More evidence, about which I hope to write at length, is piling up that Europe has acquiesced to Washington’s drive to war with Russia, a war that is likely to be the final war for humanity. By Russia’s low key and unthreatening response to Washington’s aggression, thereby giving the West the mistaken signal that Russia is weak and fearful, the Russian government has encouraged Washington’s drive to war.
It appears that the Russians’ greatest weakness is that capitalism has raised enough Russians to a comfortable living standard that the war that Washington is bringing to them is scary, and they want to avoid it in order to continue living like decadent Western Europeans.
The same thing happened to the once fierce Vandals in North Africa in the 6th century when the Vandals were exterminated by a small force from the Eastern Roman Empire. The Vandals had lost the valor that had given them a rich chunk of the Roman Empire.
Russia needs to save the world from war, but the avoidance of war requires Russia to make the costs clear to Europeans.
Faced with economic sanctions, essentially illegal and warlike actions, applied to various Russian individuals and businesses by Washington and Washington’s EU puppets and by Switzerland, a country taught to be more fearful of Washington than of Moscow, Russian President Putin has asked the Russian government to come up with countermeasures to be implemented in response to the gratuitous sanctions imposed against Russia.
But, Putin says, Russia must hold back: “Obviously we need to do it cautiously in order to support domestic manufacturers, but not hurt consumers.”
In other words, Putin wants to impose sanctions that are not really sanctions, but something that looks like tit for tat.
The amazing thing about Russia finding herself on the defensive about sanctions is that Russia, not Washington or the impotent EU, holds all the cards. Putin can bring down the economies of Europe and throw all of Europe into political and economic chaos simply by turning off the energy supply.
Putin would not have to turn off the energy supply for very long before Europe tells Washington good-bye and comes to terms with Russia. The longer Putin waits, the longer Europe has to prepare against Russia’s best weapon that can be used to peacefully resolve the conflict that Washington has orchestrated.
Washington’s aggressive moves against Russia will not stop until Putin realizes that he, not Washington, holds the cards, and plays them.
The world has had enough of Washington, its constant lies, its constant wars, and its bullying. Putin would do well to spend a few hours with Belisarius, Justinian the Great’s great general.
“When I treat with my enemies,” Belisarius said, “I am more accustomed to give than to receive counsel; but I hold in one hand inevitable ruin, in the other peace and freedom.”
That is precisely the position that Vladimir Putin is in with regard to Europe. In one hand he holds the ruin of Europe. In the other peace and freedom in the relations between Russia and Europe.
He needs to call up the dumbshit European “leaders” and tell them.
If Putin does not put his foot down hard and make clear to the Europeans what the stakes are, Washington will succeed in its determination to drive the world to war, and “exceptional and indispensable” Americans will die along with all the rest.
Personally, I hope the world does get blown up, and soon. There is way too much torture in this hellhole that can only stop by annihilation of it.
Excuse-me, what kind of war was the West bringing to Russia before they invaded and annexed Crimea illegally? It sounds like Russia propaganda. People in Ukraine were tired of Russian-backed corrupt pricks like Yanukovich, so criminal that he asked for the invasion himself. The parliament removed him from office after popular pressure.
100 people were killed in Kiev for that Russia puppet to be overthrown. You´re gonna tell me they were all CIA agents too? I expect to hear anything these days.
“…conflict Washington has orchestrated”. Said who? Facts, proofs, events? All I see here are photos of Russian soldiers in Georgia in 2008 returning to Ukraine in 2014. That is evidence. Poll: 98% of Ukrainians in the west and 70% of them in the east want to be part of Europe.
Russia is nothing but an old dictatorship that, unable to exercise soft power, send the army to try to reinstate the Soviet Union. Shameful. Putin even declared the the end of USSR was “the greatest geopolitical catastrophe of the 20th century”.
“Excuse-me, what kind of war was the West bringing to Russia before they invaded and annexed Crimea illegally?”
“…conflict Washington has orchestrated. Said who?”
Eh.. USA government DID fund a coup and violent riots in Ukraine. Nulland admitted to this herself in her ‘F*** the EU’ conversation. Source: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-26089450.
Then the US installed anti-Russian puppets. So that is the kind of war they brought before Crimea had a democratic election to merge with Russia. Not a single casualty happened during the Crimea referendum. Look at Ukraine now!
Also what fucking Poll are you talking about? 98%, 70%? Was this one of those polls they showed you on CNN or FOX news by any chance?
“You´re gonna tell me they were all CIA agents too?”
Wow you never heard of CIA doing questionable stuff in other countries in order to pursue their own interests? Are you that uninformed? Ok here you go matey how about starting all the way back in the 60s. A think called “Operation Northwoods”
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Northwoods
http://abcnews.go.com/US/story?id=92662
Perhaps you require more research and stop watching so much propaganda news in the States.
LMAO… So for you CIA infiltrated as national guards, learned Ukrainian, took orders from Yanukovich and then killed 100 people… hahaha
So the CIA was SUPPORTING the Russian-backed president? LOL Really made my day buddy. You flip-flop desperately to support Putin.
Do you think the CIA orchestrated 9/11 too? LOL
Wow Crimea had a democratic election… under OCCUPATION, iLLEGAL according to the U.N. And if you don´t know, under international law a referendum under occupation is totally void, also illegal.
The Russian-backed leader, Yanukovich, was already involved in election fraud in 2006, which originated the Orange Revolution. Now the PARLIAMENT ousted him under popular support. There was no coup.
I saw the link with Victoria Nuland. The U.S. is using soft power, which Russia DOESN´´T have, to influence other regions. This is a standard in foreign policy, BUT this time the people support going to Europe:
“The CNN poll found that even in eastern Ukraine, a minority of people back an alliance with Russia.
Just over a third (37%) of Ukrainians in three eastern regions favor an alliance with Russia, while 14% of the region backs an alliance with the European Union and about half (49%) say Ukraine would be better off if it did not ally with either, the poll found”
LINK:
http://edition.cnn.com/2014/05/12/world/europe/ukraine-cnn-poll/
Pew Research, Washington, an old and big institution:
http://www.pewglobal.org/2014/05/08/despite-concerns-about-governance-ukrainians-want-to-remain-one-country/
Germany: 82% don´t trust Russia
http://online.wsj.com/articles/germans-back-tougher-stance-toward-russia-over-ukraine-poll-1407495865
From loblog.com – Poll
The headline result of Pew’s Ukrainian survey is that a large majority of Ukrainians (77%) want the country to remain united. Even among Russian speakers in the eastern part of Ukraine, a solid majority (58%) want to see Ukraine stay whole. In Crimea, which has already voted in favor of secession, it is no surprise that a majority (54%) of those surveyed support allowing parts of Ukraine to secede.
http://www.lobelog.com/poll-soft-support-for-ukrainian-separatism-putin-has-strong-backing-at-home/
I see you have an opinion on Russia. What are your views on United States foreign policy?
Good question and thanks for asking. The U.S. foreign policy is as TERRIBLE, wrong and misguided as Russia´s. Especially supporting Israel, which is the American version of rebels backed by foreign countries, but much WORSE case.
I condemn BOTH the U.S. supporting of Israel AND Russia support for separatists in Ukraine. I won´t justify one because I don´t like the other, like everyone does.
Really I can´t believe this text is legitimate. An American calling EU puppets? This is socialist/ communist rhetoric and wording.
The last thing Europe wanted was confront Russia because of the gas they are dependent on!! It only happened after rebels shot down an airliner carrying 298 passengers, Europeans in its great average. Putin is involved in many crimes, especially the high profile assassination of an ex-KGB agent and dissident in London. He´s friends with Berlusconi, which pretty much tells the kind of person he is.
The article is fake or Paul C. Roberts is completely insane.
Oh so the leaders in Washington have never worked for CIA? You do realise a lot of high profile officials have background in Intelligence Services?
“Friends with Berlusconi, which pretty much tells the kind of person he is”. You really don’t have anything better than that? US leaders are friends with terrorist funding Saudis and brutal Israeli warlords. Does that say much what type of persons they are?
Where is your authoritative evidence that the rebels were directly responsible for the MH17 tragedy?
Wake up to yourself you ignorant fool. This is not good guys fighting bad guys. Judging by all of these sanctions and amassing of US troops in Poland and US Navy in the Black Sea, it would appear that the USA is the real aggressor here. Nevermind the fact that they funded a coup and installed their own puppet in a country that was extremely close to Russia.
USA is attacking Russia’s sphere of influence. How would they like it if Russia was meddling in the politics of Canada or Mexico and turned them anti-USA?
There is evidence that the airliner was actually shot down by Ukrainian jets.
There are American military bases all over the world and the US is responsible for creating ISIS and it goes on and on and on.
his article is complete rubbish..the writer seems to want to polish up only his own image and does not have a clue how the EU feels. the EU is mature enough not to be pushed by the USA,but values it longstanding good reationship with the US.. in return we see how Putin / Russia is destabilizing the Ukraine with russian and other foreign soldiers and high tech weapons..and annexs Crimea.
Sounds like Western propaganda, actually. Russia had military forces in Crimea by agreement with Ukraine. Crimeans, who are largely ethnically Russian, voted overwhelmingly in a referendum to rejoin Russia.
The article doesn’t even mention the CIA, but it’s a matter of public record that the West backed the coup that overthrew the elected government. It was not Russia that orchestrated the events leading to Crimean secession, etc.
The referendum in Crimea:
– was conducted under heavy military occupation, and as such deemed illegal by the international law;
– was declared illegal by the U.N.;
– was full of threats against the Tartar minority, who fled en masse from the province. The doors of their houses were painted with a cross by pro-Russia thugs;
– was boycotted by 40% of the population who are against the annexation. They publicly said they boycotted.
And the Russian majority in Crimea is nothing but due to Stalin´s mass expulsion of native Tartars from the region, forced into exile in Siberia. Stalin then sent hundreds of thousands of Russians to populate the area, in the 1920´s.
Crimea has never been Russian.
There is no public record that the West backed a coup, only that Yanukovich was overthrown by his own parliament. The rest is Russian propaganda.
Featured comment of a guy defending Russia, Richard Feltcher, with no Reply button. It looks like this is a pro-Russian website.
This is a pro-truth website and Richard Feltcher posted an excellent comment, making his argument by stating facts and providing sources.
As opposed to the kind of lame ad hominem argumentation exemplified by this comment of yours.
As for how Disqus functions, FPJ has no control over this.
Why the US’s Claim that the Crimean Referendum Was ‘Illegal’ is Nonsense
http://www.jeremyrhammond.com/2014/03/24/uss-claim-crimean-referendum-illegal-nonsense/
– Again, Russian forces were in Crimea before the crisis even began by agreement with the government of Ukraine.
– Hamas was elected to power in 2006 was (and remains) under foreign military occupation, yet the world did not declare that vote, or any other Palestinian elections, “illegal”, but rather recognized the vote as legitimate.
– UN General Assembly resolutions are non-binding. UNGA Resolution 68/262 declared that the referendum has “no validity” but with no explanation or argument as to how this conclusion was arrived at.
– The Tartar community, about 12% of the population, boycotted the referendum. Please provide a source for your assertion that in all 40% boycotted it.
Was Yanukovych’s Ouster Constitutional?
http://www.rferl.org/content/was-yanukovychs-ouster-constitutional/25274346.html
“I saw the link with Victoria Nuland. The U.S. is using soft power, which
Russia DOESN´´T have, to influence other regions. This is a standard in
foreign policy…” — Mauricio
As you know, the West backed the opposition protesters who took over the capital, precipitating the events leading to the overthrow of Yanukovich.