Under normal, saner, less corrupt circumstances? The Russia-Ukraine conflict would be an irrelevant border skirmish between two largely irrelevant countries on the other side of the planet.
Russia is no longer a global threat – at all. It is a weak sister – a gas station with a nation attached.
Russia’s economy is now smaller than Italy’s . Which is just one of the very many countries for whose defense the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) was created – WAY back in the Soviet Union days.
But modern day Russia – ain’t no Soviet Union. NATO’s continued existence – let alone its expansion – now seems, well, staggeringly stupid.
If Europe wants to continue to poke The Russian Bear with an ever-expanding NATO – let them have at it, I guess. Although it would be great for global stability if they didn’t.
But the United States should have left NATO five seconds after the Berlin Wall fell – and thereby extricated itself from the post-Cold War messes NATO keeps creating.
One of those messes – being the Russia-Ukraine conflict.
But what is the real reason the nations around The Globe are so bizarrely, histrionically invested in saving Ukraine? It is because Ukraine has been The Globalists’ largest money-laundering outfit.
The Globalists have dumped hundreds of billions of government dollars – our dollars – into Ukraine. Where it is then washed into their pockets.
Biden, Pelosi, Kerry, And Romney Ukraine Corrupt Dealings
Even on the Left, Ukraine’s corruption has for many years been a running joke.
Welcome to Ukraine, the Most Corrupt Nation in Europe
Of Course Neocons Don’t Want to Talk about Corruption in Ukraine
A Brief History of Corruption in Ukraine: The Dawn of the Zelensky Era
Ah yes…our new Hero – Volodymyr Zelensky. Except before the irrelevant border skirmish, he too was a long-running joke….
Ukrainian President’s Rule Becomes Increasingly Corrupt, Authoritarian
Zelensky Amassed an $850 Million Personal Fortune in the Years Before the War with Russia
How did the former comedian amass almost a billion dollars running Ukraine’s government for just a few years? Via payoffs from Globalists – for running the Globalists’ scams through his country.
In Las Vegas, it’s called the Vigorish, the Juice or the Rake. It’s what The House gets for hosting the games. And Zelensky has been a VERY amenable host.
The Globalists also wanted to hyper-inflate the Russia-Ukraine irrelevant border skirmish – to obfuscate the actual fact that their fake “green” energy policies are hyper-inflating real energy prices all over the planet.
The Lie was: Allegedly necessary sanctions on Russian energy – imposed because of the allegedly necessary war – would allegedly cause energy prices to rise.
Biden Blames Russia for Soaring Global Energy Prices
Boris Johnson: ‘Putin to Blame for Soaring Energy Prices’
France Accuses Russia Over Gas Supply
Except that would only be true – if the sanctions removed Russian energy from the global market. Of course, the sanctions did no such thing.
Russia’s energy – was only redirected. Which means global supply has been unaffected. Which means the sanctions – and the irrelevant border skirmish – have had zero effect on global energy prices.
Russia Sends More Energy to Asia as Europe Cuts Back:
“Russia sent significantly more oil and coal to India and China over the summer compared with the start of the year, while European countries that long relied on Russian energy have cut back sharply in response to the war in Ukraine….”
Because – of course. Because – duh. Russia is sending more real energy – to China and India. These are three countries that have already thoroughly proven they aren’t stupid enough to commit economic suicide in the name of fake “climate change.”
China Emissions Exceed All Developed Nations Combined
In the Last Decade, 89% of New CO2 Output Came from China and India
Russian Industry Paid to Increase Emissions Under UN Carbon Credits Scheme
And oh – look:
Russia Says Sanctions Will Stop It Cutting Carbon Emissions
Oops, Globalists. For this, we now quote John Mayer:
“Just call me Captain Backfire.”
EU Urges China and India to Support Price Caps on Russian Oil — Will They?
Asked – and answered.