In February, Russia was rated among the most unfavorable countries by Americans in a Gallup poll. Tensions between the U.S. and Russia have escalated over the Ukraine crisis. The United States as accused Russia of backing separatists in eastern Ukraine. But there is no threat of a nuclear war between Moscow and Washington, says a senior U.S. State Department official.
Neither Russia nor U.S. desire to use nukes
In an interview with Russia’s Kommersant newspaper, Rose Gottemoeller, the Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security for the US State Department, said that the White House did not believe the Ukrainian conflict would trigger a nuclear crisis. Though the two countries have different opinions regarding the Ukraine crisis, neither Russia nor the U.S. desire to use nuclear weapons to back up their arguments.
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Gottemoeller told the Russian newspaper that the two countries have a “stable relationship” on nuclear issues. The State Department official added that the two countries have taken a series of steps over the past few decades to reduce their nuclear arsenal. Gottemoeller’s statement comes as many other security experts have proclaimed that Russia and the U.S. are heading towards a nuclear war.
Some experts spreading fears of a nuclear war
Earlier this week, Dr Paul Craig Roberts, the former U.S. Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Economic Policy, said that Russia and China will never accept the U.S. hegemony. Beijing and Moscow are coming closer to challenge the U.S. dominance. China and Russia are also conducting joint naval exercises in the Mediterranean Sea, right in the backyard of Western Europe.
Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk has also expressed concern that the conflict may escalate into a full-fledged nuclear war. During his visit to France on Wednesday, Yatsenyuk said Ukraine and Russia were on the verge of a nuclear crisis.
When asked whether the Ukraine crisis could trigger a nuclear war between the U.S. and Russia, Gottemoeller said it’s not going to happen. She said the world war still far from a nuclear crisis.
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“During his visit to France on Wednesday, Yatsenyuk said Ukraine and Russia were on the verge of a nuclear crisis.”
Yatsenyuk is psychotic. Ukraine has no nuclear arms. He wants to get others involved? It’s about time he and Poroshenko stopped bombing, and started reconstruction, and for the US to stop sending more weapons and troops. America’s pit bull, NATO, needs to be put on a leash. And America, which oversaw the violent overthrow of the legitimately-elected Kiev government, needs to take responsibility for this deadbeat called Ukraine and its massive debts. Russia is no longer responsible. “You break it, you pay for it,” as we say at the auction house here in Kansas.
There is no civil war in Ukraine. Putin just armed mob and called them “freedom fighters”. Ukraine now is just normal democratic state, which fighting for surviving against Putin’s thugs.
The Appearance of Dr Paul Craig Roberts’ article might be due to couple of reasons: might he is just decided to get some attention of politics, which started to forget him putting some oil in fire.
Another motive was probable Russian money as his institution sounds like
Russian discipline taught in Soviet political schools: “political economy” and
terms like “hegemony” used communistic propagandists to fog the real wish of
commies to be fed at power rule. Like communists likes to write in his article,
there is no hint there to analyze if Russia has a moral right to be called as leader, just bare calculations, criminals doing before rob the bank – mindset of Putin’s thugs robbed Ukraine.
Same’s in Russia:US is most hated country now and most Russians have real good reason to feel this way.They know now what kind of “democracy and value”Yanks offering.Thanks,but we don’t need it anymore.
America didn’t “over throw” Ukraine’s government (that’s just typical Russian propaganda). The people of Ukraine grew tired of an overly-corrupt government who reneged on a European Association agreement. The president of Ukraine FLED his position for the safety of Russia, or the people of Ukraine might have lynched him.
Here’s the bottom line, the people of Ukraine have chosen a different path for their future. They look at Europe, and they look at Russia, and they ask themselves which direction offers their children a better future? The Ukrainian people have chosen a different path for their future. This is no threat to Russia, but Russia wants to make it a threat, and blames the west for everything. Russia should look themselves in the mirror and honestly ask themselves, why would most of its neighboring countries seek protection from and choose to do business with a more prosperous region of the world.
Russia needs to stop being so paranoid. The west does not seek the demise of Russia, but the way Russia propaganda and internet trolls are acting, you’d think NATO tanks rolled through Red Square last week. NATO doesn’t need or want Crimea, we have plenty bases around the world. NATO does not seek to destroy Russia, so stop all your BS propaganda!
Yes, America invested $5 Billion on Ukraine since 1992 to build democratic skills and institutions, as they promote civic participation and good governance, all of which are preconditions for Ukraine to achieve its European aspirations. The U.S. does this with many countries. Heck, we’ve even given money to RUSSIA (imagine that)!
As for the civil war, most of this is instigated by Russian-leaning propaganda. There are no baby killers in Donbass. Any suggestion that people in Ukraine strictly speak Ukrainian was quickly struck down. (Many people in Ukraine speak only Russian). There are a few Nazi’s in Ukraine, but the Ukrainian government is not fascist. Like there’s no fascists in Russia?
If America didn’t over throw Ukraine’s government , they would be still getting Rent from the Crimea and there would be no civil war…
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