・Despite Russia issuing a clear warning that Ukraine will never be allowed to enter NATO, Miya Sheimer (strategic realist) commented that the cause of this war was that America and NATO ignored it (p18)
・ There were two breakthroughs in NATO's eastward expansion, 1999 (Poland, Hungary, Czech Republic membership) and 2004 (Romania, Bulgaria, Slovakia, Slovenia, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania), and Russia accepted it while showing discomfort, and on top of that, it was declared “Georgia and Ukraine will be incorporated into NATO in the future” at the NATO summit meeting in Bucharest in 2008/4, 2014 Russia incorporated Crimea in response to the “Euromaidan Revolution” that occurred in February (p21)
・The core part of Russia's “Slav” in a broad sense consists of Russia (Great Russia) Belarus (White Russia) Ukraine (Little Russia), but neither Ukraine nor Belarus existed as a nation until 1922, when the Soviet Union was established, which accepted the separation and independence of Belarus and Ukraine, that is, the division of Russia's core part of the lecture (p29)
・The current situation can be seen as a strong Russia attacking a weak Ukraine, but if viewed geopolitically, it can also be viewed as “weak Russia attacking strong America” (p32)
・It was the Soviet Union that defeated the Wehrmacht at great cost during World War II, and it was also the Soviet Union that made it possible for the allied forces of America, black, and England and Canada to open France; the Soviet Union contributed more than America to liberating Europe from the nightmare of Nazi Germany while causing 20 million or more casualties, yet the West after the Cold War acted as if it had completely forgotten its history against Russia I've done it (p33)
・The wars that Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria, and the United States have fought so far have been wars against weak countries. On the other hand, Russia, a major power, is effectively turning America into an enemy this time, which is a major historical shift (p35)
・Russia has a certain advantage over America in military technology, Russia is said to be 4 years ahead of America in the field of “supersonic missiles” called aircraft carrier killers, and there is a big possibility that the “aircraft carrier” at the center of America's military power is already out of date, and the fighter F 35, which is being sold by various countries, including Japan, will function properly in actual combat It can be said that it is suspicious (p37)
・Ukraine has three population groups: followers of the “Ukrainian Eastern Church” in the west, “Greek Orthodoxy” in the center, and Russian residents in the east; the three regions are so different that Ukraine did not exist as a nation until the Soviet Union was established (p41) After the collapse of the Yanukovych administration, residents close to Russia linguistically and culturally were attacked in eastern Ukraine, which is why Putin is in Ukraine I have insisted on protecting Russians (p43)
・There are many courts in America, and there are a huge number of legal procedures even in corporate activities, and the huge remuneration obtained by lawyers there is also included in GDP, and in Japan, where there are many honest people, there are few lawsuits or lawyers, so Japan's GDP is recorded as lower than America, but which society is productive (p67)
・Europe and Russia should greatly promote economic cooperation; this is the difference between Europe and America. There are almost no economic ties between America and Russia. Europe and Russia will only hurt each other due to economic sanctions, and the first symbol of this was the shutdown of the natural gas submarine pipeline “Nord Stream 2” (p71)
・This is because the proximity of Europe and Russia, the proximity of Japan and Russia, and the reunification of Eurasia are contrary to America's strategic interests, and if a peaceful relationship is established there, America itself will be “used up.” In order to maintain the presence of the American military, it is necessary for America to maintain military and strategic tension in Eurasia in order to forcibly maintain the situation where American forces are needed in Eurasia (p73)
・Even if you look at the resolution against Russia at the UN General Assembly and discussions at G20, it seems that most countries in the world would rather have Russia win. They are fed up with “Western arrogance” (p89)
・There are only three countries that are interested in Ukraine, and Ukraine is special to those three countries. Germany and Poland are interested in Ukraine for historical and obvious reasons, and Sweden for inexplicable reasons, and these three countries used the EU to pursue policies convenient to them with respect to Ukraine (p95)
・The idea of equality in America is just equality between white people, and it is “derived from racism” rather than from family structure (p122) If black people become equal, the feeling of equality between white people will collapse, (p124)
・There is a reality in America that “neoliberal nationalism” destroyed domestic industries, working classes, and social security systems, lowered living standards, and finally lowered life expectancy (p129)
・Since Russia is an economically weak and poor country, it was thought that it would not be able to withstand economic sanctions imposed by Europe, but what became clear after more than a month of progress was the durability of the Russian economy. Although the Russian currency ruble once crashed, it has now recovered to an almost normal level, and many Russians who fled Russia when the war broke out have also returned to the country, which suggests that this war will be long-term, and even in that sense, the current war is reminiscent of World War I, and it is closer to World War I than World War II even in terms of not confrontation over ideology or ideas (p139)
・It is clear that America is now delighted with Russia's military failure; they are secretly experiencing a sense of satisfaction that the European economy, especially the German economy, will be paralyzed due to economic sanctions against Russia, but more than that, they are afraid that the American-led international order is being driven into a tight spot by “Russian economic resistance” supported by China (p141)
・The real purpose of America's war is to keep America's currency and finances at the center of the world, so instead of aiming for an early cease-fire, they are advancing steadily into this war, and are prepared to commit even more deeply to this war (p142)
・As a lesson to be learned from this war, it became clear from the constant success of the Ukrainian military that “tanks are obsolete weapons.” The weak points of tanks were revealed by portable anti-tank missiles, such as the “Javelin” supplied by America to Ukraine, and this fact is serious for Land Power, which excels at fighting on land like Russia. America has Seapower, but the weak points of aircraft carriers were revealed due to the presence of supersonic missiles, that is, while the Russian side has an outdated weapon called a tank, the American side has an outdated weapon called an aircraft carrier (p144)
・The “true NATO” in a military sense consists of America, England, Poland, Ukraine, and probably Sweden. Germany and France are not in here (p148)
・If the war ends at this point, Russia will have taken over a vast territory from Kherson Oblast to the Donbass region, and has succeeded in securing a water supply source to the Crimean peninsula, and the Sea of Azov is like a “Russian lake.” It is similar to wars in Europe in the 18th century in that it is gaining territory little by little, and Russia is currently winning, but this is unacceptable to America, which is why this war is still going on (p149)
・This war is captured by the composition “Western democracy vs. tyranny represented by Russia and China GA.” In response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, there are 1) countries (United States, England, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Europe, Japan, South Korea), 2) countries that condemn but do not sanction, 3) countries that accuse or do not sanction, and 4) support countries (Venezuela, Syria, Myanmar, China, India, Brazil, South Africa, Islamic countries) (P153) because of this, Russia is not isolated at all (P160)
・If Russia's economic strength is measured by “engineers” rather than rubles, it is thought that Russia will be able to withstand sanctions imposed by the West in 2022, and “true flexibility of the economy” is not the ability to develop banking systems or financial products, and probably only engineers, engineers, and skilled workers who make it possible to reorganize production activities (P187)
・Due to sanctions against Russia, Germany will face the risk of collapse of its own industry, and France, which is the biggest pitcher country against Russia in Europe, has also begun to lose its rights and interests in Russia, and what America was most concerned about was that Europe centered on Germany would become independent from America, but they succeeded brilliantly in stopping the natural gas pipeline connecting Russia and Germany (P197)
