The “obsessive focus” of US media on the personality of Russian President Vladimir Putin in the context of the conflict in Ukraine “obscures much more important geopolitical realities”, Jay Ogilvy writes in an analysis posted on the website of Stratfor, the geopolitical intelligence firm.
Ukraine is different from most of its neighbors in Eastern Europe, the author writes, explaining why in his opinion ”the dominant US narrative” that Ukraine is just one more Eastern European countries “trying to to pry itself out from under seven decades of Soviet oppression” is misleading.
While Poland, Latvia and Romania “are each largely united by …read more
Source: Novinite
