The US does not currently have hypersonic missiles, but will sooner or later. Such missiles on Russia’s borders could reach Moscow in 3 or 4 minutes, clearly an existential threat. Along with Finland, Washington wants the bases in Sweden and the Baltic states, and already has missile bases in Poland and Romania.
Whereas Washington intends Finland’s NATO membership as a new provocation, we must not forget two other existing provocations that the Kremlin has declared to be unacceptable: the existing missile bases in Poland and Romania.
It makes no sense for Russia to preemptively prevent missile bases in Ukraine and Finland while permitting existing bases to remain in Poland and Romania. Russian intervention against these two bases are likely the next self-defensive actions the Russians will take.
The West’s whore media has done its best to create worldwide indignation against Russia. People worked up into indignation do not perceive the irresponsibility of Western governments in gratuitously threatening Russia with missile bases on her borders. Instead of properly perceiving the placement of the bases as aggression against Russia, the indoctrinated people see Russia’s response to existential threats as aggression.
I have emphasized for years that these provocations of Russia will eventually cross a red line and result in nuclear war. I have long been critical of the Kremlin for not having stopped these provocations by putting down a strong foot. Russia had that opportunity in Ukraine, but the Kremlin chose a course that failed to make the necessary impression that countries that accommodate US aggression against Russia will experience devastation.
It is less risky to make this demonstration in a non-NATO country than in a NATO one. Additionally, the Kremlin waited far too long before intervening in Ukraine, thereby giving the US 8 years to arm and train Ukrainian forces.
By pussy-footing around in Ukraine, Russia will again be confronted with the same problem in Finland or elsewhere in addition to the two existing bases in two NATO members on Russia’s border. There is no doubt whatsoever that US/NATO have set a path that leads straight to nuclear war. As nothing that is outside the narrative can be published or discussed in the Western world, nothing can be done to stop this insane drive into nuclear war. It is not even possible to discuss this threat in Western foreign policy circles. Again the world is sleepwalking into war, but this war will be nuclear and the final war.
All that the Kremlin has achieved with its restraint and reliance on negotiation with the West is to intensify the pace and level of provocations. NATO’s Stoltenberg is courting both Finland and Sweden for NATO membership promising their membership would be fast-tracked, and likely other benefits including bagfuls of money. This report should wake people up to the real situation, which is expanding conflict. At some point existential considerations will force Russia to take the initiative and cease responding to Washington’s agenda.
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Russia has always wanted a buffer on it’s western border having been invaded from there repeatedly. In 1708 Sweden under king Charles XII invaded Russia, and after two years of fighting and tens of thousands dead Sweden was defeated.
In 1812 Napoleon led half a million men and over 1000 cannon 1800 miles from Paris to the fields around Borodino church before Moscow where the Russian army made it’s stand. 11 hours of bitter fighting left 77,000 dead on the field.
In 1941 Nazi Germany invaded Russia, resulting in the 900 days siege of Stalingrad, with 1.5 million dead, and 1.4 million women and children evacuated, and also resulted, among many other horrors, the battle of Kursk, the largest tank battle in history. Over 2 million men fought in that battle, together with 6000 tanks, 4000 aircraft, and 30,000 pieces of artillery. The fighting lasted 50 days and the Russians lost 174,000 men in it.
With the collapse of the Soviet Union the Warsaw Pact alliance was disbanded. The NATO alliance was not, and has expanded right up to Russia’s border.
So I think we might understand why NATO on their border might make the Russians nervous. The Cuban missile crisis only happened because we had Jupiter missiles in Turkey, a NATO member. Removing them was part of the deal that defused all that. NATO has reneged on all it’s promises not to expand east to the Russian border.
15 minutes after the Berlin wall fell, NATO should have been dissolved.
No need for it anymore.
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