Chris Hedges opposes war and opposes the war in Ukraine but points out that Ukraine is in Russia's "sphere of influence."
In the 19th century European countries agreed to sort the rest of world into spheres of influence. Imperialists divided up the world that way to avoid expensive fighting over the spoils. But in the West, support for colonialism ended about 80 years ago.
Today we endorse the United Nations and its concept that the people in each of the member nations should make their own country's decisions. Ukraine faced a choice between colonization under an aggressive dictator or joining Europe. They chose Europe.
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