The attempts to control and incite Ukraine against its huge neighbour, with the aim of dividing Russia into less manageable chunks, are wrong and dangerous in my view. And I am not in favour of that project, even though I hold the Western flag high. We should leave Russia to its fate, trade with them and be good neighbours. And not be hostile until it is necessary.
I would rather see the US and the EU continue to be a beacon of freedom, setting an example of freedom to the world, instead of being inspired by their more totalitarian neighbours.
The final bill for the West could be very high. A loss in Ukraine would not only be a national setback, but would show that the entire NATO alliance is weaker than we thought. The war also brought Russia and China closer together, and more and more countries are joining the BRICS, whose economic position already outstrips the West, making future sanctions difficult to implement. In addition, more and more countries will start trading in local currencies and through their own banking systems, again weakening the West and the dollar’s unique position as the world currency. Cohesion within the Western sphere may also be tested, with allied friends bombing each other’s gas pipelines and sabotaging infrastructure and economies. And all those young European men dying out there in the mud and freezing rain, to no avail, more than easy victims of war profiteers and bloodsuckers.
All these misfortunes just because we wanted to expand NATO, move our positions eastwards, and divide and pacify Russia.
Moreover, it is time for Europe to take off its nappy and stop relying on the half-witted mate across the pond.
