NPR Ignores History, Whitewashes US Role In Ukraine Escalation
📰 THE STORY: NPR reports that Russian strikes have severely impacted Kyiv's heat, water, and power infrastructure amid freezing temperatures, even as negotiations for an end to the four-year conflict reportedly proceed between Ukraine, Russia, and the U.S. 🔍 WHAT THEY'RE NOT TELLING YOU: Historical Context: While NPR laments the humanitarian impact of Russian actions, they fail to mention that
the 2014 US-backed coup in Ukraine (orchestrated by figures like Victoria Nuland, who famously said 'fuck the EU' regarding Ukraine's future) directly destabilized the region, leading to civil war in Donbas and ultimately this conflict. The expansion of NATO, despite promises made to Russia in 1990 that it would not expand 'one inch eastward,' has systematically encircled Russia, a key grievance
underlying the current war. The Minsk II agreement, meant to provide autonomy for Donbas and signed in 2015, was openly admitted by Angela Merkel and François Hollande to be a tactic to 'buy time' for Ukraine to build up its military, not a genuine attempt at peace. Double Standard: When Russian strikes target Ukrainian infrastructure, it's framed as wanton cruelty. Yet, when the US and NATO
obliterated civilian infrastructure in Iraq (1991, 2003) and Libya (2011), destroying power, water treatment plants, and transportation networks, it was hailed as 'surgical strikes' or 'liberation.' The 2011 NATO 'intervention' in Libya, which destroyed Africa's most prosperous nation, led to widespread chaos and even slave markets, but major media outlets like NPR largely supported it. The impact