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2021-12-10 Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia
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Ukraine eagerly catches echoes of Putin's negotiations with Biden
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Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
by Aleksandr Kots
[KP] “No, such plans are not being considered. What is not, that is not," said Biden on Thursday when asked if the US is ready to send troops to Ukraine to defend against Russia.
Kiev, of course, eagerly listens for any signals from Washington. After all, the American president decided to pause and inform Vladimir Zelensky about the results of the negotiations only two days later. And with these signals the devil himself will break his leg.
On the one hand, it is full of joy. European countries, one after another, refuse to fight for independence. On Thursday, the head of the Ministry of Defense of Lithuania Arvydas Anushauskas said bluntly: "Without a doubt, Ukraine understands that the protection of sovereignty is a matter for the country itself. And help from other countries is also needed, but it can be of very different forms."
News trickles into the press from Washington, one sadder than the other. "Senior State Department officials told Ukraine that its NATO membership is unlikely to be approved in the next decade," some sources say.
"Administration officials suggested that the United States would put pressure on Ukraine to officially cede part of its autonomy to the lands in the east," others say. The task of US President Joe Biden is to "induce Kiev to accept to some extent the real state of affairs in eastern Ukraine, while not creating the impression that it is inferior to President Putin."
Former US ambassador to Nezalezhnaya Stephen Pifer specified that it could be about giving Donbass control over healthcare, police and schools.
But on the other hand, there is an unconditional preponderance. Deputy Secretary of State Victoria Nuland, on behalf of the United States, fears that Vladimir Putin intends to make history by recreating the Soviet Union.
Former US Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense Jan Brzezinski offers a “warning strike” on Moscow: “We may delay certain payments for gas and oil. Or disconnect Russia from SWIFT for a few days."
Next came Republican Senator Roger Wicker, who urged not to rule out a preemptive nuclear strike against our country so as not to lose "free democratic Ukraine." (which in itself sounds like a joke).
But here it is again zrada. And the Russian chief of the General Staff threatens to suppress military adventures in the Donbass.
And the new head of the German Foreign Ministry, Annalena Berbock, who usually does not strongly favor Russia, echoes Moscow: "The main goal of the European Union is to search for opportunities to contribute to a diplomatic solution to the conflict. The Minsk agreements play a decisive role. The absolute goal is to avoid military escalation." And how can you figure out who won?
But in no way, because no one won. Negotiations at this level are not held for the sake of someone losing. Obviously, there are some shifts in the position of Russia and the United States in relation to Ukraine and the role of NATO in its fate.
Some processes love silence. And it makes no sense to judge the whole picture by individual signals or speeches for the press (which are often just personal fabrications). She can only be seen after a while.
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