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  • Although NATO expansion doesn’t seem to be an actual cause; notably, it didn’t matter when Baltic states joined NATO. However, the embarrassment from a failed coup with pro-Russian Yanukovych in 2004 and later him getting ousted in 2014 could be the sparks for vengeance.

    Russia’s actions reflect its own imperial ambitions. Rather than supporting the Ukrainian working class in determining its future, Russia has sought to dominate Ukraine through economic pressure, political manipulation, and military force. This mirrors classic imperialist behavior, where a dominant power suppresses national self-determination to maintain its own sphere of influence. The war in Ukraine is not a struggle against the West but a competition between capitalist empires, with Ukraine caught in the middle.







  • Yes, that and Crimea was the pre-emptive strike.

    Capitalism naturally evolves into imperialism. As capital concentrates into large monopolies, nations are driven to expand aggressively to secure profits and power. The Bush Doctrine showed this same logic by claiming that waiting to be attacked was too dangerous, so the enemy had to be destroyed preemptively using all available means.

    In simple terms, the superpowers follow similar strategies. Just as the Bush administration acted in belief it was necessary to strike first against potential threats (like weapons of mass destruction, which were never present and only for manufacturing consent) to protect its interests, Russia used a pre-emptive move in Crimea and the Donbass region to attack Ukraine before it could be NATO.