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As mentioned a “colour revolution” has been kicked off in Turkey. Long term readers know this had been expected as part of the regional remake (Birth Pangs) Will it succeed? I don’t know? thanks to Ms Cat for bringing this to my attention Fox News A group of bipartisan House lawmakers are introducing legislation to […]
Call began at 10 am eastern time, and remains in progress, Dan Scavino, Trump’s deputy chief of staff, writes on X The White House said Tuesday that an ongoing call between US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin is “going well” as the two nations seek to hammer out a deal to pause […]
As Ukraine’s Kursk operations collapse and wider fears grow regarding the viability of Ukraine’s armed forces, the US is rushing to freeze the conflict, create a European-occupied buffer zone in Ukraine, and buy time to rearm and reorganize Ukraine’s forces for the next round of fighting. Do check all the links Mr Berletic makes available […]
Fairly decent article from Forbes- Surprisingly, so I’ve included some excerpts below; I’m going to use my own headline- Playing at a truce, is not a game, so stop with the card and balls metaphors- Two weeks ago, U.S. President Donald Trump said to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky that he didn’t have ‘the cards’. This […]
Which should be soon as it’s nearly 7:00 pm in Moscow?? Politico Donald’s Trump’s envoy Steve Witkoff will meet Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday night in Moscow as the White House pushes the Kremlin to accept a ceasefire agreement in Ukraine. “The meeting between Witkoff and President Vladimir Putin will take place in a […]
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Poland – Give us some nukes
We’ve talked previously on the subject of building up of Poland at the expense of Germany- To increase pressure on Russia. I’m pondering the possibility of their being a Turkish factor in all this. To reduce Turkey’s strategic importance in NATO? Defense news Straitstimes This is not a fear stance, this is an agressor stance […]
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“The Ball is In Russia’s Court”
So, here’s a comment I left on twitter when news of this “ceasefire agreement” broke yesterday It was that obvious the con was on and the spin was being readied. Recall my comment from two days ago? penny2says: March 10, 2025 at 11:31 am•Edit I’m still not grasping how it is that the Ukraine and […]
It seemed to me the deal was intended to potentially place the US into direct conflict/confrontation with Russia. And the US wanted to be there. The deal would have brought US led NATO right up to the Russian border. Protecting and expanding US interests. At a huge cost to Ukraine, Ukrainians and they’re future survival. […]
After Friday’s reality tv episode of “The Apprentice” on location in the Whitehouse. Featuring the WWE tag team of Vance and Trump- Should we prepare for a new episode featuring Starmer and/or Macron? Yes, I think that was all a show for the American/Western audience. Still not sure if Zelensky was in on it- playing […]