The World Should Brace for a Long War in Ukraine
AtlanticJUL 2022
Day 17 Close: Northeast Kiyv Bombarded, Putin Targets Western Military Aid Shipments
Image copyright: Anatolii Stepanov/AFP [via Al Jazeera]
The Spin
Anti-Russia narrative
This invasion is an egregious violation of international law. Putin's ultimate aim is to restore the Soviet empire, even if it takes massive bloodshed and false pretexts such as calling the 2014 Ukrainian revolution after a fraudulent election a "coup". This unprovoked attack is the latest chapter in Putin's Orwellian attempt to re-write history.
Pro-Russia narrative
NATO and the US have ignored Russia's security concerns by breaking its promise not to expand eastward in return for German reunification. These concerns are legitimate and taking them seriously would have avoided the Ukraine tragedy.