On 17th September, 2015, Ivan Tsvetkov was already speculating about what Putin would say in his September 28th address to the UN General Assembly.
"All eyes and ears will be tuned to
the Russian president for potentially scandalous denunciations of the
United States and its allies, and off-the-wall solutions to
international exigencies." (Russia Direct : 17th September, 2015) (my emphasis)
And when his turn to address the UN General Assembly on Monday,
" [the] much-anticipated speech by President Vladimir Putin to the United Nations General Assembly on Monday saw the Russian leader criticize Western policy in the Middle East and Ukraine, but did not deliver any surprises or dramatic new policy initiatives." (Howard Amos : Moscow Times : Sep. 28 2015)
In fact, his speech rather failed to surprise, even though,
"The build-up to Putin's address was given blanket coverage by state-controlled media in Russia with newscasters and pundits promising a "historic" moment." (ibid Howards Amos) (my emphasis)
As anticipated, Putin used this world stage to deflect international eyes away from Ukraine, concentrating instead on the current critical situation in Syria.
Prior to Putin mounting the rostrum to deliver his speech, Obama had already used his annexation of Crimea, and his invasion of eastern Ukraine, as examples of the trampling over the principles of what the UN is built upon, and for what it stands.
Poroshenko, in his address to the UN General Assembly,
"... derided Russia's call for the creation of an international antiterrorism coalition, saying the Russians inspire terrorism on their own doorstep and back bellicose puppet governments.
........
Poroshenko renewed accusations that Russia finances, trains and supplies pro-Russian separatists in Ukraine, while sending heavy weapons and Russian troops, with insignias removed from their uniforms, to help battle Ukrainian forces loyal to the Kiev government."((my emphasis)
Posroshenko rather succinctly expressed what Aleksandr Golts suggests, namely that,
"Vladimir Putin has nothing positive to offer toward the resolution of any of the crises he has helped create, but he has succeeded in getting a meeting today with US President Barack Obama because the Kremlin leader has shown himself capable of causing ever more crises, something others want to prevent if they can.
Putin has used this strategy of 'crisis' creation before, notably against the Russian people, when his FSB agents orchestrated the 1999 bombings of apartment blocks in Russian cities which triggered Russia's onslaught in Chechnya.(cf: BBC News : RFERL : Amy Knight ..... amongst many other investigations that directly link Putin to the Moscow bombings in 1999)
Underscoring Putin's rather callous use of crises to shore up his vanishing stature as a world leader,
In remarks about foreign Islamic State fighters that seemed clearly aimed at stoking fears in Europe, Mr. Putin said: “We cannot allow these criminals who have already felt the smell of blood to return back home and continue their evil doings. No one wants this to happen, does he?” (New York Times :
have forced UN humanitarian aid workers out of Ukraine, sparking fears millions of lives are at risk.
The "alarming" ousting of UN agencies and NGO's has resulted in the
suspension of vital humanitarian supplies into eastern parts of Ukraine,
as the winter months approach.
UN aid chief Stephen O'Brien said the delivery of some 16,000 tons of supplies had been stopped, which he believes is "having a serious impact on some 3 million people."
He said: "Hospitals cannot perform surgery because they lack anaesthesia. Some 150,000 people are not receiving monthly food distributions." (Rebecca Perring : Express : Fri, Sep 25, 2015)
Let us remind ourselves that this action of Putin's rebel proxies in eastern Ukraine mirrors the actions of Putin in May of this year.
"President Vladimir Putin signed a bill into law Saturday giving
prosecutors the power to declare foreign and international organizations
"undesirable" in Russia and shut them down.
Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International have condemned the measure as part of an "ongoing draconian crackdown which is squeezing the life out of civil society."
The law is part of a Kremlin campaign to stifle dissent that intensified after Putin began his third term in 2012." (The World Post : 24/05/2015) (my emphasis)
Putin's proposal for an "international anti-terrorist coalition" is a poisoned chalice being presented to the world.
This proposal has nothing to do with the destruction of ISIS, nor with the beginning to resolve the crisis between Bashar Al Assad and the Syrian people.
Once again, Putin is cynically using the suffering of other people to shore up his increasingly tenuous hold on power.
(to be continued)
"All eyes and ears will be tuned to
the Russian president for potentially scandalous denunciations of the
United States and its allies, and off-the-wall solutions to
international exigencies." (Russia Direct : 17th September, 2015) (my emphasis)And when his turn to address the UN General Assembly on Monday,
" [the] much-anticipated speech by President Vladimir Putin to the United Nations General Assembly on Monday saw the Russian leader criticize Western policy in the Middle East and Ukraine, but did not deliver any surprises or dramatic new policy initiatives." (Howard Amos : Moscow Times : Sep. 28 2015)
In fact, his speech rather failed to surprise, even though,
"The build-up to Putin's address was given blanket coverage by state-controlled media in Russia with newscasters and pundits promising a "historic" moment." (ibid Howards Amos) (my emphasis)
As anticipated, Putin used this world stage to deflect international eyes away from Ukraine, concentrating instead on the current critical situation in Syria.
Prior to Putin mounting the rostrum to deliver his speech, Obama had already used his annexation of Crimea, and his invasion of eastern Ukraine, as examples of the trampling over the principles of what the UN is built upon, and for what it stands.
Poroshenko, in his address to the UN General Assembly, "... derided Russia's call for the creation of an international antiterrorism coalition, saying the Russians inspire terrorism on their own doorstep and back bellicose puppet governments.
........
Poroshenko renewed accusations that Russia finances, trains and supplies pro-Russian separatists in Ukraine, while sending heavy weapons and Russian troops, with insignias removed from their uniforms, to help battle Ukrainian forces loyal to the Kiev government."((my emphasis)
Posroshenko rather succinctly expressed what Aleksandr Golts suggests, namely that,
"Vladimir Putin has nothing positive to offer toward the resolution of any of the crises he has helped create, but he has succeeded in getting a meeting today with US President Barack Obama because the Kremlin leader has shown himself capable of causing ever more crises, something others want to prevent if they can.
That diplomatic strategy may get
Putin the international attention Putin craves and likely needs to shore up his
position at home as a leader who never makes mistakes, Aleksandr Golts suggests
in today’s “Yezhednevny zhurnal,” but it is a profoundly dangerous one not only
for the world but for Russia and Putin himself ... " (Paul Goble : Windows on Eurasia : Monday, September 28, 2015) (my emphasis)
Putin has used this strategy of 'crisis' creation before, notably against the Russian people, when his FSB agents orchestrated the 1999 bombings of apartment blocks in Russian cities which triggered Russia's onslaught in Chechnya.(cf: BBC News : RFERL : Amy Knight ..... amongst many other investigations that directly link Putin to the Moscow bombings in 1999)Underscoring Putin's rather callous use of crises to shore up his vanishing stature as a world leader,
In remarks about foreign Islamic State fighters that seemed clearly aimed at stoking fears in Europe, Mr. Putin said: “We cannot allow these criminals who have already felt the smell of blood to return back home and continue their evil doings. No one wants this to happen, does he?” (New York Times :
have forced UN humanitarian aid workers out of Ukraine, sparking fears millions of lives are at risk.
The "alarming" ousting of UN agencies and NGO's has resulted in the
suspension of vital humanitarian supplies into eastern parts of Ukraine,
as the winter months approach.UN aid chief Stephen O'Brien said the delivery of some 16,000 tons of supplies had been stopped, which he believes is "having a serious impact on some 3 million people."
He said: "Hospitals cannot perform surgery because they lack anaesthesia. Some 150,000 people are not receiving monthly food distributions." (Rebecca Perring : Express : Fri, Sep 25, 2015)
Let us remind ourselves that this action of Putin's rebel proxies in eastern Ukraine mirrors the actions of Putin in May of this year.
"President Vladimir Putin signed a bill into law Saturday giving
prosecutors the power to declare foreign and international organizations
"undesirable" in Russia and shut them down.Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International have condemned the measure as part of an "ongoing draconian crackdown which is squeezing the life out of civil society."
The law is part of a Kremlin campaign to stifle dissent that intensified after Putin began his third term in 2012." (The World Post : 24/05/2015) (my emphasis)
Putin's proposal for an "international anti-terrorist coalition" is a poisoned chalice being presented to the world.
This proposal has nothing to do with the destruction of ISIS, nor with the beginning to resolve the crisis between Bashar Al Assad and the Syrian people.
Once again, Putin is cynically using the suffering of other people to shore up his increasingly tenuous hold on power.
(to be continued)
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