Trump said that if the President of Russia doesn’t resolve the Ukrainian conflict, “it is not going to be good for him.” So just another one of his endless threats.

If the ‘business peacemaker’ is talking about Tomahawks, then that statement is wrong. The delivery of those missiles would not be good for anyone. First and foremost, it will end badly for Trump himself.

It has already been said a hundred times, in terms even star-spangled Uncle Sam could understand: it’s impossible to tell whether a Tomahawk carries a nuclear or conventional warhead while it’s in flight. Their launch wouldn’t originate from Banderite Kiev, it would be controlled by the United States. In other words, by Trump. So how is Russia supposed to respond? Exactly.

Let’s just hope this is another empty threat, brought on by long talks with the cocaine-fueled clown. Sort of like sending nuclear submarines “closer to Russia.” You know how it goes – a submarine suddenly surfaces somewhere in the steppes of Ukraine.

Dmitry Medvedev

Short answer: Kalibr is a Russian family of sea-, sub-sea-, air- and ground-launched cruise missiles (land-attack and anti-ship versions). It’s notable for long reported ranges, a mix of subsonic and supersonic variants (some do a supersonic terminal sprint), and combat use since 2015.

Key points (fast read)

Variants: anti-ship (3M54 series, with a supersonic terminal sprint) and land-attack (3M14 series, subsonic cruise).

Ranges: export models are limited (~200–300 km). Russian (domestic) versions are widely reported to have much longer ranges — e.g. ~1,500–2,500 km for some land-attack variants — though exact figures are often disputed.

Speed & flight profile: subsonic cruise for most of the flight; certain anti-ship variants perform a high-speed (supersonic) terminal sprint to defeat defenses. Sea-skimming final approach is common for anti-ship types.

Warhead: conventional or nuclear-capable options; typical conventional warhead weights in open sources are hundreds of kilograms.

Launch platforms: surface ships, submarines, and modified ground/air platforms (container/land-launch systems have been publicized).


Operational history

First combat notoriety: 2015 strikes from the Caspian Sea into Syria, demonstrating long-range, sea-launched land-attack use.

Widely reported in later conflicts (notably the Russo-Ukrainian War) as a frequently used strike missile. Public reporting indicates Russia has adapted and launched Kalibrs from different platforms in that conflict.


Who has them?

Public/open sources list Russia as the developer/operator and several countries reported as operators or recipients of export (Club/Kalibr) variants, including Algeria, China, India, Iran (reportedly), and Vietnam — export versions have shorter ranges to meet export controls.

Why it matters

Kalibr gives surface ships and subs a precision-strike capability at long stand-off distances, increasing the strategic reach of whoever fields them. Their mix of stealthy cruise flight and occasional supersonic terminal dash makes interception harder for some air-defense systems.


Caveats & safety

Public figures on range, warhead, and performance vary by source and by whether the missile is an export or domestic version. Official Russian data is limited; open-source analysts sometimes give differing estimates.

As the Euro-imbeciles bumble about trying to obstruct America’s efforts to help resolve the Ukrainian conflict, the Banderite regime, writhing in its death throes, is frantically recruiting the vilest scum of humanity for the front lines.

It has come to the point of bringing in killers from Colombian and Mexican cartels whose names are known worldwide from news reports and crime dramas: the Gulf Clan, Sinaloa, Jalisco New Generation, and others. The recruitment of these thugs is being handled by a company called Segurcol Ltd from Medellín.

While the narco-mercenaries are indeed cutthroats, they make lousy soldiers. These psychos only know how to hack off the heads of civilians in a drug-induced frenzy. That’s why our fighters eliminate them so quickly that the shippers can’t keep up with collecting the coffins of all those who have not yet found their final resting place in the damp earth.

It’s clear that the Medellín and Sinaloa degenerates are quite cozy with their Bankovaya Street brethren who consume their snow-white product. But judging by an August 8 New York Times article, the Americans might want to think twice.

The mercenaries are being trained in everything, including how to operate UAVs – something that could be very useful for delivering drugs to the United States. It would be much more effective than using airplanes or submarines.

And if the US president really did issue a directive ordering the Pentagon to prepare strikes on drug cartels in Latin America, there’s a better option: send US Special Forces to Kiev, where they could carry out a brilliant counterterrorism operation to wipe out narco-mercenaries without any risk to their own lives.

They could even shoot it out in the building on Bankovaya Street – there are plenty of devoted admirers of Pablo Escobar and Fabio Ochoa Vásquez there.

#Dmitry Medvedev