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Ukraine is not a liberal democracy, or even an illiberal one. When then-president Viktor Yanukovych rejected a deal to associate with the European Union in late 2013, America went into overdrive to change the outcome. “The extent of the Obama administration’s meddling in Ukraine’s politics was breathtaking,” said the CATO Institute.
The resulting coup kicked off a series of escalating events: the ejection of Yanukovych, election of the pro-West Petro Poroshenko, and an armed-separatist insurgency in the Russian-speaking Donbas region.
In early 2014, while American politicians like John McCain were over-promising Ukrainians, “America is with you,” Hunter Biden joined the board of the Ukrainian oil and gas company. It was his access to DC power, not his oil and gas expertise, that earned Hunter a $1 million annual salary from Burisma.It may be a proxy war for us, but the conflict is assuredly an existential threat to Vladimir Putin and Russia. This week, aleaked classified report claimed that Russia has lost 315,000 troops. The “leak” is likely no accident. DC hawks see large Russian casualties as proof of America’s good investment. Americans can’t even comprehend such staggering figures. We lost 416,000 troops in all of World War II. Those ignorant to Russian history may be tempted to think, surely the Russians can’t sustain this pace.
They’re wrong. The Soviets lost 1.1 million soldiers in one battle alone, Stalingrad. And like World War II, Russians see the fight with Ukraine as a stand against the West and fascism, which is why 8 out of 10 Russians support the war and Putin himself. As a result, expect Russian men and materiel to continue to pour into Ukraine. And in the unlikely event of a major Russian setback, American policymakers should not rule out nuclear escalation. Russia, not the USA, boasts the world’s largest and most advanced nuclear stockpiles.
Ukraine is not a liberal democracy, or even an illiberal one. When then-president Viktor Yanukovych rejected a deal to associate with the European Union in late 2013, America went into overdrive to change the outcome. “The extent of the Obama administration’s meddling in Ukraine’s politics was breathtaking,” said the CATO Institute.
The resulting coup kicked off a series of escalating events: the ejection of Yanukovych, election of the pro-West Petro Poroshenko, and an armed-separatist insurgency in the Russian-speaking Donbas region.
In early 2014, while American politicians like John McCain were over-promising Ukrainians, “America is with you,” Hunter Biden joined the board of the Ukrainian oil and gas company. It was his access to DC power, not his oil and gas expertise, that earned Hunter a $1 million annual salary from Burisma.It may be a proxy war for us, but the conflict is assuredly an existential threat to Vladimir Putin and Russia. This week, aleaked classified report claimed that Russia has lost 315,000 troops. The “leak” is likely no accident. DC hawks see large Russian casualties as proof of America’s good investment. Americans can’t even comprehend such staggering figures. We lost 416,000 troops in all of World War II. Those ignorant to Russian history may be tempted to think, surely the Russians can’t sustain this pace.
They’re wrong. The Soviets lost 1.1 million soldiers in one battle alone, Stalingrad. And like World War II, Russians see the fight with Ukraine as a stand against the West and fascism, which is why 8 out of 10 Russians support the war and Putin himself. As a result, expect Russian men and materiel to continue to pour into Ukraine. And in the unlikely event of a major Russian setback, American policymakers should not rule out nuclear escalation. Russia, not the USA, boasts the world’s largest and most advanced nuclear stockpiles.
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