Source: End The LieMadison Ruppert
Russia has been opposed to the anti-ballistic missile
(ABM) program headed up by the United States and NATO for a
considerable amount of time, this is far from news to anyone who has
been keeping up with this issue.
However, in recent months, Russia has been taking what is arguably a
more active and direct role in opposing the system currently being put
in place in Europe (with some assets strategically placed in regions
outside of continental Europe).
Indeed, not too long ago I reported on Russia’s move to roll out an advanced warning radar system of their own to compete with (and potentially defend against) the US-NATO program.
This announcement added to the long list of reasons why Russia has
every right to be suspicious of the ultimate goal of the US-NATO missile shield by proving that the West has no interest in working with Russia.
Unsurprisingly, when Russia offered to have this advanced warning
system integrated into the US-NATO system, their offer was not accepted.
At the time I wrote,
Russian President Medvedev stated that these could be used as part of a joint detection system, but obviously Europe has no interest in cooperating with Russia in such a project.
This fact deals a major blow to the false assertion that it is a
purely peaceful, defensive measure. If this were the case, it would only
make sense for the United States and NATO to integrate Russian systems
in order to have more comprehensive detection system.
With all of the evidence piling up showing that this is not a purely
defense measure to protect us from those evil people who hate us for our
freedom as proponents laughably claim.
It appears that the Russian leadership is well aware of this and thus
they are not stopping with just the additional radar systems.
Recently Russia’s Commander of the Baltic Fleet, Vice Admiral Viktor Chirkov said that the Russian Defense Ministry would be modernizing two of their airfields in the Baltic region.
“We are planning to increase the length of the runway to 3,500 meters
at the airfield in Chkalovsk so that it would be able to receive any
kind of aircraft, including Boeings and Airbuses,” Chirkov said.
This modernization will not be instant with total construction time
being somewhere around two years, but considering that they are also
reconstructing a Soviet-era airfield on the Baltic Spit for hydroplanes,
this is a noteworthy announcement.
These bases would be in what is known as the Kaliningrad exclave, or Kaliningrad Oblast, meaning it is a federal subject of Russia.
This is one of Russia’s most strategic locations since it is
surrounded by the Baltic Sea along with Poland and Lithuania, both of
which are NATO member nations.
Chirkov stated that the Baltic Fleet would gain no less than four
amphibious aircraft for both reconnaissance and search and rescue
missions all by March of next year, although it is unclear if that is
related to this announcement given the supposed time line of two years
for reconstruction.
Then again, we have to consider that some details might be fudged or
withheld by the Russian Information Agency (RIA) Novosti, which
originally released the announcement.
RIA Novosti makes a point of highlighting the strategic nature of the
Kaliningrad exclave and thus these planned bases in writing that “The
importance of the Kaliningrad exclave … to Russia’s national security has grown considerably in the past few years as Moscow searches for ways to counter the European missile shield.”
They also mention that Russia has already activated a long-range
radar system in the region, which is likely the same radar system I
mentioned previously.
Apparently Russia is going to be arming the region more heavily as
well with S-400 Triumf air defense systems along with Iskander (SS-26
Stone) tactical missile systems.
It will be interesting to see how the West reacts to this move given their insistence on refusing any cooperation with Russia.
Russia’s president, Vladimir Putin (who is controversial and oft
criticized in the West for obvious reasons) has also come out against
the growing relationship between Georgia and the United States/NATO.
I have been documenting these growing ties heavily in my series, “U.S. and NATO are on the march worldwide”
which I highly recommend if you’re even remotely interested in the
projection of Western hegemony around the globe and the way in which
this is progressing.
Recently Putin said
that the move to rearm Georgia by the United States was a “huge
mistake,” adding that Moscow was “constantly raising the issue” with
American diplomats.
Putin was asked by a commander of the Russian military base in South
Ossetia about “media reports that an agreement has been reached during
the U.S.-Georgia summit in Washington about the large-scale supply of arms to Georgia.”
“I was not there sitting under the table and I do not know what they
have agreed on,” Putin responded. “Although I hope some of our guys were
there to tell.”
Putin added that the United States began “rearming” Georgia
“immediately” after the August 2008 war between Russia and Georgia
ended.
“I think it’s a huge mistake, because the current leadership of
Georgia carries out clearly an aggressive policy and supply of arms to
the armed forces of a country, which carries out aggressive policy always inevitably encourages it on aggressive actions,” Putin said.
He said that – like many other things the United States does – the
arming of Georgia “is an open secret,” adding that they “react
appropriately, but not publicly, on that.”
Putin also indicated that the Russian military intelligence community
is keeping track of the “movement of vessels [and] the volume of cargo”
via satellites and other surveillance methods.
“We are constantly raising the issue with them [the U.S.]. I very
much hope that the Georgian side will have enough common sense and
lessons taught concerning the adventurous policy of the Georgian
leadership will not be in vain and I hope these weapons will not be used
for new aggressive actions,” Putin said.
Of course the United States has absolutely no interest in making Georgia a peaceful state which would work with Russia.
In reality, Georgia is just another pawn in the global effort to
encircle those few nations who fail to follow every order the West
issues.
That being said, Putin made an effort to differentiate between “the
Georgian leadership and the Georgian people,” something which I think is
very important.
Sometimes it is easy to forget that citizens have almost no control over their governments anymore and thus cannot be held accountable for the wrongs their so-called leaders commit in their name.
Putin also expressed some hope for the future, saying that the only
reason the ties between Russia and Georgia were cut to begin with was
because of the policies of the Georgian leadership. I also think it is
quite likely that their close relationship with the West has a lot to do
with it.
“I very much hope that this is genuinely brotherly people for us will
ultimately realize, that Russia is not an enemy, but it is a friend and
relations will be restored,” Putin said.
Indeed, Russia would be a lot better off with Georgia as a friend and
ally and thus they have no interest in antagonizing them. Yet, Georgia
has a great more incentive to act aggressively towards Russia given that
it will just get them points with the West.
It is impossible to tell what this confrontation over the European
ABM system will bring at this point. However, I do not think that it is
shaping up to be a calm resolution.
With both sides arming themselves to the teeth and the West showing absolutely no willingness to compromise or work with Russia, the signs are not bright.
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