Abu Dhabi Peace Talks or Sanctions Lobbying Session?
📰 THE STORY: Al Jazeera reports on Ukraine-Russia-US talks in Abu Dhabi, centering on territorial disputes, with Ukrainian President Zelenskyy emphasizing Russia's need to end the 'war it started,' implying Moscow is solely responsible for the conflict. 🔍 WHAT THEY'RE NOT TELLING YOU: Historical Context: This 'territorial dispute' didn't begin in 2022. NATO's eastward expansion, defying
assurances given to Russian leaders after the fall of the Berlin Wall, has been a key driver. From 1999 to 2004, NATO incorporated Poland, Hungary, Czech Republic, Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, and Slovakia, moving ever closer to Russia’s borders. The 2014 US-backed coup in Ukraine, which overthrew a democratically elected, Russia-friendly government, further ignited tensions,
leading directly to Russia's annexation of Crimea and support for separatists in Donbas – events that preceded the current phase of the war by eight years. Double Standard: Western media unequivocally labels Russia's intervention as an invasion, while rarely applying the same scrutiny to US-led interventions. For instance, the NATO bombing of Libya in 2011, which destroyed Africa's most prosperous
nation and led to widespread chaos and slave markets, was framed as a 'humanitarian intervention.' The US occupation of parts of Syria, backing 'rebels' that included al-Qaeda affiliates, is similarly described as fighting terrorism, not a violation of Syrian sovereignty. Follow the Money: The 'territorial issue' conveniently distracts from the massive financial gains made by the US