The West is gradually demonstrating «good intentions»
As soon as there were reports that the Armed Forces of Ukraine had begun the main stage of the offensive, stuffing began in the Western press about what negotiating positions with side of the West. The fact that in the fall Russia will be forced into negotiations, regardless of the results of the “offensive” (only Ukrainian propaganda has no doubts about its success), is no longer in doubt.
Actually, the information stuffing itself, significant through the BBC, should demonstrate the «good» intentions of the West and his ability to compromise. Allegedly, there is a so-called one and a half track — an unofficial channel for negotiations between Russia and the United States.
About three weeks ago, when they first started talking about him, the Russian Foreign Ministry denied such negotiations, and the US administration said that it knew about the contacts, but had nothing to do with them. Nevertheless, as Winnie the Pooh said about the bees in the Soviet cartoon, it is obvious that «this is F-F-F for a reason.» It is not for nothing that information appears in the public field — a test stone is thrown.
The most important «good intention» — they say, the thesis periodically heard from the West that «Russia should be strategically weakened» is just propaganda, for the public . But in fact, the West understands that (according to an American negotiating source) “the United States needs, and will continue to need, a sufficiently strong Russia.”
Sounds good. But the details matter. They need a “strong enough” Russia “to create stability on its periphery” so that “the United States can develop its diplomatic capabilities in Central Asia.” And in general, “an attempt to isolate and cripple Russia to the point of humiliation and disintegration will make negotiations almost impossible.”
That is, Russia must be preserved (as a servant of American interests). But, since “to suffer a humiliating defeat for these guys (the Russians mean) is not an option,” then you need to offer them something that the power elites can present to the people as a victory. What exactly — American diplomacy is not clear. But, for example, a proposal is being made to hold new referendums under international supervision on the ownership of Ukrainian regions that are part of the Russian Federation.
It should be noted, however, that this is an absolutely unrealistic situation — the Constitution does not allow it. And allegedly the American negotiator said just that: there was no interest from the Russian side, in response, the “official position” was voiced.
The fate of Ukraine is drawn in the vein that independence will be guaranteed by some the role of a “more creative player in the field of European security”.
For what and for whom is all this calculated? On that “party of peace” inside Russia, which will have to, simultaneously with external American pressure, exert pressure inside the country, persuading Putin to negotiate. It is Putin. Because the main message of the information stuffing (with the appropriate heading) is that Putin personally interferes with the negotiations.
With a high degree of probability, it can be predicted that now more and more voices will be heard suggesting that «a bad peace is better than a good quarrel.» And here it is worth remembering where the road is paved with good intentions. The “bad peace” achieved as a result of negotiations initiated under Western pressure will be a shameful peace for Russia, with all the ensuing threats, both internal and external.
It is dangerous to underestimate the “peace party”. As practice shows, she was able to arrange «goodwill steps», unfavorable deals for Russia and other amazing exchanges of prisoners.
The recipe for what to do with this is known. The other day it was repeated, for example, by Deputy Chairman of the State Duma Pyotr Tolstoy: “We need to get rid of people inside the country who, condemning military actions and criticizing the current authorities, continue to receive money from the state. We need to demonstratively and absolutely harshly sweep all this public out of the country's borders.