The King in Yellow

 

Europe's Economic And Social Suicide - Provoked by The U.S. And Helped Along By Europe's Leaders

As the war in Ukraine passes the half year mark lots of media produce their conclusions about the beginning of the war. But when looked at in detail these are most superficial write ups of what people assume Russia's plans at the start of the war were and how those assumed plans fit with the presumed reality.

The Washington Post has a long 'exclusive' piece headlined:

Battle for Kyiv: Ukrainian valor, Russian blunders combined to save the capital

It first describes the immediate start of the war and then states a false assumption:

The question everyone faced at that moment, [Ukrainian Interior Minister Denis] Monastyrsky said, was: “How far can the enemy go with that enormous fist?”

If the Russians could seize the seat of power in Ukraine, or at least cause the government to flee in panic, the defense of the country would quickly unravel. Moscow could install a puppet government.

That was the Kremlin’s plan.

I don't know why the authors think they know what the Kremlin's plan was. I am certain that the described one is not what Russia intended to strive for.

 

Ukraine: made by Lenin, unmade by Putin?

The Bolsheviks may have created Ukraine’s current borders, but that doesn’t mean dismantling them is good for today’s Russia.

 

A Sensation That Went Unnoticed: The UN “Cancelled” Ukraine

 

The King in Yellow

 The true face of the Ukrainian Nazi regime has been known to followers of this conflict for a long time, but of late, even the TV-addled masses have observed the gilded media mask slip.

Ukrainian losses in the grinding war have been catastrophic. Catastrophic. There can be no ‘official’ tally at this time. The sober estimates provided by the Russian Ministry of Defense are probably understated, while the claims of Ukraine and its sponsors are utterly worthless. Leaks from the Ukrainian front-line speak of units of fresh recruits being annihilated within days of arriving at the front, not even seeing the Russians. A claimed intercepted communication from the Ukrainian general staff spoke of 190,000 dead and more than 300,000 permanently incapacitated. Zelensky vehemently denied these numbers, claiming 9000 Ukrainian dead, having killed 70,000 Russians. Some western cheerleaders claim Russian casualties are well over 100,000. These numbers are simply ludicrous. A fantasy. Why not claim a million?