NO WAR – НЕТ ВОЙНЕ – HI ВIЙНI

As an asylee from Ukraine, I urge you not to trust the way Western media are framing the crisis around my country. The situation is more complex than the lib story goes. The cherry-picked colonial voices and the exclusion of nuanced ones serve the purpose of manufacturing yet another endless war. Yes, Russia is not your best date. But it’s not the story about its abuse of Ukraine on our way to democracy. It’s a story of imperialist competition on Ukrainian soil using Ukrainian bodies. Manipulated by the illusions and rival fractions of neoliberal capitalism. Stuck on the brick of war in the failed state with the growing ethnic conflict in its guts. Governed by the international bankers and neocolonial oligarchs. Terrorized by the right-wing gangs and free-market prophets. The U.S. is the largest military empire. Built on colonization, genocide, slavery, oil interventions, and military expansions. It is The Predator of them all. Faced with the decay at home those in power are fueli