Preface
Introduction: Collision Course
Chapter 1: How 2014 Set the Stage for War
Chapter 2: The Success and Failure of the Minsk II Peace Plan
Chapter 3: The Russian Invasion of Ukraine
Chapter 4: NATO: Myth vs. Reality
Chapter 5: Information Warfare
Chapter 6: The Consequences of Sanctions on Russia
Chapter 7: How Does the War Increase the Risk of Nuclear
Confrontation?
Conclusion: How on Earth Will This End?
Medea Benjaminis a co-founder of CODEPINK and the fair trade advocacy group Global Exchange. She is the author ofDrone Warfare,Kingdom of the Unjust: Behind the U.S.Saudi ConnectionandInside Iran.In 2012, she was awarded the U.S. Peace Memorial Foundation's Peace Prize; she is also recipient of the 2014 Gandhi Peace Award and the 2010 Martin Luther King, Jr. Peace Prize from the Fellowship of Reconciliation.
Nicolas J.S. Daviesis the author ofBlood On Our Hands: the American Invasion and Destruction of Iraq. He has written extensively forHuffington Post,Alternet,Consortium News,Common Dreams,Salon,The Progressive, andForeign Policy In Focus.
This careful, informed, judicious study is an invaluable guide to
understanding the background, character, and likely consequences of
Russia’s criminal invasion of Ukraine, and most crucially, how we
can act to help bring this terrible tragedy to an end.
—Noam Chomsky
“This book is an important antidote to the war propaganda about
Ukraine that so many in the West are caught up in.”
—Mairead McGuire, Northern Irish peace activist and winner of the
Nobel Peace Prize
"Medea Benjamin and Nicolas Davies lay out the historical
background and series of provocations by the US that led Russia to
launch its war on Ukraine. These provocations do not excuse the
Russian invasion, but they tragically make clear that this was a
conflict that could have been avoided if our foreign policy had not
become captive to militarists whose sole loyalty is to the arms
industry."
—Chris Hedges, journalist and author“Here, finally, is the book
we've been awaiting. War in Ukraine is illuminating and essential
for anyone seeking to penetrate the fog of myth and propaganda that
distorts our understanding of this crisis.”
—Stephen Kinzer, author and journalist“Given corporate media’s
pro-war bias, a book like this, which provides important political
and historical context for the current war and argues for
negotiations instead of escalation, is of utmost importance.”
—Katie Halper, host of The Katie Halper Show and co-host
of Useful Idiots“Give this book to anyone seeking the
knowledge and wisdom needed to help end the violence in
Ukraine.”
—David Swanson, executive director of World Beyond War and campaign
coordinator for Roots Action“This concise primer gives what U.S.
media consumers so rarely get—historical context with balance and
compassion.”
—Norman Solomon, executive director of Institute for Public
Accuracy
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