The David Hunter Perspective - 2023-01-04

Read on for today's agenda below prepared by David (thank you very much). - Retired US Diplomat to 5 different nations  David Hunter shares his knowledge, passion, interest, and experience.

1) Will Russia Halt It's War in Ukraine in 2023?:  After ten months of combat, Russia is stretched thin with supply of rockets and drones, being forced to buy some from North Korea and Iran.  Putin just drafted some 300,000 new 'enlistees', being rushed to the front with little or no training,  and lack of  winter equipment.  On New Years Eve, Ukraine rockets killed or wounded hundreds of Russian troops in their barracks.   Can Putin keep up his offensive much longer?  

2)  Are Chinese -Russian Relations Getting Warmer?:  Putin held a video summit w/ Pres. Xi on Dec 30th, 2022. and invited Xi to visit him in Moscow next spring. Is this a new axis of evil?  What is going on? 

3)  Is Mainland China Going to Invade Taiwan in 2023?:  The US Biden administration has committed $10 billion in new military support for Taiwan.  In 2022, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi visited that island personally, to great protest of PRC President Xi. Are there any indications the situation is reaching a boiling point?

4)  Will North Korea do a Nuclear Weapons Test in 2023?:  Dear Leader Kim Jung Un has been testing missiles at a furious rate in 2022, but has thus far not openly tested a nuclear bomb since 2017.   Do you think he will do so in 2023, and if so, what will be the consequences?