It should be troubling to everyone living in the U.S., Canada and Europe that two days after Joe Biden announced to the world that the U.S. is “running low” on ammunition, he and his NATO partners announce they are doubling down on their support for Ukraine’s inclusion in the NATO military alliance, which is a clear provocation to nuclear-armed Russia.
Sweden will be allowed into NATO immediately and Ukraine is being placed on a “path forward” to full NATO membership, said NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg on Tuesday, July 11, at the NATO summit in Vilnius, Lithuania.
“This will move Ukraine closer to NATO,” he said, adding that the membership process for Ukraine is being fast-tracked “from a two-step process into a one-step process.”
Finland just joined NATO a couple of months ago. Now Sweden. Soon Ukraine.
Russia will be surrounded by heavily armed NATO member states.
The West has now fully played its hand.
The whole reason for the war between Russia and Ukraine is because Russia didn’t want Ukraine joining the Western military alliance known as NATO.
NATO is not like the E.U., which is an economic alliance. NATO is a large and growing military alliance of 31 countries that has more than doubled in size since its founding in 1949 and in recent years has added former Eastern Bloc nations on Russia’s border, in direct violation of verbal assurances made to Russia by then-Secretary of State James A. Baker III, upon the breakup of the Soviet empire in 1990. If one country gets attacked by a non-NATO country, all of NATO is pledged to join in the fighting under a collective defense clause known as “Article 5.”
But what if one NATO member provokes an invasion from Russia or some other country? Then all of the other 30 NATO members are pledged to come to the aid of that one nation that provoked war.
By surrounding a nuclear-armed world power the likes of Russia, NATO is acting in the most reckless and provocative manner possible for a military alliance that is designed with a collective “defense” clause.
Below, watch NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, speaking to the media at the NATO Summit in Vilnius, on Tuesday, July 11, 2023.
Stoltenberg also told assembled media that NATO has agreed to put 300,000 troops on “Stand-by” alert. “This includes air and naval assets” he added.
By stating that Ukraine is on a “multi-year path to NATO membership,” this is the equivalent of a declaration of war against Russia. It gives Russia no incentive to end the war with Ukraine because Russia now knows that as long as there is a sovereign country called Ukraine, it will be on a path to joining a military alliance dedicated to the destruction of Russia, or at the very least greatly weakening it. In fact, there’s already a neocon plan on the books in Washington to defeat Russia militarily and break it up into several separate countries.
At the press conference shown in the above video, Stoltenberg says NATO has granted “security guarantees” to Ukraine in the interim, “so the most important thing we can do is continue to provide weapons, ammunition and military support to Ukraine because unless Ukraine prevails as a nation, as a democratic nation in Europe, there is no issue to be discussed about security guarantees or membership in NATO at all. On the NATO issue we will send a positive message… later today when all allies agree on the text, but I expect that allies will agree on a message which is clear on the need to move Ukraine closer to NATO… this is all about moving Ukraine closer to NATO membership, which will be extremely important for Ukraine and also demonstrate the unity and the strength of the message sent to Ukraine.”
All of the questions from the media at this press conference sounded like pre-rehearsed, planted questions from media outlets that are not independent but rather owned and operated by the same forces that own NATO.
At the same time this group of war-hungry NATO militants announce their plans to militarize Ukraine and make it a pawn of their own agenda, they “condemn” Russia for doing the same in Belarus.
The U.S. and NATO get to add Finland, Sweden and Ukraine into their military alliance, but Russia doesn’t get to include even one country, Belarus, into its military alliance. Now that sounds like a deal made in hell bent on sparking a global conflagration such that no one has ever seen in terms of its potential to devastate nations, destroy human lives and turn the global order on its head.
NATO acts as if it’s not aware that Russia is allied militarily with China. Maybe they know something about China that we don’t. Maybe when the Chinese head of state shook hands and exchanged warm goodbyes with the Russian leader a few weeks ago after their summit it was all an act. Maybe China is really on our side. I don’t know. But it looks to me that we now have all the makings of full-blown world war. All the ingredients needed are set out on the table, just waiting for them to come together. We have Russia, China, Iran, North Korea, Saudi Arabia on one side, and we have the U.S., Western Europe, Australia, South Korea and Japan on the other side. Neither side seems to want to leave the door open, or even slightly cracked, for the possibility of peace.
Yes, Russia invaded Ukraine with the goal of reclaiming the Russian-speaking parts of that country, claiming those Russians had come under harassment and even military attacks from the Ukrainian government in Kiev since a U.S.-sponsored coup took place in 2014, removing a pro-Russian leader.
Let’s summarize what’s happened in just the last couple of months in terms of the West’s response to that invasion. The Western NATO powers led by the United States have:
- Sent F-16s to Ukraine and are now training Ukrainian pilots in how to operate them.
- France announces it will send cruise missiles to Ukraine joining the U.S. and U.K. as the main suppliers of long-range missiles to Ukraine.
- First the U.K. and then the U.S. announce they will send armor-piercing radiological depleted uranium shells to Ukraine, which if used will likely poison that country’s rich farmland for decades to come.
- U.S. announces it will send cluster bombs to Ukraine which are so dangerous to civilian populations that they’ve been banned by 120 nations.
- U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has said the purpose of NATO’s involvement in Ukraine is to “weaken Russia,” and other high-level government officials have made similar comments, making it clear that this expense of money, weapons, and eventually American lives, has nothing to do with liberating anyone in Ukraine from any sort of tyranny in the name of “protecting Democracy.”
- NATO leaders meet at a summit in Vilnius, Lithuania, to declare their eagerness to foment perpetual war in Eastern Europe, while all but guaranteeing that the war will spread to Western Europe and potentially the United States, because Russia now knows that the one thing it most feared, a NATO membership for Ukraine, has been promised to be a reality.
The news out of Vilnius today was horrible news for Ukraine. In the eyes of Putin and any red-blooded Russian patriot, the very existence of Russia now depends on the total defeat of Ukraine. Look for Putin to ratchet up his war machine exponentially, because he now has zero incentive to end this war peacefully. He will annihilate Ukraine and likely have to occupy it forever. Anything short of that invites the West and its weapons to sit on his border providing a clear path all the way to Moscow. To avoid this tragic result, all the West had to do was assure Putin that Ukraine would remain a neutral country. They refused.
From the standpoint of a civilian and a Christian living in the West, these developments are very troubling. We are living in a time of historic global upheaval. Prepare yourselves for catastrophic war-time impacts. It didn’t have to be this way. Ukrainian and Russian leaders wanted to sit down and resolve their differences peacefully in April 2022. But the governments of the U.S. and the U.K. already had something else up their sleeves, which did not in any way involve peace.
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Looks like there’s no serious interest at this conference to give Ukraine NATO membership. Ukraine has been put off indefinitely. They were told they have to meet certain undefined “conditions”. Zelensky is complaining that no timeline has been set by NATO for membership.
Ukraine failed at its counteroffensive. Is this refusal to grant membership now a subtle signal to Russia that NATO is looking for an exit from this situation?
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Kkayjae: “Looks like there’s no serious interest at this conference to give Ukraine NATO membership…Zelensky is complaining that no timeline has been set by NATO for membership… Is this refusal to grant membership now a subtle signal to Russia that NATO is looking for an exit from this situation?”
Time will tell. But in the meantime, the rat pack of Washington will continue to use and bleed Ukraine just like they have other countries in their quest for more power and wealth. They will also double deal and pit one faction against another as it suits their aims, including here in the U.S. Divide and conquer.
I don’t cite sources unless I trust them, and Judicial Watch is one that I feel is reputable. They recently ran a story, “FBI Colludes with Ukrainian Intel to Censor Americans under Biden Misinformation Campaign,” about how the Ukrainian spy agency the FBI used is pro-Russian, pro-Putin.
Yet, if you stop and think about it, the O’Biden regime is also using the Ukraine war to try to take out Putin and subdivide Russia!
Here is a link to the original report cited by Judicial Watch. I haven’t read it yet – just the JW story.
Click to access fbi-sbu-staff-report-7.10.23-sm.pdf
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Its NATO/OTAN any reason or significance for NATO spelled backwards??
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It’s the French acronym for NATO–Organisation du traité de l’Atlantique nord,
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oh okay thanks..
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NATO……..more solid proof that “You can’t fix stupid” .
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That’s weapons grade stupid.
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“…media outlets that are not independent but rather owned and operated by the same forces that own NATO…”
The liberal-fascist Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) and its network of banks, corporations, foundations, and NGOs have controlled the US govt and the media since WW2.
CFR members founded NATO, and most of the NATO Supreme Commanders, starting with Eisenhower, have been CFR members. Allen Dulles, who ran the CIA “Operation Mockingbird” to control the media was a CFR director for 40 years.
See charts showing modern CFR media control: https://swprs.org/the-american-empire-and-its-media/
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Great article Leo. You are right on target even though what is to come is horrible and deadly. Backed into a corner and given no other option it does seem Putin will have to dominate all of Ukraine militarily. NATO is no match for Russia and can only bluff and bluster. Perhaps this will be the time when the right wing of America will somehow take power and administer justice to the neocons under Biden and Obama. The Antichrist is ready to appear and bring peace and common sense to Western civilization. All the moves of the Globalists have been a smokescreen created by the fallen angels to make us think the right wing nationalists are the good guys. Remember the two-headed snake of Satan. Thanks Again Leo. Jack
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Yes the gloves are off now, and yes poor Ukraine.
When would they become a full member of NATO, is there a timeline?
That would be Russia’s timeline too.
Anyone know if we still have nukes and military in Turkey?
As for Belarus seems like they are already in alliance with Russia by
taking in those nukes. They can aim them 3 different directions.
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The elites want world war 3. Less people easier to control when the mark of the beast comes out. Dont take it you will get sores on your body and be controlled to worship the anti-christ. a good wake up site is after the warning. Good luck and God Bless Everyone.
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But world war three is Armageddon and that happens later on in or at the end of the tribulation
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How do you know that won’t be World War 4?
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This is absolute insanity! Biden and his ilk should be charged with war crimes. We used to be an honorable nation looked upon with admiration.
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Been hearing baout ww3 since I was a kind born in the 70s…..all talk. NO ONE will nuke the world for a simple reason. All these world government people want to keep the planet for themselves and per the Georgia guidestone rules, limit population to 500 million. And another rule, keep the enviroment pure….can’t do any of that with a nuked planet. However, Chernoyble has proven, radiation is not lasting for 20000 year as they claimed. Life is flourishing there….you can even go there and take tours without masks….so many lies they tell us to promote fear.
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This article doesn’t say there will necessarily be a major nuclear exchange, but it does posit that WWIII is now much more likely than it has ever been since the end of WWII. And if we go to full-blown WWIII, I would say all bets are off as to whether the nukes start to fly.
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I try to follow Russian thinking. Their media and I think most Russians agree:
Why worry about destroying the world vs. a world without Russia in it?
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Oh also Russia has strategic air defense that actually works as opposed to our Patriot system that doesn’t work. Defense fraud is a capital crime in Russia and effectively encouraged here.
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Come quickly Lord Jesus
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Was there ever such a mad, mad time??
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The 4th seal war is Ez 38 and Re 6:8 rolled into one war that kills 1/4th the earth and shall begin inside a year from now. Before nuking Israel, U.S. and western Europe simultaneously, Russia is building their nuclear missile inventory 24/7. That is what they are waiting for. Unlike the U.S., they won’t be outdated and insufficient in number. They also don’t have sodomites running their country. The Uk war is giving their troops battleground and tactical experience. Following the war shall be Christian persecution with mark of the beast, Planet X flyby and fire from heaven. Daniel’s 70th week, 2520 days, the covenant of Da 9:27, begin at the 1st trumpet.
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Ezekiel 38 does not seem like nuclear war- the hordes of soldiers(?) descending on Israel and turning on each other. The massive earthquake, torrential rain, hailstones, fire and sulfur in that area wouldn’t affect Russia etc. if they were only nuking Israel from a distance.
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Excellent article! In it you stated “It didn’t have to be this way.” Well, as a Christian you know the end of the Book, so yes… it Does have to be this way as God has a plan for His Son to return to this planet. As such, like in a giant play, there’s scenes that have to be played and actors that have to come on stage on queue and leave on queue. Nothing is happening by accident, even though we don’t necessarily understand all the details. God is in control and His Will will be accomplished! He’s using evil men and women to accomplish His purposes… He’s the Producer and Director of this show and won’t share His glory with another.
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Leo: “Ukrainian and Russian leaders wanted to sit down and resolve their differences peacefully in April 2022. But the governments of the U.S. and the U.K. already had something else up their sleeves, which did not in any way involve peace.”
RAFO: “…God has a plan for His Son to return to this planet.,,God is in control and His Will will be accomplished!”
Yes, thank you again, Leo, for your faithfulness, integrity, and powerful exposés of the treachery of these powermongers. They are consistent in their lies and deceit.
RAFO: Psalm 2!!!
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Could we possibly have a worse President? Could we possibly have a more corrupt President? Can we get one older? Is there anyone we can do to destroy America faster? No. He’s already in power for his third term.
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Biden even approves of seizing all personal assets:https://www.naturalnews.com/2023-07-10-cbdcs-globalists-publish-plan-for-worldwide-financial-enslavement-unified-ledger.html
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