Source: The American Conservative
by Doug Bandow
“The conflict is a tragedy. Ukraine is suffering greatly, and Moscow is in the wrong. However, blame is shared by the U.S. and Europeans, who did much to turn Russia into an enemy, violating a multitude of assurances to Moscow not to expand NATO. Waging an illegal and aggressive war on Yugoslavia/Serbia, a historic interest of Moscow, over Kosovo was another factor, causing ‘irreparable damage … to Russian perception of NATO,’ according to historian Vladimir Brovkin. Although allied perfidy did not justify Russian aggression, the former helps explain the latter. In any case, Washington should not issue security guarantees against nuclear-armed Russia.” (08/21/25)
https://www.theamericanconservative.com/trump-should-keep-the-u-s-out-of-any-future-ukraine-war/