The genuine peripheralisation and plunder of Ukraine, it can be seen, has been carried out by the advanced capitalism of the West. In these circumstances, arguments designed to blame Russia for Ukraine’s economic dilemmas over the years are distracting and unhelpful.
It is a remarkable example of moral degradation to call an unfair trade relationship “plunder” when the country this author is making apologia for has actually invaded, destroyed cities, murdered thousands and actually, literally plundered Ukraine, and not in figurative terms.
The relations of core-periphery are a phenomenon that deserves to be taken seriously, not to be used as a use-and-throw-away talking point when you’re out of arguments to defend your preferred imperial power.
Yeah… this article is propagandistic nonsense. The author sets up a strawman and by golly, knocks it right down!
At no point do they consider Russia’s desire to be / remain a military hegemon, or their willingness to repeatedly invade their neighbors to achieve it.
On the other hand, “the west” hasn’t invaded any of Russia’s neighbors, even a little bit.
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