Friday 18 August 2023

Typical EU/western arrogance helped cause the catastrophe in Ukraine

Read: EU Leaders Set for Tough Table-talk with Ukraine's Yanukovich

In 2013, the EU tried to humiliate Ukraine with a shit trade deal, and refused three-way talks with both Ukraine and Russia to create a deal that worked for all, the obvious solution to avoid conflict in very divided Ukraine. But as usual, the west was interested in domination, not cooperation. The Ukrainian President rejected the deal, leading to the violent 2014 coup by the pro-west section of society, 8 years of civil war and Russia's 2022 invasion.


Also read: The Clinton-era blunder that set the stage for today’s Ukrainian crisis

And listen: How the west brought war to Ukraine