Americans believe that Russia is a threat, but don't believe in dire confrontation.
https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2017-01-18/putin-starts-to-win-american-minds-if-not-hearts
http://ru.krymr.com/a/28241538.html
http://inopressa.ru/article/18Jan2017/csmonitor/propaganda.html
http://carnegie.ru/2017/01/18/ru-pub-67720
http://www.ng.ru/economics/2017-01-18/100_lombard180117.html
http://www.ng.ru/economics/2017-01-18/1_6905_zubu.html
US security services have fingered the channel as a key player in the Kremlin's efforts to sway Western politics. But inside its offices, RT seems a far cry from what the US says it is – and what it aspires to be.
https://www.ft.com/content/3bf85efa-dbea-11e6-9d7c-be108f1c1dce
http://www.svoboda.org/a/28239215.html