Moscow is angry with Paris over War Crimes Trials SUPPORT - Ukraine - Russian War - Biden Era

Sky News - Live Blog: Reports the following in its 1.35pm post, " 

Moscow 'outraged' by French decision to back war crimes tribunal....

It is likely this would involve a handful of people, potentially including Vladimir Putin, the foreign minister Sergei Lavrov and the defence minister Sergei Shoigu.  "

Lets Get Real:

The Russians will go up the wall over the French supporting WAR CRIMES TRIALS, the French and the Germans are seen as the weak points in the Western WALL.  The last thing that Putin wants is to be dragged to a European Court and to face he the crimes he has committed in Russia and outside Russia.  One does hope that this idea is a WESTERN PLAN to get the attention of the Kremlin, to make them consider WESTERN TERMS for the end of the WAR IN THE UKRAINE.  One can see a DEAL, were the Russians get out of the Ukraine proper, but stay in the CRIMEA ( it can be argued that the Crimea is a long term Russian interest, the Crimean War in the 19th Century, Russians against the Brits )  The benefit for the Russians, is they get to keep the CRIMEA, and its accepted by the WEST and no WAR CRIME TRIALS, while the Ukraine is allowed to join the EU and NATO in time. That would be real politic at its best. 

Russia MAKES DEMANDS before talks with the West - Ukraine - Russian War - Biden Era

BBC News: Reports " Russia says the West's refusal to recognise "new territories" seized from Ukraine makes peace talks harder, after President Joe Biden indicated he would be ready to meet Vladimir Putin.  "

Lets Get Real:

As the above article notes any talks between POTUS and Putin would be conditional on Putin wanting to end the WAR IN THE UKRAINE.  The West will never force the Kyiv Governemtn to give land to the Russians, and the Russians will have to show they mean peace by getting out of the whole of the Ukraine, the sticking point might be the Ukraine.  The West has to much invested in the Ukraine to allow the Russians to have a win, a Putin win would allow him to move his eyes to the Baltic States and Poland, that would lead to WW3.  The Kremlin knows that if it was really honest with the Russian people about the loses that the Russian Army has faced in the Ukraine, then the Putin regime would come under threat.  Those Russian Soldiers killed in the Ukraine is thousands more than those killed in the Afghanistan War from 1979 - 1989, that helped bring down the USSR.  One does worry there are appeasers in the US State Department and that the US NSA wants to keep lines open with Moscow, that might be seen as a weakness by Putin and his Court. 

High Level US and Russian Talks - Ukraine - Russian War - Biden Era

Sky News - Live Blog: Reports in its 12.34pm post the following, " 

Putin's spy chief discussed nuclear issues with CIA director....

Russian foreign intelligence chief Sergei Naryshkin said in an interview that he had met CIA director William Burns on 14 November...He also confirmed the two countries had a channel to manage risks and that it would be possible for another such conversation to be held in future.  "

Lets Get Real:

It can be postulated that the US and Russia had such high level talks is good, it would be interesting to know who asked for the talks, and what in detail they asked for.  On the other hand the Biden Oval should be careful it is not played by the Kremlin, the Russians do not want the US and vice versa for both sides to start fighting each other, but the talks allow the Russians to mislead the Biden Oval as to what it wants and might bluff the US that it will never use a dirty bomb and then it does effect use a dirty bomb in Kherson, or starts another front to take KYIV.   The people of the Ukraine are being tested, the Russians are hitting the energy infrastructure of the Ukraine, they are trying to WEAR the people down, they do not a long term WAR in the Ukraine, they have the manpower but the West and NATO have the weapons, in the end Putin cannot win, and he knows that, he also knows that he is toast if he loses the WAR.  Thus what will Putin do is the sixty four thousand question, when his back is against the WALL, he hopes it is not a firing squad. 

US and NATO to support the Ukraine over the Winter Period - Ukraine - Russian War - Biden Era

Guardian - Live Blog: Reports in its 3.55pm post the following, "  US and Nato allies pledge continued support for Ukraine....Nato foreign ministers today pledged to step up support to Ukraine and help repair its energy infrastructure amid a wave of Russian attacks that have repeatedly knocked out power supplies and heating for millions of Ukrainians, Reuters reports.  "

Lets Get Real:

The winter war in the Ukraine will be tough, the Russians want to keep the people of the Ukraine in the dark and very cold.  One can expect more attacks from the Russians, they want to keep the WHOLE Ukraine DARK at night.  Also Western Europe should expect cyber attacks on their own infrastructure, the Russians want to make the West pay for its support of the Ukraine.  One hopes the CIA, NSA in the US is on form to prevent such attacks, also the MI5/6 in the UK and GCHQ have their ears open.  It might be a MILD winter in Europe, one hopes, but one has to plan for the worse.  The Russian plan for a quick war has turned into something out of World War one, the Ukraine and Russian Forces are in the trenches, keeping each other at bay.  There is no time for a Christmas truce as in 1914, the Russians cannot be trusted, well Putin might try something, he really needs as win in the Ukraine or he is finished. Games of Thrones had it right, Winter is Coming!

Biden and the Domestic Economy - Biden Era/2024 Candidate for POTUS

The Hill: Reports " Biden calls on Congress to prevent rail shutdown: ‘The economy’s at risk’....."

Lets Get Real:

This move by a DEMOCRATIC President will not go down well with some of the trade unions that backed Biden in 2020, if he decides to run he might have to rebuild his relationship with the LABOUR movement in the US.  It should be noted that when the Air Traffic Controllers went on strike in the 1980s, President Reagan gave them a date to return to work or they were fired, when the day came, those that didn't give up the strike were fired by Presidential Decree.   This might look like a small issue, but the events got the attention of the Kremlin, they saw Reagan was tough and would follow through.  Of course Biden cannot fire all the train workers who want to go on strike, it would take time to train new people, also he has to look at 2024 and also he cannot look weak to Putin, let's be honest no one has really called Biden OUT YET, this blog is waiting for North Korea to have another nuclear test, or Iran to declare it has the bomb, or for Putin to use a dirty bomb in the Ukraine or some other violent action that would require Biden to act.  One does really wonder what Ronald Reagan would make of Biden, in his diaries Reagan had not time for Biden and called him demagogue, let's see how Biden gets out of this domestic threat to the economy. 

NATO calls for more WINTER AID for the Ukraine - Ukraine - Russian War - Biden Era

Sky News - Live Blog: Reports in its 6.40am post the following, " 

Ukraine set for 'terrible winter', NATO admits as it discusses what it can do....

The bloc's chief Jens Stoltenberg will call on allies to pledge more winter aid for Kyiv, after Ukraine's president told residents to brace for another week of cold and darkness due to Russian attacks on energy infrastructure.  "

Lets Get Real:

As stated by this blog and many others the Russians will take any chance they can to WIN their WAR in the Ukraine during the WINTER, they are want the people of the Ukraine to suffer through a BAD WINTER, they want the people to call for an end to the WAR on Russian terms.  The Kremlin is not reading the people of the Ukraine in correct way, the people of the Ukraine KNOW that if they lose this WAR they lose their Country, while in Russia, the Putin Regime would fall if it lost, but the Russian State would go on.  The West has to support the people of the Ukraine, through military aid to the Ukraine Army and battery operated heaters for the people of the whole of the Ukraine.   The Winter Battle might be the hardest for the people of the Ukraine, the Russian support for its troops is not that great, from ammo to winter kit. The Russians should recall the Finish War of 1940, when the Russians in military terms had their backsides kicked, although they won the war in the end.

What Europe thought about the early stages of the Russian Invasion of the Ukraine - Ukraine - Russian War - Biden Era

Sky News - Live Blog: Reports in its 8.54am post the following,  " Boris Johnson suggests Germany wanted war to be over quickly even if Ukraine had to 'fold' - and that France was 'in denial "

Lets Get Real:

Why is it always the Germans and the French you cannot trust to preserve the security of Western Europe.  If the Europe has listened to Berlin and Paris then the Russian Forces would have been in KYIV in days, it was the British who lead Europe on this, as we have dealt with tyrants before ( this is not a dig at the Germans and French ) and we have won.  If Putin had gotten way with the invasion of the Ukraine, then the Baltic States would have been next or Poland.  Let's recall that the Putin demands were for the roll back of NATO, and a weakened Europe.  Thus back to the present, the US and the West has to defend the Ukraine, it will be a testing time this winter for the people of the Ukraine, the Russian Bear has gone a destruction spree, the people will need support with energy so has to have heat and food.  Western Europe could also face problems with power, due to the sanctions on Russia.  Winter will show the true character of Europe, has it learned past lessons, does it have the character to deal with the NEW EVIL EMPIRE.