{"id":8914,"date":"2021-12-13T16:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-12-13T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.actvism.org\/?p=8914"},"modified":"2021-12-17T00:13:14","modified_gmt":"2021-12-16T23:13:14","slug":"ukraine-crisis-russian-invasion-war","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.actvism.org\/en\/latest\/ukraine-crisis-russian-invasion-war\/","title":{"rendered":"The Ukraine Crisis &#8211; Part 1: Geopolitics, Russian Invasion &#038; the Prospects of War"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"container\" data-sal=\"slide-up\" data-sal-easing=\"ease-in-out\" data-sal-delay=\"200\"><div class=\"row justify-content-md-center pb-3\"><div class=\"cnt_col\">\n<p><strong>The Ukraine Crisis &#8211; Part 1: Geopolitics, Russian Invasion &amp; the Prospects of War<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"container\" data-sal=\"slide-up\" data-sal-easing=\"ease-in-out\" data-sal-delay=\"200\"><div class=\"row justify-content-md-center pb-3\"><div class=\"cnt_col\">\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"container\" data-sal=\"slide-up\" data-sal-easing=\"ease-in-out\" data-sal-delay=\"200\"><div class=\"row justify-content-md-center pb-3\"><div class=\"cnt_col\">\n<p>ANNOUNCEMENT: We just launched Crowdfunding campaign so we can continue our journalism in 2022. 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We also assess the role the Biden administration has played in Ukraine since taking office, and whether a Russian invasion is likely, as claimed by the U.S. media and government.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"container\" data-sal=\"slide-up\" data-sal-easing=\"ease-in-out\" data-sal-delay=\"200\"><div class=\"row justify-content-md-center pb-3\"><div class=\"cnt_col\">\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"container\" data-sal=\"slide-up\" data-sal-easing=\"ease-in-out\" data-sal-delay=\"200\"><div class=\"row justify-content-md-center pb-3\"><div class=\"cnt_col\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">VIDEO: The Ukraine Crisis &#8211; Part 1: Geopolitics, Russian Invasion &amp; the Prospects of War<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"container\" data-sal=\"slide-up\" data-sal-easing=\"ease-in-out\" data-sal-delay=\"200\"><div class=\"row justify-content-md-center pb-3\"><div class=\"cnt_col\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Ukraine Crisis - Part 1: Geopolitics, Russian Invasion &amp; 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He\u2019s the co-author of the book The Untold History of the United States, written together with Hollywood film director and producer Oliver Stone. 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