Biden’s cynical ploy to return to Iran deal because of UkraineBy Irina Tsukerman
February 22, 2022
President Biden’s speech announcing Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and declaring a set of sanctions against Russia’s elites is, on the surface, a typical statement attacking a ruthless hegemonic dictator.
But it not only misses the forest for the trees — it enables the manipulative strategies of Russia and, surprisingly, Iran.
The key point missing from Biden’s speech is that Russia does not accept Ukraine as a state. The Kremlin did not merely recognize the independence of the Luhansk and Donetsk separatists; the constitutions of these ersatz republics call for annexation of the entire region.
Former President Dmitry Medvedev’s rhetoric describing Ukraine as a colony with a puppet regime, as well as leaked lists of pro-Russian officials who would be welcomed by Moscow in any new government, show that Putin’s plans go far beyond annexation of swaths of territory.
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The Ukraine invasion directly benefits the Islamic Republic. That’s why, after months of stagnation in Vienna, in the days leading up to Russia’s recognition of the separatist enclaves in eastern Ukraine, we are hearing that a deal with Iran is close to being signed.
Biden has alluded to securing cheap Iranian oil as an answer to high gas prices in the United States, a policy which has now been picked up by the media. Biden hit on rising oil prices again in his Tuesday speech, as did Kamala Harris in the course of the Munich conference.
Biden is cynically using Russia’s destabilization of the global energy market to argue for the return to appeasement for the ayatollahs.
Ukraine was likely sacrificed well in advance in exchange for a lucrative energy deal and Iran’s cooperation in Vienna.
Source:
https://nypost.com/2022/02/22/bidens-cynical-ploy-to-return-to-iran-deal-because-of-ukraine/
