Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday hinted that the US may allow Ukraine to strike Russian territory with US-made missiles, which would risk provoking a major response from Moscow.
Blinken made the comments during a visit to Moldova and repeated a line that he’s said before about the issue, that the US doesn’t “encourage or enable” Ukrainian attacks inside Russia and that where to strike is ultimately up to Ukraine. But he added that the US would “adapt and adjust” his position on the battlefield.
When asked if that meant the US would support Ukrainian attacks inside Russia, Blinken replied, “Adapt and adjust means exactly that.”
Blinken’s comments came a week after The New York Times reported that he was leading the charge within the Biden administration to lift restrictions on Ukraine’s use of US weapons so they can strike Russian territory. The push to escalate the proxy war is a response to Russia’s offensive in Kharkiv, which was launched from Russia’s Belgorod Oblast.
Russian President Vladimir Putin warned on Tuesday that there would be “major consequences” for NATO countries that support long-range strikes on Russian territory. US and British missiles have been used in strikes on Crimea, which has been under Russian control since 2014, but not on the Russian mainland.
During his visit to Moldova, Blinken also announced $135 million in aid for the country in the name of countering Russia. According to AP, Blinken said $85 million would go toward energy infrastructure, and $50 million would be spent on overhauling the energy and farming industries and “deterring disinformation.”
So he makes this announcement a week after Ukraine’s first attack on Russia’s version of the DEW Line, and just before the second one. The juxtaposition of this story with the attacks on the “Voronezh M”radars is horrifying.
Yes, it is. Extremely horrifying. THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN PEACE TWO YEARS AGO!!! So, our brinkmanship has come to this. I am having a flashback to reading "On the Beach" when I was 17, then seeing the movie of the same name, the one with Gregory Peck.
US will “allow” to strike inside Russia with “US” missiles? They’re striking inside of Russia now, how do you know they aren’t with US missiles? Do Ukrainian Na-ah-z-ees lie less that Zionist Na-ah-z-ees?
I didNasi that.
I’m stupid bad at math but even I figure the $135 million is not correct. After I die, there will be an audit that would show another 2 trillion dollars missing.
I like the shortened title: “Blinken Hints at Major Ukraine Escalation!” WWIII is not starting itself people! But that’s not funny. What’s funny is nuclear Armageddon/our own Omnicide, will be “Unprovoked and Unjustified!” LOL I just completed the circle folks! We are back to the beginning!
Kiev just took out a key radar installation in Russia. Not only does it monitor incoming from Ukraine, it was installed to monitor the skies for incoming nuclear ICBMs. Isn't that great!? What if some Russian general thinks it is a signal that the first strike will be on its way from the U.S. the Mosow orders the nukes to fly to the U.S.??? A really, really a bad idea.
WTF???!!! This Administration in DC has got to go!
Getting rid of Biden and his crew of cretins will change nothing. Have you taken a look at who’s drooling in Trump’s wing? Genocide Nikki and Genocide Elise, apparently they’re in the running for VP. So Nikki Haley’s over in Israel bomb-signing and Trump says Nikki “Finish Them” Haley will be playing a big role in his administration. Before her was Elise Stefanik in Israel, placing herself as Trump’s partner while slobbering all over the zionists in supporting their genocide, denigrating Our peaceful protesting students as Hamas cosplay and antisemites, and lauding Israeli’s human rights because 35K Palestinians were Hamas’ “human shields.” Good God but this country deserves to crash and burn and it’s well on it’s way.
Get the same with RFK too! I always say both sides in this conflict hate your guts if your an Atheist or Christian, stay out of it!
Vote Cornel West …
I'm having difficulty trying to choose. The Libertarian Party candidate sounds damn good too. I'd also take RFK over Trump or Biden. Biden shouldn't be allowed on the ballot after Gaza.
NO way would I take RFK,Jr. He is full time backer of Israel.
Over Biden or Trump? I would. In a New York minute. That being said, I certainly don't plan on voting for him.
I keep thinking the plan is to do a LBJ on Biden and replace him at the last minute before the convention with a Pritzker or a Newsom … but it seems the old coot is still aware enough and wily enough to avoid the knives. We'll see.
I haven't studied the Libertarian candidate … will do so. West is a good man, but he doesn't have a party structure helping him.
Not on ballots.
That is why I use Professor Sachs' description of "Uniparty" to describe the real party. Funded by the donor class and AIPAC.
Both parties have to go. Actually, the Uniparty needs to go! Both are complicit in this mess.
My taxes going to pay for a foreign state propaganda bs.
More dead Slavic peoples, maybe with some French & Baltic troops added in. Blinken always was the liar who said (paraphrasing) “37 intelligence officials agree that Hunter Biden’s laptop is Russian disinformation”.
“Blinken said $85 million would go toward energy infrastructure, and $50 million would be spent on overhauling the energy and farming industries and “deterring disinformation.””
Otherwise known as promoting propaganda … why are American tax $ being used to develop energy infrastructure and tell foreigners what to think? Don’t we need energy infra and censorship here at home??
A bunch of folks inside the Biden administration are fed up. More will resign.
Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday hinted that the US may allow Ukraine to strike Russian territory with US-made missiles, which would risk provoking a major response from Moscow.
And Ukraine would have to “adapt and adjust” to that as well. But that’s the part where they’ll be adapting and adjusting with their own troops while the US does a face palm and says “Damn, there was a red line after all”. But Tony can live with that.
Yes … we can live with it, while Ukrainians die with it … and the right people laugh all the way to the bank. The system works.
There comes a point where it will be not just Ukrainians dying. What's the game plan if this actually results in "a major response"? Might as well say that we're willing to wait until Russia uses some kind of nuke before we'll take them seriously. Great logic by our top "diplomat".
I think they genuinely don't believe it will go that far, that there are limits that others must observe, that Russians genuinely feel their backs are against the wall.
It's all about greed and sucking that last billion out of the situation before they move on to the next chaos infection point (Taiwan?) …
I don’t think the Russians will continue to support Putin if he doesn’t “do something” (Biden early 2022).
Just listened to Mearsheimer say, “we’re never going to deescalate with Russia.”
The people responsible for sending lethal weapons to Israel for use in Gaza are war criminals, regardless of political party.
The head of the Diplomacy Cabinet position, sounding like Force is the only tool he recognizes to achieve goals.
The Biden administration and its Neocon gangs in Washington DC are bound to provoke a World War III and use young Americans as cannon fodder.
They think that by doing so, they will save their political skins and allow the military-industrial complex (MIC) to lift up the US economy, which is on the verge of falling into a serious economic recession.
I don’t know if they hired their war planners from Walmart, but who else would conceive of fighting the Chinese and Russians with drone swarms when most of the drones are made in China?
The Dollar Store.
Sadly, Comrade Putin is the only person in the world who always means what he says and tells the truth, from trying to negotiate security agreements, announcing the consequences of a NATO move on Ukraine and now telling NATO that strikes on the Russian homeland will be answered with strikes on the NATO homelands. I don’t know if we ignore him out of stupidity or ignore him because we want WW3. Crap, what a mess.
It’s become abundantly cleaer they want WWIII. They feel safe in thier bunkers sending others to die.
The Great Reset 2.0
They will bring the rain, and leave us all without an umbrella. We agree there, something big is coming.
This is what happens when you put war criminals in Diplomatic positions.
This will enlighten: https://judgenap.com/videos/col-douglas-macgregor-escalation-at-israels-borders/
The November 5th election can't come soon enough.
@RandPaul
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The western empire is dying, and prior to going down, they will raise plume all over the world. At this rate, will we even have an election this November? They may pull a martial law for the safety of the entire country.