Hungary ODD MAN OUT - No on SANCTIONS - Russian - Ukraine War - New Cold War 2

BBC News - Live Blog: Reports in its 12.43pm post the following, " The EU has been agonising over energy sanctions for weeks.....Hungary, in particular, is seen as a potential road-block. It’s heavily reliant on Russian supplies, while the government of the recently re-elected Hungarian Prime Minister, Viktor Orban, has voiced clear opposition to sanctions.  "

Lets Get Real:

The Hungarian people must have forgotten the 1956 invasion of Hungary by the then USSR.  The re-elected leader of Hungary is CLOSE to Putin, the US and other EU and NATO Allies must place pressure on Hungary, do they want to be in the EU and NATO, how can we trust them if they are loyal to the Kremlin.  The EU on the whole must ACT AS ONE, when it comes to sanctions, the Hungarians have a VETO as all Countries do.  The EU is sending billions to Putin due to its need of Russian gas, the EU, and individual countries as such as Germany and Hungary really need to cut ties with Putin's Russia.   When it comes to more tougher action by the EU and NATO one can see Putin using GAS as a blackmail to get these Countries to get these Countries to block sanctions or prevent Sweden or Finland becoming members of NATO.  The West has to be hard and firm with Putin, that is the only thing he understands, Putin if he ever had one is stamped with KGB running through it.

Russian - Ukraine War - Update - Russian - Ukraine War - New Cold War 2

Guardian - Live Blog: Reports in its 3.18pm post the following, " Russian troops have had to merge and redeploy units from their “failed advances” in Ukraine’s north-east, the UK Ministry of Defence has said, while both Kyiv and Moscow suffer serious losses in Donbas....The Ukraine military estimated that 23,200 Russian soldiers have been killed since the beginning of the invasion  "

Lets Get Real:

The Russian Army is being set by the calendar, Putin what's any kind of victory in East Ukraine by the 9th of May, the day the Russians celebrate their victory over Nazi Germany, the West has been written out of the story, also the Nazi Non Aggression Pact with the USSR in August 1939-  41.  In the Putin's bad history, it was the USSR that won the WAR and they are fighting the Nazi's in the Ukraine.  Tsar Nicholas 11 must be turning in his grave, World War 1 started when Russia came to the support of Serbia, a fellow Slav nation, what would the Tsar think of Russia attacking the Ukraine, and that the Communists managed to not only dissolve Imperial Russia but even the USSR.   The total PR of Ukraine as a Nazi State is down to Putin, he has turned the Russian people in to mindless zombies, how else can one explain that the Russian people have not stormed out on the streets to demonstrate against the War in the Ukraine.  The Evil Empire has made a return in the Ukraine!

Another Russian Nuclear THREAT ? - Russian - Ukraine War - New Cold War 2

Sky News - Live Blog: Reports the following in its 1.56pm post, " Risks of nuclear war 'should be kept to a minimum' - Russian foreign ministry....The risks of nuclear war should be kept to a "minimum", according to a Russian foreign ministry official quoted by the TASS news agency.  "

Lets Get Real:

It is always the Russians that bring up nuclear threat, either the President or the Foreign Minister, the foreign ministry official would better spend his/her time telling Putin off about his abrasive nuclear talks and threats.  The Russian land war was a disaster in the North, the Army showed itself to be inept and WAR CRIMINALS.  The new Russian plan is to go for East Ukraine and the whole of the South, it is also eyeing Moldova, they have fifteen hundred troops there, they could use them to attack Odesa just over the border.   The Ukrainian Army has moved forces to the border to prevent a attack from the rear.  The Kyiv needs fighter jets, and tanks, the WAR in the East will be more conventional and hand to hand combat, guerrilla tactics are less effective.   Ukraine has to WIN, for itself and the West. 

France increases military and humanitarian support for Ukraine - Russian - Ukraine War - New Cold War 2

BBC News - Live Blog: Reports the following in its 2.09pm post, " France promises to increase military and humanitarian aid to Ukraine.....The US, France and other allies have provided Kyiv with hundreds of long-range artillery pieces to help it counter Moscow's offensive in the Donbas region of eastern Ukraine.  "

Lets Get Real:

Thus one can assume after getting re-elected the French President feels he has a free hand when it comes to foreign policy, also one can postulated that Macron was tired of being lied to by Putin in face and over the phone.  This follows the US President's request for 33 billion from the US Congress as to support the Kyiv Government, 20 billion of that going to military support.  The Biden Oval has come around to the idea that they MUST WIN in the Ukraine and Putin cannot be allowed to have a victory rally that he wants on May 9th.  The Ukraine Army has to push the Russians out of the Ukraine and if possible  OUT OF THE CRIMEA.  The War in the Ukraine should be Putin's 1905 moment, when the people came out on the street of Russia and demanded reform, thus the Tsar had to give a bit to end the revolution, thus Putin must be forced to give Russia back its DEMOCRACY.  Putin is the problem and his removal is the solution. 

Russian THREAT to other Western consumers of Russian Gas - Russian - Ukraine War - New Cold War 2

Guardian - Live Blog: Reports in its 12.51pm post the following, " Russia warns it may cut natural gas supplies to other EU countries....Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov has warned that other European Union customers may be cut off from Russian natural gas supplies if they refuse to pay in roubles.  "

Lets Get Real:

This is a BLUFF by Moscow, no money and they cannot carry on with the WAR in the Ukraine.  Will they really cut off Germany, one has doubts, the Germans would find someone else to give them the gas and make sure they cannot be blackmailed by the Russians.  The West as a whole, should decide to CUT ALL GAS from Moscow, this would end the WAR in the Ukraine faster than any military supplies and force Moscow to peace talks.  If the West, well Europe can find other suppliers the Russia would find itself BROKE in a matter of weeks or months.  Putin wants to switch the Russia view to Asia, does China really want to get involved in the Ukraine War and cause sanctions to be placed on itself, one hopes China is to SMART to do that. So Putin bring your best game, the West will out last you and your regime. 

Moldova Update - Russian - Ukraine War - New Cold War 2

Sky News - Live Blog: Reports in its 1.56pm post the following, " Russia ready to use Transnistria to move on Moldova or Ukraine, Ukrainian official says....Ukraine's deputy defence minister has claimed Russia will use the Moldovan breakaway region of Transnistria to launch a further attack on Ukraine or on Moldova.  "

Lets Get Real:

What the Russians really want is to change the political outlook of the WAR in the Ukraine, they want to return to the old system, when the US and the USSR would deal with any problem and the outside world looked on, one assumes that Putin thinks he can bully a weak Biden, that Biden cannot take the pressure of a WAR that could last for months, also the Kremlin wants to bring in other STATES, thus the concern as stated by the Kremlin about the safety of Russian speakers in Moldova, the Russians have 1,500 troops there already, they could launch a false flag operation, recent incidents suggest that is what the Kremlin is looking for, the Kremlin wants the whole of the East and Southern Ukraine and Moldova.  The Moldova Government is weak, the West should consider a security guarantee for Moldova as way to warn Kremlin off any attack.

Russia CUTS off Gas to Europe - Russian - Ukraine War - New Cold War 2

BBC News - Live Blog: Reports in its 1.16pm post the following, " Russian energy supplier Gazprom has cut gas supplies to Poland and Bulgaria, saying it was because both countries had refused to make payments in roubles. Russia said it would do the same with other "unfriendly" countries  "

Lets Get Real:

The EU needs to pull its finger out and support Poland and Bulgaria, what is the point of being part of the EU if the rest of the EU does not come to support of States that are following EU rules, one assumes the Russian picked on Poland and Bulgaria as an example to Germany, the Berlin Government has gotten off the dime and is NOW giving Tanks to Ukraine, thus this cut off gas to Poland and Bulgaria is a message to BERLIN, be careful how far you go, it is pure blackmail.  Thus the EU needs to gets its hand out or storage tanks to get some gas from Countries that are still getting gas from Russia.  If not what is the point of the EU, thank goodness the UK only gets 5% of its gas from the Russians, we and Germany will be the next target of Russia.