This Is A Time Of Great Uncertainty: “There Is A Tremendous Amount Of Volatility In Eastern Europe Politically, Economically, and Militarily”
Jeremiah Johnson
February 13th, 2017
SHTFplan.com
There is a tremendous amount of volatility in Eastern Europe politically, economically, and militarily. The volatility translates into tremendous shifts in these areas: nations of Eastern Europe are shifting toward either the American/NATO axis or toward stronger alliances with Russia. Although the election of President Trump has the potential to make a total reset with Russia and promises stronger inroads of cooperation between him and Vladimir Putin, there are still some “sore spots” that may hinder that progress.
One of those “sore spots” is named John McCain, Republican Senator of Arizona. Rather than a renewed spirit of détente between the U.S. and Russia, McCain desires nothing more than to start a war with her. Let us first examine some of the major nations in-between: those caught between the U.S. and Russia, yet forced to pick a side, although all have not completely decided.
A major shakeup occurred Saturday, February 11, 2017, when it was announced that the Commanding General of all Ukrainian armed forces suddenly died of heart failure while on the job. If foul play is found to have been involved, it would be from the Russian side of the fence, as the Obama administration and the U.S. Congress have supported the Kiev governments (U.S.-installed-Yatsenuk-puppet government, followed by “elected” Ukrainian Poroshenko government) for more than five years, now.
As of this moment, a tremendous amount of indecision is leaving Ukraine in a nebulous zone, as we have a U.S. President who clearly wants to repair relations with Russia. This conflicts with the recent (within the last two years) actions of Congress, however, that has repeatedly voted to aid the Kiev government against the separatists of the Donbass and Eastern Ukraine. This is also the year that hard military equipment is supposed to be sent by the U.S. to the Kiev government. It was already approved by Congress and signed off by Obama before he “two-stepped” out of the White House.
This is to include ammunition, munitions, weapons, light and heavy armored vehicles, and other “niceties” …of which Russia has warned that sending any of these items would trigger an immediate war. Bringing McCain into focus, it was his efforts, along with those of Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC), and the State Department’s recently “abdicated” Victoria Nuland that toppled Viktor Yanukovych, unleashed Maidan, and overthrew Ukraine’s government in a coup d’état. Right now, Ukraine is front and center in Eastern Europe with the Kiev government egregiously violating the Minsk Accords for ceasefire. Kiev has done so with artillery barrages and armored incursions into the Donbass that have inflicted civilian casualties and heavy damage to civilian residential areas.
Andrew Korybko of Sputnik News released this piece on February 11th that well characterizes the positions of the U.S. and Russia and the situation:
“…Russia and the US obviously support different sides in the War on Donbass, with Moscow being favorable to the rebels while Washington has provided open military support for Kiev. There are unconfirmed rumors that Trump’s position towards Poroshenko will be different than his predecessor’s, though that still remains to be seen. Even so, some analysts believe that Kiev is trying to “test” Washington by provoking the War on Donbass in order to pressure Trump to align with his predecessor’s policies and blindly throw his weight behind Poroshenko. If he does that, then it might complicate Russian-US efforts to seal a sought-after deal for a New Détente to the New Cold War, which is why some people are fearful that Kiev has laid a trap for the US through its latest aggression against Donbass.”
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