IS PUTIN A DICTATOR OR A LIBERATOR?
The West, NATO, Africa, and the New Struggle for Global Justice
By The Afrisocrat Editorial Board
Introduction: Who is Vladimir Putin?
Is Vladimir Putin a dictator, as Western media insists? Or is he a liberator standing against Western hypocrisy? Did Russia invade Ukraine, or did it intervene in a liberation mission? Is Russia our enemy or our friend?
These questions are critical in today’s global politics. The war in Ukraine is not only about borders — it is about truth, power, propaganda, and survival. Africa, long a victim of Western exploitation, must re-examine its alliances.
The hypocrisies of the West, the crimes of the U.S. and NATO, and the intentions of Vladimir Putin reveal a deeper struggle for world order. This article exposes how the same West that destroyed Africa’s independence projects is now painting Russia as humanity’s enemy.
Matters of Reality: What They Don’t Tell You
Western propaganda has dominated the Ukraine-Russia war, but the facts remain:
Over 15,000 people in Donbass were massacred by the Ukrainian government long before Russian troops crossed the border.
The Minsk Agreement of 2014, meant to protect Eastern Ukraine, was ignored.
NATO expanded steadily eastward despite promises to Moscow that it would move “not one inch.”
So why is Russia demonized for intervening in Donbass when the West turned a blind eye to genocide there? Is this war about democracy, or about NATO creeping closer to Russia’s borders, threatening its security?
The NATO Problem
NATO was born in 1949 as an anti-Soviet alliance. Its founding principle, Article 5, declares that an attack on one member is an attack on all. While presented as defense, NATO was — and remains — a tool of U.S. global dominance.
When the Soviet Union collapsed in 1991, Moscow dismantled the Warsaw Pact in good faith, trusting Western assurances that NATO would not expand. Yet NATO did the opposite:
1999: Poland, Hungary, Czech Republic joined.
2004: Seven more Eastern European states joined.
2009 onward: Expansion crept into Russia’s doorstep.
Today NATO sits at Russia’s borders. If the U.S. could risk nuclear war during the Cuban Missile Crisis, why should Russia tolerate NATO bases in Ukraine?
The West’s Hypocrisy and Double Standards
The West claims to defend democracy, but its record proves otherwise.
The U.S. invaded Cuba because of Soviet bases. Why then should Russia accept NATO missiles next door in Ukraine?
The West condemned Russia’s annexation of Crimea but stayed silent on wars in Yemen, Tigray, Syria, Iraq, and Afghanistan.
Refugees from Africa and the Middle East were branded “terrorists” and “intruders”, yet European doors opened wide for Ukrainians.
Dr. Tedros Adhanom, WHO’s Director-General, put it bluntly: “Some lives are treated as more equal than others.”
How the West Destroyed Africa
Africa is the clearest proof of Western hypocrisy.
Assassinations of Leaders: Patrice Lumumba (Congo), Thomas Sankara (Burkina Faso), Ruben Um Nyobe & Ernest Ouandie (Cameroon), Kwame Nkrumah (Ghana), Mohamed Morsi (Egypt) — all betrayed or killed because they defied the West.
Coups and Manipulations: France and the U.S. engineered coups in Chad, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Nigeria, and beyond. Leaders were replaced with stooges loyal to Western interests.
Economic Sabotage: African resources were stolen, then loaned back with interest, trapping nations in endless debt.
From Gbagbo in Ivory Coast to Idriss Déby in Chad, African sovereignty has been violated repeatedly by French and American designs.
The pattern is clear: when an African leader chooses Pan-Africanism over Western dependence, he becomes a target.
Infact, the West is a Monster!
From Nigeria’s coups to Liberia’s endless wars, from the exploitation of Congo to the humiliation of refugees, the West has acted not as a friend of humanity but as its greatest enemy.
It is the West that built the International Criminal Court (ICC) — yet no Western president is ever tried there. It is the West that shouts “democracy” but installs dictators in Africa. It is the West that claims to defend human rights but crushes entire nations when convenient.
This is not democracy. This is domination.
Why Russia May Be Africa’s Best Ally
Unlike the West, Russia does not have a history of enslaving Africa. Unlike France and America, Russia has not assassinated African presidents to impose its stooges.
It was Soviet Russia that supported African liberation movements from Angola to Mozambique.
It was Russia that stood by Syria when the West tried to destroy it.
It was Russia that balanced U.S. aggression in the Middle East.
Russia, whatever its faults, does not humiliate Africa the way the West has for centuries.
Today, Mali, Burkina Faso, and the Central African Republic are building stronger ties with Russia. Even Cameroon has signed military cooperation agreements with Moscow. This is a turning point.
The Afrisocrat Perspective
Africa must open its eyes:
The West is not Africa’s savior. It is Africa’s exploiter.
NATO and the U.S. are not global protectors. They are global predators.
Africa does not need masters — it needs partners.
Russia, if approached wisely and through transparent agreements, could provide Africa with:
Fairer trade and technology transfer.
Military collaboration without regime change.
Educational and cultural exchange.
Support for sovereignty and self-determination.
Final Word: Africa Must Choose Wisely
From Donbass to Douala, from Kiev to Kinshasa, the struggle is the same: the right of peoples to live free from Western domination.
History has shown that the West preaches democracy but practices manipulation. Russia, despite Western propaganda, has often stood on the other side of that manipulation.
The question is no longer “Is Putin a dictator or a liberator?” The question for Africa is: “Will we remain chained to the West, or will we seek new allies who respect us as equals?”
The answer lies in building mutually beneficial Africa–Russia relations. For once, Africa must choose dignity over dependency.
Because only when Africa decides to liberate itself from Western puppetry will true independence begin.
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