INTEGRAL WORLD MAILING LIST http://www.integralworld.net Newsletter Nr. 971 Amsterdam, April 5th, 2022 PUTIN'S DARK IDEOLOGY OF A ‘SACRED GREATER RUSSIA’ - FRANK VISSER Two essays by Joseph Dillard on Integral World on the Ukraine crisis have sparked quite some debate.[1] His controversial point was that we can't just blame the crisis on evil Putin, and have to have an honest look at the role the West has played leading up to the war. The topic is so charged that this often leads to accusations of being a Putin-lover or worse. We should resist such framing, however, both when it comes to Putin and the West. As the saying goes, there are two sides to every story. Every country, especially larger ones, have legitimate security concerns around its borders. This applies both to Russia as well as to China and the United States. When these concerns are dismissed for years, sooner or later you get into trouble. As is the case now with the Ukraine border. Read more: https://www.integralworld.net/visser218.html