We are europeans. There is no agreement that can supercede the natural law of se

We are europeans. There is no agreement that can supercede the natural law of self determination by self determined means, by tests of sovereignty in demonstrated interest, and reciprocity in display word and deed. This is the origin of natural rights and human rights. It is not man’s law. It is a law of nature, and if there is one, nature’s god. Yet, violating this one rule is what all empires depend upon for survival: depriving others of the right to self determination by self determined means.

There never has been a postwar threat to RU security. Instead, RU has been a threat to it’s neighbors. And no governmnet has a right to conquer and rule another and remove it’s right to self determination. And while we have little interest outside of europe, other than maintaining the energy markets, aggression against Ukraine was the last straw.

There shall be no ‘next’ Russian empire. And Russian security like the security of all sovereign people must be obtained by alliance in reciprocal defense of borders. Russia is too untrustworhty at home and abroad for that agreement until it has a change of government. Yes, we should have worked to integrate RU into NATO but this is as much RU’s fault as the West’s. There will be no RU in the future without integration with the west. If not, then CN will take asia, RU population will continue to contract, and it will be limited to west of the urals again, and surrounded by enemies of three different civilizations on three different sides.

I don’t make a lot of errors. And this isn’t one of them.