Russian operations in the Black Sea were never part of the plan.
But then came BoJo. Then Andy Burnham, pushing Zelensky into an escalation he can't win.
Putin would have settled for the Donbass. Now Ukraine might lose it all.
Did the West miscalculate again — or was it all by design?
If you can watch only one video to understand current geopolitics, make it this one by George Yeo, one of Singapore's longest-serving cabinet ministers (23 years!)
As Yeo explains, current global geopolitics is fundamentally driven by US "retreat" and "decline", forced by a financial reality that no US administration can reverse: its debt servicing already exceeding its entire defense budget.
To Yeo, this explains why the US insists so much that its "allies" in Europe and Asia spend more of their GDP on defense - to basically pick up the tab for an empire America can no longer afford - but it also means that, inevitably, "once your allies begin to have their own military capabilities, they will think differently, and they will not follow you in everything that you want to do."
As such, American decline becomes self-reinforcing: the more it asks allies to carry their own weight, the less reason they have to follow its lead.
Still, Yeo says that a similar dynamic to one that happened after the fall of Rome could occur where America - like Byzantium did - sheds its empire and consolidates around its own hemisphere, allowing it to remain self-sustaining and powerful for a very long time.
He believes it's the direction things are heading - which would also explain Trump's obsession with Canada and Greenland.
It remains however obviously an open question whether an American "Byzantium strategy" is even achievable: Canada, for one, clearly wants no part of it.
Full video available here: https://t.co/99APyQjG3q
‼️🔥 🇺🇦« L’UKRAINE N’EST PAS UN ÉTAT SOUVERAIN » : UN ANCIEN COMMANDO AUSTRALIEN DÉMOLIT LE RÉCIT
Riccardo Bosi, ancien lieutenant-colonel des forces spéciales australiennes, dit tout haut ce que l’Occident tente de cacher :
L’Ukraine n’est pas un État souverain.
Selon lui, Kiev n’est pas le « David démocratique » vendu par CNN et BFM. C’est depuis 70 ans le laboratoire de la CIA et de l’État profond.
« En intervenant, Vlad Poutine coupe la tête du serpent. Une fois la tête coupée, la bête tout entière mourra. »
Bosi rappelle aussi que cette guerre contre la Russie était prévue avec Hillary Clinton.
Objectif : une Russie sans système bancaire contrôlé par les Rothschild, donc incontrôlable.
Le reste ? Diversion massive pour que personne ne regarde ce qui se passe.
Faites vos propres recherches. Le récit officiel s’effondre.
David Sacks explains why the Ukraine war isn’t going badly for Russia
"Both the American and the Russian side have denied these claims that somehow Ratcliffe (CIA Director) was there to warn the Russians not to invade Europe. I actually believe those denials, because it wouldn't make sense for the Russians to invade NATO countries."
"This is the same kind of threat inflation that we've heard for years from neocons about Russia's supposedly imperial ambitions to conquer all of Europe. There's simply no basis for believing it. The war is not going badly for the Russians.”
"The Russians have air superiority. The Ukrainians are basically out of air defense, so Kiev is getting bombed on a routine basis. The Russians are able to pretty much destroy whatever they want at will, so the Ukrainian infrastructure is paying a heavy toll."
"Zelensky's running around saying that he needs another $35 billion or they're gonna be out of money. The U.S. is not funding that, but he's trying to get that from the Europeans."
"Things do not look great for Ukraine, and frankly, Zelensky should have listened when President Trump told him, you don't have the cards in this war, you should make a deal. I don't think Ukraine's gonna come out on top on this thing."
🗣️ Emi Martinez says he's confident he will win silverware at Chelsea. "It's a club that wins titles... so I think we match up really well.
"I love to challenge myself. And I can't wait to win the league with Chelsea."
“Since the inception of Ghanaian music, no artist has worked harder than Stonebwoy in promoting and pushing the Ghanaian brand.”
—Entertainment analyst and artist manager, Bulldog, has commended Stonebwoy for his recent show in London and his continued efforts to promote Ghanaian music on the international stage.
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🚨 Eden Hazard on Enzo Fernández potentially joining Manchester City:
🗣️ “Yes moving to Manchester City could be a good choice for Enzo. I understand when a player wants a club, especially when his favourite coach is there.
I felt that myself when I moved to Real Madrid, though not the coach but the club.
But I also know what happens when you lose the trust of the fans. Enzo has already felt that, and every little thing becomes bigger when supporters believe you don’t respect the badge.
For me, leaving Chelsea may actually help him rebuild that relationship because it's not just Chelsea fans but almost the whole England yes, I remembered his Worldcup celebration.
And honestly, Chelsea have enough quality in midfield now - Palmer, Caicedo and Morgan Rogers can carry that responsibility.
Look, I once thought I could never be replaced too while at Chelsea just like Enzo Fernandez, but the difference is, I never wanted to disrespect the badge.
Football teaches you quickly: no player is bigger than the club.”
🚨Filipe Luís on Lamine Camara:- "I've never seen anything like him in 20 years"
The Monaco's coach seems totally won over by Lamine Camara's qualities. Enough to suggest that he isn't really ready to see his Senegalese midfielder leave.
“Let us all join hands as one people with a common destiny and work to build a better Ghana not only for ourselves, but for our children, and our children’s children.”
-Prof. John Evans Atta Mills