Has Putin's final push in eastern Ukraine begun?

From the 'Treaty of Brest Litovsk' (1918)  to the 'Treaty of Rapallo' (1922) to the 'Molotov Ribbentrop Pact' (1939); the common thread running through these treaties and this pact revolves around land grabs organized between Russia and Germany.

In the case of the 'Treaty of Brest Litovsk', the countries that were divided up between Russia and Germany included Poland, Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Belarus, Ukraine and the future Baltic states of Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia.

In the 'Treaty of Rapallo',

" ..... [it was] suggested that Germany and the Soviet Union should conclude an alliance to jointly invade Poland, followed by a war on France. " (Wikipedia)

Then along came the 'Molotov-Ribbentrop' pact which, in its 'secret protocol',

" .... Romania, Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia and Finland were divided into German and Soviet "spheres of influence".

In the north, Finland, Estonia and Latvia were assigned to the Soviet sphere. Poland was to be partitioned in the event of its "political rearrangement"...." (Wikipedia)

Is it any wonder today (2015), that the Baltic states, Finland, and particularly Poland, are adopting defensive military postures against Putin as he continues his military 'Novorossiya' drive in Ukraine? 

As reported by Anna Dolgov (left) of The Moscow Times,

"...amid Western sanctions against Moscow for its annexation of Crimea and support for pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine, the Kremlin has shifted to an increasing glorification of Soviet dictator Josef Stalin and his regime's pact with Nazi Germany. Putin said last November that the pact was not so bad." (Moscow Times : May. 11 2015) (my emphasis)

Many have lately been assuming that since Putin no longer uses the word 'Novorossiya' that somehow this is no longer the pivot around which his true agenda in his war with Ukraine revolves.

Yet yesterday we learn that,

"The United States says Ukrainian rebels launched more attacks over the last three days than any similar time period since February, in what may be an escalating effort by Russian-backed militants to destabilize Ukraine's Western-backed government." (Bradley Klapper : Associated Press : Aug. 10, 2015)

Indeed,

"The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry called the situation “a dangerous indication” of imminent conflict, AFP said. The attacks are the latest in recent allegations that separatist forces have breached the truce signed in Minsk in February." (Nash Jenkins : Time : Aug. 11, 2015) (my emphasis)

This sudden escalation has led the UK Defence Secretary, Michael Fallon, to warn that,

"The Ukraine conflict is a “red hot” war that shows no sign of ending soon, the Defence Secretary warned as he announced Britain will step up training to Ukrainian forces fighting Russian-backed separatists.

Michael Fallon said the 18-month long crisis had not settled into a frozen war and Ukraine’s eastern border was still at risk from Vladimir Putin." (Ben Farmer and Roland Oliphant : The Telegraph : 11 Aug 2015) (my emphasis)

That Putin's war with Ukraine is a "red hot" war is also signified by the fact that,

"....Russian soldiers are deserting the army because of the conflict in Ukraine. Their stories contradict the Kremlin's assertion that no government soldiers have been sent there.", as reported by Rory Challands. (Aljazeera : 11 Aug 2015) (my emphasis)

Putin's militaristic build-up of the Russian armed forces, as the Russian economy continues to fall into recession, together with his constant stoking of a nationalistic and militaristic fervor amongst the Russian people, as evidenced by the public destruction of "banned imported food", signifies that far from forgetting about his 'Novorossiya' dreams, he now seems determined to realize them.
  

His determination to realize his 'Novorossiya' dreams is further underscored by the fact that,

"An obscure row between supporters of the Russian Orthodox Church and Russian archaeologists reached the Kremlin on Saturday when President Vladimir Putin declared Unesco-listed ruins in Crimea a national [Russian] heritage site.

The governor of Sevastopol last week appointed a priest as the director of a historical area that contains Chersonesus, an ancient Greek city on the Crimean coast." (Roland Oliphant : The Daily Telegraph : 02 Aug 2015) (my emphasis)

Meanwhile, all that the 'fragrant' Federica Mogherini's (Head of the EU's External Action Service) (left with Putin) spokesperson can say in relation to Putin's Russian soldiers and rebel proxies in eastern Ukraine trampling all over the Minsk2 proposals is that,

"The renewed escalation of the conflict raising the number of casualties, as a result of attacks on several government controlled areas today and in the night of 10 August on Starohnativka, violates the spirit and the letter of the Minsk Agreements....

The Minsk Agreements must be implemented in good faith, starting with full observation of the ceasefire and genuine withdrawal of heavy weapons. Further impetus must be given to talks within the Trilateral Contact Group, allowing for complete implementation of the Minsk Agreements within the agreed timeframe by the end of the year." (European Union External Action : 11/08/2015)(my emphasis)

Dearest 'fragrant' Federica Mogherini, 

'Pigs will Simply Not Fly'!

(to be continued)