8/19/22 Part 1
The West’s key achievements in confronting Russia---swiftly rallying in solidarity with Ukraine, hitting Moscow with crushing sanctions and supplying Kyiv with billions in armaments—may be at risk. Even as politicians reaffirm Western unity and pundits hail the impact of weapons sent to Ukraine, economic woes are poised to fracture that solidarity where it matters most—in the European Union. Paradoxically, the rising costs of war appear less sustainable for wealthy, democratic EU countries than they do for poor, isolated Russia. The bill is coming due, and Europeans are shocked at the privations they face to pay it: soaring energy costs, rationing, reduced aid for the poor, and looming recession. Disagreement over Ukraine aid triggered the recent collapse of Italy’s ruling coalition, a bad omen for other centrist European governments: https://nationalinterest.org/feature/western-unity-ukraine-fragile-and-russia-knows-it-204308
▲ MY COMMENT: Good article BUT I would like to note there are multiple reasons Russia did not collapse after being blocked from the Western SWIFT payment system that this article never bothered mentioning. This is worth mentioning because Western governments do not seem to fully comprehend this. #1 Both Russia and China have been preparing to break away from the US dollar global reserve currency since their "Holy Grail" oil-for-gold trade deal back in 2014, so they had nearly a decade to prepare in advance. #2 Russia never outsourced their manufacturing base or productive industry unlike many Western countries, so Russia has resources and industry to fall back on when things get tough for them. Russia, unlike the West today, also protects their strong agricultural base: they even give food producers lucrative tax cuts and incentives to produce as much food for their population as possible so Russians won't go hungry during an economic crisis! #3 Russia exploited globalism and globalist corruption for sure - but Putin never allowed serious threats to their national sovereignty to manifest (the reason people like (((George Soros))) and his NGOs have been banned from Russia, and the very reason they won't allow certain people into political power knowing full well too much corruption can kill nations as they witnessed during the Soviet Union and it's collapse). Economic preparation with other nations like China, the protection of domestic industry and agriculture, and the ability to determine what kind of corruption needs to be stomped out for national security reasons is why Russia is surviving this crisis.
Russia proposes new precious metals market to compete with RIGGED bullion market in London: https://www.sott.net/article/471102-Russia-proposes-new-precious-metals-market-to-compete-with-RIGGED-bullion-market-in-London-analyst
China ramps up gold buying, doubles imports from Switzerland: https://www.sott.net/article/471153-China-ramps-up-gold-buying-doubles-imports-from-Switzerland
Chinese yuan leaves US dollar behind on Moscow Exchange: https://english.pravda.ru/news/russia/153666-yuan_dollar/
RED ALERTUS Corporations Have Been Canceling BILLIONS OF DOLLARS Worth Of Inventory Orders, Including Walmart: https://halturnerradioshow.com/index.php/en/news-page/world/strange-corporate-decisions-this-week
Germany preparing for Martial Law on verge of economic collapse (while political leadership blames conspiracy theorists of-course): https://www.sott.net/article/471177-German-security-official-warns-enemies-of-the-state-regions-already-receiving-TANKS-in-case-it-comes-to-the-worst
Prime Minister Viktor Orban says he doesn’t believe the West can win militarily in Ukraine and argues that sanctions are failing. The Hungarian leader argued that the West is incapable of winning the conflict militarily, and that the sanctions it has imposed on Moscow have failed to destabilize Russia. To make matters worse, the punitive measures have spectacularly backfired on the EU: https://www.rt.com/news/561108-orban-ukraine-conflict-end-western-hegemony/
