"We understand," Baker continued, "that not only for the Soviet Union but for other
European countries as well it is important to have guarantees that if the United States
keeps its presence in Germany within the framework of NATO, not an inch of NATO's
present military jurisdiction will spread in an eastern direction [emphasis added]."
Indeed, the proposed U.S. approach to negotiating terms for ending Germany's division
would "guarantee that Germany's unification will not lead to NATO's military
organization spreading to the east."
["The documents show that multiple national leaders were considering and rejecting
Central and Eastern European membership in NATO as of early 1990 and through 1991,"
George Washington University National Security Archives researchers Svetlana Savranskaya
and Tom Blanton wrote. "That discussions of NATO in the context of German unification
negotiations in 1990 were not at all narrowly limited to the status of East German
territory, and that subsequent Soviet and Russian complaints about being misled about
NATO expansion were founded in written contemporaneous memcons and telcons at the
highest levels."--Dave Majumdar, "Newly Declassified Documents: Gorbachev Told NATO Wouldn't
Move Past East German Border," nationalinterest.org, December 12, 2017]
[Stepan Bandera were recruited by a Nazi intelligence organization to commit espionage
and sabotage against the Soviet Union--Sam Shipman, "The roots of
fascism in Ukraine: From Nazi collaboration to Maidan," liberationschool.org,
January 4, 2018]
John Pilger, "Skripal case is a carefully-constructed drama," RT, March 18, 2018
Out of Control: Ukraine's Rogue Militias, VICE International, May 25, 2018
[Not only do they only operate in rebel-controlled areas but they are a source of
propaganda about the war, indeed their very existence is an element in the larger
propaganda campaign to rally international support for a "regime change" war in Syria.
The "White Helmets" brand was conceived and directed by a New York-based marketing
company named "The Syria Campaign," which itself was "incubated" by a larger politically
oriented marketing company called Purpose.--Rick Sterling, The
'White Helmets' Controversy," consortiumnews.com, July 22, 2018]
[Trump had entered the White House with a clear commitment to ending U.S. military
interventions--Gareth Porter, "Could
Trump Take Down the American Empire?," truthdig.com, October 2, 2018]
[North Atlantic Treaty Organisation has made deep inroads into Ukraine's political and defence system.--M K Bhadrakumar, "Putin anticipates a new regime in Kyiv," rediff.com,
February 24, 2022]
[We are referring, of course, to the legendary George F. Kennan, who
had been ambassador to Russia during the Stalinist era and had authored the famous "X"
article in Foreign Affairs published in 1947. The latter laid out the subsequent US
policy of Soviet 'containment' and was the foundational document for the creation of
NATO in 1949.--David
Stockman, "George Kennan Warned NATO Expansion Would Lead to
This," antiwar.com, February 24, 2022]
Ukraine: Questions for the US Anti-War Movement w/ Abby Martin & Brian Becker, Empire Files, February 26, 2022
Why Russia is Invading Ukraine, RealLifeLore, February 26, 2022
[The far-right neo-Nazi group has expanded to become part of Ukraine's armed forces,
a street militia and a political party.--"Profile:
Who are Ukraine's far-right Azov regiment?," spectatorworld.com, March 1, 2022]
[Viewing the Ukraine war as starting with the current Russian invasion leads to very
different conclusions than if you consider that the starting point of this war was the
2014 US-orchestrated coup in Ukraine.--Roger Harris , "When
Did the Ukraine War Begin?," counterpunch.org, March 10, 2022]
Headline Buster: The Russia-Ukraine conflict, CGTN, March 11, 2022
'This is a war of propaganda': John Pilger on Ukraine and Assange, Talking Post with Yonden Lhatoo, SCMP, July 8, 2022
[The Russian president, whose entire argument with the West is that a
just and stable order in Europe must serve the security interests of all sides, was
simply restating objectives the trans-Atlantic alliance had once signed on to
accomplish.--Patrick Lawrence, "The
Imaginary War," consortiumnews.com, July 13, 2022]
[Since Russia views its vital security interests to be at stake in
the current conflict, the war in Ukraine is rapidly escalating to a nuclear
showdown.--Jeffrey Sachs, "The
great game in Ukraine is spinning out of control," johnmenadue.com, October 1, 2022]
[The US and its European allies, who represent and back the global
financial sector, are essentially engaged in a battle against the world's energy
sector.--Karin Kneissl, "Global finance vs global energy:
who will come out on top?," thecradle.co, October 13, 2022]
Ukraine Soldiers Sing Praises Of WW II Era N@zi, Jimmy Dore Show, October 22, 2022
Russia-Ukraine War: What Can We Learn from History? Intelligence Squared, October 27, 2022
Scott Ritter: Ukraine cannot win this war. It's a 'fantasy.' therealnews.com, November 15, 2022
"We understand," Baker continued, "that not only for the Soviet Union but for other
European countries as well it is important to have guarantees that if the United States
keeps its presence in Germany within the framework of NATO, not an inch of NATO's
present military jurisdiction will spread in an eastern direction [emphasis added]."
Indeed, the proposed U.S. approach to negotiating terms for ending Germany's division
would "guarantee that Germany's unification will not lead to NATO's military
organization spreading to the east."
