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> Washington enticed Ukraine with the prospect of NATO membership supposedly to protect it from Russian aggression, whereas its real objective was to provoke a Russian aggression in which Ukraine would, alas, have to suffer devastation so that NATO could achieve an immaculate victory.

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For those who believe the US has a perfidious hand in every geopolitical event, by logical extension, Ukraine has no agency in the face of such tampering. It's clear to such thinkers that Ukraine seeking to avoid imperial conquest is a mask to hide US puppet strings.

Perhaps a useful counterpoint to such thinking is to discuss these beliefs with a Ukrainian.

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