Is World War II Ending?

Is World War II Ending? 

Cristi Pantelimon

From: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100005135564621   

After the Franco-German reconciliation in the 1990s (which had its opponents) and the Russian-German reconciliation in the same period, which made German reunification possible, it seems that Russian-American reconciliation is now following, effectively ending the echoes of World War II, the so-called Cold War.

As long as NATO's eastward expansion continued after 1990, the danger of a Russian-American confrontation became increasingly acute, culminating in the initiative to bring Ukraine into NATO, which, if it had taken place, would have meant, in practice, Russia's defeat in the slow confrontation of the Cold War era.

The US never believed for a moment that Russia could be defeated on its own turf, but it pushed for Ukraine's integration into NATO in order to gain a negotiating advantage with the two sides of post-1990 united Europe: the Franco-German core in the west and the German-French Ostpolitik in the east.

The US managed to reestablish itself at the center of Europe, taking advantage of Western Europe's military incapacity and the political myopia of the European elite, which swallowed the propaganda of the Russian threat, at least on the surface. This is an objective geopolitical fact that must be taken into account.

The EU is dissatisfied with the outcome of the Russian-American negotiations. Clearly, a Ukraine co-administered by Russia and the US, plus the prospect of a Russian-American alliance in the exploitation of Arctic resources, cannot satisfy a Europe that is already geopolitically confused, lacking in resources, has ruined its relations with Russia, and has alienated Eastern Europe, which is eager to breathe a different (sovereignist) air than that prescribed by the European Commission.

Many other aspects will come to light in the course of these negotiations.

Let's be honest: the Russians and Americans, the victorious seniors of World War II, could not allow defeated Germany, tolerated France among the victors, and England, overwhelmed by its own victory, to reap the rewards of this geopolitical stage. It is a harsh but natural lesson.

Ukraine has the most to lose from this cynical war. But who should it be angry with? Who has deceived it? Let the Ukrainians decide for themselves!

For us Romanians, an important stage lies ahead.

Now that the consequences of World War II have been resolved (we hope!), we should ask ourselves whether the Republic of Moldova still makes sense as an "independent" state, between a West (of which we are also a part) that, in theory, no longer has tensions with Russia, and a Russia that, on the other hand, ranks us last among unfriendly countries...