I urge you to watch this YouTube mini documentary (30 minutes). If that is too long, watch just the segment from 10:30 -12:00 (1.30 minutes).
Jeffrey D. Sachs – Understanding the Ukraine conflict – Brave New Europe
Every German should watch this before voting in the February election (and every European should watch in advance of future elections).
The establishment has lied to all of us. Perhaps worst of all are the German Greens, led by Annalena Baerbock. Today’s German Greens are neither Green nor for peace (the explanation of that transformation is a standalone story).
We must act now, or the far-right will exploit the crack caused by the establishment’s lies about Russia & Ukraine.
Fortunately, in Germany the BSW (Bundis Sarah Wagenknecht) Party provides an alternative. In most other countries (like the UK) the situation is more difficult because no party is challenging the lie.
The Ukraine – Russia war is the foremost issue facing Germany. The Social Democrats have fundamentally misunderstood the geopolitical causes of the war, and they show no sign of change. They are captured by the US/NATO Neoconservatives, and Germany and Europe suffer therefrom. The economic and social damage is huge, both now and in terms of lost future prosperity from a Europe that included Russia as an economic partner.
The political situation is akin to a Gordian knot, and the cleanest cut of that knot is with the BSW sword, even if it is not perfect. Failure to cut the knot will allow the AfD to make further gains, and that is the worst outcome.
N.B. For those wanting additional argument & evidence, I have written a research paper titled “The Ukraine – Russia war explained”.