For Russia, talk of Trump impeachment is the gift that keeps on giving

The Russians are calling it “Ukrainegate.”

“I never thought I’d say it, but CNN is right,” remarked one pundit on Russia 1, the county’s most-watched television station. “The person who wins in this situation is Putin.”

Commentary in Russian media about the impeachment investigation of U.S. President Donald Trump in many ways echoes the language of U.S. coverage. Just a few of the jokes are different.

View the complete October 9 article by Cynthia Hooper, Associate Professor of History at the College of the Holy Cross on the Conversation website here.