{{Cquote|''The [[U.S.]] and [[NATO]] will soon have lost their big [[proxy war]] against [[Russia]]. In light of this reality the much larger, centuries old narrative of [[Western civilization|the superior West]] is also breaking down. This will have global consequences for decades to come.|||Moon of Alabama, July 18, 2023. [https://www.moonofalabama.org/2023/07/ukraine-sitrep-reality-is-defeating-the-war-narrative.html]}}
{{Cquote|''The [[U.S.]] and [[NATO]] will soon have lost their big [[proxy war]] against [[Russia]]. In light of this reality the much larger, centuries old narrative of [[Western civilization|the superior West]] is also breaking down. This will have global consequences for decades to come.|||Moon of Alabama, July 18, 2023. [https://www.moonofalabama.org/2023/07/ukraine-sitrep-reality-is-defeating-the-war-narrative.html]}}
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{{Cquote|''the empire has blundered itself to an existential war and, therefore, the last war of the empire. When the end comes, the empire will lie as usual and declare victory, but everyone else will know the truth, especially the vassals.''|||Anonymous Chinese scholar [https://sputnikglobe.com/20230721/pepe-escobar-neocons-want-war-with-china-1112033985.html]}}
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{{Cquote|''The empire has blundered itself to an existential war and, therefore, the last war of the empire. When the end comes, the empire will lie as usual and declare victory, but everyone else will know the truth, especially the vassals.''|||Anonymous Chinese scholar [https://sputnikglobe.com/20230721/pepe-escobar-neocons-want-war-with-china-1112033985.html]}}
{{Cquote|''Russia's invasion of Ukraine, initiated on February 24, 2022, is among the most—if not the most—significant shocks to the global order since World War II.''|||:::''[https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/american-journal-of-international-law/article/russia-ukraine-and-the-future-world-order/A7F4BFEF6CE7296F4C1AA1A4C9C3C105 Russia, Ukraine, and the Future World Order]'', Published online by Cambridge University Press: 27 October 2022}}
{{Cquote|''Russia's invasion of Ukraine, initiated on February 24, 2022, is among the most—if not the most—significant shocks to the global order since World War II.''|||:::''[https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/american-journal-of-international-law/article/russia-ukraine-and-the-future-world-order/A7F4BFEF6CE7296F4C1AA1A4C9C3C105 Russia, Ukraine, and the Future World Order]'', Published online by Cambridge University Press: 27 October 2022}}