Bad Vlad threatens Ukie sovereignty again

The Globe and Mail’s Chief Internet Correspondent offers up a scary headline on the front page today; “Ukrainian Border Troops Wait For Putin’s Big Push.” Yup, it’s all about the Russian troop buildup you’ve been reading about for the last couple weeks. Here are a few salient background points missing from MacKinnon’s narrative.

- On 24.03.21 it was reported that Zelensky signed a strategy paper confirming that the retaking of Crimea, by force if necessary, remains a priority for the government of Ukraine.

- On 02.04.21 US President Biden called Zelensky to offer America’s “unwavering support.”

- On 06.04.21 NATO boss Jens Stoltenberg assured Zelensky of NATO’s unconditional support.

Given the sordid history of US interference in the countries of the former Soviet Union, and especially Ukraine, the Russian leadership prudently sent a signal to the effect that any pending hanky-panky would be painfully counterproductive for the Ukrainian side, and who can blame them? Although you’d never know it from MacKinnon’s article, by 09.04.21 Zelensky had got the message loud and clear. Here is a quote from General Ruslan Khomchak, the same guy quoted by MacKinnon, five days before the Globe story appeared, and a mere two weeks after Zelensky had triggered the “crisis;”

Liberation of Donbass by force will lead to mass deaths of  civilians and servicemen, and this is unacceptable for Kiev.

By the 9th, the Ukrainians had smelt the coffee, and were effectively standing down. Nevertheless, this did not prevent the G7 nations, including Canada, releasing a joint statement declaring their “unwavering support for Ukraine” on the 12th! 

America and her flunky states, and their captive media, salivate at the prospect of fighting the Russians… right down to the last Ukrainian.