Putin acting the Czar over his military strategy in Ukraine and Syria

Today we shall hear the verdict that Putin has already decided upon, and that will be meted out on Nadiya Savchenko.

Yet, but a few days ago, Putin held a pre-arranged ceremony at St. George's Hall in the Kremlin, where Russian Czars celebrated their military victories, proclaming that his mission in Syria was accomplished.

Let us remind ourselves that a similar pre-arranged ceremony was held when Putin declared Ukrainian Crimea, a territory which he invaded and illegally annexed, as part of Russia,.

The 'maskirovka' strategy of Putin's in Ukraine and Syria are the same.

• Putin has left a Russian military force in Syria, and has stated that he could build up his military forces there within hours if needed (cf: Top video)
• Putin has massed an army on the Ukrainian/Russian border whilst Russian soldiers remain in Ukraine

Meanwhile 57 members of the  EU Parliament urged the 'fragrant' Federica Mogherini to impose sanctions against Putin himself, as well as 28 other individuals involved in the kidnapping and incarceration in a Russian prison of Nadiya Savchenko.

Given the fact that the 'fragrant' Federica Mogherini, at the recent meeting of EU Ministers of Foreign Affairs on 14 March 2016, expressed delight that the meeting was,

" ... not focussing on sanctions [against Russia], for once ....",

will Mogherini impose these sanctions against those responsible for the kidnapping and incarceration of Savchenko? 

Will the EU take a leaf out of the book of the Barak Obama, President of the US, to extend sanctions against Russia for another year, as opposed to the EU, who may DROP their sanctions against Putin's Russia when they come up for renewal in the EU in July of this year?

As reported in my previous blog entry

"Tellingly, after a long discussion, sanctions were not discussed by [ EU] foreign ministers [on 14/3/2016], partly because the debate was chaired by Mogherini to avoid exacerbating the divisions."

"While EU governments last week extended asset freezes and travel bans on Russians and Russian companies, there is less consensus on whether to prolong more far-reaching sanctions on Russia's banking, defense and energy sectors from July.

"We cannot take for granted any decision at this stage," Italian Foreign Minister Paolo Gentiloni told reporters after a meeting with his EU peers in Brussels, where Russia's EU policy was discussed for the first time in more than a year." (Reuters :March 14, 2016) (my emphasis)

Hungary, Italy, and Greece are in the forefront of stressing Russia as a trade-partner. This triumvirate have always been soft on Putin, as is the 'fragrant' Mogherini herself.

(to be continued)