All the events regarding Ukraine and Russia were well planned by the US in advance.
The RAND Corporation conducts research and advice to the US military.
The 2019 report of 350 pages, named
„ EXTENDING RUSSIA – Competing from advantagious ground“
is the cook-book for the current events.
Its main concept is to „draw“ Russia out of it's basic sphere of influence and mainland, in order to engage it when the battleground is more advantagious for the US:

Economic Measures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . …........ . . . 47
Recent Russian Economic Performance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ........... 48
Measure 1: Hinder Petroleum Exports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . … . . . .. . . . . 54
Measure 2: Reduce Natural Gas Exports and Hinder
Pipeline Expansions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . …....... . . . 59
Measure 3: Impose Sanctions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .... . . . . . . 69
Measure 4: Enhance Russian Brain Drain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .... .. . . . . 85

Geopolitical Measures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..... ... . . 95
Measure 1: Provide Lethal Aid to Ukraine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . 96
Measure 2: Increase Support to the Syrian Rebels . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . 103
Measure 3: Promote Regime Change in Belarus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Measure 4: Exploit Tensions in the South Caucasus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Measure 5: Reduce Russian Influence in Central Asia . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . 121
Measure 6: Challenge Russian Presence in Moldova . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130

Land and Multidomain Measures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ........... . 213
Measure 1: Increase U.S. and NATO Land Forces in Europe. . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
Measure 2: Increase NATO Exercises in Europe. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . 228
Measure 3: Withdraw from the INF Treaty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ........ . . . 238
Measure 4: Invest in New Capabilities to Manipulate Russian Risk
Perceptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ........ . . . . 254

This what is happening now! It is a well orchestrated plan where all actions are well thought of in advance.

Link (automatic download):
https://www.rand.org/content/dam/rand/pubs/research_reports/RR3000/RR3063/RAND_RR3063.pdf

Hi Maria, please consider also that this is only the "public" version.
I believe the confidential version is more detailed.

You can be against Ukrainian without being with Russia. You can be against Russia without being with Ukraine. Stop fighting over who’s side your on. How about peace? How about neither side is right or wrong but rather peace is the solution.

You know how I feel personally they are both wrong with Ukraine more wrong then Russia. But both are wrong, and so why the hell is US giving more and more arms, weapons, and intelligence? Why is the US not proposing peaceful solutions. I mean if the war is fire, and the bullets, and weapons are gasoline then what is the US doing? If I had it my way I would let them fight and figure it out in their own while only providing for a peaceful resolution.. There are how many other countries over there? None of them are able to help find the solution?

The US giving more arms is inflammation it’s not helping the situation. And if Putin does attack US targets that will be the reason why. The only thing I would agree with us giving is AID in food, medicine, transport, etc. nothing else. If you put the bullets in the gun with the intent for that person to use it and they use it as you intended are you any less responsible? It is a dangerous game the US is playing and nothing good will come of our current posture.

BIDEN should be over there sitting down with the two leaders in the same damn room hashing out the final solution. Not giving arms to one side. That’s sickening and only making things worse.

Yea peace that’s my intention. But to compare what Nazis did to Russia is completely ignoring the actual Nazis in the Ukraine Azov battalions. Maybe just look up that name then tell me they are Russians. Russia still chose to invade they are killing people which I totally don’t agree with. But to act as if Ukraine is innocent is just ignorant. You studied WW2 maybe you would be familiar with the symbols they are using in the Azov in the Ukrainian armies.

Agreeing with either side is a trap that you have seemed to fallen into. Imagine being on the side of war….

Yea totally not interested, 100% correct. I rather the fighting stop.

It is exactly the brainwashed mindset of some posters here, that makes this conflict possible.

"The World is as you are" ; Veda

For those who think they only do this is Russia. It’s the pot calling the kettle black, and we are supposed to pick a side. No am not buying it. Don’t believe your lying eyes and ears and keep pushing one side. You might find one day who you really are supporting is no better then those you were against.

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/ukraine-cracks-down-on-traitors-helping-russian-troops

https://twitter.com/JackPosobiec/status/1520735279249862658?s=20&t=O9KmuM3YhfkFBW5nEiboVA

https://pbs.twimg.com/ext_tw_video_thumb/1520735114132692992/pu/img/XV-xVCTKTa8KPsC1?format=jpg&name=small

This is some scary footage.
I guess they will "cure" him of being "superfluous".

That's what a Nazi-regime does, nothing new, just history repeating itself.

Ukrainian Prisoner Tells Of Order To Kill Civilians (Subtitled):

https://www.bitchute.com/video/3zsJFQYcylNx/

Ukrainian POW: When Retreating, We Were Ordered To Shell Settlements. Those Who Refused Were Killed:

https://www.bitchute.com/video/BLM3VAhgudko/

Who wants to continue this war?

Hear it from the Ukrainians themselves:
"Possibility of talks between Zelenskyy and Putin came to a halt after Johnson’s visit - UP sources"

https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2022/05/5/7344206/

Yes. And there is the global arms trade.

>Pope Admits NATO Likely Provoked Putin's Invasion: "Barking At The Gates Of Russia"

... "Also interesting is that Francis came close to condemning the international weapons transfers now pouring into Ukraine, led by the US which has lately authorized an unprecedented billions in military aid to Ukraine's government.

"And now those who care about peace are faced with the great question of the supply of weapons by Western nations to the Ukrainian resistance," the Pope began with his thoughts on this question. He admitted the question is controversial even within the Catholic world.

... "This was the case in the Spanish Civil War before the Second World War. The arms trade is a scandal, few oppose it.""

https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/pope-admits-putins-invasion-likely-motivated-barking-nato-gates-russia

- Global arms trade is a nearly 200 billion business and the US drives nearly 80% of it -

https://www.cnbc.com/2020/02/04/global-military-expenditure-and-arms-trade-report.html#:~:text=Global%20arms%20trade%20is%20a%20nearly%20200%20billion,Macias%20%40amanda_m_macias%20Nate%20Rattner%20%40naterattner%20Share%20Key%20Points

Scott Ritter: Ukraine, Finland and Nato, a Warning to the People of Finland

Who would have expected that Turkey would save Finland from Russia ?

It seems that Turkey has saved the day (for now), by VETOing the incorporation of Finland and Sweden into NATO. Otherwise it would have been a very HOT summer...

BTW, someone went into my account at FS and deleted all my personal tags for following of the threads.
It seems someone higher up got mightily PI**ED .