First, I think we all owe a HUGE THANK YOU!!! to “G” and “M” who did this translation literally overnight (and I know for a fact that “G” did not sleep for a full night because of that). I know that doing a rush-translation is a royal pain in the rear end which is not very different from a refined torture and that is especially true for people like “G” and “M” who have a life and a job and who do that really pro Deo or pro bono and who do not get paid a penny for their hard work. They did not have to offer their hard work – they spontaneous offered their help, and I am immensely grateful to both of them for that. There is a part missing and the translation “only” covers the first 18 min and 49 seconds which is really the most interesting part.
If somebody wants to finish this translation – great. If not, no problem. If somebody wants to subtitle the video – great. If not, no problem either.
One more thing: I would need somebody to translate into Russian Juan’s powerful article “Russians are sub-humans in the eyes of the West“. I have a contact who wants to send it to Russia and the Ukraine. If you can do that, please contact me.
Kind regards to all,
The Saker
Translated transcript of the Nikolai Starikov interview:
I: Hello, Nikolai Victorovich.
NS: Hello
I: I will begin with the question many people are asking for your next video blog – It would be interesting to know, why, for the last 3 weeks there hasn’t been an interview or any video blog recordings with Nikolai Starikov? Are you taking a vacation right now?<
NS: No, of course I’m not on vacation. Right now we are preparing for the upcoming elections and the heated situation related to the tensions by our borders. I can’t think of a holiday right now. I just think that the respected readers, viewers and like-minded people do not always follow the entire volume of information that I post on my website. I have been participating in television programs, when I get invited. One of the recent ones is “Sunday Evening with Vladimir Solovyov”, it’s also the ТВЦ (TVC) show Русский Вопрос (Russian Question), I also write articles and I just completed a book about Ukraine (it’s a compilation of articles, but I still had to sort through them and systemize them). Right now I’m writing another book, actually two, so it will be a very long time until I can go on vacation. In any case it is flattering that you follow me so closely and don’t worry that’s why today we are sitting down and I am answering your questions.
I: The Ukraine is still at the top of the news unfortunately. I have the following question: Nikolai Victorovich, I hope it won’t be too difficult to shed some light on President Putin’s reaction to Donetsk and Lugansk People’s Republics’ request to Russia for recognition of their independence.
NS: It’s not difficult for me to answer any questions you wish to ask my respected like-minded people. When it comes to questions of state recognition, we have to approach this question while keeping [Russia’s] national interests in mind. National interests and emotions should not have anything to do with each other. Otherwise the country’s leader risks making mistakes for which the people of the country will have to pay for and not him. I will give you two historical examples: Tsar Nicholas II was put under a lot of pressure and to a great deal due to falsifications and pressure put on him, and also emotional pressure, which lead to him to join in World War I. Yes, Germany did declare war on us, but there was an opportunity to avoid it. I won’t go in to details right now. In my book, “1917: The Key to Understanding The Russian Revolution”, this is clearly described. The end result was millions dead, the break-up of the state, due to the coup d’état and the civil war that followed, which is reminiscent of what is happening in Ukraine right now, almost exactly the same. The second situation: Gorbachov, partially due to treachery, but I’m also sure that besides that, there was stupidity and naiveté on his part, this also happened, has destroyed the Soviet Union. Who is paying for this? Not Gorbachov. He lives very comfortably compared to all those people that voted for him to become the President of the Soviet Union. Now look, we have two examples here, therefore the head of state has to consider things from every possible angle. Concerning the situation in Ukraine, I have written about this before, what we can see is, terrible crimes are being committed by the Right Sector factions and unfortunately by some members of Ukraine’s armed forces, but without any question all of this is being caused by Ukrainian politicians, the same people, who are being controlled by Washington, London and Brussels. But what we cannot see in Donetsk, a city of one million people, is at least one hundred thousand self-defense militia members. When we talk about when the people of Donetsk, Lugansk, Donbass came and voiced their opinion, yes they came to the referendum, but t’s an area where at least 8 million people live, if I’m not mistaken in these two regions. How many of them are members of self-defense militia? How many of them took up arms to defend their choice? Just a few thousand people. What this tells us, is that most of the people there have not risen up yet, and that’s why the most emotional of patriots online ask, “why doesn’t Russia intervene?” the question arises – to defend who exactly? A few thousand people protesting in a square in Donbass? What about the rest of the million, where are they protesting, asking, demanding, ready to defend their rights? We don’t see this at all. That’s why any kind of Russian military involvement today, would lead to accusations of aggression, you don’t even need to falsify anything, because a large number of Ukrainian citizens blinded by Ukrainian propaganda, would consider the Russian Army to be an army that is trying to take over. In this situation it is impossible for the Russians to intervene, understanding that this is exactly what the sell-out Ukrainian government and the Americans behind them would want. What do they want? They need/want to drag Russian into a war and write off all the problems [the Ukraine has] that have happened and will inevitably happen in the future, without our participation, on Russia and on the Russian president in particular. What will they say? The IMF has just given Ukraine a loan and only if Ukraine could start implementing the reforms, start living normally again, but as you understand ‘the bloody regime’ has invaded and stole our dream, stole the pensioners’ pensions, raised the price of gas, and all of this happened because of the Russians. Now ask yourselves, why should we give them such a perfect opportunity to write off, as Russia’s fault, everything that they’re going to steal, destroy, plunder and demolish according to Brussels’ orders. Dear Ukrainian politicians, you yourselves are responsible to your own people for everything that you do. I still very much hope that you will answer for all of this before an international tribunal, but first and foremost the Ukrainian people have to speak out against the fascist junta, and in this particular case I don’t only mean the residents of Donetsk and Lugansk, I mean the residents of all of the Ukraine, because for me personally Ukraine is part of the same geopolitical sphere as Russia. Today when a part of Ukraine has held referendums and called itself Novorossia, are they entitled to do so? Of course they do! They have every right. The government in Kiev is illegitimate; the presidential elections were conducted in violation of the Ukrainian constitution. It’s not legitimate, that’s why we have to speak either of mutual illegitimacy with Donetsk and Lugansk Peoples’ Republics and Kiev Republic or their equal legitimacy. In any case, they are equal to each other, this means that Kiev has to sit down and negotiate with Donetsk and Lugansk, but the Kiev government doesn’t want to. It is full of people who don’t listen to their own citizens, so what options do people have? They can either agree with their policies or stand up for their rights. That’s why until all the people rise up, maybe not all the people of the 40+ million Ukraine, nothing can be done there and this is what needs to be understood. Nobody can decide the fate of the people of Novorossia, but themselves. This is how the world of politics is designed. In any case, if things are done differently it will inevitably end up looking like aggression [from Russia]. The citizens of Donetsk and Lugansk themselves will accuse Russia of sending troops there. Same as the citizens of Russia in 1917 have accused Nicholas II, who fell for their patriotic aspirations, and started fighting the Germans and the Austrians for their Serbian brothers. Unfortunately people’s love [for the state/tsar] cannot even be compared to juvenile kind of love. It passes even faster. And there is nothing you can really do in this situation. We must help, we must support, we must prevent atrocities and bombings, but only by diplomatic means. If there are volunteers in Russia, who are willing to help the Donetsk Republic, we never doubted this, because the desire for justice is one of the main characteristics of our people, which is being violated in front of our very own eyes today. There are volunteers from Russia in Novorossia and they will keep arriving there, there are NGOs, there are commercial organizations, which provide humanitarian aid. Russia should by no means interfere with that and should support it by all means, but Russia as a state, as a military force, as the Russian Army cannot participate in this conflict, in this civil war taking place in Ukraine today. This is what is necessary to understand. There are of course volunteers from Russia, but local volunteers in much greater numbers from Novorossia and from Ukraine are needed, but so far we haven’t seen this taking place. Where are the 4000 Berkut fighters? If I am not mistaken that is how many there used to be in all of Ukraine; some of them are in Crimea, some of them moved to Moscow, but that’s just 10s maybe 100s, where are the rest? Where are the officers of the Internal Forces, at whom Molotov cocktails were thrown? The soldiers, who were beaten with chains and whose skulls were crushed together with their helmets –where are all those people? Are they now on the side of those who were in charge of the people who killed their fellow comrades? How can this be? This is the situation; the Ukrainian Army is keeping to arms neutrality or even worse, acts on the side of the so-called legitimate Ukrainian Government. Should we send our troops to fight the Ukrainian Army? No. The most important thing that Novorossia is not doing today, at least I don’t have such information, maybe I’m wrong, they’re not running any propaganda. At the same time, when a civil war is first and foremost about ideology, why is it always so brutal? Why is it more violent than wars between nations? Because when a German soldier is sitting in his trench, the Russian soldier who is sitting on the opposite side has a lot less to grumble about, because this German [soldier] was drafted into the army and he sits in his trench, but he never had any other choice. But when a Russian soldier is fighting another Russian soldier, a mutual animosity takes place, because if they speak to each other, they can accuse one another of being on the wrong side of the conflict, they had a choice. Situations like this are the ones that cause the terrible excesses of civil war. We don’t see today any processes at all, where Novorossia would use means of propaganda to convince the Ukrainian forces to switch to their side. Rather than raising the flag of separation of Ukraine, the flag in the name of liberation of Ukraine from the pro-American marionette government, which in a few months of being in power has driven the country into ruins should be raised before the country is totally ruined, before the country is completely destroyed. This is what is important to understand. The aim of Poroshenko types is total chaos in Ukraine, division and annihilation of its statehood. They would not do anything good on American orders. They will raise tariffs, wage war, kill or do anything else, but you can be sure that there will not be a flourishing, united Ukraine. So, today those patriots of Ukraine, who find themselves on the opposite sides of the barricades, due to their oath, due to misunderstanding what is happening, those people need access to information, which can convince them to switch sides. Just remember the Red Army versus the White Army; the main goal of the Red Army was never to destroy everyone from the White Army, and likewise the task of the White Army was not to annihilate the Red Army down to the last Red Army soldier. The objective in a civil war is to get your adversaries to switch sides. Then today’s captives can tomorrow become your brothers in arms. This is how to lead a confrontation in a civil war. If people in charge of Novorossia are not doing this, then it will be very difficult for them to achieve victory. Unfortunately this is how a civil war works.
I: While answering the previous question, you said that the majority of people in the South-East of Ukraine are so far not engaged in protecting their homeland. They do not go to the barricades, they do not fight the junta, and they are waiting for Russia to intervene. It is possible that the following question came from one of such people. This person asks, “how does one survive in the South-East of Ukraine, how does one continue living like that? While we go to work, while we receive our salary, do we carry on or is it time to drop everything and move?” How can you comment this?
NS: You know if we didn’t receive this question, it would be worth raising it ourselves. Here we have a perfect example of what I am talking about. It’s easy for us here in Russia to discuss these topics, but over there [Novorossia] there are shootings, bombings and killings taking place. The situation is such that the civil war has begun and there are two ways to end it. Either the country of Nazis/fascists side of the illegitimate Kiev junta wins or those who do not want to live under fascist rule win. There is no other way to end this civil war. Because Americans would never agree to negotiations, which would result in separation of a part of Ukraine and they will continue the military operation. Therefore, for the people who live there in the Ukraine there is a choice. A person always has a choice –but a very limited choice. You either continue living your average civilian life, and that’s understandable, we understand why people make that choice, they just want to continue living, no person really wants to go to war, a normal person would never want to kill others. The Right Sector would inevitably start shooting at someone, they go into Mariupol, and they go to Odessa and kill. A normal person does not want to kill anyone, but there won’t be any life in the future if you remain on the sidelines of the conflict, allowing Americans to continue doing what they want. This is the point where you have to choose, dear citizens of Ukraine. Unfortunately the reason why we are separated by state borders, is because of the traitor Gorbachov. Today it is a reality. But I am convinced that sooner or later we will be together as part of a supranational entity. Russia can only provide limited aid today. We cannot do this for Ukraine, that is the paradox. When the reader asked this question, he never even considered to take up arms and defend his native Donetsk. He goes to work, he wants to feed his family, the maximum he would do is leave Donetsk, maybe move to somewhere in Russia. But if everyone leaves Donetsk, who is going to defend it? Volunteers from Russia? The Russian Army? That cannot be. The Russian Army cannot be a part of this conflict, Russia should not be dragged into this. This is exactly what the West wants. Things were don quite elegantly in Crimea. The Russian Army was already stationed there, but did not really take part in the conflict. Everything was done by the Self-Defense Forces. This was done beautifully and it is very difficult to dispute that. In Donetsk today, there are Self-Defense Forces, but they cannot deal with the tasks at hand in their current numbers of men. They have weapons in Ukraine, with supplies of Artyomovsky warehouse you can arm all Ukraine twice. Not enough people who understand that they have no other choice, but to take up weapons to protect their families and freedom. Look at Slavyansk, so frequently women and children are shown to be leaving, but so often you can see young man leaving. They stand by their ladies in shorts and flip flops telling how they hide in basement. They will continue hiding until victory of state of Ukraine. If they want to see end of shelling they have to go and help militias. There is no other option.
I: What is the possibility of Ukraine’s scenario in Kazakhstan? Will Americans try to organise Maidan in country who is partner to Russia and how strong is power of Nazarbayev?
NS: It’s difficult for me to comment. When I was in Kazakhstan I got impression that he is very respected man something I expected even before my visit. Certainly he’s one of the main driving force of Eurasian reunion. I want to remind you that idea of Eurasian Union and Customs Union didn’t come from Russian leaders, but from Nazarbayev. First he approached Yeltsin and was received with total incomprehension. When Valdimir Vladimirovich came into office this process came into beginning and step by step it moves forward. First January 2015 Eurasian Union comes into force. Lets call things by their real meaning. What is Eurasian Union? It is the new embodiment of Eurasian power that used to be Russian Empire, then Soviet Union and now Eurasian Union. We understand the meaning of it, our opponents understand it even better. Because beforehand they organised chaos in Ukraine thus not giving it a chance to join Eurasian Union. Refusal to sign European Union association agreement by Yanukovich could have been first step. But next step Yanukovich could have taken was entering the Eurasian Union. You know, they maidaned a little bit then parted and went home, so what? It was necessary to overthrow Yanukovich in order to not leave any chance. But reunification of Eurasia with out Ukraine is difficult. Lets think for a moment with the logic of our geopolitical partners. Do they have a need to organise turmoil like this in other countries? But of course! It’s cheap and cheerful! How much did it cost to them to overthrow the government in Ukraine? Victoria Nuland says five billion, now they have given credit, but these are pennies for them because they print money out of nothing. But how many bonuses do they get? Well, Crimea they have lost for themselves, they didn’t think about it when they carried out the overthrow of government. Ukraine is in a mess, problems for Europe and Russia are created, again Europe has to discuss gas issues with Russia. In any given moment Russia can be forced to cut off the gas supply if payments haven’t been made. All in all it can cause Russia and Europe to argue between themselves and all that just for some miserable five billion dollars. From the point of view of pragmatic Americans it’s a great investment. My question is following. Ten billions for revolution in Kazakhstan is it beneficial obtainment? Of course it’s beneficial.
End of translation at 18:49
Saker, there is video inside link.
What do you make of it?
http://vognebroda.net/v-sluchae-pobedy-kieva-vse-zhiteli-donbassa-budut-pomeshcheny-v-filtratsionnye-lagerya
Translation:
In case of victory Kiev, all residents of Donbass will be placed in the filtration camps
Snow Bulletin The Junta
11.06.2014 15:53, Kiev
The Acting Minister of defence of Ukraine Mykhaylo Koval stated that the inhabitants of the Southeast will be applied «special filtration measures “, in which people will settle in different regions. This statement has been made at the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine on Wednesday, June 11.The Minister stressed that the filtration camps are all adult residents of the rebel regions, including women. It will identify those associated with the separatists and who committed crimes on the territory of Ukraine.Filtration camps are essentially the same, familiar to us since the second world war, concentration camps, where prisoners were subjected to checks on residents will be reliability. About the degree of bias on these tests and how they will be is anyone’s guess.
“The Eurasian Union will be difficult without Ukraine.” Of course. Thus I continue to suppose that Moscow fully intends Ukraine’s full return to Russia. What rights have those Empire bastards in the womb of all the Russias? None!
The worst is yet to come. My impression is, that the case Ukraine is slowly being phased out of the news and media. It is not even present in the back pages or side notes. It is not present at all anymore. This for me is the first major step to bring this case out of peoples minds and thoughts. From the public to obscurity. Making the way free to do what the foreign and local imperators and oligarchs are pleased to do with the Ukrainian population and the ressources the do not already have stolen from them… This is the new violent and inerently antidemocratic order of Europe, it is clear to see for those who understand
Please, Saker, edit these huge blocks of content from translations and other editorials with paragraphs.
It is very difficult to read extensive blocks of typing without paragraphs.
And to my fellow readers and commentators:
If you have not as yet, there is a donation system on Vineyard. I did before making a first comment, because I saw the value of information and enjoy the intellectual passion and recognized the importance of the blog and Saker’s sacrifices to work the blog.
Thanks to all and God bless the good people who are suffering because my government is a Tyranny against its own and the peoples of the globe.
Even with our 2nd Amendment gun rights, the total police state that is encapsulating Liberty in America is overwhelming.
While they bait Putin and Russia to go to war, they are doing the same internally with Americans who resist the Tyranny.
Anonymous 18:06
Indian reservations.
God damn them.
(Interesting history though, and a good sign of just how monstrous a government can be. First, we did it to Native Americans (each rez has its own prison number); then the Brits copied us and did it to the Boers; then the Nazis did it to the untermenschen of their choice; then the Israelis copied it for the Palestinians; and now Ukraine copying it for the Donbass.)
My tribe had five (5) separate Trails of Tears, including when most of the men of fighting age were off defending the Union in the Civil War.
Damn. Them.
Dear Saker and Friends of Novorossiya:
Despite the lack of paragraphing, the translation of Starikov’s interview is highly illuminating, and sets my mind at rest that the Russian government is acting sanely and cautiously. Novorossiya must unite behind strong leaders who publicize their positions (ie “propaganda”, as Starikov said). The rest will follow.
For those who can’t find accurate news on Ukraine, one of the best sources is Twitter. You don’t have to sign up for Twitter. Anyone can do this. From Google, go on the Twitter web page and do an Advanced Search under “Any of these words” using the string:
Slovyansk Slavyansk Sloviansk Slaviansk Donetsk Kramatorsk Mariupol Lugansk Luhansk Novorossiya Novorossia Novorussia.
On the top of the page that comes up, click on “ALL” to get all the tweets. Ignore the canned headlines, which comprise the vast majority of tweets. Scan the rest for relevant information.
Thank you Saker! And thanks to the translaters!
Re “Are you taking a vacation right now?”
I spent two nights with Starikov on a dacha by a lake in Finland 3 weeks ago. I do not know if you could call it a “vacation” – Alexandr Dugin was also there.
Unfortunately my Russian is even worse than Starikov’s English, so I missed much of the discussion. (Dugin speaks good English, but he had to leave early.)
We’re not all experts. Who is Nikolai Starikov? What importance should we place on his words?
I can understand the logic he is expressing. It is sad, all horribly sad.
French translations of Juan’s article were made and freely available.
http://www.comite-valmy.org/spip.php?article4638
Does anyone else know of other translations, I’d like to put them together.
Tks
yours aye
Le Dahu
http://lepontduhadu.blogspot.fr/
Enjoy your vacation!
To Larchmonter445:
RT has been reporting about SWAT teams, police MRAPs, a “litmus test” and gun confiscation.
It’s all very ominous.
Thank you! Your loss of sleep has I’m sure exhausted you, all the while bringing PRICELESS information for those seeking the truth in this nightmare happening to our Brethren across the globe. This is a serious eye opening history lesson for those who are completely out of the loop (media disinformation) on the goings on in the Ukraine. Prayer for those men who are undecided on where their loyalties lie. War seems not what the peaceful Ukrainian people desire. Damn the monstrous instigator of the whole debacle. Watching the horrifying video footage of the innocent being killed for absolutely nothing but greed and hate of a free society as well as a free people. God Bless Us All!
This is good stuff, with some brilliant thinking.
I myself oppose outright Russian invasion, unless a wholesale destruction and slaughter takes place.
My own first priority is switching gas off to Ukraine ASAP.
That alone will take the wind out of junta’s sails faster than anything.
This guy Starikov must be a politician. The first real question about Russia recognizing the People’s Republics of E Ukraine was followed by about two thousand words that never actually answered the question. A lot of apologia, brosplaining and tap dancing around the question but no real answer.
Who is this motormouth?
Sounds to me like he is washing his hand of helping these people. He forgets that there are many people who can’t fight because they are children, elderly, most women, unfit/untrained, etc.
Having untrained and unfit people fight often makes the situation worse.
And fact is that people are being murdered and having their infrastructure destroyed.
If this region falls, Ukraine will quickly go to NATO or be a NATO protectorate. NATO troops will be right up along Russia’s border and it will be more hemmed in than ever.
If Russia doesn’t help then they shouldn’t bother going along with any UN/NATO humanitarian bombing or no-fly zone elsewhere. Those are all used to serve U.S./EU agendas and not genuinely humanitarian.
And Russia is showing it’s not working very hard at stopping a humanitarian catastrophe on its own border.
Why has Russia repeatedly gone along with all these other “humanitarian” interventions, but not here?
He is saying 100,000 fighting men is not enough – well what number of fighters will he say makes it “worth it”: 200,000; 250,000; 400,000…what?
Thank you, translators! This is quite lucid and readable, paragraph formatting or no. Perhaps you’d be interested in translating some of Mr. Starikov’s novels for us English speakers? ;-)
Russia is finance Ukrainian war to its own people right now by giving them free gas. It should have cut off long ago.
People of SE are dying because they are Russian, and because of you. This is not War of choice of 1917. You have no choice this time. You are the target. Ukraine army just used phosphorous bombs.
I read some where today, that EU will never abandon US.
Sure they can have ‘filtration’ camps like in Srebrenica, then if any atrocities take place you can say it’s all made up and exaggerated.
He pretty much said that the locals aren’t doing enough. Do you really think they can create decent propaganda and distribute it when life is not functioning decently? Lenin and his crowd had trains of gold, and people who had been learning how to lead a revolution for years. Folks in the Donbass have been sold down the river by Russia and the Party of Regions for decades, and the trains of gold are in Kiev, though Kholmoisky and Akhmetov are probably offering some to those in the Donbass who want to prosper.
Nice commentary, though the relevant part is what’s already been said:
-Russia won’t invade or interfere in a civil war.
-Why aren’t millions of Donbass resisting, there was enough arms seized to arm every one.
For those who asked, who is he anyway? :) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikolay_Starikov author of many historical and political books including “Chaos and Revolution – Weapons Of US Dollar” which is cool though I’d much rather read what Aleksandr Dugin has to say.
please! you who go on about Russian intervention should read a bit of history, Starikov is completely right. Maybe these emotion driven opinions are really trolls wanting to urge Russia into a terrible trap and end up at war with Nato mercenaries, Just what the crazed lust for super status treacherous USA wants, even at the cost of a nuclear disaster.
Ukraine will fall apart if men don’t defend their land and homes, lots of fierce women can fight along side their men. wouldn’t you rather die with passion in your heart than surrender to idiots doing the work for thieves.
tell the west side they are being hoodwinked, their land is going to be ruined by the energy hungry western world that doesn’t give a shit.
I bet the pro Europe young people in Kiev just want to travel and hope to make better money elsewhere, never to return. They don’t care about who supported them all these years, who gave them cheap energy to get educated and feel trendy. Or they are down right fools buying into that Nazi crap, Do they really think Europe will welcome them when every country in Europe is having so many financial problems thanks to shortsighted EU leaders.
See euro skeptics are on the rise and will increase! Why? The inhabitants of West Europe are sick of foreigners taking their job or expecting social security checks, the greedy fools rushing over from Ukraine will be treated like gypsies. The days of free lunch is over.
Russia has the energy and Russia is on the rise, not the west, wake up! The sun is setting in the West and at this rate with all the wishy washy European leaders the days will be dark and cold sooner than later.
Starikov is right about one thing. Kazakhstan is next on the list to be destabilized. Nazarbayev rules it firmly for now, but he is in his early seventies and has made no clear plans for his succession. Then again, maybe that’s what this whole Eurasian Union plan is about; bringing Kazakhstan closer into Russia’s orbit than at any point since the Soviet collapse may be Nazarbayev’s hedge. Will it work though? There are rifts in that country that make the Ukraine seem like an island of stability.
I do however disagree with Starikov on the point that you need some sort of universal mobilization of the Donbass population to justify greater investment. That would be exceptional even under the best of circumstances. By Starikov’s logic the United States should have never have succeeded in overthrowing British rule because for the first five years of the Revolutionary War only one-third of the colonists supported independence and only a fraction of that group joined the Continental Army. I agree the people of Donbass could do better in their fight, but they are waking up rapidly. I would hope this part of the grand strategy against Kiev will be more or less wrapped up by the Winter of 2015 so that attention can be turned to Kharkov and Odessa. It is a fine balance between making the Eastern Ukrainians less passive in their opposition and leaving them to suffer needless causalities and create tens of thousands of extra refugees.
That is the one point I do worry about when gauging the Kremlin and the Russian oligarchs’s intentions: just what is level of devastation are they comfortable with? Almost certainly more than I would be comfortable with.
I apologise to coming late with the rest of translation, because of different time zones this comes even later, but it’s unforgivable to cut the interview at one of the most interesting moments. It’s going to be spilt in parts because text is too long, very sorry again.
Follow up of translation
FIRST PART
In that case creation of Eurasian Union can be prevented. You have to understand that money is nothing especially since it’s free, it doesn’t cost anything really.
But of course there will be efforts to shake things up in Kazakhstan, Belarus, Russia, Kirghiz and everywhere. Just look at what opposition in Belarus says. If came into power they promise to step out of Customs Union. Ukraine would be turned into Ukraine. Belarusian language will be forced upon citizens. If you have been in Minsk you know that all lettering is in Belarusian and it doesn’t necessary duplicates in Russian, menus in restaurants are in Belarusian and in Russian, all street names are in Belarusian, but at the same time everyone speaks in Russian, consequently speaking in Russian will be prohibited. Everything will be like in Ukraine, all sides will be pulled apart and told that they are separate nations and so alike. Union State (of Russia and Belarus) is to be added as one more joint project on the rise between Russia and Belarus which of course would be interrupted.
Today’s problem of Eurasian Union and reunification consist of dependence on three leaders- Lukashenko, Nazarbayev and Putin and if they have successors we don’t know or we can only guess. I really hope that our highly respected heads of states including in Armenia and Kirghiz, who doesn’t have intentions to give in ,does understand full well that by coming closer to Eurasian Union they will run across of resistance from USA. In the first place efforts will be made to get into power people like Gorbachev, Hruschiev or at the worst like Dmitry A. Medvedev who by the lack of understanding will take country into ruins. Dmitry Anatolyevich Medvedev let Libya to get destroyed. It’s hard to understand how for nothing our interests, trade agreements were give up.
I want to make it clear why in time coming Kirghiz can find it self in turmoil. Americans declared that they must leave Manas base according to Kirghiz’s Parliament’s decision. They feel comfortably there, it’s easy to transport drugs from nearby Afghanistan and they’r going to want to stay there, but in order to stay there they need to change government. Everything is very simple. Since Kirghiz is a poor country change of government will cost less than in Ukraine..
So we have to understand this and we should wait for unrest in Kirghiz, Armenia, Kazakhstan, Russia, Belarus, we understanding this and we aren’t letting our geopolitical opponents to realise their plans.
SECOND PART
I. What should be done not to let into power somebody like Gorbachev?
N.S. On this question it’s difficult to answer really because any faithful Leninist and Stalinist won the war like was Khrushchev, but then out of blue committed quiet but horrible government takeover. To recognise traitor is always difficult. Why sometimes somebody quietly disappear from intelligence service taking with him lots of secrets? Because he works for adversary. Why he wasn’t disclosed? Because he was a friendly comrade. It’s difficult to deduce but anyway should be made. Just recently in China one of the leaders whose carer was going up locked up because he had done some crimes. These crimes served as reason to take him down. Came into power he could have done harm to his country.
It’s necessary to work out system according to the successor will be appointed not by one person, when leader will step aside and rather suggest to successor like it was at time of Medvedev, then replacer will step aside again and then we have two people already and so the circle should expand. When there will be about ten people it’s impossible change situation by changing just one person or putting pressure on him. China is moving in this direction. I really hope that leaders of our countries, Is say our countries because for me it’s one country, they understand it so much better than we do.
We have to understand that one problem is present, for them it’s pragmatical issue and when they look around for successor my God give them someone to lay their eyes on, several people would be best. But if they look around and there s nobody it’s tragic.
I. In between other questions there is one rather unusual. It’s great that we have no Crimea. What do you think if that would be wise step of president to return Kuril Islands to their historical owners? It could be beneficial in current situation.
N.S. That is question with catch, but it’s very easy to answer on that. Kuril Islands have historically belonged to Russia under two agreements. First two islands, then again two islands were given by Japan. There is nothing much to discuss about this topic.
N. Starikov is great author worth to be red, he covers timely issues in today’s world of politics, history and economics (really the basics as far as it matters in big geopolitics). Unfortunately only one of his many great books is translated in English and I recommend check out at least that one.
>>>Rouble Nationalization – the Way to Russia’s Freedom<<<
By they way maybe anyone knows where in UK his books can be bought? online store that sends to UK would do too. Amazone got some of his books but prices were insane when I last time checked, I obtained couple of his books when I was in Latvia for 9 euros each.
http://stratrisks.com/geostrat/19850
Here is a link that talks about the big picture–Ukraine is part of the ongoing
resource wars of the world.
May THANKS for the remainder of the translation!! Blessings!
N. Starikov is bright, but he is totally wrong about the “not enough mobilisation in Novorossiya”, one shouldn’t forget that the Novorossiya people have been bombarded almost non-stop with vicious antirussia propaganda+forceful ukrainization for 20+ years (went down when the Party of Regions needed to exploit the russian sympathies of the people in their election campaigns).
Did he forget that the PoR cleansed Ukraine of ALL non PoR controlled TRULLY prorussia parties and organisations ? Where does Starikov expect a mass prorussia movement to emerge from in a few weeks ? He isn’t serious here, sorry. Reminder the Iraqi insurgency began with little groups in sunni Iraq (a tribal and highly militarized society), in 07 it reached 100 000 + fighters (which later turned into the Awakening movement). The Donbass resistance is doing very well, and growing day by day it seems, they’ll probably cleanse the Donbass this summer and then move on Kharkov and Zaporozhe…
N. Starikov is bright, but he is totally wrong about the “not enough mobilisation in Novorossiya”, one shouldn’t forget that the Novorossiya people have been bombarded almost non-stop with vicious antirussia propaganda+forceful ukrainization for 20+ years (went down when the Party of Regions needed to exploit the russian sympathies of the people in their election campaigns).
Did he forget that the PoR cleansed Ukraine of ALL non PoR controlled TRULLY prorussia parties and organisations ? Where does Starikov expect a mass prorussia movement to emerge from in a few weeks ? He isn’t serious here, sorry. Reminder the Iraqi insurgency began with little groups in sunni Iraq (a tribal and highly militarized society), in 07 it reached 100 000 + fighters (which later turned into the Awakening movement). The Donbass resistance is doing very well, and growing day by day it seems, they’ll probably cleanse the Donbass this summer and then move on Kharkov and Zaporozhe…
would it be possible to get english subtitles for this video?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OltgzbP1l7A#t=334
Title: “1150 years of confrontation between Russia and the West”
I would very much like to know what is said. I have spent some time on the subject, but being in the US, ‘accurate’ resources are limited.
I think this, if an accurate presentation of history, may shed some light on why Russia acts in ways some in the west do not understand.
Anonymous, no matter the oppression that people have faced, until they can choose to stand for themselves it is wrong for we, 3rd parties, to ask others to act on the behalf of these ‘oppressed’ people.
We can see that some people feel strongly enough that they join forces with the people of the region, just as in WW2 some Canadians and USAians did with the UK. That’s great, personal conviction counts for much but to expect the young men of another country to risk their lives, or for the whole of Russia to risk sanctions, or worse, for people unable to bestir themselves is just wrong.
However we are seeing movement on that front as people understand that the junta regards them as terrorists simply for breathing in the eastern oblasti. It also seems that on that basis the people of the region are well able to take care of themselves and, in my opinion, that is better for the region than having external forces coming in and imposing some kind of victory and settlement not of the choosing of the local people.