Ukraine and Russia…

First of all let me say that I’m for peace, I’m dead set against war. I don’t think it will come to a war between Russia and the rest of Europe. Because if Russia really would attack The Ukraine, Putin would fight not only against the Ukraine, but he would have to fight the United Nations as well!

I personally think that Putin only is taunting the rest of the world. If it comes to a war, he would lose, big time, without a doubt and he knows it. No, Putin is testing the waters. He wants to know how far he can take this psychological warfare. Then there is that other very important matter that’s called ‘The Krim’.

What is the Krim?

The Krim is a special part of Ukraine. The peninsula is located in the Black Sea and is slightly smaller than Belgium. The area on the island is called ‘Autonomous Republic of Krim’. More than two million people live there, most of them Russians.

Why is the Krim so very important to Putin?

Very simple actually, of course the people who live there are so nothing to Putin. But, the Krim is very important, from a strategic perspective. A group of warships is controlled from the port of Sevastopol. Also from there is a squadron that sails in the Syrian area. The Black Sea Fleet also protects the alternative Russian gas pipeline South Stream, which runs under the Black Sea.

That’s why the Krim is of utmost importance for Putin. So you all can imagine that he won’t give up the Krim easily.

On Sunday the Parliament of Ukraine asked foreign observer’s to help guard nuclear facilities. Think about it people, if one of these facilities gets damaged….

Russia threatens the security and peace in Europe and violates the principles of the Charter of the United Nations with its operations in the Ukraine! NAVO backs the right of the Ukrainian people to decide about their own future without interference from outside!

Stay tuned, there is more to come!