Resource scarcity, competition to dominate Eurasian energy corridors, are behind Russian militarism and US interference.
Russia’s armed intervention in the Crimea undoubtedly illustrates President Putin’s ruthless determination to get his way in Ukraine. But less attention has been paid to the role of the United States in interfering in Ukrainian politics and civil society. Both powers are
motivated by the desire to ensure that a geostrategically pivotal
country with respect to control of critical energy pipeline routes
remains in their own sphere of influence.
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