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The Ukraine War is Really the Start of World War III

Guest Post by Martin Armstrong

I have close personal friends on all sides of this Ukrainian nightmare — Kyiv, Donetsk, and Moscow. The Russian translation for the film on me, “The Forecaster,” was done by a Ukrainian Russian-Speaking person in Donetsk. I have listened to all the sides, and all I can say is that the hatred there is engrained and will not be eliminated any time soon.

Perhaps I am old school like Kissinger. What I can say is I have studied war. In contrast, about 50,000 Americans died in battle in Vietnam, including some of my high school classmates. North Vietnam lost up to 1,489,000, and South Vietnam lost up to 1,119,000. In World War I,  the total deaths included 9 to 11 million military personnel, with 6 to 13 million civilians. Some have estimated the total number debt of up to 40 million during World War I. In World War II, it is estimated total of 70-85 million people died.

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OVERVIEW OF RUSSIAN STRIKES ON UKRAINE

Guest Post by Paul Craig Roberts

Fifteen cities plus smaller towns in Ukraine have had their infrastructure damaged in Russian strikes today.  The EU advisory mission in Kiev was also hit.  The best current account is on sourhfront.org — https://southfront.org/russia-starts-to-fight-for-real-overview-of-strikes-in-ukraine/

Southfront reports: “RUSSIA STARTS TO FIGHT FOR-REAL,” but more likely it is a wrist slap for Ukraine’s attack on the Crimea bridge.  If the Kremlin saw these strikes as part of the war, the strikes would continue and intensify until Ukraine was begging on its knees to surrender. As of this time, there is no indication that the Kremlin intends to do what it needs to do and bring the conflict to an end before it widens into all out conflict with the West.

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Russian Strike Hits German Consulate In Ukraine’s Capital: “Unacceptable Escalation”

Via ZeroHedge

A German Foreign Ministry spokesman has confirmed that the building which houses a German consulate in Kyiv was hit by Russian missiles in Monday’s large-scale wave of attacks on multiple cities.

The statement noted, however, that the consulate has not been processing visas or been in operation as a result of the war, since February:

The tower which houses the visa section was “apparently damaged,” Christian Wagner told a news conference in Berlin. However, the visa section was no longer operational, so there were no employees present during the attack, he added.

Building housing the German consular office.

 

According to a separate regional report, “Russian airstrikes hit German embassy in Kyiv on Monday, said German media outlet Bild. However, the building was not in use since the war erupted. As per Euro News, the visa office of the German embassy received damage.”

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