The Backstory on the War in Ukraine

[Chet]

Complications of the Ukraine War​

"According to what we hear from the White House and from the television networks, the issues at stake in the Ukraine War are simple. They concern the evil of Vladimir Putin, who woke up one morning and chose, whether out of sadism or insanity, to wreak unspeakable violence on his neighbors. Putin’s actions are described as an “unprovoked invasion” of a noble democracy by a corrupt autocracy. How we ought to respond is assumed to be a no-brainer. The United States has pledged vast quantities of its deadliest weaponry, along with aid that is likely to run into the hundreds of billions of dollars, and has brought large parts of the world economy—particularly in Europe—to a standstill."

It's a rather lengthy article but enlightening. The rest is here:
https://imprimis.hillsdale.edu/complications-of-the-ukraine-war/

 

[Pepper]

Complications of the Ukraine War​

Putin’s actions are described as an “unprovoked invasion” of a noble democracy by a corrupt autocracy. How we ought to respond is assumed to be a no-brainer. The United States has pledged vast quantities of its deadliest weaponry, along with aid that is likely to run into the hundreds of billions of dollars, and has brought large parts of the world economy—particularly in Europe—to a standstill."

It's a rather lengthy article but enlightening. The rest is here:
https://imprimis.hillsdale.edu/complications-of-the-ukraine-war/

I prefer to call Ukraine a "fledgling" democracy. Too short of a time to be considered noble, but trying.

 

[Pepper]

The following article is a discussion with the author of the above piece about the above piece.

Vladimir Putin’s Place in the Culture Wars​

The columnist Christopher Caldwell discusses conservative admiration for the Russian leader, and whether election denialism is just politics.
By Isaac Chotiner
https://www.newyorker.com/news/q-and-a/vladimir-putins-place-in-the-culture-wars

 

[Alligatorob]

@Chet and @Pepper

Thanks these are an interesting pair of articles. At the risk of sounding political all I can say is both should be read together.