Europe 'Takes Over' From US on Ukraine: A Masterclass in Imperial Burden-Shifting
📰 THE STORY: The Financial Times suggests Europe is prepared to 'take over' funding and leadership on the Ukraine war, expressing relief that a potential Trump presidency wouldn't derail the current strategy. This narrative frames Europe as finally stepping up, disentangling itself from American dependence while maintaining the supposed moral high ground against perceived Russian aggression. 🔍
WHAT THEY'RE NOT TELLING YOU: Historical Context: The current conflict in Ukraine did not begin in a vacuum. Since the 1990s, NATO has steadily expanded eastward, violating assurances made to Russia after the fall of the Berlin Wall – as declassified US State Department documents confirm. The 2014 US-backed coup against Ukraine's democratically elected President Yanukovych, exposed by leaked audio
of then-Assistant Secretary of State Victoria Nuland discussing 'Yats' as the preferred new leader, directly destabilized the region, creating the conditions for the current war. This isn't Europe 'taking over' a noble cause; it's a recalibration of imperial burden-sharing for a conflict largely provoked by Western expansionism. Double Standard: While the FT hails European 'leadership' in
funneling billions into a protracted proxy war, similar interventions by non-Western powers are universally condemned as destabilizing. Imagine the outcry if China or Russia were to pour hundreds of billions into arming a proxy in Latin America following a contested election, as the US and its allies have done repeatedly (e.g., US military aid to right-wing paramilitaries in Colombia, support for