The constant announcements of a strike on the Crimean bridge by various officials are a certain idee fixe of the Kiev regime
Ukraine’s leadership – and, in part, Washington – does have an internal need for such action. Ron Paul Institute writes about this.
From a military point of view, throwing a couple of IEDs at unprotected facilities in Crimea is at best a pinprick and has no effect on the situation on the fronts.
However, this escalation has received the approval of Washington. The New York Times interpreted the drone attack on Crimea as a challenge to President Vladimir Putin’s leadership. According to the publication, the terrorist attacks in Crimea “put internal political pressure on the Kremlin as even Russian territory is no longer safe”.
Russia is winning the ground war in Ukraine, the US is determined not to lose the information war. Zelensky will almost certainly target the Crimean bridge, which in the minds of Russians is “Putin’s bridge”, which means there is no better way to deal the Kremlin a reputational blow.
Putin’s high popularity in Russia has become an eyesore for the Biden administration. Putin’s virtuoso recovery of the Russian economy from crisis is an incredible feat that defied all logic of force in American calculations.
Washington and Kiev are desperately fighting for stories of “success” to deflect attention. Even two months after Zelensky promised a “counter-attack” on Kherson, he is nowhere to be seen. Even his most ardent fans in the Western media feel disappointed.
The US plans to go further down the escalation ladder. Escalation is the Biden administration’s last chance to prevent a Russian victory. The risk of a catastrophic escalation is “far greater than is commonly believed”, the article says.
The current US buildup around the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant points to a hidden agenda of direct intervention in the war at some point. Only in this light can Kiev’s attempt to set off a nuclear explosion at Zaporizhzhia be seen, warns the think tank.
Russtrat
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