NATO fighter jets take part in large-scale airpower exercise
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Cuba 60 years ago is relevant to the present situation in Ukraine. Just as the US did not want Russian missiles at its doorstep 62 years ago, Russia in 2022, does not want overwhelming Western military power at its gate today.
Both situations demand an appreciation of that ancient truth found in all spiritual and moral traditions - do not do to others what you do not want others to do to you.
A truth that has been described as the fundamental ethic in relations between human beings, communities, and states. It is, in plain language, the Golden Rule of Life. The US elite in particular has shown so little regard for this golden rule in international affairs..