US, NATO use Ukraine crisis to advance military build-up in Eastern Europe. Statements issued by White House and NATO officials over the weekend on the Ukrainian crisis, including allegations that Russia is poised to invade several of its neighbors, point to advanced preparations by US imperialism for a heightened military build-up across Eastern Europe. US President Barack Obama on Monday began a four-day trip to Europe, beginning in The Hague, Holland. On the sidelines of a pre-scheduled Nuclear Security Summit there, Obama convened a meeting on Ukraine involving the leaders of Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, and Japan — the G8 minus Russia. After working with Germany to orchestrate a regime-change operation in Ukraine, Washington’s aim is to diplomatically isolate Vladimir Putin’s administration and consider further damaging economic sanctions against Russia, while also developing trade and energy mechanisms that bring Ukraine and other Eastern European states under the strategic control of the US and EU. On Wednesday, Obama will meet in Brussels with European Union officials and NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen. presstv.ir/detail/2014/03/25/355948/us-heightens-military-buildup-in-e-europe/
Posted on: Thu, 27 Mar 2014 00:04:10 +0000