Shipments of long-range missiles to Kiev may expand ‘buffer zone’ toward Poland — Medvedev – TASS – May 18, 2024
That is a realist viewpoint, and one which I share, and also believe Russia is capable of organising against a collapsing west. But, at the same time, it is an achievement which, once accomplished, will become entirely unnecessary. Surely the Russian hierarchy is already aware of that and also sees this as an essential step towards ensuring nothing of the sort ever becomes necessary again. Because, well, who would ever be capable of becoming a threat to global peace again? Why do I say that?
It is a logical conclusion really, otherwise, the potential arises that Europe will always be a conflict zone. And Russia will be obliged to step in from time to time to protect innocent border dwellers time and time again, every generation or so. The current conflict must be resolved in a way to end any possibility of that situation arising. Russia does not want, or intend to allow, such a situation to persist any longer – and will see to it that it doesn’t. What does that mean exactly?
It means that as things persist, Mid-May, 2024, Ukraine may be able to retain some of its land and a few regions west of Kiev – it it behaves appropriately. Appropriately? That means receiving no more weapons or other armaments from the west. Full stop! They must also agree, without delay, to all the terms Russia demands (as stated back in 2021 and almost agreed to during that year, I think, or perhaps it was 2022). Necessitating the immediate removal of all non-Russian military forces from their territory and negating all land ownership rights acquired by foreign entities in recent times. Also necessary is the removal, under Russian scrutiny, of all traces of Nazi ideology from among Ukrainians. I also suggest the dismantling of Ukraine military forces. They won’t need a Navy or an Air Force at least, because they can rely on Russia to perform any such duties, and all recent conscriptions should be allowed to return to their previous civilian roles. Also any would-be citizens among Ukrainian nationals seeking to return to the country, must undergo all the same scrutinies of their past before being allowed to return. Russian scrutiny and oversight of Ukraine would not need to be permanent (or could be handed on to the UN for a time) if the right conditions could be laid down for Ukraine to preserve its sovereignty within the UN. There needs to be no mention of either the EU or NATO because they would both at that time be defunct.
Now, a 550 Km buffer zone (or more if the need arises) cannot simply be left empty and void of life. Neither can it be allowed to be populated, more than very sparsely. If for no other reason than it has been rendered uninhabitable from nuclear waste – which in parts it already has, due to western munitions and plans to make it a nuclear waste dump. So, what to do with it? I have no suggestions, other than broad-scale agriculture in unaffected areas. Perhaps some Ukrainians – who would occupy certain cites/towns if they wish, after being pacified as described above, would also work to make the country alive again. I doubt it would become part of Russia, other than regions Russia has already specified as being Russian. But it would be very carefully watched – through remote sensors and orbital satellites, rather than occupation forces for some time. Russia has no need for that land but cannot allow unfriendly forces to occupy it. Not that there would be any ‘unfriendly’ forces as a direct result of liberating and pacifying the territory. The potential for it to return to normal use is still there at this point, and I think no-one really knows exactly what will eventuate from these troubled times.
There is much personal conjecture among all that I have written above, but I suggest it forms, in part if not in whole, a logical review of what must occur to satisfy the basic needs for a successful and lasting conclusion to the current Ukraine affair , brought about to a large extent by its western backers/brokers. Something along these lines must occur and I am sure that various Russian minds in various governmental positions have already – whether so-far stated, or not – mused on exactly these and other related issues.
I have spoken along these lines previously, concluding that Russia may not be able to completely satisfy its existential security needs, depending on the willingness or stubborn stupidity of European nations to acquiesce to those needs, until Russian forces have driven them into the ground, while driving all the way to the Atlantic Seaboard in the process. I hope it doesn’t come to that and that sense will prevail. The main problem being that European nations have so far demonstrated the possession of very little of that commodity. It remains needless, or should remain so, to say that in such a case, all European nations still opposing Russia at that point must also undergo all of the impositions and scrutiny to which Ukraine will undoubtedly be subjected. These countries should now be considering that possibility before making any further disastrous decisions based purely on national pride. They need to recognise that the world in which they have previously existed, is changing, and the old world will shortly disappear for ever – being replaced by a fresh and much better one for everyone who participates.
Russia doesn’t need a buffer zone of that size, but I feel sure is capable of achieving it should the need arise. Russia, and I’m sure China and all their other partner nations would much prefer to have a border to the west of Russia, across which they could enact mutually beneficial trade with all nations in a peaceful world which retains national sovereignty for all countries and harbours no thoughts of colonization of or ideological imposition on the people or territory of others. That is the nature of the New World which is arising, and forming before our eyes.
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