Western liberals somehow simultaneously believe that:
Russia is on the verge of economic collapse as a result of having no market for their gas
AND
Russia just sabotaged their most potentially profitable export infrastructure right before winter.
I want to do a 🧵on the Ukraine conflict, its deep causes and consequences in a broader geopolitical context, and what it means for US imperial hegemony. This is the context you are not getting in the midst of intense war propaganda.
This is Part 1.