The Kremlin is getting desperate, again. So, when it does, they/it do the usual thing: capture a pawn(that's a common chess move to gain a little tactical advantage). In geopolitics, giving up or capturing a pawn is a small part of the larger game to capture/mate the king. Today, in the city of Yakertinaburg, the F.S.B., the government security service, spawn of the KGB, arrested Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershovich, 31 years old. He was charged with espionage for the United States. Ridiculous on its face, the accredited reporter had been in Russya for over a year and had permission to report inside the country. Now, he's in jail. He has made a plea of 'not guilty'. His pretrial detention could last months before any formal trial.
As we saw recently with US athlete, Brittney Griner, the Russyan legal system is not a legal system, but merely a Kremlin facade for political gamesmanship, international gamesmanship in this instance. It is tiresome, really. Russya desperately wants to be considered a legitimate state, but fails miserably in every attempt as such. For many, many years, the Kremlin resorts to the tired old playbook used by countless predecessors: czars, kings, queens, Commies, etc. All tried, all failed. A parade of ugly losers. The stain of continued failure as conditioned the citizenry to accept the "losers" role as a cultural trait, and inescapable. "We are a nation of losers", say the Ivans and Tatianas. "So, we drink vodka by the barrel to calm our nerves and fog our depression."
Sergei Peskov, the pathetic Kremlin spokesman, continues his puppet's role and spews more drivel that is quoted in the international media. "We must have to wait this out as things develop", he says when questioned by other approved reporting staff. Laughable, again. This sad figure must sleep in a dreamlike state that he carries through everyday. His own dream-like reality that he has created helps him perform as the puppet master Putin jerks the strings attached to the flapping jaws of a little mannequin.
Anthony Blinken, US Secretary of State, will have his aides put forth the usual replies, and the White House staff will announce the usual plans along with the usual rebukes of Mad Vlad's Kremlin. Meanwhile, Mr. Gershkovich will mentally prepare for fun and games in Russyan state prisons. Stateside reporters will interview Ms. Griner and ask for comment. The Federal prison system will shake out a convicted Russyan criminal and see what he's worth on a scale of weight versus a reporter for WSJ.
The details will be reported on page 1 of the WSJ, and page 7 of the NYT. Watch for it.
Long Live Ukraine
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