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…

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…

Putin warns NATO against ‘global catastrophe’ Paul Craig Roberts Western leaders hopefully have “enough intelligence” to avoid a direct military confrontation with Russia, Vladimir Putin said. https://www.rt.com/russia/564696-putin-nato-global-catastrophe/  This report shows that the length of time taken by the limited operation in Donbass has not limited the conflict but greatly expanded it by giving the West plenty of time to get…

Putin Misplays His Cards, what Could Have Been a Winning Hand has become the Road to Armageddon Paul Craig Roberts Every day that passes raises my concern that the Kremlin is mishandling a dangerous situation and making it more dangerous.  Putin and Lavrov send every wrong signal.  The message they should be sending is “Don’t Tread on Me.”  Instead, Lavrov…

Putin’s Address to the Russian People, September 21, 2022 http://kremlin.ru/events/president/news/69390  A translation is below Introduction by Paul Craig Roberts The Western media is a collection of liars in a propaganda ministry, and its so-called “Russian experts” are for the most part Russophobes operating on grants from the US military/security complex.  Consequently, Westerners have no valid understanding of the conflict in Ukraine,…

Putin Takes Decisive Step  to Turn World Away from Armageddon Putin  Agrees that I Was Correct 8 Years Ago Paul Craig Roberts Putin has come to my conclusion of 8 years ago that the only way to avoid a dangerous war between the West and Russia likely to end in Armageddon is to incorporate the Donbass and liberated areas of…

  Update: A fourth Ukrainian region, Zaporozhye, begins voting in 3 days on a petition to calling for the region to be joined with Russia. Support Your Website. There is no one but you to support it. Finally Perhaps We Can Make Sense Out of Putin’s Decisions Paul Craig Roberts I have been attempting to make sense out of Putin’s…

SPECIAL REPORT Analysis of Breaking News, Russia Lines in Donbass Overrun by Ukraine Forces RT.com reports: “The Russian Defense Ministry has confirmed withdrawal of troops from multiple locations across Ukraine’s Kharkov region. The development comes amid a Ukrainian offensive in the area.” “The Russian military and allied forces of the People’s Republics of Donetsk and Lugansk were ordered to leave the…

Vladimir Putin as Robert E. Lee Paul Craig Roberts As readers know, I often make reference to Putin’s forbearance, that is, to his tolerance, patience, and self-control. I admire Putin’s forbearance which persists despite Putin never receiving any recognition or credit for it.  My concern is that Putin’s forbearance does not serve him or Russia well.  The reason is that…

Putin’s Mistake Paul Craig Roberts Vladimir Putin, President of Russia, is the most demonized person in the western world since Osama bin Laden and Adolf Hitler.  Hillary Clinton says Putin is “the new Hitler.” US President Biden says Putin is too evil to be permitted to stay in office.   Despite these hard characterizations of the Russian leader, the Kremlin…

Putin’s Liberalism Means a Wider War Is In the Cards Paul Craig Roberts Vladimir Putin, demonized in the West for his “depravity,” to use the words of Defense Department spokesman John Kirby ( https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2022-04-29/bloomberg-evening-briefing-pentagon-official-decries-depravity-of-putin-s-war?cmpid=BBD042922_BIZ&utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&utm_term=220429&utm_campaign=bloombergdaily ), is really just an old-fashioned American liberal.   Putin’s old-fashioned 19th century liberal beliefs are no match for Washington’s 21st century Satanism.  Putin’s old-fashioned beliefs…