Rus Storms Avdeyevka, Moscow Warns Macron Acts of War, Biden Tells Congress Ukr Collapse Coming (Alexander Mercouris)

Alexander opens by pointing out that an absence of evidence from the battlefields does not mean nothing has happened. Russian progress in Avdeyevka is likely more substantial than reported, and also in other locations, as Ukrainian forces become depleted. A key point is that the longer the war continues the better the Russian plans of attack. The Russians are using more and more aircraft, are fielding more drones and electronic warfare, improving their use of armour, with upgraded equipment, and maintaining or improving their use of artillery.

Moscow's warning to France may be related to actual battlefield involvement rather than supplying arms. Alexander references the Russian missile attack on a hotel housing French mercenaries, who were likely active military personnel acting incognito. In proxy wars between great powers, strikes against advisors are usually avoided. Russia appears to have taken the gloves off. And rightly so. 

NATO's support for Ukraine is a mad endeavour. Anyone with half a brain knows that Russia has been acting to protect itself from neocon led provocations. The sooner the war is lost, and sanity prevails, the better. Russian and Europe should be allies, with anti-globalist policies and closed borders. 

[Posted at the SpookyWeather2 blog, January 22, 2024.]