ACKNOWLEDGING RECEIPT
In the face of the
cynicism and double standards of the US policy that NATO is deploying in
Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin has been clear and very precise about
what the consequences will be and on whom they will fall if cruise missiles
fall on his territory
Por Sidney Hey
Following the agreement reached by the US and
British governments to authorise Kiev to use Storm-Shadow and ATACMS long-range
missiles against Russian territory, Russian President Vladimir Putin himself
gave his point of view on the matter and clearly stated his country's reaction
to an aggression with these weapons.
As the Russian president made very clear, he
and his government are not worried about Ukraine attacking their country with
drones as it has been doing until recently, the issue is that more
sophisticated and long-range weaponry will be used for this purpose, which will
not necessarily be operated by the Ukrainians. He made it clear that these
long-range missiles, because of their technology and guidance systems, require
satellite intelligence that the Ukrainians do not have, but NATO does, so the
use of these weapons against Russian territory will be blamed on its Western
partners.
Although Vladimir Putin's message was
diplomatically direct and very clear in the recipients to whom it was
addressed, as is customary in Washington they tried not to take it seriously
until Moscow ratified the Putin government's decision to be serious. The
message has been extremely clear and does not admit of double readings,’ said
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov, adding that he was sure it had reached its
intended recipients.
There is no doubt that Joe Biden and Keir Starmer
understood very well what the consequences of launching long-range missile
strikes on the territories of historic Russia would be and that this would
involve a nuclear strike as one of the options. Putin has made it clear that no
excuses or theatrics in which the Ukrainians are held responsible will be
accepted. Only NATO operators, and especially the Americans and the British,
are capable of using them.
In the Pentagon's top brass and in Brussels,
concern is taking over the agenda. They are aware that the Russians do not lie
and that even the distance of their countries from the theatre of operations
would not guarantee them freedom from nuclear retaliation. Putin's warning has
undoubtedly slowed the deployment of cruise missile systems aimed at Russia for
the time being, but it should not be taken for granted, as the record amply
demonstrates that Anglo-American politicians cannot be trusted.
In the light of public opinion, such measures
are questionable and raise questions about their governments since, contrary to
their claims, they only raise the spectre of nuclear war.
Precisely at this very moment, Washington is
resenting the position adopted by President Vladimir Putin himself, which has
gone viral around the world, making it clear who are those who are promoting
the war against Russia. It is no coincidence that the head of the State
Department himself, Anthony Blinken, launched a wild accusation against the
Russian media, especially “RT”, considering it to be ‘part of Russian
intelligence’ as a way of justifying the sanctions he has been launching
against those who work for the network.
At a press conference, Blinken himself said
that the network possessed cybernetic capabilities and was involved in covert
operations for Russia, obviously without presenting evidence or explaining what
these operations had consisted of. These statements are undoubtedly comical, to
say the least, considering that the US media, and the Anglo-American media in
general, have been seen to serve their Establishment.
Likewise, those responsible for the channel, and
in particular its director Margarita Simonián, did not miss the opportunity to
launch an irony as a way of showing to public opinion how unserious and
ridiculous these accusations are. It has been the emergence of global
alternative media such as “RT” that has prevented many arbitrary actions and
especially crimes by certain states from being overlooked or artificially
reinterpreted to justify them. That is why Vladimir Putin's warnings, which
have reached the four corners of the globe, about who will be held responsible
if Ukraine launches long-range missiles over the Russian Federation are so
disturbing. That is undoubtedly the most unbearable pain and discomfort for the
US Establishment and its partners in the West. Losing control of the
‘historical narrative’ and manipulating public opinion is a defeat that is very
hard to swallow.
In addition to being an attack on freedom of
expression, Blinken's accusations only reinforce the extensive US casuistry
that demonstrates the low quality of its democratic system -so overrated - already
called into question by its long record of human rights violations from 2001 to
the present.
