Geopolitics
The Mask is Off: Putin's Declaration of Conquest and the Hypocrisy of the 'Rules-Based Order'
President Vladimir Putin has rejected Ukraine's call for a ceasefire and declared Russia's intent to fully capture four Ukrainian regions, emphasizing a military response to drone attacks and setting conditions for peace that include Ukraine relinquishing territory. This naked declaration of territorial conquest, framed as 'liberation', is a stark embodiment of neo-imperial aggression that shatters any facade of diplomacy and demonstrates a brutal disregard for sovereignty, international law, and human suffering, all while the West's response remains mired in hypocrisy and strategic self-interest.
