World War 3 Update 5.0
Today will prove to be a pivotal day in the march towards WW3. Several steps forward were taken by Ukraine and Europe. Thus the jump from 4.7 to 5.0. WE are on the verge after today and the arrogance of Europe. The unwillingness to even talk by the west. Much like a fight with a sibling or spouse it will only get resolved through talking. Not talking exacerbates the situation.
European leaders are delusional. They think they are of superior minds when in actuality they have the minds of a 5 year old.
The Trump / Zelensky meeting was a total disaster for Ukraine, Europe and the USA war mongers. Trump is 100% correct - Zelensky is fooling around and his arrogance will lead to WW3 and the absolute end of Ukraine and YES even Europe. Trump is the only adult in the group. He understands what is at stake here, the survival of humanity is on the line.
Zelensky is a insolent child - setting with his arms crossed, rolling his eyes.
The idea of no cease fire until negotiations are done is so idiotic its boggles the mind. The first thing that has to be done is to pour some cold water on the boys that are fighting. A cease fire would do this to both Putin and Zelensky. It would at least put a breather in to let things cool off. Ukraine is going to loose - its just a matter of how badly - total annihilation or give up Donbos and a few other provinces that are mostly Russian speaking and Russian populated anyway, and get peace, have the majority of your country and start rebuilding. Their are no other choices.
Full meeting here:
The aftermath of today seems to have emboldened Europe - they think they can fight Russia without the USA. That’s laughable, they are not hailing a cab in NYC saying hey you sob stop then get in the cab and act friendly. They are literally poking the bear with their finger. They claim they can throw 30,000 troops at Ukraine.
After today’s folly, where Zelensky thought he could get on US TV and turn America against Trump to send American money and “sons and daughters” to die for Ukraine, he had another thing coming. He has no intention of seeking peace, for he now assumes he has endless backing from Europe, so the money will keep flowing.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio and National Security Adviser Mike Waltz informed Zelensky that Trump and Vice President JD Vance no longer wished to continue the meeting. They kicked Zelensky out of the White House, and rightly so. President Trump made a statement. Following the meeting, Trump said Zelensky is NOT yet ready for peace with Russia. Indeed, Eu7rope is ready to send its boys to die for Zelensky. Trump said on Truth Social:
“I have determined that President Zelenskyy is not ready for Peace if America is involved, because he feels our involvement gives him a big advantage in negotiations.”
“I don’t want advantage, I want PEACE. He disrespected the United States of America in its cherished Oval Office. He can come back when he is ready for Peace.”
Trump will most likely retaliate with a 25% tariff on the EU, including Britain, which is now eager to rejoin the EU as they have plans to conquer Russia and carve up the $75 trillion in natural resources. I have even heard some say that when they do this, Europe will be the dominant power, and the US will be sidelined to be a subservient colony, as they should have been. I do not know what these leaders are smoking, but it is clearly causing Hallucinations of past glory. Perhaps the dream of Ergodan resurrecting the Ottoman Empire and Isreal for the Greater State has also infected the EU. Everyone is on the delusional kick of reestablishing old empires.
This is the backdrop to what is going on. To our European readers, you better get off your ass and demand an end to this war. The Neocon’s playbook is rule #1: prevent all communications with your opponent to prevent peace negotiations. This is what they had Biden do. Europe is doing this, so Zelensky has also refused to negotiate peace.
If you are not reading armstrongeconomics.com at least daily you truly are missing out on what is coming up next.
Meanwhile money is rapidly flowing out of Europe to the USA. Money is not dumb, its actually very intelligent - sounds crazy and delusional right? But once you understand that money flow is a world wide happening and understand the how and why you can see the future.
Money and gold is pouring out of Europe, why? Its not safe there any longer. Money goes where it is treasured and welcomed - and Europe is not that place. Europe will impose currency controls shortly to stop this capital flow out of Europe to preserve money to finance their war. Their is historical precedence of this prior to WW1 and WW2. Money flowed to the USA bumping our markets up - money must be invested. Putting it under a mattress destroys it.
This past week money flow to the USA increased 3.19% while Europe had outflows on .5% to .85% depending upon the country. Monthly flow into the USA 6.95% outflow from Russian 10.23% Europe had increases of around 0.13%. Weekly the USA had inflow of 1.44% vs Europe outflow of around 0.25%. AS war gets closer and capital controls become a possibility to investors and individuals these flows will increase.
https://www.imf.org/en/Blogs/chart-of-the-week
This interview is free yet it is priceless. Armstrong goes into detail what is happening right now. Your financial future will be better if you listen to this and follow what he is saying.
This video shows the Ukrainian Ambassadors reaction once the meeting went south. She knows that without the USA Ukraine will cease to exist - unlike Zelensky.
This is 6 Brigades or 30 Battlions vs the Russians 51.6 brigades or 258 battalions. With all of Europe having unarmed citizens that have never even handled a firearm let alone shot one the civilian population are ducks in a frozen pond.
https://www.defense.gov/Multimedia/Experience/Military-Units/army/#army
So 30,000 from Europe vs 580,000 Russian troops in Ukraine. European leaders are delusional - STOP drinking that French wine - the resulting bravado is going to destroy Europe. At a 20 times deficit of troops Europe will be a wiped out. At that point Europe will have 1 last choice - nuclear. Then pile on the fact that their are 44 countries in Europe and of that only France has nuclear weapons - 290 war heads. The UK is not part of Europe but they also have nuclear weapons. The rest of the nuclear armaments are US owned and maintained. Since Russia has the largest nuclear arsenal in the world even that won’t be a fair fight, unless the US steps in.
Europe and USA Neo Cons have been pushing for war with Russia for years now.
And now Moscow has another grievance. Last month former Chancellor Angela Merkel gave her first press interview a year after leaving Germany’s chancellorship. She admitted that the Minsk Accords, negotiated in 2014 in an attempt to settle the Donbas conflict, were a fraud. Unsurprisingly, Putin noted her comments, saying that while he had believed Ukraine intended to violate the pact, “I thought the other participants in that process were honest. Turns out they too were deceiving us.” This behavior, he contended, further justified Russia’s invasion.
https://www.theamericanconservative.com/distrust-and-verify/
Putin also has reason to doubt the word of Ukraine and especially its allied backers. Although Western governments refuse to accept responsibility for their policies—in this way behaving rather like they accuse Moscow of acting—they either lied or misled, your choice, the Soviet and Russian governments with multiple assurances about not expanding NATO eastward.
Dismiss his argument if you like, but Merkel did admit to lying to, or misleading, if one is generous, Russia. She gave an interview to Die Zeit, in which she declared (this via Google translate): “The 2014 Minsk Agreement was an attempt to give Ukraine time. The aim was to gain time with an armistice in order to later come to a peace between Russia and Ukraine. She also used this time to become stronger, as can be seen today. The Ukraine of 2014/15 is not the Ukraine of today.… Putin could have easily overrun it back then. And I very much doubt that the NATO countries could have done as much then as they do now to help Ukraine. It was clear to all of us that this was a frozen conflict, that the problem was not solved, but that gave Ukraine valuable time.”
https://www.theamericanconservative.com/we-poked-the-bear/
Last December, Trenin updated his judgment:
It’s crucial to note that Putin has presided over four waves of NATO enlargement and has had to accept Washington’s withdrawal from treaties governing anti-ballistic missiles, intermediate-range nuclear forces, and unarmed observation aircraft. For him, Ukraine is the last stand. The Russian commander-in-chief is supported by his security and military establishments and, despite the Russian public’s fear of a war, faces no domestic opposition to his foreign policy. Most importantly, he cannot afford to be seen bluffing.
None of this justifies Russia’s attack on Ukraine, of course. However, the problem is not that the allies ignored East European demands that Washington garrison states of little relevance to its own security. Rather, it is that the U.S. and its allies ruthlessly ran roughshod over Russian security interests in expanding NATO up to Russia’s border—just 100 miles away from St. Petersburg. Moreover, Washington repeatedly demonstrated its willingness to aggressively promote regime change, through financial and diplomatic support as well as military force.
How is the USA moving NATO to the Russian border different than the Cuban missle crisis? Those missiles and troops were 90 miles away NOT right on the border. The USA lives by the Monroe Doctrine.
The Monroe Doctrine was a foreign policy statement made by President James Monroe in 1823 that opposed European colonization in the Americas. It established the Western Hemisphere as a U.S. sphere of influence It holds that any intervention in the political affairs of the Americas by foreign powers is a potentially hostile act against the United States.
So no other country is welcome in this hemisphere but the USA can go around and put what ever where ever they want. Since WW1 the leaders of the USA have proven to be war mongers. Wilson and Roosevelt both ran an neutrality but within months had us in their respective era World Wars.
It is time for the USA to step back and leave NATO. We can no longer afford to police the world. We have problems here with corruption, our finances and we as a people cannot afford to keep propping up Europe while they stick their noses in the air and arrogantly declare we are the sh-t on their shoes. This is an abusive relationship where Europe slaps us around and we just keep saying please take us back we’ll be better. We should not be sending our young people to fight die sand get maimed for Europe’s wars while they party like its the 1999. Even now Europe can muster 25,000 troops against 258,000 so the USA will be expected to take up the slack.
European leaders have messed their bed and now need war to cover up their corruption and financial mismanagement. War will brig forth “patriotism” so the ruling class can clamp down and smother its citizens. They are now clamping down on all criticism of the ruling class and making it illegal and a jail able offense. So now the abuser is turning on its slaps onto their populations to keep them in line.
The USA should NEVER support despotic governments. France, the UK, Germany are now authoritarian states that are silencing their people.
Europe was saved twice by the USA in the 20th century. WE should not do so a 3rd time. Much like those that enable spouse beaters or alcoholics our continuing to not say enough - NO! We just keep funding more bad behavior.
Trump is correct to say we are out if Ukraine cannot see their way to a cease fire. Those that want war MUST be cut loose by the USA. These people have been spoiled as the USA has stepped forward to bail them out for over 100 years now. Its time to tell Europe you’re on your own. Let them live or die with their decisions. WE should NOT be sending our sons and daughters off to die for these people.
Late breaking news:
This evening Russia drone attacked a hospital in Ukraine. Was this the result of Trump saying to Zelensky - you’re on your own? Or is it a signal to get to the negotiating table or this only gets worse for Ukraine?
Trump sees China as the enemy and Russia as annoyance. Just as Nixon went to China. Trump is basically going to Russia. This is not well explained. Russia’s GDP is small and the population is shrinking. Someone will always be the world’s policeman, and I prefer it be the USA.
As to Europe, they will end up funding the conflict. They have no choice but to do so. Keep in mind, Ukraine gave up their nuclear weapons with a promise of guaranteed security. Americans to Europe are thinking "well, this is another fine mess you gotten me into".
Contrary to what anyone thinks, this war will continue as a war of attrition and will never really end. Congress will still aid Ukraine and will likely override a presidential veto. There will be a war zone without war, a peaceful field without peace.
Zelensky met with the NeoCon's before going to meet with President Trump. They knew he was going to ask for "security". "The Greatest threat to America" is the Deep State. President Trump was right in telling DOGE to accelerate, we need to take down the Deep State right now. "The best defense is a good offense." - George Washington