Russia Angrily Denounces the United States

Russia angrily denounced the United States Monday for “whipping up hysteria” over Ukraine, saying it had brought “pure Nazis” to power on Russia’s border and wanted to make “heroes out of those peoples who fought on the side of Hitler,” the Washington Post reports.

Said Russian Ambassador Vasily Nebenzya: “You’re waiting for it to happen, as if you want your words to become a reality.”

New York Times: “The tensions surrounding the former Soviet republic — smoldering since Russia annexed Ukraine’s Crimean Peninsula nearly eight years ago, and escalating sharply in recent months — have brought U.S.-Russian relations to their lowest point since the Cold War.”

Associated Press: “Any formal action by the Security Council is extremely unlikely given Russia’s veto power and its ties with others on the council, including China.”