Navy Scenario in Japanese Ukraine on Feb. 17, 2022

Moscow presses calls for to dam Ukraine from NATO

[ Editor’s Note: Congress is in recess, so we have a decrease in war hype blustering from there, leaving the Biden team to control the US narrative. Putin is maintaining his stance that NATO going after Ukraine would be a red line. What we may be seeing is his having calculated that now is the best time to hammer this issue out, one way or the other.

Despite all the US media hype on Russia/Ukraine to show how tough our Congresscritters are, the EU is going to have a lot to say about a final agreement, to protect its interests.

Now is not a good time for even a small war for the US, with the pandemic still rolling, and the weakened economies in Europe. The US has been cavalier over its threats to stop Russian gas sales to the EU, despite Germany having invested a bundle in the Nordstream 2 project.

But we now see new moves in the US to want to sell expensive natural gas to the EU when it does not have the LNG infrastructure to handle it, a decade long process to prepare. But the US politicians figure the US citizens are too stupid grasp any of that, so it is a no lose deal for them all to play Mr. Tough Guy.

Of course the military loves even moment of this, all the publicity and assurances of more spending coming its way.

The nursery school shelling news is fishy. Teachers got concussions but no children injured, (media would want their names and parents would have to be on video). In fact I doubt we will see any video on this despite knowing that everybody phone films these incidents to put them on social media.

Jim Dean Note: “The magic large mortar shell did not leave a high angle crater impression. The hole knocked out of the wall appears to have been broken out. A big mortar hit by the outside wall would have blasted the whole wall in. Notice there is zero shrapnel damage to the white outside wall, and no explosion searing on the outside either. Notice the windows are not broken to the left, so they must be bomb proof right? The insulation torn off the brick is scattered in chunks on the ground after being ripped off with crowbars earlier and spread around. A large mortar blast would have reduced it basically to dust. One last look…a hole is blown through the bricks, but the nearby windows are not broken.

Like so much in Ukraine, things done half-assed, this sure looks like a cheap fake to me… Jim W. Dean ]

This sporadic shelling has been happening for years, however escalating to Kiev utilizing anti-tank rocket launchers to ‘assassinate’ Donbas defensive positions as a sport, which boosts troop morale

First revealed February 17, 2022

KYIV, Ukraine — Ukraine and Russian-backed separatists traded accusations of violating a cease-fire in jap Ukraine, a possible flash level as Western officers amplified claims that Russian forces have been getting ready for a doable assault on Ukraine.

Diplomatic efforts to avert a possible warfare have been in movement on a number of fronts. In Moscow, Russia stood agency on its calls for that Ukraine be blocked from future NATO membership. A written response by the Kremlin mentioned U.S. rejection of Moscow’s phrases might convey “the implementation of military-technical measures.”

What to know

Ukraine mentioned shelling from separatists hit a kindergarten in Stanytsia, Luhanska, blowing a gap within the facet of the constructing. Three adults suffered concussions, officers mentioned. No youngsters have been reported injured.
The Russian authorities mentioned it expelled the second-ranking U.S. diplomat, Deputy Chief of Mission Bart Gorman. A senior State Division official mentioned Gorman departed final week.
Secretary of State Antony Blinken mentioned the world faces “a second of peril” and proposed assembly his Russian counterpart, Sergei Lavrov, subsequent week in Europe.
President Biden mentioned the specter of a Russian invasion stays “very excessive” and that Russia could also be creating an pretext for it with a “false flag operation.”
Russian and Western officers supplied contrasting narratives about Russian forces close to Ukraine: Moscow mentioned troops are leaving, and U.S. and NATO officers insisted that Russian army energy has grown to greater than 150,000 troops.

ATTENTION READERS
Because of the nature of unbiased content material, VT can not assure content material validity.
We ask you to Learn Our Content material Coverage so a transparent comprehension of VT’s unbiased non-censored media is known and given its correct place on the planet of stories, opinion and media.

All content material is owned by writer solely. Expressed opinions are NOT essentially the views of VT, different authors, associates, advertisers, sponsors, companions or technicians. Some content material could also be satirical in nature. All photos inside are full duty of writer and NOT VT.

About VT – Learn Full Coverage Discover – Remark Coverage