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Are the Russian war drums already roaring?

According to American sources, Russia is one step away from invading Ukraine. In Ukraine, they are hopefully waiting for a date, in about eight weeks, when the plains and ice roads will melt and tanks will not have to move on ice roads that will turn into mud traps.

"Russian war drums are already thundering," one of the world's most important news agencies wrote this week. Maybe it's an exaggeration and maybe not. It is possible that Vladimir Putin has not yet decided what to do with Ukraine, and may have decided and he is taking time to examine Western reactions, and also to prepare public opinion in Russia for the possibility of war.

Russian tradition demands that the huge state be always surrounded and protected by a formidable protective belt, buffer zones and states that will separate the Russian kingdom, tsarist, communist or Putin, from the West, which is traditionally hostile and rival.

The tension is rising

Military events in Europe and around Ukraine have certainly escalated this week: There was a cyber attack aimed at paralyzing Ukraine, Russian and European naval movements across the Baltic Sea, fresh news that the Russians are moving large barges, each capable of carrying more than ten tanks and more than 300 fighters.

US, British, Danish and Swedish navies and planes are also patrolling the area. US intelligence is convinced that the Russians are planning a military provocation that will serve as a pretext or excuse for an attack. A proper military invasion. 

In Kazakhstan, Putin contented himself with "demonstrating capabilities": there were riots and demonstrations, Putin sent 2,500 "international" intervention force soldiers there who sat  for several days and the quiet was returned. This was to show the world 'What I, Putin, can do very quickly'. 

Syria is different. Russia does not leave because they do not want to give up the air and sea bases, Tartus and Latakia on the shores of the eastern Mediterranean.

So what does Putin want in Ukraine? Experts are always of the opinion that Putin's considerations, which are always rational, also stem from his traditional Russian worldview, which says that Ukraine actually belongs to Russia, the current structure of Europe versus Russia is unbearable, and the West is hostile.

The takeover of the Donbas region in eastern Ukraine and the annexation of the Crimean peninsula did not give Putin what he wanted - Ukraine under Russian sovereignty.

At the end of 2021, Russia presented a series of demands to the West and the United States: halting the spread of NATO to Eastern Europe, freezing the construction of bases and military installations and weapons systems in formerly Russian-controlled territories (such as missile batteries in Poland), halting US military aid to Ukraine .

A source close to the US intelligence service told CNN that there were signs that Russian government officials were no longer dealing with "if they invade" theories, but had been instructed to prepare and plan an invasion. In recent days a new Russian argument has emerged: Russia needs a land bridge between Ukraine and the Crimean peninsula, and Ukraine stands in the way.

Will they invade or not, when and how, and how will the world react. The answer lies in Putin's mind, and as is well known, it is difficult and dangerous to guess the intentions of leaders.

It seems that when Putin consults himself and wonders what to do, there is a mix of two elements within him: a Russian who knows how his nation has run since Empress Yekaterina the Great and an ideology he studied and memorized well during his years as a senior KGB officer in Russia and East Germany.

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C & 00:10 21.01.2022
The bad thing is, Biden is on Putin's side. We must pray against this and call on the Lord to stop this plan to takeover our nations. ❤️🙏🙌🔥🔥🔥🦁👑🗡️
Susan Medrano 23:23 20.01.2022
What a mess! The whole world hates the U.S., I do not want any of our soldiers going there, HELL NO!
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