putin in his own words, tells you what's happening and why;

"The ruling classes of the Western countries, which are supranational and globalist [re. Freemason, Jewish] in nature, realized that their policies are increasingly detached from reality, common sense and the truth, and they have started resorting to openly despotic methods."

President of Russia Vladimir Putin in a meeting with State Duma leaders and party faction heads July 6

(Excerpt by henrymakow.com)

The so-called collective West led by the United States has been extremely aggressive towards Russia for decades. Our proposals to create a system of equal security in Europe have been rejected.

Initiatives for cooperation on the issue of missile defense were rejected. Warnings about the unacceptability of NATO expansion, especially at the expense of the former republics of the Soviet Union, were ignored.

Even the idea of Russia's possible integration into this North Atlantic alliance at the stage of our, as it seemed then, cloudless relations with NATO, apparently, seemed absurd to its members...........more..........