Russian State Media Portray Hong Kong Protests as US Plot

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Russian state news outlets have begun airing reports casting the pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong as a US-organized plot, echoing previous Russian coverage of similar demonstrations that have cropped up far closer to home. The coverage reflected the Kremlin's contention that pro-democracy protests in Moscow and Kiev in recent years amounted to Western schemes designed to undermine the Russian government, as opposed to bona fide outpourings of popular discontent.


Russian State Media Portray Hong Kong Protests as US Plot