Thread by @Filomen03258997

...From a strictly military point of view, it's true that Russia "invaded" Ukraine. But since "war is the continuation of politics by other means,".., this military deployment must be qualified & interpreted according to the political assumptions that give it its meaning.

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Moreover, just like in Soviet times, Russia is depicted as an enemy from which the US & its puppet European governments must protect themselves &, at the same time, prevent Russia from protecting itself...
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If international security is a non-negotiable issue for the US and its European henchmen, such a privilege is not recognized for Russia.

The military operation launched against Ukraine is the logical consequence of an unjust political situation,..
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...or the final point in the face of what Portuguese sociologist Boaventura de Sousa Santos diagnosed as "the absolute ineptitude of Western leaders" in realizing that there is not, and will not be European security if it is not guaranteed also for Russia.
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..The ineptitude of a European leadership also deserves other descriptions: short-sighted, corrupt, ignorant & submissive to ignominy in face of US hegemonism, leaving aside the fact that Washington willn't hesitate a second to wage new wars in Europe,..
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...or in its front yard in the Middle East as many times as it suits its interests, leaving behind its military adventures pain, death, and destruction in European societies.
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Viktor Yanukovych observed that any president of the US would have reacted with violence if a major power like Russia had precipitated a coup in a border country, say Mexico, deposed a government friendly to Washington & installed in its place a profoundly anti-American regime.

What Putin did would have been done by any president of the United States under similar circumstances.
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In short, appearances do not always reveal the essence of things, & what at first glance appears to be one thing – an invasion – seen from another perspective & taking into account the historical & socio-political, & geopolitical context, may be something completely different.