Anti-Russian feeling has a long history and it is easy to foment Russophobia, whereby all Russian actions are prejudged as evil and any pretence to a balanced approach to a crisis in which they are involved is abandoned.

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has shocked the world, but in many ways Vladimir Putin has been building up to this for some time.

On February 15 Professor John J. Mearsheimer gave a talk (video) about the Ukraine crisis. He starts out (at 3min) by explaining who has caused it: “The United States, mainly, and its allies are responsible for this crisis.”

WASHINGTON (AP) — There’s little support among Americans for a major U.S. role in the Russia-Ukraine conflict, according to a new poll, even as President Joe Biden imposes new sanctions and threatens a stronger response that could provoke retaliation from Moscow.

It’s not easy to make sense of how the United States and Europe are responding to Russia’s aggression.

“You don’t believe in the principle of indivisible security? Fine. Now we dictate the security rhythm.”

Even before Moscow’s recognition of the separatist Ukrainian “republics” and introduction of “peacekeeping” troops, President Joe Biden’s strongest critics were members of Washington’s omnipresent War Party. Its members were horrified when he ended US involvement in Afghanistan last August after only two decades of conflict. What’s wrong with forever, they wondered?

Barbara Tuchman’s March of Folly wins again.

Both Moscow and Washington have violated international law in Europe when it suits their purposes and satisfies their quests for power.

Moscow has steadfastly opposed expansion of the alliance eastward for 30 years