What happens when you don't think things through

However, the damage from the rising political tensions to the Russian and Ukrainian economies is not equal, TeleTrade Chief Analyst Pyotr Pushkarev noted. “As for Ukraine, investors are massively abandoning plans related to the real sector of the economy, yet in Russia, it’s the stock market that funds have been withdrawn from. That means that only the share of foreign capital in Russia’s financial instruments has declined,” he explained....

Defend Democracy Press
On the economic consequences of the Ukrainian Crisis
http://www.defenddemocracy.press/on-the-economic-consequences-of-the-ukrainian-crisis/

Newsweek: Biden Baltic buildup could put Europe on brink of war, lead to global catastrophe

http://www.defenddemocracy.press/newsweek-biden-baltic-buildup-could-put-europe-on-brink-of-war-lead-to-global-catastrophe/

Croat president slams UK, demands agreement with Russia
Zeljko Trkanjec
http://www.defenddemocracy.press/croat-president-slams-uk-demands-agreement-with-russia/

US, Allies Wondering If They Can Count on Germany Against Russia

Dave DeCamp

http://www.defenddemocracy.press/us-allies-wondering-if-they-can-count-on-germany-against-russia/

TASS
German chancellor announces plans to meet with Putin in Moscow in near future
https://tass.com/world/1396911

No one ever thought what can be if Ukraine is admitted to NATO and attacks Crimea - Putin
https://tass.com/politics/1396273

Policy of sanctions on Moscow causes more harm to Hungary than to Russia - Orban

https://tass.com/world/1396281

Rocketing fertilizer prices are causing severe unrest in the American agriculture sector, with the Biden administration facing a sharp rebuke from industry leaders. The Agricultural Retailers Association, American Farm Bureau Federation, American Soybean Association, National Association of Wheat Growers, and National Corn Growers Association, the gang of five, have signed a letter condemning US sanctions on Belarussian potassium chloride (potash) for creating an almighty price spike....

Oilprice
Why Belarus Is Becoming A Headache For Biden
Cyril Widdershoven
https://oilprice.com/Energy/Energy-General/Why-Belarus-Is-Becoming-A-Headache-For-Biden.html

The Hill (divisiveness results in weakness)
Russia crisis exacerbates US political divisions
Morgan Chalfant and Jordan Williams

https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/592572-russia-crisis-exacerbates-us-political-divisions

Biden has chosen the worst of all paths: further escalation by deploying troops without any real capabilities to deter Russia, all while distracting from more important issues of national security. What could go wrong?

The American Conservative
Biden’s Pointless Troop Deployment
Bradley Devlin

https://www.theamericanconservative.com/articles/bidens-pointless-troop-deployment/

Sputnik International (back down)
White House Stops Calling Ukraine Invasion ‘Imminent,’ Says Putin’s Decision Remains Unknown

.com/20220202/white-house-stops-calling-ukraine-invasion-imminent-says-putins-decision-remains-unknown-1092699319.html