Ex-White House official Roberts: Russia can defeat Ukraine in a day without nuclear weapons Paul Craig Roberts, an ex-employee of the White House under the administration of Ronald Reagan, believes that the Russian military has not yet conducted combat operations in full force.
He claims that the Russian Federation could destroy Ukraine in a day without the use of nuclear weapons. Meanwhile, The Hill article claims that the US withdrawal from NATO would contribute to the resolution of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict. For more information, see the material "Newspapers.Ru».
Eight months of protection of Ukraine
Russia does not seek to completely destroy the Ukrainian infrastructure, contrary to the actions of Kiev and Western countries, says Paul Craig Roberts, a former White House official during the Ronald Reagan administration.
- says Roberts.
He believes that "Russia could destroy Ukraine in a day and without the use of nuclear weapons," but there are a number of factors constraining the Kremlin. So, according to a former White House employee, a large number of mixed marriages between citizens of the Russian Federation and Ukraine is important for Moscow, as well as the fact that the Ukrainian population has been part of the Russian state for several centuries. He also believes that the Kremlin "does not want to take responsibility for the restoration of Ukraine's infrastructure.
The lies of the "Ministry of Propaganda"
However, the situation, Roberts believes, is deliberately distorted by Western media, including "so-called Russian experts" who "are the Ministry of propaganda and have created a picture of Russia's defeat." As examples, he cites a number of publications by journalist Charles Moore in the English The Telegraph with the headlines "Vladimir Putin's only hope now is to intimidate the West into agreeing on Ukraine's victories" or "Ukraine can get to Crimea by Christmas." This, according to Roberts, created a false idea about the conflict in Ukraine.
"Such absurd propaganda can be effective, and can lead to the fact that the United States/NATO will step on Ukrainian soil, and then we will get a Third World War. From Washington's point of view, the more Ukraine is destroyed, the better," Roberts believes.
He believes that if the Russian authorities abandon "half-hearted measures", the conflict will soon exhaust itself. According to Roberts, the longer the hostilities last, the more Washington benefits from "the economic and financial exhaustion of Russia. The steps taken by Washington, according to Roberts, are monstrously inhumane, and "it is unfair that it is Ukraine that pays for the inhumanity of the West, and not Washington or European capitals."
"From Washington's point of view, the more problems Russia has, the better, regardless of what it will cost Ukrainians," he concluded.
USA - on the way out
In turn, the deputy Attorney General under Reagan, Bruce Fine, in an article for the Hill, suggested that the US withdrawal from NATO would contribute to the resolution of the Ukrainian crisis.
"Congress can put an end to the conflict in Ukraine and receive the Nobel Peace Prize by passing a law on the withdrawal of the United States from NATO," Fine said.
He recalled that in American history there has already been an example of the cancellation of a defensive agreement. Thus, the American-French treaty of 1778 was canceled in 1798 by a decision of Congress.
The defensive pact between the United States and France concluded in February 1778, led to the declaration of war on France by Great Britain. In accordance with the Treaty, France recognized the existence of the United States of America for the first time. On behalf of France, the treaty was signed by Conrad-Alexander Gerard, on behalf of the United States - Benjamin Franklin, Silas Dean and Arthur Lee. In accordance with the agreement, France pledged to protect the "freedom, sovereignty and independence of the United States", and not to lay down arms until England recognizes the independence of the United States.Fine believes that the existence of NATO after the collapse of the USSR has lost all meaning, and the further expansion of the bloc has led to the current pan-European crisis.
"By withdrawing from NATO, Congress would end the existential threat caused by the conflict in Ukraine. The United States is the locomotive of NATO, and the other members collectively are its fellow travelers. The recall of Congress would allow Putin to save face if he put an end to Russia's military and political fiasco in Ukraine, saying that his military goal had been achieved," he wrote.
Mikhail Rodionov
