Russia heavily shells residential areas in eastern Ukraine
PBS NewsHourMAR 27 2022
Just as the US pushed North Korea toward China during the Korean war, it is now pushing Russia into the arms of North Korea, China, and others today. This is nothing new, and the West still hasn't accepted that liberal democracies don't and won't have sole geopolitical control of the world order.
In relationships stretching back decades, Russia, China, and North Korea have long supported each other's shared rejection of Western democracy, and this announcement is nothing new. If Russia continues to ignore the rules-based global order and strengthen military ties with countries like North Korea and China, the US could be facing deep instability in two theaters.