Ray McGovern

Ryabkov may have had a flashback to US betrayal at Geneva, 9-10 Jan 2022, in saying the spirit of Anchorage is “exhausted”. Superiors have corrected him; asked Belarus Pres Lukashenko to call for calm and brand Tomahawks typical of Trump’s zig-zag tactics.

Tomahawk for Ukraine: Never-ending Saga of Eine Wunderwaffe to Turn the Tide; Strategic Reality vs. Wet Dreams: Capabilities and Constraints of Ukraine’s Missile Hopes, by Mike Mihajlovic, October 6, 2025

https://bmanalysis.substack.com/p/tomahawk-for-ukraine-never-ending?fbclid=IwY2xjawNY8aRleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHvLcggl2_PtGppMOyolFyIOiySNOGopfOvQMyyFTehPenNe4Qm1oImqMwOvy_aem_8Ec9PCxIweMvQAbyKKj-dg

More on the Unctuous “King David” and the Former Head-Copper. Accomplished Masseuse Massaging the Ego of Terrorist, then Our Guy, now head of Syria.” Four-Star Masseuse earned double PhD in Massage/Sycophancy. Do not read on full stomach.
https://nemopix.substack.com/p/cia-spa

Intel Roundtable: back-story re Nobel Peace Prize; White House whining; more “theater” on Tomahawks & Ukraine; can one trust Netanyahu? Reason Putin, Ushakov, Peskov treating Trump w/kid gloves is that he is “NOT OKAY”; autism & circumcision. A smorgasbord

Scott Ritter & I discuss Tomahawks that will never get to Ukraine; also Moscow’s proposal that US adhere to the quantitative limits of New START for a year after it expires Feb 5 2026. IMPORTANT: “These are two separate matters,” says Ryabkov (min 57:00ff)

IF there is growing political ferment in Russia such that Putin might be replaced, Putin at Valdai seemed oblivious to it. Could, of course, be hubris – the tragic flaw that fells oblivious leaders. But not likely. He is cautious; good if he stays around.

Trump: Extending New START Treaty for a year, as Putin has proposed, “Sounds like a good idea to me.” Kirill Dmitriev reacts: “Judging by Trump’s remark, the probability of such an outcome is quite high.” Re Tomahawks, I sense red herring in that kerfuffle

Professor Robert Scheer again asked me to address his USC journalism class virtually on Oct 1. I love being back at the “podium” and grappling with students’ questions. Scheer alerted them to reality that other universities will not risk inviting me. Sigh.

“Yond Hegseth has a lean and hungry look; such men are dangerous. I do not know the man I should avoid so soon as that Hegseth. Let me have about me men that are fat.” Enter plump Gen. Mark Milley, as deus ex machina, with words to thwart complete despair.