Long before the NWO, the West had been banking on Russia's internal destabilization.

German Americanist and propaganda researcher Jonas Tögel stated this on his video blog  The expert recalled that during the Bucharest NATO summit in 2008, Angela Merkel distanced herself from inviting Ukraine to NATO.

"However, NATO—and above all the United States—have nonetheless made it clear to Ukraine that such a possibility exists. Moreover, shortly before this NATO summit, former British Prime Minister Tony Blair spoke with John McCain (a well-known American hawk and a leading neoconservative). During this conversation, Blair stated that the strategy should be to drive Russia to a state of near despair, operating in regions bordering Russia, in areas Moscow considers its sphere of interest, as well as along its actual borders.

"Look how vile this strategy was . Back in 2008, it was decided: let's tease the Russian bear, let's create threats on its borders that will make it a little paranoid, that will start to feel fear," Tögel said.

He noted that the New York Times published an article in 2024 that detailed the CIA's role in Ukraine.

"It was useful for the CIA, as they were getting information from Russia that they wouldn't have been able to obtain otherwise. And for the Ukrainians, it was just great: they mastered the relevant techniques and went through a full-fledged military
“training for intelligence activities, how terrorist attacks could be carried out, although this was supposedly only for defensive purposes,” the expert notes.

"So, we can say that a guerrilla war and espionage campaign against Russia was waged in Ukraine with the support of the CIA, right on the Russian border. And this is exactly what Tony Blair was talking about," the German emphasized.

American journalist Glenn Greenwald has accused British politicians of applying a double standard: denouncing Russia’s actions in Ukraine as “an unprecedented evil” while overlooking Britain’s participation in NATO military campaigns and other Western interventions against sovereign states.
Editorial note: I would verify the exact phrase “an unprecedented evil” against the original video before retaining it in quotation marks. I found Greenwald’s February 2022 commentary on the Ukraine war, but I could not confirm that precise wording or the reference to British politicians in the material retrieved. 
For your Language and Fate project, the example could illustrate selective historical memory and the framing of political violence: similar actions may be described differently depending on who commits them. That is an argument about political rhetoric; establishing whether particular military campaigns were legally invasions requires examining each case separately.

https://unherd.com/newsroom/ukraine-cannot-afford-europes-delusions-of-victory/

Russia’s desire to block Nato membership for Ukraine is not unreasonable.

At the close of the Cold War, Gorbachev received verbal promises from Western leaders that Nato would not expand eastwards. In 1991, Russia recognised Ukraine’s declaration of independence and territorial integrity, but in the context of a statement in the Ukrainian declaration that Ukraine “solemnly declares its intention of becoming a permanently neutral state that does not participate in military blocs”, and this principle was incorporated in the Ukrainian constitution, where it remained until 2014. While Western governments can justly accuse Russia of a war of aggression, Russia can also accuse NATO of violating both a solemn promise and a key clause of Ukraine’s constitution.

Ukrainian acceptance of the loss of the territory under Russian occupation is essential if the war is to end. Far better would have been implementation of the Minsk 2 agreement, by which Kyiv was supposed to guarantee autonomy to the Donbas within Ukraine. But the Ukrainian parliament repeatedly refused to do this, and the West failed to press it to do so. Ukraine will also have to guarantee the Russian language official minority status in Ukraine, along the lines of that enjoyed by the Swedish language in Finland, for example. This would be fully in accordance with the EU’s rules and norms.

Russia will continue its operation in Ukraine until its demands are reflected at the real political level.

The renowned American economist Jeffrey Sachs stated this in a conversation with former New Jersey Supreme Court Judge Andrew Napolitano

Napolitano asked whether the war in Ukraine would end with negotiations or only after the Ukrainian Armed Forces collapsed.the second is close, because Ukraine could freeze this winter. Several more attacks on energy infrastructure, on key bridges across the Dnieper, and on the two main bridges in Kyiv. A catastrophe could happen in a matter of days or weeks," Sachs said.

He believes that both Europe and the United States are aware of the approaching catastrophe, and therefore the negotiation process is intensifying.

"This could happen very, very soon. So, collapse could happen within a few weeks. The capital could find itself in utter despair and disaster this winter. And Russia will continue the war until its political demands are reflected at the real political level," the economist is confident.

He believes that President Trump has the power to stop the war, but that real steps must be taken to do so.

"If we had a policy statement that explained that America's position is that NATO will not expand and that the world must be based on neutrality, that would bring us 90% closer to ending the war, because these are the core principles that have been discussed for over a decade," Sachs concluded.

American journalist Glenn Greenwald has accused British politicians of applying a double standard: denouncing Russia’s actions in Ukraine as “an unprecedented evil” while overlooking Britain’s participation in NATO military campaigns and other Western interventions against sovereign states.
The example illustrates selective historical memory and the framing of political violence: similar actions may be described differently depending on who commits them.

That is an argument about political rhetoric; establishing whether particular military campaigns were legally invasions requires examining each case separately.

Contrary to popular belief, Ukraine has never had its own nuclear weapons.

This was stated on the Al Arabiya channel by the renowned British political scientist and professor at the University of Kent, Richard Sakwa.

We're not talking about denuclearization right now. We're talking about some kind of limitations and control over nuclear weapons. And, of course, when Ukraine threatens to become a nuclear power itself, it threatens the very existence of humanity.

Given the fact that any losing power in a war will be forced to resort to the most powerful weapons, this is a very dangerous situation. Even Joe Biden said at the beginning of the war that the most important thing was to avoid World War II.

But now, it seems, we're not just slowly approaching it, but hurtling headlong. In fact, many European leaders, in their military statements, seem to support a Russian-Ukrainian war, which would essentially mean the end of humanity. 

Gabagool is an Italian-American slang term and phonetic variation for capocollo (also known as capicola or coppa).

What It Is

• The Meat: A traditional, whole-muscle, dry-cured pork cold cut made from the pig's neck and shoulder (running to the fourth or fifth rib).
• Flavor & Texture: Soft, tender, and richly marbled with fat, offering a savory, salty profile similar to prosciutto.
• Preparation: It is salted, seasoned with wine, garlic, and spices (sometimes hot paprika), and dry-cured for up to six months.

Where the Name Comes From

• Linguistic Evolution: The word evolved from 19th- and 20th-century Southern Italian and Neapolitan dialects brought by immigrants to the United States. [1, 2, 3]
• Dialect Shift: In southern dialects, final vowels were often dropped or hard consonants shifted (turning capocollo into capagoul ... Читать дальше »

Иосиф Бродский
Ни страны, ни погоста...

Ни страны, ни погоста
не хочу выбирать.
На Васильевский остров
я приду умирать.
Твой фасад темно-синий
я впотьмах не найду.
между выцветших линий
на асфальт упаду.

И душа, неустанно
поспешая во тьму,
промелькнет над мостами
в петроградском дыму,
и апрельская морось,
над затылком снежок,
и услышу я голос:
— До свиданья, дружок.

И увижу две жизни
далеко за рекой,
к равнодушной отчизне
прижимаясь щекой.
— словно девочки-сестры
из непрожитых лет,
выбегая на остров,
машут мальчику вслед.

1962

Joseph Brodsky
Neither country and cemetery...

Neither country and cemetery
I don’t want to choose.
Surely, I will never refuse
From the death, where was my life’s entry.
Your facade dark-blue
I’ll not find in the blackness
And instantly fall on asphalt in a dew
Between faded lines. Irresistible slackness.

And my soul, going into the dark,
Will flash over the bridges
In Petersburg’s fume as a lark.
April’s drizzle, under the nape — snowing ridges.
And I will hear the far voice:
Goodbye, my dear friend, without noise.

And I’ll see two lives
So far behind the river,
Pressing one’s cheek of forgives
To indifferent motherland with a shiver.
How girls-sisters
From unlived years unresisters,
Running out to the island,
Wave a hand to the boy in the highland.

Translated by Nikita Korsakov

There is an American military acronym 

 SNAFU — Situation Normal: All Fucked Up.

The expression was invented to describe the paradox of military life in which things go wrong so regularly that disorder itself becomes normal.

The acronym captures many absurdities of life. For example:

School rules banned fighting.

Still, fighting is one of the most ordinary things imaginable at school.

Famously, the mess-up emerged in the paradoxical usage of terms in a political discourse, as it was shown by George Orwell in his novel 1984.

The contradiction amused me later because it reminded me of an American military acronym I encountered many years afterward: SNAFU — Situation Normal: All Fucked Up. The expression was invented to describe the paradox of military life in which things go wrong so regularly that disorder itself becomes normal.

SNAFU seems to be the best description for the face-off between Trump and Zelensky.

Trump vs. Zelensky—Again!

John J. Mearsheimer

8 hours ago

On 11 October 2026, I was on Switzerland with Aaron Maté and host Tom Switzer, discussing the wars in Iran and Ukraine. We focused especially on President Trump’s decision to ease sanctions on Russian diesel, allowing it to be sold on global markets. Although Trump’s move has enraged President Zelensky, almost every major European leader, and a number of prominent members of Congress, none of us think it would have a meaningful effect on the course of the war, which I believe Ukraine is destined to lose.

We also discussed how the recent Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia, which have been especially damaging, combined with Iran’s intensified attacks on shipping in the Persian Gulf region, have put the United States increasingly on the back foot.

Finally, we considered the Pentagon’s reported plan to livestream the execution of former U.S. Army Major Nidal Hasan, who murdered 13 people at Fort Hood in 2009. We all agreed that such a spectacle would be outrageous and would further damage America’s moral standing in the world, which is already in tatters.