The American Takeover: How 2 Years of War Made Ukraine a US Colony w/ Brian Becker
- Rania Khalek
- Sunday 3 Mar 24
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Two years into the war in Ukraine, peace remains nowhere in sight. Tens of thousands of soldiers and civilians have died, and the US has funneled close to $80 billion into the proxy war. Despite Ukraine’s failed counter-offensive, significant military setbacks, a decrease in arms supplies, and declining public support from the US, neither Ukraine’s President Zelensky nor their Western allies have called for peace. How long will the US perpetuate this proxy war?
Brian Becker, host of The Socialist Program on Breakthrough, discusses why the US wants a never-ending war in Ukraine.
“War after war, on all fronts, the only thing the US is succeeding at is creating oceans of human misery but not tactical, strategic or military success.”
@BrianBeckerDC discusses the role of US Empire in the Ukraine proxy war and the genocide in Gaza:

Rania Khalek
Rania Khalek is a Middle East-based journalist for Breakthrough News. . Her journalism has appeared at The Grayzone, Jacobin, The Nation, The Intercept, FAIR, Vice, The Electronic Intifada, Al Jazeera and more. .
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