Tag: geopolitics
Trump ceases offensive cyberoperations against Russia
Donald Trump has signaled both publicly and privately that he no longer considers Russia a major cyber threat to US national security and critical infrastructure.
On Sunday night, it was reported that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered US Cyber Command to cease all offensive cyberoperations against Russia.
Critics warn the policy reversal appears to be driven by the administration’s warming relations with Russian President Vladimir Putin, as Trump moves to realign U.S. foreign policy in a way that increasingly takes into consideration Moscow’s interests.
Former officials acknowledge that it is common for civilian leaders to pause military operations during sensitive diplomatic negotiations to avoid derailing delicate discussions.
The big prize is end the Ukraine War, form amicable alliance with Russia, bring Europe and others into a major northern, or Top of The World, alliance which includes Russia as a major partner. This will overthrow Zbigniew Brzezinski’s failed Grand Chessboard strategy aimed at destroying Russia. This is realpolitik and the smartest thing Trump can do geopolitically. If successful many decades of peace and prosperity will follow. ABN
Putin on cooperating with USA on mining rare earth minerals
Zelensky just wants ‘security guarantees’ — Alex Christoforou
Why does no one mention the bilateral security guarantees Ukraine signed over the last two years with: “United Kingdom, Germany, France, Denmark, Canada, Italy, the Netherlands, Finland, Latvia, Spain, Belgium, Portugal, Sweden, Iceland, Norway, and others, with the total reaching at least 28 by early 2025.” (thanks Grok).
A security guarantee Zelensky signed with Biden/USA: “President Joe Biden and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky signed a 10-year bilateral security agreement on June 13, 2024, during the G7 summit in Fasano, Italy.” (thanks Grok).
The signed security guarantees were part of the propaganda spin that kept this war going for three years. Worthless pieces of paper, but fooled many neolibs, neocons and MSM journos who actually bought into the lie that this was a winnable war and Putin was going to be removed.
Yesterday’s meltdown was not about security guarantees. The last week was a planned and coordinated effort by France, UK and Ukraine to trick the Trump White House into fighting Russia in Ukraine on behalf of European elites.
This is why the European elites are lining up with Zelensky against the USA. This is why we see an emotional meltdown in Europe. Trump’s team was not tricked, they knew what was up.
For the globalists class, NATO’s Ukraine proxy has been exhausted and defeated by Russia. Their last throw was to recruit the US military as PROXY to keep their war going. THEY FAILED.
Trump – Zelensky meeting full video
‘Maybe Zelensky doesn’t want a peace deal… and his open undermining of a peace deal… is wasting our time’ — Rubio on Zelensky
If Rubio is really on the team and he is not going to double-cross Trump, I am starting to like him. In the past, I saw him as a RINO. Everyone can change and if he has, so can I in my opinion of him. For the most part, it appears Trump has a great cabinet and VP. I never trusted Pence and was not surprised when he stabbed Trump in the back, which ultimately may have turned out for the best because now we have today which is looking good. A strong unified group around Trump, with respect for him and the American people is all we need; and that’s as good as it gets in politics. ABN
Trump speaks to reporters after fiery Oval Office clash with Ukraine’s Zelensky
Bye, suka (сука)
Suka, a Russian word no less, means bitch. Zelensky is Jewish and not a native Ukrainian speaker. He muttered suka under his breath while half-listening to Vance. Looks like he’s done for because he showed the whole world he is not in this for Ukraine, but for free money from USA. While the corruption and venality is bad, it is heart-breaking to think of it happening over the dead bodies of millions of Ukrainians and Russians. ABN
Zelensky met with smarmy money launderers prior to being rolled by Trump
What a difference Trump makes. He’s a real president. Zelensky is used to being coddled and praised. This short vid shows where his flippant attitude comes from. And why Trump shot him down. Besides the theatrics of this, there is also a deep game theory going on. Zelensky humiliated himself on the world stage in the American Oval Office. I doubt he will recover. Will Europe coddle him now? If so, they will be treated same as Zelensky. Trump sees the real prize is peace and strong relations with Russia. ABN
Heated exchange between Trump and Zelensky
USA–Russia alliance; the Devil’s in the details
…CEASEFIRE- In order for the larger conflict to be resolved, there first needs to be a ceasefire – a cessation of hostilities. President Trump and President Putin have discussed this exact point. President Trump has also engaged President Zelenskyy on this issue; however, Zelenskyy is far less willing to end the physical hostility.
The strange assumption that looms in the background, the visibility of something you can see on the face of Trump when he talks about it, is that Zelenskyy fears the ceasefire more than he fears losing thousands more Ukrainians in the bloodshed. This is a current dynamic that needs increased scrutiny, because right now not enough people are noticing. Zelenskyy really seems to fear a ceasefire.
CTH has long outlined the greatest fear amid the EU/NATO/WEF collective, is that somehow the United States and Russia will form a strategic alliance. In fact, Marco Rubio stunningly shared that public goal of President Trump in his initial remarks after meeting his counterpart, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov.
Ukraine is what Russia would have become if Putin had not banished and controlled the Jewish oligarchs who wanted to dismember Russia, and who still control much of what is left of Ukraine, which has been thoroughly dismembered. Much of Europe wants to dismember Russia as do many American politicians. The dismemberment of Russia and Ukraine are clearly connected. Let’s say European oligarchs, whether they are Jewish or not, fear Russia and want to dismember it. In the past Western European oligarchs feared Germany and still do today, though Germany is now weak compared to its past. Western European oligarchs engineered WW1 and WW2 principally to destroy Germany. They feared Germany itself and also an alliance between Germany and Russia, which would be formidable at any time. Nowadays, they fear an alliance between USA and Russia. A major theme running through all of this is Jewish Supremacy, which includes hatred of white people and the collective West. It also appears to explain invasion levels of immigration throughout the West. A patriotic, sensible, autochthonous leader in the West could not possibly support replacement level immigration. Zelensky, who is Jewish, has always appeared to represent Jewish Supremist interests in Ukraine, never Ukrainian interests. He has succeeded, from a Jewish Supremist point of view, in killing virtually all of Ukraine’s young males, while also driving half the population out of the country. Is Zelensky a Jewish Supremist? Someone should ask him. It is an entirely fair question. ABN
Russia’s Putin outlines potential aluminium, rare earth deals with the US
U.S. President Donald Trump earlier said that “major economic development transactions with Russia” would take place. Within two hours of Trump’s statement, Putin chaired a meeting with his ministers and economic advisers on rare earth metals.
“We, by the way, would be ready to offer (joint projects with) our American partners, and when I say ‘partners,’ I mean not only administrative and governmental structures but also companies, if they showed interest in joint work,” Putin said on state TV after the meeting.
“We undoubtedly have, I want to emphasize, significantly more resources of this kind than Ukraine,” Putin added. He mentioned that a potential U.S.-Ukraine deal, opens new tab involving rare earth metals was not a concern for Russia.
Russia has the world’s fifth-largest reserves of rare earth metals, according to the U.S. Geological Survey data, after China, Brazil, India and Australia. Russia reserves are estimated at 3.8 million metric tons.
The rare earth metals are used to make magnets that turn power into motion for electric vehicles, cell phones, missile systems, and other electronics. Russia mines only 2,500 tons of concentrate a year and lacks capacity for processing.
Putin said that potential rare earth metals exploration deals could also be extended to deposits in territory in eastern Ukraine that Russia controls after three years of military action.
Putin noted that Russian companies could also supply up to 2 million tons of aluminum to the U.S. market annually if the U.S. market reopens. Russia used to provide up to 15% of U.S. aluminum imports before prohibitive duties were introduced in 2023.
This is terrific news. This should be the start of a solid, mutually beneficial relationship between USA and Russia. If cemented, this relationship would constitute the core of a Top of the World Alliance, involving USA, Russia, Europe (which ultimately cannot refuse), Japan, Canada and more. See other posts below for more on this topic. This alliance has been the worst missed great opportunity in world history. Properly fashioned, it will become the strongest and most beneficial alliance in world history. Trump and Putin are making deep game theory moves. This is how you end the war and go forward. This is an end-run around European and American intransigence. I am all but certain it is based on a true version of how the Ukraine War started, including USA’s and NATO’s demented roles. ABN
Analysis of Ukraine War and Trump’s options
Here’s where things get interesting, and how President Trump navigates this will be epic to watch.
Vladimir Putin has a weapon the “west” cannot defend against. It’s not part of his physical military armament, it’s far more powerful. Putin has the truth as a weapon.
The western group must pretend they didn’t carry out a color revolution in Ukraine. The western group must also pretend they didn’t install Volodymyr Zelenskyy. The western group must also pretend there was not a civil war happening inside Ukraine for a decade, and the western group must pretend they didn’t try to provoke Vladimir Putin with expansions of NATO and an intentional breaking of the Minsk accords. There are other pretenses that must be maintained, but those are the top ones.
Into this grand game of pretenses comes President Donald Trump, not exactly the best pretender (by choice) and Vladimir Putin not only knows this, but he also respects this Trump attribute of honesty in problem solving.
Keep in mind, President Putin watched how President Trump dealt with the “North Korea threat” problem that was left to him by President Obama. Putin watched how Trump negotiated an exit to escalating conflict by honesty confronting China, the true hand on the puppet strings of the DPRK.
Putin saw in that North Korea geopolitical dynamic that President Trump dealt with Kim Jong-un with a brutally honest strategy that encompassed the influence of China. While Putin is more allied currently with China, he knows President Trump cuts through the gordian knot woven by western interventionists. Trump cuts through the gordian knot with honest and pragmatic policy.
As a result of this dynamic, everyone around President Trump, including the National Security Council, his National Security Advisor (Waltz), his CIA Director (Ratcliffe), and his State Dept Secretary (Rubio), all have to maintain the “western” pretenses that were/are cemented by the people and silos they replace.
The larger American government, sans President Trump, have to maintain all the aforementioned pretenses, in part because the Intelligence Community and the USA media support it, and in part because it would weaken the USA on the global stage to ever make honest admissions about our control of Ukraine. And yes, that pretending dynamic includes Lt. Gen. Keith Kellogg who President Trump appointed as special envoy for Russia and Ukraine.
Vladimir Putin’s strongest weapon is the truth. Vladimir Putin also knows the auto-setting on President Trump’s psyche of problem solving, ie ‘optimal solutions’, is also centered on truth.
The proverbial $64,000 question: How does truthful President Trump deal with truthful President Putin, while all around the office of the White House are people who only know how to maintain pretenses?
That my friends, is going to be a very interesting dynamic to watch.
One way President Trump could gain back the power of not pretending is to: (1) request an immediate ceasefire; then (2) tell the CIA (Ratcliffe) to immediately withdraw all CIA operatives from Ukraine; then (3) tell Secretary Marco Rubio to pull all USAID operatives out of Ukraine; then (4) tell Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy he must hold a national election within 60 days.
If the U.S and NATO pull all of the control agents out of Ukraine and hold an election, the result will highlight the will of the Ukranian people to retain Volodymyr Zelenskyy. If Zelenskyy wins, then he is in a stronger position. If he loses, then he was never strong to begin with, and he’s the wrong person to be negotiating with.
Calling for an election in Ukraine is a radical approach because I think we all know what the outcome would be. Then again, that’s the problem with pretending, when you stop you have to accept the transparently predictable forecast.
Posted in full with permission from Sundance. I would add, very strongly, that it appears Trump is pursuing a real alliance with Russia. He is going over the heads of Europe and the lies of US diplomacy. This makes sense for many reasons provided in other posts on this site and also because Trump is simultaneously looking to annex Greenland and join Canada with USA. These are all deep game-theory moves that will, if successful, provide the strongest alliance in the world, the strongest alliance possible in this world. Europe will have to follow and join this alliance between USA and Russia. Many other northern countries, Japan etc, will also join. This would entail a major break or revision of the geopolitical Grand Chessboard game which centers on controlling Central Asia while destroying Russia, which is precisely what has been happening in Ukraine and Georgia. If Trump is successful in forming this alliance, everyone benefits — USA, Russia, Europe, Canada, Japan, Korea, etc. Putin surely can see this. The logic is strong and others will have no reasonable grounds to reject it. ABN
Trump 2.0 Crosses the Atlantic: OpenAI Summary
The article reflects on the contrasting foreign policies of Donald Trump and Joe Biden regarding Russia, particularly as Trump begins his second term. It examines Trump’s initial approach during his first term, where he sought a détente with Russia but was hindered by opposition from various factions within the U.S. government and media, collectively referred to as the “Deep State.” The narrative suggests that Biden’s administration, in contrast, has adopted a neo-Cold War stance, which has led to heightened tensions and a protracted conflict in Ukraine, contributing to a deteriorating economic situation across Europe.
As Trump resumes office, there are indications that he is aiming for a more expansive vision than merely resolving the Ukraine conflict. The article posits that Trump’s administration is moving towards a significant shift in U.S. foreign policy, possibly dismantling the existing post-World War II order. This shift includes a potential rapprochement with Russia and a reevaluation of NATO’s role in Eastern Europe, as highlighted by comments from Trump’s new defense secretary, Pete Hegseth. Hegseth’s remarks suggest a departure from Biden’s strategies, indicating that the U.S. will not support Ukraine’s NATO ambitions and that retaking occupied territories is an unrealistic goal.
Furthermore, the article discusses the immediate diplomatic efforts initiated by Trump following his phone call with Putin, marking a stark contrast to the previous administration’s approaches. Trump’s team is reportedly preparing for negotiations aimed at establishing a settlement in Ukraine, signalling a decisive shift in U.S. involvement in the conflict. This new diplomatic maneuvering suggests a desire to restore bilateral relations with Russia, which Trump argues is necessary for global stability. The piece emphasizes that the absence of Ukrainian representation at these talks reflects a fundamental change in the power dynamics at play, with Trump’s administration seemingly sidelining Ukrainian leadership in favor of direct negotiations with Russia.
In a broader context, the article also highlights a speech by J.D. Vance at the Munich Security Conference, which critiques the neoliberal order in Europe and calls for a reevaluation of European security priorities. Vance’s remarks emphasize the internal challenges facing democracies in Europe, arguing that the retreat from fundamental democratic values poses a greater threat than external actors like Russia. His speech resonates with Trump’s philosophy of prioritizing American interests while encouraging European allies to take more responsibility for their security. Overall, the article portrays a moment of significant geopolitical transition, with Trump’s return to power potentially reshaping U.S. relations with Russia and altering the existing global order.
The above is an AI summary of a longer article. It was provided by the website the article is posted on. I strongly agree with the highlighted positions. As stated many times over many years, I see mutually beneficial relations with Russia as paramount to sane politics, both global and domestic. This is a KOBK world, and probably always will be unless AI or something even more wonderful comes along (aliens or God). A strong alliance between Russia, Europe, USA, Canada, Australia, NZ, Japan, Korea, Mongolia and other Central Asian nations will bring about a more peaceful and prosperous world. Other nations can join this Top of the World alliance as appropriate. Today, we are witnessing a change in the comitatus, or faction, that governs USA and dominates the West. So far, I see this as a good change and I see Trump’s emphasis on good relations with Russia as a major part of this power shift. A Top of the World alliance would be centered on the West and Western values. Nations like Japan and Korea should be able to ally very easily. They need protection from China and have already learned how to cooperate with the West. ABN
Why Elbridge Colby Matters
Elbridge Colby is Donald Trump’s nominee to serve as under secretary of defense for policy, but Sen. Tom Cotton is thinking about derailing his nomination. Colby not only has the president’s support, he’s also been defended on social media by the leading pro-Trump voices, from Turning Point USA’s Charlie Kirk to Elon Musk and Vice President JD Vance. The Heritage Foundation has also called for the Senate to confirm Colby.
What makes Colby, who served faithfully in the first Trump administration as deputy assistant secretary of defense for strategy and force development, more objectionable to Cotton than Tulsi Gabbard or Robert F. Kennedy were? The Arkansas senator voted to confirm both of those ex-Democrats for higher offices than the one to which Colby has been nominated.
The answer, Cotton has indicated, is that he believes Colby is insufficiently fearful of Iran’s nuclear program. In 2010, Colby wrote a Foreign Policy essay arguing that Iran could be strategically contained even if it did develop a nuclear weapon, though Colby concluded, “containment is certainly not the best outcome—successfully preventing Iranian acquisition is.”
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