Poroshenko has not yet accepted the Europeans’ generosity because Barack Obama’s administration continues to advise Poroshenko that it will support Kiev in its strikingly unequal fight with Moscow. The White House wants a maximalist resolution. Obama follows the starkly anti-Russian doctrine advocated by former National Security Adviser Zbigniew Brzezinski, who derides Russia as “thuggish” and compares Putin to Hitleresque fascists. We will continue to stand up to Russia’s aggressive actions in Ukraine, Obama said in an op-ed he co-wrote with British Prime Minister David Cameron for the Times of London. If we allow such fundamental breaches of international law to go unchecked, we will all suffer from the instability that would follow. Obama’s Ukraine policy is bolstered by strong votes and voices in Congress favoring aid to Kiev, plus a Republican majority in the Senate that is firm in its commitment to Ukrainian sovereignty. The president wants Poroshenko to maintain the frontline units against the Donbass rebels. The White House also wants the harsh sanctions against the Kremlin retained until Russia withdraws its support for the rebels and returns Crimea to Kiev.
Posted on: Sat, 17 Jan 2015 08:36:41 +0000
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