Lt Col Daniel Davis: Why the Ukraine Russia War Isn't Ending

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Danny argues that Western narratives about the Ukraine war omit critical historical context, portraying Russia as the sole aggressor while ignoring Western actions that contributed to the conflict.

They claim that before the 2022 invasion, Russia had offered treaties—worse than the Minsk agreements but still granting Ukraine control over Donbas with limited autonomy—which NATO rejected despite Putin warning that refusal would lead to military action.

They assert the war could have been avoided if Ukraine and the West had honored autonomy provisions for Russian-speaking regions.

The speaker then traces events back to 2013–2014, arguing that the U.S. and EU supported and helped orchestrate the violent overthrow of Ukraine’s democratically elected, pro-Russian president Yanukovych, even though elections were already scheduled that he likely would have lost. This, they say, sparked a civil war in eastern Ukraine, which the West ignored despite heavy civilian casualties, eventually leading to Minsk accords.

They criticize the claim that Russia’s 2022 invasion was “unprovoked,” saying Western meddling, NATO expansion, and refusal of diplomatic off-ramps provoked escalation. They contend Western elites mislead the public to justify ongoing arms sales and prolong the war, framing Trump as dangerous for seeking peace and insisting on the narrative that Putin is solely to blame. In their view, all sides have blood on their hands, the war was avoidable, and there were many missed chances for peace.