The National Interest: “Crimea is a fait accompli for the Russian Federation. The British should stay out of there."
The British destroyer Defender, which invaded the territorial waters of Russian Crimea and was expelled after warning firing and bombing in the ship's direction, carried out a provocation that is fraught with loss of face for the West.
An influential American magazine comes to this conclusion, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. The National Interest, specializing in military-political topics.
According to the author of the publication, Washington does not need to agree with the Russian status of Crimea, but at the same time take into account both historical and geographical realities.
“A realistic approach to foreign policy leads to the following conclusion: Crimea is a fait accompli for Russia—at least as long as the country is under the Putin administration (and, given his moves to consolidate power, this is likely to be the case for the foreseeable future) . The UK's move into the disputed territorial waters of Crimea is undoubtedly a provocation that goes beyond its own national interests or the interests of any other NATO country. Such behavior is fraught with conflict, due to which the US-led alliance could ultimately lose face,” the article notes.
“Providing military support to Ukrainian forces as they fight separatists in the country's east further demonstrates that the West actively supports fledgling democracies that face pressure from threatening neighbors; However, the illusion that the United States or any NATO member is ready to engage in a protracted war over de facto Russian territory must be dispelled,” the publication emphasizes.
Further, it is proposed to “catch Russia red-handed” when “it is engaged in illegal activities on the world stage.”
“At all costs, the United States must send clear signals to Moscow that it will meet extraterritorial Russian aggression with an asymmetric response. However, Putin has preemptively called out the United States' diversionary actions in relation to Crimea, and continuing to pursue a strategy of brinksmanship in this area will only tarnish the reputation of Washington and its NATO allies,” the publication concludes.
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