Russia and China demand the application of all Treaties
Voltaire NetworkDec 24, 2022
The Facts
Fearful of severe Russian retaliation, US officials talked Ukraine down from a plan to attack Moscow, according to a new Washington Post report. The attacks were planned to coincide with the one-year anniversary of the war; on Feb. 22, two days before, the CIA circulated a report — revealed by the recent Pentagon leaks — that stated Kyiv "had agreed, at Washington’s request, to postpone strikes" on Moscow.
The report was criticized by Mykhailo Podoliak, an advisor to Ukrainian Pres. Zelenskyy. He said: "Such publications, with the obligatory reference to 'anonymous sources', fulfill only one catastrophic function: they shape public opinion in Western capitals as if Ukraine was an unreasonable, infantile, and impulsive country that is dangerous for adults to trust with serious weapons."
The Spin
Pro-establishment narrative
This invasion is an egregious violation of international law. Putin's ultimate aim is to restore the Soviet empire, even if it takes massive bloodshed and false pretexts such as calling the 2014 Ukrainian revolution after an election a "coup." This unprovoked attack is the latest chapter in Putin's Orwellian attempt to rewrite history.
Pro-Russia narrative
NATO and the US have ignored Russia's security concerns by breaking its promise not to expand eastward in return for German reunification. These concerns are legitimate and taking them seriously would have avoided the Ukraine tragedy.
