John Pilger: Nato's action plan in Ukraine is right out of Dr Strangelove (Russia & China)

[Catherina]

46. I'm afraid that the posturing will continue because not a single move was made

towards either disarming and dispersing the pro-EUSA protesters in Kiev. Instead they've just been given "legal" status as if the agreements don't apply to them. And instead of disarming (as was just requested by the OSCE) the new National Guard that's made up of rightwing militants, they're being sent out to the East, to stamp on legitimate demonstrations by fellow Ukrainians, after being co-opted into the armed forces and given a veneer of legitimacy- all talk of an Easter Truce in the Western press withstanding. So much for a truce.

It's going to have to be both sides agreeing (more difficult to do when East Ukraine wasn't even represented at the talks to agree to anything) and backing down at the same time, at the same speed, or so much for an agreement. Right Sector is still standing outside the Rada "guarding" it, except that now they're guarding it against original Maidan protesters who feel they were used. When do they move? It's dishonest to confer "legitimacy" on them to exempt them from the agreement and then declare some sort of a weird truce.

Which takes us back to your excellent point in post 25, paragraph 2.

I don't think Putin is gunning for war but I fear the EUSA are boxing everyone into a nasty corner while giving Academy Award performances on looking "tough". And what's with all this sudden talk of terrorists in the NPR link? That's all you hear since Brennan's trip last week.

Here's what I'm really afraid of. Kiev and the US/EU don't control the situation anymore than Russia does, not with that many genies running around loose now, so how can anyone fullfill this agreement? It's like an agreement on controlling Al Qaeda in Afghanistan 20 years ago.