Roman Sheremeta
Aug 19, 2026
Lessons from history everyone should know: How the U.S. kept saving russia.
In the 1920s, russia was devastated by famine and turned to the United States for help. America sent massive amounts of food and humanitarian aid, helping save millions from starvation. Soon after, the Soviet regime consolidated its power and rebuilt its empire.
In the 1930s, the USSR desperately needed Western technology and expertise to industrialize. American companies, engineers, and specialists helped build factories and modernize Soviet industry – industrial capacity that would soon become crucial to its military machine.
Then, in 1939, the Soviet Union and Nazi Germany signed the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact, secretly divided Eastern Europe into spheres of influence, and invaded Poland from opposite sides. World War II had begun. In 1941, Hitler turned against Stalin and invaded the Soviet Union. Once again, moscow desperately needed American help.
And America delivered – on an enormous scale. Through Lend-Lease, the United States supplied the USSR with trucks, aircraft, locomotives, food, fuel, raw materials, and other equipment essential to its war effort.
But after Nazi Germany was defeated, yesterday’s beneficiary quickly became America’s enemy. The Cold War began.
In 1991, President George H. W. Bush tried to prevent the rapid disintegration of the Soviet Union. In his infamous “Chicken Kyiv” speech, he warned Ukrainians against what he called “suicidal nationalism.”
Ukraine chose independence anyway.
The Soviet Union collapsed months later.
Then russia pushed Washington to help remove Ukraine’s enormous inherited nuclear arsenal.
In 1994, Ukraine surrendered those nuclear weapons and joined the Budapest Memorandum framework in exchange for security assurances from the United States, the United Kingdom, and russia – including commitments to respect Ukraine’s independence, sovereignty, and existing borders.
Russia later violated every meaningful part of that commitment.
And now we are watching the same pattern again.
Russia wants Washington to pressure Ukraine into surrendering territory that russia failed to conquer outright.
History keeps delivering the same lesson.
America repeatedly helps russia survive a crisis. Russia recovers, rebuilds its strength, and eventually uses that strength against its neighbors – and often against the West itself.
As the old saying goes: You can feed the wolf all you want, but it will always look toward the forest.
Comment from :
The lesson is not that America was wrong to help Russians survive famine or the USSR defeat Nazi Germany. The mistake was repeatedly assuming that helping or accommodating Moscow would change its behavior.
That matters today. A settlement that gives Russia time to recover and rearm is not peace it is preparation for the next war. Ukraine needs security strong enough to make sure Russia cannot try again.
A powerful reminder Roman Sheremeta that humanitarian support and political trust are not the same thing. Helping people in crisis is right, but history shows the danger of repeatedly mistaking temporary cooperation with an authoritarian regime for lasting change. Ukraine’s sovereignty cannot become the price paid for Russia’s aggression.
Very solid recap of history and the learnings, or lack thereof. Krasnov-like assets must have played a key role in the US decision making, and it seems like these assets continue to do so..
Everyone is so afraid of a change to the world order. I think the sooner russia is broken up into several states the better. russia never has been a world power, they just thought they were and everyone went along with it. Maybe it is time for change and a new world order.
Nurturing one’s future enemy is the standard practice in this rotten geoengineering model that is based on neverending war. The US started building the heavy industry in the USSR once the dust had settled after civil war, while the official goal of the Soviets was “Worldwide revolution and destruction of capitalism.” World wars are being thouroughly prepared.
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MAGA: “I hate communists.”
Trump: “The USA supports North Korea now.”
MAGA: “OK DADDY!”
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“President Trump is the President of Peace.”
- Secretary of State Marco Rubio
Dr Liza Rose from Stand With Ukraine :
MAGA is dead. Republican Rep. Cory Mills has lost his primary in Florida, NBC News projects, amid a swirl of investigations and negative publicity and despite running with the backing of President Donald J. Trump.
Former television journalist Ryan Elijah instead captured the Republican nomination.
The MAGA-RUSSIA brand is dead.
Hallelujah.
I have always been intrigued and interested in politics and government. Though I’ve never been so saddened and disappointed in any brand of politics until MAGA.
MAGA brand to me,
is a platform that ran on misrepresenting facts, misrepresenting values, misrepresenting policies and bullying.
The MAGA-RUSSIA Party took advantage of people.
The MAGA brand is no different than the current Russian regime. A brand based upon propaganda, elitism, untruths, terror, wrongful prosecutions — a leader who plays victim to every accusation.
I am happy to see the tides are turning. Are you?
I can’t say I share Liza Rose’s optimism at the moment.
However, if Alex Vindman defeats trumputler candidate Ashley Moody, then things could start to look up.
I told you that the tide is turning. The Democrats have been doing nothing but winning since last year. November will be Taco’s blackest month in his life and the few remaining maga shitheads’ too.