How to Use anti-Russian in a Sentence
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Homes across the street are festooned with Ukrainian flags and anti-Russian slogans.
—Michael Crowley, New York Times, 3 July 2023
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After the war began, a few held out hope that the United States could join China in an anti-Russian coalition.
—Andrea Kendall-Taylor, Foreign Affairs, 23 Apr. 2024
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The ministry’s claims could not be verified, nor could claims by the anti-Russian militias about their assaults.
—Francesca Ebel, Washington Post, 15 Mar. 2024
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The city is as anti-Russian as any these days, but some questioned what a Romantic-era poet from Moscow had to do with the current war.
—Sabra Ayres, Los Angeles Times, 23 Aug. 2023
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In 2019, Google restricted access in Russia to news about anti-Russian protests in Ukraine.
—Foreign Affairs, 3 Nov. 2023
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But all those soldiers and their cause are long gone, and anti-Russian sentiment here is perhaps as angry as any place in Ukraine.
—Anastacia Galouchka, Washington Post, 24 June 2023
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About 80 small-scale anti-Russian demonstrations have taken place in front of the Russian embassy in Ulaanbaatar.
—Tuvshinzaya Gantulga, Foreign Affairs, 6 Oct. 2023
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Fun fact: In what may be the greatest compliment of all, the film was condemned by Russia as anti-Russian propaganda.
—Debby Wolfinsohn, EW.com, 4 Feb. 2024
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The war has also contributed to a national identity that will have a strong anti-Russian component for a long time.
—Branislav L. Slantchev, Foreign Affairs, 1 Apr. 2024
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The loyalty pledge would be only the latest crackdown on behavior and speech believed to be anti-Russian since the invasion of Ukraine began in 2022.
—Timothy H.j. Nerozzi Fox News, Fox News, 29 Nov. 2023
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Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said it was being used by outside actors to stoke anti-Russian sentiment.
—Reuters, NBC News, 17 Apr. 2024
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The Armenian, who came to power with anti-Russian slogans – is a traitor by definition.
—Clare Sebastian, CNN, 20 Sep. 2023
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In general, the West has been too blunt in demanding post-Soviet countries sacrifice their own interests for the anti-Russian cause, and too quick to threaten secondary sanctions.
—Fred Weir, The Christian Science Monitor, 14 June 2023
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The visit represented a major boost for Zelensky, whose domestic support has soared in line with national unity and anti-Russian fury since the invasion.
—Alice Martins, Washington Post, 20 Feb. 2023
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These forces subsequently regarded any move against Yanukovych’s anti-Russian successor Poroshenko as a betrayal of the revolution.
—Michael C. Desch, Harper's Magazine, 11 Sep. 2023
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And parents worry that their children will inadvertently reveal the family’s anti-Russian views while attending school.
—Matthew Mpoke Bigg Tyler Hicks, New York Times, 16 Nov. 2023
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Belgorod has seen several attacks by anti-Russian forces in recent months, according to local officials.
—David L. Stern, Washington Post, 8 July 2023
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Some Russian families fear the government’s comments could stoke a backlash — or exacerbate existing anti-Russian sentiment here.
—Natalia Abbakumova, Washington Post, 2 Mar. 2023
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Ukrainian advances followed attacks by anti-Russian forces against at least 10 villages in Russia’s Belgorod region earlier Monday, its governor said, an escalation in cross-border fighting.
—Mary Ilyushina, Washington Post, 5 June 2023
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Even investigations into corruption are seen as anti-Russian.
—Andrei Kolesnikov, Foreign Affairs, 9 Sep. 2022
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Moscow has dismissed the accusations about Mr. Putin’s culpability, accusing Western leaders of jumping to conclusions and displaying anti-Russian bias.
—Paul Sonne, New York Times, 23 Feb. 2024
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