Cold War Reloaded - Der neue Ost-West Konflikt

Und dafür, so denkt sich der Vorsitzende des Auswärtigen Ausschusses im deutschen Bundestag offenbar, muss Deutschland jetzt einfach die ihm zustehende Verantwortung für ganz Europa übernehmen.

A propos Europa - wo ich diesen rheinisch-frohnatürlichen Polit-Gnom Laschet gerade so schön durch die Blume sagen höre, dass die EU vielleicht besser von Berlin als von Brüssel aus regiert werden sollte, fällt mir auf, dass sich direkt darüber in meiner TwiX-Timeline unsere beste europäische Diplomatin und Außenrepräsentante KaKa ebenfalls mit einem besonders konstruktiven Beitrag zu den laufenden Friedensverhandlungen zu Wort gemeldet hat:

Dieser Verräter Ishchenko verbreitet mal wieder RussischesNarat...

Historians come together to wrest Ukraine’s past out of Russia’s shadow

Ukrainian History Global Initiative brings together 90 academics to put the country’s historical contributions on the map

Zitat von The Guardian - 29.11.2023

[...] Vladimir Putin’s On the Historical Unity of Russians and Ukrainians, published in summer 2021, ranged over 1,000 years of history in its 7,500 words to assert that the two countries are “one people”.

Now, 90 international and Ukrainian historians are coming together under the umbrella of the new London-based Ukrainian History Global Initiative to wrest Ukraine’s past from the shadow of Russian and Soviet narratives.

The historians want Ukraine’s history to take its place among a wealth of global stories – from the part it played in the history of the ancient Greeks who founded trading emporia on the Black Sea, to its connections with Byzantium, and its links with the Vikings who ruled the medieval polity of Kyivan Rus.

Putting Ukraine into the picture will change understanding of major world events, said Timothy Snyder, professor of history at Yale, at a launch for the initiative at the British Museum in London. “The whole history of the second world war looks different if you understand that Germany’s main war aim was the conquest of Ukraine. And I would venture to say that the history of the 21st century looks different if you understand the reasons why Ukraine resisted the Russian invasion.”

With its terms of reference laid out in a manifesto by Snyder, and the three-year project funded by Ukrainian oligarch Victor Pinchuk, the initiative is planned to be a vast undertaking. Aside from supporting the 90 scholars invited to take part by Snyder and the academic board, Pinchuk will fund three major academic conferences, a host of publications, and archaeological digs. The initiative has been in the planning for three years – well before the full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

Snyder and Pinchuk declined to comment on specific funding levels but Snyder said: “I can think of few endeavours, in contemporary humanities at least, which are on this scale, keeping just under 100 scholars active for around three years: if you just do the math, it’s a fair amount of money.”

Pinchuk, who trained as an engineer, made his fortune in manufacturing in Ukraine’s turbulent 1990s and early 2000s. A sometimes controversial figure, he is the son-in-law of Ukraine’s second president, Leonid Kuchma, who has been accused by critics of corruption, authoritarianism and assisting the rise of oligarchy in Ukraine.

Pinchuk insisted that the Ukrainian History Global Initiative would be “absolutely independent” and that he had “zero influence” on its academics. He is one of the trustees of the initiative, whose chair is Carl Bildt, the former prime minister of Sweden. Other trustees include the historian Anne Applebaum, the lawyer Philippe Sands, and Ukraine’s most celebrated poet, Serhiy Zhadan. [...]

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Tja... Da hat er leider nicht ganz unrecht.

Versteht hier jemand, warum die Bundestagspräsidentin (eine ehemalige pfälzer Weinkönigin, die mit diesem Job bereits vollends überfordert und komplett fehlplatziert ist) den ukrainischen Staatstheaterintendanten treffen muss?

Was hat die in Sachen Krieg und Frieden zu entscheiden?

OMG! Da musste sich Lanz doch vorher eine Windel anziehen, damit er beim gleichzeitig vor Ehrfurcht in die Hose scheissen und vor Bewunderung für den Heldenhaften Führer des ukrainischen Heldenvolkes spontan ejakulieren keine unansehnlichen Flecken auf der Anzughose bekommt.

Ui! Das wird den Russen aber das Fürchten leh...

(Quelle: Wikipedia - Estonian Defence Forces)

Joint statement from European leaders in Berlin this evening:

"Leaders welcomed significant progress on President Trump’s efforts to secure a just and lasting peace in Ukraine. They also welcomed the close work between President Zelenskyy’s and President Trump’s teams as well as European teams over the recent days and weeks. They agreed to work together with President Trump and President Zelenskyy to get to a lasting peace which preserves Ukrainian sovereignty and European security. Leaders appreciated the strong convergence between the United States, Ukraine and Europe.

Leaders agreed that ensuring the security, sovereignty, and prosperity of Ukraine was integral for wider Euro-Atlantic security. They were clear that Ukraine and its people deserved a prosperous, independent, and sovereign future, free from fear of future Russian aggression.

Both the US and European leaders committed to work together to provide robust security guarantees and economic recovery support measures for Ukraine in the context of an agreement on ending the war. This would include commitments to:

- Provide sustained and significant support to Ukraine to build its armed forces, which should remain at a peacetime level of 800,000 to be able to deter conflict and defend Ukraine’s territory.

- A European-led ‘multinational force Ukraine’ made up from contributions from willing nations within the framework of the Coalition of the Willing and supported by the US. It will assist in the regeneration of Ukraine’s forces, in securing Ukraine’s skies, and in supporting safer seas, including through operating inside Ukraine.

- A US led ceasefire monitoring and verification mechanism with international participation to provide early warning of any future attack and attribute and respond to any breaches along with a deconfliction mechanism to work on mutual deescalatory actions that can be taken to benefit all parties.

- A legally binding commitment, subject to national procedures, to take measures to restore peace and security in the case of a future armed attack. These measures may include armed force, intelligence and logistical assistance, economic and diplomatic actions.

- Invest in the future prosperity of Ukraine, including making major resources available for recovery and reconstruction, mutually beneficial trade agreements, and taking into account the need for Russia to compensate Ukraine for the damage caused. In this vein, Russian sovereign assets in the European Union have been immobilised.

- Strongly support Ukraine’s accession to the European Union.

The leaders expressed their support for President Zelenskyy and agreed to support whatever decisions he ultimately makes on specific Ukrainian issues. They reaffirmed that international borders must not be changed by force. Decisions on territory are for the people of Ukraine, once robust security guarantees are effectively in place. They agreed that some issues would need to be resolved in the final stages of negotiations. They underlined that they would support President Zelenskyy to consult his people if needed.

They were clear that as in any deal, nothing is agreed until everything is agreed and that all parties must work intensively towards a solution that could assure a lasting end to the fighting.

They were also clear that any deal should protect the long-term security and unity of the Euro-Atlantic and the role of NATO in providing robust deterrence. They stated that any elements affecting the EU and NATO will be discussed among EU and NATO members respectively.

It is now incumbent upon Russia to show willingness to work towards a lasting peace by agreeing to President Trump’s peace plan and to demonstrate their commitment to end the fighting by agreeing to a ceasefire. Leaders agreed to continue to increase pressure on Russia to bring Moscow to negotiate in earnest.

They all committed to work on rapid further progress in the coming days and weeks to jointly conclude and endorse an agreement for a lasting peace. They reaffirmed their strong support for President Zelenskyy and the people of Ukraine in their fight against Russia’s illegal invasion and in delivering a just and lasting peace.”

Statement signed by:
Chancellor Merz, President Stubb, President Macron, Prime Minister Kristersson, Prime Minister Frederiksen, Prime Minister Meloni, Prime Minister Schoof, Prime Minister Støre, Prime Minister Tusk, Prime Minister Starmer, President Costa, President von der Leyen"

So sieht's aus, Paul.