Some Points For Today.

Ron Unz published my piece on the situation in the world at Unz Review and you can get acquainted with it there.  Here is some taste:

So, to convince those 447 million EU’s residents that they need America’s protection and weapons, America needs Russia to get into the war in Ukraine and if it will end up with utter destruction, and it will if Russia really decides so, of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and, likely, Ukrainian statehood, so be it. Americans never really cared how many aborigines die, as long as it works for the US bottom line. Or, if one may, a condition of American condition, which is deteriorating steadily because not only the United States increasingly has very little of substance, that is of high value added, to sell to the world, but forming economic and military monster of Eurasia removes the United States from its, grossly exaggerated to start with, self-proclaimed status of global hegemon to the status of, at best, one of the few big shots on the planet. At worst, the United States is removed from Eurasia as a viable competitor and is relegated to a status of a regional power—still powerful relative to its continental neighbors but not having a shot at this second number of 4.67 billion.  

As you may have guessed already--4.67 billion is a population of Asia. And if willing to confirm the posture of Russia which I am describing for the last week or so, Dmitri Kozak--a Deputy Head of President's Administration--nonchalantly stated to the major media that:

Козак: начало боевых действий в Донбассе со стороны Киева станет началом конца Украины

Translation: the initiation of hostilities in Donbass by Kiev will be the end of Ukraine. 

Cannot get any clearer than that, can it? Russia is ready, as I already stated, if need be, to finish the job. And in related news. Amphibious and artillery ships of Caspian Flotilla (in all--10 ships) will start the transfer from Caspian to Black Sea in coming days (in Russian). Guess from three times why these ships (of course, combat training, wink, wink) are being transferred to the Black Sea THROUGH Azov Sea? Right! Azov Sea is very shallow and these guys are perfectly suited for operations in shallow waters.

These little guys pack a massive cannon and MLRS high precision firepower and will have no problems with both sinking whatever Ukraine may have on the surface and with assisting the landing of marines on the shore, just in case. As a result of all these moves by Russia suddenly we have this:

The United States is aware of Russian military movements along the eastern border of Ukraine and supports easing tensions in the region where cease-fire violations have escalated in recent weeks.

No, no, guys, this is not how it works. While there is very little doubt that the United States pushes Ukraine into suicide, let's not forget that many in Ukraine want to obliterate Russian Donbass and if it takes genocide--they are ready to commit it. Now, this clown Zelensky has to decide how he and his regime of fanatical Russophobes will proceed and he is in a Catch 22 situation--damned if you do (attack), damned if you don't. The festering abscess of Ukraine has to be dealt with, because Russia has all means and intentions to deal with it, if it comes to that, in a surgical manner. Without anesthesia. But then again, as I repeat ad nauseam, when one has such an escalation dominance as Russia has, it is not difficult to have many options of response. And yes, people from Kremlin do not speak their "personal opinions" for the press, as it is the case in the US, statements from people of such level as Kozak, who also happened to be Vladimir Putin's personal friend, indicate that the decision has been made and Russia is ready for any contingency.