SpectralTransition - Views and Updates on the Russian Invasion of Ukraine

Dear friends, family and colleagues, During last week, the Ukrainian side baffled me with two main surprises. One of them was also on the mainstream media, the Saki airbase attack. However, the event that was even more astonishing, kept under the radar… well, it literally did. And it did so for good reason. So let’s dive into it, what made me fall from my chair? The event that surprised me the most during the war didn’t came totally unannounced. Already I noticed two weeks ago that the losses in Russian anti-aircraft batteries increased to around 135 on the Russian losses chart of the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense after remaining steady at around 110 for about two months.                          (1) Flash on Twitter: "⚡️The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine has posted a summary of the combat losses of the Russian troops as of July 15. About 38,000 Russian soldiers were liquidated. https://t.co/TcGAx6sgc7"...

 Dear friends, family and colleagues, Yes! You read it well. I moved my geographical attention to THAT other part of the world. And I moved it because of a reason: It’s linked to the war that our blue yellow European brothers are fighting in Ukraine. However, it’s not related in the way you think it is. First of all: I’m very aware of the quote I made in Ukraine Blog 02: “The most important one will be Taiwan: even when Russian miraculously regains the initiative and conquers Ukraine in one week from now, a Chinese invasion of Taiwan will be off the table! “ The problem is: the tables have turned and they have turned dramatically. Let’s have a look at why the tables have been turned. 1.        China (the People's Republic of or “PRC”) has been touted as the new 21 st century superpower. Those of you who have known me over the years know that I NEVER EVER bought into this narrative. I was never convinced that China has the potential nor th...