Guest Post by Paul Craig Roberts
As Facts Cannot Be Acknowledged, the Insane Drive into Nuclear War Cannot be Stopped.
Some readers have asked why Russia regards Finland’s membership in NATO as a provocation. For the same reason that Ukraine’s membership is a provocation: US missile bases on Russia’s border. The US does not currently have hypersonic missiles, but will sooner or later. Such missiles on Russia’s borders could reach Moscow in 3 or 4 minutes, clearly an existential threat. Along with Finland, Washington wants the bases in Sweden and the Baltic states, and already has missile bases in Poland and Romania.
Whereas Washington intends Finland’s NATO membership as a new provocation, we must not forget two other existing provocations that the Kremlin has declared to be unacceptable: the existing missile bases in Poland and Romania. It makes no sense for Russia to preemptively prevent missile bases in Ukraine and Finland while permitting existing bases to remain in Poland and Romania. Russian intervention against these two bases are likely the next self-defensive actions the Russians will take.
The West’s whore media has done its best to create worldwide indignation against Russia. People worked up into indignation do not perceive the irresponsibility of Western governments in gratuitously threatening Russia with missile bases on her borders. Instead of properly perceiving the placement of the bases as aggression against Russia, the indoctrinated people see Russia’s response to existential threats as aggression.
I have emphasized for years that these provocations of Russia will eventually cross a red line and result in nuclear war. I have long been critical of the Kremlin for not having stopped these provocations by putting down a strong foot. Russia had that opportunity in Ukraine, but the Kremlin chose a course that failed to make the necessary impression that countries that accommodate US aggression against Russia will experience devastation. It is less risky to make this demonstration in a non-NATO country than in a NATO one. Additionally, the Kremlin waited far too long before intervening in Ukraine, thereby giving the US 8 years to arm and train Ukrainian forces. By pussy-footing around in Ukraine, Russia will again be confronted with the same problem in Finland or elsewhere in addition to the two existing bases in two NATO members on Russia’s border. There is no doubt whatsoever that US/NATO have set a path that leads straight to nuclear war. As nothing that is outside the narrative can be published or discussed in the Western world, nothing can be done to stop this insane drive into nuclear war. It is not even possible to discuss this threat in Western foreign policy circles. Again the world is sleepwalking into war, but this war will be nuclear and the final war.
All that the Kremlin has achieved with its restraint and reliance on negotiation with the West is to intensify the pace and level of provocations. NATO’s Stoltenberg is courting both Finland and Sweden for NATO membership promising their membership would be fast-tracked, and likely other benefits including bagfuls of money. This report should wake people up to the real situation, which is expanding conflict. https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/finland-sweden-nato-applications-could-be-imminent-after-stoltenberg-suggests-fast At some point existential considerations will force Russia to take the initiative and cease responding to Washington’s agenda.
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Hmmmm, I need to do some research on Finland and Sweden, and the who-who scheme of things there. How many Jews and Israelites are calling the shots in those countries?
Jews who survived the holocaust are suffering terribly in Finland and Sweden. Please send them money.
Putin should have done this …. Putin should have done that … blah blah blah …… I think PCR, always the smartest dumbass in the room, should just take over for Putin.
I personally don’t see ANY good guys in all of this, so perhaps they should all go fuck themselves. The pitiful thing is we all get dragged down the road by the same chain tied to a truck’s bumper.
This comment unfortunately could apply to many events over last 22 months
Sweden is 100% Jew run media and they also control the royal family though I am not sure how exactly.
The same way they control every other Nation — like the United States — through corruption, deception, sabotage, enormous propaganda, intimidation, threats of calling them ‘anti-semitic’, blackmail (Jeffery Epstein, anyone — or Ghislaine Maxwell and her entire family of mossad agents?) …
Start with that …
No it isn’t.
All they have is fear and force. The only tools in their shed. And the fear is- as we’ve seen- fugazi.
Never mind the fact that Russia has nuclear weapons along the border of NATO and non-aligned countries. Russia has the largest nuclear arsenal in the world, and many of the warheads are perched on top of ICBM’s with MIRV capabilities. Their largest are aimed at the US in a polar trajectory, and there is no effective defense against these weapons. Then take into account the nuclear armed Russian subs, and the kabuki theatrics over tactical nukes “close to one’s border” become a moot point. Any exchange of nukes between Russia and NATO (US) will result in both sides pushing the “big red button”.
Finland was part of the Russian Empire. Von Mannheim was a general in the Russian army in 1917. He was a Finn and after the revolution began he boldly travelled across Russia by train in full uniform to his home in Finland. He defeated the Bolsheviks in the civil war and kept Finland free. He became the leader of Finland and in his 80’s led the army against the Soviets in the Winter Wars from 1939 -1945.
Sweden has been probed forever by Soviet or Russian forces and spy subs etc. Despite denials, Sweden has their own nukes. The tell is their Nobel Science awards which could only have resulted from knowledge gained making nuclear weapons. During the Cold War, Sweden had 300 Viggen supersonic attack jets capable of delivering nuclear bombs and made sure the Soviets knew about it and what it meant.
Scandinavia can defend itself. Any NATO poking around will not help them in the long run and may retard all the efforts they have made over the years building their own defenses.
LOL!!! Who’s goong to defend Scandinavia? The masculinized feminist women? The cucked, weak, emasculated men with their dicks tucked between their legs?
Scandinavians are a joke, especially the Swedes.
What is up with Prussia being so anti-Rus/pro-Globohomo?
Madness I say, pure madness.
Do not poke the Russian bear.
Now I understand why the US will lose 1/2 to 2/3 of it’s population by 2025
Seems to me NATO (and missiles) on Russia’s border is a similar provocation to Russian missiles in Cuba in 1962. USA wasn’t pleased or tolerant of that situation either.