Posted on 01/22/2024 8:22:40 AM PST by JonPreston
Repositioning bombers within easy striking range of key Russian strategic targets
Deploying additional tactical nuclear weapons to locations in Europe and Asia
Increasing US and allied naval force posture and presence in Russia’s operating areas (Black Sea)
Holding NATO war exercises on Russia’s borders
Withdrawing from the Intermediate Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty
These and many other provocations suggested by Rand have, in fact, been implemented. For example, NATO conducted massive war exercises dubbed “Defender 2021” right up Russia’s border. NATO has started “patrolling” the Black Sea and engaging in provocative intrusions into Crimean waters. The US has withdrawn from the INF Treaty.
The thing for people here to keep in the mind is that the Ukraine Shills here FULLY UNDERSTAND what we’ve been doing in that part of the world...and thus are lying when they claim ignorance.
I thought we want war with Yemen now…
Is Ukraine support still a thing?
“Current Under Secretary for Political Affairs, Victoria Nuland,”
This chick has a body count in the millions.
and we’re not talkin’ ‘bout THAT kind of body count, for sure.
NATO provoked Russia.
Russia overreacted.
There are no good guys here. And now we have Christians slaughtering Christians. It’s a repeat of WW I, just on a smaller scale.
Did the U.S. provoke Russia into seizing Crimea during Obama's term? Did the U.S. provoke Russia into funding separatists in the Donbas region during the Obama administration?
The main reason why Russia invaded Ukraine has to do with the gas fields in Eastern Ukraine that the Ukrainian government was in the process of developing, with the ultimate goal of selling natural gas to Europe, undercutting Russian gas sales.
Russia seized Crimea over natural gas reserves, and it wants to seize the Eastern third of Ukraine over natural gas reserves.
Natural gas reserves in Ukraine:
Obama started this and how we have to play out Hunter’s War, because Joe got paid.
It is pretty simple, even the Progs can see it.
Russia did not play along when the HilaryHag lied about collusion and the MSM pumped the story. So, they are the enemy.
Plus, some Ukrainians voted to join Russia — which cannot be allowed as that would decrease Uk’s two national past times: money laundering and sex trafficking.
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Such as the above bolsters the conclusion that the Ukraine-Russia mess is ultimately about corruption, here, there and everywhere.
"Being a client of a distant foreign power is not in Ukraine’s national best interest." When the "progressives" notice, then the "narrative" is truly teetering wildly.
Expect more "incoming."
It was all about "flexibility."
Good article. Ukraine is a fake nation that belongs in the bosom of Mother Russia.
And just who is Laprogressive:
https://www.laprogressive.com/page/about-us
So many Liberty minded conservatives today are linking arms with the Leftist oriented Progressives.
It’s a NY TIMES side piece
And here we have the real reason Russia invaded, Russia's rejection of Ukrainian independence. All the rest is nonsense. Unfortunately for Russia, Ukrainians do not share their opinion. They have been seeking independence from their Russian overlords for over a hundred years.
What “LA Progressive” also misses is that Ukraine at the same time became not merely just a strategic tool to poke Russia - it became a Democrat/Deep-state black box for political corruption, money-laundering, etc... in the USA
Hunter Biden, Chris Heinz, Crowdstrike, Steele and his fake Dossier, the Vindmans, Black Rock - DC elites, democrats and their cronies were parasites feeding on the organs of the mangy dog that was Ukraine with the help of their Ukrainian puppets
“Progressives” will never talk about this.
LOL, sure in day 700 of Putin's invasion, it should be crystal clear, even to idiots, that Ukraine wants nothing to do with Putin's "bosom".
“It [Ukraine] will remain because the level of resistance is very high and there staunch enemies of Russia within Ukraine.”
~ Konstantin Zatulin
Konstantin Fyodorovich Zatulin is a Russian politician, first deputy chairman of the committee of the State Duma for the CIS and relations with Russian nationals abroad.
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