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likely to manifest themselves over time. For example, relations between
the countries of eastern and western Europe are likely to deteriorate as
the war drags on.
Finally, the conflict is already damaging the global economy in major ways
and this situation is likely to get worse with time. Jamie Diamond, the
CEO of JPMorgan Chase says we should brace ourselves for an economic “hurricane.” These economic shocks will affect the politics of every
Western country, undermining liberal democracy, and strengthening its
opponents on both the left and the right.
In conclusion, the ongoing conflict in Ukraine is a colossal disaster,
which as I noted at the start of my talk, will lead people all around the
world to search for its causes. Those who believe in facts and logic will quickly discover that the United States and its allies are mainly
responsible for this train wreck. The April 2008 decision to bring Ukraine
and Georgia into NATO was destined to lead to conflict with Russia. The
Bush administration was the principal architect of that fateful choice,
but the Obama, Trump, and Biden administrations have doubled down on that policy at every turn and America’s allies have dutifully followed
Washington’s lead. Even though Russian leaders made it perfectly clear
that bringing Ukraine into NATO would be crossing “the brightest of red
lines,” the United States simply refused to accommodate Russia’s deepest security concerns and instead moved relentlessly to make Ukraine a Western bulwark on Russia’s border.
The tragic truth is that if the West had not pursued NATO expansion into Ukraine, it is unlikely there would be a war in Ukraine today and Crimea
would still be part of Ukraine. In essence, Washington played the central
role in leading Ukraine down the path to destruction. History will judge
the United States and its allies with abundant harshness for their
remarkably foolish policy on Ukraine. Thank you.
https://www.cirsd.org/en/horizons/horizons-summer-2022-issue-no.21/the- causes-and-consequences-of-the-ukraine-war
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