It certainly doesn’t seem like appropriate Cocktail Party doomsday chatter, notes the WSJ, arguing that it also demonstrated the president’s own anxiety, “which isn’t the right message to send (Vladimir) Putin or the American people.” President Biden at a Democratic Fund Raiser: Think about it. We have not faced the prospect of Armageddon since Kennedy […]
Putin Strikes Ukrainian Cities in Response to Kerch Bridge Attack
After Ukrainian forces destroyed and damaged portions of the Kerch Bridge, which connects Russia to Crimea by crossing the Kerch Strait, Vladimir Putin apparently ordered strikes on Ukrainian civilian electrical facilities and other infrastructure around the country. Ian Lovett, Isabel Coles and Mauro Orru report for The Wall Street Journal: Waves of Russian missiles slammed into […]
Should America Fight a Nuclear War for Ukraine?
Is America in any way responsible for fighting a nuclear war with Russia over Ukraine? At The American Conservative, Doug Bandow suggests that Washington D.C. should “not compound Russian recklessness.” He writes: The Russian Federation has begun to look a bit like the Titanic. Impressively presented and expensively made, Vladimir Putin’s revived Russian military enjoyed […]
IS THE END NEAR? Ukrainians Gaining Ground on Many Fronts
With Ukrainians gaining ground on multiple fronts in their war against Russia, it’s time to ask, is the end near? The end could be an end to this war, or if things go nuclear, the end of the world. Mick Ryan, an analyst at CSIS displays a map of Ukraine’s military advances, tweeting: Mapping Ukraine’s […]
How America Helped Establish Modern Russia
On his blog, NoMoreFakeNews.com, Jon Rappoport cites the work of Antony Sutton, in Sutton’s book The Best Enemy Money Can Buy, and suggests that without American help, modern Russia wouldn’t necessarily exist as it does today. Rappoport writes (abridged): Recently, I have been presenting evidence, from the work of the prodigious researcher, Antony Sutton, that […]
Russia Cuts Off Gas to Italy
In another move to limit gas supplies to Europe, Russia has halted deliveries of natural gas to Italy. The Dispatch reports: Russian state-controlled gas giant Gazprom halted natural gas deliveries to Italy via Austria on Saturday, seemingly the latest example of Russia throttling down energy sales to Europe. Gazprom blamed the Austrian operator for refusing to […]
Who Destroyed Nordstream?
No one yet knows exactly who destroyed the Nordstream pipelines, but previous statements by Joe Biden and Victoria Nuland suggest that the United States may have had a hand in it. You may also remember Nuland as the Biden administration official (Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs) who was caught on audio telling […]
Is the World Walking Directly into Absolute Chaos?
According to French intellectual, Theirry Meyssan, misunderstandings between Russia and the West are laying the ground for absolute chaos. He writes at LewRockwell.com (abridged): The Ukrainian conflict is turning into a war between the West on one side and Russia and China on the other. Each side is convinced that the other one wants its […]
How Ukraine Got Mixed Up with Russia
On his site, David Stockman explains the history of Ukraine’s association with Russia, including Russia’s purchase of Crimea from the Ottomans. He writes (abridged): The messages are coming in loud and clear today—from the crashing pound, to repudiation of establishment governments in Italy, Sweden and more to come, to Hungarian Prime Minister Orban’s call to […]
A Serious Nuclear Threat …
…or, Is Putin just Bluffing? After seven months of war with Ukraine, what has Russia gained? A weaker economy, better armed and numerous enemies, and less global influence than it had in prewar days. Paul Gigot in the WSJ’s “Potomac Watch,” reports that if you use the term “war” in Russia, you can be arrested. […]
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