russia has been telling the empire its time to back off but the empire has no ears. its getting to the fish or cut bait time and the empire won't like the recipe;

Russia Speaks. Can the Dumbshits In Washington Hear?

Paul Craig Roberts

A Russian foot has come down. The euphemistic language “our Western partners” is discarded for the realistic “our opponents.” Russian patience with Washington has come to an end.

“If our opponents go against us, they will see that their security is not strengthened. The consequences for them will be dire. . . . Lack of progress towards a political and diplomatic solution to this problem [Ukraine] will lead to our response being military and technological.” –Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov

https://www.rt.com/russia/543026-nato-expansion-lead-consequences/

This statement made December 10, 2021 by the Russian Foreign Ministry is not a request. It is a demand:

https://www.mid.ru/en/foreign_policy/news/-/asset_publisher/cKNonkJE02Bw/content/id/4991520

Excerpts:

 As a pretext, the West is using the situation in Ukraine, where it embarked on encouraging Russophobia and justifying the actions of the Kiev regime to undermine the Minsk agreements and prepare for a military scenario in Donbass..........read more.......