And the rest, as they say, is history. Thanks for this, Andrew. Always a pleasure to read your work. I'm belatedly reading your most excellent book, Kill Chain, now.
BUT for pro-War U$ War Criminals HYPOCRITICALLY saying that pro-NATO Putin was a threat?
In September 2022, during the 7th month of the Ukraine War, interviewed by Channel 4 about his nine meetings with Vladimir Putin, ex-NATO Head Robertson said, "At the first meeting (in Moscow, Oct 2001) Vladimir Putin clearly said, 'I WANT RUSSIA TO BE PART OF WESTERN EUROPE...at the 2nd meeting (in Brussels) he said..'WHEN ARE YOU GOING TO INVITE RUSSIA TO JOIN NATO?'...I started to sort of reach out and engage them in so many activities that they basically couldn't fight with us.. but after I left NATO (in Dec 2003), the American administration, the Bush administration (DURING THEIR OWN ILLEGAL WAR ON IRAQ opposed by Putin), lost any interest basically in doing business with Russia, they saw it as a threat..they didn't really want to make it part of the overall partnership. I think we missed an opportunity at that time because I think it's what he (Putin) wanted, and we could have grabbed hold of him!" [22] [23] [24]
What about Putin's connection with the Clinton milieu? The two men to whom NATO owes its salvation. One finds it hard to believe that Yeltsin's succession could have been decided without the Americans having a say. It is known that Clinton visited St. Petersburg in 1996 to meet Putin's mentor A. Sobchak. In his memoirs S. Talbott mentions that Putin was then the de facto mayor of the city, but claims that Putin and Clinton did not meet on that occasion. Louche.
And the rest, as they say, is history. Thanks for this, Andrew. Always a pleasure to read your work. I'm belatedly reading your most excellent book, Kill Chain, now.
21st Century peace that might have been...
BUT for pro-War U$ War Criminals HYPOCRITICALLY saying that pro-NATO Putin was a threat?
In September 2022, during the 7th month of the Ukraine War, interviewed by Channel 4 about his nine meetings with Vladimir Putin, ex-NATO Head Robertson said, "At the first meeting (in Moscow, Oct 2001) Vladimir Putin clearly said, 'I WANT RUSSIA TO BE PART OF WESTERN EUROPE...at the 2nd meeting (in Brussels) he said..'WHEN ARE YOU GOING TO INVITE RUSSIA TO JOIN NATO?'...I started to sort of reach out and engage them in so many activities that they basically couldn't fight with us.. but after I left NATO (in Dec 2003), the American administration, the Bush administration (DURING THEIR OWN ILLEGAL WAR ON IRAQ opposed by Putin), lost any interest basically in doing business with Russia, they saw it as a threat..they didn't really want to make it part of the overall partnership. I think we missed an opportunity at that time because I think it's what he (Putin) wanted, and we could have grabbed hold of him!" [22] [23] [24]
https://www.channel4.com/news/did-nato-get-putin-and-ukraine-wrong
https://www.nato.int/multi/photos/2001/m011003a.htm
https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/2003/03/18/russias-putin-calls-iraq-war-a-mistake/7fff0ba1-bfda-4970-a1a9-f7c7afd6aaa2/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Robertson,_Baron_Robertson_of_Port_Ellen
What about Putin's connection with the Clinton milieu? The two men to whom NATO owes its salvation. One finds it hard to believe that Yeltsin's succession could have been decided without the Americans having a say. It is known that Clinton visited St. Petersburg in 1996 to meet Putin's mentor A. Sobchak. In his memoirs S. Talbott mentions that Putin was then the de facto mayor of the city, but claims that Putin and Clinton did not meet on that occasion. Louche.
Insider detail!