The scarlet thread of Maidan has once again bubbled to the surface of US Special Prosecutor Mueller's investigation into the Trump-Putin collusion during the 2016 US Presidential elections.
As reported by Andrew E. Kramer (left),
" ... in Ukraine, where officials are wary of offending President Trump, four meandering cases that involve Mr. Manafort, Mr. Trump’s former campaign chairman, have been effectively frozen by Ukraine’s chief prosecutor.
The cases are just too sensitive for a government deeply reliant on United States financial and military aid, and keenly aware of Mr. Trump’s distaste for the investigation by the special counsel, Robert S. Mueller III, into possible collusion between Russia and his campaign, some lawmakers say.
The decision to halt the investigations by an anticorruption prosecutor was handed down at a delicate moment for Ukraine, as the Trump administration was finalizing plans to sell the country sophisticated anti-tank missiles, called Javelins." (New York Times : May 2, 2018) (my emphasis) (cf. also: UNIAN 3 May, 2018)
Jonathan Chait (right) also writes that,
"Donald Trump’s habitual dishonesty is a trait well understood by the
entire mainstream news media, ...
The last few hours alone have brought news of fresh new forms of Trumpian dishonesty that have managed to shock even the people who were looking for it.
"Supporters of the [Trump] administration held up the sale [to Ukraine, of the US Javelin anti-tank missiles] as evidence that Trump could not have colluded with Russia — here he was, arming Russia’s enemy.
...
It is far more likely that somebody in the administration proposed a quid pro quo, and Ukraine quite rationally decided it would rather have weapons to defend itself against the next Russian aggression than participate in an investigation that the president of the United States regards as a mortal threat." (New York Magazine : May 2, 2018) (my emphasis)
And the next Russian aggression is not far off on the horizon.
On 16th March, 2018, UNIAN reported that,
"Russia has strengthened its military presence on the border with Ukraine as several mechanized divisions are fully prepared for intervention, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said, speaking before the Ukrainian troops in Luhansk region Friday, referring to a report by the commander of the Anti-Terrorist Operation.
...
"In his latest report, General Zabrodsky (chief of the ATO forces and commander of the landing-attack troops of the AFU Gen. Mykhailo Zabrodsky] reported in detail on the strengthening of the military presence of the Russian Federation along our border and continued stay of Russia's regular troops in the occupied territories," the president said." (UNIAN : 16 March, 2018) (my emphasis)
Carly Read further reports that,
"US and Ukrainian officials have blasted Russia for reportedly shepherding in hundreds of tanks and rockets into the Donbas region of eastern Ukraine.
...
Alexander Vershbow (right), former US state department official at the Atlantic Council said: “The provision of Javelins as well as the tightening of sanctions against Russia provides essential leverage to achieve a negotiated solution.” (Express : May 2, 2018) (my emphasis)
It has now also being reported by Natalia Zinets and Alessandra Prentice that,
"Ukraine has decided to expand sanctions on Russian companies and
entities to mirror those of the United States, which has blacklisted
tycoons and allies of Russia’s Vladimir Putin, Ukrainian President Petro
Poroshenko said on Wednesday.
...
Kiev has also extended existing sanctions it introduced against hundreds of Russian companies and entities in response to the annexation of Crimea in 2014 and Kremlin support for a pro-Russian separatist uprising in eastern Ukraine." (Reuters : May 2, 2018) (my emphasis)
Putin is now teetering on the edge of a full scale invasion of Ukraine.
But the Ukrainian Army is now more than a match for Putin's proxies and Russian soldiers in the Donbas, thanks in part to those Javelin missiles.
Will Putin fall into the abyss of starting World War 3?
(to be continued)
As reported by Andrew E. Kramer (left)," ... in Ukraine, where officials are wary of offending President Trump, four meandering cases that involve Mr. Manafort, Mr. Trump’s former campaign chairman, have been effectively frozen by Ukraine’s chief prosecutor.
The cases are just too sensitive for a government deeply reliant on United States financial and military aid, and keenly aware of Mr. Trump’s distaste for the investigation by the special counsel, Robert S. Mueller III, into possible collusion between Russia and his campaign, some lawmakers say.
The decision to halt the investigations by an anticorruption prosecutor was handed down at a delicate moment for Ukraine, as the Trump administration was finalizing plans to sell the country sophisticated anti-tank missiles, called Javelins." (New York Times : May 2, 2018) (my emphasis) (cf. also: UNIAN 3 May, 2018)
Jonathan Chait (right) also writes that,"Donald Trump’s habitual dishonesty is a trait well understood by the
entire mainstream news media, ...The last few hours alone have brought news of fresh new forms of Trumpian dishonesty that have managed to shock even the people who were looking for it.
"Supporters of the [Trump] administration held up the sale [to Ukraine, of the US Javelin anti-tank missiles] as evidence that Trump could not have colluded with Russia — here he was, arming Russia’s enemy.
...
It is far more likely that somebody in the administration proposed a quid pro quo, and Ukraine quite rationally decided it would rather have weapons to defend itself against the next Russian aggression than participate in an investigation that the president of the United States regards as a mortal threat." (New York Magazine : May 2, 2018) (my emphasis)
And the next Russian aggression is not far off on the horizon.
On 16th March, 2018, UNIAN reported that,
"Russia has strengthened its military presence on the border with Ukraine as several mechanized divisions are fully prepared for intervention, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said, speaking before the Ukrainian troops in Luhansk region Friday, referring to a report by the commander of the Anti-Terrorist Operation....
"In his latest report, General Zabrodsky (chief of the ATO forces and commander of the landing-attack troops of the AFU Gen. Mykhailo Zabrodsky] reported in detail on the strengthening of the military presence of the Russian Federation along our border and continued stay of Russia's regular troops in the occupied territories," the president said." (UNIAN : 16 March, 2018) (my emphasis)
Carly Read further reports that, "US and Ukrainian officials have blasted Russia for reportedly shepherding in hundreds of tanks and rockets into the Donbas region of eastern Ukraine.
...
Alexander Vershbow (right), former US state department official at the Atlantic Council said: “The provision of Javelins as well as the tightening of sanctions against Russia provides essential leverage to achieve a negotiated solution.” (Express : May 2, 2018) (my emphasis)
It has now also being reported by Natalia Zinets and Alessandra Prentice that,
"Ukraine has decided to expand sanctions on Russian companies and
entities to mirror those of the United States, which has blacklisted
tycoons and allies of Russia’s Vladimir Putin, Ukrainian President Petro
Poroshenko said on Wednesday....
Kiev has also extended existing sanctions it introduced against hundreds of Russian companies and entities in response to the annexation of Crimea in 2014 and Kremlin support for a pro-Russian separatist uprising in eastern Ukraine." (Reuters : May 2, 2018) (my emphasis)
Putin is now teetering on the edge of a full scale invasion of Ukraine.
But the Ukrainian Army is now more than a match for Putin's proxies and Russian soldiers in the Donbas, thanks in part to those Javelin missiles.
Will Putin fall into the abyss of starting World War 3?
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