Meanwhile in Ukraine

[Smitty-48]

the thing to understand about NATO under SHAPE at Brussels

as a NATO signatory, your whole military is not at their disposal

you choose what you want to activate and then assign to NATO SHAPE under the SACEUR

so you might send your whole army

or maybe you just send a field hospital and a couple ambulances

noting in the North Atlantic Treaty stipulates that there is a minimum contribution to the Organization

Article V makes no difference

America invoked it

what did NATO do about that ?

not much, a minimum commitment, leaving America to carry the load

same thing is going to happen, on an even larger scale, if Latvia invokes it now

nobody is going to die for Latvia

so that is when NATO basically becomes fully rhetorical

[Smitty-48]

just put NATO aside for a second, never mind fake news NATO

that is not what is deterring Putin, nor threatening Putin to make him take such a high gambit

the main force opponents of Russia are just Poland & Turkey

those are the two opponents the Kremlin is actually maneuvering against right now

Poland & Turkey also being the main backers of the Ukrainians

[Martin Hash]

Hadn’t heard that before.

[Smitty-48]

Hadn’t heard that before.

founding treaties tend to be named after where they were signed

so the North Atlantic Treaty Organization treaty was signed at Washington DC on 4 April 1949

hence it is the Washington Treaty

[Smitty-48]

the Russians have struck the oil depot outside Kiev

it's a massive out of control oil fire blanketing the city in toxic smoke

this has already descended into unrestricted warfare, World War Two fashion

[Smitty-48]

the Russians do appear to be making grinding but steady progress

4 of the 5 axes of advance have driven quite deep into Ukraine, and getting close to linking up

so the noose is tightening on Kiev

except for the 1 axes to the east, at Kharkiv, at the Russian border

that is the big fight, and reportedly it is desperate & vicious

[Smitty-48]

the Ukrainians handed AK's out willy nilly

but instead of fighting the Russians,

there are now roving gangs of heavily armed men committing crimes with the AK's

this is literally descending rapidly into hell on earth

[Martin Hash]

Newsweek has Russian troops on the streets of Kharkiv.

[Smitty-48]

Newsweek has Russian troops on the streets of Kharkiv.

it's a pitched battle, street to street,

the Russians are pounding it with heavy artillery as well

it's very hard to secure a city, you need so many more troops, because it's three dimensional

[SuburbanFarmer]

You can’t make this shit up. FEMA guidelines for nuclear attack.

https://www.zerohedge.com/medical/fema- ... -wear-mask