Even The Pentagon Admits That Russia Is Winning In Ukraine.

All wars are full of lies.

Winston Churchill famously said, “In wartime, truth is so precious that she should always be attended by a bodyguard of lies.” We accept that idea broadly.

Secret invasion plans should be closely held. The identities of spies must be kept under wraps. New weapons and defensive tools should not be revealed because enemies will be alerted to their potential and begin offensive workarounds.

Still, just because the government has legitimate reasons to deceive the public in wartime does not mean that citizens don’t have a duty to find the truth to the extent they can. The Russian-Ukraine kinetic war and the broader U.S.-Russian economic war are full of more lies than any public event I’ve seen in my lifetime including Vietnam, Watergate, and the Iraq War.

Here’s the official U.S. narrative as echoed by The New York Times: Russia’s invasion on Ukraine was unprovoked, Putin’s 3-day blitzkrieg of Kyiv has failed, Russian forces are bogged down, and valiant Ukrainian troops are putting up a powerful defense and regaining lost ground with the help of weapons from NATO.

In this version, President Zelenskyy is the new Churchill rallying patriots against an evil dictator. All of that is false.

Here’s the real story: Russia’s invasion is the end result of 14 years of provocation by the West, including repeated declarations that Ukraine will join NATO and a U.S.-backed coup d’état in 2014.

Russia never planned a blitzkrieg on Kyiv. That’s a Western invention intended to make Putin look like a failure. In fact, Russia is slowly and methodically taking territory in the south and east of Ukraine in order to control the seacoasts, eliminate pro-Nazi elements in Mariupol, and establish pro-Russian autonomous zones in Donbass.

A full assault on Kyiv, if it ever comes, is last on the list. Ukraine may reoccupy a village here and there, but they’re losing ground in Kherson, Mykolaiv, Melitopol, Mariupol, Kharkiv, Luhansk, Donetsk, and surrounding areas.

Zelenskyy is a corrupt oligarch with millions of dollars hidden offshore. His acting skills have enhanced his propaganda efforts, but it doesn’t take much training to see how phony he is. Innocent civilians, including women and children, are dying under his failed leadership and inability to come to terms with Putin before the invasion began.

In a nutshell, Zelenskyy bet on support from Biden and lost. Anyone in Afghanistan could have told you Biden is a losing bet. There is ample evidence from numerous sources to support this analysis.

Some of the best sources come from Switzerland where military experts are infuriated that traditional Swiss neutrality has been cast aside. Most tellingly, this article is based on Pentagon leaks that say the same thing.

The story from inside the Pentagon is that Putin is not acting recklessly, but is being patient and methodical. It also says that, despite some civilian causalities, Putin is actually using a restrained approach and there are no signs of preparation for the use of chemical or biological weapons.

This is all unpleasant news for western warmongers. But it’s critical for investors to know what’s actually going on so they don’t lose money in the chaos to come.

The best information is that the War in Ukraine will last longer than most expect, will produce supply chain disruptions, and will amplify the inflation that’s already present. In the end, Putin will prevail in Ukraine. The biggest losers will be the Ukrainian people and Western investors and consumers.

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