by Antonius Aquinas, Antonius Aquinas:

The tensions between the West and Russia over the Ukraine have escalated over the past few months with an almost daily occurrence of provocations and belligerent talk mostly from members of NATO.  In response, Russia sent a naval contingent to the Caribbean in a show of force.  Some of the Western provocations include:

• Polish President Andrzej Duda’s willingness to place U.S. nuclear weapons on Polish soil;
• German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius’ s call for reinstitution of a draft;
• A hand-delivered check by Biden to Volodymyr Zelensky as part of the $95 billion U.S. “defense” package for Ukraine
• A request by Zelensky for Westerners to train troops on Ukrainian soil; and
• US and NATO okaying Ukraine to fire long-range American weapons as much as 12 miles into Russian territory