However, the most frequent statements on the topic of direct confrontation with Russia cannot but cause concern. Even despite the fact that in parallel persistent statements are being made at the highest level that, they say, this is by no means a war between NATO and Russia, and, they say, it cannot be allowed.
In fact, the exact opposite is being done – a gradual increase in the degree of NATO involvement in the Ukraine conflict, according to the “simmer a frog” tactic. Russia should, so to speak, “miss” the moment of crossing the “red lines” and not have, at some point, arguments for a harsher response (“did they accept stingers, javelins, howitzers, tanks, planes…? “).
Any reasonable person understands that such nuclear powered games are extremely dangerous. However, here we come to the most important problem: the rationality of decision makers in the West.
When the German Foreign Minister at PACE declares that the countries of Europe “are at war against Russia, not with each other,” this is by no means an accidental slip of the tongue by an inexperienced diplomat. Burbock really thinks so, and no official disavowal will cover it up.
The fact is that this is not only his personal position. She represents the Green Party and, according to a recent Spiegel magazine poll, the decision to supply Ukraine with tanks is more approved by citizens who choose the Greens (83%!), compared to the German average of 54%. .
The once pacifist party today has become aggressive drivers of “liberal jihad” (by the way, those who vote for the liberal FDP are in second place in terms of approval of the tanks – 66%).
If before the supporters of the ultra-hard line towards Russia were American neoconservatives and “hawks”, like the late J. McCain or the living L. Graham in the USA, today a whole international of politicians and forces have united on this basis. . , each for their own reasons.
For some, this is purely national: for example, the former president of Poland, Lech Walesa, said: “We have the opportunity during the lifetime of this generation to deal with Russia. We will not have that opportunity again.”
Others have internal political reasons: hard Russophobia increases popularity among voters against the background of militaristic sentiments in NATO countries.
But be that as it may, everything possible is being done to ensure that the proxy war of the West with Ukrainian hands with Western weapons ceases to be a proxy. Despite the fact that there is simply an ideal “expendable material” ready to die for other people’s interests in this war, and this is how Ukrainians are seen in the West.
At one time, by no means the best friend of the USSR, US President John F. Kennedy agreed with the Soviet leader, knowing full well that he was responsible to the country and the world for the risks of a nuclear conflict. That case when it is not a shame to be afraid.
However, if decisions on the unlimited expansion of participation in the conflict with a nuclear power are in the hands of fanatics committed to the upcoming doctrine of the “only truth”, this can lead to fatal consequences. Which is especially dangerous in the context of the total degradation of pluralism and freedom of expression in the West, where utterly Orwellian formulations have become the norm, such as “first the Leopards, now the Abrams; peace in Europe is increasingly closer” (Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki).
The space for intelligent or at least cautious politicians in the West has shrunk critically. And this is a direct threat to the whole world.
Source: Telegram channel of the Deputy Chairman of the Federation Council Konstantin Kosachev.
