Zelenskyy's 'Groundhog Day' Whining Ignores NATO's Provocative Role
📰 THE STORY: ABC News reports that Ukrainian President Zelenskyy feels his warnings to Europe about Russian aggression are like 'Groundhog Day,' implying Europe is too slow to react or commit sufficient military aid. He argues that European inaction risks broader conflict. 🔍 WHAT THEY'RE NOT TELLING YOU: Historical Context: The core of the current conflict isn't just Russian aggression, but a
meticulously documented history of NATO expansion towards Russia's borders. Despite assurances made to Mikhail Gorbachev in 1990 that NATO would not expand 'one inch eastward' after German reunification, NATO has expanded five times since 1999, adding 10 former Warsaw Pact or Soviet bloc countries. This includes the 2008 Bucharest Summit declaration that Ukraine and Georgia 'will become members of
NATO,' which top U.S. diplomats like then-Ambassador to Russia, William J. Burns (now CIA Director), explicitly warned would be seen by Russia as an 'existential threat' and could lead to intervention in Ukraine. Double Standard: Western media universally condemns Russia's 'sphere of influence' doctrine regarding Ukraine, yet implicitly supports the U.S.'s own long-standing Monroe Doctrine, which
for two centuries has asserted U.S. dominance over Latin America. Any major power placing missiles near U.S. borders (e.g., the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis) is deemed an existential threat, while NATO expansion to Russia's border is framed as defensive. The U.S. even orchestrated the 2014 coup in Ukraine, with then-Assistant Secretary of State Victoria Nuland caught on tape discussing who should