Russia’s invasion of a sovereign country, Ukraine, and exporting democracy as the US did in Iraq in 2003 are two illegal and immoral sides of the same coin.
if one seeks to understand the current situation one must understand the strategic history of the Soviet, or Russian, conflict with the West.
The events of 1 March 2022 cause us to revisit the Holocaust. With hope, the fears of President Zelensky will not be realized and the grim cycle of history does not repeat itself.
Given the increased use of war rhetoric and calls for no-fly-zones Western leaders must deploy political wisdom and show a capacity for serious judgement.
Ukrainians are showing the world that the Ukrainian nation has always existed, and that they are prepared to pay the ultimate price to live in a free and democratic society.
To refuse the discourses of war and racialization it is necessary to do more than place them in critical relation to those of anti-war and anti-racialization. Instead, we should refuse to distinguish the two.
Putin’s worldview is not uncommon and corresponds to that of Donald Trump, who immediately after the invasion of Ukraine commended Putin as a genius.
Russian great power nationalists led by Putin seek to wipe Ukraine and the Ukrainian people from the map of Europe and massively abuse human rights.
As troops mass around the borders of Ukraine, Russia and the West are waging a high-intensity psychological war – a struggle no less important than military threats.
The pro-European mindset is most likely distinct, possibly being an outgrowth of the Euromaidan Revolution.
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