterparts, but for most Russians there is little interest. 

To gauge the public mood, I asked Muscovites if they were worried by the prospect of conflict or further economic sanctions. 

The EU, UK and US have all warned Moscow of a harsh economic response and President Joe Biden has threatened President Putin with "sanctions like he's never seen".  

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WNU Editor: Today and yesterday I have been talking to family and friends in both Russia and Ukraine. 

No one in Russia is talking and/or thinking of war and conflict.

In Ukraine two of my cousins mentioned the war in the east because I asked them, but they are not worried. 

In short. 

 The West (especially the media) are far more focused on war and conflict than either Russia or Ukraine.

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