"Why are we tempting nuclear annihilation?"

A recent UN Security Council meeting discussed the situation in Ukraine, with some of the speakers stressing Ukraine's right to self-defence and others pointing to the responsibility of the West in escalating the conflict.

Harkiv, 2023. február 23. A 3. ukrán vasdandár katonái egy harckocsin a kelet-ukrajnai Harkiv közelében tartott gyakorlatozáson 2023. február 23-án, egy nappal az Ukrajna elleni háború megindításának elsõ évfordulója elõtt. MTI/AP/Vadim Ghirda Fotó: Vadim Ghirda

President Joe Biden himself said in March 2022,

The idea that we’re gonna send in offensive equipment and have planes and tanks… don’t kid yourself, no matter what you all say, that’s called World War III.

Just over a year later, Mr Biden changed his tune, backing a plan to provide F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine.

Why are we tempting nuclear annihilation by flooding Ukraine with advanced weapons and sabotaging negotiations at every turn?”

the US journalist put the question, underlining that the demand by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and some members of the US House of Representatives to launch a preemptive strike against the Russian Federation violates Article 51 of the UN Charter.

Blumenthal highlighted the controversial nature of the explanation that the defense of Ukraine equals the defense of democracy itself. 

So where is the democracy in Volodymyr Zelensky’s decision to ban opposition parties, criminalize the media outlets of his legitimate political opponents, to jail his top political rival, round up his top deputies, raid Orthodox Churches and arrest clergymen? Where is the democracy in the Ukrainian government’s imprisonment of Gonzalo Lira, a US citizen, for questioning the official narrative of their war effort? And where is the democracy in Zelensky’s recent decision to suspend elections in 2024 on the grounds that martial law has been declared? Well, it seems that Ukraine’s democracy is harder to find these days than its military’s suddenly inconspicuous commander-in-chief, Valeriy Zaluzhny,

Blumenthal opined.

Gonzalo Lira is a dual US-Chilean citizen, who has been living in Kharkiv, Ukraine, for several years. He became a war blogger after the Russian invasion last February and has been a vocal critic of the Kiev regime. The quick reaction was that Ukrainian authorities arrested Mr Lira twice. The first time he was released after a few days, but now he is charged with "justifying Russia's armed aggression" and spreading fake news, for which he could face up to 13 years in prison.

US conservative opinion leader Tucker Carlson said in a video posted on Twitter that what happened to Lira is proof that Zelensky’s regime is suppressing opposition and silencing critical voices, and he expressed concern that in the war for democracy, authoritarian measures may be taken under the guise of protecting the state, replacing democratic debate with harsh measures against political opponents.

Ep. 7 Irony Alert: the war for democracy enables dictatorship. pic.twitter.com/tk7aOZ4H6n

— Tucker Carlson (@TuckerCarlson) June 28, 2023

As we reported earlier, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has banned all 11 pro-Kremlin Ukrainian parties on accusations of of undermining Ukraine's sovereignty, saying the Kremlin has long used them to influence Ukrainian politics.

The Opposition Platform – for Life, which was not only the largest pro-Russian party but also the second largest force in parliament, tried to challenge the ban, but the Supreme Court upheld it.

‼️A #Ukrainian court has banned the pro-Kremlin party "Opposition Platform - For Life", the country's Justice Ministry declared. pic.twitter.com/qA1Iznf0ZD

— NEXTA (@nexta_tv) June 20, 2022

Turning to recent events, Max Blumenthal said that three weeks ago, the Kakhovka Dam was destroyed, triggering a major environmental catastrophe that caused mass flooding and contamination of the local water supply. Ukraine, of course, blames Russia for the attack, but has produced no evidence. Around this time, Ukraine also baselessly accused Russia of planning a provocation at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant, the US journalist said that the UN Security Council meeting.

The Kiev regime's accusations about the Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant were recently examined from a rather alarming angle by former CIA adviser James Richards in a piece published in The Daily Reckoning news site.

According to Richards, there’s the possibility that an increasingly desperate Ukraine could try to stage a “false flag” attack on the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant (ZNPP) and blame it on Russia, Richards wrote.

I’d just remind you that there’s credible evidence (according to German intelligence) that Ukrainian security agencies were responsible for the destruction of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline, the largest act of eco-terrrorism ever conducted,

the former CIA advisor pointed out.

It would be in Kiev's interest to portray Russia as causing radiation on the territory of NATO member states, which would be tantamount to an attack on the alliance, Richards said.

Again, Ukraine is getting desperate and desperate times call for desperate measures. So if there is an attack on the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant in the days to come, you’ll know who was responsible. You’ll also know that the world is one step closer to nuclear war,

The US expert concluded his terrifying argument.
Cover photo: Illustration (Photo: MTI/AP/Vadim Ghirda).