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Ukraine War: The Ukrainian Foreign Legion Is 20,000 Strong
Ukraine has not stood alone since the start of its conflict with Russia in 2014, with the first invasion of Ukraine and then the second invasion in 2022. Since the start of their fight, they have had support from the Western global order led by the United States of America (USA).
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Who is also fighting against the coalition of anti-western governments in the form of Russia, China, Iran, North Korea, and, to a lesser extent, India and Brazil, who are not happy with Western influence and dominance of international politics over the last 300 years?
The Hegemons, particularly the English-speaking peoples, have dominated the internal distribution of power in the form of the British and the Americans since Napoleon’s defeat at the Battle of Waterloo in 1815.
This means that it is in the international political interest of non-European and anti-Western nations to see the USA humbled and defeated so they can dominate a ruthless international political system that has been stable over the last 200 years due to the strength of the British and the Americans.
Who has, in turn, tried to create international law to bring order to a chaotic world and to justice action, such as Britain trying to end the global slave trade in the 19th…
