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[[Russell Bentley]] predicted that US president [[Joe Biden]] was seeking to reignite a dirty war in Ukraine with his support for the Nazi fanatics.<ref>{{News citation|journalist=[[Russell Bentley]]|date=2021-10-12|title=Is Biden Looking to Reignite a Dirty War in Ukraine? Recent Visit by U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin Raises Concerns|url=https://covertactionmagazine.com/2021/11/12/is-biden-looking-to-reignite-a-dirty-war-in-ukraine-recent-visit-by-u-s-defense-secretary-lloyd-austin-raises-concerns/|newspaper=[[CovertAction Magazine]]}}</ref> | [[Russell Bentley]] predicted that US president [[Joe Biden]] was seeking to reignite a dirty war in Ukraine with his support for the Nazi fanatics.<ref>{{News citation|journalist=[[Russell Bentley]]|date=2021-10-12|title=Is Biden Looking to Reignite a Dirty War in Ukraine? Recent Visit by U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin Raises Concerns|url=https://covertactionmagazine.com/2021/11/12/is-biden-looking-to-reignite-a-dirty-war-in-ukraine-recent-visit-by-u-s-defense-secretary-lloyd-austin-raises-concerns/|newspaper=[[CovertAction Magazine]]}}</ref> | ||
Islamist militants from the terrorist group Hyatt Tahrir al-Sham are joining alongside the neo-Nazi fighters in Ukraine to fight against Russia.<ref>{{News citation|date=2022-03-08|title=450 Arab and foreign extremists from Idlib arrive in Ukraine|url=https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/450-arab-and-foreign-extremists-from-idlib-arrive-in-ukraine}}</ref> This is reminiscent of the original task of the CIA-backed Islamist militants who were tasked with fighting against the USSR during [[Operation Cyclone]]. | |||
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Revision as of 19:50, 10 March 2022
The 2022 Russo-Ukranian conflict is an on-going conflict between the Russian Federation and Ukraine, which began with Russian military operations in 24 February 2022.[1]
In 2014, the US installed a pro-Western coup government[2] which resulted in the rise of neo-nazism.[3] (so much so that the Ukrainian army includes a neo-nazi battalion, the Azov Battalion) This right-wing pro-West government maintained hostilities towards ethnic Russians in the Donbass region of Ukraine.[4] These hostilities led to the separatist movements to establish the Luhansk People's Republic and the Donetsk People's Republic.
Timeline
Background
In 1990, on a meeting between United States secretary of state James Baker and Mikhail Gorbachev, the US official guaranteed that "not an inch of NATO’s present military jurisdiction will spread in an eastern direction."[5]
While Russia was distracted with the Sochi Olympics, the US supported the Maidan coup which overthrew recently re-elected Victor Yanukovych. In response to this coup, Crimeans voted overwhelmingly in favor of seceding from Ukraine and joining into the Russian Federation.[6]
Additionally, Donetsk and Luhansk seceded too. These breakaway republics had been locked in war with the Ukrainian army, which included outright nazi regiments like the Azov battalion.
Russell Bentley predicted that US president Joe Biden was seeking to reignite a dirty war in Ukraine with his support for the Nazi fanatics.[7]
Islamist militants from the terrorist group Hyatt Tahrir al-Sham are joining alongside the neo-Nazi fighters in Ukraine to fight against Russia.[8] This is reminiscent of the original task of the CIA-backed Islamist militants who were tasked with fighting against the USSR during Operation Cyclone.
Crisis
Tensions rose sharply in 2021 when the Brussels summit of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) reiterated that Ukraine would become aligned with NATO,[9] sparking outrage from Russian officials who considered the expansion of NATO a threat of their national security.[10] Russia began to build up troops closer to their borders, demanding that NATO stop its expansion towards Russia.[11]
The bourgeois media of the United States has been hypocritically feigning support for the citizens of Ukraine while completely disregarding the humanity of those who suffer under their own heinous wars.[12][13]
Former UN inspector Scott Ritter has said that NATO is too weak to face Russia.[14]
Germany violated its recent pattern of neutrality by sending weapons to Ukraine.[15]
During diplomatic talks, Ukraine and Russia have agreed upon humanitarian corridors to allow displaced persons to flee war zones safely.[16]
Reactions
All major imperialist countries, such as United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Japan, and most European Union countries sanctioned since Russia began their military operations on February 24,[17] and as a result, it became the most sanctioned economy in the world.[18] In March 7th, twenty Russian capitalists were also sanctioned by Japan.[19] The Russian government compiled a list of countries who have taken hostile actions against the country.[20]
The Communist Party of the Russian Federation has expressed support for Putin's aims to denazify and demilitarize Ukraine, while also calling for the strengthening of local self-government.[21]
The Party for Socialism and Liberation in the United States has made a statement describing how the intervention was the result of NATO provocations against Russia.[22]
Censorship
In response to the crisis, Western governments and corporations have been actively censoring voices that promote alternative narratives, notably those emerging from Russia or Russia-aligned states. Reddit has banned links to Russian media.[23]
References
- ↑ "Russia invades Ukraine: Political, military leaders' reactions" (2022-02-24). Reuters. Retrieved 2022-03-10.
- ↑ "How and Why the US Government Perpetrated the 2014 Coup in Ukraine".
- ↑ "Commentary: Ukraine’s neo-Nazi problem" (2018-03-19).
- ↑ "Ethnic Russians in eastern Ukraine say attacked by govt. forces" (2022-02-17).
- ↑ Svetlana Savranskaya & Tom Blanton (2017-12-12). "NATO expansion: what Gorbachev heard" National Security Archive.
- ↑ "Crimeans vote overwhelmingly to secede from Ukraine, join Russia".
- ↑ Russell Bentley (2021-10-12). "Is Biden Looking to Reignite a Dirty War in Ukraine? Recent Visit by U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin Raises Concerns" CovertAction Magazine.
- ↑ "450 Arab and foreign extremists from Idlib arrive in Ukraine" (2022-03-08).
- ↑ “We reiterate the decision made at the 2008 Bucharest Summit that Ukraine will become a member of the Alliance with the Membership Action Plan (MAP) as an integral part of the process; we reaffirm all elements of that decision, as well as subsequent decisions, including that each partner will be judged on its own merits.”
"Brussels Summit Communiqué" (2021-04-14). NATO. - ↑ “"After the collapse of the USSR, the security situation in Europe deteriorated sharply. Five ‘waves’ of NATO expansion have brought the Alliance States forces closer to our borders," [the Russian ambassador to the United States Anatoly Antonov] stated.
"NATO is constantly building up its offensive potential, demonstrating military force along the perimeter of the Russian territory. [...]”
"NATO expansion one of main threats to Russia’s national security - ambassador" (2022-01-16). Russian News Agency TASS. Retrieved 2022-01-24. - ↑ "West promised not to expand NATO" (2022-02-18). RT.
- ↑ Richard Medhurst. "Hypocrisy of the West Is Unbelievable" | Richard Medhurst on Ukraine"
- ↑ Daniel McAdams (2022-02-25). "Washington's Crocodile Tears Over Ukraine's Destruction" Ron Paul Institute.
- ↑ Richard Medhurst (2022-02-24). "NATO Too Weak to Face Russia: Scott Ritter on Russian Offensive"
- ↑ Richard Medhurst (2022-03-02). "Germany Sends Weapons to Ukraine, Breaks with Neutrality" Rokfin.
- ↑ "Ukraine says talks with Russia agreed on humanitarian corridors". Reuters.
- ↑ Al Jazeera Staff (2022-03-03). "List of sanctions against Russia after it invaded Ukraine" Al Jazeera. Retrieved 2022-03-08.
- ↑ Nick Wadhams (2022-03-07). "Russia is now the world's most-sanctioned nation" Retrieved 2022-03-09.
- ↑ "Japan sanctions 20 more Russian businessmen, officials — MFA" (2022-03-07). Russian News Agency TASS. Retrieved 2022-03-10.
- ↑ "Russian government approves list of unfriendly countries and territories" (2022-03-07). Russian News Agency TASS.
- ↑ "The Response to External Pressure Must Be a Radical Change of International Policy" (2022-03-02).
- ↑ Party for Socialism and Liberation (2022-02-24). "PSL Statement on Russia’s Military Intervention in Ukraine" Liberation News.
- ↑ Todd Spangler (2022-03-03). "Reddit Bans Links to Russian State Media Across Entire Site" Variety.