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The current situation is the initial stage of the kind of "military-technical" response Russia promised in case of an unsatisfactory response to Russia's demand for security guarantees. Expect Russia to ratchet up the heat until the US performs comes to an agreement on security guarantees. France and Germany already realize this and are ready to address Russian concerns. But Russia has stipulated that it will only negotiate such measures with the US, since US allies are vassals of the US. This is putting pressure on NATO as an alliance dominated by the US are operated in US interests.Andrei Martyanov asks rhetorically why Biden initiated the call with Putin.Simple: to make sure that in case false flag happens [from the Ukrainian side] (which is most likely) the US assets and
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The current situation is the initial stage of the kind of "military-technical" response Russia promised in case of an unsatisfactory response to Russia's demand for security guarantees. Expect Russia to ratchet up the heat until the US performs comes to an agreement on security guarantees. France and Germany already realize this and are ready to address Russian concerns. But Russia has stipulated that it will only negotiate such measures with the US, since US allies are vassals of the US. This is putting pressure on NATO as an alliance dominated by the US are operated in US interests.The current situation is the initial stage of the kind of "military-technical" response Russia promised in case of an unsatisfactory response to Russia's demand for security guarantees. Expect Russia to ratchet up the heat until the US performs comes to an agreement on security guarantees. France and Germany already realize this and are ready to address Russian concerns. But Russia has stipulated that it will only negotiate such measures with the US, since US allies are vassals of the US. This is putting pressure on NATO as an alliance dominated by the US are operated in US interests.Andrei Martyanov asks rhetorically why Biden initiated the call with Putin.Simple: to make sure that in case false flag happens [from the Ukrainian side] (which is most likely) the US assets and
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Andrei Martyanov asks rhetorically why Biden initiated the call with Putin.
Simple: to make sure that in case false flag happens [from the Ukrainian side] (which is most likely) the US assets and "decision-making centers" are not annihilated. But that is not how it is going to work.
Some interesting comments, too.
Reminiscence of the FutureWhy Did Biden Call Putin.
Andrei Martyanov, former USSR naval officer and expert on Russian military and naval issues. Martyanov was born in Baku, USSR in 1963. He graduated from the Kirov Naval Red Banner Academy and served as an officer on the ships and staff position of Soviet Coast Guard through 1990. He took part in the events in the Caucasus which led to the collapse of the Soviet Union. In mid-1990s he moved to the United States where he currently works as Laboratory Director in a commercial aerospace group. He is a frequent blogger on the US Naval Institute Blog. He is author of Losing Military Supremacy, The (Real) Revolution in Military Affairs, and Disintegration: Indicators of the Coming American Collapse — Clarity Press
http://smoothiex12.blogspot.com/2022/02/why-did-biden-call-putin.html
Here is a report on the submarine incident.
U.S. Sends Nuclear Submarine To Harass Russia Near Japan
https://www.moonofalabama.org/2022/02/us-sends-nuclear-submarine-to-harass-russia-near-japan.html
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Col. Pat Lang comments, too.
Turcopolier
War Drums Over Ukraine Throbbing Louder
Larry Johnson
https://turcopolier.com/war-drums-over-ukraine-throbbing-louder/