Opinion: While the US counts votes, Russia counts on global complacenc

Details: Written by: Andrew Chakhoyan; 08.Nov; Hits: 22

On Nov. 5, everything changed —and yet, nothing changed. As Americans cast ballots in what many called the most consequential election of our time, Nov. 5 was predictably horrifically marked by the death and devastation Russia brought to Ukraine — largely unseen, unheard, and unnoticed in the most powerful country on Earth.Moscow’s criminal war of aggression, coupled with nuclear blackmail, is a century-defining event — far more consequential than any U.S.

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political shifts. Make no mistake: it has already reshaped not only Europe but the entire world in ways we scarcely grasp. The era of “long peace,” marked by unprecedented prosperity and stability, has ended — not only due to Russia’s revanchism, countless war crimes, and the alliances it’s drawn with North Korea and Iran, but also because the Free World allowed it to go unchecked for too long.On Nov. 5, as Americans rushed to the polls, Russia bombed another peaceful city in Ukraine, as it does day after day. Six people were killed — a son, brother, wife, granddaughter. Another 23 were injured. Their “crime”? Being Ukrainian, rejecting Russian occupation, and daring to hope for basic freedoms we easily take for granted.

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