Washington and its NATO clients are declaring war on Russia, but there is no other way to interpret it.
Volodymyr Zelensky, president of Ukraine, will visit Washington in due course, where the events will agree on target inside Russia.
To say this is an stupid, foolish walk is an exaggeration. This is the US and NATO’s most risky move, and it is most likely to lead to World War III.
Do n’t believe any rhetoric” justifying” the use of long-range missiles on Russia. Putin has stated that NATO workers will fire the missiles while Ukraine will number them, as well as tracking data from overhead satellites that cover Russian territory. Those spacecraft are American.
Vice President Kamala Harris should also be present at the approaching Zelensky-Joe Biden gathering, so she must assume full responsibility for starting a battle.
No one can predict the outcome. May Russia use its nuclear weapons to put an end to the conflict in Ukraine?  , May it shot down American satellites?  , May Russia send missiles to strike offer depots in Europe, particularly in Poland, which is the jumping-off place for military supplies to Ukraine?
Russia has many other options available to it. Russia may shift atomic weapons to Iran, for instance, or to Syria.  ,
The reality is that Washington wants to implement Zelensky’s recommendations for extensive strikes on Soviet territory because Ukraine is losing the war and may lose yet before November’s presidential elections.  ,
Instead of pursuing a political settlement that was within their reach, the Biden-Harris team will have to discuss why they continued to back a loser that left tens of thousands of victims.
Biden and Harris are directly to blame for stopping a package that was being struck between Ukraine and Russia in this instance.
Zelensky’s method is simple to grasp. He knows everything is falling apart and Ukraine wo n’t be able to fight anymore by winter, as its infrastructure, especially electrical power but also fuel, dries up.
Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski says that Ukraine’s electrical power has been degraded by 70 %, perhaps more. So Zelensky’s technique is to take NATO straight into the war.  , And, absurdly and pompously, Washington is playing the same game.
No another, other than the UK, wants to see a war in Europe. The UK lacks a land military that is significant enough to be discussed, and it is no longer an important European nation.
Instead of strengthening its defense and rebuilding its threats, the country’s government otherwise constructed a few highly expensive aircraft companies that, if at all, perform poorly.
In any case, the English dances to the US rhythm. The British are anxious to harm Russia, but they have no idea what will happen if Russia blows up the country.
Why does Washington want to launch missiles against Russia is the great deal. This indicates that Secretary of State Antony Blinken, National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan, and Biden are aware of their disastrous Ukraine scheme.  ,
They are raising the bar and taking enormous risks without knowing how things will turn out unless they are actually getting ready to take in NATO troops and deploy NATO air force in the Ukraine war.
Russia may not have the same military prowess as the US, but it does possess strategic and tactical nuclear arms.  ,
We have known for years that Russia’s martial views tactical and strategic nuclear networks as being used as needed rather than really distinguishes them.  ,
What this means is that Russia , does release ICBMs and underwater IRBMs against US western targets. Individuals in Washington should be aware that the US has little protection from a Russian nuclear attack because of its limited western air mechanisms.
For decades, strategists have worried about a so-called” second attack” capacity. No one should want to find out, but I ca n’t say Russia really has that.
The only way to hold our current officials responsible for starting a war without any justification is to inspire them, who will soon be replaced.  ,
People make judgments without taking any responsibility, which is one of the characteristics of state. No matter what shampoo musical advertising is distributed in US newspapers in the case of World War III, our leaders will still be bleeding a lot if they decide to bomb Russia.
Stephen Bryen is Asia Times ‘ top journalist. He also served as the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee’s team director and its deputy secretary of defense for policy.  ,
This , content was originally published on his , Weapons and Strategy , Substack, and is republished with authority.