The essential
meaning of Igor Strelkov’s statements made on September 11, 2014 in Moscow
plain and simple
1.
Strelkov was removed
from his position of the Commander in Chief of the Donetsk People’s Republic by
Moscow, but that does not mean personally or directly by Putin.
2.
Moscow forced Strelkov
to resign at a dangerous moment when “the city of Donetsk and the entire grouping of the DPR armed
forces were in an operational encirclement.”
3.
No politically and
militarily authority wishing well would do this to the command of an army in
such circumstances.
4.
The same forces that
removed Strelkov from his post also let Kiev dictate the political demands or
conditions contained in the Minsk Ceasefire Protocol of September 5.
5.
The Minsk Protocol was
an attempt “to eliminate
the People’s Liberation Movement of the Russian people of Novorossiya.”
6.
In
fact, Strelkov’s removal from Novorossiya by a fifth column within the Russian
government was part of the preparation and necessary condition for the Minsk
Protocol—capitulation and surrender of Novorossiya in the guise of “ceasefire.”
7.
The
Minsk Protocol was designed to a) reverse nearly all the gains of the offensive
of the Army of Novorossiya, b) effect barely concealed capitulation and
treason. In Strelkov’s words: “To
the punitive army that was on the precipice
of total defeat they
immediately extended a ‘helping hand’ by arranging a ceasefire and attempting,
in the course of the negotiations, to
surrender literally all the gains made
by those who rose up; placing
them at the mercy of the Kiev Junta. It is simply impossible to come up with more
disgraceful covenants that those currently being discussed in Minsk.”The Minsk Protocol was disgraceful and treasonous.
8.
The forces that made
Strelkov resign and that were also behind the Minsk Protocol are described by
Strelkov as follows: “The
web of numerous agents that for many years successfully masqueraded in the
sheep’s clothing of “patriots” and “statists”, and under this guise infiltrated
the highest echelons of power, and even the entourage of the President of
Russia … these traitors nevertheless continue brazenly to assert
that they are the President’s “friends”, and to portray their frankly
subversive activities and sabotage as the only true measures to strengthen
Russian sovereignty.” Strelkov calls them “traitors.”
9.
This
fifth column is led by oligarchs and by people who are part of the Russian
government: “[T]hey havie a strong presence in the leadership and
considerable financial resources …”
10.
Early
“Russian military aid … could – almost without bloodshed – lead to the
liberation of all the Russian-speaking regions.”
But this was sabotaged by the very forces described in #9 and 10.
11.
The
heaviest charge against hits fifth column and the identification of their
political center of gravity within the Russian government is here: “While the
punitive forces were burning people alive in Odessa, bombarding Slavyansk with
heavy artillery and urgently forming a combat-capable army, their accomplices,
who penetrated the foreign
policy leadership of Russia,
not only sabotaged any and all military and political assistance to the
Militia, but also – in complete understanding with Poroshenko, Turchinov,
Akhmetov, Taruta, and other representatives of the Ukrainian oligarchy – worked
to split the ranks of the Militia’s leadership; preventing the creation of a
unified command, and through joint efforts attempted to lure the President of
Russia into the traps laid by them.”
12.
Strelkov
says: “Real help from Russia [then] finally reached its addressee. The Militia
commenced its offensive.” In other words, aid
did come and it came just in time for the offensive that started in later
August.
13.
The
strategic plan of the US-pursued war on Russia and the role of the fifth column
within Russia’s political structures is as follows: “Western countries … [and]
Islamist militants controlled by the United States … are preparing to fight
Russia for a long time and in
earnest. The West and the Fifth Column make virtually no secret of their
plans to overthrow President Putin; and subsequently to completely dismantle Russia.
Their agents of influence use all means at their disposal to convince the
leadership of the country that reconciliation is not only possible, but also
singularly necessary. The fact that nothing but Russia’s complete
capitulation will appease its
enemies is being carefully concealed
from the public and, possibly, even from the President.”
14.
The
task given to this fifth column, which exercises a good deal of influence over
Russian foreign policy is “the betrayal of the Russian people of Novorossiya,
followed by the laying of all responsibility therefor on the President himself.”
15.
“The
traitors hope eventually to bring the situation to the conclusion of a most
shameful and humiliating peace treaty, accompanied by the betrayal of the
Russian population of Ukraine … [and then] to bring about a Moscow Maidan …
[this] follows the scheme of ‘shameful defeat – economic crisis – discrediting
of the authorities – popular uprisings – palace coup’ is once again in action.”
16.
To
preserve Novorossiya means to preserve Russia. To defend Novorossiya is to
defend Russia: “If we are able to secure a victory there – we will preserve
Russia. If we lose – we will accordingly lose the remnants of our Fatherland.
In this struggle there can be no compromises, and he who tries to convince
otherwise is, consciously or not, grist to the mill of the enemy.”
17.
Vladimir
Putin is and has been Strelkov’s Commander-in-Chief.
18.
The
purge of the fifth column is the urgent task of the moment. The situation
demands it. Russia’s survival depends on it. So does the survival of
Novorossiya. The conflict is not an “internal” Ukrainian conflict.
19.
“We
must expose and remove from power those of Novorossiya’s ‘well-wishers’ that
have brought us to the brink of military defeat.”
Michael
Green used the word "stunning" in response to the
presentation of the core of Strelkov's statement from September 11. The word
"stunning" is very precise. Now, when with an understandable delay of
few days, the sense of Strelkov's statement dawned upon us and made its way deeper
into the mind. For me, it, indeed, happened precisely at the moment when I was
waking up today. And I can almost tangibly feel and sense the stunned
atmosphere around, which follows such explosions.
So there
is silence, here and there some rear-guard attempt to offer a small diversion
or distraction or belittle what happened. The fact remains, to paraphrase
Goethe, there was a Word, Strelkov's word, and the word has become deed and
action, from which a new world might come to be.
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