As of this writing Russia is predicted to amass at least 175,000 troops alongside its border with Ukraine. Observers haven’t yet concluded where this is just the Kremlin’s usual intimidation tactic, harassment, threat, bullying, a testing of the West’s reaction, posturing or a serious military deployment to invade and annex part of Eastern Ukraine.
Russia’s military actions a few short years ago against Georgia and Crimea make the current confrontation more than just worrisome.
And yet the most recent meeting of leaders of Europe’s far right parties, the “Warsaw Summit” failed to make any public statement regarding Russia’s increasingly menacing presence targeting Ukraine.
(Note: The far-left is equally as duplicitous as the far-right in emboldening Moscow’s aggressiveness towards the West. This is a topic for a future issue.)
Amongst others, attending the “Warsaw Summit” was Mateusz Morawiecki of Poland, who has on numerous occasions opposed any sanctions penalizing Russia for annexing Crimea; and France’s Marine Le Pen, who is known for her financial dealings with Russian entities.
One may recall Nigel Farage, a prominent British politician, not one identified as part of the fringe right, but the most vociferous voice against the EU in the UK and totally committed to Brexit, who was among the most enthusiastic applauders of Russia’s takeover of Crimea. Farage was not at the “Summit”, but is a good example of how anti-EU pronents also admire the recklessness of the Kremlin.
(Pikemalt saab lugeda Eesti Elu 10. detsembri 2021 paber- ja PDF/digilehest)
