War in Ukraine: Making Sense of a Senseless Conflict
western nations’ treatment of Russia in the decades following the demise of the Soviet Union was a policy mistake of epic proportions.
Medea Benjamin • War in Ukraine: Making Sense of a Senseless Conflict
The ambivalence of so many Ukrainians toward their new government was never reflected in Western news coverage, which largely hailed the coup as a democratic revolution against a corrupt government.
Medea Benjamin • War in Ukraine: Making Sense of a Senseless Conflict
Crimea briefly became an Autonomous Soviet Republic within the U.S.S.R.
Medea Benjamin • War in Ukraine: Making Sense of a Senseless Conflict
United States had indeed been pouring a lot of money into pro-Western groups in Ukraine.
Medea Benjamin • War in Ukraine: Making Sense of a Senseless Conflict
And yet we end up spending trillions of dollars
Medea Benjamin • War in Ukraine: Making Sense of a Senseless Conflict
Crimea’s parliament agreed to join Ukraine, overriding the expressed will of the large majority of its people, until the issue came to the fore again in 2014.
Medea Benjamin • War in Ukraine: Making Sense of a Senseless Conflict
negotiating to join the European Union.
Medea Benjamin • War in Ukraine: Making Sense of a Senseless Conflict
prioritized joining the European Union (EU), while still maintaining close relations with Russia.