“The
US wants to subdue Russia, to solve
US problems at Russia’s expense. No one
in history ever managed to do this to Russia,
US problems at Russia’s expense. No one
in history ever managed to do this to Russia,
and no one ever will.”
Vladimir
Putin, November 17, 2014.
According
to news reports, Washington has decided to arm
Ukraine for renewed military
assault on Russian ethnics in
Donetsk and Luhansk. A
Russian foreign ministry official
condemned Washington’s reckless decision to
supply weapons
to Kiev as a violation of agreements that would make a political
resolution of the conflict less likely. This statement is perplexing.
It
implies that the Russian government has not yet figured out that
Washington has no interest in resolving the conflict.
Washington’s purpose is to use the hapless
Ukrainians against Russia. The worse the
conflict becomes, the happier Washington is.
Washington has no interest in resolving the conflict.
Washington’s purpose is to use the hapless
Ukrainians against Russia. The worse the
conflict becomes, the happier Washington is.
The
Russian government made a bet that Europe would
come to its senses and the
conflict would be peacefully
resolved. The Russian government has lost that bet
and
must immediately move to preempt a worsening crisis by
uniting the
separatists provinces with Russia or by reading
the riot act to Europe.
It
would be a costly humiliation for the Russian government
to abandon the ethnic
Russians to a military assault. If Russia
stands aside while Donetsk and
Luhansk are destroyed, the next
attack will be on Crimea. By the time Russia is
forced to fight Russia
will face a better armed, better prepared, and more
formidable foe.
By
its inaction the Russian government is aiding and abetting
Washington’s
onslaught against Russia. The Russian government
could tell Europe to call this
off or go without natural gas.
The Russian government could declare a no-fly
zone over
the separatist provinces and deliver an ultimatum to Kiev.
The
Russian government could accept the requests from
Donetsk and Luhansk for
unification or reunification with
Russia. Any one of these actions would
suffice to resolve
the conflict before it spins out of control and opens the
gates to World War III.
The
American people are clueless that Washington is on the
brink of starting a
dangerous war. Even informed commentators
become sidetracked in refuting
propaganda that Russia has
invaded Ukraine and is supplying weapons to the
separatists.
These commentators are mistaken if they think establishing
the
facts will do any good.
Washington
intends to remove Russia
as a constraint on Washington’s power.
Washington’s arrogance is forcing a
stark choice on Russia: vassalage or war.
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Putin speaks: Hope that Washington Hears – Paul Craig Roberts:
as a constraint on Washington’s power.
Washington’s arrogance is forcing a
stark choice on Russia: vassalage or war.
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Putin speaks: Hope that Washington Hears – Paul Craig Roberts:
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