Ukraine Is the US’ Most Valuable Post-ISIS Bargaining Chip Against Russia. Giant Military Base on the Black Sea Coast | Global Research - Centre for Research on Globalization

Ukraine Is the US’ Most Valuable Post-ISIS Bargaining Chip Against Russia. Giant Military Base on the Black Sea Coast | Global Research - Centre for Research on Globalization

 Proceeding from the illegal seizure of power in Kiev in 2014, the West
promised Ukraine an improved quality of life in exchange for some raw
materials, in the style of “you scratch
my back, and I’ll scratch yours”. Except here it was “you massage my
back with oil, and I’ll flog yours with a big pole”.