There is no evidence for Russian troops "annexing" Crimea. According to Jacques Baud, a Swiss intelligence analyst working with the Ukrainian army on behalf of Nato in 2014, 20,000 of the 22,000 troops of the Ukrainian territorial army based in Crimea joined the separatist movement to police the territory in the period up to the referendum. They removed the insignia from their uniforms, which led to Western claims that Russian troops (the "little green men") had occupied Crimea. In reality, they were Ukrainian troops who had changed sides. The remaining 2,000 Ukrainian troops were allowed to return to Ukraine without their weapons. 20,000 troops are more than enough to police a territory the size of Crimea. There was no need for additional Russian troops.
ER I’d love to see this get a wide audience and help accelerate pushback against The Narrative. I’d share with my Twitter followers but I’m reasonably certain all 3 are bots.
despite my critical comment, I still appreciate your blog deeply, and agree with others that this issue puts all the history on the table in an accessible manner. Dont stop. Also glad to see you follow the Duran, and Mercouris. Hope you check in with Naked Capitalism which has been a long-time supporter of the dissident view and shows thru its comments stream the wide and deep support for the anti- neocon project, and its desperate US attempt to turn the tide of history in its favour again using force, and finance - the favoured American strategy.
Very hard to accurately put all this together in one coherent article… well done, well said, and should be required reading by everyone in the west. Nuland proves the USA has not a single diplomat… only a war party mentality. It sees no (and seeks no) peaceful solution — just destruction of perceived (and wholly manufactured enemies). What has Russia done to America? Nothing… what has America done to Russia? Sought to destroy it; economically, reputationaly, and militarily. And what benefit does average American receive? Extreme risk. A few in the military assets arena make absurd profits from this; but at huge costs to the rest of us.
Hey Biden; hire an actual diplomat or two (if there are any left to hire) — before we are all wiped out by your madness!
It would seem that the dispossessed of the US found a voice in "Rich Men North of Richmond"; people understand that their views don't matter to the rich and powerful. Yet the neocon-neoliberal orthodoxy presses onwards with failure. Out of all these events it's clear that the Russian Federation is better led and that the SMO is broadly supported. In Russia they have, Я РУССКИЙ.
glad to see the correction here to the incorrect meme that "Russia annexed Crimea" ahead of Crimeans voting to rejoin Russia. It was a fair and democratic vote. Depressing to see this misinformation in an article broadly correct in its fact-base and timelines. Lets hope "Bucha" is not presented as an example of "Russian atrocities" at a later date.
"The death of 70 protesters triggered an avalanche of international outrage that made President Viktor Yanukovych’s downfall a fait accompli. Yet today these killings remain unsolved."
The killings have been solved. The official judgement has been thwarted, censored and suppressed. That's a little different.
First I must commend you on writing an excellent blog. I would like to point out that the videos didn't play, when I click on the picture only the picture pops out and expands. I'm using Firefox browser. It would be awesome if you can post other links to these videos. Regards and best wishes from India.
Excellent commentary. Personally, I think public hanging of the neocon club would be too kind. Perhaps staking them out over red ant beds would be more proper.
"Russia annexed Crimea on March 18, 2014"
There is no evidence for Russian troops "annexing" Crimea. According to Jacques Baud, a Swiss intelligence analyst working with the Ukrainian army on behalf of Nato in 2014, 20,000 of the 22,000 troops of the Ukrainian territorial army based in Crimea joined the separatist movement to police the territory in the period up to the referendum. They removed the insignia from their uniforms, which led to Western claims that Russian troops (the "little green men") had occupied Crimea. In reality, they were Ukrainian troops who had changed sides. The remaining 2,000 Ukrainian troops were allowed to return to Ukraine without their weapons. 20,000 troops are more than enough to police a territory the size of Crimea. There was no need for additional Russian troops.
Thanks for putting the pieces together so we can see through the curtain...
He is a well respected commentator on all things Ukraine, let me see if I can find the reference.
How do we get rid of these warmongers for good? asking for a friend.
ER I’d love to see this get a wide audience and help accelerate pushback against The Narrative. I’d share with my Twitter followers but I’m reasonably certain all 3 are bots.
despite my critical comment, I still appreciate your blog deeply, and agree with others that this issue puts all the history on the table in an accessible manner. Dont stop. Also glad to see you follow the Duran, and Mercouris. Hope you check in with Naked Capitalism which has been a long-time supporter of the dissident view and shows thru its comments stream the wide and deep support for the anti- neocon project, and its desperate US attempt to turn the tide of history in its favour again using force, and finance - the favoured American strategy.
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Very hard to accurately put all this together in one coherent article… well done, well said, and should be required reading by everyone in the west. Nuland proves the USA has not a single diplomat… only a war party mentality. It sees no (and seeks no) peaceful solution — just destruction of perceived (and wholly manufactured enemies). What has Russia done to America? Nothing… what has America done to Russia? Sought to destroy it; economically, reputationaly, and militarily. And what benefit does average American receive? Extreme risk. A few in the military assets arena make absurd profits from this; but at huge costs to the rest of us.
Hey Biden; hire an actual diplomat or two (if there are any left to hire) — before we are all wiped out by your madness!
It would seem that the dispossessed of the US found a voice in "Rich Men North of Richmond"; people understand that their views don't matter to the rich and powerful. Yet the neocon-neoliberal orthodoxy presses onwards with failure. Out of all these events it's clear that the Russian Federation is better led and that the SMO is broadly supported. In Russia they have, Я РУССКИЙ.
Most people don't know that cows are often more dangerous than bulls. Putin must have grown up near a farm.
glad to see the correction here to the incorrect meme that "Russia annexed Crimea" ahead of Crimeans voting to rejoin Russia. It was a fair and democratic vote. Depressing to see this misinformation in an article broadly correct in its fact-base and timelines. Lets hope "Bucha" is not presented as an example of "Russian atrocities" at a later date.
Nuland the evil crypto jewish epiphany of hell does a great job of killing Russians and destroying the EU(the EU deserves this by the way)
But she won't live as long as the satanic monster Albright
I have a feeling that her days are numbered
"The death of 70 protesters triggered an avalanche of international outrage that made President Viktor Yanukovych’s downfall a fait accompli. Yet today these killings remain unsolved."
The killings have been solved. The official judgement has been thwarted, censored and suppressed. That's a little different.
James,
First I must commend you on writing an excellent blog. I would like to point out that the videos didn't play, when I click on the picture only the picture pops out and expands. I'm using Firefox browser. It would be awesome if you can post other links to these videos. Regards and best wishes from India.
I’ll save this for when I have more time to digest it.
Excellent commentary. Personally, I think public hanging of the neocon club would be too kind. Perhaps staking them out over red ant beds would be more proper.
Respect all those analysts, for sure.