The escalation continues and unfortunately there are few indications the people around President Donald Trump are advising caution.
The U.K, German, French, EU, NATO and ‘western’ intelligence control agents are pushing for expanded conflict with Russia. The latest development comes as the new leftist German Chancellor Friedrich Merz gives the greenlight for Ukraine to launch long-range Taurus cruise missiles directly into Russia.
(Bloomberg) — German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said Ukraine has been given permission to use weapons supplied by its allies to launch strikes deep inside Russia.
“There are absolutely no range limits anymore for weapons delivered to Ukraine, not from Britain, the French or from us — also not from the Americans,” Merz said at a conference in Berlin on Monday. “That means Ukraine can defend itself by attacking military positions also in Russia.”
[…] Ukraine’s Western allies are trying to intensify pressure on the Kremlin after Moscow launched its biggest drone barrage against Ukraine since the full-scale invasion over three years ago. European leaders have condemned what they call Russia’s foot-dragging as efforts to lock in a ceasefire have gone nowhere.
[…] Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that, if confirmed, a decision to allow long-range strikes could undermine efforts toward reaching a political settlement, according to Interfax. He called such a decision “dangerous.” (read more)
The proxy war between the U.S/NATO and Russia is now entering its fourth year.
In some ways these efforts by the ‘coalition of the nervously willing’ only solidify the previous position of Russian President Vladimir Putin that any western move toward a diplomatic handshake was generally duplicitous and not to be trusted. Hence, Putin has instructed the armed forces of the Russian Federation to continue building out an expanded ‘buffer zone’ between Russian held territory and NATO within Ukraine.
Factually, as previously admitted and outlined by reporting from the New York Times, it is U.S. military and intelligence assets in the region who are leading the attacks from bases in Germany and the front lines within Ukraine.
The New York Times published two articles {HERE and HERE} revealing: 1) that U.S. military boots are on the ground in Ukraine. (2) The U.S. military is actively involved in the ongoing targeting of strikes into Russia. (3) The CIA is operating in Ukraine and conducting targeted strikes into the Russian Federation mainland.
The sourcing for the New York Times outline of American leadership against Russian Federation troops was transparently generated by U.S. military and intelligence leaks intended to stop any negotiations between President Trump and President Putin. Since the release of those articles two months ago, they have succeeded in exactly that.
President Trump may not want to engage in the conflict with Russia, but the NATO alliance is not willing to allow him any independent retreat. The recent Romanian election outcome solidified their stranglehold on the geopolitical interests at stake.
Romania is currently building the largest NATO base in Europe, and Vladimir Putin can see the intention therein with very clear eyes. Unfortunately, American students are no longer taught geography or history in school, because one simple look at a map tells us the motives and intents.
Previously Germany offered to send military forces through Poland to march into Ukraine and confront the Russians.
The last time Germany marched through Poland to confront Russia; things did not exactly end well for the rest of the world.
History rhymes!
As we have outlined for several years, including our own research by driving through Ukraine, the CIA has been operating on the ground in Ukraine from the outset of the conflict. Over time the CIA took over most of the strategic operations, and as it currently stands the United States CIA is organizing the majority of the Ukraine war against Russia.
This is where you need to understand how CIA authorization takes place.
In order for the CIA to operate in Ukraine, Joe Biden had to sign a “presidential finding memo” authorizing the CIA to conduct covert operations. This New York Times article is describing the outcome of those “finding memoranda.”
Which brings me to this Tweet I sent in response to the NYT article:
Dear President Trump, if this NYT article is accurate (it is), there has to be a “Presidential Finding Memo” authorizing the CIA to coordinate attacks into Russia.
You might want to have CIA Director John Ratcliffe, and DNI Tulsi Gabbard pull it out of the authorization library for your review, prior to the next call with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Also, to avoid embarrassment, as your team are likely aware – and possibly willing to admit, that “finding memo” was also briefed to the former Gang of Eight in congress. Which means Secretary of State Marco Rubio as vice-chair of the SSCI and Go8 member, already knew of this CIA operation, authorizing their involvement in targeting Russian Federation territory.
You might want to ask Secretary Rubio about that, and organize a way to discuss it, prior to Rubio coming face to face with his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov at the next meeting.
Warmest possible regards, and deepest appreciation for your ongoing “ceasefire” efforts.
Good luck
The motive is clear for the New York Times to outline how the CIA is operating inside Ukraine to target the Russian Federation.
The operatives who leak to the NYT want distance between Trump and Putin. This admission of CIA involvement puts Trump in an awkward place.
The awkwardness expands, when you understand how the CIA is authorized to conduct these operations. The President, Biden, signed a “finding memo,” authorizing the CIA to conduct missile strikes into the Russian Federation.
Senator Marco Rubio as SSCI vice-chair and a Gang of Eight member, was ‘read in’ to that CIA authorization.
Senator Rubio is now Secretary of State facing Sergey Lavrov, and the Russians know exactly how these things are done.
On one hand, the NYT article spills the beans and informs the public. On the other hand, their reason for purposefully spilling the beans is to create a problem for Trump and Rubio, and possibly between Trump and Rubio.
It makes sense now why Secretary of State Rubio was the first Trump official to publicly say the United States was in a proxy war against Russia using Ukraine as the justification.
Many people keep asking if the “new Rubio” is the real Rubio, or if he has been positioning as a neocon stealth influence. I think we are about to find out.
Keep watching closely.



WTF?
This was also my first response.
It is unbelievable to me that a rogue part of our government is following a previous President’s “finding memo”.
Trump can just tell everyone to stop, memo or not. Pull us out of NATO. Pull us out of Europe. We do not want war!! The killing has to stop.
100%. The threat to our freedom and safety isn’t Putin, but the EU and CIA. PDJT hopefully will hamstring the latter and cut loose the former. And like SD said, this is the perfect opportunity to pull the mask off Rubio, if there is one. This insanity has to stop, before nukes start flying.
Born Free said, “It is unbelievable to me that a rogue part of our government is following a previous President’s ‘finding memo’.”
Why is that unbelievable to you? Seriously. Why?????
If there’s a finding memo there should be a way to do an unfinding memo
Or find an illegal auto pen signature…
I thought we were largely agreed that we have a rogue deep state that has assumed the role of the superseding Fourth Branch of Government that controls all the others and that it is a perilously delicate task for President Trump to extricate ourselves from?
Yep , could be PDJT is letting the bad actors paint a target on themselves ( some in Congress are pushing this involvement) . I hope those caught lose their head . We must have some serious deterrent for treason .
Pulling out of NATO now requires a 2/3 majority of the UniParty Senate regardless of who sits in the Oval Office.
Passing that bill was 1 of ChiCom Mitch’s last official acts as majority leader.
put up another bill to rescind traitor Mitch’s previous bill
if it doesn’t pass
put it up again….and again….
and the citizens start screaming to pass it
Cut the funding.
Draw down of troops in Europe.
Justification exists…they are needed
here due to our invasion. America 🇺🇸 FIRST
Cost cutting measures = Stop the building of
the mega base in Romania.
Excellent way to out the corrupt politicians 😃
The President can pull the troops and leave one behind.
Absolutely, the US should no longer be a part of the war mongering European NATO countries, as they are trying to incite WWIII. If President Trump wasn’t forewarned about the cruise missiles deep into Russia being encouraged, they are not our allies. This country will not stand for sending the American Military to fight on European soil again. Let Russia have it all, I don’t care.
The majority of patriotic Americans did not vote for war with Russia.
Let the US politicians that want war be sent to the Ukraine front line to help their proxies.
Those concerned about the US borders can stay home.
Excellent!
America is not saving Europe’s ass this time. Two strikes and you are out.
I hope not, but if this is a reenactment of WW11, don’t we let them fight it out for two years, join in the fray, and then take world dominance again? Or, do we just go back to the Marshall Plan so they can afford to rebuild while our infrastructure crumbles?
I have blueberries to pick!
Yup! It is blueberry season here too!
Pink Lemonade here, absolutely delicious!
Yum! Keep picking’ em!
Europe is sure intent on WW3. As long as they don’t use US weapons let Europe commit suicide. It will be much faster than the Muslim invasion, but Europe is done either way
I do have some sympathy for Europe, Obama and Biden caused this mess.
EU and UK are Bankrupt! They need this war to borrow unlimited €€ to pay off past due loans made to Ukraine. Gotta get a War going to hide the insolvency, borrow from US to keep US down, just like WW2….and WW1 w Wilson….W Russian assets – after winning the war against Putin all will be hunky-dory, other than 50 million dead…
THIS is what is going on ^^^^
The EU needs a war economy because they are broke.
Careful, you’re going to give Bill Gates the giggles!
Re “Obama and Biden caused this mess.”
Don’t you mean “Obama and the controllers of Biden’s autopen??
PDT can’t bankrupt the globalist EU eunuchs fast enough. Can’t imagine PDT, by now, doesn’t know who in his own government is neck deep into prolonging the Ukraine farce. Let’s get real, a “Presidential Finding Memo” from the Demented Fraud doesn’t mean squat, just like the rest of the auto pen BS. There has to be far more going on below the surface of the CIA’s involvement in this offensive against Russia then is being disclosed. As it stands, it looks like PDT doesn’t have control of his own administration. Don’t think that the case.
The media is pushing Memorial Day and the sacrifices made. I question the integrity. What do they know that we don’t?
I don’t recall this much radio coverage regarding past Memorial Day ceremonies in Chicagoland.
… so that all the youngsters will feel patriotic and run down to sign up for the military, just like they did after 911!
Jaye we’ll be lucky if we can save our own asses right now- we’re not exactly in a good place.
“This business will get out of control. It will get out of control and we’ll be lucky to live through it.”
~Admiral Josh Painter
Hunt for Red October
Oh , they won’t come over here . If they do the results will be the same as before . Per Admiral Yamamoto in WWII , ” there is a rifle behind every blade of grass on the American Mainland ” .
As I said…
“Get out, don’t look back, let nature take its course.”
https://theconservativetreehouse.com/blog/2025/05/25/zelenskyy-blames-u-s-silence-for-increased-russian-attacks/comment-page-1/#comment-11809719
Leave NATO now
NATO is done without US support. We don’t need this war.
NATO should have gone the way of the dodo in ’91.
But, like so many other boomerific “institutions”, it’s held on long beyond its use-by date.
Wasn’t Boomers made NATO but the greatest generation and the silent generation that is still hanging around in the likes of Joe Biden and Nancy Pelosi.
Splitting hairs. Biden was born in ’42… Estimated start of the Boomers is ’43 to ’46, depending on who’s yardstick you want to use.
The Boomers had plenty of pull ’91 and forward.
Find me a boomer, with any influence, who’s not “all in” on NATO. I’ve not found one.
You need to poll a larger sample ; I’m a boomer with hundreds of boomer contacts daily . I don’t know of one that supports NATO .
Correct. Fits with my impression as well.
Say what you want about Boomers, we paid for Nam with our blood
So just issue another finding memo saying stop.
Yeah, that’s what I thought!
“You might want to have CIA Director John Ratcliffe, and DNI Tulsi Gabbard pull it out of the authorization library for your review”
~SD
President Trump doesn’t know what he doesn’t know.
But, Rubio knows what President Trump doesn’t know.
So far, not a peep.
You fire them, prepare to receive them … don’t be shocked when they come back at you.
You Germans/Europeans are so not ready for this.
They don’t have to be ready. They’re expecting an A5 backstop from US.
I guess the obvious question is, is why would they need permission if they weren’t owned by some other entity? I hope the brain-dead leftists are reading.
Governments generally set rules of engagement. Ours does. Obama used those rules to hamper US troops in Afghanistan.
‘What the hell happened to Putin’: Trump comments on Russian airstrikes in Kyiv*
EXACTLY, Mr President…maybe you’ll invite him to a joint presser to explain it himself
I trust Trump
https://www.cnn.com/2025/05/26/us/video/trump-putin-airstrikes-comments-ldn-digvid
I don’t see what there is for Putin to explain!
I want to hear what the Germans and all of the EU have to say for themselves!
Yes, and I want to see everything he turned over to the UN at the beginning of the conflict
Apperently, they weren’t paying attention when President Putin gave them a demonstration, by revealing he has MIRV Hypersonics, and took out an ammunition factory 8 stories unferground, using conventional warheads .
President Outin then grasciously offered to take out the target of Ukraines choice, to demonstrate the futilty of “air defence” against such a weopon.
President Putin could take out NATO HQ, in Brussels, any time he wants.
That is in the Theatre of this War.. Like Trump45 did to Russians in Syria…
I wish!
Putin is playing for all the marbles here.
Putin loves his country, his people, he knows what history says and he can see the future.
That man is not going to die leaving Russia vulnerable.. he’s spent his entire life trying to fix his homeland.
Putin will go medieval before he stops, and I’d rather not see him forced to go there- I have no doubt that he will.
Ukraine need to surrender and be done with this or that country is going to be an empty pile of rubble and what does it say about Zelensky that he’s playing this game that is taking them to that place?
There is no winning here for the Ukrainian people unless this all stops and Zelensky refuses.
I blame Zelensky for much of this..
Trump should be pushing for elections to happen to get Zelensky removed- hopefully by his own people.
you can blame Zelensky, but please realize that he is a puppet
Yes when the music stops Zelensky is a deadman
They are all puppets.
When Shakespeare said “All The World Is A Stage”, he wasn’t joking.
Let’s just make sure all the EU leaders are not out on one of their many wining and dining tours, but right there at the headquarters!
I don’t doubt Putin retaliated for attempts to kill him but I also wouldn’t doubt the CIA used the opportunity to strike within Ukraine, using our drones and missiles, making it look like Putins attacks were much worse than they were. Increasing the destruction and killing in Ukraine blame it on Putin to pave the way for a desire to see a WW. President Trump needs to out the CIA and inform the citizens why he is pulling out of this war. The people will back PT 100%.
“Helicopter carrying Russian president VVP was caught in the epicenter of a massive drone attack while president was visiting Kursk Region earlier last week , Yury Dashkin a commander of air defense division has revealed”….. IndianP…do you really think PDJT did not know what really happen….massive bombardment of Ukraine is a VVP answer for the atempt to kill him….. and he do not play game as -someone else- to attempts to kill him….
Not sure anyone actually believes that story. Putin hanging out the side door, shirt off, shooting down drones with an AK in each hand, or something like that.
It’s real. I saw him. His nipples are pierced!
What a pair of stupid Langley trolls.
both …trapper and john…. ….
The democrats tried to kill Trump twice. What has happened to those accessories to murder? Nothing so far.
…VVP .. do not allow this kind of games….
Putin has explained it clearly, and reasonably, numerous times.
Our governments have pretended not to hear the message.
soo VVP ended SMO. ( after attempt on his life).. and start real war against NATO(technicians,generals,”volunteers” presently on UKR. territory……….
History rhymes!
Most especially when written by, and planned by, the same bad actors.
Exactly !!!
👊👍
Oh RUUUUBEEYO –Don’t let our POTUS down!
Nice take of Kenny Roger’s “Ruby don’t take your love to town”, or something like that!
It is always about the economics of the thing….
The cause of Germany’s shrinking industrial output can be attributed to that country’s entrenched Climate Ideologues within leadership and their unshakeable devotion to the elimination of the reliable sources of energy which in part made them the industrial powerhouse of Europe. They have been relentless in shutting down coal and nuclear with predictable results.
No war,which they are all gagging for and which seems closer with this insane move, will save them economically if they cannot fund their war industries at full power.
How much longer will President Putin remain almost preternaturally patient and circumspect…
…..and what bad VLAD will do ??? he will likely sent Dr.Oreschik /Hazel visit Fritz…..
I heard that Germany is asking EU
to assist in stopping the rebuilding
Nordstream pipeline….passing laws-
Sanctions etc.
That happened right after reports that
President Trump mentioned restarting
Nordstream…
Taurus missiles cannot be operated by
Ukraine personnel. Only German operators.
Blackrock Merz is an idiot.
Yes.
Excellent from Pepe Escobar.
https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/escobar-european-kakistocracy-locked-forever-war-against-russia
Big fan of Pepe!
👏
Thanks.
He aimed all his literary arrows on target with this one, gypsy. You’re welcome 👍🏻
After reading…
Pepe never disappoints!
👏👍
Excellent article!!.
me too gyps,betsy
When The Saker was still with us, sejmon, he (and Gonzalez Lira, God give rest to his soul) was a stalwart contributor. Gosh, I miss that site.
Mertz is gonna get a Hypersonic down the mirrored dome into the Bundestag…Putin just needs to make sure the CDU is in the chamber….
The EU was also willfully invaded by 3rd world muzzs. It is all about economics. Can’t support a WEF green new scam agenda and millions of 3rd world invaders without an economic base. Crank up their military industry and the cash will start flowing again. Of course their military is untested and unprepared so its just the military hardware side of the Ukraine farce to keep their economies somewhat afloat
Their EU countries aren’t economically/industrially healthy, dear sir. And they are in the middle of civilizational suicide, well advanced.
They are stuck on the Ship of Fools, the captains (many) drunk on intellectual hubris.
Full speed ahead!!
I agree…bill
😊 👍🏻
And 🇺🇸 should not tie itself to
the mast of the ship EU-Ukraine
as it is sinking.
The last man clinging to the top of the mast on Ahab’s ship was named…..Ishmel.
Where will Germany get the hard cash needed to purchase raw materials and pay wages to rebuild their military? Germany cannot take the FDR/Biden route, printing full-faith-and-credit MMT vapor money. Germany has few workers to tax to fund a war. The mooslem residents will not pay what they will consider a jizya to the German government.
Betsy what Sundance and you are saying has been what the writing on the wall there has said for a long time now.
Much of this is why the AFD party and Alice Weidel continue to grow in popularity and power.
It’s a cause and effect situation.
I listened to an excellent speech I guess maybe a couple months ago by Alice Weidel (it was in the run up to that election they had recently) and she speaks about all this–immigration is not their only issue in Germany.
In fact, it’s the combination of this squeeze that has them falling into crisis -a bad economy combined with the strain of the hoards of “immigrants” being dumped on them.
I gather from Ausonius who has lived in Germany that Germans have an unending WWII “mea culpa” psychological mindset, sis. Thats a poor way of explaining it as he did so well.
The labeling of Weidel and the Afd as almost akin to the Nazis of memory I have come to believe prevents a full scale turning to her party, especially by older Germans whose memories are fresher than their younger generations.
It seems no matter how many rapes, terroist attacks, or stabbings committed by new “Germans” (most unemployed with significant benefits paid by the taxpayers) people aren’t ready in enough numbers to make that leap electorally. And I for one cannot understand it.
I don’t know what hideous events are incoming which will see enough of a shift to elect the AfD or whether, as in Britain, Germans have on the whole accepted their fate.
Or whether history will repeat and Merz will finally ban the party.
And then manage to push Putin beyond his limits.
What a terrible mess.
I’ve read quite a few good articles that explain that “Europeans are suicidal”.
This sounds like sarcasm, but it’s not at all.. many have laid out good cases to support this idea.
It appears to be more and more true as time goes on..
It’s like they have no will to live and thrive?
It boggles the mind..
Think of the entire EU political machine like our own Derp State owned Congress and such.
The people living under that may see no hope, and are farther along the humiliation ritual road of invited incompatibles.
However, they did not choose that any more than you and I chose MeatPuppet Biden to be our Fuhrer.
WEF is a suicide pact for the West on behalf of China.
Run by The City.
The EU they voted for was not the EU they got.
Indeed.
No one voted for the folks actually running that show.
That part wasn’t even in the teensiest, microscopic print, Maquis, of which there was plenty it seems.
Ypu will do as you are told,
Until the rights to you are sold.
Frank Zappa,
early 70’s
Perhaps Putin believed that after President Trump defeated Biden, he would be able to extract the US from further involvement in Ukraine!
That has not happened!
President Trump wants to be a peacemaker, and have a legacy as a peacemaker.
The American people just want him to keep us from getting involved in WW3!
Prrsident Trump is not a miracle worker….there is only One of those.
That may be the best he can do, TR. Keep us out of WWIII.
However, Remember Pearl Harbour…
HISTORICAL FACTS –
POPULIST Uprising AGAINST the EXISTING GOVERNMENT – USE Nationalism to REFOCUS Their IRE Against a Foreign Enemy
ECONOMICS BAD – WAR PRODUCTION = GOVERNMENT Guided Quotas = STEADY MONEY, Population EITHER in SERVICE or PRODUCTION of WAR Material
“In service” sent to fight in Ukraine means able bodied men, leaving their women in children at home with their newest “residents”….who will be exempt from “serving”.
Same for other EU countries and Blighty with large non European men in residence.
How will this putative execrable state of affairs sit with the citizenry in those countries who are already fed up with their EU overlords’ open borders?
A question worth asking I think.
YES Ma’am, EXACTLY
We’ve Seen THIS Movie Before –
” Invite the locals Camped around the Fort Inside and Send the Army Troops Out to Fight the Enemy… OH, the friendly locals that were encamped AROUND U.S. – ARE HOSTILES Also “
And just what is Germany’s energy source to do this? I thought their economy and manufacturing was shrinking due to the destruction of Nordstream and the current much higher cost of energy…???
The bankers insist upon it.
Thus FDR’s actions during the Great Depression and leading up to U.S. involvement in WWII, i.e., “get the machinery back to work.”
WHO is he to give that?
Biden had to sign the “finding” memo, did he??
Any bets on who actually signed it?
Rubio has been given a chance to break free from a demonic association which will have its war at all costs (Graham and McCain charter members of that club).
Yes, we will soon know if he has chosen the side of evil or good. And to that end I offer prayers for him and the man who elevated him.
Do not choose poorly, Secretary Rubio.
War is hell.
In spite of sundance reassurance that Rubio is reformed and in Trumps corner I found it hard to believe. I fear we will see neocon/deep state Marco real soon.
Well said.
Choose wisely who you will serve, Mr Rubio.
Trust but verify. We shall see and nothing should surprise us. The only constant here is Pres. Trump’s steadfast stance pro-peace.
I believe PDJT’s “steadfast stance pro-peace” is part of what is getting us in this mess!
He has worked on this since his inauguration, the two parties will not come to the table in good faith and agree on peace. At some point, he should say, “I’ve done everything I can. Now, I will do whatever it takes to protect the United States from involvement in what may be upcoming war!
As usual, Germany at the tip of the spear for world war. Taking over Europe without firing a shot and now working to bring Ukraine into the EU with plans to overtake Russia. Things never really change.
Russia and Eastern European countries should pay close attention to this man Merz. Could be why Putin is ramping up his sorties. He remembers his European history well.
The UK needs to nip this track back to the EU in the bud immediately. It will not bode well.
Just my opinion and everyone has one.
If NATO insists on acting in this disastrous manner and President Trump really means it when he says he does not want WWIII, he needs to end all contracts with NATO and get control of our Government.
Sometimes preserving freedom and peace can be very painful.
I’ll repeat myself…
The POTUS no longer controls anything to do with NATO.
One of ChiCom Mitch’s last acts as majority leader was to pass legislation giving the UniParty Senate control of the “treaty.” It now requires a 2/3 senate vote to change anything.
Oh & only CONgress can declare war.
POTUs is commander in Chief of the military though . Just call all American troops home
especially the ones in Germany and the UK
Who signed that bill?
Thinking people in the U.K. agree with you, CTHfan!
Was it an auto-pen signing?
Lil Marco wearing
-it depends?
This is like watching a slow motion accident that you can’t do anything about. The president says he wants to end the war and stop the killing…and yet all these opposing forces within our own government and without aren’t going to let him do it. It’s maddening and profoundly disheartening…not to mention extremely dangerous to escalate with Russia who if they ever get to the point they feel they are losing their country will likely resort to nuclear weapons.
Here’s Merz, not Jews this time, but Russians

I can’t figure out why the master negotiator can’t put a deal together.. this thing keeps dragging on and on ..
There is (and never was) no deal to be had.
Russia’s/Putin’s fundamental concerns haven’t been satisfactorily addressed, and Li’l Z (GloboHomo) will torpedo any rational deal that comes to the table.
This has been the same for 3+ years… Russia, is showing restraint, but has no need to stop. Ukraine cannot win.
This is a no win from an American point of view, isn’t our war, isn’t our problem (beyond the fact that we made it our problem starting in ’08). The President needs to stop listening to Kellogg. Post Haste.
Get. Out. Now.
There is no deal to be had, because he can’t negotiate a deal when the U.S. is one of the parties to the war.
He SHOULD be able to, precisely BECAUSE we’re THE party. But, as this is a “proxy war”, that’s academic. Innit?
EU /Globslists are jonesing for war.
You can drag the peace horse to the trough but you can’t make them drink.
Russia stands in the way of the destruction of the Christian world by the Globalists.
Too much at stake. They will do ANYTHING.
Oh, how this situation reminds me of Vietnam …
I agree…
More and more every day.
I used the term..Mission Creep…
many times as a warning,
at the beginning of conflict.
😒😏
That warning is still true.
Mission Creep
Good morning Viet Nam!
…. and Laos, Cambodia, and Thailand….
At this point, Russia should take over the entirety of Ukraine
and declare Victory
then the US doesn’t have to pretend any more
Germany or whomever can declare their own war on Russia
and FAFO
Do you believe Merz when he says the US has authorized long range strikes? Because I don’t. I think he’s trying to box the US in there’s no way the pentagon wouldn’t announce something of that nature
Germany stays true to form; began WWI and began WWII, so why not be the one that begins WWIII.
Dear President Trump – please leave NATO and let the Europeans play war to their heart’s content and just leave us out of it this time.
Germany did not start WWI.
Let me see if I remember this right… started with the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand by Serbians. Never mind that Germany was allied to Austria-Hungary who declared war first on Serbia and was treaty bound to support Austria-Hungary. Somewhat later both France and Britain declared war on Germany.
With the mess of entangling alliances Europe was a powder keg just waiting to be set off.
Why is Merz speaking for US. That needs to stop now.
Sundance, cannot the President issue his own Presidential Finding Memo revoking any previous authorization and forbidding any part of the IC including the CIA to participate in any attacks (a) at least striking inside Russia, or better (b) participating in the war, and either way (c) making it a firing offense to do so?
He can do many things especially with the bully pulpit but chooses not to. I don’t think he is getting the correct intel. Something is out of whack. He has turned into a flip flopper with his statements
President Trump is busy keeping the US from becoming bankrupt
we are close you know
Between the weekly tariff flip flops and the Ukraine daily flip flops, Trump is not looking good. Someone or someone’s are giving him bad advice. Throw in the inaction of the DOJ and it makes one wonder what is going on. The three issues are not that complicated.
The globalists are not going to allow Ukraine to go down with all of their secrets and trillions of dollars without burning down the world. Scorched earth.
Matthew Whitaker is the current US Ambassador to NATO.
Last time President Trump put Mr. Whitaker into a position of authority, to actually do things, was as acting Attorney General following the resignation of Jeff Sessions.
He did nothing then and President Trump was impeached instead of the DOJ under Whitaker diving into that rabbit hole; so am not expecting Whitaker to do anything this time to stop WWIII – which he could step up and give some half-assed assistance to Sec. State Rubio at this time, to help dissuade the European NATO members to stay out of President Trump’s way while trying to make a peace arrangement between Russia and Ukraine.
Whitaker is perhaps a road block to anything Rubio, and thus President Trump may be trying to accomplish. Let’s see if the man is up to actually doing something other than doing nice interviews on Fox.
Whittaker is literally the biggest, most useless, lump of establishment meat ever grown in DC.
He was in a position to ream the treasonous Russia hoax conspirators, and he did nothing.
He is a coward.
Geography and history are wonderful things to study, so is anthropology, which granted is a part of history, but often and unfortunately overlooked.
Another off ramp has been opened up; let’s see if it’s taken.
All directions of a map are important.
So, again, who is running this country?
I wonder how many MAGA folks will castigate and reject Trump if he feels America must get MORE involved militarily to end the war between Ukraine and Russia? I don’t really have to wonder. Many “MAGA supporters were Democrats, Libertarians, and all sorts of other fair-weather types. Not saying that they are bad, just that the bigger the “big tent” gets, the more diverse MAGA will become, and the more infighting there will be. Interests will clash, and so will MAGA supporters.
My view is simple.
Putin invaded Ukraine (first Crimea, then Western Ukraine” as a first step in reestablishing some new version of the U.S.S.R., or at least dominance and control of Europe. He is an unrepentant Russian oligarch, just like all the Communist U.S.S.R. leaders before him. Zelenskyy is corrupt as hell. He’s also legitimately defending his country from a Russian invasion. (Yes, who started what, when matters, but not when Russian tanks are bearing down upon your capital.). The Ukraine is a whole lot more like it’s former Russian master, than it has ever been a “Western liberal democracy”. One huge advantage Putin has, is he knows what Russian incompetence and corruption looks like, and it’s exactly like Ukraine’s. He knows who and what he’s fighting, and knows that whatever the Europeans or Americans do to support the Ukraine, 90% of that financial effort will be lost in Ukrainian corruption (well, probably lost to corrupt Europeans of all stripes). He knows Russia can and will win, ABSENT direct US, “boots on the ground” intervention. He also knows how unlikely that is to occur. Thus, he believes he holds the winning hand. Checkmate. All his talk for and about peace, is false. Always will be.Trump is correct that he “COULD” have ended this war in weeks. Alas, the player who might most directly benefit, prefer more war for their own reasons, damned the dead and dying and whatever other costs are involved.As for me, I don’t want Americans dying in anymore European wars, in behalf of they “freedom”. Europe has squandered American treasure and blood, and castigated America for the gift (i.e. ignore their solemn ceremonies – those who run Europe politically and economically laugh at the stupid Americans.) NO MORE!I still support force projection, and forward basing. However, we need sovereign control the critical real estate of any territories we support, install basing, and station troops. We do this for AMERICA’s security first, and our allied host nations where they are willing to be equal partners. If something should change (e.g. Afghanistan falling to the Taliban, AGAIN), we don’t give up our bases, and we’ll utterly destroy the country should the new regime be hostile to America’s interests. America is there to help you, but you’re damned if you try to harm us. If that’s ‘imperialism”, so be it.Finally, if Trump goes into the Ukraine militarily to end that war, I’ll support his judgment, AS LONG as he states the objectives and the entire government (Dems, Pubbies, etc.) supports the effort. In, break things, bring peace, and out. No long term engagements, just more pain to Russian and God help Zelenskyy and his backers, should they try to use us while lining their pockets. If Putin escalates, allies with China, whatever, he was going to do it all along. If China goes to war over this, that was always in the cards. However, if Trump is successful, it’s the best chance of peace, even if he has to take the ISIS approach to this conflict. (Yes, yes, ISIS is not the Russian military, but that’s not my point.)I want the USA out of this mess. However, I don’t think America benefits if the world burns. I just don’t our kids being involved and dying in yet another war for non-strategic purposes, poorly executed, and eventually abandoned by our politicians without a second thought, other than maybe “… where’s my 10%?”.
Please tell why Russia invaded. I quit reading when you said Russia invaded first.
Start reading again and stop being arrogant.
apparently You do not have a idea what happen in the Feb.2014 in the Kyiv…….
Your view is incorrect. You need to revisit this issue from 2014 onward.
BTW, the Big Tent disappears when Trump leaves office. There is no one in America with the animal magnetism and gravitas to keep the coalition together.
I just love the wordpress formatting. No paragraphs, no numbers, they were there when I saved it.
Uh, Putin didn’t “invade” Ukraine, dude
Putin is taking on NATO, AZOV battalion nazis, and all manner of CIA paramilitary thuggery enabling NATO’s agenda and shoving them off of his front porch, JUST LIKE HE SAID HE WOULD…See:#FAFO
BTW…how is it not even a week since Tulsi fired two “employees” plumbing the Ukrainian Laundromat, and NOW we’ve got a NATO/EU freakout threatening a missile launch?
Paragraphs? Paragraphs? We don’t need no stinkin’ paragraphs!
(In all fairness, WordPress removed them according to the author. It has happened to me as well!)
I’ve been hesitant to buy into the idea of Rubio as part of the MAGA machine. His past loyalties, based on both record and rhetoric, appear rooted in the traditional national security establishment.
He’s smart enough to adapt his tone under a Trump administration, but he hasn’t yet shown that he truly shares Trump’s core foreign policy instincts—restraint, sovereignty, and disentanglement.
That’s why I see this moment as a test.
If Rubio is genuinely aligned with the America First realignment Trump is trying to finalize, he needs to say so, clearly and publicly. Will he publically question NATO’s decision to greenlight long-range missile strikes into Russia? Will he draw a line before the U.S. is pulled into direct confrontation under the cover of alliance politics?
To remain silent after the NATO/Mertz announcement—especially as Secretary of State—is not a small thing. The State Department helped build the last war. This one shouldn’t be allowed to continue on autopilot.
I hope I’m wrong about Rubio. I’d like to believe he’s made the turn. But if he’s serious about this new role, this is the moment to prove it.
What’s going on with Ratcliffe? I thought he was one of the good guys. So far, if there’s any difference between that creep Wray and Ratcliffe, I’m not seeing it. Same goes for Patel. These men seem to have been absorbed by the Borg Collective, or maybe they’re just pod people now.
Bottom line? America providing targeting info on Russian targets is an act of war. These clowns are playing with nuclear war. I read where one idiot NATO general said about this concern ‘The Russians haven’t done anything so far. There’s nothing to worry about.’ Seems like a big risk to me.
sundance has explained all this.
Blondi, Ka$h, BonJovi, Ratcliffe, et al are there solely keep those agencies from attacking Trump.
They’re looking to force the U.S. into their mess.
From what I can see, which isn’t much, as far as Rubio is concerned nothing has changed, so it’s easy for him to be “good”.
Not a spicy viral clip, but Rubio gave some highly clarifying remarks at his Senate hearing this week. He confirms that not a single sanction against Russia has been lifted, and US arms continue to flow to Ukraine. So in other words, these Biden Admin policies continue unchanged
Imagine that…/s
24,311 Sanctions against Russia.
Idiots in EU just passed Sanctions package #17
and are working on #18.
And Sanctions aren’t working….ya don’t say../snark 🤣
What is amazing is that we have corrupt politicians
like Ms Lindsey pushing for more Sanctions.
Yup…Sanction #24,312 is going to bother trick🙄😬
Total Insanity.
It is actually embarrassing. 😵💫🥴
Do the trick….🤣
Spell check strikes again.
Was it Biden that authorized the finding memo or was it the autopen? If it was the autopen then someone needs to meet justice.
Mers is mistrusted and unpopular in his own country. Not that it matters because as a corporate lawyer who worked for Blackrock finance is his area. War becomes an attractive alternative for those who have completely screwed up. I didn’t vote for Mers, nor Macron, nor Starmer, nor Yonder Lyin or that wild woman in the EU parliament. I didn’t vote for Zelensky. I voted for Trump and to make America Great Again. President Trump wants to make deals with people who aren’t negotiating deals. It’s a one-way street to WWIII for a bunch of crooks who don’t want to face the consequences of the destruction they’ve brought.
Hey, ya know what would help?
If Donald’s pal Vladi, the guy who started the war with an unprovoked invasion of his peaceful neighbor, would just stop attacking his peaceful neighbor.
Tell me you haven’t been paying attention without telling me you haven’t been paying attention. 🙄
Check honest, accurate history. It was NOT unprovoked!
/s
Oh, stop with the “unprovoked” shit crap you neocons offer all the time.
Putin’s everything people call him, but the forces that want war with him are every bit as bad as he.
I’m beginning to doubt President Trump’s will and judgment. His comments about “hoping” the rogue USSC finally will adjudicate an end to the illegal alien invasion of 21 million illegal aliens who flooded this country under FJB is lame and ridiculous. The president has the power to act in defense of this nation regardless of what a traitorous USSC does or doesn’t do. Trump simply doesn’t have the will to act on this. Similarly, as president and CinC of the armed forces, Trump can extricate this country from the Russo-Ukraine War and the Israeli-Gaza Conflict, as well as removing our troops from costly foreign involvement around the world, but he refuses to do this, too. Why he doesn’t do these things is disheartening.
We will win the USSC and District Court battles slowly, then all at once. After that, the country is going to see the full force of the administration.
Gaza is a big nothing burger. Turkey hasn’t lifted a finger, nor Iran.
Ukraine is not something to worry about either. Russia can turn the gas, oil, and internet off to Europe over the course of a single weekend. The End.
Too soon to say on the illegal alien invasion issue. I think he’s giving the Supreme Court the chance to do the right thing. If it doesn’t, pushback against the judiciary wouldn’t be surprising since it has no constitutional authority over foreign policy, including immigration. The Administration is clearly in the right on this issue.
Trump will follow the process until all options are exhausted (a REAL constitutional crisis), the ultimate anti-tyrant
You don’t get it. Letting the rogue USSC usurp his legitimate authority as president is not “following the process.” Asserting his rightful constitutional authority IS. And if he doesn’t act soon to expel the multi-millions of illegal aliens that have flooded this country, then it’s Adios America for all of us.
President Trump is the only advocate for peace; otherwise, other leaders of the world are pushing for war and self-perpetuation/political survival.
Our president is being shown that he does not have any control over America, and that the IC rules the globe. Or, Trump is ordering the destruction of Russia.
We will soon find out.
“also not from the Americans”
Bullshit, don’t lump us ito the stupidity.
Keep praying!!!!
Let’s see.
The rail leading to major war dragging NATO and the US in, still going.
As many warn that the US is depleting its weapons that are super expensive and slow to replace, to the point it cannot prevail in major war. While still arming and abetting Ukraine?!
The debt still accelerating backed by Trump, with BS cover (“$1.5T in cuts!” but over 10 years which is only $150B/year or 2% of the budget, not enough to make a difference.)
The illegals still here.
The shots still being pushed! So much for the smokescreen of MAHA.
https://www.thefocalpoints.com/p/fda-recommends-more-mrna-shots-despite
And the coming Replicons – RFK Jr. & Co. are silent!
The surveillance state continuing to build.
Put it all together. Where do you think these lead?
the road to nowhere
It’s way past time to withdraw from NATO
If President Trump knows all of this, why are we still giving any of these people weapons of any kind? Do any of you think that Russia is just going to lay down its arms and let Ukraine start blowing up cities inside of its borders?! Zelensky is a spineless, stupid little twerp… He wouldn’t continue behaving this way if he wasn’t being led/told to do so by all of these other countries in Europe. Stop the munitions, stop the money to all of them! Anybody that’s in the CIA that’s in Ukraine and actually believes that what they’re doing is right can stay there… Invalidate their passports they are now Ukrainian. How much longer is the United States going to continue paying for this war? Is that part of the trillion dollar defense budget?
💯
Sundance, thanks for the post. For me, it leaves more questions unanswered than answered, mainly regarding the President’s agency in this — his ability to make independent decisions and have them stick.
Is the President able to withdraw US support of and participation in the Ukraine war or to countermand Biden’s “memorandum of finding?”
If he is able, what would the consequences likely be of doing so?
Does the President have more, less, or the same ability to to end US participation in the war than he did immediately after inauguration?
Can the President be taken seriously as a mediator in the Ukraine war when the US is a participant in it?
Help me out here–President Trump does not want to get involved in Russia/Ukraine conflict, except to help broker peace. If the war escalates because neither Russia nor Ukraine let it go, and the EU gets involved, then the President will just step back and watch what happens? Let the EU suffer the consequences, without our NATO support.
Does POTUS first need to withdraw CIA and any US military from Ukraine or will Russian see that as President Trump not being neutral? Will they then dig in harder? With Ratcliffe at the CIA does that mean he is actually keeping on eye on things to help POTUS keep Russia from going all out? Meaning is CIA really playing a double game on behalf of POTUS? Surely POTUS is kept informed of CIA games.
And OK, military spending is flowing to powerful pockets, but so is mining, agriculture, oil and trade. So much I don’t know!
“…Moscow launched its biggest drone barrage against Ukraine since the full-scale invasion over three years ago.”
This is what pissed everyone off, including 47. Working on a ceasefire and an end to the invasion, and Putin goes and escalates. WTF, Vlad?
Trying to put a good face on it by claiming that Putin’s view is that “any western move toward a diplomatic handshake was generally duplicitous and not to be trusted” in order to justify the escalation is just more pretending. You don’t escalate while everyone is trying to work out an end to the invasion, unless YOU are the one being duplicitous. You just don’t.
The war is still going on, Russia isn’t going to give up its advantage just because Trump wants an end to the war. Trump could easily stop with his rediculous “deal making” and just walk away which would lead to the war ending a lot sooner.
It shows bad faith. Just as it did when NK troops were involved in an official capacity in the war. And you know a full walkout which may ultimately be what happens doesn’t hasten or stop any of the killing
What is the “it” that shows bad faith? … and in what way?
The new drone attacks by Russia on Ukraine. It wasn’t securing positions or establishing lines. It was just a bad faith escalation. There is really no other way to look at it except for, maybe, a signal that it is Putin that doesn’t want an end to it. It just reinforces those that maintain that Putin does NOT want to settle for the Donbas, but wants all of Ukraine. OR, perhaps it is PUTIN that wants a WW3. Putin is the only one who has issued nuclear threats.
I can hear it now: but … but … but … but. All the Putin apologists lining up to justify anything and everything he does. He is a mad man who believes Dugin’s fairy tale Russian history of a Great Russian Civilization and who is hell bent on reconstituting the Russiam Empire. He’s a lunatic. And a dangerous one.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/may/26/russia-targets-ukraine-with-more-drone-strikes-as-trump-says-putin-has-gone-crazy
A) Russia hit munitions production, not just some wild hail mary toss of munitions at a city. Legitimate targets.
B) Russia came in recently to talks that they would settle for the Donbass with caveats that the “root causes” were also addressed. Kiev didn’t want to hear it.
C) go ahead and post the Putins nuclear threats. You won’t find them. He stated what would justify a nuclear attack and didn’t threaten anyone.
“He stated what would justify a nuclear attack”
Stating what would justify it IS the nuclear threat.
Its a warning not a threat. Russia could knock out all our ISR in the sky if they really wanted to escalate and they would be well within their rights considering the numerous Russian soldiers that are killed because of it. Putin is being the patient one.
After Huge Ukraine Drone Attack, Russia Bombs Entire Drone-Making Factory; US Patriots Destroyed – YouTube
2 days ago.
🤦♀️ 🤦♀️ 🤦♀️ Reports are that a Patriot AD System
was also…..neutralized💥🔥
Since the Patriot AD Systems are in short supply….
translated—-Those who have them are not going
to give them to Ukraine.-combined with not a
sufficient number of Patriot AD missiles available
or manufactured. Kiev used a lot of missiles
during this attack. 😳
I believe that is part of the reason for the meltdowns 🫠🫠
Combine with…wonder who had invested in
the operation of that drone factory??
Were there US and EU investors…😉😉
🙄 🙄 🙄
What shows bad faith is that Trump continues to provide financial/ military aid along with intelligence that continues to kill Russian soldiers. Walking away doesn’t immediately stop the killing but it sure ends ot in quick order though. Imagine where we would be today if Trump had ceased all aid when he first came in office. The war would probably be over by now.
NK troops is bad faith? What about all the western mercenaries fighting for Kiev. Kiev can have foreign fighters but Russia cant? The old saying that “the enemy gets a vote also” comes to mind.
I pretty clearly pointed out the mercs. I’m talking about at an official capacity. If SK or well say Moldova fought in an official capacity I guarantee you’d call that an escalation because it would be.
Yeah, tens of thousands of mercenaries aren’t an official capacity? I wonder who organized that recruiting effort🤦♂️
Or do you really believe that it was some love of “democracy ” that mobilized them all?
Not an escalation.
It may appear so to those
who pushed or followed
the propaganda narrative…
The Russia is losing, there is a stalemate
blah blah blah…🙄🙄🙄
There always is a point when propaganda
is confronted with Reality.
This is it.
The mud season is over. That means that
a new offensive usually begins…which is
exactly what is happening now.
For those who follow the frontlines on a
daily basis 🤷♀️🤷♀️ this is no surprise-and
no big escalation.
This is a result of the propaganda media
and corrupt politicians lying about the
True situation on the frontlines.
And even now instead of coming clean
about the situation…they are doubling
down on stupid….and propaganda..
Vietnam…2.0
He didn’t launch the attack on the front line. He hit all over Ukraine, including Kyiv. It pissed everyone off, as I imagine it was intended to do, and likely killed the whole peace process, as I also imagine it was intended to do. A perfect demonstration of Putin’s bad faith.
BS
Furthermore, taken as a whole, it could very well have been an attempt to piss off and bait the UK EU US into attacking deep into Russia, even Moscow, which Putin would then use as a justification for a “defensive” first nuclear strike somewhere. Kyiv? I hope 47 and the people around him have the sense to NOT directly engage with the lunatic Putin. Hell, let him have all of Ukraine. He broke it. Let HIM fix it.
See that pile of shits I have over there? NONE of them are about Ukraine.
I’ve been watching the Duran for years but I’m sorry Russia isn’t always right or justified because they’re against neocons and radical fascists in Ukraine.
There is a very real opportunity for peace and both sides ukr and Russia are preventing that. RU involved a 3rd party country at an official capacity in the war and I didn’t hear a peep from the Duran crowd.
Oops….
You must have missed the episode.
They did.💁♀️🤷♀️
Alex especially…. I remember his
coverage….hilarious 🤣🤣
I watch/listen everyday….many of us
here have been following for years.
I’ve been listening for years as well and still watch. But I’m trying to call balls and strikes. If UKR had a third country officially fighting with them (not mercs and tech) you’d rightly call it an escalation, how is it not when RU does it?
The US military has estimated that American KIA would be 5,000 per day in a Ukraine-type war.
Probably best to stay out of that one.
BTW, when Germany changed their laws to allow sending German tanks to fight Russians, in support of a nazified Ukraine, it was obvious that we would reach this point.
I recall a time when the person holding the position of President of the United States was known as one of the most powerful persons in the world. I wonder now if that was ever true.
It seems it was all a facade.
What on earth are we even looking at here?
This is by definition a “Proxy War”- and aren’t those illegal or something?
Ukraine could do NONE of this alone.
If Ukraine was left alone, this entire “SHOW” would be over- probably within days.
This is ridiculous..
My advice to Trump: Walk away. Walk away now.
Werz just wants to suck us in deeper and deeper.
We could be looking at images like this. This is Syria before the USA decided to destroy it.
Libya before the USA destroyed it
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That is why I cringe now
when I hear….Peace through Strength
😖 🥴 🤢
Ronald Reagan when using the term
did not mean bomb countries into
rubble/submission.
The neo cons and warmongers have
bastardized the term.
Look to John Bolton.
When the German Chancellor said, “…and not for the Americans” with regards to range limits, he was publicly confirming everything Sundance said.
The CIA is running this operation, with assistance from the EU, NATO and the associated intelligence agencies. There is a Presidential Finding Memo from The AutoPen authorizing the operation. Rubio certainly has knowledge of all of the above.
It’s time for all pretending to stop.
How about issuing a Presidential Finding Memo cancelling the entire operation? Or, at least OUR involvement in it, in any way, shape, or form?
One thing to remember is Russia is still providing oil and gas to Europe.
All Russia would have to do is end those shipments, bomb into oblivion all other pipelines, cut every underwater fiber cable, and sit back and wait. Sure Russia would take a beating from a few thousand missiles but no one has the capacity to invade Russia.
You forget the first rule of interpretation of international events that Sundance has pointed out: it’s all about money. Russia needs the revenue, so will continue to sell to Europe.
And nobody else does?
THIS IS – THE REASON The UKRAINE Is NOT ” ROTA-TILLED ” – PIPELINES
https://www.entsog.eu/sites/default/files/2025-01/ENTSOG_GIE_SYSCAP_2025_1600x1200_FULL_114_FLAT.pdf