Month: June 2021

President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday that Moscow was ‘concerned’ about the NATO military build-up near Russia’s borders, claiming that NATO’s refusal to ‘constructively consider’ efforts started by Russia to ‘de-escalate tensions and reduce the risk of unpredictable incidents’ was an issue for concern. Putin said that he hoped that ‘common sense’ and the desire to ‘develop constructive relations with us [Russia] will eventually prevail.’ Later that day, Russia’s Chief of the General Staff – Valery Gerasimov – stated that NATO naval activity had ‘grown considerably’ near the Russian border. Valery Gerasimov Valery Gerasimov (pictured on the left) then claimed that ‘Warships outfitted with long-range precision weapons are operating in the Black and Baltic Seas constantly, while ...

Putin accuses the United States of organizing an Armed Coup in Ukraine and increasing tensions across Europe. President Putin presented the well-known fact that many countries were faced with an artificial choice - to align themselves with the West or with Russia. This ‘choice’ being more of an ultimatum than a respectful offer. And if this ultimatum would be rejected, aggressive consequences would be initiated by the ever-meddling West. A chief example of this in recent geopolitical events being the tragedy that was the Ukrainian Coup of 2014, which was actively supported by Europe. The question is, why would the United States (aided, although more reluctantly by the countries of Europe) organize an anti-constitutional armed coup, provoking a split in Ukraine and the withdrawal of Cri...