Why is Russian/Ukraine war Dragging on?

 

The latest US/Euro sanctions on Russia is an attempt, we are told, to bring President Putin back to the negotiating table with Zelensky to bring about peace. To be fair, I’ve lost count on the number of sanctions that have been placed on Russia since 2022. Interestingly, none of these economic efforts to strangle Moscow have had any effect. Despite the empty bluster from elected and unelected officials from Brussels and Washington, forcing Russia’s hand in this manner simply doesn’t work. Why is this empty strategy continuing?  

Despite the EU’s constant saber rattling, threatening Russia with WWIII, and at the same time, claiming Ukraine is winning the war, do not have the military capability to go to war with Russia. Of course, these effeminates, globalist puppets for international bankers will never tell us the truth. In effect, the EU cannot make a move unless their big daddy in the White House gives them permission. The EU is a wet paper tiger in a mini skirt.  

At the beginning of the Trump administration, many had high hopes that the end to this war would become a reality. Trump bragged about creating peace in Ukraine throughout his 2024 campaign. The amount of times President Trump has changed his mind about Russia and Putin since attaining office would cause severe whiplash to any casual observer. The real motives for Russia’s invasion of Ukraine have been apparent from the start. As the cliche goes, ‘truth is the first casualty of war’ applies to this one. The truth is the west provoked this war. Russia has no intention to conquer Europe, and the EU leaders have been pushing these lies from the beginning.  

Last year, I reviewed a comprehensive essay by Benjamin Abelow entitled How the West Brought War to Ukraine. See: Abelow – How the West Brought War to Ukraine – Comment. The book briefly outlines why this war broke out. It also suggests how to end the conflict.  

Below is listed several reasons why this war is a proxy for NATO and the US from the above stated essay by Abelow: 

• Expanded NATO over a thousand miles eastward, pressing it towards Russia’s border.  

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• Withdraw unilaterally from the Antiballistic Missile Treaty and placed antiballistic launch systems in NATO countries.  

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• Helped lay the groundwork for, and may have directly instigated, an armed, far-right coup in Ukraine.  

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• Conducted countless NATO military exercises near Russia’s borders.  

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• Asserted, without pressing strategic need, and in disregard of the threat such a move would pose for Russia, that Ukraine would become a NATO member.   

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• Withdraw unilaterally from the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty, increasing Russian vulnerability to a US first strike.  

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• Armed and trained Ukraine military through bilateral agreements and held regular joint military training exercises inside Ukraine.  

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• Led the Ukrainian leadership to adopt an uncompromising stance toward Russia, further exacerbating the threat to Russia... 

Again, this is a proxy war for the US. This would include the EU. I would suggest that all-out conflict with Russia by the US could well bring nuclear annihilation, therefore, by extending the war economically (sanctions) and continuing to supply Ukraine with more weaponry, the US will eventually weaken them to the extent that regime change is a possibility. The hope is by slowly chipping away at Russia, overtime the globalist factions, international bankers can reap the harvest of Russia’s resources.  

War is good business. Weapon manufactures depend on conflict to constantly replenish their bottom line. Because the US is a war-based economy (since WWII) continuing conflict is a must.  All the weaponry given to Israel from the US to actively pursue the ethnic cleansing of Gaza, and the billions of dollars and bombs given to Ukraine and now planning an invasion in Venezuela, proves this point. If you believe this war is about sustaining ‘democracy’ in Ukraine, you’re living in a brainwashed, alternate reality. It’s about global hegemony and economic dominance.  

Many have finally arrived at the conclusion that our leaders and their handlers do not care about the people. Human lives don’t matter, only money and power.  

The war is dragging on in Ukraine for this single, albeit cynical, reason: 

War is good business.  

 

The Lighthouse and the Cottage. (From Travel Diary)

 It is a wonderful treat to have a two-week break in the middle of the school year. Since teaching high school, this time of the season, the winter months, can be breathtaking, so manage to take flight somewhere in this beautiful state in search of new sights, unusual surroundings, intent on moving outside the familiar. I’ve discovered this activity does wonders for one’s general sanity, wellbeing and somehow creates balance to a life that tends to tip too far in a certain direction. Moving out of the neighborhood at least for a few days, is not the key to happiness, but can provide a rest from the banalities, routines and vagaries of one’s day to day existence. 

 Arrived in Apollo Bay after sunset in the midst of a rainstorm. 
 
The Great Ocean Road is truly a sight to behold, only the beginning of a week of sights to excite the senses and move the soul. 
 
The cottage is a lovely bed and breakfast. A two-story, re-furbished house…polished wooden floors, wooden staircase leading to a loft-like bedroom overlooking the rolling green hills reminiscent of Sussex in England. The countryside is vast with cow’s grazing down towards the east and sheep, appearing like tiny white dots to the south against shades of brown and black while shadows travel leisurely across the landscape. As I stand at the window the outstanding quality about this environment is its silence. After the rain had stopped, however, the faint sound of the ocean’s surf gently echoed in the distance. 
 
Entering the cottage for the first time, strangely, on the wall next to the fire-stove, hangs a large print of one of my favorite J.W. Waterhouse paintings: a little girl dressed in white leans over amongst ancient ruins to smell red and white roses in black vases. Why I call this “strange” is that this was the first Waterhouse painting I ever purchased, giving it to my grandmother as she spent her last months in a small room in my mother’s house. She loved this painting, and it seemed to make her happy as it brightened the room. At first startled because I had not seen the painting for years, later it became a kind of comfort, creating a warm feeling in the house. 
 
The next morning, I left the cottage around eleven, driving for only 30 minutes or so, to arrive at the light station. 
 
As luck would have it, the morning was clear and crisp with the sound of the surf and the smell of salt in the air. 
 
The Cape Otway Light Station had been built in 1848 by orders from the Prime Minister at the time because several shipwrecks had occurred in the area. 
 
On the grounds inland from the white tower, stood the old Head Light Keepers Residence, constructed in 1857; not far away was the Assistant Light Keepers Residence which has been turned into a café for visitors. The assistant residence also was used as a schoolhouse for the children, and one can feel the history as you move from room to room, almost hearing the joyous laughter of the students as they learned their lessons and played precariously next to the cliffs. 
 
As an amateur artist, I had brought my sketch book along, sitting in the café and gazing at the magnificent lighthouse, a beacon of hope for lost sailors. Sipping my coffee and drawing with care, a local man walked up behind me, not saying a word. His presence did not bother me as I continued to draw the lighthouse. Once finished he said, “Most people take a few pictures and leave, grumbling about the admission. It’s good to see someone take the time to “look” at this wonderful place. It’s not a bad picture either, mate.” 
 
I think it was the 19th century art critic and writer, John Ruskin, who advised that to truly experience meaning and the beauty of the sights you come upon when travelling, one should sit still and write about them, draw the landscapes, the buildings, the objects of interest, and the experience will be that much more meaningful and memorable. Drawing the light house did indeed create, personally, something akin to “being in the moment” …my appreciation for the place grew the longer I lingered and studied its details, nuances and history. 
 
Later that night at home in the cottage, I stirred the fire, adding more wood causing the flames to come back to life. Showered, clean, fed, warm and tired, I jumped into bed between washed crisp sheets to then fall into a deep sleep with nothing but the scent of the sea.