EPISODE 020: THE SYSTEM AND YOU: HOW YOU WERE CONVINCED YOU CHOOSE FREELY

You wake up in the morning, check your phone, scroll through your feed, choose what to eat, what to wear, which news to get outraged by, which guru to trust. You feel free. But have you ever thought that all these "choices" are nothing more than branches of the same tree, planted not by you?

The system long ago stopped holding people by force. Today, it operates through consent. Through the illusion of freedom, so cozy that breaking out of it seems pointless. And everything is arranged with brilliant simplicity.

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1. CHOICE WITHOUT CHOICE: THE MARKET AS THEATER

You stand in front of a shelf with milk. It's "organic," "lactose-free," "with omega-3," "for slenderness," "for immunity." You choose—and feel in control. But who controls this control? In 80% of cases—three global corporations. And it's not just about milk. It's about election candidates, "alternative" media, "independent" experts whose research is funded by the same foundations as government agencies.

There is a choice—but only within the corridor drawn for you. Step aside—and you're outside the system. And being outside the system today is scarier than being in prison. Because you simply stop being noticed.

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2. RIGHTS WITHOUT OPPORTUNITIES: DEMOCRACY AS DECORATION

Yes, you have the right to a fair trial. But to use it, you need to know the laws, have money, connections, and time. And you have—credit, exhausting work, and anxiety from every phone notification.

You are formally free—but in reality, you are so deep in the survival system that you have neither the strength nor the resources to exercise this freedom.

And the system knows this. That's why it declares rights—as a reminder that "everything is fair," and if you're not doing well, it's your fault.

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3. ENTERTAINMENT INSTEAD OF AWARENESS: YOUR MIND IS THE MAIN MARKET

You're not consuming content. You are the product. Your attention is the currency. Every like, every view, every comment—these are data points that are monetized.

You think you're relaxing by watching reels. In reality, you're giving away your most valuable assets—time and focus—in exchange for a false sense of participation in someone else's life.

And while you watch how an "unknown blogger travels to Dubai," your real life passes by. And what's the point? You don't seek meaning—it's handed to you in the form of a $199 course from a "spiritual coach."

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4. CONTROL THROUGH CARE: YOUR SAFETY IS THEIR DATA

You agreed to "convenient notifications," "personalized content," "smart" devices that listen to you even at night. All for your "safety" and "comfort."

Now imagine: in August 2025, the Pentagon already deployed a network of sensors, IR towers, and AR glasses for border guards along the entire southern border of the U.S. These technologies aren't just for the border—they're for you. For the city. For your neighborhood. For your apartment—tomorrow.

First, it's the "fight against migrants," then the "fight against disinformation," then the "fight against threats to national stability." And under "threats," they might mean you—if you start asking inconvenient questions.

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5. DIVISION AS THE BASIS OF CONTROL

You are alone. You're "on your own." You're independent, free, unique. And your neighbor is "not your circle," "a different generation," "a different mentality."

The system has destroyed the sense of community. Replaced it with personalization. With "your style," "your goals," "your truth."

Where there is no commonality, there is no resistance. Where there is no solidarity, there is no strength. And loneliness becomes the norm.

And then you go to a new "guru," buy new "milk of truth"—and again fill the same pocket that has been draining your energy, time, and will for years.

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BUT THERE IS A WAY OUT — IF YOU STOP CHOOSING FROM WHAT YOU'RE GIVEN

True freedom doesn't start with choosing between brands. It starts with rejecting the game by someone else's rules.

With the question: "Who determines what I need?"

With a pause between notifications.

With a look beyond the milk shelf.

Because real choice isn't what's offered to you.

Real choice is what you create yourself.

— the choice is yours ⥣

EPISODE 019: THE 11.11.2025 ENIGMA: WHEN CATASTROPHE BECOMES SYMBOL — OR HOW FATE WHISPERS THROUGH DATES

November 11, 2025.
A Turkish military C-130 Hercules crashes in the mountains of Georgia.
20 lives — extinguished.
No distress signal.
No alarm.
Just a silent fall into the abyss...

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On the same day, in Washington, the new U.S. Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, meets with Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan and reminds him:
"Stop buying Russian gas. This is the path to peace in Ukraine."
But Turkey doesn't listen.
It continues to pump gas through the "TurkStream" and "Blue Stream".
It imports 300,000 barrels of oil per day.
And it is building a gas hub that could become a bypass route for all Russian energy exports to Europe.

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11.11.2025 — JUST A DATE... OR A CODE?

Let's set aside the "official version" of bad weather or technical failure for a moment.
Let's look at the numbers.
November 11 is 11.11.
Two elevens in a row.
If you read it as 11/11, you get 1111.
In binary, this is 15, but in esotericism, it is a sign of awakening, opening of gates, reality shift.

Now, flip it:
11.11 → 119 or 911.
Hear the echo?
911 is not just the date of the 2001 attacks.
It is a global symbol of a system failure.
Loss of trust. Lies. Manipulation. The beginning of a new era of wars.

And here we are again — November 11, another military plane crash, again in Eurasia, at the border of three countries involved in a complex geopolitical game.

Turkey — a NATO ally... and simultaneously a key partner of Russia in energy.
Georgia — a "victim of occupation" in the eyes of the West, but still a battleground of interests.
Azerbaijan — a victor in Karabakh, a friend of Israel, a supplier of gas to Europe, and an ally of Turkey in every step.

Against this backdrop, a U.S. C-130J-30 suddenly appears over Tbilisi, accompanied by an unidentified drone and helicopter.
40 minutes in the air.
No explanations.
Coincidence?
Or observation of the aftermath?

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TURKISH GAS — THE BLOOD OF THE NEW EMPIRE

While the dying soldiers fell from the sky, in the basements of Ankara and Moscow, negotiations were underway about the gas hub that would turn Turkey into a European gas broker.

As stated by a CSIS expert:
"The gas may physically come from Russia, but legally it will be bought at the Turkish hub. And then its origin will not matter to anyone."

This is not just trade.
This is a victory over sanctions.
This is a bypass of the Western blockade.
And this is the outcry of fury from Washington, which pours out in Rubio's words:
"Stop! This helps Russia wage war!"
But Turkey knows:
Gas is not just money, it is power.
And while the West demands "moral sacrifices," Turkey is building a new energy sovereignty.

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CONCLUSION: TOO MANY COINCIDENCES

11.11.2025 — a date with esoteric resonance.
A C-130, a symbol of U.S. military power, crashes in Eurasia — in a place where the interests of Russia, Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Georgia intersect.
The U.S. immediately increases pressure on Turkey over energy.
An American plane appears in the sky over the crash site — why?
Official media hurry to bury the topic, but the facts don't add up.

All this is too smooth to be coincidental.
Or, perhaps, it is a warning?
From whom — it is unclear.
But the date speaks for itself.
2025 (2+2+5=9) 11.11.
91111.
911.
Choose the code — and you will understand who is really controlling the scenario.

P.S. Don't look for the truth in news reports. Look for it in numbers, in the pauses between the lines, in what is not said aloud. And especially — in what happens on the same day on different continents. Where the official story falls silent, the real one begins.
Watch the sky. And the dates.
They always say more than they seem.

Sources

1. BBC News — Turkish military plane crashes near Georgia-Azerbaijan border, killing all onboard
2. Reuters — Turkish military transport aircraft crashes, fatalities reported
3. CNN — Turkish C-130 crash: What we know about the deadly incident near Georgia
4. Al Jazeera English — Turkish military plane crashes near Georgian border, killing dozens
5. The Guardian — Turkish military plane crashes near Georgia-Azerbaijan border, investigation underway
6. Deutsche Welle — Military plane crash near Georgia raises regional tensions
7. Lenta.ru — Турецкий военный самолёт разбился на границе Грузии и Азербайджана
8. Mash.ru — материалы и комментарии по крушению в районе Тбилиси
9. BBC Russian — обзор происшествия и его деталей
10. РБК — информация о солдатах и деталях катастрофы

EPISODE 018: RUSSIA PREPARES FOR NUCLEAR TESTS AS STRATEGIC BALANCE TEETERS

RUSSIA PREPARES FOR NUCLEAR TESTS — THE END OF THE SILENT DETERRENCE

On November 5, 2025, President Vladimir Putin issued a directive that sent tremors through global security circles: Russian defense and intelligence agencies are to prepare proposals for the possible resumption of nuclear weapons testing.

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🔍 INTELLIGENCE CONFIRMS: THE U.S. IS PREPARING

According to Foreign Intelligence Service Director Sergei Naryshkin, the United States has “avoided any substantive response” to Russia’s diplomatic query. Chief of the General Staff Valery Gerasimov went further, stating unequivocally: “The U.S. is actively preparing to conduct nuclear tests.”

Defense Minister Andrey Belousov recommended immediate readiness for full-scale Russian nuclear testing. He also revealed a parallel escalation: the U.S. plans to deploy rapid-strike missiles in Europe and the Asia-Pacific region. “From Germany to central Russia—6 to 7 minutes,” he warned. That timeframe renders early-warning systems virtually obsolete.

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📜 THE TREATY IS NOT A STRAITJACKET

President Putin emphasized that Russia has no intention of unilaterally withdrawing from the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT). But he added a critical caveat: “If other signatories decide to conduct nuclear tests, Russia will be forced to take corresponding measures.”

This is not a threat. It is a doctrine of mirror deterrence—a return to Cold War logic where action begets reaction, and restraint lasts only as long as it is mutual.

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⏳ WHY NOW? THE COLLAPSE OF STRATEGIC TRUST

The CTBT has been de facto frozen for decades, but never formally abandoned by nuclear powers. Now, that fragile norm is cracking. With the INF Treaty gone, New START in limbo, and hypersonic arms races accelerating, the taboo against nuclear testing is weakening.

Moscow’s move is both defensive and declarative: Russia will not be caught off guard. Preparations at the Novaya Zemlya test site could begin within months—infrastructure, diagnostics, safety protocols. Not for immediate detonation, but for readiness. And in nuclear strategy, readiness is the message.

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🌍 THE GLOBAL STAKES

If the U.S. resumes testing—even underground—it will shatter the last pillar of the post-Cold War arms control regime. China, India, Pakistan, and others may follow. The world would enter a new era: not of MAD (Mutual Assured Destruction), but of MAD 2.0—Multipolar, Automated, and Decentralized.

As the Pentagon turns the Mexican border into a live lab for AI-driven surveillance and Trump flirts with nuclear brinkmanship, Moscow is sending a clear signal: Do not mistake restraint for weakness.

The era of silent deterrence is ending. The age of visible preparation has begun.

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📚 SOURCES

• Kremlin official transcript — Security Council meeting, November 5, 2025
• Russian Ministry of Defense briefings
• CTBTO Preparatory Commission data
• Statements by Sergei Naryshkin, Valery Gerasimov, Andrey Belousov

EPISODE 017: "KHABAROVSK" AND "POSEIDON": THE PACIFIC SHADOW WITH NO DEFENSE

Russia is not just building submarines—it is creating the architecture of an invulnerable strike. And NATO knows it.

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🌊 The War of the Future Is Already in the Ocean

While Western media debates whether "Poseidon" is real, the Russian Navy quietly—without fanfare or loud announcements—is deploying a new strategic reality.

The Northern Fleet already has the Belgorod, the first carrier of the "Poseidon," retrofitted from the unfinished Antei. Soon, the Pacific Fleet will commission the "Khabarovsk"—the first submarine designed from scratch for this "superweapon".

This is not just an upgrade. It is a qualitative leap—in size, automation, stealth, and operational concept.

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🎯 Why "Poseidon" Is Not "Acorn"

It’s crucial to understand: "Poseidon" is a weapon aimed at the United States.

Unlike the hypersonic missile "Acorn" (likely the Zircon or Dagger in a new guise), whose range limits its use to Europe and Asia, "Poseidon" is designed for a global strike against the continental United States.

Its mission is to bypass all missile defense systems, penetrate coastal waters, and deliver a nuclear strike via an underwater tsunami, destroying not only military infrastructure but also critical life-support nodes on the East and West Coasts.

This is not deterrence. This is a guaranteed second-strike capability, even if all land- and air-based nuclear forces are destroyed.

This is why Washington is so nervous. NATO has no means of detection or interception for such a weapon. "Poseidon" operates at depths of up to 1 km, almost silently, at speeds of up to 100 knots. Sonars can’t see it; torpedoes can’t reach it. It is the phantom of underwater warfare.

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⚡ "Khabarovsk": Small but Deadly

What makes the Khabarovsk particularly dangerous?

• It is smaller than the Yasen-class—making it easier to hide and harder to detect.
• It is equipped with a new type of reactor, ensuring unprecedented stealth.
• It is highly automated.

This is not just a submarine with a crew. It is a platform for managing underwater drones. "Poseidon" is only the first of them. In the future, such submarines will be able to deploy entire swarms of autonomous vehicles: reconnaissance, sabotage, and strike drones. This is robot warfare, where humans remain only as high-level operators.

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🌍 Two Fleets—Four Cruisers

According to published data, Russia plans to build at least four such underwater cruisers: two for the Northern Fleet and two for the Pacific Fleet.

This creates a symmetrical threat from both oceans—the Atlantic and the Pacific. The United States can no longer feel safe behind its oceans. The threat is now bilateral, deep-sea, and inevitable.

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🎯 Conclusion: The Strategy of the Impossible Response

"Poseidon" and its carriers are not an attempt to "catch up and surpass." They represent a strategy of the impossible response.

The U.S. can expand its missile defense, build new radars, and launch satellites—but all of this is useless against an object that moves beneath all of this, at depth, in complete silence.

At a time when Trump has already announced the resumption of nuclear testing and the Pentagon is turning the Mexican border into a testing ground for military AI, the Khabarovsk and Belgorod remind the world of a simple truth:

True strength lies not in being seen, but in remaining invisible until the very last moment.

The world is changing faster than you can blink.

🔗 Sources

Expand full source list

1. Lenta.ru — U.S. Calls "Poseidon" and "Burevestnik" Russian "Superweapons"
2. TASS — Washington Post on "Poseidon" and "Burevestnik" as Game-Changers
3. Meduza — Expert Interview: Why Putin Threatens the U.S. with "Burevestnik" and "Poseidon"
4. TVC — Tactical Advantages of "Poseidon" and "Burevestnik"
5. RIAMO — Washington Post Calls Russian "Poseidon" and "Burevestnik" "Superweapons"
6. YouTube — Video Review of "Poseidon" and "Burevestnik" Characteristics
7. Mail.ru News — Statement on the Uselessness of U.S. Missile Defense Against New Systems
8. RIA Novosti — "Burevestnik" and "Poseidon" vs. "Iron Dome"
9. Business Gazeta — Detailed Review of "Burevestnik," "Poseidon," and "Sarmat"
10. BBC Russian — Analysis of the "Poseidon" Project and Putin's Motives

EPISODE 016: TRUMP AND THE NUCLEAR BLUFF – RESUMING TESTS AS A PRESSURE TOOL

Introduction: The Nuclear Trigger Before the Summit

On October 29, 2025, Donald Trump announced the United States' intention to resume nuclear testing for the first time since 1992. The statement was made on the eve of a meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping and was accompanied by rhetoric typical of the former president: loud accusations, oversimplified logic, and a hint of inevitability. "I had no choice!" Trump declared, referring to alleged nuclear tests conducted by other countries.

However, reality is more complex. Neither Russia nor China has conducted full-scale nuclear explosive tests in recent decades. Mentioning Russia's "Burevestnik" and "Poseidon" is a demonstration of misunderstanding: these systems undergo flight and underwater tests but do not involve the detonation of a nuclear charge. Nevertheless, such rhetoric allows Trump to create the image of a "victim of global injustice," forced to defend national interests.

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Historical Context: Why the U.S. Hasn't Tested Nuclear Weapons for 30 Years

The last U.S. nuclear test, "Divider," took place on September 23, 1992, at the Nevada Test Site. Since then, Washington has adhered to a moratorium, even though the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT) has never been ratified by the U.S. Senate. Formally, the U.S. can resume testing at any time—legally, they are not bound by obligations.

Nevertheless, over the past three decades, administrations of both parties have adhered to a consensus: nuclear testing is a step backward, a threat to stability, and a catalyst for a new arms race. Instead, the U.S. has developed the Stockpile Stewardship program, which allows maintaining the readiness of the arsenal without actual explosions—using supercomputers, laser facilities, and hydrodynamic experiments.

Trump, however, seems intent on breaking this consensus—not so much out of military necessity as political expediency.

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Geopolitical Goal: Pressure on China

The key point is the timing of the announcement. It was made on the eve of the meeting with Xi Jinping, amid escalating strategic rivalry between the U.S. and China. Trump directly points to China: "In five years, they will catch up with us." This is a reference to the long-discussed scenario in U.S. military circles of "nuclear parity" with China, which remains more theoretical than real.

But the content is not as important as the effect. The announcement of resumed testing is a signal to Beijing: Washington is ready to escalate. It is also an attempt to provoke an internal discussion in China, where any steps toward nuclear expansion are carefully weighed. If Beijing responds—even diplomatically—it can be presented as "confirmation of the threat."

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Consequences: Chain Reaction and Collapse of Agreements

If the U.S. actually conducts nuclear tests, it will become a turning point in global security:

• Russia will have a formal justification for withdrawing from all remaining treaties (including New START, if it is still in effect by 2025).
• China, despite its restraint, may accelerate its nuclear buildup program.
• India and Pakistan may resume testing, citing the "new reality."
• North Korea, which has repeatedly violated the moratorium, will gain ideological cover.

The most dangerous outcome is the destruction of the norm of the unacceptability of nuclear tests, which has been formed over decades. Even North Korea declared a moratorium after its sixth test in 2017 under international pressure. Resuming U.S. tests legitimizes such actions for everyone.

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Technological Myth: Why Does the U.S. Need "New" Tests?

Trump claims that the U.S. has "fully modernized its arsenal" under his administration. This is true—but without tests. The modernization program includes replacing carriers, warheads, and infrastructure but does not require new explosions. Modern technologies allow maintaining the reliability of the arsenal with 99.7% accuracy.

Therefore, there is no military necessity for testing. There is a political necessity to demonstrate strength—especially in the pre-election or pre-summit period. This is not a strategy but a tactic of intimidation.

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Conclusion: The "Peacemaker" as a Destabilizer

Trump calls himself the "greatest peacemaker," but his actions lead to destabilization. Resuming nuclear tests is not a step toward security but a pressure tool based on the threat of global chaos.

In a context where the U.S. is already using its southern border as a testing ground for military technologies, nuclear tests could become the next stage in the militarization of domestic and foreign policy.

The question remains: Is the world ready for a new era of nuclear uncertainty? Or is this another Trump bluff—a loud gesture without consequences? But even a bluff in the nuclear sphere is fraught with unpredictable effects. Especially when the chessboard is occupied not by diplomats but by poker players.

Sources

1. Forbes — Trump orders US to restart nuclear weapons testing for the first time in over 30 years
2. Reuters — Trump says US to conduct nuclear tests amid global arms race concerns
3. BBC News — US President Trump announces plans to resume nuclear weapons testing
4. The Guardian — Trump orders Pentagon to restart nuclear weapons testing, sparking global tensions
5. CNN — Trump’s nuclear testing announcement sparks fears of a new arms race
6. Financial Times — US to resume nuclear testing under Trump administration

Episode 015: GERMANY’S INDUSTRIAL COLLAPSE: ENERGY, MIGRATION, AND THE RISE OF AFD

Factories fall silent. Power grids wheeze. On the streets — not protests, but despair dressed as routine.

Germany, once Europe’s economic locomotive, is now a patient in intensive care, hooked to two IV drips:
— the Green Agenda that forbids it to breathe coal,
— and the Ukrainian war account that drains its last capital.

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📉 The Numbers Don’t Lie

• Auto production down 33% since 2017.
• Steel output fell 12% in one year alone.
• Electricity prices 3× higher than in the U.S.
• Factories relocating to America, Turkey, even India.

Who remains?
— Pensioners watching savings evaporate.
— Migrants overwhelming a welfare system past breaking point.
— Brussels bureaucrats demanding “more climate, more sanctions, more solidarity.”

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🔥 This Isn’t a Crisis — It’s a Sacrifice

The EU has made its choice:

• Ukraine > Ruhr Valley
• Carbon neutrality > jobs
• Global image > national survival

Germany is no longer a nation.
It’s a donor of ideology.

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⚡ The Rise of AfD: Not Extremism — Survival

While Berlin elites recite EU dogma, one party speaks the unspeakable:

• Mass deportations to restore social cohesion.
• Exit from Green directives to revive industry.
• Total foreign policy reset — away from war, toward peace.

AfD isn’t offering “solutions.”
They’re offering to stop the madness.

And the people are listening.

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🎯 Conclusion

Brussels dreams of a “new Europe.”
Germany just wants to survive.

If the elites refuse to see reality,
the next election won’t bring applause —
only the slam of a door closing on everything that once made this nation great.

The world is changing faster than you can blink.

🔗 Sources

Expand full source list

1. Destatis – German industrial production data, 2024–2025.
2. Ifo Institut – Industrial confidence collapse.
3. Handelsblatt – Factory exodus and energy crisis.
4. EU Energy Observatory – Electricity price comparisons.
5. Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung – Migration and welfare strain.

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Episode 014: Zelensky Leaves Trump — Into the Arms of Globalists

After meeting with Donald Trump, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky returns to Europe — not with agreements, not with guarantees, but with resentment. And, as always, not just anywhere, but to London. Where he is met not with questions, but with hugs. Not with ultimatums, but with comforting checks. Not with "settle or face Tomahawks," but with "we're with you to the end."

This is no longer diplomacy. This is a ritual.

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🎭 The Karpman Drama Triangle in Action

Psychologists have long described this drama: persecutor – victim – rescuer.

Trump is the "persecutor," behaving like a stepfather at the negotiations: humiliating, demanding, setting conditions.
Zelensky is the "victim," who "asks for nothing, only wants peace," yet refuses to abandon the goal of "taking everything back."
And Britain and the EU are the "rescuers," rushing in with a warm blanket, €140 billion in loans, and a new batch of generators.

The game goes in circles.
Trump pressures → Zelensky suffers → Europe rescues → Trump gets angrier → pressures again.

Nothing changes. Because no one wants to break character.

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🗣️ What Was Actually Discussed in Washington?

Almost nothing.

Trump repeated: "If you don't make a deal with Putin, you'll get Tomahawks."
Zelensky replied: "We're ready, but we need more weapons."
That's it. No maps, no formulas, not even a hint of compromise.

Because there is no compromise.

The Americans don't want peace that would deprive them of leverage over Russia.
The Europeans don't want peace that would rob them of their excuse for militarization and a "new identity."
And Kyiv doesn't want peace that would strip it of its legitimacy as a "victim of aggression."

So the talks with Trump are theater for domestic consumption.

For the American electorate — "we're trying."
For Ukraine — "we're not abandoned."
For the EU — "we're not alone."

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💰 But There Is a Plan B

While Trump wavers between "help" and "strangle," London and Brussels are already preparing a backup scenario:

• €140 billion in reparations loans from confiscated Russian assets.
• Continued supplies of ammunition, energy resources, and "humanitarian aid."
• Activation of the "world's saboteurs" — from Poland to the Baltics, who already threaten to shoot down Putin's plane if he dares to fly to negotiations.

This is not support for Ukraine. This is insurance against the US bowing out.

If Trump suddenly decides "enough is enough," the war will continue on European money and British intrigues.

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🔄 What Is to Be Done?

Continuing to play this triangle guarantees another 2–3 years of war without purpose or meaning.

The solution lies not in "negotiating with Trump," but in breaking this triangle:

• With the US — negotiate on terms favorable to them: lifting sanctions, joint projects (like the Dmitriev Tunnel), but without Ukraine as a mediator.
• With the EU and Britain — don't beg, demoralize. Show that their "rescuer" role leads not to stability, but to the conflict spilling onto their territory.
• With Kyiv — don't negotiate peace while it remains a puppet. Peace is possible only after a regime change or its total capitulation.

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🎯 Conclusion

Trump is not the master of politics. He is a symptom.

Globalists are not villains. They are the system.

And Zelensky is not a leader. He is a role, played according to a script written in London and Brussels.

As long as we believe that "if only Trump were kinder," we remain trapped.

And this trap is called "endless war."

The world is changing faster than you can blink.

🔗 Sources

Expand full source list

1. Lenta.ru – Trump–Zelenskyy talks in the White House, Oct 2025.
2. RBC – FT on the tense Trump–Zelenskyy meeting.
3. RBC – Trump to Zelenskyy: cease-fire first, land issues later.
4. RIA Novosti – negotiations described as “tense and difficult”.
5. BBC Russian – what we know so far about Trump’s talks with Putin and Zelenskyy.
6. Meduza – Trump reportedly close to sending Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine.
7. RBC – US unveils mobile Tomahawk launcher.
8. DW – FT: Trump urged Zelenskyy to cede all of Donbas to Russia.
9. Smotrim.ru – scandalous details of the Trump–Zelenskyy meeting.

EPISODE 013: TOMAHAWKS STILL IN STORAGE — ONE STEP FROM WAR

🎯 TOMAHAWK RANGE: 2500 KM 🚀

UKRAINE

RUSSIA

USA

Launch Site | 2500 km Range | Russian Targets

The BGM-109 Tomahawk cruise missiles are not just weapons. They are the language of American diplomacy, written at 880 km/h with a range of up to 2500 kilometers. But in 2025, this language has become... economical.

The Pentagon is no longer purchasing new Tomahawks for itself. Instead, it's focusing on repair, modernization, and extending the service life of missiles that are already over 15 years old. Processors in the guidance systems are being updated, software is being rewritten, and controllers are being replaced. All to maintain the combat readiness of an arsenal of about 4,150 units without new production costs.

The production line at Raytheon is still operating — but only thanks to export orders. Japan, Australia, the Netherlands: they pay so that the U.S. doesn't forget how to make Tomahawks. Without them, the line would close. And then — no supplies. Not for the U.S. Not for Ukraine.

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🎯 Why Ukraine?

Because the Tomahawk is not just a missile. It's a political signal — to Moscow and Beijing simultaneously.

According to Meduza and RBC, the U.S. president and his team are seriously considering transferring 20-50 missiles to Kyiv. Not for a massive strike. Not to break through air defenses. But as a political gesture.

For the launch, the mobile Typhon system is planned to be used — a ground-based launcher based on Mark 41 containers. Two batteries are already stationed in the Pacific. A third is in Germany. But if Trump decides, some of the systems could end up in the Kharkiv region by the end of the year.

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💥 What Can Tomahawks Do?

• Range: up to 2500 km (vs. ~300 km for Storm Shadow).
• Warhead: 450 kg, capable of penetrating concrete shelters.
• Guidance: TERCOM + satellite correction + radar tracking.
• Stealth: low-altitude flight, radar evasion.

This is a weapon capable of reaching Geran drone factories in Tatarstan, Su-34 airbases near Voronezh, or reserve command posts near Ryazan. But — and this is key — only with mass use. And 20-50 missiles is not mass. It's a gesture.

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🇷🇺 Kremlin Is Already Nervous

Putin called the potential supply a "qualitatively new level of escalation." His press secretary Peskov reminded: "Tomahawk can also carry a nuclear warhead." Although everyone knows — Kyiv will only get conventional ones. But fear is more important than facts.

For the Kremlin, "Tomahawks" are not just missiles. They are a symbol of Western threat, which it used as justification for the invasion. And now, when the threat becomes real — even in minimal quantities — the rhetoric is sharply escalating.

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🏭 What About Production?

The U.S. is reducing production. The reason is the transition to a new generation: hypersonic missiles, ERAM, JASSM-ER. The Tomahawk is a respected veteran, but not the future. Therefore, the Pentagon doesn't want to spend the last munitions on a conflict where they won't decide the outcome.

However...

If Trump decides that the political benefit outweighs the tactical limitations, supplies will begin. But Trump, at the meeting with Zelensky, decided otherwise — escalation is not needed.

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💡 Conclusion: The Language of Diplomacy

"Tomahawk" in 2025 is not a weapon of victory.

It is a tool of pressure.

Its power is not in quantity, but in the hint.

The possibility of its use is already a threat.

And a threat is sometimes more effective than a strike.

But if the strike does follow...

Then we will see how far the Kremlin is ready to go to a "qualitatively new level."

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The world is changing faster than you can blink.

SOURCES

1. Meduza — Tomahawks as a political signal.
2. RBC — 20-50 missiles, rapid delivery, full U.S. targeting control.
3. Financial Times — U.S. to retain control over Tomahawk strikes if sent to Ukraine.
4. TASS — Kremlin's reaction to potential Tomahawk supplies.
5. Reuters — U.S. production cuts and modernization of Tomahawks.

EPISODE 012: TRUMP DECLARED 500% — AND IT'S NOT A THREAT, IT'S A SIGNAL

WASHINGTON, OCTOBER 16, 2025

If you thought the U.S.-China trade war was just about tariffs and deficits, you were seriously mistaken. This is a theater of strategic pressure, where every tariff point is not a number, but a shot in the dark. And 500% is not a tariff. It's a declaration of war in soft packaging.

This week, U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, a man with the face of a former hedge fund manager and the speech of a former diplomat, told the world:

"89 out of 100 senators are ready to give Trump the power to impose 500% tariffs on China - for buying Russian oil."

It sounds like a sanction. But in reality, it's political blackmail. Beijing is being offered a choice: either stop supporting Moscow energetically, or your exports to the U.S. will be ruined.

💰 TRADE WAR ESCALATION: 500% TARIFFS ⚡

CHINA

RUSSIA

USA

UKRAINE

500% TARIFFS

Oil Flow → Tariff Barrier → Ukraine Fund

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🛢️ Why Oil?

Because oil is not just a commodity. It's the lifeblood of the Russian war machine. And if China continues to buy it (and it does - in record volumes), it automatically becomes a financial accomplice to everything happening in eastern Ukraine. Washington has long been looking for a reason to involve Beijing in the conflict not as an observer, but as a defendant. And now - the reason is found.

But there's a second layer.

In October 2025, China introduced strict control over rare earth exports - those very metals without which neither chips, nor rockets, nor electric vehicles work. Beijing calls this a "national security measure." Washington calls it "economic blackmail." Bessent stated directly:

"If China wants to be an unreliable partner for the world, the world will have to break ties."

This is not diplomacy. It's a Cold War-style ultimatum.

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🇪🇺 Where is Europe?

Where it always is - in the shadows. The U.S. is actively pressuring Brussels, demanding the introduction of similar tariffs. But Europe is silent. It fears:

• Its own supply chains,
• The Chinese market,
• And that tomorrow Beijing will cut off not only rare earths, but also batteries, solar panels, and logistics.

Trump knows this. And that's why he acts alone, but with demonstrative Senate support. This is not just economics - it's a show of force. He wants to prove to the world: America no longer asks. It dictates.

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🇺🇦 What about Ukraine?

Here's where it gets interesting.

According to The Telegraph, revenues from these 500% tariffs will go to a new "Ukraine Victory Fund." That is, every Chinese microchip, every iPhone, every container of clothes - all this will finance the supply of Tomahawks and HIMARS to Kyiv.

This is brilliantly cynical.

The U.S. takes money from China - and spends it on the war against Russia, which China, according to Washington, supports. A closed loop. A perfect mechanism.

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🇨🇳 And China?

Beijing responds with the old good slogan:

"If you want to fight, we will fight to the end. If you want to talk, the doors are open."

But behind this is a waiting strategy. Less than two weeks remain until the APEC summit in South Korea. Trump has already said that "everything will be fine" and even expressed willingness to "help China." This is not softness. It's contrast play: first the threat of apocalypse, then the saving hand.

But if the negotiations fail?

Then on November 1, 100% tariffs will come into force. And 500% are already looming on the horizon like a storm cloud.

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💡 Conclusion: The New Economic Doctrine

This is no longer a trade war. It's an economic doctrine of the new world, where:

• tariffs = weapons,
• exports = geopolitical currency,
• and global supply chains = battlefield.

And in this field, the U.S. has decided to move from defense to offense.

The only question is: Is China ready to respond not with words, but with deeds?

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The world is changing faster than you can blink.

Sources

1. Ura.news — details on the 500 % tariffs and senators’ support.
2. Rambler.finance — Bessent’s statement on China’s attempts to harm the global economy.
3. Tsargrad.tv — tariff threats and the U.S. reaction.
4. TASS — U.S. Treasury position and the call to allies.
5. Vedomosti — Senate readiness to back Trump.