The killing in Syria has to stop, the chemical weapons have to be secured and destroyed, but, now there is one more thing. He has to clarify Russia's relationship with the post Soviet nations. They are playing both ends against the middle in their politics and it is causing a lot of problems.
The post Soviet leaders are convincing their people Russia is their overseer and overlord that will protect them as a shepard of the sheep.
That is a false face of peace. Because those that want to join with Europe and NATO use that same Soviet profile to instill fear to The West of Russia and the Russian people.
President Putin cannot have a Soviet profile to politics that he hopes will win him an economic union and then expect the rest of the world to see him in the light of peacemaker.
The monetary instability of 'hate speech' and sincere, palpable fear brought Russia a great deal of trouble. It is time President Putin spoke clearly to the post Soviet nations as to whom Russia actually is as a neighbor. It also has to stop protecting leaders such as Yanukovych when acting against their own people, exhibit inability to actually govern, reward themselves with wealth and bring The West and Russia to brinkmanship.
There is much to be done in the Ukraine and the safety of citizens are currently tenuous. Victor Yanukovych did that. He loaded the odds against his own people and now is rolling the dice to favor an outcome he can return to power regardless of the number of people dead along the way. Russia can no longer appear to be the nation that harbors these men, it is against Russia's best interest.
By VLADIMIR V. PUTIN
Published: September 11, 2013
...The United Nations’ founders (click here) understood that decisions affecting war and peace should happen only by consensus, and with America’s consent the veto by Security Council permanent members was enshrined in the United Nations Charter. The profound wisdom of this has underpinned the stability of international relations for decades....
...From the outset, Russia has advocated peaceful dialogue enabling Syrians to develop a compromise plan for their own future. We are not protecting the Syrian government, but international law. We need to use the United Nations Security Council and believe that preserving law and order in today’s complex and turbulent world is one of the few ways to keep international relations from sliding into chaos. The law is still the law, and we must follow it whether we like it or not. Under current international law, force is permitted only in self-defense or by the decision of the Security Council. Anything else is unacceptable under the United Nations Charter and would constitute an act of aggression....
...We must stop using the language of force and return to the path of civilized diplomatic and political settlement....
The post Soviet leaders are convincing their people Russia is their overseer and overlord that will protect them as a shepard of the sheep.
That is a false face of peace. Because those that want to join with Europe and NATO use that same Soviet profile to instill fear to The West of Russia and the Russian people.
President Putin cannot have a Soviet profile to politics that he hopes will win him an economic union and then expect the rest of the world to see him in the light of peacemaker.
The monetary instability of 'hate speech' and sincere, palpable fear brought Russia a great deal of trouble. It is time President Putin spoke clearly to the post Soviet nations as to whom Russia actually is as a neighbor. It also has to stop protecting leaders such as Yanukovych when acting against their own people, exhibit inability to actually govern, reward themselves with wealth and bring The West and Russia to brinkmanship.
There is much to be done in the Ukraine and the safety of citizens are currently tenuous. Victor Yanukovych did that. He loaded the odds against his own people and now is rolling the dice to favor an outcome he can return to power regardless of the number of people dead along the way. Russia can no longer appear to be the nation that harbors these men, it is against Russia's best interest.
By VLADIMIR V. PUTIN
Published: September 11, 2013
...The United Nations’ founders (click here) understood that decisions affecting war and peace should happen only by consensus, and with America’s consent the veto by Security Council permanent members was enshrined in the United Nations Charter. The profound wisdom of this has underpinned the stability of international relations for decades....
...From the outset, Russia has advocated peaceful dialogue enabling Syrians to develop a compromise plan for their own future. We are not protecting the Syrian government, but international law. We need to use the United Nations Security Council and believe that preserving law and order in today’s complex and turbulent world is one of the few ways to keep international relations from sliding into chaos. The law is still the law, and we must follow it whether we like it or not. Under current international law, force is permitted only in self-defense or by the decision of the Security Council. Anything else is unacceptable under the United Nations Charter and would constitute an act of aggression....
...We must stop using the language of force and return to the path of civilized diplomatic and political settlement....
