On Feb. 22, it will be the fourth year of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Our San Mateo community must remember that Ukraine’s future matters. Ukraine needs to maintain its democratic independence. If there are further delays in peace, this only emboldens Russia to continue and expand its territorial aggression against Ukraine and bordering European countries.
Peace can only be achieved by supporting Ukraine. Supporting Ukraine helps deter future wars and prevents American troops from being drawn into larger conflicts. This is a smart investment in U.S. security and global stability.
It is essential that our congressional representatives continue sponsoring and advancing bills that support Ukraine. Ongoing congressional engagement is crucial for sustaining Ukraine’s defense, upholding international law and protecting American security interests. By aligning legislative action with principled and prudent policy, we can sustain a credible deterrent, strengthen allied cohesion, and reduce the risk of broader conflict that could draw the United States into future wars.
We should pay attention to Ukraine. Currently the war is a proxy for the US and the EU for regime change in Russia because a third of the world’s natural resources are there. It is not a land grab for Russia. Four years ago to today, Russia has not wavered from its demands for peace. This includes the demilitarization of Ukraine and the removal of its Nazi rule. The current conflict goes back to the maidan coup of 2014 in which the elected leader, who was in favor of closer economic ties to Russia instead of Europe and the West, was overthrown in a bloody coup with CIA help. The resulting government had direct ties to the Nazi government that ruled Ukraine in the Second World War and is in power today. They oppressed the minorities in the eastern provinces, which have a large population ethnic Russians, with measures such as banning the Russian language in schools and other government institutions including the election system. Armed Nazi thugs such as the openly Nazi Azov Division were given police powers and terrorized the minorities. This led to armed revolt and an appeal to Russia, whose government voted to give support. This war raged on until Ukraine massed their armed forces on the eastern borders and increased their artillery bombardments signaling an imminent attack (some say it was a Western-led trap for Russia). Which led to the "Russian Invasion" which was not a grab for territory like Biden and NATO described it, but a fight for the sovereignty of Russia because the countries bordering Russia had been admitted to NATO, and Ukraine was their buffer, and now was ruled by Nazis. The media has been largely feeding us lies about the war in Ukraine. Here are some sources for background. Each has a search feature: spitfirelist.com, https://michael-hudson.com/, https://www.moonofalabama.org/. Here’s a topical article: https://www.moonofalabama.org/2026/02/ukraine-is-exhausted-but-plans-for-more-years-of-war.html.
Thanks for your letter, Luba, but we know that if Ukraine won’t sign a peace deal anytime soon, Russia will inevitably win the war. In this case might may not make right but that’s the price to be paid if Ukraine continues fighting, and continuing to lose territory and lives. The U.S. doesn’t need Ukraine for security or global stability. That being said, the U.S. is happy to keep selling weapons to the EU if they want to continue supporting Ukraine.
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We should pay attention to Ukraine. Currently the war is a proxy for the US and the EU for regime change in Russia because a third of the world’s natural resources are there. It is not a land grab for Russia. Four years ago to today, Russia has not wavered from its demands for peace. This includes the demilitarization of Ukraine and the removal of its Nazi rule. The current conflict goes back to the maidan coup of 2014 in which the elected leader, who was in favor of closer economic ties to Russia instead of Europe and the West, was overthrown in a bloody coup with CIA help. The resulting government had direct ties to the Nazi government that ruled Ukraine in the Second World War and is in power today. They oppressed the minorities in the eastern provinces, which have a large population ethnic Russians, with measures such as banning the Russian language in schools and other government institutions including the election system. Armed Nazi thugs such as the openly Nazi Azov Division were given police powers and terrorized the minorities. This led to armed revolt and an appeal to Russia, whose government voted to give support. This war raged on until Ukraine massed their armed forces on the eastern borders and increased their artillery bombardments signaling an imminent attack (some say it was a Western-led trap for Russia). Which led to the "Russian Invasion" which was not a grab for territory like Biden and NATO described it, but a fight for the sovereignty of Russia because the countries bordering Russia had been admitted to NATO, and Ukraine was their buffer, and now was ruled by Nazis. The media has been largely feeding us lies about the war in Ukraine. Here are some sources for background. Each has a search feature: spitfirelist.com, https://michael-hudson.com/, https://www.moonofalabama.org/. Here’s a topical article: https://www.moonofalabama.org/2026/02/ukraine-is-exhausted-but-plans-for-more-years-of-war.html.
Thanks for your letter, Luba, but we know that if Ukraine won’t sign a peace deal anytime soon, Russia will inevitably win the war. In this case might may not make right but that’s the price to be paid if Ukraine continues fighting, and continuing to lose territory and lives. The U.S. doesn’t need Ukraine for security or global stability. That being said, the U.S. is happy to keep selling weapons to the EU if they want to continue supporting Ukraine.
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