Ukraine Conflict a NATO ‘Proxy War’

 

Ukrainian Strike on Russian Airfields: What We Know So Far

Military airfields in five Russian regions, including in Siberia and the Far East, have been targeted in coordinated drone attacks orchestrated by Kiev, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Sunday.

Ukrainian media has called it a major operation targeting Russian strategic aviation. According to Moscow, most of the strikes were repelled, with some resulting in material damage but no casualties.

The airfields are located in Murmansk Region in the north, Ivanovo and Ryazan regions in central Russia, Irkutsk Region in Siberia, and Amur Region in the Far East, the Russian Defense Ministry stated.

According to Ukrainian media, the airfields housed Russian Tu-95 and Tu-22M strategic bombers, as well as an A-50 early warning and control plane, among other aircraft. The Russian Defense Ministry has not confirmed this, and has not revealed the aircraft types stationed at the airfields. — RT

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Ukraine Conflict a NATO ‘Proxy War’

Russian President Vladimir Putin is right in considering the Ukraine conflict a proxy war against Russia, US President Donald Trump’s special envoy Keith Kellogg told Fox News in an interview on Sunday.

He said that while he believes the peace process will ultimately succeed, “escalatory issues” remain. Kellogg referred to comments by German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, who last month indicated that Berlin would be open to supplying Kiev with Taurus cruise missiles.

Kellogg addressed Russian President Vladimir Putin's perspective, saying “he considers this a proxy war by NATO. And frankly… in a way it is.”

“The escalatory issues are still there,”Kellogg said. “Chancellor Merz has said: well, I’m going to give the Ukrainians the Taurus missile system.”

The German cruise missiles have a range of roughly 300 miles (482 km), which can allow Ukrainian strikes to reach deep into Russian territory, Kellog said. He added that Putin has made it clear: if such weapons are supplied to Ukraine, Russia will regard the suppliers as a party to the conflict. — RT

Our Take: It would appear that Special Envoy to Ukraine General Keith Kellogg is perhaps about to achieve a redemption arc of his own. After spending months repeating old NeoCon talking points about Putin being "evil" – resulting in the demanding that President Trump demote Kellogg as Special Envoy to both Ukraine and Russia, which Trump has since done, replacing him with Steve Witkoff.

General Kellogg is now adopting Putin's perspective and rug-pulling the Unipolar Hegemony, as the EU and NATO are gearing up to take this conflict to the next level.

I maintain my previously stated position that I think President Trump is going to walk away from this situation, and let it sort itself out – meaning Putin going after Zelensky and the regime in Kiev.

Now that we have Kiev escalating the conflict with this reported attack inside of Russia, I think Trump has all of the justification he needs to wash his hands of the situation, and Putin has all of the justification he needs to seek the elimination of the Banderite regime in Kiev – whether that be by capturing and arresting them for war crimes against the Russian-speaking Ukrainian people, or simply eliminating them through conventional warfare.

The acceleration is real. — GhostofBasedPatrickHenry