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Refugees, Food Security, and the Ukraine War
While I admit I have paid too much attention to wartime front lines, claims, and counterclaims, there are some effects outside the theater. They are major effects, and I suspect they are part of the strategic plan for the Russian Federation.
Let’s deal with refugees first.
First off, this is not the first time that Russia uses forced population moves as a weapon of war. We all remember the Syrian crisis. It caused some instability in Europe. That was the point. The other, as people abandon the land, it can be occupied by your chosen people.
Russia has used this since time immemorial. It was called New Russia, and it means bringing ethnic Russians and forcing those that remain to adapt. It’s colonial, and while not particularly Russian, they are still using this technique to depopulate and occupy the land. Those who remain will be subject to Russification. After all, the only good culture is Russian culture. The only future worth pursuing is the Russian future.
This is Russian manifest destiny.
Those who leave will help to destabilize the enemies of Russia. A sudden move of millions of people, as we saw with Syrian refugees, is an economic shock. It was somewhat destabilizing for the European Union. Forcing millions of Ukrainian refugees could do the same. That EU…