What has changed is that Russia was forced by USA behavior to act unilateraly in order to secure its own borders and to protect neighboring small states. Eight years of twarting proper negotiations will have a price.
Russia has acted and the only western response includes invading the newly recognised nation states in orde to ever see a russian border.
This whole scene was never a pretext for a real conflict but a convenient platform for posturing. Do we really know anyone's motives.
Russia is bordered by a multitude of nation states almost none of which represent an existential treat to russia. The worst potential treat is China and a war there will be fought on the Chinese plains or perhaps in the russian Boreal forest. The only possible loser in that is China. It would be like invading Canada from the North Pole.
Today the World Changed
Breaking News Feb 21, 4pm US Central time:
Breaking News Feb 21, 4pm US Central time
Today the World Changed
Paul Craig Roberts
I listened to Putin’s address to the Russian people, indeed, to the entire world, following his meeting with the Security Council. He expressed his sadness that negotiating with the West has taught him complete distrust of Washington, and Putin made it clear that Russia would be prepared for the war that Washington is intent to bring to Russia.
Putin said that for 8 years he had tried to bring peace to the Ukraine situation in a way that would keep the breakaway republics as part of Ukraine, but had been frustrated by Washington. Consequently, he has no alternative but to announce Russia’s recognition of the two republics, something he says should have been done years ago. He signed mutual aid treaties with both republics.
Andrei Martyanov provides in Russian and in English translation Moscow’s demand to Ukraine:
Президент подчеркнул, что Москва требует от киевских властей “незамедлительно прекратить боевые действия, <…> в противном случае, вся ответственность за возможное продолжение кровопролития будет целиком и полностью на совести правящего на территории Украины режима”.
Translation: Moscow demands from Kiev to immediately stop all hostilities, otherwise all responsibility for possible continuation of the bloodshed will be fully on the consciousness of the regime ruling in Ukraine.
Russian armed forces have been issued orders to ensure provision of peace on the territory of the Independent Republics.
Of course, this will be described by the presstitutes as a Russian invasion, and the fool in the White House will highlight US impotence by imposing sanctions.
From this time forward, provocations of Russia will become increasingly dangerous.
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