There’s no way to overstate the importance of the Minsk betrayal or the impact it’s going to have on the final settlement in Ukraine. We just wonder if anyone in Washington realizes whet the fu** they’ve done?
America’s most prestigious national security think-tank now appears to oppose the road toward war that Washington’s elite and their globalist allies have taken. Mike Whitney wonders if it will be enough to prevent the looming clash with Russia
Washington is not going to throw in the towel because Russia won the first round in a 10-round fight. If I was Putin, writes Mike Whitney, I would prepare myself for a long and bloody struggle. Because that’s what he’s in for.
While the Biden administration has not yet committed US combat troops to Ukraine, we think it’s only a matter of time. After all, the media is already beating the war drums while demonizing all-things Russia. That is traditionally how they prepare the public for war
This is the war the fanatical neocons want and, this is why, they are using the ‘classified documents’ to coerce Biden’s support. It’s blackmail.
Russia’s transformation into a strong and independent state has not only put it squarely in Washington’s crosshairs, but also greatly increased the chances of a direct confrontation. Simply put, Russia’s return to the ranks of the great powers has placed it on Washington’s ‘enemies list’
The US foreign policy establishment has decided that the only way it can reverse America’s accelerating decline is through direct military confrontation. The war is Ukraine is the first manifestation of that decision. Mike Whitney explains
The current conflict has nothing to do with claims that Putin wants to “reconstruct the Soviet empire.” The real issue is NATO expansion and, in particular, the secret agreements between the US and Ukraine that made Ukraine a full-fledged member of NATO in everything but name. Mike Whitney explains
Mike Whitney argues that Washington will soon be forced to pursue the only option it has left, the deployment of US troops to Ukraine
Putin is worried; he’s genuinely worried. And his confused response suggests that he has not yet figured out what to do. How can you defend your country when a nuclear-armed superpower has decided that you are an obstacle that must be removed to achieve their own geopolitical ambitions?
Last week’s drone attacks on Russian military bases represent a serious escalation. If the objective was to provoke Moscow into launching retaliatory strikes on targets outside of Ukraine then it failed. However, it also means that the West is now playing a dangerous game of Russian roulette with Moscow
Bottom line: All the pieces are being put in place to ensure that free speech won’t survive the decade.