Yes, Russia Is In A Complete ...

 ... disarray, there are lines of people to the grocery stores and shelves are being emptied because of ...

Vladimir Putin does not “know what to do” after Keir Starmer and Emmanuel Macron pinned down new security guarantees for Ukraine, according to a former Russian prime minister. The UK and France agreed to put troops on the ground in the war-torn country if a peace deal with Russia is reached after a pivotal Coalition of the Willing meeting on Tuesday.

Mighty British and French Armies are gathering in Europe. At this stage Putin is isolated and Gerasimov with Bortnikov are in constant contact with CIA, MI6, Mossad, Kenyan and Lesotho intels, and SAS with Delta Force arranging kidnapping of Putin and then getting themselves some nice retirement somewhere in Gary, Indiana (it is so nice and peaceful in Winter). So, any moment now. I guess the US should prepare Gary Kasparov to be flown into Moscow and take Putin's post of President of Russia. There are also reports of Russian troops staging mutinies and deserting once the news of Starmer and Macron giving "guarantees" to Ukraine hit the frontlines.  

About China "Issue" ...

 ... as spewed by Welt. You know, about Chinese "peacekeepers". 

China has dismissed a media report suggesting that the country could take part in a potential EU deployment of ‘peacekeeping’ forces to Ukraine, reaffirming its stance in favor of a diplomatic solution to the conflict. The report by German outlet Welt am Sonntag is “not true at all,” Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun told a press briefing on Monday when asked to comment on the claims. China’s position “on the Ukraine crisis is consistent and clear,” the spokesperson said. Beijing has played an active role in advocating for a diplomatic solution since the escalation of hostilities three years ago, proposing a 12-point peace plan in 2023 and maintaining dialogue with both Moscow and Kiev.

But all this is nothing but diplomatic pleasantries. Reality is even more profound--Chinese position, largely of the lip service, is based on good understanding between Beijing and Moscow of the limits of very good Russo-Chinese relations: both countries have their national interests and spheres of influence, and when it comes to war, such as SMO--it is about tacit support of each-other. Welt's BS is just that--BS designed to probe public reaction. Didn't take off at all, with Chinese being prompt at dismissal of this BS. Again, this is Germany's publication and normal people do not work in German media. Western establishment media in general are nothing more than Goebbelsonean propaganda outlets and most are war criminals. This has to be reminded constantly. 

It is all about this:

Sir Keir Starmer’s plans for a “coalition of the willing” to keep the peace in Ukraine have been dismissed as “political theatre”. The Prime Minister proposed the peacekeeping initiative earlier this month, insisting several countries were prepared to enforce any peace deal. But few concrete details of what troops and equipment would be sent have emerged. On Sunday, senior military sources dismissed the plans, telling The Telegraph that Sir Keir had “got ahead of himself”.

Yes, it is all about political theater and always was. As long as NATO "planners" had 404 cannon fodder dying in thousands daily--it was fine with them, they are primarily good for hiding behind the backs of their proxies, but once the shit got serious (pretty fast, mind you) few in NATO armies want to die themselves, especially because the message that Russians can turn the whole thing up to Eleven, if needed, has started to be heard. And here we are, yet another manifestation of West's perfidy and utter military incompetence of its political "elites". 

Excellent From Larry ...

 ... about "polishing the turd". 

I thought the phrase “you can’t polish a turd” originated with the British or US Navy. For you non-native English speakers, it means that you cannot improve something which is inherently or unalterably unpleasant or of poor quality. After doing additional research, one of the earliest recorded uses is attributed to Geoffrey Stokes in his 1977 book Star-Making Machinery: Inside the Business of Rock and Roll, where it is used in the context of music production. The phrase gained popularity and became widely recognized in various contexts, often used humorously to describe futile efforts to improve something fundamentally flawed. That summarizes Keir Starmer’s meeting on Thursday with Donald Trump.

Read the whole thing at Larry's blog. A peculiar detail of this meeting, however, was that not for a second DJT and Starmer had any communications tete-a-tete. Meanwhile, a LOL of a strategic importance. Good grief ...

(NewsNation) — Kevin Hassett, the director of the National Economic Council, says the United States is hoping to make an estimated $20 billion from a rare earth minerals deal Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and U.S. President Donald Trump are negotiating. “I think the President’s vision is that not only will it help us with our national security to have the critical minerals, which are so important for putting computers together and everything else, but also, if there’s U.S. ownership in those places, that it will help secure those places, because you, of course wouldn’t want to be attacking U.S. things,” Hassett said in an interview with NewsNation correspondent Kellie Meyer on “Morning in America.”

Russians immediately deployed their superweapon--yes, a meme ... Yes, this one. You don't need "translation for that". For reference--Bacchus and Ariadne by Guido Reni. 

Yes, $20 billion, no NOT trillion, billion. You know, a pocket change or Stewie from The Family Guy trying to "impress bitches" with his 0.2 inches dick. Or the dick of Bacchus. Yeah, $20 billion--a pocket change. 

Yapping Chihuahuas...

 ... quoting George Galloway. 

The UK and France have “reactivated” talks on sending troops to Ukraine, French newspaper Le Monde reported on Monday. The idea has already caused a rift among Europe’s NATO members. Back in February, French President Emmanuel Macron caused controversy by declaring his willingness to send ground troops to Ukraine “to prevent Russia from winning this war.” The statement was quickly disavowed by NATO officials, while German Chancellor Olaf Scholz told reporters that Ukraine’s Western backers were “unanimous” in their opposition to the idea. The plan was seemingly shelved, Le Monde has reported, until British Prime Minister Keir Starmer visited Paris earlier this month. Citing anonymous sources, the French newspaper claimed that talks on a possible Franco-British deployment to Ukraine were “reactivated” by Starmer and Macron.

LOL, these midgets still think that they have armies. They don't. Macron still butt-hurts--no, this is not what you think, albeit... well, anyhow, he and whatever is left of the French "pride" hurt because Russia played a key-role in diminishing France' role in Sahel, which France thinks it owns. Well, too fucking bad, there is a new sheriff in town. In related news, I am about to "reactivate" my talks with my wife if we should cook the whole turkey or just the breast, or both.