Paul
Goble
Staunton, May 2 – Even during the
first Cold War, Igor Eidman says, there was no talk about Sweden and Finland
joining NATO. Now that is very much on the
front burner of discussions, a reflection of the fact that again and again
Moscow is producing exactly the opposite outcomes that it says it wants.
On the Kasparov.ru portal (kasparov.ru/material.php?id=5726525A97B5A),
the Moscow commentator lists just some of the places in which this pattern holds:
·
“The
struggle against the expansion of NATO is leading to new countries becoming
members.”
·
“’The
struggle for peace’ is leading to war.”
·
“’The
defense of the rights of residents of
the Donbas’ is leading to the most difficult problems for them.”
·
“’The
defense of the self-determination of Crimea’ is leading to the actual
liquidation of its autonomous status and to direct rue from Moscow.”
·
“The
struggle with sanctions is leading to the introduction of new sanctions against
its own citizens (for example, on the import of agricultural products).”
·
And
“the striving to impose a union on Ukraine to mortal hostility with it.”
In “the kingdom of distorted mirrors” that
is Vladimir Putin’s Russia today, he suggests, this list can be extended to
many other issues as well, something that should be raising questions for those
who support the Kremlin leader because what he is achieving is exactly the
reverse of what he proclaims are his goals.
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