by Stephen Lendman

Obama continues using Kiev junta proxies to wage war on Donbass. He's gone all-out to sabotage multiple peace efforts spearheaded by Russia.

He didn't wage war to quit. He's supplying Kiev with heavy weapons, munitions and other US aid.

US combat forces are in Ukraine working directly with its military. CIA and FBI operatives infest Kiev.

On March 18, Joe Biden called Poroshenko. He congratulated him for violating Minsk.

It calls for granting Donbass special status autonomous rule. Draft Kiev legislation designates it "temporarily occupied territories."

A White House statement said Biden "welcomed the (parliament's) adoption of implementing measures relating to the law on special status for certain areas of eastern Ukraine…"

He lied saying legislation adopted complies with terms stipulated under "September 2014 and February 2015 Minsk agreements."

Kiev continues violating their letter and spirit with full US support and encouragement.

"The two leaders discussed the upcoming multinational training program for Ukraine’s (Nazi infested) National Guard forces, which the United States will support," the White House statement said.

They 'agreed" on maintaining sanctions on Russia. They lied claiming they're in response to "Russia(n) violence and instability in" Donbass.

They concurred on pressuring "the international community…to increase the costs to Russia for pursuing such actions."

Sergey Lavrov responded saying Washington wants Ukrainian crisis conditions settled militarily.

Kiev's failure to grant Donbass special status violates its pledge to do so.

"If Washington welcomes the action, which undermines the Minsk agreements, then we can only conclude that Washington is inciting Kiev to resolve the issue by military means," Lavrov explained.

"The Ukrainian leadership…basically terminated their commitments to engage in direct dialogue and negotiate with south-eastern Ukraine, including on the issue of elections, on the implementation of the law on the special status…"

Russia's OSCE envoy Andrey Kelin accused Kiev of spurning conflict ending dialogue with Donbass.

"No lasting truce and sustainable ceasefire are possible without political settlement, and no such settlement is possible without dialogue," he said.

"Kiev is categorically reluctant to speak with Donbas about political settlement. Last year's developments seem to be reoccurring."

"We saw it a year ago and it ended up, as we know, in Ukraine’s aggression against Donbas."

"Kiev is seeking to fall into the same trap, arrogantly ignoring representatives of the Donetsk and Luhansk republics."

"If they do not observe what has been agreed in Minsk after months of warfare, and Minsk agreements provide for a dialogue between the parties to the conflict to establish the DPR and LPR status, local elections in Donbas and normal political settlement, the risk (of attempts to solve the conflict by military means) considerably increases."

Kiev systematically breached previous peace initiatives straightaway. It ignores Minsk II provisions.

It wants total control over Donbass regained. It intends seizing it forcefully.

Illegitimate prime minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk explained it several times. Most recently on Wednesday unambiguously saying "(o)ur goal is to regain control of Donetsk and Lugansk."

Last April, naked aggression was launched to accomplish Kiev's objective. Low-intensity conflict continues - heading toward resuming full-scale war at Washington's discretion.

Expect it any time. Expect likely greater mass slaughter and destruction than before.

"We will fight using all method and techniques," said Yatsenyuk. Meaning no-holds-barred dirty war - using banned weapons, willfully targeting civilians, and committing other egregious crimes of war and against humanity.

Expect Russia and rebels blamed for US/Kiev crimes like earlier. Chances for peace are nil.

At risk is direct US/Russian confrontation. Fox News is one of many presstitute platforms promoting it.

It features anti-Russian gun-slinging retired generals. Robert Scales told Fox the only way to change things in Ukraine is "start killing Russians."

A criminal case was opened against him in Russia under Article 354 of its Criminal Code.

He advocates cold-blooded murder. He's not alone. Active and retired US political and military officials want war on Russia.

Giving them national television air time increases the possibility. Lunatic fringe loose cannons infest Washington.

Retired General/former US army vice chief of staff Jack Keane wants US bases closer to Russia's borders.

Sanctions and provocative military exercises aren't enough, he says. He urges tougher actions.

"I think we’ve got to recognize that the security issues in Europe are no longer in Central Europe where our forces were post-WW2," he said.

"The fact is they’re in Eastern Europe, so we should realign our bases not on a temporary basis but on a permanent basis, put the air bases and the ground bases further into eastern Europe, move them out of Central Germany where they currently are."

"That'll cost some expense, but it's absolutely worth it in terms of letting Putin know clearly that those countries, those Baltic countries…matter to us."

"They are a part of NATO and we're not going to accept any challenge to them."

"This would send a really loud signal to them that clearly the security situation in Europe has changed."

"It’s recognition of those changes. It's a recognition of the intimidation and the threatening situation that is clearly developing."

Fact: America's only threats are ones it invents.

Fact: Eastern and Western European countries claiming Russian threats lie. None exist.

Fact: Positioning increasing numbers of US military combat troops near Russia's borders heightens chances for direct confrontation.

Fact: Washington deplores peace and stability. It goes all-out to avoid them.

Fact: Longstanding US policy calls for permanent wars on humanity.

Lunatics like Keane, Scales and likeminded crazies infest Washington. They may start WW III. They risk life ending nuclear war.

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Stephen Lendman lives in Chicago and can be reached at lendmanstephen@sbcglobal.net.

His new book as editor and contributor is titled "Flashpoint in Ukraine: How the US Drive for Hegemony Risks World War III".

http://www.claritypress.com/LendmanIII.html

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