Nancy Lindisfarne and Jonathan Neale, a 6 minute read. Let’s clear up some confusions. Trump and Putin are not negotiating with each other. They are on the same side. So Putin is not manipulating Trump. And Trump is not weaker than Putin. They are two of the most important leaders of a global alliance of far-right racists.
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Nancy Lindisfarne and Jonathan Neale
The invasion of Ukraine is appalling. The resistance is heroic. The situation is moving fast, and each step is politically revealing. There remains a great deal of confusion about Putin and Ukraine in the United States and Britain. This long read aims to unpack some of that confusion and to explain Putin’s rise, how he fits into the global racist right, and his reasons for invading Ukraine.
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Six months ago, in a post about the American withdrawal from Afghanistan, we wrote: “This is a turning point in world history. The greatest military power in the world has been defeated by the people of a small, desperately poor, country. This will weaken the power of the American empire all over the world.” The consequences of the American defeat are now playing out in Ukraine. Putin, understanding the weakness of American power, is pushing to change the balance of power further.
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