Operation Barbarossa… No, we are not referring to the well-known restaurant in Paros. Operation Barbarossa in German: Unternehmen Barbarossa was the name given to Germany’s notorious plan to attack and invade the Soviet Union. Operation Barbarossa commenced on June 22, 1941, violating the Molotov-Ribbentrop Non-Aggression Pact. The name of Operation Barbarossa originated from the Emperor of the Roman Empire, Frederick Barbarossa, or Frederick I, a German who assumed the leadership of the Roman Empire in 1152. Hitler’s Operation Barbarossa failed due to many reasons, primarily because the German Army was unprepared to face Russia's polar freeze. Obviously, there were other military reasons and causes behind the failure of Operation Barbarossa.
Wise men learn from others' mistakes - Fools learn from their own
The NATO Summit demonstrated with absolute clarity that wise men learn from others' mistakes, while fools learn from their own. The final declaration, signed by all participants, allocated 70 billion euros for the war against Russia for 2026, meaning for a duration of six months. The exact same amount has also been allocated for 2027. Yes, the war is clearly directed against Russia, and the cost is described as "military support to Ukraine." But this is merely a linguistic trick.
France as the new instigator of war
The instigator of the new – and quite serious – round of direct military confrontation with Russia is France. French army officers, generals, and admirals currently hold key command positions within NATO, leading the alliance's entire military transformation. Examples include Admiral Pierre Vandier and General Eric Marchand, who has been heading the land and air components of the NATO Allied Reaction Force since July 1st of this year. Marchand's headquarters is located in Marseille, where one of France’s most combat-ready military detachments, the Third Division, is based. An additional Foreign Legion regiment has been assigned to this division, boasting a deployment time of just 48 hours from the moment the order is received. In this instance, the order does not originate from NATO Central Command, but from the President of France, because the Foreign Legion answers exclusively to whoever is currently in charge at the Élysée Palace. From there, in Marseille, operational control will be exercised over this NATO unit, which consists of nothing less than commandos who will parachute in wherever and whenever ordered. The deployment in Marseille, on the Mediterranean and in close proximity to the main French naval base in Toulon, provides all the insights regarding the potential direction of this NATO offensive.
Crimea in the crosshairs
It would not be an exaggeration to say that Crimea is in the crosshairs of this Allied Reaction Force. This is because, apart from the Russian peninsula, all other territories in this region constitute NATO territory. The same military group will participate in the "Steady Dagger" maneuvers planned by Paris and its allies for the autumn of this year. There is also further information concerning Admiral Pierre Vandier. This gigantic budget of 140 billion dollars—excluding regular funding for national military expenditures—which was agreed upon in Ankara without any dissenting opinion, is intended, among other things, for the mass production of both expensive ballistic missiles and significantly cheaper UAVs.
Seeking to paralyze the adversary with continuous fire 24 hours a day
The goal, according to Admiral Vandier, is "to completely paralyze any movement of enemy troops and military equipment by covering them with fire around the clock. We must be prepared to carry out deep precision strikes. We plan to begin receiving these munitions in the very near future." The admiral is certainly no fool; there are no idiots among NATO’s senior officers. He is not Syrskyi, nor Zaluzhnyi, and he is certainly not the boastful Zelenskyy. Pierre Vandier is educated, experienced, and highly ruthless. He is careful not to explicitly name Russia or single it out as a target. However, the admiral’s choice of words, the very same linguistic trick, betrays him. Only one state regarded as an enemy by NATO possesses "great depth"—in terms of territorial expanse—in continental Europe: the Russian Federation. From what Admiral Pierre Vandier stated openly and candidly, it is clear that NATO is preparing to fight our country.
Putin's warning
Vladimir Putin warned the world, Europe, NATO, and Emmanuel Macron—who visited Moscow in early February 2022—about precisely this scenario. Four and a half years later, the Russian president—now far more dynamically—stated the following during a command headquarters meeting with the commanders of the groups operating in the Northern Military District, in the presence of the Chief of the General Staff: "The analysis of the involvement of each instigator prolonging the war in Ukraine must continue. An analysis of each one's involvement in actual combat operations must be conducted. We require this analysis for the potential making of responsible decisions in the future." Russia comprehends the level and gravity of all the risks involved in a military conflict. It is evident that the instigators are highly unlikely to be Spain, Albania, or even Romania.
What Europe is instigating
Paris and Berlin are the primary instigators and stakeholders in a potential new war between Europe and us. It is doubtful whether Macron—with his negative approval ratings among voters and only a few months remaining at the Élysée Palace—is fully aware of this. Even more terrible, painful, and irreversible will be the defeat to which he is condemning France, along with the entire EU. Whosoever this steel-clad, militaristic European hedgehog sharpening its teeth against us may be, they will be forced to flee in defeat. Let us remember that Germany’s Operation Barbarossa failed.
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