They’re a weapon of war that hurts ordinary people, while leaders and their powerful cohorts thrive. We also know, again from too many of our own government’s actions, that imposing broad economic sanctions - the kind that target whole populations - doesn’t work. Only the global arms industry stands to benefit from a war like that. military engagement there, whether through airstrikes or drones or missiles or other weapons. But that should be expanded to prohibit all U.S. President Biden deserves credit for refusing any troop deployments to Ukraine itself. We know, not least from our own government’s many failed and devastating wars, that military force will not solve this crisis. Don’t Punish the Russian People - Or Reward the Arms Industry military base in Poland just 100 miles from the Russian border. troops to neighboring countries, and sending tens of millions of dollars worth of weapons to Ukraine - all while continuing to build a huge new U.S. But it undermined those crucial efforts by increasing threats, escalating sanctions, deploying thousands of U.S. In recent weeks, the Biden administration made important moves towards diplomacy. President Biden was right when he called Russia’s war “unjustified.” But he was wrong when he said it was “unprovoked.” It’s not condoning Putin’s invasion to observe there certainly was provocation - not so much by Ukraine, but by the United States. None of that makes Russia’s invasion of Ukraine legal, legitimate, or necessary. and other NATO members have urged its acceptance, and Russia regards Ukraine’s drift toward the West as a precursor to membership. Russia sees that expansion - and its integration of neighboring countries into U.S.-led military partnerships - as a continuing threat.
But NATO remains and has only encroached toward Russia further, resulting in new NATO countries - bristling with NATO arms systems - right on Russia’s borders. Many foreign policy experts and peace advocates have called for ending the anachronistic alliance ever since the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991. If we start the clock in 1997, however, the main problem is Washington pushing NATO - the Cold War-era military alliance that includes the United States and most of Europe - to expand east, breaking an assurance the U.S. If we start the clock in February 2022, the main problem is Russia’s attack on Ukraine. And our first call must be for an immediate ceasefire, a pull-back of Russian troops from Ukraine, and international support for the humanitarian challenges already underway in the region.Īs for resolving the conflict, that requires understanding its causes - which has everything to do with when we start the clock. Our first concern must be for civilians across the country, now facing violence and displacement.
The illegal Russian invasion of Ukraine is already causing enormous suffering.
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