Did we just cross another red line with Russia by including Sweden and Finland into NATO

Revelations 6:3-4 “when he opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature say, “Come!” 4 And out came another horse, bright red. Its rider was permitted to take peace from the earth, so that people should slay one another, and he was given a great sword.

Important Takeaways:

  • Russia warns of nuclear, hypersonic deployment if Sweden and Finland join NATO
  • Finland and Sweden consider NATO membership
  • Russia warns of nuclear deployment
  • Says Iskander and hypersonic missiles would be deployed
  • Lithuania says there’s nothing new in Russia’s threats

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Senate just added Sweden and Finland to NATO. Josh Hawley says that’s not where our focus should be

Revelations 6:3-4 “when he opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature say, “Come!” 4 And out came another horse, bright red. Its rider was permitted to take peace from the earth, so that people should slay one another, and he was given a great sword.

Important Takeaways:

  • Senate Votes to add Sweden, Finland to NATO
  • Each country must ratify Sweden and Finland’s application to be admitted to NATO.
  • The Senate overwhelmingly approved the application for both countries 95-1. Democrats and Republicans overwhelmingly approved of the measure, while Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) voted no, and Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) voted present.
  • The Senate voted before the ratification vote on an amendment proposed by Paul that would stipulate that Article 5 of the North Atlantic Treaty would not supersede Congress’s sole authority to declare war. The Senate rejected the motion, 10-87.
  • Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) earned the ire of his Republican colleagues when he announced on Monday that he would oppose admitting Sweden and Finland into NATO.
  • In his op-ed for the National Interest, Hawley wrote that the expansion of NATO would obligate the United States to defend more countries at a time when America needs to realign its posture towards curbing an expansionist China. He also contended that many European NATO members do not meet their NATO obligations to spend two percent of their Gross Domestic Product (GDP) on defense.

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NATO beefs up eastern part of Alliance

Revelations 6:3-4 “when he opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature say, “Come!” 4 And out came another horse, bright red. Its rider was permitted to take peace from the earth, so that people should slay one another, and he was given a great sword.

Important Takeaways:

  • NATO will enhance its battle groups in the eastern part of the alliance up to brigade levels, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg announced Monday.
  • “We will increase the number of high readiness forces to well over 300,000” he said at a news conference in Brussels.
  • This includes “more pre-positioned equipment and stockpiles of military supplies; more forward-deployed capabilities, like air defense; strengthened command and control, and upgraded defense plans with forces pre-assigned to defend specific allies,” Stoltenberg added.

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Biden announces permanent base in Poland. Sweden, Finland join NATO. Russia says West is destabilizing the situation

Revelations 6:3-4 “when he opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature say, “Come!” 4 And out came another horse, bright red. Its rider was permitted to take peace from the earth, so that people should slay one another, and he was given a great sword.

Important Takeaways:

  • Europe’s new Iron Curtain: The defenses designed to keep Putin out as Biden announces a new permanent base in Poland – while Sweden and Finland are formally invited into alliance and Russia blasts ‘destabilizing’ move
  • US will sent thousands more troops to Europe along with fighter jets and ships to help defend against Russia
  • Biden also announced first permanent US military base will be created in Poland – a move hailed by Warsaw
  • Finland and Sweden were also formally invited to join the alliance, after Turkey dropped its opposition
  • NATO has sent 4,000 extra troops to eastern flank and will boost high-alert force from 40,000 to 300,000

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Biden pledges to make sure NATO is ready to meet threats from all directions in huge military buildup

Revelations 6:3-4 “when he opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature say, “Come!” 4 And out came another horse, bright red. Its rider was permitted to take peace from the earth, so that people should slay one another, and he was given a great sword.

Important Takeaways:

  • RUSSIAN STANDOFF US announces HUGE military build-up in Europe including F-35 squadrons and troops on Putin’s border as WW3 tensions rise
  • US will send two extra squadrons of F-35 jets to the UK, base two more destroyers in Spain and establish a permanent 5th Army headquarters in Poland.
  • Putin’s allies have recently discussed invading Baltic nations amid increasingly extreme threats to nuke London and Washington.
  • Biden pledged to make sure Nato is ready to meet threats from all directions across all domains, land air and sea.
  • “Putin has shattered peace in Europe,” he said at the start of a Nato summit today in Madrid.
  • “Today I’m announcing the United States will enhance our force posture in Europe and respond to the changing security environment as well as strengthening our collective security.”
  • The planned boost to troops in Poland and Romania will strengthen the alliance’s eastern flank on the border with Ukraine, he said.
  • The US currently has more than 100,000 personnel deployed across Europe, up by 20,000 since Russia invaded Ukraine four months ago.

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Kaliningrad could become next flashpoint as Baltic nations demand more troops

Revelations 6:3-4 “when he opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature say, “Come!” 4 And out came another horse, bright red. Its rider was permitted to take peace from the earth, so that people should slay one another, and he was given a great sword.

Important Takeaways:

  • Baltic nations demand a new garrison of 50,000 NATO troops to stop Putin surrounding Lithuania, Estonia and Latvia with lightning assault through flashpoint ‘Suwalki Gap,’ as crucial summit begins
  • First full day of NATO summit has got underway in Madrid, Spain today as leaders tackle Russian threat
  • Baltic states will lobby for permanent 50,000-strong force on their territory to defend Europe’s eastern flank
  • They fear Putin will strike next after he is finished with Ukraine, potentially cutting them off from reinforcements with lighting attack in Sulwaki Gap
  • Russia is already menacing Lithuania after it cut off supply lines to Kaliningrad
  • US President Joe Biden this morning said US would ramp up forces and equipment across Europe
  • That has prompted Russia – via its state media propaganda networks – to warn of a ‘de-facto’ war with NATO, which it argues could spiral into a nuclear Third World War.

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Turkey votes to clear Sweden and Finland to join NATO after they change stance on Kurdish rebels

Revelations 6:3-4 “when he opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature say, “Come!” 4 And out came another horse, bright red. Its rider was permitted to take peace from the earth, so that people should slay one another, and he was given a great sword.

Important Takeaways:

  • Sweden and Finland are CLEARED to join NATO after negotiations with Turkey and ahead of Biden’s meeting with Erdogan on Wednesday
  • NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg announced the deal on Tuesday evening ahead of President Joe Biden’s scheduled meeting with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
  • Erdogan objected to Finland and Sweden’s application to join because he wants them to change their stance on Kurdish rebel groups that Turkey considers terrorists.
  • Biden’s National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan said earlier Tuesday that the U.S. believes Finland and Sweden have taken ‘significant steps forward in terms of addressing Turkey’s concerns.

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WWIII looms as U.S. declares support for Lithuania; Russia vows retaliation

Revelations 6:3-4 “when he opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature say, “Come!” 4 And out came another horse, bright red. Its rider was permitted to take peace from the earth, so that people should slay one another, and he was given a great sword.

Important Takeaways:

  • The West rises against Putin: Finland warns Russia it is ready to fight them and US declares NATO’s ‘ironclad’ support for Lithuania as Moscow’s fury grows over Kaliningrad blockade
  • Finland’s armed forces chief said the country has been preparing for war against Russia for decades
  • Lithuania blocked goods sanctioned by the EU from reaching the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad
  • US said it would defend fellow NATO member Lithuania if Russia launched attack
  • Russia vowed to retaliate with measures that ‘will have a serious negative impact on the Lithuanian population’ after country blocked coal and metals from Russia

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Denmark’s Foreign Minister reports Russia entered into NATO Waters calling it irresponsible

Revelations 6:3-4 “when he opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature say, “Come!” 4 And out came another horse, bright red. Its rider was permitted to take peace from the earth, so that people should slay one another, and he was given a great sword.

Important Takeaways:

  • Russian warship violates NATO waters TWICE as Vladimir Putin issues nuclear warning
  • It comes after despot Vladimir Putin warned he was ready to use nuclear weapons to protect Russia’s sovereignty.
  • Denmark’s Foreign Minister Jeppe Kofod tweeted: “A deeply irresponsible, gross and completely unacceptable Russian provocation in the middle of #fmdk (Democracy Festival of Denmark).”
  • Denmark’s armed forces said the warship left after the Danish navy established radio contact.

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Three Countries Putin Could Target First in a Nuclear War

Mark 13:8 Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be earthquakes in various places, and famines. These are the beginning of birth pains.

Important Takeaways:

  • VLADIMIR PUTIN has stoked fears around the world that he could be prepared to launch nuclear weapons at Russia’s enemies.
  • The Kremlin leader is widely thought to boast the largest nuclear arsenal in the world.
  • The most likely target of any nuclear strike by Russia could be its former Cold War adversary the US
  • Allies of President Putin have threatened the UK with retaliatory action
  • Russia could also target a number of NATO’s 28 other member states, including France, Germany and Canada.

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