Very simple concepts are beyond comprehension of western govts and their entourage of advisers etc

It's not only replacing Russian energy they chose to abandon, but having reliable long term supplies and critically PRICE they will pay. Currently it's multiples higher than Russia

The UK and US have had special forces in Ukraine since 2014.

Admitting it now is not even worthy of our attention.

Clown show continues:

German Foreign Office have an issue with Twitter, claiming press freedom cannot be switched on and off on a whim.

Meanwhile RT and Sputnik are banned in Germany.

Foreign holdings of USTs fell by $112bn in the month of October.

Berlin:

German fiscal policy will be expansive next year, but we do not believe it will add to inflation.

At some point a European nation is going to publicly announce an ugly separation from the US.

That may even happen within the next 6 months. The catalyst will have been the Ukraine War.

One of the strongest earthquakes in Texas history struck Friday evening in a western region of the state that’s home to oil and fracking activity. There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries.

https://apnews.com/article/texas-earthquakes-climate-and-environment-ff77739992cf783eedc8ba43610568af?taid=639d2201b68b160001580ae7&utm_campaign=TrueAnthem&utm_medium=AP&utm_source=Twitter

Putin spent the day at the SMO HQ.

Speculating here, but one may conclude that this much vaunted Russian offensive is perhaps now a matter of weeks away.

We shall see.

So it continues:

Russia has for the first time emerged as top oil supplier to India replacing Iraq.

https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/russia-replaces-iraq-top-oil-supplier-india-nov-2022-12-14/

Remember Nordstream 1 and 2?

West appears to have forgotten it happened.

No outrage at Russia about who was responsible.

No immediate sanctions on Russia either.

Israel and the US predictably voted against the right of the Palestinian people to self-determination.

Tellingly, Zelensky has publicly admitted that he is being encouraged to negotiate with Russia.

Notice also how US is saying its down to him when to negotiate. They are passing the buck and the reasons are obvious.

In order to replenish SPRs the US is going to purchase 3m bbls for delivery in FEBRUARY.

Clearly it will take them that long to get the oil. At that rate it will take 10 years to reach the level before they started draining it.

We keep saying that the US Treasury, i.e. the ESF controls the Fed.

Another example of this if the Fed generates any earnings the remittance goes to the US Treasury.

Be informed, not entertained.

Rishi Sunak orders audit of Ukraine war progress, source says

It seems clear where this going.

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-64006121

If anyone objectively listens to Zaluzhny's interview with the Economist they could not disagree that currently Ukraine has serious challenges to overcome in fighting the war.

Another piece of the puzzle:

Croatia has rejected a proposal to join an EU mission in support of the Ukraine military.

US hates Huawei because it doesn't have backdoor access.

Germany has become even more dependent on Huawei for its 5G radio access network equipment (RAN) than in its 4G network

https://www.reuters.com/technology/germany-ups-reliance-huawei-5g-despite-security-fears-survey-2022-12-16/

Sri Lanka is to use the rupee in international trade.

Other countries including, Tajikistan, Cuba and Luxembourg are in talks about using this rupee settlement mechanism.

The ongoing de-dollarisation in international transactions continues.

There is absolutely no doubt there are US fingerprints all over recent events in Peru.