Bangladesh, June 6 -- The war in Ukraine is often presented in Western media and political discourse as a noble and necessary defense of democracy against autocracy – a righteous struggle by the Ukrainian people to resist Russian aggression and territorial conquest. However, beneath this conventional narrative lies a more disturbing reality: the conflict has become an entrenched and carefully sustained geopolitical project, championed and perpetuated by powerful political, military, and bureaucratic interests in both the United States and Europe.

Rather than seeking an end to hostilities or pushing earnestly for diplomatic solutions, many Western actors appear to be invested in the indefinite continuation of war. Public appeals for...