The Indirect confrontations between US politicians and Russian President Vladimir Putin in foreign policy
6 min readBy Mok Dei Gual, Kampala, Uganda
February 25, 2016 (SSB) — Before I started to air out what is going on between US politicians and Russian President Vladimir Putin in foreign policy then, I need to inform all the readers of this article that the US politicians have feared of the Russian President Vladimir Putin. Russian President Vladimir Putin believed to be the most powerful politician in the world. His wish is to protect his country from other leaders who want to involve in his country domestic politics. He used to instigate violence in another country to divert the attentions of the US politicians from his country domestic politics.
He had been accused of assassinating Nineteen Russian opposition leaders included Boris Nemtsov, but he had denied the allegations by saying that those who killed Russian Opposition leaders were criminals. He does not want what happened in 1991 to happen again when US politicians had broken up the Soviet Union diplomatically. Putin is the only leader who refused to bow down to US politicians in foreign policy. On the other hand, China had promoted bilateral relationship with thirty seven countries in Africa included South Africa.
China is on move telling US to leave Africa politically. In responds, US started by accusing African leaders of dictatorships tendencies and the lack of term limits in their countries constitutions. In United Nations Headquarter in New York, Four Ambassadors who representing their countries from United Nations united themselves against P5 plus Germany. Vitaly Churkin is the Russian Ambassador to United Nations and Liu Jieyi is the Chinese permanent representative of China to United Nations. Gholamis Khoshroo is the permanent representative of Islamic Republic of Iran to United Nations.
Another one is Bashar Jaafi who is the Syrian Ambassador to United Nations .Those Ambassadors used to act against the interests of United States of America in United Nations Headquarter. Militarily, Russian president Vladimir Putin is also tried his best to keep all Dictators in the powers globally. How Russian president Vladimir Putin involved in some countries militarily.
The events of conflict between Georgia and Russia in 2008
In April, 9, 1991 Georgia declared its independence from Russian and within the same year, South Ossetia declared its independence from Georgia. Heavy fighting breaks out forcing thousands to flee their home. One year later, Abkhazia had also declared its independence from Georgia leading to armed conflict.
In September 2002 Russian president Vladimir Putin sends a letter to former UN secretary General Kofi Annan, UN security members and members of the organization for security and cooperation for Europe, stating that, Georgia must response to accusations they are harboring Chechen militants or face action from Russians.
In 2008 Georgia accuses Russia of shooting down an unmanned drone over Abkhazia and in response, Russia denies the claim. Five days later, Russia sends more troops to Abkhazia to counter what it says as Georgia, s plan for an attack. Therefore, Russian also sends several hundred unarmed troops to Abkhazia, sayings that, they needed there for railways repairs. Georgia accuses Russians of planning military interventions.
On 7, 2008 South Ossetia separatists begin attacking Georgia peacekeepers, ending a ceasefire then Georgian former president Mikhail sends troops into South Ossetia. Russian responds by moving its troops into the border, flying aircraft over Georgia and beginning airstrike from South Ossetia. Two days later, Russian also moved tankers and soldiers through South Ossetia and into Georgia proper, advancing toward the city of Gore. Russian troops attacked Georgian soldiers and the war broke out. Thousands of civilians were killed and many displaced from their homes town
On 26, 2008 the Russian former president Dmitry signs an order recognizing the independence of South Ossetia and Abkhazia, the two breakaways regions in Georgia. In response the former US president George .W. Bush released statement saying, the United States condemns the decision by the Russian president to recognize as independence states the Georgia regions of South Ossetia and Abkhazia. The border of Georgia must be respected just like the rest of countries. The objective of the Russian politicians on that war with Georgia was to liberate South Ossetia and Abkhazia from Georgia.
Conflict between Ukraine and Russia
The conflict between Ukraine and Russian is sometimes confusing most people around the globe. The rest might tell you that it was the issue of gas that pushed two countries into the conflict. It has been reported on social media that, Russian had tried to prevent the Ukraine from exporting its gas to European countries. The real issue is the dispute which happened between Russian and Ukraine over the Crimean peninsula. Just like what is happening between Taiwan and South China right now. Both countries have claimed the one of Senkaku Island which located in South China while it’s the part of Taiwan geographically.
Back to story of Crimean, Russian still claiming the Crimean Peninsula as the part of Russia while Ukraine had claimed it too. According to story, Crimean had become the part of Ukraine when the Soviet leader Nikita gave the peninsula to his native land in 1954.After breaking up of the Soviet Union in 1991, the Crimean ended up as independent of Ukraine, despite the fact that sixty percent from its population identify themselves as Russians.
In 2014 the people of Ukraine elected their business man Petro to be the president of the country. The man has started to promote diplomatic relationship with most countries now, despite the fact that Russian politicians do not have agreed with him.
Russia militarily interventions in the Syrian civil war
Russian military interventions in the Syrian civil war began on 30, September 2015, following a formal request by the Syrian government for military help against the rebels and jihadist groups. The Syrian civil war has been waged since 2011 between multiple opposition groupings and the government as well as their local foreign support bases.The president Bashar Assad came into powers after death his father in 2000.
The civil war in Syria confused most people for who are the rebels in the country? Who are the freedom fighters? Who are the ISIL and who are the government forces? The Syrian foreign Minister Walid Al Mallem was interviewed by the journalist about who are their soldiers in the country? ‘’He answered that the Syrian civil war confused most people and he went on saying that, their government shall be able to bring permanent peace soon in the country, Syrian Ambassador to United Nations Bashar Jaafi who is Ph.D. holder used to influence the people in United Nations Headquarter in New York that, their government is working very hard to bring permanent peace in the country.
US Secretary of States John Kerry agreed with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov to stabilize the Syrian and pushing both sides to conduct the election for the citizens of Syrian to choose their president. According to report from CIA director David Petraeus, 150,000 Syrian civilians killed since the civil war erupted in the country.
According to report from former director of CIA George Tenet during Iraqi war estimated that 151,000 Iraqi died from violence in the forty months from March 2003 to June 2006.I wish this world to have permanent peace.
Author is the student who is pursuing a bachelor of Social work and Community Development at one of University in Uganda. He can be reachable by gualkuiny@hotmail.com
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