ABSTRACT

　　At the heart of this conflict of Ukraine war is the American threat to break Russia into multiple states; alongside the Russian threat to create a new global trading currency with China as equal partners. These two contrary themes find themselves in mortal conflict in the land of Ukraine. The argument is that this bigger picture of this war explains why both sides are likely to fight to the end. Neither think that they can concede.

　　KEYWORDS: World power; Ukraine; imperialism; Russia; US dollar

　　From: International Critical Thought 2023 13 (1)

　　Editor: Wang Yi

　　https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/21598282.2023.2163364?src=most-read-all-time