HawaiiBear33 said:

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🚨🇪🇺 Geo-Political Scholar Jeffrey Sachs
Schools the EU Parliament on the reasons behind the Russia Ukraine Conflict.

Every-time Legacy Media or a Politician states the was is “unprovoked” is a complete lie.

This doesn’t even include some of the more grotesque activities… pic.twitter.com/Sh3Bck52VZ

— Concerned Citizen (@BGatesIsaPyscho) March 1, 2025

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"Sidestepping Carlson's opening question, Putin launched into a rambling half-hour lecture covering more than a thousand years of Russian and Ukrainian history that placed the roots of today's war firmly in the distant past. His core message was chillingly simple: Ukraine has no right to exist and he is fully justified in waging a war of aggression to reclaim historically Russian lands.

…. At the same time, the real takeaway from the interview was Putin's apparently genuine belief that his antiquated historical arguments could serve as plausible justification for a major war in twenty-first century Europe. This is perhaps the clearest indication yet of the dangerous delusions and imperial ambitions that led Putin to invade Ukraine.

….. How far could Putin go? Throughout his reign, he has consistently lamented the fall of the USSR, which he has referred to as the demise of "historical Russia." After the events of the past two years, it should be painfully apparent that anywhere Putin regards as "historical Russia" is potentially at risk.

In theory, at least, the same bogus historical arguments that have been used to justify the invasion of Ukraine could easily be applied to other parts of the former Soviet Union, or to the Russian Empire of the Czarist era. This would create an array of possible targets for Russian aggression including Finland, Poland, the Baltic states, Belarus, Moldova, Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Alaska, and the whole of Central Asia. A maximalist interpretation could even see all of Central Europe's former Soviet satellite states besides Poland added to the list."


Putin's history lecture reveals his dreams of a new Russian Empire - Atlantic Council


https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/ukrainealert/putins-history-lecture-reveals-his-dreams-of-a-new-russian-empire/



Putin's new Ukraine essay reveals imperial ambitions - Atlantic Council


https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/ukrainealert/putins-new-ukraine-essay-reflects-imperial-ambitions/

Article by Vladimir Putin "On the Historical Unity of Russians and Ukrainians" President of Russia


http://en.kremlin.ru/events/president/news/66181

American company, Russian propaganda: New Kremlin tactic reveals escalating effort to sway US vote | AP News


https://apnews.com/article/russia-trump-harris-putin-election-disinformation-13b15fcd42e52d77c22454c223e85b95

How Russian disinformation is reaching the U.S. ahead of the 2024 election


https://www.nbcnews.com/specials/russian-disinformation-2024-election-storm-1516/index.html

My guess is that at least 30% of Americans believe the disinformation Russia has been dumping here for years….and there is a reason why they bought it and elected Trump, TWICE:

1. A majority of Americans cannot name a single branch of government or explain what the Bill of Rights is;

2. 24% can't name the country that the U.S. fought in the Revolutionary War;

3. 2/3 don't know what the holding of Roe v. Wade is;

4. 2/3 don't know what the Food and Drug Administration does;

5. 50% don't know each state has two senators;

6. More than 50% can't name their congressman;

7. The average voter thinks 24% of the U.S. budget goes to foreign aid (less than 1% does);

8. 18% thinks the sun revolves around the earth;

9. 50% don't know that Judaism predates Christianity


" In the elaborate con that is American electoral politics, the Republican voter has long been the easiest mark in the game, the biggest dope in the room."
Matt Taibbi