KW: Naked aggression and imperialism in its raw state. This is THE TEST. Independence or subservience and being told how to live theri lives by a foreigner, what you can do when you can do it and how much you will pay for that priveldge. This is the most dangerous issue facing the world and it could easily lead to war becasue it such an outrageous demand. Meanwhile Zerohedge reports Sanctions-happy Washington continues to aid in a slow rapprochement between Russia and Ukraine. Ironically enough, at moment the US is demanding Nord Stream 2 contractors to lay down their tools and wind-down operations “immediately” or face further sanctions, there’s been an unprecedented breakthrough in the standoff between Russian state energy giant Gazprom and Kiev: Of course the other supreme irony is that Washington has claimed all along to be acting in Ukraine and Europe’s best interest, but it appears no one is getting the message.
And Kiev in exchange is set to drop a separate legal claim. So again, as Russia and Germany continue to ignore US pressures and demands, after even some in the US administration have admitted it’s “too little too late” to block the NS2 project at this point, the unintended end result is that against all odds Russia and Ukraine could come out of this BFFs.
The US State Department has issued an ultimatum to European companies taking part in the construction of the Nord Stream 2 natural gas pipeline from Russia to Germany, demanding they cease all work by January 20.