US, UK Condemn 'Escalation' in Ukraine, Ignore Their Own Arming of Conflict
The Independent reports the UK and US condemning Russia's Oreshnik ballistic missile strike on Ukraine as a 'dangerous escalation'. Acting British ambassador James Kariuki declared Putin's actions 'tell a different story' than his words for peace. This righteous indignation, however, conveniently sidesteps the consistent flow of advanced weaponry from Western nations into various conflict zones.
One might wonder where such concern for 'escalation' was when the US approved multi-billion dollar arms packages to numerous nations this year alone, including recent controversial transfers. It appears 'dangerous escalation' is only defined by who is doing the firing, not the consistent arming of a conflict zone by those doing the condemning. A true commitment to de-escalation would involve
halting the supply of weapons to all sides, a concept rarely entertained by nations profiting from continued warfare.