The moment you open your mouth, contradicting this suffocating blanket of NAFO/NATO-propaganda, you are labeled 'Putin's dog', or something along those lines. It really doesn't matter if you are telling the verifiable truth, or offer an alternative interpretation of certain facts 'on the ground'. Th…
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By diplomatic means
Diplomacy is a form of art. If successful, it can save trillions, and create prosperity. If unsuccessful, it can destroy empires. A true professional is much more than a 'trusted messenger boy'. He, or she, is the spider in a web of sacred knowledge about the countries which are important to their e…
Opening a new front in Syria
Yesterday I was wondering what Syrskyi had in mind, when he said it was time for another Ukrainian offensive. I think we can now safely conclude that the surprise attack by Salafists from the Idlib province towards Aleppo is part of that. Let's call it a 'Kursk-operation on Steroids'. The Collective…
The Ruble in 'Free Fall'
Most people commenting on the war with Russia are focussing on the Ruble, in 'free fall', losing a lot of its value compared to most other currencies. The Russian Central Bank has suspended operations on the exchange market to support the currency, which may result in an exchange rate of the Ruble a…
The 'Deer Hunter'-stage of war
Multiple observers who actually have some sort of understanding of what this brand-new weapon system we saw being used in Djnepro is, were shocked by it. MIT professor Theodore Postol, internationally recognised expert on these advanced weapons, urged all of us to take note of what Putin said. In an…
Who blinks first?
It is not Ukraine firing those longer range missiles on targets inside Russia. These cruise-missiles are owned and operated by NATO-countries. By the US. By the UK. And by France. NATO-countries therefore attacked Russia this past week, declaring war on a nuclear superpower, assuming they could get …
The truth being the first casualty
In a shooting war, the truth is the first casualty. And NATO has been in shooting wars permanently since the start of the century. Not NATO as a whole, but significant portions of it. Enough to keep the Military Financial Complex happy. But anything even remotely associated with the truth took a mor…
Moving deeper into the woods
Towards the end of the 'Cold War', Treaties were concluded to prevent a major catastrophe due to some sort of misunderstanding between the 'Super Powers'. At the time there were only two 'Super Powers'. NATO and the Warsaw Pact, with the US and the Soviet Union at their core respectively. As the Sov…
Keep sending handbags
Six ATACMS were fired at a depot in Bryansk. According to the Russians, they shot down five of them, and damaged the last one, which nevertheless struck the targeted area, and caused a fire. This was done on the very same day Putin signed off on a new nuclear doctrine, which marks such an attack as …
Going FAFO
How do the 'Others' think? When entering a tense confrontation with someone who can make or break everything you've tried to achieve, which could escalate, and result in your total destruction, you want to fathom how the 'Other' is thinking. How far is he, or she, willing to go? Which moves are like…
Leave the ball on the pitch
Why did Biden grant Ukraine the right to use ATACMS, long range missiles? To prolong the war, and force Trump's hand, sacrificing the people of Ukraine, and their country. Same for Macron and Starmer. France and the UK thoroughly wrecked their relationship with Russia. If a deal would be struck toda…
Eyes on the ball
Take a step back. Look at what we've accomplished. The ultimate timeline is going back to the start of civilisation. But to understand more recent developments we need a 'cut' that seems to be appropriate. Like most 'Realists' commenting on the war in Ukraine, I opt for 2007, Putin's warning at the …
Scholz spoke to Putin
Scholz called Putin. They spoke for about an hour. The subject was Ukraine. Orban going on a mission to broker a deal in July, before the entire front started to crumble, visiting Zelensky, Putin and Xi, was openly called a traitor by much of the NATO-hardcore defenders of this war. It is unlikely t…
Without a shot being fired
Multiple 'Mappers' are trying to keep track of developments in Ukraine. Willy OAM, this 'no nonsense' Australian commentator and former military man, told a story about a friend of his, who was doing 'war reporting', trying to get a glimpse of the situation from the Ukrainian side, moving to the las…
Be careful out there, it's a jungle!
Watch your six! Trump went on record defending free speech, as I mentioned yesterday. One day later, the Washington Post published an article which parties mentioned in it say is fiction. Bogus. A lie. The paper quoted ‘anonymous sources’, nearly always a dead giveaway. The subject was Trump cal…
Do your bit
For now we are not looking at clear cut proposals on how to end the war between NATO and Russia on Ukrainian, and Russian soil, save those put forward by Ukraine, and Russia. I do get it if you insist that this war has nothing to do with NATO. Yet I maintain it has nothing to do with Ukraine, which …
Is Ukraine losing?
Even people in the ‘War rooms’ of countries engaged in an armed conflict may not have accurate information related to what their own troops are doing. One unconfirmed report said that various Ukrainian commanders in the field provide exaggerated numbers related to their strength as long as Russia …
The fat lady isn't even in the house yet
To predict future developments, you need to know how we ended up in this situation today. If your analysis of the path which led us to where we are is wrong, it is likely that you might as well wear a blindfold as you step into the next room. But even if your analysis of past developments is accurat…
Bringing change
Truckloads of ‘cope’ after Trump won the elections convincingly. I already published an article with a wider scope on what we may expect on the Dutch part of my blog. But what does it mean for the wars in the world, and more in particular the war between NATO and Russia on Ukrainian soil. Zelensky…
What cause is that?
Everybody is treating the elections in the USA as an ‘existential threat’. Outspoken Trump-supporters are warning that Kamala will open the floodgates, and censorship will hit humanity hard. Outspoken Kamala-supporters are warning that Trump will come after them, and impose fascist rule. Ukraine i…
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