Russia-Ukraine Invasion
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A speech by China's former ambassador to Ukraine..
"The Russian-Ukrainian War was the most important international event after the Cold War. It ended the post-Cold War period and opened a new international order.
After the disintegration of the Soviet Union, Russia has always been in a historical process of continuous decline. This decline is first and foremost a continuation of the decline of the Soviet Union before the disintegration, and is also related to the mistakes of the Russian ruling clique in domestic and foreign policies. Western sanctions have intensified this process.
The so-called revival or revitalization of Russia under the leadership of Putin is a false proposition that does not exist at all. The decline of Russia is manifested in its economy, military, science and technology, politics, society and other fields, and has also had a serious negative impact on the Russian military and its combat power.
The core and primary direction of the Putin regime's foreign policy is to regard the former Soviet Union as its exclusive sphere of influence, and to restore the empire relying on the integration mechanism in various fields dominated by Russia.
For this reason, Russia is duplicitous and reneges on its promises. It has never truly recognized the independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity of other former Soviet countries, and frequently violates their territories and sovereignty. This is the greatest threat to peace, security and stability in the Eurasian region.
In order to gain the international status and influence of the Russian Empire or the former Soviet Union, break the existing international order, and change the geopolitical map of Eurasia and the world, Russia has a persistent pursuit of reuniting the former Soviet states and restoring alliances or empires.
This has created a fundamental confrontation and conflict with the American West. This is the main contradiction and crux of Russia's relations with the US and the West."
- Very different take on what caused the war than some of these Western intellectuals like John Mearsheimer. I have to say his explanation is a lot more simple.yuekit
- And of course this article was almost immediately taken down...yuekit
- Give up the empire, like all European empires did -- the only way to save the country.drgs
- Wow. That's .. perfect.Nairn
- What's even more amazing is how good Google Translate has gotten, this is machine translation from Chinese.yuekit
- He might fall out of a window for writing thisKrassy
- So basically they want and will take Siberia.
Cool.******** - Also remember maps are projected power. Without the proper army, the map you call your country doesn't mean shit.********