UKRAINE UNDER STATE OF EMERGENCY; U.S. SAYS RUSSIA ATTACKS TONIGHT

There appears to be a significant escalation of events happening tonight, starting with the President of Ukraine attempting to call Putin and then speaking to the Russian people in Russian, a language he has attempted to remove from Ukraine, in an effort to sue for peace.

Here is the run down.

Crimea!!! Kalanchak outpost is under attack. Ukrainian soldiers and civilians are running away #Crimea #Ukraine #Crimea pic.twitter.com/gemJ0TO2bA

— MilitaryLand.net (@Militarylandnet) February 24, 2022

ABC News is reporting that Russian military commanders have gone to command center.

Ukraine closes airspace nationwide, citing “potential hazard” *

REPORTS OF EXPLOSIONS IN MARIUPOL

Ukraine’s Security Service (SBU): Russia has purchased 45,000 body bags.

RUSSIA HAS CLOSED SOME AIRSPACE IN ROSTOV FLIGHT INFORMATION REGION ON EASTERN BORDER OF UKRAINE – NOTICE TO AIRMEN

U.S. Secretary of State Blinken believes Russia will invade Ukraine before the night is over – NBC/REU

I hate to even bring up markets in light of what will amount to be pain and suffering for people; but NASDAQ futs are -85, moderate losses all things considered. Moreover, we are seeing grains sharply higher and wheat +2.3%. If Russia does begin a full scale invasion tonight — markets might not collapse in the way you think they will. In my opinion, Ukraine is to Russia what Iraq was to America in terms of threat, so it should end quickly and hopefully without much collateral damage. The big question for markets will be: Will Putin end at Kiev or will he then turn his guns on the Baltics?

I must say, the diplomatic savvy amongst NATO and Ukraine, at least on the surface, has been nothing less than dreadful. The hubris and the arrogance in the face of military might made no sense, almost as if these people thought they were invisible. The main Russian assertion, to paraphrase, is Ukraine had gone too west and was turning its back on their Russian culture and becoming a security threat to Russia. Seeing U.S. govt officials constantly parading themselves in Ukraine, whoring themselves out for Lockheed and Raytheon, as well as securing lucrative Ukrainian business contracts (Hunter Biden) has undoubtedly fucked over the average Ukrainian citizen who will now suffer because the greedy leaders failed to take tangible threats seriously and felt they could do whatever they wanted to, despite any consequences they might endure later on.

A gaggle of Eddie Barzoons.