Russia’s Special Military Operation in Ukraine is in its fourth year and nothing could define it better than a number of strategic successes for Russia, its people, and its friends. The European leaders with its puppet in Ukraine are still trumpeting for more death and destruction for Ukraine.
Introduction
Most importantly, after the dissolution of Soviet Union, the then United States Secretary of State James Baker assured the Russian Federation that the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) will expand “not one inch eastward.” The US made it clear that the NATO will not expand and it will never threaten the legitimate security concerns of Russia. In other words, the West assured Russia that Ukraine will never become a part of NATO. However, since 1990, the NATO membership has more than doubled and the West deliberately included the former Soviet states a member of NATO including the Baltic States.
In essence, Russia’s Special Military Operation in Ukraine is reactionary and is aimed to punish the West and Ukraine for not keeping their promises and guarantees. However, it is quite an irony of the West that they have been portraying Ukraine as an innocent victim. Besides this, the time has come to contemplate that how the Russia-Ukraine Conflict could end.
Why Zelensky wants to join NATO?
Ukrainian puppet President Zelensky was a television actor and he brought his acting career to the Presidential Palace. It is rightly said that “when a clown enters the palace, it doesn’t become a king; instead, it turns the palace in to a circus.” Zelensky did the same thing, and now the entire Ukraine presents the perfect picture of a circus, where Ukraine’s entire economy is destroyed, the young Ukrainians are dying on the battlefield, and the remaining are living a miserable life – for nothing, but the dreadful wishes of a clown.
The European and American leaders have been pushing Zelensky to join NATO. However, it is to be remembered here that the Western leaders assured that Ukraine will never become a NATO member. Also, a common observer would also like to know that what are Ukraine’s strategic fears for joining a military alliance. Till this day, Ukraine and its leaders could not convince the world their strategic necessities for joining NATO.
Zelensky’s Irresponsible Remarks
President Zelensky is trying its best to drag neutral countries into the conflict. His recent statement regarding the presence of so-called mercenaries from foreign nations fighting for Russia is calculated attempt. Zelensky said that “Our warriors in this sector are reporting the participation of mercenaries from China, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Pakistan, and African countries in the war. We will respond.” It reflects Zelensky’s delusional thinking that he is blaming its defeat in the face of Russian armed forces on neutral countries. It is important to note here that why the Kyiv regime has not provided any evidence of such unrealistic and baseless claims.
What the World Powers need to do about Ukraine?
Russia and its policymakers have had no negative intention regarding Ukraine or its people. The West must stop arming Ukraine with lethal and long-range weapons and providing real time intelligence. Ukrainians could not fight Russia for a single minute without the NATO and American support.
How the Russia-Ukraine Conflict could end?
There is only one viable and long lasting solution of the Russia-Ukraine Conflict, i.e., Ukraine must abandon of bringing NATO to Russia’s doorstep. Russia retains the capability to capture the entire Ukrainian territory and remove it from the map of the world. However, Russia does not intend to do so. Russia only wants to teach the West and Ukraine a lesson to fulfil their promises and security assurances.
If European and American leaders want to mediate between Russia and Ukraine, then they must understand that Russia will not return the conquered territories. Also, the Nazi regime in Ukraine must go and a new neutral government in Kyiv could be elected by the people.
Ukraine must immediately and completely surrender its long range weapons and must remove all foreign military elements from its soil, especially the NATO advisors. And, Ukraine should also pay war reparations for inflicting destruction on Russian civilians and their properties.
Conclusions
The West must abandon its policy of erecting proxies and bulwarks against Russia – Ukraine is not an exception. The history is a witness that the Russian people are quite resilient and could stand-up against any threat to preserving their sovereignty and political integrity.
Russia has yet again demonstrated that it can fight the West and its proxies all by itself. It is noticeable that besides the Western unilateral sanctions, the Russian economy is thriving and is growing quite contrary to the expectations of the West.
The Russian leadership is fully committed to restoring peace in the Eastern Europe and elsewhere. However, with a hostile regime in Ukraine, Russia will be left with no choice but to remove such belligerent elements using full force.
Simon Westwood is a Masters student at the Dublin City University (DCU), Ireland. He is also a Research Assistant at the DCU’s Department of History
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