Wednesday,
May 21, 2014
Folks, I am always intrigued by
stories of this sort:
“A former Polish war refugee who
met Prince Charles in Canada has said he likened some Nazi actions in Europe to
those of Russia's Vladimir Putin.
Marienne Ferguson was speaking after
meeting Prince Charles at a Nova Scotia immigration museum where she works”.
Speaking
from China, President Putin's press secretary Dmitry Peskov told the BBC he was
"not commenting right now" on the remarks.
(See:
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-27497899)
Phew!! Undermining Putin and painting him black?
What for?
No need to overstretch my imagination as far as
history is concerned. Those who know the history of Russia will quickly dismiss
this kind of impression of Russia and its leader as misguided, misplaced, and irrelevant
as far as the workings of contemporary politics are concerned.
Russia is what it has been all these years because
it is Russia!! No vile propaganda will change its status or circumstance on the
global stage.
The Germans know what Russia did to them to cut
short their imperial ambitions. How did they feel about three weeks ago when
the Russians celebrated the anniversary of their defeat of the German forces
invading their country in World War II?
Those who don’t know that history will deceive
themselves that they can place Russia in the ambit of contemporary misguided
politics of novices and undermine Russia in a vain attempt to overshadow it in political
discourse.
Truth be told, world politics has been done by those
who know how to do it without necessarily indulging in cheap talk but ensuring
that their voices remain stentorian, even if discordant.
We may have the benefit of hindsight to admit that
Russia started reasserting its strength after defeating Nazi Germany and moving
on to prove to the so-called lovers of freedom that it is not as evil as their
misguided imaginations would have them believe.
Meantime, things are happening; and they will jolt
the Russian haters all the more:
“Russia's
President Vladimir Putin has signed a multi-billion dollar, 30-year gas deal
with China.
The deal between Russia's Gazprom and
China National Petroleum Corp (CNPC) has been 10 years in the making.
Russia has been keen to find an
alternative energy market for its gas as it faces the possibility of European
sanctions over the crisis in Ukraine.
No official price has been given but it
is estimated to be worth over $400bn”.
MY COMMENTS
Obviously, Russia is going where
its bread will be buttered. The US and its EU allies can’t intimidate Putin, even
though they may ratchet up their propaganda of hate and scare-mongering against
him and his administration.
This deal with China is
significant and will further tie both countries and boost China’s rise to
global prominence as the strongest economy. The writing is clear on the wall
that the momentum is picking up; and those who have all these years attempted
to undermine or write off the Chinese rise to economic power should begin
revising their notes.
And we acknowledge Russia’s own
steady move, especially in association with Brazil and the other countries
grouped together under the trading association called “BRICS” (Brazil, Russia,
India, China, and South Africa).
Even as these changes occur right
in front of our eyes, the nay-sayers are digging in to create the impression that
Putin is a failure. Probably, they are doing so to run away from the reality
that stuns them. It has always been so for them.
By the time they wake up to face
that reality, they will realize too late that Chinglish (Chinese English) and
Russinglish (Russian English) have taken centre-stage in global affairs. That
is when they will scratch their heads in remorse as they struggle to cope with
the change.
Then, it will be time for them to
join the "chukunchong" waggon or be further left behind!!
I shall return…
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