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Europe Escalates Calls Putin's Nuclear Bluff

by Oui Tue Jul 22nd, 2025 at 10:26:37 AM EST

BREAKING NEWS: US nukes deployed to England for first time in nearly two decades

"Call the Ayatollah on Day 51": US Senate Hints at Possibility of Bombing Russian Territory

US Senator Lindsay Graham saved his most sensational statement for last. He did not rule out the possibility that if Russia refuses to accept the US ultimatum on settling the conflict in Ukraine, it could repeat the fate of Iran.

If Putin and others are wondering what will happen on Day 51, I would advise them to call the Ayatollah. If I were a country buying cheap Russian oil and fueling Putin's war machine, I would take President Trump's words seriously.
- Graham explained.

Let us recall that Donald Trump stated that gives Moscow has 50 days to agree to a deal to settle [ceasefire to be exact] the Ukrainian conflict. He also stressed that the US and NATO have reached an agreement on new deliveries of American weapons [includes nuclear capable Tomahawk cruise missiles] to Kyiv, which will be paid for by European countries - members of the North Atlantic Alliance.

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No One Is Ready For What Russia Is Preparing For to Secure Its Sovereignty| 1 month ago |

Former CIA analyst Larry C. Johnson lays out why Moscow now sees Washington--not ideology--as an existential threat. He explains how U.S. talk of "decapitating" St. Petersburg, plans to deploy Tomahawk cruise missiles near Russia's borders, and uneven Western narratives about civilian casualties all feed a worldview in which a pre‑emptive nuclear strike becomes thinkable.

Johnson argues that Russia's post‑Soviet embrace of nationalism, capitalism, and Orthodox Christianity did nothing to ease tensions; instead, NATO expansion and the 2014 Kyiv coup deepened them.

He contrasts Russia's trauma of losing 27 million people in WWII--driving caution yet firm red lines--with America's relative detachment from mass‑war casualties. If long‑range missiles start flying, he warns, Europe will feel the first blows, not the United States. This conversation is a sober look at how rhetoric, missed diplomacy, and misread intentions are accelerating the path toward a conflict no one can win.


After astounding success beating Hamas back in Gaza on the Israel front and saving Bibi's a$$ by destroying nuclear facilities across Iran, the United States aims to confront the Russian Empire through proxy the Ukraine ...

Lindsey Graham Compares Trump to Scottie Scheffler, Warns Putin He's About to 'Put a Whoopin on Your Ass'

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) tee'd off on Russian strongman Vladimir Putin Sunday night, declaring President Donald Trump is about to put a "whoopin' on your ass" while comparing the commander in chief to golf champion Scottie Scheffler.

Graham made the bold proclamation on Fox News's Sunday Night in America with Trey Gowdy when asked to compare the situation in the Middle East with the ongoing conflict in Ukraine.

Major BS and fake narrative
beyond history revisionism

"Putin wants to re-create the former Soviet Union, the Russian empire," Graham told host Trey Gowdy. "He wants to take countries that are not his. In the mid-90s Ukraine give up 1,700 nuclear weapons [nonsense, USSR ownership]  -with the promise that their sovereignty would be respected by Russia. Putin broke that promise. He's not going to stop until somebody makes him stop. So Trump has been tough on Iran, he was incredibly dangerous but they're in a weakened state."

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No breakthrough expected on a ceasefire, nor final settlement of conflict. Parties stick to earlier irreconcilable positions. The hard reality on the ground favors Russian forces and a divided Ukraine in West and East. No NATO armed forces will be accepted on Ukrainian territory or near the frontlines.

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Putin: The West's Conflict With Russia Is Not About Ideology | Interview - 13 July 2025 |

In an interview with Pavlo Zarubin, a well-known journalist on Russian state television, Putin spoke about deep misunderstandings that, he says, he initially mistakenly attributed to ideological differences. But over time, he points out, it became clear that the background is not ideology, but something else - interest.

    "I thought that the contradictions with the West were primarily ideological. It seemed logical at the time - Cold War inertia, different views of the world, values, the organization of society.

    But even when the ideology disappeared, when the Soviet Union ceased to exist, the same, almost routine deviation from Russia's interests continued. And it was not because of ideas, but because of the pursuit of advantages - geopolitical, economic, strategic."

Full interview here ...

Pavlo Zarubin Interview - English | 'Britain, France Are Fools': Putin Exposes U.S., Warns NATO |

Russia Unlike the Islamic Republic of Iran IS A NUCLEAR POWER

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[Update-1]

US nukes deployed to England for first time in nearly two decades

Defense Journal – In recent weeks B61‑12 tactical nuclear gravity bombs were reportedly flown from Kirtland Air Force Base in New Mexico to RAF Lakenheath in Suffolk, England, via C‑17 transport aircraft. This marks the first return of American nukes to British soil since around 2008.


The deployment follows years of infrastructure upgrades at Lakenheath—including secure underground vaults and a new “surety dormitory”—planned in U.S. Defense Department budget documents as early as 2022–2023.

That timing matches recent RAF base upgrades tied to NATO’s dual capable aircraft mission.

The site in question is RAF Lakenheath in Suffolk—about 100 km northeast of London. Up to 33 underground vaults (each originally built to store up to four B61 bombs) were in place since the 1990s; currently around 22 are being reactivated for modern storage of B61‑12 warheads.


These storage areas fall under U.S. military control (not UK), though they are located on British territory and operated in coordination with the RAF’s F‑35A–equipped 495th Fighter Squadron, which is now NATO-certified to deliver the B61‑12 bombs.

US Army Panics, Nuclear Bomb Movement to Gets Leaked Placing Warhead Just 1,700 miles from Moscow?

For the first time in 15 years, the US reportedly moved B61-12 nuclear bombs to the UK, triggering global concern. Russia warns of dire consequences as NATO and American nuclear strategy intensify amid the Ukraine conflict. Discover the shocking details, political motives, and risks behind this high-stakes military escalation.

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See my earlier writings which illustrates the unwillingness of the Obama administration to work with the Russian Federation on equal terms.

Obama's Pivot to 'Containment' of Russia's Imperialism | 21 July 2025 |

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