In the US, McCain was declared a pro-Russian senator
US Senator John McCain, who recently died of cancer, cannot be considered an anti-Russian hawk. This was stated in an interview with the Kyiv magazine “Novoe Vremya” by former US Ambassador to Moscow Michael McFaul, who is prohibited from entering Russia. “After the death of Senator John McCain, American politics lost its main anti-Russian hawk. Who will take on this strategic mission now?” the publication asked. “I wouldn’t call him anti-Russian...