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What happens now if mexico cuba venezuela should decide to install Russian missiles under Bidet's nose?
THE USA FLIES TO VENEZUELA
Senior US officials would travel to Venezuela today to meet with President Nicolás Maduro's government, as the Biden administration intensifies efforts to separate Russia from its remaining international allies amid a growing stalemate over Ukraine.
The trip is the highest-level visit by Washington officials to Caracas, the capital of Venezuela, in years. The United States broke off diplomatic relations with Maduro and closed its embassy in Caracas in 2019 after accusing the authoritarian leader of electoral fraud. The Trump administration has also tried to overthrow Maduro's government by sanctioning Venezuelan oil exports and senior officials in the country and recognizing the opposition leader, Juan Guaidó, as Venezuela's legitimate president.
Maduro responded to the sanctions by asking for economic and diplomatic help from Russia as well to Iran and China. Russian energy companies and banks have been instrumental in allowing Venezuela to continue exporting oil, the country's main source of foreign currency, despite sanctions, according to US officials, Venezuelan officials and businessmen.
The Russian invasion of Ukraine prompted the United States to pay more attention to President Vladimir V. Putin's allies in Latin America, which Washington says could become security threats if the stalemate with Russia deepens, according to current and former. US officials who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive political issues.
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Greta Thunberg’s handler, Luisa-Marie Neubauer, is a Rothschild
Try, try, try, as they might.
Fail, they will.
No free passes [MSM].
Q
Wait & see.
Re_read drops - you have more than you know.
Eyes in the SKY.
SUM of ALL FEARS //
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Watch the water
Big news week?
Not over yet.
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1st BOOM revealed.
Did you catch it?
The last will be magical.
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Stage set?
Google, Facebook, Twitter, etc are regulated?
MSM is controlled?
Use logic!
Trust the PLAN.
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These people are stupid.
Wait for Russia/China reports.
Sabotage.
Investigation.
Strike 99999999.
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It's so depressing how far things have fallen. All for money. No one has ideals anymore
CONCLUSION
The most-promising options to “extend Russia” are those that directly address its vulnerabilities, anxieties, and strengths, exploiting areas of
weakness while undermining Russia’s current advantages. In that regard, Russia’s greatest vulnerability, in any competition with the United States, is its economy, which is comparatively small and highly dependent on energy exports. Russian leadership’s greatest anxiety stems from the stability and durability of the regime, and Russia’s greatest strengths are in the military and info-war realms.
Most of the options discussed, including those listed here, are in some sense escalatory, and most would likely prompt some Russian counterescalation. Thus, besides the specific risks associated with each option, there is additional risk attached to a generally intensified competition with a nuclear-armed adversary to consider. This means that every option must be deliberately planned and carefully calibrated to achieve the desired effect.
Overextending and Unbalancing Russia
Putin says Western sanctions are akin to declaration of war
LONDON, March 5 (Reuters) - President Vladimir Putin said on Saturday that Western sanctions on Russia were akin to a declaration of war and warned that any attempt to impose a no-fly zone in Ukraine would lead to catastrophic consequences for the world.
A Russian plane landed at Washington’s international airport to pick up about a dozen diplomats from Moscow’s UN mission who are accused by Washington of espionage.
The United States closed its airspace to all Russian aircraft after Moscow invaded Ukraine. The Ilyushin Il-96 aircraft was allowed, however, to land at Dulles International Airport.
Let me add some personal details to the largest corporate media scandal of the year: I have been contacted by a whistleblower inside Newsmax who has confirmed the broad details of this story. That insider confirms: Newsmax executives agreed to take the money from Biden’s Health and Human Services (HHS) to push only positive coverage of the new COVID vaccines.
Let me add another personal detail: I was contacted by top Newsmax executives and told to halt any negative coverage of the vaccines in 2021. I was told that “it was problematic” for Newsmax. I was given some version of this warning multiple times by multiple executives. Obviously, I did not heed their advice.
The U.S. Treasury Department clarified Friday afternoon that Wall Street’s traders and banks can continue to buy and sell Russian oil and gas.
Treasury underscored in a post that the U.S. sanctions against Russia’s biggest banks — including VTB Bank — do not apply to energy transactions until June 24.
“In general, energy-related activities — including the purchase, sale, or transport of Russian-origin oil, gas, or other energy-related products by U.S. or non-U.S. persons — remain permissible,” Treasury said.