That Wesley Clark, a military man, argues in favour of military support for Ukraine against Russian aggression is hardly surprising (Tell the truth about Russia, 1 September). What is no less surprising is that Clark has grasped so firmly at the wrong end of the stick. A better understanding of Russia would have taught Clark that the long history of that country is that it is not aggressive but defensive: after terrible sufferings during the second world war (to go back into the countrys history no further), Stalins primary aim in securing the communist regimes of eastern/central Europe was to …read more
Source: The Guardian
