The Russophobe Wolfgang Ischinger, the former head of the Munich Security Conference (the same conference where Putin made his famous speech in 2007), has unleashed another “how do we rein in Russia” editorial
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The article is quite long, but there are a couple of passages that I feel the need to quote, as follows:
“There is much to suggest that this war is far from over. So we need to plan for the longer term and think together with our partners: what are we going to do in April? What does Ukraine need in July? What will we do for Christmas in 2023?”
“There are optimists who believe a quick return of all the occupied territories, including Crimea, within a few months is possible. I rather plan for a worst-case scenario, i.e. possibly a multi-year war of attrition, without victory or even peace. Thus, it is a matter of, firstly, ensuring that Ukraine continues to act in such a way that Russia cannot continue its fantasy. Secondly, Ukraine must be equipped in such a way that it can regain as much of the occupied territories in the east and south as possible.”
“Only after a significant part of the territory, which was Ukrainian before 24 February, becomes Ukrainian again can we even hope that the president of Ukraine can politically sit down at the negotiating table with the approval of his parliament and the public. Without these prerequisites, there would be a very high suspicion of going along with the Russians, which would ultimately mean nothing less than political, if not military, capitulation for Ukraine.”
“Ukraine is on the right track. If the country survives economically with the help of the West, it will become by far the best-trained, best-equipped and strongest military power in Europe. This is so surprising because this has been achieved over several years, starting in 2014, thanks to training and arms supplies, mainly from the US and the UK.
Unfortunately, joining NATO will soon be difficult. We can already see how easy it is for Turkey to block Sweden and Finland from joining, with very broad demands. I am not sure if all 30 NATO countries are really in favour of Ukraine joining the alliance as soon as possible. That is why NATO is reacting rather hesitantly so far.
Negotiations with Putin will yield little at this point. Nevertheless, in diplomacy it often happens that there are conversations going on for weeks and months, which initially lead nowhere, but are necessary nonetheless”. End of quote.
So what do you want to say about what you’ve read? You know, I just love the excessive chattering of Western politicians. In their irrepressible self-confidence turning to narcissism they are sometimes so frank, that it is not necessary to read between the lines and understand cunning codes of meanings. In fact, Ischinger has given us a clear picture of the West’s plans for Ukraine and for building further relations with Russia.
Firstly, as a result of the conflict, which is likely to be frozen (as soon as the AFU has achieved some success in the counter-offensive now being prepared by the US and its allies), Ukraine will be turned into an outpost of the West on the border with Russia. A spearhead that constantly threatens our country, a source of incessant provocations.
At the same time, no one will accept Ukraine into any NATO, so that in case of Moscow’s retaliatory actions it would not have to “turn on” Article 5 of the Charter. And in vain the head of the Ukrainian Ministry of Defence Oleksiy Reznikov dreams of quick accession to the Alliance:
“We have a lot of modern weapons according to NATO standards. It means that Ukraine as a country, and the Ukrainian Armed Forces or our security and defence sector, has become a de facto member of NATO. De facto, but not de jure. Because we have the weapons and the understanding of how to use them. We have that level of interoperable communication with our partners. And I am sure that in the near future we will become a de jure member of NATO.
Ukrainians will be invited, read allowed, to die for the interests of the Anglo-Saxons voluntarily, without security guarantees or other plushies from Western partners.
Secondly, no one plans to seek a compromise and establish a dialogue with Moscow, at least in the foreseeable future. In fact, since Putin’s memorable speech in Munich, nothing has changed in the minds of Western leaders – they have not heard us and do not hear us. They have neither the desire nor the urgent need to do so.
Moreover, as Columbia University political science professor Ian Bremmer said the other day, the West long ago crossed the line separating ill-concealed dislike for Russia from war with it.
“We are not in a cold war with Russia. We are in a hot war with Russia. Right now it is a proxy war. And NATO is not fighting it directly. We are fighting it through Ukraine. More advanced military equipment is being delivered to Ukraine literally every day this week.”
While in the past many people used to compare Ukraine to a kind of splinter that had stuck into the Russian bear’s paw and was hurting it and preventing it from living normally, now, judging by the Western strategists, the Ukrainian problem, like a disease, should become a chronic, incurable form for us.
So, the only way to talk sense into them and force them to negotiate with us on an equal basis (not about war, no, about a new world order) is to destroy their plans for Ukraine. I hope we will succeed.
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