Frieder schrieb am 10.04.2024 12:08:
csce: "Decolonizing Russia: a Moral and Strategic Imperative "
https://www.csce.gov/briefings/decolonizing-russia-a-moral-and-strategic-imperative/Wobei man aufpassen muss, die csce nicht mit der osze zu verwechseln, auch wenn beide mit den Helsinki Protokollen zu tun haben. die csce ist eine amerikanische Einrichtung.
"The Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, also known as the U.S. Helsinki Commission, is an independent commission of the U.S. Federal Government. "
https://www.csce.gov/about-commission-security-and-cooperation-europe/
Das sind allerdings keine wirklich neuen An- und Absichten, sondern sie zeigten sich schon kurz nach dem Zerfall der Sowjetunion.
Ich versuche mal (Entschuldigung für die Länge) ein paar lose Enden aus der Zeit rund um die 1990er Jahre zu verknüpfen.
So zitiert der Journalist Scott McConnell Bob Gates über Dick Cheney:
And if one ever needed reminding about how hawkish Dick Cheney really was, it is helpful to know that
And when the Soviet Union was collapsing in late 1991, Dick wanted to see the dismantlement not only of the Soviet Union and the Russian empire but of Russia itself, so it could never again be a threat to the rest of the world.
https://www.theamericanconservative.com/bob-gatess-farewell-warning/
Das Zentralorgan des Anti-Bolshivik Bloc of Nations (ABN) die "ABN Correspondence" schreibt in seiner Frühjahr/Sommer Ausgabe von 1996 über ihren ehemaligen Präsidenten Yaroslav Stetsko:
The Soviet empire fell, but Russia's imperialistic desires have not ceased. If Yaroslav Stetsko were alive today, he would probably insist that the work of ABN continue steadfastly until all the nations still imprisoned in Russia’s new empire attain not only the right to self-determination but the right to national independence.
Der hier genannte Yaroslav Stetsko war die Nummer 2 in der Organisation Ukrainischer Nationalisten (OUN/B) hinter Stepan Bandera, die während des 2. WK mit Nazi-Deutschland kollaborierte . Nach dem Krieg wurde er von MI6 und CIA rekrutiert und gründete den ABN, dessen Präsident er bis 1986 war. In dieser Funktion traf er 1983 den US-Präsidenten Ronald Reagan anlässlich der Feierlichkeiten zur "Captive Nations Week" auf denen Präsident Reagan in einer Rede verkündete "Your dream is our dream. Your hope is our hope".
Nach seinem Tod übernahm seine Frau Yaroslava "Slava" Stetsko - selbst ehemaliges Mitglied der OUN/B - die Position der Präsidentin des ABN, gründete 1992 die ukrainische Partei Kongress Ukrainischer Nationalisten (KUN), die als Nachfolgeorganisation der OUN/B konzipiert war. Als paramilitärischer Arm dieser Partei diente die Organisation Tryzub, die Ende 2013 den Kern des Rechten Sektors während des Euromaidan bildete.
Über Frau Stetsko berichtet die gleiche Ausgabe der ABN Correspondence:
Washington, D.C. (UNIS) - During her tour in the United States, Slava Stetsko, leader of the Congress of Ukrainian Nationalists, spent two days in Washington meeting with officials in the U.S. Department of State, members of the House of Representatives international Relations
Committee, members of the Senate Republican Policy Committee, the American Foreign Policy Council, the Ukrainian Ambassador to the United States, and colleagues such as Edward D erw inski (form er U.S. representative from Illinois) and Zbigniew Brzezinski, a well-known
advocate of of Ukrainian issues. Beginning her tour in Washington on Tuesday, October 22, 1996, Mrs. Stetsko attended a press briefing at The Heritage Foundation where Hennadij Udovenko, Minister of Foreign Affairs for Ukraine, was the keynote speaker. Mrs. Stetsko had an
opportunity to greet Minister Udovenko and thanked him for his resounding work for the promotion of Ukrainian issues throughout the world.Immediately following the press briefing, Mrs. Stetsko had the opportunity to meet Jim Jatras, a member of the Senate Republican Policy Comm ittee. Mr. Jatras is responsible for m onitoring policy decisions of the U.S. Senate that arise during Congressional deliberations.
In her comments, Mrs. Stetsko acknowledged the importance of the U.S. Senate, in particular Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY), earmarking foreign assistance to Ukraine in the amount of $225 million for FY 1997. Noting the disproportional amount of assistance provided to Ukraine in the
previous years, Mrs. Stetsko reminded Mr. Jatras of the strategic importance of Ukraine to overall European security and stability. The eventual enlargement of NATO was also discussed as Mrs. Stetsko emphasized that NATO, as a political and military alliance, has the right
to expand without the “veto privilege” of a non-NATO country.
Mrs. Stetsko was also invited to participate in a round of discussions at the American Foreign Policy Council, a Washington thinktank organization dedicated to the formulation of
conservative politics throughout the world. Many of the Council's policy members are familiar
with Ukraine and invited Mrs. Stetsko to update them on events occurring within the country, as well as current relations with the United States and Russia. Mrs. Stetsko referred to the increasing wave of positive reforms happening in Ukraine, beginning with the ratification of the new Constitution, the continued process involving privatization of stateowned enterprises, and the introduction of the Ukrainian currency, the hryvnia. As for relations with Russia, Mrs. Stetsko acknowledged that since the outbreak of fighting in Chechnya, many m inorities in the
R ussian F ederation have developed enthusiasm for their own independence. Mrs. Stetsko proposed to hold a conference in Kyiv that would attempt to bring all Ukrainian reform-oriented parties together, along with policy groups from Washington, to analyze how effective
policy can be be formulated in the Ukrainian Parliament.Beginning in the early morning hours of Wednesday, October 23, Mrs. Stetsko presided at a meeting at the U.S. Department of State with the Senior Officer of the Ukraine Desk, Bruce Connuck. The constructive discussion ranged from NATO expansion to increasing U.S.-Ukraine
bilateral relations. A luncheon with former U.S. Congressman Edward Derwinski, an old acquaintance of Mrs. Stetsko, resulted in a meaningful dialogue about the current situation involving the participation of ethnic Americans in U.S. domestic politics. Congressman Derwinski thanked Mrs. Stetsko for her involvement of informing the West about the plight
of Ukraine during its years under Soviet control.The highlight of the visit by Mrs. Stetsko was a meeting with Zbigniew Brzezinski, a well-known advocate of Ukrainian issues. Mrs. Stetsko, along with former Ukrainian Prime Minister Evhen Marchuk (also in Washington that week), began an earnest conversation with Mr.
Brzezinski about the domestic political situation in Ukraine, discussing issues such as the role of the military and Ukraine's participation in the Partnership for Peace (PfP) program, the reform efforts of President Kuchma vis-a-vis the leftists in Parliament, and the structure of
Ukraine’s security apparatus. Mr. Brzezinski briefed the attendants about the m eeting in Kyiv of the American -Ukrainian Advisory Committee, which is composed of senior officials and public figures from both countries. Both Mrs. Stetsko and Mr. Marchuk were frank in their
conversation with Mr. Brzezinski about the current political layout on Ukraine and the future of U.S.-Ukrainian relations.
Interessant ist auch das Impressum:
Publisher and Owner (Verleger und Inhaber):
American Friends of the Anti-Bolshevik Bloc
of Nations (AF ABN), 136 Second Avenue,
New York, N.Y. 10003, U.S.A.Zweigstelle Deutschland: A. Dankiw,
Zeppelinstr. 67, 8000 München 80.
Editorial Staff: Board of EditorsEditor-in-Chief: Mrs Slava Stetsko, M.A.
Zeppelinstr. 67
8000 München 80, Germany
Der ABN löste sich (angeblich) 1996 auf doch heute existiert eine Nachfolgeorganisation in der Ukraine, die unter dem Namen Anti-Imperial Bloc of Nations und der gleichen Abkürzung ABN sich auf ihre Wurzeln in der OUN und ABN beruft und die Aufspaltung Russlands propagiert.
Für weitere Hintergründe:
https://archive.org/details/pdfy-YAnJOkt3G0B4uEGh/page/n51/mode/2up?q=reagan
https://www.thenation.com/article/archive/seven-decades-nazi-collaboration-americas-dirty-little-ukraine-secret/