JUST
THOUGHT I would post a link to a helpful and heart-felt video post by the
economist Jeffrey Sachs who does so much work
around the world promoting peace and combating
climate change. BOTH are issues he speaks passionately and eloquently on. In
this short video, here, Jeffrey reviews the
history of the U.S. proxy war in Ukraine against Russia and gives us important historical facts that provide context for the conflict. ONE THING that I was not aware of, and that Jeffery
mentions in his talk, is the fact that the former president of Ukraine, Viktor Yanukovych (2010-2014) favoured neutrality
for his country. In Yanukovych’s vision, Ukraine would not join NATO and would instead become
“a sovereign state
which refrains from joining either side of the conflict and adheres to the
principle of the Law of Neutrality under international law.” (Wikipedia) And he had several models of state neutrality close
at hand with Sweden, Finland*, Austria, and Switzerland from which to choose.
Neutrality was (and is) a key demand for Russia
in any peace treaty it ultimately makes with Kiev. Yanukovych’s stance on
neutrality in 2013 and his desire for a more balanced and friendly relationship
with Russia had become unacceptable to Washington, which set about
orchestrating a coup d’état later that
year, the so-called “Revolution of Dignity” (also known as the "Maidan Revolution"), ousting him from office and forcing
him to flee to Russia in February, 2014. The coup was manufactured by the CIA, NGOs, and hardline nativist elements inside Ukraine. It was overseen by Russiaphobe par excellence Victoria
Nuland, then the puppet master US assistant secretary of state.
(And saints preserve us! This ghoul is still
around in her new job as undersecretary of state for political affairs. And
she’s still meddling—dangerously so—in Ukraine today!)p.s. It should be highlighted on every government job advert: SOCIOPATHS NEED NOT APPLY.
Cheers,
Jake
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* Of
course, both Sweden and Finland, under pressure from the United States, have asked
for NATO membership and may very well join the ‘defensive’ alliance in the near
future. This would be a dangerous turn of events, and a needlessly provocative action. (Russia's security concerns have been ignored for years, as Jeffery emphasizes in his speech, and still the collective West/United States, insists on bringing NATO even closer to Russian borders. Two nuclear superpowers eyeball to eyeball, on the cusp of a hot war. What could possibly go wrong? How long will this continue before someone does something incredibly dangerous? Truly, this is the "Age of Stupid".
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