US Threatens Missiles, Jets, and now Crimea, US Sees (Seeks) War with China by 2025

Update on Russian military operations in Ukraine for February 1, 2023 + US and its potential war with China by 2025.

– Western media begins preparing public for the fall of Bakhmut;

– Recent Ukrainian losses is being used to call for more weapon shipments to Ukraine including calls for missiles and jets;

– Arms shipments are being accompanied by calls for arming Ukraine for taking Crimea;

– A 2013 US government-funded poll found that most people in Crimea identify as Russian or Crimean (not Ukrainian) and a majority leaned in favor of associating with Russia, not the EU;

– Announced arms shipments and threats toward Crimea represents the West’s attempt to find leverage over Russia as Ukraine suffers growing setbacks on the battlefield;

– At the same time, the US appears to be preparing for war with China over Taiwan;

– The US is out of time in terms of encircling and containing both Russia and China, forcing it to commit to increasingly reckless policies to achieve its objectives;

References:

Newsweek – Zelensky Tells U.S. to ‘Speed Up’ as Russia Makes Gains in Bakhmut:
https://www.newsweek.com/volodymyr-ze…

Reuters – Biden says no F-16s for Ukraine as Russia claims gains:
https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/…

CNN – Ukraine is relying on Soviet-era tanks to hold the line until Western reinforcements arrive:
https://edition.cnn.com/2023/01/30/eu…

George Galloway (YouTube) – Interview with Mike Jones:
https://youtu.be/M1wOPKhpydY

Mike Jones on iEarlGrey (YouTube):
https://www.youtube.com/@iEarlGreyTV/…

US Department of Defense – Deputy Pentagon Press Secretary Sabrina Singh Holds a Press Briefing Jan. 26, 2023:
https://www.defense.gov/News/Transcri…

Foreign Affairs – How to Get a Breakthrough in Ukraine:
https://www.foreignaffairs.com/ukrain…

Foreign Policy – Why Crimea Is Not a Bridge Too Far:
https://foreignpolicy.com/2023/01/30/…

USAID and International Republican Institute – Public Opinion Survey Residents of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea May 16 – 30, 2013:
https://pdf.usaid.gov/pdf_docs/pnaec7…

TIME Magazine – The Next Debate Over Arming Ukraine Is Here—and It’s About Fighter Jets:
https://time.com/6251180/ukraine-figh…

CSIS – Russian Air and Missile Defense:
https://missilethreat.csis.org/system…

NYT – Opinion Time is not on Ukraine’s side:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinio…

Washington Post – Why is a U.S. general predicting war with China by 2025?:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/…

US Department of State – U.S. Relations With Taiwan:
https://www.state.gov/u-s-relations-w…

Alexander Mercouris – WSJ Admits Bakhmut Almost Cut Off, Russia Pushes Forward Vuhledar; US Military Wants End Ukraine War:
https://youtu.be/psLmxw45cus