Ilya Tsukanov – SPUTNIK Jan 18, 2022
Tu-160 in Venezuela. Click to enlarge.
On Monday, asked to comment on whether Moscow may try to station missiles in some Latin American country or countries to counter US and NATO deployments near Russia, Kremlin spokesman Dmitri Peskov said the Russian side was considering “various options” to ensure its security.
Washington will not be ‘intimidated’ by ‘aggressive’ Russian brainstorming about putting military hardware or even nuclear-tipped missiles near the United States, US Ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield has said.
“The Russians are pulling every straw out of the basket that they can pull out to intimidate us into allowing them to take this action. They know that if they take such an aggressive action against the United States that they can expect a response, and that response will be a strong response,” Thomas-Greenfield said, speaking to Washington Post Live on Tuesday.
“I know that they’re trying to respond in a way to intimidate the world, but we’re not going to allow ourselves to be intimidated, nor will we allow Ukraine to be intimidated into compromising its own security,” the ambassador added.
Thomas-Greenfield did not elaborate on why a purely hypothetical Russian military deployment near US shores would be ‘aggressive’ while the ongoing US and NATO buildup on Moscow’s doorstep is not. President Vladimir Putin and other Russian officials have repeatedly expressed concerns about the construction of US missile defence facilities in Poland and Romania which could easily be converted to fire nuclear-tipped Tomahawk cruise missiles deep into the Russian hinterland. Last month, Putin also warned that the deployment of US missiles in Ukraine would mean a flight time to Moscow of just 4-5 minutes in the event of war.
On Monday, when asked whether Russia was considering a missile deployment in Cuba or Venezuela, Putin’s press secretary Dmitri Peskov said that “obviously, in the context of the current situation, Russia is exploring options that would ensure its security.”
A week earlier, Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov hinted that Russia remained open to deploying some type of military infrastructure in Latin America. “I don’t want to confirm anything, I won’t rule anything out either,” he said.
Alternatives to Cuban Missile Crisis 2.0
In December, days before the publication of twin Russian security proposals to the US and NATO, Ryabkov said that Russia was “offering an alternative” to a repeat of a Cuban Missile Crisis-style scenario, including “the non-deployment of these kinds of weapons near our borders, the withdrawal of forces and assets which destabilize the situation, a rejection of provocative measures, including various drills.”
“But we need guarantees, and the guarantees must be legal,” Ryabkov stressed.
Days later, Russia’s Foreign Ministry published two draft agreements calling for legally binding limits on the deployment of troops, missile systems, aircraft and warships in areas where they could be considered a threat to Russia on one side or the US and NATO on the other. The draft treaties also asked the Western bloc to halt its eastward creep into Ukraine and other post-Soviet countries.
On 18 December, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Grushko warned that if the US and NATO rejected Russia’s security proposals, Moscow would be forced to create a system of “counterthreats.”
“A moment of truth is upon us. Indeed, we have reached a dangerous line. And our proposals are aimed precisely at moving away from this dangerous line and toward some kind of normal dialogue, at the forefront of which will be security interests,” the diplomat said. He did not elaborate on what the possible Russian “counterthreats” might be.
Ryabkov and Grushko led the Russian delegations at last week’s talks in Geneva and Brussels with US and NATO officials, with the hours-long talks allowing each side to formally lay out their position in detail. Washington and its allies are expected to provide a formal written response to Russia’s security proposals this week. NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg and US officials have already indicated that they will not end the alliance’s open door policy with regard to Ukraine, nor accept Russia’s calls on the bloc to refrain from stationing troops and military equipment in the states of alliance members which joined after it began its eastward push in the late 1990s.
Vacuous threats from Washington. This last tier of potential sanctions will do just as much harm to the West at it might do to Russia.
90% of Titanium comes from Russia, so good luck with that Amerika. Putin could cut off the gas to Europe. The gas price will go through the roof, not just in Europe, but also in the US.
NATO policies and US driven illegal sanctions have failed, and now we can see a clear pathway to WW3. I am not saying it will happen, but that route has been loaded into the satnav. You know what they say, a sheeple is only two or three bad decisions away from sleeping on the street. This is where we are now, & the US has a decade long track record of making catastrophic decisions. In fact, we can go back to Bush’s withdrawal from nuclear treaties which led to Russia developing many new advanced weapons. Putin warned that Russia would respond, but the ‘exceptional-ly’ stupid US deep state seriously xxxx up. Obama sanctions created this massive economic and military alliance between Russia and China. Now we are at the point where Russia could detach economically from Europe, & don’t think this won’t impact on the US, because US banks are into the EU banks and economy big time. The UK takes over 17% of its gas from Russia, but it tries to hide this fact by going through other countries.
Canadian special forces sent to Ukraine, so Ukraine is in NATO, it just hasn’t signed up, like Israel.
Fake news reports that 6 Russian amphibious warships are making their way to the Black Sea.
Probably to take part in the invasion of Ukraine. Given that officially we know that UK, & Canadian forces are in Ukraine, this might as well be Russia fighting NATO.
As we move out of the Covid phase, they need more crap to cover over bankrupt economies such as the UK & US.
I have no doubt that MI6 will have been digging tunnel networks under various Ukraine towns and cities for a Gladio style resitance operation. This probably started after the Ukraine coup.
@ CARL JONES
USA MADE BAD DECISIONS
SINCE IT THREW MONROE
DOCTRIN OUT !
Meanwhile a Russian submarine with 160 nukes on board surfaces off US coast
https://english.pravda.ru/news/world/150057-russian_submarine/
Ratchild: Hello President Biden & Putin…those yarmulkes look good on both of you by the way.
Biden/Putin: Thanks.
Ratchild: Ok, here’s what you’re going to do next. Vlad you’re going to threaten the US with nukes in Latin America, like we did with our Kennedy-Khrushchev puppets in 1962. Then Biden, you’re going to threaten Russia with ‘retaliation’ if they do it..
Biden: These moronic goy masses think we’re ‘enemies’. (laughter all around)
I would think by now Russia could simply send missiles over the Arctic. As could America. I understand the main problem used to be navigational constraints, passing over near as damn it to the north pole from where everywhere else in every direction is south, possibly confusing the guidance system. But now with so many GPS and military satellites in orbit those missiles should have no problems crossing either pole, because whatever their heading after passing the pole it can be determined and auto-correct. I reckon.
These bastards won’t be happy until the nukes are flying and they’re ensconced in their DUMBS.
R.C.
On one level this is science fiction and theatre, on another the possible spectre of a limited theatre war is possible. I say this because the “covid” business is starting to seem a little tired. Interestingly, the “Spanish flu” (vaccines) deaths followed WWI. I wonder now if a some conflagration may follow the “vaccine”. TPTB need a string of crises to fashion policy. We’ve had the stealing of the US election, “covid”, BLM riots, “covid”, international sabre rattling; wash, rinse, and repeat…
On the basis of the essential governance of the world emanating from the Rothschilds, we therefore have to see external events as merely creations to mould perceptions. That lives and limbs are lost need not distract us from the game they are playing.
But, back to the featured “Cuban Missile Crisis” Mk II, I really recommend “The Nuclear Hoax: Kennedy, Khrushchev, Castro and the Cuban Missile Crisis” by Servando Gonzalez as an optical system with which to view this whole business . It is a real shame that people watch the Ritchie from Boston and Hal Turner crap and don’t invest a little time reading a book. I’m apparently the only one out of 60 million Brits to review this book, and out of a couple hundred million Americans, not one has bothered with a written review.
This is an outstanding book that nails Castro as NWO insider. While the author has no reason to doubt the efficacy of nukes, he does suggest that Khrushchev sent Castro empty missile cases; in other words, and according to Khrushchev’s son, his father regarded Castro as a “wrong un”. Gonzalez build a strong case that “marxism” was merely a flag of convenience for Castro who created a welcome bogeyman for American imperialism, so that they could do what they liked in the name of “freedom” and fighting communist. How come the USA/Israel can set the entire Middleeast alight but couldn’t take over Cuba back in the day ?
PUTIN
atleast deploy some nukes
in kamchatka . or did you
already ? no need to answer .
Just imagine if Trump was President during this nuke standoff crisis with Russia.
Nuclear combat Toe To Toe With The Russkies
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qXp8SnXUvEo
Trump is leading by big margins in the 2024 Presidential polls
https://www.electionbettingodds.com/
https://www.electionbettingodds.com/GOPPrimary2024.html
Biden approval rating
https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/biden-approval-rating/
as things get worse I expect the mad mad crowd is going to become hysterical for el Trumpenstein. If the economy crashes and Trump is installed, Trump’s job will be to finish off the nation with huge deficit spending and protect Jews and Israel from any retribution
Trump is 100% Ziowhore
https://www.bitchute.com/video/jrJW5A7ruLM/