Russian policy does not demand a region of influence covering an entire hemisphere as President Monroe outlined in 1823. However, when it comes to NATO troops and weapons systems on its border, Russia can be expected to act in its national interests.
Russia's arguments are obvious:
Just as the European empires of the 19th century had no business interfering in the Americas, the U.S. and EU have no business interfering in the Ukraine and other states that border Russia.
Just as the USSR had no business setting up nuclear missiles in Cuba, NATO has no business setting up military forces or installations in Ukraine.
The president, Congress, and corporate media suffer from collective amnesia regarding the Cuban missile crisis or the most cynical hypocrisy by ignoring it.
This is big power politics. It's not hard to grasp.
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