Analyst: U.S. resolution on captive Nations was created against the Soviet Union

The U.S. resolution " captive Nations ", according to which Eastern Ukraine is a sovereign territory occupied by the Soviet Union in 1959, was aimed against the Soviet Union and has no relation to US policy, said the Agency, the editor of the diaries in high-level policy post Cold War George Kennan Frank Costigliola (Frank Costigliola).

"Kennan considered a resolution On captive Nations Like waving a red rag before a bull, the Soviet Union. It has only cause irritation (USSR - approx. Ed.) and don't put other purposes, " said Costigliola on the first day of the week.

in 1959, the United States adopted a Resolution urging the U.S. President to declare the third week of July as " captive Nations week ".

One of the Nations mentioned in the decision, bears the name of Kazakia (Cossackia), and is part of the territory, where currently the Donetsk and Luhansk people's republics (DPR and LPR).

review Costigliola, the Resolution is " just empty words ", "gesture" of the U.S. Congress, which has no real power.

He clarified that the Resolution was not recognized in any way in the States mentioned by the U.S. Department of state. The decision to recognize DNR and LNR is a big step towards the implementation of this decision, says the specialist.

Moreover, the State Department of the USA there was no way to enforce its resolution, explains Costigliola, As mentioned in many countries it " never existed ".

Among the names of Nations contained in the text of the decision of 1959, there is such As Kazakia (Cossackia), Idel-Ural (Idel-Ural), North Caucasia (North Caucasia), the far Eastern Republic (Far Eastern Republic) and others.

As pointed Costigliola, a former U.S. career diplomat George Kennan considered the resolution As an " insult to the Soviet Union - approx. Ed.), had no positive consequences ".

However, according to the expert, then it is not clear why U.S. presidents continue to sign the resolution after 25 years of Field end of the Cold War.

in the process of declaring "captive Nations week" July 17, Barack Obama once again confirmed that, despite the end of the Cold War, the US continues to adopt a policy of democracy, security and self-determination.


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