Russia

  It looks like the American version of The Grand Chessboard is not going as planned. Rather than Russia being defeated and dismembered, it’s winning, to the chagrin of the West. And they don’t know what to do.   The Grand Chessboard and The Real Objective of the Ukraine War   The whole objective of the Ukraine war has been to weaken Russia, sow division within Russian society, and eventually create regime change. The West’s whole history and its strength has been its ability to infiltrate and invade countries, to steal their resources and enslave their people, if not in …

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How the West Seduced, Used, Abused and Abandoned Ukraine The situation in Ukraine first came to my attention in late 2013. As I noted in previous posts, a website maintained by Andre Raefsky an ethnic Russian who grew up in the West, The Saker, noted social turmoil in Ukraine. Things went from bad to worse, with a recorded phone call surfacing of US State Department official, Victoria Nuland, caught planning whom she wanted to replace the democratically elected President Victor Yanukovych. She was caught on camera bragging about spending $5 billion to ‘promote democracy’ in Ukraine, by empowering far right …

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      Duplicity in Negotiations: Nato Wants to Negotiate with Russia, but why?   The US/UK/Nato and their monkey’s paw Ukraine were sure that they would bring Russia to its knees by taking a hard line and refusing numerous Russian pleas for negotiation. Now, their plans are blowing up in their faces, and instead of Russia’s economy and war effort collapsing it’s theirs that is collapsing. NATO wants to negotiate with Russia. But should Russia trust its Russia hating adversaries’ new found request to negotiate? The Collective West After Decades of Backstabbing, Now Wants Negotiations with Russia Since the …

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Soviet and Russian Songs One of the best ways to keep up your spirit, is by songs. These are some of my favorite Soviet and Russian songs from mostly the Soviet Union, USSR,  as well as from the Russian Federation.  Many are so inspiring, encouraging us and exhorting us to “Look forward”, honoring the incredible heroism of those past, and present.   The Soviet Anthem “United forever in friendship and labor”. You can’t get much better than that. Imagine a country united in a common vision!         Glory to the Ones Who Look Forward   This song …

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Seymour Hersh on Vladimir Putin’s Approval Rating and Resounding Victory: An Open Response Recently, renowned journalist, Seymour Hersh questioned Putin’s approval rating and poll results, which he posted in an article on his Substack.  I, as a free subscriber, received an email, which was truncated, since I don’t pay for a subscription. There are many great journalists, and I just don’t have the money to support everyone. But I was struck by his opening: Forwarded this email? Subscribe here for more THE IRON-CLAD PIÑATA Putin is an enemy the West cannot topple—so why does Biden keep swinging? The Russian president’s …

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