And who is responsible for all these "events" listed in the first paragraph? The US is the driving force behind the push for "Ukraine in NATO" since the 90s, the Maidan coup of 2014, and provider of weapons and money to the neo-Nazi Bandera cheering Zelensky regime.
The Russians always warned that "Ukraine in NATO" is unacceptable for them and that they perceive this as an existential threat. Just like Chinese military in Mexico or Canada (or Greenland for that matter) would be perceived as a threat to the US. Just like a unified Korea under US control would have been an existential threat to China (that's why China supported North Korea in the Korean War). They didn't listen, they didn't care. They expanded NATO and finally got what they wanted.
This is just armchair posting, but there's just no other way "out".
Millions upon millions of disenfranchised young people with no where to go. Before 2019 those millions at least had the hope of moving to one of the still wealthier countries, which alleviated some of the pressure and anger back home. Now that pathway is increasingly more difficult and harder to justify, plus the people in the wealthier countries themselves are starting to feel the same anger and pressure, but have nowhere else to go.
All that pressure and anger will need to be directed somewhere, and I'm sure the leaders of such countries would prefer it goes outward than inward.
> The four countries of the axis are united by their discontent with the US-led world security order. Russia resents Nato expansion and wants to see the alliance pushed back. Iran has attacked US military bases across the Middle East.
The countries are "discontent". Russia "resents". Iran has attacked US bases. This is the level of this article. Nowhere any mention of aggressive actions taken by the US.
The Russians always warned that "Ukraine in NATO" is unacceptable for them and that they perceive this as an existential threat. Just like Chinese military in Mexico or Canada (or Greenland for that matter) would be perceived as a threat to the US. Just like a unified Korea under US control would have been an existential threat to China (that's why China supported North Korea in the Korean War). They didn't listen, they didn't care. They expanded NATO and finally got what they wanted.
Millions upon millions of disenfranchised young people with no where to go. Before 2019 those millions at least had the hope of moving to one of the still wealthier countries, which alleviated some of the pressure and anger back home. Now that pathway is increasingly more difficult and harder to justify, plus the people in the wealthier countries themselves are starting to feel the same anger and pressure, but have nowhere else to go.
All that pressure and anger will need to be directed somewhere, and I'm sure the leaders of such countries would prefer it goes outward than inward.
The countries are "discontent". Russia "resents". Iran has attacked US bases. This is the level of this article. Nowhere any mention of aggressive actions taken by the US.