“My usual Monday morning sit-down with Judge Napolitano was delayed one day because of the Memorial Day Holiday. So we did it today. Before watching the full video (posted below), I have a snippet of little Zelensky talking about his “Piss” summit, lifted from that video. I guess the CIA is going to have to spend some dough on an elocution coach in order to teach the Cocaine Cowboy the proper pronunciation of “Peace.”

The upcoming summit, whether Piss or Peace, has all the makings of a debacle. Zelensky is no longer recognized by Russia as a legitimate negotiating partner; Joe Biden is taking a pass in order to raise bucks from the Hollywood glitterati, and none of the BRICS nations will attend. I suspect the Russians will use this meeting as an opportunity to deliver a powerful, embarrassing military strike that will underscore Ukraine’s precarious position.

There has been quite a bit of worry over the reports of two drone attacks on Russia’s strategic radar stations in Armavir and Orsk. Steve Bryen provides an excellent overview of the worst case. While these attacks show that Ukraine is desperate and willing to risk provoking a Russian nuclear response, albeit tactical, the actual effect in terms of damage is negligible. Moreover, the Russian Government and media’s muted response reflects, in my judgment, that this was a Ukrainian intelligence information operation, fully backed by the West, as opposed to a full-blown attack designed to cripple Russia’s strategic radar system.

I think the law of unintended consequences is going to take over. Russia is now probably reviewing its air defense systems around these facilities, having apparently discounted the drone threat. I would not be surprised to see Moscow take immediate steps to boost air defense, including the installation of powerful Electronic Warfare systems, in and around the strategic radar sites throughout Russia. Yes, Russia can walk and chew gum at the same time. Russia also will likely increase targeting of Ukrainian drone facilities and work with friendly neighboring countries, such as Kazakstan, to identify and destroy sabotage teams.

The real question that the West and Zelensky need to answer is this — what in the hell are they trying to achieve? Pissing off the Russians and bolstering their commitment to destroy Ukraine’s military and weaken NATO is not a smart move. Or, how about, crippling Russia’s strategic radar system so that it cannot detect inbound ICBMs? That is even more dangerous because it would put Russia in the position of having to assume the worst, i.e. the West is preparing to launch a nuclear strike, and pushing it to act preemptively by launching nukes. All that would achieve is the increased likelihood that Western military bases would become radioactive wrecks and the world is plunged into a nightmare war. Not exactly a brilliant tactical or strategic move.”