putin tells you what and why but the empire has its hands over its mouth, ears and eyes, while all the time making various sounds to prevent any sounds from hitting their ears;

Russian President Vladimir Putin has warned that the West’s “selfishness and arrogance” are pushing the world closer to a dangerous “point of no return.”

Addressing Russian Foreign Ministry officials in Moscow on Friday, Putin accused the United States and its allies in NATO of deceiving Moscow over the years-long conflict in Ukraine.

Putin said the US has long taken steps undermining global strategic stability, citing its withdrawal from treaties on anti-ballistic missile defense, on the elimination of intermediate-range and shorter-range missiles, and on open skies.

“Let me also remind you that it was Washington that undermined strategic stability by announcing a unilateral withdrawal from the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty,” Putin noted.

He added that Washington and its allies dismantled a confidence-building mechanism that had been active in Europe for a long time.

Putin said this misguided policy has led to an “extremely dangerous state of affairs,” alluding that this might lead to a nuclear showdown threatening the whole world.

“Ultimately, the selfishness and arrogance of Western states have led to the current extremely dangerous state of affairs. We have come unacceptably close to the point of no return,” TASS quoted Putin as saying.........more.......