Russia’s Ministry of Defense 2021 BARS initiative encouraged employees of state companies to join its “combat reserve” project, not knowing that war was just around the corner.
Drawing in part on his own experiences in Ukraine, Carl Mirra criticizes the factual background and interpretations in Medea Benjamin and Nicolas J. S. Davies' "The War in Ukraine: Making Sense of a Senseless Conflict."
Alexander Boroday, Russian State Duma deputy and former "prime minister" of the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) terrorist organisation, came under fire on the southern flank of Bakhmut. Source: Union of Donbas Volunteers, headed by Boroday Photo: Union of Donbas Volunteers Details: On Friday 21 July, Boroday's car "came under artillery shelling when leaving frontline positions of one of the battalions".
Carl Mirra A careful evaluation of recent history illustrates that the claim that US and NATO expansion threatens Moscow’s existence is an exaggeration. That Russia would inflate fears of NATO to pursue its global aspirations is understandable. What is less comprehensible is the degree to which influential Western thinkers, particularly on the anti-imperial US left, have promoted this narrative.
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