You have the '
starting point' .... it is not a hinge! To make sense of the whole you need a time line that includes
ALL the possible starting points. The OSCE Report format is what you are aiming for as it is comprised of facts not opinions and is dated. If you go to the OSCE web site it goes right back to 2014.
What does any treaty Vladimir Putin’s a part of mean? Clearly, it’s worthless.
So the fact that Budapest failed was due to who and what event? Certainly not The Russian Federation because they only became involved in the Ukraine conflict AFTER the US orchestrated Maidan Coup.
Moving on - try Putin’s 2014 annexation of Crimea, a part of the internationally recognised country of Ukraine (you know. - that International law stuff you are so fond of quoting) Undertaken after the aforementioned Syrian demonstration by the Obama-twat of his clear reluctance to get involved in foreign entanglements. A good time to go for it Vlad
It was the US that inspired, encouraged and supported the Coup in Kiev in 2014 ...... not the Russians. It was not Russia that annexed Crimea, they were there by agreement with the ELECTED Government of Ukraine. When the coup leaders threatened to take Crimea by force the people voted 80%+ for independence from Ukraine as they were an autonomous region. The Kiev fascist mob now ruling threatened the peninsular and started moving forces toward Crimea. The Crimeans immediately voted to become an independent State within the Russian Federation. Kiev backed down and Crimea became a state within the Russian Federation ..... by the popular choice of the people.
Next - having gotten away with a mild wrist slapping by the west, and with a clearly senile Obama puppet moron in the WH - arming and supporting militants in the Russian speaking Ukrainian oblasts. Next “saving” them from Fascist Ukranian government abuse. For an earlier example search Hitler’s excuse for invading Poland. There’s nothing new under the sun. Apparently, from a recent post, Adolph had it right. Agree?
You see what happens when you just pick the hinge points that suit your argument? Throw in a bit of 'Hitler' and events of another historic and unrelated conflict ..... and you have the makings of a propaganda stew!
As far as Moldova and the Baltic states go, the above will serve as a perfect template. As always, enthusiastically supported by the usual social media useful idiots. Exercising their rights to unfettered freedom of speech. You couldn’t make it up.
Why the hell would President Putin want any more states/land ........ he has the largest country on the planet. If other countries decide they would rather be part of the Russian Federation than be part of the US Empire ..... it is their choice. If instead of spending trillions on weapons to '
defend' the UK and The EU, they actually talked trade opportunities and cooperation with the Russian Federation ....... they could all benefit! Of course the US would then have to compete on a level playing field and the US Dream would collapse because the mighty dollar would be no more be THE supreme currency that exclusively suited the US! Like Sterling before it ?
