Dear CCI Friends,
There has been much attention directed towards the Tucker Carlson interview with Vladimir Putin. Joe Lauria covers the key messages very succinctly. To quote his conclusion,
“Putin was acting both to defend Donbass’ Russian speakers (who were under imminent renewed attack in February 2022) and also saw the opportunity to reunite the old imperial lands with Russia. That opportunity was seen in the Kremlin as a necessity because of the West’s rejection of Moscow’s diplomatic efforts to avoid conflict.
Given the results of the four regional referendums in 2022, plus the one in Crimea in 2014, it is clear the people of those regions wanted to rejoin Russia after the coup and the revival of Ukrainian extremism.
One can condemn or criticize revanchism, but one cannot call it imperialism. “
As always we welcome your thoughts and opinions.
The CCI Directors
Center for Citizen Initiatives
Russian Imperialism
February 13, 2024
By Joe Lauria
Tucker Carlson’s interview with Vladimir Putin points to the fundamental difference between imperialism and revanchism as Western critics purposely or ignorantly confuse the two to serve their interests.
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