Russia to West:
Intervention in Ukraine Risks War
By Kyle Anzalone and Will
Porter
March 07, 2022:
Information Clearing House
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President Vladimir Putin has issued a series of
threats to Western nations over their
involvement in the Ukrainian war, insisting they
back off support for Kiev or risk becoming
targets for Russian strikes as direct parties in
the fighting.
“Any movement in this direction will be
considered by us as participation in an armed
conflict by that country,” Putin said after a
number of American officials, and Ukrainian
President Volodymyr Zelensky himself, proposed a
no-fly zone over Ukraine.
The no-fly zone is one of the few areas where
US President Joe Biden agrees with his Russian
counterpart, as the White House has repeatedly
shot down the idea as a dangerous escalation.
“The president’s been very clear about one
thing all along as well, which is we’re not
going to put the United States in direct
conflict with Russia – not have, you know,
American planes flying against Russian planes or
our soldiers on the ground in Ukraine,”
Secretary of State Antony Blinken
told NBC’s Chuck Todd on Meet the Press
Sunday.
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During the same press event, Putin condemned
the West’s economic war on Russia, saying the
sanctions are “akin to a declaration of war, but
thank God it has not come to that.” Imposed by
the US and a long list of allies in recent days,
the penalties are intended to inflict lasting,
or even permanent, harm on Russia’s economy.
Though Washington and leaders across Europe
have spoken of targeting Russian “elites,”
“oligarchs” and senior officials, the
economy-wrecking sanctions are sure to leave
average citizens reeling for years to come. The
West, too, will likely face blowback from its
own actions, burying Europe’s top energy
exporter in crippling penalties.
Further, the Russian Defense Ministry has
warned the NATO alliance about allowing
Ukrainian warplanes to use its air bases, again
suggesting such actions could make the bloc an
active belligerent in the war.
“Please note that the use of the airfield
network of these countries for the deployment of
Ukrainian military aviation with subsequent use
against the Russian armed forces can be regarded
as the involvement of these states in an armed
conflict,” it said in a
statement, after Russian officials suggested
Kiev’s planes had been permitted to land in
bordering countries.
The latest MoD warning follows a decision in
Moscow to place its nuclear deterrence forces on
high alert, citing “aggressive statements”
from NATO members since Russia launched an
attack on Ukraine last week – brinkmanship not
seen since the days of the Cold War.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said
Sunday that the administration is now working
with Poland to
deliver warplanes to Ukraine, despite
prior denials from Warsaw that any such
plans were in the works. While Washington and
its allies have presented all “lethal aid” to
Kiev as purely defensive amid an “unprovoked”
Russian invasion, Moscow is sure to see the
ongoing arms deliveries and other
retaliatory measures as nothing short of acts of
war, possibly putting the world’s largest
nuclear powers on the path toward direct
conflict.
Kyle Anzalone is the opinion editor of
Antiwar.com and news editor of the
Libertarian Institute. Will Porter is the
assistant news editor of the Libertarian
Institute and a staff writer at RT. Kyle and
Will host
Conflicts of Interest along with Connor
Freeman. Reprinted from
The
Libertarian Institute.
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