by Paul Craig Roberts, Paul Craig Roberts:
RT reports that the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service has concluded that the West is planning to prevent a Russian victory by sending 100,000 NATO troops to occupy Ukraine. https://www.rt.com/russia/608376-svr-west-kiev-troops/
I doubt the 100,000 NATO soldiers will have any more success than the 600,000 dead Ukrainian ones, but the threat of deploying NATO soldiers is more proof that I was correct that Putin’s slow-moving limited military operation would provide endless time for the West to get involved and progressively widen the conflict until it is spun out of control. We are now at that point with insane Washington, Britain, and France striking Russia with missiles and planning to deploy troops. All of this could have been avoided if Putin had done what every commander should have done and struck hard and fast to quickly end the conflict.
The political establishment is 
Russia’s recent move to temporarily ban the export of precious metals waste and scrap is a significant development in the ongoing economic war between East and West. This decision, following China’s long-standing practice of retaining its gold and silver, signals a shift in global commodity dynamics that could have far-reaching consequences.
In the world of geopolitics created by the U.S. Dept of State and CIA, the pretending is thick.
