{"id":6983,"date":"2023-01-25T15:08:13","date_gmt":"2023-01-25T15:08:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thepoog.com\/wp\/?p=6983"},"modified":"2023-07-25T13:19:25","modified_gmt":"2023-07-25T13:19:25","slug":"the-nato-russia-basis-of-wwiii-20230125","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thepoog.com\/wp\/2023\/01\/25\/the-nato-russia-basis-of-wwiii-20230125\/","title":{"rendered":"*The NATO\/Russia Basis of WWIII: 20230125"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Before I get into NATO directly, I&#8217;ll do a quick Ukraine update.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Ukraine Update<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Next is a short video (8:22 minutes) of the front lines courtesy of WEEB Union. Since he publishes one or two updates a day, I&#8217;m using the latest at the time of my publication around 10:00 on the 25th. I&#8217;ve been following these reports for about a week. The front line moves back and forth as the Russians attack and the Ukrainians counterattack. The net result is a Russian advance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Full Front Update and Analysis 25\/1\/23 | Fighting Over The Highground Commences\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/DCLbnChkLiQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Full Front Update and Analysis 25\/1\/23 | Fighting Over The Highground Commences<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>He gives a really good analysis intermixing topographic and aerial detail. Also from Scott Ritter is this 27 second video of a German parliamentarian stating that Germany is at war with Russia: morning a <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=pRpxOU_olrQ\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Germany declares war against Russia<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Next is the latest detailed report that I have from Scott Ritter (37:12). Scott touches on some of the dissention in the top levels of the Ukrainian hierarchy caused by the disastrous cost of the war in terms of human and infrastructure capital.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=5r4srtIphao\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Internal Political Conflict in Ukraine<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Next is the most recent interview with Col. Douglas Macgregor (30:41 minutes):<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Ukraine Russia War Latest w. Col. Doug Macgregor\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/K74GonVNYO4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">3:00p est Ukraine Russia War Latest w. Col. Doug Macgregor<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>There seems to be some realization that NATO countries sending increasingly heavy weapons such as battle tanks to Ukraine are an act of war. The West is realizing that despite their propaganda, they are losing their proxy war. Macgregor references the moves that FDR made to goad the Japanese to attack the US Pacific fleet causing WWII. He draws a parallel with the Ukraine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I&#8217;m adding this article that outlines NATO&#8217;s expansion: <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/libertarianinstitute.org\/articles\/not-one-inch-a-brief-look-at-the-written-record\/\" target=\"_blank\">\u2018Not One Inch\u2019: A Brief Look at the Written Record<\/a>. An even beter chronology is given by Jeffrey Sachs: <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/thekennedybeacon.substack.com\/p\/the-real-history-of-the-war-in-ukraine\" target=\"_blank\">The Real History of the War in Ukraine<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Current News<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/geopolitical\/ukraine-rocked-corruption-scandal-wave-top-official-resignations-sports-cars-mansions\" target=\"_blank\">Ukraine Rocked By Corruption Scandal, Wave Of Top Officials Resign: Sports Cars, Mansions &amp; Luxury Vacations As People Suffered<\/a>. (20230124) <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/military\/both-us-germany-now-leaning-toward-authorizing-heavy-tanks-ukraine\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Battle Tanks For Ukraine Approved On Same Day Doomsday Clock Hits Closest Point To Midnight In History<\/a>. (20230124)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/geopolitical\/world-stands-brink-ww3-due-west-escalating-medvedev\" target=\"_blank\">World On Brink Of WW3 Due To West Escalating, Medvedev Warns<\/a>. (20230123)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/news.antiwar.com\/2023\/01\/22\/germany-ukraine-losing-hundreds-of-soldiers-every-day\/\" target=\"_blank\">Germany: Ukraine Losing Hundreds of Soldiers Every Day<\/a>. (20230122)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/winepressnews.com\/2023\/01\/23\/president-of-poland-andrzej-duda-promises-to-send-tanks-to-ukraine\/\" target=\"_blank\">President Of Poland Andrzej Duda Promises To Send Tanks To Ukraine<\/a>. (20230122)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The NATO Involvement<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In 1991, NATO pledged to the Russians not to expand NATO (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rt.com\/news\/549921-nato-expansion-russia-document\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">West promised not to expand NATO \u2013 Der Spiegel<\/a>). This pledge has been repeatedly dishonoured up to the current invited inclusion of Sweden and Finland. As reported in <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/usrussiaaccord.org\/acura-viewpoint-guest-post-by-branko-marcetic-diplomatic-cables-show-russia-saw-nato-expansion-as-a-red-line\/\" target=\"_blank\">ACURA ViewPoint: Guest Post by Branko Marcetic: Diplomatic Cables Show Russia Saw NATO Expansion as a Red Line<\/a>, this is a red line that the Russians have finally confronted NATO over.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>US officials were aware, or were directly told over the span of years, that expanding NATO was viewed by Russian officials well beyond Putin as a major threat and provocation, that expanding it to Ukraine was a particularly bright red line for Moscow &#8230;<\/p>\n<cite><a href=\"https:\/\/usrussiaaccord.org\/acura-viewpoint-guest-post-by-branko-marcetic-diplomatic-cables-show-russia-saw-nato-expansion-as-a-red-line\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ACURA<\/a><\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>The ACURA article reviews the more recent events between Russia and NATO.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Increasingly, it is being admitted that it is the US and NATO that are at war with Russia and not just Ukraine. The evidence to support this assertion is the massive amount of financial and military aid that NATO has provided Ukraine from before the start. This aid has been given to the Ukraine since the US-engineered coup in 2014.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Accumulated NATO News<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.armstrongeconomics.com\/world-news\/war\/russia-prepared-for-nato-invasion\/\" target=\"_blank\">Russia Prepared for NATO Invasion<\/a>.  (20230125)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/geopolitical\/erdogan-tells-sweden-dont-expect-join-nato-after-quran-burning-incident\" target=\"_blank\">Erdogan Tells Sweden: Don&#8217;t Expect To Join NATO After Quran Burning Incident<\/a>. (20230123)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/rmx.news\/article\/george-soros-called-for-nato-to-use-eastern-europeans-soldiers-to-reduce-the-risk-of-body-bags-for-nato-countries-in-1993-new-world-order-article\/\" target=\"_blank\">George Soros called for NATO to use Eastern European soldiers to \u2018reduce the risk of body bags for NATO countries\u2019 in 1993 \u2018New World Order\u2019 article<\/a>. (20230123)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/military\/germany-says-nein-tanks-allies-big-ramstein-meeting-face-zelenskys-pleading\" target=\"_blank\">Germany Says &#8216;Nein&#8217; On Tanks At Allies&#8217; Big Ramstein Meeting<\/a>. (20230120)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>I guess this means that even if Russia wins in the Ukraine, the war is still on. Poland next sacrificial Lamb? <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/geopolitical\/nato-chief-relations-russia-destroyed-even-if-fighting-ends\" target=\"_blank\">NATO Chief: Relations With Russia &#8220;Destroyed&#8221; Even If Fighting Ends<\/a>. (20230114)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/libertarianinstitute.org\/news\/ukrainian-ambassador-silly-to-pretend-kiev-wont-become-a-member-of-nato\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ukrainian Ambassador: \u2018Silly\u2019 to Pretend Kiev Won\u2019t Become a Member of NATO<\/a>. (20230111)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/geopolitical\/sweden-reactivate-civil-conscription-response-ukraine-war\" target=\"_blank\">Sweden To Reactivate Civil Conscription In Response To Ukraine War<\/a>. (20230110)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nakedcapitalism.com\/2023\/01\/sweden-wont-meet-turkiye-demands-to-win-its-vote-on-nato-membership.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sweden Won\u2019t Meet T\u00fcrkiye Demands to Win Its Vote on NATO Membership<\/a>. (20230109)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/military\/us-bolsters-troop-presence-just-kilometers-russian-border-estonia\" target=\"_blank\">US Sends Infantry Unit To Base Just Miles Away From Russian Border In Estonia<\/a>. (20221214)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/military\/us-approves-sale-375bn-m1-abrams-tanks-poland\" target=\"_blank\">US Approves Sale Of $3.75BN In M1 Abrams Tanks To Poland<\/a>. (20221207)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/geopolitical\/lithuania-allow-rail-transit-russian-goods-after-eu-reaches-compromise-kaliningrad\" target=\"_blank\">Lithuania To Allow&nbsp;Rail Transit Of Russian Goods After EU Reaches Compromise On Kaliningrad<\/a>. (20220714<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/geopolitical\/nato-issues-formal-invitation-finland-sweden-join-alliance-biden-thanks-erdogan\" target=\"_blank\">NATO Issues Formal Invitation For Finland, Sweden To Join Alliance As Biden &#8220;Thanks&#8221; Erdogan<\/a>.  (2022062)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/geopolitical\/nato-chief-calls-sweden-and-finland-join-soon-possible\" target=\"_blank\">NATO Chief Calls For Sweden And Finland To Join &#8216;As Soon As Possible&#8217;<\/a>. (20220623)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>You should by now understand that the war in the Ukraine is an implementation of US and NATO policy and was well planned. Choose your side with care.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Articles In This Series<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Refer to the series index in <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/thepoog.com\/wp\/2023\/01\/09\/the-wwiii-chronicles\/\" target=\"_blank\">The WWIII Chronicles<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">***<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you liked this post, consider subscribing \u2013 in right-hand sidebar \u2013 if you are not a subscriber already. Please forward it to anyone else you might think will benefit from it. We are at a critical point in time where we need to disseminate truth to those who have ears to hear, and be forming communities of like-minded individuals. 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