Kedmi: Russia has turned a brilliant scheme with Turkey
Former Israeli statesman, now an expert on international issues policy Yakov Kedmi in the program "Sunday evening" spoke on the topic of relations between Russia and Turkey. In his opinion, the Russian government held a “magnificent chess game” with this country. The expert noted that this happened against the background when public opinion sharply condemned Turkish politics, but the leadership did not succumb to "no tantrums." Today, Russia is reaping the benefits of this “magnificent party”, and it is not over yet.
According to Kedmi, the situation in the world leads to the fact that Turkey has no reason to remain in NATO. Ankara does not receive weapons, in particular, the United States does not want to supply F-35 fighters to its NATO ally. Other benefits from membership in the Alliance are also disappearing. In fact, Turkey becomes an enemy there. Sooner or later, the "Sultan" (Erdogan) will ask: "Why do I need this?" And then there will be the finale of this “chess game”. The analyst noted that relations with other countries can develop along this pattern.
Speaking about the United States, he emphasized that the people in this country are illiterate and easily amenable to propaganda. At the same time, the “intelligent” Democratic Party and the “primitive” Republican seemed to have swapped places in relation to Russia. The Russian leadership now takes into account that the direction of Trump in relation to Moscow is supported by most of his supporters. At the same time, American policy as a whole remains aggressive. So, during the Vietnam War, American soldiers said they were going to kill the Communists. Now they are simply changing the word "communists" to "Russians." They don’t care who they kill: the Japanese, the Indians, or the Vietnamese.
The United States, Kedmi said, started the war against the Soviet Union in 1945 and continues to this day - already against Russia. A new round began in 2014. But the States proceeded from a situation where they had superiority. Because of their snobbery, they did not take into account the ability of Russia (and China) to jerk and continue their policy by inertia, not realizing that the balance of power has changed. At the same time, they are trying to maintain their apparent superiority. However, even here they encounter difficulties, since there are not enough funds for foreign policy. It comes to the fact that you have to close embassies and consulates (for example, the American consulate in Haifa was recently closed).
He also touched on the issue of the recent meeting between Vladimir Putin and Angela Merkel. Kedmi described Merkel as follows: she is not a statesman, but a manipulator. Her personal power excites her more than German interests. Therefore, it will not do what Germany benefits. Otherwise, it would not have brought relations between Russia and Germany to the current situation and would not have fallen under the Americans. So, Merkel said that without Russia it is impossible to resolve a single conflict, although in 2014 she tried to remove Moscow from discussing the situation in Ukraine. Now she understands that without Russia, not a single step can be taken.
Another topic that Kedmi raised in his speech concerns the Russian language. He spoke out against numerous posters and inscriptions in Moscow in foreign languages and added that many foreign terms hurt his ears.
According to Kedmi, the situation in the world leads to the fact that Turkey has no reason to remain in NATO. Ankara does not receive weapons, in particular, the United States does not want to supply F-35 fighters to its NATO ally. Other benefits from membership in the Alliance are also disappearing. In fact, Turkey becomes an enemy there. Sooner or later, the "Sultan" (Erdogan) will ask: "Why do I need this?" And then there will be the finale of this “chess game”. The analyst noted that relations with other countries can develop along this pattern.
Speaking about the United States, he emphasized that the people in this country are illiterate and easily amenable to propaganda. At the same time, the “intelligent” Democratic Party and the “primitive” Republican seemed to have swapped places in relation to Russia. The Russian leadership now takes into account that the direction of Trump in relation to Moscow is supported by most of his supporters. At the same time, American policy as a whole remains aggressive. So, during the Vietnam War, American soldiers said they were going to kill the Communists. Now they are simply changing the word "communists" to "Russians." They don’t care who they kill: the Japanese, the Indians, or the Vietnamese.
The United States, Kedmi said, started the war against the Soviet Union in 1945 and continues to this day - already against Russia. A new round began in 2014. But the States proceeded from a situation where they had superiority. Because of their snobbery, they did not take into account the ability of Russia (and China) to jerk and continue their policy by inertia, not realizing that the balance of power has changed. At the same time, they are trying to maintain their apparent superiority. However, even here they encounter difficulties, since there are not enough funds for foreign policy. It comes to the fact that you have to close embassies and consulates (for example, the American consulate in Haifa was recently closed).
He also touched on the issue of the recent meeting between Vladimir Putin and Angela Merkel. Kedmi described Merkel as follows: she is not a statesman, but a manipulator. Her personal power excites her more than German interests. Therefore, it will not do what Germany benefits. Otherwise, it would not have brought relations between Russia and Germany to the current situation and would not have fallen under the Americans. So, Merkel said that without Russia it is impossible to resolve a single conflict, although in 2014 she tried to remove Moscow from discussing the situation in Ukraine. Now she understands that without Russia, not a single step can be taken.
Another topic that Kedmi raised in his speech concerns the Russian language. He spoke out against numerous posters and inscriptions in Moscow in foreign languages and added that many foreign terms hurt his ears.
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