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Eric Zuesse (blogs at https://theduran.com/author/eric-zuesse/)
As the reality is now beginning to sink in, to the nations of Europe, that their military alliance with America, in America’s anti-Russian NATO, is heading for their collective defeat by Russia, in the battlefields of Ukraine, this is the ideal moment for a magnanimous and peace-oriented Russia diplomatically and privately to be communicating individually to Europe’s leaders, in order to discuss with them the ways that their nations, including Russia, can proceed forward constructively together, to achieve what the U.S. and UK hate, which is win-win progress, instead of win-lose supremacism and vassalship. The supremacist mentality of imperialists (the master-slave relationship on an international level) dies hard, but can be turned into mutual benefit if the alternative of cooperative advancement is properly presented, as a far superior alternative, and as being unquestionably attainable — which it is. Russia’s task now is to present it as being so.
On July 18th, EuractiveTV headlined “Czech EU minister: making Europe a Federation will make it an equal global player”, and had Czechia’s EU Minister Martin Dvořák telling EURACTIV.cz in an exclusive interview, that though he favors ultimately a United States of Europe, the idea is “not at all popular” in his country. However, if Czechs’ goal is to achieve increased, instead of decreasing, national sovereignty, in their great country, then that objective will be advanced far more by all European countries cooperating together in order to free the Continent from their master-nation across the Atlantic, the U.S. Government, which has around 500 military bases there, occupying European countries. (In Germany alone, there are 231 of them, because America conquered it, though actually the Soviet Union, Europe’s largest country, mainly did — but the U.S. Government and its propaganda-operations expelled Russia and took over all of Germany.)
The only surviving empire is the U.S. empire, and all of Europe except for Russia and Belarus are under its thumb (or, as the U.S. Government likes to say, “under our protection” — insisting upon continued vassalage of, and military occupation of, European nations — which means that those cannot even possibly be sovereign independent nations).
So, Russia’s basic message to Europeans ought to be that Russia wants to have a peace treaty with each and every other European nation, in order to free all of Europe that is willing, from continuing its vassalage to the United States Government, so that ALL of Europe can build together a future that WON’T depend upon military conquest and other forms of purely win-lose relationships, but instead become built ONLY on win-win relationships and free flow of goods in a fully democratic future, and truly, United States of Europe.
The main argument against a United States of Europe is that the individual countries might lose some of their national sovereignty by being a member of it, but that would not happen if the Union’s Constitution will specifically assert that its Constitution pertains ONLY to matters that are external to that federation’s individual countries, and not AT ALL to matters that are internal to its countries. Each member-country would retain its individuality, and the federal Government would be prohibited from touching that.
Would a United States of Europe like this be better than each nation’s continuing to be a vassal of the U.S. Government? That would be the question. This is the question that Russia’s Government should, in private, put to the head-of-state in each European country, and offered as the basis for negotiation with each.
On July 19th, Czechia became the 25th European nation to allow the U.S. Government to place permanent military bases on its soil and thereby to become targeted by Russian missiles. On that same day, the U.S. Senate overwhelmingly (by a vote of 83 to 16) voted down a proposal that America’s Constitutionally required declaration of war by Congress must apply if America invades Russia — that, instead, only the NATO Treaty would apply; and this (if it becomes law in the U.S.) would also mean that for any other NATO country than the United States, there can be no national Constitution that might stand in the way of NATO invading Russia. The deal that Russia would be offering to each European country must be a far better one than that. Wouldn’t it make sense for Russia to be offering such a deal — a win-win deal, instead of the existing win-lose one? Why not?
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Investigative historian Eric Zuesse’s new book, AMERICA’S EMPIRE OF EVIL: Hitler’s Posthumous Victory, and Why the Social Sciences Need to Change, is about how America took over the world after World War II in order to enslave it to U.S.-and-allied billionaires. Their cartels extract the world’s wealth by control of not only their ‘news’ media but the social ‘sciences’ — duping the public.
The statements, views and opinions expressed in this column are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of this site. This site does not give financial, investment or medical advice.
Well thought out article. Perhaps, Europe will wake up soon and realize that NATO is not in their best interest. The rumblings of discontent are starting in France and the low countries.
The thing likeliest to start the unraveling of the American empire would be one, just one, any, nation quitting NATO. There are by now 31 NATO member-nations. That’s 31 opportunities for Russia to start termination of the American anti-Russian empire. What is Russia waiting for?
What are the 31 retarded NATO members waiting for? Are they afraid that if they drop out of NATO Russia will attack them? I don’t think so! Russia is not the problem. America is the problem. The other NATO members are afraid of America. Who is going to help them if America goes after a rebellious and uncooperative European Puppet State.
I fully agree with your idea of Russia offering favorable bilateral relationships with individual countries of the EU. Among other advantages, this would widen the fissures between countries of the EU as well as between EU members and the Brussels wannabe empire, facilitating eventual breakaways. However, I think the level of indoctrination and self-deception in the EU is so deep that a show of force by Russia would also be necessary to speed up an awakening to reality. That show of force could be a shock therapy depriving the EU (preferably in a single step) of all goods it currently… Read more »
RE-orienting Britain to should be Russia’s No 1 prize.
THERE CAN NOT BE PEACE IN EUROPE OR ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD BEFORE THESE EVIL ANIMALS ARE DESTROYED !
Jacob Rothschild elongated skull. SOMETHING IS NOT RIGHT
Odessa first.
I have felt for a long time that Odessa will be the final decisive move. Once Russia gets Odessa back, this ill-begotten war will end, whether the CW likes it or not.
Eric Zuesse ignores the hatred for Russia in Europeon client states brainwashed by US neocon ideology. The West is heading for collapse. EU is bankrupt and I dont see
member states as Germany going to bail out Brussels. The Biden neocons are doubling down. There is no exit strategy as the US is between a rock and a hardplace. After Minsk 1, 2 and 3 the West betrayed the Russians over and over again on any deal, grain deal plus extensions included.
The EU’s hatred of Russia runs deep. Offers for peace were made by Russia many times, and what did they get in return? The West has proven that the only way to deal with them is by their total surrender. Anything less is just an opportunity to start the process all over again. Minsk 1 and 2 are excellent examples of that. That is the only way neutrality of Russia’s neighboring states can be achieved. I believe that only after Ukraine is dealt with, will states such as Hungary or Serbia opt out of the EU. They are now landlocked,… Read more »
Absolutely agree. European harbour a unrequited desire to dismember and humiliate Russia. They can’t get over it. They have to be beaten then ignored and boycotted for several generations.
I don’t believe in cancel-culture, and I doubt that Putin and co. do too.
That said, and to play devil’s advocate for a bit, the USA probably deserves to be beaten, ignored and boycotted the most since they’re the one controlling the European nations from the comforts of two whole oceans. Don’t know if the UK should be as well. All I know is that, unlike the European nations it controls, the USA hasn’t experienced war on its own soil within living memory, so it never got humbled after WWII.
Here is my proposal. Russia and her friends form the World Peace Association (WPA). Members agree that diplomancy rather than military engagement is the acceptable means of resolving geopolitical problems. Military force is only to be used in a defensive manner in case there is egrecious violence against innocent and peaceful people. And WPA members would assist other members as necessary. For example, Russian actions in the Ukraine are based on the violent attacks on innocent people in the Donbass. It’s the same as if I was walking down the street and saw a neighbor being attacked by a gang… Read more »
Russia has been offering peace terms to European nations from the very start. It’s that the US/EU accept peace only on their own one and only term: We get everything we want and you get nothing. that’s not how it works.
One does wonder what passes for intelligence in the EU leadership.
They tried this in the USA and it failed (the states lost their autonomy). The reason… they foolishly allowed the central government to tax individuals directly. That should be totally forbidden. The central government’s funds should be by voluntary contributions by individual states. This is the only way to keep central government in check and give state autonomy a chance to prevail.