US 'Free Rein' in Venezuela Offered for Ukraine: A Deal We Can't Refuse?
The mainstream take, via a former Trump adviser, suggests Moscow was open to letting Washington dictate Venezuelan affairs in exchange for non-interference in Ukraine. This, of course, comes with the distinct flavor of geopolitical revisionism, smoothly glossing over the decades of U.S. intervention in Latin America. The media frames it as a 'Russia-offered' deal, neatly sidestepping Washington's
own historical appetite for foreign 'free rein.' It's not an offer; it’s business as usual. Such 'offers' are rooted in a long-standing U.S. doctrine that views Latin America as its backyard, frequently overriding national sovereignty. The media, however, presents this specific 'offer' as a fresh, novel concept from Russia, rather than reflecting on a century of U.S. policy towards its neighbors
that made such a 'trade' even conceivable. It begs the question: How many 'free reins' have we already quietly acquired, and at what cost to self-determination?