Russia’s Defense Ministry anno8unced on Tuesday that they are planning
to send “more than 10” warplanes to the Crimean Peninsula as part of a “permanent deployment.” Those planes are expected to arrive by the end of the week.
Those deployments come amid growing tension between Russia and Ukraine,
and following a recent maritime incident in the Sea of Azov. Russian
officials are citing concern of an upcoming Ukrainian “armed provocation” in Crimea as part of the decision.
Russian FM Sergey Lavrov was deeply critical of Ukraine, saying they
would “regret” carrying out any planned provocations against Russia. He
added that the “Ukrainian regime has full Nazi and neo-Nazi
characteristics.”
While Ukraine is constantly talking up military confrontations with
Russia, and usually presenting it as the beginning of World War 3, in
practice their military is far smaller than Russia’s, and any such
efforts would be unlikely, as NATO seems not to be committed to joining
Ukraine in such a war.
Lavrov would do much better wihtout throwing out the no lnger relevant ‘Nazi’ card at Ukrainians. One doesn’t need to be a ‘fascist’ to want to control one’s homeland.
What if, as is the case here, the label is accurate?
‘Labels’ only exacerbate problems.
I’m not sure that referring to actual Nazis as Nazis invokes Godwin’s Law, but I kinda doubt it. 😁
As I said above just because people want to control their own lands does not make them ‘nazis’. Labeling them so only creates more problems.
Right. But if they are open admirers of Adolf Hitler who claim to support national socialism and call themSELVES “Nazis,” it’s not “labeling” them to acknowledge that they are what they are.
Some certainly but most simply consider themselves Ukrainian patriots. Labeling the majority ‘nazis’ only creates enemies and does nothing to resolve issues. Quite the contrary.
I’m pretty confident that Lavrov and the rest of the Russians haven’t closed down that special place they have in their hearts reserved for hatred of the Nazis and for that matter anyone who foolishly desires to emulate them in form, word or deed.
Hatred is a part of every war. Doesn’t mean it makes sense to promote it. long after the war is over. In that vein the Poles should never forget the Katyn massacre by Stalin, who himself never forgave the deliberate deaths of Russians in WWI Polish prisoner of war camps.
Joe,
Good point. Hatred seems to breed ill deeds that perpetuate hatred. So, in a way it’s cyclical. Again, good point.
Thanks for posting.
David
Russia sends some military aircraft to Crimea which is part of Russia. Nothingburger. NATO will drama queen it, as usual.
NATO wouldn’t have any time to support Ukraine in a war. Russia would roll over Ukraine in 72 hours. Putin once claimed a week but he was being generous to Ukraine.
Also, no one in NATO outside of the US would have any desire to get involved with Russia. The Pentagon has run something like 14 war games over the last few years pitting Russia against NATO, each time giving NATO the initial advantage, and each time Russia won. The Europeans know this. Without the US direct involvement – i.e., WWIII – NATO can’t beat Russia.
When will Russia finally pick that damned tick Ukraine out of it’s pubic hairs and crush it between its two thumbnails?