Category Archives: Europe

Poland’s Coming Economic Collapse: A Story in 8 Tweets

Why Poland is on its way to becoming an economic basket case.

Polish President Andrzej Duda Doesn’t Want War With Russia, But He Doesn’t Want To Tell Polish Voters

President Duda was pranked! Hilarity and uncomfortable revelations follow.

Is the Collective West Going Soon to Be Hoist on the Zelensky Petard?

ving elevated Zelensky to be the face of Ukraine’s war effort is becomig a problem for the West.

The Stavka Memorandum: Russia Means Military Power Plus Diselectrification of the Ukraine (“Stormy and Prolonged Applause”)

John Helmer describes how Russia is identifying electricity grid targets, as well as current ideas for creating a demilitarized zone.

Russia Launches New Electrical Grid/Infrastructure Strikes in Ukraine

Russia launched a new round of infrastructure attacks on Urkaine, but so far it looks more selective than yesterday’s massive blows.

Why Don’t The Poles Admit the War Isn’t Winning the Next Polish Election and Isn’t in Poland’s National Interest – Unless Zelensky Loses Galicia to Poland, Again

There is less enthusiasm for the Ukraine war amond some Polish voters than the US/UK press would have you believe. And winter is coming.

When Marshal Kutuzov Joins General Winter and General Surovikin, What Happens Next on the Front

An overview of how Russia approaches war, and then a discussion of why Pavlovka matters in the Ukraine campaign.

COP27 Fiddling as World Warms

COP27, the latest climate ‘blah-blah,’ began with rich nation backpedalling due to the NATO sanctions-induced energy crisis.

Washington’s Woman in Berlin: How Germany’s Foreign Minister Is Helping the US Crush the German Economy

German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock is willing to sacrifice her country’s economy and standard of living in order to march lockstep with the US against Russia and China.

Kherson, Cognitive Dissonance, and the Under-the-Radar Electrical War

The upset about the Kherson pullback seems disproprtionate. What assumptions did it expose?

Global Energy Crisis Looms Over UN Climate Summit – While Some Countries Race to Renewables, Others Plan More Natural Gas Production, But It Comes With Risks

The war in Ukraine casts a shadow over this year’s United Nations climate summit where officials from around the world are discussing the costs of climate change and how to cut emissions that remain near record highs.

Oil Executives Warn G7 Price Cap Could Lead To Stranded Tankers

The more you look at the G7 Russian oil price scheme, the worse it appears.

Russia Slips Out of Kherson Under Cover of Midterms

Russia says it is pulling out of Kherson city, much to the consternation of Russian Telegrammers. But Ukraine isn’t buying it. What gives?

Russian Oil Price Cap Will Not Apply To Resold Cargoes

The “collective West” is remarkably attached to sanctions that have hurt them more than Russia. The oil price cap is next in this pattern.

Has Russia Already Pwnd Ukraine?

What if Russia is the only country that can get Ukraine back on its feet in any reasonable time frame?