When the seriousness of the situation, it’s really funny: Putin issued an ultimatum to the US demanding the removal of troops from Europe, ending the “policy of confrontation” as well as the abolition of the “Magnitsky act”, the lifting of sanctions, and even damages from sanctions, including from the counter-sanctions against the West, Russia itself. Ie no matter how many brave Russian Anika warriors, no matter how much giggling over sanctions, representing joy about the supposedly convenient excuse to get up finally from his knees (without sanctions, Russia turns out to be, just didn’t know to do this), and catastrophe already in the person’s breathing. In the Kremlin it more than clear feel. Russia itself is still nichrome not understand, the Russians continue to refuse to include brains, stupidly not believing the results of the investigation of the death of MH17, and is still considering that all of Russia’s problems organized by the United States. Here everything was in order, the joint business has been mutually beneficial, etc. And then suddenly R-times, and ceased to please Russia Pindos :-). Well, okay.
And with the “Magnitsky act” is really interesting. Let me remind you that once in a Russian prison was tortured to death lawyer, revealed the enormous extent of the misappropriation, corruption schemes, which involved many members of all branches of power in Russia, the United States adopted a law banning the entry of a number of persons involved in the death of Magnitsky. But at the same time and the blocking of several dollar accounts relating to the schemes. And the very fact that Putin mentions the condition of the repeal of this law before the lifting of sanctions and reparations from them, clearly suggests that he personally is involved in this major theft. And that the law hurt him. And that his personal losses for him, more important than the loss of Russia.
I now wonder: and even one step further thought to the Kremlin “strategists” further actions? They seriously relied on the surrender of the United States? After all, the ultimatum looks like this:
“All right, damn it. You got me. Now I’m not going to do their half of the Treaty on utilization of plutonium, if you don’t give up. And unconditionally and the payment of indemnity. And how will litter the whole of Russia its plutonium, which I don’t know what to do, so much so that you even in his overseas Pindos feel.”
Putin actually went to the roof? Or is it just a conscious cutting off ways back, and made so that the Russians sincerely believed in the responsibility for what happens solely American side? What will happen to the country who have chosen self-isolation and conflict with the world?
Intermeddle in the Syrian fraud, Putin wanted to prove to the world its materiality, to prove to everyone and especially to himself that he’s still an influential player on the world stage. And at first it worked: he and I discussed and agreed. But he never was able to understand the main thing: negotiate and discuss only with those who keep his word. Putin also many times proved its physiological inability to do without the meanness that even the most patient exploded. He, of course, will still be something to say, something to say, but for civilized countries Putin simply ceased to exist as a subject of negotiations. Formal relations have not yet break, but the tone of the conversation with the Kremlin has changed radically. And tightly coiled spiral began to straighten up…
Today, the Kremlin made a statement, which can already be perceived as the announcement quickly approaching an armed confrontation between Russia and USA on Syria. And the preservation of the Assad regime to the Kremlin above all else, more important than the security of Russia itself. Ie is a very real war is on the doorstep. Whether consciously Putin is doing, or he had been crazy, surrounded by idiots-hawks, this is irrelevant. This approaching war with thousands of dead soldiers and officers, in which victory, even in delusional dreams of the Kremlin celestials Russia does not Shine, Russia is obliged to accept as payment for their voluntary polluted aggressive Putinism. And thousands of dead is only in the case if you do not come to polnomasshabnoy war. I.e. only if in Russia there are sensible, who organize a day for “Swan lake” on all channels…
As for Ukraine, then it is just at hand. Let me remind you that Putin climbed into the Syrian adventure, with one of the main goals of a distraction from the Donbas and Crimea. To divert for a while and actually did it. However, if an undeclared war against Ukraine was little understood by Western people, the slaughter in Syria, the terrible bombing of Aleppo, wounded and dead children under the rubble – all this on television. And feelings evoked are appropriate. And the attitude towards Russia began to change rapidly. Therefore, we can safely say: a brilliant political maneuver by Putin to divert attention from the Ukraine failed. And now Russia will be judged first and foremost for Syria. While the aggression against Ukraine will be only the second point for the Hague. But we are not greedy.
By the way, there is a Ukrainian joke: an Astrologer predicted Putin that he would die the day of national Ukrainian holiday. Putin asks: what day is it? He says, And it doesn’t matter. When you die, then there will be the occasion.
A holiday is getting closer and closer. Putin himself about his approach to care.
