When the Russian Parliament Thinking Peace in Donbass Was Possible Rescinded Putin’s Authority to Use Troops Abroad, Ukraine Launched the Conflict

When the Russian Parliament Thinking Peace in Donbass Was Possible Rescinded Putin’s Authority to Use Troops Abroad, Ukraine Launched the Conflict On May 11, the Donetsk and Lugansk regions of Donbas voted in favor of sovereignty. Putin had asked them to delay the referenda, and, while Moscow respected the will of the people, it did not recognize the results. Two…

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Does Putin Want Nuclear War?

Support your website so that it can continue. Does Putin Want Nuclear War? Paul Craig Roberts US senator wants ‘nuclear war’ – Moscow American politicians are inciting an “apocalyptic conflict,” Russia’s envoy has warned  What is the point of these endless Russian complaints?  Will the Kremlin ever understand that it is the Kremlin’s failure to use sufficient force to terminate a…

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Questions for Mr. Putin from a Russian

Questions for Mr. Putin from a Russian posted on moonofalabama.org  https://www.moonofalabama.org/2023/03/ukraine-open-thread-2023-60.html?cid=6a00d8341c640e53ef02b7519a5a9c200c#comment-6a00d8341c640e53ef02b7519a5a9c200c  It seems that I am not the only person with doubts about Putin’s approach to conflict. Questions for Mr. Putin from a Russian Why has a special operation, which usually takes no more than a few days, a few weeks maximum, has turned into a full-scale armed conflict that…

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It Seems Putin Is Unwilling, or Lacks the Force, to Quickly End the Conflict Before the West Can Arm and Train the Ukrainians with More Powerful Weapons

It Seems Putin Is Unwilling, or Lacks the Force, to Quickly End the Conflict Before the West Can Arm and Train the Ukrainians with More Powerful Weapons Russian forces continue to be limited to skirmishes inside small towns while the West prepares a new Ukrainian army.   Is the cause of this Kremlin blunder mindlessness or, as some patriotic Russian nationalists…

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Putin Remains Mired in Indecision While a Vast Expanse of US Military Equipment Pours into Ukraine

Putin Remains Mired in Indecision While a Vast Expanse of US Military Equipment Pours into Ukraine https://southfront.org/watch-vast-expanse-of-us-military-hardware-positioned-at-polish-port/ 

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Prolonging the Conflict Means More Russian Casualties so Why Does Putin Allow the Conflict to be Prolonged?

Prolonging the Conflict Means More Russian Casualties so Why Does Putin Allow the Conflict to be Prolonged? Russia has repeatedly warned that the US and its allies’ military aid to Kiev is only prolonging the Ukrainian conflict. https://sputniknews.com/20230307/shoigu-natos-increased-arms-supplies-to-kiev-regime-dont-lead-to-ukraines-success-on-battlefield-1108142710.html 

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Putin Is Running Out of Chalk with which to Draw Unenforced Red Lines

Putin Is Running Out of Chalk with which to Draw Unenforced Red Lines Intel Slava, a Russian News Aggregator, reports on Telegram three new attacks on Russian territory: https://t.me/intelslava/45185 https://t.me/intelslava/45186 https://t.me/intelslava/45187 Tuapse is a Russian seaport on the Black Sea 500 km from Ukraine. If these reports are correct, drones are penetrating Russian air defense. Putin’s unwillingness to fight is…

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Putin Went to War but Refuses to Fight

Putin Went to War but Refuses to Fight Paul Craig Roberts “Russia’s elites have no stomach for this fight and a deal is being worked out through backroom channels.” https://www.theoccidentalobserver.net/2023/02/22/russia-has-no-strategy-for-winning-this-war/  As I have pointed out again and again and now again, Putin’s idiotic–indeed mindless–way of conducting war has destroyed the credibility of the Russian military.  I am becoming convinced that…

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Putin Describes the West as a self-destroyed spiritual wasteland in which pedophilia is being normalized

Putin Describes the West as a self-destroyed spiritual wasteland in which pedophilia is being normalized The show host shows clips of Putin’s speech. https://www.bitchute.com/video/ZXUBVZF1QPDN/ 

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Washington Egged on by Its Neoconservatives Has Concluded that Putin Has No Stomach for War beyond a Limited Police Action

Washington Egged on by Its Neoconservatives Has Concluded that Putin Has No Stomach for War beyond a Limited Police Action Paul Craig Roberts The Kremlin’s demonstrated inability to take proactive and decisive action has convinced Washington there is nothing to fear from Putin and that Russia can be defeated in Ukraine.  Indeed, the UK media takes for granted that Ukraine…

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Can China Be Suckered Like Putin?

Can China Be Suckered Like Putin? Paul Craig Roberts Now that the Biden regime’s provocation strategy of two little steps forward then two bigger steps has succeeded with Putin, the Biden regime is now going to try it on China. The US has 30 military personnel in Taiwan and has just announced that the numbers will be raised to 100,…

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Putin Still Does Not Understand that His Refusal to Use Sufficient Force to Quickly Win the War Means the Conflict Will Continue to Widen

Putin Still Does Not Understand that His Refusal to Use Sufficient Force to Quickly Win the War Means the Conflict Will Continue to Widen https://www.rt.com/russia/571833-putin-long-range-weapons/  https://sputniknews.com/20230221/from-new-start-freeze-to-reasons-for-ukraine-op-key-takeaways-from-putins-federal-assembly-address-1107653700.html  https://sputniknews.com/20230221/putin-west-is-directly-complicit-in-kievs-attempts-to-conduct-strikes-on-russian-strategic-objects-1107655441.html 

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How Long Is Putin Going to Sit on His Butt and Allow the Conflict to Widen Because of Russian Delay Into Generalized War Between Russia and the West?

How Long Is Putin Going to Sit on His Butt and Allow the Conflict to Widen Because of Russian Delay Into Generalized War Between Russia and the West? https://www.rt.com/russia/570849-lavrov-western-arms-ukraine/  https://www.rt.com/news/570829-russia-israel-iron-dome-ukraine/  https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2023/02/01/us-send-new-missiles-ukraine-93-mile-range/ 

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Will Putin’s Legacy Be Nuclear Armageddon?

Will Putin’s Legacy Be Nuclear Armageddon? Paul Craig Roberts How long is Putin going to sit on his butt and allow his limited military operation to be widened into nuclear war?  If Putin does not soon fulfill his responsibility to quickly bring the conflict to a decisive Russian victory before Washington and NATO can further widen the war, Putin’s legacy…

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Putin Continues to See the Light

Putin Agrees Russia Requires a Larger Army Russian Army to expand to 1.5 million https://www.rt.com/russia/568687-shoigu-russian-army-expansion/ 

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“Putin Has Misread the West And if He Doesn’t Wake Up Soon, Armageddon Is Upon Us”

Dear friends, This website is read by many and supported by few.  I ask those readers who have never contributed to consider responding to this last request of 2022. “Putin Has Misread the West And if He Doesn’t Wake Up Soon, Armageddon Is Upon Us” Mike Whitney Interviews Paul Craig Roberts https://www.unz.com/mwhitney/putin-has-misread-the-west-and-if-he-doesnt-wake-up-soon-armageddon-is-upon-us/  Question 1—You think that Putin should have acted…

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More Russian Humiliations from Putin’s Go-Slow War

More Russian Humiliations from Putin’s Go-Slow War https://www.rt.com/russia/568270-donetsk-worst-strike-ukraine/ 

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Putin Realizes He Was Wrong To Refuse Donbass’ Request to be Reincorporated into Russia in 2014

Putin Realizes He Was Wrong To Refuse Donbass’ Request to be Reincorporated into Russia in 2014 https://www.rt.com/russia/567195-putin-regret-donbass-ukraine/ 

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Will Putin Ever Realize that Russia Is at War?

Will Putin Ever Realize that Russia Is at War? Paul Craig Roberts Two days ago I posted Mike Whitney’s article predicting the role-up of Ukraine that Russia’s winter offensive will bring.  Whether or not it happens remains to be seen, but Whitney is correct in the sense that this is what Russia needs to do in order to prevent the…

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Putin Skewers US Ineptitude

Putin Skewers US Ineptitude http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/57319.htm 

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The War Widens Further as the Result of Putin’s Belated and Half-way Measures

The War Widens Further as the Result of Putin’s Belated and Half-way Measures Paul Craig Roberts https://www.rt.com/news/565817-russia-norway-military-alert/  https://www.rt.com/russia/565792-russian-nato-troops-border/ https://www.rt.com/russia/565747-us-troops-in-ukraine/   Putin’s restraint in the use of force has possibly made it impossible for the Kremlin to end the conflict with a Russian victory.  In the eight months that Putin has wasted, Washington has revised its policy governing the use of…

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Boyd Cathey Explains What Putin Does Not Understand

Boyd Cathey Explains What Putin Does Not Understand https://www.unz.com/article/the-american-war-for-righteousness-is-a-war-for-evil/ 

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The Rising Danger of Putin’s Go-Slow Limited War

The Rising Danger of Putin’s Go-Slow Limited War Paul Craig Roberts. Consider the conflict that seems to be shaping up.  The Russian offensive is on hold as the Kremlin went to war without sufficient soldiers and no reserves.  This passed the initiative to Ukraine fortified with Western weapons.   Ukraine launched two offensives. The one in the south failed.  Ukraine…

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Putin’s Go-Slow War Leads to More Escalation

Putin’s Go-Slow War Leads to More Escalation Putin’s inability to comprehend that Russia is at war is leading directly to a much larger war. https://southfront.org/eu-to-escalate-conflict-by-training-ukrainian-soldiers/ 

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