Will Lithuania Be the Final Straw That Brings NATO into Direct Conflict with Russia?
After Russian President Vladimir Putin’s blank threats against Sweden and Finland over those countries’ decision to move forward with NATO membership (Turkey is currently raising concerns about the remaining two Scandinavian countries joining the alliance due to support for Kurdish groups that the Turkish government considers terrorist organizations), the West is outraged at Russia’s statements towards Lithuania. Most NATO countries are currently on edge about whether they will be the next victim of harsh rhetoric, or whether Russia will retaliate for enforcing sanctions or supplying weapons. Since Lithuania is currently acting all big and tough, because it has the backing of the United States and Europe, will this small Baltic nation’s actions be the final straw that brings us into World War III? Is Russia preparing to sweep towards Poland in its denazification efforts, and is it training for a large-scale conflict with NATO, as Russian Major General Andrei Gurulyov suggested?
The corporate media and political commentators seem to have the same attitude towards the threatening of Lithuania, in that they outright condemn it and will not consider that, perhaps, the little bulldog is in the wrong. Western propaganda suggests that Russia is preparing to capture the Suwalki Gap on the Polish-Lithuania border, which would form a land bridge between Russian-ally, Belarus, and the Russian-European enclave of Kaliningrad (captured from Nazi Germany and added to the Soviet Union in 1945). Kaliningrad has been a controversial piece of territory for years because Russia has placed high-tech hypersonic missiles and other equipment there, as well as its Baltic fleet.
According to Lithuanian Prime Minister Ingrida Simonyte, preventing Russian materials, such as steel, coal, and oil, from reaching Kaliningrad via railway is not about blockading the territory; but rather, it is about complying with European Union sanctions. Kaliningrad is a military stronghold for Russia, so cutting it off from supplies may diminish Russia’s ability to wage war effectively. It should be recalled, though, that President Franklin Roosevelt’s sanctions to block oil supplies to Japan was the reason for the Pearl Harbor attack, so it seems like the West enjoys playing with fire.
From Russia’s perspective, this is an act of war that needs to be addressed and ceased, especially because the people of the territory rely on Russian goods transported through Lithuania. Is Russia’s invasion horrendous? Of course it is, but does this mean that being hostile towards civilians, who happen to live under a banner that is disliked by the West, is acceptable? Russia has claimed that it will retaliate against Lithuania, in some way, but it is more likely than not that the threats will be as empty as those against Sweden and Finland. However, this further escalation by the West could cause Russia to act and draw NATO into open conflict. Since the Biden administration is hoping that World War III will occur and is covertly making the moves necessary to make this a reality, there will be no condemnation of Lithuania, and the small nation will continue to be bolstered by its association with NATO.
The fearmongering is further being ramped up, as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has made his appeal that Russia is about to launch a massive missile bombardment into Ukrainian territory in retaliation for the destruction of drilling rigs that supplied natural gas to Crimea (by cutting off supplies to Crimea, is Ukraine admitting that the peninsula no longer belongs to it and that the well-being of the Crimean people are of no consequence?). From Zelensky’s position, it makes sense to emotionally appeal to the West. He might be in the process of having his country's infrastructure destroyed, seeing territory lost, being stripped of his title as president, and watching the collapse of his failed state.
In the coming days, Ukraine will struggle to recapture the strategic Snake Island in the Black Sea, but on the bright side, Turkey has begun sending ships with grain out of the port in Mariupol (currently occupied by Russia), which may help diminish the global food crisis. Although the West claims that Russia is politicizing the food shortage by blocking Ukrainian exports and restricting supplies worldwide, including to the Russia-Ukraine-dependent Africa, are not American and European sanctions being utilized for weaponization against Russia? If you are deliberately using tit-for-tat tactics, at least be honest and admit that you are doing the same thing that you condemn others for doing.
As the Biden administration continues to drag the conflict out and contribute to even more Ukrainian death counts and loss of territory, and the corporate media’s narrative has shifted to admitting that Ukraine is losing the war and needs more support, weapons from the United States and NATO will continue to be used to kill Russian soldiers, which risks a hot war. The United States’ special forces and secret intelligence officers on the ground will likely begin to exchange fire with Putin’s forces, eventually, but as I have said previously, a less profitable diplomatic solution is not something that the United States government is interested in bringing about. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz is already talking about how corporations in partnerships with governments (corporatist-fascist arrangements) will have to come in and clean up Ukraine after the war ends (a new “Marshall Plan”), but, of course, Ukraine, and possibly more of Europe, will have to be destroyed first so that there is more profit to be made. United Kingdom General Patrick Sanders advised British troops that they need to prepare mentally and physically to directly fight Russians, as World War III is in the making. Will Sanders’ predictions become reality?
Thank you for reading, and please check out my book, The Global Bully, and website.
The corporate media and political commentators seem to have the same attitude towards the threatening of Lithuania, in that they outright condemn it and will not consider that, perhaps, the little bulldog is in the wrong. Western propaganda suggests that Russia is preparing to capture the Suwalki Gap on the Polish-Lithuania border, which would form a land bridge between Russian-ally, Belarus, and the Russian-European enclave of Kaliningrad (captured from Nazi Germany and added to the Soviet Union in 1945). Kaliningrad has been a controversial piece of territory for years because Russia has placed high-tech hypersonic missiles and other equipment there, as well as its Baltic fleet.
According to Lithuanian Prime Minister Ingrida Simonyte, preventing Russian materials, such as steel, coal, and oil, from reaching Kaliningrad via railway is not about blockading the territory; but rather, it is about complying with European Union sanctions. Kaliningrad is a military stronghold for Russia, so cutting it off from supplies may diminish Russia’s ability to wage war effectively. It should be recalled, though, that President Franklin Roosevelt’s sanctions to block oil supplies to Japan was the reason for the Pearl Harbor attack, so it seems like the West enjoys playing with fire.
From Russia’s perspective, this is an act of war that needs to be addressed and ceased, especially because the people of the territory rely on Russian goods transported through Lithuania. Is Russia’s invasion horrendous? Of course it is, but does this mean that being hostile towards civilians, who happen to live under a banner that is disliked by the West, is acceptable? Russia has claimed that it will retaliate against Lithuania, in some way, but it is more likely than not that the threats will be as empty as those against Sweden and Finland. However, this further escalation by the West could cause Russia to act and draw NATO into open conflict. Since the Biden administration is hoping that World War III will occur and is covertly making the moves necessary to make this a reality, there will be no condemnation of Lithuania, and the small nation will continue to be bolstered by its association with NATO.
The fearmongering is further being ramped up, as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has made his appeal that Russia is about to launch a massive missile bombardment into Ukrainian territory in retaliation for the destruction of drilling rigs that supplied natural gas to Crimea (by cutting off supplies to Crimea, is Ukraine admitting that the peninsula no longer belongs to it and that the well-being of the Crimean people are of no consequence?). From Zelensky’s position, it makes sense to emotionally appeal to the West. He might be in the process of having his country's infrastructure destroyed, seeing territory lost, being stripped of his title as president, and watching the collapse of his failed state.
In the coming days, Ukraine will struggle to recapture the strategic Snake Island in the Black Sea, but on the bright side, Turkey has begun sending ships with grain out of the port in Mariupol (currently occupied by Russia), which may help diminish the global food crisis. Although the West claims that Russia is politicizing the food shortage by blocking Ukrainian exports and restricting supplies worldwide, including to the Russia-Ukraine-dependent Africa, are not American and European sanctions being utilized for weaponization against Russia? If you are deliberately using tit-for-tat tactics, at least be honest and admit that you are doing the same thing that you condemn others for doing.
As the Biden administration continues to drag the conflict out and contribute to even more Ukrainian death counts and loss of territory, and the corporate media’s narrative has shifted to admitting that Ukraine is losing the war and needs more support, weapons from the United States and NATO will continue to be used to kill Russian soldiers, which risks a hot war. The United States’ special forces and secret intelligence officers on the ground will likely begin to exchange fire with Putin’s forces, eventually, but as I have said previously, a less profitable diplomatic solution is not something that the United States government is interested in bringing about. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz is already talking about how corporations in partnerships with governments (corporatist-fascist arrangements) will have to come in and clean up Ukraine after the war ends (a new “Marshall Plan”), but, of course, Ukraine, and possibly more of Europe, will have to be destroyed first so that there is more profit to be made. United Kingdom General Patrick Sanders advised British troops that they need to prepare mentally and physically to directly fight Russians, as World War III is in the making. Will Sanders’ predictions become reality?
Thank you for reading, and please check out my book, The Global Bully, and website.
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