By Batiushka for The Saker blog
It is now dawning, even on self-deluded Western politicians and their presstitute media, that the situation just cannot go on like this. Let us take just the news headlines from 18 October.
The US publication National Interest reports that the Ukraine could only last one month without US aid.
https://news.mail.ru/incident/53516988/?frommail=1
The governor of the province of Kherson, Kirill Stremousov, has announced on the Russian Channel One that Kiev Forces have lost 9,800 soldiers in six weeks, together with 320 tanks, 250 infantry carriers, 542 armoured cars, 36 aircraft and 7 helicopters. They fell into the Russian trap, allowing them to advance through the open countryside.
https://news.mail.ru/incident/53510849/?frommail=1
Pictures of the Nordstream pipeline have been published in the Swedish newspaper ‘Expressen’. It was clearly sabotage. Now, who would be interested in doing that? Perhaps the same as those who downed MH 17 in 2014?
https://news.mail.ru/incident/53519325/?frommail=1
The partial mobilisation of 300,000 Russian reservists is nearly complete. Their presence in Donbass will free up the regulars to advance further, although some of the land taken by Kiev forces in September has already been taken back and more is liberated every day.
After seven days of aerial attacks (only two days of them reported in the Western media) on Ukrainian infrastructure, especially on power supplies, even Zelensky has today admitted that 30% of the Kiev regime power stations have been destroyed throughout the Ukraine. This is all in response to his terrorism in Zaporozhye, Donetsk, Belgorod, Moscow (Daria Dugina), and on Nordstream and the Crimean Bridge. What else did he expect?
France is on strike.
Italy is fed up and wants arms deliveries to the Kiev Neo-Nazis to stop.
In the bankrupt UK, to the amazement of all, Truss is still ‘present’, but the Daily Mail website reports that many pubs will have to close for the winter. The landlords cannot afford to pay for heating bills.
In Germany, the Health Minister, Karl Lauterbach, has warned of the risk of even hospitals having to close because of the energy crisis.
Some ask: But why did the Russian Federation not start the liberation campaign last February by turning up the pain dial there and then? The answer is simple. It is not just that the Federation underestimated the utter stupidity of NATO and the Kiev junta. It is much more than that, it is quite simply that Russia never did wanted to inflict pain on ordinary Ukrainians and on its own Union soldiers. Ordinary Ukrainians have NEVER been the enemy. Russian targeting has always been of the NATO-supplied and NATO-trained Kiev military. Russians are not Americans who spray the bushes with machine gun bullets and the trees with Agent Orange, or who blast Hamburg and Dresden off the map like the British. They target. They are not terrorists.
Have you not read President Putin’s 30 September speech? Please listen again:
‘I want the Kiev authorities and their true handlers in the West to hear me now, and I want everyone to remember this: the people living in Lugansk and Donetsk, in Kherson and Zaporozhye have become our citizens, forever.
…We call on the Kiev regime to cease fire and all hostilities immediately; to end the war it unleashed back in 2014 and to return to the negotiating table. We are ready for this, as we have said more than once. But the choice of people in Donetsk, Lugansk, Zaporozhye and Kherson will not be discussed. The decision has been made, and Russia will not betray it.
…We will defend our land with all the forces and resources we have, and we will do everything we can to ensure the safety of our people. This is the great liberating mission of our nation.
….Today, we are fighting so that it would never occur to anyone that Russia, our people, our language, or our culture can be erased from history. Today, we need a consolidated society, and this consolidation can only be based on sovereignty, freedom, creation, and justice. Our values are humanity, mercy and compassion.
If you do not believe these last words about values, then look into the eyes of the great Russia saint, St Xenia of St Petersburg:
18 October 2022
“…. not a single step back, Russia”, let this one be our generation´s Putingrad in the belly of all things evil for 200 years: the Judeo-Zionist City of London.
Amen brother comrade!
The YINON plan was 40 years old this year. I reckon not only the Middle East, but Ukraine also was mapped out for Greater Israel
Great Russian writer Alexandr Sozhenitsyn..in the latest masterpiece-200 Years with us- say it all..its Tel Aviv who now openly side with pro banderistas government…who very likely will send arms to 404 country…theirs new dreamland ?????if like old Henry K. said when SHTF……..Russia will never allowed it.
According to some sources, Israel will never ship arms to Ukraine. Here’s two recent articles denying this and asserting their position. Or maybe they don’t want to look obvious, as they wait patiently for crumbs to fall?
https://www.rt.com/news/564977-israel-rejects-ukraine-weapons/
https://www.rt.com/russia/564938-israel-wont-arm-ukraine/
You are right, and by the way I think Putin reads Nietzsche, the philosopher of the eternal return of time and the superman
The filthy US Government & their corporate cronies are chomping at the bit to flood Europe with their GMO poison.
Monsanto, Cargill, Blackstone, Gates and a plethora of satanic Hedge-Funds buying up all the land in the West, eager to spread their demon seed, literarily and metaphorically speaking. If we’re not careful, we’ll all end up fat and stupid like our American dupes, err, friends.
Another feather in Putin’s cap, scuppering the aforementioned parasites plans for the 20% prime agriculture land they snapped for a song, and on the quiet in Ukraine.
Those Ukrainian whores who’ve sold out their citizens for personal gain deserve a public hanging. There’s plenty of us here in the west who’d pay 3, even, 4 figures to watch the ropes being tightened around their necks. Pay-Per-View audiences would also help raise tens of millions to assist in the post-war infrastructure rebuild, that and seizing all assets from the oligarchs, crime bosses and elite.
– Pictures of the Nordstream pipeline have been published in the Swedish newspaper ‘Expressen’. It was clearly sabotage.
More interesting is proof published by Swedish SwebbTV about a Boeing type aircraft dropping a huge dronetype torpedo on Nord Stream 1+2
– Sweden rejected the idea of sharing its findings from the investigation into the incidents on the Nord Stream 1 and 2 gas pipelines with Germany and Denmark, referring to its high security classification level, Der Spiegel reported on Friday citing sources.
It was interessting footage. To me it looks like the ‘end’ of the pipe have recently been cut of with an angular cutter, the metal still looks fresh.
It is said that 50 m of the pipe is missing, they don’t know where it is. To me it looks like it has been removed from the bottom, you can see the tracks in the ground where it used to lay.
Looks like there will be nothing left to investigate. The damaged sections seems to have been removed.
The question is who is in possesion of the missing parts, needed to conclude cause of the ‘leakage’ ?
In case of Estonia sinking Sweden knew all about it, and told nothing
Mr. Bildt is a permanent member of the Dark side, so no surprises there.
He also appears to be Lord of Kosovo, and spokesman for the Clintonista wing of Empire.
“Russia never did wanted to inflict pain on ordinary Ukrainians and on its own Union soldiers,” however, Russia stood by letting 15,000+ Russians be killed from 2014 to Feb 2022.
Russia let Iran be attacked in Syria by Israel, now wants Iran to supply it drones. The West wants to put sanctions on Iran for helping Russia. Ukraine is considering cutting ties with Iran. Ukrainian foreign minister Dmytro Kuleba states, “Tehran bore full responsibility for the destruction.”
Elon Musk states, “Starlink is the primary communications system of the Ukrainian army on the war front.” (10/14/22, 5:49 PM Tweet). So Musk is empowering Ukrainian army but Russia doesn’t hold him responsible for attacking Russia? How many Russians have been killed in this operation? Russia and Putin seems to have lost their way.
Russia treats its adversaries better than its allies. It lets its adversaries pay in their private money for decades but wanted allies to pay in its adversaries’ private money. Russia wants nations to be sovereign or private plantations?
The west must be destroyed for there to be lasting peace. The conflict will not end with ukraine.
Both Russia and Europa must be destroyed Brzezinski wrote.
Then we have 2 options
– US destroys Russia
– US destroys Europa
Or
– Russia destroys Europa
– Europa destroys Russia
Instead of using military to destroy, it is better to first CHECKMATE monetarily.
Putin–Russia need to openly declare that they will not sell their resources in the US$ and that they will encourage other nations to do so and be sovereign! If China, India, Iran, Brazil, South Africa… (BRICS &/or SCO, OPEC, CSCO) would join in that declaration, this itself would trigger a tsunami of change. This will significantly weaken Financial Empire’s monetary power and end monetary imperialism. They need to promote this change through their media and educate the populace about private money, fake democracy/Republic, capitalism, … myths. This will be a game changer!
It is time to end Financial Empire’s Lying, Imperialism and Enslavement (LIE).
I noticed Avirgo advocates the same as Brzezinski, taking down Europa … (like Putin attacking Germany from East while US attacking Germany from West … a repeat of WWII)
With significantly reduced GDP, Europe will be spending much less for NATO commitments. This reduction in NATO funding can readily be offset by purchasing far more effective and cheaper Russian arms.
This will benefit all parties, as the winner will achieve useable spare parts inventory. This is a win win for both sides.
While the USA may be miffed by this turn of events and say “This does not fit within the rules-based order!”, Europe can always reply that they are ready for new rules.
Max..supply arms from Tel Aviv to Kyiv will be last nail on coffin even for VVP who treat with valvet
gloves….MEDVEDEV…warn them.
Max, with respect – you are talking utter bollocks!
Aren’t you a sour grape. With you as commander, there would be no Russia today.
Hi all, posting this on a few websites- hoping that while we intellectualize all of these… we also realize that its an absolute crazy and really tragic situation in UKR.
Just hope that this little post sows some seeds of peace and serenity.
I felt a distinct sadness yesterday evening at the inevitable escalation of the matter and the many human lives that are already lost and will be lost on both sides…
I also wondered about what sort of story RUS-UKR will tell in history textbooks of this chapter to the next generation. If RUS will truly end up victorious-
Will RUS demonize the UKR troops who died in the war?
Will RUS divide UKR troops who were brainwashed and the Banderites?
Will RUS treasure the Slavic brotherhood and the rich fields of wheat, grain and industry inherited- by the folly of UKR’s own death? Will RUS gloat at the misfortune of UKR?
Will RUS treat UKR people as 2nd class citizens in their homeland? Will RUS help the many widowed UKR women and maimed UKR people?
Can both RUS people and UKR people accept that this chapter is a tragic, tragic mistake and move on together?
I don’t know.
I just hope the blood of slain RUS people and UKR people not become fertilizers of hate, anger, distrust, arrogance, hubris, contempt, complacency…. this becomes open to manipulation again…
I hope memorials will be built honoring lives lost on both sides – for the blood shed to nurture peace and harmony…
Like the Immortal Regiment’s did.
I can only hope.
And I hope you do too.
As you are posting this on a few websites… I see you left absolutely no mention of the USA role which is a primary contributor of the deaths of many. Without the USA, there would probably be no war.
I am currently awaiting Biden to pull a Bush and proclaim “I am a war President!”
….and if you’re posting this on various websites, you might use the correct abbreviation of Ukraine, which is UA.. It might enhance your mojo..
…we also realize that its an absolute crazy and really tragic situation in UKR.
Indeed, the situation in the Ukraine is tragic. VV Putin said the same thing several months ago at the start of the SMO.
I do not know the future but perhaps General Surovikin, Russian supremo in the Ukraine, can give us a hint:
‘The enemy is the criminal regime pushing the citizens of Ukraine to their death. We and Ukrainians are one people and want the same thing – that Ukraine be independent from the West and NATO and a friendly state for Russia.’
https://sputniknews.com/20221018/russians-ukrainian-one-people-moscow-wants-kiev-to-break-free-of-nato-west-russian-commander-1102019824.html
I am hoping that the history books will say that starting in the winter of 2022, there was a popular uprising in the Ukraine against the criminal regime in Kiev and the lamposts were festooned with the heads of these criminals. Further west, social turmoil was the order of the day. Contagion uprisings arose spontaneously resulting in the toppling of comprador regimes. In many countries, the ruling regime gave in meekly with many of their leaders and their cronies fleeing far and wide, to take refuge further west and to a certain country in the Middle East; while in some countries the struggle was severe — in France, to take an example, the Revolutionary Committee for Public Safety was resurrected for a period with some of the Reign of Terror’s excesses evident — guillotines recommissioned, heads on pikes, and mass drownings of bankers and the mercantile aristocracy in sealed barges in the Seine and Loire….
Here is the Real Threat that is not only targeting Russia, China, Eurasia, etc.but even the entire West European/UK citizenry. And who has formulated all this and has put into action: the US Financial Hegemon along with the Central Banks in the UK and in W. Europe. This is the very reason why we see Russia fighting against Ukraine….cough – the US of A. The worst of the worstest enemy that any country would wish to fight against because of the Immense Financial/Military Power of the US:
The economist, Dr. Michael Hudson notes: “unless other countries work together to create an alternative to the IMF, World Bank, International Court, World Trade Organization and the numerous UN agencies now biased toward the U.S/NATO by U.S. diplomats and their proxies, the coming decades will see the U.S. economic strategy of financial and military dominance unfold along the lines that Washington has planned. The question is whether these countries can develop an alternative new economic order to protect themselves from a fate like that which Europe this year has imposed upon itself for the next decade.”
Hudson speaks clearly and very honestly. And to think Russia can withstand the US Predatory Advances? We should all be praying mightily for True Miracles now.
– Here is the Real Threat that is not only targeting Russia, China, Eurasia, etc.but even the entire West European/UK citizenry. And who has formulated all this and has put into action: the US Financial Hegemon along with the Central Banks in the UK and in W. Europe.
The geopolitical strategy was formulated by deep state Brzezinski
– We cannot let any country’s economic ability to be selfsufficient … means potential military power
– In order to prevent any country to threaten us militarily, we have to prevent it from developing economically
America’s nightmare Brzezinski wrote, was …
– If Europa and Russia become prosperous we cannot control them any more, and there will be no reason to have NATO
– We got to stop Russia, and the place to stop …. is to split (Europa/Russia) down the border of Ukraine
– Let us support the crazies … as in Afganistan
” I am a war president” Piece of work Pelosi already proclaimed that Biden was months ago while trying to keep her teeth in her mouth
Russia is a shining light in the dark, smelly cesspool that the EU has become. The best thing Europe could do is to look up to Russia as a guiding light…
There’s a limit to compassion, magnanimity and mercy. One can not sit back, filled with brotherly love and Slavic kinship, while the other side does not reciprocate the gesture. After 7 long months this reality is finally acknowledged and approach to this conflict is being evaluated. Moreover it’d be gullible to believe that the soft stance was truly altruistic and not influenced by both politics and economy. There are so many intrinsic and extrinsic factors that Russia has to consider in this inceptive period when a new multipolar world is taking shape, where new alliances are being forged and geopolitical landscape redrawn.
It looks like the Ukrainian economy is about to totally implode. I read the Hryvna ? would not be exchangable for Euros after 30th october. I guess this is a sign that the valuta is approaching hyperinflation and worthlessness.
It looks like the Empire will keep Ukraine on benefits for the forseable future, at $7+ billion pr. month. All for nothing, there is no longer any electricity export to EU, there will be little to none fighting against the Russians, with the economy going down the toilett in EU there will be little need for migrant workers.
Ukraine has turned into a financial blackhole for Empire, like a tumor, draining it for resources … at a time when the times of plenty has come to an end. How will it extract itself from this ? If the money spigot is shut, there is likely 1000s of fanatic Nazis that will view this as a betrayal in Ukraine and beyond. I think the odds of a blowback for Empire is big. Politics might become a risky profession.
If not already a risky one, it has been a questionable one for a long time.
Nordstream and Sweden? It will go down the memory hole.
Sweden…? Remeber the murder of a prime minister… Remember the ferry Estonia… Nothing to see here…
Unfortunately a country with a very strange history. A very repressed and forgotten history.
But who research history these days? Not very many in Sweden…
In Sweden people live in a fairy tale. By choice… The reality is too dark. The majority are slaves under the banksters.
You don’t own your house or apartment. The bank owns it. You don’t own your car. You lease it. I guess most people don’t even own their cell phone… A financial institution owns your phone…
The cities and communities are heavily in debt. In extreme debt. The private companies are equally in debt.
Good and evil does not exist any more. God does not exist. Only eternal shit on TV and MSM and social media exists.
So easy to blame Russia…
Sweden is a safe place in a WWIII … like being the safest place during WWII. Sweden has everything, except sea fish.
Inflation is 2%. Mortgage rates are low, 4.5%, and housing is also cheap.
There is plenty of cheap wood. In case of no gasoline there are railways and underground powered by electricity.
Inflation is officially around 9%, in reality higher. Housing is definately not cheap and firewood is now expensive.
Electricity is sufficient on windy days…. The price of electricity has skyrocketed.
Riksbanken is buying junk bonds and still the stockmarket is down 30%.
And we do have seafish! On the westcoast. The fish in the Baltic sea is poisoned and pregnant women are recommended to not eat herring and salmon from the baltic sea.
Inflation 2% was 2021 in statististic, not 2022. 2022 is not ended yet (2022 may be as high as 12%).
What had happen in oil and gas market this year is a one time occurence. It does not represent an economic climate in Sweden of “high inflation”
Sweden will be about the same as Germany in case of inflation
– Germany inflation rate for 2021 was 3.14%, a 2.64% increase from 2020.
– Germany inflation rate for 2020 was 0.51%, a 0.94% decline from 2019.
– Germany inflation rate for 2019 was 1.45%, a 0.29% decline from 2018.
– Germany inflation rate for 2018 was 1.73%, a 0.22% increase from 2017.
– firewood is now expensive.
Sweden is a forest country like Siberia, unless you live in a city. Sweden is full of cabins (like a log cabin) with free wood in all directions.
– Housing is definately not cheap and
Sweden adapted the policy sometimes of negative interest rates. Meaning of negative interest rates = no interest.
People in neighboring countries buy Swedish homes because of lower pricing
– Housing is definately not cheap
The way they build houses in Sweden is as simple as in Russia. A house can be finished in one year, or in case of prefabrication, in one summer, faster than you can obtain building permits.
Nothing like that in Britain when they use bricks, or Portugal where they traditionally used stones (10 times slower to build a house)
fz-mod: the article is not about the situation in Sweden, please return to the original subject
Sweden is the answer to where to be in apocalyptic times. That is strategic relocation. Florida is not the safest place on Earth.
Well, to Sweedens credit. It had one of the sanest and least destructive handeling of the Pandemic.
Each inhabitant in Sweden has 12 times more natural resources than Britain. All have access to a shelter for war
Sweden – Population per km2 = 25
Switzerland – Population per km2 = 207
UK – Population per km2 = 302
What is the Western alternative? De-carbonize, de-industrialize, de-populate, de-culturalize all ‘ad nauseam’.
The Western alternative is Death, or they have a nicer word for it : Eugenics. Solves all of the above.
To me it is important to dwell on the fact that Ukraine kept its lights, internet, and rail system since early this year during a ‘brutal unprovoked’ attack from Russia.
Name one western war since the 1940’s where they showed restraint. No doubt examples may exist, but the gloves came off in UK because of continued western provocation, if not escalation.
“…. Today, we are fighting so that it would never occur to anyone that Russia, our people, our language, or our culture can be erased from history. Today, we need a consolidated society, and this consolidation can only be based on sovereignty, freedom, creation, and justice. Our values are humanity, mercy and compassion.”
Thanks, Batiushka. Your articles bring balance and peace.