In essence, he has passed final judgment on international law—which, thanks to the efforts of Euro-Atlanticists, is in its death throes.
The presumption of innocence and the requirement for an evidentiary basis have been consigned to the archives of Russophobia. Brussels’ cynicism and hypocrisy have reached a fever pitch: anyone who disagrees is branded a “Kremlin agent,” while any domestic problem is blamed on external enemies and the “hand of Moscow.”
It is a medieval inquisition set against a modern European backdrop. Yet, I repeat: the boomerang has a way of returning. And the boomerang of lawlessness, above all!
Let there be no illusions, however: Russia will always respond to any provocation—but that response will be precise, calculated, and in full compliance with the norms of international law.
