Ukraine Lost, Get Over It
The U.S. just sabotaged the Nord Stream pipeline, marking a dangerous escalation in a war the West is destined to lose. We can embrace diplomacy or continue siding with Neo-Nazis and face oblivion.
I haven’t posted an update on the Russia-Ukraine war because I already wrote extensively about the how, what, where, whens and whys at the start of the conflict. Everything I previously laid out relied on well-cited truths:
Context: Why Putin Isn’t Wrong
If you're blaming Russia instead of the U.S. for the crisis in Ukraine you probably believed Saddam had WMD's, the CIA didn't kill Kennedy, and Covid-vaccines are safe and effective. (February 28, 2022)
More evidence to support the manufacturing of consent for a war that never had to happen, the blatant hypocrisy of it all, and why this conflict will backfire spectacularly (March 6, 2022)
If you don't know the answer, you shouldn't have chosen a side yet.
(March 7, 2022)Nazis: As American As Apple Pie
U.S. Empire support for Neo-Nazis in Ukraine isn't an outlier, but the continuation of a disturbing historical trend that is rarely discussed. (March 15, 2022)Why the explanation you've been told is bullshit, the real reasons behind it, how we could effectively (and easily) resolve the problem, and why we definitely won't. (April 11, 2022)
Zelenskyy is a Villain, Not a Hero
Here's a rundown of reasons why President Zelenskyy is a corrupt, warmongering, fascist puppet who serves at the behest of NATO imperialists and the WEF. (April 30, 2022)
I haven’t written more about it since because… well, what else really needed to be said? Any projections or predictions made in those articles have only been further validated over time. The big picture has remained the same. Until now.
We’ve recently entered a disturbing new Phase and are rapidly approaching the endgame. An updated framework feels warranted.
Based on the current pace of escalation, this war will be resolved by the end of 2022 or transition into World War 3. Either way, the Russia-Ukraine conflict as it exists today is on its final legs and we need to be clear-eyed about how it could end. These are the three options going forward.
NATO stops funding Ukraine, rejects the application to join NATO, lifts all sanctions against Russia, resumes normal trade relations, a peace agreement is signed by all parties, and the new annexed territories are officially recognized as part of the Russian Federation. President Zelenskyy must also resign effectively immediately.
The energy crisis causes the EU to collapse (and with it the dissolution of NATO), reverberating devastation across global markets as the world plunges into Great Depression 2.0, causing hundreds of thousands of Europeans to invariably starve and/or freeze to death over the winter
and/orEscalation continues unabated, invariably leading to nuclear war.
Even if (1) were embraced tomorrow, (2) is largely unavoidable and (3) is the downstream consequence if (1) continues to be rejected.
Instead of highlighting, discussing, and otherwise educating the public of these sobering options, Western media has shrouded the truth in favor of a staggeringly dishonest and reckless pro-war narrative. The propaganda has become so cartoonish that they’ve recently pushed the idea that Ukraine is somehow on the cusp of a historic victory.
Such a lie so laughable on its face that only the sheepiest of sheep could possibly entertain such a delusional fantasy.
Samples of the bullshit:
And then there’s the sobering math:
Not to mention Russia has over 6,000 nuclear warheads and Ukraine has… how many? Oh, right. None.
If Putin were truly the ruthless madman imperialist he’s been charactered as, he could have decisively ended the war at any time. Outnumbered and outgunned on every front, Ukraine has always been destined to lose this war, a war that they (and NATO, by proxy) provoked in the first place.
Every government official in the world knew this before the war even began. Really think about the implications of that for a minute.
The sooner this framework sinks in the sooner you will realize that the Biden Administration, with the near-unanimous support of both Democrats and Republicans, has flushed $65 billion worth of taxpayer dollars straight down the f’n toilet while the American middle-class collapses from intentional neglect and outright sabotage.
Here’s a comprehensive (or damn close) breakdown of all the U.S. aide to Ukraine:
GET THE PICTURE?
Ukraine’s widely-reported military “success” in Kharkiv in September resulted in so many Ukrainian casualties (an estimated 10,000) that it would take 3-4 months to rebuild forces sufficient enough to even attempt another major offensive. So they’re more or less crippled until Spring because winter warfare is a whole other beast.
This was the big, decisive effort for Ukraine. And what did they gain? They "took back" roughly 1/40th of their own territory, which Russian forces had largely already abandoned back in May.
Great job, Ukraine! Maybe in another 3-4 months you can gain back another 40th. Presuming of course, that Russia doesn’t attempt any big advances in the interim.
(SPOILER ALERT) RUSSIA ADVANCES
I presume Putin was annoyed by even the perception of a Ukrainian victory, knowing it would then be amplified by Western media propagandists. Citizens of the West, especially in America, have a serious case of mass formation psychosis and will eat up just about anything the media feeds them whether it’s believing the Russiagate hoax, falling for Covid hysteria, thinking their votes count under oligarchy, or cheerleading for Ukrainian Neo-Nazis, Americans buy so much bullshit they have to take out loans just to cover the interest.
Hell, some believe that feelings determine ones gender instead of gametes and that doing your own research should be discouraged.
Putin is not a fool
Putin is keenly aware of how effectively propagandized and gullible the Western citizenry is. It’s common knowledge at this point. And perception, real or imagined, can change the tides of any war.
When World War 2 was seen as a boon to the U.S. economy, for example, we stayed out of it while American manufacturers sold vehicles and arms to the Nazis. The citizenry couldn’t care less because they didn’t perceive a serious threat.
It was only after the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor (1941), when the war struck home, that the American people ceased being passive to genocide (the first concentration camps opened in 1933) and the majority supported joining the war effort to defeat Hitler.
Any wise strategist knows how powerful a role perception plays, so Putin responded to the headlines as if they weren’t fictional. The alternative would have meant appearing weak. He struck back and played the hand he’d been dealt.
No more half measures.
Russian forces bombed the hell out of a power plant, knocking out power for 80% of Ukraine. Putin shut off 40% of Europe’s natural gas supplies just before winter, then double-tapped with a referendum to annex 20% of Ukraine as Russian territory, issuing a warning to the West that he would protect those regions with nuclear weapons if provoked.
Say what you will about Putin, but that was a gangster trifecta. I’m not condoning war when I say that, mind you. Violence begets violence and under even the best of outcomes can only deliver a short-termed peace. Diplomatic compromise is the only path to long-lasting prosperity.
But one side (Ukraine) violated the already established diplomatic compromise (RE: Minsk peace accords), leaving Putin with two choices. Bend over or fight. And if you’re going to fight you better be fighting to win. Otherwise, why bother?
So I’m not suggesting either side is “good” (hence why Context: Why Putin Isn’t Wrong wasn’t titled Context: Why Putin Is Right). What I am saying is that, objectively, strategically, Putin just played a killer hand.
Four out of four regions voted to join the Russian Federation by overwhelming margins. 93% of the ballots cast in Zaporizhzhia region backed annexation, as did 87% in Kherson, 98% in Luhansk, and 99% in Donetsk.
And why wouldn’t they when 15,000 in the Donbas had already been slaughtered by Ukraine’s military? Hell, Zelenskyy’s campaign manager directly placed bounties on the heads of all Russian-separatists in the region. He paid them out of his own pocket.
So why the hell would the Donbas want to remain part of Ukraine?
Plus they already had voted for independence back in 2014 with similar results.
Separatist leaders in eastern Ukraine have declared independence, undermining an upcoming May 25 presidential election, strengthening the Kremlin’s hand and putting pressure on Kiev to hold talks with the self-proclaimed regional leaders.
Separatist leaders said 89 percent of those who cast ballots on Sunday in the Donetsk region and about 96 percent of those who turned out in Luhansk voted for sovereignty.
So for those saying it’s suspicious for such a massive majority in these regions voted for annexation, sit down. The numbers are not outliers. They are historically consistent.
This is especially indisputable in regards to Donetsk and Luhansk. In 2019 only 5.1% of the Donbas wanted to be part of Ukraine versus 64.3% who wanted to (formally or informally) join Russia.
Read more about the Neo-Nazis in Ukraine, as reported by the entire f’n media from 2013-2021 until it magically became a “conspiracy theory” in 2022:
Far-right group at heart of Ukraine protests meet US senator
Channel 4 News, December 16, 2013Is the U.S. backing neo-Nazis in Ukraine?
Salon, February 25, 2014The Neo-Nazis of Ukraine
Counterpunch, February 27, 2014Neo-Nazi threat in new Ukraine
BBC, February 28, 2014
Ukraine Ethnic Purity Extremists [Neo Nazis] threaten Russians, Jews, non-whites Daily Kos, March 2, 2014
Rein in Ukraine’s neo-fascists
CNN, March 6, 2014Ukraine Right Sector Leader Rails Against ‘Jewish Oligarchs’
AntiWar.com, March 15, 2014
Yes, There Are Bad Guys in the Ukrainian Government
Foreign Policy, March 18,2014Analysis: U.S. Cozies Up to Kiev Government Including Far Right
NBC News, March 30, 2014Neo-Nazis Travelling to Fight in Ukraine
Breitbart, July 31, 2014
Nazis In Ukraine? German TV Shows Ukrainian Soldiers Displaying Nazi Symbols
International Business Times, September 9, 2014Azov fighters are Ukraine's greatest weapon and may be its greatest threat
The Guardian, September 10, 2014Clapper Calls for Arming Ukrainian Forces: Who Would That Actually Empower?
The Intercept, February 27, 2015Ukraine Merges Nazis and Islamists
Consortium News, July 7, 2015Congress Has Removed a Ban on Funding Neo-Nazis From Its Year-End Spending Bill
The Nation, January 14, 2016US lifts ban on funding ‘neo-Nazi’ Ukrainian militia
The Jerusalem Post, January 18, 2016U.S. votes against anti-Nazi resolution at U.N.
CBS News, November 17, 2016
How Many Neo-Nazis Is the U.S. Backing in Ukraine?
The Daily Beast, April 14, 2017
Ukraine's Hyper-Nationalist Military Summer Camp for Kids
NBC News, July 13, 2017
Never Forget: Obama Put Neo-Nazis in Power in the Ukraine
Free Thought Project, August 14, 2017The reality of neo-Nazis in Ukraine is far from Kremlin propaganda
The Hill, November 9, 2017Ukraine’s neo-Nazi problem
Reuter’s, March 18, 2018America’s Collusion With Neo-Nazis
The Nation, May 2, 2018US and NATO’s Ongoing Support For Neo-Nazis in Ukraine
Popular Resistance.org, April 19, 2019Inside A White Supremacist Militia in Ukraine
Time, January 8, 2021
WESTERN DENIAL
NATO (aka America, Inc. and its subsidiaries) dismissed the democratic elections in lock-step as entirely illegitimate. Without any actual evidence to support it, of course, using only phrases like experts say, ignoring that the Donbas had been increasingly seeking to join Russia since 2014. Some samples of the propaganda:
German Chancellor Slams 'Sham' Russian Referendums In Ukraine
(Barrons, September 20, 2022)Staged referendums yield expected result as Russia readies annexations (Washington Post, Sept 27, 2022)
U.S. asks UN Security Council to condemn Russia for 'sham' referendums in Ukraine (Reuters, Sept 27, 2022)
Russia’s claimed observers in Ukraine ‘referendums’ violate numerous international principles – experts (CNN, September 27, 2022)
Russia Declares Victory in Sham Ukraine ‘Referendums’
(Bloomberg, September 27, 2022)Russia claims win in occupied Ukraine 'sham' referendums
(BBC, Septemeber 27, 2022)Sweden’s top diplomat slams Russia’s sham referendum on Ukrainian soil (Ukrinform, October 2, 2022)
THE CUE-CARD NARRATIVE (starts at 1:42):
VERSUS REALITY:
EMPIRE STRIKES BACK
The rational response should have been one of humility; to stop funding Ukraine, negotiate a peace agreement, and focus on mitigating the immediate threats from the devastating food/energy crisis and bracing for historic economic collapse. All of which are just around the corner. Then maybe, I dunno, use those tax-dollars to help the actual tax-payers? Or is that too radical?
We COULD remove the lead that contaminates 80% of Chicago’s drinking water:
We COULD fix the growing homeless crisis in places like Los Angeles:
We COULD address the massive surge in excess deaths across the globe (coincidentally occurring in countries that mass-injected their populations with novel, experimental gene-therapy drugs that won’t complete Phase 3 safety trials until February 2023):
Instead, the United States has doubled-down on its foolish investment in Ukraine by bombing the Nord Stream pipelines, sabotaging a key point of leverage for Putin. Yet that still hasn’t stopped the Europeans from blaming… Putin?
RED FLAG #1 - U.S. HAD THE STRONGEST MOTIVE
Here’s the Bush regimes Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice specifying in 2004 how the U.S. wanted to “change the structure of energy dependence” by making Europe reliant on the U.S. for natural gas instead of a pipeline pipeline going through Russia and Ukraine. Europe and Russia mutually wanted this pipeline. The United States didn’t.
RED FLAG #2 - JOE BIDEN GAVE A HEADS UP
Biden promised there would be “no Nord Stream 2” if Russia invaded Ukraine because the U.S. “would bring it to an end”. Looks like it’s the only promise he kept.
RED FLAG #3 - SUSPICIOUS TIMING
Russia cut off gas flows to Europe earlier that same month, agreeing to turn it back on only if Western sanctions were lifted.
[Gas] pumping problems arose because of the sanctions imposed against our country and against a number of companies by Western states, including Germany and the UK. There are no other reasons that could have caused this pumping problem. - Dmitry Peskov, Kremlin spokesman
That being the case, why would Putin destroy his own leverage? And right before winter at a time when he had maximum pressure on the EU? If Russia were responsible Putin wouldn’t have immediately called for an urgent investigation. If anything he’d want to delay it.
Also interesting is that then-President Trump had sanctioned the corporation and CEO overseeing the $11 billion Nord Stream 2 pipeline project to slow it down, forcing Russia to start using its own vessels to continue construction a year later, so Russia had been very heavily-invested.
RED FLAG #4 - BALTOPS ‘22
It’s certainly feasible that the U.S. didn’t directly bomb the pipelines, so much as orchestrated it by supplying Ukraine with underwater drones and the training required to utilize them. And we can confirm both pieces of that puzzle. The training took place in the Baltic Sea, where the pipelines blew up.
Participating nations include Belgium, Bulgaria, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Latvia, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Sweden, Turkey, the United Kingdom, and the United States. These countries will exercise a myriad of capabilities demonstrating the inherent flexibility of maritime forces. Exercise scenarios include amphibious operations, gunnery, anti-submarine, air defense, mine clearance operations, explosive ordnance disposal, unmanned underwater vehicles, and medical response.
The UK Government isn’t hiding their complicity. Here’s a press release on their own website exactly one month before the September 27th sabotage of the Nord Stream pipelines…
RED FLAG #5 - NORWAY-POLAND GAS PIPELINE
The pipelines were sabotaged the very same day the new Norway-Poland gas pipeline opened with operations set to begin in November 2022. If anything it would have been strategic for Putin to destroy the competing pipeline, which is conveniently close to Nord Stream. Not destroy his own.
RED FLAG #6 - BLINKEN IS DEFINITELY LYING
Biden’s Secretary of State Antony Blinken has such a pitiful poker face that he might as well have just shown us his cards. He said the reports of possible sabotage weren’t confirmed, making him perhaps the only person in the f’n world to question what was is plainly obvious to the rest of us. Why he would want to instill doubt?
Gee, I wonder.
Then Blinken couldn’t contain himself and declared that the pipeline’s destruction presented a “tremendous opportunity”. Oops?
But then he simultaneously said it was in no-one’s interest. Wait, what? So not only did he contradict himself, he acted like the U.S. doesn’t stand to benefit, which nobody honestly believes. People only lie to hide the truth…
RED FLAG #7 - EU POLITICIAN ADMITTED IT
European Parliament member Radoslaw Sikorski tweeted, “A small thing, but so much joy,” on September 26, 2022 featuring a photo of the Nord Stream leak in the Baltic Sea. Then a second tweet read, “Thank you, USA” with the same image. Both have since been removed, of course, but not before widely circulating.
RED FLAG #8 - CIA KNEW THIS WAS COMING
If the CIA really had advanced knowledge of the impending attack and shared it with Germany then you’d think proactive measures would have been taken to prevent it. At the very least, maybe some security cameras placed along vulnerable segments of the pipeline? Or drones to patrol the area? What about satellite surveillance? Also, where did the intel come from? Who were the sources? What exactly did it say?
Why are all the answers being hidden?
The U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) had weeks ago warned Germany about possible attacks on gas pipelines in the Baltic Sea, German magazine Spiegel said on Tuesday, after gas leaks in Russia pipelines to Germany were reported.
The German government received the CIA tip in summer, Spiegel reported, citing unnamed sources, adding that Berlin assumes a targeted attack on Nord Stream 1 and 2 pipelines.
A German government spokesperson declined to comment, Spiegel added.
IN SUMMARY:
GAME OVER, THANKS FOR PLAYING
NATO can continue pointing fingers at Putin all day, but the EU making themselves dependent on Russia for natural gas, then militarizing Neo-Nazis in Ukraine to provoke Putin and isolating Russia with draconian sanctions was a self-inflicting wound. What did they think Putin would do? Give them a BOGO deal on gas?
And now the West has become so embarrassingly desperate that the U.S. (in conjunction with an untold number of NATO allies) has sabotaged the Nord Stream pipelines and are trying to pin it all on Russia against all reason and common sense. I say desperate because it’s just too nauseatingly transparent to ever succeed. They clearly didn’t think this through.
Or worse they did and the subsequent failures and dangerous escalation is, in fact, the intended outcome.
Because this is what may usher in a nuclear war, an extreme means of depopulation to facilitate The Great Reset, which Klaus Schwab and the World Economic Forum actively seeks. This is what Ukraine is truly fighting for, after all, the New World Order. Joe Biden also stated as much, even accepting that tens of millions of lives are worth sacrificing to achieve it. Considering Klaus's mentors include Henry Kissinger, John Galbraith, and Herman Kahn, that sadly wouldn’t be remotely surprising but entirely consistent.
Ukraine lost the day the war started. The question now for NATO is whether or not backing Neo-Nazis is really the hill worth dying on and whether or not the citizens of the West will passively accept the road to oblivion or rise up in the defense of peace.
I’ll give Putin the last word. Please listen to his recent speech, in full, and ask yourselves… where is the lie?