The Tanker Seizure:
American Coast Guard and navy forces (assisted by the UK) undertook a boarding operation to grab certainly one of Russia’s shadow fleet tankers, the Bella 1, within the north Atlantic. This vessel was sanctioned by the U.S. beneath its counter-Iran sanctions, aimed toward stopping Iran from fueling instability within the Center East by means of the earnings of unlawful oil gross sales and was linked to worldwide terrorism and crime together with Hezbollah. But that is debatable. The ship went by means of the Suez Canal and a ship of this dimension may solely accomplish that if it was empty.
The US with the help of the UK simply boarded and seized a Russian-flagged vessel on the excessive seas. Russia did nothing however the US agreed to ship the 2 Russian crew members to Russia. This was clearly a strong-arm tactic towards Russia. John Healey made the dumbest bullshit excuse I’ve ever heard in 50 years. How does an empty tanker on its approach to Russia threaten Britain and the British individuals? That is essentially the most absurd excuse I’ve ever heard. Then any empty tanker on its approach to to or from Russia on the excessive seas threatens the British individuals?
The Strategic Message: Weak spot Disguised as Power
NATO is now claiming that Putin fired an Oreshnik at Lviv—a metropolis lower than 70 kilometers from the Polish border and NATO territory. The message was presupposed to be: “We have now hypersonic nuclear-capable missiles and we’re keen to make use of them near NATO borders. Be afraid.” They’re spinning this as Russia wanted to show navy functionality as a result of its credibility had collapsed throughout a number of theaters concurrently. Venezuela, Syria, Iran—each Russian consumer is falling or beneath extreme strain. The shadow fleet is being seized. Ukrainian drones are shutting down Moscow. NATO insists that their navy analysts are skeptical of Oreshnik’s precise battlefield worth. Whereas Putin retains warning about nuclear battle, they insist that that is all hype and pay no consideration as a result of they will take Russia with one hand tied behind their again.
The Oreshnik strike is the navy equal of shouting “I’m nonetheless related!” whereas everybody watches Putin lose affect globally. NATO wasn’t impressed. EU international coverage chief Kaja Kallas mentioned the strike reveals that “Putin doesn’t need peace” and referred to as it “meant as a warning to Europe and to the U.S.” Kallas is as ruthless as Zelensky. She represents why there can NEVER be any peace with Russia.
The U.S.-led efforts to finish the battle in Ukraine have entered a pivotal stage and is exposing that there’ll NEVER be peace between the EU abd Russia. That is vital. Peace negotiations are at this level pointless for the EU is searching for to put in NATO troops into Ukraine beneath the pretense of peace-keeping when the truth is it was Kiev that began this battle 0 not Putin nor Russia.
John McCain, the godfather of Neocons, was there advocating the revolution in 2014 and lied to the individuals telling them this was about them and no one else and it was concerning the peace that they deserved. There was peace with Russia. I imagine McCain hated Russians as a result of he was captured in Vietnam and was damaged studying propaganda for the Vietnamese.
Robert McNamara admitted earlier than he died that they assumed Russia was behind Vietnam however they had been flawed. This has contaminated the Neocons who’ve grown up hating Russians all on a false assumption. That is what coloured the Chilly Warfare and it’s to today warning that the European Union is searching for World Warfare III due to individuals like Kallas who’re wrapped up in private hatred that she can’t see that she is condemning Europe and this EU experiment to its closing destruction.
The Bigger Sample: The Cycle of Escalation
Russia used the Oreshnik missile on Lviv in a single day January 8-9, 2026, hitting an underground gasoline storage facility within the first ballistic missile strike on Ukraine’s western area. This marks solely the second use of Russia’s latest intermediate-range weapon system.Lviv is important as a result of it’s Ukraine’s westernmost main metropolis—lower than 70 kilometers from the border with the European Union. Hitting it with a nuclear-capable missile sends an unmistakable message to Poland, Slovakia, Hungary, and Romania: You’re inside vary regardless of NATO saying don’t fear.
However don’t be distracted by the technical capabilities or the psychological warfare. Concentrate on the strategic context: Russia deployed this weapon after struggling humiliating failures in Venezuela, Syria, and even Moscow itself. The strike represents Russia responding to the Donald Doctrine. NATO desires to assert that is an act of desperation or weak point. However that is boasting their power and need to invade Russia as quickly as they will.
NATO insists that the arithmetic present that Russia’s world place is weakening throughout a number of theaters concurrently. Its consumer states are falling. Its deterrence is failing. Its financial warfare by means of shadow fleets is being countered. And its response is to fireside costly, irreplaceable missiles at gasoline storage amenities to show it’s nonetheless harmful.
Nevertheless, if we assume that Russia is now weakened dramatically, then the habits of a declining energy making an attempt to persuade everybody—together with itself—that it nonetheless issues is much worse. Like a wounded animal, it can combat to the demise and is most harmful when cornered. There are two sides to that coin.
The cycle suggests additional escalation is coming. NATO likes to challenge Russia is only a injured fly to be swatted. When Kallas tried to threaten China to desert Russia, Wang Yi respectfully acknowledged that China had no intention of standing idly by and watching Russia lose. He acknowledged that China believes that if Russia had been defeated, the EU and NATO would activate China subsequent. This concept that the EU and NATO can destroy and break up Russia with no different influence is the linear considering of madmen.
The NEOCONS have gained. They used Ukraine to revive the Chilly Warfare that they wish to make RED HOT. This has all been forecast by our pc and it’s definitely nothing I wish to see. This isn’t my OPINION. I’ve lengthy hoped that if I scream loud sufficient then maybe I may forestall it. That has been a idiot’s dream. I’ve by no means been in a position to defeat the pc but.
Watch the subsequent days fastidiously into February after which April adopted by June/July. If peace talks usually tend to break down, and I might anticipate extra Oreshnik strikes or related escalatory strikes. I simply discover it curious that NATO retains claiming Russia is weak and there’s no risk. They appear to be speaking out of either side of their mouth.
