Status Updates From The Clash of Civilizations ...

Talking about Ukraine, I’m trying to assess the finality of his statements regarding the contestations with Russia. He seems to think that western and eastern Ukraine are a part of different civilizations not saying I disagree with that, but to what degree can Russia manipulate that boundary as well if it takes Eastern Ukraine a sizable amount of land and people residing there ?

Interesting point about cultural affinity prompting international cooperation versus ideology - are the two wholly distinct though? I might argue ideology is an aspect of culture itself - also talking about cultural affinities rooted in race - does that mean it’s shared blood or shared culture ? Unclear