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There have been evolving concerns that a direct military confrontation between NATO and Russia is imminent due to recent reports of unidentified drones being sighted over Denmark, Poland, and Romania. However RT has reported at his annual address at the Valdai Discussion Club in Sochi  

President Putin has said that the idea that Russia is going to attack NATO is "inconceivable."  Putin refers to a "nonsense mantra" by EU leaders claiming Russia is going to attack NATO nations. Putin says several EU countries have been fueling concerns about Russian aggression as a pretext for further militarization. He has gone on to comment  “Honestly, all I want to say is: relax, sleep well, or address your own issues,” in reference to the social, economic, and financial problems within the EU bloc.  RT 

  have carefully reviewed the full text of "The Report on Human Rights Violations in the United States in 2024" by the State Council Information Office of The People's Republic of China and in my opinion this report is very accurate. Herein is a brief overview of this report.  2024 has been seen as an election year in the United States with "aggravating political strife and social division." It has been noted that  threats of violence have become the new normal for American politicians. And among disillusioned voters a majority now believe the government serves primarily the elite instead of ordinary citizens. In the meantime the wealth gap has been exacerbated by skyrocketing inflation with low and middle income families hurting. And credit card debt for ordinary Americans struggling to survive has gone higher than ever to 1.14 trillion dollars. This has all lead to massive homelessness with greater than 700,000 people homeless. Police brutality has been rampant with a total disregard for human lives. The culture of violence in the United States has been deeply ingrained in the nations law enforcement agencies in a culture of impunity. All along racist rhetoric has run rampant along with widespread infringement of the rights of women and children. And the torture apparatus at the Guantanamo Bay prison has continued to operate with methods that have been appalling. More Americans than ever believe the "American Dream" is no longer attainable or never actually existed as possible for most citizens. And the United States has remained the only high-income country in the world that does not provide universal healthcare. Greater than 35 percent of adults in the United States lack adequate healthcare coverage. Domestic violence is rising in the country with about 24 people every minute becoming victims of domestic violence by an intimate partner. Law enforcement and judicial systems have been noted as being complicit in the sexual abuse of children. An investigation by the Washington Post has found that at appoximately 1,800 state and local law enforcement officers were charged with crimes that involved child sexual abuse from 2005 through 2022. Furthermore the United States is seen as serving as an accomplice to genocide in Gaza. A humanitarian crisis is also being fueled by the excessive use of unilateral sanctions by the United States. And on July 11, 2024, The Asahi Shimbun reported that the Okinawa prefectural assembly "unanimously adopted a resolution and a statement of protest against the U.S. military and the central government over a series of sex crime cases involving U.S. servicemen stationed here."  In conclusion it has been stated  that in the United States "Under the collusion of power and capital, human rights have been distorted into mere props in a political "show" and bargaining chips in a power "casino," completely deviating from the core values and fundamental principles of human rights." PRC Report 

 The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists has reported that at the beginning of 2025 the Doomsday Clock was set at 89 seconds to midnight. The world has been perceived of as being in the midst of literal existential threats to the survival of mankind. Critical factors include nuclear weapons threats, disruptive technologies such as artificial intelligence, infectious diseases, climate crisis and conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East. The Doomsday Clock is the closest it has ever been to midnight. The present path of the world is seen as a form of unprecedented madness. China, the United States and Russia are felt to share the primary responsibility to pull the world back from the brink of total destruction.  Immediate coordinated action is needed to deal with this crisis.  

RT has translated and edited an article by Profile which states that World War III has begun but that not everyone is aware of this yet. Dmitry Tenin, who is a member of the Russian International Affairs Council and a research fellow at the Institute of World Economy and International Relations wrote this article. What has been happening is not seen as a new Cold War by Tenin, but is instead seen as a new World War which many people simply have not accepted as being true yet. Although Donald Trump's return to the White House was at first seen as offering new possibilities for peace between Russia and the United States, hawks in the US and Western Europe are seen as pushing closer to a direct nuclear confrontation between NATO and Russia over the Ukraine conflict. Tenin believes the West perceives of  the rise of China and the resurgence of Russia as being existential threats. It is felt that the West can not  tolerate the evolution of alternative civilizational models with the US and Western Europe intent on fighting to preserve their dominance.  Compromise by NATO is not part of the gameplan. The tactics against Russia and its allies have included  drone strikes which have targeted infrastructure and nuclear facilities, political assassinations and the hunting of journalists, negotiators, scientists, and even their families.  Residential neighborhoods, schools, and hospitals have been directly targeted.  This is all being seen as total war. Throughout this Russians feel they are being portrayed as subhuman. Tenin believes if escalation appears inevitable, Russia must consider pre-emptive action, at first with conventional arms and if it becomes necessary, ‘special means’ must be considered, including the use of nuclear weapons, with a complete awareness of the consequences of such a course of action. And so it appears it's time to confront the harsh reality that World War III has actually begun. RT News 

It is naive to assume there is anything to gain from continuing to fuel the conflict between Ukraine and Russia. A peace accord with complete normalization of relations between the United States and Russia as soon as possible is critical to avoid an escalation of this bloody conflict which could lead to a catastrophic nuclear war between the United States and Russia. Russian President Putin has at times alluded to the possible use of nuclear weapons if this conflict continues and if American weapons continue their flow into Ukraine with continued sanctions against Russia. This could be viewed as an existential threat to Russia's existence which would be as serious as when the Nazis invaded Russia. At this time in history Russia's nuclear doctrine could be invoked to justify a nuclear strike against Ukraine and the United States which would immediately be met with retaliatory nuclear strikes against Russia and the doomsday clock would hit midnight. 

RT news has reported a new study predicts an exchange of nuclear weapons between the USA and Russia could lead to “prolonged cooling, agricultural collapse and social upheaval.” Millions of people would perish in a flash and a nuclear winter could evolve. This would totally devastate the atmosphere of the entire earth. This study was led by assistant research professsor Yuning Shi at Pennsylvania State University. It has been projected that in “a global nuclear war” there could be up to 150 million tons of soot which would be released into the atmosphere, which would lead to “prolonged cooling, agricultural collapse, and social upheaval on an unprecedented scale.”

In this scenario, precipitation and solar radiation would be decreased by as much as 70% across the world, and this would result in a drop of the average air temperature by over 15 degrees Celsius. Along with an agricultural collapse there would be a serious disruption in supply chains and trade. A global famine would likely follow. Russia is not very pleased with such considerations. 

Nikolay Patrushev, the national security adviser to President Putin, has accused Western powers of “deploying their military machine against Russia and becoming delirious with nuclear apocalypse scenarios.”

The bottom line is a ceasefire as soon as possible between Ukraine and Russia is critical. There will be no winners if this conflict escalates into a nuclear war between the USA and Russia due to continued American sanctions against Ukraine along with a flow of American arms to Ukraine. A practical rational consideration of the realities of the moment is necessary to secure peace at this time. RT News

RT has reported former Russian President Medvedev has said incoming German chancellor Friedrich Merz is a Nazi after he allegedly has made the suggestion that Kiev should destroy the Crimean Bridge. Merz has been quoted as saying Kiev should use Western-supplied missiles to go on the offensive and destroy “the most important land connection between Russia and Crimea.”  In an X post on X on Monday, Medvedev, who now serves as the deputy chairman of Russia’s Security Council, has suggested that Merz has been following in the footsteps of his Nazi father. “Chancellor candidate Fritz Merz is haunted by the memory of his father, who served in Hitler’s Wehrmacht. Now Merz has suggested a strike on the Crimean Bridge. Think twice, Nazi,” Medvedev wrote on X. RT News