As the anniversary of the Feb. 24, 2022, launch of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine approaches, Consortium News has republished an article by its editor-in-chief initially published on Feb. 4, 2022. As linked below, the article is preceded by a long, unsigned introduction essentially serving as an editorial about the lead-up to the invasion and the war that has followed. CN’s headline below is for the editorial/introduction; its headline for the article published just over a year ago was “What a U.S. trap for Russia in Ukraine might look like.” — MCM

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U.S.-laid trap for Russia has trapped West instead, by Joe Lauria | Consortium News (originally published on Feb. 4, 2022 ) United States plans to weaken Russia by imposing punishing sanctions and bringing world condemnation on Moscow depend on Washington’s hysteria about a Russian invasion of Ukraine actually coming true. At his press conference on Tuesday [Feb. 1, 2022], Vladimir Putin said, “I still believe the United States is not that concerned about Ukraine’s security, though they may think about it on the sidelines. Its main goal is to contain Russia’s development. This is the whole point. In this sense . . . READ MORE . . .

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