Tag: NATO

Joachim Hagopian, Ukraine, World War III and Elites’ Engineered ‘Perfect Storm’ of Human Genocide… Or Their Swan Song

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Joachim Hagopian Some of Europe’s largest energy companies have recently broken rank, for purposes of survival opting to comply with Vladimir Putin’s demand to buy Russian gas in rubles, which has doubled in value since puppet Biden per his puppetmasters’ imposed sanctions to “hurt” Russia. In response to enforced sanctions ostensibly designed to destroy the Russian economy, Putin immediately slapped on the condition that all future trade with his gas and oil rich nation must be transacted either in rubles or gold. And his latest is a proclamation refusing regardless to do trade…

Philip Giraldi, Biden, Zelensky and the Neocons

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Philip Giraldi  There are many backstories surfacing from what is going on in Ukraine and Washington that have been largely ignored amid the drumbeat of casualty counts combined with claims and counter-claims from the two sides. Two stories that I believe have received insufficient attention are the US government’s three decades long obsession with weakening and de facto destroying the Russian state and the dominant neocon plus associate liberal democracy promoter role in what has become American foreign policy. To be sure, anyone who doubts that the US is currently…

Nick Griffin, MSM’s Bucha Tall Tale

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Nick Griffin “The Bucha Massacre” has now become the driving force for the propaganda push for even more NATO involvement in the conflict in Ukraine. Yet the claim that this is a Russian war crime is so patently false that a rational observer can only be left astounded by the combination of bare-faced nerve and slapdash incompetence displayed by the media outlets and politicians pushing this disgusting smear. The latest effort of the Western media to deny Russian rebuttals is the claim that satellite photos show the bodies were there for weeks.…

NATO Plans to Kidnap Putin during Peace Negotiations for Fake War Crimes Trial

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 VT Editors The President of Russia agreed to come to the peace talks in Hungary – but under certain conditions Vladimir Putin accepted Viktor Orban’s offer to personally attend peace talks in Hungary with the participation of Russia, Ukraine, Germany and France, Lenta.ru reported with reference to Reuters . However, the visit will take place only if a number of conditions are met, he explained without specifics. There are “200,000 Hungarians that live in Ukraine,” the Hungarian politician reminded of Budapest’s interest, “so we are responsible for them, nothing will threaten their lives, only if we can stop…

Yoichi Shimatsu, Major media, NGOs and online fakers push a fake Ukraine narrative

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By Yoichi Shimatsu The third part of this Ukraine series examines the underlying issues, political, military and ethnic, involved in the long-simmering clash with Russia, an avoidable crisis that corrupt Ukrainian politicians rejected due to the siren song of serving as a NATO front-line state. The limited Russian operations in the easternmost Donetsk region and annexation of Crimea, as territorial concessions had the effect of lulling the Ukrainian population toward the larger unresolved issue of NATO membership. Before delving into the geopolitical issues, some attention needs to be focused on…

Mike Whitney, The Crisis in Ukraine Is Not About Ukraine. It’s About Germany

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Mike Whitney “The primordial interest of the United States, over which for centuries we have fought wars– the First, the Second and Cold Wars– has been the relationship between Germany and Russia, because united there, they’re the only force that could threaten us. And to make sure that that doesn’t happen.” George Friedman, STRATFOR CEO at The Chicago Council on Foreign Affairs The Ukrainian crisis has nothing to do with Ukraine. It’s about Germany and, in particular, a pipeline that connects Germany to Russia called Nord Stream 2. Washington sees…

Karsten Riise, Ukraine and Russia: History Matters

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Jonas E. Alexis Saying that Russia is invading Ukraine is like saying that the United States is invading California. JEA: I have said over and over that saying that Russia is invading Ukraine is like saying that the United States is invading California. This recent article gives some good reasons as to why this is the case. What is Ukraine? This is a difficult question. Russia was born in Kiev. by Karsten Riise The first historic Russian empire was Kievan-Rus, which was founded by the Vikings and King Rurik, who sailed…

Did NATO Lie to Russia? Is the Pope Catholic?

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RT Talks held in the final days of the USSR have shaped President Vladimir Putin’s views on the current European crisis After weeks of talks between Russian and Western diplomats over Moscow’s proposed security guarantees, designed to limit NATO expansion and reduce tension in Europe, documents leaked to Spanish newspaper El Pais have revealed the bloc’s long-awaited response. Amid an ongoing standoff over Ukraine, representatives from Washington and NATO have proposed several measures for de-escalation, including increased transparency about each side’s military plans. The core of the letter, however, was…

The Saker, What could happen next if the USA rejects the Russian ultimatum?

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The Saker  There is a lot of discussions going on about what Russia might do if the West ignores the Russian ultimatum.  All I propose to do here is just share a few thoughts with you.  This is not an thorough analysis, but only some musings of mine about what I hear. First, Putin is both very predictable and, at the same time, very unpredictable.  The predictable thing about Putin is that he only uses force when there is no other option left.  The very unpredictable thing about Putin is…

The Saker, Russian Options in a World Headed for War

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The Saker The world is headed for war and has been headed that way for quite a while now.  Several times, just at the brink, the West decided to pull back, but each time it did that its ruling elites felt two things: first, the felt even more hatred for Russia for forcing them to back down and, second, they interpreted the fact that no shooting war happened (yet) as the evidence, at least in their minds, that standing on the brink of war is a pretty safe exercise.  And…