The Brink Of War With Russia And Ukraine – Why That Could Lead To World War 3
By Michael Synder / The Economic Collapse Blog
A respected foreign journalist living in Ukraine is warning that a war that most Americans cannot even imagine “teeters on the razor thin edge of becoming real”. When Russia opened fire on Ukrainian Navy vessels and captured three of their ships, it made headlines all over the globe. An emergency meeting of the UN Security Council was hastily arranged for Monday at 11 AM, and hopefully there will be a positive outcome from that meeting. Because right now Moscow and Kiev are on the brink of war, and once a Russian invasion happens there will be no turning back. At that point the U.S. would have a major decision to make, and if we chose to defend Ukraine that could mean that we would suddenly find ourselves fighting World War 3.
Most people don’t realize that this crisis has been simmering for over a week. The following is from a U.S. News & World Report article that was posted on November 19th…
A dispute over shipping lanes is threatening to reignite the 4-year-old simmering war between Ukraine and Russia following confrontations sparked by both sides in recent days.
Russian border guards on Monday detained Ukrainian fishing vessels in the Sea of Azov, a strategically important body of water contained to the north by Ukraine, to the west by the Crimean Peninsula and to the east and south by Russia. Monday’s incident came days after Russian President Vladimir Putin slammed Kiev for detaining Russian commercial ships also in the Azov in what he described as “a totally illegal move” and which Kremlin officials have warned may prompt retaliation.
When you realize what has already taken place, it puts the most recent events in an entirely different context.
The Russians blocked the Kerch Strait in retaliation for having had their own commercial vessels detained by the Ukrainian government.
And when the Ukrainians decided to test the Russians by sailing Ukrainian Navy vessels into the Kerch Strait, the Russians decided not to back down. The following comes from Sky News…
Russia has opened fire on Ukrainian ships and captured three vessels in a major escalation of tensions off the coast of Crimea.
Three sailors have been wounded after the Ukrainian navy said two artillery boats were hit by the strikes in the Black Sea.
Ukraine’s President Petro Poroshenko called an emergency session of his war cabinet and said he will propose that parliament declare martial law.
So the truth is that neither side is exactly “innocent” in this situation.
The Kerch Strait is absolutely critical, because it is the only way into and out of the Azov Sea…
The strait connects the Azov Sea with the Black Sea and runs between the Crimean Peninsula and Russia. It’s a shallow, narrow stretch of water just two to three miles (3.2 to 4.8 kilometers) wide at one point near the Chuska landspit.
The strait is an important economic lifeline for Ukraine, as it allows ships leaving the port city of Mariupol to access the Black Sea.
It’s also the the closest point of access for Russia to Crimea, a peninsula Moscow annexed in 2014. The international community has largely not recognized Russia’s annexation of Crimea, but that did not stop Russia from building a bridge over the Kerch Strait connecting Crimea to mainland Russia. The Kerch Strait bridge was opened in May.
In addition to asking for a declaration of martial law, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has also been gathering with his top military leaders. Poroshenko is pledging that Ukraine will not take any “offensive” military actions, but he also says that they are ready to defend against any attacks from Russia.
The Russians are accusing Poroshenko of manipulating this crisis in order to pump up his flagging approval ratings for the upcoming presidential elections. There is a very real possibility that Poroshenko could lose, and he is desperate to stay in office.
Of course the Ukrainians are blaming Russia for everything, and Poroshenko says that what happened on Sunday “was an act of war”…
Finally, Ukraine has called for an urgent UN Security Council meeting over ‘Russian aggression’ while Ukraine’s secretary for national security, Oleksander Turchynov, accused Russia of engaging in an act of war: “We heard reports on incident and have concluded that it was an act of war by Russian Federation against Ukraine”.
At this point, it is unclear what the Russians will do next.
Hopefully they will see that a full-blown invasion of Ukraine would not be wise.
But if they decide that such a war is inevitable, they will move with lightning speed as we have seen in other conflicts. For example, Russia had already annexed Crimea before the rest of the world even started talking about it. And we all remember what happened in Georgia.
If and when Russia finally pulls the trigger, their forces will be halfway to Kiev before the mainstream media in the western world even realizes what is happening.
And if Russia does invade, the Trump administration will be under tremendous pressure from Republicans, Democrats and other NATO members to intervene. Already, there has been some very tough talk from Secretary of State Mike Pompeo…
It’s yet unclear how far the U.S. is willing to go in support for Ukraine. In a joint statement after Klimkin’s meeting with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo last week, both sides “condemned Russia’s aggressive actions against international shipping transiting the Black Sea, the Sea of Azov and the Kerch Strait to Ukrainian ports” and agreed that “Russia’s aggressive activities in the Sea of Azov have brought new security, economic, social, and environmental threats to the entire Azov-Black Sea region.”
But if we directly intervene in a military conflict between Russia and Ukraine, that could very easily trigger World War 3.
Most Americans are not concerned that a conflict between Russia and Ukraine could potentially affect the United States, but the threat is very real. In fact, according to foreign correspondent Nolan Peterson such a war “teeters on the razor thin edge of becoming real”…
This is the most dangerous moment I’ve seen in Ukraine in years. Tonight, a war that many people in America can only imagine thanks to Hollywood movies, teeters on the razor thin edge of becoming real. Tonight in Ukraine we go to sleep not knowing what tomorrow will bring.
Let us hope for peace, because right now the world is becoming a more chaotic place with each passing day…
About the author: Michael Snyder is a nationally syndicated writer, media personality and political activist. He is publisher of The Most Important News and the author of four books including The Beginning Of The End and Living A Life That Really Matters.
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This is not good ….(understatement)……I think part of the reason Emanuel Macron wants a Euro-Army is because
some of his intelligence and military staff are telling him that if the climate takes a turn for the worse (Solar Minimum)
and as a result there are massive crop failures in the agricultural sector……then there is a good possibility that countries (such as Ukraine) could be taken over by extreme ultra nationalist who then advocate military action against any country in order to secure food supplies…….a bit like Mad Max……only this time it is not about transporting fuel…..it would be about transporting (and holding onto) vegetables…..wheat …..barley…..eggs …..meat fish…….already Ukraine is training children you kill
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/ukrainian-nationalist-camp-training-kids-to-kill/
Earth scientists have discerned three factors at work globally during the 17th century: increased volcanic eruptions, twice as many El Niño episodes (unusually warm ocean conditions along the tropical west coast of South America), and the virtual disappearance of sunspots, reducing solar output to warm the Earth.
The 17th century saw a proliferation of wars, civil wars and rebellions and more cases of state breakdown around the globe than any previous or subsequent age. Just in the year 1648, rebellions paralyzed both Russia (the largest state in the world) and France (the most populous state in Europe); civil wars broke out in Ukraine……
https://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/23/opinion/sunday/lessons-from-the-little-ice-age.html
https://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2011/10/111003-science-climate-change-little-ice-age/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Ice_Age#Europe
Crop failure in Northern Europe ……already happening !!!
https://www.agweb.com/article/war-torn-grain-ukraine-harvest-woes/
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-08-02/ukraine-to-limit-milling-wheat-exports-as-drought-wrecks-crops
https://www.freshplaza.com/article/2196872/talk-of-crop-failure-amongst-polish-summer-fruit-growers/
https://www.freshplaza.com/article/9038135/crop-failure-for-onions-and-considerably-fewer-potatoes-in-the-netherlands/
https://www.freshplaza.com/article/9046907/germany-hard-times-for-fruit-and-vegetable-producers/
http://agroinsurance.com/en/europe/
https://www.google.co.uk/search?safe=strict&source=hp&ei=5RX8W5DTDqGurgTVsYToCg&q=ukraine+training+kids+to+kill&btnK=Google+Search&oq=ukraine+training+kids+to+kill&gs_l=psy-ab.3…1001.11696..12696…0.0..0.316.2350.27j2j0j1……0….1..gws-wiz…..0..0j35i39j0i131j0i131i67j0i67j0i13j0i22i30.Dg52oaGKJos
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5bB-VazzBUo
very good info anoninus–been following this myself–this current sun cycle with solar minimums was predicted by martin armstrong based on long time computer data,many years data on solar minimums–these nut job global warmers are totally out to lunch, just like religious fruit cakes, nobody can talk to them–we are also headed into cycle of war and civil unrest all over the globe
There are a whole lot of sociopaths hungry for world war…it is part of their agenda and grand scheme to keep the people distracted and divided.
Killing and murdering are their hobbies…it is all the world has seen for thousands of years, people killing each other over politics, religion, greed, etc.
Wait until someone claims we are being “attacked by aliens”…it will scare so many folks into submission, no need for a WW3. it will dwarf nine eleven that led to an assault on freedoms and liberties, as it was intended to do.
17 years of endless war, sold to the public as they do all war, WW3 will be no different, and the cheers from the public will once again fill the ears of those who despise how the game is played.
Bloodlust is alive and well…and those that cheer it on out number those who see it for what it is…