It's about to get real

 

Russia moves toward annexing Ukraine regions in a major escalation

"RIGA, Latvia — Russia pushed ahead Tuesday with plans to annex occupied regions of Ukraine, as Moscow’s puppet authorities set dates to stage referendums on joining Russia — moves that could dramatically escalate the war."

(The pussyfooting around, (using volunteer troops and old equipment) to get us to send $ and military equipment phase of the operation is about to draw to a close.)

"After annexing the territories, Moscow probably would declare Ukrainian attacks on those areas to be assaults on Russia itself, analysts warned, a potential trigger for a general military mobilization or a dangerous escalation, such as the use of a nuclear weapon."

"In recent days, a successful Ukrainian counteroffensive forced a major Russian retreat in the northeastern Kharkiv region, as troops fled cities and villages they had occupied since the early days of the war and abandoned large amounts of military equipment."

("a major Russian retreat...of troops and equipment it dont mind to loose. Spin alert: first time Ive seen this, "a major Russian retreat". )

"Prominent Russian propagandist Margarita Simonyan, editor in chief of RT, who is among the hawks cheerleading for a tougher approach to Ukraine, hinted Tuesday that the planned referendums were a sign of more dramatic actions to come.

“Judging by what is happening and what is about to happen, this week marks either the eve of our imminent victory or the eve of nuclear war,” Simonyan wrote on Twitter. “I can’t see any third option.”

(The pussyfooting around, (using volunteer troops and old equipment) to get us to send $ and military equipment phase of the operation is about to draw to a close.)

Russian officials and pundits on state television have asserted for months that the war it initiated against Ukraine is actually part of a larger existential fight against NATO.

(And the UN and the IMF and the EU and the world economic order, and the role of the $ as the worlds reserve currency, it's why they have been "all in." from the start.)

"Former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev, now deputy head of the country’s Security Council, said annexing the regions would change Russia’s development for decades to come and “the geopolitical transformation in the world will become irreversible.”

(I mean when do you think they are going to make their move? Ammo stockpiles dwindled, Lowest SPR in 35b years? How much longer do you think they are really gonna wait?)

"Analyst Tatiana Stanovaya, of the R.Politik political consultancy, said the move toward immediate “referendums” was a sign that Putin had chosen a dangerous new path."

"The sham votes amounted to “an unequivocal ultimatum from Russia to Ukraine and the West: either Ukraine retreats or nuclear war,” Stanovaya said on Telegram.

"Dont touch that dial this is not a test!"

Godspeed to all of us.

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