Russia and Ukraine: March Towards War
Is the United States pressuring Ukraine into a very aggressive stance with Russia? What good can come of conflict there? Russia would overrun Ukraine in a few days if they go to war; so perhaps the goal is just to have a thorn in Russia's side? Such foolishness only weakens America's attempts to improve relations with Russia - an ally in both world wars so far, and if Nostradamus is correct, again an ally of the West in WWIII, when Russia can be expected to come to the defense of Europe. (He specifically says Ukraine will be involved, mentioning the Dnieper River area.) If China is the strongest nation in Eurasia, and at odds with the US in the Pacific for dominance... If the Islamic world is the most determined to risk an all out war against the Christian West - why should America help Ukraine harass Russia?
From zerohedge.com:
Azov Sea Flashpoint: Russia, Ukraine Teetering On The Brink Of War
"Russia and Ukraine enjoy free use of the Sea of Azov under the 2003 “Agreement between the Russian Federation and the Ukraine on cooperation in the use of the sea of Azov and the strait of Kerch.” The document is in place but it does not specify any precise border. The parties agree that the Sea of Azov and the Strait of Kerch are the internal waters of both Ukraine and Russia.
Talks have dragged on for a long time but have failed to produce a solution. Ukraine does not want to recognize Russia’s rights, which are based on the fact that Crimea has joined the Russian Federation. Moreover, Ukrainian authorities insist on their right to detain any ship traveling to or from Crimea without Kiev’s permission.
Ukraine is calling for the imposition of international sanctions against Russian Black Sea ports, due to what it calls the “blockade” of the Sea of Azov. It has already imposed punitive measures unilaterally. Tensions have heightened since March, when ships were detained and searched. On March 24, Ukrainian border guards stopped the Russian-flagged, Crimean-registered Nord fishing vessel in the Sea of Azov. The ship was hijacked. The crew members reported being interrogated and abused by Ukrainian authorities who held them accountable under domestic laws, not recognizing the crew as Russian citizens. The detained sailors were finally set free to return to Crimea without passports. Ukraine violated a number of international agreements and this marked the beginning of a campaign of provocative actions that has been waged ever since. Last month, the Russian Mekhanik Pogodin tanker was detained in the Ukrainian port of Kherson. Russia compared the move to the activities of Somali pirates.
The US is taking sides in order to ratchet up the tensions. The State Department has taken a deliberately provocative stance, urging Ukraine toward confrontation. Without bothering to study the details, it simply puts the blame on Russia as usual for anything that goes wrong. Washington is goading Ukraine into seeking a military solution, including such unrealistic but dangerous ideas as using the warships of NATO’s standing force to protect its shipping lanes, mining the Azov Sea, or using fast-moving attack vessels to encircle a large Russian naval asset from all directions like a wolf pack. This tactic was invented by German Admiral Karl Dönitz during WWII, when “wolf packs” of U-boats were used to attack capital ships. The very fact that such ideas have been generated and are floating around shows how unwise it is to abet Ukraine by throwing unconditional support behind it.
Stephen Blank of the American Foreign Policy Council, a leading US expert on Russia, believes that the US administration “should send anti-ship missiles available from or through the US-AGM-84 Harpoon Block II, AGM-158C LRASM A, and the Norwegian Naval Strike Missile” as well as “a viable launch platform and a targeting system, particularly a radar.” The author thinks this should be done right now, without delay. His article was published on Sept. 7 by the Atlantic Council, the prestigious think tank that advises the State Department and enjoys great influence among those who shape US foreign policy. In another article, Mr. Blanc calls for supplying Ukraine with platforms — older ships that have been decommissioned or are about to retire. Last month, Mykola Bielieskov, the Deputy Executive Director at the Institute of World Policy, called for fast-track shipments to Ukraine of the Harpoon Block II ER+ anti-ship missile, enabling it to attack Russian vessels. The idea of providing Ukraine with Island-class coast guard ships is under consideration by the US government. On Sept. 1, Kurt Volker, US Special Representative for Ukraine Negotiations, stated that the US administration “is ready to expand arms supplies to Ukraine in order to build up the country’s naval and air defense forces.”
If geopolitics were simple, this would make no sense. Something hidden is going on (as always) that justifies/explains this pressure on Russia. Nostradamus' description of WWIII involves economic collapse followed by the Islamic Invasion of Europe within a few years - and specifically says Ukraine will be involved, mentioning the Dnieper River area by its Latin name - Boristhenes - area in a way that suggests Russian liberation of Ukraine from Islamic invasion. If my interpretation (and that of many others) is correct, then Nostradamus' 27 years of increasing conflict between Islam and Christianity culminate in WWIII - which ENDS no later than 2028. (2001-2028) What will accelerate events into all-out world war within a few years?