Russia has repeatedly warned that the continued supply of Western arms and munitions to the Ukrainian military would only prolong the war, and the suffering of ordinary Ukrainians
With winter looming and ammunition running low the Ukrainian ‘counteroffensive’ has achieved little but incur massive casualties. In little more than 3 months Ukraine has lost more men than the U.S. did in the entire Vietnam War.
The important thing is that the shipyard was in Crimea, which Moscow considers sovereign Russian territory, when it was hit by long-range British-made Storm Shadow cruise missiles. In other words, the West preparing the way for a much bigger clash using its Ukrainian proxies to strike Russia itself
Addressing a plenary session of the WEF conference in Davos, Switzerland, President Putin accused Britain of instructing Ukrainian saboteurs who were planning to attack Russian nuclear plants.
“The same people driving this war in eastern Europe and Ukraine, also are the same people that are dominating the financial markets, dominating media and ultimately shaping policy for our governments” – Douglas Macgregor, US Iraq War veteran and former Trump advisor
Were it not for Western arms and ammunition and promises of further rewards for President Zelensky, this war would have ended in a negotiated settlement months ago
He’s in for another shock if the latest reports from the frontline are confirmed. As they indicate that ANOTHER Challenger II has been knocked out
Wars provide learning curves for combatants. Often deadly, those who don’t learn fast enough pay the price. Russia made mistakes from the outset in Ukraine but its forces have learned fast while NATO has yet to grasp the harder lessons
It has taken long enough and hundreds of thousands of Ukrainian dead. But finally some commentators in the Western MSM are beginning to acknowledge what’s really happening in Ukraine
Over the past 18 months the Biden administration has provided Ukraine with $43 billion in military aid
Ostensibly, this is to protect grain shipments in the Black Sea. However, given that RAF Typhoons are already patrolling airspace over Poland and Romania this could also be seen as ‘mission creep’. To put this into perspective, imagine if Russian and Chinese jets were flying combat air patrols from Havana over the Gulf of Mexico. Well, Russia sees this in a similar light
Poland has agreed to round up Ukrainian male refugees of military age who have fled the war. They will then be sent back to Ukraine to be enlisted in the armed forces. Poland is the first European country to agree to this. Now the Irish government is sending ‘draft extradition’ notices to Ukrainian refugees in Ireland