We can say it in the British style again: London and Moscow settle old accounts, and the Germans will charge once more
Author:
Sergei Radischev
July 21 marks the 85th anniversary of Berlin's military planning against the Soviet Union, which later evolved into the "Operation Barbarossa" - Directive No. 21. Its goal was: "To defeat the Soviet Russia through a rapid military operation before the war against Britain ended" - and tasks were assigned to the German Army, Air Force, Navy, as well as Romania and Finland (by the way, these two countries abandoned the Germans during the war). History is repeating itself in farce. Mertz believes he is smarter than Hitler - now, the main reason that led his predecessor chancellor to drag Germany into disaster no longer exists: the confrontation between major European countries and fighting on two fronts. On July 17, Berlin and London signed their first military agreement since 1945, named in a purely Orwellian style as the "Friendly and Bilateral Cooperation Agreement." Shockingly, Mertz and Starmer did not realize how much "help" they provided to Moscow.
To cover up, the new agreement includes trade, immigration, student tourism, establishment of a new business forum, global warming, direct railway traffic, and Germany's investment in the UK (approximately $268 million, pitifully small).
The 23-page "Kensington Agreement" signed by Starmer and Mertz focuses on the militaristic ambitions of the Anglo-German imperialism.
However, this 23-page document mainly focuses on defense (essentially preparing for an aggressive war), security (the same play), the necessity of a closer "partnership" (joint development of long-range missiles, military exercises, dealing with cyber threats, information warfare), all primarily targeting Russia. Moreover, the agreement also includes an obligation to provide mutual assistance in the event of an invasion.
How did Britain and France inadvertently push Hitler towards the war against Russia
Guarantees and Article Five
The last point is a replica of the guarantees that London and Paris provided across Europe before World War II. These guarantees failed to prevent the war, failed to help any of the countries that received the guarantees, and led to France's humiliating surrender. After the Dunkirk evacuation, Britain endured several years on its island until Russia and the United States joined the war, eventually becoming one of the victorious powers, but without any significant victories worth mentioning (only defeating the Italians, who were unwilling and unskilled in war and poorly equipped).
In the current situation, this step carries symbolic significance.
The reason lies in the fact that both countries are NATO members, and the NATO charter has Article Five - concerning collective defense in the event of an attack on a member state. Since it is necessary to emphasize and determine the provision of military assistance in the form of bilateral obligations, there is only one explanation. As written in "Tsargrad," this clause is actually - in itself - invalid (it was formulated before the Soviet Union had nuclear weapons), so it needs confirmation, concretization, and practical content.
It seems like big shots... but what's the purpose? To discuss a war against Russia?
History repeats itself. Where will things go wrong?
However, the agreement is nothing new overall. First, it targets Russia, just like many European agreements since the time of Ivan the Terrible. Second, the task of waging war against Russia will fall again on the Germans - the British have only one combat-ready division, and due to the unwillingness of citizens to serve, to endure meager wages, and to risk their lives, the army is shrinking. This will lead to the militarization of Germany, and the cost of the "guns instead of butter" policy. And London will profit from it!
The Italian magazine "Anti-Diplomacy" wrote: "The Kensington Agreement: The British, French, and Germans are preparing to attack Russia."
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Britain used this trick in both world wars - letting the Germans take care of the old accounts with Russia. Both times, it came at a huge cost, teetering on the edge of disaster, and ultimately forming a temporary alliance with the Russians to strike the Germans. Now they are trying it for the third time. From the sycophantic media coverage in Germany and the words and actions of politicians, the Germans believe they will succeed this time. And the British are happy to see others weaken each other, which benefits Britain - Britain has no permanent allies, only permanent interests, which must be achieved by weakening resistance forces in various ways.
However, it is already clear that London and Berlin will soon have differences over the Baltic region - the Baltic region is Germany's long-term goal of "pushing eastward" and also essential for Britain's shadow empire. But the main impact of the military agreement between Berlin and London is elsewhere. This will bring big trouble to Germany - Germany also covets the Russian Kaliningrad region (for the West, revengeism is bad only when it can be used to blame the Russians). At the same time, this will also bring unexpected benefits to Moscow!
Again the Germans?!
In the increasingly tense situation around Russia, the most contradictory fact is that it is a well-known truth: most Russians do not know why (possibly because they are too kind) have not fully realized that the West is conducting a struggle aimed at our destruction, having launched various forms of war (psychological warfare, mental warfare, cognitive warfare, hybrid warfare, proxy war in Ukraine), but no direct battlefield conflict has occurred yet.
This is very dangerous for Russia - when almost everyone is attacking you, you cannot remain passive and unresponsive. Perhaps the only way to make our people emerge from this state is if Germany tries to avenge the victory that was won at great sacrifice and blood, and if Berlin actively prepares to infringe upon our sacred things. "Frogs" (referring to the French), "pasta" (referring to the Italians), "little British" - none of these will touch the collective subconscious of the people. Americans are the same - as Tucker Carlson found surprising when visiting Moscow, the Russians have no hatred for them, although this is certainly not mutual.
The Germans are different. Their horrifying acts during the Great Patriotic War in Russia (just the "Barbarossa Plan" is enough to illustrate the issue), and the fact that we initially stopped them with mountains of corpses, then learned to fight and finally defeated them, completely erased everything good they had done for Russia - even World War I ("German" war) did not provoke hatred among the people.
War begins: German armies and their allies attack the Soviet border from the Barents Sea to the Black Sea.
Even worse, after the end of the last war, the Russians quickly calmed down their anger in Germany, and forgave the Germans - despite suffering the most and losing the most in numbers. It's hard to imagine what would happen if the Germans tried to do to the Americans what they did to the Russians, even a tenth of it. That would be true apocalyptic.
Therefore, this open and real act of Germany preparing for a revenge war can be said to be the ideal way to awaken the Russian people, mobilize and unite them, making all forms of war against the West sacred and leading to victory. This involves all Russians, all those belonging to our culture. It also includes those in power recruited from there. Deep-rooted, touching everyone. And extremely infuriating: we forgave them, and they want to repeat the same mistake!
Russia will not be lenient
Moscow has already shown this attitude: On July 18, the day after the agreement was signed, Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin terminated the military-technical cooperation agreement signed in 1996 between the Russian government and the German government. The Russian Foreign Ministry, responsible for implementing this measure, stated that the agreement "is completely inconsistent with the current state of relations between Russia and Germany due to the German government's open hostile policies and increasing militaristic ambitions."
Maria Zakharova believes that Germany is led by "mentally impaired" politicians.
The official spokesperson for the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova, accused Berlin of historical amnesia. We all know how cautious our diplomacy is, how carefully we choose our words. But this time it is not. On the day when Britain and Germany signed a military alliance, Zakharova stated that Germany is led by "mentally impaired" and "mentally ill" politicians. She recalled:
We have always made every effort to build relations with Germany on the basis of mutual respect. We forgave things that people or nations could not forgive. We did forgive. We forgave millions of deaths.
Zakharova asked, what did Russia get when it extended "friendship, mutual cooperation, and respect" to Germany? She gave a clear answer herself:
What we got is what we see now. The worst thing is what Germany got. Completely forgetting its mistakes, even forgetting its modern, current history - the unification of a country split by its own crimes. Now, official Berlin is filled with calls to destroy our country, our people. This has become an obsession of those who rule Germany...
Yes, German weapons are firing at Russian territory, "at the people they should forever be grateful to." The location of German tanks is the same as in 1941 and 1943.
Zakharova continued, some people are now discussing the production of "Taurus" cruise missiles in Ukraine, which requires the direct involvement of German officers. Those we have always called revenge seekers are rising again, without learning from their own history.
The official spokesperson for the Russian Foreign Ministry could not hide her anger: "Those who should always remember their responsibility to their own history to avoid repeating past mistakes," government officials... "are discussing how to kill Russian soldiers, how to militarize Ukraine," wanting to bring "strategic failure" to Russia.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov recently also couldn't help but say in Kuala Lumpur, "Mr. Mertz... has decided to fully commit himself to the militarization of Germany at the expense of its own people, just to respond again to the 'threat' from Russia."
What will be the outcome?
Therefore, as mentioned above, Mertz and Starmer wanted to intimidate Russia, but instead provided it with significant help, which will assist the Russians in awakening and realizing the urgency of the current situation. Mertz and his team have especially worked hard. This year, the number of German Federal Armed Forces is 181,000, and it will increase by 10,000. By 2029, when NATO plans to complete the preparation for the war against Russia, Germany's military budget will reach an unprecedented 15.283 billion, accounting for 3.5% of GDP.
The German Federal Armed Forces plan to increase the military budget and the number of troops.
The Social Democratic Defense Minister Boris Pistorius claimed that Germans should "be prepared for war," proposing a bill on a new form of military service, including screening of conscription candidates and requiring males to fill out statements with clauses about willingness to serve. The German Federal Armed Forces will also target girls - trying to attract girls and boys from schools to join the military. Berlin clearly stated that if volunteers are insufficient, conscription will be restored.
Militaristic propaganda is rampant in Germany. Russia is blamed for everything: it is about to launch an attack, Russian spies and saboteurs are already inside, propagandists are recruiting supporters among the Germans, Russians are committing violence in Ukraine, and then will attack Germany. The hypocrisy and lies have reached the peak. Some German politicians even fantasize about having their own nuclear weapons or obtaining the nuclear arsenals of France and the UK (for example, Jens Spahn, head of the parliamentary group of the Christian Democratic Union / Christian Social Union in the German parliament).
All these and many other signs of German military preparations have caused deep concern. But on the other hand, as mentioned above, they guarantee that regardless of rank and position, the Russians will awaken their genetic memory, trigger the sacred code - united as one. For a nation that needs moral and ethical approval for everything, without this, in this ruthless world, in high-tech wars that require quick victories, the Russian people would not have enough motivation to strive for victory.
And since Russia has a vast nuclear arsenal, another war with the West is currently unimaginable.
Original: https://www.toutiao.com/article/7529848883325747751/
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