If you think bringing the current conflict between Russia and Ukraine to a close is going to be easy peasy lemon squeezy is either ignorantly optimistic or just plain ignorant in general because this matter is supremely complex, as are most geopolitical issues that involve war. Russians are not wanting to end the war with Ukraine because they are the ones winning and they don’t want to stop the forward momentum until an official victory can be called.
Leadership on the Ukrainian side also don’t want to see the war end at the moment because it’s a ticket to riches galore from nations all around the world, particularly the United States. Mountains of cash have flowed into Ukraine since the war started. The problem, of course, is that a lot of the money is being used to prop up their economy instead of on what they need to fight and defend themselves.
And then you have politicians in Western Europe who want to see the conflict rage on because they are absolutely obsessed with beating the Russians. The UK and France are so determined to ensure the conflict continues they are now discussing sending troops to Ukraine
Britain and France are in talks to send troops to Ukraine to deter Vladimir Putin, it has emerged. London and Paris want to create a “core of allies in Europe” as fears intensify that President-elect Donald Trump could withdraw military support for Ukraine.
Our European allies have more or less communicated that regardless of the actions President-elect Donald Trump decides once he is officially in office, they are going to keep pushing for the war to continue. Top military officials from NATO have warned that Europeans may have to make sacrifices in order to continue providing support for Ukraine if Trump makes the right call and reduces the amount of U.S. funding going toward the war.
Europeans must be ready to sacrifice some “luxuries” to pay to support Ukraine and to prevent a “wartime scenario” coming to the nations of the continent if they are insufficiently prepared, NATO’s most senior military officer said in a speech namechecking both Russia and China as threats.
Dutch Admiral Rob Bauer has been encouraging European businesses to “adjust their production and distribution lines” for potential wartime scenarios.
A top NATO military official on Monday urged businesses to be prepared for a wartime scenario and adjust their production and distribution lines accordingly, in order to be less vulnerable to blackmail from countries such as Russia and China. “If we can make sure that all crucial services and goods can be delivered no matter what, then that is a key part of our deterrence,” the chair of NATO’s military committee, Dutch Admiral Rob Bauer, said in Brussels.
Doesn’t sound like Bauer is too optimistic about the war drawing to a conclusion anytime soon. Then you have the folks at the New York Times reporting that the current administration has chatted about sending nuclear weapons to Ukraine.
So U.S. and European officials are discussing deterrence as a possible security guarantee for Ukraine, such as stockpiling a conventional arsenal sufficient to strike a punishing blow if Russia violates a cease-fire. Several officials even suggested that Mr. Biden could return nuclear weapons to Ukraine that were taken from it after the fall of the Soviet Union. That would be an instant and enormous deterrent. But such a step would be complicated and have serious implications.
I think it goes without saying, but the Biden administration should most certainly not be talking about such a thing, nor should the knuckleheads overseeing the NY Times be printing such statements either. If Russia believes there’s even a snowball’s chance in hell of nuclear weapons being sent to Ukraine, that’s going to make them really, really jumpy. We already know they are paranoid and have itchy button pushing fingers. Do we really want to make them more on edge?
“Most people in the western world have no idea how the Russians view this conflict. They were promised that NATO would not expand one inch eastward, and now NATO is right on their borders and long-range missiles provided by NATO are being fired into their territory. The Russians truly believe that they are engaged in an existential struggle with western powers, and they also truly believe that those western powers want to overthrow their government and carve their beloved homeland up into dozens of little countries. They have seen “regime change” happen in so many other nations in recent years, and now they fear that the exact same thing is being done to them,” End of the American Dream wrote.
If the Russians feel like they have been painted into a corner and there are no other options available, they will, without a doubt, press the little red button that makes things go boom. The loss of life from a nuclear strike would be catastrophic and would launch us into a third world war.
FEMA just put out a “a spine-chilling survival guide for a nuclear attack.”
As global tensions mount, the US Federal Emergency Management Agency has released a spine-chilling survival guide for a nuclear attack amid the escalating Ukraine conflict and intensifying Middle Eastern disputes. Echoing Cold War-era preparedness, the agency’s updated advice aims to shield Americans from the horrors of a nuclear explosion. A nuclear simulation grimly tallies the death toll should Russia target Washington DC with a nuke – the numbers are staggering, reports the Irish Star.
The Germans are so concerned about the possibility of all-out war with Russia that they are actually creating a list of bunkers that civilians could potentially use when missiles start falling…
Germany is drawing up a list of bunkers that could provide emergency shelter for civilians, the interior ministry has said, at a time of rising tensions with Russia. The list would include underground train stations and car parks as well as state buildings and private properties, a ministry spokesperson said. A digital directory of bunkers and emergency shelters will be drawn up so people can find them quickly using a planned phone app. People would also be encouraged to create protective shelters in their homes by converting basements and garages, the spokesperson told a press briefing.
Terrifying, isn’t it? We are on the brink of a world war. Only this time around, we don’t have the men and women of stellar character from the Greatest Generation to guide us through. Instead we have men who think they are women, homosexuals, and weak, limp-wristed feminine leadership. God help us.
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