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Plan A was to rapidly install a government in Kiev that would join NATO and then officially hand the Sevastopol Black Sea naval base in Crimea to the United States. The political writer believes that reincorporating Crimea into Russia was a necessary defensive measure by Putin to prevent this. This Russian 'defensive move' was a "very reasonable middle course. If Russia failed to defend itself, it risked losing its entire southern fleet, a total national disaster. On the other hand, if Russia reacted, as was more likely, the US thereby won a political victory that was perhaps its main objective. Putin's totally defensive response is portrayed by Western mainstream media, echoing their political leaders, as unprovoked "Russian expansionism," which the propaganda machine to Hitler grabbing Czechoslovakia and Poland.
originally posted by: Xcathdra
a reply to: Dorrell
Cut Russia off from the world...
Out of curiosity do you not feel ridiculous just making that statement? There is no way to cut them off and if you looked outside Russian propaganda you would see that no country is attempting to do that. That statement is a way for Russia to try and justify their foreign policy towards former SSR's.
When former SSR's would rather be a part of the EU or NATO or non aligned, all one needs to do is look at how those nations were treated under Soviet occupation. At the end of WWII, when the allies laid out their post war strategy, it was agreed by all powers, including the USSR, that elections would be held in occupied countries to return sovereign control. The USSR broke that agreement so it does not take a rocket scientist to explain why those nations want nothing to do with Russia today.
Its nothing more than an excuse by putin to blame the situation he created on someone else. As has been stated time and again, everything Putin has done has resulted in the complete opposite affect. If you want a country to be an ally then maybe approach them as equals instead of what Russia has ben doing, demanding, dictating and invading / threaten to invade to get what they want.
originally posted by: Dorrell
a reply to: MrSpad
I know what the word Fascist means. If the US doesn't want to be regarded as Fascist then they should stop displaying the Fascist Symbols all over the place then!
And by the way Georgia and Moldova are being paid off regardless of what you think. Bail out money is usually considered a bribe of some sort.
The more you look the more you see the veil of an Iron Curtain being created to cut Russia off from the West.
As an analyst said:
Plan A was to rapidly install a government in Kiev that would join NATO and then officially hand the Sevastopol Black Sea naval base in Crimea to the United States. The political writer believes that reincorporating Crimea into Russia was a necessary defensive measure by Putin to prevent this. This Russian 'defensive move' was a "very reasonable middle course. If Russia failed to defend itself, it risked losing its entire southern fleet, a total national disaster. On the other hand, if Russia reacted, as was more likely, the US thereby won a political victory that was perhaps its main objective. Putin's totally defensive response is portrayed by Western mainstream media, echoing their political leaders, as unprovoked "Russian expansionism," which the propaganda machine to Hitler grabbing Czechoslovakia and Poland.
US eager to set Iron Curtain between Russia and Europe
Now all that makes a hell of a lot of sense and explains what all this is all about. Russia as usual is being portrayed by our Pathetic Mainstream Media as the baddie and CAPTAIN AMERICA is coming to save the world from the baddies with their Terrorist One World Army NATO at their heels!
This is from an analyst who seems to be awake as to what is happening. Very believable. Makes sense!
Cannot believe there are people that still cannot see through the Lies and Propaganda from the US, UK and EU.
The State Department announced on Friday that it has confirmed that Russia, which has repeatedly denied stoking unrest in Ukraine, sent tanks, rocket launchers and other weapons into the country.
The New York Times reports that "a Western official said that the intelligence about the movement of the tanks and other weapons into Ukraine was shared on Friday with NATO allies," after affirming that tanks seen on Ukrainian streets were, in fact, of Russian origin.
The State Department added on Friday that it expects the Kremlin to deny the claim, saying, "Russia will claim these tanks were taken from Ukrainian forces, but no Ukrainian tank units have been operating in that area,” but adding that it is confident the tanks, and other weapons, are from Russia:
The EU has done such a great job ruining countries.