Since the beginning of Russia’s Special Military Operation (SVO) – still ongoing today as just that i.e. there is no war between Russia and Ukraine, just an SVO, the purpose of which is simply to protect and secure Russian people who were under attack for eight and now almost ten long years – and even before that began, I have been saying that Russia is never going to be satisfied with that operation being concluded while there is any part of Ukraine still under western control – proxy or otherwise. That has never been stated in so many words by Russia but it is a logical derivation from other conditions they have laid down in their stated requirements for bringing an end to the SVO. And, it should be noted, Russia is the only party to the affair – not Europe, not NATO, not the US, not Britain, not the UN and not anyone else – which can bring the SVO to a satisfactory conclusion. And it is all legal and within the aegis of International Law as laid down under the UN Charter. So, the SVO goes on until Russia says it stops. The world needs to get used to that idea and stop making stupid proposals which cannot possibly be accepted. No amount of ceasefire proposals, peace formulae, threats or economic coercions will make any difference to that position, or shorten the SVO in any way. Instead, the world’s national governments and international organisations should spend their time more fruitfully by re-reading the Russian proposals published back in, I think it was mid-September 2021, or thereabouts. Those are the only points of necessary action which are of any consequence.
Having got that out of the way, how is it all going? From the Russian viewpoint all is going well and to plan. Always fighting as a numerically inferior force, which in the early days necessitated certain strategic withdrawals and repositionings, they have worn down the Ukraine military and assorted foreign militias together with an admixture of US and NATO super-weapons, by as much as 70% according to some sources, taking out of the equation as many as 6-700,000 soldiers and an equivalent proportion os military weapons and machinery of war – for relatively low losses to Russian forces. There is little fight left in the Ukraine force and little with which to take a serious fight to Russia. There is no serious threat of further offensive action from Ukraine and their previous offensive has now been officially closed – with zero positive results. The way is now open for Russia to take huge swathes of land whenever it is ready, or if it actually chooses to do so. The sensible thing for the west to do now – on behalf of Ukraine, which long ago gave up its sovereign right to make its own decisions (somebody should make sure the delusional and perhaps deranged leader is aware of that) – is to capitulate right now, before Russia is forced to start the push which would end it all, at the cost of so many more lives.
It was stated recently and repeated yesterday by the Kremlin (TASS), that is is impossible for Russia to be defeated on the battlefield. I agree. They have no comparable opponent. The world should count itself lucky that Russia has no personal visions leaning towards world domination but is an integral part of the growing global movement acting toward peaceful cooperation among nations. We may yet build a world the way it should be – without western adventurism or intervention.
OK, so it could be all over tomorrow – not that I think it will be, because there is a distinct lack of good sense among those who are driving the contest. No matter, the end is inevitable. Though I think the west has little idea just how costly that ending will be for them.
With Russia determining who runs Ukraine in the aftermath, they will certainly gain a necessary Landbridge to Europe. Or at least that part of Europe which is of interest to them. I will leave the article below to explain all that…
You may need a translator for that piece. Here are a couple of short passages from it in English…
And when the Ukrainian army is demoralized, paralyzed and frozen, we will make the very offensive that will pass with the least losses for our troops.
— What can be the directions of this offensive?
— There can be several directions.
One of our strategic tasks is to return the Black Sea coast and break through the land corridor to Transdniestria, as well as the return of all the cities of Little Russia and Novorossiya. To do this, you need to go to the right bank of the Dnieper and take large bridgeheads there. We can do it from the south. We have enough resources and resources to do this.
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Let me remind you that after the explosion of the Kakhovskaya hydroelectric power station, the bird can already fly to the middle of the Dnieper. It’s not so wide anymore. And in the cold season, we will make a throw over this water barrier. We have enough pontoons for that. You just need to pay attention to the cascades that are still under the control of Ukraine.
Our intelligence will assess the enemy’s capabilities in certain areas, and then the General Staff will develop a strategic offensive operation, which we last conducted in 1945 (emphasis mine).
If we break through a land corridor to Hungary, Serbia will be magnetized to this axis. And Slovakia and Romania can follow it, where very interesting processes are taking place. Eastern Europe will begin to break away from the old Europe, which will be in a severe depression related to the economic situation. After all, Europe does not suffer defeat not only on the eastern front, but also in the global south (with China, it is not so simple).
As for the Baltic States, their pro-American politicians may lose their posts. They will be replaced by other people who want a neutral status for their countries without participating in any military-political blocs. Common sense will prevail.
I remind you that this is not official Russian policy, but it does make sense – and is believable.
Common sense will prevail.
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