Hello John and Doves,
Looks like things are moving quickly towards a
wider-spread war over in the Ukraine-Russia arena.
In this letter I link to several articles posted
early this week - Russia called in the French and British
ambassadors concerning threats towards Russia from France
and Britain. Russia is preparing their tactical
weapons all across their military. Russia sees the
use of the US F-16s as a direct nuclear threat to Russia -
as Biden said some time back they he would only approve
F-16s to Ukraine IF they were able to carry nuclear
weapons. Russia can not tell if an F-16 is carrying
a nuclear weapon or not - so it will see all F-16s a
nuclear armed.
And there is a link to an article at msn.com stating
that "Ukraine will start operating F-16s after Orthodox
Easter on May 5."
And the Baltic States are getting in Russia's face -
threats of blocking the Baltic to Russian ships.
Russia's
Nuclear Ultimatum to the West:
"Russia delivered a three-point "nuclear ultimatum"
to France and Britain: "We will bomb your countries
directly"!
"Russia handed the ambassadors of France and Britain
a three-point "nuclear ultimatum" regarding the arrival of
F-16s, a possible strike on the Russian hinterland with
NATO weapons and the presence of NATO forces in Ukraine."
The French and British ambassadors to Russia were
called to the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and
delivered the ultimatums. Both declined to speak
with reporters after they left the meeting. Pierre
Levy is the French ambassador to Moscow. Nigel Casey
is the British ambassador to Moscow.
Last week, the British Foreign Secretary (David
Cameron) said that "Ukraine had the right to use British
weapons to hit Russia." Russia considers his words a
serious escalation.
"Russia's foreign ministry said Cameron's remarks
acknowledged Britain was now de facto involved in the
conflict, contradicting assurances that the long-range
weapons it has given Ukraine would not be used against
Russia."
ALSO -"The Russian Foreign Ministry announced that
Russia would perceive the appearance of F-16 aircraft in
Ukraine as carriers of nuclear weapons "regardless of
their modification." "We cannot ignore the fact that
these aircraft belong to dual-equipment platforms -
non-nuclear and nuclear. No matter what amendment
Kiev takes, we will perceive them as carriers of nuclear
weapons and consider this step by the United States and
NATO as a deliberate provocation...Which means using
nuclear weapons by Russia."
"...any Ukrainian strike, supported by the West,
against the Crimean bridge or Crimea itself, Russia will
retaliate....also Russia would retaliate against a
possible move by Denmark to restrict the free navigation
of Russian ships in the Baltic strains, which it would
consider a hostile act."
Also, France continuing to talk about "the
possibility of direct involvement on the ground...It is a
very dangerous trend.
This meeting swiftly followed the announcements by
Britain and Macron of "striking the Russian hinterland
with NATO weapons as well as sending NATO forces to
Ukraine."
Russia
Prepares For the Use Of Tactical Nuclear Weapons:
"B. Putin has ordered preparations of all branches
of the Southern Military District to begin for the use of
tactical nuclear weapons following the French plan to send
NATO forces to Ukraine. The vice-president of the
Russian Security Council, N. Medvedev welcomed this move
with the phrase "Foul Westerners, you will not be able to
hide in the Capitol, nor on the Champs-Elysees, nor in
Downing Street."
"The General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces,
following the order of Supreme Commander Vladimir Putin,
began preparations for the use of tactical nuclear weapons
by the Southern Military District and the Navy, the
Russian Defense Ministry reported."
"A set of activities for the practical preparation
and use of non-strategic nuclear weapons will be carried
out during the large-scale exercises", the ministry
said. According to the Russian Ministry of Defense,
the exercise is aimed at maintaining the readiness of the
personnel and equipment of the units for the use of
non-strategic nuclear weapons in order to unconditionally
ensure the territorial integrity and sovereignty of the
Russian state in response to provocative statements and
threats by Western officials against the Russian
Federation."
"Preparations for the use of tactical nuclear
weapons involve the artillery forces of the Southern
Military District, along with the air and naval
forces. Russian tactical nuclear weapons can take
the form of bombs, artillery shells, land mines,
nuclear-tipped torpedoes, surface-to-air missile (SAM)
missiles, and short-range missiles. That is, all 3
branches of the Russian ED can regularly carry nuclear
weapons."
"Russia has in its arsenal 1,000 to 2,000 warheads -
10 times more than Washington - for non-strategic nuclear
weapons, estimates a report compiled by the Congressional
Research Service (CRS)".
"The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation have
broad capabilities to use non-strategic nuclear weapons
for any critical situation. If necessary, the Armed
Forces of the Russian Federation are able to immediately
use such weapons in the event of similar threats from
other states, " Russian media concluded."
Medvedev said, "The chorus of irresponsible
scoundrels from the Western political elite calling for
their troops to be sent to a non-existent country is
expanding. It now includes representatives from the
US Congress, the French and British leadership, as well as
some crazy people from the Baltics and Poland....Sending
their troops to the territory of the former Ukraine will
lead to the immediate involvement of their countries in a
war, which we will have to respond to. And,
unfortunately, not on the territory of the former
Ukraine....And that is precisely why today the General
Staff has begun preparation for exercises, including
practical training in the preparation and use of
non-strategic nuclear weapons."
Ukraine
Has F-16s Now:
"Ukraine will start operating F-16s after
Orthodox Easter on May 5, Kyiv said..."
"A number of Ukraine's Western backers - Denmark,
the Netherlands, Norway and Belgium, - have pledged
to supply Lockheed Martin-made F-16 aircraft to Ukraine."
"This year, more than a squadron of donated F-16s
will start to arrive in Ukraine, along with pilots and
maintainers" trained by Ukraine's backers, U.S. Secretary
of Defense Lloyd Austin said in late April."
Surprise
F-16 Update Issued by Ukraine
So this means the pilots and maintainers are NOT
Ukrainians. Since Austin made this comment - will
some or all of the pilots be U.S. pilots? Will the
service crews by American military personnel?
Baltic
States VS Russian Federation:
"Russia has officially voiced its intention to
impose sanctions and transit sanctions on the Baltic
nations - Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia." As a
response to their "hostile actions". "
"Adding to the regional strain, the commander of the
Estonian Defense Forces, Martin Herem, proposed last
Friday to block the Baltic Sea to Russian ships.
Herem indicated Estonia has the capabilities, including
sea mines and anti-ship missiles to enforce such a
blockade if necessary.
Russia
Warns Baltic States of Sanctions Over Hostility
The situation
in Eastern Europe is very fluid and volatile. Things
are changing hourly. Threats are flying from both
sides and both sides have nuclear weapons.
And
Israel has started warning the Palestinians to get out of
certain areas of Rafah. The IFD invasion of Rafah nears....
Looks like all
of these things are happening at the same time - no
coincidence.
We have been
seeing reports for a couple of years now that the world is
closer to nuclear war than during the Cuban Missile Crisis -
all of the above puts the world in even a more deadly
real-life situation - with no turning back.
Pray for the
peace of Jerusalem!
Maranatha!
Chance