MICHAEL WALSH SPECIAL REPORT: If actions speak louder than words then Washington DC’s caveat that US arms supplies must not be used to attack Russian territory can easily be dismissed as dishonest. According to John Kirby, National Security Council spokesman, “Kyiv is urged to use American supplied weapons only within Ukraine so as not to drag the West into their conflict.”

On the other hand, Russian Ambassador to Washington Anatoly Antonov on May 24 pointed out that “The US has been encouraging Ukraine to strike Russian territory, despite claiming the opposite.”

Washington’s lame refusal to condemn this latest attack on Russian territory was a cue to members of the NATO Alliance to encourage such activity by the nonconformist Kiev.

Commenting on the eight-drone attack on Moscow’s civilian targets, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg glibly says, “Ukraine has the right to defend itself.”

Speaking to reporters in Estonia UK Foreign Secretary James Cleverly added that Ukraine can “project force beyond its borders to undermine Russia’s ability to project force into Ukraine itself.”

Former Prime Minister of Russia Dmitry Medvedev has a notoriously acerbic tongue: “The goofy officials of the UK should remember that within the framework of the universally accepted international law which regulates modern warfare, including the Hague and Geneva Conventions, their state can also be qualified as being at war. That being the case, any of its public officials who facilitate the war can be considered as a legitimate military target.”

So far, Russia appears to be showing commendable tolerance but their patience may be wearing thin. By targeting the headquarters of the Ukrainian military’s Main Intelligence Directorate (GUR) in Kyiv (May 30), President Vladimir Putin confirmed earlier statements about striking decision-making centers.

As an alleged consequence of the surgical strike, there were liquidated or seriously injured high-ranking military personnel from NATO countries. These are thought to include British SAS (Special Air Service).

According to Russian military analysts: “A headquarters was set up in Kyiv, which included Western curators of the operation in Ukraine. It’s the second time we’ve hit such a target. The first time such a headquarters was destroyed by Kinzhal missiles in the Lviv region, about two hundred foreign soldiers died.”

This hammer blow was swiftly followed up: On June 2 a group strike was inflicted by high-precision long-range air-based weapons on enemy air defense systems covering key critical military infrastructure facilities in Ukraine.

Meanwhile, NATO’s weaponizing of Ukraine is accelerating at such a pace that the cheerleading Western media finds difficulty in keeping up. Long-range artillery pieces to missiles, British Challenger, German Leopard or US M1 Abrams tanks previously off the table are now the main courses.

The supply of F-16 fighters is the latest ‘game changer’ touted to ensure Kyiv’s victory parade through Moscow’s Red Square. However, Kyiv’s command of the skies is likely to be an illusion as were earlier Western Alliance initiatives.

Pilot training typically takes more than a year. However, a recent US Air Force report indicated that training Ukrainian F-16 pilots could actually take as little as four months.

I am reminded of the statement made by Count Otto von Bismarck (1815-1898): “A war between Germany and Russia is the greatest stupidity. That is why it is bound to happen.”

There is a method in such madness? In truth, any delivery of F-16 fighters will be an opportunity for Western countries to write off aircraft that are way past their sell-by date.

This is why the US is asking its European vassal states to supply American-made aircraft to Ukraine instead of doing it themselves. It is why Western countries are so eager to transfer their F-16s to Ukraine.

The Netherlands, Belgium, Norway and Poland are in the process of decommissioning their F-16s to be replaced by more advanced American F-35 Lightning II fighters. When the US calls on Western allies to support Ukraine, they are basically dumping their old fleet of decommissioned F-16s on beleaguered Ukraine in order to buy new ones.

The result will be a turkey shoot in which minimally trained Ukrainian pilots flying retired F-16 fighters will be engaged by far superior forces. Russia with its state-of-the-art fighters and highly trained pilots, S-400 anti-aircraft missile system and command of the skies; against such a backdrop the F-16 is unlikely to stand a chance.

Finally, in response to an invitation to do so by President Zelensky, the British arms conglomerate BAE Systems appears poised to open shop in Ukraine. The German concern Rheinmetall, together with Ukroboronprom likewise considers an enterprise in Ukraine for the repair and production of tanks. Such capacities for the production and repair of Western equipment will therefore become legitimate targets for strikes.

Deputy Chairman of the Security Council of Russia Dmitry Medvedev said that in the event of the construction of the plant, Russian forces will mark this event with “a salute from Kinzhal (missiles) and other pyrotechnic devices.”

Let us leave the last words to the venerable Count Otto von Bismarck. “I know a hundred ways to pull the Russian bear from its den but not one to push him back. Do not tease the Russian bear.”

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