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Opinion: Lampard needs the great escape [or an act of mercy from the ones fighting with him in the relegation zone]

The bet on the novice or less qualified manager Frank Lampard has certainly not paid off. In 12 Premier League matches since taking over. Lampards team has won 3 matches, 1 draw and 8 lost. That is a terrible stat, as the Goodison Park and Evertonians are working to survive the league this year.

What is striking as the management goes along is that Lampard haven’t been anywhere near the pressure or test as manager before. His assistant Paul Clement might be more experienced and even been in hot-water in the past. Still, that doesn’t save him this time around. After today’s loss against arch-rival and losing the Merseyside Derby on Anfield.

Lampard is for the first time in the direct relegation zone. He was only appointed or hired on the 31st January 2022. So, everyone can say he has little to no time to make a difference. Nevertheless, when you are trailing and falling like Everton. There is a need for restructuring the squad and figure out a way to grind out results.

However, we can see that Everton and Lampard haven’t done that. As the rest of the season is a real test for him too. What is striking is that lowest points to ever save a club in the Premier League have been with West Bromwich Albion (WBA) who was able to avoid relegation with 34 points. By now that will depend on the current form of Burnley and Leeds, which is just above the line.

Everton has only two “easier” matches left of the season against Watford away on the 11th May and Brentford at home on the 15th May. While they are also meeting Chelsea, Leicester, Crystal Palace and Arsenal. Which are matches that could easily become bloody for them and be dreadful in the form their in. There is no consistency so these are easy favourites ahead of these games.

Burnley is meeting Watford in the next match and also meeting Aston Villa twice. While meeting even harder competitors in Newcastle and Tottenham. Though these two team will have nothing to play for and Tottenham could already be out the possibility to get into Champions League next season. Therefore, as Burnley is in better form and actually gets points. Their two points advantage can be very favourable. Especially, if Burnley wins over Watford in the next round and Everton loses against Chelsea.

That’s why the next few matches are crucial, but we shouldn’t consider a sudden change or a new football philosophy. Lampard have no time or ability to get that into play. Heck, he don’t have the squad or the morale to make things change rapidly. While Burnley and the players have fought this battle more recent and know how to play this one out. Even when Burnley is without Sean Dyche and has interim player manager Ben Mee.

Frank Lampard took a chance taking this appointment. This was maybe more promising than Norwich or anywhere else. Everton has been struggling and there is no promise on the horizon now. The last few matches proves that and the stats for Lampard isn’t looking great either.

Lampard will most likely have an Everton relegation on his CV. That is not something you want and certainly not being known for doing so either. His bringing the biggest club to the Championship in living memory. The sort of club that talked of entering European Cups and getting possibly into Champions League within a stretch. Instead it is getting relegated with a mismatch of a squad, fallen wonder-kids and a massive wage-bill. Which will deplete the possibility to get much players to ensure a quick return to the Premier League. As the Championship is a tough and brutal league. Where most of them are fighting and spending over revenue to get ahead, and get promoted as swiftly as possible.

That’s why Lampard isn’t a favourable position now and not surely going to get any better next season either. As the club is fatigued, lack of structure and overspending. In the mix of not having a direct and experienced Sporting Director or having any sort of long-term plan on the scouting or transfers.

There haven’t been a plan and each manager of late has done a lot on their own. That’s why the team is filled with players bought and preferred by the previous managers. While the ones gotten in the last transfer window by Lampard haven’t done much either. Van der Beek and Dele Ali haven’t shown much, if any at this point. They are all part of the problem and the trouble will only get much worse as the season is coming to a close.

Everton is in a relegation battle and has little to no hope. Other clubs has to possible save them. I doubt Lampard or any of this players has the greatest escape in them. Burnley seems more fit and Leeds don’t need much to graze into safety. That’s why Everton has to do it on their own. The matches of Watford and Brentford will be the vital ones, but by then… Burnley might have made it a bridge to far. Which should be the fear of Lampard.

He is now in a grim place and nearly impossible to avoid the relegation. That got to sting. He gambled and so did the Everton Directors Board… the club is losing and doing so quickly. The stats aren’t even on Lampard’s side either. That’s why….

Everton is sinking… while no one is finding the reason or trying to figure out how to save the people on deck. No, they are just hoping an act of mercy or luck will save them. This is not going well and the Merseyside derby will be gone from Premier League next season. Peace.

Ukraine: Zelensky is right on the Russians lack respect for Ukrainian statehood…

If our people in Mariupol are destroyed, if pseudo-referendums are announced in occupied territories, Ukraine will withdraw from any negotiation process. [Russian current actions in occupied territories] are not supporting diplomatic solution. They demonstrate that any negotiation process is fiction and political theater so far. We are fighting for the right to live and for independence. We are not considered an independent state by the Russian government and, unfortunately, by a large part of society. They do not respect our culture, values, language, people…and therefore our right to live. Now we see a change in the attitude of our partners. Especially the change in speed [of aid] from the United States. If this pace increases, if the steps correspond to the words, as soon as Ukraine gets enough weapons, we will immediately liberate our territories” – President Volodymyr Zelensky (Zelenskyy at the press conference in Kyiv Metro, 23.04.2022 – Source Euromaidan Press).

President Zelensky had a press conference in the Kyiv Metro today, which is a bold move and shows what his willing to do in the middle of war. The Russian-Belorussian Invasion is on it’s 59th day. Things have clearly not gone the way the Russians planned for their brief and quick takeover of Ukraine. It was supposed to be a quick and easy war.

Zelensky is righteous in the case of independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity, which the Russians doesn’t believe they have. We have heard from Russian high ranking officials and others, who has all spoken ill of and disregarded the statehood and history of the Ukrainian nation. Therefore, the Ukrainian President is right in his statement.

We know that Kremlin and Duma has downplayed Ukrainian statehood. President Putin even stated that on the day of invasion and recognizing the People’s Republic’s of Donbas. Just like Putin has annexed Crimea and will not consider it to be Ukrainian soil. That’s why Moscow defends their invasion and doesn’t value Ukraine’s independence. This is very obvious and President Zelensky is right in calling this “political theatre” with the “diplomatic solution”.

The speech or address of Zelensky fits very well to the ideals and talks of a new Budapest Memorandum. As the Russian Federation will not adhere to this one and will neither respect a new agreement either. Just like they didn’t respect or follow the Minsk Agreement either. That’s why the diplomatic solution is only buying time and finding new offensives to hopefully finish the warfare and occupying whole Ukraine by that time.

We can only hope the West, NATO and United States can supply and secure the weapons that Ukraine needs to defeat and take back it’s territory. The Russians are coming in with total warfare and conquer with brutal force. There is no stop of war-crimes and massacres, neither the deaths of civilians and loss of innocent civilians in the cross-fire and on the front-lines.

Ukraine needs help and more than ever, as the offensives are happening. The Russians are using all means, their army and targets certain parts to ensure it has corridors and routes to ease of military logistics. That’s why the Ukrainian defence needs to block these and stop the opportunities to make these.

We can hope Ukraine can stop it in time and get the weapons which it needs. The Russians are planning to create new “People’s Republic’s” out of Ukrainian territory. That is what it does and just shows how they want to carve up the nation of Ukraine. Piece by Piece and Oblast by Oblast. That’s why it has done these things and continues with the same modus operandi. We have seen it and President Zelensky’s words needs to be spread. Because, Europe and the West needs to support Ukraine today. Not in the near future, but right now. Peace.

Ukraine: No need for another Budapest Memorandum … Russians will not adhere to it anyway..

Today is the 59th Day of the Russian-Belorussian invasion of Ukraine. As the use of vile forces continues. The Russians continues to target multiple fronts and trying to invade more territory by all means. There is no stop in the warfare and there reports of deployments of about 20,000 Russian mercenaries from Syria, Libya and wherever who would conscript to the conflict. Therefore, there is nothing, which Kremlin and Duma will not do to stop the Ukrainian forces from defending it’s homeland.

What is striking is that the blitzkrieg of Moscow didn’t work. The quick-fix and stationing troops, mechanical divisions and having military exercises around the Ukrainian border didn’t help either. Since, the Russian moral and lack of progress is evident. The brutality, the looting and the massacres isn’t helping them either and neither is it giving any trusts in the invading forces as a human or caring new ruler. No, it is just an epitome of tyranny and total destruction with no concern of the future.

There is talks of another Budapest Memorandum, the sort of which Boris Yeltsin, John Mayor, Bill Clinton and Leonid Kuchma signed in December 1994, the agreement of sovereignty and territorial integrity as a pre-condition to not continue have nuclear weapons in Ukraine. The price of doing that we are seeing today. As the mightier neighbour is invading it and doing so on it’s own merit. While it has violated this agreement on the regular since 2014. With not only annexation of Crimea, but also arming separatists in Donbas. Which is where the “special operation” is currently having the largest offensive of late.

With that in mind… here is two crucial articles of the Budapest Memorandum of 1994:

1. The Russian Federation, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, and the United States of America reaffirm their commitment to Ukraine, in accordance with the principles of CSCE Final Act, to respect the independence and sovereignty and the existing borders of Ukraine” (Budapest Memorandum – Memorandum on security assurances in connection with Ukraine’s accession to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons. Budapest, 5 December 1994, 1994).

2. The Russian Federation, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, and the United States of America reaffirm their obligation to refrain from the threat or use of force against the territorial integrity or political independence of Ukraine, and none of their weapons will ever be used against Ukraine except in self-defense or otherwise in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations” (Budapest Memorandum – Memorandum on security assurances in connection with Ukraine’s accession to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons. Budapest, 5 December 1994, 1994).

So, when I read that there are talks of creating another Budapest Memorandum in 2022. I’m hesitant and credibly concerned. Not because, I don’t believe Ukraine, United Kingdom or United States of America will not adhere to an agreement, but that Russian Federation will tear it apart and find new excuses to execute the current regimes ideas in Kremlin.

That’s why a Budapest Memorandum 2.0 will not be useful, but be a nice publicity stunt and a “diplomatic victory” but only for a short amount of time. If the articles are not well crafted and stipulated extended guarantees or safety measures for Ukraine. Russians will violate it like they did to the 1994 memorandum. There will be no different from today, because the Russians are currently not concerned about the first or second article.

Secondly, the ones that says Ukraine violated the Minsk Agreement of 2015. While I would state one key aspect of that in concern to Donbas. The Russians has supported Russian separatists for years in Donbas. One key article, which the Russians has violated is this:

Withdrawal of all foreign armed formations, military equipment, as well as mercenaries from the territory of Ukraine under monitoring of the OSCE. Disarmament of all illegal groups” (Package of measures for the Implementation of the Minsk agreements, 12.02.2015).

And we know perfectly well that this was violated on the regular for years. Why do I state this now as there is talks of a second Budapest Memorandum to safeguard Ukraine. Well, when they could not adhere to either of these agreements. Why should we believe that the Russians will follow a new one or respect that even?

We know the current regime in Moscow doesn’t speak or have a rhetoric of taking into account the statehood or the leadership of Kyiv. That’s why we should have doubts that any sincerity in their resolutions or ideals of an agreement. I’m hesitant with that, because they rather get puppets in power and have someone they can control in Kyiv. That’s what Moscow wants and this is deliberate.

So, if the ones who was participating in the Budapest memorandum works for a second one. It should be iron-clad and no loopholes for Moscow to return with violence. There should be no short-cut or anything. Because, that will most likely be vetoed or not accepted by Moscow. Since they want to have the freedom to take away the liberty and sovereignty of Ukraine. That’s why I have little faith and don’t trust the Russians in this regard.

I would have had more faith, if they had adhered to either of these agreements mentioned, but they have breached them both on various of counts. Not only on arming separatists in Donbas. While they did breach the sovereignty and territory of Ukraine in 2014 and continuing doing so in Donbas. Therefore, why should the world and nations work on a diplomatic missions, which is in the end worthless. When we know Kremlin and the Duma will not follow or even try to respect any agreement in concern to Ukraine. Peace.

Opinion: Shchekin needs to get his mind correct

So after Zelensky goes into oblivion and the entire territory of the so-called Ukraine is demilitarised, the Union States will have to take on the other work. It will be in the long run – the denazification of the European Union. This is very hard work. In what format it will be is another question. But, this fascism, the so-called democratic Nazism. Polish, not so important. Romanian, Czech, French, German – you have to turn it out with a red-hot iron. Therefore, it is not necessary for Russian tanks to be stationed in Berlin. Although it may come to that. But already having the experience of the Second World War, the Great Patriotic War and now those processes that have been going on for the past 30 years, I think Belarus and Russia will find that universal formula that, which the least losses, will be able to carry out this denazification of Europe and bring European peoples into normal conformity. Bring them to democracy” Nikolai Shchekin, Head of the Department of Sociology of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus (22.04.2022).

I don’t know if some people are out of their medication or has lost their marbles. Though, I think that the man in question is delusional and believes all the propaganda he reads. The Belarus political scientist or propagandist after what you prefers. Is clearly jaded and thinking he can tell story without it backfiring.

Surely he is only seeing “Z” and Russian tanks crossing into new territory. Most likely his dreaming of wild prosperity in the heart of Kremlin and within Minsk. That he can be the wise-man and a sort of spiritual spin-doctor of the new era. However, that will not happen and his not that clever.

Because, his claims are unfounded and unjust. Like saying all of Europe is filled with Nazis and is undemocratic. That coming from the man who is living in Belarus and the opposition, which was lucky was able to escape into exile after the recent election. While in Russia there is no real opposition or ability to run against the regime of Putin. So, that a political scientist form any of these countries speaks of spreading democracy. That is a blatant lie, because they cannot even grasp that home or within their territory. Why would Belorussians and Russians bring democratic values to Europe. When they cannot even do it in Minsk or in Moscow? Bitch please, hang up the phone. You have dialled the wrong number.

While we are on it. The sort of stories his telling is just showing his ignorance. All leadership who is not patriotic or loyal to the Kremlin is Nazi. That is how they are determining it these days. There is no validation or no sort ideals or prospects ever.

He also insinuate that the Ukrainian state isn’t legit and calls it “so-called Ukraine”. The Ukrainian state has a long and rich history. Just like most of the European states. Heck, the Belarus opposition is using a ancient flag and emblems to signify the times before the Russian influence of Belarus. In the same manner Lithuania goes long back into time and was a sort of empire at one point. Therefore, this political scientist of sorts cannot even study history or reflects on the realities of the nations his dwelling with.

The propagandist is proclaiming and wants Russians to liberate Europe from the ghosts of Second World War. He wants to save Europe from Nazis. This isn’t 1939 or 1945. We are living in a Democratic Europe, a liberal and with esteemed leadership who respects one another and who follows diplomatic measures between the nations. If it is within the European Union or between the member-states themselves. They are not bound by decrees or orders of one man in Moscow. Which is what order the likes of Shchekin abides by and breathes for.

He can live and praise the “democracy” Alexander Lukashenko, which is not only flawed, but a brutal dictatorship. A dictatorship supported and nourished by Kremlin. This man might be living good on those terms, but there is plenty who suffers, which he will never save or see. They are the ones who the rest of Europe feels for. As the Russians and Belorussian allies are violating Ukraine on a daily basis.

While people like Shchekin defends and even tries to make it reasonable to further the “special operation” or invasion. Because, that is how these people are and they cannot even see it themselves. This sort of man wouldn’t understand democracy, even if he lived in the midst of it. He cannot reflect or ascertain the ideals or the platitudes of how it works. If he would… he would have left Minsk and Belarus in a heartbeat and known what sort of masters his serving right now. However, we know that is too much to ask. Peace.

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Opinion: Boris wants to continue to be the life of the party

“People were saying this looks like we’re trying to stop stuff coming out… I don’t want this endlessly to go on but I have absolutely nothing frankly to hide” – Prime Minister Boris Johnson (24.04.2022).

It is very obvious and interesting when Prime Minister and Conservative Party leader Boris Johnson says the investigation and the political ramifications of Party-Gate has been going on to long. He also claims there should be a “limit to the amount of focus politics should have on this”. That is very strategic of him to downplay it.

As civilians, the citizens and the general public couldn’t run away from the lockdown rules or regulations. The United Kingdom was in a lockdown during COVID-19 outbreaks, which limited their ability to travel, visit or even be outside. They we’re told not to do so to save lives.

That’s why the ordinary person couldn’t visit their loved ones in the hospitals, participate in baptisms, birthdays or at funerals. There was so limited and people wasn’t able to congregate. The ones that did got severely fined and got a criminal record. Heck, one student who had a party was kicked out of the University and was detained as well.

Therefore, the Prime Minister only getting small to nothing ramifications for participating in several of parties in that time-span. While telling the Parliament that he didn’t know or such. He held parties in the garden, the Downing Street No. 10 and elsewhere too. There been revealed so many parties and over 12 of them. All of them occurred during the lockdowns and there was plenty of people at these events.

They were drinking wine, eating pizza’s and sending someone to buy more booze as well. That was all happening while people was mourning and closed off from the real world. One party even happen on the night of the Royal Funeral of the husband of the Queen. Where Downing Street No. 10 held a gathering and party. While the Queen couldn’t hold functions or even have ordinary royal funeral for her husband. Which just shows what sort of man Boris Johnson is and thinks nothing has consequences.

Just like he did of late. He asked for forgiveness and said sorry for that. The same way he said sorry when the first fines for the breaches of law was done. However, there is code of ethics for a minister and for an MP. As a lawmaker, the first thing they should do is to adhere to the laws they are creating and issuing for the Kingdom to follow. When the man at the top cannot follow laws and codes, why should the general public?

If the citizens are fined, getting a criminal record and possible have their future lost over parties and whatnot in the period of the lockdowns. Than the PM should have proper ramifications for his actions. His lies and deceptions… is catching up to him.

The authorities are not publishing the “Sue Gray Report” and we can now await a possible probe by the Parliament itself. It just shows what length Johnson is willing to go to. Even if he knows perfectly well that everyone else wasn’t allow to do what he did. The parties after parties, the drinking and booze-hounds of Downing Street is haunting him now.

The Metropolitan Police should release whatever they know, but they rather act sensitive and shield the Conservative Party ahead of the polls in May. That is the sort of act, which reflects how Boris himself resolves things.

We know he had to prorogue Parliament to get his way in concern to Brexit and the deadlines of votes there. He could have easily have done here too, which would be a tool to prolong his reign. Nevertheless… there is no trust now. Both in Parliament and in the Public. His lies are now all exposed and in the open. The sentiments of distrust and it’s a delusion of the Prime Minister is beyond reach now. He thinks he can weather the storm and can get scot-free from all of this. Anyone else has fallen for less than this…

Prime Minister Johnson should man up and take real responsibility. Not act like a Tik-Toker and a Youtuber come with a fake apologizes and hopes the controversy boils over. So, he can continue his career and hopes everyone forgets about it.

However, people lost funerals, weddings and birthdays. The public couldn’t go to the office or even be outside. They were told barely to run and jog alone in the worst period. So, the Prime Minister should take accountability for “wine-time Fridays” and all the other parties. There been so many of them… and he have downplayed them all.

He just want to be the life of the party. The PM didn’t mind to do that and release the stress in the middle of the lockdown. It was a man does and what isn’t illegal in his mind. While others who did the same was caught and paid a price for doing so. Now, the Head of State, the MP and Party leader should be held properly accountable. Not only getting measly fines and run away from any investigation into it. That’s how things are looking… and it’s no good.

This is unfair to everyone else and he acts like his above the laws, which he created and enacted. He should lead from the front and not with wine-and-dine while others are in sorrow. It is a reason why they haven’t been a purge and that’s because the majority has hope in him. However, now … people are not believing in him and his days in-charge should be numbered.

The Party Gate just proves that Johnson is a lawbreaker. He should answer for the breaching of code of ethics as a MP and being dishonest in Parliament. The PM shouldn’t be above it. That’s makes people angry and feels it’s unfair that he walks away from it all. This is why the PM and the Tories have to figure out who they are. Because, Party Gate only proves that they are acting above the law and not taking proper accountability to shield their leader and PM. That isn’t a good look and neither is the outcome either.

No one trusts or believes the PM. He cannot be truthful or be a man of integrity. His the most inept and dishonest leader the United Kingdom has had in a long time. This one he cannot blame on Brussels or the European Union. Unless, he blames the European vineyards for creating the splendid wine he was drinking while other people was shredding tears alone across the Kingdom. Peace.

Opinion: Russia waged the war [but warns everyone about the possible affects it has]

It is like Kremlin, Duma and the Russian Federation is living in such a vacuum and closed quarters of the world. That the ones working with diplomatic measures or incentives forgets that the rest of world can think for themselves as well. Because, the Russian-Belorussian invasion of Ukraine has effects all across the globe and in the near proximity of the Russian borders.

That is all natural that the West and European Union reacts when the Russian Federation violates, destroys and occupies Ukrainian territory. The Russians are directly invading and attacking a sovereign nation. This is why the alliances and the governing bodies of Europe is changing. They will not naively believe in goodwill from a nation who brought war to it’s borders.

The war of Ukraine is close to the Baltic nations, its close to Moldova, Bulgaria and Poland. Heck, the Ukrainian war is even involving the waters of Turkey. Therefore, this war is European and the European neighbours are acting accordingly.

The Russians are warning everyone about the sanctions. They are screaming out loud and mocking them. The Russian government are coming with counter-measures against the “unfriendly” countries. The latest was to banish diplomatic people “non-grata” in Moscow. Just like the European nations has done to the diplomatic corps across the continent.

Alas, here is the issue. We know early on in the war. That President Vladimir Putin warned Finland and Sweden of joining the defence alliance of North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). Just like it warned and wanted Kyiv not to do the same. These are all nations with borders to the Russian Federation.

Ukraine has as well pushed for closer relations with the European Union (EU) and showing it’s Eurocentric means at heart. As they are distancing themselves from the ones who is waging war, looting, destroying and massacring their citizens. The Ukrainian has all the rights to pick their alliances and create diplomatic ties as it see fit. However, we know Kremlin and Moscow thinks otherwise.

We also know that Moldova and Georgia have both applied for membership in the EU after the war started. As that is happening, the Russians are occupies vast amount of territories in both of these nations. Which is implicating them both and their sovereignty as is. Therefore, they seek stronger ties to Brussels and Europe to help them. Because, they see what the Russians do and there is no hope for redeeming factors in the regime in Moscow.

That’s why Russia is now warning Stockholm and Helsinki. They are doing this by the voices of Kremlin. Using RIA Novosti and Komsomolskaja Pravda is now busy printing pieces of damaging sort. Where they are further warning and speaking of the implications of joining NATO. However, the damage was already done when the Russians decided to wage war in Ukraine.

What did they expect everyone else to turn a blind eye and look the other way? Hoping that the Reds of Moscow wouldn’t come their way. Alas, the Swedish and Finish decides this, because they fear and alarmed by what the Russians are currently doing. The way of the warfare and how it is handled. Isn’t giving much credit or goodwill for a respectful or an honest neighbour in the East. No, Russians has made this bed and they got to sleep in it.

It seems like the Russians expected the world not to see the hurt and damage. They expected that an attack in it’s backyard wouldn’t have any consequences. However, it does and sovereign nations change their ways. When they see a similar nation and a bordering one being invaded. They don’t want to be violated or destroyed by Russia either. These just wants alliances and defence mechanisms that can possibly counter the Russian army. Because, there is no trust that Russians wouldn’t use their armies and violate them in the future.

When the Russians can try to invade and annex the whole Ukraine. What stops them from going further? Heck, it wasn’t long ago Dmitry Anatolyevich Medvedev wrote in March “About Poland” and had romantic ideas about Warsaw. While glossing over how the Soviet and Russians terrorized and killed the Poles. That just shows what sort of mediocrity of propaganda the Russian are producing of late. When he can direct and pin Poland. Where else can the Russians plan to go next?

Because, the Russians thought this would be a quick blitzkrieg and takeover Kyiv within 48 hour or 3 days. However, we are at 50 something days and they are now trying to tear apart the Donbas regions, which they have already “liberated” and promised “freedom” as the “Special Operation” was announced by the mighty President a while ago.

With that all in mind. The Russians cannot think warning the Swedish and Finnish now. They waged war and they are reacting within reason. It is only reasonable for them to do something. We the world can easily assess that the Kremlin, Duma and Moscow isn’t to be trusted. They can easily speak of military training exercises on the borders for months and with a blink of an eye decide to invade a sovereign nation. When the Russians could do that to Ukraine. They can do that to everyone else too and the neighbours should find ways of defending themselves.

So, the Russians cannot use NATO as an excuse either or the EU membership of former USSR republics. That ship is sinking like the Naval Ship “Moscow” did the other day. If not it is burning on the open sea and struggling with the damages made. The Russians should consider for a moment that their actions creates a reaction. However, the imperial powers thinks they can act and it will not have any sort of reaction. This is not new, by Russians or Americans who cause havoc and hurt. While thinking it doesn’t carry any costs or ramifications. Nevertheless, it does and the neighbours does what they see fit.

In Europe and the neighbours of Russia should consider their stances and what sort of alliances they want to have. For their own safety and the values of their states. Some might consider close ties to Moscow and others wants to distance themselves. That is all natural and how things evolves. Now, the Russians have to live with it and warning others isn’t the way to go.

Kremlin can warn everyone… but it doesn’t help their cause. Only weakens it, because they cannot bully everyone into submission. Everyone isn’t Putin’s bitch like Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko. Minsk will answer every call and memo from Russia. That’s for one simple reason, the Belorussian President wouldn’t stay in power without help from Moscow. He knows that and the world does too. It is sad, but someone has to be the side-piece of an imperial power. It just happens to be Lukashenko and we know Putin wants more puppets in office.

That’s why the Russians are bitter and coming with warnings. Their power and intimidations aren’t helping. The Kremlin might think this is a power-play, but it is not. It is a pity-party and a sausage-fest. This is a kitty funeral and an honourable priest will not make a farewell-ceremony for that. However, Putin is asking for that… and think the world will cry out loud for his dead cat. Peace.

United Kingdom: Reverend Dr. Guli Francis-Dehqani, Bishop of Cheimsford letter to Home Secretary Priti Patel MP (18.04.2022)