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Russia is taking the gloves off as the US/NATO continues poking into the bear's lair.Global SouthPatrushev: Interview with Isvestia [Important. It explains why the Russian leadership views the conflict in Ukraine and the actions of NATO as actually between the US and Russia over Russia continued existence. Therefore, it is existential for both since this puts the US at risk of destruction also. It can easily lead to WWIII and a strategic nuclear exchange. For example, there have been two assassination attempts on Putin in the past several days,  the most recent one on the Kremlin itself. While many in the West would cheer success, it would not last long with the Russian hardliners assuming control instead.]Victor Filippov of Izvestia interviews Secretary of the Security Council of the

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Russia is taking the gloves off as the US/NATO continues poking into the bear's lair.

Global South
Patrushev: Interview with Isvestia [Important. It explains why the Russian leadership views the conflict in Ukraine and the actions of NATO as actually between the US and Russia over Russia continued existence. Therefore, it is existential for both since this puts the US at risk of destruction also. It can easily lead to WWIII and a strategic nuclear exchange. For example, there have been two assassination attempts on Putin in the past several days,  the most recent one on the Kremlin itself. While many in the West would cheer success, it would not last long with the Russian hardliners assuming control instead.]
Victor Filippov of Izvestia interviews Secretary of the Security Council of the Russian Federation Nikolai Patrushev about several issues related to Ukraine and Geopolitics

Jamestown Institute
Failed State: A Guide to Russia’s Rupture [Interesting because Patrushev cites this book. Scroll to the end of the promo to download free PDF copy]
Janusz Bugajski, Senior Fellow

Southfront (sanctioned by the US Treasury Department)

TASS (Russian state media)
US used NATO mechanisms to ‘occupy’ Europe — Russian security official [Nikolai Patrushev]  [The Russian leadership views NATO as the occupied territory of the US and the countries as vassal states.]

US does not need Ukraine as a country, only its resources — Russian security official [Nikolai Patrushev]

RT — Question More (Russian state-sponsored media)
‘Half of Europe’ wants better ties with Russia – Polish deputy PM [Piotr Glinski] [NATO unity not all it
s cracked up to be? BTW, Glinski emphasizes that Warsaw is not in that half and criticizes those who are.]

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New BBC Report Insinuates Russia Blew Up Nord Stream Pipeline [You knew this was coming, didn't you?]
Steve Watson

Andrew Korybko's Newsletter
Debunking Kiev & Blinken’s Latest Lie That Russia Staged A False Flag Attack Against Putin [Z worried about incoming?]
Andrew Korybko, American geopolitical analyst and independent journalist based in Moscow, and member of the expert council for the Institute of Strategic Studies and Predictions at the People’s Friendship University of Russia

Strategic Culture Foundation (sanctioned by the US Treasury Department)
‘Securing Ourselves Is in Our Hands; and Defeat of the Enemy Lies in His Own Hands’ [Sun Tzu quote applied in the article. Important.]
Alastair Crooke | founder and director of the Conflicts Forum, and former British diplomat and senior figure in British intelligence and in European Union diplomacy

The Great Divide [Meanwhile, in the US. C. J. Hopkins offers RFK, Jr. some advice.]

C. J. Hopkins
Mike Norman
Mike Norman is an economist and veteran trader whose career has spanned over 30 years on Wall Street. He is a former member and trader on the CME, NYMEX, COMEX and NYFE and he managed money for one of the largest hedge funds and ran a prop trading desk for Credit Suisse.

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