OBAMA DRIVING UKRAINE CRISIS TO WAR WITH RUSSIA.
US President Barack Obama is
turning the ongoing crisis in Ukraine into a war with Russia, an analyst writes
in a column for the Press TV website as tensions pick up between Washington and
Moscow.
“Whether intentionally or stupidly, Washington’s
propagandistic lies are driving the [Ukraine] crisis to war,” Paul Craig
Roberts wrote.
He added that the Obama administration has “recklessly escalated” the crisis in Ukraine “into a crisis with Russia,” noting that the Ukrainian crisis started following a US-backed coup against an “elected democratic government” in Kiev.
Roberts said Washington has been encouraging its own “stooges” in Kiev to “use violence” against Russian-speaking Ukrainians.
The analyst said the US is driving the Ukrainian crisis toward a war due to its failure to “evict Russia from its Black Sea naval base.”
“The US government’s fallback plan is to sacrifice
Ukraine to a Russian invasion so that Washington can demonize Russia and force
a large increase in NATO military spending and deployments,” wrote Roberts.
He said the European governments have been helping the US to push ahead with its warmongering plans.
“Without the cover provided by Europe and the
ignorant media, Washington would not be able to drive the world to war,” the
analyst wrote.
Tensions between Moscow and the West mounted after Crimea separated from Ukraine and requested to join Russia after a referendum on March 16, in which nearly 97 percent of the participants voted for rejoining Russia. Russia subsequently accepted Crimea’s request.
On Monday, US President Barack Obama once again blamed Russia for the escalating tension in Ukraine and said Washington will impose new sanctions on Moscow.
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‘US PUSHING WORLD TO NEW COLD WAR’. April 24, 2014. VIDEO INTERVIEW. A political analyst says the United States
is pushing the world toward "a new Cold War" over the crisis in
Ukraine, warning that this would create “a very dangerous situation,” Press TV
reports. “The US is non-stop issuing
ultimatums [to Russia], and really talking about imposing a new Cold War, a
very dangerous situation,” Sara Flounders, the co-director of International
Action Center activist group, said in an interview. [..] Pointing to the
statement following the recent four-party talks in Geneva among Russia, the US,
European Union and Ukraine on the turmoil in the Eastern European country, she
said the new government in Kiev must be asked to leave the offices it has taken
over through a “coup.” [..] On April 17, Kiev’s interim government together
with the United States, Russia and the European Union reached an agreement in
the Swiss city of Geneva, calling for all sides to "de-escalate" the
ongoing crisis in eastern Ukraine, where anti-Kiev protesters have seized
buildings in several towns and cities.[..] However, hours after the signing of
the accord, US President Barack Obama warned that Washington is prepared to
take further action against Russia in case of a possible failure in the deal.
[..] “The commentator emphasized that the “discredited” interim government of
Ukraine has assumed office “on the basis of a coup against the elected
government and it was organized by fascists” with almost no backing among the
Ukrainians while being strongly supported by the US.” [..] Only two days after
“the fascists” seized power and buildings in Ukraine, the US recognized the
Ukrainian acting Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk, who held a meeting with
President Barack Obama at the White House on March 12, she noted.[..] “So, this
is a weak government, desperate, and the only thing they have to offer the
people of Ukraine is horrendous austerity, cutbacks, [and] price raises,
because this is all about both the US and the European Union, paying the loans,
[and] paying the interests on the loans. They have no interest in the people of
Ukraine,” Flounders pointed out.[..] Tensions between the Western powers and
Moscow heightened after Crimea declared independence from Ukraine and formally
became part of the Russian Federation following a referendum on March 16, in
which nearly 97 percent of voters in Crimea said yes to reunion with Russia. www.presstv.com/detail/2014/04/21/359500/us-pushing-world-to-new-cold-war/
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US
Unveils New Sanctions Against 7 Russians, 17 Companies. Submitted by
Tyler Durden on 04/28/2014. U.S.
sanctions, to be announced today, will target Russian individuals and companies
involved in financial, energy, infrastructure sectors, congressional official
familiar with White House plan tells Bloomberg’s Jonathan Allen. *U.S. SAID TO SANCTION 7 RUSSIANS, 17
COMPANIES IN NEW ACTIONS. As we already noted it appears Rosneft and Gazprom
(and Gazprombank) will be among the companies but the one to watch is for a
direct sanction against Vladimir Putin himself. Full list to follow... and then
the blowback.
CEO
Of Russia's Largest Oil Company, Rosneft, On US Sanctions List. Submitted by Tyler Durden on 04/28/2014.
Yesterday we reported that among today's expanded sanctioned individuals
would be the heads of Rosneft and Gazprom. Moments ago, we got confirmation
that at least one of those two will indeed be "sanctioned" - that someone
is Igor Sechin, head of Rosneft which also happens to be Russia's largest oil
extractor and refiner: U.S. SANCTIONS LIST INCLUDES OAO ROSNEFT'S CEO SECHIN. However,
it appears we were only half right - Gazprom CEO Alexey Miller appears to have
been spared for now. And now, as usual, the ball is in Putin's court.
Russia
Voices "Disgust" At New US Sanctions, Warns "Won't Go
Unanswered". Submitted by Tyler
Durden on 04/28/2014. Russia's Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei
Ryabkov as come out swinging after US issued a new round of sanctions against
citizens and companies of the nation: RUSSIA WON'T LET SANCTIONS GO UNANSWERED:
INTERFAX. As we await the European Union's reaction (which the US has said is
imminent... hopefully) it is the blowback from Russia that is most importance -
despite constant protestation by talking-heads on mainstream media channels
that any sanctions on Russia will have no impact on US business...
Russian
Relief Rally As US Sanctions List "Better Than Expected". Submitted by Tyler
Durden on 04/28/2014. While Jay Carney and the White House continue
to press their "sell" recommendation on Russian assets, it appears
the market is buying the news (after selling the rumor). Russian stocks are
ripping higher on "better than expected" sanctions and the Ruble is
strengthening notably... So given that the market is signaling these sanctions
are clearly weaker than expected, we
should certainly not expect any Russia de-escalation soon.
Pro-Russian
Mayor Of East Ukraine City Of Kharkiv Shot In The Back. Submitted by
Tyler Durden on 04/28/2014. On the
day in which Barack Obama announced earlier he would unveil another round of
sanctions against Russia (most likely involving the heads of both Gazprom and
Rosneft), moments ago the already tense situation took another turn for the
worse when Interfax blasted news out of East Ukraine that the pro-Russian
mayor of Kharkiv, the second largest city in Ukraine, Gennady Kernes, has been
shot in the back and is currently undergoing an operation. Kyiv
Post reports that Kernes was an avid supporter of former President Viktor
Yanukovych and spoke out against the EuroMaidan Revolution that forced the
ex-head of state to flee the country. Since then, Kernes has flip-flopped under
pressure from EuroMaidan activists and the new Kyiv government in order to
remain in office.
Martin
Armstrong Fears World War III Is On The Horizon Submitted by Tyler Durden on 04/27/2014. Russia and China are
becoming closer thanks to Obama and his insane policies behind the NSA that
have left America trying to find friends in a dark hour. The sanctions being
imposed on Russia have sent China into its camp. The USA is finding it
increasingly more difficult to be the bully in the school-yard. No former
administration has ever acted with such arrogance and blind stupidity than the
Obama Administration. The net result is to empower Russia and to inspire a new
dynamic-duo of Russia-China against the USA. China supported Russia, when
Western countries launched an anti-Russian campaign. With both of their
economies turning down, this is by no means the proper time to impose
sanctions. All this policy is doing is re-enforcing Putin and placing him in
the position where he must become more aggressive or seem weak in the shadow of
Obama.
Pro-Russian
Forces "Parade" OSCE Hostages On TV As Ukraine Air-Force In
"Full Operational Readiness" & EU Preps Sanctions 2.0. Submitted
by Tyler Durden on 04/27/2014. The
Ukrainian defense ministry has issued a statement confirming that Ukraine's
air-defense forces have been placed in "operation readiness" in the
nation's southern regions. This comes on the heels of the pro-Russian
separatists taking OSCE observers hostage - and later "parading" them
on local TV (where they explained they were not being treated badly). In
another odd twist, pro-Russian forces (wearing British militrary fatigues) have
taken over the region's TV station based in Donetsk. Twitter rumors suggest
there has been a full military mobilization in Kharkiv - yet to be confirmed;
but Germany's deputy forign minister Erler confirmed the EU is set to widen
"stage-two" sanctions against Russia tomorrow and may discuss further
sanctions later in the week.
BofA
Warns Treasury Regime Change Is Coming. Submitted by Tyler Durden on 04/27/2014. Next week marks the
beginning of May and the potential for a regime change in US Treasuries. As
BofAML's Macneil Curry notes, historically the month of May coincides with a
jump in Treasury volatility. A seasonal analysis of implied Treasury volatility
using the MOVE Index (Merrill Option Volatility Estimate) shows that May is
traditionally the second strongest monthly of the year after December. With the
MOVE Index also showing signs of basing, and 10yr Treasury yields stuck in an
increasingly unsustainable narrow range, this May is unlikely to disappoint.
While the long term trend for US 10s suggests that Treasury yields should climb
higher, in the near term we prefer to take a wait and see approach, watching
for a break of the range extremes at 2.825% and 2.591%.
America's
Consumers Are Dropping, Not Shopping
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 04/27/2014.
"YELLEN. The strong incoming data on spending eased my fears that we are
in or are approaching a recession regime." Janet Yellen's comment above,
from June 2008, sounds no different than what is being said right now. What
looked like "drags" on tepid growth trajectories was, at that moment,
something worse – and would only grow far, far more destructive further on.
Canadian
Sanctions "Boomerang": Cancels Russia-based Spy Satellite Launch.
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 04/27/2014.
The Conservative Canadian government’s hard line on sanctions against Russia
has scuttled the launch of a key Canadian military satellite that was to be put
into orbit by a Russian rocket. As The Ottawa Citizen reports, on the heels of
Russia expelling a Canadian diplomat in Moscow, labelling him a spy, Canadian
Space Agency spokeswoman Maya-Olivia Eyssen said the spy satellite, which was
to have been launched from Russia’s facilities in Kazakhstan, is now trying to
find another country or private company willing to send it into space. Russia
has indicated it is more than willing to launch the Canadian satellites, say
sources.
Satellite
Images Reveal Massing Of 15,000 Ukraine Troops, Hundreds Of Tanks Around
Slavyansk Submitted by Tyler
Durden on 04/26/2014. Russian RIA
Novosti reports that it has received satellite photos, "which clearly show
the accumulation of a large number of Ukrainian military equipment and weapons
on the border with the Russian Federation and in the vicinity of
Slavyasnk." RIA cites a source in the Defense Ministry, who commented that
the pictures show a military formation designed "to wipe out the city and
all its inhabitants from the face of the earth." According to source, the
group has more than 15,000 troops from the Ukraine army and national guard,
about 160 tanks, 230 infantry fighting vehicles and APCs, and as much as 150
mortars, howitzers and multiple launch rocket systems.
Martin
Armstrong On War, Debt, And Putin's 2 Choices Submitted
by Tyler Durden on 04/26/2014. We are entering a completely new era in
economics. Either (1) if countries perceive that their borrowings curtail their
ambitions (thus we have a check and balance), however (2) if countries cannot
borrow, then they may invade and revert to the old Conquest Model relying upon
the spoils of war, which included the confiscation of assets belonging to an
adversary. Either Putin backs down, or he asserts the same principles and is
then forced to invade in short-order just to economically survive.
Tit
For Tat: Ukraine Blocks Crimea Water Supply With Russia Set To Halt Ukraine Gas.
Submitted by Tyler
Durden on 04/26/2014. Moments ago, Russia casually hinted that
Ukraine should use part of the IMF aid (which has been promised in virtually
all increments between $1 billion up to $18 billion, but at last check not one
penny has been wired) to repay Gazprom's debt, which is anywhere between the
$2.2 billion Gazprom has said Ukraine is delinquent on for 2014 gas supplies,
and an additional $11.4 billion which is what Gazprom said Ukraine's
state-owned energy firm Naftogaz owes for unused take-or-pay arrangements in
2013. This happened just hours after Ukraine reportedly used the 'nuclear
option' and halted the bulk of water supply to Russia's newest territory:
Crimea. Tit for tat?
The
Crisis of Confidence in US Hegemony. Submitted by Tyler Durden on 04/25/2014. The 21st century is still young, but it has
already presented the United States with a series of internal and external
challenges. History tells us that when one hegemon is in decline,
international relations become more complex and uncertainties increase the
risks. We may be in such a period today.
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