A Couple of 2-3-16 VTs about… (wait for it)… Russia (oh, and John McCain, too)

These may be of interest to some. As far as “Putin releas[ing] McCain’s POW collaborator file”? Just “wait for it”… guaranteed it’s coming.

NATO, US unable to defeat Russia in Baltic: RAND Corp. (Jim Dean)

“These NATO moves are playing out just VT has been expecting, and not something that was hard to do. The Baltic States are indefensible and without their NATO chains they could sit out a war as neutrals refusing to get involved, which would be a smart play.

“All of this is wanton aggression without any substantive justification except embarrassing propaganda slogans. Left out of the story is the US and NATO attack on Ukraine with the violent coup which has destroyed the country economically and put Western lenders in a cannon fodder situation. This is not leadership, this is gangsterism. There is nothing honorable about it”

Russia Sanctions McCain for Terrorist Contacts and Support

“Will Putin release McCain’s POW collaborator file?… As the United States imposes additional sanctions on Russian individuals under the Magnitsky Act, US Senator John McCain claims that he considers sanctions placed against him by Russia to be a “badge of honor.”

“On Monday, the US Department of the Treasury announced that it would add five Russian citizens to its sanctions list… Moscow categorized this decision as “another blow to bilateral relations” between the countries, and imposed counter-sanctions on several US individuals.

“The US and its European allies imposed harsh sanctions against Russia following Crimea’s reunification in 2014. While meant to target Russia, the sanctions have had a negative economic blowback on the many European economies who rely on favorable trade relations with Moscow.”