Putin's diabolical and depressing interview

2024-02-15 17:23:00, Opinione Piro Ahmetaj

I followed with extra responsibility the exclusive interview that former Fox-News reporter Mr. Tucket Carlson took them from the Kremlin bunker of President Putin, the 24-year ruler of Russia on 02/06/2024.

This interview, however provocative, has been followed by 100,000 viewers around the globe and continues to remain at the forefront of issues for Chancelleries, Institutes and important personalities in Washington, Brussels, London, Berlin, etc. Therefore, in the capacity of "Expert on National Security, the Region and NATO", I am presenting a strategic summary about this diabolical, depressing and threatening interview at the same time:

In advance, this was the first interview not only on the Euro-Atlantic map (with 1 billion inhabitants and with ½ of the world GDP) since after the Russian-Putinist military attack on the sovereignty of Ukraine on February 24, 2022 (after the last 2 years Putin has gave interviews only to Russian, Chinese and Kazakh media). So two years after the neo-Nazi offensive against the sovereignty of Ukraine, the global order and Euro-Atlantic interests, President Putin came out of the " bunker of international isolation to repeat dangerous lies (that no one believes, including himself) about Ukraine, the USA , NATO, UK, EU, China, etc".

That being said, the diversion of the interview FROM the responsibility of the barbaric attack on Ukraine, TO an academic lecture on the "thousand-year history of mother-Russia" , to the present day of "fraternal relations between Russia and Ukraine ", I find not only cynical in approach, in time, structure and content but at the same time diabolical and threatening in relation to the reasons and criminal consequences of recycling the neo-Nazi war.

More specifically, as a sleuth trained by the crime machine (KGB): "from the 30 seconds he asked for in the opening of the interview, he consumed more than half of the time, i.e. over 1 hour with the glorious history of thousands of years" where in treated Ukraine as a part of Mother-Russia in an insidious way. While the inhumane campaigns of Catherine II, of Lenin-Stalin as well as during the last 2 years, he "justified" them where and where softer compared to those of Hitler, the Poles, etc. or even the ultra-neo-Nazis ( according to him) today in Ukraine”!

To put it even more simply, for citizens who might be or are interested in the thousand-year history of Russia, there is no reason to listen to the former KGB officer, nor the sly politician nor the ruler of the Kremlin for 25 years, but the professors and academics at well-known universities in Moscow and elsewhere.

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Seen like this, I certainly join the regret of the strategists/colleagues and critics in the Western media, for the very fact that in this interview: " Putin was given a platform to manipulate ". Therefore, while the German chancellor called it " ridiculous ", EC spokesperson Massrali rightly criticized it: " old lies, distortions and showed great hostility towards the West"!

Second, " the law is me, the great history of the nation, begins and ends with me ", say dictators, including all-powerful autocrats. Putin did not say anything different from this in this interview. So, all the predecessors, including the wise moderator Gorbachev, except the " drinker " Yelsin, are guilty not only of the " voluntary dissolution of the USSR ", but also of the "unreasonable concessions" to the West, the USA, NATO, the EU. Among other things, they are also guilty of: "giving Ukraine territories and favorable strategic positions" which according to Him: "have never been part of historical/natural Ukraine" !

Likewise, I find his re-confirmation, that: " neither in 2014 nor in 2022, did Russia start the aggression against Ukraine, but only intervened militarily to stop the war and protect the brothers of a faith (orthodox) from extremists neo-Nazis " who, according to him, " were applauded not only by Canada "! But in the following, he made a joke about the fact that, according to him: " the new Nazis in Ukraine are being led by a Ukrainian citizen, but of Jewish origin (President Zelensky), whose father fought against fascism" ! Worse still, he blamed the " enlargement policy " of the USA/NATO for the criminal war in Ukraine, again provoking the global order as well as the cohesion between the 31 countries of the transatlantic alliance.

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Therefore, he cynically brought to mind the former President of the Social Democratic Party in Germany in the 90s: " a wise old man ", after the dissolution of the former USSR and Warsaw, who according to him: " had sought the construction of a common system for security, including Russia ". But this voice, as well as the " unreasonable concessions " of the former Russian leaders of the time, were stupidly rejected by the West, since: " The USA, NATO and the EU, unfortunately, continued even after 1990 to consider Russia as a hostile power to the Euro-Atlantic Alliance ".

Thirdly, with the effort of a wounded bear: "opened a dangerous pandora, for example for the state borders of Hungary with Ukraine" . While with gestures, the killer expressed regret for Moscow's non-reaction: " to the centuries-old injustices and sufferings of the Serbian brothers!" ; in the case of NATO's intervention in Kosovo as well as Yeltsin's " excessive geopolitical tolerances " (in fact, as Secretary of the SK until 1 month before de jure occupying the Kremlin) when Russia sent a Company of Motorized to the airport of Pristina.

Also, the interview was dominated by the cunning to inspire the lost Bolsheviks, not only in Russia, repeating that: " military intervention in Ukraine in 2014 and 2022 was imposed, since Ukraine in NATO remains a serious threat to Russia's geopolitical interests ". In fact, this is still an insidious lie, since: " in no case and for no reason, NATO had no intentions to attack Russia militarily ".

Also, while on the one hand he gave exaggerated compliments to the leadership of the new George Bush, on the other hand he boasted that: " the crisis towards war was inspired in 2008, when at the Bucharest Summit, Ukraine and Georgia received the aspirant status (the door open) to NATO" . But only because of the truth and as a technical witness in Bucharest, I have to say that this is a cynical speculation, since the NATO-Ukraine relationship was raised to the Committee level, since the Washington summit in April 1999!

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Fourth, I consider the hindsight about the cohesion of the great Russian nation about the barbaric war in Ukraine completely self-discretionary. So even though he (badly) used politically that: "Russia is a capitalist state and there is no more Communist party ", in 25 years he described the official opposition as enemies of the nation, while " the USA and the West, of course, are guilty of supporting these terrorists ". or the official opposition?!

In order to universally dismantle this insidious lie, that is, the Bolshevik demagoguery about the steel unity of the nation around the glorious history, the Russian spirit and His/Putin's leadership, it would be enough to mention the fact that: "to get out of the trenches of Zaporizhia, Oblast, Bakhmut, Kherson, etc. as well as to continue the criminal war until the complete occupation of Ukraine, the Russian Army has recruited over 15,000 Nepalese, that is, former Maoist mercenaries, with a payment of about 2000 dollars a month" ?!

While in the comments about China, Putin showed himself as a fox/squirrel, promoting him as a " model of economic success and for the full compromise approach ", as well as reviving hope even though he has repeatedly refused to draw Beijing into a adventure/front war against Taiwan, since: " when it comes to geopolitical interests, China cannot be a natural ally with Russia against the USA/NATO" ! While it is a fact, that in 2 years of war, Russia not only received Beijing's rejection, but has started 2024 with a historic intensity of cooperation with the USA, including bilateral military meetings!

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Fifth, without mentioning at all the critical weight for the global peace of the USA, relations with Russia, he ironized them and cast poison of question marks on the integrity of the Institutions and Presidents of the USA, since according to him: "they sometimes confirm in office meetings, as eg for (not) expanding NATO to close to Russia's borders; for nuclear weapons treaties, etc., while in fact, the decision-making power belongs to the CIA, etc."!

But even though during the interview he acted like a " courageous fox " towards the USA, UK, NATO, etc., in his "body language" it was clear that he was horrified by the humiliating defeat that awaits Russia - Putinist not only in Ukraine but also in the face of power uncontested of the transatlantic alliance (USA/NATO/UK/EU). This is how he once made the victim, who had begged the US Presidents not to follow the 5 waves of expansion as well as currently for the peace negotiations in Ukraine, etc. while on the other hand he threatened that: " Russia is modernizing, even every day, the supersonic missiles/ intercontinental" !?

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Also, he called it " backbiting " from the West that: " after Ukraine, Russia plans to militarily attack Poland, the Baltic countries, etc. ", in other words NATO (article 5), adding that "neither tomorrow nor the day after tomorrow, nor ever", since Russia has no such goals, except: " we will only retaliate if the integrity and vital interests of Russia are attacked militarily"!

In fact, not only the Westerners are clear that Ukraine is not only fighting for its integrity, but also for the security of NATO countries as well as for Western values. Therefore, in spite of Putin's helmeted checkers to undermine the cohesion between the 31 countries of the Alliance as well as their constant and unconditional support until the victory of Ukraine, it is worth mentioning that in addition to €100 billion in modern weapons during 2022/23, the US Senate , is discussing €60 billion as well as over €40 billion from other NATO countries, i.e. €100 billion for 2024. Likewise, expansion with Finland and Sweden are part of the "strategic counter-offensive of/for Ukraine" after the attack Neo-Nazi Russia - Putinist.

In summary of the above, I certainly find this interview cynical, delinquent, depressing, dangerous and scary at the same time. This is because in this interview Putin blamed the whole world, i.e. the USA, NATO, the West and possibly the planet Mars, but no sentence and no remorse for those responsible for over half a million criminally murdered in Ukraine; nor for being declared internationally wanted as a war criminal; neither for the cost of over €9 Trillion for 2 years of war (over 2.5 years of Russia's net GDP), nor for the risk of leaving the Security Council/UN, nor for the isolation and discretization of Putinist Russia from the civilized world, etc.

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Therefore, including and beyond the harsh criticism of the journalist Mr. Carlson, I find this interview very useful. This is after he told the chancellors, institutions and not only the Euro-Atlantic opinion about the depressing situation and the frightening (kamikaze) ravings of a deformed mind (by the power of the Supreme Power) that barbarically rules the Kremlin for 24 years.

ADDITIONALLY, anyway from this provocative, shocking, conspiratorial interview, or whatever you want to call it, we can also address " three strategic recommendations ", mutually for:

A. NATO: will have to: " further strengthen cohesion by supporting Ukraine without any compromise until the victory over Russia, but also for the improvement of military power (including deterrence/dissuasive capabilities) in defense of the territorial integrity of the 31 member countries as well as the geopolitical interests of NATO" ! As an immediate response to Putin's interview, the Security Conference in Munich, Germany, as well as the " Steadfast Defender 2024" exercise will serve : "which is developed to respond to an attack by potential (Russian - Putinist) enemies ", in which they will engage: " about 90,000 troops; over 50 strategic naval assets, including aircraft carriers, frigates, destroyers, etc.; over 80 air capacities such as F-35, etc. fighter jets; Helicopters & combat drones; over 1,100 combat vehicles, including 166 tanks, 417 armored personnel carriers (APCs) as well as 533 infantry fighting vehicles (IFVs), etc. "!

B. The region will mainly have to serve as a Euro-Atlantic message to the official Belgrade: " in order not to continue to be (mis)used for Moscow's interests in the region; not to arm it (with Mig29, rockets, Russian drones, etc.); not to inspire Dodik-type radicals in Bosnia as well as criminal groups in the North of Kosovo, etc. Put more briefly: " not to threaten with military aggression against the integrity of Kosovo; the geopolitical status quo as well as the USA/NATO investment for the peace and stability of the Balkan region"!

C. On the (entire) national level: the messages of this interview: " let's not address them with the Bolshevik cacophony, but with high state responsibility not only for the protection of national interests but also for the promotion of the weight that the RS holds in democratic stability, strengthening of the strategic partnership with the USA/NATO as well as for the Euro-Atlantic integration of the 6 countries of the Western Balkans ".

However, I hope that this interview will serve you open-minded elites, not only in the 31 countries of the Euro-Atlantic space: " to work hard against the return of centuries-old bloodshed ", remembering the screaming call: " people, stay alert, peace, security and democracy are not eternal gifts".

Piro Ahmetaj

* Expert for SK, the Region and NATO,

Vice President of the Atlantic Council; ex:

Advisor for National Security in DP,

Advisor to the President; Deputy Minister of Defense,

Military Representative in SHAPE/NATO.