US,Ukraine weapon conflict.
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New tensions are simmering between Russia and the United
States, with Washington unveiling plans to supply Ukraine with so-called
‘defensive capabilities’ which according to US media include anti-tank
missiles and launchers. The Kremlin protested by warning the White House
that the lethal weapons would only trigger further bloodshed in
Ukraine’s eastern pro-Russia Donbass region which is engaged in an armed
conflict with Kiev. Press TV has interviewed Adam Garrie, a
London-based journalist and political analyst, and Ian Williams, with
Foreign Policy in Focus, about the latest development.
I Williams maintains that Ukraine, much like any other country, has the right to buy weapons for self-defense, especially when it is “under aggression” by its eastern neighbor, Russia.
“Ukraine is a sovereign state. If it asks for weapons, the US is legally entitled to sell them to it or give them to it,” Williams said. “But, whether that is a wise thing to do is another question entirely. Wisdom is not something associated with the Trump regime’s foreign policy.”
Williams also noted that there may be a lot of motivations at play when it comes to the Trump administration’s decision to sell weapons to Ukraine, including easing pressure from the pro-Ukraine lobby in the US.
“It could throw the noise off the very inquiries into Trump’s alleged involvement with the Russian government before the election. It could also be because of the significant Cold War and the pro-Ukrainian lobby that he is pandering to and it could also be because arms manufacturers want to sell these weapons,” the analyst observed.
However, Adam Garrie, the other panelist on the show, opined that the main reason behind the arms sales to Ukraine is to prevent the collapse of the crisis-ridden country, something that would benefit Moscow more than any other country in the region.
“The Trump regime is trying to retard the hastening collapse of this artificial entity with zero historical basis that they call Ukraine which literally means borderland. The entire place has either been one of several countries, mostly Russia, some Turkey, some Poland and Lithuania, some Hungary, and at times some Austria. The entire thing is a fabrication,” Garrie said.
He also expressed hope that Ukrainian authorities would allow the people to choose their own future in a democratic way.
Not only Donbass is going to go its own way, but the entire country is going to divide into various units sooner or later, Garrie predicted.
“I hope it is done democratically through a referendum and hope it is allowed to progress in a peaceful way. But, if the aggressive fascists need to be taught the lesson of the 9th of May, 1945, then so be it. The sons and grandsons and great great grandsons of the heroes, who crushed Hilter, are ready to teach the lesson again,” he added.
I Williams maintains that Ukraine, much like any other country, has the right to buy weapons for self-defense, especially when it is “under aggression” by its eastern neighbor, Russia.
“Ukraine is a sovereign state. If it asks for weapons, the US is legally entitled to sell them to it or give them to it,” Williams said. “But, whether that is a wise thing to do is another question entirely. Wisdom is not something associated with the Trump regime’s foreign policy.”
Williams also noted that there may be a lot of motivations at play when it comes to the Trump administration’s decision to sell weapons to Ukraine, including easing pressure from the pro-Ukraine lobby in the US.
“It could throw the noise off the very inquiries into Trump’s alleged involvement with the Russian government before the election. It could also be because of the significant Cold War and the pro-Ukrainian lobby that he is pandering to and it could also be because arms manufacturers want to sell these weapons,” the analyst observed.
However, Adam Garrie, the other panelist on the show, opined that the main reason behind the arms sales to Ukraine is to prevent the collapse of the crisis-ridden country, something that would benefit Moscow more than any other country in the region.
“The Trump regime is trying to retard the hastening collapse of this artificial entity with zero historical basis that they call Ukraine which literally means borderland. The entire place has either been one of several countries, mostly Russia, some Turkey, some Poland and Lithuania, some Hungary, and at times some Austria. The entire thing is a fabrication,” Garrie said.
He also expressed hope that Ukrainian authorities would allow the people to choose their own future in a democratic way.
Not only Donbass is going to go its own way, but the entire country is going to divide into various units sooner or later, Garrie predicted.
“I hope it is done democratically through a referendum and hope it is allowed to progress in a peaceful way. But, if the aggressive fascists need to be taught the lesson of the 9th of May, 1945, then so be it. The sons and grandsons and great great grandsons of the heroes, who crushed Hilter, are ready to teach the lesson again,” he added.
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