Interesting post and I agree with you on a lot of it. But, I disagree on the conclusion you reach...
“Ukraine has put Russia in a very weak position on the world stage, something we benefit from. In a global context, for us, Ukraine is a battle, not a war. The Russians may have won that battle, but they are going to lose the war.
Ukraine was a win-win for us. We win if Russia acquiesce and let’s Ukraine in NATO, we still win even if Russia invades - we just win elsewhere.”
The United States government (currently known as Deep State) are the HUGE losers here which will be a big win for the American people whose biggest current enemy is that government’s “new world order” “one world government” “globalization” which is already destroying this country and has additional fascist plans for us if they maintain power.
As far as being in a “weak position on the world stage” we Americans have got to get over the idea that the West is the world stage. Truth is a large part of the actual world is sick of our demanded hegemony (750 U.S. military bases in 80 countries) and in ever increasing numbers is signing on to a multipolar world. The number of BRIC+ applicants is increasing on a monthly basis. Africa firmly supports Russia, even South America does. China, India, Turkey, most of Asia.
It’s true that the U.S. purpose for instigating this war was to weaken, destabilize Russia and bring about regime change. That foreign adventure turned out to be another Biden failure. Europe is in the process of being destroyed economically. The U.S. is severely weakened economically. Russia is doing fine. They have what the world needs; we have “vapor paper.”
This ain’t winning...:-)
Germany Needs Billions Solve Energy Crisis, Struggles to Sell Bonds
Germany has found reluctance in its potential debt buyers, amid markets racked with uncertainty about interest rates and state spending.
According to Reuters, demand was weak at a recent auction of German government bonds on Tuesday, but other auctions have been “very, very, very bad”, said Michael Leister, head of rates strategy at Commerzbank, likening the situation to a “buyers’ strike”.
The pessimism appears to have arisen just as Berlin was seeking billions in order to address the ongoing energy and cost of living crisis.