MEDIA COVERAGE OF THE UKRAINIAN CRISIS IN BRITAIN &amp; FRANCE (2013–2017)
Journal: Odesa National University Herald Sociology and Politics
Year: 2017

The Ukrainian Revolution followed by Russian aggression was in part analyzed in the French and British press with some scepticism, although the great majority of newspapers and the governments of these two countries firmly condemned the annexation of Crimea by Russia as well as Russian military support for the Donbas rebels. However, some of the French and British media were swayed by rumours spread by Russian propaganda. Many journalists have misled the public in their oversimplification of the