Russian Political Scientist Blames Brzezinski Conspiracy To Bring US And Russia Into Conflict For Ukraine Crisis
http://www.mosnews.com/news/2004/11/25/markov.shtml
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Cold War crisis in Ukraine . Control of oil, key Grand Chessboard 'pivot' at stake
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Ukraine: Key Square on the "Grand Chessboard"
Zbigniew Brzezinski's 1997 book, The Grand Chessboard: American Primacy and its Geostrategic Imperatives has served as a blueprint for world dictatorship, and an incriminating predictor of post-9/11 world conflict. Against today's explosive headlines, Brzezinski's words are, once again, nightmarishly relevant:
"Geopolitical pivots are the states whose importance is derived not from their power and motivation but rather from their sensitive location and from the consequences of their potentially vulnerable condition for the behavior of geostrategic players. Most often, geopolitical pivots are determined by their geography, which in some cases gives them a special role in either defining access to important areas or in denying resources to a significant player [my emphasis-LC]."
"Ukraine, Azerbaijan, South Korea, Turkey and Iran play the role of critically important geopolitical pivots . . .
"Ukraine, a new and important space on the Eurasian chessboard is a geopolitical pivot because its very existence as an independent country helps to transform Russia. Without Ukraine, Russia ceases to be a Eurasian empire. Russia without Ukraine can still strive for imperial status, but it would then become a predominantly Asian imperial state, more likely to be drawn into debilitating conflicts with aroused Central Asians, who would then be supported by their fellow Islamic states to the south.
"However, if Moscow regains control over Ukraine, with its 52 million people and major resources as well as access to the Black Sea, Russia automatically again regains the wherewithal to become a powerful imperial state, spanning Europe and Asia.
"Ukraine's determination to preserve its independence was encouraged by external support. In July 1996, the US secretary of defense declared, "I cannot overestimate the importance of Ukraine as an independent country to the security and stability of all of Europe," while in September, the German chancellor . . . went further in declaring that "Ukraine's firm place in Europe can no longer be challenged by anyone . . ."
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Then Brzezinski goes directly at Ukraine's importance to world energy:
"For Ukraine, the central issues are the future character of the CIS and freer access to energy sources, which would lessen Ukraine's dependence on Russia.
"Accordingly, Ukraine has supported Georgia's efforts to become the westward route for Azeri oil exports. Ukraine has also collaborated with Turkey in order to weaken Russian influence in the Black Sea and has supported Turkish efforts to direct oil flows from Central Asia to Turkish terminals.
"Neither the West nor Russia can afford to lose Ukraine to its geostrategic and geoeconomic adversary."
http://mparent7777.blog-city.com/read/928880.htm
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Ukraine crisis: A Western circus with Yushchenko, the clown
http://english.pravda.ru/mailbox/22/101/399/14639_yushchenko.html