Yesterday, 24 March 2024, was the 25th anniversary of NATO’s illegal war on the remnants of Yugoslavia, an event that altered Russia’s course. Many articles were published but overshadowed by the terrorist attack in Moscow. This interview was done by
Could I add for those not over familiar with this part of the world that Chossudovsky’s ‘The Globalization of Poverty’ is a thorough account of the economic dismantling of Yugoslavia by the IMF, World Bank, and occupation of Kosovo by the US military. As is F William Engdahl’s ‘Manifest Destiny’.
Both authors prepare the reader for a geopolitical journey from which there is no going back. A warning: the anger, disgust and horror at what the West does is difficult to stomach.
Just as VVP could be considered the most capable Head of State on the planet (he has my vote), this interview clearly shows Mr. Lavrov to be one of the world’s most pre-eminent diplomats and geopolitical experts. Always plain speaking and informative, and NEVER condescending.
Nice contribution, Karl. Lavrov is always brilliant. It's a joy to hear someone taking recent history seriously.
However, this bit also interested me;
"I wonder what Lavrov really thinks about 11 September 2001 now that 20+ years have passes and what it enabled is quite clear. Building 7 stood in testimony that the narrative provided was and remains bullshit."
I think you should revisit this topic. It sounds like you've studied it and, in light of the developments of the last 4 years or so, I've been rethinking my view on that experience. I imagine a lot of people have.
"it turned out that all the promises, which were also recorded 'on paper' and in UN Security Council resolutions, were hypocrisy, or even outright lies."
"It is often said in Belgrade that the war that is currently going on in Ukraine did not begin in 2014, not after the coup. It began in 1999, when the West stopped hiding all its aspirations for aggression."
where it is stated the war in Ukraine can be traced back even to 1991 (as you wrote at the end of your article), i.e. immediately after Ukraine's independence, when draft-age people were called to the Ukrainian commissariats and obliged to sign a document saying that, in case of a military aggression by Russia, they pledged to fight against it!
I strongly recommend watching this video. The part I am referring to starts at 6:03.
Could I add for those not over familiar with this part of the world that Chossudovsky’s ‘The Globalization of Poverty’ is a thorough account of the economic dismantling of Yugoslavia by the IMF, World Bank, and occupation of Kosovo by the US military. As is F William Engdahl’s ‘Manifest Destiny’.
Both authors prepare the reader for a geopolitical journey from which there is no going back. A warning: the anger, disgust and horror at what the West does is difficult to stomach.
Just as VVP could be considered the most capable Head of State on the planet (he has my vote), this interview clearly shows Mr. Lavrov to be one of the world’s most pre-eminent diplomats and geopolitical experts. Always plain speaking and informative, and NEVER condescending.
Nice contribution, Karl. Lavrov is always brilliant. It's a joy to hear someone taking recent history seriously.
However, this bit also interested me;
"I wonder what Lavrov really thinks about 11 September 2001 now that 20+ years have passes and what it enabled is quite clear. Building 7 stood in testimony that the narrative provided was and remains bullshit."
I think you should revisit this topic. It sounds like you've studied it and, in light of the developments of the last 4 years or so, I've been rethinking my view on that experience. I imagine a lot of people have.
A story worth saving for my reference. I skipped all of this when it happened.
My first visit to Yugoslavia was in 1964. I remember it well. Thank you, Karl.
BTW, a nit, the name is Richard, not Robert Holbrooke.
"it turned out that all the promises, which were also recorded 'on paper' and in UN Security Council resolutions, were hypocrisy, or even outright lies."
This sounds like a bad omen for the UNSC resolution today, which I have dealt with in my latest article, by the way: https://geopolitiq.substack.com/p/unsc-passes-resolution-calling-for
"It is often said in Belgrade that the war that is currently going on in Ukraine did not begin in 2014, not after the coup. It began in 1999, when the West stopped hiding all its aspirations for aggression."
Well... actually, just today I have watched this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_tUEA4naSFw
where it is stated the war in Ukraine can be traced back even to 1991 (as you wrote at the end of your article), i.e. immediately after Ukraine's independence, when draft-age people were called to the Ukrainian commissariats and obliged to sign a document saying that, in case of a military aggression by Russia, they pledged to fight against it!
I strongly recommend watching this video. The part I am referring to starts at 6:03.