Hello John and Doves,
The Russians continue to
test the U.S. defenses with their incursions. They
study our responses and response times. 'Exactly how
will the U.S. respond and how long do we have before they
are right on top of us?' We do the same thing to them.
The Russians are doing
this 'testing' with NATO also.
And recently President
Trump said he had instructed the Pentagon to resume nuclear
testing. Russia wants to know what he means by this
exactly. And whatever he does, they will do in
kind.
A recent summit in
Bulgaria was cancelled by both the U.S. and Russia - too
much verbal volatility between the two. SOS Rubio says
we need to communicate and Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov
agrees - but both sides have their demands for a
ceasefire/peace deal in Ukraine. And neither side is
budging one inch.
And President Trump has
called for the resumption of nuclear testing - supposedly
this means making sure they can still go 'boom'. And
obvious threat to Russia.
Who knows...maybe one
day, the Russian incursions won't be a test.
Russian Navy
Vessel Off Oahu:
The U.S. Coast Guard
responded to a Russian spy vessel some 15 nautical miles
south of Oahu.
The Russian ship, the
Kareliya, is a Vishnya class ship designed "for signals
intelligence gathering via an extensive array of
sensors. Data can be transmitted to shore via
satellite link antennas." These ships are also armed
for self-defense.
A nation's territorial
waters extend to 12 nautical miles from the coast.
Russian spy planes are
"routinely spotted off the U.S., particularly inside the
Alaskan identification zone."
There are 13 U.S.
military bases in Hawaii: Ft. Shafter, Fort DeRussy,
Pohakuloa Training Center, Schofield Barracks, Wheeler Army
Airfield, Pacific Missile Range Facility Barking Sands,
Naval Computer and Telecommunications Area Master Station
Pacific, Naval Station Pearl Harbor, Bellows Air Force
Bases, Hickam Air Force Base, Marine Corp Base Hawaii,
United States Coast Guard Station Maui, United States Coast
Guard ISC Honolulu,
So we have bases for the
Army, Navy, Marines, Air Force, Coast Guard in the Hawaiian
Islands- a very, very busy and valuable area to Russian and
Chinese spies.
Russian Drones
Test NATO's Border:
This was reported on
November 11, 2025:
"From Lithuania to
Poland, countries along NATO's eastern flank are on
edge. Moscow is pushing tensions to their highest
point in years."
"In recent months,
Lithuania and its Baltic neighbors, Estonia and Latvia, have
reported a sharp rise in Russian drone activity, sometimes
inside their airspace."
"Russian drones have
also crossed into Polish, German, Danish and even Belgian
airspace."
Vladimir Putin is
ramping up his hybrid warfare.
Cancelled Summit:
A recent summit planned
between the U.S. and Russia to have taken place in Budapest,
Hungary was cancelled "after a tense phone call between
high-ranging diplomats of both countries." Russia is
demanding more territory from Ukraine as part of the
ceasefire deal. Following this, the U.S. cancelled a
meeting between SOS Rubio and Russian Foreign Minister
Sergei Lavrov.
Russian Foreign Minister
Lavrov said he is willing to meet with SOS Rubio on the
condition that Moscow's interests are taken into
account. Lavrov has accused European leaders of
"trying to persuade Washington to abandon plans to resolve
the crisis by political and diplomatic means and to focus
entirely on military pressure on Russia."
"US Secretary of State
Marco Rubio has said that Washington has practically reached
the limit in imposing new sanctions against Russia..."
He said that there is not a lot left to sanction.
Rubio said that Moscow wants the rest of Donetsk in a
ceasefire deal. Something Ukraine will no agree to.
So it looks like the
U.S. and Russia are at an impasse. The Europeans are
still pushing for a full blown war with Russia. And
President Trump is hoping for diplomacy. Ukraine,
backed by the warmongers of Europe and the U.S. refuses to
concede any land. Neither side is backing down or
giving in.
Both sides say they want
peace...and then when that process begins to move forward,
one side or the other or both carries out a major attack on
the other.
"Russia has amplified
its attacks on Ukraine despite insistence it is open to
peace talks."
"Russia launched a
blistering assault on Ukraine overnight, killing at least 6
people and injuring 35. Some 430 drones and18 missiles
targeted the country..." The attack came two days
after Lavrov indicated that Russia was "ready to resume
direct talks with Ukraine on ending the war..."
"Ukraine struck a key
oil terminal in the Russian port city of Novorossiysk
overnight, causing infrastructure damage and igniting a
blaze, as deadly overnight Russian strikes pounded
Kyiv." The depot was one of Russia's largest oil
export facilities.
This Just Adds to
Fanning the Flames of War:
And then we have this
article from November 13, 2025:
"Recent intelligence
assessments show Vladimir Putin has no intention of reaching
a peace deal with Ukraine, Britain's former spy chief said,
confirming a view underpinning a harder line from the US and
its allies." In September, Richard Moore stepped down
as head of MI6. He said that intelligence from a few
weeks ago shows Putin is "not ready to do a deal". The
UK has promised continuing military support for Ukraine
while at the same time siding with Trump for a peace
deal.
Moore said that "Clearly
Putin is trying to play with us. He's an intelligence
officer. I recognize the type." He said that
China is watching our response to Putin closely - if they
see 'weakness' they'll see that they can then move on
Taiwan. He believes the West needs to give Ukraine
'permission' to use long-range weapons as they see
fit. This would put more pressure on Putin. And
the UK "suspended some intelligence-sharing with the Us due
to concern over the strikes."
Resume Nuclear
Testing:
Then President Trump
ordered nuclear testing after a 33 year 'pause'. The
Russians are waiting for a response as to what Trump means
by this. "And that if the United States resumes
nuclear testing, Russia will too." The last
nuclear-arms-control treaty between Russia and the US
expires in February 2026.
The U.S. Department of
Energy Secretary Chris Wright, whose agency is responsible
for testing nuclear weapons, has since clarified that the
testing ordered by Trump will not involve nuclear
explosions. Instead, the testing involves all the
other parts of a nuclear weapon to make sure they are
functioning and can set up a nuclear blast."
Estimates put Russian
nuclear warheads about around 5,460. The U.S. has
around 3,700. Russia's advantage lies with their large
number of tactical nuclear weapons - "have less explosive
power and are designed for battlefield use."
In Conclusion:
The Europeans are
definitely all for war with Russia. They are
preparing. They don't like President Trump dragging
his feet. Putin has warned about the use of certain
weapons being given and used by Ukraine - he would respond
with a nuclear response. Yet, it's the Europeans that
are pushing for dropping the weapon restrictions.
There is a fine line
between too much pressure and too little pressure and as
Rubio said, we are out of sanctions. There is the
idiom about 'the straw that broke the camel's back'.
So what will the West
do? President Trump has said repeatedly that he is
running out of patience with Putin.
We could be closer to
all out confrontation with Russia than anyone thinks.
It would come suddenly and with no warning.
Pray for the peace of
Jerusalem!
Maranatha!
Chance