northman on Nostr: The war in Ukraine would have been avoided if its government had honoured the ...
The war in Ukraine would have been avoided if its government had honoured the commitments it made in the 2014-2015 Minsk Agreements to allow the Russian minority in Donetsk and Luhansk to live in peace. Instead, the Kyiv government proceeded with a form of ethnic cleansing, spearheaded by ultra-nationalists and encouraged by Western governments.
Soon after the war began, there were negotiations between Kyiv and Moscow that lead to a peace agreement between them, but this agreement was rejected by NATO. Clearly this was a war that Western governments wanted. The reasons have subsequently become clear, as Western governments speak about their plans, upon winning the war, to break up and balkanize Russia, take possession of its wealth, and to ensure that it never challenges the West again.
It would seem that Western governments are fearful of any country opting out of their collective decline. Russia chose to follow a different path, and that was completely unacceptable.
Soon after the war began, there were negotiations between Kyiv and Moscow that lead to a peace agreement between them, but this agreement was rejected by NATO. Clearly this was a war that Western governments wanted. The reasons have subsequently become clear, as Western governments speak about their plans, upon winning the war, to break up and balkanize Russia, take possession of its wealth, and to ensure that it never challenges the West again.
It would seem that Western governments are fearful of any country opting out of their collective decline. Russia chose to follow a different path, and that was completely unacceptable.