Old Russian Parable

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43. Saving their asses during WWII was in our self interest, it made it easier to invade France

When we saved their asses in 1921 is more remarkable as it was done without any self interest or hope of payback

One of the worst disasters in civilization occurred in 1921 when the Soviet Union ran out of grains. Close to 100,000 people were dying a week and the US organized a massive shipment of wheat and corn to the SU. Even so close to 10 million died.

Ten years later between 1931 and 1934 the forced agricultural collectivization created an entirely artificial famine. Stalin took his main revenge on Ukraine which had resisted collectivization (because they knew it wouldn't work) and confiscated all of their food. Close to 4 million Ukrainians died of starvation. This is why they will never negotiate, the lived under a Moscow government before and suffered under genocidal conditions. They know that in the future that if they were controlled by Moscow and built up wealth and assets that Putin would starve them just as Stalin did.