Shades of grey

John Vaiea writes,

To Russia, this is a security issue. Fearing invasion, they require a buffer state between themselves and the West. Remember, they were successfully invaded by both Napoleon and Hitler, causing millions of casualties each time. You may think Russia’s fear about invasion is irrational, but don’t forget that we were willing to go to war with the USSR when they attempted to deploy missiles in Cuba in 1962. We were fearful of their encroachment despite having two oceans to protect us. Just ninety miles off of the coast of Cuba, Russia’s presence was too close for comfort. Think of it this way. What would our response be if Mexico became a Russian ally? Would we accept this or oppose it with force? The answer is obvious. Remember, as Baron von Clausewitz, the Prussian military theoretician said, “War is just an extension of foreign policy.” To Putin, this is an undeniable truth.

The second reason is definitely opaquer. It’s not being reported about by the media at all. It focuses on how corrupt Ukraine actually is. To many, Ukraine the most corrupt nation on earth and should be destabilized. To those who think this way, which includes Putin and the Russians, Ukraine needs to be liberated from their defilement, especially since it has made the Bidens and numerous other Deep State operatives filthy rich, but the rationale goes even deeper than this. Ukraine is ground zero for child trafficking, pedophilia and every other kind of depravity known to Man

Because it is, Putin considers himself to be a liberator and a faithful child of Mother Russia to rid the world of Ukraine’s depraved, oligarchical leadership. To him, Zelenskyy is not heroic. From Putin’s perspective, he has the moral high ground, despite what the lying, depraved Western media has to say about him. That they have been successful in turning world opinion against him doesn’t faze him in the least. Being convinced that his position is just, it only makes him more resolute. Because he believes this, as do others, he will not be easily deterred. Added to this is Putin’s grand vision of reestablishing the power and might of the USSR with a pan-Slavic alliance dominated by Russia.

Read more here: https://johnvaiea.substack.com/p/what-is-really-happening-in-ukraine?s=w