President Zelensky MEETS PM Burnham and the King - Update

Daily Mail: Reports that President Zelensky has meet the King and the Prime Minister.

Let's Get Real:

The Prime Ministet stated in the House of Commons that he sees himself as a bridge between Ukrain and the Trump Oval.  All the rhetoric since Boris Johnson has been good and supportive. This is the time for action, time to Shame the US and Trump, the President has failed to learn the lessons of Presidents Woodrow Wilson and FDR, he is supporting the wrong side.  If UK troops went in to the Ukraine then this would shame US and its people, do they want to be late for the party as they were in 1917 and 1941.  This is a time for resolve, not hot air of words.

Aircraft Carrier to be named after Trump - Update

Guardian: Reports in its 1.29pm post the following, " Navy considers naming carrier for Trump instead of Black war hero as planned - report "

Let's Get Real:

This is either coming from the White House or Trump officials in the Defence Department are wanting to get bonus points with Trump.  This is a bad idea, the Democrats have jumped to attack Trump and the Republicans will have to defend it before the Mid Terms in November.  The original name was to honour an African - American Naval hero of Pearl Harbour 1941.  The honour is well deseved, Trump should rule it out, he is trying to change Washington D.C to honour him, Trump is delusional and needs someone to show him reality.

Silence from Russia after Ukraine Attacks - Ukraine - Russia War

Sky News: Reports that Putin's Kremlin is being very quiet about Ukraine's attack on Russian bases in Russia, as far as Siberia.

Lets Get Real:

Russia has ever reason to be quiet, the attack has been called Russia's Pearl Harbour, let's see the reaction, as stated in previous post, there have been calls for Nukes to be used on the Ukraine, this would be a wild over reaction, but then again the West needs to send a message to Putin, a use of a NUKE would change the War, it could lead WW3.  The West and the Ukraine awaits a reaction from Putin.

Trump Critical of President Macron and UK PM Starmer - Trump47

BBC News: Reports in its 4.46pm post that President Trump has been critical of the French and UK leadership when it comes to the Ukraine.

Lets Get Real:

Who does Trump think he is, if the US cuts off military aid to the Ukraine, then EU and UK will have to take its place,  it has happened before, in 1947, the UK could not defend Greece and Turkey against the Comminist threat, and the US took over World Leadership, it might be time for the EU and the UK take over from the US, shame Trump, it took in till 1917 for the US to get in to WW1, 1941 for WW2, while the US is going through its Appeasement phase with Trump, there are the Mid Terms in 2026 and a new Presidential Election in 2028, shame the devil as they say.

Ukraine to hold Russian seized land - President of the Ukraine - Ukraine - Russia War - Biden Era

Sky News - Live Blog: Reports in its 6.17pm post the following, " 

Ukraine plans to indefinitely hold seized territory in Russia, Zelenskyy says...

The Ukrainian president said in an exclusive interview that holding the territory was integral to his "victory plan" to force Vladimir Putin to the negotiating table and bring an end to the war  "

Lets Get Real:

The invasion of Russia by the Ukraine must hurt the Putin's pride, Russia has not been invaded since 1941, and this time the invaders have the support of the West and the West is sending them with arms and missile defences to make sure that it will cost the Russians more than that they ever thought.   It is reported in the news that Russian children are being taught about arms in schools, let hope their parents rise up against PUTIN before they become part of his cannon fodder.  The UKRIANE should allow free media in the areas that they control, report the real news to the Russian people, show them that they have been lied to by Putin's Kremlin, that Putin is a WAR CRIMINAL and is afraid to go abroad in case he is arrested.  No Western leader will want to shake his hands, with the exception of Trump.  President Putin is waiting out Biden and hoping for a Trump win in November.

Russia advances in East Ukraine - Ukraine - Russia War - Biden Era

Noted:  The left wing Guardian pointed out that the Speech by President Biden was not in prime time, so his speech was not seen by everyone, the Harris Campaign do not want a serious connection to be seen between the new Candidate and POTUS, although she was his Vice - President. 

BBC News: Reports " Russian forces claim another town captured in east Ukraine.....Russia's military says it has captured a small town in eastern Ukraine called Niu-York, as part of its push towards big population centres in the Donetsk region.  "

Lets Get Real:

It should be asked has the Ukraine done a strategic mistake with its invasion of Russia, the aim was to get Russia to remove troops from the East Ukraine and to place them back in Russia, thus far this has not worked.   The Ukraine is pushing forward in Russia, the same can be said of the Russians.   The article notes that Putin has started to call the areas under Russia control by their Imperial name, he does really want the Russian Empire back, thus the Ukraine must make him pay in the Kursk region of Russia, they should try to make the Russia pride hurt, this is not 1941, the Ukraine Army is not killing Russian residents because of their faith or politics, the Ukraine should make the region a freedom area, undermine Putin and his regime.   This could be a long and bloody war, it was Putin's war and he must be stopped.

Biden's State of the Union Speech - 2024 Candidate/2024 General Election

Lets Get Real:

The first part of the speech was good, bought up FDR in 1941 and Reagan's Speech in Berlin were he called on Mr Gorbachev to Tear down the Berlin Wall.   That was strong, also how he connected that to the War in the Ukraine.   POTUS also attacked former President Trump for his lack of defence of NATO.   The President lost this blog, when he went political on the domestic side, as in abortion, it should be noted that the Gipper called Biden a demagogue  in is diaries, thus one demagogue against a better one as in Trump.  The effective of the speech will be seen in the polls next week, we have months to go.  Then we  have the Presidential Debates, can POTUS work without a autocue.  The fun has started.

Sweden JOINS NATO - Ukraine - Russia War - New Cold War 2 - Biden Era

BBC News: Reports  " Hungary's parliament clears path for Sweden's Nato membership...Sweden has cleared its final obstacle to joining Nato after Hungary's parliament voted to ratify the bid.  "

Lets Get Real:

The invasion of the Ukraine by Russia has forced Finland and Sweden to join NATO for their own protection, this is not what Russia wanted, the very action that Putin wanted to avoid has happened, NATO has grown stronger and will feed Ukraine with ammo, the Ukraine  Army needs more ammo, its fighting power had been reduced by the lack of new ammo from the West and the US. The Russians have endless manpower, the Germans found that OUT in World War 2, the Russians had thought they had a deal with Nazi Germany, Hitler invaded in 1941, and nearly got to Moscow, if the Russians had waited and joined the Western Allies, the history of the period could been very different. Putin is another Hitler, has to be STOPPED in the Ukraine.

Insurgents pushed out of Russia - Ukraine - Russia War - Biden Era

BBC News: Reports " Belgorod raid: Insurgents defeated after rare cross-border incursion - Russia......Kyiv has denied involvement and two Russian paramilitary groups have said they were behind the incursion.  "

Lets Get Real:

This blog might have been wrong in its original thought that the Russians were doing a FALSE FLAG operation, it seems that the Kremlin and the Kremlin supporting press and military bloggers who support the WAR were caught off guard by the first invasion of Russia since 1941, it seems from reports that they are Russians who live in the Ukraine who want to remove the Putin Regime from power, one would find it hard to believe that the Kyiv Government has not knowledge of them, they would have needed support from Ukraine intelligence to pick the safest area to attack and not be stopped by Russian Forces,  when the Ukraine offensive starts one would not be shocked these two groups return causing mayhem in Russian ranks, the Russians will not know what is the real offensive and what is a false flag operation. Good Day for Kyiv and the Ukraine people.  

Trench warfare in the Ukraine - Ukraine - Russian War - Biden Era

Daily Mail: Reports " Russians launch 'human wave' attacks in Ukraine: Putin's troops are cut down in continued WW1-style fighting for the town of Bakhmut......Fighting for the Ukrainian town of Bakhmut has intensified over Christmas after Russian armed forces deployed a fresh wave of troops and armoured vehicles on the front lines amid a barrage of new rocket attacks.   "

Lets Get Real:

The WAR in the Ukraine will only end when the US gets its finger out and sends troops, think 1917 and President Wilson's decision to declare War on Germany for making suggesting that Mexico enter the WAR and as a bonus getting some of the US States in return, well the WAR in the Ukraine is a even bigger threat to the US.  It only takes for the Russians to plant a dirty bomb in the Ukraine or for another stray missile from Russia to hit another NATO Country.  The security of the West is at stake, if it's going to happen it should happen when the US chooses to act, not being forces to ACT by events.   President Roosevelt was lucky after Imperial Japan bombed Pearl Harbour that Hitler declared War on the US, thus a two war front and of course the Allies were going to WIN with the power of the US.   President Biden if he had the courage would have sent US troops in to the Ukraine before the February invasion, the US and the West is being dragged in to a WAR, it did not chose and it will be costly.  One can say that 2023 will see more trench warfare and drone strikes, at some point the WEST, in this case NATO must act, human life is too precious to be left to politics wims of a US leader, there is the MORAL question at the end of the day. 

A Dirty nuclear bomb and the Ukraine - Ukraine - Russian War - Biden Era

BBC News: Reports on the allegation by the Russians that Kyiv is about to do a false flag operation by using a dirty nuclear bomb in the Ukraine as to blame the Russians, the article notes the following, " On Sunday the UK, US and French governments issued a joint statement on the Russian government's claims. They rejected what they called "Russia's transparently false allegations" against Kyiv, adding: "The world would see through any attempt to use this allegation as a pretext for escalation. We further reject any pretext for escalation by Russia." 

Lets Get Real:

The Russians could be using the above argument should they decide to use a dirty bomb in the regions they are losing to the Kyiv Forces, they are about to lose Kherson back to Kyiv, they are moving their people out, from their imposed civic structure to military forces.  The Kremlin is fighting this, because Putin has put the nation into partial call up of men to serve, a third time since 1914, 1941, over three hundred thousand men have done a runner over the border, this has lead to Putin imposing martial law on areas under its control, also it has move its nuclear command train to the Ukraine border, thus allowing it to launch a low yield nuclear bomb.  This they would blame on the Kyiv Forces and make the area a no go area for years, like Chernobyl.  The Kremlin thinks that POTUS is weak and that the UK has a very new PM, thus strike when the time is right.  Thus do not be shocked if a nuke is used in the Ukraine or over the Black Sea, were a recent Russian plane released a missile close to UK Military Planes, that could have been a TEST by the Russian to Western reaction. 

What is the truth about the number of Russian Soldiers killed in the Ukraine ? - Russian - Ukraine War - New Cold War 2

Daily Mail: Reports " Russia now claims 1,300 troops have been killed and 3,800 wounded in Ukraine - treble its previous toll but a fraction of the 16,000 Kyiv says it has killed "

Lets Get Real:

One assumes the Russians are not telling the truth about how many of their soldiers they have lost in the Ukraine, this is political and PR mistake, the true number will get out, the body bags being sent home will do that, what ever restrictions Putin puts on people talking, the worst Russian invasion since Afghanistan in 1979 will have people talking, in whispers but it will get out.  The Kremlin on the political front is also doing a MISTAKE, if it was smarter it would tell the Russian people about their loses, the Kremlin could argue that the evil West is supporting the KYIV Government and thus it is important to stand up to the Ukraine and the West, but of course that would take a brain open to the TRUTH, so far Putin has a horrible historian and a bad Hollywood movie critic, if today's rantings are anything to go by.  Putin stated that the Hollywood over looked the role of the red army in World War 2 or the Great Patriotic War it is called in Russia. This is simply not true, Hollywood did many pro Stalin and USSR talkies during the WAR, that is why the Congress went after them in the late 1940s and 50s.  Of course it should be noted that Russia took its time to join the Allies, it took the German invasion of Russia in 1941, and even then Stalin hid under his desk for the week.  Russian intelligence has informed Stalin about the threat of invasion but he did not believe them, he had signed a Nazi - Soviet Non Aggression Pact with Nazi Germany in August 1939. If you sub with the Devil, better have a long spoon, and do not expect sympathy from the West, you are not going to get it from this blogger.   The Russians have a trend of not being a create partner, Lenin signed a peace deal with Germany in 1918 and removed Russia from World War 1.  Thus as stated above the Kremlin needs to tell the truth about the number of deaths in the Ukraine, it will come out anyway and Putin ravings require a mental care, the Russian people need to overthrow the EVIL REGIME of the former EVIL EMPIRE. 

Russia is STALLED in the Ukraine - Russian - Ukraine War - New Cold War 2

BBC News - Live Blog: Reports in its 6.20pm post the following, " Nearly all of Russia's advances on Ukraine have stalled, with the lack of progress largely due to Ukrainian resistance, according to a senior US defence official.  "

Lets Get Real:

The Russian PLAN A has been a disaster, the quick trip to KYIV has been stalled by the BRAVE Army of Ukraine, they are fighting for their COUNTRY, the Russians are fighting for Putin, a lesser need it can be considered for those drafted in to the Russian Army.  That fact that the Kremlin had to ask for HELP in financial terms and military terms show how far the PLAN A has gone astray.  Also let's point that the Russian Soldiers are suffering from the lack of food and heat, one would have thought the Putin who likes his own history, would have recalled what happened to the Nazi Germany Army in its invasion of the Soviet Union in 1941, the ARMIES share the same problem, their logistics are not keeping up and the money that Putin has spent on the Army has failed.  The firing of missiles near the Polish border shows how worried Putin is, the Ukraine military base is a few miles from the POLISH BORDER a NATO member, Putin knows that if he does not win this WAR, a WAR of choice his head will be on the chopping block.  Also a single mistake could get NATO involved, no one wants that, but if it happens, NATO will kick the Russian but in the Ukraine.  World War 3 might have already started and we do not know it yet. 

Is Chernobyl a NEW THREAT ?- Russian - Ukraine War - New Cold War 2

BBC News - Live Blog: Reports in its 12.28pm the following, " Ukraine's state run nuclear company says electricity supplies to the former power plant at Chernobyl have been cut and has warned that radioactive substances could be released, because spent nuclear fuel cannot be cooled.  "

Lets Get Real:

This is a serious development, all the World needs now is for there to be radiation released from Chernobyl, that US and the UK has to place pressure on the Russians to allow the Ukraine Government to FIX the problem, this is not the type of issue to play games with, the Biden Oval and Boris Johnson should be on the phone to the Kremlin and demand that they either allow the Ukraine the problem or allow Western powers to send in expert to to fix the problem.  Of course this could be a devious ploy by the Russians to force the WEST to not to supply lethal aid to the Kiev Government, the Russians play dirty when it comes to WAR.  On the WHOLE the Russian Army has shown that it is slow and inept, and Putin MASTER PLAN has failed.  The weather is getting bad, and the Russians could face the same problems Germany had in its invasion of Russia in 1941, faulty equipment not working due to the weather, the trouble of feeding its troops, and the long slow slog of surrounding Kiev and other Cities.  It can be stated that Putin ha really messed this up. 

The State of the Union and President Biden - Ukraine and Russia War - New Cold War 2

The White House: Excerpts of President Biden's speech to Congress and the American Public, " Throughout our history we’ve learned this lesson – when dictators do not pay a price for their aggression, they cause more chaos. They keep moving. And, the costs and threats to America and the world keep rising.

That’s why the NATO Alliance was created to secure peace and stability in Europe after World War 2. The United States is a member along with 29 other nations.

It matters. American diplomacy matters.

Putin’s war was premeditated and unprovoked. He rejected efforts at diplomacy. He thought the West and NATO wouldn’t respond. And, he thought he could divide us here at home.

Putin was wrong. We were ready.  "

Lets Get Real:

The above is not going to frighten Putin, what POTUS seems to have forgotten is that the UK and US stood up to Hitler, the UK from 1939, the US in 1941 after the bombing of Pearl Harbour by Imperial Japan, and few days later Hitler declared WAR on the US.  The West has to get the fact that WW3 might have already started, who is to say that Putin will stop with the Ukraine, the economic sanctions could force the Russian people on to the streets, thus Putin might want to divert their anger by attacking the Baltic States or invading Poland.  The West has to make sure that Putin loses in the Ukraine and is seen to LOSE, otherwise the entire World could be at risk.  In 1939 the UK had Winston Churchill and the US in 1941 had FDR, our present LEADERS are not in their league, let's hope they find their backbone and ACT to DEFEND OUR DEMOCRACY. 

US - Russian Geneva Talks Update - Biden Era

Sky News - Live Blog: Reports in its 4.43pm post the following, the view of the Russians on the Western Actions,  the Russian Deputy Foreign Minister stated, " He says he doesn't want the US to take any steps that "endanger not only its own security but that of Europe". "

Lets Get Real:

The mood music from the TALKS are not good, it can be postulated that the Russians are not interested in REAL TALKS, they want a reason to invade the Ukraine, it can be argued that the Russians might invade the Eastern Ukraine and absorb that in the Russian Federation.  That would mean Putin has taken parts of Georgia, the Crimea and Eastern Ukraine, he is really trying to form the old USSR.  Let's recall that Putin thinks the fall of the USSR was the greatest tragedy of the 20th Century, yes he is that OUT OF IT.  On the other hand, if Putin takes the East Ukraine it would allow for a red line between the Ukraine and Russia, the Kiev Government might place pressure on the US and NATO to allow it to join sooner than expected. If this happens Putin might be inviting NATO in to Russia in his view.  There are more meetings, but they are for show, this blog expects an invasion in a few weeks, while it is winter and roads are good, recall what happened to the Nazi invasion of Russian 1941 when the weather changed.  One really hopes the Biden Oval is up to the job and the NATO sticks together, the BALTIC STATES and POLAND need to be protected. 

Iran rebuffs POTUS on Military Threat - Middle East/Persia - Trump Era

BBC News: Reports " Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has dismissed US President Donald Trump's "genocidal taunts" and warned him not to threaten the country.  "

Lets Get Real:

In many respects President Trump, he talks tough but when you get down to it, POTUS is an appeaser of the first order.  In the 2nd Obama Term, President Obama allowed his Secretary of State, John F. Kerry to march the troops up the hill when it came to Syria, and then cut him lose when the UK House of Commons would to support military strikes on Assad's Syria.   As with Syria and now IRAN, POTUS talks tough but when you get down it, he freezes, just look at Venezuela, both the National Security Adviser and the Secretary of State talk tough on removing the Government of Venezuela and what happened, a FAT NOTHING, tough sanctions that hit the people, while Government and Military ELITE do not suffer.   It has been stated that Trump is a new appeaser, just he shows a tough face but when you get down it, he STOPS.  In his campaign in 2016 Trump made it clear that he does not want to LEAD THE WORLD, this is a return to the US of the 1920s, where the voters did not want to see in another World War, it would take twenty years for the US voter to find its backbone with WW2, only after Imperial Japan attacked Pearl Harbour on December 7th 1941.   Thus it can be postulated that TRUMP will never attack Iran, and sooner or later, Iran will get the bomb. 

Obama on Ukraien and Russia - Ukraine Crisis

CNN - Politics: Reports " ... President Barack Obama will urge his European counterparts to extend the economic sanctions on Russia that have weakened the Ruble and caused some discontent among the Russian population, administration officials said Thursday. "

Lets Get Real:

The Russian economy has taken a hit and the Russian people have felt the results but President Putin is playing the Russian card, he wants people to recall that he took back the Crimea and is on the way of re-taking back the Ukraine.   Let's recall with the end of USSR the Russian people lost an Empire almost overnight.   They were a super power, an equal of the US, now their economy is only kept up by the oil sales.   The price of oil has gone down, this has caused further problems for Putin, thus his seeking adventure outside Russia, the Russian people can take a lot, this has been shown in World War 1, were they finally broke after years of failure  and thus the Revolution, but more important in World War 2 they did not break and stalled and push the Germany Army back to Berlin.  It is just a matter of finding their breaking point and crushing it, harsh but simple. 

Israel and the " New " Iran? - Iran Crisis

Guardian: Reports the following from Israel, " Israel sceptical about easing of pressure on Iran to halt nuclear programme ".

Lets Get Real:

Folks over a year ago the Oval stated that Iran would have the bomb within a year, all that has happened is that Iran and its elite have chosen a better seller of its image, it has not stopped its nuclear aims, any delay has been due the  covert actions by the CIA and Mossad, the Tehran Regime fears its people, the sanctions by the UN are hurting,  the Oval in its first term could have supported the reformers as they were being shot in Tehran, but the Oval did NOTHING.   As with Syria, the Oval wants to appease, the Oval has lost its bottle, if it ever had a bottle to lose.   The Government in Israel soon will have a choice, does it allow Iran to go nuclear or does it take action, it can not trust the US,  the US is going down a isolation road, this is not new for the US, it has form folks, after the US Senate rejected the League of Nations of President Wilson it went through two decades of isolation, only the attack on Pearl Harbour in 1941 bought the US out of this policy.   The US has become a welfare State folks, it has a 17 trillion debt, China is the banker for the US,  the UK after World War 2 gave up its Empire and its leadership of the West to the US, the problem now is that there is no successor to the US, history is harsh on Countries and politicians who fail to see the end result of failed policies, thus folks, what will history say of the US in the early 21 Century, a giant who slept but then woke, or a giant who never woke up to be that Shining City on a Hill. 

Amash Amendment Defeated - 2nd Term Blues

Guardian: Reports on the fate of the Amash Amendment in the Republican House, " First major challenge to NSA's bulk collection of phone records defeated by only 217 votes to 205 in House of Representatives ".

Lets Get Real:

The vote was interesting folks, the vote divided Parties, on the hawk side was the Obama Oval and Conservative Republicans, while liberal or moderate Republicans joined Democrats in opposing the spaying on US Citizens.   Those that watched 9/11 will never forget that day, but it is like those that were around on November 22 1963, the day that President Kennedy was Assassinated, to them that was the DAY that changed the US, while those that were born after 1963 can place the Kennedy assassination in context, did the change from Kennedy to Johnson really change US policy in Vietnam, many Kennedy supporters have argued so, while those that see Kennedy in the cold light of day and with time argue that LBJ was carrying on the Kennedy policy, what IF's are for counter factual history.  What can be said of President Johnson is that he put his Presidency on the line for Civil Rights and the Great Society, with the best will in the World one can not see Kennedy passing Civil Rights, he was far to cautious, and wanted Southern votes in 64 and to support his brother later on, time has away of showing the truth to those that were not around at fixed times of history, historians have a point of view, that is to be expected, but honest historians give you objective history as far as they can, they give you what was going on and the results, not what they want to have happened, and what COULD have happened.   Thus in time 9/11 will become part of history, such as the Pearl Harbour in 1941, the Kennedy Assassination of 63, but to those that lived through those hours, it will never be far away, it defines us as much as the Cold War.