"It goes on to argue that Washington's aggression is laying the foundations for a Chinese-Russian-Iranian axis that 'would force the West to pursue a more aggressive foreign policy to secure its access to important but dwindling raw materials such as oil.' In opposition to this, the commentary insists that Germany's independent interests lie 'with preserving and deepening Europe's relations with Russia,' while pursuing similar ties with Iran." (D-Day anniversary: Commemorating the Second World War and preparing the Third, World Socialist Web Site)
This is an important point and one that could put a swift end to US aggression in Ukraine. Washington's objectives are at cross-purposes with those of the EU. The EU needs a reliable source of energy and one, like Russia, that will set its prices competitively without resorting to coercion or blackmail. Washington, on the other hand, intends to situate itself in this century's most prosperous region, Eurasia, in order to control the flow of oil from East to West. This is not in Europe's interests, but promises to be a source of conflict for the foreseeable future. Case in point: Just last week Bulgaria's prime minister, Plamen Oresharski, "ordered a halt to work on Russia's South Stream pipeline, on the recommendation of the EU. The decision was announced after his talks with US senators."
According to RT News, Oresharski stopped construction after meeting with John McCain, Chris Murphy and Ron Johnson during their visit to Bulgaria on Sunday.
McCain, commenting on the situation, said that "Bulgaria should solve the South Stream problems in collaboration with European colleagues," adding that in the current situation they would want "less Russian involvement" in the project.
"America has decided that it wants to put itself in a position where it excludes anybody it doesn't like from countries where it thinks it might have an interest, and there is no economic rationality in this at all. Europeans are very pragmatic, they are looking for cheap energy resources -- clean energy resources, and Russia can supply that. But the thing with the South Stream is that it doesn't fit with the politics of the situation," Ben Aris, editor of Business New Europe told RT." (Bulgaria halts Russia's South Stream gas pipeline project, RT)
Once again, we can see how US meddling is damaging to Europe's interests.
Western elites want to control the flow of gas and oil from East to West. This is why they've installed their puppet in Kiev, threatened to levy more sanctions on Moscow, and moved B-2 stealth bombers into the European theater. They are determined to succeed in their plan even if it triggers a Third World War.
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