PANIC IN EUROPE OVER UKRAINE, EU AND NATO

Things are coming to some sort of grand finale in Europe. Poland made an announcement (which I believe I predicted / posted a couple of years ago). 

Poland wants a port in Odessa and 500 thousand hectares of Ukrainian land — Polsat News -  April 4th, 2025

Poland says they would like to have the Odessa port in Ukraine. Or have access to a port in Odessa where Poland can export grains through the Black Sea. They have suggested leasing part of Odessa for 50 years. Plus they want about 500,000 hectares of Ukrainian land as well. (Thats over a million acres).

You can see in the map that Poland opens to the Baltic Sea, then the North Sea and the northern Atlantic. A Black Sea port will put them much closer to China and Asia.

But there is a serious problem - firstly there is no way Ukraine will agree to this. But there is a war going on and Ukraine is getting their @$$ kicked by the Russians. So they have just kept quiet. The other problem is the distance from the Polish border to Odessa is just over 1,000 km. This suggestion does not sound real at all - even as a leasing option.

Unless Russia and Poland agree to carve up Ukraine between themselves? Impossible? It will destroy any type of European union forever. 

Or it could be a not so subtle message from Poland to Ukraine that Polish support in the Ukraine war comes at a price. The British have already secured mining and mineral rights in Ukraine with their 100 Year Agreement. Donald Trump also wants access to rare metals deposits in Ukraine. Everybody wants a piece of Ukraine.

The Russians are steadily advancing all along the 1,200 km frontlines. The latest news says that the Russians are preparing 150,000 extra troops (equal to about 15 divisions) for an offensive that should be beginning about now. Winter is turning to spring with its terrible mud. Once the weather warms up, the mud will be more manageable. There is talk of a massive Spring and Summer offensive by the Russians. Mr Putin says that this offensive will determine the outcome of the war.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has said that any major offensive by Russia will mean that Russia does not want a ceasefire. I think this is double talk.

I believe that the US and Russia are in cahoots over this planned offensive. Here is my reasoning (which is why people read this blog anyway). Mr Trump has spoken directly on the phone at least twice (that we know of) to Mr Putin. Mr Trump announced a temporary ceasefire against attacking energy infrastructure on both sides (power generation, coal, gas pipelines etc). Mr Putin accepted the terms and Russia stopped attacking Ukrainian energy infrastructure. But the British disagreed and sabotaged the ceasefire immediately. They kept attacking gas pipelines inside Russia. Despite this breach, Russia is still observing Donald Trump's ceasefire - there is no news of Russia attacking Ukraine energy infra (or I may have missed it).

The planned Spring Offensive could be a play by Russia to force an end to the war - if the Russians take territory (and they will) then Ukraine may be forced to agree to a ceasefire. And the US will exert pressure on Ukraine to agree to the ceasefire - again by not giving Ukraine any more support.  

This is happening already. As an example NATO has called for a big meeting (on April 11th) of NATO members at Ramstein in Germany.  For the first time in the history of NATO, the US will NOT be attending this meeting. This is not only a major slap in the face of NATO but it is actually the end of NATO.

'US Representatives will not attend Ramstein meeting for first time – Defense News
Oleg Pavliuk, Tetyana Oliynyk — Wednesday, 2 April 2025'

NATO and the EU are panicking. So although Donald Trump was laughing when he asked Keir Starmer at the White House whether "the British could take on Russia by yourselves"  he was not joking at all. 

The April 11 NATO meeting is not relevant anymore. NATO is not relevant anymore. That Spring Offensive is fully relevant. 

The EU members are demanding a ceasefire whereby Russia will withdraw from the Crimea and the four Russian speaking oblasts which they have already occupied for three years now. They also want Russia to pay war reparations and Mr Putin to be tried as a war criminal. In other words an unconditional surrender by Russia. The EU is talking as though Ukraine has defeated Russia. 

That is not going to happen.  What is going to happen is that the Russians may take a straight line from Odessa to Kharkiv (see map above). Then call for a ceasefire.

Will the British concede defeat? Not likely. The British want to keep the war going.

What will happen ultimately? The rift between the US and the British will have to crack wide open. Italy, Hungary, Serbia and a few other NATO countries already do not agree with the EU.  The British are no more in the EU (BREXIT) yet they have so much influence.

 

Imam Abu Hanifa Was A Heretic?

 

Here is an interesting video. (Non Muslims can skip this or you may find this interesting). I have read before  that there were always differences of opinion between the early imams and scholars. There was name calling and labelling people deviants. Here is a screen grab:

 

This video below looks in some detail at Imam Abu Hanifa - who was the earliest of the FOUR main Sunni Imams (Hanifa, Malik, Shafie, Hanbali). Abu Hanifa was a Persian who is said to have been born in 699 AD in Kufa in Iraq. He died in 767 AD in Baghdad. 

Today out of about 1.8 - 1.9 billion Muslims in the world the Hanafis (followers of Imam Abu Hanifa) make up the largest sect with between 600 million - 800 million followers (depending on different reports).

 

FRIDAY NOTES (27/12/2024) FROM THE QURAN : THE SUNNATULLAH DOES NOT CHANGE

Non-Muslims can skip this. But it is really very brief. Two minutes reading max.

Today I tried something new. I have begun using Chat GPT for some of my research and writing. Chat GPT is the AI Search engine. But you have to double check it very carefully.

Today for this Friday column I typed in "Sunnatullah verses in the Quran" and within seconds the following popped up. 

I had to do plenty editing because Chat GPT threw up verses which did not mention the word Sunnatullah.   And then Chat GPT tried to explain that those verses were also part of the concept of Sunnatullah.  

To me that is stretching things too far. If the word that I am searching for (eg sunnatullah) is NOT found in that verse then dont say it is. It will only lead to unnecessary argument.

The Chat GPT AI is just a Search tool.  It does not think for itself. It merely sources what others have said about a topic and strings it together.   It is not free of 'garbage in and garbage out'. Especially about religious topics.  So I have to read and edit the material.

In the Quran, the term "Sunnatullah" (سنة الله) or 'sunnah of Allah'  often implies the natural laws that govern the universe. The "Sunnah of Allah" refers to the principles by which Allah manages His creation.

Here are two verses in the Quran where the concept of 'Sunnatullah' (the way or law of Allah) is mentioned:

1. Surah Al-Ahzab (33:62)  - "This is the way of Allah (سنة الله), which has occurred in the past. And you will never find in the way of Allah (سنة الله) any change." -  Translation (Sahih International).

This verse speaks of the unchanging nature of the principles that govern the world which remain constant. It cannot change.

2. Surah Al-Fath (48:23) -  "Such has been the practice of Allah already with those who have passed away. And you will never find in the practice of Allah any change" -  Translation (Sahih International).

This verse reinforces the idea that Allah’s methods or laws are consistent across time and cannot be changed.  After the sun sets, we go to sleep at night with great confidence that the sun will rise again tomorrow morning.

What all this means is that after coming into being and everything in the universe has been set in order, the Creation cannot change haphazardly. If there is change, and most certainly there is change (like the seasons change from spring, summer, fall and winter) it will happen according to the Laws of the Universe.

But things like these cannot happen :

 

Elephants walk on the ground and there is no Superman. Flying elephants and Superman are domains of the imagination.

CHINESE FREIGHT TRAIN POPS ANOTHER SURPRISE - 6TH GENERATION JET.

 

China has done it again. Now China introduces some new science, some new technology and its manifestation - some new industrial product almost every other week. Otherwise known as Made in China. This week the aviation industry is buzzing with China's 'introduction' of a really unimaginable 6th generation fighter-bomber aircraft. The plane flew in the open and someone captured it on video. The aviation geeks are going wild. 

The plane is huge. It has no name yet. It is about 60 feet wide. That is three terrace houses wide. The length is slightly over 60 feet as well. And the plane has THREE engines in a row - unheard of before.  And listen to this - there are TWO air intakes on the sides and a THIRD air intake on top of the plane. 

Here is a quickie on what is a 6th generation fighter jet, and then a short video that shows the actual plane flying in the air. 

Key components of 6th generation technology are:

• Stealth: More advanced, multi-spectrum stealth technologies.
• Autonomy: Significant integration of AI and potentially uncrewed operations.
• Sensors: Enhanced sensor fusion and interconnected data-sharing between platforms.
• Propulsion: More efficient, advanced engines for sustained supersonic flight and better fuel economy.
• Weapons: Potential for directed energy weapons (lasers) and hypersonic munitions.
• EW & Cyber: Enhanced electronic warfare and cyber capabilities.
• Operations: Crewed or optionally-crewed missions with potential for fully autonomous flights.
• Range and Endurance: Improved operational range, longer loiter times, and better mission endurance.

Here is a short video. 

 

Conclusion : No other country in the world can even come close to what the Chinese have flown in the sky. The plane is already flying and has been captured on video. They will fine tune the hardware and the manufacturing processes. They will also load up the electronics arrays, the weapons systems, the AI etc.

Here is my prediction - in say five years this plane will become outdated. The Chinese follow this philosophy - the latest model in operation now, the next upgrade already at advanced design or prototype stage and the third generation on the drawing boards.  The Chinese philosophy is to continuously improve.

Recall what I posted earlier about Chinese EVs taking over the world automotive market.  Since my post Honda, Nissan and Mitsubishi have announced that they are merging. Mitsondasan? Honisubishi? 

Its too late.