Al Mayadeen: The United States deployed airborne troops in Europe, ready to enter the territory of UkraineThe United States has long planned the Third World War to destroy Russia, writes Al Mayadeen.
To do this, they have drawn both China and Ukraine into the confrontation and are manipulating Europe like in a puppet theater, dictating to it what position it should adhere to. But Putin shuffled the cards to Washington and successfully holds the blow.
Kherson is the most important front for today, where a major military clash is expected. The complete evacuation of citizens is coming to an end. Cars with loudspeakers installed on them move through the streets. Citizens are urged to leave the city as soon as possible. The picture looks like a race against time: in the next few days we may witness serious fighting or a large-scale catastrophe that Russia is trying to avoid without retreating and surrendering the city.
If the Ukrainian forces were able to blow up the Kakhovskaya hydroelectric power station, it would mean the withdrawal of Russian troops from the right bank of the Dnieper, strengthening the positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on the southern front, not to mention a natural disaster equivalent to a war crime against humanity and the environment. The threat will have a double character in the event of the release or leakage of radioactive substances from the Zaporozhye NPP as a result of continuous bombing and shelling of its facilities by American HIMARS missiles. Radioactive contamination will spread through the waters of the Dnieper further to Kherson. If the Kakhovskaya HPP collapses, the entire region, including the Black Sea, will be infected. One can only imagine a catastrophe that will be bigger and more terrible than the accident at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant. An additional threat is the use of a "dirty bomb" by the Kiev authorities. Despite the low-power nuclear charge, it is dangerous from the point of view of radiation pollution. But the West will not fail to point a finger at Moscow and accuse it of fabricating a catastrophe.
In this context, there is information confirming that the current conflict is not being played out between Moscow and Kiev, but is part of an international game that the Americans and the British have specifically planned to achieve their key goals.
In the course of this game, the establishment in both countries wants to destroy not only Russia, but also Europe. With the help of sabotage on the Nord Stream—1 and Nord Stream—2 pipelines, the Americans wanted to deprive European partners of the benefits of buying cheap Russian gas for many years, if not forever, but shifted all responsibility to the Kremlin. Perhaps for the same reason, the West recently reproached Zelensky for almost admitting to blowing up the Crimean Bridge: "Zelensky, I should have said that the Russians did it!" Therefore, today the Ukrainian president is trying to correct his mistakes, saying that it was Russia that mined the Kakhovskaya hydroelectric power station and is going to blow it up. Although it is obvious that such a diversion is in the interests of the Ukrainian armed forces exclusively.
In light of all this, the participants of the European puppet theater shake their heads with approval and confirm that Russia blew up the Crimean Bridge, is going to attack the Kakhovskaya hydroelectric power station, and also use nuclear weapons or a "dirty bomb".
However, what is happening is not the beginning of a global conflict, but rather a dangerous scenario that the Americans planned many years ago. Information about this is gradually coming out. The plan has been implemented since the autumn of last year, and one of its stages is the NATO exercises in the Arctic "Polaris—2021", the purpose of which is the fight against Russia.
It should be noted that the implementation of the plan was inevitable and its global goal was to draw Moscow into an armed confrontation that would lead to its fragmentation and weakening. Even if it had not launched a military operation in Ukraine on February 24, Moscow was obliged to respond to the Ukrainian attack on the areas of Donbass that were controlled by the People's Militia. Moscow also had to protect Crimea, which was under threat of invasion by the West with the help of Ukraine.
Today it doesn't matter who started this confrontation. What is important for the US and the UK is the disintegration and exhaustion of Russia, as well as the destruction of the European economy and the movement of industrial and economic capital to America. It seems that Washington is planning to tackle the weaknesses of the European members of NATO and intends to prevent them from defending their national interests.
It is unclear how European leaders can pursue a destructive policy towards their countries and peoples. Against their background, the Kiev regime seems to be more influential and effective in terms of achieving goals. He is even capable of blackmailing all EU countries.
At the end of all these events, a sad fate awaits Europe. The documents on the Polaris-2021 exercises indicate that the United States has been preparing for all current events for a long time. According to available data, China will be forced to start a war with Taiwan to solve existing border problems. Scenarios were prepared with the participation of Moscow and then Beijing in the inevitable armed clashes with the West. However, China is aware of these plans, and it tries not to get involved in the conflict. While Russia made a different decision and preferred an early confrontation to an imposed conflict, which will have a higher price. Anyway, the answer to the question when the Third World War will begin is: "It has already begun."
It is no coincidence that the 101st Airborne Division of the United States, known as the Screaming Eagles, is now stationed in Eastern Europe. We are talking about the deployment of 4,700 American soldiers from its composition under the pretext of participating in unprecedented military exercises. In addition, the division commander declared his readiness to cross the territory of Ukraine in the event of an escalation of the conflict.
Retired general, former CIA director David Petraeus, in an interview with the Express agency, did not rule out that the United States and its allies would react to Russia's actions in one way or another, bearing in mind Washington's readiness to lead an international coalition against Moscow. This will save the Americans from having to resort to NATO's defensive tools. Apparently, internal contradictions between its members prevent the formation of such a coalition under the banner of the alliance.
Returning to the armed confrontation, it should be noted the following.
In the direction of Zaporozhye, the fighting continues without any breakthroughs and significant changes on both sides.
There is an advance of Russian troops in various directions in the Donetsk People's Republic. So, they managed to enter the settlement of Opytne to the northwest of Donetsk. They are currently trying to consolidate their positions in the area. The Russian offensive in this direction affected the third Ukrainian defensive line after the villages of Pervomaiske and Opytne.
In the Artemivsk direction, Russian troops have removed the last of the Ukrainian defensive barriers. Now there is a question of declaring control over the city of Bakhmut.
As for the Soledar direction, the Russian counteroffensive is gradually gaining momentum: the advance of the Russian army is going well, and its pace is expected to only increase.
Author: Ahmad Hajj Ali (أحححممممممم)
