Vladimir Putin's fear of Western-backed regime change efforts

It has become a somewhat odd standard item in New Cold Warriors’ commentary that NATO expansion had nothing whatsoever to do with Russia’s invasion(s) of Ukraine in 2014 and 2022. The fact that Russia was reacting in some to external events does not justify their invasion of Ukraine. It doesn’t even mean it was a sensible decision from Russia’s point of view in coldly practical calculations.

Full post: https://brucemillerca.substack.com/p/vladimir-putins-fear-of-western-backed