Mick Hartley

The view from Syria. Analyst Dr. Husam Al-Din Khalasi gives his considered opinion:

"Russia felt what I call a global threat. Ukraine is not a member of NATO. It strived and is still striving to become a member of NATO. Ukraine is not a member of the EU, but if it obtains nuclear weapons…

"We can imagine that Russia does not want a nuclear war at all. It has become common knowledge that the possession of nuclear weapons is only for imposing an opinion by force. But if [Ukraine] becomes a nuclear power, producing nuclear weapons — and this was proved by documents that [the Russians] found when they entered the nuclear plants [in Ukraine] — then [Ukraine] will set conditions. When there is a conflict between Russia and Ukraine, it will be entirely different.

"In addition, there is an intention to establish bases for biological warfare. There were reports about the origins of the coronavirus, of rabies… All these [were engineered] in Ukrainian laboratories under U.S. supervision.

"One of Russia's strategic goals… Believe me, people should know these facts. Russia is not only protecting its national interests, it is protecting the world."

Rabies? Must have been a while back. What about smallpox, cholera…the plague? People should know these facts.