This is a very interesting perspective. Much of it makes sense to me. I’m not saying it’s correct. I’m saying Alex Krainer makes some very, very good points regarding the interactions between nations, particularly Turkey. Which, as Alex points out Turkey and Russia have some very serious deals between them. Pipelines, nuclear power plants etc., […]
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https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2025/01/06/ukraine-trump-russia-putin-zelensky-nato A Trump imposed bad deal. What is that exactly. Is that a frozen conflict? A negotiated settlement? Or a continuation of the status quo. Trump is not entirely innocent, nor is he entirely guilty. But perceptions must be managed, always. That said, I don’t think Trump will let this fight go- I don’t believe […]
Remember all the baloney about Iran being involved with the attempts on Trump? Absurd spin, but, some believe it. Laughably. Along with the election interference claims? Of course, we witness US/EU interference in numerous elections. Georgia & Romania most recently. Ukraine, infamously. I could go on… Link The US Treasury Department, said in a statement […]
My preference is always for diplomacy between nations. Consider the realpolitik of all scenarios and remain cooperative. So, this is my hope for the resolution of the situation. Azerbaijan was a former republic within the former USSR. Russia and Azerbaijan have a shared history and have shared future plans including trade Azerbaijan has applied to […]
We’ll start with the information I’d left in yesterday’s post in the comment section in response to Mark. Yes, President Aliyev was en route to St Petersburg, in Russian airspace, when he was informed the Azeri plane, also in Russian airspace, over Grozny, had crashed in Aktau. What are the odds? penny2says: December 27, 2024 […]
Below is the link to my piece from July 2014 when a plane crashed (shot down) over Eastern Ukraine. The immediate spin similarities by Kiev & US “authorities” is too obvious to ignore. Also Mark mentioned Aliev was in the air, different plane, at the same time as this plane, flying to St Petersburg. Very […]
Dec 26/24- 7:12 PM EST- I’ve updated so scroll down to the bottom for the latest Spent a fair bit of time checking a variety of media outlets-Overwhelming the media presentation quotes unnamed sources making specific claims.The media outlets blaming Russia for the crash are also predominantly US, UK and/or other western backed media disinfo […]
Just an interesting point of view, excerpted below, read entirely at Responsible State Craft This relates directly to today’s earlier post. I don’t know that the US has that much leverage in the Arctic over Russia and China, but, perhaps they do? Russia and China want to trade in the Northern Sea Route. Consider it […]
Read entirely at link below. Interesting Engineering In the coming weeks, Russia is planning the delivery of another icebreaker, the Yakutia, which is more than 95% complete. Russia launched a new nuclear-powered icebreaker named Chukotka. The latest vessel has joined the fleet of nuclear-powered icebreakers. The launch was overseen by Russian President Vladimir Putin via […]
A couple of interesting articles Europe Still Clings to Russia Gas With Record LNG Flow This Year Bloomberg) — The European Union boosted imports of Russian liquefied natural gas against the backdrop of deepening tensions over pipeline supplies that flow through Ukraine. The bloc purchased a record amount of Russian LNG this year, according to […]