Foolish NATO generals want war, not peace

Would you mind giving the source?

Would you mind giving the source?

Here in english
On the Historical Unity of Russians and Ukrainians - Wikipedia https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/On_the_Historical_Unity_of_Russians_and_Ukrainians

I went ahead and read the actual essay referenced by the Wiki on the ICC database.

I don't see him saying anything about a Russian imperium: what he did say was that true Ukrainian sovereignty would depend on partnership with Russia. He does say something about Ukraine, Belarus and Russia being this sort of "triune-nation" but I'm pretty sure he's talking about the 3 ethno-nationalities intermixing across borders: he's not talking about a super-state, like the USSR, or an imperial Russia.

I went ahead and read the actual essay referenced by the Wiki on the ICC database.

I don't see him saying anything about a Russian imperium: what he did say was that true Ukrainian sovereignty would depend on partnership with Russia. He does say something about Ukraine, Belarus and Russia being this sort of "triune-nation" but I'm pretty sure he's talking about the 3 ethno-nationalities intermixing across borders: he's not talking about a super-state, like the USSR, or an imperial Russia.

https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blo...ew-ukraine-essay-reflects-imperial-ambitions/

So it is important to show him that he can not do what he want.

Well the time to have done that was in 2014 when Russia annexed Crimea. After that why did Ukraine not work with Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, and Poland (all on the western border of Russia) and make a defense alliance for themselves?

It is now too late to show Russia anything. And here is the reason why NATO will fail to stop Russia militarily: China will step right into the conflict. since China has a mutual agreement with Russia. "China and Russia currently enjoy the best relations they have had since the late 1950s. Although they have no formal alliance, the two countries do have an informal agreement to coordinate diplomatic and economic moves, and build up an alliance against the United States."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China–Russia_relations
But they have also said that there are no limits to their alliance.

At the same time China did present a comprehensive peace proposal for Ukraine.
https://www.fmprc.gov.cn/mfa_eng/zxxx_662805/202302/t20230224_11030713.html
Within that proposal, here is what they said: "Resuming peace talks. Dialogue and negotiation are the only viable solution to the Ukraine crisis. All efforts conducive to the peaceful settlement of the crisis must be encouraged and supported. The international community should stay committed to the right approach of promoting talks for peace, help parties to the conflict open the door to a political settlement as soon as possible, and create conditions and platforms for the resumption of negotiation. China will continue to play a constructive role in this regard."

So how did NATO respond? "The proposals however cut little ice with NATO.
"China doesn't have much credibility because they have not been able to condemn the illegal invasion of Ukraine," NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg told reporters in Tallinn." But neither does NATO, since NATO did not condemn the illegal invasions of Iraq and Afghanistan by the USA.

At the very least, the NATO Secretary General should have met with Xi Jinping to determine exactly what could be negotiated on both sides. But no. Biden, Blinken, NATO, etc simply dismissed this peace plan because it did not originate with them. Now NATO wants to talk about nuclear conflict, and that is really irresponsible.

What's even more scary is that if NATO goes to war with Russia, China will not simply stand by.
"The increasingly close relationship between China and Russia has been decades in the making, but Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has tightened their embrace. Both countries made a clear strategic choice to prioritize relations with each other, given what they perceive as a common threat from the U.S.-led West."
https://foreignpolicy.com/2023/09/1...cs-sco-economy-military-war-ukraine-putin-xi/

NATO is not capable of taking on both Russia and China, and yet these foolish generals have ignored this hard reality.

I'm no 4 Star Admiral like Rachel Levine, but it seems like Chiner would have a motive to claim Taiwan and other Asian wealthy nations.

China will have to take out the US first before they can seize control of Taiwan.

As I stated above "NATO is not capable of taking on both Russia and China, and yet these foolish generals have ignored this hard reality." As far as China and Russia are concerned, NATO is to blame for the war in Ukraine:

"In an April 2022 press conference, Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Zhao Lijian offered a concise overview of the government’s messaging: The Russia-Ukraine conflict, to a large extent, is the result of Western arrogance and successive mistakes over the last 30-plus years and NATO’s eastward expansion is the root cause of the ongoing conflict … As the world’s people can see, instead of bringing about peace, NATO’s expansion has led to seriously damaged mutual trust and regional turmoil and tensions to the extent that the situation is spiraling out of control.3"

"Putin had repeatedly asserted prior to the war that NATO and its military infrastructure were creeping closer to Russia's borders by accepting new members from eastern Europe, and that the alliance was now preparing to bring Ukraine into its orbit too. Putin publicly said that represented an existential threat to Russia, forcing him to react."
https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-...eace-deal-recommended-by-his-aide-2022-09-14/

At the very least one of the Western leaders should have tried to sit down with Putin and discuss peace. But the West wanted a proxy war with Russia.
A global proxy war: Ukraine is now the center of our Eurasian competition with Russia and China
https://thehill.com/opinion/interna...r-eurasian-competition-with-russia-and-china/

China will have to take out the US first before they can seize control of Taiwan.

That may well be the case. Taiwan makes chips that are far in advance of China's offerings. I'm reasonably sure that America does not want to cede control of that industry to China. Self interest is the most powerful motivator.

Putin is a serial liar along with his fellow dictator Xi.

So is Joe Biden. However a serious negotiator like Trump could negotiate something which would penalize Russia if they violated a signed peace treaty. Maybe a threat to bomb the Kremlin (or worse).

Then again, if Putin was guaranteed the removal of all sanctions by the USA, he could be persuaded to stop his attacks immediately. Recovering Crimea, Donetsk, and Luhansk may not be possible, and the Slovakian Prime Minister has said so (but not is so many words). But Ukraine would be guaranteed peace with a solid and carefully crafted treaty. And the possibility of membership in NATO would be cancelled.

Slovak PM: Ukraine must give up territory to end Russian invasion
https://www.politico.eu/article/slo...-territory-russia-moscow-invasion-nato-entry/

I suppose Trump is not better than Putin. Both love their ego very much.
If Putin would invade Alaska, because it former belongs to russia. Would the American nation accept it? I suppose not.
But you find it ok, that the ucraine have to accept that russia steal their territory?