Why does the West hate Russian? Why does Russia remain the enemy no matter what? In this series of studies we will focus on the West-Russia relations. We shall understand the reason behind the continuous hostilities and mistrust between the west and Russia. Is it religion or race or economy? On February 27, 2008, Defence Minister Peter MacKay disclosed that two CF-18 fighter jets met at least one Russian bomber within 24 hours of the U.S. President's trip to Ottawa on Feb. 19 just outside of Canada's Arctic airspace. The allegations has been denied by the Russians: read more