Global power struggles: Ukraine’s fight for survival in a world of imperial ambitions

Trump has finally acknowledged that the “good guy” Putin wants to take over all of Ukraine. Putin wants it, and Trump is stopping him, says the President of the United States, who himself wants to conquer Greenland, Canada, and Panama.

Meanwhile, China’s leader, Xi Jinping, is eyeing Taiwan and strategically important uninhabited islands in the Pacific Ocean (to start with).

It is clear that in the company of the powerful in the world, who do not hide their imperial ambitions and use force as a tool of international politics, Ukraine feels very uncomfortable. It is futile to engage in peace talks and hope for help from the international community— in a world that worships the cult of power, the only argument is power itself.

The development of technology has given Ukraine a chance. If it weren’t for drones, we might have lost this war last year or the year before when, recovering from the failure of the blitzkrieg, Russia mobilized and launched a new offensive against us, while the U.S. Congress suspended military aid.

Without drones, our position today would be much worse. With a significant numerical and firepower advantage, the enemy could already be at the Dnipro, but drones neutralize the previous strength of armored vehicles and artillery, turning bloody assaults into rotten meat.

Today, the main intrigue of the drone war is Putin’s parade in Moscow. Putin has deployed all air defense systems to the imperial capital, from central Russia, the Far East, and Belarus. The alcoholic Medvedev threatens a nuclear strike on Kyiv if a drone hits Moscow. Putin tempts with a three-day ceasefire, and both the U.S. and China are putting pressure on Bankova Street. It is very important for them that the Russian dictator and war criminal “does not lose face,” that he “does not fall into the mud,” because Putin is an important piece in forming a tripolar world where territories, people, and resources are divided between the U.S., China, and Russia.

If we agree to a new division of the world, yield to pressure, and don’t touch Moscow, we might be allowed to exist for some time on the lands of Galicia, but not for long. If we go all the way, we might not only put Putin in his place but also comrade Xi. In today’s world, only strength is respected.

On May 9, we need black swans with iron eggs over Moscow. This is our chance.

Yuriy Kasyanov

Ukraine Front Lines