Posted on Mar 2, 2022
Newsday - Ukraine crisis: Putin 'rebuilding the former Soviet Union as a new Russia' - BBC Sounds...
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Nato's western military alliance has responded to the Russian-backed invasion of Ukraine by increasing troop numbers on Ukraine's border but it seems there is no political will to send those troops into Ukraine to fight.
Ukraine is not a member of Nato, although it wanted to be, and the issue of Nato expansion eastwards was one of the reasons President Putin gave for being unhappy with what he saw as Western interference in Russia's sphere of influence.
Kurt Volker, a former US ambassador to Nato, says Putin is rebuilding the former Soviet Union and that Nato should be helping countries not in Nato such as Georgia, Ukraine and Moldova. He says that Putin's assault on Ukraine is proof that he doesn't want the Western order of world security, and that he is assuming the right to dominate countries in the region. He says that as individuals, we should be concerned for the fate of Ukrainians, but as states, see this as a threat to society and democratic values.
"He's basically rejecting the European security order that's been in place for 50, 70 years."
Ukraine is not a member of Nato, although it wanted to be, and the issue of Nato expansion eastwards was one of the reasons President Putin gave for being unhappy with what he saw as Western interference in Russia's sphere of influence.
Kurt Volker, a former US ambassador to Nato, says Putin is rebuilding the former Soviet Union and that Nato should be helping countries not in Nato such as Georgia, Ukraine and Moldova. He says that Putin's assault on Ukraine is proof that he doesn't want the Western order of world security, and that he is assuming the right to dominate countries in the region. He says that as individuals, we should be concerned for the fate of Ukrainians, but as states, see this as a threat to society and democratic values.
"He's basically rejecting the European security order that's been in place for 50, 70 years."
Newsday - Ukraine crisis: Putin 'rebuilding the former Soviet Union as a new Russia' - BBC Sounds...
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Putin and 4 or 5 other countries seem to be the only ones who think recreating the Soviet Union would be a good idea.
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Putin's aggressive nationalism is nothing new - for him Ukraine was a logical continuation of Georgia and Crimea.
Despite NATO lacking the backbone to confront Putin many contingency plans have been put in place to hold the line if and when Russia invaded.
The CIA has been prepping and training Ukrainian special operations forces and other intelligence personnel here in the US since 2014 when Russia took Crimea. This "stay behind" program is nothing new and was devised to help support and defend non NATO countries. This plan goes back to the 40's and 50's (Detachment A) and included just about every Western European country. While its not boots on the ground via a regular standing army it is working. This may or may not be a multi national effort.
https://www.rand.org/blog/2021/12/expect-shock-and-awe-if-russia-invades-ukraine.html
https://www.audacy.com/connectingvets/news/what-is-the-cias-covert-stay-behinds-in-ukraine
https://time.com/6153197/ukraine-russia-turkish-drones-bayraktar/
Despite NATO lacking the backbone to confront Putin many contingency plans have been put in place to hold the line if and when Russia invaded.
The CIA has been prepping and training Ukrainian special operations forces and other intelligence personnel here in the US since 2014 when Russia took Crimea. This "stay behind" program is nothing new and was devised to help support and defend non NATO countries. This plan goes back to the 40's and 50's (Detachment A) and included just about every Western European country. While its not boots on the ground via a regular standing army it is working. This may or may not be a multi national effort.
https://www.rand.org/blog/2021/12/expect-shock-and-awe-if-russia-invades-ukraine.html
https://www.audacy.com/connectingvets/news/what-is-the-cias-covert-stay-behinds-in-ukraine
https://time.com/6153197/ukraine-russia-turkish-drones-bayraktar/
The United States and NATO worry that Russia may be planning an invasion of Ukraine. A renewed crisis could spur the United States and its NATO allies to go beyond, perhaps well beyond, their responses to Russia's 2014 assault.
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