CNN’s Amanpour Battles With Wolf Blitzer and Guest Over Allegations Of Anti-Semitism In Ukraine
CNN International Correspondent Christiane Amanpour became caught up in a heated exchange with New York University professor Stephen F. Cohen on Monday after he insisted that Russia was provoked by the Ukrainian opposition to invade Ukrainian Crimea.
Amanpour tore into Cohen for insisting that Russian President Vladimir Putin views himself as fulfilling Russia’s historic destiny and was provoked into attacking Ukraine. She insisted that Cohen explain why Russia “trumped up” a crisis regarding the threat posed by the new opposition government or that ethnic Russians were under threat in Crimea.
“All of this is trumped up,” Amanpour insisted.
“The extremism didn’t come from Russia. It was coming from Western Ukraine,” Cohen insisted. “There’s a small but resolute right-wing nationalist movement in Ukraine. its quasi fascist, and its dictating terms to this parliament in Kiev – which is not legitimate in law, international or constitutional.”
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