by Batko Milacic for the Saker Blog
Ukraine has been firmly in the U.S. geopolitical orbit since violent neo-Nazi protests in Kyiv’s Maidan Square resulted in the 2014 overthrow of the allegedly pro-Russian president, Viktor Yanukovych. Yet, Russia did not attempt to help the then-Ukrainian leader stay in power. As a result, anti-Russian forces came to power in Kyiv, leading the people of the Donbass region to vote in favor of leaving Ukraine.
In 2014, Russia also recognized the results of the Ukrainian presidential election, organized by the post-Maidan authorities. Mr. Lavrov even called newly elected President Petro Poroshenko the “best chance” for Ukraine. Eight years later, Russia has completely changed its rhetoric on Ukraine.
“I don’t think anyone can claim that the Ukrainian regime, since the 2014 coup d’état, represents all the people living on the territory of the Ukrainian state,” said Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on February 22.
The reason for this change in Russian attitude is the acts that the Ukrainian government is committing against Russians and all other citizens who speak Russian in Ukraine. Ukraine waged a kind of “jihad“ against the Russian language and culture.
From January 16, 2020, Ukraine translated all its services into Ukrainian by force of law. So: all shops, cafes and restaurants, banks and pharmacies had to comply with this shameful law. All employees have become obliged to communicate with customers – guests and clients – exclusively in Ukrainian. The Russian language has become completely banned. The mass media also came under attack from Ukrainization. Now, 75 percent of programs on national television are broadcasted in the Ukrainian language, and by 2024, the obligation will be – 90 percent.(1)
All these actions of the Ukrainian government, which have clear elements of fascism, forced pro –Russian forces in Ukraine to react. That is why there were riots in Ukraine with the desire to separate large parts of the territory from Ukraine.
It is clear to all analysts dealing with Ukraine that today`s Ukraine is United States instrument against Russia.
The fact that Kiev received at least $200 million in U.S. “lethal aid” as well as other Western-made weapons over the past two months, means that Kiev rejects a peaceful solution. And Russian President Vladimir Putin has been offering this peaceful solution for years.
Such an operation undoubtedly means war. But war is inevitable, one way or another. Russia has deployed troops to the newly recognized Donbass republics. If Ukrainian forces do not end hostilities, the Russian Army is will to engage in a direct confrontation against Ukrainian army, in order to protect the innocent citizens of DNR and LNR. Sooner or later, the Donbass conflict will escalate. Shelling has increased along the entire front line, which seems to be part of preparations for a military offensive.
That several Western countries have moved their embassies from Kyiv to the western Ukrainian city of Lviv, and that around 10 airlines have canceled their flights to Ukraine, suggests the breakout of war is just a matter of time.
However, the fact that several Western countries have moved their embassies from Kyiv to the western Ukrainian city of Lviv, and that around 10 airlines have canceled their flights to Ukraine, suggests the breakout of war is just a matter of time.
Because of all the above in Moscow a conference was held which was attended by analysts, historians, journalists and political scientists from many countries around the world. A conference was held in the Civil Council of the Russian Federation on the topic: “Eight years of the illegal coup in Ukraine – results and consequences”:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kt6fGcuffQk
Participants summed up the events around Ukraine, as well as the attitude of the West towards this issue. The round table was opened and moderated by Maxim Grigoriev, a member of the Public Chamber of the Russian Federation, director of the Foundation for Research on Democracy, who began his speech by summarizing the results of eight years since the coup in Kiev.
“The political results of Euromaidan are even sadder than the economic ones,” he said.
“This includes war crimes – deliberate shelling of women and children in Donbas. We see what is happening inside Ukraine, it is the fight against dissidents, when those who do not share the views of the country’s leadership are killed, arrested, kidnapped. This includes the fight against TV channels, including “Ukrainian death squads” – “Azov”, “Right Sector”. They kill dissidents and are trained by the same instructors who prepared “death squads” in Latin America concluded Mr Grigoriev.
It is indeed a sad day. For almost eight years, Russia was practically pleading with the criminals in Kiev /Kyiv to come to their senses. The hateful anti-Russian policies of the Maidan clique has brought Ukraine nothing but death, destruction, division, poverty and war. There will be no winners from this. What a crying shame!
Yes,as the author explains 2 huge mistakes were made in 2014,please Russia do not make another one today. Don’t think you can make a deal with the same elements that have broken the Minsk accords for 7 years,and they will keep their word. They and their backers in the West have shown that as soon as they get what they want,they will tear up the agreement and continue their anti-Russian policies.Don’t fall for that again,remember the saying “fool me once,shame on you,but fool me twice,shame on me”.
They’re already in way too deep for deals.
Too bad that Cookie Nuland, that horrible old crone Hillary Clinton, Adam Schiff, and all of the rest of those who helped start this mess, can’t be given a rifle and put on the front lines. They hate Russia so much, they should
welcome the opportunity to fight them. How about Lindsey Graham? Here is the chance for that old gay to show
how tough he really is. That goes for all of the rest of Uncle $hmuel’s neocon war mongers.
“the allegedly pro-Russian president, Viktor Yanukovych”… He had just turned down a Trade Agreement with the EU and signed a competing one with Russia. Prior to that there was the lengthy lease extension for Sevastopol.
There was nothing “alleged” about his geopolitical leanings.
True, these were justifiable political decisions and financially beneficial to Ukraine. His mistake was not cracking down early on the Maidan situation and his own intelligence and security forces plotting behind his back.
Follow the money. Bankster, manufacturer of weapons, big pharma, vanguard blackrock Are all making money, as well as big tech..plus politicians, etc…pundits n scientists of all stripes..
Russians are patient, and Pres.Putin especially so, but there is a limit. From the 2014 coup the Russians accepted the illegal new government, but when it introduced new laws against rights of Russian speakers it became clear that the cooperation needed was not to be. Russia already had an agreement with Ukraine for use of Sevastopol and the warmwater port in Crimea, and only “annexed” Crimea when it became apparent that Ukraine would not accept reasonable conditions for its use. This was, according to Putin himself, not planned ahead, but the “annexation” is taken as the beginning of all the disagreement by the USA, UK, NATO, Western media and others. Nobody mentions the Ukie violence, Nazi influence, discrimination, outside interference for the last 8 years. The present government and its predecessors are presented as faultless, democratic free people, a gross misrepresentation.
RT UK today has been showing documentaries today of the shelling of the Donbass over the last years.
Zed wanted a 1 to 1 recently with Pres Putin…..apparently the latter is open to Zed to recieve his unconditional surrender.
Europe created Ukraine for a purpose. After all, they created modern Ukraine in Brest Litovsk in 1917 to dynamit Russia.
The peace-loving Russian people until 2014 remained in brotherhood with the Ukrainian people. Unfortunately, the West once again tried to dynamit Russia, through xenophobic leaders who looked to the West for ways to attack the Russian people. Unfortunately, those who pay are not always those who chose the infamy of allying with the West and attacking a brotherly people.
Ukraine has always been a group of people, the fascist Zionists, who have always been played against Russia.
Don’t think you can make a deal with the United Snakes or its EU and UK yapping poodles either.
Thanks, Andrei, for posting this article. People who dig deeper than ‘Parrot-media’ to find the real news analyses know that the West has been encircling Russia and China for 2 decades and looking for opportunities to engage in wars on two fronts.
Both Russia and China have been patient with all the provocations. They believed in West’s lies about 9-11 and invasion of Iraq and Afghanistan, but didn’t alarm bells began ringing since NATO’s invasion of Libya and Syria in 2011.
Eight years is a long time to be patient about stopping a genocide. President Putin did a fantastic job of justifying his actions to Russian people in that 1 hour history lesson, and for anyone who are still interested in facts in the West.
May be there is a deeper plot by Western satanic and Eastern elites but I know God Almighty’s Plan is greater. In The Majestic Koran God Almighty says, “They plot and I am Planning, and I am The Best of Planners”.
Truth shall prevail in the end. We believers in The Almighty Creator, Allah Mighty and Majestic, know the epic battle between Truth and falsehood will be won by people on the side of Truth…no matter the cost.
Then world political affairs will be set aright by God’s appointed Caliph who will be a righteous Leader after all the dross/rubbish has been removed/cleansed. And then we Muslims await the 2nd coming of Prophet Jesus, peace be upon him and his Noble, Blessed Mother, Mary, Ameen, who will takeover the leadership of the world from Imam Al Mehdi and Rule the world with Divine Justice, God-Willing!
I’m a bit cynical, but is it entirely possible that Biden, Zelensky and Putin all decided that the fascists were a problem and everything else is just noise?
There is a blatant disconnect from narrative because the west WILL NOT show what life is like in Donbass, and if they do… they provide misinformation to the public.
Yesterday, I saw footage stolen from telegram stating Russia attacked a home, and showed a hole in the roof.
The same footage is actually in Donbass that the Ukienazis attacked.
Peace is important, but if those in power do not want to listen to Putin, Lavrov and Zakharova answer to Shoigu.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bwRIXNBcptg/
This video is incredibly sad and I cry listening to Zakharova’s statement. (If you’re in Russia, VPN out to USA/Canada. Youtube is dead)