Dear Tony
You wrote, "It seems to be why you do not value Central European autonomy!"
Every country has a right to make its own decisions, of course. But when that country is split between its neighbours' sphere of influence to the east and the western side wanting to identify with NATO and Europe, it is the height of folly to exacerbate all those tensions by inviting it to become part of the EU, on its way to becoming part of NATO. Read
This is why I maintain that although Russia was the aggressor in Feb 2014 in taking back Crimea and much more so in Feb 2022, the casus belli or the occasion or the excuse for the big falling out between ourselves and Russia was this. The EU, in 2013, invited Ukraine, traditionally more Russian than Western Europe/American for 1,000 years, to become a member of the EU, eventually and, thus part of our sphere of influence. No wonder Putin was not jumping up and down with joyous delight. A little cheeky and insensitive on our part, I think.
However, for centuries we Brits have had Brittania ruling the world's waves to give us the biggest empire the world has ever seen and 300 years of slavery to make us even richer off the backs of the Black Global Majority (the Ramblers choice of phrase). We then put our settlements in North America to give us an affinity with the USA and our much flaunted "special relationship" with them. We remain the controlling and dominating top dog and the global Supreme Ruler. Unsurprisingly, we remain thoroughly paranoid that Russia or China will take over. We will never allow that to happen, of course (final last words!).
Exactly the same in the Middle East. We have our Global White Minority (the Ramblers choice of phrase)Israel rep in the very heart of the Arab Middle East to ensure we remain Supreme Ruler in that region, too. Thus we fund Israel to the teeth to exterminate tens of thousands of antisemites, anti Israel, anti Zionists so that our State of Israel remains in the ascendancy - and, remains our cuckoo in the Arab nest.
Ukraine is virtually a member of NATO now with all the death dealing weaponry we 'give' them to ensure they remain on our side, as a perpetual permanent reminder to Putin who Really Rules the World - not him!
My thorough reading of the Sixsmiths' book, 'Putin and the Return of History ... ' with some sections read twice or more has further clarified and enhanced my history lesson of our Global White Minority foreign policy behaviour towards Russia. What my side has done but not in my name, is unacceptable and we should have known better. Far, far worse has been done in many other countries, too. It really is a most despicable and shameful record and, over centuries, according to what I can gather. But still nothing changes and certainly not reparations or restitutions, e.g. not even Loss and Damage over our prodigious finite fossil fuel burning.
Despite all this, we have the impertinence to point a finger at Putin and Russia, forgetting there are three fingers pointing back at us. 1:3 is the correct ratio, too I should think! Of course, Putin is a nasty piece of work because of many of the things he has done, like right now with many of his killings continuing apace. But our side has also attacked many other countries around the globe since 1945. Stalin slaughtered millions of his own people; we slaughtered millions in all our wars, in regime change, and coups in weak countries since 1945 - the latest is the Gaza/Occupied West Bank/Lebanon slaughter of many tens of thousands in 15 months. 100s of thousands injured and maimed for life, done by the traditionally Christian, Righteous, liberal democracies, the freedom loving Western countries, led by the USA. Thus, I rarely can vote for the politicians who fund this murder and madness.
Who is the biggest bully? Russia or, us lot?
Which country is determined, by hook or by crook, to maintain global supremacy and exceptionalism and, "I Am The Greatest Nation in the World"? No wonder Putin hates America and NATO for wanting everything, even all of Ukraine that is right up against Russia's own border. Sharing is anathema to my side.
More questions for each of us to ponder over here:
"Now history is back, with a Russian president's vengeance." (last line of the Sixsmiths' book that I think you should read, Tony)
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