Post by: guest55 on January 08, 2022, 11:20:22 pm
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NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg warned that there is still a 'real risk' of a Russian invasion of Ukraine. He also added that the US would not take decisions on European security without Europe at the table.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CuY4tdu9_Ug
#NATO #Russia #Ukraine
Post by: guest55 on January 14, 2022, 08:07:23 pm
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The US has information that indicates Russia has prepositioned a group of operatives to conduct a false-flag operation in eastern Ukraine, a US official told CNN on Friday, in an attempt to create a pretext for an invasion.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-lWFXJ7RNPg
Good to see the U.S. government is using the term 'false-flag' itself more now considering the bad guys have been using them to try and get their way since the dawn of civilization.
Will Russia invade Ukraine? | Start Here
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Russia has massed thousands of soldiers along Ukraine’s border and it’s got people talking about a possible war. What’s President Putin’s strategy? And where does NATO fit in?https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QbBiFAzz-C8
Can NATO and Russia bridge their differences? | Inside Story
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A high-stakes meeting between Russia and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization over Ukraine has ended without a breakthrough.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=732qvxciwh8
Politicians and military men from both sides said significant differences remained during what they described as frank and open discussions.
More talks are underway, but failing to reach an understanding means the risk of armed conflict in Europe is very real.
Both NATO and the U.S. rejected the Kremlin's demands on security - among them a guarantee that the military alliance will not accept Ukraine and other former soviet nations as members.
So does diplomacy still have a chance?
Russia Arrests Alleged REvil Ransomware Hackers at the Request of U.S.
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The Biden administration praised the Kremlin for detaining members of a notorious ransomware gang at the request of the U.S. in a sweeping operation across Russia.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OqEWuFmzhzs
Law enforcement raided the homes of 14 members of the gang REvil and seized currencies worth nearly $7 million, cryptowallets and 20 luxury cars, according to a statement Friday by Russia’s Federal Security Service, known as FSB. Authorities in the U.S. have been informed that the group was shut down, it said.
Post by: guest55 on January 19, 2022, 12:59:36 am
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The Polish foreign minister has warned that the risk of war in the OSCE region is greater than any time in the last 30 years. The OSCE meetings in Vienna are the latest round of negotiations this week to try and de-escalate tensions between Kyiv and the Kremlin. Russian President Vladimir Putin's spokesperson has called the talks "unsuccessful".https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ex5GS865p9o
Post by: guest55 on January 19, 2022, 07:06:55 pm
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U.S. President Joe Biden predicted on Wednesday that Russian President Vladimir Putin will make a move on Ukraine and said Russia would pay dearly for a full-scale invasion, with its businesses possibly losing access to the U.S. dollar.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qg24-N0rAio
#JoeBiden #Russia #Ukraine #Putin #News #Reuters
Post by: guest55 on January 20, 2022, 10:11:24 pm
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Russia has sent at least 100,000 troops and combat military equipment to its border with Ukraine, even as it denies that it's planning an invasion. This comes as the US says Russia will be held accountable if it attacks.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZzcpndWhvUc
Post by: guest55 on January 21, 2022, 06:47:30 pm
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As Secretary of State Anthony Blinken attempts shuttle diplomacy with Russia and Ukraine, will it be enough? Evelyn Farkas and Anatol Lieven join Mehdi to discuss.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hu5XKzKn5lc
The Russian Military Threat to Ukraine: How Serious?
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The Russian military has deployed and sustained major forces on or near Ukraine’s border, raising significant concerns in Washington and other NATO capitals that the Kremlin may be planning a new assault on its western neighbor. Meanwhile, Moscow has demanded security guarantees for Russia and indicated that it otherwise will take unspecified “military-technical” measures. Michael Kofman, Research Program Director in the Russia Studies Program at CNA, will discuss the Russian build-up, the military options it gives the Kremlin, and how a Russia-Ukraine conflict might play out.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gwrzophpNJA
'Ready to defend our values': Tensions rise in Sweden's Gotland amid Russian threat
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The normally sleepy island of Gotland in Sweden has found itself caught up in the growing diplomatic crisis between Russia and the West, with fears the strategically important island in the Baltic Sea could be a target should a conflict break out. In recent days, Sweden has sent hundreds of troops and tanks to the island, sparking a mixed reaction from locals.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aSJUS2tymZA
#Gotland #Russia #Sweden
Post by: guest55 on January 21, 2022, 07:17:25 pm
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“We have no plans to invade” - that was the message from Russia's foreign minister after talks with the US about Russian intentions in Ukraine. His American counterpart said their discussions in Geneva had been "frank and substantive" - but also warned of "massive consequences" if Moscow were to attack Ukraine.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RxE24Lsd-r0
Russia has amassed 100,000 troops near its borders with Ukraine. It's led to grave international concern - and to the western alliance, Nato, boosting its military presence in eastern Europe. President Putin has demanded that Ukraine be stopped from ever joining Nato.
During the Cold War the Soviet Union controlled most of eastern Europe, with the NATO alliance, which includes the US and the UK, ranged against it.
But with the collapse of the Soviet Union, Russia lost control of those eastern European countries, and since then NATO has expanded eastwards, to Russia's borders.
Reeta Chakrabarti presents BBC News at Ten reporting by James Landale in Geneva and Steve Rosenberg in Moscow.
Post by: guest55 on January 21, 2022, 10:58:48 pm
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ABC News' Senior Foreign Correspondent Ian Pannell reports from Ukraine on the growing tensions with Russia and the military buildup in the region.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T4ZYZ_uVIjY
Post by: guest55 on January 22, 2022, 06:51:49 pm
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The British government is reporting it has information that the Russian government is planning to "install a pro-Russian leader" in Ukraine. CNN’s Pamela Brown speaks with Washington Post columnist Josh Rogin and Ret. Lt. Gen. Mark Hertling. #CNN #Newshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IUw2tHsMu8Q
Makes sense to me....
Post by: guest55 on January 22, 2022, 07:19:15 pm
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The move comes as the security situation there deteriorates and the U.S. rushes military aid to Ukraine.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gHUzBLkdsWk
Thousands of heavily armed Russian troops mass near Ukraine border l GMA
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Russia is still demanding the U.S. guarantees Ukraine will not join NATO.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IFKw_y4NFCU
Post by: guest55 on January 24, 2022, 08:07:31 pm
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The Pentagon has said around 8,500 combat-ready US troops are on high alert to deploy at short notice amid rising tension over Ukraine. However it made clear there are no plans to send forces to the country itself.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J8zP5R3dtMA
Russia has denied planning military action against Ukraine, despite massing 100,000 troops close to its border.
President Biden has held a video call with European allies as Western powers discuss a common strategy if Russia launches an invasion.
Some NATO members, including Denmark, Spain, Bulgaria and the Netherlands, are already sending fighter jets and warships to eastern Europe to bolster defences in the region.
Huw Edwards presents BBC News at Ten reporting by Gabriel Gatehouse in Kiev, Steve Rosenberg in Moscow and Barbara Plett Usher in Washington.
Why are US and Russian tensions escalating over the Ukraine? - BBC News
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Russia continues to deny planning military action against Ukraine, despite massing 100,000 troops nearby.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LCK6daF9fNc
Some 8,500 combat-ready US troops are on high alert to deploy at short notice amid rising tension over Ukraine, the Pentagon says.
The BBC explores the short and long-term causes behind the tension on the Ukrainian border.
US preparing to intervene as tensions between Russia and Ukraine escalate
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ABC News' Rick Klein details the White House's involvement amid escalating tensions between Russia and Ukraine after the Pentagon said 85,000 troops are on "heightened alert" for deployment.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j8eloKqJqyY
U.S. puts troops on alert as Ukraine tensions rise
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The Pentagon announced that it was putting 8,500 troops on heightened alert to be ready for possible deployment to Europe in the latest effort to reassure nervous NATO allies as Russia masses troops on the border with Ukraine.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yOs6XsFiOpI
#Ukraine #Russia #News #Reuters #US #NATO
Post by: guest55 on January 25, 2022, 05:15:31 pm
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NATO said on Monday it was putting forces on standby and reinforcing eastern Europe with more ships and fighter jets, in what Russia denounced as an escalation of tensions over Ukraine. FRANCE 24's Gulliver Cragg reports from Kyiv, Ukraine.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JA0YYIULOec
Kremlin says watching US actions over Ukraine with great concern • FRANCE 24 English
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The #Kremlin on Tuesday said #Washington's actions and statements around #Ukraine were escalating tensions and that Russia was watching with great concern after the United States put 8,500 troops on alert to be ready to deploy to Europe if needed. FRANCE 24's Nick Holdsworth reports from Moscow.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zL4WUX113BY
Ukraine urges calm as US puts 8,500 troops on heightened alert | DW News
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The US and Europe are trying to present a united front in the face of Russia's buildup of troops near the Ukrainian border. The United States has put 8,500 troops on heightened alert – ready to respond if NATO decides to deploy forces.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FvVHeeXKYLA
The Pentagon says no final decisions were made on deployment, but NATO has announced that it is sending more ships and fighter jets to boost defenses in eastern Europe. In recent weeks, Russia has massed around 100,000 troops near Ukraine's border. Moscow denies it is planning an invasion.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has urged western nations to remain united – and calm – amid heightened tensions with Russia.
After meeting with his national security advisors on Monday, President Zelenskiy addressed the Ukrainian public in a televised speech. He said that his office was working for a peaceful de-escalation of the situation with Russia. He stressed the situation was under control and called for the nation not to panic.
That sentiment was echoed in a separate statement by Ukraine's head of security council Oleksiy Danilov.
Ukrainian FM: We will not accept 'concessions' made behind Ukraine's back
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CNN's Clarissa Ward sits down for an exclusive interview with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba as tensions mount between Ukraine and Russia. #CNN #Newshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=owfRdC2NVzg
Post by: guest55 on January 28, 2022, 10:18:00 pm
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Gen. Mark Milley, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, warned it’s possible that Russia could invade Ukraine with "little warning" and an attack would result in significant civilian casualties. Ukrainian President Zelenskyy has accused the U.S. and NATO of creating panic that’s harming Ukraine's economy.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q8GTuTVWSik
Ukraine president tells West: Don't create panic
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Ukraine's president is urging the West to not create panic over the buildup of Russian forces along its border, saying the talk of an imminent invasion is hurting his country's economy. Holly Williams reports.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XIlyx_bKZFk
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Panic could damage their economy....
Biden to move U.S. troops into Eastern Europe
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Jeffrey Edmonds, former director for Russia at the National Security Council, joins Shep Smith to discuss Russia's military buildup at the Ukrainian border and how this differs from Putin's previous threats to the country.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SX6kj3lbPJE
US ignored Russia's security concerns, Vladimir Putin says - BBC News
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President Vladimir Putin has told his French counterpart that the West has ignored Russia's security concerns, amid fears Russia could invade Ukraine.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=snwnDkQOHqU
The US rejected a key Moscow demand that Nato rule out Ukraine joining the defence alliance - but insisted it was offering Russia a "diplomatic path".
President Biden says Russia could invade next month. German intelligence says Russia is prepared to attack but has not yet decided to do so.
Russia denies it is planning an attack.
Post by: guest55 on February 01, 2022, 07:56:12 pm
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Russian President Vladimir Putin weighed in on the crisis in Ukraine for the first time in weeks, accusing the U.S. and NATO of ignoring its security demands. Holly Williams reports.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SC6cs7S5n0I
Putin Accuses U.S. Of Stoking War In Ukraine During Press Conference
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Former Director of European Affairs for the National Security Council Alexander Vindman and former ambassador to Russia Michael McFaul discuss with Nicolle Wallace the first comments from Vladimir Putin on Ukraine since December and what the US should do moving forward.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=51XZXWn959U
Putin Breaks Silence On Ukraine Standoff
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Russian President Putin broke weeks of silence on Ukraine and for the first time responded to written proposals from the U.S. and NATO, saying “Russia’s concerns were basically ignored.” Putin also laid out his security demands, which didn’t change after weeks of negotiations with the U.S.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wBg-dR0wa7M
Post by: guest55 on February 02, 2022, 03:55:19 pm
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Sen. Chris Coons (D-Del.), member of the Foreign Relations Committee, discusses potential sanctions on Russia if they invade Ukraine. Coons says the U.S. should hold off on the toughest sanctions to deter Russia.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pEiFpIWz5F4
Post by: guest55 on February 03, 2022, 01:39:56 pm
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Stephanie Ruhle breaks down recent Russian propaganda defending Vladimir Putin’s massing of troops on the Ukrainian border that has made its way into American media. And why we should be listening to the Ukrainian people over everyone else.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wCAgmvhwKtc
Post by: guest55 on February 04, 2022, 07:56:33 pm
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China publicly backed Russia in the Kremlin's standoff against the West over Ukraine. Meanwhile, Russia is amassing even more troops near the border with Ukraine ahead of a possible invasion. David Martin has the details.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RBt7GKgUNVs
Some fascinating comments on an RT article:
'Without Russia, we won't stop a full-on Ukrainian offensive': What people in Donbass say about the ongoing military crisis
https://www.youtube.com/post/UgkxwUgsq7ZIR1Pi_rU67z9h0g0NqfLUUDaX
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don't overwork the psy-ops, just do what you're gonna do, we're all pretty callus to it
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Dude just invade Ukraine don't try to pretend your afraid of them this is sad just go do what your gonna do. This isn't the 1960's were aware of this stuff now
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Russian propaganda, at it's finest...
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Russia literally no one is buying your narrative, atleast be honest about your imperialism
Post by: guest55 on February 11, 2022, 09:13:27 pm
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The Biden administration on Friday issued its most urgent warning yet that Russia could launch a war in Ukraine at any time. More than 100,000 Russian troops surround Ukraine on three sides, and national security adviser Jake Sullivan urged Americans to leave by the end of the weekend. U.S. officials tell our Nick Schifrin, they fear the war could start next week.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GhmsevYJcw4
New intel suggests Russia may attack before Olympics end
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The US and its allies have new intelligence that suggests Russia could launch an attack on Ukraine even before the end of the Olympics, multiple sources familiar with the matter tell CNN. #CNN #Newshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HpHKXtENbxc
Worth a listen:
Why Is it Not in Russia's Interest to Invade Ukraine? - VisualPolitik EN
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Moscow is digging in its heels. Troops, tanks, missiles and warships from all of Russia's military districts have been deployed along the Ukrainian border.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=psm60IUjrEI
Everything looks set for a major offensive. The motive? Supposedly to counter NATO's growing presence in the region.
But what if the outcome of this operation was exactly the opposite of what Moscow intended? Could the United States be looking forward to Russia's invasion of Ukraine? This is one of the key questions yet very few have asked it. In this video we take a look at four of the major reasons why Russia invading Ukraine could be a tremendous mistake and the big trap Vladimir Putin is facing.
Post by: guest55 on February 11, 2022, 11:18:39 pm
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ABC News’ Phil Lipof speaks to former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Bill Taylor about the escalating threat of a Russian invasion of Ukraine.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tZidtJfVZ74
Post by: guest55 on February 12, 2022, 02:47:28 pm
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=loPiNhH5ViM
Post by: 90sRetroFan on February 12, 2022, 08:13:21 pm
If I were in charge, once we have enough troops ready, I would threaten to take back Crimea. This at least puts Russia in the same psychological condition ("Will they really invade?") as we are currently in, and hence puts the two sides back on equal footing.
Post by: guest55 on February 12, 2022, 10:42:39 pm
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If I were in charge, once we have enough troops ready, I would threaten to take back Crimea. This at least puts Russia in the same psychological condition ("Will they really invade?") as we are currently in, and hence puts the two sides back on equal footing.
This is a great point. Also just came through my feed just as I was reading your response, perhaps we are seeing the start of the invasion unfolding now?:
Russia pulls out some diplomatic staff from Ukraine as border tensions escalates | WION English News
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Russia said that it has recalled some of its diplomatic staff from Ukraine over fears of provocations from Kyiv and its allies in response to similar actions by the US, UK and other countries.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LvIxBk71IP4
#Russia #Ukraine #EnglishNews
President Biden Warns President Putin To Back Down Amid Concerns Of Russian Invasion In Ukraine
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President Joe Biden warned Russian President Vladimir Putin to back down Saturday as concerns grow that Russia could invade Ukraine at any moment; Michael George reports for CBS2.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MolM-YLyMt8
Post by: guest55 on February 14, 2022, 12:55:36 am
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Russian motorized rifle units of the Eastern Military District together with units of the special operations forces of the Republic of Belarus started joint exercise Union Courage - 2022.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PE1XYYL_ZYw
US defends evacuating embassy as Ukraine urges calm - BBC News
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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has said the "imminent" threat of Russian military action in Ukraine justifies evacuating the US embassy in Kyiv.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h7q9E1Dsyqo
His words came after Ukraine's president urged calm, saying the biggest enemy was panic.
More than a dozen countries have urged their citizens to leave Ukraine.
Moscow, with more than 100,000 troops near the border, has denied it plans to invade.
Ukraine crisis: Putin accuses US of 'hysteria,' Biden warns of 'severe costs' | DW News
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A phone call between the US and Russian leaders has failed to ease tensions over Ukraine. Presidents Joe Biden and Vladimir Putin spoke after the US warned that Russia could invade Ukraine at any time. Moscow has dismissed the claim as hysteria. Ukraine's forces are on high alert, as more than 100,000 Russian troops are gathered near the border. Germany has joined other countries in telling its nationals to leave Ukraine.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J-TFaErl-UA
Ukrainian forces are training near the Black Sea. Urban warfare exercises hint at the kind of unrest they are preparing for.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, however, called for calm heads.
On Sunday, contingency plans turned real.
US staff at the Organisation for Security and Economic Cooperation based in the rebel held city of Donetsk, were packing up and heading home.
Just the latest group to decide that the risk of all out war is now too great.
Has diplomacy reached a dead end? | Inside Story
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The latest diplomatic attempt between the United States and Russia to resolve tensions over Ukraine has achieved nothing.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W_ilfluKK0Q
Presidents Putin and Biden exchanged warnings and concerns over the phone, but little else, while military activity continues on both sides.
Moscow has been massing troops in Russia and Belarus near their borders with Ukraine.
The build-up is raising fears an invasion is imminent.
Ukraine is receiving Western support.
It's biggest ally, the U.S., is sending 200 million dollars worth of military aid including armour-penetrating missiles and ammunition.
Post by: guest55 on February 14, 2022, 01:59:05 pm
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Russian President Vladimir Putin had a working meeting with Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h1reWItqd5M
Post by: Dazhbog on February 14, 2022, 05:53:36 pm
It means Russia can relax knowing it can take as long as it wants to decide either way, while we have to remain tense at every moment anticipating a move.
Russia is likely gambling on NATO losing their nerve sooner or later and, as a result, forcing Ukraine to sign an unequal treaty in Russia's favor just to resolve the situation.
Post by: guest55 on February 14, 2022, 08:18:49 pm
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky reiterated that his country intends to join NATO when asked about the remarks of his country's ambassador to the UK, who suggested Kyiv might abandon those ambitions to avoid further Russian aggression. #CNN #Newshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p4_JUhMe0Go
Time to talk? German chancellor urges Moscow to step back as Zelensky vows to join NATO
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Diplomacy continues in the attemp of resolving the political crisis in Ukraine. This Monday, the German chancellor Olaf Scholz went to Kiev to meet with Ukraine's president Volodymyr Zelenksy. This as a ring of Russian troops around Ukraine tightens.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R6ahpD3u7jY
#ukraine #nato #russia
Putin Signals U.S., NATO Talks to Continue on Ukraine
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Russian President Vladimir Putin responded "all right" to a suggestion by Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov that the Kremlin extend efforts to reach a diplomatic solution with the West over tensions in Ukraine.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tGOw-elR4HQ
Pentagon Press Secy. Kirby: Putin Increases His ‘Options For Major Military Action’
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Pentagon Press Secretary John Kirby joins Andrea Mitchell to discuss the major concerns within the U.S. military over Putin's amassed forces near Ukraine’s borders. “He could use cyber attacks, and he could certainly use conventional ground, air, and even maritime forces to put troops ashore in any number of places,” says Kirby. “With each passing day, he gives himself more options for a major military action.”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=le2GLDmrD38
Former Ambassador: Ukraine Sovereignty Would Threaten Putin's Regime
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Former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine, Bill Taylor, and Ed Luce of the Financial Times join Morning Joe to discuss the latest in Ukraine and the possibility of Russia invading Ukraine during the Olympics.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yhCAhhwc0iw
Post by: guest55 on February 15, 2022, 12:41:42 am
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Now as tensions continue to escalate over Ukraine, Russia's defense minister Sergey Shoygu has now said that Moscow's ties with London are at a low point all this due to their close to zero cooperation. The statement comes as he met UK defense secretary for a rare peace talks.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HurO1gZWDHQ
#Ukraine #Russia #WorldNews
United States: Crucial window of diplomacy left | Russia-Ukraine border tensions | World News | WION
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US believes that a small crucial window of diplomacy remains for Russia to de-escalate tensions at the Ukraine border as Western leaders engages in a flurry of talks to defuse the crisis. 'We are not saying that president Putin has made a final decision we have not communicated otherwise to our partners we believe that diplomacy continues to be viable we believe that there still remains a window to resolve crisis through dialogue and diplomacy.'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Y6ppV5vnLQ
#Russia #Ukraine #UnitedStates
Post by: guest55 on February 15, 2022, 01:59:19 pm
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U.S. officials tell CBS News Russian forces have moved rocket launchers and long-range artillery into possible firing positions, but the Kremlin says it is pulling back troops and wants to continue diplomatic negotiations. CBS News' Skyler Henry reports from the White House, and then CBS News reporter Haley Ott joins us from Kyiv, Ukraine, with the latest.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Ru6rLzYDIQ
NATO Sees No Signs of Reduced Russian Troops at Ukraine Border
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Speaking ahead of a meeting of NATO defense ministers in Brussels on February 15, Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg responded to Russia’s reported partial withdrawal by saying, “So far we have not seen any sign of de-escalation on the ground.”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Ar0Lq9_ysw
“Russia has amassed a fighting force in and around Ukraine, unprecedented since the Cold War,” he said. “Everything is now in place for a new attack. But Russia still has time to step back from the brink. Stop preparing for war.”
Despite the seriousness of the security crisis, Stoltenberg said there were “signs from Moscow that diplomacy should continue. This gives grounds for cautious optimism.”
Russia's parliament votes to recognize separatist regions in eastern Ukraine I ABCNL
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ABC News' James Longman discusses the next steps and how significant the escalation would be if Putin gives the go-ahead to invade Ukraine.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jq_4moDp5dc
#ABCNews #FigureSkatingScandal #OlympicsControversy
Watts On Putin Pulling Back Troops: ‘He Is In A Position Where He Could Invade At Any Moment'
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NBC News Chief Foreign Correspondent Richard Engel, Former US Ambassador of NATO Douglas Lute, NBC News National Security Analyst Clint Watts, and NBC News Political Analyst and New York Times Chief White House Correspondent Peter Baker joined Chris Jansing to discuss the confusion coming out of Ukraine after Putin said Russia will pull back some of its troops. This morning the Secretary General of NATO said “he doesn’t see any evidence of a real de-escalation,” Engel says.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ed3NW4uTUNI
Russia doesn't want war, ready for missile talks: Putin
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Russian President Vladimir Putin said that Russia does not want a war in Europe, but that the answers to its security guarantee proposals given by the U.S. and NATO do not address its demands.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t0B8_ifwomU
#News #Reuters #Russia #Ukraine #Putin
Post by: guest55 on February 15, 2022, 02:09:35 pm
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Vladimir Putin is counting on China to help Russia circumvent possible western sanctions. Will Beijing openly back a Russian invasion of Ukraine? What's in it for Xi Jinping? Palki Sharma tells you.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uwEvyXsrY9w
#Gravitas #China #RussiaUkraineConflict
As Kirby said in a video a couple posts back: "That's unfortunate"....
Putin Owns Scholz: Did You Forget About Illegal NATO Military Operation Against Serbia In Europe?
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Russian President Putin responds to German Chancellor Scholz saying his generation can't imagine war in Europe: Forgot NATO military operation against Serbia In Europe?https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dflP9OLXoDE
See also: https://trueleft.createaforum.com/enemies/hungary-v4/?message=11236
Post by: guest55 on February 15, 2022, 05:25:13 pm
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The Russian Foreign Ministry has announced February 15 as “the day Western propaganda failed”
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With Russia announcing that its troops are pulling back following the completion of exercises near the border with Ukraine, Moscow has insisted that predictions it could be just moments away from ordering a full-blown invasion have been proven false.https://www.rt.com/russia/549410-western-war-propaganda-failed/
In a fiery statement on Tuesday, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova poured scorn on weeks of reports and claims from US and European officials that Moscow’s armed forces could be just hours away from launching a strike against its neighbor.
“15 February 2022 will go down in history as the day Western war propaganda failed,” she wrote. According to her, the West has been “shamed and destroyed without firing a single shot.”
At the same time, Moscow’s Ministry of Defense announced that a number of Russian troops had finished their training exercises in Belarus, close to the Ukrainian border, and will begin the process of withdrawing.
I don't understand this line of thinking at all? So, to clarify, Ukraine joining NATO will be a total victory for Russia and a failure of "Western propaganda"?
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Amid fears of a potential incursion, Moscow has sought security guarantees that would limit the expansion of NATO closer to its borders and block Ukraine from joining its ranks. However, the bloc’s Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has said that Russia has “no veto” on Kiev’s ambitions to secure membership.https://www.rt.com/russia/549410-western-war-propaganda-failed/
On Monday, Russia’s top diplomat, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, said that his side had been disappointed by the response from NATO and the US, but there were still hopes of reaching a diplomatic solution. Speaking shortly after Zakharova on Tuesday, he claimed that Western reports of an imminent invasion amounted to “information terrorism.”
You just contradicted yourself multiple times in your own article, did you not?
And then I just read the top comment on this article:
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Russia: “we demand guarantees from NATO and will take necessary actions”:D
pulls back force without concessions
“WE. ARE. VICTORIOUS”
I hope this is some kind of master strategy from Russia to sow confusion or else I'm going to be disappointed myself....
Post by: guest55 on February 16, 2022, 08:53:23 pm
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There has been no diplomatic breakthrough over Ukraine as Russian forces remain stationed along the border.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kYF5aowKISA
Post by: guest55 on February 16, 2022, 11:06:44 pm
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Russian officials are alleging they found mass graves in Ukraine’s Donbas region -- possibly laying the groundwork for an invasion.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bNPsZzRRffM
Russia invasion threat may still be a ‘bluff’ by Putin: ABC News analyst
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ABC News contributor and retired Col. Steve Ganyard assesses the fallout of a potential Russian invasion of Ukraine.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KyeusaNGyxs
US official: Russia adds 7K more troops near Ukraine border
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Ukrainians defied pressure from Moscow with a national show of flag-waving unity Wednesday, while the U.S. warned that Russia had added as many as 7,000 troops near Ukraine’s borders despite Kremlin declarations that forces were being pulled back from the region.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jt1tyXELh-M
Post by: guest55 on February 18, 2022, 03:06:30 am
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Secretary of State Antony Blinken told the United Nations that Russia is ready for a "massive military assault" on Ukraine. Plus, top White House advisers meet with Senate Democrats on Capitol Hill.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G-xZoOhz8Qw
BREAKING: U.S. And Russia To Meet Next Week As Long As Ukraine Isn't Invaded
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The State Department says Russia accepted an invitation to meet about the Ukraine crisis next week, provided there is no military invasion before that time. NBC News confirms that Pres. Biden will speak with key allies in a phone call on the crisis on Friday. MSNBC Political Analyst Ben Rhodes tells Lawrence O'Donnell, ultimately it all comes down to “the decision of one man, Vladimir Putin.”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m6-RDEvMOtU
Putin’s Poker: Everybody loses? | To the point
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Is the threat of war in the middle of Europe receding or simply at a lull? Russia says it’s drawing down the troops massed at Ukraine’s border; the West is sceptical.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k-mATKUxcx0
With the forces and weapons still in place, Russia retains the ability to launch a full fledged invasion, according to NATO. Yet President Putin says he’s ready to give diplomacy a chance. It fell to Germany’s Chancellor to decipher the mixed messages as he visited the Kremlin this week.
Russian President Vladimir Putin is playing a high-stakes game. With Russian troops surrounding Ukraine, will threats get him what he wants? Our guests: Alexander Rahr, Russia expert, Regina Heller, Peace Researcher (IFSH), Roman Goncharenko (DW)
Biden: Moscow has moved "more troops" toward the Ukrainian border | DW News
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US President Joe Biden said Thursday that there is a "very high" risk Russia will invade Ukraine in the coming days.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZFkPWixbP78
"We have reason to believe that they are engaged in a false flag operation as an excuse to go in," the US leader said.
Biden's comments come amid reports that Ukrainian forces and pro-Moscow separatists exchanged fire in the east of the country.
At NATO headquarters in Brussels, US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said that Russia was flying in more combat and support aircraft.
Amid the heightened tensions, the United Nations Security Council convened Thursday for a meeting on Ukraine.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, who changed travel plans at the last minute to speak at the meeting, said that US intelligence shows Russian forces are preparing to attack Ukraine in the "coming days."
Blinken said the potential invasion is a "moment of peril" for millions of people. He said Russia's targets in Ukraine include the capital, Kyiv.
He also warned that Russia would attempt disinformation campaigns through state media to spread "false alarms" and carry out a "fake or real" attack to claim a pretext for invasion.
"Russia may describe this event as ethnic cleansing or a genocide," he said.
Leon Panetta: ‘One Bad Decision And War Could Break Out’ In Ukraine
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Former CIA Director and Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta joins Andrea Mitchell to discuss the precarious situation in Ukraine as tension with Russia builds to a tipping point. “It could be one misjudgment, one mistake, one plane flying too close to another, one bad decision, and war could break out,” says Panetta.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6vf-quvc42Y
Why would Putin be afraid of democracy when even the past U.S. narrative has been that Putin has rigged elections? Who is afraid of something they can easily manipulate if they want to, which Putin must obviously be able to do considering how long he has been president of Russia, if the U.S. narrative about "Putin being afraid of democracy" is true, correct?
What is the real escalation? Lavrov tells it like it is! :)
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As tensions over Ukraine remain high, Russian Foreign Minister explains what in fact the REAL ESCALATION actually is.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IrsclD1o7WY
#news #trending #worldevents
Expert reveals what Putin's intention is ;D
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The Libertarian Institute director Scott Horton details why the Russian president won't invade Ukraine on 'Kennedy' #FoxBusiness #Kennedyhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qVHJ8-RHy9I
Scott Horton (radio host) ??? :D
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In late 2019, Horton joined the Libertarian Party to support Jacob Hornberger’s presidential campaign.[7]
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Horton is married to investigative reporter Larisa Alexandrovna.[1]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scott_Horton_(radio_host)
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Post by: 90sRetroFan on February 21, 2022, 07:52:10 pm
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d81iTqunXc4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0-VX8O-yWKU
The correct response now would be for NATO to send troops into Crimea (or even other territories currently controlled by Russia). Otherwise makes it all about who controls the new disputed territories, with Russia only with territory to gain but no territory to lose, placing it into an advantageous position from the outset.
If someone starts punching you on the street and your "fighting back" consists only of blocking, you are not really fighting back. You are only seriously fighting back when you successfully make the aggressor feel that they could lose more than they stand to gain.
Post by: 90sRetroFan on February 22, 2022, 03:01:36 am
If sanctions worked, Russia would have given back Crimea by now:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annexation_of_Crimea_by_the_Russian_Federation#Sanctions
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In response to the sanctions introduced by the US and EU, the Russian Duma unanimously passed a resolution asking for all members of the Duma to be included on the sanctions list.[408] Head of the Just Russia party Sergei Mironov said he was proud of being included on the sanctions list: "It is with pride that I have found myself on the black list, this means they have noticed my stance on Crimea."[409] Russian companies started pulling billions of dollars out of Western banks to avoid any asset freeze.[410]
It hasn't, because they don't. Russia is not afraid of sanctions, period. The sooner we accept this, the sooner the discussion can proceed to what measures (e.g. WMDs) are required to actually stop Russia. The longer NATO keeps talking about sanctions, the more I get the feeling that no one actually wants to stop Russia. Sanctions are nothing but performative gestures by NATO to set itself up to eventually say, "See? We tried!" and then absolve itself of having to do anything serious until next time. And when next time comes, NATO responds with..... more sanctions! Repeat as many times as necessary until Duginism wins?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s3zWQkUKfVY
Post by: guest55 on February 23, 2022, 08:51:20 pm
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In this week's episode of "Unfiltered," SE Cupp says far-right voices in the Republican Party and conservative media seem "hell-bent" on helping Russian President Vladimir Putin. #CNN #Newshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4YjCfqmNr4M
The only way the GOP and rightists such as Carlson will not be treated harshly by history is if Putin and Duginism wins. They surely know this themselves, are any of them willing to commit actual treason to attempt to ensure the victory of Duginism and save their reputations and ideology? Rightists have already proven they have no real issue with treason as they tip-toe closer and closer to that line, have they not?
Vindman Rips GOP 'Cheerleading' Putin: They Will Own This When Blood Flows
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“When blood starts to flow as a result of them cheerleading for Vladimir Putin, they will own this,” says Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Vindman on Donald Trump, Tucker Carlson, and Mike Pompeo.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZDKoS7yTLgo
Wagner: Some Republicans Are Uniting Against Biden And Siding With Putin
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Alex Wagner: “The shocking thing is when these Republicans look at Russia—its repression and flouting of democratic norms and restriction of essential freedom—when they look at all that they may not see a cautionary tale, but an aspirational one.”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XGmH4_tO0t8
Trump On Putin Invasion Plan: ‘This Is Genius’
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Donald Trump has never been shy about his admiration for Vladimir Putin. And that was on full display in a radio interview where Trump lavished praise on Putin for his strategy in Ukraine.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cRpeJpBYXVs
Gen. McCaffrey: Trump, Pompeo's Support Of 'Murderous Thug' Putin Endangers America
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Former President Donald Trump and former U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo praised Russian President Vladimir Putin's strategy in Ukraine. Pompeo, in a February 18, 2022 interview, said Putin is "very shrewd, very capable. I have enormous respect for him" and referred to the Russian president as a "elegantly sophisticated counterpart." Trump referred to Putin's strategy in Ukraine as "genius," and wished Putin's "peacekeeper" forces could be used on the United States' Southern border.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1YvfP4n4Y-Q
Col. Vindman: A Major Russian Offensive Is ‘All But Certain To Pass’
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Retired Army Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Vindman warns that Russian forces are poised for an all-out invasion of Ukraine.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ELV6v2JXXUY
Ukraine Set To Enter State Of Emergency | The Mehdi Hasan Show
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What is Vladimir Putin thinking as his military forces appear poised for a large-scale invasion of Ukraine? Yale professor Timothy Snyder joins the show to help understand the Russian leader's mindset.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zucNKY6Sa28
Zelenskyy Makes Plea To Russians In Address On Telegram
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy made a plea to prevent a Russian invasion in a speech posted to his Telegram account and asked "do Russians want war?"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OMTeSsnNCw0
Ukraine extremely vulnerable to Russian bombs and missiles
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NBC's Ken Dilanian joins Shep Smith to report on Ukraine's Soviet-era air defenses, which leave it vulnerable to Russian bombs and missiles.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dLcFIQlImto
Post by: guest55 on February 23, 2022, 09:15:03 pm
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China on Wednesday criticized the expansion of economic sanctions against Russia, saying that they were unlikely to solve the Ukraine crisis and that they had the potential to harm average people as well as the interests of Beijing.https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/23/world/europe/china-russia-ukraine-sanctions.html
“The position of the Chinese government is that we believe that sanctions have never been a fundamental and effective way to solve problems, and China always opposes any illegal unilateral sanctions,” Hua Chunying, a spokeswoman for China’s foreign ministry, said at a regular press briefing on Wednesday.
As sanctions start, Russia's trade flow shifting towards China
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WASHINGTON, Feb 23 (Reuters) - The United States is poised to unleash a wider array of sanctions against Russia if Moscow escalates the conflict in Ukraine, denying key Russian financial institutions and companies access to U.S. dollar transactions and global markets for trade, energy exports and financing. read morehttps://www.reuters.com/business/sanctions-start-russias-trade-flow-shifting-towards-china-2022-02-23/
But the United States and its allies have never before attempted to cut a $1.5 trillion economy out of global commerce, and it is unclear how much pressure even unified Western sanctions can put on Moscow.
Russia builds financial shield against international sanctions
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CNBC's Robert Frank joins Shep Smith to report on Putin's efforts to make Russia 'sanction-proof.'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hJ8DxMLFXOI
So, if sanctions do NOT work against Russia and Putin, what's next?
Ukraine President Zelensky warns of major war in Europe: '200,000 Russian troops at the border'
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As tensions continue to mount over Ukraine, Russia is strengthening its troop deployment along Ukraine's borders. Ukraine President Zelensky warns of major war in Europe.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BRAVKza15qo
#Ukraine #Russia #Europe
'Who in the Lord's name': Biden sounds off on Putin's moves
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President Joe Biden announced new sanctions against Russia in response to Russian President Vladimir Putin ordering troops into two separatist regions in eastern Ukraine. #CNN #Newshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vvFJwjnB2Ho
"Who in the Lord's name" keeps offering sanctions as a solution when everyone is saying that sanctions are ineffective against Putin and Russia, including Putin's own actions?
Ukrainian Soldiers Say Shelling From Separatist Regions Has Become More 'Professional'
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Ukrainian soldiers whom Current Time caught up with on February 23 in the Donetsk city of Horlivka -- a town on the front line with Russia-backed separatists -- said they have noticed a change since Russian President Vladimir Putin recognized the separatist entities as independent states.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=evVh4GEKoZI
U.S. says full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine imminent
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Former four-star Marine Corps General John Allen joins Shep Smith to discuss what to expect from a full-scale invasion of Ukraine by Russian forces.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BS1JpgOEkLs
Post by: guest55 on February 23, 2022, 10:46:58 pm
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Putin calls on Ukrainian soldiers to 'lay down their arms and go home'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sf8dklGyAmI
Top comment at time of post:
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No appeasement for Putin. Putin only understands one thing....force. Give Putin a lesson he will never forget.
Explosions in Kyiv heard live on CNN as Putin declares military operation
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A CNN correspondent in Kyiv reported explosions live on camera early Thursday morning local time, moments after Russian President Vladimir Putin declared he would conduct a "special military operation" in Ukraine.https://www.axios.com/ukraine-invasion-kyiv-cnn-explosions-d76fc021-e1ab-4334-9354-f312df7623e8.html
Why it matters: U.S. officials have warned that Russia could attempt an assault on Kyiv in effort to topple the Ukrainian government. Explosions in other major cities across Ukraine were also reported moments after Putin's remarks concluded.
What they're saying: "This is the first time we've heard anything. It's been absolutely silent in this city throughout the course of tonight and for the past several weeks we've not seen anything at all," CNN reporter Matthew Chance said after the explosions.
BREAKING: Blasts Heard In Eastern Ukraine As Russia Begins Military Operation
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NBC News' Peter Alexander reports and shares statement from President Biden as Russian President Vladimir Putin announces Russia will conduct a military operation in eastern Ukraine.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=00sq7Pa-AWA
Report: Cruise And Ballistic Missile Strikes Underway In Kyiv Control Centers
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NBC News’ Erin McLaughlin shares a message from the advisor to the minister of interior affairs saying that strikes are underway and describes hearing explosions in Kyiv.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g2Ds4S4nHLc
Post by: 90sRetroFan on February 23, 2022, 11:11:32 pm
This is why we should have taken back Crimea at once.....
Post by: guest55 on February 23, 2022, 11:56:45 pm
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ABC News’ Linsey Davis speaks with retired Gen. Robert Abrams on potential warning signs of a Russian invasion, and how quickly Russia may act.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uIBVSxYjy2U
Ukraine imposes state of emergency, summons citizens home
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Ukraine has imposed a state of emergency and told its citizens in Russia to leave immediately, as Moscow began evacuating its Kyiv embassy in the latest ominous signs of an all-out Russian military onslaught.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BbgFJWU3BMA
Shelling intensified on Wednesday at the line of contact in eastern Ukraine, where Russian President Vladimir Putin recognised the independence of two Moscow-backed rebel regions this week and where he has ordered the deployment of Russian troops as “peacekeepers”.
Post by: 90sRetroFan on February 24, 2022, 12:07:10 am
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7J6dj1JQ3tg
Post by: guest55 on February 24, 2022, 02:25:23 am
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The head of Russia's spy service has a tense exchange with Vladimir Putin during a security meeting about the Russian-controlled territories in east Ukraine.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o9A-u8EoWcI
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The spy chief accidentally said the overall intentions out loud. He said “I support the 2 regions to be part of the Russian federation”. Putin had to remind him that speech is still a week away, today you just say we recognize their sovereignty.
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Putin: "Yes or no?":)
Sergey: "No."
Putin: "So, Sergey, No or Yes?"
Sergey: "Oh, Yes, Yes, Yes!!!"
Putin: "Okay. Thanks."
Post by: guest55 on February 24, 2022, 02:49:40 am
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High Representative Josep Borrell Fontelles of the European Union offers solidarity and assistance to Ukraine after Russia launched an attack.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IFNnLTYWkF8
Russia: Military infrastructure being disabled in Ukraine, no threat to Ukrainian civilians | WION
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Russian President Vladimir Putin said that Russia is trying to negotiate for 30 years now as he slams the NATO alliance and announces military operations in Ukraine. The latest reports suggest that explosions were heard across Ukraine after Putin's announcement. Russia said that the action is to disable Ukrainian military infrastructure.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BnZT0kmyFM8
#Russia #Ukraine #Kyiv
Either everyone should have nukes or no one should have nukes. I would argue it's impossible for no one to have nukes at this point though....
Kuleba: Russia 'launched a full-scale invasion' of Ukraine | 7 dead, 9 wounded in Russian shelling
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Russian President Vladimir Putin said that Russia is trying to negotiate for 30 years now as he slams the NATO alliance and announced military operations in Ukraine. Putin also called on the Ukraine military to 'lay down arms'.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TqYd9LJro7I
#Russia #Ukraine #Shelling
Imran Khan faces U.S fire for his Russia visit; Biden Admin makes stand clear to Pakistan on Ukraine
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Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan is facing U.S heat as Russia hosts him for a bilateral with President Putin amid Ukraine war. Biden administration has conveyed its position to Pakistan on Russia and Ukraine and expects Pakistani PM to take a firm stand against the invasion of Ukraine. Imran Khan arrived in Moscow yesterday and is set to hold a meeting with Putin amid Russian invasion of Ukraine. Watch this video for full details.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Heh-aL2OvkQ
#Imran Khan #Ukraine #Russia #Putin #Biden #USA #Ukrainewar #Russianinvasion
Post by: 90sRetroFan on February 24, 2022, 03:16:31 am
https://www.yahoo.com/news/uk-defense-secretary-boasted-british-200630577.html
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The UK defense secretary boasted of British troops defeating the Russians about 170 years ago and said they 'can always do it again'
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"The Scots Guards kicked the backside of Tsar Nicholas I in 1853 in Crimea – we can always do it again," the secretary said.
He is correct about one thing, though:
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Russia eventually lost the Crimean war to a coalition of France, the Ottoman Empire, and the UK.
Turkey should be allowed to join the EU ASAP!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8tgU9sZwb50
Post by: Zhang Caizhi on February 24, 2022, 06:56:32 am
https://edition.cnn.com/europe/live-news/ukraine-russia-news-02-23-22/h_82bf44af2f01ad57f81c0760c6cb697c
Could it be that Belarus is another state of Russia as the CSTO (Collective Security Treaty Organization)?
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Ukraine says it was attacked through Russian, Belarus and Crimea borders
From CNN's Tim Lister and Julia Kesa in Kyiv
Ukraine was attacked through multiple borders, the Ukrainian state border service said early Thursday.
"At about 5:00 a.m., the state border of Ukraine in the area with the Russian Federation and the Republic of Belarus was attacked by Russian troops supported by Belarus," the service said.
It added that attacks are being carried out in Luhansk, Sumy, Kharkiv, Chernihiv and Zhytomyr regions — areas on the eastern and northern borders of Ukraine. The attacks are targeting border units, border patrols and checkpoints using artillery, heavy equipment and small arms, the border service said.
"In addition, the attack takes place from the Autonomous Republic of Crimea side," said the service.
Ukraine is firing back: It added that border guards, along with Ukraine's Armed Forces and National Guard, are "firing at the enemy" depending on the situation on the border.
Post by: guest55 on February 24, 2022, 12:16:01 pm
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Intel Committee member, Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., joins Morning Joe to discuss what intelligence reports have gotten right about Russia's invasion of Ukraine.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hx-jjfZolzA&t=1s
This is one more reason why U.S. rightists hate the U.S. intelligence services so much I would imagine....
Nato chief responds to Russian invasion of Ukraine: 'Peace on our continent has been shattered'
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Nato has increased its troop presence on its eastern boundary in response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, secretary general Jens Stoltenberg has said.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ojvhdtfcmOQ
No plans to send troops to Ukraine, NATO will now hold emergency summit on Friday | World News
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NATO has ordered military commanders to intensify preparations to defend allied territory putting hundreds of warplanes and ships on alert and at the same time agreeing to increase troop numbers on its eastern flank.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5raPbfHOpJ4
#NATO #Russia #Ukraine
Russia attacks Ukraine from north, east and south
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Former commander for the U.S Forces in Korea, retired Gen. Robert Abrams, shares his reaction to Russia’s attack on Ukraine and what this attack means for U.S troops in Eastern Europe.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v4WFKv_IzLc
Putin's intention is to demilitarize and "de-nazi-fy" Ukraine.
Scale Of Russia's Attack On Ukraine Captured In Pre-Dawn Explosions, Bombed Apartments
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Russian forces launched a wide-ranging attack on Ukraine on Thursday, after President Vladimir Putin cast aside international condemnation.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=si5XmDcB7DQ
Russian "Kalibr" Cruise Missile Crushes Ukrainian Airport
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Unconfirmed footage reportedly shows a Russian "Kalibr" cruise missile in flight and then striking a facility, possibly the Ivano-Frankivsk International Airport in Ukraine.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xLLURZMphvI
Russia appears to have placed priority on striking airports across the the country.
The 3M-54 Kalibr is a family of Russian surface-ship, submarine-launched and airborne anti-ship and coastal anti ship, land attack cruise missiles and anti-submarine missiles.
Explosions across Ukraine as Russian army blitz cities amid Putin's full-scale invasion
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Explosions across Ukraine as Russian blitz cities in Putin's full-scale invasion.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UttOLelXwdM
VLADIMIR Putin has declared WAR on Ukraine and unleashed his terrifying arsenal with a full scale assault on the country - plunging Europe into a bloody new crisis.
The tyrant declared a “special military operation” in Ukraine with a dawn raid after months of amassing his forces on the border and brazenly lying to the world about his plans to invade.
The world is waking up to what could the most horrific crisis since World War 2 as Putin seeks to tear down the world order.
His full scale invasion of Ukraine is all part of his deluded plan to rebuild the Soviet Union amid his paranoid fears over Nato.
Ukrainians faced the sound of booming explosions and blaring air raid sirens as missiles, airstrikes and artillery shells fell on their homeland.
Putin took to Russian airwaves at 5.50am Moscow time to order an aerial blitz in the first stage of his attack.
Moments later powerful explosions were reported and armoured columns were spotted moving towards the border.
Russia has some 200,000 soldiers ready to move in - encircling the north, south and east of Ukraine.
Hundreds are already feared to have been killed or wounded in a conflict that could kill tens of thousands and displace millions.
Ukrainian tanks seen near Gostomel airbase on Kyiv outskirts | AFP
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Tanks with Ukrainian flags are seen crossing an intersection on the outskirts of Kyiv, not far from the airfield of Gostomel where a battle is underway between Russian and Ukrainian forces after dozens of attack helicopters swooped south from Belarus towards the capital.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o6ZXLh8F7WQ
Images of Ukrainian military convoy after Russia launches invasion | AFP
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A Ukrainian military convoy is filmed from a car in Chuguev, Ukraine, after Russian President Vladimir Putin launched a full-scale invasion of the country.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aajs67JBiJo
CNN reporter: This shows just how close Russian forces are to Ukraine capital
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CNN's Matthew Chance shows what it looks like at an airbase outside the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv, where Russian airborne troops are engaged in a fire fight with the Ukrainian military. #CNN #Newshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b40r8RX5MoE
BREAKING: Russian troops take control of Chernobyl nuclear plant
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Ukraine's Prime Minister says Chernobyl is now under the control of Russian forces.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ll7MJqLcoAE
The nuclear plant is just 80 miles from the capital Kyiv and the fall followed a fight with Ukrainian forces.
It was the site of of the world's worst nuclear disaster in 1986.
Russian War In Ukraine - Russian Pilot Captured After Ukraine Shoots Down Two Russian Helicopters
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Video footage shows a ejected Russian helicopter pilot gliding to the ground after his helicopter was shot down by Ukrainian forces today.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KvFdp9vUOHU
According to reports the pilot was taken in custody by Ukrainian forces.
Ukraine downed at least two Russian combat helicopters over their territory today with one of them being a KA-52 that was downed in a field as video footage shows.
We will continue to zpdate you on the situation so make sure to subscribe so you do not miss anything.
Volodymyr Zelenskiy calls on citizens to take up arms for 'future of Ukraine'
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Volodymyr Zelenskiy has called on Ukrainians who were able to defend the country from Russian forces to come forward, and said Kyiv would issue weapons to anyone who wanted to use them to defend the country's sovereignty.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eqdcmLdDf6w
'Dozens' of Ukranian soldiers confirmed dead so far: Ukraine President's adviser | AFP
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Oleksiy Arestovich, adviser to Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky confirms that "dozens" of Ukrainian soldiers have died in Russia's invasion of Ukraine so far, "mainly due to air and missile strikes in the morning".https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nDgASSVroKw
Gravitas: How the world reacted to the Russian invasion of Ukraine
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Most countries have put their weight behind Kyiv. China has refused to call it an invasion. Belarus' Lukashenko says Ukraine invited the war. Pakistan's Imran Khan, who is in Russia, is silent. Palki Sharma brings you a roundup of the global reaction.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uT9f4wUDfPU
#Russia #Ukraine #Gravitas
More people stating the obvious:
Masha Gessen: The West is “Insane” for Thinking Sanctions Will Deter Putin | Amanpour and Company
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Journalist Masha Gessen’s latest article in The New Yorker tells of life on the Ukraine-Russia border, where locals talk of misleading propaganda and language divides. Gessen sat down with Hari Sreenivasan to discuss the current crisis -- and what the media gets wrong about Vladimir Putin.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cxJxfSCMvnE
Originally aired on February 23, 2022.
Gravitas: Ukraine crisis: Making sense of the sanction strategy
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The west has slapped numerous sanctions on Russia. US, UK, Australia, EU, and Japan have hit Russian banks, individuals and projects. Palki Sharma tells you why sanctions don't work.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tXnz1DnsFDY
#Russia #Sanctions #Gravitas
Russian president Vladimir Putin to discuss implications of sanctions imposed by West | World News
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Russian president Vladimir Putin addressed the media amid the going conflict with Ukraine. He will be meeting oligarchs to discuss about the sanctions that the West is expected to impose after Russia logged attacks on Ukraine.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E5S27rpYBAo
#Putin #RussiaUkraine #WorldNews
Post by: guest55 on February 24, 2022, 01:30:25 pm
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Russia has launched an all-out invasion of Ukraine by land, air and sea, the largest assault that Europe has witnessed since the cold war. Well, let's now talk about the cost involved in this war what's at stake? In this crisis Ukraine has been suffering consequences, the talk of war was already costing Ukrainian economy three billion dollars a month according to reports since the beginning of the crisis.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-oDyhHrNfA
#Russia #Ukraine #WorldNews
Biden's remarks on Russia's invasion of Ukraine
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President Joe Biden authorized severe sanctions against Russia in the wake of its military action in Ukraine.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQY_TeHScho
Putin’s troops raise Russian flag in Ukraine as ‘Z’ tanks lead second wave ground invasion
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RUSSIAN troops have been spotted raising their flag in Ukraine as the second wave of Vladimir Putin's invasion.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ooLcQ6p2hws
Ground forces have been streaming across the border into the former Soviet state from all sides after the aerial blitz in the early hours.
Tanks, trucks, howitzers and other armoured vehicles - some marked with the distinctive "Z" - have been seen rolling in from Crimea.
Other vehicles crossed the border from Belarus, with these marked with an "O".
The "Z" symbol became a distinctive image of invasion, as it's believed to be an invasion organisation marking or to stop friendly fire.
And atop a power plant in Kharkiv, southern Ukraine, a group of soldiers raised the distinctive red, white and blue striped flag of Russia.
Putin had surrounded his western neighbour with some 200,000 troops along with all kinds of weapons.
Fighting is raging through the country as Ukraine attempts to mount a resistance to the assault.
Post by: guest55 on February 24, 2022, 01:55:52 pm
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Police arrest demonstrators gathered in Moscow's Pushkin Square to protest the invasion of Ukraine. The Russian authorities have promised to crack down on any "unauthorized" demonstrations in the country against the war in Ukraine, where Moscow launched a major military operation in the morning.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hSs2tEhSOBs
Meanwhile in the U.S. barbarians such as Tucker Carlson and Donald Trump are allowed to spew their Russia sycophancy until they are blue in the face on national T.V. Freedumb of speech obviously....
Tucker Sides with Putin Literally As Invasion Starts
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TmPrsflGzYQ
Post by: guest55 on February 24, 2022, 02:42:03 pm
Export control sanctions on Russia will take time to have an impact, EU's Dombrovskis says
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EU Executive Vice-President and Commissioner for Trade, Valdis Dombrovskis, discusses the impact that various sanctions that the EU has placed on Russia will have.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7O2qdmhSQg8
Ukraine War - Russian troops crossing the Dnieper in Kherson Oblast.
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Russian troops apparently crossing the Dnieper in Kherson Oblast.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gEtmdz6sBFc
Post by: 90sRetroFan on February 24, 2022, 09:24:36 pm
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'To anyone who would consider interfering from the outside - if you do, you will face consequences greater than any you have faced in history,’ he said on a television broadcast around 6am Moscow time.
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Did Putin record his chilling threat to NUKE the west three days ago - proving he had no intention for peace?
Russian President Vladimir Putin appeared today in the same outfit as he wore on Monday as he announced his invasion of Ukraine - sparking concerns he had already taken the decision to unleash war at the beginning of the week.
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In hindsight, Putin's attempts to rewrite history at his convenience, could be interpreted as evidence that he had already decided to invade Ukraine, and that he misled leaders in the West who pleaded with him for diplomacy.
This is why I keep saying that to ever even try to communicate verbally with Turanians is to set yourself up to be screwed over by them. To trust that they ever want a sincere discussion about anything is to be a sucker. When they talk, they are just playing for time. They do not care and will never care about what we have to say; they only care that we are being successfully manipulated into wasting our time saying it, because whatever time we spend talking to them is time not spent on preparing to destroy them.
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The United Nations Security Council had just convened an emergency meeting Wednesday night when Putin took to Russian airwaves to announce the invasion at 5:50am Moscow time.
Antonio Guterres, the Secretary General of the United Nations, had urged Putin to stop his tanks.
'If indeed an operation is being prepared, I have only one thing to say from the bottom of my heart,' said Guterres.
'President Putin, stop your troops from attacking Ukraine. Give peace a chance. Too many people have already died.'
Putin ignored the plea
Post by: guest55 on February 24, 2022, 09:34:17 pm
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After months of speculations, calculations, assessments and back-to-back diplomatic talks, Ukraine is under attack from land and sea, this is the biggest attack in Europe since the cold war.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZZwnQzQT4Kc
#Russia #Ukraine #Conflict
These are the same Western idiot types who chose Stalin over Hitler, what did you honestly expect Zelensky? Most of them do not even understand the difference between nationalism and tribalism for crying out loud!
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Biden Skips Kicking Russia Out of SWIFT System
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President Joe Biden said booting Russia from the critical Swift global financial messaging system is off the table for now even as leaders in his own party urge him to take a step that would carry significant consequences for European nations, many of which oppose the move. He spoke at the White House.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vMOdqMG60Fo
View of Kyiv as Ukrainian president says ‘enemy sabotage groups’ have entered
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Watch live video from Maidan Square in Kyiv, Ukraine, as daybreaks on Feb. 25.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0iiXiq39sE
Ukraine's president vows to stay put as Russian invaders approach
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In a late night speech on Thursday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy vowed to stay in Kyiv as his troops battled Russian invaders who are advancing toward the capital in the biggest attack on a European state since World War Two.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=knlIb7OffxE
#UkraineCrisis #Russia #VolodymyrZelenskiy #VladimirPutin #News #Reuters
If I were Putin I would have gamed out the worst case scenario in regards to the sanctions and then multiplied it by 2 before I even considered attacking....
Vladimir Putin's gamed out that he can handle the sanctions, says Eurasia Group's Ian Bremmer
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Ian Bremmer, Eurasia Group president, joins 'Closing Bell' to discuss geopolitical concerns after Russia's invasion of Ukraine, why Putin's comments mean little to him and more.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JJSCcikvZ70
It will be over pretty soon I'm guessing....
Russia-Ukraine Conflict: Russian forces inch closer to Kyiv | Zelensky says 'left to fight alone'
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After months of speculations, calculations, assessments and back-to-back diplomatic talks, Ukraine is under attack from land and sea, this is the biggest attack in Europe since the cold war. Russian forces now inch closer to Kyiv as President Zelensky says 'left to fight alone'.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=unV4Ax_Ol64
#Russia #Ukraine #Kyiv
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...given Russia's willingness to use tactical nuclear weapons.
Post by: guest55 on February 24, 2022, 09:37:11 pm
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As Russia is in the midst of a large-scale invasion of Ukraine, Mehdi speaks to former U.S. Ambassador to NATO Ivo Daalder, Stephen Miles and Col. Jack Jacobs to analyze the world's response.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MD2lo8xlnDI
David Ignatius On Russia-Ukraine Crisis: 'A Slow Motion March Toward All-Out War'
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Foreign affairs columnist and associate editor of the Washington Post David Ignatius and MSNBC contributor Katty Kay discuss Putin’s continued aggression in Ukraine and President Biden announcing new sanctions on Russian institutions and eliteshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nskUEr4S8l4
Post by: guest55 on February 24, 2022, 11:28:11 pm
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MANAGUA, Feb 21 (Reuters) - Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega became one of the first world leaders to back Russia's stance over Ukraine on Monday, saying President Vladimir Putin was right to recognise two regions controlled by Moscow-backed separatists as independent.https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/nicaraguas-ortega-defends-russias-stance-over-ukraine-2022-02-22/
The former Marxist guerrilla, who has led Nicaragua since 2007 after having first come to power in 1979, defended Putin's move to recognize the independence of Donetsk and Luhansk during a speech in Managua. read more
"I am sure that if they do a referendum like the one carried out in Crimea, people will vote to annex the territories to Russia," said Ortega, a long-time opponent of U.S. influence in Central America.
Ortega also said Ukraine's attempt to join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) represented a threat to Russia.
“If Ukraine gets into NATO they will be saying to Russia let's go to war, and that explains why Russia is acting like this. Russia is simply defending itself."
Just because you disagree with the way the U.S. behaves in Central America does not automatically equate to Putin being correct also.
Had the Soviet Union not behaved the way it did NATO would never have existed in the first place!
Post by: guest55 on February 25, 2022, 12:01:30 am
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Videos posted by Ukrainian Ground Forces show multiple explosions in Ukraine’s capital Kyiv early on Friday. Ukraine’s operational command said its anti-aircraft defences were attacking Russian aircraft and drones. Ukraine also claimed to have shot down a Russian aircraft over the capital. Guardian reporter Luke Harding said hundreds of thousands of people are trying to flee the capital, in car, by foot and on bicyclehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hq0kJuLA3SY
Ukraine invasion: Explosions in Kyiv as UK reports ‘fierce resistance’ across the nation
Stay or flee? Kyiv comes to terms with disaster of Russian invasion
Post by: guest55 on February 25, 2022, 01:51:54 pm
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Russian troops entered the outskirts of Kyiv on the second day of their offensive in Ukraine. Russian tanks are less than 20 kilometres from the Ukrainian President's office. Palki Sharma tells you more about Kyiv's last stand.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YblnYf8C918
#Russia #Ukraine #Gravitas
Former Ukrainian president is on the streets with a rifle
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Former Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko speaks to CNN from the streets of Ukraine as the Russian military closes in on Kyiv.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yEemYjYRYsg
#CNN #News
Ukrainian soldier ‘blows himself up to destroy bridge’ to stop forces storming in from Crimea
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A HERO Ukrainian soldier blew himself up to destroy a bridge and stop Russian forces from storming in from Crimea.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nwRQNg2q68I
Generals hailed the sacrifice of Vitaly Skakun Volodymyrovych for halting a column of Russian tanks at Henichesk, in the southern Kherson region.
The brave engineer had volunteered for the dangerous mission to rig the bridge with mines, an Armed Forces official said.
It is a key strategic pinch point linking annexed Russian-occupied Crimea and mainland Ukraine.
Zelenskiy Remains in Kyiv Amid Russian Attacks: 'All of Us Are Here'
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Friday said he remained in Kyiv, even as Russia pounded the capital and other cities with airstrikes for a second day.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5aBBRPiDUzw
Russian troops bore down on Ukraine’s capital Friday, with gunfire and explosions resonating ever closer to the government quarter, in an invasion of a democratic country that has fueled fears of wider war in Europe and triggered worldwide efforts to make Russia stop.
With reports of hundreds of casualties - including shelling that sliced through a Kyiv apartment building and pummeled bridges and schools - there also were growing signs that Vladimir Putin’s Russia may be seeking to overthrow Ukraine’s government.
It would be his boldest effort yet to redraw the world map and revive Moscow’s Cold War-era influence.
In the fog of war, it was unclear how much of Ukraine remains under Ukrainian control and how much or little Russian forces have seized.
The Kremlin accepted Kyiv's offer to hold talks, but it appeared to be an effort to squeeze concessions out of Ukraine's embattled president instead of a gesture toward a diplomatic solution.
Zelenskiy Urges Russia to Hold Talks to End Fighting in Ukraine
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The prospect of talks between Russia and Ukraine was cast into doubt as the Kremlin said Kyiv had stopped responding after rejecting Moscow’s initial offer of a meeting in Minsk, the capital of Belarus.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bGdc2gPn5Eg
Ukraine wanted a meeting instead in the Polish capital, Warsaw, the Kremlin said, adding it had heard nothing further. There was no immediate word from Ukraine on the Russian comments.
The diplomatic to and fro comes as fighting continues on the ground with Russian forces moving toward the capital.
Any talks would likely struggle to find common ground on the question of “neutrality” for Ukraine, which has sought to join NATO and draw closer to Europe. Russia has also accused Kyiv of wanting to forcibly retake two breakaway areas in Ukraine’s east, something the government has repeatedly denied.
Ukraine war: Kyiv braces for battle as Russian tanks enter city
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Ukrainian soldiers have started taking up positions around Kyiv after Russian troops were seen in northern suburbs and gunfire was heard near government buildings.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bzSAjQZXDOE
The Russian forces who have reportedly entered the city are believed to be centred around the northern district of Obolon, a heavily residential area just 9km north of Kyiv's parliament and city centre.
Ukrainian officials have told civilians in the capital to prepare Molotov cocktails to fight back. City residents were also urged to proceed to shelters due to an air raid alarm.
‘They Will Never Take Kyiv': Zelenskyy Cabinet Member Speaks Out
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MSNBC’s Ali Velshi speaks with Oleksandr Tkachenko, Ukrainian Minister of Culture and Information Policy, who shared what he is seeing near Kyiv and says that the spirit and values of the Ukrainian military will help defeat the larger Russian forces.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w6toR1zJDJg
Russia's Lavrov Says Wish Is For Ukrainian People To Be Independent
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Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov was quizzed about Russia's invasion of Ukraine by journalists in Moscow, including NBC News' Keir Simmonshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TzHXvi0iblk
Post by: guest55 on February 25, 2022, 02:19:06 pm
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Ukraine's envoy to India has said that he is "deeply dissatisfied" with India's reaction. Why did India refuse to condemn Russia's invasion? What are the consequences of supporting the West and Ukraine? Palki Sharma tells you.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yzg9IEe0spc
#Russia #Ukraine #Gravitas
Gravitas: Have Western Leaders failed Ukraine?
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Are Western leaders doing enough to defend Ukraine? What kind of measures are they taking to limit the Russian advance? Palki Sharma decodes their actions with correspondents from Washington, D.C., Berlin, London & Moscow.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SA_2-gpqBoE
#RussiaUkraine #West #Gravitas
Western leaders will continue to be failures as long as they remain Western and keep their number one priority in almost all things this:
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When did a lack of good ideas or values become an excuse to 'just get rich'? Money could never solve most real problems humanity and non-humans have faced on this planet since the beginning of civilization. Sure is a good way to keep kicking the can down the road though on all of those real issues, well, until it no longer is of course.....
Post by: 90sRetroFan on February 25, 2022, 07:51:46 pm
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Why Putin didn’t flinch in the face of an onslaught of financial sanctions
Sanctions against Russia may not achieve their aim of forcing Vladimir Putin back to the negotiating table if his forces succeed in achieving their military objective before the country feels the economic pain.
Russia may be enfeebled by years of dependence on commodity exports, yet the Kremlin has fattened itself on the proceeds of last year’s inflationary boom in energy prices. That means it’s now in a prime position to weather reprisals designed to sap his fiscal ability to wage war.
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Russia continued last year to decouple itself financially from the global reserve currency system by accumulating more gold in its central bank vaults than it holds in U.S. dollars. According to the World Gold Council, stores of nearly 2,300 metric tons at the end of November are the fifth largest in the world after the U.S., Germany, Italy, and France.
Moreover, what are sanctions compared to the long-term economic gain from acquiring Ukrainian resources?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mHJO8IAHydo
Putin surely calculated all of this in detail prior to his invasion, which is why NATO merely proceeding along the pre-calculated path could never faze Putin. The only way to stop Putin is to do something genuinely outside his wildest expectations. Of course, this would require courage.
Post by: guest55 on February 25, 2022, 09:17:53 pm
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Former U.S. Homeland Security Adviser Tom Bossert discusses NATO’s reaction to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. He says it is unlikely NATO would seek to engage in a full-scale war with Russia.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-KLCdUtVKDk
#nato #bossert #russia #ukraine #abcnl
NATO Secretary-General Stoltenberg on the war in Ukraine: 'Russia has to pay a high price'
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The war in Ukraine is bringing Russia more economic pain as the U.S. and some of its NATO allies move to sanction Russian President Vladimir Putin. NATO members also pledged to bolster the alliance's eastern flank with the movement of additional allied troops. NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg joins Judy Woodruff from NATO headquarters in Brussels to discuss the escalating war.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o564DgsW5N4
The US sends more forces to bolster NATO after Biden says 'no plans to talk with Putin' | WION
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Amid the Ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine, US President Joe Biden said he has no plans to talk with Putin and has sent more forces to bolster NATO allies in Eastern Europe.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vsOvYi9hGXA
#US #Biden #NATO
Russian troops close in on Ukrainian capital of Kyiv | WNT
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The Russian Defense Ministry has claimed to have blocked Kyiv from the west. The U.S. and its European allies responded with new sanctions on Vladimir Putin and other top Russian officials.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4uEC_xibqNY
See aftermath of battle over key bridge in Ukraine
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CNN's Nick Paton Walsh reports from Kherson Bridge in Ukraine following intense fighting between Ukrainian and Russian forces for control of the key transportation link. #CNN #Newshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dSCYjnwJtfk
Ukraine's President has warned that tonight will be the "hardest night" for his country
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UKRAINE'S President has warned that tonight will be the "hardest night" for his country so far since the start of the conflict, in a chilling address to his nation.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8WLWWR8ZGs8
Speaking from his bunker in besieged Kyiv, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned: "The fate of Ukraine is being decided right now," as he said the "enemy" would "go all in" tonight.
Ukrainian soldier guarding Kyiv has only fired 16 rounds in his life
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Many citizens are fleeing Kyiv as Russian troops fight to surround the city.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SB1cxIc3qDA
Sky News spoke to one inexperienced 21-year-old soldier who is guarding a bridge into the city.
He told Stuart Ramsay he has only fired 16 rounds in his life.
Ukrainian parliament member says she's armed and ready to fight
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Kira Rudik, a member of Ukraine's parliament, discusses the looming battle for Ukraine's capital Kyiv as Russia invades the country.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tnaLmDhX0zE
#CNN #News
As Ukrainian Women And Children Flee, Men Stay — And Come — To Fight
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NBC's Erin McLaughlin reports from Kyiv, Ukraine and Kelly Cobiella reports from the border with Poland where they speak with Ukranians who are fleeing towards Poland — and some men who are staying to fight for their country.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kkNlW8hKx_E
Former Ukrainian President Takes Up Arms in Kyiv
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‘We Ukrainians are free people with a great European future’— The former president of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko has taken up arms in the streets of Kyiv against Russian forceshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CoGgJAD36eY
Ukrainian Veteran Returns & Re-enlists After Russian Attack
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'I hope Russia will be destroyed' — This Ukrainian veteran says he is crossing the border back into his home country and re-enlisting after Russia's invasionhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JT1SB_23iko
This is a good example of the difference between how militarists think and how civilians think when it comes to things like war!
Ukrainian soldier after warning: 'Russian warship, go f*** yourself'
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An audio tape of an exchange between the Ukrainian soldiers on an island in the Black Sea and an officer of the Russian Navy has emerged. All of the soldiers - who were defending Snake Island - are reported to have been killed, according to President Volodymyr Zelensky. This audio has been confirmed and verified as authentic by the Ukrainian Interior Ministry.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tKSFewA9rdQ
#CNN #News
Boris Johnson addresses Russian people during message over Ukraine invasion
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Boris Johnson has addressed a message directly to the people of Russia, saying in Russian: “I do not believe this war is in your name.”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wjkoIYehqDU
The Sun newspaper brings you the latest breaking news videos and explainers from the UK and around the world
Volodymyr Zelensky says goodbye to EU leaders as Russia closes in on Kyiv
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky reportedly said goodbye to European leaders, as Russia advances on Kyiv.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AeTqmNnHhvY
I know the true and living doesn't have much say in the material realm, but none the less, may God be with you and the people of Ukraine tonight Zelensky!
Post by: guest55 on February 25, 2022, 11:38:26 pm
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Thousands are fleeing Kyiv as Russia invades multiple cities. Ukrainian journalist Oleksiy Sorokin explained the situation as “depressing and scary,” and said residents are “preparing for the worst” as the overnight hours come.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WR2zwyvmIlA
Russian Forces Advance On Kyiv
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Ukrainian Pres. Zelenskyy says “the fate of Ukraine is being decided now” as more explosions are heard in the capital city. Ukrainian citizens that have not evacuated are sheltering in subway lines and basements. And the U.S. joins Canada, the United Kingdom and European Union in sanctioning Russian Pres. Vladimir Putin and his Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov. Matt Bradley joins from Dnipro, Ukraine and Raf Sanchez has the latest in Moscow.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ANJjjrSSnFI
Post by: rp on February 26, 2022, 01:58:42 am
https://twitter.com/visegrad24/status/1497136374369116171?s=20&t=uHxRfu-UZJpUfLVN3r5wEA
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Vitaly Skakun is hailed as a hero after sacrificing his life to blow up the Henichesky Bridge.
The bridge was mined but a Russian column was advancing and there was no time to detonate it remotely.
Skakun radioed his unit and told them he would do it manually, saying goodbye.
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What do you think Dazhbog? Is this the hallmark of truly anti-Russian Ukranian nationalist warrior? Or merely a crypto-identitarian who "opposes" Russia only insofar as they are not "pro-White" enough? I think a person from the latter category would simply not have it in them to risk their life in order to destroy the enemy, as all it would take for them to become pro-Russian is for them to (correctly) recognize that Russia is indeed "white" (thereby also proving that they are not nationalists, as their alleigance was to "Whiteness", not Ukraine).
This person I believe belongs to the former category, which gives me hope that there are indeed true anti-Turanists in Ukraine.
Post by: guest55 on February 26, 2022, 01:33:58 pm
BREAKING: Germany to help arm Ukraine
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Germany says it will supply Ukraine with 1,000 anti-tank weapons and 500 Stinger surface-to-air missiles to use against Russia.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dwYhSSehvSA
Berlin had been criticised for its refusal to give weapons to help Kyiv defend itself against the Russia invasion.
In a reversal of its position, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said: "The Russian invasion of Ukraine marks a turning point.
"It is our duty to do our best to support Ukraine in defending itself against Putin's invading army."
For a military that was only created in 2014 Ukrainians are putting up a pretty good fight so far from what I'm seeing.
War in Ukraine: Russian forces meet resistance as they pound Ukraine • FRANCE 24 English
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Russian attacks are going on on many fronts in Ukraine, but Ukrainians are setting up checkpoints and removing road signs in an effort to slow down Russian forces heading toward the capital of Kyiv, FRANCE 24's correspondent Gulliver Cragg reports from Khomutynsi, Ukraine.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wbntp5sX7uA
#Ukraine #Russia #war
Ukrainian army ‘successfully repelling’ Russian attacks: Zelensky
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Former commander of U.S. forces, Gen. Robert Abrams, talks Ukraine’s “resilient” and “remarkable” defense as Russian forces attempt to siege the capital city of Kyiv.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A2r_qXmijkw
Russian forces target Kyiv: what we know
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On the ground in Lviv, Ukraine, as Russian forces continue their assault on the country, and zero in on the capital city of Kyiv, destroying civilian buildings and wounding residents.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GL2cns7Zrio
Zelenskyy vows to defend Kyiv despite threats from Russia
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Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he promises to fight for Ukraine on the front lines despite the U.S. government’s call to evacuate Kyiv.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AH5_898Fo1Q
See how Russian state TV is covering the war in Ukraine
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Russian media coverage looks very different than how CNN and other western news outlets are covering the Russian invasion of Ukraine. CNN's Jill Doughtery has the details.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yS5q8mvHgWo
#CNN #News
Russia moves in heavy flamethrower weapon
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CNN's Frederik Pleitgen reports on the Russians moving a TOS-1 heavy flamethrower that shoots thermobaric rockets near Kharkiv, Ukraine.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GCsycTW8mGc
#CNN #News
Post by: guest55 on February 26, 2022, 09:19:06 pm
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As the Russian invasion continues to face resistance in Ukraine, President Putin is facing his own resistance inside Russia. Hundreds of protesters were arrested today alone, as neighboring countries impose new restrictions on airspace and sea routes.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iJIwLM0wwO0
U.S., Allies Commit To Remove Russia From SWIFT
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The United States and its allies have agreed to take aim at Russia through SWIFT, a service that facilitates global transactions among thousands of financial institutions.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8jVa6PIuiOE
Ukrainian Civilians Continue To Fight For Their Country
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As Russia continues to push into Ukraine, civilians have taken up arms against the invaders and given instructions how to combat Russian forces with Molotov cocktails, as they continue to protect their capital.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6SaCy1cWXHw
Ukraine’s Civilians Take Up Arms Against Russia’s Invasion
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Residents in Ukraine stood in line to pick up assault rifles in Kyiv after President Volodymyr Zelensky called for volunteers to take up arms to help defend the capital. “I don’t really have any choice, because this is my home,” a 21-year-old computer programmer said.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ifhD-ZGChr8
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Who else but us?
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It's my responsibility.
Ukrainian President Zelenskyy: 'We Won't Put Down Our Weapon'
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says "I'm here" and calls out fake information in a post to social media Saturday morning in Kyiv.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=efZmxRj3760
Ukraine crisis: Russian plan 'nowhere near running to schedule' - James Heappey
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Armed Forces Minister James Heappey says he believes Russia's military hasn't made the progress it had hoped, and will now meet new challenges.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sb3HoHgTbkw
He told Sky's Mark Austin that Ukrainian forces in Kyiv are 'thwarting' Russian troops 'thus far' and 'that will be a great cause for concern for Putin'.
Over 450 Russian troops killed in Ukraine - UK Defence Secretary
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The UK's Defence Secretary Ben Wallace has told Sky News that Russia has lost more than 450 troops since invading Ukraine.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zJy2Tgtsn5M
BREAKING: PM warns of 'grim days ahead for Ukraine'
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Boris Johnson has said Ukrainians are fighting "heroically" but has warned of "grim days ahead" for the country.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n8RS8IIw2Ug
He called on all nations to do more to support Ukraine and again urged world powers to ban Russia from the SWIFT international payment system.
British troops arrive in Estonia with military trucks and tanks
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KYIV is under attack by groups of Russian troops wearing Ukrainian uniforms in the latest ploy by mad tyrant Vladimir Putin.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rjIMknuz-2g
Ukrainian troops are reported to have killed a number of disguised soldiers as the capital prepares for a long bloody siege.
It comes as citizens were urged to take up arms, make up Molotov cocktail fire bombs, and to use commercial drones to defend their homes.
Some 18,000 assault rifles have been handed out to residents and general mobilisation has been ordered in a bid to protect their homes.
President Joe Biden commits additional military assistance to Ukraine
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ABC News' Ike Ejiochi reports on President Joe Biden’s secure phone call with his national security team on the Ukraine crisis, and the Pentagon's options to provide more support.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e3o3gHwkeNE
Gen. McCaffrey: Ukraine Has Access To U.S. Anti-Tank Missiles To Help Ward Off Russian Attack
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MSNBC Military Analyst Gen. Barry McCaffrey says it appears Ukraine forces may be successfully frustrating Russian attackers by using U.S. anti-tank missiles to ward off further destruction from the eastern frontlines.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DYt9gqzwu74
Russia-Ukraine Conflict: Ukrainian govt launches cyber spying mission against Russian troops | WION
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Vice Prime Minister Mykhailo Fedorov has said that Ukraine will create an "IT army" to fight against Russia's digital intrusions. According to reports, the government of Ukraine is asking for volunteers from the country’s hacker underground to fight a cyber war.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-aZx1i6B8QQ
#Russia #Ukraine #CyberWar
Post by: guest55 on February 26, 2022, 10:43:07 pm
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy rallied his people, saying the country is successfully repelling the invaders.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_5Nik7iaNuk
Sky glows after massive explosions near Kyiv
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CNN's Alex Marquardt reports from Kyiv as massive explosions have been seen and heard near the Ukrainian capital. #CNN #Newshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kRmRJg51Gkw
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Americans need to prepare themselves for some of the images they are about to see....
Russian forces continue to attack Kyiv
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NoNE975mmgg
Post by: guest55 on February 27, 2022, 04:30:24 am
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The EU is oddly financing this war...
That natural gas gotta keep flowing baby, it's cold outside! Great example of why international trade is often immoral.
Day 3 of the Russian invasion of Ukraine: Reports of a large number of civilian casualties emerge
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It is day 3 of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, and scores of civilians have lost their lives in the conflict. Armies of both countries have been involved in intense fights since Russian troops entered Ukraine.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aHzAfZ2exwc
#Russia #Ukraine #Kyiv
Post by: guest55 on February 27, 2022, 01:14:20 pm
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Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered his military command to put nuclear-armed forces on high alert as Ukrainian fighters defending the city of Kharkiv said they had repelled an attack by invading Russian troops.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uw4I6GOmEPY
#News #Reuters #UkraineCrisis #Russia #VladimirPutin #Ukraine
Putin’s chilling threat with nuclear force on ALERT after warning West may face 'consequences'
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LADIMIR Putin has put his nuclear forces on high alert just after warning the West "may face the greatest consequences in history".https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pHw02dQGpFM
The Russian tyrant is said to be "furious" he's not been able to subdue the Ukraine and lashed out at NATO for its "unfriendly measures" that forced him into the chilling nuclear threat.
The move means Putin has ordered the world's largest stockpile of nuclear warheads prepared for launched readiness.
That raises the terrifying possibility the crisis and a miscalculation could spill over into nuclear war.
Belarus' Nuclear threat to the West: Will deploy Nuclear weapons if Poland & Lithuania do it | WION
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It is day 4 of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, and scores of civilians have lost their lives in the conflict. Armies of both countries have been involved in intense fights since Russian troops entered Ukraine. Now, Russia's Nuclear deterrence forces were put on high alert.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oEFY-qSn2X8
These bastards haven't changed a bit since WWI and the Western colonial era for crying out loud, still the same Western pieces of shyte they've always been!
Reminder: https://trueleft.createaforum.com/enemies/hungary-v4/?message=11514
https://trueleft.createaforum.com/enemies/hungary-v4/?message=11256
https://trueleft.createaforum.com/colonial-era/russia-the-last-colonial-empire/
Scholz announces €100bn increase of German defence spending after Russia's Ukraine invasion
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Germany departed from longstanding policy again on Sunday with chancellor Olaf Scholz announcing the government would invest more than 2% of GDP in the military from its 2022 budget. He praised Russians who protested against the invasion for their bravery.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QI7e-sVZfuM
I still don't understand why the EU does not have it's own military?
Battle over Kyiv intensifies as Russian troops bombard Ukrainian capital l ABC News
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ABC News’ Ian Pannell reports on the Russian invasion of Ukraine on “This Week.”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9vzro7Fk28U
Reminder: You're human-beings stuck on a finite planet with finite resources, and until you're all willing to acknowledge this fact, stop deluding yourselves by saying "never again". ;)
Defense Secretary Calls Climate Change an Existential Threat
https://www.defense.gov/News/News-Stories/Article/Article/2582051/defense-secretary-calls-climate-change-an-existential-threat/
Ukraine Crisis: Ukrainian soldiers hunt Russian saboteurs
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Ukraine's capital has become a hotbed of rumour and gossip over concerns Russian saboteurs have infiltrated the city.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ASFyTptqaGI
It's feared these cells are paving the way for Russian troops - and curfews have been set up to try and stop them.
Sky News witnessed one group being detained by Ukranian authorities.
McMaster says Putin "got a lot more than he bargained for" with Ukraine invasion
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H.R. McMaster, the former national security adviser and retired lieutenant general, says he thinks Putin "is very vulnerable."https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e9BIS442PM8
Russian POWs Say They Were Tricked, Threatened During Invasion
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The Ukrainian Interior Ministry has set up a Telegram channel with videos that it says show captured, injured, and dead Russian soldiers. This video shows Russian soldiers being interrogated. The prisoners are being questioned by their Ukrainian captors.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nifxKIhFSuw
Russia hit with new sanctions; Kremlin demands negotiations with Ukraine | ABCNL
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ABC News’ Kyra Phillips discusses latest developments in Ukraine with senior investigative reporter Aaron Katersky, senior Washington reporter Devin Dwyer and contributor Gen. Robert B. Abrams.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cfAn4GHEaFs
Engel: Ukrainians Are 'Not Only Putting Up A Heavy Fight, They Are Pulling Together'
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Richard Engel, NBC News Chief Foreign Correspondent, reports from Ukraine where Russian forces continue to face resistance.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tU3srfJzJ7A
Ukrainian officials: We are in 'complete control' of Kharkiv
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Ukrainian officials say they have "complete control" over the country's second largest city Kharkiv following a day of heavy fighting with Russian forces.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tZsuteJN6AM
Video shows Russian soldiers being shot at as they enter the city behind armoured vehicles. Other footage shows Ukrainian troops firing RPGs from behind a street corner.
Kharkiv is close to the Russian border in eastern Ukraine.
Ukraine agrees to meet with Russians at Belarus border
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A Ukrainian delegation has agreed to meet with Russians at Belarus border, according to Ukrainian President Zelensky’s office.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fVIOccxAa1I
U.S. officials respond to Putin putting nuclear forces on high alert
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On Feb. 27, U.S. officials called out Russian President Vladimir Putin's escalation of putting Russian nuclear forces on high alert.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZPGGLDrzPa4
Putin's gone full barbarian like comrade Stalin before him and like his U.S. counterparts comrade Trump and comrade Carlson!
Ukrainian president sceptical of upcoming meeting with Russia
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Volodymyr Zelenskiy says the Ukrainian and Russian delegations will meet without preconditions at Pripyat in Belarus. The Ukrainian president expressed that he was not confident that any progress would come from the meeting, but that he would do everything he could for the Ukrainian peoplehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eKv28B6FQ2w
Fmr. Russian minister of foreign affairs calls Putin’s invasion a 'miscalculation' | ABCNL
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ABC News’ Kyra Phillips speaks to former Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs Andrei Kozyrev about Putin’s strategy in Ukraine, Putin’s miscalculations and his nuclear threat.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GOQ2VBjn8nI
It didn't happen in Lavrov's head, it happened in his blood. Lavrov's Turanian blood has clearly been triggered by the reemergence of Turandom in the 21st century!
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Who has fully realized that history is not contained in thick books but lives in our very blood? — Carl Jung
Medal of Honor Recipient On The Reality Of Ground War In Ukraine
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Colonel Jack Jacobs, recipient of the Congressional Medal of Honor for valor on the battlefield, joined American Voices with Alicia Menendez to discuss what Ukrainian soldiers and freedom fighters can expect in the days and weeks to come.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eWzcz2R7y3s
Post by: guest55 on February 27, 2022, 03:32:29 pm
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Witnesses reported a massive blast in Cherkasy Oblast, Ukraine tonight.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2cwjOvzLXQk
Also video footage from a visible massive explosion that lit up the night was recorded.
The blast apears to be a what is belived to be a thermobaric explosion of a Russian TOS-1 rocket hit on a Ukrainian munitions depot.
This however can not be confirmed at the time.
Still important for you to know what happened.
Ukrainian capital Kyiv hit by 'horrific rocket strikes'
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The Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba has said "horrific rocket strikes" have hit the country's capital Kyiv overnight.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Z5OZaBR_7c
Possibly a Turkish drone if it was indeed a TB2 strike: (not confirmed)
Ukraine War - Ukrainian Bayraktar TB2 Drones Destroy Russian Convoys
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TdTGT1dLSKA
Russia getting bogged down in Ukraine, but reinforcements ready
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CBS News national security correspondent David Martin reports on the latest Russian troop movements in and around Ukraine.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=83LxIZPNxSI
Russia's nuclear forces alert is a "distraction," says Boris Johnson
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Boris Johnson made a speech at the Ukrainian Cathedral of the Holy Family in Mayfair, London on Sunday evening in which he told the congregation the UK “cannot shut our eyes” to the country’s plight following the Russian invasion.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AF8D9Z0SvFM
'I think that's a distraction from the reality of what's going on in Ukraine. This is an innocent people who are facing a totally unprovoked act of aggression against them. And what's actually happening is that they are fighting back, perhaps with more effect, with more resistance than the Kremlin had bargained for. And I think that is what is really going on, and you can see some of the logistical difficulties that the Russian forces are experiencing. You can see and I think the Russian Defence Ministry have themselves conceded that they're having casualties. This is a disastrous misbegotten venture by President Putin. It can lead to no good whatever for Russia, as we in the West have said continuously from the beginning. It needs to end. If he has a proposal to negotiate and withdraw, then all the better.''
''Look, what's happening on the European continent is an absolute catastrophe. President Putin has decided to wage a war of choice against the people of Ukraine he's inflicting untold misery, violence suffering on a completely innocent population. If he wants to stop, if he wants to withdraw, if he wants to negotiate, that's very good news. I have my doubts. I've got to tell you it's nothing I've seen so far in his behaviour that leads me to think that he could possibly be sincere. But if he is, then we should pursue every avenue. But clearly, what needs to happen is he needs to withdraw his war machine from Ukraine.''
Ukraine Invasion: Military expert says Kyiv will likely fall, but Putin may not retain control
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Former Commander of the UK's Joint Forces Command General Sir Christopher Deverell says it's likely Kyiv will fall 'at some point' and become a 'very bloody'.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c62Qiy4bmLo
But after the fighting is done, he questions if Russia have the power to control Ukraine saying 'the people are never going to forgive him.'
'Putin outplayed his hand' in his efforts to overtake Ukraine
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As Ukrainian soldiers hold off the Russian military, security analysts believe Putin underestimated Ukraine and the world’s response.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-9bEhTNgLVw
Russia invades Ukraine: The latest on troop advances, fleeing efforts, sanctions and vodka boycotts
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As Russia's Ukrainian invasion continues, the latest on what's happening -- including Russian attacks on pipelines, evacuation efforts, economic impacts and morehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=giS_mSPBxBM
Isolated by the international community, Russia sends more troops to Ukraine
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New satellite images show a 3-mile convoy of Russian troops headed to Ukraine as Russia is increasingly condemned by the international community.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GTO-M9rok7c
President Putin is 'at war with Europe' as far as he's concerned
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Curtin University political analyst Professor Joe Siracusa says Russian President Vladimir Putin "only needs 15 minutes" to get his nuclear weapons "going in the direction he wants them to go".https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8xPnSM1-QxI
Professor Siracusa spoke to Sky News Australia about the unfolding Russian invasion of Ukraine.
"In short, what Putin has right now - he's at war with Europe as far as he's concerned," Professor Siracusa said.
"And just to prove the point how dangerous he is - he's put his nuclear weapons on alert.
"What that means is - they're on a 15 minute alert - only needs 15 minutes to get these things going in the direction he wants them to go."
'Space station could fall on India': How Russia warned the US over sanctions | Ukraine War
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After the U.S imposed heavy sanctions against Russia aiming to degrade Moscow's military and space advancement, the Russian space agency chief has lashed out at Washington. ROSCOSMOS chief Dimitry Rogozin took to Twitter and explained the possible impact of U.S sanctions on the International Space Station. In a warning, Rogozin has said that if ISS de-orbit, it can drop on India and China. NASA has meanwhile assured ROSCOSMOS the new sanctions won't affect Russia-U.S ties in the space program. Watch this video to know more.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zl39O2MUY6k
#Russia #US #ISS
If you people weren't so afraid of death and discomfort we could put Putin down so quick it wouldn't even be funny. Russia wouldn't survive a nuclear war either, which would be much better for the universe, the cosmos, and non-human life, in the long run!
Post by: guest55 on February 27, 2022, 08:14:01 pm
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"The military operation launched by Russia to Ukraine is not acceptable"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XWu9x91Tswo
Türkiye's President Erdogan says he spoke to Ukraine's President Zelenskyy about Russia's military operation and the latest developments during a phone call.
#Ukraine #Türkiye #NATO
Türkiye’s President Erdogan on Russian attacks against Ukraine
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- NATO reaction to Russia should be more decisive, not enough condemnationhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gg5a0Uc5430
- Our missions in Ukraine making sure our citizens are safe
- EU and West just continue giving recommendations, not taking action.
Post by: 90sRetroFan on February 27, 2022, 08:21:54 pm
https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/because-know-racism-rears-ugly-150339684.html
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BECAUSE YOU SHOULD KNOW: Racism Rears Its Ugly Head In War-Ridden Ukraine
Because you should know, on the third day of Russia’s mindless attack on Ukraine, it seems racism and white supremacy has reared its head. The unfortunate hashtag #AfricansinUkraine is trending on social media after multiple videos were tweeted claiming to show discrimination toward Africans in Ukraine who are among legions of humans scrambling for safety.
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“Some people have gone to get buses, but they’re not allowing Black people basically onto the buses. They’re prioritizing Ukrainians. That’s what they say,” A woman named Sky told the platform, as she and her fiancé made their way to Poland by car.
Another post is consistent with those reports and is said to show Ukrainian officials denying a group of Africans from boarding a train while preference was given to those who were white Ukrainian citizens.
A host of other tweets from Nze @Nzekiev showed Africans being threatened with firearms and motor vehicles by Ukrainian military and police:
They actually wanted to crush us with their bus, and even pointed guns at us while we were shouting “we are students, allow us to cross”
@CNN @guardian @guardiannews @BBCWorld @nytimes @AlJazeera_World why are you not reporting the racism against blacks at the Ukraine/Poland border?
Plenty of Ukrainians are racists. I still hope they succeed in killing as many Russians as possible (and support arming them to do so), but I am not in the least bothered by themselves dying in the process.
Post by: guest55 on February 28, 2022, 02:47:48 pm
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Retired Major General James "Spider" Marks breaks down the takeaways from the first five days of the Russian invasion into Ukraine.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J6buRcq3RHs
#CNN #News
Former CIA director: 'It’s going abysmally' for Putin
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Former CIA director and retired US Army Gen. David Petraeus tells CNN why providing “a way out” for Putin out of ongoing diplomatic negotiations between Ukrainian and Russian delegations will prove critical.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ux51JTprqq4
#CNN #News
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The Russians failed at the outset....
You never want to put a guy with nuclear weapons in a corner with no out....
'Volatile Situation': Ben Rhodes On Belarus Joining Russia-Ukraine Conflict
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Belarus is preparing to join forces with Russia in their war against Ukraine. MSNBC Political Contributor Ben Rhodes joins NBC's Kristen Welker and Peter Alexander to discuss the escalating Russian invasion into Ukraine.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_jYqyCRVilg
Basically, Putin may be down to a circle of one and he's only listening to the voices in his own mind at this point.
Ukrainian drone hits Russian missile launchers north of Kyiv
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The Ukraine Armed Forces continued to release footage on Monday showing what it said were successful strikes against Russian forces using the Turkish-made Bayraktar TB2 drone.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y0CttOf2KZc
Fedorovich said the strike was near the village of Ivankiv, in Kyiv Oblast, some 80 km north of the capital.
The Sun newspaper brings you the latest breaking news videos and explainers from the UK and around the world
Ukraine demands Russian cease-fire; McMaster says Putin got "more than he bargained for" | USA TODAY
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced the creation of an "international legion" to enlist foreign fighters.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mJm1-tLOT_Y
Zelenskyy appeals to European Union for 'immediate' membership | USA TODAY
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Zelenskyy signed an application to grant Ukraine membership in the EU on Monday after urging the union publicly to expedite the process under a special procedure.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8h55kJlsv5k
The request came after the European Union announced new actions against Russia, including plans to close its airspace to Russian airlines, bankroll weapons for Ukraine and ban pro-Kremlin media outlets.
Ukraine comes under heavy attack from Russia
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Russia has struck several key cities in Ukraine as the conflict enters its fifth day.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bIRUZ-FiO9o
Ukraine invasion: The Brits willing to risk their lives to join fight against Russia
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A number of British men have turned up at the Ukrainian embassy in London to offer to fight against Russia for the Ukrainian military.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZIjGjooK8bU
They told Sky News they are willing to risk their lives to help the country.
"Incredible fakes" - Russia slams footage of Ukraine conflict at the United Nations
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Footage and images of conflict in Ukraine are "incredible fakes", says the Russian Ambassador at the UN General Assembly.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1xYJJyRB3xI
Ambassador Extraordinary Vassily Nebenzia said that Russian actions had been "distorted", blaming the media and social networks.
Mr Nebenzia blamed Ukraine for the current crisis, and it's action to committee "genocide" in the Donbas and Luhansk areas in the south west of the country.
Ukraine invasion: Large blasts at nightfall in Kyiv - as new satellite images show huge convoy of tanks approaching capital.
(https://yt3.ggpht.com/darSxv_wb4B465ju3mvkeicuZ3UXkJqab7lJCQCWNemHc7OCUCiOduVLOSJlNu8NCFQc8D4bcBrI_w=s640-nd-v1)
https://news.sky.com/story/ukraine-invasion-russian-advance-meets-strong-resistance-as-both-sides-prepare-to-hold-peace-talks-12553865
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A Ukrainian employee tried to sink his Russian boss’ $7.9 million superyacht over the weekend after watching footage of Russia’s attack on his home country.(https://yt3.ggpht.com/1F8mJSikMYvWyGdtVHLOu2tJypl2R50pWydhp09Q6h0gUkxjSACN8fJQW-zCpm5YrKBnY7TGab5TFCA=s640-nd-v1)
The man, who’s been identified as D. Taras O. by local Spanish media, had worked for 10 years aboard the Lady Anastasia, a superyacht owned by Russian arms dealer Alexander Mikheev. Mikheev is the CEO of Rosoboronexport, a Russian state-owned military weapons company. The employee attempted to sink the Lady Anastasia while it was docked at a port in Mallorca, Spain. He succeeded in partially damaging the vessel.
‘My boss is a criminal who sells weapons that kill the Ukrainian people,’ the employee reportedly told authorities upon being arrested.
Ukraine invasion: Russian state media article deleted after suggesting Russia victory achieved
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RIA's article claimed "Ukraine has returned to Russia" and "there will be no more Ukraine as anti-Russia", but a pro-Ukraine news source says that because the story appeared "exactly at 8:00. That means, the publication was planned in advance".https://news.sky.com/story/ukraine-invasion-russian-state-media-article-deleted-after-suggesting-russia-victory-achieved-12553977
Post by: 90sRetroFan on February 28, 2022, 07:51:35 pm
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African students trapped in Ukraine say they face extra challenges as they try to escape the war, including being blocked from getting off trains or barred from crossing borders to neighbouring countries.
“My boyfriend is stuck in Ukraine and his phone is not reachable for the past two days. The last time we spoke he said he’s waiting for the train from Lviv to Poland, ” said a Nigerian woman who asked to go just by her first name, Precious. “He said they didn’t allow them to board the train. Only white people [could] and his phone had low battery so he had to go offline.”
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‘Racist officers’
In less than 24 hours, more than €23,500 was raised by organisers who connected on Twitter. “There are still many black students and families who live and work in Ukraine who are stuck there,” the description for the campaign read. “Many more have made it to Poland to face horrific anti-blackness and racist Ukrainian and Polish soldiers and police officers.”
One Nigerian medical student, who had been studying in Dnipro and asked not to be named, said the British students he studied with were bused to the Polish border by university authorities, while Africans were left behind. By Sunday he was driving in a four-car convoy towards Romania, where they heard they would be allowed to cross. “The black students, the African students are completely neglected. We are humans too,” he said.
So it's not even about Ukrainians getting better treatment than foreigners in general. Some foreigners appear to be receiving good treatment! I wonder why?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nqX8NrL5j9E
Post by: guest55 on March 01, 2022, 02:39:55 pm
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The mayor of the Southern Ukrainian city Kherson posted a stark message on Facebook to residents after Russian bombs struck buildings. Former Deputy Director of National Intelligence Beth Sanner and President of the Council on Foreign Relations Richard Haass discuss what Russian President Vladimir Putin’s mindset may look like as Russia’s attacks on Ukraine escalate.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TNRgWtV2knc
#CNN #News
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Are you concerned that this could expand beyond Ukraine?
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We have to be very clear headed about what the limits are....
I would say Germany's government certainly is considering it could expand outside of Ukraine since Germany just added 100 billion euros to next years defense budget, and considering history I would say rightfully so!
Is it possible you are now sharing the same fears Hitler had in regards to Russia, minus the Red Terror and the Bolshevik Revolution of course? What you people are dealing with is still mild considering what Hitler had to deal with, and you cannot be anywhere near as effective at dealing with it because you are afraid of nukes and nuclear wars, a Western invention of course. Nicely done as usual!
Reminder: Europe never fell to Bolshevism and only one person in all of history is responsible for that fact! Hint: He's the person all Westerners love to hate above all others!
New western sanctions are isolating Putin, devastating Russian economy
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ABC News' James Longman is in Moscow as cash could become scarce there as western nations sanctions take hold.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fPicDLozo70
Still looks like Putin is about to lay siege on Ukraine's capitol and double-down on violence to me?
'40-Mile Long' Russian Military Convoy Approaching Ukraine Capital
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A 40-mile long Russian military convoy moved toward Kyiv Tuesday, threatening Ukraine's capital as increasingly heavy shelling hit major cities across the country. The Morning Joe panel discusses.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HacwWyTRPNY
Ukraine invasion: Raab fears Putin could deploy "even more barbaric tactics"
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Dominic Raab says Putin "must fail" in Ukraine although it's feared he could deploy "even more barbaric tactics" as the invasion enters its sixth day.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vJObMZ4Elm4
The deputy prime minister says the UK needs to be prepared to be in it for the long-haul, and that the war would not be over should Kyiv fall to Russian forces.
Great questions by the reporter in the above video!
Boris Johnson gears up for a long battle in Ukraine
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Boris Johnson gave a defiant speech in Warsaw, Poland - saying that UK support will continue, but that Putin should give up.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xsCVtXfJzIM
Hear Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko's message for Vladimir Putin
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Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko tells CNN’s Anderson Cooper his message for Vladimir Putin as the Russian military continues to try and move into the city. #CNN #Newshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M5UAz1fIdP0
Ukraine President Zelenskyy challenges European leaders to prove they support Ukraine
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The strategic focus so far has been on Kyiv, but Ukraine’s second largest city Kharkiv has emerged as the bloodiest battlefield.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ls-smUW-y0
Zelensky's powerful speech causes translator to choke up
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In a speech to the European Parliament, Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky described the missile attacks that hit Kharkiv's Freedom Square and killed civilians. CNN's Christiane Amanpour reports.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6OK3lpGfoZA
#CNN #News
Sen. Marco Rubio: Putin Would Prefer ‘Not To Escalate’ To The Point Of Nuclear War
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Intelligence Committee Vice Chairman Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) joins Andrea Mitchell to discuss Russian President Putin’s mindset amid Russian military and economic losses, and whether he will advance his nuclear threats.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Kep_N-yQgs
If Westerners prefer not to escalate to the point of nuclear war then why did they build nukes in the first place?
Gravitas: Russia used a "vacuum bomb" on Ukraine
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Ukraine has claimed Russia is using a "vacuum bomb" in its invasion.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ecdeYkYdAk
Another report has claimed that a Russian mercenary group is in Kyiv to assassinate Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky. Palki Sharma brings you the latest.
#RussiaUkraine #VacuumBomb #Gravitas
Unarmed Ukrainians try to push back Russian troops
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Unarmed people in Ukraine have been filmed attempting to stop Russian vehicles with their bodies in a string of defiant acts.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ev0x9pqYqvs
In the south-eastern city of Melitopol people pushed on Russian military vehicles with their bare hands, while in the north-east Kupyansk residents jumped on a Jeep with Russian markers to fight the Russian occupation.
There were reports of fierce shelling in the northern city of Chernihiv, where people were filmed singing the Ukrainian national anthem and standing in front of tanks.
Speaker Pelosi: Putin Is 'Afraid Of A Democracy On His Doorstep, Which Ukraine Proposes’
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Ahead of the State of the Union, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi joins Andrea Mitchell to discuss the Russian invasion and her hopes for how that will play into President Biden’s speech. “The attack on Ukraine is an attack on democracy. We all know that. The bullying efforts of President Putin are efforts, because he is afraid of a democracy at his doorstep, which Ukraine proposes to the Russian people,” says Speaker Pelosi.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NNSeSky4jN0
Will Pelosi ever 'get real'?
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How many times has Putin been elected?
In all, three individuals have served four presidencies spanning six full terms. In May 2012, Vladimir Putin became the fourth president; he was re-elected in March 2018 and inaugurated in May to a six-year term.
Putin must be absolutely terrified of democracy!!! ??? :D
As a monarchist myself I can tell you I do not fear democracy at all, I just believe it's one of the dumbest and most hypocritical forms of government ever created!
How NATO’s Article 5 could pull US into Russia-Ukraine War
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With Ukraine neighboring 4 NATO allies, the US may need to respond if one of those nations is attacked.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f8uA-7jBBN0
#ABCNews #Ukraine #Russia #NATO #Article5 #deterrence #crisis
Hundreds of German Soldiers, Military Vehicles Arrive at Lithuanian NATO Base
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A German army convoy of 130 soldiers and 60 vehicles reached Lithuania on Thursday, bringing almost half of the planned reinforcements for the country's German-led NATO battlegroup amid fears of a Russian invasion of Ukraine.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E9zT0CqhNQ0
U.S. President Joe Biden said Thursday there was now every indication Russia was planning to invade Ukraine, including signs Moscow was carrying out a false flag operation to provide a pretext, after Ukrainian government forces and pro-Moscow separatists traded fire.
The reinforcements will arrive until the end of the week, bolstering German forces in Lithuania by more than 350 soldiers and 100 vehicles, according to battlegroup commander Lieutenant-Colonel Daniel Andrae.
British troops arrive in Estonia transporting military equipment and tanks
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British troops arrived in Estonia on Friday as part of a Nato mission to strengthen the alliance's eastern flank after Russia's invasion of Ukraine.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PVytFgu39oE
Military lorries and flatbed trucks carrying tanks crossed over the Latvian-Estonian border a week after the UK announced it would double the size of British forces in Estonia.
Other Nato members, including Germany and the US, have also sent additional troops and military equipment to the eastern flank.
The UK has already announced that further troops will be sent to the region in the face of Russia's invasion.
Ukraine War - France Deploys Soldiers To Romania in Response To War In Ukraine
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France has deployed soldiers and military eqipment to Romania in reponse to the raging war in Ukraine yesterday.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GtwmkdL06jw
Footage shows NATO cargo planes loaded with soldiers and eqipment arriving at Mihail Kogălniceanu International Airport on 28 February 2022.
The soldiers seen in the video are part of the French Army’s Chasseurs alpins unit (“Alpine Hunters”), a branch of Mountain Infantry.
They got deployed as part of the NATO Response Force (NRF) that got sent to the eastern parts of the Alliance in response to Russias Invasion of Ukraine.
On 25 February, the North Atlantic Council activated the NRF for the first time for defensive purposes.
Putin “Is Going to Unleash Holy Hell" in Civilian Areas, Says William Cohen | Amanpour and Company
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Christiane speaks with former Republican senator and former Defense Secretary William Cohen about the U.S. response to Putin's war.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z_TrMCRlvvs
Originally aired on March 1, 2022.
Fear for civilians as Russian column bears down on Kyiv
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A Russian armored column bore down on Kyiv and invasion forces fired rocket barrages into Kharkiv, on the sixth day of the assault on Ukraine.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TS-JPq4btTI
#News #Reuters
"Freedom is priceless" - EU Commission President tells the European Parliament
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Ursula von der Leyen has praised European unity in the face of Russian aggression in Ukraine while addressing the European Parliament.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hz_59ML4gDI
On moving away from Russian supplies of fossil fuels due to sanctions, she said that "investment toady, means more independence tomorrow".
She said that she knew that people across Europe were wishing for simpler times after the pandemic - but that the people of know that they must stand up against "cruel aggression".
Thank you Ursula! Indeed it is! Now we just need to get all these morons to shut up about democracy "saving the day" for once and we can have a real conversation about what sacrifices people are willing to make to maintain their
Post by: Zea_mays on March 01, 2022, 03:56:45 pm
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Why Ukraine gave up its nuclear weapons — and what that means in an invasion by Russiahttps://www.npr.org/2022/02/21/1082124528/ukraine-russia-putin-invasion
Three decades ago, the newly independent country of Ukraine was briefly the third-largest nuclear power in the world.
Thousands of nuclear arms had been left on Ukrainian soil by Moscow after the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991. But in the years that followed, Ukraine made the decision to completely denuclearize.
In exchange, the U.S., the U.K. and Russia would guarantee Ukraine's security in a 1994 agreement known as the Budapest Memorandum.
Post by: Zea_mays on March 01, 2022, 03:58:08 pm
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Televangelist Pat Robertson came out of retirement on Monday to declare that Russian President Vladimir Putin is following God’s wishes by violently invading Ukraine, insisting this is a step towards a global “End Times” battle in Israel.https://twitter.com/thedailybeast/status/1498442924438298628
In order to win the End Times battle against Israel, we need NATO on our side. Russia will not win against Israel-NATO. Despite many Communist communities that I've seen being staunchly anti-Israel, they love Duginism more than they hate Israeli apartheid...
Post by: guest55 on March 01, 2022, 08:13:12 pm
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War. Day 6. Special Reporthttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=osqly_JLINE
Russia’s secret plot to invade second nation leaked :)
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Belarus’ President Alexander Lukashenko has shown a battle map on live TV, seemingly showing a planned Russian operation which moves beyond Ukraine into another nearby country.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=of61lW8VKhk
Growing Concern Over Putin’s Next Move
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There’s growing concern over Russian President Putin’s next move amid frustration with the pace of his assault on Ukraine. U.S. officials say everyone, including President Biden, sees an angrier Putin, isolated from longtime advisors and rarely coming into the Kremlin.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qF5fWh0FdVI
Locals urged to leave Kyiv after chilling Russian warning
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Locals have been urged to leave Kyiv after the Russian defence ministry released plans to target essential infrastructure.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mv1LdYVmXjg
Ukrainian civilians, infrastructure increasingly under Russian fire
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A cruise missile struck a Ukrainian government building in Kharkiv killing at least six people. Over the past few days, more than 350 civilians have been killed, according to Ukrainian officials.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CGKg-pF-zmM
Post by: 90sRetroFan on March 01, 2022, 08:31:06 pm
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Nigeria's government has condemned reports that its citizens, and those of other African countries, have been stopped from leaving war-torn Ukraine.
Isaac, a Nigerian man trying to get into Poland, said border staff told him they were "not tending to Africans".
"We've been chased back, we've been hit with police armed with sticks," he told the BBC.
South African foreign office official Clayson Monyela also said students had been "badly treated" at the border.
There have also been numerous reports of Ukrainian security officials preventing Africans from catching buses and trains going to the border.
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University student Ruqqaya, from Nigeria, was studying medicine in Kharkiv in the east of the country when the city was attacked. She walked for 11 hours overnight before she arrived at the Medyka crossing with Poland.
"When I came here there were black people sleeping on the street," she told the BBC.
She says she was told by armed guards to wait as Ukrainians had to be let through first. She watched busloads of people, whom she described as white, being allowed through the border
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Asya, a medical student from Somalia studying in Kyiv, had a similar account. When she finally reached Poland, she said she was told "accommodation at the hotel was only for Ukrainians".
We should wait until the Ukrainians are exhausted from fighting the Russians and then bomb Ukraine (and Poland) ourselves (after evacuating the victims of racism above, of course)!
Post by: guest55 on March 02, 2022, 12:28:51 pm
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We should wait until the Ukrainians are exhausted from fighting the Russians and then bomb Ukraine (and Poland) ourselves (after evacuating the victims of racism above, of course)!
The EU would also be wise to kick Poland and Hungary out of the EU and grant Turkey immediate membership!
It is also interesting to note that the Ukrainian SS mutinied and joined the French Resistance in WWII, considering France's colonial history and present day Islamaphobia and racism as well....
Ukrainian SS Mutiny - France 1944
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In August 1944, a Ukrainian Waffen-SS battalion serving in France staged a dramatic mutiny against its German commanders and changed sides, joining the French Resistance.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bQTXaWTmQE4
Post by: guest55 on March 02, 2022, 02:04:10 pm
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An epic blunder by Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko has revealed Putin's military strategy in eastern Europe. Lukashenko's map appeared to show a planned Russian offensive on Moldova. Could this ex-Soviet state be Putin's next target? Palki Sharma tells you.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aBh1px-7erM
#Bearus #Russia #Gravitas
Ukrainian volunteer medic: 'I'm seeing dead children'
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Tata Marharian, a member of the Ukrainian Volunteer Medical Battalion, tells CNN what she's been seeing from the frontlines of the Russian invasion into Ukraine.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tUr8qh-Cf68
#CNN #News
RUSSIAN SOLDIER SURRENDERS IN TEARS
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A young Russian soldier surrendered. He was fed and allowed to call his family. He Cried. Because this was NOT supposed to exist!https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C-HV2oUq8BM
Russia not providing their soldiers with enough food certainly is not a new Russian military strategy....
'Hungry' Russian Soldiers Loot Ukrainian Shops
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Hungry Russian soldiers have been seen looting grocery stores and banks in several Ukrainian cities.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OoM5yx1IVFY
Russia not providing enough food for it's soldiers, nor telling their soldiers the truth in regards to exactly what it is they are fighting for, certainly is not a new Russian military strategy either!
Ukrainians block roads to Russian advance of 'Europe's biggest nuclear plant'
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Ukraine on Wednesday accused Russia of risking nuclear catastrophe after vowing to defend Europeans largest atomic plant in Energodar.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XpXLW1-okjE
Defenders are building barricades of trucks and protesting close to the plant to stop the advance of Russian troops.
Russia claimed on Tuesday to be in control of the area but this is disputed by the Ukrainian side.
Ukraine government official Anton Gerashchenko warned: “Because of Putin's madness, Europe is again on the brink of a nuclear catastrophe.’
He said “the city where the largest nuclear power plant in Europe is located is preparing for a battle with the invaders.
“The nuclear power plant is guarded by the heroes of the National Guard of Ukraine. They won't give up! There will be a fight. Shells will fire next to the nuclear power plant.
“They will not be able to break through the concrete shell of the reactor, but they will definitely damage transformers, turbines and other equipment necessary for the safety of the nuclear power plant.
“An accident can happen like at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant or the Fukushima nuclear power plant. Russian generals - think again!”
He called on them: “Don't create conditions for a new Chernobyl. Radiation does not know nationalities, one does not spare anyone!”
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Videos show Russian troops as they attempt to strangle key town
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CNN's Nick Paton Walsh reports from Odessa, Ukraine, as Russian troops advance toward the strategically significant city on the country's southern coast.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e8Kp-3uGHNs
#CNN #News
Russian soldiers holding hand grenades threaten to destroy Konotop in east Ukraine
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Russian soldiers holding hand grenades walked through Konotop as the city’s administration faced a Russia ultimatum to surrender.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HEO5zkybzBQ
The Russian delegation threatened the city with destruction.
Footage shows Russian representatives walking back to their tank.
Mayor Artem Semenikhin was filmed addressing crowds about the offer.
He tells the crowds: "Either I surrender the city to them or they will completely destroy it."
Russian military vehicles move through Kherson, Ukraine
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Russian troops entered Kherson, in the south of Ukraine, on Tuesday, and claimed the city under its control as Mayor Ihor Kolykhaie confirmed on Facebook that they were “under shelling.”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AmIQaQ5wJfg&list=TLPQMDIwMzIwMjI5MztZ-NLTMw&index=2
Putin Strikes Back Against Sanctions With His Own Measures
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Russia banned its residents from transferring hard currency abroad, as President Vladimir Putin sought countermeasures against countries imposing sanctions over the invasion of Ukraine. Mayra Rodriguez Valladares of MRV Associates is on "What'd You Miss?"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Nk5FQYvnRY
Ukraine invasion: Abramovich to sell Chelsea F.C. as MPs call for harder sanction on oligarchs
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Chelsea Football Club owner, Roman Abramovich has confirmed he is actively looking to sell the club.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wLqKqpGm9uE
It's seen as a pre-emptive move amid growing calls for London's super-rich Oligarchs to be stripped of their assets.
During PMQs, Labour urged the government to introduce harder sanctions on the oligarchs residing in England.
Why Russia’s Invasion Is Worrying Beijing
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China attempted to distance itself from Russia as the scale of the invasion becomes clear, with Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Friday saying it was “absolutely imperative” for all sides to exercise restraint to prevent the conflict from “getting out of control.”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3L5XLuvSzpw&list=TLPQMDIwMzIwMjI5MztZ-NLTMw&index=3
“China has been following the evolution of the Ukraine issue, and the present situation is something China does not want to see,” Wang Yi said in phone calls with top diplomats from the U.K., France and the European Union, according to a readout from the official Xinhua News Agency.
“The safety of ordinary people’s lives and properties should be effectively safeguarded, and in particular, large-scale humanitarian crises have to be prevented,” the report cited him as saying.
The comments came shortly after President Xi Jinping made his first remarks on the crisis, urging Russian leader Vladimir Putin in a phone call to solve the issue through talks with the Ukrainians. Putin later said he’s ready to authorize talks with Ukraine on a possible neutral status for the country, but it’s unclear when or if they will take place.
China has stood by Russia over the past month as tensions escalated, with Xi hosting Putin at the Olympic Games in Beijing and declaring their friendship had “no limits” in a lengthy statement.
China also endorsed Putin’s security concerns over the expansion of the NATO alliance and abstained Friday from a vote on a United Nations Security Council draft resolution, vetoed by Russia, that condemned the Ukraine invasion. Still, China’s statements since the invasion show an increasing discomfort, particularly with reports of heavy fighting in the capital Kyiv and other cities.
Boris Johnson says NATO members are NOT contemplating 'active conflict with Russia'
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BORIS Johnson today accused "evil" Vladimir Putin of slaughtering innocent Ukrainian kids with "barbaric and indiscriminate" bombing.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kpz2JEa1qWA&list=TLPQMDIwMzIwMjI5MztZ-NLTMw&index=4
The PM said the murderous Kremlin tyrant was butchering civilians by unleashing his deadly rockets and airstrikes on cities.
In stark terms he said tonight: "I cannot think of a time in international affairs where the difference between right and wrong, good and bad, good and evil has been so obvious."
On a shuttle trip to Nato's Eastern flank he vowed to keep "intensifying" crippling sanctions on Moscow for "as long as it takes".
Ukraine: PM Boris Johnson berated by Ukrainian journalist Daria Kaleniuk
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#Ukraine #Russia #RussiaUkraine #BorisJohnson #Boris #Ukrainian #Kyiv #dariahttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7FC77kInChw
Boris Johnson was accused of being 'afraid' to defend people as he took a press conference on a visit to Poland. Daria Kaleniuk said women and children were 'taking the hit' because NATO would not enforce a no-fly zone. 'You are not coming to Kyiv PM… because you are afraid,' she said, adding that NATO wanted to avoid World War III but it had 'already started'. Mr Johnson replied that he was doing what he could be 'can't pretend' that the West would step in militarily. The confrontation came after Mr Johnson accused Mr Putin of using 'barbaric and indiscriminate tactics' against innocent Ukrainian civilians..
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WWIII has already started!
Gravitas: Ukrainian activist rips into NATO leadership
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A Ukrainian activist ripped into British Prime Minister Boris Johnson for not doing enough to deter Russia. She accused NATO of being scared of World War III. Did the West really hold back in sanctioning Putin? Palki Sharma calls out Western half-measures.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HQy16b9SH1w&list=TLPQMDIwMzIwMjI5MztZ-NLTMw&index=8
#RussiaUkraine #NATO #Gravitas
Belgium deploys 300 soldiers to NATO's response force in Romania
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BELGIUM prepared to deploy 300 soldiers to Romania on Tuesday (March 1) as part of NATO's Rapid Response Force, activated for the first time following Russia's invasion of Ukraine.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lapCO02UwPU
The troops, who will be under French command and who will stay for between three and six months, are part of the force which is made up of land, air, maritime and special operations.
It is only being deployed to allied territory. NATO does not have troops in Ukraine but has bolstered its defence in countries down its eastern flank in recent weeks.
NATO forces step up military training in Poland, Estonia and Germany
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NATO forces step up military training in Poland, Estonia and Germany amid Ukraine conflict as Russia continues to invade.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JuXyX0LTibY
A huge 40-mile convoy of Russian tanks and armoured vehicles is already inching closer to the Ukrainian capital as fighting intensifies on the ground.
In a statement, Ukraine parliament said: "Belarusian troops have entered Chernihiv region.
"The information was confirmed to the public by Vitaliy Kyrylov, spokesman for the North Territorial Defence Forces."
German navy sends minesweepers to bolster NATO's north flank
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GERMAN navy ships left the northern port of Kiel on Monday (February 28) to reinforce NATO's northern flank as Alliance members rally in defence of Ukraine.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9PFwN0ckKqw
The minehunting boats "Sulzbach-Rosenberg" and "Homburg," the minesweeper "Siegburg" and the tender "Elbe" departed for the Baltic Sea on Monday.
The departing vessels follow the corvette "Erfurt" and the fleet service boat "Alster" that left on Saturday under the motto: Not on our watch.
The ships’ departure coincides with a policy shift that means Germany will now supply Ukraine with defensive anti-tank weapons, surface-to-air missiles and ammunition.
After facing criticism for refusing to send weapons to Kyiv, unlike other Western allies, Chancellor Olaf Scholz said Berlin will supply Ukraine with 1,000 anti-tank weapons and 500 Stinger surface-to-air missiles from Bundeswehr stocks.
Post by: guest55 on March 02, 2022, 03:42:24 pm
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Ever since Russia attacked Ukraine, thousands of images and videos of battle scenes have flooded the internet. But not everything is real - or what it appears to be.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UO2F8nUi3oA
Post by: guest55 on March 02, 2022, 03:51:54 pm
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In an exclusive interview with NBC News' Lester Holt, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin discusses Russia's "combat power" and its invasion of Ukraine. Tune in to NBC Nightly News at 6:30 pm ET / 5:30 pm CT for more (check local listings).https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dPwEMCSJISc
General Assembly President following the vote on Ukraine
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Informal comments to the media by Abdulla Shahid, President of the General Assembly, following the vote of the General Assembly on a draft resolution on Ukraine.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G8BWaYJI22I
3 Russian armored battalions destroyed by special aircrafts on Kherson border.
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3 Russian armored battalions destroyed by special aircrafts on Kherson border.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=clzYAsGMQZc
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Post by: guest55 on March 02, 2022, 07:50:23 pm
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For a better understanding of what is happening on the ground, Christiane speaks with General Sir Richard Shirreff, who served as NATO deputy military commander until 2014, when Putin last invaded Ukraine.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b8uQJkyeY2M
Russia conducts nuke drills days after Putin puts nuclear forces on high alert
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Russia’s forces have carried out chilling nuke drills just days after Putin placed Russia's deterrence forces on high alert.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C8hloHWDhcI
Take Putin seriously when he says this: Gen. Breedlove
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Retired Four-star Gen. Philip Breedlove discusses if Putin would really go nuclear on 'The Claman Countdown.'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eLs35m7mjV8
Paraphrasing:
Putin and Russian general staff in their writings mention the concept that nuclear weapons are a logical extension of the battlefield where as the West divides the two.
Post by: 90sRetroFan on March 02, 2022, 08:13:29 pm
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‘Ugly, Unprofessional’: International Students Describe Racism at the Ukrainian Border
Ugly, Unprofessional, Ukrainian. This is what we should all think of every time Ukraine is mentioned.
(See also:
https://trueleft.createaforum.com/true-left-vs-right/western-civilization-is-ugly-48/msg11562/#msg11562 )
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Twitter users have said that in an effort to evacuate Ukrainians ahead of other refugees, officials were segregating people by race to decide who got to pass through the border. Videos went viral purporting to show Black people from African nations being left stranded at Ukrainian train stations or being blocked from boarding trains, and groups of African and Indian students being menaced with guns and vans and pushed and beaten at the Polish border. Civil rights attorney Ben Crump shared a clip that showed a Black woman cradling an infant in a crowd at the Polish border, according to the caption, where the creator of the video said Black people were being denied passage and shelter. One Nigerian student told the BBC that an official told her “if you are Black, you should walk.”
If you are racist, you should be nuked.
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On Monday, several African nations on the U.N. Security Council denounced the reported discrimination against African citizens. “We strongly condemn this racism and believe that it is damaging to the spirit of solidarity that is so urgently needed today,” Kenyan U.N. ambassador Martin Kimani said, in part. “The mistreatment of African peoples on Europe’s borders needs to cease immediately.” The U.N. ambassador from Gabon said the reported racism was “unacceptable.” In a statement, the African Union said, “Reports that Africans are singled out for unacceptable dissimilar treatment would be shockingly racist and in breach [of] international law.”
OK, so will Kenya, Gabon and other AU states bomb Ukraine after Russia finishes? Will the US supply Kenya, Gabon and other AU states with WMDs to do so? Or better yet, launch the WMDs itself? Because the only way to cease mistreatment of "non-whites" is to eliminate the bloodlines of the mistreaters. So do you want the mistreatment to cease or not?
Post by: guest55 on March 02, 2022, 09:15:39 pm
I think Russia's lost control of their invasion, says Gen. Barry McCaffrey
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Retired four-star General Barry McCaffrey joins Shep Smith to discuss the 40-mile convoy outside of Kyiv and other issues with the Russian invasion of Ukraine.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YjRUs68J7pc
General McCaffrey: Putin Just Signed Up For A ‘Ten Year Event’
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“Putin has already lost the war strategically. But this won’t be over. This is a ten year event he just signed up for—he’s in trouble,” says General Barry McCaffrey.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O_00uB8lf00
Post by: 90sRetroFan on March 02, 2022, 10:17:53 pm
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Thousands of African and Indian students are trying to leave Ukraine and reportedly encountering what seems to be a de facto “Ukrainians first” policy that has guards sending Black and South Asian civilians to the back of lines, pulling them off of trains and buses to make room for white Ukrainians, and stranding them at the border for days. One student told CNN she saw guards violently preventing Indian men from passing through and pushing an Egyptian man so hard he was knocked unconscious.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/3/2/more-racism-at-ukrainian-borders
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For others, issues started before reaching border crossings. Claire Moor, another Black student, was pushed down as she tried to board a train at Lviv’s train station. The guard insisted that only women could take the train. The officer looked away, Moor said, as she pointed out that she was, indeed, a woman. “I was shocked because I did not know the extent of the racism,” she added.
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the reception near Medyka has been more problematic as refugees were being organised based on “racial profiling”.
Ukrainians and Polish nationals are allowed to pass through the much quicker vehicles’ lane, while foreigners have to go through the pedestrian one, a three-stage process that can last from 14 to 50 hours, Moss said.
Post by: guest55 on March 02, 2022, 10:27:47 pm
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I was shocked because I did not know the extent of the racism
I was aware that their was racism in Ukraine but I too have been shocked at the extent of it! Had no idea it was that bad!
Post by: guest55 on March 03, 2022, 12:15:47 am
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Russia's actions in Ukraine "fully qualify" as war crimes, according to U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson. "What we have seen already from (Russian President) Vladimir Putin's regime is the use of munitions that they have been dropping on innocent civilians," Johnson said in the House of Commons in London, Wednesday.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3C30vuu6x1A
Top comment as expected:
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What about Blair's action with Iraq ? Or do war crimes only apply to the other side ?
Poor Planning, Low Morale, Weak Supplies Corrode Russian Invasion From Within
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Rob Lee, senior fellow at the Foreign Policy Research Institute, talks about the incompetence and under performance of the Russian military in pursuing Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine, slowing what had apparently been planned as a quick operation.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=poXV-cwbQDA
Post by: guest55 on March 03, 2022, 01:16:26 pm
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Address by President Vladimir Putin of the Russian Federation on the Situation in Ukraine, and Call for the Ukrainian Army to Assume Power against Alleged Terrorists and Extremistshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gZsHn93qT-A&list=TLPQMDMwMzIwMjLl4ZeYSB3UIw&index=8
Pretty weak message to be honest. Of course you have "terrorists" and "extremists" attacking your military, you just invaded a country. Were the Russians really expecting flowers?
Russia re-strategizes its Kyiv plan, what is Putin's endgame? | World English News | WION
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For the eighth day now, Ukraine has witnessed a full-scale Russian invasion. With the Russian military assault came the Russian president's rhetoric which has left experts questioning his rationale and endgame!https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=InO1Uie8vH0&list=TLPQMDMwMzIwMjLl4ZeYSB3UIw&index=3
#Putin #RussiaUkraine #WorldNews
Russia blitzes Kharkiv with missiles as Putin orders city taken ‘at any cost’
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RUSSIA has unleashed a devastating assault on Ukraine's second largest city Kharkiv after Vladimir Putin reportedly ordered his forces to seize it "at any cost".https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fhEwdpujn60&list=TLPQMDMwMzIwMjLl4ZeYSB3UIw&index=5
The eastern city - which is just 25 miles from the Russian border - has already seen some of the bloodiest fighting of war as Moscow renewed its offensive last night with a barrage of strikes.
It comes as the Russian invasion of Ukraine enters its seventh day - with the conflict being the biggest war in Europe since World War 2.
And the world's eyes remain on the massed 40-mile long Russian convoy outside Ukraine's capital Kyiv.
Ukraine can expect further bloodshed today after Putin warned residents of the capital to leave ahead of "high precision strikes".
Across the wartorn country, defenders continue to mount a staunch resistance to the invader.
But it is feared Russia may soon begin to use even more brutal tactics.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy addressed the nation and Putin wants to "erase us all".
And some of these are already being felt in Kharkiv which has come under missile attack by Russian bombers.
Military Aid To Ukraine Mounts, Kyiv Gets Deadly Missile That Destroyed Soviet Army In Afghanistan
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The US has reportedly approved the direct delivery of Stinger anti-aircraft missiles to Ukraine as part of a package approved by the White House. The weapon is credited for changing the course of war during the Soviet occupation of Afghanistan during the 1980s. The European Union (EU) said it would be sending arms and ammunition to Ukraine to help it defend against the Russian onslaught.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=htmPaQOEbfU&list=TLPQMDMwMzIwMjLl4ZeYSB3UIw&index=4
Retired pro tennis player leaves his young family to fight Russia
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Sergiy Stakhovsky, a professional Ukrainian tennis player, left his wife and children to fight against Russia's invasion.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D5CNvT97ZlU&list=TLPQMDMwMzIwMjLl4ZeYSB3UIw&index=7
#CNN #News
Leaders Erdogan, Zelensky set to attend High-Level Strategic Council meeting in capital Kyiv
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Turkiye's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan arrived in Ukraine on Thursday for an official visit.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=InO1Uie8vH0&list=TLPQMDMwMzIwMjLl4ZeYSB3UIw&index=3
Erdogan was welcomed at Boryspil Airport in the capital Kyiv by Turkiye's Ambassador Yagmur Ahmet Guldere, Ukraine's Ambassador in Ankara Vasil Bodnar, as well as officials from the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry.
As part of his visit, which comes at the invitation of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, the Turkish leader will meet his counterpart for a one-on-one meeting after an official welcoming ceremony at the Mariinsky Palace in Kyiv.
Later, Erdogan is expected to attend the 10th meeting of the High-Level Strategic Council between Turkiye and Ukraine.
Following the meeting, Erdogan and Zelensky are expected to sign various agreements and address a joint news conference in the capital city.
"On every platform, we voice Turkiye's support for Ukraine's territorial integrity and sovereignty," he said.
Erdogan urged all parties to exercise self-restraint and engage in dialogue to ensure peace in the region.
He underscored the need to resolve disputes peacefully and on the basis of international law, and reiterated Ankara's readiness to do its part to establish an atmosphere of peace and trust in the region.
Ukraine and Russia have been locked in conflict since hostilities in the eastern Donbas region broke out in 2014 after Russia illegally annexed the Crimean Peninsula.
Engel: People In Kyiv Waiting For Possible Ground Assault
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NBC News' Richard Engel describes the scene in Kyiv, saying the residents are preparing for a possible ground assault from Russian forces. Engel also says air strikes are getting closer to the city, and one hospital is removing cancer patients now ahead of the city possibly being sealed.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JYYJVlYS1iw
Russia's Lavrov Says Country Has A 'Nuclear Doctrine', Not 'Insane People'
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NBC News' Keir Simmons reports from Moscow on recent remarks from Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov on whether Russia would fire a nuclear weapon 'in anger' or as a 'first strike'.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vkL6-mHaKEc
Russian Military 'Bogged Down' But Has The Advantage: Armed Services Committee Member
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Chair of Armed Services Committee, Rep. Adam Smith, the Russian military's invasion in Ukraine, the issues the military has faced and supporting Ukrainians 'every way we possibly can without going to war with Russia.'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=By8aaEOnlz0
Post by: guest55 on March 03, 2022, 02:02:34 pm
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China asked Russia to "not invade Ukraine" before the end of the Winter Olympics. But has Moscow now lost Beijing's support? 5 developments suggest that China has changed its mind. Palki Sharma tells you more.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=scE9nWf7JXs
#China #RussiaUkraine #Gravitas
Gravitas: Ukraine invasion: Indians students used as human shields?
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Is Russia trying to drag India into the Ukraine conflict? Moscow claimed that Indian students were taken "hostage" and used as "human shields". India has refuted Russia's claims. Palki Sharma tells you more.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d6HcG01QvTA
#Russia #Ukraine #Gravitas
Gravitas: Ukraine war enters Day 8. Here are all the developments
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141 countries vote against Russia at UNGA. In a first, Moscow reveals death toll. Massive explosions rock Kyiv. Palki Sharma brings you a round-up of the latest developments.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XUa3LZtllA0
#Ukraine #Russia #Gravitas
Ukraine Invasion: Russia starts surrounding major cities
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Defence analyst Michael Clarke looks at how Russia has moved to surround large Ukrainian cities in the next stage of its invasion.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EdXME2_D5ss
Post by: 90sRetroFan on March 03, 2022, 08:20:31 pm
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Two Africans trying to flee Ukraine amid Russia's invasion have claimed that Ukrainian border guards assaulted non-Ukrainians as they attempted to leave the country.
A Nigerian doctor, 24-year-old Chineye Mbagwu, told The New York Times that she witnessed Ukrainian guards preventing foreigners from crossing the Poland-Ukraine border and "beating up people with sticks."
"They would slap them, beat them, and push them to the end of the queue. It was awful," she told The Times.
Another escapee, 22-year-old French-Tunisian medical student Ahmed Habboubi, said the "Ukrainian army" had beaten him so severely that he "couldn't walk," The Times reported.
Habboubi said that foreigners were directed to a border gate that could only process four people an hour while Ukrainians were freely allowed through another passageway, according to the outlet.
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"Some people have gone to get buses, but they're not allowing Black people basically onto the buses. They're prioritizing Ukrainians," added Sky, who is a British citizen of African heritage.
Reports have also emerged on Twitter of Black people being barred from various forms of transport departing Ukraine. In one video, a Twitter user wrote that African families had been left stranded at a train station.
I am quite sure that "white" non-Ukrainians were treated fine. Heck, even "white" RUSSIAN POWs - yes, the ones who came to kill Ukrainians! - are being treated better than peaceful "non-whites":
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ch3uPbEWMrY
This is the ultimate proof that how you are treated by Ukrainians has nothing to do with whether or not you are Ukrainian and everything to do with whether or not you are "white".
Post by: guest55 on March 03, 2022, 09:00:44 pm
REPLAY - Putin says fight against ‘neo-Nazis’ in Ukraine going ‘according to plan’
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In a televised meeting with his security council March 3, Russian President Vladimir Putin said the fight against 'neo-Nazis' in Ukraine was going 'according to plan'. His comments seemed designed to rebut assessments that a fierce Ukrainian resistance had slowed Russia’s initial battle plan.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rh5GUVXU5wE
#Putin #Ukraine #war
Ukraine conflict: Russian invasion ‘going to plan’, says Vladimir Putin
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The day has seen another slew of companies severing links with the country, and the Kremlin imposed new legal penalties on anyone attempting to protest about the war in Ukraine.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vO2j5lQGbd8
Is Putin's invasion of Ukraine backfiring?
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How Putin's war is bolstering world alliances to rebuke Russia's invasion of Ukraine.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H0HMwDFgmAQ
#VladimirPutin #Russia #Ukraine
Top Russian general killed by Ukrainian sniper in major blow for Putin
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One of Vladimir Putin’s most senior paratroopers was gunned down by a “sniper” during a special operation in Ukraine.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yxgy_FfGUnY
16,000 foreign fighters flock to Ukraine to fight Russia
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CNBC's Perry Russom joins Shep Smith to report on volunteers from outside Ukraine who are going to the country to fight against the Russian invasion.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dTa_cIj1b4o
Nuclear war: Putin's threat or rhetoric? Who has how many nuclear warheads? | English News | WION
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Here's a look at countries that possess Nuclear weapons and how many warheads are at their disposal amid the growing tensions between the West and Russia.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wtuBnFWFcdY&list=TLPQMDQwMzIwMjK0aZYmA_l52w&index=3
#Nuclear #Putin #War
Lavrov states he believes the plans by others that would make Russia go nuclear are already being carried out....
Pentagon spokesperson: 'Deeply concerned about escalation and violence'
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ABC News’ Linsey Davis speaks with Pentagon press secretary John Kirby about Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and whether any paths to diplomacy remain.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N3fsO0ys58Q
Post by: guest55 on March 03, 2022, 10:42:43 pm
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Russian FM Sergey Lavrov has said that Russia, which initiated what it calls a special military operation against Ukraine last week, would face a “real danger” if Kiev acquired nuclear weapons.(https://yt3.ggpht.com/_Ae06nta5VM82-Fk_gEr9Dc_Sq07aClLAt5nKr1RmdZnKrAc5gUoR4UJdU6fGalcsWzH3W3TV9_wjA=s640-nd-v1)
And they keep saying the Ukrainian government is full of "drug-addicts"! WTF are you people in the Russian government actually smoking then? Kiev already had nukes prior to your fucken invasion!?!?
The Lesson of Budapest? Hold On to Your Nuclear Weapons
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Ukraine voluntarily surrendered its post-Soviet arsenal. Now that seems like a mistake.
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Powerful images of the Ukrainian people’s unexpectedly stiff resistance to Russian invasion have shined a spotlight on the 1994 Budapest Memorandum. Under the agreement, Ukraine gave up the nuclear weapons on its territory. In exchange for this concession, Russia and the West pledged to respect the former Soviet state’s sovereignty and territorial integrity.https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-lesson-of-budapest-hold-on-to-your-nukes-ukraine-russia-invasion-nuclear-weapons-proliferation-11646257487
Then, in 2014, Russia seized Crimea, territory that was indisputably Ukrainian. Naturally, Ukrainians wondered whether they had left themselves exposed by giving up their nuclear deterrent 20 years earlier. Today, as Russia aims to subjugate the entire country, that question is again on at the front of Ukrainians’ minds.Many countries, including malign actors watching Russia’s actions, will inevitably now seek their own nukes. Vladimir Putin is demonstrating that these weapons give an aggressor license to attack and that without them, a peaceful nation is at the aggressor’s mercy.
Indeed! Everyone should have them at this point, well, minus the nations that can be proven to be racist through and through. Let Russia have all the racist nations then since it's so concerned with the Neo-Nazis the USSR helped create! Would be a great way for Russia to redeem it's image on the world stage too!
Post by: guest55 on March 04, 2022, 12:23:34 pm
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Russian forces are moving closer to Odessa, Ukraine, the third-largest city in the country. Nick Paton Walsh reports on how citizens are preparing.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TSlmSYGPqPU
#CNN #News
Clint Watts: Russia Wants To Take Control Of Ukraine's Entire Energy Sector
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Russian forces took control of the Zaporizhzhia plant, Europe’s largest nuclear power plant, Friday after shelling sparked a fire and fears of nuclear meltdown. Clint Watts discusses.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UCRWjepyQDw
Ukraine Invasion: 'More deaths, more suffering and more destruction' to come warns NATO
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NATO has warned that there will "more deaths, more suffering and more destruction" in coming days in Ukraine.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ddx154BUHmE
The alliance's Secretary-General, Jens Stoltenberg, said this was "President Putin's war" and called for him to withdraw all troops from Ukraine without conditions.
H.R. McMaster on how NATO is holding up against Vladimir Putin's stress test
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Former White House chief of staff Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster, now a senior fellow at Hoover Institute and author of "Battlegrounds: The Fight to Defend the Free World," spoke to CBS News about why he believes Vladimir Putin provoked a conflict to test the NATO alliance.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b4_MDArOdDE
Pentagon: We Will Make It Clear To Putin, The U.S. Will Defend Every Inch Of NATO Territory
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Pentagon Press Secretary Jack Kirby joins Morning Joe to discuss Russian forces taking control of Zaporizhzhia, Europe’s largest nuclear power plant, and how the U.S. is helping Ukrainian armed forces.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zP2oWcFsGPc
Putin speaks to France's Macron: Putin vows to take all of Ukraine | 'Worst is yet to come' | WION
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Amid the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine, Putin spoke to French President Macron. Macros said that the worst is yet to come as Putin wants to take all of Ukraine.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kQpfCBbXzcg
#Putin #Macron #Ukraine
War in Ukraine: 'Europe seeing destructIon not seen since last century', says Von Der Leyen
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President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, has spoken out about the conflict in Ukraine.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jELoia39Dxk
She said Europe was seeing "destructIon and displacement not seen since darkest days of last century".
Ukrainians strike massive Russian convoy, Pentagon says
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The US believes a 40-mile-long Russian military convoy outside of Kyiv is “stalled,” a senior US defense official says.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IsBc_Vbt1Uw
#CNN #News
Post by: 90sRetroFan on March 04, 2022, 07:48:17 pm
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Amid the chaos and deadly attacks on major cities that the U.N. estimates have so far killed approximately 3,300 civilians, some African students have reported encountering ugly instances of racism from some civilians and members of the Ukrainian military as they try to escape the country.
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“On our way to the border, a man held a gun up at me and told us that if we don’t leave in five minutes, he would shoot us,” Sky told a pool of reporters that included Yahoo News. “Other Black women have been reported being shoved, being pushed, women with children. It’s horrific. The treatment has been awful.”
The last 24 hours of her journey in the queue, Sky said, were the worst because that’s when she started facing “racism and segregation.” She said that while she and her husband were making their way to the front of the line, Ukrainian civilians began aggressively circling their car, with one man allegedly lunging at her.
Fearful of the mob, Sky’s husband pulled the car off the road to seek assistance from the Ukrainian military, but was met by another civilian who attempted to divert them onto a pedestrian border crossing.
“In that pedestrian queue, there were only people of color,” Sky said. “There were Asians, Arab people, Black people. There were no Ukrainian people.”
At another crossing point, she said, Ukrainian people were just walking through the border.
“If you look on the other side, there was a fence, there were Ukrainian people just walking through, but we were told to queue. We had to queue, and there was not a single Ukrainian person in that queue,” Sky said.
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Another African student, Alexander Somto Orah of Nigeria, tweeted that when he finally reached the border with some companions, Ukrainian police and members of the army initially refused to let them cross while allowing white Ukrainians through the entry point without incident.
According to the New York Times, 24-year-old Nigerian doctor Chineye Mbagwu, who resided in the western Ukrainian town of Ivano-Frankivsk, said she was stranded in the town of Medyka for two days at the Poland-Ukraine border crossing as foreigners were denied passage by border guards.
“The Ukrainian border guards were not letting us through. They were beating people up with sticks” and tearing off their jackets, she added. “They would slap them, beat them and push them to the end of the queue. It was awful.”
Other accounts using the #africansinukraine hashtag (but unverified by Yahoo News) involve African men, women and children being shoved off trains and buses by Ukrainian troops.
NEVER FORGIVE. NEVER FORGET.
Post by: guest55 on March 04, 2022, 08:10:58 pm
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RUSSIAN troops have been accused of raping "numerous" women as they rampage through Ukrainian cities.
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As the war rages on for a ninth day, Ukraine's foreign minister Dmytro Kuleba alleged there have been reports of Putin's soldiers sexually assaulting Ukrainian women.
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He told a briefing at Chatham House: "We have numerous cases of, unfortunately, when Russian soldiers **** women in the Ukrainian cities."https://www.the-sun.com/news/4822326/russian-troops-accused-of-raping-numerous-women/
Kuleba backed a call for the creation of a special tribunal to punish Moscow's aggression as Russia's hostility escalates beyond bombing.
Kuleba said international law "is the only tool of civilisation that is available to us to make sure that in the end, eventually, all those who made this war possible will be brought to justice".
He said: "We are fighting against the enemy who is much stronger than us.
"But the international law is on our side, and hopefully... it will make its own contribution to help us prevail."
Svetlana Zorina, 27, from the Russian-controlled city of Kherson, also accused the invading Russian forces of sexually assaulting women.
This would not surprise me at all.
See also: https://trueleft.createaforum.com/colonial-era/'whites'-are-the-biggest-rapists-in-history!/
Post by: guest55 on March 04, 2022, 08:23:15 pm
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With the war in Ukraine now in its second week, some Americans are stepping up to the plate, including a groom who postponed his honeymoon to fly to the front lines. ABC News' Will Ganss has more.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vWbMsUrOTfw
Reminder: Palestine has been a war zone since 1948. I know, unfortunately many Palestinians have brownish skin and many of them are Arabs. What a shame for them aye?
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During the 1948 Palestine War in which the State of Israel was established, around 700,000 Palestinian Arabs or 85% of the total population of the territory Israel captured fled or were expelled from their homes by Israeli forces.
See also: https://trueleft.createaforum.com/enemies/israel/?message=11671
Post by: guest55 on March 04, 2022, 10:25:23 pm
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has called for a no-fly zone over Ukraine, while slamming NATO for refusing to impose it. The US. could be assisting Ukraine through ‘covert action,’ author and former double agent Naveed Jamali tells The ReidOut.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XRz4Y3wQM2I
Watch: Ukraine’s Zelensky lashes out at NATO over no-fly zone request | Russian invasion
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky lashed out at NATO after it rejected its request for no-fly zone. This comes as more and more Russian troops enter Ukrainian cities.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JjiOInPy-HE
#Ukraine #Zelensky #NATO
Post by: Zea_mays on March 04, 2022, 10:47:26 pm
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Ukraine president asks Jewish people around world to speak against Russiahttps://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/mar/02/ukraine-president-asks-jewish-people-around-world-to-speak-against-russia
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“I am now addressing all the Jews of the world – don’t you see what is happening? It is very important that right now, millions of Jews around the world do not remain silent. Nazism is born in silence,” said Zelenskiy.
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Later on Wednesday several prominent groups representing Holocaust survivors condemned Russia’s claim that its military action in Ukraine is aimed at “denazifying” the country.
“The signatories of this appeal denounce the use of the words ‘denazification’ and ‘genocide’ to justify the attack on Ukraine... We cannot accept that these words are tarnished in this way,” read a statement signed by representatives from the committees of several former Nazi concentration camps, including the International Auschwitz Committee, and those of Dachau, Buchenwald-Dora and Ravensbrueck.
Under Vladimir Putin, the Soviet victory in the second world war has become a major building block of Russian national identity, and Putin has attempted to portray modern Russia as the inheritor of this proud anti-Nazi heritage, even as his government has targeted minorities, reduced freedoms and is now waging an expansionist war.
Russia alleges, that since the Maidan revolution in 2014, Ukraine has been run by a far-right cabal, with Putin refering to the government in Kyiv as “a band of drug addicts and neo-Nazis”.
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Azman, who was born in Leningrad, now St Petersburg, recorded an angry appeal to Russians and Russian Jews on Tuesday, clutching a Torah and criticising the lack of public outcry in Russia against the war.
Any guesses on why EU elites are so willing to accept refugees from Ukraine, but not other war-torn areas:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pale_of_Settlement
Post by: 90sRetroFan on March 04, 2022, 10:59:33 pm
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pale_of_Settlement"
You may be overthinking this one. I think this enemy meme captures how most people see it:
(https://img.ifunny.co/images/a30f2511e757db10ee485a8a2360259646da723dcd532e03ea984c6b7a73e7eb_1.jpg)
This view applies even outside the EU:
https://trueleft.createaforum.com/issues/reproductive-decolonization/msg11491/#msg11491
Post by: guest55 on March 05, 2022, 02:40:23 am
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Rob Lee, senior fellow with the Eurasia Program at the Foreign Policy Research Institute, discusses Russia's strategy for invading Ukraine and why Ukrainian resistance is exposing some of the shortcomings of the Russian air force.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TrBUsVbZKuo
Post by: guest55 on March 05, 2022, 12:27:41 pm
Irish MP Richard Boyd Barrett calls out the double standards on Ukraine and Palestine
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"It took five days for sanctions against Putin and his thugs but imposing sanctions for 70 years of oppression of the Palestinians would not be ‘helpful’."https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mu2uI0gZD-c
Irish lawmaker Richard Boyd Barrett on Wednesday called out the Irish government's double standards when dealing with Russia's invasion of Ukraine vs Israel's occupation of Palestine.
#Palestine #Ukraine #Russia #Israel #RichardBoydBarett
Is coverage of Russia’s attack on Ukraine biased?
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Media outlets -mainly Western- are accused of having 'double standards' in their coverage of Russia’s attack on Ukraine, with reporters and guests using language deemed to be ‘racist’. And there are also reports of discrimination against black people trying to flee Ukraine.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aBKKtN1b-i0
#Media #Ukraine
Richard Boyd Barrett TD - No to War. Oppose Putin’s Invasion. Stop NATO’s Expansion.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tP5UaprWkZM
From this day, all the people will die because of you: Ukraine President Zelensky to NATO
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Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky hit out at NATO for refusing to impose a no-fly zone over Ukraine. He said," NATO countries have created a narrative that the closure of the sky over Ukraine would provoke Russia's direct aggression against NATO. This is self-hypnosis."https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G1FbaQuCWKE
President Putin Issues Warning Over No-Fly Zone in Ukraine
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Russian President Vladimir Putin said any country trying to enforce a no-fly zone over Ukraine would be considered a party to the conflict by Moscow.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p7_epng277s
Lawrence: U.S. Has No Good Choices Dealing With Russian Aggression
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MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell discusses the U.S. and NATO rejecting Ukraine’s request for a no-fly zone over that country, and explains why Russia’s nuclear weapons arsenal means Pres. Biden has no good options when dealing with Russian aggression.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gIx5Z4Xy9_Q
Can Ukraine win fight against Russia? See retired US admiral's answer
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Retired Admiral William McRaven joins Smerconish to talk about Ukraine's chances of winning this war with Russia.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P9RIwlc_fX4&list=TLPQMDUwMzIwMjIXYmkiMwdocQ&index=4
#CNN #News
Had the Russians done their homework properly they would have realized the Ukrainians are mutineers and resistance fighters in the not so distant past....
Post by: guest55 on March 05, 2022, 01:08:50 pm
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Russia has invaded Ukraine. NATO has increased deployment in Eastern Europe. Sweden has accused Russia of airspace violation. Taiwan is on alert. Is this the prelude to World War 3? Listen in to Palki Sharma Upadhyayhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qjl2QR4t7l0
Gravitas: US debates India's non-alignment on Ukraine
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The US State Department says India is reducing its dependence on Russian weapons and cancelling recent orders for fighter jets and anti-tank artillery. How has India reacted to these claims? How does Washington see India's non-alignment? Palki Sharma tells you.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o3zGBCWTaWY
#RussiaUkraine #India #Gravitas
Post by: 90sRetroFan on March 05, 2022, 07:38:44 pm
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tvRCocO3g8A
One day Ukraine must become 100% populated by "non-whites". This alone will be poetic justice for the above behaviour. We should try to make this happen within our lifetimes. Climate refugees could certainly use Ukraine as lebensraum:
https://trueleft.createaforum.com/issues/climate-refugees/
Post by: guest55 on March 05, 2022, 09:07:19 pm
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Former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper reacts to indications that Russia is poised to deploy up to 1,000 more mercenaries to Ukraine. #CNN #Newshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OvamWlE_UMk
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At this point a no-artillery zone would be better than a no-fly zone....
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This is kinda like the Balkans on steroids when we tolerated the slaughter of Muslims for some time before we eventually got involved. Now, this is a different situation no doubt about it....
The Failed Logistics of Russia's Invasion of Ukraine
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b4wRdoWpw0w
State Department: "All Americans Should Leave Russia Now"
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U.S. and NATO face growing pressure from Ukraine to impose a no-fly zone. President Vladmir Putin says Russia will consider any country that imposes a no-fly zone is an attack on Russia. Now, the U.S. State Department has put out a travel warning saying all U.S. citizens should leave Russia immediately.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=51eMKxY-sAU
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This could be a run-up to a complete diplomatic break with Russia....
Putin likens sanctions to ‘declaration of war’
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In his first extended remarks about the war since the invasion began, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on March 5 that harsh international sanctions against Russia were like a ‘declaration of war.’https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4BzAGbtxYaE
Cease-fire collapses as Russians continue to assault Ukraine
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Meanwhile, Vladimir Putin has likened President Biden's most recent sanctions to an act of "declaring war."https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OKEwJhtChPI
Russia could take Ukraine war to space
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CNBC's Morgan Brennan joins The News with Shepard Smith to report that Russia is refusing to deliver satellites to space without guarantees they won't be used against Moscow in its war against Ukraine.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IrlnQBt2C0g
Here's what expert has to say about Russian President Vladimir Putin's endgame in Ukraine | WION
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After 10 days of intense fighting between the Russian and Ukrainian Armies, Russia had declared a temporary ceasefire in Ukraine to help open humanitarian corridors. However, Kyiv says that Moscow has violated the temporary ceasefire.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KmQCPAnSguE
#Russia #Putin #Ukraine
Post by: guest55 on March 05, 2022, 09:51:42 pm
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Ukraine claimed to have taken out a variety of Russian equipment during Moscow’s initial assault against Kyiv. These allegedly include the Ka-52 ‘Alligator’ that Russia prizes as one of its most sophisticated attack helicopters. Videos showing the wreckage of Ka-52 that was reportedly shot down over Vyshhorod went viral on social media. Reports say Beijing had ditched its homegrown Harbin Z-10 attack helicopter in favour of the Russian helicopter.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kaVQvIFjsso
#RussiaUkraine #China #Taiwan
Ukraine's armed forces claim to have shot down Russian military helicopter
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Ukraine’s armed forces claim to have shot down a Russian military helicopter. Its operative command released video of a missile hitting a low-flying helicopter, which crashed seconds laterhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5IgoMxN-pEA
Ukraine Shoots Down Russian Jet, Captures Pilot
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Video posted online showed a Russian jet being shot down near Chernihiv, northern Ukraine, on March 5. Later images showed the capture of the pilot, who ejected from his plane but was injured.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FV4RGVH54vE
HOW CHEAP CHINESE TIRES EXPLAINS RUSSIA'S 'STALLED' 40-MILE-LONG MILITARY CONVOY IN UKRAINE || 2022
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As the eighth day of Russia's invasion of Ukraine began Thursday morning, Russian forces appeared to have gained tactical control of their first city, the southern port city of Kherson, but Ukraine is still holding out in Mariupol, Kharkiv, and Chernihiv, despite heavy shelling. Deaths are mounting on both sides.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TXGyXIROSho
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Russian armor and Chinese tires, a match made in heaven
Is China even 100% sure it could take Taiwan if it really wanted to? Starting to have serious doubts myself. Would that just end up in another ****-show like we're currently witnessing in Ukraine with the Russian military? I'm pretty puzzled with both countries and their military's at this point....
Poorly made Chinese tires – A new theory on Russia’s slow advance
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An interesting new theory has emerged explaining the slow advance of Russia’s armoured convoy into Ukraine, with online experts suggesting that substandard vehicle maintenance and poorly made Chinese tires have delayed Russian approaches.https://www.defenceconnect.com.au/land-amphibious/9612-poorly-made-chinese-tires-a-new-theory-on-russia-s-slow-advance
Russian Morale Dips As Top Commanders Die In Combat
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In an attempt to boost the morale of Russian troops, three commanders of Russia’s army were killed after joining soldiers on the front lines of the attack. It’s being reported that a major general, a divisional commander, and a regimental commander have all been killed in combat in addition to the other setbacks facing the Russian troops.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f07zEwU9TG4
ELITE CHECHEN TEAM SENT TO ASSASSINATE ZELENSKY IS "ELIMINATED" BY UKRANIAN SECURITY FORCES || 2022
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dKlv8mAPKnM
Disaffected Russian FSB agents 'tipped off Ukraine about Chechen hit squad sent to kill Zelensky before assassins were 'neutralised'
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Oleksiy Danilov, Ukraine's Secretary of the National Security and Defence Council, said the unit 'which came to kill our President, was eliminated'https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10569945/Disaffected-Russian-FSB-agents-tipped-Ukraine-Chechen-hit-squad-sent-kill-Zelensky.html
Earlier today, Ramzan Kadyrov - the strongman leader of Chechnya - said that Chechens have been killed in Moscow's invasion of Ukraine
'We are already aware of the special operation that was to be carried out by Kadyrov forces unit,' Danilov said on Ukraine 24 TV channel
He added: 'The Kadyrov forces unit, which came to kill our President, was eliminated'
Ukraine can win - US Secretary of State A.Blinken. Day 9.
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U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken told BBC that "Ukraine can absolutely win against Russia."https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j7HKH7AGQNc
He added that "the war has already not gone as Russian President Vladimir Putin might have planned."
Post by: guest55 on March 05, 2022, 10:46:43 pm
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Hundreds of Nigerians Who Fled Ukraine Finally Arrive in Abuja After Racist Treatment in Europehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gdu6kfHSYxQ
Nigeria to rescue Africans facing racial discrimination in Ukraine
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The Nigerian government has expressed disappointment at ongoing reports of maltreatment of some Nigerian nationals attempting to flee Ukraine.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EfhSZV0etsg
In a statement on Monday, February 28, 2022, the government urged customs authorities in Ukraine and neighbouring countries to treat its citizens "with dignity" amid growing accusations of racism at the Ukrainian border.
Like hundreds of thousands of people, many Africans - mostly students - are trying to flee the Russian invasion of Ukraine by reaching neighbouring countries.
Post by: rp on March 06, 2022, 12:19:41 am
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#Ukrainian not letting Indian students to board the train ,this is what real #racism is. #RacistUkraine #RussiaUkraineThey do say that wartime brings out the true character in a person...
https://twitter.com/i/status/1498889448389443586
Post by: guest55 on March 06, 2022, 12:51:16 pm
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The Ukraine conflict has been 'westsplained' enough. On Gravitas Plus, Palki Sharma tells you how Western arrogance & NATO's expansionism are also to blame, how their actions precipitated the crisis in Ukraine.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TzgPJeYZaOU
#GravitasPlus #NATO #RussiaUkraineConflict
Reminder: Russia is part of Western civilization, this is why it has Western architecture and Western traditions, including Judeo-Christianity. Russia is not some innocent non-Western country that is constantly having to defend itself from Western aggression. Russia is a Western nation that has been just as aggressive in the past as other Western nations have been, regardless of what Alexandr Dugin would like other Westerners and non-Westerners alike to believe.
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List of wars involving Russiahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_wars_involving_Russia
The list includes:
external wars
foreign intervention in domestic conflicts
anti-colonial uprisings of the peoples conquered during the Russian expansion
princely feuds
peasant uprisings
Why isn’t NATO fighting Russia? Indian army generals respond
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For months now, tens of thousands of US and NATO troops have been positioned along Ukraine’s western borders, with the most sophisticated war machinery in the world. Their leaders have issued thundering threats to Russian President Vladimir Putin. Yet, Russia unleashed air power, tanks and 190000 troops and has invaded Ukraine. Ukrainian civilians, reservists and troops are fighting a valiant but unequal battle, nearly 150 civilians including children have been killed within barely three days. So where is NATO and why isn’t it helping Ukrainians fight the Russians? In an exclusive conversation with Padma Rao Sundarji for Times Online, India’s generals Ata Hasnain and Shokin Chauhan provide the answers.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pNHUDDqTgdI
Perhaps 'check', but definitely not 'mate'.
Russian news anchor says millions of Russians feel invasion is a catastrophe
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Russian news director and anchor, Ekaterina Kotrikadze, speaks to CNN's Fareed Zakaria about the state of the country's news media after her station, TV Rain, shut down due to the Russian government's crackdown on local media over unfavorable coverage of the war in Ukraine.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eOl8WtjOO4I
#CNN #News
Assessing Russian troop casualties in Ukraine
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Ukraine said 11,000 Russian troops have died in Ukraine since the Russian invasion began. Former White House Security Advisor Tom Bossert said it's "impossible" to know the actual number.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mBUo1xK48n4
WNBA star Brittney Griner detained in Russia
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ABC News’ Diane Macedo is joined by Mike Cound, president of sports agency Cound Group Global, to discuss efforts to get the American basketball player out of Russia.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2_Jfx9rOfic
Blinken says NATO countries have "green light" to send fighter jets to Ukraine
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Secretary of State Antony Blinken says the U.S. is considering replacing Polish fighter jets if the Polish government decides to send aircraft to Ukraine.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L_wLuTPXBD8
Russian President Vladimir Putin sets conditions to end Moscow's invasion in Ukraine | English News
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Russian President Vladimir Putin has once again set conditions for endling Moscow's invasion in Ukraine. Kremlin has announced that Russia will only halt its military operation if Ukraine stops fighting and Moscow's demands are met.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ooPB88XJd48
#Russia #Ukraine #VladimirPutin
Is Russia committing war crimes? See Secy. of State Blinken's answer
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Jake Tapper interviews Secretary of State Antony Blinken on the Russian invasion of Ukraine and asks him if Russia is committing war crimes.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oGwLgacSUBw
#CNN #News
Russia Vs Ukraine Makes Middle East Take Sides | Are UAE, Saudi & Israel Abandoning Biden For Putin?
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Russia’s ongoing war in Ukraine has begun to reveal geopolitical implications far beyond Europe. Middle East nations, mostly close allies of Washington, have refused to voice support for the US in its confrontation with Russia. The United Arab Emirates, a staunch ally of America has twice abstained from voting at the US-sponsored UNSC resolutions against Russia. Though Israel has condemned the Russian invasion of Ukraine at UNGA, it’s trying to balance ties with Moscow and the West-backed Kyiv. Here's why the Ukraine crisis is testing US influence in the Middle east.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rj_6x7o3aA0
#RussiaUkraineWar. #UkraineCrisis. #RussiaUkraineTensions. #MiddleEastNews
Russian tank column refuels east of Kyiv ahead of expected push toward capital
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"Face the Nation" is America's premier Sunday morning public affairs program. The broadcast is one of the longest-running news programs in the history of television, having debuted November 7, 1954, on CBS. Every Sunday, "Face the Nation" moderator and CBS News senior foreign affairs correspondent Margaret Brennan welcomes leaders, newsmakers, and experts to a lively round table discussion of current events and the latest news.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JJ6ajjBo-FA
Russia warns that a WWIII 'would involve nuclear weapons'
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Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov argued against NATO involvement in Ukraine by claiming that a broader war would involve nuclear weapons.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xYF6TbQ2lIY
Interestingly, Russia did to Ukraine exactly what it is accusing NATO of doing to Russia, that being a violation of an agreement. Russia promised it would not invade Ukraine if Ukraine gave up it's nuclear weapons.
According to TLDR News EU a 5% chance of nuclear war, which we are currently at, means we will have a nuclear war within 14 years. At a 1% chance of nuclear war we will have nuclear war in 89 years.
'American troops will not be put on the ground or in the air': UN ambassador | ABC News
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GrwIdFZUVAo
U.S. In Talks with Poland To Send Soviet-Era Jets to Ukraine
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Retired Admiral and former Supreme Commander of NATO James Stavridis joins Jonathan Capehart as the U.S. considers a deal with Warsaw to send their Soviet-era planes to aid Ukrainians' defense against Russia. Plus, amid threats from Russian President Vladimir Putin to view any country's declaration of a no-fly zone as "participation" in the conflict, what can the U.S. and NATO countries do to assist Ukraine?https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5geWA2CxU7o
Russia Lost 8 Military Aircrafts in Just One Day | Ukrainian Armed Forces Strike Hard
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x6nfNUmGpW8
Ukraine Invasion: Admiral Sir Tony Radakin says 'Russia is a lesser power this week'
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Chief of Defence Staff Admiral Sir Tony Radakin says 'Russia is struggling to take Ukraine' and this is going to be a "long tough fight".https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0tPNoVH3u8U
He says he believes Russian forces have committed war crimes and "the indiscriminate nature of the Russian violence is shocking".
Admiral Radakin is pleased the International Criminal Court have started to investigate.
Post by: guest55 on March 06, 2022, 05:36:14 pm
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The mothers of Russian soldiers involved in Moscow's invasion of Ukraine angrily confronted the governor of Siberia's Kemerovo region asking if their sons were "lied to" and being used as "cannon fodder."https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oXW_fIo8nlQ
Starting to sound like Putin used conscript soldiers to draw enemy fire so as to identify Ukrainian positions. Logical in the short term, but definitely not moral. This strategy can backfire also because conscript soldiers do not have the morale of volunteer soldiers. Once conscript morale is broken it can have a contagious effect on volunteer morale also. Sounds like Putin did literally use his conscripts as "cannon fodder". This is also not a new Russian military strategy either.
Post by: guest55 on March 06, 2022, 06:49:35 pm
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DD3XEatgJiw
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there are plenty of reasons to hate people, skin color shouldn't be one of them... get to know someone before you hate them!Thank God a lot of people obviously aren't listening to Westerners in regards to 'hate' anymore! Common sense still exists!
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Exactly. Make them earn it individually!Unless they are part of a group that deserves hate of course! Then you do not need to treat them as individuals!
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I'm from Europe, Netherlands, and sadly you're correct.
It was shocking to see, but I was not surprised, because I saw how the Syrian and Afghan refugees were treated.
I'm deeply ashamed of this.
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Unfortunately tragedy like this often brings out the worst in people. As humans we must stop othering people.Indeed! By claiming to be a "human-being" rather than just a 'human' you are already "othering people"!
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The energy generated by theWell, minus groups or individuals who refused to help refugees of course, should they happen to become refugees themselves in the near future. Which looks like it could very well happen sooner than later!humanitariancrisis in Ukraine needs to be capitalized upon in order to help ALL refugees, regardless of race or religion.
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Afghanistan. Iraq. Yemen. Syria. The Palestinians. Those are just the ones I can think of off the top of my head.
Post by: guest55 on March 06, 2022, 07:15:01 pm
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Javelin missiles in Ukraine: At least 280 Russian armoured vehicles have been destroyed with the American Javelin missile, out of 300 shots fired, according to a report
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The Ukrainian military fighting the much larger Russian invasion force has been able to kill hundreds of Russian tanks and armoured vehicles using a hand-held anti-tank missile supplied by the US, according to a US journalist who has been tracking the war in the east European nation.https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/how-small-ukraine-force-is-killing-russian-tanks-with-us-javelin-missiles-2803289
At least 280 Russian armoured vehicles have been destroyed with the American Javelin missile, out of 300 shots fired, journalist Jack Murphy said in an article quoting a US Special Operations official.
That is a 93 per cent kill rate.
Post by: guest55 on March 06, 2022, 09:30:32 pm
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Russia's Defence Ministry has warned Ukraine's neighbouring countries from hosting its warplanes, saying Moscow may consider them a part of the conflict if Ukrainian aircraft fly combat missions from their territory.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o9R5tuAaeQw
UK's response to Moscow's action: PM Boris Johnson lays out 6-point plan | World English News
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British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is about to launch an international "plan of action" in his upcoming diplomatic meetings with Canadian, Dutch, and Central European leaders next week, to ensure Russia's invasion of Ukraine fails.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KJfRENmupGk
#BorisJohnson #UK #Moscow
Post by: guest55 on March 06, 2022, 11:40:56 pm
See also: https://trueleft.createaforum.com/colonial-era/national-socialism-is-revolutionary-not-reactionary/?message=10612
Inside A White Supremacist Militia in Ukraine
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TIME Correspondent, Simon Shuster, travels to Ukraine in the summer of 2019 to investigate white supremacists militias that are recruiting people to join their fight.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fy910FG46C4
Neo-Nazi threat in new Ukraine: NEWSNIGHT
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BBC Newsnight's Gabriel Gatehouse investigates the links between the new Ukrainian government and Neo-nazishttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5SBo0akeDMY
Russia\USSR certainly played a critical role in erasing German national socialism from history and paving the way for far-right Neo-Nazism:
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From the beginning, denazification in the Soviet zone was considered a critical element of the transformation into a socialist society and was quickly and effectively put into practice.[45] Members of the Nazi Party and its organizations were arrested and interned.[46] The NKVD was directly in charge of this process, and oversaw the camps. In 1948, the camps were placed under the same administration as the gulag in the Soviet government. According to official records, 122,600 people were interned. 34,700 of those interned in this process were considered to be Soviet citizens, with the rest being German.[47] This process happened at the same time as the expropriation of large landowners and Junkers, who were also often former Nazi supporters.[48]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denazification
Because part of the intended goal of denazification in the Soviet zone was also the removal of anti-socialist sentiment, the committees in charge of the process were politically skewed. A typical panel would have one member from the Christian Democratic Union, one from the Liberal Democratic Party of Germany, three from the Socialist Unity Party of Germany, and three from political mass organizations (who were typically also supportive of the Socialist Unity Party).[49]
East German propaganda poster in 1957
Former Nazi officials quickly realized that they would face fewer obstacles and investigations in the zones controlled by the Western Allies. Many of them saw a chance to defect to the West on the pretext of anti-communism.[50] Conditions in the internment camps were terrible, and between 42,000 and 80,000 prisoners died. When the camps were closed in 1950, prisoners were handed over to the East German government.[51]
General George S Patton warned against denazification:
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General Patton went on to declare that he had “never seen the necessity of the denazification program,” asserting that 98 per cent of the Nazis were just camp followers.https://www.newyorker.com/news/amy-davidson/blood-and-guts-and-mcchrystal
Keep the above in mind when Westerners like Putin speak of the need to "denazify" the Ukraine government:
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Of the many distortions manufactured by Russian President Vladimir Putin to justify Russia’s assault on Ukraine, perhaps the most bizarre is his claim that the action was taken to “denazify” the country and its leadership. In making his case for entering his neighbor’s territory with armored tanks and fighter jets, Putin has stated that the move was undertaken “to protect people” who have been “subjected to bullying and genocide,” and that Russia “will strive for the demilitarization and denazification of Ukraine.”https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/ukraine-has-nazi-problem-vladimir-putin-s-denazification-claim-war-ncna1290946
Perhaps Putin was not lying? Perhaps Putin is simply just one more historically ignorant Westerner himself? Regardless, this is just one more example of how much damage ignorant Westerners have done to this world and all those that wish to be like them! Now it's all finally catching up to us....
(https://media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com/image/upload/t_fit-1240w,f_auto,q_auto:best/newscms/2022_09/3538617/220303-azov-batallion-ukraine-mn-1450.jpg)
Ukrainian veterans of the Azov Battalion, formed by a white supremacist and banned from receiving U.S. aid, attend a rally in Kyiv on March 14, 2020.
Why is Putin not concerned with de-westernizing Ukraine if his biggest beef is with "the West" I wonder? Is it because Russians are in fact Westerners themselves?:
(https://www.thenomadtoday.com/asset/thumbnail,992,558,center,center//media/thenomadtoday/images/2022/02/15/2022021513283397552.jpg)
Looks pretty Western to me. Nice Western suits and ties too guys! Good work, as usual! :D
Post by: 90sRetroFan on March 07, 2022, 12:27:58 am
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NZzBHFVAXc0
When Putin talks negatively about "the West", he is probably thinking of the US West Coast:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KcADqxnQA_4
Post by: guest55 on March 07, 2022, 12:38:25 am
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Ex-Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko tells CNN he believes Russian forces are purposely targeting civilians and says his battalion witnessed a family killed while they were evacuating.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o9cr4A4srKk
#CNN #News
Ukrainian mayor: I saw a mortar kill two children in front of my eyes
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Irpin Mayor Oleksandr Markushin tells CNN's John Berman he witnessed Ukrainian civilians, including children, killed as they were evacuating the town.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pJiwYSR3X88
#CNN #News
Post by: guest55 on March 07, 2022, 01:30:31 am
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Everyday Putin can't win he's losing....
Ukrainians are winning: Russian troops ‘demoralised’ and ‘running out of gas’
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Major John Spencer has warned if Russia continues its bloodthirsty war against its smaller neighbour there could be greater civilian casualties than most of the battles in World War II – but so far the Ukrainians are winning.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D8P9t8XVnZw
“These cities are still populated as you saw the evacuation that is required to happen hasn’t happened,” he said.
“There’s only one city that matters here, there’s only one objective for Russia, that’s to take Kyiv, take the government out, put his own government in.
“All war is politics, if he doesn’t – if he’s not able to do that he can’t win, and every day that he can’t he’s losing.”
Mr Spencer, chair of Urban Warfare Studies with the Madison Policy Forum, told Sky News Australia Russia’s war had only just begun and was entering the “most dangerous phase”.
“The Ukrainians are winning – every day they don’t lose they win,” he said.
“We all see the pressure that Putin’s under, the Russian economy, his troops, they’re demoralised, running out of gas, and this is all before they get to the close combat which is to come, unfortunately, within the cities.
Not to mention, all this with the possibility of more mistakes on Putin's part. This is what they did not add to the end of that list. This could still get 10 times worse for Russia. I guess we'll see....
The first volunteers from Great Britain arrive in Ukraine
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z_Lgx7oQM9g
Post by: guest55 on March 07, 2022, 12:27:06 pm
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A well-known war lord, Vladimir Zhoga has been shot dead in Ukraine.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iKXrmckkR3k
Executive Order awarding title of Hero of Russian Federation to Vladimir Zhoga
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Vladimir Putin signed the Executive Order On Awarding the Title of Hero of the Russian Federation to Vladimir Zhoga.http://en.kremlin.ru/events/president/news/67920
So, I'm getting confused now? Was Zhoga a Neo-Nazi too then? I thought Putin was all about "denazification" of Ukraine?
Russian separatist warlord who led Neo-Nazi 'Sparta' mob is shot dead during battle in eastern Ukraine town in fresh blow to Putin's floundering invasion
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A leader of a rebel military group in the so-called Donetsk People's Republic (DPR), blamed for brutal war crimes and shooting Ukrainian POWs since its formation in 2014, was shot dead in battle.https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10583341/Russian-warlord-led-Neo-Nazi-Sparta-mob-shot-dead-battle-eastern-Ukraine.html
Russian warlord Vladimir Zhoga, who headed the Neo-Nazi 'Sparta Battalion', was killed in Volnovakha, Ukraine, following the eleventh day of Russia's invasion as Putin's troops fail to make big wins.
Zhoga's kill was yesterday confirmed in a Telegram channel post from Denis Pushilin, head of the breakaway DPR.
Ukraine Army hits Russian warship in Black Sea, Odessa.
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Ukraine Army hits Russian warship in Black Sea.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UnXIAhFUsJA
A Russian war ship was struck by Ukrainian forces as they continued to defend the port of Odessa from invading troops, according to Ukraine's navy.
Video footage appeared to show Ukrainian defence forces, based in Odessa, cheering as they exchanged fire with ships in the Black Sea in the early hours of the morning.
One Russian ship - said to be the patrol vessel Vasily Byko - is thought to have been hit as Ukrainian forces defended the country's largest port, Ukraine's navy said on Monday.
Russian supply line hit
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FN7XUvC2b7k
Adam Osmaev. Ukraine Chechens. (Turkish and English Subtitles)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AVsAIGF67HA
Post by: guest55 on March 07, 2022, 12:41:36 pm
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Ukrainians around Kyiv are escaping bombarded suburbs and going deeper into the heart of the city. As they flee, Russian troops are reportedly firing at them, killing at least four civilians. This comes as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy tells his country not to surrender at any cost while asking the U.S. and NATO for a no-fly zone. NBC’s Richard Engel reports for TODAY.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sCXybt0T9pw
Imran Khan slams West's demand to denounce Russia | Pak PM hits out at Western Envoys | World News
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Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan hits out at Islamabad-based Western envoys who last week urged Pakistan to condemn Russia's actions in Ukraine, asking them if they thought Pakistan was their "slave". The heads of 22 diplomatic missions, including those of European Union member states, released a joint letter on March 1 urging Pakistan to support a resolution in the United Nations General Assembly condemning Russia's aggression against Ukraine.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=upfIMXuDDl4
#ImranKhan #Ukraine #Russia
How The War In Ukraine Could Turn The European Union Into A World Superpower
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Joe Scarborough, Mika Brezinski and Katty Kay discuss the global ramifications of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Py-nk6e-FSI
Russia’s invasion prompts more assertive foreign policy from Japan
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Japan this week announced it would accept refugees from Ukraine and send bulletproof vests to Kyiv — extraordinary measures taken by a country that has historically been unwelcoming to refugees and also has a self-imposed arms exports ban because of its militaristic past.https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/03/05/japan-ukraine-russia-foreign-policy/
They were decisions made without “gaiatsu,” or foreign pressure, several Japanese officials note, underscoring Japan’s determination to show it will not stand for Moscow’s behavior, a stance that defies the pacifist values that undergird postwar Japanese identity.
Russia’s troubling actions — most recently its attack on a Ukrainian nuclear power plant — have triggered a deep alarm that is likely to accelerate Japan’s debate over defense and security policies that had been underway amid China’s growing territorial threat.
The perilous international situation has raised urgent questions about Japan’s readiness and crisis management capabilities under its war-renouncing constitution, and has brought Japan closer than ever to significantly raising its defense spending — a long-standing and controversial debate — as a part of its national security policy review this year.
Ukraine: Nuclear power plants under Russian control | DW News
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Russia has backed the UN nuclear watchdog's plan to set up a three-way meeting with Ukraine aimed at ensuring the safety of Ukraine's nuclear power plants.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_QjTgF_c_nk
Russia has agreed to the talks in principle, but not to the suggested location at Chernobyl. Last week, a building at one of Ukraine's four nuclear facilities caught fire Russia launched an attack on the premises. Russian forces now control the Zaporizhzhia plant, with Ukrainian staff working under their orders.
How Russian State Media Is Portraying the War in Ukraine | WSJ
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Media coverage of Russian troops invading Ukraine is unfolding differently in Russia than in the U.S. Using maps and disinformation, many television programs are shaping public opinion by justifying Moscow’s decision to attack its neighbor. Photo composite: Sharon Shihttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yucxuoa3xm4
US says Russia is recruiting Syrian fighters to fight in Ukraine | Russia-Ukraine Conflict | WION
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According to US officials, Russia is recruiting Syrian fighters experienced in urban combat as it ramps up its assault on Ukraine. Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba has claimed around 20,000 foreign volunteers have traveled to the country to join Kyiv's forces.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WzROQdECqhw
#US #RussiaUkraine #SyrianFighters
Gravitas: New 'Iron Curtain' descends upon Russia
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An iron curtain has descended upon Russia. Banks & multi-national companies are cutting ties with Moscow. Attempts are also being made to disconnect Russia from the global internet. Molly Gambhir gets you a report.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NpMVh8UlTYU
#Gravitas #Russia #Ukraine
Post by: guest55 on March 07, 2022, 07:45:36 pm
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A senior U.S. defense official said that nearly 100 percent of Russian forces that were along the border are now inside Ukraine. Soliders are building checkpoints around Kyiv as Russian forces are closing in.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4GgnA-5J_7I
UK PM Boris Johnson accused of intervening to help Russian newspaper owner get a peerage | WION News
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United Kingdom Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been accused of personally intervening to help a Russian newspaper owner Evgeny Lebedev get a seat in the House of Lords.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HknHZdDALHs
#UK #BorisJohnson #EvgenyLebedev
The Russian Air Force Just Had A Terrible Day Over Ukraine!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xf6WbDtbXdA
Pentagon: Russians Seem Short On Morale, Supplies, Food
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Pentagon press secretary John Kirby said that the Russians seem short on morale, food, and fuel. Nearly 100 percent of the Russian ground forces are inside Ukraine. “They are meeting stiff and determined Ukrainian resistance,” said Kirby.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lmtqnCl4xNU
Weird....
Ukraine Invasion: 'Putin has failed already' says former US National Security Adviser
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Former US National Security Adviser Lieutenant General H.R. McMaster has said that Putin has failed already in his invasion of Ukraine, 'because he assumed the West was weak and that Ukraine would not fight.'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QxNpkE4coKw
H.R. McMaster: 'I believe Ukraine can win the war' • FRANCE 24 English
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In an interview with FRANCE 24 on Monday, former US national security adviser H.R. McMaster said that Ukraine can win the war with Russia, remarking that President Vladimir Putin had already lost the conflict in a sense by not winning outright.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iaqZ9ZYFP6U
There are ‘signs’ the Ukrainians could win war
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Sky News host Andrew Bolt says there are now signs the “heroic Ukrainians” could beat the massive Russian army.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eJrPccGpP08
“This failure is actually putting immense pressure on Russian President Vladimir Putin,” Mr Bolt said.
“It was his idea to invade Ukraine. It was his fantasy that Ukrainians would welcome the Russian invaders as liberators.
“The Ukrainians are fighting a new tyranny – Russia, backed by China. They are fighting for our freedom too. But we are leaving it to the Ukrainians to do all the dying.
“The least we could do in the West is to do everything we now can to help Ukraine win sooner, not later. To destroy Putin now.”
Bizarre....
"This Is a Very Bad News Story for Russia," Says U.S. Ambassador to NATO | Amanpour and Company
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Secretary of State Antony Blinken is visiting the Baltic nations -- all of them NATO members -- to reassure them, and to warn Putin that NATO is reinforcing its eastern flank. For more on this, Christiane speaks with U.S. Ambassador to NATO Julianne Smith.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cqvmJjcmyN0
Originally aired on March 7, 2022.
Russia to sanction Australia after ‘unfriendly’ response to Ukraine invasion
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Vladimir Putin has added Australia to a hit-list of countries taking “unfriendly actions against Russia”, allowing creditors to repay any debts “in roubles”.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6TXsCLefSb8
Weirder still....
Russia Escalates Assault On Kyiv As Civilians Try To Escape
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Ukrainian forces blew up a bridge to slow the Russian advance, which is making the evacuation of civilians from Kyiv more difficult. As Ukrainians try to escape, Russian troops are firing upon them. A disturbing video shows a rocket strike that killed at least four people, three from one family.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bHfxE6r_AVc
Heavy fighting underway outside Kyiv l ABCNL
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Russian attempts to make gains have not gone as planned in most of Ukraine but officials say Russia has been successful in southern Ukraine.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XVpkQZMWpV4
#ukraine #russia #war #invasion #abcnl
Russian soldiers killed as city recaptured: "Welcome to Ukraine!"
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Russia has suffered “heavy losses”, including the deaths of two high ranking commanders, as Ukrainian forces recaptured a key city.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bYsDDnI2vtI
Ukraine war latest: Talks end with no major outcome +++ Thousands arrested in Russia | DW News
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Delegates from Russia and Ukraine have concluded the third round of talks in Belarus. The two sides achieved "small positive [developments]" regarding the logistics of humanitarian corridors, according to Ukrainian negotiator Mykhailo Podolyay.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AMZ2jQgggTg
He also said intensive consultations were ongoing regarding cease-fires and security guarantees.
Meanwhile, Russia's top negotiator Vladimir Medinsky said Moscow's expectations from negotiations were "not fulfilled."
Medinsky, who serves as an aide to Russian President Vladimir Putin, said he hopes that talks would soon continue.
"We hope that next time we will be able to take a more significant step forward," Medinsky said.
Zelenskyy Calls Russian Attacks On Ukrainian Civilians ‘Conscious Murder’
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Sunday that Ukraine will not forgive Russia for the victims and suffering caused by the invasion. The Ukrainian president went on to say that attacks on Ukrainian citizens by Russian forces are “conscious murder.”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F9GGFnuk9f8
US Delivers Promised Weapons to Ukraine
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US Delivers Promised Weapons to Ukrainehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4296qDz6FNI
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A $15,000 Javelin can destroy a $15 million dollar tank. I like the math.
Invasion of Ukraine could cause societal collapse in Russia | Expert explains Putin's miscalculation
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Yuval Weber says Russian President Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine is reminiscent of the disastrous Russo-Japanese war in 1904-1905.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A8u6EpDctdw
Post by: 90sRetroFan on March 07, 2022, 10:47:42 pm
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Russia invaded Ukraine more than a week ago, by land, air and sea, following weeks of tension, sending thousands to various borders to evacuate the country. African citizens living in Ukraine have reported incidents of racist discrimination and abuse at the border, which can include beatings, being denied entry to trains or being left stranded in border towns.
“There was a gap in the access Black people and brown people were getting. There was no one offering their homes to Black people, no one offering to pick up the Black individuals,” Daley told NBC News.
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Sky said that what should have been a nine-hour journey to Lviv to board a train to a border town on the outskirts of Ukraine ended up taking 24 hours because of traffic and Ukrainian officials stopping the group nearly 10 times to check their documents.
The four were initially headed to the Polish border but had heard from peers that Black people at the border village of Medyka had faced severe racism. So Sky and the group decided to seek refuge in Romania, but treatment there was no better. Sky said just before they could cross the border into Romania, she and her fellow Africans were told to leave the line. They were then told to go to a separate line, where she said they stood for at least nine hours.
“It clicked at that point that it was segregation. I realized there was a nonwhite queue and a white queue,” Sky said. “The language is, ‘It’s because you’re not Ukrainian.’ But that basically means, ‘It’s because you’re not white.’ "
Sky documented her journey on her Twitter feed while sharing information and resources for other Black people in the area. Sky and Daley said taxi drivers would hike prices for those fleeing, charging hundreds for transportation to border towns.
There were other stories about taxi drivers transporting "whites" for free! So now you know who really paid for the fuel for the "white" passengers' journeys!
Post by: guest55 on March 07, 2022, 11:31:06 pm
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MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell says a so-called “no-fly zone” over Ukraine would actually mean “the United States would have to shoot down Russian planes and somehow intercept Russian missiles in-flight.”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bY8fQsKpoMM
Thank you Lawrence!
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A no-fly zone has NEVER been imposed anywhere in the world in the middle of a hot war with a militarily armed nuclear superpower like Russia....
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In a world of bad choices sometimes doing nothing is your least bad choice....
Post by: guest55 on March 08, 2022, 01:27:31 am
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This whole thing is based on a desire to play into the Soviet version of leftist thought....
Let's talk about NATO, oil, Venezuela, and Ukraine...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K3bkV2EN_o4
BOTFC also points out in the video that Russia has not been leftist in a long time.
See also: https://trueleft.createaforum.com/enemies/tulsi-gabbard/?message=11789
‘Stunning development’: NATO countries will supply fighter jets to Ukraine
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Sky News host Chris Kenny says the Russia-Ukraine war has been “recast”, as US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Poland could potentially be supplying Ukraine with fighter jets.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AZMaMLphVu0
Mr Kenny said this was a “stunning development” which could potentially have implications for the United States’ role in the conflict.
“That is significant; imagine Polish fighter jets going into combat in Ukraine,” Mr Kenny said.
“How much closer does that draw the US to direct combat with Russia in Ukraine?”
Post by: guest55 on March 08, 2022, 12:04:48 pm
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RUSSIAN President Vladimir Putin today delivered a bizarre 'special message' to 'Wives, girlfriends, sisters and daughters', on International Women's Day.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xIW_Pl-SrTk
He said: “I want to address mothers, wives, sisters, brides and girlfriends of our soldiers and officers who defend Russia during the special military operation” Putin said in the address.
"I emphasize that conscript soldiers are not participating in hostilities and will not participate in them. And there will be no additional call-up of reservists."
The Russian president also said he was sending special respect to the women of his country, adding "I understand how you’re worrying for your beloved ones. You may be as proud of them as the whole country is".
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Ukrainian forces fire at 'Russian tanks' from Mykolaiv airport
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UKRAINIAN forces have been defending Mykolaiv airport that 'came under attack from Russian tanks' according to the National Police service.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qn9_SfoQjXA
In dramatic footage, several explosions and gunshots can be seen and heard going off as the Russian invasion of Ukraine intensifies on the thirteenth day.
The Ukrainian military claims that Russian forces are "deserting in some areas" of Ukraine.
They said Russia's troops are "demoralised" after suffering heavy losses in manpower and military equipment, with some leaving their posts.
'Only defeat': Leaked Russian FSB report identifies Ukraine invasion as a 'total failure'
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Russia's war with Ukraine will result in "total failure" and could spark the threat of international conflict, an FSB whistleblower has claimed in a leaked report.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H7qxZDGQ5oY
An anonymous FSB official reportedly leaked the document which revealed the intelligence agency was left in the dark over Russia's invasion of Ukraine and was unprepared to deal with the crippling sanctions that followed.
The Federal Security Service, or FSB, is the main successor agency to the Soviet-era KGB.
Why Putin's War in Ukraine is Still Going Badly - TLDR News
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We're coming up to 2 weeks since Russia first invaded Ukraine and things clearly aren't going as well as Putin hoped. Now, things could change (and fast) but right now Russia are having real difficulties. So in this video, we explain why Russia seems to be struggling so much at what Putin thought would be a very easy job.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z6WNML9xANA
DEFENDERS ARE FIGHTING BACK, WHY THE RUSSIAN ARMY IS SO INEFFECTIVE IN UKRAINE? || 2022
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HqPaD0wO9H0
NATO Allies Send Ukraine 17,000 Anti-tank Missiles and NLAW in Six Days.
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NATO Allies Send Ukraine 17,000 Anti-tank Missiles in Six Days.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tQJ77fpud80
Ukrainian leaders say the shipments – sent by U.S. and other NATO allies – have made a difference against Russia's armored vehicles, The New York Times reports
In just six days, the United States and other NATO allies have supplied Ukraine with more than 17,000 anti-tank weapons, the New York Times reported Sunday.
The shipments include the medium-range, U.S.-made Javelin; the Anglo-Swedish short-range NLAW; rocket-propelled grenades; and other anti-tank systems, according to the report.
Similar ammunition was supplied to Ukraine before the war broke out, along with Bayraktar drones supplied by Turkey before and during the conflict.
According to the New York Times, 70 percent of the $350 million military aid, approved by U.S. President Joe Biden on February 26, was delivered within five days in an attempt to get the weapons into Ukraine before Russian forces started attacking aid convoys.
These arms shipments were largely shipped from Germany initially, and then were sent through Poland, Romania and a few other neighboring countries before continuing over the Ukraine border to Kyiv and other major cities.
Ukrainian leaders informed U.S. officials that the weapons shipments were "making a difference on the battlefield," according to the Times.
U.S. To Ban Russian Oil Imports
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The U.S. is expected to announce it is banning imports of Russian oil as soon as Tuesday, two sources familiar with the matter told NBC News.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LNBc8X_7i34
U.S., NATO Dance Around Definition Of 'Co-Combatant' With Military Aid To Ukraine
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Ali Velshi reports on the effort by the United States and NATO to answer Ukraine's call for more fighter jets without making that help so overt as to cross the blurry line to become active participants in the war over Russia's invasion of Ukraine.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WbI01FnY_mE
Senators Push Bill To Freeze Russian Access To Gold
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Sen. Angus King, I-Maine, joins Morning Joe to discuss how a bipartisan group of senators is introducing a bill to freeze Russian access to gold.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KsdK0tz_x3w
Russian journalists flee their country to Turkey amid media crackdown • FRANCE 24 English
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Some Russian journalists are escaping for more freedom, others fled to avoid jail. Reporters Without Borders (RSF) says the vast majority of these newly arrived Russians in Turkey are in transit.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XY4AWVWvCrg
#Russia #journalist
U.S. Intel Officials Warn Putin 'Unlikely To Be Deterred' By Setbacks In Ukraine
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Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines and CIA Director William Burns testified about their concerns relating to Russian President Vladimir Putin and the continued invasion of Ukraine during a House Intelligence Committee hearing on worldwide threats.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RXg27W71fCo
DEFIANT PUTIN WARNS THE WEST: YOUR SANCTIONS ARE AKIN TO AN ACT OF WAR || 2022
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mvezRi27mcg
DESPERATE TIMES - RUSSIA TRYING TO RECRUIT SYRIANS TO FIGHT IN UKRAINE || 2022
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nRQZbGdf2BI
Special Service report sabotage in Ukrainian territorial defense groups
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Preventing sabotage. Enemy's agent from the FSB ‘sleeping reserve’. Security Service of Ukraine spokesman Artem Dekhtiarenko described how the counterintelligence service in the Volyn region detained a Russian spy who was trying to join the ranks of the Territorial defense.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DaTMfpPdamo
Post by: guest55 on March 08, 2022, 02:00:42 pm
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A proposed plan to send Soviet-era fighter jets to Ukraine has stalled after officials in the Biden administration said it may not be feasible. NBC News' Dan De Luce reports on whether the proposal could be enacted if it is approved.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eAcq6pCjJJs
Poland again....
See also: https://trueleft.createaforum.com/enemies/hungary-v4/
Why Russia's Invasion Of Ukraine Has Touched Such A Raw Nerve
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Writer Julia Ioffe writes in her latest Puck piece about '...why Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has touched such a raw nerve in Europe,' and she joins Morning Joe to discuss.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qP8pas_tT2o
Putin's war: No mercy for civilians? | To the point
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It began as a military operation. Now, though, it’s a massive onslaught on the well-being, indeed the lives, of countless innocent civilians.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wiQjC1U5Ddo
Residential areas have been razed to the ground. Many people killed in their own homes. Families, divided. Hundreds of thousands of mostly women and children forced to leave the country. How many will never return? It’s impossible to say. And the worst could still be yet to come.
So, on another special edition of To The Point, we ask: Putin's war: No mercy for civilians?
Gravitas: Russia claims US running bio-labs in Ukraine
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Russia has claimed that the US was developing bio-weapons near the Russian border in Ukraine. Is there any truth to these accusations? Palki Sharma examines.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-5nvtnLlwX0
#Gravitas #RussiaUkraineConflict #BioLabs
Great question by the host: If the stockpile was destroyed why not the documents?
Starting to sound a lot like bad USSR propaganda similar to that which the Soviets leveled against the Third Reich during WWII.
Post by: guest55 on March 08, 2022, 03:01:59 pm
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that he had "cooled down" about Ukraine's bid to join NATO amid Russia's war with the Eastern European country.https://www.businessinsider.com/ukraines-zelensky-says-he-has-cooled-on-joining-nato-2022-3
"Regarding NATO, I have cooled down regarding this question long ago after we understood that NATO is not prepared to accept Ukraine," Zelensky told ABC News in an exclusive interview published on Tuesday.
Zelensky added: "The alliance is afraid of controversial things and confrontation with Russia. I never wanted to be a country which is begging something on its knees. We are not going to be that country, and I don't want to be that president."
Russian health ministry documents show how Russia is preparing for casualties
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I have been given a copy of document issued today by the Russian Ministry of Health which shows it is anticipating a major medical event in which doctors have to be drafted from across the country.https://www.itv.com/news/2022-02-25/russian-health-ministry-documents-show-how-russia-is-preparing-for-casualties
It indicates Russia is anticipating a massive medical emergency and has ordered health organisations to immediately identify medical staff ready to relocate and work. The document from the Russian Ministry of Health is signed by the deputy health minister and dated today - February 25.
It asks medical organisations to be ready "to be promptly involved in activities aimed at saving lives and preserving the health of people in Russia". Russian medical institutions have been ordered by the Health Ministry to send a list no later than 6pm to the deputy health minister of "medical specialists and medical workers… indicating their full name, place of work, positions & contact details". The document makes it clear these medics will be deployed somewhere and will be offered a "reimbursement of travel and accommodation expenses, as well as payment of labour is expected from funds from the Federal Centre of Medical Disasters".
Poland To Send MIG-29 Jets To Ramstein Air Base
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Poland will be sending MIG-29 fighter jets to the Ramstein Air Base in Germany and has asked the U.S. to backfill them with appropriate aircraft. NBC's Dan De Luce and Courtney Kube discuss what this move could mean amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K6uA6a9jgjs
Russian tanks drive through town in Kyiv, Ukraine
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Tanks were seen driving through a town east of the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, in footage posted online on March 8.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F5tpehGgN_Q
Post by: guest55 on March 08, 2022, 07:58:16 pm
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Rep. Mike Quigley (D-Ill.) discusses Zelenskyy's speech to U.K. parliament and says Putin has "declared war on us through previous cyber attacks."https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p06NEuIU9dc
What does the Russian Z symbol mean? The secret symbol of pro-war Russians
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A secret Z symbol has been used by the Russian military as part of the invasion of Ukraine, which has caused many to speculate it’s meaning.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dryDip8fuY4
The 'Z' is where you're supposed to aim your Javelin missile obviously, duh!
Russia makes major gas threat as US and UK ban oil imports
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Russia says a ban on its oil would have “catastrophic consequences” for the global economy as the West continues to impose tougher sanctions on Russia.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kkpi0wHoz4g
Nine of Putin's commanders killed in Ukraine
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Nine of Vladimir Putin’s military commanders have now been killed in Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XclsRcGUN5A
Ukraine says more 20,000 foreign volunteers want to join special unit to combat Russian forces
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The Ukrainian Defense Ministry says it has created a special unit — the International Legion — which has already started to carry out combat missions to counter Russian aggression.https://www.cnn.com/europe/live-news/ukraine-russia-putin-news-03-07-22/h_dc1526f075096e276baec8fa7632f300
More than 20,000 volunteers and veterans from 52 countries have expressed their desire to join, according to Brigadier General Kyrylo Budanov, commander of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry that will run this legion.
Burdanov expressed his gratitude to the fighters and said they are mostly experienced fighters who have participated in many peacekeeping campaigns around the world.
Why is the Russian offensive not going at full speed? | Ukraine war latest
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The Ukrainian military says that Russia is seeing major setbacks and its advance has slowed significantly.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=paKweV2pdJs&list=TLPQMDkwMzIwMjIWr52DcXXkag
Meanwhile, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy addressed the House of Commons by video link Tuesday evening, and received a standing ovation after paraphrasing one of Winston Churchill's famous wartime speeches in vowing his continued resistance of Russia's invasion.
"We will not give up and we will not lose. We will fight to the end, at sea, in the air. We will continue fighting for our land, whatever the cost, in the forests, in the fields, on the shores, in the streets," Zelenskyy said.
The Ukrainian president added his country was fighting for its survival, and called on UK lawmakers to continue applying pressure on the Kremlin with sanctions.
Zelenskyy's address to a packed house in the Westminster chamber came shortly after the UK announced it would be phasing out imports of Russian oil in response to the invasion of Ukraine.
US President Joe Biden said that the US will also no longer import Russian oil.
"We will not be part of subsidizing Putin's war," Biden said. Energy imports provide a vital source of income for the Kremlin.
US Intel: Russia underestimated Ukraine resistance
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The United States believes Russia underestimated the strength of Ukraine’s resistance before launching an invasion that has likely caused thousands of Russian casualties, the Biden administration's top intel official told lawmakers Tuesday. (March 8)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TFr1DsJcDEM
Enemy has dramatically increased intensity of information and psychological operations – Arestovych
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Oleksiy Arestovych, adviser to the head of the Office of the President of Ukraine, noted that the Russian occupiers have significantly increased information and psychological pressure on Ukrainians: "This means two things: first - that they are bad at working on the ground and in the air and that is why they increase attacks in other information space; second, we should not respond to this because the main goal of the enemy is for us to lose the psychological ability to resist". Arestovych also noted large losses on the Russian side, in particular more than 11,000 personnel and 290 tanks - he compared this number to a whole division.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v8kwOXhvl6o
Post by: 90sRetroFan on March 08, 2022, 08:01:22 pm
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Ukraine's Zelensky says he has 'cooled' on joining NATO and is open to discussions about control of Russian-backed separatist regions
I never liked Zelensky from the beginning. This latest turn shows his true colours. It would basically be giving Putin everything he wants!
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Post by: 90sRetroFan on March 08, 2022, 08:20:41 pm
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Post by: rp on March 08, 2022, 08:38:21 pm
QuoteUkraine's Zelensky says he has 'cooled' on joining NATO and is open to discussions about control of Russian-backed separatist regions
I never liked Zelensky from the beginning. This latest turn shows his true colours. It would basically be giving Putin everything he wants!
The media was portraying Zelensky as a "brave" "warrior" who would stand up to the Russians without accepting surrender. Unfortunately, they seem to have realized the hard way that Zelensky is no Hitler.
Post by: 90sRetroFan on March 08, 2022, 09:03:01 pm
https://www.yahoo.com/news/israeli-officials-russia-ukraine-ceasefire-184609188.html
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Israeli officials with direct information about the talks coordinated by Israel said they feel there is a softening of positions on both sides in the last 24 hours, with the Russians saying they only want to demilitarize the Donbas region and Zelensky telling ABC news he has “cooled down” about joining NATO.
Israeli officials said they hope these are signs that more progress toward a diplomatic solution might be possible.
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Israeli officials are crediting their talks with Putin for crystallizing the situation for Zelensky and also contributing to western knowledge about the Russian president’s positions.
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A senior Israeli official said Zelensky is at a crossroads and has to choose between two options:
Accept the Russian proposal, which is very tough, but preserve Ukraine’s sovereignty and stop the war.
Reject the proposal and risk a serious escalation in the Russian attack that could end in a catastrophe for Zelensky and for Ukraine.
Now would be the best timing for NATO to agree to implement the no-fly zone, thereby boosting Zelensky's confidence to reject the proposal.
Post by: guest55 on March 08, 2022, 09:55:44 pm
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Retired General David Petraeus talks with Wolf Blitzer about reports that Russia has lost up to 10% of military assets used in the invasion.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uCduhMRXB0U
#CNN #News
Putin Will Try To Use ‘Unexpected, Unconventional’ Means To Seize Ukraine
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New Yorker columnist Robin Wright joins MSNBC’s Lawrence O'Donnell to discuss whether Vladimir Putin’s nuclear war threat is an “epic bluff” as the war in Ukraine drags on and the humanitarian crisis there worsens.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qanMfGR16jk
Post by: guest55 on March 09, 2022, 12:55:30 pm
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The 40-mile (64 km) long Russian military column convoy heading toward Kyiv has "virtually stalled for over a week and sits about 15 miles out from the city", said The Washington Post.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hVs3gFmHa-o
"Mechanical breakdown, congestion and morale issues, plus food and fuel supplies running low", are cited by the BBC as contributing factors to the extremely slow progress.
“Additionally, one former commander of the U.K. Joint Forces Command, told the BBC command and control issues such as faulty radio networks are likely to be causing bigger problems.”
“The Associated Press, meanwhile, reports that Ukrainian resistance may also account for some of the slowdown, with one senior U.S. defense official saying Ukrainian troops have been targeting the convoy with ground fire, including shoulder-fired Javelin anti-tank missiles, and essentially creating roadblocks when vehicles at the front of the convoy are struck.”
“Alternatively, though, Pentagon spokesman John Kirby has suggested that the vehicles, which he says are largely meant for ‘resupply’ purposes, could be deliberately paused as the Russians regroup themselves.”
“Cited by The Washington Post last week, the director of the Security and Defense Studies Program at Turkish think tank EDAM[a], added detail to that suggestion, explaining the convoy’s delay could be partially the result of Russia’s attempt to move away from a failed plan to ‘decapitate’ the Ukrainian government quickly.”
“The Russian forces are instead now trying to transition to ‘Soviet-type heavy fire power and armor-focused operations,’ he said.”
“Going further, the former head of the British Army, General Lord Dannatt, told the BBC ‘This enormous column ... will encircle and lay siege to the capital,’ Kyiv, where the New Yorker reported last week that thousands of those residents still in the city are seeking shelter every night in its metro system.”
'Blindsided' By Public Offer, U.S. Rejects Poland's Proposal On Jets For Ukraine
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The United States rejected an unexpected, pubic offer by Poland for the U.S. to take custody of Soviet-era fighter jets before transferring them to Ukraine. U.S. officials said they were blindsided by Poland’s announcement, which differed from a previous proposal to have Warsaw deliver the MiG-29 jets to Kyiv directly.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q6kCX4AD1mQ
Putin ‘Likely To Double Down’ On Invasion Of Ukraine, Says CIA Director
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During yesterday’s House Intelligence Committee’s annual hearing on worldwide threats, U.S. intelligence officials offered grim warnings about Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, saying that President Putin is “likely to double down” on military operations in Ukraine. NBC News’ Ken Dilanian has the details.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EO3iF3wEPW0
This is the moment Putin acknowledges things are not going perfect
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CNN's John King and Eurasia Group President Ian Bremmer analyze Russian President Vladimir Putin's most recent speech addressing the families of soldiers fighting in Ukraine.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FW2bhmvqPmo
#CNN #News
Gravitas: Zelensky's three big miscalculations
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Did Volodymyr Zelensky bet on direct intervention by NATO? Did he over-estimate Ukraine's strategic importance to the West? Palki Sharma explains Zelensky's 3 big miscalculations that gave Russia the upper hand.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O1-uRaAbjUM
#Gravitas #Russia #Ukraine
Both the host and Zelensky haven't taken into account the nuclear threat posed by Russia, which has been part of the West's calculation obviously. The real question has been for the West, is Ukraine's NATO membership worth a nuclear escalation? As mentioned before by TLDR News, at 5% chance of nuclear war we have 14 years until there possibly is one....
See also: https://trueleft.createaforum.com/issues/wmds/?message=11846
https://trueleft.createaforum.com/issues/wmds/?message=11848
Turkey has delivered a new batch of Bayraktar TB2 attack drones to Ukraine.
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Turkey has delivered a new batch of Bayraktar TB2 attack drones to Ukraine.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_5yFg422Ry0
A few hours ago, a Ukrainian An-124 military transport aircraft took off from the Turkish city of Tekirdag towards the Polish Rzeszow, located on the border of Poland and Ukraine, which, according to a number of sources, is transporting another batch of Bayraktar TB2 strike unmanned aerial vehicles.
“The An-124-100 heavy transport aircraft of the Ukrainian Antonov airline took off from the Turkish city of Tekirdag, where the production of UAVs is located, to Polish Rzeszow. On board, presumably, a new batch of Bayraktar TB2 attack drones for the Armed Forces of Ukraine. This is the second such flight in the last few days.”, - informs "Telegram" channel "Military observer."
A few days ago, a plane with Bayraktars actually flew from Turkey to Rzeszow, but Ankara said that this was a personal matter of Kyiv and the Turkish company, in which the Turkish authorities did not intend to interfere.
It is known that the Armed Forces of Ukraine really actively used Bayraktar TB2 attack drones, however, the latter were massively shot down, including by the Russian military, as previously reported by the Russian Ministry of Defense.
Poland Pushes Ukraine Fighter Jet Issue Over to NATO to Decide
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Poland offered to send its MiG-29 fighter jets to an American base in Germany for NATO to decide what to do with them, as it grapples with public pressure from Ukraine to send in planes to help combat Russia’s air superiority.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=--HLcVcJLbA
The government in Kyiv has repeatedly called for more fighter jets for its pilots, putting Poland in a tricky spot as it seeks to avoid being pulled into a potentially broader conflict with Russia.
The government in Warsaw has now opted to push the issue over to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization more broadly to handle. So far the military alliance has been highly cautious about adding fighters to the weaponry that’s being sent in to support Ukraine’s military. Russia has already warned that doing so would be seen as an act of direct aggression by NATO members.
“It is about providing some transparency,” Polish Deputy Foreign Minister Pawel Jablonski said Wednesday on local radio. “It is not that Poland wants to make any decisions on its own that may affect NATO security. Likewise, other NATO members should not independently make decisions that may disproportionately affect Poland’s security.”
Poland has also said it would only be willing to send its fighters to the Ramstein air base in Germany if it were to receive replacements from the U.S., and that is a process that requires multiple steps in Washington for compliance and can in theory take years.
Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Wednesday ruled out any suggestion of sending MiG-29 fighters to Ukraine via Germany.
“We have to very carefully consider what we send to Ukraine and quite certainly fighter jets are not part of that,” Scholz told reporters in Berlin during a joint press conference with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
NATO nations -- including Poland, Germany and the U.S. -- have repeatedly committed themselves to the bloc’s vow to consider an attack on one ally as an attack on all. But Ukraine isn’t part of NATO, which is why nations haven’t been willing to commit forces following Russia’s invasion.
United states: Russia wants to seize Ukraine bio-research | Latest English News | World News | WION
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The United States had said that it was working with Ukraine to prevent invading Russian forces from seizing biological research material amid concern governments or unscrupulous actors might try to use such items to create bioweapons. Meanwhile, Russia has claimed that US is making bio-weapons.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sL01Xmc-s-I
#UnitedStates #Ukraine #Russia
Russia warns west of broad-based sanctions | Europe to end reliance on Russian gas | English News
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Russia has said that it is too working on a broad range of sanctions that would hit the west's most sensitive areas. This came after US President Joe Biden announced a ban on all Russian oil imports.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aYWe_nKMLPM
#Russia #US #Sanctions
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Post by: guest55 on March 09, 2022, 07:11:29 pm
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These are real intercepted calls: Russian soldiers in Ukraine call their close ones back in Russia to tell how it is going so far. Looting and war crimes included. Please, share! The world must know the truth of what they’re doing to our homes and people.https://twitter.com/Ukraine/status/1501635351965798402?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet
Anyone still believe they are not capable of sexual assault?
'My new home is being destroyed': Belarusians in Ukraine join fight against Russia
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Belarusians residing in Ukraine and across Europe have marched to Kyiv to join a distinct squadron purposed to defend the country from Russian invaders as they prepare for a "big attack" on the capital in the coming weeks.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jfj65y-G89w
Zelensky calls for Ukrainian airspace to be closed
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has called for the airspace over Ukraine to be closed after Russian forces bombed a children’s hospital in Mariupol.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dqjvkfFTVeE
Mr Zelensky said those who did not close the airspace were “responsible for Ukrainian people’s death too” as Russia often attacks from the air.
Mariupol is surrounded by the Russian army who are exerting control over it, leaving the 400,000 residents trapped.
Russia is changing tactics' UK sends anti-air missiles to Ukraine to adapt to new threat.
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DEFENCE Secretary Ben Wallace announced to the House of Commons that the UK is considering sending anti-air missiles to Ukraine and additional non-lethal aid to combat Russia's change in tactics.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jDUeI6UPwgA
Ben Wallace revealed the Russians are "changing their tactics" as the conflict "intensifies" and says the UK must do more to aid Ukraine in its fight. Mr Wallace announced to help Ukraine combat the Russian airforce, in light of a no-fly zone rejection, the UK would explore donating anti-air missiles to Ukraine to better their defences. Additionally, the UK would be increasing rations, medical equipment, and other non-lethal supplies to the warzone including an increase in humanitarian aid spending in what he says makes the UK the "single biggest bilateral humanitarian donor".
Speaking in the House of Commons, Mr Wallace announced new support measures the UK would be given to Ukraine.
He said: “As the conflict intensifies, Mr Speaker, the Russians are changing their tactics.
“And so the Ukrainians need to, we can all see that horrific devastation inflicted on civilian areas by Russian artillery and airstrikes, indiscriminate and murderous.
“It is vital therefore that Ukraine maintains its ability to fly and suppress Russian air attacks.
“To date, the international community has donated over 900 Man-Portable Air Defence missiles and thousands of anti-tank guided weapons of varying types, as well as various small arms.
“But the capability needs strengthening, so in response to Ukrainian requests, the Government has taken the decision to explore the donation of Starstreak high-velocity man-portable anti-air missiles.
“We believe that this system will remain within the definition of defensive weapons and will allow the Ukrainian forces to better defend their skies.”
Mr Wallace added the UK would be boosting their humanitarian support to Ukraine and would be offering more funds.
Ukraine war: West has 'serious concern' Putin could unleash chemical weapons on Kyiv
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One official also warned that Russian troops on the ground are "continuing to tighten the noose" around Kyiv as the war in Ukraine continues.https://news.sky.com/story/ukraine-war-west-has-serious-concern-putin-could-unleash-chemical-weapons-on-kyiv-12561783
Kremlin Vet: They’ll Overthrow Putin Before Giving Him ‘Bad News’ About Russian Setbacks In Ukraine
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U.S. intelligence officers are warning Putin is “angry” and “frustrated” that Russia has failed to rapidly seize Ukraine’s capitol city. Russian insider and Putin critic Andrei Kozyrev, who served as the Russian Foreign Minister from 1991 to 1996, joins MSNBC’s Ari Melber to discuss Putin’s state of mind and the ongoing conflict in Ukraine.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-MgZQOkP1yM
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Putin is barbaric....
Narcissists and #StandWithUkraine
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EIcbrFuRfzc
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What kind of people are these?
One word: WESTERNERS!
Now we get to see how mentally and spiritually sick these people have been all along. War certainly brings out people's true colors doesn't it? As if any of them understand "love" or "joyous light" either? Regardless of what you think of Putin, one thing is for certain, he doesn't want your retarded "love" and "joyous light", he wants to win for his country. Absolute morons!
Post by: 90sRetroFan on March 09, 2022, 07:43:27 pm
https://trueleft.createaforum.com/news/re-duginism-1134/msg11829/#msg11829
our enemies respond:
https://occidentaldissent.com/2022/03/08/our-greatest-ally-is-trying-to-broker-peace-in-ukraine/
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Wow.
How is this for a plot twist?
Israel is trying to stop the war between Russia and Ukraine.
Axios:Quote“The ceasefire talks between Russia and Ukraine are at a critical juncture, Israeli officials said today.
Why it matters: Israel, which has good relations with both Ukraine and Russia, is in a unique situation mediating between the countries.
Driving the news: Israeli officials with direct information about the talks coordinated by Israel said they feel there is a softening of positions on both sides in the last 24 hours, with the Russians saying they only want to demilitarize the Donbas region and Zelensky telling ABC news he has “cooled down” about joining NATO. …”
Thank you, Israel.
I can’t believe I am saying this.
Israel is trying to do something good for once.
No, there is nothing good about stopping war between Russia and Ukraine. Turanian Israel does not want loss of Turanian lives:
https://trueleft.createaforum.com/enemies/israel/msg11823/#msg11823
This is why we should want it.
Reminder:
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Post by: SirGalahad on March 09, 2022, 07:57:02 pm
It’s also getting me thinking about how you have all these companies like McDonald’s, IBM, Apple, Facebook, Netflix, etc pulling their services out of Russia. Unsurprisingly, none of these giant companies were protesting when the victims of war were non-white non-westerners, and when said conflicts weren’t nearly as publicized. It’s all performative
“Beware of practicing your piety before others in order to be seen by them; for then you have no reward from your Father in heaven. So whenever you give alms, do not sound a trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, so that they may be praised by others. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward.” - Jesus
Post by: rp on March 09, 2022, 08:12:23 pm
It's important to hammer in this point, especially considering that the perpetrator (i.e. Russia) against
"non-Whites" (e.g. in Syria) was the same then as it is now. Some False Leftists will also (rightly) claim that the companies are exhibiting double standards by only being concerned about "White" victims of war, but they will not mention Russia's role as the perpetrator.
Post by: guest55 on March 10, 2022, 12:59:52 pm
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Ukrainian officials claim the military have defeated a Russian tank regiment outside the capital Kyiv and videos appear to show a number of tanks on fire or destroyed. Retired Maj. Gen. Paul Eaton says that the video seems to show a tank commander that was taken by surprise and is an example of an "unexpectedly incompetent" Russian operation.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2tcUMsD4uO8
#Newsroom #Ukraine #News
At the current rate of loss Russia is losing 20% of their invading force every month. There is absolutely no way in hell Putin is going to be able to occupy Ukraine at this point. Russia obviously needs more "manly men" or it wouldn't be getting militarily defeated by a "gay parade" in Ukraine: https://trueleft.createaforum.com/true-left-vs-right/right-left-(judeo-)christian-divergence/?message=11806
Ukrainian soldiers find field full of abandoned Russian tanks after invaders 'fled their post'
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Ukrainian soldiers found a field full of Russian tanks and other 'trophies' after the invaders 'simply fled' their post on Monday.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eFJzJ2b9ri4
The Russian armoured vehicles were found in a field in the southern Ukrainian region of Mykolaiv Oblast.
Ukrainian soldiers found that the area had been abandoned by the Russian aggressors, who reportedly fled their post and left behind military hardware for their foes to take advantage of in the defence of the country.
The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine released the images on March 6, saying: 'Mykolaiv region. The paratroopers of the Russian aggressor simply fled.'
The Ukrainian Armed Forces added: 'New trophies for our Ukrainian defenders.'
In the footage, a surprised Ukrainian defender films an apparently abandoned tank before panning across the whole field and showing several other armoured vehicles.
Several colleagues walk around the allegedly abandoned Russian vehicles to make sure the area is clear of enemy soldiers.
Meanwhile, in the neighbouring region of Kherson Oblast, the Russian Ministry of Defence (MoD) said they have taken control of a Ukrainian military base with tanks, ammo and other 'trophies' on the same day.
The MoD claimed on March 6: 'The Ukrainian military left their positions in a hurry, leaving the base with equipment, weapons and ammunition. The base was located on an area of six to seven hectares. Among the trophies found are Ukrainian T-64 and T-80 tanks, armoured personnel carriers, infantry fighting vehicles, and Ural (general purpose) vehicles.
'A few metres from the car park is a large hangar housing an ammunition depot with mines, anti-tank guided missiles, mortar and tank shells, over 4,500 tons of ammunition. Some of the weapons stored on the street are rocket projectiles for multiple rocket launchers.'
The Russian MoD said the facility was probably used to train soldiers as well as house around 4,000 personnel. It said: 'Mortar ammunition and high-explosive fragmentation shells were also nearby. Presumably, various units were trained here - marines, sappers, signalmen, tankers and gunners.'
War in Ukraine: Russian army admits conscripts 'take part in operation' • FRANCE 24 English
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The Russian army on Wednesday admitted for the first time that conscripts were taking part in Moscow's military advance in Ukraine, after President Vladimir Putin vowed only professional soldiers were there.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pa6bsrAY4ho
#war #Russia #army
Let's talk about Russia's Potemkin Village military....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DF3iRrzK_A
Beau makes great points about 'overestimating' and 'underestimating' your enemy in this video. As I've learned myself it's always better to overestimate your enemy.
WELCOME TO HELL - UKRANIAN DEFENDERS KEEPS HUMILIATING THE "MIGHTY" RUSSIAN ARMY || 2022
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Two Generals and a lot of Armor, Soldiers And Aviation, Russians Are Badly Beaten In Ukraine.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YqqFABfvRQg
Good point. A Ukrainian counter-offensive must be imminent at this point?
Dual Citizen Charged For Allegedly Acting As Russian Agent In U.S.
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The FBI is charging dual Russian-American citizen Elena Branson with acting as a Russian agent in the U.S. as her connections reach all the way to President Vladimir Putin. NBC News’ investigative correspondent Tom Winter reports on how Branson allegedly met with U.S. politicians and lobbyists, including her attempt to connect with then-presidential candidate Donald Trump.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oQlTovN0XyQ
Another perfect example of why a nation allowing 'dual citizenship' is foolish.
Foreign minister denies Russian forces targeted civilians by bombing a children’s hospital
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Moscow’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov denied that Russian forces attacking the country had targeted civilians by bombing a children’s hospital and maternity ward on Wednesday, leading to the deaths of three people including a child, and wounding many others. Lavrov also said that pregnant women had been taken away from the hospital days ago, despite photographic evidence to the contrary showing pregnant women being carried from the hospital after the missile strike.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w0n6hXBmMwI
Russia is already facing a $40 billion default. We're only two weeks into this invasion....
War in Ukraine: PM boasts UK has 'outstanding record' on helping refugees flee war zones
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Boris Johnson has boasted of the UK's "outstanding record" on accepting vulnerable refugees.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=395AP09buKE
That's despite the government being criticised for its treatment of those fleeing the war in Ukraine.
Along with Germany the UK is certainly one of the more refugee friendly countries in Europe, especially when compared to: https://trueleft.createaforum.com/enemies/hungary-v4/
War in Ukraine: Lavrov insists Russia has not invaded Ukraine
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Ukraine has not been invaded and the attack yesterday on a maternity hospital in southern Ukraine was "fake news".https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lP-7-dNdbyI
That was according to Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov.
He was speaking as talks between Ukraine and Russia ended without agreement.
LOL! WUT!? Didn't Lavrov recently say that they do not have "insane people" in Russia?
Post by: guest55 on March 10, 2022, 08:48:26 pm
NEVER FORGIVE! NEVER FORGET!
When Ukraine Needed U.S. Backing, All They Got Was Donald Trump's Corruption
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Ali Velshi looks at how Donald Trump's personal abuse of the U.S. relationship with Ukraine contributed to Ukraine's vulnerability to Russian aggression, and talks with Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman (ret.), formerly a Ukraine expert on the National Security Council who testified in Donald Trump's first impeachment.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I-c8Biqwy4E
Handling Of Ukraine Under Trump Gave Putin 'Encouragement’ Says Amb. Yovanovitch
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"The way President Trump handled our relationship with Ukraine when the transcript was released of the ‘perfect’ phone call, I think that gave Vladimir Putin a lot of encouragement,” says ex-Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch. “It was evident that this administration was ready to trade our national security for personal favors.”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1NvUqnk5VcQ
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"Woke" ideologies.... - Crawthorne
Post by: rp on March 10, 2022, 09:06:09 pm
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yhVxEDzjma4
What the hell are U.S. troops useful for if they don't go along with this? Zionist invasions?
Post by: 90sRetroFan on March 10, 2022, 09:21:12 pm
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Nearly 1 million people have fled Ukraine in recent days. But reports on social media and videos have emerged of African students and residents of Ukraine saying they are being prevented from boarding trains and buses as they attempt to escape the violence, while others say that they have been stopped at border crossings. Some observers have seemed surprised that there are any Black people in Ukraine. But there is a long history of African students and others spending time in Eastern Europe and Ukraine, including during the Soviet era. There is also a long history of anti-Blackness in these places, and those legacies are playing out today in troubling ways.
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By the 1950s and 1960s, the Cold War had carved the world into two opposing camps. During this period, many African colonies had either become independent or were in the process of throwing off the yoke of colonialism, threatening the established international order. In both Moscow and Washington, political leaders looked to education to tie the nascent African postcolonial elite to their own respective systems. Newly independent nations encouraged education abroad as an expedient way to “Africanize” their governments and build human capital, a civil service and an industrial economy. To curry favor, the Soviets offered scholarships to young Africans from newly independent states such as Ghana and Senegal as well as countries like Angola and Mozambique, which were still struggling against colonial rule.
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Ukraine was a Soviet showcase. To highlight the successes of the socialist economic model, Soviet authorities routinely showed African delegations and dignitaries Ukraine's industrial success and beauty.
Yet many African students had difficulty adjusting to life in Ukraine. They complained about cold weather, the monotony of life, lack of access to familiar foods and routine violence inflicted upon them. A deadly and bloody violent clash between Ghanaians and Ukrainians in Kherson in 1964 characterized these fears.
In 1964, a Ukrainian accosted a Ghanaian student who was smoking a cigarette. A massive brawl between Ukrainians and the Ghanaians ensued. The melee resulted in the Soviets suffering several “casualties,” while Ghanaians “sustained considerable physical injury.”
Before the unprovoked attack, Kherson residents had threatened the principal at the Ghanaians’ school “that they would molest the trainees of the school.” Soviet authorities turned a blind eye.
In the 1960s, the Soviets often blamed Ghanaians themselves for the attacks they suffered, accusing them of “disturbing the peace.” They even expelled and deported at least a few Ghanaian students in Kharkiv and Kyiv for alleged “bad conduct” and “hooligan behavior.”
The anti-Black racism they encountered deeply troubled the Africans in Ukraine, and Africans often protested their treatment. In 1975, protests in Lviv and Kyiv focused on racist representations of Africans in the Soviet media, for example. As in the West, Africa was often presented as a backward continent completely untouched by the trappings of modernity.
Protesters also criticized the Soviet government’s indifference to racist violence. Such violence was dismissed as the work of, to use a contemporary turn of phrase, “bad apples,” rather than a systemic problem.
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Despite an epidemic of racist violence in the 1990s, African students continued to travel to the former Soviet republics after the collapse of the U.S.S.R. because it is where their parents studied and remains a more affordable option than Western Europe or the United States.
Today’s African students in Ukraine are banding together in difficult times and are pleading with their national governments for support. Unfortunately, like many African governments of the past, many present African governments are unable to protect their citizens as Russia’s tanks, bombs and bullets rip through Ukraine.
While nearby countries are opening their borders and hearts to the Ukrainians who have fled, African citizens have faced much narrower, if not closed, doors and hearts. Alongside Russian President Vladimir Putin’s disastrous decision to invade Ukraine, European border policies essentially barring most Africans also demand strict scrutiny. The European Union has even paid for secret prisons to hold escaping Africans.
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Anti-Blackness has suffused most media coverage of recent events. For example, under the guise of fighting Putin’s tyranny, the Western media has simultaneously played down and erased Alexei Navalny’s history of expressing xenophobic views.
Moreover, the Western media has largely portrayed the war between moral binaries — good against evil, autocracy against democracy and the free-loving peoples of the world against those who seek a different global order. Yet, anti-Black racism upends these convenient narratives and binaries, as it did during the Cold War. It has only been under a wave of negative press and condemnation by the African Union that the U.S. government publicly urged neighboring European countries to accept Africans.
Suffering is not zero-sum, and to show solidarity for Ukraine and Ukrainians needn’t mean forgetting those with whom Ukrainians have been living for more than 60 years. African people have become part of the fabric of life in Eastern Europe. They have made homes, started families and profoundly shaped the towns and cities in which they live.
I do not show solidarity for Ukraine. I simply hope the war can be used to improve the gene pool by eliminating as many racist bloodlines (both Russian and Ukrainian) as possible. If it were up to me, I would give all of Ukraine as lebensraum to Ghana as compensation for the 1964 massacre of Ghanians.
Post by: guest55 on March 10, 2022, 09:28:52 pm
'Staggering': Retired general on Russian convoy's tactics
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Retired. Gen. David Petraeus reacts after new satellite images show the long 40-mile-long Russian convoy outside of Kyiv dispersing into fields and wooded areas. #CNN #Newshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E1g4FQMaKRg
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The bottom line now Andersen is I'm starting to think they won't even be able to encircle Kiev....
Similarly, if this is how the Chinese military would perform then I would say China too is nothing more than a "paper-tiger" without nukes. Certainly not a world super-power, nor ready to be one by any stretch of the imagination.
Russians Being Told Their Soldiers Are ‘Incredibly Generous, Careful With Civilians’ Expert Says
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Russia is seeing a new Iron Curtain descend between it and the West as Vladimir Putin’s war against Ukraine continues. Journalist Julia Ioffe joins Joy Reid with her analysis.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7u8Ro8qF21U
Reality certainly does have a way of puncturing bubbles sooner or later....
Russia has clearly gone full Turanian\barbarian too, just like the old days.
War in Ukraine: PM's warning has chilling echoes of Syrian atrocities
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Boris Johnson's warning that Vladimir Putin may use chemical weapons in Ukraine will resonate with Syrian civilians.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=808aPr8cRSM
Russia was accused of using chemical weapons there to help quell an uprising against President Assad.
The Prime Minister told Sky's Political Editor Beth Rigby there were fears Putin would fall back on the "Russian playbook" if the war continues to go Ukraine's way.
US warns Russia about using chemical weapons
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The U.S. State Department is warning Russia against using chemical weapons in its invasion of Ukraine. (March 10)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4J-zi2yEbt8
Putin: Western sanctions against Russia will prove self-defeating | 'Sanctions will rebound on West'
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Given the economic sanctions imposed by the Western countries on Russia amid the invasion of Ukraine, President Putin said that Western sanctions against Russia will prove self-defeating.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EIJMfdOQnk4
#Putin #Sanctions #Russia
Let's talk about wheat, Russia, Ukraine, and downstream effects....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uy_BLhOyVWs
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Heaviest impact in the middle-east and Africa....
Russia considering seizing assets of companies, White House says
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Hundreds of U.S. and international companies have withdrawn from Russia over its invasion of Ukraine. Now the White House says it has reports the Russians are considering seizing the assets of those companies. This comes as shelling intensifies around Ukraine's port cities. CSB News foreign correspondent Ian Lee has the latest.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I4EXn7AR7xI
Post by: 90sRetroFan on March 10, 2022, 10:44:56 pm
The situation could be quite different if the Russian military were on their own turf defending against a US invasion. Moreover, it is likely that these particular troops sent into Ukraine are among the less competent (and less well-equipped) fraction, considering that Putin was initially not expecting heavy resistance. I myself would not underestimate the Russian military as a whole based on just what we are seeing right now. In any case, it is in the interest of our narrative to overestimate Russian power, as such an impression generates greater incentive for an American-Chinese alliance against Russia.
Post by: guest55 on March 10, 2022, 10:48:06 pm
Adding after the point:
Sen. Mike Rounds: Russia ‘can't handle the Ukrainian armed forces’
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ABC News’ Linsey Davis speaks to Sen. Mike Rounds, R-S.D., about Russia targeting civilians in Ukraine, the threat of chemical weapons and NATO’s efforts to arm Ukraine with fighter jets and drones.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EHG0_3cKySw
Russia has always been a war criminal! Also, Russia has never been all that good at "blitzkrieg" either!
Russia calls emergency UNSC meeting on biological weapons after claiming that the US is making it
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Russia has called an emergency UNSC meeting on biological weapons. It also claimed that the United States is making bio-weapons.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bygX4XdeDiA
#Russia #UNSC #US
Post by: guest55 on March 11, 2022, 01:53:32 am
Alexander Vindman: The U.S. Is at Great Risk of Ending Up in This War | Amanpour and Company
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Retired Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman joins Michel Martin today to discuss the current conflict in his homeland of Ukraine and his latest piece in Foreign Affairs Magazine, "America Must Do More to Help Ukraine Fight Russia." Vindman proposes a lend-lease program modeled on the one that provided arms and assistance to U.S. allies in Europe during WWII. He also discusses how Trump and the GOP empowered Putin, and what it is like to be sounding the alarm to no avail.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ySQX9HLnYwU
I think one of his best points is, there's no going back to the way things were after this, ever!
Post by: guest55 on March 11, 2022, 02:41:41 pm
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Schnorrer Russian provocationshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=53jf_pwnDf8
The Russian UAV was shot down in Croatia. In the district of the Zagreb city, which is called the same as the village in Ukraine - Jarun.
'We Have Serious Concerns' Russia May Plan To Use Chemical Weapons: U.S. Amb. To U.N.
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U.S. Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield told the United Nations that the U.S. had "serious concerns" that Russia may be planning to use chemical weapons in Ukraine and could be using the United Nations to legitimize disinformation in a "false flag" effort.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kCrsF3Fo10g
What The Media Doesn't Show About Western Support For Ukraine — And Can't
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Joe Scarborough and Mika Brezinski discuss what the media doesn't — and can't — show about the Western world's support for Ukraine, and why. "There's a lack of proper context in news, in what Americans are seeing and what Americans are reading," Joe says. The "massive amount of weapons that are moving from Poland into Ukraine" have to be handled quietly by the government, and news media is not invited. "It's giving Americans a skewed sense."https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rVgyAXMy2ag
Fmr. Zelenskyy Advisor: Putin Doesn’t Have Red Lines
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Igor Novikov, former advisor to Ukrainian President Zelenskyy, expresses his concern over how brutal Vladimir Putin will be in his attacks on Kyiv, and takes on Russian disinformationhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DvfO0i01B3o
Right-Wing Media Amplifies Unfounded Theory Promoted By Russian State Media
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Chris Hayes on the baseless claims about biowarfare in Ukraine: “The Russian Ambassador to the UN is basically parroting propaganda that Fox News is running with—from whatever corner of QAnon internet— to justify their invasion of Ukraine.”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gT06wFR_Nlo
U.S. and allies to end trade relations with Russia
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President Biden has tightened the screws on economic sanctions against the Kremlin by targeting Russia's ability to trade. He also banned several key Russian products, including vodka and seafood. Ed O'Keefe shares more details.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UVLAGf9fJBY
Col. Vindman: ‘We’re Getting Ready For A Second Offensive’
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Retired Army Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Vindman says Russian forces do not have enough combat power to take Kyiv, but warns that Putin will resort to aerial bombardments of the cityhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zNBKpLuuYh0
According to Vindman, Putin will need to resort to aerial bombardment of Kyiv in order to try and take it because he does not have the combat power to do so otherwise.
Post by: guest55 on March 11, 2022, 08:32:31 pm
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Former Russian deputy minister of energy and opposition politician Vladimir Milov says he expects Russian President Vladimir Putin to continue his war beyond the borders of Ukraine. He said there's a 50 per cent chance Putin and NATO could fight directly.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1acSyiWzN8M
Post by: guest55 on March 11, 2022, 09:12:41 pm
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Drone footage recorded in the area of Bovary located northeast of Kyiv shows an NLAW initiated point blank ambush on a Russian tank unit in the middle of a road.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IfRcmJTAouM
From the footage it seems a Ukrainian forward infantry element took position in and around the wood left west of the Russian armor column and started to engage the vehicles from close range with anti-tank weapons such as the NLAW, some RPG variants and small arms fire.
Russian forces reacted with counterfire from their tanks and infantry fighting vehicles and quickly began to disperse after the first shoots.
The ambush occured on the E95 about 10km north of Bovary and about 5km north from Skybyn, the place where Ukrainian forces recently released another drone video that showed the retreat of the 6th Russian Tank Regiment from the 90. Tank Division after accurate artillery, anti-tank and tank fire by Ukrainian troops.
It is possible that this video is from the same battle but since we can not confirm this it also can be that this is from another Russian attempt to close in on Kyiv via Bovary.
In the end of the video we deliver some more context to the footage so make sure to watch the video to the end.
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Ambushes are complex multi-phase operations and are therefore usually planned in some detail. First, a suitable killing zone is identified. This is the place where the ambush will be laid. It is generally a place where enemy units are expected to pass, and which gives reasonable cover for the deployment, execution and extraction phases of the ambush patrol. A path along a wooded valley floor would be a typical example.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ambush
Ambush can be described geometrically as:
Linear, when a number of firing units are equally distant from the linear kill zone.
L-shaped, when a short leg of firing units are placed to enfilade (fire the length of) the sides of the linear kill zone.
V-shaped, when the firing units are distant from the kill zone at the end where the enemy enters, so the firing units lay down bands of intersecting and interlocking fire. This ambush is normally triggered only when the enemy is well into the kill zone. The intersecting bands of fire prevent any attempt of moving out of the kill zone.[10]
Post by: 90sRetroFan on March 11, 2022, 11:22:01 pm
https://www.yahoo.com/news/ukraine-ambassador-suggests-segregating-foreigners-180603061.html
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Vadym Prystaiko appears to believe more racism is the solution to alleged racism faced by Black people fleeing his war-torn nation.
Ukraine might “put all foreigners in some other place” following claims that Black people face discrimination when trying to flee the war-torn country, according to a report in the British newspaper, The Independent.
Ukraine’s ambassador to the United Kingdom, Vadym Prystaiko, made the stunning remarks to members of Britain’s Home Affairs Select Committee.
Prystaiko said he’s aware of the reports of racist behavior against Black people — and he seemed to indicate that the solution rests with even more racist behavior.
“Maybe we will put all foreigners in some other place so they won’t be visible and there won’t be conflict with Ukrainians trying to flee in the same direction,” The Independent quoted him as saying. “This is something that has to be taken care of and we will be doing it.”
He noted that Ukraine is a homogenous society, maintaining that while foreigners “stick out in a crowd,” it doesn’t mean his country is racist.
His very statement that "foreigners stick out in a crowd" implies he visualizes Ukrainians as "white" and foreigners as "non-white", which already proves his country is racist!
Also, as we would expect, his own face:
(https://www.promoteukraine.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/vadim-pristaiko.png)
would not stick out in a crowd of subhumans:
https://trueleft.createaforum.com/human-evolution/old-content/
Post by: guest55 on March 12, 2022, 12:17:32 am
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As experts the world over continue to try to divine why Russia has failed to capture air dominance over Ukraine two weeks into the fighting, stories, pictures and videos of Russian aircraft being downed by Ukraine’s military continue to surface. It would seem that popular perceptions of Russia’s military—which have been intentionally shaped by Moscow for years—are beginning to unravel as Russian forces pour further into its embattled neighbor.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eXFDc-44YeE
Excellent video!
Post by: guest55 on March 12, 2022, 10:40:39 am
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This is a speculative video but I think reasonable enough to make a video on, like and subscribe etc, photos mostly from Oryx:[https://www.oryxspioenkop.com/2022/02...]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sfULgjATtuE
Additional thanks to Tank Encyclopedia community for minor technical assistance.
Russia's invasion of Ukraine exposes its military shortcomings
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Military experts say Russian President Vladimir Putin underestimated Ukraine's army and its people. David R. Stone, the William E. Odom professor of Russian studies, joins CBS News to discuss the history behind the conflict and Russia's strategy.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gh-m8zwLKts
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy: Country's military reaches 'a strategic turning point'
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says his country's military forces have reached "a strategic turning point." And new video released by the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense shows Russian forces ambushed as they drive towards the outskirts of Kyiv.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=glSU5Pir1zM
Post by: guest55 on March 12, 2022, 12:36:52 pm
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Russia warned the West against sending arms to Ukraine.https://www.cnbc.com/2022/03/11/ukraine-needs-more-weapons-the-west-fears-provoking-war-with-russia.html
Ukraine has mounted a far better resistance to Russian forces than many expected, but to continue to do so it will need continued help from the West.
NATO is struggling to decide how to give more help to Kyiv’s leadership without risking a world war.
Ukraine has not only called for the full weight of sanctions to be imposed on Russia but has also asked for a “no-fly zone.”
Post by: guest55 on March 12, 2022, 02:55:18 pm
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wh-sq1yIhek
'We will kick you out of every inch of our land': Russia faces strong resistance
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President Vladimir Putin had hoped Ukraine's capital Kyiv would be under his control within days of entering Ukraine.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_KQhUC5hCZY
But after 17 days of conflict, the capital, remains under Ukraine's control.
The President of Ukraine today said the only way Russia will take the city is if they raze it to the ground
While Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko exclaimed Ukrainians are not afraid and vowed to "kick" Russia "out of every inch of our land".
Post by: guest55 on March 13, 2022, 04:36:33 pm
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Ukrainian president warns of ‘humanitarian catastrophe’ as hundreds of thousands of civilians remain under fire across countryhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mh-uask1hO8
Post by: guest55 on March 13, 2022, 05:12:25 pm
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The world's deadliest sniper has reportedly joined the Ukraine army to fight the Russian invasion. Sniper ‘Wali’ said he felt “like a firefighter who hears the alarm ringing” after Ukrainian President called on foreigners to join the war. Wali reportedly holds the world record for the longest confirmed kill of 3.5 kilometre when he shot down an ISIS fighter in Mosul, Iraq. Wali also did a stint as a foreign fighter against Islamic State in northern Iraq several years ago, as per reports.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VdzGbd7lkGQ
#SniperWali #Wali #Ukraine #Russia #Kyiv
"Wali" can kill up to 40 enemy combatants per day in a productive campaign. His longest kill shot is 3.5 kilometers apparently, a little over 2 miles. Hell of a shot if true!
Post by: guest55 on March 13, 2022, 05:52:31 pm
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Award-winning American journalist Brent Renaud, age 50, was killed by Russian forces in Irpin, Ukraine, according to Kyiv police. Police also said Russian troops wounded another American journalist.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g1g3Fy1jWJE
#CNN #News
Russia's War With Ukraine Ramps Up With A Deadly Airstrike
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MSNBC National Security Analyst Clint Watts breaks down the latest movements by Russian forces following a deadly strike on a Ukrainian military base just 12 miles from Poland and Russia's continued efforts to encircle the capital city of Kyiv.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yELOQEKKPyY
Biden Admin. Officials: There Will Be No U.S.Troops On The Ground in Ukraine
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NBC's Leigh Ann Caldwell reports on the White House's reaction to the Russian airstrike at a Ukrainian military base, where 35 people were killed and 134 were injured, and says that the White House announced there will be no U.S. troops on the ground in Ukraine and that they are completely committed to NATO's Article 5.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Gfnunv86LE
'Putin is frustrated': National security adviser on what military base attack reveals
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US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan says the deadly Russian airstrike on a large military base near Lviv, Ukraine, which was only miles from the Polish border, shows that Vladimir Putin is frustrated with his forces' progress.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HvRtp3N77ws
#CNN #News
Fmr. Ukrainian President Poroshenko: “This Is A Terrorist Attack At The NATO Border”
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Russian forces are edging closer to Ukraine's capital city, Kyiv. Britain's Defense Ministry estimates Russia’s military to be at least 15 miles away from the city’s center. Former Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has remained in Kyiv, and joins Ali Velshi “exactly 15 miles from Russian tanks” to talk about Russia’s attacks moving closer to the NATO border and what he hopes Western countries provide to support Ukraine.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rAaElAd1iIg
Russian Airstrike On NATO-Affiliated Military Base Kills 35 And Injures 134
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State Department spokesperson Ned Price stops by The Sunday Show with Jonathan Capehart to discuss White House reaction to Russia's airstrike just 12 miles from Ukraine's border with Poland and what an "off-ramp" for Putin looks like amid his relentless targeting of civilian infrastructure.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F9TAp-3-7is
'Ukraine is simply the first battle': Former NATO Supreme Allied Commander Wesley Clark interview
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Former NATO Supreme Allied Commander Wesley Clark told DW that he was "surprised by the ineffectiveness of the Russian military" in Ukraine. "The Russians have proven themselves a relatively inept force," he said. Clarke said "any negotiations will be determined by the outcome on the ground, [which] is determined by the resistance of the Ukrainians" and that NATO should increase its support to Ukraine by giving it "javelins, stingers and as much anti-air and air support as is feasible to do." Clark added that although it wasn't possible to establish a "legalistic" no-fly zone in Ukraine, "air support can be provided by nations who are willing to go in."https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RFXArMvzRjg
When asked if NATO air support could lead to further escalation and the outbreak of a third world war, Clark said "if we fall back and are intimidated by Mr. Putin's threat of nuclear weapons, if there's nothing we can do to help Ukraine, then we'll be dealing with the next crisis on NATO's territory itself."
"Escalation by Mr. Putin is not solely under the control of NATO," Clarke said, adding that Putin may decide to escalate regardless of NATO's actions. Clarke said that, although Russian forces were currently "checked" on the ground by Ukraine, this could change quickly as Russia ramps up bombing and shelling of population centers. Putin is "trying to steal Ukraine as quietly and quickly as he can," Clark said. "But he will use massive firepower if necessary."
Post by: guest55 on March 13, 2022, 06:00:10 pm
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Vladimir Putin's forces bombed a maternity hospital in Mariupol, Ukraine on Wednesday wounding 17 people. To fight the Russian air attacks, Zhan Beleniuk, the sole Black MP in the Ukrainian Parliament and a 2020 Olympic gold medalist, and his fellow MP Oleksandra Ustinova join Joy Reid to ask the U.S. and other entities for assistance including fighter jets.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qp8TEdxjglM
Post by: 90sRetroFan on March 14, 2022, 12:22:26 am
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Why Putin Is Hell-Bent on Capturing Ukraine’s Nuclear Reactors
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“There is strategic operation value in controlling energy and communication centers and choke points,” said retired Marine Colonel G.I. Wilson, whose writings originated the popular concept of Fourth Generation Warfare. “That aspect has considerable merit [for the Russians].”
According to Kempfer, part of that merit comes from the fact that such control over the electrical grid would allow the Kremlin to turn the lights off at will over vast swaths of Ukraine.
“Turning off the power nationwide—as [Russian force] have done on a smaller scale in Mariupol—in the middle of winter creates mass hardship and suffering for the Ukrainian population, and that is apparently a weapon Putin feels free to utilize,” Kempfer said.
Such a move could also have a chilling effect on the nation’s commerce.
“The industry and economy of Ukraine can’t function if 50 percent of its power generation capabilities are either controlled by Russian forces or disabled,” said Futures’ research director Bunker, who also pointed out that the reactors could serve as immense “bargaining chips” in any future ceasefire or peace negotiations.
This is why NATO should have joined the war on Day 1 to prevent any reactors from falling under Russian control. Not only should NATO troops have entered Ukraine, they should have immediately invaded Russian territory in retaliation so that the war becomes about Russian resources as well as Ukrainian ones. It is amazing how few people seem to understand this elementary principle. Absent retaliatory invasion into Russian territory, even if Russia comes out on the other side of this war having totally failed to capture Ukraine, it will have lost nothing except troops and weapons. Who will foot the bill for all the infrastructure damaged by Russia, and for all other expenditures incurred as a result of the war? Some people out there literally believe that Russia's loss of troops and weapons can be counted as the payment. No! If I smash up my neighbour's house with a baseball bat, breaking the baseball bat in the process, I am not thereby (on account of the broken baseball bat) absolved of paying the damages to my neighbour's house! I should have to give my house to my neighbour! Similarly, the only sure way to in effect get Russia to pay is by acquiring Russian territory and resources.
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The reactors are also positioned near major railheads that transport nuclear fuel. Those same shipping hubs could be easily repurposed by the Russians for moving armored vehicles and munitions to battlefields around Ukraine, especially since their tanks have been running short on gas.
The targeting of nuclear facilities—including the wanton shelling that set part of Zaporizhzhya ablaze and the ongoing power outages at the plants—also sends a deliberate message that this is a kind of no-holds-barred warfare in which even the risk of nuclear devastation can’t be ruled out.
“It’s a psychological weapon being used to terrorize the population,” said intelligence officer Kempfer. “They’re [targeting nuclear plants] as a way to put tremendous pressure on the Ukrainian government to capitulate. That’s their endgame.”
Kempfer also said the takeovers were a way to warn the U.S. and NATO and against their potential involvement in the conflict.
“[The Kremlin] is able to raise the specter of radioactive calamity without ever introducing nuclear weapons. Putin is a calculating guy and he realizes that we get very concerned any time a nuclear plant is threatened. The world saw Chernobyl, the world saw Fukushima, and we don’t want to see that again.”
Kempfer likened the tactic of going after Ukraine’s nuclear plants to that of Rome sewing salt into Cartheginian soil at the end of the Punic Wars, so that nothing would ever grow there. “They’re saying [...] we might irradiate a big chunk of Ukraine so it’s dead earth and you can never use it again. That’s the implied threat. That they can turn all of Ukraine into one big Chernobyl.”
Taking risks that could lead to a catastrophic accident might be intended to show Russia’s disregard for the consequences of radioactive fallout, but Bunker said there could also be an even darker, more deliberate motive for going after reactors.
“If the Putin regime wants to play ‘authoritarian hardball’ it can threaten to release radiological material into the atmosphere from the Zaporizhzhia facility under its control,” Bunker said. Such a move could be used to force Kyiv to accept Russian rule or “as a deterrence measure to inhibit Ukrainian forces from retaking the facility.”
Marine Colonel Wilson called such behavior “Russian brinkmanship” designed “to give the impression of upping the ante in a very high-stakes encounter” in which “everything is targetable and nothing is safe.”
“Fear,” Wilson said, “is a very powerful weapon in warfare.”
(https://www.brainstormer.com/App_Shared/GalleryThumbs/88201893015harkonnen-logo_Dev02-720x394.jpg)
See also:
https://trueleft.createaforum.com/news/its-time-to-admit-it-mitt-romney-was-right-about-russia/msg11462/#msg11462
Post by: guest55 on March 14, 2022, 02:34:53 am
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky warned on Monday the war in his country could soon move elsewhere.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KFfio0Y-fns
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He may be right. Missile attacks are getting closer to Polish border. Might not matter if it lands on NATO soil intentionally or not.
Post by: guest55 on March 14, 2022, 02:01:17 pm
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The British Army introduced the first factory-built white phosphorus grenades in late 1916 during the First World War. During the war, white phosphorus mortar bombs, shells, rockets, and grenades were used extensively by American, Commonwealth, and, to a lesser extent, Japanese forces, in both smoke-generating and antipersonnel roles. The Royal Air Force based in Iraq also used white phosphorus bombs in Anbar Province during the Iraqi revolt of 1920.[5]Israel has used white phosphorus against civilians:
In the interwar years, the US Army trained using white phosphorus, by artillery shell and air bombardment.
In 1940, when the Nazi invasion of the British home islands seemed imminent, the phosphorus firm of Albright and Wilson suggested that the British government use a material similar to Fenian fire in several expedient incendiary weapons. The only one fielded was the Grenade, No. 76 or Special Incendiary Phosphorus grenade, which consisted of a glass bottle filled with a mixture similar to Fenian fire, plus some latex. It came in two versions, one with a red cap intended to be thrown by hand, and a slightly stronger bottle with a green cap, intended to be launched from the Northover projector (a crude 2.5-inch launcher using black powder as a propellant). These were improvised anti-tank weapons, hastily fielded in 1940 when the British were awaiting a potential German invasion after losing the bulk of their modern armaments in the Dunkirk evacuation.[citation needed]
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During the 2006 Israel–Lebanon conflict, Israel said that it had used phosphorus shells "against military targets in open ground" in south Lebanon. Israel said that its use of these munitions was permitted under international conventions.[22] However, President of Lebanon Émile Lahoud said that phosphorus shells were used against civilians.[23] The first Lebanese official complaint about the use of phosphorus came from Information Minister Ghazi Aridi.[24]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_phosphorus_munitions
In its early statements regarding the Gaza War of 2008–2009, the Israeli military denied using WP entirely, saying "The IDF acts only in accordance with what is permitted by international law and does not use white phosphorus."[25] Numerous reports from human rights groups during the war indicated that WP shells were being used by Israeli forces in populated areas.[26][27][28]
On 5 January the Times reported that telltale smoke associated with white phosphorus had been seen in the vicinity of Israeli shelling. On 12 January it was reported that more than 50 patients in Nasser Hospital were being treated for phosphorus burns.[29]
On 15 January, the headquarters of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency in Gaza City was struck by submunitions from Israeli artillery shells, setting fire to pallets of relief materials and igniting several large fuel storage tanks. A UN spokesperson indicated that there were difficulties in extinguishing the fires, stating "You can't put it [white phosphorus] out with traditional methods such as fire extinguishers. You need sand but we do not have any sand in the compound."[30][31] Senior Israeli defense officials maintain that the shelling was in response to Israeli military personnel being fired upon by Hamas fighters who were in proximity to the UN headquarters, and was used for smoke.[32] The soldiers who ordered the attack were later reprimanded for violating the IDF rules of engagement.[33] The IDF further investigated improper use of WP in the conflict, particularly in one incident in which 20 WP shells were fired in a built-up area of Beit Lahiya.[34]
Airburst of an Israeli white phosphorus shell over Gaza City
The Israeli government released a report in July 2009 that confirmed that the IDF used white phosphorus in both exploding munitions and smoke projectiles. The report argues that the use of these munitions was limited to unpopulated areas for marking and signalling and not as an anti-personnel weapon.[35] The Israeli government report further stated that smoke screening projectiles were the majority of the munitions containing white phosphorus employed by the IDF and that these were very effective in that role. The report states that at no time did IDF forces have the objective of inflicting any harm on the civilian population.[35]
The best way to stop barbarians is to become utterly ruthless yourself. Many here would probably argue that Hitler was not nearly ruthless enough....
Ukraine Says Russia Used White Phosphorus Bombs In Luhansk l Putin Using Hitler’s ‘Flaming Onion?’
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As the war in Ukraine rages on, Kyiv has now accused Vladimir Putin's Russia of using white phosphorus bombs in Luhansk.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3TVMLydZNpUPhosphorus bombs were reportedly favoured by Adolf Hitler during World War II and are not generally used on civilians.White phosphorus bombs were also referred to as “Willy Peter” during WWI & WWII. So what are white phosphorus bombs and what makes them deadly? Is Putin now resorting to chemical weapons to win the war in Ukraine? Watch this video for all the details.
Against Russia, Panzerfaust 3 became the mainstay of Ukraine in addition to NLAW and Javelin
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In this video we will discuss one of the German anti-tank missiles, namely the Panzerfaust 3 which is used by Ukraine against Russian tanks.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j2OdQd27YLg
The Panzerfaust 3 (asoured fist 3) is a modern single-use recoilless anti-tank weapon, designed and developed by Dynamit Nobel AG between 1978 and 1985, undergoing its first tests in 1986 and put into service by the Bundeswehr West German infantry in 1992.
The Panzerfaust 3 was originally designed to defeat the latest Soviet T-72 and T-80 main battle tanks. At the time of its introduction it was one of the highest-performance weapons of its class. Improved versions of the Panzerfaust 3 are still among the most capable anti-tank rocket launchers in the world.
The Panzerfaust 3 is known for its compact, lightweight design, which allows it to be fired by a single infantryman. Its ergonomics follow a pre-defined standard, and the controls, including its pistol grip, were designed to be easily handled from all positions.
'Russia is in trouble': Gen. Wesley Clark assesses Putin's footing in Ukraine
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Former NATO Supreme Allied Commander Gen. Wesley Clark and CNN National Security Analyst Shawn Turner review the current state of affairs in Ukraine, evaluate whether Russian forces are achieving their military goals, and look at what Putin may do next as the war enters its third week. #CNN #Newshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XWTGikshPHo
Lt. Gen. Ben Hodges: Russia Going To Culminate 'Within The Next 10 Days'
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Retired Lt. Gen. Ben Hodges says that Russia needs three things to transition to a war of attrition that they don't have: the time, the manpower and the ammunition.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RgZ36-gBAFo
Post by: guest55 on March 14, 2022, 08:44:42 pm
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The defenestration of several senior spies is a sign of Putin’s growing fury towards the intelligence services
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A Russian spy chief is said to have been placed under house arrest in a sign that President Putin is seeking to blame the security services for the stalled invasion of Ukraine.https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/kremlin-arrests-fsb-chiefs-in-fallout-from-ukraine-invasion-chaos-92w0829c5
Sergey Beseda, head of the FSB’s foreign intelligence branch, was arrested with Anatoly Bolyukh, his deputy, according to a leading expert on the Russian security services.
‘Russians Can’t Even Control One City’ Let Alone All Eastern, Southern Ukraine Expert Says
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Russian forces in Ukraine have begun a western offensive to cut off supplies from further west and the south, MSNBC analyst Clint Watts tells Joy Reid. Yet, “Russians can’t even control one city,” let alone all of eastern and southern Ukraine Watts adds.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I46Tpm31yHA
‘I offer you a chance to survive’: Zelenskiy urges Russian troops to surrender
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Ukraine president Volodymyr Zelenskiy has used his latest address to urge Russian troops to choose giving up arms. Speaking in Russian, Zelenskiy said, 'On behalf of the Ukrainian people, we give you a chance to live. If you surrender to our forces, we will treat you as humans have to be treated: with dignity. The way you have not been treated in your army. And the way your army doesn’t treat our people. Choose'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZZcCzDP5C-0
Russia-Ukraine war – latest updates
Russia faces ‘sudden, catastrophic’ collapse
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Political scientist Francis Fukuyama initially predicted Russia “is heading for an outright defeat” in Ukraine.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eMbjolh0yqE
Post by: guest55 on March 15, 2022, 12:27:51 pm
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Ukraine's Ambassador to the UK Vadym Prystaiko says that Russian hasn't stalled - but bombing is moving westward to target more towns and cities where thousands of people are being killed.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j6sp5YL_wWg
He described Russian President Putin as 'barbaric' for targeting vulnerable people.
No bomb shelters, no emergency drills. Is Europe ready for Russian shelling?
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"And if you think we will stop in Ukraine - think again 300 times" - V. Soloviov, Russian propagandist.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HG9fL23cfAc
The Europe seems not to worry about possible shelling.
But there are the main rules in case of Russian attacks on civilians.
'Close The Sky': Zelenskyy Addresses Canadian Parliament On War In Ukraine
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Ukrainian President Zelenskyy addressed the Canadian Parliament pleading for further assistance to the country amid the war with Russia, asking to "close the sky." He adds that "Canada has always been a reliable partner to Ukraine, and i'm sure this will continue."https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=suCDDl0lSdE
Ukraine War: Reporters ask Russian Ambassador when the "barbaric war" will end
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Journalists have pressed Russia's ambassador to the United Nations, Vasily Alekseevich Nebenzya, over the ongoing use of deadly force in civilians areas.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YxCxlxX1Nls
Asked when Putin would surrender, he said when the goals of the 'special military operation are achieved, it would stop'.
He alleged Ukrainian forces had used cluster munitions "in the centre on Donetsk" - a story he claimed had not been covered.
3 WAYS RUSSIA HAS SHOWN MILITARY ‘INCOMPETENCE’ DURING ITS INVASION OF UKRAINE || 2022
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Two weeks into Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, it has become apparent Russia’s military is experiencing failures – both technical and strategic – that are perhaps unexpected from one of the world’s largest military forces.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ee70ZT-y03k
BMW convertible fitted with machine gun spotted in Mykolaiv, Ukraine amid Russian invasion
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A BMW convertible with a large machine gun mounted to its rear was seen in Mykolaiv, Ukraine, in footage shared on Monday by regional governor Vitali Kim.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b3mDVqjoWA8
Governor Kim described the car as a gift for the local police. A man speaking in the footage can be heard saying the vehicle was given to them by the regional administrative leader, a reference to Kim.
The video is among the latest shared by Kim on his active Telegram channel, where he regularly uploads videos promising defiance of Russian forces who are threatening the city.
Effectiveness Of Ukraine's Drones Against Russian Forces Following Successful Attack Overnight
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NBC's Ken Dilanian reports on how Ukraine's "cheap drones" claim to be successful against Russian forces, and how effective they are with taking out Russian targets following a successful attack overnight.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pkys_3AdNNk
Ukraine Isn't the First Time - Russian Regime Change Hungary 1956
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The war in Ukraine is not the first time Russia has attempted to regime change a neighbouring country - in 1956, Russia ruthlessly crushed a pro-democracy revolution in Hungary for many of the same reasons it has used to justify its invasion of Ukraine in 2022.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZNnKI1lceA4
Russian Navy announces shootings west of NATO's Arctic exercise
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Russia’s biggest warship, the nuclear-powered battle cruiser “Pyotr Veliky” and the destroyer “Severomorsk” are sailing towards the activated warning zone halfway between northern Norway and Iceland.
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On Sunday, a Norwegian maritime patrol aircraft discovered two Russian navy vessels sailing north of Finnmark region in the Barents Sea. “Pyotr Veliky” is the Russian navy’s largest combat ship armed with several tens of cruise missiles, surface-to-air missiles, and other weapons. The battlecruiser normally serves as a command ship when the Northern Fleet conducts exercises in the Barents Sea north of the Kola Peninsula.https://thebarentsobserver.com/en/security/2022/03/russian-navy-announces-shootings-west-natos-ongoing-major-arctic-exercise
It is several years since last time the nuclear-powered battle cruiser sailed into the Norwegian Sea.
Post by: guest55 on March 15, 2022, 08:34:19 pm
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A Russian state TV employee stormed the set of a broadcast to denounce Putin’s invasion of Ukraine. A Russian court has fined her 30,000 rubles and she may face criminal prosecution under a law that carries sentences up to 15 years in prison. MSNBC’s Ari Melber is joined by former Russian Foreign Minister Andrei Kozyrev to discuss her protest and Russian propaganda.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rBAYMZQmIIk
Europe's far-right denounces Russia-Ukraine war but blames West | Latest English News | WION
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Potential invasion has plunged Europe's far right into an identity crisis they are struggling to justify their loyalty to Putin. With the public's overwhelming solidarity with Kyiv from Germany to France to Italy the far right has now condemned the assault openly denouncing the violence in Ukraine.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_R-sTfiOnSo
#RussiaUkraine #Invasion #WorldNews
'It’s Happening Again': Lessons From Russian Targeting Of Syrian Civilians
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Chris Hayes: “When you take a step back, you realize just how central the Syrian war was to bringing us to this moment, and crucially, Vladimir Putin’s army’s involvement in that war. Because this is what they undertook there: A project—an intentional one—of forced depopulation.”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q-TaLANcNTk
'They will bomb everything': Syrian warns of Russian tactics
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CNN's Jomana Karadsheh reports that many of the Russian tactics in Ukraine are familiar to Syrians who suffered a similar fate when Russia attacked Syria. #CNN #Newshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YB3eIgOmrdM
Post by: guest55 on March 15, 2022, 08:37:24 pm
Russia Is Losing This War - Are They Even Trying?
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Another big update coming in from the Russia Ukraine War that has been going on. What are your thoughts on if they have sent their full force in or not?https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V1oByIrwRb8
EXPERTS BAFFLED AS RUSSIA DEPLOYS A MYSTERY MUNITION IN UKRAINE || 2022
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Iskander-M short-range ballistic missiles are releasing a previously unknown decoy designed to evade air-defense systems, an American official said.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WRPUymT7HXQ
Brennan On Russia Annexation Of Crimea: 'Should've Provided More Lethal Support To Eastern Ukraine
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Former CIA Director John Brennan discusses the ongoing Russian assault on Ukraine and the lessons from Russia's annexation of Crimea in 2014.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nRYdZjZ_Iqk
Since no politicians have the will currently to drive forces hard into Russia and finish off Putin, at the very least we should be talking about Russia giving Crimea back to Ukraine if it happens to lose the war in that country.
Let's talk about Russia's next mistake....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yfNgZCt9vYo
Post by: 90sRetroFan on March 15, 2022, 09:10:03 pm
And yet Russia seems to be getting what it wants:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EQ2uNpY9ddA
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Ukraine’s President Volodymr Zelensky has accepted that his country can never join NATO, in a signicant change of position
I told you Zelensky was no good.
"at the very least we should be talking about Russia giving Crimea back to Ukraine if it happens to lose the war in that country."
Zelensky doesn't seem to care about this.....
Meanwhile, from the true victims of this war:
https://theweek.com/russo-ukrainian-war/1010806/the-invasion-of-ukraine-and-the-moral-conflict-of-sympathizing-while
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As we read the updates from the comfort of our relatively peaceful countries, we've experienced these same feelings of sorrow, fear, and sometimes guilt before. But there's another feeling that members of marginalized ethnic and racial groups often experience when Western and other industrialized countries face turmoil: cognitive dissonance.
After all, how does one reconcile supporting a nation in anguish with the knowledge that the same nation exacts harm against you?
You do not support it. You simply want Russians and Ukrainians to kill one another so as to leave fewer of them for us to have to kill later.
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In the immediate, chaotic aftermath of Russia's invasion, the United Nations admitted that non-Europeans living in Ukraine experienced "different treatment" by military officers, border guards, and groups of civilians while trying to flee the country, according to Filippo Grandi, the organization's High Commissioner for Refugees. While Ukraine was certainly not a racial utopia before Russia's invasion, it's disheartening to know that even in the midst of devastation, anti-Black racism can remain strong.
Bernice King, daughter of Martin Luther King Jr., shared similar sentiments in a now-deleted post describing what she called "sickening" treatment of Africans trying to flee Ukraine. One CNN producer even claimed his own sister, who is from Sierra Leon, was subject to racism while on a daring journey to escape Ukraine and enter Poland.
Unfortunately, this is not an anomaly. When the world cries for peace, it often overlooks the treatment of Black and brown people in the process. "On the world stage, everyone sings Kumbaya. But this is the reality of what it means to be Black globally," tweeted the official account for GrapevineTV, a Black millennial media brand, along with a video that appeared to show African people being blocked from entering a train in Ukraine.
While people scramble out of the country, the Ukrainian military divided people into groups of white and non-white, one Afro-Ukranian resident alleged. Grace Kass told Time that "she and other African women were forced to wait outside as snow was falling, while white women and children were allowed to board before them." And one student from Guinea described being stopped at the border in an interview with France 24, claiming border guards told him and his group "that Blacks were not allowed."
While some reports have attempted to suggest this treatment wasn't about race, Ukraine's former deputy chief prosecutor said the quiet part out loud. "European people with blue eyes and blonde hair being killed," he bemoaned in an interview with the BBC.
Details here:
https://trueleft.createaforum.com/news/mainstream-media-rightist-bias/msg11898/#msg11898
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The people of Ukraine need help, resources, prayers, and support; like all humans in crisis, they unequivocally deserve it. And that's true even if some of their compatriots, soldiers, and officials deny the same care to Black people.
No, they do not deserve it. We give them weapons only so that they can kill more Russians. They themselves deserve worse than what Russians are doing to them.
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But that denial makes solidarity truly difficult for many Black people and people of color. As Dr. Ayoade Alakija, the World Health Organization special envoy for the ACT-Accelerator, explained on Twitter, "Black Africans are being treated with racism and contempt in Ukraine [and] Poland. [The] West cannot ask African nations to stand in solidarity with them if they cannot display basic respect for us even in a time of war."
Solidarity with racists is difficult because it is morally wrong. Therefore stop expressing solidarity! Just hope they kill Russians while dying themselves!
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There's a real ethical quandary here. Blanket demands to stand up for other people — as is so often and so carelessly expected of the Black community, which in America is broadly held to Martin Luther King Jr.'s standards of nonviolence and forgiveness — can feel deeply unfair, particularly for those personally affected by these acts of racism.
It feels unfair because it is unfair. NEVER FORGIVE, NEVER FORGET.
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Maybe King was right, and we should embrace other peoples in times of crisis even if they have a history of cruelty toward us. But if you see Black people question or even falter in their support for Ukraine, ask yourself what you'd feel in our place.
King was wrong. When those with a history of cruelty - not just towards us, but towards any outgroup - are in crisis, the only correct response is to use this chance to finish them off!
Post by: rp on March 15, 2022, 09:16:24 pm
Post by: guest55 on March 15, 2022, 11:21:19 pm
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Vladimir Putin is reportedly using a shadowy mercenary group in Ukraine called the Wagner Group. “They are very closely enmeshed with the Russian Ministry of Defense,” Foreign Policy National Security Reporter Amy Mackinnon tells Joy Reid. MSNBC analyst Malcolm Nance also joins The ReidOut to discuss.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xqofEeMzQww
Yet, they must be just as incompetent as everyone else on the Russian side in Ukraine as well then?
Russian Military is suffering 'record number' of casualties in Ukraine
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The Russian military is suffering so many casualties in Ukraine that it is being forced to redeploy forces from distant areas.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kqAlReQY_mk
Post by: guest55 on March 16, 2022, 12:46:55 pm
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Satellite images show destroyed Russian helicopters near Kherson.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gdIUlXPvMho
NASA's Fire Information for Resource Management System (FIRMS), which tracks large fires around the world, has taken images of destroyed Russian military helicopters at the Kherson International Airport in the village of Chornobaivka near Kherson.
That's according to CNN, Ukrinform reports.
According to the sensory data collected by FIRMS, the military strike occurred around 13:42 local time on March 15.
At least three Russian helicopters at the airport were destroyed by artillery shelling. Several military vehicles were also hit near the airport.
It's the most destructive known strike the Ukrainian military has conducted against Russian helicopters during the war, the report said.
On March 14, satellite images from Maxar Technologies showed a number of Russian military helicopters on the tarmac at Kherson's International Airport. Dozens of military vehicles are also seen in the surrounding area.
Voznesensk resists Russian takeover: City occupied 3 days, now freed & preparing to defend
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Ukrainian troops are resisting Russian troops in the Ukrainian city of Voznesensk, over 50 miles north of Mykolaiv.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v3HKid-xeEQ
#Ukraine #Russia #War
Ukraine Army Successfully Repels Russia’s Attack in Polissia Direction
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uo9ZdK9XF_c
Clever Tactics By Ukrainian Forces Stymie Russian Military Despite Power Imbalance
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Sudarsan Raghavan, correspondent at large for the Washington Post, talks about the success Ukrainian forces have had so far using guerilla tactics to defend Kyiv against Vladimir Putin's invasion.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9saWmdjpNmE
IF RUSSIA WINS, UKRAINIAN SPECIAL FORCES ARE PREPARED FOR FURIOUS INSURGENCY || 2022
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8KvmQ646-Lg
Ukraine war: Mariupol theatre where 'hundreds of people sheltering' bombed by Russian forces, officials claim
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The US embassy in Kyiv says it is "considering all available options to ensure accountability for any atrocity crimes in Ukraine".https://news.sky.com/story/ukraine-war-kyiv-exploiting-russian-forces-lack-of-manoeuvre-and-inflicting-heavy-losses-mod-says-12567393
Russian Drone Flights Into NATO Skies Test Alliance’s Red Lines
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Small automated aircraft have crashed in Romania and Croatia and may have crossed into Polandhttps://www.wsj.com/articles/russian-drone-flights-into-nato-skies-test-alliances-red-lines-11647426550
Post by: 90sRetroFan on March 16, 2022, 09:03:39 pm
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"If an opportunity presented itself for me to fight in Ukraine as a mercenary, I would be on my heels running there," Beatrice Kaluki, who is unemployed, told DW.
"I would rather die on the front line in Ukraine knowing that my family would be compensated even after my death, rather than die in Kenya from depression because of the insane unemployment rate!"
The 27-year-old said she believes other youth would run there [to Ukraine] if a chance presented itself because "they would rather die there fighting than die in this country from poverty."
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He said the reward could potentially come from being granted Ukrainian citizenship or being provided some form of financial compensation for participating in the conflict on behalf of Ukrainian forces.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/nigerian-volunteer-fighting-ukraine-better-003307484.html
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The philosophy graduate is one of several hundred Africans, from countries like Nigeria, Kenya, Senegal, South Africa and Algeria, who say they are willing to take up arms in the battle against Russia, partly to escape the bleak prospects faced by many young men at home.
"We know that it's war, it's not child's play," he told the BBC. "But being a soldier in Ukraine would be better than being here.
"I'll probably be allowed to stay if the war ends, plus I'll be a hero and fight an undeniable enemy."
While we should note:
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There has been no official confirmation that foreign fighters will be allowed to stay in the country after the war.
I say it is worth a try. It cannot be worse than staying in places soon to become uninhabitable as a consequence of global warming. At worst they get a head start on the climate refugee wave. They will also be armed, which places them in a better position to resist than unarmed refugees should the racists try to deport them later. At best they do get to stay, and then they can start sponsoring others to arrive also. No matter what, getting a foot through the door makes a big difference.
As a bonus, they might get to kill Turanians with their own hands!
Post by: guest55 on March 17, 2022, 12:36:19 am
Engel: Russians Seem To Be On Their Back Foot Around Kyiv
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NBC News' Richard Engel reports from Kyiv on Russian attacks on the Ukrainian capital, why he says Ukrainian forces are going on the offensive and Russian forces seem to be on their back foot in positions around Kyiv.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y14bC7hZ0is
Post by: guest55 on March 17, 2022, 02:08:55 am
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Political theorist Francis Fukuyama, author of “The End of History and the Last Man,” joinshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aevAtJ9HQ80
Post by: guest55 on March 17, 2022, 11:02:54 am
Rising Russian Troop Deaths Take Toll On Morale
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More than 7,000 Russian troops have been killed during Russia's invasion of Ukraine, according to conservative U.S. estimates reported on in the NYT. Senior writer Eric Schmitt joins Morning Joe to discuss.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DqLu_MNGYW4
Bodies of Russian Soldiers Filling Up Belarusian Morgues, Residents Say
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The bodies of Russian soldiers killed in battle in Ukraine are filling up morgues in Belarus, local residents told RFE/RL.https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-belarus-morgue-soldiers/31750455.html
Russian soldiers killed in battle are being brought by truck to the morgues and then sent back to Russia by train or plane, residents said.
Residents described the horror of seeing the bodies loaded on a train at Mazyr for transfer back to Russia.
“The number of bodies was unbelievably large. People at the Mazyr station were simply shocked by the number of bodies being put on the train,” a local resident in Mazyr told RFE/RL.
The morgues in Homel and Naroulia are also filled up, according to local residents.
Belarusian doctors have been threatened with the loss of their job if they are caught spreading information about the dead and injured Russian soldiers.
U.S. officials have estimated that several thousand Russian soldiers have been killed so far in the two-week old war.
Ukraine launches counter-offensive outside of Kyiv l GMA
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Ian Pannell reports from the capital with the latest on the war in Ukraine.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZnilTBXBWl0
BRITISH SNIPER: RUSSIANS CAN'T WIN, THE UKRANIANS ARE FIGHTING LIKE 'TALIBAN ON STEROIDS' || 2022
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5tUtdH0pC1g
Britain will deploy Sky Sabre missile defence system to aid Ukraine
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BRITAIN will deploy its Sky Sabre missile system in Poland, its defence minister said on Thursday (March 17) during a visit to Warsaw, as NATO moves to beef up the security of its eastern flank in view of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GRmfua2TXlc
Britain has previously said the missile defence system has the capability to hit a tennis ball-sized object traveling at the speed of sound.
"We are going to deploy the Sky Sabre medium-range, anti-air missile system to Poland with about 100 personnel to make sure that we stand alongside Poland, protecting her airspace from any further aggression by Russia," Ben Wallace told a news conference alongside his Polish counterpart Mariusz Blaszczak.
A spokesman for British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said the missile system was being deployed after a request from the Polish government and will remain under the control of British forces at all times.
Post by: 90sRetroFan on March 17, 2022, 08:55:01 pm
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Black siblings ‘beaten and racially abused by border guards’ while fleeing Ukraine
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Three Black students say they were beaten and racially discriminated against by immigration officials while trying to flee the war-torn country.
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After days of walking and queuing in the freezing cold, the trio say they were discriminated against by border guards, split-up despite their brother being vulnerable with a disability, and subjected to verbal and physical attacks.
“When I said we need to bring our brother with us [as we progressed through to the Polish border], that’s when they started beating and shouting at us to go back outside,” Jeancy, 24, told The Independent. “Immigration guards, both male and female, called us names like n*gger and Black ****; they referred to my brother as a monkey.
“One male guard beat me so savagely, and then my period came which only added to the humiliation I was going through. I was enduring the pain of the attacks but couldn’t cry. ‘Are you seriously attacking a woman? I asked the guard. People were trying to intervene and shouting at them to stop.”
“I was really disgusted. I have never experienced someone just assaulting me for nothing,” Jeancy added.
“I kept asking myself why would they say this to me. Women old enough to be my mum and sister were calling us names. I was really tired and feeling hurt; I remember asking for water and they refused to even give that. I just focused on getting past the borders and onto the other side.”
The siblings say they experienced discrimination at the Poland border in Ukraine where they queued for days, were segregated from white Ukranian refugees and regularly sent to the backs of queues when they did make it to the front.
“We soon realised we were being discriminated against but we didn’t want to cause a fuss,” the student explained
Eventually Jeancy and her sister Nahomy, 26, were allowed past the first gate but were forced to leave their younger brother Israel, who doesn’t speak English and has a physical disability sustained during a racist attack in Ukraine prior to the Russian invasion, behind.
So yes, Ukrainians behave like this during peacetime also.
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When he was eventually reunited with his sisters, Jeancy was horrified by the bruises on his face and worsened limp followed by confirmation that he had been beaten outside while separated from them.
Meanwhile, Nahomy was gun-butted in her stomach several times by a guard, according to her sister; she then lost conscious and was hospitalised at the Provincial Hospital St. Padre Pio in Poland from Sunday 27 February to Wednesday 2 March. Nahomy declined an interview with The Independent explaining that she’s still unwell and shaken up.
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Princess Radjabu, a 27-year-old student based in the US, communicated with her siblings throughout their journey and became increasingly concerned for their wellbeing as early accounts of racial discrimination emerged on Twitter.
“I was alarmed and warned them that it seems this situation is becoming about race - something that they didn’t believe until they reached the border,” she told The Independent.
“When I learned from them what happened, I was determined to speak out because people seem to be disbelieving accounts of how Black people are being treated.
“But I was also worried about what to tell my parents who have been so worried about. Why are the guards acting like criminals and racially abusing Black people including my siblings while the world is saying ‘pray for Ukraine’?”
The question should be the other way round: why is the world (except True Leftists, of course) saying 'pray for Ukraine' while Ukrainians are behaving like this?
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“Despite this crisis, Africans are being treated like animals for simply seeking refuge. What my African brothers and sisters and their children are experiencing at the hands of these people during this war is atrocious and needs to be known.”
“We are all traumatised at this point and I just realised just how much it was after it happened,” Jeancy continued. “You know when it’s like you’re under a illusion and you’re hoping everything is fine in the moment? It was awful - so much so that I don’t know if i ever want to step foot in Ukraine again - my brother and sister feel the same.
If you don't go back to Ukraine, the bullies have won. The only way to truly overcome your trauma is to go back to Ukraine and turn it into lebensraum for 100% "non-whites" (of all ethnic backgrounds, of course - we are not ethnotribalists!).
Post by: guest55 on March 17, 2022, 11:03:35 pm
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Since Ukraine’s invasion, Germany has completely transformed its foreign and defence policy, with an €100bn increase in defence spending.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0uG6rMVhJAY
Post by: rp on March 18, 2022, 12:36:56 am
https://twitter.com/RichardBSpencer/status/1504606529474883584?s=20&t=YllI57KdWf0cjN0tlyfZIg
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Putin is not an insane mad man bent on world destruction. He is a rational, though brutal, actor, who will use force, even nuclear force, if pressed. But he also understands the consequences of a nuclear exchange—which are dire for him.
Which makes it all the more advantageous for NATO to exert pressure on this front.
Continuing:
https://twitter.com/RichardBSpencer/status/1504606531068735489?s=20&t=YllI57KdWf0cjN0tlyfZIg
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Currently, the Ukraine war amounts to a major power exerting its will over a small country—one with lots of friends and help but a small fighting force and no nuclear capacity. This could lead to a long-term, horrible insurgency. No one wants that—including Moscow.https://twitter.com/RichardBSpencer/status/1504606532553478144?s=20&t=YllI57KdWf0cjN0tlyfZIg
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Establishing a #NoFlyZoneOverUkraine—more precisely, over the territory not yet controlled by Russia—would transform the current conflict into a Cold War battle with established lines. Not ideal, but much better than the status quo.https://twitter.com/RichardBSpencer/status/1504606538467459072?s=20&t=YllI57KdWf0cjN0tlyfZIg
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At this point, three options are possible. 1) Russia wins over the next 3-6 months; 2) Ukraine becomes the site of a horrible, years-long insurgency; 3) Ukraine is divided and the bloodshed stops. Why choose options 1 or 2? Declare a #NoFlyZone!
If a no-fly zone would end the bloodshed, then I do not support it. As much as I would like to punish Russia, a no-fly zone would be ineffective in achieving this. The best option is the nuclear one (see first tweet).
Post by: guest55 on March 18, 2022, 01:13:55 am
Estimated Russian Casualties Put Ukraine War In Category Of Catastrophe
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Ali Velshi looks at U.S. intelligence and other estimates of Russian casualties in Vladimir Putin's war on Ukraine so far, with at least half as many in three weeks as in Russia's entire catastrophic decade of fighting in Afghanistan.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LRfblwK-M-c
Putin has already begun to cannibalize his own regime, says investigative journalist
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Investigative journalist Michael Weiss joins Shep Smith to discuss what’s really going on in Ukraine and how long Putin’s invasion can continue.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-F7UQUsFQgQ
I think the worst would be if he withdraws,
Post by: 90sRetroFan on March 18, 2022, 01:24:28 am
I see it differently. Without a no-fly zone, Zelensky can capitulate to Putin's demands and then claim he did it to minimize civilian casualties, which he seems to be on the verge of doing:
https://trueleft.createaforum.com/news/re-duginism-1134/msg12061/#msg12061
Had Ukraine been given a no-fly zone, Zelensky would not get to use this excuse.
Also, since Ukraine is asking for a no-fly zone, it must be willing to do something in exchange*. Imagine if NATO offered Ukraine a no-fly zone on the condition that Ukrainian troops first invade Russia! Zelensky has to accept, or else he becomes solely to blame for each extra day Ukraine does not get a no-fly zone. Whereas so long as NATO is not offering a no-fly zone to begin with, Zelensky can say, "It's not my fault NATO isn't helping us! Better negotiate with Putin instead!"
Once the war is being fought on Russian territory, Putin cannot back down short of surrendering totally (which is impossible for someone like him). And we can ensure Zelensky does not back down by threatening to withdraw the no-fly zone if he does.
(*Only Spencer would assume Ukraine gets the no-fly zone for free! It is because Spencer himself is used to getting everything for free.)
Post by: rp on March 18, 2022, 01:36:46 am
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2017/03/richard-spencer-cotton-farms-louisiana-subsidies/
;D ;D
Who's the "welfare queen" now?
Also, Spencer only wants a no-fly zone over the Western part, if I am reading him right. Whereas we would want it over the east as well, I assume, which viewed in conjunction with your idea, will effectively function as air support.
@Mazda
"The other option I think is that Putin suffers such a catastrophic defeat he is either removed from power by his own military or intelligence services, or he withdraws."
This will not end Turandom, which is our goal. The False Left (e.g. communist party of Russia), is also promoting this idea. But remember, it was under False Left Sovietism that Western Civilization thrived. So at the end of the day, it is about terminating those bloodlines which uphold Western Civilization, chiefly among those being Turandom.
Post by: guest55 on March 18, 2022, 02:09:27 am
I think you misunderstood my point? I'm not personally doing anything in Russia and neither are you, as far as I can tell?
"The False Left (e.g. communist party of Russia), is also promoting this idea."
I wasn't promoting an idea.
Post by: rp on March 18, 2022, 02:15:30 am
"I wasn't promoting an idea."
Ok. I was trying to say that the False Left is promoting the fourth option.
Post by: guest55 on March 18, 2022, 09:34:59 pm
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=74F19l2Tedk
I'm glad I didn't stay mechanized infantry while I served. Having to jump out of the back of an armored transport while under heavy fire would suck big time I can imagine! I would hate being in a tank on a modern battlefield! Atleast the U.S. trains it's infantry to protect it's tanks though, one up side I suppose....
Post by: rp on March 19, 2022, 05:39:44 pm
The most annoying thing is that the False Leftists are framing the debate around a no fly zone in terms of whether or not it would "help Ukrainians", which inevitably leads to the conclusion that a no fly zone should not be implemented. I do not want to help Ukrainians, I want to weaken Russia (hopefully harming as many Ukrainians in the process as possible). This illustrates the fundamentally selfish approach to international relations that False Leftism promotes, in stark contrast to our militaristic approach.
If the US continues down this path, I fear it will lead to the scenario that Dugin favors - a perpetual multipolar order similar to the cold war.
But for now, the US strategy seems to be (at least outwardly) moving in the direction we want. Here is a tweet from a False Leftist enemy that criticizes the US for this:
https://mobile.twitter.com/DecampDave/status/1504670332157931520?cxt=HHwWgMC9xb3s1OEpAAAA
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When asked if the US is involved in the talks between Russia and Ukraine, Psaki says the US is trying to destroy Russia’s economy and give Ukraine more weapons.
I’ll say it again: they don’t want this war to end
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Post by: guest55 on March 19, 2022, 07:03:54 pm
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The aeroballistic missiles destroyed a large underground warehouse containing missiles and aviation ammunition, defence ministry says.https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/3/19/russia-uses-advanced-hypersonic-missiles-in-ukraine-for-first-tim
'Dangerous escalation': Ex-CIA director on Russia's use of powerful weapon
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Former CIA Director and Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta responds to confirmations by US officials that Russia launched powerful hypersonic missiles against Ukraine last week, the first known use of such missiles in combat. Russia claimed it deployed hypersonic missiles to destroy an ammunition warehouse in western Ukraine. #CNN #Newshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-rECMnJ50WA
Ukraine latest updates: Ukraine urges China to condemn Russia
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Ukraine news from March 19: China refuses to condemn Russia’s invasion as US warns of consequences for any Beijing support for Moscow.
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Ukraine calls on China to condemn “Russian barbarism”, support “civilised countries’ coalition”.https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/3/18/biden-warns-china-xi-against-aiding-russia-in-ukraine-liveblog
Poland PM presses for total trade ban between the EU and Russia.
Russia claims it used its newest Kinzhal hypersonic missiles for the first time in Ukraine.
Biden did not offer incentives to Xi in video call between two leaders, White House says.
Ukraine says more than 9,100 people evacuated from Ukraine through humanitarian corridors on Friday.
More than half left the besieged city of Mariupol.
UN estimates 6.5 million people internally displaced due to the war.
Russia headed to strategic defeat in Ukraine
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By invading #Ukraine, #Putin has made the biggest strategic blunder of his life. Even if the Russian army were to win every battle, #Russia would still lose the war.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BeacXBxPARQ
Ukraine Continues To Resist 24 Days Into Invasion
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Before the war began, many experts believed Ukraine would fall to Russian forces in a matter of days. Now, more than three weeks into the invasion, Ukraine continues to fight against its invaders.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6X9dqWLLj48
Post by: guest55 on March 19, 2022, 07:46:42 pm
Entire Russian military convoy being destroyed by Ukrainian drone fire.
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It comes as Ukrainian forces killed another top Russian general, the fifth to die since Vladimir Putin's troops invaded the country last month.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9pxWw1bYA7Q
Lieutenant-General Andrei Mordvichev, commander of the 8th Combined Arms Army, died in fighting at Chornobaivka, near the southern city of Kherson.
Major-General Oleg Mityaev, 47, was killed in Mariupol on Wednesday, bringing the total number of Russian officers to die since the start of the war to 13.
Ukraine claimed on Saturday (19 March) to have shot down two Russian planes and three helicopters in the past 24 hours.
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Ukrainian Team Collects Dead Russian Soldiers To Exchange For Ukrainian POWs
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Russian forces are meeting fierce resistance and taking casualties as they try to move towards the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv. On March 18, a Ukrainian special search group collected the dead bodies of Russian soldiers in the hope they could be exchanged for Ukrainian prisoners of war.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AO4RgAYefSU
Apparently, Russia just leaves it's dead soldiers on the field. This is nothing new either:
'These Are Relatively Whole Bodies': The Aftermath Of Russia's Battle For Voznesensk
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A railway car is filled with bodies in Russian uniforms, a local resident recalls confronting Russian troops who entered his front yard during the Russian assault on the area. Voznesensk was attacked by Russian forces but is still in Ukrainian hands.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_84Vm4nG7lU
This following video is certainly a violation of the Geneva Convention! Why you ask? Because this is how barbarians behave, that's why!:
BUT WHY??? 😭 Russian tank fires at OLD MAN WALKING on the street
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=54Fs7zXyZPk
U.S. Government Warns Russia May Plan False-Flag Chemical Weapon Attack on Ukraine
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U.S. officials say that Russia may be plotting a false flag operation in which they would deploy chemical or biological weapons, and then blame Ukraine for doing so. Russia claims to have complied with international treaties calling for the elimination of these outlawed weapons. But the specter of chemical and biological warfare, like nuclear power, has been hovering over this conflict from the start and could bring it to a whole new level.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-RggDU0HQg
Post by: 90sRetroFan on March 19, 2022, 10:08:33 pm
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I’ll say it again: they don’t want this war to end
We are the ones who don't want this war to end. I fear Biden etc. do want it to end, which is precisely why they demand merely Russian withdrawal from Ukraine (not even Crimea) instead of massive Russian territorial losses (certainly including Crimea) as punishment for invading. If even Biden can be perceived as not wanting the war to end, how does one have to behave in order to be perceived as wanting the war to end? Just give Putin everything he wants?
Post by: rp on March 19, 2022, 10:56:11 pm
I agree, but I thought the False Leftist criticizing Biden for "not wanting it to end" at least meant that Biden was somewhat moving in our direction...
" I fear Biden etc. do want it to end, which is precisely why they demand merely Russian withdrawal from Ukraine (not even Crimea) i"
I don't think Putin will accept such a deal from Biden, as the sanctions have given him more incentive to tap into Ukraine's energy reserves (unless of course Biden agrees to alleviate sanctions if Putin accepts the deal). Meanwhile, a steady flow of weapons should keep the fighting going (unless, of course, as you mentioned, Biden stops supplying weapons as soon as Putin accepts the deal).
I do agree though that Biden ultimately wants the war to end, but as of now, it doesn't look like he is getting what he wants.
Post by: 90sRetroFan on March 20, 2022, 12:36:48 am
Post by: rp on March 22, 2022, 03:13:26 am
This is good for weakening Russia's technological capabilities. But at the same time, they should not be allowed in the US, since this is what happens when they are:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sergey_Brin#Early_life_and_education
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Brin was born on August 21, 1973, in Moscow in the Soviet Union,[4] to Russian Jewish parents,[5] Mikhail and Eugenia Brin, both graduates of Moscow State University (MSU).[6] His father is a retired mathematics professor at the University of Maryland, and his mother a researcher at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center.[7][8]
Post by: 90sRetroFan on March 22, 2022, 03:30:41 am
https://vdare.com/articles/patrick-j-buchanan-is-ukraine-s-partition-zelenskyy-s-fate
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While the Ukrainian army and citizens have put up fiercer resistance than was anticipated in Moscow, Russia is not losing this war.
Measured by territorial gains, Putin is winning.
He has not captured Kyiv or Kharkiv, but he has expanded the Russian-controlled territories of Donetsk, Luhansk and Crimea that he had at the start of his invasion.
While Russia's costs and casualties have been far greater than was anticipated, Putin has added to the Ukrainian lands he held when the war began. And Mother Russia has not lost an inch of land in this war.
Post by: guest55 on March 22, 2022, 09:27:44 pm
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This is a fucken circus not a military operation....
Soldier's intercepted phone call leaks Russian military chaos
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An intercepted phone call has revealed that Russian troops are suffering from frostbite and low morale.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e-FE1M1PeRg
RUSSIA’S INABILITY TO SHIFT COURSE MAY DOOM IT || 2022
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Its military can’t adapt to the reality on the ground in Ukraine, including poor logistics and deaths of senior officershttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f5tsrgmwRGI
Pro-Kremlin newspaper leaks shocking Russian death toll in Ukraine
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A pro-Kremlin newspaper has revealed that Russia has lost nearly 10,000 troops since it launched its invasion against Ukraine.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6w0BsfZG1f8
Telling that presence of Russian military bases in Ukraine would guarantee its neutrality is absurd
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Adviser to the Head of the office of the president of Ukraine Serhii Leshchenko refuted new portion of Russian fakes about Ukraine. Among other lies are occupation by Russians of half of Ukrainian territory as well as mining by Ukrainians of the hospital in Ukrainian city Dnipro. Leshchenko also explained how Russians trying to spread their fakes about Ukraine through their sympathizers abroad.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DueHk3yBtdw
Putin in 'total panic' about revolution in Moscow, says Boris Johnson
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Vladimir Putin is in a "total panic" about the prospect of a revolution in Moscow, Boris Johnson has said.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sUWqRkEEgiI
"He has been in a total panic about a so-called colour revolution in Moscow itself and that is why he is trying so brutally to snuff out the flame of freedom in Ukraine and that's why it is so vital that he fails," Mr Johnson said.
War stagnation signals Ukraine is fighting for full stakes? Day 25.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EOlkW9WvNYA
We have destroyed 4 armies out of 10 that the Russian Federation has, – Arestovych
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Oleksiy Arestovych, advisor to the head of the Office of the President of Ukraine, notes that the Russian occupiers have almost lost the ability to advance anywhere on Ukrainian territory. Three Russian strike armies and one aviation army have been destroyed in Ukraine, Arestovych said in a video address: “Our troops on the 26th day of the active phase of the Russian-Ukrainian war destroyed: 11 battalions of tanks, 34 battalions of armored combat vehicles, 5 divisions of multiple rocket launchers, 17 divisions of artillery pieces, almost 5 aviation regiments of aircraft and 5 regiments of helicopters. This amounts to 3 combat units of Russian armies as operational-strategic formations. That is, we have destroyed 3 Russian strike armies and 1 air army – altogether 4 armies out of 10 that the Russian Federation has”. He added that during the night, the Ukrainian servicemen conducted powerful strikes against the enemy.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kG8w5aMA5wY
Post by: guest55 on March 23, 2022, 12:31:07 am
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Reports of a famed Canadian sniper’s demise at the hand of Russian forces in Ukraine have proved premature.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6uCLYAXuQPo
The man known as “Wali” and dubbed by some online news sites as the “deadliest sniper in the world” spoke with the Star in a video interview Tuesday in which he said he had been “the last to learn” of his own death.
In addition to being alive, Wali disputes the idea that he is the world’s greatest sniper, pointing out that while he’s good, there are some “amazing” snipers in Ukraine.
“You know, a month ago, I was a coder, programming. I don’t have any recent sniper training,” he said. He stays in shape while back in Canada, but it’s hard to be the best when you’re not training every single week, he said.
Experts Working To Assess Extent Of Degradation Of Russian Forces
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Rob Lee, an expert on Russian defense policy, talks about new reports that Russia has lost a significant portion of its fighting force in Ukraine.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cSYmEIfEceQ
A warning from veteran who went to Ukraine
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“The reality is far from what you’ll see on the TV”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ltxaSooKfhY
A former soldier who was embedded with fighters in the resistance effort in Ukraine is advising anyone in the UK thinking of joining the conflict to consider it carefully.
The government continues to warn UK nationals against travelling to Ukraine.
Ukrainian forces fight off continuing Russian efforts to occupy Mariupol
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ds-VwaBwD_Y
Post by: guest55 on March 23, 2022, 08:56:11 pm
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Ukraine claimed today that its forces had shot dead the deputy commander of Russia's Black Sea Fleet in another significant blow to Vladimir Putin's forces.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IEPEWbH89zk
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'Ill-equipped' Russian troops using field bandages from 1978 | ITV News
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A Russian advance to cut Ukrainians off in the city of Mykolaiv in the south of Ukraine was pushed back, Ukraine claims, forcing the invading army to leave behind old equipment.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DKJmQmxJ6yU
In signs suggesting the Russian attack was ill-equipped and unprepared, footage shows dressings dating back to 1978 on the deserted battlefields.
Post by: guest55 on March 24, 2022, 01:30:12 pm
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During a press conference from Brussels, President Biden said he believes Russia should be removed from the G20, the group featuring the 20 biggest economies in the world, and that it was discussed during the NATO summit. He also added that the suggestion was for Ukraine to be able to attend G20 meetings.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DjfXKmmITUM
Post by: guest55 on March 24, 2022, 02:40:14 pm
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NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg said the Western military alliance was concerned Russia may be preparing a pretext to use chemical weapons. "We see the rhetoric and we see that Russia is trying to create some kind of pretext accusing Ukraine, the United States and NATO allies of preparing to use chemical and biological weapons," he told reporters after a NATO summit in Brussels. "Our top military commander ... has activated NATO's chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear defense elements and allies are deploying additional chemical and biological and nuclear defenses," he said. He reiterated the significant impact any use of chemical weapons would have on the course of events, not just in Ukraine, but also in neighboring countries. He also stressed the continuity of NATO's Open Door policy, which has been one of Moscow's main complaints and justifications for its invasion of Ukraine. Asked whether NATO would provide Ukraine with the list of weapons and equipment requested by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Stoltenberg said that alliance members are already supplying weapons and equipment, but "at the same time, we have a responsibility to prevent this conflict from becoming a full-fledged war in Europe."https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FJHpWx8PKMk
Stoltenberg said that the alliance will increase its support for Ukraine as well as its deployments in Eastern Europe during a press conference that came after an emergency session of NATO member-state leaders. Stoltenberg's comments coincided with the release of a statement from the alliance as well as the announcement that he will stay on for an extra year due to the invasion, delaying his plan to step down from the position.
NATO members are "equipping Ukraine with significant military supplies including anti-tank and air defense systems and drones, which are proving highly effective, as well as substantial financial and humanitarian aid," Stoltenberg said. "Today we agreed to do more, including cyber security assistance and equipment to help Ukraine protect against biological, chemical, radiological and nuclear threats," he added. The NATO chief warned against escalating the war and pledged more support for other countries facing threats from Russia, namely Georgia and Bosnia.
The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry released a statement on Thursday claiming that Russian forces have "forcibly deported about 6,000 Mariupol residents to Russian filtration camps." It said that Russia is also trying to do the same to the 15,000 residents in the Left Bank region of the city. "The Russian occupiers are forcing them to move to Russia. The invaders confiscate people's passports and other identity documents," the statement said, adding that it was "in order to use them as hostages and put more political pressure on Ukraine." The statement also accused Russian forces of firing on columns of civilians fleeing from the city that was the subject of intense bombardment by the Russian military and a siege that left thousands of people without access to food, water and power for days.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called on NATO to provide "unrestricted" military aid while speaking to representatives of the alliance over video-link. "To save people and our cities, Ukraine needs military assistance without restrictions. In the same way that Russia is using its full arsenal without restrictions against us," he said. He thanked the members of the alliance for the support they have already provided, but said it was not enough. "You can give us one percent of all your planes. One percent of your tanks. One percent!" During the call, Zelenskyy also accused Russia of using phosphorus weapons — which ignite in contact with air and can burn for a long time as well as causing severe burns on people it comes into contact with. "This morning, by the way, phosphorus bombs were used. Russian phosphorus bombs. Adults were killed again and children were killed again," Zelensky said. "The Alliance can once more prevent the death of Ukrainians from Russian strikes, from Russian occupation, by giving us all the weapons we need."
Russia Struggled to Capture a Ukrainian Town. Intercepted Radio Messages Show Why.
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The Times’s Visual Investigations team analyzed dozens of battlefield radio transmissions between Russian forces during an initial invasion of the town of Makariv, outside Kyiv. They reveal an army struggling with logistical problems and communication failures.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gOmYi96cU1M
Post by: guest55 on March 24, 2022, 10:10:00 pm
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Ukraine is one of the world's top exporters of wheat. Many countries in Africa and the Middle East rely on the country for its food products. But, Russia's attacks on Ukraine are disrupting its agricultural and shipping industries. Joseph Glauber, a senior fellow at the International Food Policy Research Institute, joined CBS News to discuss.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AYnxlsvG5Fk
Ukraine: Wheat Market Boom Is Igniting Bidding Wars for Farm Equipment
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Wheat isn’t usually something American farmers think much about in the spring. The vast bulk of the crop goes in the ground in the fall, and as temperatures start to climb, they’re focused more on their corn and soybean plantings.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=19_SPNy1uqI
But in a sign of just how much Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has upended global grain markets, farmers across the Midwest are scrambling to get their hands on the machine of choice for planting wheat. Called an air seeder, it’s a massive rig that hitches to the back of a tractor and sprays small seeds into the soil.
Demand is so hot -- and supply so scarce -- that new air seeders have become almost impossible to find. This in turn is sparking bidding wars for used models that are pushing prices to record highs, says Greg Peterson, the go-to source for pricing on used farm equipment in the U.S. A bunch of old Deere and Bourgault seeders listed for sale on Peterson’s website, machinerypete.com, are quoted in six figures, including one at $450,000 and another at $615,000. Some of these prices now exceed the list price on new models.
Post by: guest55 on March 24, 2022, 11:05:16 pm
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A revival of Stalin's WWII tactics....
Basically, if true, Putin is sending death-squads in to track down Russian deserters.
Russian Army Loses Critical Ground - Must Watch
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kaFOkqPYaSI
Post by: guest55 on March 25, 2022, 12:21:38 am
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The Ukrainians continue to mount a fierce counterattack to take back territory from Russian troops. NBC News' Cal Perry reports from Lviv.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Hhl_bzqzzY
‘IT’S A DISASTER: RUSSIAN TROOPS ARE NOW TURNING ON EACH OTHER || 2022
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“Even in Chechnya, there was nothing like this,” a soldier tells friend in an intercepted call, as reports emerge of another getting so fed up he ran over his colonel with a tank.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OHZihkyaPSw
Russian soldier reportedly runs over his commander with tank in protest
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A Russian soldier, furious at the bungled invasion of Ukraine, reportedly drove a tank at his colonel and ran over his legs.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fSBNGX_dKEA
‘Russian ship packed with ammo is BLOWN UP’ in Ukrainian port as Putin’s navy flee
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THIS is the dramatic moment a Russian ship packed with ammo was reportedly blown up in Ukraine as humiliated Putin's Navy is forced to retreat.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a16pY1RT8Gk
Footage shows the landing ship, named Orsk, on fire as black smoke can be seen coming from the port in occupied Berdyansk.
Moscow’s trio of sea ships had been supporting their advance in the besieged port city of Mariupol.
While Orsk sank, and ammunition onboard exploded sending black smoke billowing into the sky, another Kremlin Navy ship was damaged and a third attempted to leave port before it too was obliterated.
The port’s fuel depot was also understood to be ablaze.
The Ukrainian Navy said on a Facebook post: "A large paratroop ship 'Orsk' of the black sea fleet of occupiers was destroyed in the occupied Russian port Berdyansk. Glory to Ukraine!"
Top Russian military figures suddenly vanish from public eye
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Questions have been raised on the whereabouts on a number of top Russian officials midway through the nation’s biggest conflict in decades.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bM1DbSfT2Ro
Post by: guest55 on March 25, 2022, 09:45:25 pm
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CNBC's Kelly Evans reports on the latest headlines from the war between Ukraine and Russia, and new signals that Russia may be scaling back its plan to conquer all of Ukraine.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-GMEvulMeSI
All of Ukraine territory should be returned to Ukraine by Russia when Russia is defeated at the least!
Russia troops lose full control of a key city in southern Ukraine
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Bill Taylor, former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine, joins CNBC's "The News with Shepard Smith" to discuss the current military situation in Ukraine as several signals suggest Russia may be altering its plans to conquer all of Ukraine.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7abBoHUEvsA
Gen. McCaffrey: Russia Has ‘Lost Command And Control’
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Retired Four Star General Barry McCaffrey and former consultant to the FBI’s Counterterrorism Division Clint Watts discuss the Russian army struggling with logistics, communication, and resources.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RerDDm-lONI
Ukraine now has more tanks then when the war started....
Russians experience heavy losses in Ukraine
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Russian forces have lost full control of the previously occupied city of Kherson, according to U.S. officials.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z1rrKyIKifU
Russian lieutenant general Ryazantsev killed in Chornobayivka, - Arestovych
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The Armed Forces of Ukraine for the tenth time successfully attacked the Chornobaivka airfield. The commander of the 49th General Military Army of the Southern Military District of the Russian Federation Lieutenant General Yakov Ryazantsev has been killed there, - says adviser to the head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Oleksiy Arestovych. All in all during 30 days of war 16,100 Russian soldiers died on Ukrainian soil.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iqz7rMCN0rU
Number of Russian senior officers killed ‘unprecedented’ : retired Marine officer
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Hal Kempfer is the CEO of Global Risk Intelligence and Planning and a retired Marine intelligence officer.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IUtYQtDGxZg
Wednesday night on The Donlon Report, he discusses Russia targeting civilian targets and whether or not that's a sign of weakness. Kemper also predicts Ukraine’s counteroffensive as the capital city of Kyiv is approached and as well as how Zelenskyy is able to communicate.
Anchored by Joe Donlon, The Donlon Report is where you'll find the common sense point-of-view. Not telling you how to think, but giving you something to think about. Watch The Donlon Report weeknights at 6/5c.
#Ukraine #Russia #Poland #America #VladimirPutin #JoeBiden #VolodymyrZelenskyy
Post by: guest55 on March 26, 2022, 12:14:39 am
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hjMWa2rgGD0
Let's talk about Russia's new plan, numbers, and comparisons....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y6LyFFBQIYk
How is it 2022 and some people still haven't come to grips with how incompetent the adult world actually is? Stop drinking the paranoia juice folks, Jesus! Stop listening to rightists about anything too while you're at it!!!
CIA Veteran: Putin's Mistakes In Ukraine Could Help U.S. Intel Agencies
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MSNBC's Alex Wagner speaks to former CIA operations officer Douglas London about the possibility of the U.S. intelligence agencies recruiting new spies because of Vladimir Putin's bungled invasion of Ukraine.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RDVLrFGXh68
Post by: guest55 on March 26, 2022, 04:35:23 pm
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Earlier in the week, Russia held a UN Security Council meeting to share some pretty wild claims (conspiracy theories) about Ukraine. So in this video we unpack the claims, find the kernels of truth and explain why things aren't as sinister as they might seem.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=luTwssJ-vVY
British volunteer says: I've seen bullet holes in our ambulances & medics wounded by Russian snipers
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"I've seen bullet holes stricken all across our ambulances at the HQ" and "medics wounded by Russian rifle rounds" - a British volunteer tellshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=imI8ckDya3k
Shooting at medics and ambulances that are clearly marked is certainly a war crime!
Post by: guest55 on March 26, 2022, 06:42:25 pm
“REAL HELL” FOR RUSSIANS, UKRAINE’S DEFENSE INTELLIGENCE CHIEF WARNS THE INVADERS || 2022
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Brig. Gen. Kyrylo Budanov’s warning that Russia was about to invade his country was widely dismissed—until the war began. So his latest predictions about the course of what is turning out to be a surprisingly long war are probably worth taking more seriously.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HCuHxYhX1zs
Russia Ups The Ante On Ukrainian Attacks
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At least two missiles struck miles from the Lviv City Center just as President Biden was preparing to speak in neighboring Poland. Local officials say that five people were injured.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PVX5ZyJ-0fs
Biden Delivers A Brazen Challenge To Putin
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President Biden, in an impassioned speech in Warsaw, called out President Putin and said, “this man cannot remain in power.” But that is not the U.S. position, so White House officials put out a statement further clarifying President Biden "was not discussing...regime change."https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WwUmEz3Cmjo
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Retired U.S. general on Russia’s strategic shift in Ukraine
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David Petraeus, a retired U.S. general and former CIA director, explains why Russia’s claim it would focus on ‘liberating’ Ukraine’s Donbas region could be seen as a climb-down and what’s behind an ‘unusual’ loss of Russian generals in the war.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oh1U5abIB_g
Post by: guest55 on March 27, 2022, 01:36:54 pm
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Kyiv's Ministry of Defence claimed the commander was with the 4th tank divisonhttps://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10655501/Ukraine-claims-Russian-tank-commander-killed-reserve-tanks-unserivcable.html
It claimed he killed himself when he realised state Russian reserve tanks were in
Kyiv said in his unit, one out of 10 tanks in storage were 'more or less' operational
The commander becomes the latest high-ranking Russian military official to have died in Ukraine since Putin ordered his forces to invade Ukraine on Feb. 24
The World Speaks This Claim! Revolt in the Russian Army
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Russia has announced that it has completed the first phase of the Ukraine war. It was stated that most of the Russian navy will leave the position and move to the donbass region. These actions led to the rhetoric of Russia's admission of failure.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ufX_3rueEsQ
But Russia does not admit that it has failed. He claims that the invasion, which he calls a special operation, went as planned. They were repulsed on the Kyiv front. Instead of attacking, they now took a defensive position to retreat further.
Russia said it was moving to Plan B. Russian soldiers will now focus on dombas instead of fighting on multiple fronts.
It was stated that a rebellion broke out among the ultra-nationalist Russian soldiers and they wanted to enter Kiev.
It is among the information that some of the Russian soldiers are against the occupation and rebelled.
Sergey Rudskoy said: From the beginning there were two options. to purge the donbas of ultra-nationalist Ukrainian elements. The second was the organization of the operation throughout Ukraine. At the decision stage, the entire Ukrainian line was chosen.
"Because otherwise, the Ukrainian army would constantly reinforce donbass from other regions," he said.
Although MariuPol on the Sea of Azov has been under siege for nearly four weeks, the Ukrainian army is still in control. The resistance of the Ukrainian soldiers on the Eastern Front could not be broken. The Belarusian border could not be captured. Allegedly, the Russian army is demoralized due to heavy losses, general deaths and logistical problems, and it is claimed that some Russian troops rebelled.
Ukraine war: Putin’s invasion stalling because majority of 'dud' bombs are failing to explode
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Russian precision-guided missiles are failing up to 60% of the time in Ukraine, three U.S. officials with knowledge of intelligence on the issue told Reuters, a possible explanation for the poor progress of Russia's invasion.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5uSd7fjAybs
Since President Vladimir Putin ordered the invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24, Russia has failed to achieve basic objectives such as neutralizing Ukraine's air force despite a vastly larger armed forces.
The U.S. officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity due to the sensitivity of the information, did not provide evidence to support the assessment and did not disclose what precisely was driving high Russian missile failure rates.
The detonators were probably all stolen and sold on eBay or something.... :)
Engel: In Latest Speech, Zelenskyy 'Essentially Accused Western Leaders … Of Being All Talk'
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Richard Engel, NBC News Chief Foreign Correspondent, reports from Ukraine where Russia is trying to "claim some success out of obvious failure” by focusing on Eastern Ukraine.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tp8VIVN2EN4
Russian Artist Doused In Fake Blood In Anti-War Protests
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A Russian artist doused herself in fake blood in a solo protest in St. Petersburg on March 27, before the police came and took her away. Yevgenia Isayeva stood on the steps of the municipal assembly, repeating the phrase "my heart bleeds."https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ubDpP8_9rE
Imagine if the above protest was about all the non-humans that Russia has **** and murdered through it's entire history, the protestor would be neck deep in blood. It would be flowing like a river and filling up valleys!
Post by: SirGalahad on March 27, 2022, 06:35:29 pm
Post by: guest55 on March 28, 2022, 12:49:02 pm
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The hypocrisy is literally disgusting, and so is the blatant humanism
You know for myself humanism is something I never really paid much attention to until a couple years ago. I had assumed it was a somewhat harmless worldview. Once you start paying attention to it though you really start to see just how pervasive of an ideology it really is among vast portions of humanity. Most never even realize they are fully subscribed to humanism either. Literally tens of billions of non-humans are born just to be slaughtered for humanity every single year and most human-beings never even give it a second thought.
It's amazing what human-beings can train themselves to accept as 'normal' out of no other need except convenience and luxury.
Post by: guest55 on March 28, 2022, 07:45:54 pm
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The Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich and Ukrainian peace negotiators are reported to have suffered symptoms consistent with chemical poisoning during negotiations about the Russian invasion of Ukraine.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P1jlyVJ_wdM
It’s undertood that Mr Abramovitch was taking part in informal peace talks when he became ill, along with two Ukrainian negotiators. The symptoms are said to have included red eyes and peeling skin on the face and hands.
However a US official said intelligence suggested the cause was environmental and not deliberate poisonin. Presidential officials in Kyiv also sought to play down the claims.
Weird....
Biden says Putin remark was about "moral outrage"
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President Biden stood by the remark he made that Vladimir Putin "cannot remain in power," but said he was expressing his personal views and not a change in U.S. policy. Ed O'Keefe has more.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mF4taYjzWHY
#BidenSpeech #Putin #UkraineRussiaWar
What untruths is Russia spreading about Nazis in Ukraine? - BBC News
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One of President Putin’s justifications for his invasion of Ukraine is that he wants to "denazify" the country.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2gNp0PfK0CI
Ros Atkins looks at the distortions and untruths that Russia is spreading about Nazis in Ukraine - including about the role of the Azov regiment, who are based in Mariupol and are part of Ukraine's national guard.
As we have proven for years now Westerners like Putin have zero understanding of what "Nazism" actually is. Putin and Dugin are both ignorant fools and liars. Furthermore, what does it actually say about a person that which when proven wrong on a topic decides not to change their own behavior, but rather try and change the way you think and perceive their behavior? Are these good people? What do you think the true and living God of the spirit realm has in store for them? An eternity of consciousness, alone forever in pure darkness? Alone forever in hell fire? It should be evident to both Dugin and Putin that what is possible in the conscious universal mind is also possible in this reality! See also: https://trueleft.createaforum.com/true-left-vs-false-left/jews-have-nothing-in-common-with-us!/
If we can understand this then it's obvious the true and living see's it and understands it too! Duh!
Russian army expert Igor Strelkov: "MY WORST FEARS CAME TRUE, we got stuck in a long & bloody war"
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That's why Russian military are so pessimistic about their perspective in Ukraine. Consider Strelkov. For 29 days Russia didn't achieve strategic success on any directionshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CUTyQfev3Ss
"My worst fears came true, we get involved into a long, bloody, and very dangerous war"
Putin's spokesman Dmitry Peskov on Ukraine and the West: 'Don't push us into the corner'
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President Biden on Monday stood by his comments over the weekend that Russia's Vladimir Putin "cannot remain in power" as Ukraine President Zelensky said he was open to discussing neutrality for his nation in exchange for a ceasefire. Special correspondent Ryan Chilcote talked with President Vladimir Putin's chief spokesman and deputy chief of staff Dmitry Peskov to get a view inside the Kremlin.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6xHmgTRkn6M
You pushed yourselves into a corner by being fools....
Ukraine says city of Irpin has been freed from Russian control I ABCNL
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says he is open to compromising with Russia to reach a peace deal, as Ukrainian officials say the city of Irpin has been liberated from Russian control.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BtMEQgqZkOk
Ukraine reportedly takes back territory from Russian forces | ABCNL
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Ukrainian officials say Russian forces are attempting to seize key highways and settlements held by Ukrainian troops.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3PQtHqtKFns
Post by: 90sRetroFan on March 28, 2022, 08:54:39 pm
https://www.timesofisrael.com/zelensky-says-hes-willing-to-make-concessions-to-achieve-peace-without-delay/
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Zelensky also suggested compromise might be possible over “the complex question of Donbas.”
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He said Ukraine would not try to take back the entire Donbas, which has been the scene of fighting between rebels and Ukrainian forces since 2014, because that would “lead to World War III.”
Why is an utter coward like him so popular among False Leftists?
Post by: guest55 on March 28, 2022, 09:08:05 pm
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Why is an utter coward like him so popular among False Leftists?
Sean Penn vows to destroy Academy Award if Zelensky isn't invited to speak at Oscars
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Award-winning actor and co-founder of CORE Sean Penn speaks about his experience in Ukraine and advocates for Ukrainian President Zelensky to speak at the Academy Awards. You can donate to CORE by texting "CORE" to 24365. #CNN #Newshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iqa08P0Dsm4&t=33s
:D
Post by: guest55 on March 28, 2022, 09:47:53 pm
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F7xeddeyj3A
Post by: rp on March 28, 2022, 10:09:19 pm
Zelensky seems increasingly willing to positively reward Putin's behaviour:
https://www.timesofisrael.com/zelensky-says-hes-willing-to-make-concessions-to-achieve-peace-without-delay/QuoteZelensky also suggested compromise might be possible over “the complex question of Donbas.”
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He said Ukraine would not try to take back the entire Donbas, which has been the scene of fighting between rebels and Ukrainian forces since 2014, because that would “lead to World War III.”
Why is an utter coward like him so popular among False Leftists?
The media would have you think that Zelensky (Jew) is a paragon of bravery, holding out in his bunkers, fighting the Russians till the very end, all the while condemning the one leader who actually did what Zelensky is allegedly doing.
Post by: guest55 on March 28, 2022, 11:36:27 pm
World War 3 - NATO-Soviet War - World in Conflict Cinematic
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gygtgETcikE
Recent comments:
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Twist: Putin is a huge fan, realized there would never be a sequel to this game, and decided he may as well produce it himself
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In a game they are capturing Seattle. while in real life they struggle to capture small city of Chernihiv.
Post by: guest55 on March 29, 2022, 12:29:21 pm
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RUSSIA has said it is to “drastically reduce” forces near the Ukrainian capital Kyiv as its invasion continues to falter.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Sj1snFwO_E
The announcement was made by the Deputy Defence Minister Alexander Fomin and comes as a fresh round of peace negotiations get under way.
Fomin said Russian forces will also be reduced in Chernihiv region.
Moscow had decided to fund "cut back military activity in the direction of Kyiv and Chernihiv to increase mutual trust and create conditions for further negotiations", he said.
The announcement came as the Ukrainian military leadership had said it had began to notice Russian troop withdrawals from Kyiv and Chernihiv.
Ukrainian army celebrates Irpin victory and plans to 'retake more territories'
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UKRAINE is regaining territory in Irpin, Kyiv and the Kyiv region, a Ukrainian army commander said on Tuesday (March 29).https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=70owDWz5OYo
In an interview with Reuters, Oleksandr Syrskyi said nearly 95% of Irpin was once again under Ukrainian control.
“The territory controlled by us is way bigger then it was at the beginning of the aggression. It’s not only Kyiv and Kyiv region, we are now on the administrative borders of Chernihiv and Zhytomyr Regions,” he added.
However, the Ukrainian military is still in need of assistance when it comes to weapons.
“We are using thousands of missiles daily, and we obviously need help with the resupply of air defence systems, anti-tank systems, artillery resonances means, and much more,” Syrskyi told Reuters.
Russia promised on Tuesday to scale down military operations around Kyiv and northern Ukraine as a confidence-building step, in the most tangible sign yet of progress towards negotiating an end to the war.
Post by: guest55 on March 29, 2022, 06:39:53 pm
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Retired Lt. Gen. Ben Hodges talks to Chuck Todd about the complications of Ukraine’s security proposal if it requires international commitments to protect neutrality.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s3Y85mJ3O9k
Post by: guest55 on March 29, 2022, 07:24:33 pm
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Russian soldiers drove through a highly toxic zone without radiation protection when they seized the site of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster in late February.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5gOn0JI_V6Y
That’s according to two Ukrainian workers on duty there at the time, who said they saw the Russians’ armoured vehicles kick up clouds of radioactive dust as they drove through the so-called “Red Forest”.
It’s the most radioactively contaminated area around Chernobyl and got its name when miles of pine trees turned red after absorbing radiation from the 1986 explosion.
A nuclear safety expert has warned that a monitoring lab in Chernobyl village has been raided, with thieves looting radioactive ingredients which could be mixed with explosives to create a 'dirty bomb' amid chaos brought about by Russia's invasion.
Anatolii Nosovskyi, director of director of the Institute for Safety Problems of Nuclear Power Plants (ISPNPP) in Kyiv, said he has lost contact with the lab so the 'fate of these sources is unknown to us'.
He told Science that if such a bomb were to be made, created with the radioactive isotopes and radioactive waste pieces said to be taken, a wide area risks being contaminated.
In an interview with Reuters on Monday, Balthasar Lindauer, the nuclear safety department head at the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, called the Russian troops “reckless”.
"We have seen in the first few days, a spike in radiation that is very likely due to the transport of very heavy military equipment. So that gives you an indication that these troops do not know what they are doing and behaving recklessly."
Lindauer said it was “lucky” they’ve done no further damage so far.
“But if the behaviour of the troops continues as they have shown in the past, of course there is a huge danger for severe accidents that could affect the region and it would be a disaster.”
One of the Chernobyl workers told Reuters, some of the soldiers now stationed there said they had never heard of the 1986 nuclear disaster.
And one called the Russian soldiers’ “Red Forest” drive “suicidal”, as inhaling the radioactive dust would likely cause internal radiation.
Reuters could not independently verify their accounts, and Russia's defense ministry did not respond to requests for comment.
The Russian military said after capturing the plant that radiation was within normal levels and their actions prevented possible "nuclear provocations" by Ukrainian nationalists.
The Sun newspaper brings you the latest breaking news videos and explainers from the UK and around the world
Could nuclear material stolen from Chernobyl be used in a dirty bomb?
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Scientists at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant say that radioactive material was stolen by looters during the Russian invasion of Ukrainehttps://www.newscientist.com/article/2313990-could-nuclear-material-stolen-from-chernobyl-be-used-in-a-dirty-bomb/
Post by: guest55 on March 29, 2022, 08:59:39 pm
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Ukraine has claimed to expose the identities of more than 600 alleged Russian spies in a move to embarrass Vladimir Putin, according to reports.https://www.standard.co.uk/news/world/russian-spies-ukraine-vladimir-putin-invasion-latest-update-b991042.html
A list of 620 agents believed to be working for Russia’s FSB security agency has been made public, Ukraine claimed.
It has revealed details including the passports, phone numbers and even drinking habits of those alleged agents, The Telegraph reported.
Among the list, one alleged FSB agent fancies himself as a James Bond-like character even using “jamesbond007” in his Skype address.
Meanwhile, one agent was said to like “premium cars” while another, who was branded a heavy drinker, “systematically violates traffic regulations”.
Ukrainian officials made further claims the spies have been involved in “criminal” activity in Europe but they did not offer any details or evidence of this, it was reported.
Details published reportedly included their date and place of birth, passport number, their “registration address” and in some cases car licence plate numbers and financial information.
In a handful of cases, the spy’s home address was reportedly included on the list.
If the list proved to be accurate, it could compromise many of Russia’s FSB agents.
Last week, a hunt for “Western spies” in the FSB was reportedly launched.
Earlier in March, it had been claimed spies were not informed of plans to invade Ukraine.
Some FSB figures were placed under house arrest by Putin, in what is thought to be a response from the Russian president over plans of the invasion being leaked to Western intelligence agents, it was claimed.
It comes as Russian forces have been pushed back from a “number of positions” near Kyiv, British defence chiefs have said.
In its latest intelligence briefing, the Ministry of Defence said: “Ukrainian Forces have continued to conduct localised counter attacks to the north west of Kyiv - including at Irpen, Bucha and Hostomel. These attacks have had some success and the Russians have been pushed back from a number of positions.
Post by: guest55 on March 30, 2022, 12:22:21 pm
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A U.S. official tells NBC News that Russian President Vladimir Putin is being misinformed by advisers about how poorly the country's military is performing in Ukraine. Politico's Jonathan Lemire has details.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b8QvOpa1ajE
Pentagon Says Russian Troop Moves 'Not A Real Withdrawal'
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The Pentagon warned of "a major offensive against other areas of Ukraine" by Russia. "We believe that this is a repositioning, not a real withdrawal," said Press Secretary John Kirby.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_xRvqEdAz0k
Post by: guest55 on March 30, 2022, 07:12:38 pm
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The leader of the Russian province of Chechnya is calling for the storming of Ukraine's capital Kyiv as part of Russia's so-called 'special military operation.' For years, soldiers from Chechnya have been fighting alongside pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vuy1_hjNkpM
Chechen separatists fought two wars against Russia after the collapse of the Soviet Union. But Russia violently defeated the separatists. Now, Chechnya is part of the Russian Federation and is ruled by Ramzan Kadyrov - a loyal ally of President Vladimir Putin.
Putin has repeatedly called upon Kadyrov's paramilitary fighters to undertake risky missions in Ukraine. But some Chechen separatists have also joined the war - fighting against Russian forces.
Taliban & Blackwater? Ukrainian soldiers make fun of Putin's propaganda
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rQMlHZgtFZE
Russian Officials Fear For Their Lives
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WiuR1xTV_aw
Russia is pursuing hidden mobilization due to significant losses in the war against Ukraine
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Desertion, looting, and disempowerment. This is all about the second most powerful army in the world - the Russian army. Our correspondent found out who is going to be drafted into the ranks of the great and mighty one army of the Russian Federation.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sqzLGs4Zo_g
Biden talks with Zelenskyy; U.S. official says Putin believes his military misled him
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CBS News intelligence and national security reporter Olivia Gazis tells "Red and Blue" about President Biden's call with Ukrainian President Zelenskyy, as well as intelligence that Russian President Putin apparently believes his military has misled him. USA Today White House reporter Rebecca Morin talks about the Title 42 immigration measure being set to end in May and the lack of action on cancelling college loanhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2W915a8YB1w
debt.
Intel Shows Putin Could Be ‘Out Of The Fact Loop’
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New York Times Pentagon correspondent Helene Cooper and former Under Secretary for State for Public Diplomacy Rick Stengel discuss a U.S. intelligence revealing that Russian President Vladimir Putin is isolated and misinformed about Russia’s failures on the battlefield.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ioGcRYkor9M
Mayor Klitschko says deadly shelling continues outside Kyiv
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Kyiv mayor Vitali Klitschko said on Wednesday (March 30) the sound of shelling could be heard around the capital, despite a promise by Moscow to scale down military operations there.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cBvyrGytikk
Post by: guest55 on March 30, 2022, 07:42:22 pm
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Russian troops who took over a suburb of Kyiv are alleged to have **** and held hostage a 15-year-old girl whose mother died while she was being detained against her will, ITV News has been told.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4cJ_YmhL62Y
The teenager is claimed to have been held by Russian troops for 10 days close to Irpin, the heavily contested town which sits roughly 12 miles from the Ukrainian capital.
ITV News tracked down Konstantin Gudauskas, the volunteer who rescued the girl and relayed the horrifying details - which are being passed onto war crimes investigators - to Global Security Editor Rohit Kachroo.
Sounds plausible to me. See also: https://trueleft.createaforum.com/colonial-era/'whites'-are-the-biggest-rapists-in-history!/
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Post by: guest55 on March 30, 2022, 09:36:27 pm
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Crazy video footage from Ukraine shows Ukrainian civilians driving straight through an anti-tank minefield in the middle of a road.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cIL27AoTTAU
Several cars carefully navigated through the mines one after another trying to evade the explosives.
The mines appears to have been M-62M anti-tank blast mines armed with a 7.5 kg explosive charge and an operating pressure of 150+ kg.
Luckily the mines were not magnetic.
There are unconfirmed reports that the mines got placed by retreating Russian forces in the area of Kyiv but we can not say for sure.
How will Germany spend its massive €100 billion military budget? | DW News
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Shortly after Russia invaded Ukraine, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz announced a historic increase in military spending. It included a one-time sum of 100 billion Euros to swiftly upgrade the armed forces, and a pledge to spend at least 2 percent of Germany's economic output on defense every year. So what exactly is Germany planning to buy with these billions?https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LzOUbeumEq8
Germany's government has just announced it's activating its early warning plan in anticipation of possible shortages of gas supplies from Russia.
Economy Minister Robert Habeck stressed that there are currently no shortages, but that the government would be establishing a crisis team to monitor the situation more closely. The move follows Russia's demand for gas payments in rubles, which Germany and other western nations have rejected.
Zelenskyy Says Russia Massing Troops In Donbas For New Attacks
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Russia was massing troops for new attacks in the Donbas region. Zelenskyy also said Russian forces moving away from Kyiv was a result of "our defenders' work" and was not a withdrawal.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zpg9K1iZzjI
Post by: guest55 on March 30, 2022, 11:30:17 pm
Russia Uses ‘ISIS-Style’ Toyota and Mitsubishi Pickup Trucks in Ukraine
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The invasion of Ukraine is going much worse than the Russian military expected. In the face of fierce resistance, it experienced heavy losses of both personnel and equipment, including many trucks. Out of possible desperation, the Russian military resorted to unusual measures. Earlier, we detailed how it used wood logs for armor on convoy trucks. And more recently, footage in Ukraine shows the Russian military using “ISIS-style” Toyota and Mitsubishi pickup trucks.https://www.motorbiscuit.com/russia-uses-isis-style-toyota-mitsubishi-pickup-trucks-ukraine/
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Let's talk about getting technical in Ukraine....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J7HQWlida2k
Russian conscripts say they've been 'thrown into the s**t' with '1940s rifles that don't work'
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Mutinous Russian forces are sabotaging their weapons and refusing to carry out orders amid surging Red Army deaths, a UK spy chief will reveal today.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qUv_6o8qnL8
Vladimir Putin “massively misjudged” how hard conquering Ukraine would be but is bent on his “personal war” — even as his poorly fed and armed soldiers are giving up.
It came as telling footage showed despairing conscripts complaining of being “thrown into the s**t” with 1940s rifles that do not work.
Planes have been downed by friendly fire and Russia’s “command and control is in chaos,” GCHQ boss Sir Jeremy Fleming will say.
Met with fierce resistance, Russian troops have been bogged down and pushed back. The strategically important town of Trostyanets in the north-east has been retaken, the occupying soldiers fleeing, leaving their uniforms behind.
But Putin’s fearful generals are hiding the scale of the battlefield losses from him as what was meant to be a lightning war grinds on.
I used to think Putin was at the least somewhat smart....
Russian Recklessness Suggests Putin Learned Wrong Lessons In Past Military Disasters
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Ali Velshi looks back at how Russia compensated for poor military strategy in its war with Chechnya with brutality and destruction, ultimately allowing Vladimir Putin to appoint a loyal puppet leader in Chechnya after years of devastating war.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SF8RX6y18cg
Post by: Dazhbog on March 31, 2022, 06:42:35 am
https://www.tellerreport.com/news/2022-03-29-a-ukrainian-in-the-chancellery--doomsday--then-it-should-be-like-that!.HkE66TixQq.html
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She accused NATO of letting the fear of nuclear retaliation prevent it from establishing a no-fly zone.
She did not describe the fears as unfounded;
On the contrary, she shares it herself: "Of course we are very afraid that everything will escalate and there will be a nuclear war and the whole world will perish." However, that was not the end of the weighing process for her.
"But we can't let a criminal like Putin get away with it just because he's threatening to use the atomic bomb."
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"If the world ends because we are helping Ukraine [...] then that's how it's supposed to be!"
Post by: guest55 on March 31, 2022, 12:21:47 pm
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Earlier this week Putin announced changes in Russia's war strategy in Ukraine, with him seemingly deciding to pull back. So in this video, we examine what Putin says he's doing and what Russia is actually doing in reality...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ot99iv7SMEg
Are Putin's Claims About Ukrainian Nazis Real? - TLDR News
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Since the beginning of the war in Ukraine, Putin has insisted that he's trying to de-nazify the country. This claim is helped by the so-called Neo-Nazi group which works directly with the country's army, but does the theory actually hold water?https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OxM1TplHlos
See also: https://trueleft.createaforum.com/human-evolution/old-content/?message=12354
RUSSIA MANAGED TO DEMILITIRIZE IT'S SELF IN UKRAINE || 2022
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kH-vkpswRX8
Post by: 90sRetroFan on March 31, 2022, 09:24:05 pm
https://vdare.com/posts/cnn-talking-heads-none-of-them-american-born-you-must-believe-u-s-intel-on-russian-military-failure
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One talking head (Blitzer, I believe) said that U.S. intelligence claims that Vladimir Putin is being misled by his military leaders into thinking Russian forces are doing better than they really are. Blitzer and his guest talking heads explained that Putin has been dictator for 22 years, and people are afraid to tell him what he doesn’t want to hear.
And yet, the very same segment, with Amanpour doing most of the talking on the ground in Ukraine, showed that Russian forces have devastated the country.
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The segment also showed a huge, bombed-out apartment building, and aerial photos of a new Ukrainian city laid to waste (Irbin), and mention of the destruction the Russians have inflicted on Mariupol. Then there’s Kiev, Kharkiv, Volonavkha, etc. If that’s a failure of the Russian military, what would count as success for it?
So far, Russia has destroyed a lot of infrastructure on Ukrainian territory, whereas Ukraine has destroyed no infrastructure on Russian territory. Similarly, Russia has captured Ukrainian territory, whereas Ukraine has captured no Russian territory. By either of these serious measures, Ukraine is losing and Russia is winning. Absent a Ukrainian counter-invasion into Russian territory, this will continue to be the case. The only way Russia can be said to have lost this war is if it ends the war with less territory than it started it with. So far, I see no sign that anyone even seems interested in making this happen.
Post by: guest55 on March 31, 2022, 11:02:43 pm
Russian forces withdraw from Chernobyl
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Russian troops handed control of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant back to the Ukrainians and left the heavily contaminated site early Friday, more than a month after taking it over, Ukrainian authorities said, as fighting raged on the outskirts of Kyiv and other fronts.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wE9a36Un9EQ
Ukrainian Military Advances Deep Into Russian Held Territory
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uk3AHWnxYBM
Post by: guest55 on April 01, 2022, 12:43:11 pm
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ABC News’ senior national correspondent Terry Moran is in Ukraine as Russia has been forced to abandon the decommissioned nuclear power plant at Chernobyl.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=teWhIZIu68w
Moscow accuses Kyiv of air strike in Russia in new snag for talks • FRANCE 24 English
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Moscow on Friday accused Kyiv of carrying out its first air strike on Russian soil, further dashing hopes of any deescalation in President Vladimir Putin's war against Ukraine.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7tH_u9W5sCk
#Ukraine #Russia #War
Russia drafts 134,500 new troops | Morning in America
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Start your day with Morning in America, NewsNation's live three-hour national morning newscast hosted by Adrienne Bankert.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y749cbhp6eA
NewsNation is your source for fact-based, unbiased news for all America.
Post by: guest55 on April 01, 2022, 03:56:02 pm
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The Red Cross says its convoy of buses and aid has not yet made it to Mariupol to help evacuate civilians from the city that's been besieged by Russian forces for weeks. Earlier, the city council suggested that the first evacuations had taken place in buses belonging to the International Committee of the Red Cross. Reporting from Ukraine, DW's Correspondent Rebecca Ritters explained: "The ICRC team said they were on their way to facilitate the safe passage of civilians to Zaporizhzhia, a Ukrainian-held town just north of Mariupol. But they had to turn around because arrangements and conditions made it impossible to proceed." "We had heard that 2,000 people were going to be evacuated today. Unfortunately, that's not true," Ritters added. But she said that more than 1,400 people had left the city by private vehicle on Thursday. The Red Cross convoy also includes desperately-needed humanitarian supplies, which have still not made it the city. Mariupol residents have been without power and communications for several weeks and food supplies have run low.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i59BbOpfvBQ
Kyiv has denied responsibility for a blaze at a fuel depot in the Russian city of Belgorod, which Moscow said was caused by a Ukrainian air strike. Russia's Defence Ministry said that two Ukrainian helicopters struck the facility, which lies some 35 kilometers (22 miles) from the joint border, and is one of Russia's main logistics hubs for the war. Moscow said the choppers entered Russian territory at an extremely low altitude at around 5 a.m. Moscow time (0200 UTC) on Friday, but Ukraine's top security official rebuffed the accusation. "For some reason, they say that we did it, but according to our information, this does not correspond to reality," Security Council Secretary Oleksiy Danilov said on Ukrainian national television. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Russian President Vladimir Putin had been briefed about the incident and that the strike could harm peace talks between Moscow and Kyiv.
Ukraine doesn't want to "give up on Donbas and Crimea," during peace talks with Russia, Liubov Tsybulska, an expert in hybrid warfare and an adviser to the Ukrainian government told DW. Tsybulska said Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's position was to "talk about this in a few years and solve it in a diplomatic way." She rejected the idea that taking control of the Donbas region has been the goal of Russian President Vladimir Putin all along. "They [the Russians] don't need Donbas at all," she said. "They were controlling Donbas — Donetsk and Luhansk — for eight years. It's not their intention to get these territories." Russia says Kyiv has agreed to cede sovereignty of Donbas and Crimea as well as not seek NATO membership, but Ukraine's government has denied those claims.
Tsybulska said that Russian President Vladimir Putin's real strategy is "about controlling Ukrainians." She said Russia's claim that it was easing military activity around Kyiv was a ploy so they can regroup their forces, especially considering that "Russia is suffering very heavy losses, human losses, equipment and so on."
A united Ukraine that has driven Russia completely from it's territory would probably become a powerhouse in the region similar to the U.K. or Germany, I agree with other recent commenters in that regard. A powerhouse that could also potentially seize Russian territory within Russia proper....
Post by: guest55 on April 01, 2022, 08:25:32 pm
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has accused Russia of using white phosphorus bombs against civilians in his country. David Johnson, a principal researcher at the RAND Corporation and a retired army colonel, joins CBS News' Elaine Quijano to discuss the effects of the weaponry.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bnr-dNz90Og
Bucha after the Russians left -- the streets are littered with corpses
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My brother sent this to me. Town of Bucha northwest of Kyiv. The amount of dead citizens on one street alone…I just can’t even process.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VIViqdiaOW8
Let's talk about Ukrainian helicopters and Russian oil....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uwpEXFlxuEY
I think Beau is correct in his assessment that the Ukrainian attack on Russian soil, especially a large oil depot, will change the dynamics of the conflict.
Post by: guest55 on April 01, 2022, 09:20:13 pm
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Ukraine is denying any involvement in an attack on a Russian oil depot in Belgorod, but a U.S. official confirmed to CBS News that Ukrainian helicopters did carry out the strike. Holly Williams has the latest.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QF0J1jOJFJM
#Ukraine #Russia #UkraineNews
Hell of an assault....
Post by: guest55 on April 02, 2022, 01:53:11 am
Russian Combat Footage - Chechnya 1996
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Combat footage from the First Chechen War. Video by: Alexander Sladkov.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=whFO7DYxBFo
Check out the barbarians in this video. All of them look like Turanian criminals! What a strange film...
Чечня
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mDRQVkkWGPs
Post by: guest55 on April 02, 2022, 01:32:08 pm
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Ukrainian servicemen demonstrate heroism at the frontline. In particular, two Ukrainian tanks rolled towards the enemy's reinforced tank company and destroyed it completely. This was stated by an adviser to the head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Oleksiy Arestovych. He also noted that Armed Forces have liberated more than 30 settlements in the Kyiv region and continue to fight fiercely in all directions of the frontline.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-UwUk9qExgw
Ukraine: Putin ‘loses another colonel’ as Russia continues to face setbacks
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A Russian colonel has reportedly been killed in Ukraine as Vladimir Putin’s troops continue to be hit by major setbacks more than a month into the war.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nmyssHvh3u4
Colonel Vitaly Slabtsov, 43, was an elite paratrooper with the 83rd separate air brigade based in Ussuriysk in eastern Russia.
The exact nature of his death is unclear but his brigade is believed to have suffered major losses amid fierce fighting with Ukrainian troops.
Mr Slabstov is the latest high-profile Russian military figure to be killed.
At least eight other Russian colonels are believed to have been killed during the war in Ukraine.
The training of high ranking military officers is usually a major investment for any military and they are not easily replaced. It takes a long time for any military to produce just one General.
Post by: 90sRetroFan on April 02, 2022, 11:35:48 pm
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The conventional wisdom is that Vladimir Putin catastrophically miscalculated.
He thought Russian-speaking Ukrainians would welcome his troops. They didn’t. He thought he’d swiftly depose Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s government. He hasn’t. He thought he’d divide NATO. He’s united it. He thought he had sanction-proofed his economy. He’s wrecked it. He thought the Chinese would help him out. They’re hedging their bets. He thought his modernized military would make mincemeat of Ukrainian forces. The Ukrainians are making mincemeat of his, at least on some fronts.
Putin’s miscalculations raise questions about his strategic judgment and mental state. Has he lost contact with reality? Is he physically unwell? Mentally? Condoleezza Rice warns: “He’s not in control of his emotions. Something is wrong.” Russia’s sieges of Mariupol and Kharkiv — two heavily Russian-speaking cities that Putin claims to be “liberating” from Ukrainian oppression — resemble what the Nazis did to Warsaw, Poland, and what Putin himself did to Grozny, Chechnya.
Several analysts have compared Putin to a cornered rat, more dangerous now that he’s no longer in control of events. They want to give him a safe way out of the predicament he allegedly created for himself.
The conventional wisdom is entirely plausible. It has the benefit of vindicating the West’s strategy of supporting Ukraine defensively. And it tends toward the conclusion that the best outcome is one in which Putin finds some face-saving way out: additional Ukrainian territory, a Ukrainian pledge of neutrality, a lifting of some of the sanctions.
But what if the conventional wisdom is wrong? What if the West is only playing into Putin’s hands once again?
The possibility is suggested in a powerful reminiscence from The New York Times’ Carlotta Gall of her experience covering Russia’s siege of Grozny, during the first Chechen war in the mid-1990s. In the early phases of the war, motivated Chechen fighters wiped out a Russian armored brigade, stunning Moscow. The Russians regrouped and wiped out Grozny from afar, using artillery and air power.
Russia’s operating from the same playbook today. When Western military analysts argue that Putin can’t win militarily in Ukraine, what they really mean is that he can’t win clean. Since when has Putin ever played clean?
“There is a whole next stage to the Putin playbook, which is well known to the Chechens,” Gall writes. “As Russian troops gained control on the ground in Chechnya, they crushed any further dissent with arrests and filtration camps and by turning and empowering local protégés and collaborators.”
Suppose for a moment that Putin never intended to conquer all of Ukraine: that, from the beginning, his real targets were the energy riches of Ukraine’s east, which contain Europe’s second-largest known reserves of natural gas.
Combine that with Russia’s previous territorial seizures in Crimea (which has huge offshore energy fields) and the eastern provinces of Luhansk and Donetsk (which contain part of an enormous shale-gas field), as well as Putin’s bid to control most or all of Ukraine’s coastline, and the shape of Putin’s ambitions become clear. He’s less interested in reuniting the Russian-speaking world than he is in securing Russia’s energy dominance.
“Under the guise of an invasion, Putin is executing an enormous heist,” said Canadian energy expert David Knight Legg. As for what’s left of a mostly landlocked Ukraine, it will likely become a welfare case for the West, which will help pick up the tab for resettling Ukraine’s refugees to new homes outside Russian control. In time, a Viktor Orban-like figure could take Ukraine’s presidency, imitating the strongman-style of politics that Putin prefers in his neighbors.
If this analysis is right, then Putin doesn’t seem like the miscalculating loser his critics make him out to be.
It also makes sense of his strategy of targeting civilians. More than simply a way of compensating for the incompetence of Russian troops, the mass killing of civilians puts immense pressure on Zelenskyy to agree to the very things Putin has demanded all along: territorial concessions and Ukrainian neutrality. The West will also look for any opportunity to de-escalate, especially as we convince ourselves that a mentally unstable Putin is prepared to use nuclear weapons.
Within Russia, the war has already served Putin’s political purposes. Many in the professional middle class — the people most sympathetic to dissidents like Alexei Navalny — have gone into self-imposed exile. The remnants of a free press have been shuttered, probably for good. To the extent that Russia’s military has embarrassed itself, it is more likely to lead to a well-aimed purge from above than a broad revolution from below. Russia’s new energy riches could eventually help it shake loose the grip of sanctions.
This alternative analysis of Putin’s performance could be wrong. Then again, in war, politics and life, it’s always wiser to treat your adversary as a canny fox, not a crazy fool.
Post by: guest55 on April 03, 2022, 01:00:57 am
Putin certainly does not have complete control of Ukrainian air space, let alone Russian airspace, if Ukrainian forces can strike a Russian oil depot on Russian soil. I do not see why Putin would blow up a Russian oil depot on Russian soil....
Key lessons from the Ukraine conflict about conventional warfare
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The Ukrainian military’s use of weapons systems and tactics on top of Russia’s tactical failures have allowed Ukraine to outperform the more powerful Russian military.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bJkJI-fH_-U
Post by: guest55 on April 04, 2022, 09:26:00 pm
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UKRAINE'S Foreign Minister today warned NATO Allies, Russian killings in Bucha are 'just the tip of the iceberg'.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HO_M4Uoh37Y
Ukraine's Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba today told the media: "What you've seen, the horrors that we've seen in Bucha are just the tip of the iceberg of all the crimes (that) have been committed by the Russian Army in the territory of Ukrainevso far.
"And I can tell you without any exaggeration, but with great sorrow, that the situation in Mariupol is much worse compared to what we've seen in Bucha, and other cities, towns and villages nearby Kyiv."
The Sun newspaper brings you the latest breaking news videos and explainers from the UK and around the world
White House: Russia intends to destroy Ukrainian forces in the east
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ABC News National Security and Defense Analyst Mick Mulroy says Russia committed war crimes and should be held accountable.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zhDi1e4CfrM
'Ukraine can win if we do what’s right’: retired US intelligence officer | On Balance with Leland Vi
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Dmitri Alperovitch is a former NATO advisor and Jerry Boykin is a retired former undersecretary of defense for intelligence.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ym2BM_qW6wQ
Mondayy night, they joined On Balance to give an update with what’s going on in the Russia-Ukraine war, including whether the world should be shocked at the atrocities in Bucha.
#Ukraine #Russia #Poland #America #VladimirPutin #JoeBiden #VolodymyrZelenskyy #Bucha #Kyiv
Growing atrocities from war in Ukraine spark outrage
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Ukrainian officials said more than 400 civilians were found dead in a suburb of Kyiv. President Joe Biden called Vladimir Putin “a war criminal.”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=82_9QVaa6R4
Pretty sure Putin was a criminal long before he became a war criminal, just saying....
“Mass graves” and “hundreds of bodies” found near Kyiv - BBC News
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The United Nations is calling for an independent investigation into evidence that war crimes have been committed by Russian forces around Ukraine’s capital Kyiv.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sEjt7eL6tZk
As Ukrainian troops have re-entered areas close to the capital, after Russian forces retreated, they have reported finding mass graves and hundreds of bodies.
The BBC has seen evidence of bodies of civilians lying in the street in the town of Bucha, some with their hands and feet bound.
Russia says the scenes have been fabricated.
Because Russia does not have a history of atrocities associated with it....
Pentagon Press Secretary On Images From Bucha, Ukraine: 'It Turned My Stomach'
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Pentagon Press Secretary John Kirby discusses with Nicolle Wallace the latest from Russia's invasion into Ukraine.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GLPberM9Txw
Just keep in mind the Pope and Putin recently have been speaking of the spreading "anti-human" sentiments, and Russia even stating that the Neo-Nazis in Ukraine are "anti-human"....
Vindman: Bucha, Ukraine Killings Show Russian ‘Callousness For Human Life’
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“It shows a general callousness for human life,” says Lt. Col. Vindman on the Russian atrocities in Bucha, Ukraine. “Certainly they are callous with their soldiers’ lives, they’re going to be callous with the civilians’ lives.”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5yA8I5c9Q7c
Putin: 'I'm not a murderer, and I'll prove it to you by murdering you!'. Not much different than how the Jews treated Jesus to be honest. Putin certainly is no Christian either! Putin most certainly is expressing his love for the in-group human-beings he appreciates when he calls out Neo-Nazis for being "anti-human". If you get in Putin's way, then you probably are not a human-being in his eyes.
'Bucha mass grave found' as Ukraine accuses Russian soldiers of **** & murder
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Ukraine's defence minister on Sunday accused Russian forces of an array of atrocities.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YrbHXral3X4
Oleksii Reznikov said the crimes came to light after Ukrainian forces moved into cities and towns after the invaders withdrew.
"This is not a special operation, these are not police actions. These are ordinary racists, fascists, and inhumane, who simply committed crimes against civilians, ****, killed, shot them in the back of the head.
The whole world needs to know about this."
An image from eyewitnesses in Bucha shows hands poking out of what appear to be victims in a mass grave, and bodies lying in the streets.
Bucha lies 23 miles northwest of the capital Kyiv, an area Ukrainian troops said they recaptured on Saturday.
A reported 410 residents had been killed during a month-long occupation by the Russian army.
Russia's defence ministry denied the Ukrainian allegations, saying footage and photographs showing dead bodies in Bucha were "yet another provocation" by Kyiv.
It said Russian military units had left Bucha on March 30, and that civilians had been free to move around the town or evacuate while it was under Russian control.
But the reports and images of dead civilians brought outraged pro-Ukrainian demonstrators to the streets of Berlin on Sunday.
"It is horrible, it is not about the war. It is not the war right now. They want to erase the Ukraine as the culture, as the people."
And that sentiment echoed across Western capitals.
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken described images of dead bodies there as "a punch in the gut."
And the foreign ministers of Germany, France and Britain, along with the European Union's foreign policy chief, expressed outrage over the reports from Bucha.
Reznikov vowed to document the alleged atrocities, and said Ukraine would weigh bringing charges in the International Criminal Court.
”There is a whole list: these are war crimes, these are crimes against humanity."
The images of corpses in civilian clothes left behind by departing Russian troops has prompted calls from officials in Ukraine and Europe for tougher sanctions on Moscow.
Post by: guest55 on April 05, 2022, 11:53:35 am
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In an address to the United Nations Security Council, President Zelenskyy condemned Russia’s alleged war crimes and called on member states to hold Russia accountable for atrocities that the Ukrainian president says were carried out upon Ukrainian civilians.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qHePsvUU3gs
Bucha killings: Russian UN envoy rejects Russia's responsibility, blames Ukraine • FRANCE 24
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Russia on Tuesday accused Ukraine of staging new civilian deaths in a number of locations in an effort to pin the blame on Moscow.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gBsqdBSk-Ls
#Ukraine #UN #Russia
EU vows tougher sanctions on Russia over civilian killings in Bucha
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The EU foreign policy chief said on Monday that the bloc is urgently discussing introducing tougher sanctions on Russia as it condemned “atrocities” reported in Ukrainian town of Bucha.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I284_fDb0MQ
Russia must be hit with the “maximum level” of sanctions for its atrocities in Ukraine, UK foreign secretary Liz Truss said on Monday as German chancellor Olaf Scholz said western allies would agree on further sanctions on Russia in the coming days over its invasion of Ukraine and the "atrocities" committed by Russian troops in Bucha.
France on Monday said it would expel 35 Russian diplomats as part of a joint European action after Moscow's invasion of Ukraine.
The European Union's foreign policy chief, said the bloc is working on drawing up additional sanctions 'as a matter of urgency'.
Post by: guest55 on April 05, 2022, 12:04:36 pm
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ABC News’ Linsey Davis speaks with retired Army Gen. Robert Abrams about Russian troop deployments in Ukraine, how Ukraine has fended off Russia and how long the war may last.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v_I5jHGD84c
Post by: guest55 on April 05, 2022, 09:07:59 pm
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A video released by a Russian government-linked account, interviews Mariupol maternity hospital airstrike victim, Marianna Vishegirskaya. The Kremlin claims that this woman, a known beauty blogger in Mariupol, was an actress who faked the photos of the attack, staged by Ukraine. We tell you more in this edition of Truth or Fake.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kF4XrGgtry8
Russian troops tortured and executed a village mayor and her family, Ukrainian officials say
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Ukrainian officials and local residents have said the mayor of a small town, along with her husband and son, were executed by invading Russian forces that had until recently occupied the area. Mayor Olga Sukhenko and her family were shot and thrown into a pit in a forest behind a plot of land with several houses that the Russian forces then took over in the town of Motyzhyn, they said.https://www.cbsnews.com/news/russia-accused-killing-ukraine-mayor-olga-sukhenko-family-motyzhyn-mass-grave/
U.S. Calls To Suspend Russia From U.N. Human Rights Council
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The U.S. is calling for Russia to be stripped of its seat on the United Nations Human Rights Council after reports that Russian forces may have committed war crimes in Ukraine. During a visit to Bucharest, Romania, U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Linda Thomas-Greenfield said Russia’s actions in Ukraine subvert every principle the Human Rights Council stands for.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=haVQh7UuNCc
Post by: 90sRetroFan on April 05, 2022, 09:37:13 pm
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Debunking Russian claims
I would say that Russian claims debunk themselves by the very way they are stated. For example, after each massacre is found, a Russian official immediately says: "Our troops didn't do this!" How can they know for sure that their troops definitely didn't do this? Someone who was actually sincere would not claim certainty about a negative. A sincere response would be something like: "To the best of my knowledge, I do not know of any order given to do this, but I cannot discount the possibility that some of our troops might have been acting outside orders."
That Russian officials can claim without investigation that none of their troops acted outside orders:
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Bucha killings: Russian UN envoy rejects Russia's responsibility
is a warning sign of intrinsic Turanian dishonesty.
Post by: guest55 on April 05, 2022, 10:21:08 pm
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"To the best of my knowledge, I do not know of any order given to do this, but I cannot discount the possibility that some of our troops might have been acting outside orders."
Excellent point of course! This is what someone being honest should sound like....
Post by: guest55 on April 06, 2022, 12:33:12 pm
Pro-Russian fighters with 'Nazi patches' are 'honoured for killing Nazis'
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PRO-RUSSIAN fighters wearing 'Nazi patches' are allegedly 'honoured for killing Nazis' in Donetsk, Ukraine.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k25GUk2-jS0
The pro-Russian fighters were honoured on April 3 by the Putin-sponsored head of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR), Denis Pushilin, who said the man’s unit had killed “more than 250 Nazis” in Mariupol.
To justify its invasion, Russia has aggressively promoted the falsehood that Ukraine is being run by Nazis, with President Vladimir Putin branding the assault as a “special operation” to “denazify” the country.
As part of its propaganda efforts, the Kremlin has sought to distort the size and influence of Azov Battalion, a far-right paramilitary group active in the southern city of Mariupol that was absorbed into Ukraine’s National Guard.
Footage of the awards ceremony was released by Pushilin on his Telegram channel. In a statement accompanying the video, Pushilin said awards were given to fighters who had “especially distinguished themselves” in Mariupol.
'This is the Russian army, it’s what they do': Retired Col. Steve Ganyard
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ABC News' Linsey Davis speaks with ABC News contributor retired Col. Steve Ganyard about Russia’s alleged war crimes, and Vladimir Putin’s new military strategy in the conflict.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hJHgxH7VSp4
'We Don't Know What The Final Goal Is': Why Russia's Invasion Is So Dangerous
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Professor Nina Khrushcheva joins Morning Joe to discuss Russia's invasion of Ukraine and her latest column 'Putin's War Will Destroy Russia.'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NisFxivxUzs
Post by: guest55 on April 07, 2022, 12:07:28 am
Let's talk about Russian state media telling us what's coming....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lcPIhiIAUoU
Post by: guest55 on April 07, 2022, 11:10:12 am
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Out of the thousands of foreign volunteers to have taken up arms in Ukraine, 73-year-old Florida retiree Steven Straub is perhaps the oldest. But he is hoping his combat experience as a veteran of the Vietnam war will come in handy in the fight against the invading Russian forces.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qb4CEhVUKvU
#Ukraine #veteran #Vietnam
Pentagon: Russian Forces Have Withdrawn, But They Aren't Going Home
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Russian forces have fully withdrawn from the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, and the city of Chernihiv to its north, the Pentagon said Wednesday. Pentagon Press Secretary Jack Kirby joins Morning Joe to discuss the withdrawal and Russia's plans to invade Eastern Ukraine.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GP7AaVTNib4
Post by: guest55 on April 07, 2022, 08:24:28 pm
Bucha War Crime Claims 'Fake:' Russia's Lavrov
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Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov accused the U.K. of seeking to entrench "fake" allegations against Russian soldiers over the massacre of civilians in Bucha, a town near Ukraine's capital of Kyiv.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bFR7q2fzHUg
Lavrov hit out at the U.K. for refusing to convene the United Nations Security Council.
Russia had called for an urgent meeting of the Council, but the U.K., which currently chairs it, refused to convene it.
The U.K. mission to the United Nations said the Council would hold a discussion on Tuesday instead.
Russia similarly rejected previous allegations of atrocities as fabrications on Ukraine's part.
Lavrov also rebuked U.S. President Joe Biden for suggesting that Russian President Vladimir Putin should be tried for war crimes.
He said the U.S. had no right to make this call, after American politicians had used "known excuses" for invading Iraq.
The minister was speaking after meeting an Arab League delegation that traveled to Moscow for talks on Ukraine.
The delegation included the foreign ministers of Egypt, Algeria, Iraq, Jordan and Sudan.
Ahmed Aboul Gheit, the secretary-general of the Arab League, also joined the meeting.
The pan-Arab organisation said the ministers would travel to Poland on Tuesday for talks with Ukraine's foreign minister.
Moscow accuses Ukraine of 'staging' Bucha massacre
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RUSSIAN Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Monday (April 4) that Ukraine's version of what happened in the town of Bucha was a "fake attack" aimed at undermining Moscow.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Gh6SUSDDcQ
Ukrainian authorities said on Sunday they were investigating possible crimes by Russian forces after finding hundreds of bodies strewn around towns like Bucha outside the capital Kyiv after the Russian withdrawal from the area.
Lavrov said the dead bodies were "staged" and that images of them and what he said was Ukraine's false version of events had been spread on social media by Western countries and Ukraine.
Russia's top diplomat also called on Britain, which holds the presidency of the U.N. Security Council for April, to fulfill its responsibilities in that role after it rejected a Russian request to convene a meeting over Bucha.
'You don't resign after you're fired': Russia quits human rights council after suspension
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The UN general assembly has voted to suspend Russia from its leading human rights body over allegations of horrific rights violations by Russian soldiers in Ukraine, which the United States and Ukraine have called tantamount to war crimes. Speaking after the vote, Russia's deputy UN ambassador Gennady Kuzmin described the move as an 'illegitimate and politically motivated step' and then announced that Russia had decided to quit the human rights council altogether. Under Thursday's resolution, the General Assembly could have later agreed to end the suspension, but that cannot happen now Russia has quit the council.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1IV-BgtcHSw
At least in many children's cartoons the villains are actually good at being villains. Not so much in the real world though aye....
Let's talk about the US signing up to back Ukraine throughout the war....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x8Sf6U7HseU
According to Beau the U.S. has decided to arm Ukraine through the entirety of the conflict and recognizes that the conflict began with the annexation of Crimea by Russia.
Post by: guest55 on April 08, 2022, 11:53:25 am
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Over the last week Ukraine has started to seriously push back Russian forces in the country, defying all initial expectations. So in this video we outline Ukraine's progress and why Putin is redoubling efforts in the east rather than trying to take Kyivhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F7fmt3qCdwg
Ukraine war: 'For the children' written on Russian missile used in train station airstrike
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Two Russian rockets hit a railway station in Kramatorsk, killing at least 50 people, according to Ukrainian officials.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NV3M3EQaOmU
Russian state media reported that the rocket could have been fired by the Ukrainians themselves.
Sky News' John Sparks has witnessed the damage done and discovered the missile which struck the train station with the chilling words 'for the children' daubed on it.
Reminder:
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Israeli children writing messages on bombs for Palestinian children.
Post by: guest55 on April 08, 2022, 05:52:40 pm
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European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen in Kyiv on Friday presented Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy with paperwork for his country to join the European Union.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6TLETXE_35Y
Handing over a document at a joint press conference, she said: "This is where your path towards the European Union begins."
Von der Leyen said she intended to, "present Ukraine's application to the [European] Council this summer."
During the joint press conference von der Leyen said: "Russia will descend in economic, financial and technological decay while Ukraine is marching towards a European future."
Von der Leyen traveled to Ukraine with her deputy Josep Borrell, who is also the bloc's commissioner for foreign and security affairs. During the trip, the first by high-ranking EU officials since Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24, von der Leyen traveled to the city of Bucha.
Ummmm, what about Turkey, they've been waiting for 20 years for EU membership!?
War in Ukraine: Where are Russia's body bags? • FRANCE 24 English
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The Daily Beast's Noor Ibrahim on dubious #Kremlim 🇷🇺 data over the numbers of soldiers lost in the #war in #Ukraine 🇺🇦.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eb9r3-W7IBw
Ukrainian officials accuse Russia of using 'mobile crematoriums' in Mariupol
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"This is nothing new for the Russian Army," a U.S. congressman tells ABC News.https://abcnews.go.com/International/russia-accused-mobile-crematoriums-incinerate-civilians-mariupol/story?id=83932376
Russians against Kremlin. Soldiers captured in Ukraine gather to fight against Putin regime
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A new front in the fight against Putin regime.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BJ61bjLhhww
Now russian soldiers themselves are ready to fight against war criminals
Here is why 👆
Post by: guest55 on April 08, 2022, 09:35:30 pm
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zhCYLHc_IJI
Army Sniper Reviews Never Before Seen Russia Ukraine Combat Footage
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B3cdSygOnas
Ukrainian Sniper Soldier Talks About The Irony of Life
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7YRsbwGDeQA
This sniper was bored in school and used to stare out the window all day. One of his teachers told him, "you'll never get paid for staring out of a window...". :D
Ukraine small taste of what's to come from Putin: Bill Browder
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Bill Browder, CEO of Hermitage Capital, Head of Global Magnitsky Justice campaign and author, talks with Financial Post's Larysa Harapyn about his new book 'Freezing Order' and how Ukraine is just a small taste of what's to come from Russia's Vladimir Putin.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=miBCm5M6yWo
Russia switches focus to 'liberating' Donbas | DW News
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Russia is likely to launch a new offensive in Ukraine's eastern Donbas region. The Ukrainian leaders of the Donetsk and Lugansk regions in the Donbas have asked civilians to evacuate west. According to Jack Watling, military strategy expert at the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI), a lot of the Ukrainian forces "are fixed along the line of contact by ongoing artillery bombardment." He expects the Russian attacks to come from the north and the south "round their flanks".https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=59HioNN8M6g
Russian war crimes: The end of German illusions?
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Russia’s pulling back its forces north of Ukraine’s capital but that’s brought horror rather than relief–as indications of a civilian massacre come to light. The devastating images from the town of Bucha indicate Putin’s forces murdered hundreds of civilians before withdrawing. That’s sparking new calls for harsher sanctions including an embargo on Russian fossil fuels. So far Germany’s been resisting, fearing massive harm to an economy highly dependent on Russian gas. The predicament is prompting a new look at politicians who enabled that dependence.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B4l7nCZdkuw
First NATO Air Losses - Ukraine War
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A mysterious tragedy in the Romanian-Ukrainian border region in March 2022 involving the loss of two NATO aircraft.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a0Npbk3_390
Could Putin Attack Britain - Ukraine War Special
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Can Russia launch a conventional attack on Britain, and, if so, how? What weapons would be used and against what targets? This programme is based on the following articles by defence analysts. For more detailed information, please visit:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WNRUP-T01Ig
https://www.navylookout.com/a-gap-in-the-shield-the-cruise-missile-threat-to-the-uk/
https://www.joint-forces.com/world-news/51304-russia-launches-range-of-ballistic-and-cruise-missiles
British airspace is not the only airspace Russian fighter jets have been loitering around in the past several years....
Post by: guest55 on April 09, 2022, 12:16:21 pm
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Shocking intercepted audio reveals conversation between Russian soldiershttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3CXVipVSmEU
#CNN #News
****, torture, murder in Ukraine – Does Putin feel no remorse over his invasion? | Conflict Zone
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More allegations of ****, torture and indiscriminate murder come to light as Russia repositions forces in Ukraine.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h19HFztTScQ
Tim Sebastian asks former Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Andrei Fedorov whether President Vladimir Putin understands that he is losing his war of aggression with each new outrage. Fedorov who still works a consultant for the Kremlin says he believes Putin will "not step back" until he achieves his goal of a neutral Ukraine and regime change in Kyiv.
Fedorov told Sebastian from Moscow that some in the Kremlin had miscalculated about what was happening in Ukraine, but called the butchery of Bucha and towns ravaged by Russian forces a tragedy of war. The former diplomat said the United Nations General Assembly vote to suspend Russia from Human Rights Council was from a body that Moscow did not care much about.
Ukraine War: Mariupol Mayor says city is not being 'liberated' but punished
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The Mayor of Mariupol said he believes his city is not being "liberated" but punished for their resistance when Crimea was annexed.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dHk2yPUquUE
It comes after the Kremlin's spokesman told Sky News, "Mariupol is going to be liberated from nationalistic battalions and we hope it will happen sooner than later."
Pentagon: ‘Unconvincing’ Claims Russia Didn’t Carry Out Train Station Attack
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Pentagon press secretary John Kirby called the deadly attack on a Ukrainian railway station “Russian brutality.” He dismissed Russian claims that it was not behind the attack in Kramatorsk.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j1vNF19oh6s
Enema, deer blood bath, hormones - what's wrong with the Kremlin and its leaders
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Most of these facts were first collected by Russian investigators from Navalny fund several years ago. But since then the world has received even more evidence that something is wrong with the health of Russian leadership. Both physical and mental.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5F8jiU6SKJ4
The war against Ukraine added "hormonal rage" to diagnosis.
Post by: guest55 on April 09, 2022, 08:46:52 pm
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Russian forces have withdrawn from Ukraine's capital of Kyiv, but they are taking aim at cities in the south and east, and possibly regrouping in neighboring Belarus. Holly Williams has more.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q3upH88Ilyk
Post by: 90sRetroFan on April 09, 2022, 10:13:35 pm
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of equal concern, the activists said, are revelations that Black students and residents have been the targets of racism and discrimination even as more than a million people have fled the approaching Russian military juggernaut.
“I found out about this a couple of days ago, but I knew well in advance that there were Black migrants and students from around the world there. Was I surprised? No, of course not,” said Gassama, UndocuBlack’s national director of policy and advocacy. “It’s so unfortunate, so disappointing, but Black people tend to bear the brunt of cruelty. I have heard that it’s not Polish border guards but Ukrainian border patrols doing this.”
“People are fleeing a war but still find time to be racist,” Gassama said.
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under the hashtag #AfricansinUkraine, social media sites, news outlets and other entities have been deluged with personal stories via videos, cellphone footage and interviews with Black Africans, Black Ukrainians and international students from Nigeria, Ghana, India, Morocco showing the racism, discrimination and hostility they’ve faced. They spoke of the double standard of white Ukrainians getting preference over Black, South Asian and Mediterranean people and their studied pushback against the perpetrators.
Black and brown men and women have been forced off trains and buses, others have been verbally and physically abused and still more have been refused entry in Poland by Ukrainian security forces and border guards.
Foreign students tell of having walked scores and sometimes hundreds of miles from where they were living to try to reach the border after being turned away at train stations, bus depots checkpoints and at border crossings. Some say they were forced either out of lines or told to go to the back after being told that only white Ukrainians would be accommodated.
There are also scattered stories of Black people being beaten and threatened with weapons and refused entry into Poland by border guards. And all of this has been playing out in the midst, not just of a bloody conflict, but also freezing winter weather with the Black students and residents enduring winter temperatures with little or no food, water or blankets.
Representatives of civil rights organizations, civil society, professionals and others disgusted with what they’ve seen have been vocal in their opposition and have responded by starting crowdfunding projects on Instagram and other social media to support beleaguered students. Students are stranded in Ukraine because flights out of the country are grounded, leaving African governments unable to fly students from their countries out of the war zone.
France, 24, said some Africans have left Ukraine. A reporter spoke to several students last month at Lviv train station in western Ukraine who explained that they were turned back by Ukrainian border guards while attempting to cross into Poland.
“They stopped us at the border and told us that Blacks were not allowed. But we could see white people going through,” said Moustapha Bagui Sylla, a student from Guinea.
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“I was so disheartened as I watched the newsreel and heard the voice of one young woman saying that they came into Ukraine, accepted and were granted homes and jobs. But since the conflict started, they noticed a marked difference such as having to wait in tough, stressful and demanding conditions,” said Turner, a pastor at Victory of Praise Church in Stockton, California. “Darker complected people have been treated differently. When the person being interviewed explained what was going on, the interviewer just said thanks and didn’t pursue it.”
“It’s a worldwide crisis but we always seem to be the underdog, are expendable, Turner continued. “We can’t just be myopic about what’s going on here. We have to avoid distractions and turn this into a fight of Black bodies globally.”
The issue is so concerning that the African Union, the NAACP, a coalition of Black lawyers led by Ben Crump and the United Nations have each commented on and condemned the treatment meted out to these international students. Crump and his colleagues filed an urgent appeal to the United Nations last month on behalf of African refugees facing racial discrimination in Ukraine and Poland.
Meanwhile, NAACP President Derrick Johnson said on Twitter that his organization is working with the Congressional Black Caucus, civil rights organizations, and international partner organizations “to ensure the safety of Africans seeking refuge amid the crisis in Ukraine.”
A wide cross-section of critics has vociferously condemned the blatant racism, demanding that border guards and security forces respect the human rights of Black and brown people be respected and give students safe passage without the specter of a racist double standard determining who gets into another country hanging over the process.
Post by: guest55 on April 09, 2022, 11:16:51 pm
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CNN's Fred Pleitgen visits the abandoned Russian military positions in Chernobyl where Russian soldiers went into the Red Forest, the most nuclear contaminated area on the planet, and brought back radioactive dust.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8jWnuvrPgu4
#CNN #News
Lt. Gen. Kellogg: This doesn’t look very good
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Fox News contributor Ret. Lt. Gen. Keith Kellogg warns Vladimir Putin won't give up an 'inch' of Ukraine. #FoxNewshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hqw0RA8PgS8
I appreciate Lt. Gen. Kellogg clarity in the above video.
Post by: guest55 on April 10, 2022, 02:41:05 pm
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Ukraine and Russia have agreed on humanitarian corridors to evacuate thousands of civilians. Ukrainians are fleeing the eastern Donbas region, which has been partially controlled by Russian-backed separatists since 2014. Satellite images show a convoy of hundreds of Russian military vehicles heading for Donbas - making the evacuation of civilians more urgent.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XG_E5SVDzIk
Eastern regions of Ukraine are bracing for a new Russian offensive, as Ukrainian officials say Russia has fired rockets that destroyed the airport in Dnipro, the country's fourth largest city. On Telegram, the governor of Dnipropetrovsk, Valentyn Reznichenko, said that the airport itself was destroyed, as well as nearby infrastructure.
More than 100 thousand people are believed trapped in the city of Mariupol, which has been under intense bombardment for weeks. Local officials have said as many as 5,000 civilians may have been killed.
#Russia #Ukraine #War
War in Ukraine: With new general, Russia aims to concentrate command • FRANCE 24 English
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Sunday’s attack on Ukraine’s Dnipro airport is part of Russia’s new war tactics, FRANCE 24’s Foreign Affairs Editor Rob Parsons reports from Kyiv, noting also that Moscow’s recent appointment of Alexander Dvornikov as its new war general, underscores Russia’s ambitions to concentrate its command and avoid confusion.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2UlP19kSaqo
#Ukraine #Russia #war
How Russians Reacted When We Showed Them Pictures From Ukraine
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Many Russians are being fed a daily media diet of Kremlin propaganda that hides the terrible destruction and human cost of their country's invasion of Ukraine. So how did ordinary Russians in Perm and Vladivostok react when Current Time reporters showed them some images?https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kELta9MLOzg
Those that support are not concerned about the sanctions at all. This is the way it should be is the basic sentiment by some. Others don't believe it's happening. A couple are against it.
Post by: guest55 on April 11, 2022, 11:33:22 am
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SHOCKING footage shows a Pro-Russian 10-car-strong convoy driving through Ireland brandishing flags and 'Z markings', in support of the war in Ukraine.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xTuZlDOovT8
The video posted to Twitter, shows the convoy driving northbound on the M50 motorway. The lead vehicle has the letter “Z” written on its side, which is the letter written on the side of Russian military vehicles invading Ukraine.
Most of the vehicles carried Russian flags, several carried Irish flags, and some carried flags bearing the hammer and sickle associated with the former Soviet Union.
In a message on its Twitter account, the Ukrainian embassy said: “It’s absolutely disgusting that these Russians living in Ireland demonstrate their complete disrespect for country of residence & the Irish people who stand against Russia’s war in Ukraine. Russia’s ‘Z’, the symbol of killings & atrocities, must be prohibited by law in every democratic state.”
RUSSIA IS MASSING FOR MASSIVE DONBAS ATTACK, BUT CAN THEY REALLY? || 2022
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RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NNt0uYENosM
THEY WILL NEVER LEARN - RUSSIANS ARE SENDING ANOTHER 8 MILE CONVOY TO THE EAST OF UKRAINE || 2022
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Dramatic footage has emerged of the moment a Russian tank was blown to smithereens after being damaged by a Ukrainian army brigade on Friday.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X_BK0fZXIXA
OUT OF DESPERATION, PUTIN IS MOBILISING RETIRED SOLDIERS FOR HIS DEPLETED FORCES IN UKRAINE || 2022
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Russia’s new plan for Ukraine: Using retired soliders?https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NKXw9GpnNeI
Gen. McCaffrey: Dvornikov ‘Deliberately Chosen’ To Lead Ukraine Invasion ‘Because He’s Ruthless’
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Retired Four Star General Barry McCaffrey and New York Times Diplomatic Correspondent Michael Crowley join Andrea Mitchell to discuss President Putin’s appointment of General Aleksandr Dvornikov to lead the invasion of eastern Ukraine. “He was deliberately chosen because he's ruthless. He participated in the Russian operations in Chechnya, which destroyed the city of Grozny and killed countless numbers of civilians. He was one of the architects of Russian military operations in Syria and, in combination with Assad, destroyed the city of Aleppo,” says McCaffrey. “He’s a brute, but I wouldn’t expect too much to come out of him.”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F14YDYiUyU4
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Retired General explains Russia's advantage with the new general leading the war
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Retired Maj. Gen. James "Spider" Marks joins CNN's Inside Politics and breaks down Russia's primary efforts in this new chapter of the war and the newly appointed Russian commander known as "The Butcher of Syria." #CNN #Newshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_MVYEnfhID0
It would be poetic justice for Syrian refugees had "The Butcher of Syria" been used to invade Poland and Hungary....
See also: https://trueleft.createaforum.com/enemies/hungary-v4/
https://trueleft.createaforum.com/news/ethnonepotism/
Ukraine’s military claims to have repelled at least 8 Russian attacks
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A former commander of U.S. Armed Forces discusses Russia's offensive in southeastern Ukraine.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IcKmHewAHUw
Austrian chancellor says meeting with Putin was "not a friendly visit"
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Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer says his meeting in Moscow with Russian President Putin was "not a friendly visit." CBS News foreign correspondent Holly Williams joins CBS News' Tanya Rivero from Ukraine with more on recent visits to Ukraine and Russia by foreign leaders.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZH9tE7d-v70
#News #Putin #Austria
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OVER a hundred animals were burnt alive in a fire sparked by a Russian shelling of an area outside Kharkiv in northeastern Ukraine.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RwOUaCA1aOk
Mala Rohan, a small farming village, 22 kilometers (13 miles) east of Kharkiv was bombed on March 26, the day Lubov Zlobina a local farm owner was going to celebrate her birthday.
Instead, she and her husband spent the day rescuing farm animals from a fire that engulfed their barns after they were hit by Russian shells.
"We could not get into the barn so my husband knocked down the wall ... the animals were bellowing, calves, piglets, I told him to knock down the wall and we managed to get half of them out. The other half burnt, half of the barn, the calves and piglets inside," Zlobina said.
Zlobina said 42 calves, 48 sheep and 30 pigs were burnt alive in the fire. She and her husband managed to rescue 415 animals.
The shelling of the farm took place as Ukrainian forces fought to push back Russian troops from the area. Mala Rohan was recaptured by Ukraine on March 28.
Zlobina recalled the daily searches and looting of her farm during the 20 days the village was occupied by the Russians.
McFaul: The Battle Of Kyiv Will Go Down In History As One Of Great Defeats Of Russian Army
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has warned of a ramped-up Russian offensive in his country's east. The Morning Joe panel discusses the latest developments in Ukraine, including British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's visit to Kyiv.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZXaoCJnCGoM
Post by: 90sRetroFan on April 11, 2022, 08:58:34 pm
https://gatesofvienna.net/2022/04/home-before-christmas/
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Putin isn’t going anywhere. Least of all back to Moscow with his tail between his legs. He’s going to stay exactly where he is. Unless he is militarily defeated, which is unlikely. After all, he has the world’s biggest arsenal of nuclear weapons at hand. Right now NATO and Putin are playing a game of chicken. The problem is Putin has no eyelids to blink with. He’ll win.
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Part of the policy is simply out-waiting the other. Sooner or later they will give in. They all do. For example, Crimea. Was the plebiscite real or not? It doesn’t matter. Given the outcome, of course it was rigged. 96.77% is not realistic. So what happened? Nothing. It’s still Russian.
Putin simply out-waited sanctions. He got what he wanted, and took it from there.
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Public discontent is something Putin does not have to worry about for a long time to come. Did the Russians ever protest against losses in a war? Rarely. The losses in the Winter War were much greater. Not a peep. Losing the Crimean War didn’t create big protests. The defeat in the Japanese-Russo War did, but they could be squelched.
So at home Putin has nothing to fear. All he has to do now is outwait his foreign opponents. He has very little to lose. What are the options?
1. Complete withdrawal from all occupied Ukrainian territories, plus war reparations, EU and NATO membership.
Yeah, if pigs have wings they can fly. Not going to happen. He much rather let the nukes fly high. That would be a humiliation far beyond what Russians (never mind Putin) would tolerate. Besides, he doesn’t have the money for war reparations.
2. Partial withdrawal from some occupied Ukrainian territories, with some war reparations, EU membership and perpetual neutrality.
Withdraw from areas he can’t conquer at the moment. Keep everything he has, plus the entire Luhansk and Donbas regions. If Ukraine is willing to unite with Russia, limited war reparations are negotiable. Otherwise, though, good luck. Ask the EU to rebuild Ukraine. We’re not wasting good rubles on your rubble.
That’s a limited victory. Not for Ukraine; for Putin. He gets to keep everything he wanted plus more, and most of his goals are achieved. All he has to do now is wait for the next opportunity.
3. Withdrawal to pre-21 February positions, without war reparations, no EU or NATO membership.
Crimea, Luhansk and Donbas remain occupied by Russia, but will still be considered Ukrainian territories (by NATO, that is). Russia doesn’t have to pay any kind of war reparations, as they are — or will be soon — flat broke. Ukraine becomes a neutral country, without ties to the EU or NATO.
That’s also a limited victory for Putin. Zelensky staying in power is irrelevant for Putin. He’ll be gone soon enough. Keeping Ukraine out of NATO (goal no. 1) and the EU (goal no. 2) is far more important. I0t would be painful to give up the newly occupied territories, but that is something for the army to cry over. After they’ve dried their tears, they can get busy rebuilding the army into something that works. The few generals that survive the coming cleanup, that is. All he has to do now is wait for the next opportunity.
Apart from the first option, it’s a win-win for Putin. He’ll get everything he wants, solidify his claim on Crimea (simply by holding on) and extend Russia with Luhansk and Donbas. He’ll keep Ukraine outside NATO and probably the EU. Which means he can do whatever he wants, in the future. We also know that Russian promises are worth their weight in kopeks.
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A compromise is a win for Putin, no matter what the compromise might be.
This is why I keep saying the only way to turn this into a loss for Putin is if Russia ends this war with less territory than when it started. This requires counter-invasion into currently Russian territory. We now have another reason to do so:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=urbcTth9H1Q
We have every justification to claim Russian territory in compensation. But do we have the will to do so?
Post by: guest55 on April 11, 2022, 10:52:46 pm
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New intelligence is showing heavy shelling in the region of Luhansk and Donetsk, and Clint Watts along with retired Marine Corps Col. Brendan Kearney join Morning Joe to discuss the latest developments in Ukraine.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D6eJs4jKHT4
Clint Watts: President Zelenskyy Needs Air Power, This Could Be Ended Quickly
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The Russian offensive against Ukraine has a new commander: Army General Alexander Dvornikov, a veteran of Russia's atrocities in Chechnya, also known as the 'Butcher of Syria.' Joy Reid and her panel discuss what could end this war.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_tkbc_QvG40
Post by: Danzz on April 12, 2022, 07:11:42 am
Post by: guest55 on April 12, 2022, 12:02:06 pm
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Russian President Vladimir Putin has said the invasion of Ukraine will achieve what he called "noble" aims. He added, "Today, our officers are participating in a special military operation in the Donbas, in Ukraine. They provide assistance to the people's republics of Donbas. They act courageously, competently, efficiently and effectively, they use the most modern types of weapons with unique, unparalleled characteristics."https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=va7IebFF_lk
Putin and Belarusian leader Aleksander Lukashenko met in Blagoveshchensk where they visited the Vostochny Cosmodrome to mark "Space Day." Space Day is the anniversary of when Russian cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin became the first human to complete one orbit around the earth in 1961.
Obama says Putin acting in newly 'reckless' manner
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Russian President Vladimir Putin is acting in a newly reckless manner with the invasion of Ukraine, former US President Barack Obama said in an interview. #CNN #Newshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uXUQ9uYjSMw
Putin on Russian invasion of Ukraine: 'We are not going to be isolated'
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Vladimir Putin has described the invasion of Ukraine as 'inevitable' during a visit to the Vostochny cosmodrome in Russia's Amur Oblast region.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_klLj3m-zJU
Let's talk about questions on Russia's failure....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EVPIOwmWNpE
Post by: guest55 on April 12, 2022, 07:53:34 pm
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Ukraine have never invaded Syria but now syrians invade Ukraine
Using your logic we could also say: The European Union did not invade Ukraine but now Ukrainians are invading the EU.
Did Ukraine even take any Syrian refugees or are you just talking out of the side of your neck like usual?
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Despite government efforts and UNHCR support in the sphere of RSD capacity building, the general recognition rate in Ukraine has dropped in 2015, including in Syrian cases. The State Migration Service granted status to 63 Syrians (5 refugee status and 58 complementary protection), but 134 Syrians were rejected following substantial consideration. Thus, the recognition rate in Syrian cases decreased to 32 per cent (compare to 46 per cent in 2013 and 76 per cent in 2014), with the very small percentage of applicants granted refugee status compared to complementary protection.https://reporting.unhcr.org/node/8800
Must be why Ukraine is not on this list too then?:
Ranking of the largest Syrian refugee-hosting countries in 2020
https://www.statista.com/statistics/740233/major-syrian-refugee-hosting-countries-worldwide/
It is poetic justice to Syrian refugees that the Russian commander known as "The Butcher of Syria" is now fighting in Ukraine and doing to Ukraine exactly what he did to Syria!
Post by: guest55 on April 12, 2022, 08:16:11 pm
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London: War crimes investigators have uncovered horrific cases of sexual violence committed by Russian troops in Ukraine, including women and girls kept in a Bucha basement for 25 days. Ukraine’s official ombudsman for human rights, Lyudmyla Denisova, says nine of them are now pregnant.https://www.smh.com.au/world/europe/russian-soldiers-kept-women-in-a-basement-for-25-days-nine-are-now-said-to-be-pregnant-20220412-p5actf.html
Denisova said she had recorded multiple cases of ****, torture and abuse by Kremlin forces in Bucha, outside Kyiv, and in other Ukrainian towns as the full extent of the Russian brutality spurred calls for President Vladimir Putin to be charged with crimes against humanity.
Sounds like something straight out of Western colonialism....
The battle for Mariupol: Allies call for investigation after allegation of chemical weapons use
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There are calls from the US and Britain for an investigation after Ukrainian soldiers of the Azov regiment were reported injured by a "poisonous substance" during another Russian assault on the port of Mariupol. There is no evidence yet gathered. The UK foreign secretary says it would be "a callous escalation" of the war. The Pentagon says it's "deeply concerning". Ukraine's president Volodymyr Zelensky has already expressed his fears that Russia could deploy chemical weapons in his country.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=38zgCOrhobk
Post by: 90sRetroFan on April 12, 2022, 11:41:22 pm
https://www.yahoo.com/news/russian-imports-plunged-back-ukraine-073132445.html
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Russian imports have plunged on the back of the Ukraine War — but revenue from its oil and gas exports has more than made up for it
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Russia has reported its largest current account surplus in around three decades, as revenue from the country's oil and gas exports surged, Bloomberg records show. The surge in oil and gas exports came as imports plunged on the back of sweeping sanctions over the Ukraine war.
Russia's current account surplus hit $58.2 billion in the first quarter of this year, the country's central bank announced on Monday. This was more than double the $22.5 billion it recorded in the same period last year. Current account surplus is a key gauge of trade and investment flows, and trade is a big component of the measure.
Russia is an energy powerhouse, so even amid sanctions and boycotts, the country will still reap nearly $321 million from its energy exports in 2022 — 36% more than in 2021, Bloomberg Economics forecast in April. That's as oil prices have soared to 14-year highs this year amid fears of trade disruptions over infrastructure damage and sanctions against Russia.
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The windfall from high oil and gas prices has also helped the Kremlin bolster its emergency government reserves with 273.4 billion rubles ($3.2 billion) from its oil and gas sales.
Despite sweeping Western sanctions, Russia's coffers appear to be holding up. The country was repaying its foreign debt on time until last Monday, when the US Treasury blocked the country's payment in dollars held with US banks. Russia then transferred the money in rubles. The currency has bounced back to prewar levels thanks to Russia's strict capital controls.
The only thing that will work is taking Russian territory. Anyone who is not calling for this by now is not seriously trying to solve the problem.
Post by: guest55 on April 13, 2022, 08:22:08 pm
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Ukraine has launched at least one, perhaps two, attacks on to Russian soil so far during the present war. Find out the details here.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TPUpuuP6rts
Russia Sends Serious Threats To United States - Possible WW3
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1zq3hEJyypU
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502 Russian tanks have now been completely destroyed....
Rotting dead Russian soldiers found in trenches as Putin continues slaughter in east Ukraine
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The Sun's Defence Editor Jerome Starkey finds dead Russian soldiers rotting in trenches that have been made into shallow graves as Putin continues slaughter in the east of Ukraine.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rrbJ2Y4xHWg
DEAD Russian soldiers were left rotting in their bunkers on Tuesday as Ukraine’s troops overran their positions — but a deadly new onslaught by Putin’s forces is feared within days.
The Sun witnessed scenes of carnage following a major battle outside Kharkiv — even as Russian President Vladimir Putin vowed to press on with his slaughter in the east.
Bodies lay slumped in blown-open dugouts after Ukraine seized control of a ridgeline in the three-day battle for Mala Rohan — where soldiers are confident they can defeat Russia.
One said: “Whatever Putin does, we won’t surrender. We have won the battle of Mala Rohan. We are one step closer to winning the war.”
But it comes amid rising fears Russia will unleash chemical weapons to turn the tide in its bloodbath invasion after many defeats.
Dozens of Russian troops in T-72 tanks had dug into a treeline two miles outside Kharkiv and bombarded Ukraine’s second city.
How Putin got it so wrong in Ukraine
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CNN’s Fareed Zakaria reveals what he says are Russian President Vladimir Putin’s key miscalculations about Ukraine ahead of committing his military to invade. #CNN #Newshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yAul6UcideA
Russian troops in 'Z tanks' move in on last remaining district in besieged Mariupol
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FOOTAGE shows Russian troops in 'Z tanks' and armoured vehicles heading towards the Azovstal industrial district, the only area in the besieged port of Mariupol still controlled by Ukrainian forces.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pVddvYVYct4
The battle for Mariupol appeared on Tuesday to be reaching a decisive phase, with Ukrainian marines holed up in the Azovstal district.
Should the Russians seize Azovstal, they would be in full control of Mariupol, the lynchpin between Russian-held areas to the west and east.
Reuters journalists accompanying Russian-backed separatists saw flames billowing from the Azovstal district, as service members were loading ammunition into armoured vehicles before heading to the frontline.
The city has already been laid waste by weeks of Russian bombardments that have killed possibly thousands of civilians.
The Sun newspaper brings you the latest breaking news videos and explainers from the UK and around the world
Let's talk about Russia's long-term futures....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CwRZRYl-yPc
I think Beau is right here too, out of the four options for Russia's future I think Russia will choose isolation. This is what Dugin wants after-all as well and has explicitly stated such in the past.
Russia claims full control over Ukraine's Mariupol
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Russia says it is now in full control of the Ukrainian port city of Mariupol, but Ukraine says the resistance is still alive.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DW8WUfz3XBk
Tens of thousands of civilians are trapped in the besieged city.
Its mayor says Russian forces are covering up war crimes and disposing of the bodies while keeping the city sealed off.
Mariupol “on brink of capture” as Russia claims Ukrainian forces have surrendered - BBC News
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The strategic port city of Mariupol in south Ukraine appears to be on the brink of falling to Russian forces.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HcEl72Gn92c
Russia says more than 1,000 Ukrainian marines have surrendered in the besieged city, although the authorities there have denied this.
However Mariupol’s defenders have said that many of their soldiers are dead and the remaining troops are very short of ammunition.
The city has been surrounded for weeks by Russian forces and Ukraine’s government says it believes tens of thousands of civilians have died there.
Clive Myrie in Kyiv presents BBC News at Ten reporting by Tom Bateman in south-east Ukraine.
Russia claims Ukrainian marines in the besieged city of Mariupol have surrendered | ITV News
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Officials had announced that Ukrainian forces would lose Mariupol to Russian forces within 24 hours, but it has been 48 hours since those claims were made.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rU4jukrWgPU
Russia on Wednesday said more than 1,000 Ukrainian troops had surrendered in the port, but Ukraine did not comment on the claim.
It has been reported that Ukrainian soldiers in the region were losing their foothold and running out of ammunition.
Post by: guest55 on April 13, 2022, 09:47:19 pm
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Russia's invasion of Ukraine appears not to be going according to plan, and President Vladimir Putin seems intent on blaming his old colleagues at the Federal Security Bureau (FSB) – the intelligence agency successor to the KGB – for the quagmire.https://news.yahoo.com/putin-purges-more-100-fsb-043240239.html
Putin reportedly purged more than 100 agents from the FSB, and his government sent the head of the department responsible for Ukraine to prison.
Nothing to see here folks, everything is going according to plan!
Post by: guest55 on April 13, 2022, 11:06:11 pm
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German President Frank-Walter Steinmeieron Tuesday said a proposed trip to Kyiv had been rejected by the Ukrainian leadership.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6jzlcAiXuqg
Steinmeier had been planning to make a joint visit to Ukraine with Polish President Andrzej Duda and their Estonian, Lithuanian and Latvian counterparts "a strong signal of joint European solidarity with Ukraine."
But "that apparently wasn't wanted in Kyiv" Steinmeier said while visiting the Polish capital Warsaw.
Ukraine has previously been highly critical of the German president over his connections with Russia and the leading role he played as former foreign minister in improving relations with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
;D
Us Germans don't really want him in Germany anymore either....
Post by: guest55 on April 13, 2022, 11:10:18 pm
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Russia says its Moskva warship sunk as it was being towed to a port, hours after Ukraine said it hit the ship with a missile strike. Chris Livesay reports.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kwjwuv7nBEE
#Moskva #Ukraine #Russia
Pentagon comments on significance of Russia’s loss of a warship in Black Sea
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The Russian warship, “Moskva,” that was badly damaged in combat was one of the ships involved in the now famous run-in with Ukrainian soldiers on Snake Island.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Ck4UUh7-P0
Bad weather in Ukraine is ‘bogging down’ Russian army | Robert Fox
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“There is mud in the fields, everywhere. It's making it very difficult for the Russians to advance from the north down to the pocket to do what they were going to do five days ago.”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L2XEexacmUE
Robert Fox, defence editor at the Evening Standard, discusses Russia’s war with Ukraine on times.radio.
Post by: guest55 on April 14, 2022, 08:02:18 pm
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=liCWOXetZFk
The rumor is that Russian intelligence officers faked Pro-Russian resistance group numbers in Ukraine to the Kremlin, whilst pocketing the money to setup said resistance groups themselves, believing that Putin would never invade Ukraine. This is why Putin and Lavrov believed that Russian troops would be greeted with flowers by Ukrainians. This rumor sounds plausible to myself as well, and as Beau also pointed out, would explain so much in regards to Russian failures in the Ukraine offensive.
Ukrainian Special Forces Use High Explosives Behind Enemy Lines
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wvp98eGSUnc
Post by: 90sRetroFan on April 14, 2022, 11:53:11 pm
https://www.yahoo.com/news/russian-philosopher-known-putins-brain-030236530.html
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A Russian philosopher known as 'Putin's brain' said Russia's retreat from Kyiv was only 'temporary'
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In the interview, Dugin referred to the Russian retreat as a "purely tactical move" that would allow the Russian army to regroup and execute "revisions" under the newly appointed Gen. Alexander Dvornikov, a key figure in the 2015 Russian campaign in Syria.
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Despite repositioning Russian troops to the east, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg warned that Putin still could seek to capture all of Ukraine. Dugin reinforced that notion in the interview, saying Russia's brutal campaign in eastern Ukraine alone is "not a victory" for the country.
"Our soldiers will not return home until targets across the country have been destroyed and security has been established, or until Zelensky surrenders," Dugin said, per Yahoo News.
We should be discussing how to capture Moscow.
Post by: guest55 on April 15, 2022, 12:45:51 am
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An air raid alert has been declared for all of Ukraine’s regions, following warnings Vladimir Putin could launch an “immediate escalation” of the war.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9pldI_22Rbk
Post by: 90sRetroFan on April 15, 2022, 02:52:07 am
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/the-u-s-must-take-a-strong-stance-against-russia-harsh-sanctions-will-only-raise-risks-to-the-world-11649865563
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Now the idea is to embargo Russia’s sale of oil to the world. And the idea is to shut off Russia from not just raw materials but access to everything, including financial services.
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Does anyone really think that a personality like Vladimir Putin will put up with that and crawl into a corner and hide while his economy shrivels up around him? That’s not going to happen. And so, if not that, then what? We, the West, need to stop reveling in the expectation of our eventual “win” because “we” will never see it. Sanctions are not a winning strategy — we have already done that and failed.
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Putin is a dangerous man. But the Biden administration that has gauged the reaction of Putin wrongly in the past using sanctions may be gauging him wrongly again. Just ask former U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates, who said that Biden has “been wrong on nearly every major foreign policy and national security issue over the past four decades.”
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And one problem with imposing sanctions is that there is no battle front. There is no way to know when their bite is drawing blood. And so there is no way to know how the risks of a confrontation with Russia grow as sanctions remain in force.
But just as Biden and Secretary of State Antony Blinken incorrectly told us that the threat of sanctions would keep Putin out of Ukraine, we are now being told that, as long as we do not engage militarily or send too many weapons that are too modern or too destructive, we will not be in his sights. Not only does this increasingly seem naive on the face of it, but any scan of history suggests that sanctions, especially of this magnitude, are the equivalent of bombing a country’s factories and taking them out of action. In some ways they are the equivalent of neutron bomb-destroying economic activity but leaving the capital stock in place. Soon we will see how Putin reacts to that.
The U.S. has an obligation to Ukraine under the Budapest Memorandum, in which the U.S. promised to help Ukraine secure its borders when it gave up its nuclear weapons. In fact, the U.S. has not done that.
What’s worse, Russia, a fellow signatory to the Budapest Memorandum, has been the violator.
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With this in mind, I think the “hot war” should be conducted more aggressively since if the West backs off the hot-war confrontation when Putin eventually threatens nuclear or more aggressive responses to sanctions, then what would the West do? The West must stand strong from the start and not pin its hopes on sanctions, which have let us down once already and will probably do so again.
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Post by: guest55 on April 15, 2022, 04:10:57 pm
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky told CNN's Jake Tapper that "all of the countries of the world" should be prepared for the possibility that Russian President Vladimir Putin could use tactical nuclear weapons in his war on Ukraine. Watch the full interview on Sunday at 9am ET on 'State of the Union.' #CNN #Newshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l7ap_EoNPNE
Russia warns U.S. and NATO to stop arming Ukraine
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Russia is demanding the U.S. and NATO stop arming Ukraine, saying continuing to do so could lead to "unpredictable consequences." This comes after Ukrainian officials said Russia's flagship vessel in the Black Sea sank after being hit by Ukrainian missiles, but Russian authorities said it sank in a storm while being towed for repairs after an explosion and fire. CBS News foreign correspondent Chris Livesay gave an update from Kyiv, Ukraine.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t00IhpCmHVE
#News #RussiaUkraineWar
Post by: 90sRetroFan on April 15, 2022, 08:34:17 pm
From the comments:
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Russia: “Ukraine did not sink our ship with Neptune cruise missiles”
Russia: “ in retaliation for our ship sinking, we will bomb the crap out of Kiev.”
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Russia: "Our battleship sank by itself"
Also Russia: "We want revenge for sinking our battleship."
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Russia: The sinking of the Moskva was a complete accident!
Also Russia: The attack on the Ukrainian facility was in retaliation for Moskva!
Post by: guest55 on April 15, 2022, 11:27:39 pm
Russian Army Takes Its Biggest Loss Yet - Crucial Loss
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SllRVJcAWcc
The host raises a great point, no one has ever felt the full force of NATO or U.S. military power. If Russians underestimated Ukrainian resistance, they are certainly underestimating NATO and the U.S. as well if they believe that the current Russian military stands a chance against NATO alone, not to even mention the U.S.!
Post by: guest55 on April 16, 2022, 02:28:33 pm
RUSSIAN SOLDIER ADMITS: PUTIN’S TROOPS BOMBED THEIR OWN PEOPLE || 2022
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‘THAT WAS OURS’https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NbYrV4mT0Qs
The used audio is from the Youtube audio library
3,000 pieces of Russian military equipment estimated destroyed
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Military experts estimate that Russia has lost nearly 3,000 pieces of equipment in the conflict.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eK0_CRh2r2k
The losses are being blamed on Russian tactical miscalculations, and advanced weapons supplied by NATO countries.
Russia warns US to stop arming Ukraine, sends formal letter warning | World News | WION
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Recently, US President Joe Biden announced $800 mn worth of military aid to Ukraine. Russia sent a diplomatic note to the United States to stop arming Ukraine. To get more details, we're joined by Fred Weir, Russian Affairs Expert.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ddrnHf-zeIg
#US #Russia #Ukraine
Such a bizarre government in Russia. First it threatens the world with nuclear weapons and then it sends diplomatic notes. Absolutely amazing to me! I don't even think we could call the Russian government a professional government at this point either! I guess we shouldn't be too surprised if FSB agents are nicknaming themselves with monikers such as "007" and such on Skype, as if we are living in a movie!?!
Another Russian General Has Been Killed In Ukraine
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Russian Major General Vladimir Frolov, deputy commander of the 8th Army, was buried Saturday after being killed in combat in Ukraine, Russian state media reported, which would make him the eighth Russian general killed in Moscow’s invasion, if Ukrainian claims are true.https://www.forbes.com/sites/lisakim/2022/04/16/another-russian-general-has-been-killed-in-ukraine/?sh=36bba17c3d41
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Post by: guest55 on April 17, 2022, 02:09:32 pm
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Ret. Lt. Gen. Ben Hodges, the former commanding general of the U.S. Army in Europe, says Ukraine needs more long-ranged missiles and equipment, in addition to weapons the U.S. is currently providing.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wR0yq8QJMCE
#News #Ukraine #RussiaUkraineWar
Ukrainian foreign minister says Mariupol "doesn't exist anymore" after Russian siege
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Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba says the situation in the key port city of Mariupol is "dire" and "heartbreaking."https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lv8pkvVIbXw
#News #RussiaUkraine #Mariupol
How can Ukraine stop Russia from taking Mariupol? | General Philip Breedlove
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“We have done airlifts into enemy territory before. There is precedent for delivering directly to the people who are being attacked.”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dm3PZwrTsp4
General Philip Breedlove, NATO's Former Supreme Allied Commander for Europe, talks to Ayesha Hazarika about defending Mariupol.
Fareed Zakaria: We must stop Putin's Plan B
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As Russia refocuses its war on Ukraine's east and south, CNN's Fareed Zakaria argues it will take much more military assistance from the West to ensure that Russia does not succeed in crippling Ukraine.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lX4NZpqybA8
#CNN #News
Post by: guest55 on April 18, 2022, 12:37:02 pm
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Russian actor and model Jean-Michel Shcherbak shares a message he received from his mother, denouncing him as her son due for not supporting Russia's invasion of Ukraine. #CNN #Newshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TsPoD9Cr5h0
A former MP calls to hit Ukraine with nuclear weapons from Russia
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The Russian occupiers are planning to hold an illegal referendum in Kherson to annex the region, a former member of Parliament of Ukraine Ilya Kiva calls out to use of nuclear weapons against Ukrainian soldiers and civilians, a possible future missile strike on civilian objects in the Donetsk region – these are the topics of the present-day media briefing from the Advisor to the Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Serhii Leshchenko.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ve0P18YuVv0
Post by: 90sRetroFan on April 19, 2022, 12:49:05 am
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KRtGcm5Dm8E
Post by: guest55 on April 19, 2022, 05:13:23 pm
What happens to weapons sent to Ukraine? The US doesn't really know
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The US has few ways to track the substantial supply of anti-tank, anti-aircraft and other weaponry it has sent across the border into Ukraine, sources tell CNN, a blind spot that's due in large part to the lack of US boots on the ground in the country -- and the easy portability of many of the smaller systems now pouring across the border. #CNN #Newshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MaC8l16AHxM
Lithuania ditches Russian gas thanks to LNG while EU remains heavily dependent | DW News
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Lithuania this month became the envy of the EU when it announced it had completely stopped importing gas from Russia. It was able to pull the plug on Russian energy thanks to its investment in a terminal to import liquified natural gas, or LNG, with the fitting name Independence.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RyBSt-ncpC8
Post by: guest55 on April 19, 2022, 06:57:39 pm
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--MSNBC analyst Malcolm Nance has joined the fight to defend Ukraine from the Russian invasionhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xmll1EZdkHc
Post by: guest55 on April 19, 2022, 09:15:15 pm
Ukraine is scanning faces of dead Russians, then contacting the mothers
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Ukrainian officials say the use of facial recognition software could help end the brutal war. But some experts call it ‘classic psychological warfare’ that sets a gruesome precedent.
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The country’s IT Army, a volunteer force of hackers and activists that takes its direction from the Ukrainian government, says it has used those identifications to inform the families of the deaths of 582 Russians, including by sending them photos of the abandoned corpses.
The Ukrainians champion the use of face-scanning software from the U.S. tech firm Clearview AI as a brutal but effective way to stir up dissent inside Russia, discourage other fighters and hasten an end to a devastating war.
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But some military and technology analysts worry that the strategy could backfire, inflaming anger over a shock campaign directed at mothers who may be thousands of miles from the drivers of the Kremlin’s war machine.https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2022/04/15/ukraine-facial-recognition-warfare/
Southern port city of Mariupol on brink of falling l ABCNL
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ABC's Marcus Moore is in Kyiv with the latest on the war in Ukraine as Russian forces attempt to storm the last holdout for the Ukrainian resistance in Mariupol.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SnO-lCAxlT8
According to some reports Russia has already lost 25% of it's initial invasion force within the first 50 days of fighting....
RUSSIAN COMMANDERS ANGRY AT HOW LONG IT'S TAKING TO CAPTURE MARIUPOL || 2022
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Mariupol, a port city in southern Ukraine, has seen the fiercest fighting of the Russian invasion.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gGXlqfAYM34
Post by: guest55 on April 20, 2022, 10:42:57 am
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As anticipated, on Monday Russia started 'phase 2' of their war in Ukraine - a new assault on he Donbas region. Despite attempts though-out the war Putin's never been able to fully capture it; so why does he want to and will he be successful in Donbas?https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WKIIAYshTPw
Germany says it has 'reached its limits' on weapons it can offer to Ukraine
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Western countries have promised Kyiv more military aid to boost its defences as Russia ramps up its attacks in Ukraine's east. Amid the flurry of support, Germany -- Europe's biggest economy -- has been accused of not doing enough to help. German chancellor Olaf Scholz said the military has "reached its limits" on arms it can offer to Ukraine.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uTsRztVp1Cs
'No need to attack Germany': social democrat defends German Chancellor's stance on Ukraine | DW News
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Ralf Stegner, member of the Social Democrats in Germany, speaks to DW about Chancellor Olaf Scholz' stance on Ukraine. The Chancellor appeared to deflect criticism about his country's hesitance to deliver heavy weapons to Ukraine in a short speech in Berlin on Tuesday. In his statement, Scholz said that, although the German army, the Bundeswehr, did not have much left to offer Ukraine, his government was supporting German arms manufacturers financially. "We have asked the German arms industry to tell us which material it can supply in the near future," Scholz said, adding that Berlin was coordinating with Kyiv over what Ukraine needs and would supply the funding needed.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nOXthePrdjs
U.S. to Send Howitzers to Ukraine ‘Very Soon’: Pentagon
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As the Russian offensive in eastern Ukraine begins to unfold, Pentagon Spokesman John Kirby says 18 U.S. Howitzers to bolster Ukraine’s defense will be transported “very soon.” He spoke at a news briefing.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aHRmDbdPEc8
Deputy mayor of Mariupol asks for more military aid: "Situation has changed"
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The deputy mayor of Mariupol is seeking more military aid and has appealed to Western countries to supply more weapons as quickly as possible.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XWKgLTD5Wp0
#News #RussiaUkraineWar #Mariupol
Mounting reports of violence against women and children in Ukraine | DW News
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DW correspondent Rebecca Ritters speaks to Lydmyla Denisova, ombudswomen at the Ukrainian Commission of Human Rights. Ukrainians have been calling the Commission via hotline reporting cases of immense violence against women and children.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Pi7jeSm3fQ
Russian Missiles Destroy Weapons Sent By The West As Donbas Battle Begins l Putin Mocks Sanctions
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Russian defence ministry said that its missile strikes destroyed large quantities of foreign weapons in Lviv. Meanwhile, Ukrainian forces claim that Russia is dropping heavy bombs on Mariupol’s Azovstal steel plant. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that Russia has started its fresh offensive to take eastern Ukraine. Shortly before Zelensky's address, Luhansk governor also announced the beginning of Russia's attack.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=14pA4y6hICg
#Russia #EastUkraine #Donbas #Putin #RussianMissiles #NATO #US #Biden #Macron
Russia Flies Nuclear Bombers Near Ukraine Border As Putin Ramps Up Offensive Over Moskva Sinking
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Russia flew its strategic nuclear-capable bombers near Ukraine’s border at least on two occasions in recent days, as per reports. Russian TU-95 and T-160 ‘Bears’ were seen over the Kaluga and Smolensk regions on April 16 and April 18. Videos caught four of the aircraft flying within striking distance of possible targets in Ukraine. Russian President Putin has ramped up his Ukraine offensive after the humiliating sinking of the Moskva battleship.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oQjh1IC7U78
#russia #ukraine #warinukraine #TU95
Russia's Putin test-fires 16,000 mph ‘Satan-2’ nuclear missile
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RUSSIA has successfully launched its 'Satan' missile, capable of firing up to 12 nuclear warheads at once, Vladimir Putin has claimed.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hfmcxTy-zKI
The launch of the Sarmat intercontinental ballistic missile will give "food for thought for those who try to threaten Russia," the Russian president warned.
The missile, nicknamed Satan 2, can fly 6,000 miles, carry 16 warheads and has the potential to destroy an area the size of France.
It was successfully launched from Plesetsk Cosmodrome in Arkhangelsk Oblast, northwestern Russia, according to Russian state media outlet RIA Novosti.
Post by: guest55 on April 20, 2022, 12:56:36 pm
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Ukraine claims to have repelled a Russian attack in the city of Izium, a gateway to the eastern Donbas region. Kyiv also claimed enemy losses in a Ukrainian counter-attack near the town of Marinka in the southern part of the Donbas. European Council chief Charles Michel arrived in Kyiv on a surprise visit as allies pledged more arms for Ukraine. Michel said Russia should face justice for the alleged war crimes it has committed in Ukraine.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kgsACXEkcZ4
#RussiaUkraineWar #Putin
0:00 - INTRODUCTION
0:45 - EU CHIEF VISITS KYIV
1:53 - PUTIN SAYS SARMAT TEST WILL MAKE ENEMIES ‘THINK TWICE’
3:24 - RUSSIA ACCUSES UKRAINE OF RENEGING ON COMMITMENTS
4:00 - FINLAND PARLIAMENT DISCUSSES NATO PROSPECTS
4:46 - JOHNSON CALLS FOR HUMANE TREATMENT OF CAPTURED BRITONS
Even this next narrator is beginning to talk smack now, lol!
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What we're getting instead is the same **** from the last eight years....:D
WHAT WE LEARNED FROM THE FIRST DAY OF RUSSIA'S BIG DONBAS OFFENSIVE || 2022
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Season two of Putin’s war in Ukraine is now underway, and while it’s early, we’re starting to get an idea of Russia’s designs.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XVpKBTP18x0
Post by: guest55 on April 21, 2022, 11:35:12 am
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Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered the Russian military to cancel plans to storm the Azovstal plant in the Ukrainian city of Mariupol.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9yrmb0bqfI4
The Russian leader said he wanted the plant to continue to be securely blockaded instead.
Putin gave the order to his Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu in a televised meeting at the Kremlin.
"I consider the proposed storming of the industrial zone unnecessary," Putin told Shoigu. "I order you to cancel it."
"Block off this industrial area so that not even a fly can escape," Putin said, adding it would be "impractical" to storm the entire plant.
The Russian leader welcomed Shoigu's assertion that Moscow's troops were now in full control of the rest of the city of Mariupol. Ukraine has not commented on the latest claim.
Russia's strategy in Donbas explained | Lord Dannatt, former chief of the general staff
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“Putin is being as degrading and as horrid and as appalling as he possibly can be. He wants to effectively strangle and suffocate them where they are. It's an appalling catastrophe.”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hHV9y5El5_I
Lord Dannatt, former chief of the general staff, talks to Mariella Frostrup about the Russian army on #TimesRadio.
Why Putin Declaring Success In Mariupol Is 'Face-Saving Theater'
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Russian President Vladimir Putin has claimed “success” in Mariupol but ordered his forces not to storm the site where the last pocket of Ukrainian resistance in the besieged port city is holding out. Jason Beardsley and Jane Harman discuss.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IoJAchKoriQ
Ex-CIA head reacts to audio purporting Russian troops feeling abandoned
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Former CIA Director Gen. David Petraeus (Ret.) reacts to purported intercepted communication between Russian soldiers expressing their frustration towards their commanders. #CNN #Newshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=szI5dEcawsM
German stockpile shortages hamper Ukraine arms aid | DW News
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Germany is looking at the extra maintenance and the ammunition that would be needed for it to deploy fighting vehicles to Ukraine.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=28v3Tbj0VYA
Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said Germany was examining the idea of sending Leopard tanks and Marder fighting vehicles. Speaking on the second day of a visit to the Balkans, she said Berlin was trying to establish what preparation would be needed.
Baerbock was addressing criticism of Germany's apparent hesitation when it comes to delivering weaponry.
"There are no taboos for us with regard to armored vehicles and other weaponry that Ukraine needs," she said in a news conference with her Estonian counterpart.
Berlin is already supplying weaponry and ammunition directly to the Ukrainians, but it has yet to authorize the delivery of tanks or warplanes.
The minister said Berlin's present focus was to ensure Ukraine was quickly supplied with older Soviet-designed kit that its troops could use without extra training. Germany has prioritized such three-way swaps, replacing the stocks of allied countries that had such weaponry with more modern German-made equipment.
War in Ukraine is impacting global food security | DW News
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According to the UN, up to one-third of Ukraine’s crops may be lost this year because of the Russian invasion. Ukraine is a big producer of wheat, corn and cooking oil. With food prices skyrocketing, many countries are fearing a looming famine.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8e_9WVDM3iE
Fire at Russian top-secret military research base kills
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A deadly fire in a Russian city on Thursday destroyed the building of a top-secret military research institute that worked to develop Russia’s newest ballistic missiles.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T-K0Jm83GmY
A blaze at the Central Research Institute of the Aerospace Defence Forces in the city of Tver, between Moscow and St Petersburg, broke on Thursday morning at the institute’s oldest, wooden annex and almost instantly engulfed the whole four-storey building.
At least five people were killed and 30 injured in a fire that enveloped the city centre in thick black smoke and raged on for hours, Russian news agencies said, quoting unnamed officials.
AMID RUSSIA'S DONBAS OFFENSIVE, US SENDS WARPLANES TO UKRAINE || 2022
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Just days after US President Joe Biden announced an $800 million military aid package for Ukraine, the US said Ukraine has received fighter planes and aircraft parts amid the Russian invasion.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WplVXaqBRVM
Post by: guest55 on April 21, 2022, 11:59:08 am
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The Ukrainian Army's Azov Battalion is controversial due to its use of symbols associated with the Waffen-SS. In this video, we will examine the unit's history and what those symbols mean.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HGdUtUefjCA
Ukrainian 56th Motorized Infantry Brigade show how artillery strikes at Russian vehicles
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Ukrainian 56th Motorized Infantry Brigade show how artillery strikes at Russian vehicleshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MiDXp0c7h9Y
Post by: guest55 on April 21, 2022, 08:39:30 pm
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The additional $800 million aid package for Ukraine announced by President Biden will include a new drone system designed by the US Air Force called the "Phoenix Ghost." CNN's Barbara Starr reports. #CNN #Newshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=slf-rgB0DN4
Top Secret Russian Facilities Destroyed By Unknown Operatives - Behind Enemy Lines
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Another massive update on the Ukraine Russia Warhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7TnV_XjfDz8
Post by: guest55 on April 22, 2022, 11:01:46 am
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THE fight for Mariupol is 'far from over' according to defiant soldiers of Ukraine's Azov regiment.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jPCvps8skOs
This English language video statement from Azov Regiment Officer Ilya Samoilenko was issued from inside the besieged city of Mariupol on Thursday (21April2022).
Samoilenko and other fighters are holding out in the city’s Azovstal steelworks having resisted for a month in the city where some of the most brutal attacks have occurred.
In his passionate statement, given while explosions could be heard in the background, Samoilenko, a soldier from the Azov Battalion, says the port city is "not yet dominated", denying Russian President Vladimir Putin’s claims that his troops control all of the city except for the steelworks, which they are blockading.
The Sun newspaper brings you the latest breaking news videos and explainers from the UK and around the world
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The operation is to kill as many Ukrainians as possible....
Thousands still stuck inside steel plant in Mariupol as Putin claims victory over the city | DW News
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has disputed Russia's claims that it seized control of the strategically vital Ukrainian port city of Mariupol, saying it was not completely lost.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z6U_AOeK1sY
"The situation is difficult, the situation is bad," Zelenskyy told journalists in Kyiv, adding that there were still several ways to "liberate" the city.
Ukraine: Satellite images suggest mass graves near Mariupol | DW News
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Imagery released by the Maxar Technologies showed what appeared to be long rows of graves stretching away from an existing cemetery in the town of Manhush, outside Mariupol.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gw8-FY0TfxA
The images showed graves aligned in four sections of linear rows measuring approximately 85 meters (around 279 feet) per section and containing more than 200 graves.
Mariupol Mayor Vadym Boychenko accused Russian forces of "hiding their military crimes" by taking the bodies of civilians from the city and burying them in Manhush. According to Boychenko, as many as 9,000 civilians could be buried at the site.
On Thursday Russian President Vladimir Putin claimed victory in the battle for Mariupol, despite the presence of an estimated 2,000 Ukrainian fighters who were still holed up at a giant steel mill. Putin ordered his troops to seal off the stronghold.
Crimea Flashpoint I Why Ukraine May Target Europe's Longest Bridge & Why Kerch Is Vital For Putin
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The fresh influx of Western weaponry into Ukraine has revived calls for a possible Ukrainian airstrike on the strategically important Crimean Bridge. The Crimean Bridge over the Strait of Kerch has linked Crimea to the Russian mainland since 2018. Crimea became a part of Ukraine after the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991 but was annexed by Russia in 2014. Watch the video to know more.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FQnVeOYqko4
#CrimeanBridge #UkraineRussia
Post by: guest55 on April 22, 2022, 12:17:52 pm
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The war shapes the founding myth of the Ukrainian state.
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00:00 Introhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JDf6Zf0JrPE
02:40 The will to fight
06:35 Arrogance and foolishness
13:49 Dictatorship vs democracy
15:22 Bad scenario and worse
18:59 Giant on feet of clay
20:41 Russkiy Mir dies, Intermarium arises
22:47 Fresh blood in Europe
24:20 Outro
Quite genius actually....
Post by: guest55 on April 22, 2022, 09:49:39 pm
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US Army Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman was the director for European affairs for the US National Security Council under former President Donald Trump. He testified in Congress on Trump’s attempts to influence Ukrainian President Volodmyr Zelensky to investigate Trump’s rival, Joe Biden; his statements were instrumental in Trump’s impeachment.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yM1Vifk3tWs
Vindman was born in Ukraine and served for the US military in Iraq, earning a Purple Heart for his service. He is an expert on defense and security. He connected with DW Washington Correspondent Sumi Somaskanda on the war in Ukraine, the West, and lessons learned.
Had Westerners not rammed USSR anti-German propaganda down the throats of German's after WWII then the German nation would never have felt a false sense of empathy for Russia in the first place! This false sense of empathy for Russia after WWII is a direct product of the Soviet denazification of Germany!
Russia reveals larger goal of full control of southern Ukraine
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Ian Bremmer, president of the Eurasia Group, joins The News with Shepard Smith to discuss Russia's newly-stated goal of taking over all of southern Ukraine.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FhrZdtEzKJA
Precisely. Ukrainians will have enough heavy weapons at that point to push the Russian line back in the other direction, whilst the Russian troops will be completely spent by then!
Ukraine: Russia shifts elite troops from Mariupol to new battleground
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Ukrainian authorities say Russia has shifted a dozen crack units from the shattered port of Mariupol to eastern Ukraine and is pounding away at cities across the region.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HhX9o-bno18
There has been speculation in regards to Putin's health for some time now....
Does Putin's Mystery Illness Spell Disaster For Ukraine?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wWhRQQ5NiGg
I would remind everyone that Putin did state at some point (forgotten where I read it now) that he broke his arm in a street fight in Berlin when he was stationed there as a KGB agent.
Post by: guest55 on April 23, 2022, 02:01:39 pm
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US satellite images appear to show another mass grave in a cemetery east of Mariupol. Pictures taken in late March and mid April suggest fresh parallel trenches were dug. Ukraine has accused Russia of trying to hide evidence of war crimes during the assault on the city. Russia denies the claims.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gDhldXoVvlU
Ukraine's Azov Regiment has released a video of civilians sheltering in bunkers beneath the Azovstal steel plant in Mariupol. It's not clear when or where the video was filmed. Russian president Vladimir Putin ordered his forces not to storm the plant earlier this week but Ukraine says attacks in the area have continued.
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is set to visit Moscow on Tuesday to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin. He'll then head to Ukraine for talks with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Guterres will discuss steps to bring about peace following Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
Russia has confirmed the death of one of the crew members of its flagship missile cruiser Moskva, a week after it sank in the Black Sea. The Ministry of Defense said nearly 400 crew members were evacuated. Kremlin critics suspect a much higher number of dead and missing, saying the ship's crew was about 500 strong.
A court in Moscow has ordered opposition activist Vladimir Kara-Murza to remain in pre-trial detention. He's accused of spreading fake news about Russia's army after denouncing the war. Kara-Murza has long been a critic of the Kremlin, and has survived two poison attacks. Human rights groups have called for his release.
Ukraine has warned that Russia plans to attack more countries and expand its war. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Ukraine's neighbour Moldova should be concerned about Russia's latest military strategy.
Moldova is home to Trans-nistria, which is a breakaway pro-Russian region which borders Ukraine. Russia is in control of Ukraine's south-east regions, seen here in blue. Now the deputy commander of Russia's central military district says its forces want to push westwards.
WHAT A TWIST! - UKRAINE HAS MORE TANKS ON THE GROUND THAN RUSSIA || 2022
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An unnamed senior U.S. defense official told The Washington Post this week that Ukraine now has more tanks on the ground than the Russians do.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XJHa83AQZwo
Zelensky discusses Putin negotiations in unusual press conference
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Speaking at a press conference in a Kyiv subway, Ukrainian President Zelensky said he is willing to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tFKolgsIOG4
#CNN #News
Russian Missiles Hit Odesa | UN Chief To Meet Putin, Zelensky As EU Prepares 6th Round Of Sanctions
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At least five people have died after Russian missile strikes in the major port city of Odesa, Ukraine says. A Ukraine govt spokesperson said that Russian forces launched at least six cruise missiles at Odesa. Ukraine’s remaining forces in Mariupol are holding out at the Azovstal steel plant. France & Germany reportedly sold $296 million of weapons to Russia despite an EU arms embargo. Both Germany and France have faced criticism for their response towards Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hHMvTbgBl_w
#Russia #Ukraine #Zelensky #Odesa #Sanctions #Azovstal #Putin #Germany #France
Post by: guest55 on April 23, 2022, 08:26:54 pm
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These strikes alone won’t end the war. There’s no shortage of deputy commanders to take the place of the commanders who’ve died—and replacement leaders actually tend to be more aggressive and crueler than the established leaders they replace.https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidaxe/2022/04/23/the-ukrainians-keep-blowing-up-russian-command-posts-and-killing-generals/?sh=7c463806a350
But blowing up a command post can confuse the subordinate units, temporarily leaving them vulnerable to a swift attack. As Ukraine continues mobilizing its reserves and re-equipping with Western-supplied weapons, Ukrainian counterattacks could become more frequent—and more decisive in rolling back Russian territorial gains in eastern and southern Ukraine.
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Mikhail Nagamov
Covert Ukrainian Operators Assault Deep Into Russian Held Territory
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NSUM3TrxF6s
Post by: guest55 on April 24, 2022, 12:29:45 pm
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Russia’s new offensive aims to seize southern Ukraine and open a route to the separatist region of Transnistria in Moldova, a senior Russian general says.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I_CszdI7MW8
Former National Security Adviser John Bolton joins On Balance with Leland Vittert Friday night to discuss what makes this region important and what the Ukrainians can do to stop it.
#Russia #Ukraine #Poland #America #VolodymyrZelenskyy #VladimirPutin #JoeBiden #RussiaAtWar #Convoy #Mariupol #Bucha #NATO
Post by: guest55 on April 25, 2022, 12:24:18 am
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Russian activity is becoming more merciless and mysterious with intercepted calls to violence, suspicious killings of Russian oligarchs and a mysterious chemical plant fire. John Iadarola and Brett Erlich break it down on The Damage Report.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wNGneo3xBdY
Russia's biggest chemical plant burns down in second mystery fire in a day - https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-n...
"A huge blaze has broken out in one of Russia's biggest chemical plants.
Dramatic footage shows smoke billowing from the Dmitrievsky Chemical Plant in the city of Kineshma, around 250 miles east of Moscow.
The site, the largest manufacturer of chemical solvents in the country, is around 950km from the border with Ukraine."
Post by: guest55 on April 25, 2022, 11:53:45 am
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RUSSIA has been rocked by huge explosions and a massive fire following a suspected strike by Ukraine.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_y-3AjtBMGo
The blaze erupted at the Druzhba oil depot in Bryansk with flames seen across the entire city.
Massive explosions also rang out and locals were evacuated from their homes close to the inferno.
The oil depot is likely to be vital for supplying Russia’s troops as they attempt to take control of the Donbas.
Ukraine has previously been accused of staging attacks on Russian soil to disrupt Putin's campaign.
Kyiv has however denied carrying out strikes.
And it's been warned Moscow may be attempting to use staged attacks on their soil as false flags to justify escalating the war in Ukraine.
Post by: guest55 on April 25, 2022, 08:43:11 pm
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Wrapping up the first official U.S. visit to Ukraine since Russia invaded, Washington's top diplomat and its defense chief promised more military aid as battles raged in the east.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KvBnSoyhOAQ
#News #Reuters #Ukraine #UkraineCrisis #Russia #AntonyBlinken #LloydAustin
Former PMs join campaign to prosecute Russian president over Ukraine invasion
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Former Australian prime minister Malcolm Turnbull discusses the assembly of a special tribunal to prosecute Russian President Putin for his crimes against Ukraine.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G-0GA6Lr8jg
Ukraine Conducts Secret Mission to Cripple Russian War Machine
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VYKw-tciq5Q
US Army Combat Vet Reacts to the Azovstal Siege!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rK0YtRJew64
Post by: guest55 on April 25, 2022, 10:33:03 pm
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For Russia to gain “full control over Donbass and southern Ukraine”, as the latest evolution of Moscow’s war aims seems to suggest, Vladimir Putin will need to quickly refresh and reorganize his forces.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mXxg2mcPL9Y
Ukrainian troops face Russian Army on Donbas' frontline - BBC News
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Ukrainian forces have been holding the line in Donbas since 2014, against Russian-backed separatists.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nMquPCKUMLE
However, what was sporadic fighting has now turned into a full-blown war of unrelenting attacks.
Lieutenant Denys Gordeev, of the Ukraine Army, said: "We have bomb attacks, rocket attacks every day, all the time, every hour."
Meanwhile, women, children, the elderly and the sick living in eastern Ukraine are desperately short of food and water.
This last post is for entertainment purposes only:
"Unboxing" of Russian "Orlan"
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Genious solution from the innovative center of Skolkovo: a Russian drone without a single Russian part.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1sPKSMeonxg
@1:32 ;D
I'm surprised they didn't find any duct-tape in that bad mammajamma lol!
Russia bombs Ukrainian railways after U.S. officials visit Zelensky by train
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Russian strikes hit critical rail infrastructure in central and western Ukraine, hours after top U.S. officials travelled to Lviv by train to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and pledged further economic and military aid.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1u4ykDHdV40
Post by: guest55 on April 26, 2022, 11:58:18 am
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The German government has shifted its policy on Ukraine and announced it will deliver anti-aircraft tanks to the country. The tanks, which have not been used for about ten years according to military expert Thomas Wiegold, will now be used by Ukraine. However, training will be required before the tanks can be deployed.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oDkJo9RnC0k
Defense Secretary Austin: U.S. believes Ukraine "can win" war against Russia
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"Ukraine clearly believes that it can win, and so does everyone here”: U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin kicked off defense talks with more than 40 countries by expressing confidence that Ukraine can prevail against Russia in the two-month-old conflict.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i3S-JUm1S1Y
#News #DefenseSecretary #Ukraine
US sheds light on West’s new Russia strategy
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As Russia's invasion of Ukraine has transformed into a grinding war of attrition with no meaningful peace deal in sight, the US and its allies have begun to convey a new, longer-term goal for the war: to defeat Russia so decisively on the battlefield that it will be deterred from launching such an attack ever again. That message was delivered most clearly on Monday, when Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin told reporters after a trip to Ukraine's capital city of Kyiv that "we want to see Russia weakened to the degree that it can't do the kinds of things that it has done in invading Ukraine." #CNN #Newshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yl_Fc29n9_o
Russia Strikes Ukraine's Rails Hours After U.S. Visit
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The Morning Joe panel discusses the latest developments in Ukraine, including Russia's striking of five railway stations on Monday morning after Secretary of State Blinken travelled to Kyiv by train.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_kadllx3Gds
PUTIN IS IN TROUBLE - UKRAINE JUST KILLED TWO MORE RUSSIAN GENERALS || 2022
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Ukraine Hits Russian Command Post in Kherson, Two Generals Killedhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qOpWXoRsDPE
Russian forces attempt to surround Ukraine's 'heavily fortified' positions in East I ABCNL
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ABC News national security and defense analyst Mick Mulroy discusses the latest on Russian attacks and strategy as the U.K. Defense Ministry estimates Russia has lost about 15,000 troops.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yGdtPvH2IrQ
Can't stop! Russian propaganda got out of control. And it's really awkward
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It happens, when you lie so much, that forget to whom you lied and what exactly.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WDE6N2qnIbA
Kremlin propagandists got lost in their own manipulations.
Now they say they fight against the whole world.
And report about successful attacks on... "**** centre"...
'Putin can't resist interfering in the military planning' | James Heappey
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He said: "It's completely legitimate for Ukraine to be targeting in Russia's depth in order to disrupt the logistics that, if they weren't disrupted, would directly contribute to death and carnage on Ukrainian soil."https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qgVRAy7wbvs
James Heappey also detailed Russia's strategy in the Donbas. He said: " It's clear that their new strategic objective is a much more limited incursion to try to secure the entire Donbass. If the Kremlin were willing to stay out of it, and leave it to their military planners to design and then execute that campaign, I would be concerned that Russia still has a an overwhelming firepower, that the Ukrainians would be up against it to hold off. But the reality is that as we've seen in so much of the war so far, Putin can't resist interfering in the military planning."
Putin sounds like a micro-manager and from what we're seeing in Ukraine not a very good one at that. I also find it personally irritating when civilian politicians who have never served in the military try and force their ideas on a military organization. I guess we can now use the war in Ukraine as a perfect example of how big of a disaster this can lead to. Note that Ukraine's politicians have not interfered with the Ukrainian military since the war began!
True scale of Putin’s ‘tank graveyard’ revealed as Russia’s losses mount up
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FRESH images show the true scale of Vladimir Putin's "tank graveyard" after a spy drone found more destroyed armour left behind by Russia's "failing" troops in Ukraine.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zPGrFs5Nd28
The new pictures of the massive junkyard ten miles inside Russia reveal dozens more destroyed tanks, trucks and guns.
Ukrainian spy-drones spotted the graveyard in the village of Golvochino underlining the scale of Putin's battlefield losses.
Reconnaissance flights carried out by a Ukrainian intelligence unit based in a secret bunker near the border filmed dozens of pieces of damaged military hardware dumped in a field.
A single image of the site showed 57 vehicles including at least 17 tanks.
Now more drone images passed to The Sun show at least 15 more tanks in a neighbouring yard, as well 19 armoured personnel carriers, three towed howitzer guns and 58 more lorries.
Defence expert Rob Lee, who has tracked Russia's battlefield losses. said: "This shows there is more we haven't publicly recorded."
Russia claimed the site was shelled by Ukraine three days after the drone flight.
Earlier satellite images confirmed there were no vehicles at the site at Golovchino village when Putin unleashed his invasion on February 24 and only a handful on March 17, as the botched invasion faltered.
The Sun was granted exclusive access to join the Ukrainian team which launches its Ukrainian-built Leleka drone daily into Russian airspace with a catapult.
Post by: guest55 on April 26, 2022, 12:42:51 pm
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Ukrainian farmers in a southern region bordering the frontline of the military conflict with Russia are now wearing body armor to plough their fields.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b5wtgecj-Ws
#Ukraine #Russia #UkraineCrisis #News #Reuters
Post by: guest55 on April 26, 2022, 10:18:56 pm
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There are many photos of burnt out Russian tanks out there that have - at least visually - explosive reactive armor bricks / elements that seem to be intact. The question why is this the case? Some people point out that the explosive elements were missing, but upon minor investigation this likely does not seem to be the reason. In this video we look at how explosive reactive armor works, we also look at Soviet / Russian Kontakt-1 and Kontakt-5 explosive reactive armor.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kC0gf7oWRUU
Post by: guest55 on April 26, 2022, 10:32:32 pm
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Russians are hanging red flags in captured cities to show an alleged connection to the events of World War II and to make themselves look like liberators. Serhiy Leshchenko, the advisor to the head of the Office of the President of Ukraine, told about the new Russian propaganda narrative. Another fake is about the alleged flee of political leadership from Ukraine. In addition, Russian "speakers," who have more than once publicly displayed a pro-Russian stance, are used to spreading such messages. They also spread the lie that the atrocities in Bucha were committed by the Ukrainian Armed Forces, not the Russian Armed Forces.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-z3F0XsHPjM
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Post by: guest55 on April 27, 2022, 11:57:20 am
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Chinese drone maker DJI Technology has temporarily suspended business in Russia and Ukraine. The largest consumer drone maker has become the first major Chinese firm to halt operations in Russia since the start of invasion in February. The company said that the decision was taken to ensure its products are not used in combat.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JHbIQ2S4-Bs
#djitechnology #russia #china
Russian ammunition depot explodes in suspected Ukrainian drone strike
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A RUSSIAN ammunition depot has exploded in what is suspected to be another strike by Ukraine across the border as they push back against Vladimir Putin.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cwyys8DGLKY
The ammo dump in the Belgorod region was reportedly ablaze and pictures show a huge plume of fire and smoke billowing over the landscape.
Two more attacks were also suspected with reports of explosions in the regions of the Voronezh and Kursk.
Ukraine has not confirmed the strikes - but video appears to show anti-air missiles being fired in the area.
All three regions are along the border with Ukraine and the blasts come as Kyiv goes on the offensive.
Ukraine has been pushing the Russians back as Putin failed in his plan to bulldoze his way to victory in a matter of days.
Russia cuts gas to Poland and Bulgaria as mysterious explosions rock Moldova
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The fighting continues to rage in Ukraine as Russia moves to cut off gas to Poland and Bulgaria. CBS News foreign correspondent Chris Livesay reports from Kyiv. Then, Joe Inwood from our partners at the BBC spoke with Anne-Marie Green and Vladimir Duthiers about how much of an impact the lack of gas will have and the explosions in Moldova that no one has owned up to yet.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4p_7ulaqjno
#News #RussiaUkraineCrisis #Moldova
Putin warns of 'lightning response' to intervention in Ukraine • FRANCE 24 English
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President Vladimir Putin warned Wednesday that if any other country intervenes in Moscow's military operation in Ukraine, Russia will launch a quick-fire military response.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EL34zFX2YHA
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Well I don't see why he's waiting. The world has already intervened in a meaningful way and crushed a big piece of his military.
Why is he waiting?
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he’s been saying the same thing for months and still no action
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bullies dont like it when you fight back. Shocker
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if he really meant it, he'd stop sending so many warnings.
Precisely!
US, allies promise heavy arms for Ukraine, shrug off Russian nuclear warning • FRANCE 24 English
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The United States and its allies pledged new packages of ever heavier weapons for Ukraine during a meeting on Tuesday at a German air base, brushing off a threat from Moscow that their support for Kyiv could lead to nuclear war. FRANCE 24's James Creedon tells us more.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c0iU7PrRWzw
#Ukraine #Russia #nuclear
Post by: guest55 on April 27, 2022, 10:10:54 pm
Top Secret Russian Operation Exposed
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hNZuGCdVET4
STRIKE FIRST!!!
Army Combat Vet Shows How to Identify Russian Disinformation in The Sinking of the Moscova!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LwoMjs7C6as
Western deliveries to reverse the course of war?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nmA14mRdjL4
Post by: 90sRetroFan on April 30, 2022, 03:37:42 am
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'Drivers took white people and animals over us': Indian student recounts racism while fleeing Ukraine
The correct priority sequence should be non-humans first, then "non-white" humans, then saving fuel.
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He claimed taxis would charge Indians double the price, while white people only paid half.
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“I felt like an outsider – I had never experienced the scale of discrimination and racism I saw there – it was sickening and heart-breaking.”
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He shared that he was robbed of his clothes and money while attempting to leave Kyiv
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Sajid remains at the camp and has since received new clothes, money and food from Khalsa Aid, which provides humanitarian aid in disaster areas and civil conflict zones. He is now searching for a place to live as the camp has limited space, but he says he doesn’t feel Ukraine nor India is safe for him.
I agree; India will only become increasingly uninhabitable due to global warming:
https://trueleft.createaforum.com/issues/climate-refugees/msg10011/#msg10011
https://trueleft.createaforum.com/issues/climate-refugees/msg12828/#msg12828
https://trueleft.createaforum.com/issues/climate-refugees/msg13119/#msg13119
I suggest Britain, or any other of India's former colonizers.
Post by: 90sRetroFan on May 05, 2022, 09:13:14 pm
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/u-s-intelligence-is-helping-ukraine-kill-russian-generals-officials-say/ar-AAWVNM0
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The United States has provided intelligence about Russian units that has allowed Ukrainians to target and kill many of the Russian generals who have died in action in the Ukraine war, according to senior American officials.
Ukrainian officials said they have killed approximately 12 generals on the front lines, a number that has astonished military analysts.
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The United States has focused on providing the location and other details about the Russian military’s mobile headquarters, which relocate frequently.
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“Clearly, we want the Russians to know on some level that we are helping the Ukrainians to this extent, and we will continue to do so,” said Evelyn Farkas, the former top Defense Department official for Russia and Ukraine in the Obama administration and currently the executive director of the McCain Institute. “We will give them everything they need to win, and we’re not afraid of Vladimir Putin’s reaction to that. We won’t be self-deterred.”
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Post by: guest55 on May 12, 2022, 08:10:08 pm
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=58foso20f-k
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Sent into yesteryears battle "with weapons of yesteryear" by a leader with yesteryears thoughts and beliefs. Congratulations on your outstanding failure. Slava Ukraini
"Yesteryear" bordering on alternate reality propaganda. I realize they're trying to rile up ignorant hardliners in Russia of course, but why are they all such goofy and ugly people? So bizarre!
Post by: guest55 on May 14, 2022, 07:46:49 pm
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Russian troops are reportedly withdrawing from Ukraine’s second-largest city, Kharkiv after weeks of intense fighting. Kharkiv's mayor reportedly said that Ukrainian forces have pushed Russian troops "far out" from the city. Ukraine claims Russia’s main efforts are focused on ensuring the withdrawal of its units from the city of Kharkiv. Experts say the ‘liberation’ of Kharkiv is yet another major battlefield setback for Moscow. One of the Ukrainian fighters trapped in the Azovstal plant said there are about 600 wounded soldiers inside the facility. Meanwhile, Kremlin said Putin has warned Finland that it would be a mistake for Helsinki to abandon its neutral status and join NATO.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZEy87sej9gM
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I did not know that NATO was going to threaten Russia with nuclear threats if Finland joined NATO. What the heck are the Russians talking about? Nobody has threatened nuclear attacks except for Russia! This guy is bonkers!
Ooooohhhh, you better be very afraid of Russia they're all "mad dogs not worth bothering"! Which other "nation" uses this propaganda technique? Hint:
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Rebuttal:
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Post by: guest55 on May 15, 2022, 12:27:34 pm
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Another evidence of Russians comitting war crimes on the territory of Ukraine! The Security Service Of Ukraine intercepted these 2 phone calls and I've translated them for you, so you can witness it as well!https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BXlOEWxH1U0
BTW, I think I found the best possible way to show you translations on the screen - what do you think?
Not surprising. Barbarians have never cared about ethics, this is why Russia deserves ten times worse than what it is currently doing to Ukraine. Only when you start flattening Russia will Russians care about "ethics".
Commander threw a grenade under soldier's feet for refusing to shoot civilians - Russian army
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A russian commander ordered to shoot civilians, and when a private refused to act on order - the commander threw a grenade under his own soldier’s feet with words: “Take this!”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RQPa3y2sQjs
Injured were not allowed to stay in a field hospital - unless they were missing an arm or a leg
Soldiers did not have food or water
A brigade commander was afraid of his own troops - soldiers wanted to shoot him
To see a commander, a soldier would be required to undress down to his pants to show that he does not plan to assassinate the commander
Bodies of killed soldiers were not taken away - they remained in trenches, where they were
This and more in another eye-opening interview with a russian soldier of the army who claims it invaded Ukraine to “liberate from Nazis and fascists”
See also: https://trueleft.createaforum.com/enemies/duginism/?message=13355
Post by: guest55 on May 15, 2022, 03:02:25 pm
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Adviser to the head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Serhiy Leshchenko exposed other fakes and propaganda messages of the Kremlin. Thus, Leshchenko noted: that in order to justify its aggressive actions in Ukraine, Russia this time used a retired U.S. Army colonel, currently an active correspondent on pro-Russian online communities, who wrote an article about Poland trying to occupy part of our country, supporting a narrative that the Kremlin has been promoting for several days.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dy2UKrsZVPc
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I love this guy. **** suits, **** ties. Just here with a tshirt spitting out facts!
Fox News’ Invasion Expert Is a Trump-Appointed Putin Propagandist Who Thinks Russia Is Being ‘Too Gentle’
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Douglas Macgregor has said there’s no point in sanctioning Russia and that America should “absolutely” let Putin take over as much of Ukraine as it wantshttps://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/douglas-macgregor-fox-news-tucker-carlson-russia-ukraine-1318143/
Macgregor:
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Barbarians stick together...
Post by: guest55 on May 16, 2022, 11:45:31 am
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Ukraine has said that Russia is attacking its positions in the eastern region in an attempt to encircle its forces. Ukrainian forces claim to have pushed back Russian military and reached a section of Ukraine–Russia state border in Kharkiv. Ukraine has reportedly accused Russia of dropping phosphorus bombs on Mariupol's Azovstal steel plant on May 15. Zelensky has said that the Russian troops were “at a dead end” in the conflict with Ukraine.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xmkIAJhI09A
Western military officials also said the campaign Moscow launched in Donbas has slowed to a snail’s pace.
#Russia #PhosphorusBombs #Putin #Zelensky #Kharkiv #Kyiv #Azovstal
0:00 - Russia Attempting To Encircle Ukrainian Forces In East
3:44 - Did Russia Drop Phosphorus Bombs on Azovstal Plant?
4:41 - Zelensky Says Russians “At Dead End” in Ukraine
5:47 - Putin Calls Finland's NATO Move a “Mistake”
6:53 - Russia May Deploy Nuclear Weapons Along European Border
7:37 - Turkey Sets Demands for Finland, Sweden’s NATO Bid
8:26 - Russian Bombs Mock Ukraine’s Eurovision Band
Ukraine braces for new Russian offensive ++ NATO chief: 'Ukraine can win this war' | Ukraine Update
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Ukraine says it is bracing for a new push from Russian forces in the eastern region of Donbas and in the south. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Moscow could not admit that its operation was at a 'dead end.' His comments come as Russian forces started withdrawing from the second largest city of Kharkiv following a Ukrainian counteroffensive. But while the threat may be receding from Kharkiv, for civilians still left in the city, conditions are dire.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=psqUfw2m5n4
At a meeting of NATO foreign ministers in Berlin, Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg delivered an upbeat assessment of Ukraine's battle against invading Russian forces.
The British defence ministry is saying Belarus has announced the deployment of special operations forces along the Ukrainian border.
Ukraine has accused Russia of dropping phosphorus bombs on the Azovstal steel plant in Mariupol. Images of the alleged attack were released by a pro-Russian separatist commander. The use of White Phosphorus is not banned under international conventions. But human rights groups have called for it to be outlawed, because of the severe burns it causes.
Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy says negotiations on saving Ukrainian troops defending the Azovstal plant are at a complicated and delicate phase. Ukrainian sources say some one thousand people are holding out at the site more than eighty days after the invasion started. They are refusing to surrender to Russian forces.
Azovstal plant hit with 'incendiary bombs' by Russian-backed forces
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Officials in Ukraine said video described from May 14 showed the use of incendiary bombs against the Azovstal plant in Mariupol.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rxN_Ko_WHf0
Incendiary munitions are weapons designed to start fires or destroy sensitive equipment using fire.
The Deputy Prime Minister Mykhailo Fedorov said there was “possible use of illegal phosphorus bombs”.
Petr Andryushchenko, an adviser to the city’s mayor who posted the video on Telegram, said it showed how Russian forces had used “incendiary or phosphorous bombs against the Defenders of Mariupol for the first time.”
A Ukrainian military analysis site has documented the use of 9M22S incendiary munitions by Russia during its invasion.
It said these weapons were not phosphorous-based and noted “the effect of these flammable munitions … is often confused with phosphorus munitions.”
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Sunday (May 15) said talks with Russia on evacuating that remaining in the Azovstal plant in Mariupol were still ongoing.
Russian forces have been constantly bombarding the steelworks in the southern port of Mariupol, the last bastion of hundreds of Ukrainian defenders in a city almost completely controlled by Russia after more than two months of a siege.
''We are continuing very difficult and delicate negotiations in order to save our people from Mariupol, from Azovstal. We do this every day,'' Zelenskiy said in his nightly address.
A UKRAINIAN commander leading the last stand at the besieged Mariupol steelworks told The Sun on Sunday of his comrades’ nightmare conditions — as harrowing photographs laid bare their courage.
The Azov Regiment troops have refused to surrender their bunkers under the smashed industrial site, despite the Russian firestorm which levelled the city.
The shell-shocked band have suffered terrible wounds under a constant hail of missiles, bombs and bullets.
But the deputy commander Captain Svyatoslav Palamar declared: “We are tired but we are not broken.”
The fighters are starving and forced to drink rainwater contaminated by the decomposing bodies of their dead.
Medics have to amputate shattered or gangrene- infected limbs without anaesthetic.
Post by: guest55 on May 17, 2022, 11:40:32 am
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Russian President Putin is reportedly micro-managing military operations in Ukraine. Western military sources claim Putin could be managing 700-1000 Russian troops at a given time. Putin and Russia’s Chief of General Staff Valery Gerasimov are reportedly involved in tactical decisions at “the level of a colonel or brigadier”. Western officials believe Putin's interference could actually be contributing to Russia’s failures in Ukraine. Is the Russian military facing rebellion on battlefield? Putin’s interference contributing to Russia's failures in Ukraine?https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WBFFc77mB0Y
#PutinRussiaWar. #RussiaUkraineWar. #PutinManagingTroopsLikeColonel
Recent estimates state that Russia has lost up to one third of it's initial invading force.
Russian officers 'kill own wounded soldiers rather than treat them' say POWs
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RUSSIAN commanders are said to be slaughtering their own wounded soldiers rather than getting them off the battlefield for treatment.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_qV5H6zsieM&t=13s
One lieutenant-colonel was accused by captured Russian soldiers of personally shooting dead several of his men as they lay injured.
The commander asked one soldier if he could walk and when the man replied he could not, the officer killed him.
The chilling account comes from army intelligence troops captured by the Ukrainians.
They are shown speaking in a video clip made by Ukrainian journalist Volodymyr Zolkin.
One soldier told how commanders had “finished off their wounded”.
Asked by Zolkin what he meant, the captured Russian said: “Just like that . . . a wounded soldier is lying on the ground, and a battalion’s commander shoots him dead from a gun.”
A second soldier added: “The Lieutenant-Colonel was walking around.
“He shot four or five like this. They could have been rescued, given help, taken out of there. He simply shot them dead.”
It was not clear where in Ukraine the alleged shootings took place.
Bloggers In Russia Criticize Military After Ukraine Bridge Attack
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Russian bloggers are shocked at their military's "incompetence" during the invasion of Ukraine, according to a new report. The Morning Joe panel discusses the latest in the invasion.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=27FjpCAlTmA
Post by: guest55 on May 17, 2022, 10:31:17 pm
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Former Russian colonel Mikhail Khodarenok appeared on Russian state TV and gave rare public criticism on the conduct of Russia's military operations in Ukraine.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f98NfWpdsPw
Russians in Germany clash over the war in Ukraine | DW Documentary
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The war in Ukraine is driving a wedge between Russian speakers in Germany. Putin’s critics and supporters are fiercely divided. The conflict came to a head on May 9, which marked 77 years since Nazi Germany's surrender.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zjW_6ArOQ1w
Barricades, strict regulations, and thousands of police on duty: German authorities predicted May 9 would get heated. Commemorated as "Victory Day” in many former Soviet countries, the date marks 77 years since the surrender of Nazi Germany. But due to the war in Ukraine, the occasion took on a whole new meaning. The divide between Putin’s opponents and supporters was brought into sharp focus. Authorities banned the display of Russian and Ukrainian flags in the hopes of avoiding escalation. But emotions were running high at dueling protests, with demonstrators breaking out in verbal confrontations over Russia’s war in Ukraine. DW reporter Oxana Evdokimova shows the divisions in the Russian-speaking community in Berlin and why many Russians in Germany support Putin and the military aggression in Ukraine.
#documentary #dwdocumentary #reporter #Ukraine #Russia
Mariupol falls to Russian forces as defending troops evacuated - BBC News
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The siege of Mariupol is all but over as hundreds of its Ukrainian defenders finally abandoned the steel plant where they had held out for months under relentless bombardment.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L0u2MXSXE9U
More than 260 Ukrainian soldiers, some of them seriously wounded, have left the ruins of the Azovstal steel plant and turned themselves over to Russian forces.
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky said that Ukrainian military, intelligence and negotiating teams, as well as the Red Cross and the United Nations were involved in the evacuation operation.
It’s not clear what will now happen to the Ukrainian troops. Ukraine hopes that they will be freed in an exchange with Russian prisoners.
While Russia called the operation a surrender, the Ukrainians said Mariupol’s defenders had successfully completed their mission to tie down Russian forces.
Post by: guest55 on May 18, 2022, 12:43:20 pm
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In an interview with FRANCE 24, former Ukrainian president Petro Poroshenko expressed concern over the fate of the Ukrainian soldiers evacuated from the besieged Azovstal steel plant in the eastern city of Mariupol, saying that Russian President Vladimir Putin should "never" be trusted. Ukrainian authorities say the fighters have been taken to areas under the control of Russian forces or pro-Russian rebels and will be exchanged at a later date for Russian prisoners.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FCRvMWYp-Ws
#Azovstal #Ukraine #Europe
War crimes in Ukraine: Russian soldier pleads guilty in Kyiv court as trial opens • FRANCE 24
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A 21-year-old Russian soldier facing the first war crimes trial since Moscow invaded Ukraine pleaded guilty Wednesday to killing an unarmed civilian. Sgt. Vadim Shishimarin could get life in prison for shooting a a 62-year-old Ukrainian man in the head through an open car window in the northeastern Sumy region on February 28. More from France 24 Elena Volochine, Rob Parsons and Gulliver Cragg.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PiNtuaBGls8
Post by: guest55 on May 19, 2022, 12:35:37 pm
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Mikhail Khodarenok, a former Russian colonel, criticized Putin's invasion of Ukraine on state TV but backtracked and had a remarkably different tone later. CNN's Matthew Chance reports. #CNN #Newshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yVHctkpNu24
UKRAINE’S GUNS ARE IN RANGE OF IZIUM AND THAT’S BAD NEWS FOR RUSSIA || 2022
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Ukrainian gunners shelled a Russian air-defense system in eastern Ukraine probably sometime in the past couple of days.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z4I5E8CViSI
Post by: guest55 on May 19, 2022, 01:28:49 pm
See Russian merchant ship's journey across Mediterranean with stolen grain
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A food crisis looms in Ukraine as Russia continues to block Ukrainian grain exports, skyrocketing the price of grain to $400 per ton on the world market. President Volodymyr Zelensky calls this 'food terrorism.'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j2DZDQsC4fg
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Proud of Egypt and Lebanon for not accepting the stolen grain, even though it would have some immediate benefits. These countries should be thanked for their support in upholding international law, and we should look to help them during the current food crisis.
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Frozen Russian money should be used to compensate Ukrainian farmers for lost equipment and grain. Syria should be forced to pay for the stolen grain it receives also.
Post by: 90sRetroFan on May 19, 2022, 10:35:47 pm
https://us.yahoo.com/news/zelenskyy-final-stage-war-bloodiest-184146096.html
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President Volodymyr Zelenskyy noted that the final stage of the war is the most difficult and bloody, and he cannot yet call on Ukrainians to return from abroad.
And what does he plan to do after the war ends?
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At the same time, he assured us that after the end of the war, Ukraine will pay close attention to the issue of security.
"The country, and especially the security infrastructure we will build up to the level of Israel and other leading countries. In countries where people realise that someone is living next door to them from whom there can be trouble at any time," the president said.
"We will rebuild the country with the best security technologies," he added.
This is why the war should be prolonged until the above plan becomes impracticable. But in the unfortunate event that Zelensky were to succeed in ending it soon, NATO should immediately invade Ukraine while it is weakened.
Post by: guest55 on May 20, 2022, 10:46:41 pm
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Ret. Lt. Gen. Mark Hertling joins Ana Cabrera to discuss reports that Russian President Vladimir Putin is making tactical military decisions in Russia's months-long war in Ukraine.https://www.cnn.com/videos/world/2022/05/20/hertling-military-analysis-putin-ukraine-nr-cabrera-intl-vpx.cnn
The Do-or-Die Battle That Putin Could Actually Win
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The Russian president may finally eke out a victory after a slew of embarrassing setbacks in the war.
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Like the rest of Vladimir Putin’s war, this offensive is not going entirely according to plan. In one of the biggest military blunders of the invasion, Russians forces recently tried to throw a pontoon bridge over the Siversky Donets river near Bilhorivka and encircle Ukrainian troops from behind. Ukrainian spotters picked them out and artillery pulverized them, destroying dozens of armored vehicles and killing up to 450 troops. Despite this, Russians continue to make slow and grueling but very real gains.https://www.thedailybeast.com/vladimir-putin-could-actually-win-the-battle-for-luhansk-in-ukraine?ref=scroll
Why a Routine River Crossing was A Russian Defeat
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xymEcYuuREA
‘OUR COMMANDER IS LEAVING WITH US’: PUTIN’S TROOPS OPENLY PLOT TO DITCH ‘STUPID’ WAR || 2022
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“It’s not desertion, because we shouldn’t be on this territory.”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gz1PBcH7npE
On a side note, why is this Russian soldier making the Musk\Trump face?
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;D
Post by: guest55 on May 21, 2022, 11:24:35 am
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The war in Ukraine has been going on for months now, with little progress being made by either side in the last couple of weeks. It seems then a stalemate is becoming increasingly likely, as the war becomes more painful & unwinnable for both countrieshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jEai-zXjANg
Post by: guest55 on May 21, 2022, 01:48:25 pm
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Russia has taken full control of the Azovstal steel plant, the country’s defence ministry said on May 20. According to the Russian Defence ministry, the last group of 531 Ukrainian fighters have now surrendered. Volodymyr Zelensky said it is seeking compensation from Russia for war damages. Zelensky added that Russia has dedicated itself to destroying as much of Ukrainian infrastructure as possible. Zelensky said that Russia will “feel the weight of every missile, every bomb, every shell which it has fired”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PF9DbujuPCM
#Russia #Ukraine #Putin #Biden #Zelensky #Azovstal
Post by: guest55 on May 22, 2022, 11:50:43 am
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Acknowledging that Kyiv's stance on the war was becoming more uncompromising, presidential adviser Mykhailo Podolyak said making concessions would backfire on Ukraine because Russia would hit back harder after any break in fighting.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0WDGi2Qufbs
#Ukraine #Russia #Kyiv #Moscow #News #Reuters
UN AND THE RED CROSS ORDER RUSSIA TO TAKE ITS 'MOUNTAINS OF CORPSES' IN UKRAINE || 2022
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Zelensky says Ukrainian forces have 'broken' Russia's troops 'psychologically'.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u0RABlByNAE&t=13s
'Putin will have to rethink his strategy' | Vadym Prystaiko
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Putin "is still throwing more and more lives of Russian soldiers into this meat grinder."https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ts0P9dxWkA4
Putin can't win a military war with Ukraine, says Vadym Prystaiko, Ukraine ambassador to the UK.
Russian Aerospace Institute Fire | Is Ukraine Waging Sabotage War Against Putin With West's Backing?
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A fire broke out at a premier Russian aerospace institute involved in research on Russian warplanes on May 21. Footage on social media shows smoke billowing into the air at the Central Aerohydrodynamic Institute’s (TsAGI) substation. The fire at TsAGI, 69km southeast of Moscow, is the latest in a string of mysterious fire outbreaks in Russia amid Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine. There were no reports of casualties from the inferno, which was suppressed by firefighters within an hour.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JTM9RqvKdqU
#RussiaUkraineWar #FireInRussia #RussianAerospaceInstitute #Putin
0:00 - INTRODUCTION
1:48 - IMPORTANCE OF RUSSIA’S AEROSPACE INSTITUTE
2:41 - TIMELINE OF SUSPICIOUS FIRES IN RUSSIA
3:14 - ARE FIRES PART OF UKRAINE’S SABOTAGE CAMPAIGN?
Interesting:
Update from Ukraine | M777 destroyed FAKE Video Confirmed
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6wr9jCpacVM
Rebuttal:
Debunking the "Debunkers" - Ukrainian M777 Howitzers Attacked
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Attempts to "debunk" Russian footage of Ukrainian M777 howitzers is revealed as sloppy and in desperate need of its own debunking.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oPuK_7r7YaI
Footage mashed together and not attributed has been used to cast doubt on a drone and artillery attack on a Ukrainian M777 battery out in the field.
Post by: guest55 on May 23, 2022, 12:42:00 pm
KARMA IS A B...UKRAINE HITS TYULPAN 240MM HEAVY MORTAR SECONDS AFTER FAILED PROPAGANDA STUNT || 2022 ;D
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EYnJIL8-22E
Putin Ropes In Syrian Barrel Bomb Experts For Ukraine War l Will It Help Russia Win Donbas Battle?
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Russian President Vladimir Putin has reportedly drafted in dreaded Syrian barrel bomb specialists to aid Kremlin in its campaign in Ukraine. European intelligence officers have said that over 50 specialists recently travelled to Russia, as per reports.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vj86W5aRUlQ
Reports say that the Syrian specialists come with vast experience in making and delivering the crude explosive . As per reports, they have been in Russia for several weeks, working alongside officials from Vladimir Putin’s military. Intelligence officials say that the Syrian technicians are there to prepare for a campaign in the Ukraine war.
#Russia #Syria #BarrelBombs
0:00 INTRODUCTION
1:29 WHAT EXACTLY IS A BARREL BOMB?
2:16 BARREL BOMBS IN SYRIAN WAR
3:36 CHALLENGES OF USING BARREL BOMBS IN UKRAINE
Syria has "50 experts" on how to make barrel bombs? And here I was under the impression that most people are capable of packing barrels full of explosives. Learn something new everyday.
Russian soldier corpses pile up in refrigerated trains as 'Putin set to lose 30k men' in Ukraine
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THE bodies of dead Russian soldiers have been piling up on refrigerated trains, a video shows.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UoVXPhYNn7w
The claim, made by Ukraine in a video released Friday, comes after reports Vladimir Putin has lost nearly 30,000 of his troops in battle.
The footage, shared by Ukraine's railway chief Alexander Kamyshin, describes how Ukraine preserves the bodies of the fatalities.
The captions reads: "We treat dead #russians better than they treat live #ukrainians. Just another thing that makes us different."
The clip states that Ukraine preserves the bodies "according to humanitarian law, to release them to mothers and wives."
It adds: "Russia hides real losses from families. To avoid panic and to avoid payment of compensations."
The video then explains how Ukraine preserves the bodies by storing them in refrigerated trains.
It adds that the railway is ready to deliver "cargo 200" to Russia- a Soviet military code term referring to war casualties.
The video ends: "Your 'cargo of 200' is waiting on demand".
Meanwhile, according to the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Putin's bloody war has cost the lives of almost 30,000 soldiers.
Concertgoers in Russia chant ‘F**k the war!’
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Audience members at a Кис-Киc (Kis-Kis) concert in St. Petersburg were seen chanting “F**k the war!” according to a video shared online, which was verified by CNN. #CNN #Newshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R36xAJFdMNo
Perhaps Putin's real goal was to create a counter-culture in Russia?
Leaving your dead Russian soldiers behind does not look good alongside a supposed Pro-Russian Empire position I would argue. If pro-war Russians are so pro-Russian why do they leave their dead Russian comrades to rot on the battlefield? U.S. soldiers will put themselves in harms way to retrieve their fallen comrades, as a comparison...
Born on the fourth of July (1989)- Ron is saved
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Marine sergeant Ron Kovic is saved by a fellow Marine. He's then taken to a Marine medical unit.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RwpTqaKRu1o
Post by: guest55 on May 24, 2022, 11:17:20 am
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In an attempt to stop fears of a global food crisis, the West is planning to secure Ukrainian food exports. The Russian invasion has sent ripples beyond the immediate conflict zone, breaking supply chains and creating food shortages. Russia has been blocking Ukraine from exporting goods from its ports, fueling fears of a global food crisis. The US and UK are planning to send warships and anti-ship missiles to Ukraine in an attempt to resume food supply.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=odsmZnO0Mu0
#Ukraine #FoodShortage #Russia #UK #Odesa #HarpoonMissiles #Putin #Zelensky #Biden #BorisJohnson
Post by: guest55 on May 24, 2022, 11:19:51 am
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Ukraine claims that Russia fired on 38 settlements in the Donetsk and Luhansk regions, killing seven civilians on May 23. Russian forces have targeted Ukraine's railway infrastructure in an apparent bid to interrupt supply lines to Ukrainian forces. Meanwhile, Ukraine’s armed forces said 24 settlements in the Kharkiv region have been “liberated”. Pro-Moscow leaders in Kherson said Russian will become the state language of the region. Pro-Moscow authorities are also planning to install a Russian military base in Kherson to “guarantee security”. Meanwhile, The nephew of Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu's right-hand man has reportedly been killed by Ukrainian forces in the war. Zelensky said Russia is waging “total war” on Ukraine that includes inflicting as many casualties as possible. During the World Economic Forum meet in Davos, Zelensky said that he would meet Putin to end the war. Russian FM Sergey Lavrov has said Moscow will think whether it wants to re-establish ties with the West. Meanwhile, US President Joe Biden highlighted Russia’s atrocities in Ukraine during the QUAD meeting in Tokyo. Germany has said that the EU will likely agree on an embargo on Russian oil imports “within days”.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iSERGfXY75I
#Iskander #Russia #Ukraine #Belarus #Kherson #Kharkiv #Davos #Zelensky #Putin
This is what I instantly thought of when I read the "total war" part:
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Special forces vet in Ukraine: 'It really comes down to good vs. evil'
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CNN's Sam Kiley speaks to a team of elite special forces veterans who have traveled to Ukraine to join the fight against Russia. #CNN #Newshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WMYF2HSDL98
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Look whose knockin' at your door, it's grand-daddy Nurgle!!! :)
Russian Soldiers Don’t Want Money Anymore! Their Priorities Have Changed Dramatically!
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Russian soldiers went to Ukraine to become richer, but they ended up being different people after 3 months of battles. The intercepted phone call conversation that was caught by Defence Intelligence of Ukraine will give you an idea of why it’s happening.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5OQbIEKbZyc
Russia-Ukraine War l How Putin Is Addressing Troop Shortage In Military Amid Donbas Offensive
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Grappling with heavy losses in Ukraine, Russia is bolstering military recruitment for the war through various means. Russia is reportedly trying to “redress the army’s manpower shortage” in Ukraine with mobile recruitment points. On May 21, mobile military enlistment offices wooed runners at an annual half-marathon race in Siberia’s Novosibirsk.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FOq_duAPe2k
#Ukraine #RussiaUkraine # RussianLosses
00: 00 - Introduction
01: 56 - Legislation to add boots on the ground?
02: 31- Russian Losses In Ukraine
Why Russia Must Suffer A 'Devastating Defeat' In Ukraine
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"It is time to stop worrying about sparing Putin’s feelings. That is the mind-set that led to the invasion of Ukraine in the first place," writes Max Boot in a new Washington Post column. Boot joins Morning Joe to discuss along with Katty Kay.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O6yDUG1Zepo
Putin survived assassination attempt, Ukraine says | Morning in America
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Russian President Vladimir Putin survived an assassination attempt, a Ukrainian top intelligence official said.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q6lpJmprwCQ
#ukraine #putin #assassination
HUMILIATION FOR PUTIN AS $5M MISSILE ONLY DESTROYS A BEACH TOILET || 2022
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q6ZL90lQIXY
How do you not humiliate someone who is hell-bent on humiliating themselves, someone needs to ask Macron this question?
Russia ready for prolonged conflict in Ukraine as attack entered ‘most active’ phase - BBC News
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Two senior Russian officials have signalled that Moscow is ready for a prolonged conflict in Ukraine.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FMw5odF4wWk
A Ukrainian defence ministry spokesman also said the offensive had entered its "most active" phase.
Russia has been trying to capture the twin cities of Severodonetsk and Lysychansk in Ukraine's easternmost region, Luhansk.
The civilian questioned in the above clip would give-up land for a ceasefire. Sure way to keep losing land and never get a lasting ceasefire...
Ukraine rules out cease-fire as Donbas attacks intensify | DW News
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Ukraine's government has repeated it will not accept any cease-fire that would require giving up territory to Moscow. Nevertheless, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has stressed that only a diplomatic solution will bring a definitive end to the conflict.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T5GNNwsB66s
On the battlefield, Russia's offensive to capture the Donbas grinds on, with shelling continuing along the front line. Russian forces have intensified their efforts to surround Severodonetsk, the main city still held by Ukraine in the Luhansk province.
The war in Ukraine is also likely to dominate the agenda of the World Economic Forum getting underway in Davos, Switzerland. This year there will be no Russian delegation. And in another snub, a Ukrainian businessman is using Moscow's former residence in Davos to stage an exhibition on reported Russian war crimes in Ukraine.
#Russia #Ukraine #Davos
3 Months into Russia's war against Ukraine: What to expect for the upcoming battles? | DW News
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Russia's invasion of Ukraine has surprised many military analysts - who expected fighting to be over very quickly. Instead, the three-month-old war has exposed unexpected weaknesses in Russia's forces. Heavy troop losses are reporttedly hurting morale even more, and the war's initial aims have been severely scaled back. So just how - and why - has Russia's army performed so badly?https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1pgmvIB3Fjw
UK officials see Russia closing in on Luhansk
"Russia has increased the intensity of its operations in the Donbas as it seeks to encircle Severodonetsk, Lyschansk, and Rubizhne," the UK Ministry of Defense tweeted in In its latest intelligence update. At the same time, UK officials noted "strong Ukrainian resistance with forces occupying well dug-in defensive positions." "Russia’s capture of the Severodonetsk pocket would see the whole of Luhansk Oblast placed under Russian occupation," they said. At the same time moving the frontline further west "will extend Russian lines of communication and likely see its forces face further logistic resupply difficulties," according to the British ministry. Ex-Russian diplomat describes atmosphere in Russian Foreign Ministry Boris Bondarev, who until Monday was listed as the Counsellor to the UN at Russia's mission in Geneva, warned that his Russian colleagues were growing nonchalant when considering nuclear weapons' use. "They think that if you hit some village in America with a nuclear strike, then the Americans will immediately get scared and run to beg for mercy on their knees," Bondarev told the The New York Times. "That’s how many of our people think, and I fear that this is the line that they are passing along to Moscow," he added. Bondarev's job in Switzerland was focused mainly on arms control and disarmament issues.
Zaporizhzhia region to use the ruble, says Russian-backed Melitopol leader
The Russian-backed head of the military-civilian administration of occupied Melitopol, Galina Danilchenko, said that rubles will be the accepted in the Zaporizhzhia region, according to an interview cited by Russian state-run RIA news agency. Danilchenko noted that residents would be expected to exchange Ukrainian hryvnias for Russian currency. "You can pay with rubles for all the services of enterprises, purchase raw materials for the production of your own products, ship products to the buyer and receive ruble proceeds to your current account," she said.
Post by: 90sRetroFan on May 24, 2022, 07:55:15 pm
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UK Likely To Send Warships To Odesa Port l Bid To End Putin’s Blockade To Ease Global Food Crisis?
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Post by: guest55 on May 25, 2022, 04:34:16 pm
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Note the word 'special', because these guys really are special...
They must have been listening to Dugin's "special Russian [relative] truth" just like Putin has been....
Ukraine War Footage Day 91 Summary | The Enforcer Short Clips
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Welcome to the Ukraine War Footage Day 91 Summary on The Enforcer Short Clips. In the first clip we can see the Kadyrovites put the "special," in special forces again. In the clip after that we can see the desperate situation of the Russian armor as they are now pulling T-62s for frontline storage that have been mothballed for 50 years. Finally we can see some Russian MBTs burning on a road after they were destroyed by the 54th Brigade.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z6e3DIWJguw
Enjoyed the Short Clip? Want to see more? This channel runs a nightly stream every night at 10:00 PM EST covering the war in Ukraine and show many videos like this during the stream. If you are looking for a reliable and consistent news source on the war then this is the right place!
One thing I've noticed among Russian soldiers too after watching many of their combat videos, Russians have almost zero muzzle discipline. Russian troops are constantly pointing their rifles at their comrades backs during firefights...
Ukraine War: 'Famine will get worse'
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The World Food Programme has warned of a catastrophe in food supply chains as a consequence of the war in Ukraine.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2FCxdoMTEg8
There is reported to be 25 million tons of grain stuck in Ukraine because of the Russian conflict, and a further 70-100 million tons is yet to be harvested this year with nowhere to go.
#SkyNews #Ukraine #WarinUkraine
Post by: guest55 on May 26, 2022, 12:55:04 pm
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Ukrainian President Volodymr Zelensky made a blistering attack on Henry Kissinger, after the former US Secretary of State appeared to suggest that Ukraine should cede territory to Russia in peace negotiations. Zelensky compared Kissinger's views to the appeasement of Nazi Germany in 1938. #CNN #Newshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2XtZqFF7ZDg
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Sounds a lot like what the Jew Putin is attempting in Ukraine now, does it not?
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“The term “Nazi” (along with “Nazism”) is a political epithet invented by Konrad Heiden (7 August 1901 – 18 June 1966) during the 1920s as a means of denigrating the NSDAP and National Socialism. Heiden was a journalist and member of the Social Democratic Party. The term is a variant of the nickname that was used in reference to members of the SDP at the time “Sozi” (short for Sozialisten). “Nazi” was a political pun, based upon the Austro-Bavarian slang word for “simpleton” or “country bumpkin”, and derived from the fairly common name Ignatz. It would be like saying “nutsy”. So, if for no other reason, one should easily understand why the term was regarded as derogatory by the National Socialists and why they would never use it to describe themselves. One should also see why it would be used and popularized by Marxist-Bolshevik agitators and understand how it was seized upon by various other political opponents and subversive types, both within Germany and abroad, including the international media and political leaders of the western powers.” (Metapedia)
It should immediately become apparent that, if there is no such thing as a “Nazi”, except in the propaganda which was invented and spewed by this man, then it follows logically, that there is also NO such thing as a “Neo-Nazi” either. Those who would describe themselves as such are as ignorant as those who say they hate “Nazis” and they are equally decieved. Indeed, I highly suspect that some of those who promote “Neo-Nazism” are really agents whose job it is to keep the spectre of evil “Nazis” alive, and to effect the demonization of all those who would dare question the whole history about Hitler, the NS and WWII that we have all been sold.
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What we must also know about Mr. Heiden, however, is that he was not just any other political opponent in the days of the Weimar Republic. He, himself was a “Jew”, and his father was a trade unionist, and that the trade unions were teaming with subversive, violent, Marxist-Bolsheviks. And NO, that is not “racist” statement, nor is intended to promote hatred. Merely to sate the facts. If you want to make suchhttps://justice4germans.wordpress.com/2013/04/16/exposing-the-nazi-epithet-who-started-it-why-how-and-who-benefits/childishWESTERN accusations then please start with attacking Wikipedia.
Germany Must Perish!
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Germany Must Perish! is a 104-page book written by Theodore N. Kaufman, which he self-published in 1941 in the United States. The book advocated the sterilization of all Germans and the territorial dismemberment of Germany, believing that this would achieve world peace. Kaufman founded the Argyle Press in Newark, New Jersey, United States, in order to publish this book. He was the sole proprietor of the Argyle Press and it is not known to have published any other works.
The Nazi Party used the book, written by a Jewish author, to support their argument that Jews were plotting against their country.
Seems logical to me!? ??? :D
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The book appeared in many pieces of Nazi propaganda. The Parole der Woche's weekly wall newspaper included it as evidence that the Allies' war aims included the destruction of Germany.[18] The pamphlet "The War Goal of World Plutocracy" detailed the contents of the book, although with some omissions from the text that it quoted.[19] It was used in 1944 in a pamphlet, "Never!", which described Kaufman's importance:[20]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany_Must_Perish!
The Jewish president of the American Federation of Peace is no anonymous individual, no fanatic rejected by world Jewry, no mentally ill crackpot, but rather a leading and widely known Jewish personality in the United States. He belongs to the so-called Roosevelt Brain Trust, which provides intellectual and political education and advice to the American President. "It is therefore beyond question that his book and its demand that 'Germany must perish' corresponds to the official opinion of the leading circles of world plutocracy."
At his Nuremberg trial, Julius Streicher cited Kaufman's book in his defense, claiming his anger at Jews was prompted by Germany Must Perish!.[4] The German philosopher and historian Ernst Nolte argues that the German reaction to Germany Must Perish! supports his contention that World War II was a genuine response to German fears of a worldwide Jewish plot.[21]
If there is not a worldwide Jewish plot, then how did the Khazars end up occupying Palestine with the entire Judeo-Western world supporting it?
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See also: https://trueleft.createaforum.com/true-left-vs-false-left/jews-have-nothing-in-common-with-us!/?message=13662
I would say the Jews Zelensky, Putin, and Kissinger, are all subversives and it should becoming very clear to most at this point!
Post by: guest55 on May 26, 2022, 09:24:32 pm
'The only way is to convince Putin he can't win' | Former Four Star General Wes Clark
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"The way this ends successfully is by convincing Putin he can't win."https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OHTN7GwsYrs
NATO former supreme allied commander former Four Star General Wes Clark says the only way to end the Ukraine war is to support the country with weapons and stop doing business with Russia.
Well, there are other ways to end it too, but it would require not being afraid of nuclear war...
Post by: guest55 on May 28, 2022, 10:24:43 am
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The US and its allies imposed a barrage of sanctions against Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on February 24. The sanctions included prevention of sale of military equipment including microchips. However, Ukraine says it found foreign microchips, especially those made in the US, in captured Russian military equipment. Experts say this raises serious questions about Russia's ability to produce technological components for its war machine. Experts say it is also concerning how sensitive Western technology can still end up in Russia despite strict US export controls.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S0WqepJo0bU
#RussiaUSWar. #USMicrochipRussia #USSanctionsRussia. #RussiaMilitaryUsingUSMicrochip
Russia-Ukraine War l Lithuanians Crowdfund Millions To Arm Kyiv With Bayraktar Drones Against Putin
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A crowdsourcing campaign to buy a Bayraktar TB2 drone for Ukraine is nearing its target of 5 million euros. Lithuanians have donated about 4 million euros so far to the drive launched on May 25. Beshta Petro, Ukraine's ambassador to Lithuania, said ordinary people raising money for the Bayraktar purchase was “unbelievable”.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aISgoq54_kw
#RussiaUkraine #Bayraktar # TurkeyDrones
00:00 -Introduction
01:49 -Crowdfunding campaigns for Ukraine
02:42 - Bayraktar success in Ukraine
03:30- Turkey showcases drones in Azerbaijan
Post by: guest55 on May 28, 2022, 01:20:30 pm
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Kiev’s Orthodox Church has broken ties with Russia over the conflict in Ukraine.https://www.youtube.com/post/UgkxWPFU4rM3ZRiGGZX0ZdXclUEyG2-QnVs4
The Moscow branch of Ukraine’s Orthodox Church had until now formally pledged allegiance to Russia’s Patriarch Kirill, who has expressed clear support for President Vladimir Putin over the conflict in Ukraine.
“We disagree with the position of Patriarch Kirill of Moscow ... on the war,” the church said in a statement after holding a council focused on Russia’s “aggression” and declaring “full independence” in a historic move against Russia’s spiritual authorities.
Ukraine has been under Moscow’s spiritual leadership for hundreds of years, since at least the 17th century.
The move marks the second Orthodox schism in Ukraine in recent years, with part of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church breaking away from Moscow in 2019 over the Kremlin’s annexation of Crimea and support for separatists in the eastern Donbass region.
Ukraine is hugely significant for Russia’s Orthodox Church, with some of its most important monasteries located there.
Photo: Ukrainian Orthodox Church/Handout via REUTERS
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Post by: guest55 on May 28, 2022, 01:34:38 pm
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Kings and Generals animated historical documentary series on Modern Warfare continues with the video on the first phase of the Russian Invasion of Ukraine in 2022, as we talk about Sinking of the Russian Missile Cruiser Moskva, which was the flagship of the Black Sea Fleet. We discuss its history, importance to the plans of Russia in the Black Sea, as well as the consequences of its sinking by the Ukrainian Neptune missiles.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QvB2CPpdTMY
Post by: guest55 on May 29, 2022, 10:51:04 am
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"Putin may, as he will grab whatever he can in the next few weeks in the Donbas, make a peace offer mainly to the Europeans."https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p4zSDVxflws
RUSI director general Michael Clarke says his main worry is that Europeans agree to a Russian peace offer and then lean on Kyiv to accept it.
Russia's 'methodical' change of tactics | Tymofiy Mylovanov
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"I'm not sure Putin would go for" a negotiation "because the position of the Kremlin has always been that Ukraine doesn't exist."https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VrfTnkhFlbg
Former Ukrainian economy minister Tymofiy Mylovanov says trust is eroded on both sides and a mediation would likely be unsuccessful.
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It would only be a temporary peace, 2 or 3 years, then the war would resume...
Post by: guest78 on June 07, 2022, 01:00:30 pm
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aRRBYbjg_yA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=69zKvMwXY-A
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"We do not want to allow Russia to turn food into another weapon."
Retired General Philip Breedlove says a military naval escort could be used to get grain through the Russian blockade of Ukraine.
Post by: guest78 on June 11, 2022, 12:02:43 am
WHERE ARE ARMATA'S AND T-90'S, RUSSIA IS THROWING SOVIET-ERA TANKS INTO UKRAINE GRINDER || 2022
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2kI8yUdx-d0
Post by: guest78 on June 11, 2022, 01:12:08 am
Will Massive Loss Of Soldiers Compel Putin’s Russia & Zelensky’s Ukraine To Mediate A Truce?
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The Russian invasion of Ukraine is taking a huge toll on the armies of both Russia and Ukraine. Both sides suffered significant casualties in what is dubbed the deadliest war in Europe since WWII. While tens and thousands of Ukrainian are volunteering to fight in this war, it also saw the least number of foreign fighters taking part. In this episode of DeCode, we explore the possibility that the rising death toll on either side could bring an end to the war.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kkk-haNCCwM
#RussiaUkraineWar #SoldierDeaths #Putin #RussianArmy #Ukrainian Army
0:00 - INTRODUCTION
1:24 - WILL THE HUMAN COST OF THE WAR FORCE A RETHINK?
3:47 - UKRAINE'S MANPOWER
4:52 - WHY DID UKRAINE FAIL TO ATTRACT FOREIGN FIGHTERS?
Post by: guest78 on June 11, 2022, 01:41:29 pm
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Little by little parents of Russian soldiers start to understand that the Russian Army is a joke and that this war in Ukraine is pointless! Check out this intercepted phone call to better understand how they feel about their sons being on the frontline!https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qcR2DjZ9Tuw
Ukraine running out of weapons as Russia batters Donbas cities | DW News
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Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Russia is trying to destroy every city in the eastern Donbas region. Russia's firepower in Ukraine's industrial heartland is estimated to be at least 10 times greater than Ukraine's, and Zelenskyy says his troops won't be able to hold back Putin's forces much longer without an increased supply of western weapons. As battles rage on, some 300 civilians from Donbas were taken to safer parts of the country on a special evacuation train.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JLb3XKRkL0I
Ukraine War: Russia builds momentum in the east but Ukrainian forces remain defiant
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xagUjwVuYV0
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Russia is firing huge Cold War-era missiles designed to destroy aircraft carriers at Ukraine's military in the Donbas because it has run out of precision rockets, the Ministry of Defence has saidhttps://www.youtube.com/post/UgkxcGDbxPNHytMidqPcsvuBmjtDoZLsL0md
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Ukraine War: Weapons running out on southern frontline
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Soldiers in southern Ukraine are struggling with a lack of ammunition despite taking Russian territory.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JghBimlgCoc
RUSSIAN TANKS ARE STILL MELTED IN UKRAINE ON A DAILY BASIS || 2022
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X7GlXl8_TX0
Post by: guest78 on June 12, 2022, 12:08:59 pm
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When we think of Russia, we tend to think of the great "Russian Steamroller" of the Russian Empire or Soviet Union, with their enormous (by European standards of the time) populations and huge potential to throw large numbers of troops into battle.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AKewF8_SiIs
But, and I know I say this a lot:
Russia is not the Soviet Union.
The Russian invasion of Ukraine is not the kind of conflict the Russian army has prepared for. The army is being asked to fight at essentially peacetime strength, leaving behind its conscripts and not calling up the larger class of its reserves.
That has left the Russian army short staffed and, critically, lacking infantry to support the number of tanks and armoured vehicles it has deployed. How that has influenced the fighting is uncertain, but it does seem to have contributed to the loss of unsupported armour, and a real difficulty in taking urban and fortified areas. In their place, Russia has inserted national guard troops, mercenaries, and huge numbers of proxy-forces from the DPR and LPR.
In this video we look at the importance of infantry, even on a battlefield dominated by advanced vehicles and systems, examine the roots of the Russian deficit, and also have a look at how Russia is trying to get around this issue.
In doing so, we're also going to tackle a number of myths and questions regarding Russian manpower in Ukraine. Ever wondered how Russia can apparently outnumber Ukraine in the Donbass despite Ukraine mobilising reservists or why people claim there are tends or hundreds of thousands of conscripts with WW2 equipment fighting for Russia?
We're going to talk about the Donetsk and Luhansk People's Republics, and try to answer some of those questions.
I will not be covering Ukrainian mobilisation this episode, if only because it has its own, almost diametrically opposite strengths and weaknesses and a totally different force design behind it.
My thanks to the many sources covering this topic - particularly the venerable Michael Kofman whose work on Russian force structures was critical to this piece.
How Corruption Destroys Armies - Theft, Graft, and Russian failure in Ukraine
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On paper, Russian military modernisation should have produced a force that could overmatch the Ukrainian army. For more than a decade, funds for modernisation were allocated to State Defence Orders for everything from next generation aircraft and tanks, to new communications and battlefield control systems.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i9i47sgi-V4
Russian R&D did its part (mostly), turning out systems that won attention and praise at trade shows, while commentators steadily built the Russian army up as an example of a dangerous foe that proved you could achieve more with less in the military procurement space.
Then they invaded Ukraine, and the image was shattered. I've previously explained this by looking at the Russian Defence budget and their priorities in the lead up to the invasion, but in doing that I refrained from focusing on one key issue.
Corruption in Russia is endemic, corruption in the Russian defence sector (like many around the world) is a catastrophe. From the highest levels of procurement fraud, down to the level of the enlisted personal hawking diesel, copper, and even explosives for petty cash, corruption has been a constant thorn in the side of all efforts to modernise the Russian army and mould it into an effective fighting force.
In this video, I try to take a somewhat light hearted look at how corruption in a military context can (and sometimes does) work, citing examples of actual cases and using hypotheticals to demonstrate the kinds of actions that can rot an institution from head to tail. For those of you in countries that face this problem, it should all seem a little familiar.
Examples are taken from the sources listed below and I make no independent representations on the veracity of any claims. I don't know exactly how much is stolen from the Russian defence budget, I doubt anyone does. But what I can do, is help us understand how a nation capable of producing some of the most advanced defence equipment in the world would be running out of fuel on day 3, and be rolling out museum piece tanks less than three months into a major conflict.
Post by: guest78 on June 13, 2022, 08:16:27 am
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Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says his troops are engaged in fierce fighting for every single meter of Sieverodonetsk.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I2IvpTX6Udc
Ukraine says Russia has destroyed all but one bridge out of Sievierodonetsk - leaving few options for anyone hoping to leave. Sievierodonetsk and neighboring Lysychansk are the last main areas in Luhansk province not under Russian control.
Ukrainian fighters say they're holding out. But without more longer range weapons and even basic ammunition from the West, the tide could be turning in Russia's favor.
"The West should press-on and show steady resolve. Now is not the time for boredom and defeatism."
Where's German military aid? | Ray Wojcik | TVP World
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Our host and his guest are in search of German military aid. According to Scholz Germany has been giving military aid to Ukraine more intensely than almost anybody else.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lMO77LIgyhc
#TVPWorld
Putin's Nuclear Threat Or Doubts Over Ukraine? The West Seems To Be Pushing For Peace With Russia
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Ukraine’s war effort is being sustained by its many allies, but the support now seems to be quivering. NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has suggested that Ukraine may have to cede territory to end the conflict. The NATO chief said that the West is willing to “pay a price” to strengthen the Ukrainian military. However, Kyiv will have to make some territorial concessions to Moscow in order to end the current conflict. US-led NATO changing stance on support to Kyiv amid war? NATO wary of war, or afraid of Putin’s nuke threats?https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JIPUdXIoYbE
#RussiaNATOWar. #NATOUkraineSupport. #NATORussiaUkraine. #JensStoltenberg
DON'T BELIEVE THEIR NUCLEAR THREATS, UKRAINE HAS ATTACKED RUSSIAN SOIL MULTIPLE TIMES || 2022
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2GQdyLovgqM
Ukraine's vital ally - Why Poland matters in the Russian-Ukrainian war
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It's easy to think of the invasion of Ukraine through the lens of cold-war American-Russian competition, with Washington having been one of the first to announce substantial weapon shipments and financial support for Ukraine from February onward.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sSPhOWDkcPk
But support for Ukraine has been a pan-European affair, with some nations going to extraordinary lengths when contrasted with their limited resources. The Baltic and many Eastern European nations stand out in this regard for the willingness they've shown to dig deep into their military reserves in order to get hardware into Ukrainian hands.
In terms of volumes for key heavy equipment like tanks and mobile rocket and artillery systems, Poland stands out as a critical source. Warsaw has emerged as one of Ukraine's staunchest advocates, shipping tanks by the hundred, and allowing its territory to be converted into a logistical hub while opening its doors to Ukrainians by the millions.
In this video I try to give historical context to Poland's decision to throw its resources behind Ukraine and put focus on what this nation, with an economy nominally the size of New Jersey's (ppp-aside), has done to keep the Ukrainian army fighting while preserving the lives and wellbeing of millions of Ukrainian civilians.
What happens if Ukraine's conflict spills across borders? | Major General Rupert Jones
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Time to invite you into our daily "Briefing Room", where one of our leading tactical and strategic minds - with years of experience as a general officer at the highest level of military command, shares their insights into the current state of the war in Ukraine. Retired Major General Rupert Jones, former Standing Joint Force Commander.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fnaQYawKncs
The Governor of Severodonetsk says it will be "cut off" from the rest of Ukraine if Russia destroys the last remaining bridge to the city - what are military implications of that?
How the Ukraine War is impacting global grain supplies | DW News
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With Russia's war heading towards its fifth month and Ukraine's ports still shut, consumers around the world are seeing prices rocket for essentials from bread to vegetable oil. Not only that - much of the most intense fighting is now focussed on Ukraine's agricultural heartlands in the south and east. DW's Nick Connolly visited a farmer on the frontlines near Mykolaiv.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JjyaD7cLjik
Lebanon is just one of the countries to feel the effects of those Ukrainian wheat shortfalls. Supply shortages in the Mediterranean country mean flour is now harder to come by. The problem has only added to the woes in Lebanon, which is already facing a severe political and economic crisis.
Post by: Zea_mays on June 13, 2022, 07:28:00 pm
https://old.reddit.com/r/CombatFootage/comments/v7sa3n/ukrainian_azov_fighter_firing_from_a_german_mg3/
Post by: guest78 on June 14, 2022, 01:25:34 pm
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Russia’s defence ministry has offered Ukrainian troops holed up in the Azot chemical plant a chance to surrender on June 15. Kremlin asked Ukrainian soldiers to "stop their senseless resistance and lay down their arms". Ukraine's air defence forces claim to have shot down several Russian missile. Ukrainian President Zelensky has appealed for more long-range weapons to counter Russian forces. Meanwhile, Pope Francis said the situation was not black and white and that Russia’s war was "perhaps in some way provoked or not prevented”.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=20v4in0fMOw
#Severodonetsk. #AzotPlantFighters. #VladimirPutin
UKRAINE RESISTANCE IS LIVE, RUSSIA IS STRUGGLING TO HOLD TERRITORY IT HAS SO FAR SEIZED || 2022
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7r2c5L0ohCY
Russian Troops Sabotage Their Own Missile System to Sell as Scrap Metal, Says Ukrainian Intel
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“In order to avoid going to the frontline,” Ukrainian intelligence says, the Russian troops tore apart their own missile system and tried to sell it as scrap metal.https://www.thedailybeast.com/russian-troops-sabotage-their-own-missile-system-to-sell-as-scrap-metal-says-ukrainian-intel?ref=home&utm_source=web_push
Why are they still talking to 'b*stard Putin' | Arseniy Yatsenyuk
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As the war in Ukraine continues into it's 110th day President Zelenskyy says the battle for the key eastern city of Severodonetsk is taking a “terrifying” human toll.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oNhzVgckQig
All of the bridges in Severodonetsk have been destroyed, making it impossible to bring in humanitarian supplies or evacuate citizens.
We spoke to Arseniy Yatsenyuk, Former Prime Minister of Ukraine asking him how and when he predicts this war will end.
Why Putin must be removed from power by the West
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A combination of sanctions and weapons could force the Russian people to remove their President from the Kremlin.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=57oNZbBI3yw
To investigate whether Western leaders should aim for regime change in Russia The Telegraph's Steven Edginton is joined by the journalist Daniel Johnson and think tanker Benjamin Freidman in a new short film.
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Reporters should ask Mr. Kissinger if Israel should return all the land it has taken over all the decades of its existence to see if it could have a lasting peace through appeasement or if it is just the same peace at any cost that failed with Hitler.
It was Hitler who attempted to remove Stalin from power while all the other Western countries attempted to appease Stalin. Now look at where we're at!
What the World Rejected: Hitler's Peace Offers 1933-1940
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Written by Germany’s foremost diplomatic historian of the early twentieth century, this work maps out all the numerous times that Adolf Hitler made unconditional offers of peace to all the nations of Europe—and how the major anti-German belligerents, France and Britain, turned down these offers each and every time.https://www.amazon.com/What-World-Rejected-Hitlers-1933-1940/dp/1684186102
The author lists all of Hitler’s offers in detail, complete with quotes, starting with his first offer of May 17, 1933, his second offer of December 18, 1933, his third offer of May 21, 1935, his fourth offer of March 31, 1936, his fifth offer of September 30, 1938, his sixth offer of December 6, 1938, his seventh offer of late 1939 to Poland to settle the Danzig Corridor issue peacefully, and finally, his offer of world peace on October 6, 1939, just over a month after Britain and France had declared war on Germany for invading Poland on September 1 (but not on the Soviet Union, which also invaded Poland on September 17).
This edition benefits from four new sections which did not appear in the original publication. These are:
– The full text of Hitler’s “Appeal for Peace and Sanity” speech, made before the Reichstag on July 19, 1940, following the fall of France. Although nearly half the British cabinet wanted to take up his offer, Churchill’s warmongering put an end to this final offer of peace;
– Hitler’s Political Testament, dictated just hours before his death on April 29, 1945, wherein he spelled out once again how he had tried to avoid the war, and blamed Jewish agitators for the refusal of other nations to accept his peace offers;
– Hermann Göring’s final letter—from this death cell in Nuremberg—to Winston Churchill, in which he blamed the latter’s warmongering on behalf of “Jewish Bolsheviks” for the conflict; and
– An extract from The Forrestal Diaries, in which the US Secretary of the Navy James Forrestal quotes British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain as complaining that “the world Jews” have forced England into the war.
Fully reset and illustrated throughout with 22 rare photographs.
Russia Warns "Europe Will Disappear" If It Sends Missiles To Kyiv, Zelensky Vows To Liberate Crimea
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Fighting has intensified in east Ukraine on Day 111 of the war. Three civilians were killed in Donetsk Oblast due to Russian attacks on June 13, locals officials said. A Russian drone dropped ammunition on a municipal community in Sumy, killing one person and injuring two others. Luhansk Governor Serhiy Haidai claims that all bridges to the embattled Ukrainian city of Severodonetsk have now been destroyed. Ukraine's President Volodomyr Zelensky described the human cost of the battle for the city as "terrifying". Meanwhile, Kremlin has said that Russia’s main goal in Ukraine is to protect the Donetsk and Luhansk People’s Republics. Putin’s political ally, Viacheslav Volodin, has warned that Europe will 'cease to exist' if Ukraine is armed with nuclear weapons. The White House has said it is supporting Ukraine to keep it in the strongest place possible against Russia. The father of a Moroccan man sentenced to death by a court in Donetsk has said that his son is a Ukrainian national. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has reiterated Berlin's commitment to supply Ukraine with modern weaponry.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JbFT9ZEipO4
#Ukraine #Kyiv #Severodonetsk #Donbas #Putin
#NuclearWar #Russia #Moscow #Biden #Crimea
Post by: guest78 on June 14, 2022, 03:34:20 pm
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Many thought the threat had faded, but an American ambassador has told the Daily Beast that there are still reasons to fear a nightmare scenario.
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While Russian forces have been focusing the fight on eastern Ukraine for weeks now, Russian President Vladimir Putin still has ambitions to take over all of Ukraine, the U.S. Ambassador to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), told The Daily Beast in an exclusive interview Tuesday.Entire article: https://www.thedailybeast.com/putin-still-wants-control-of-whole-of-ukraine-us-ambassador-to-osce-michael-carpenter-says
“Our assessment from the U.S. perspective is that Putin has not abandoned his plans to control Ukraine,” Michael Carpenter, the U.S. envoy, told The Daily Beast.
Putin’s forces originally launched an invasion into Ukraine this February with the goal of taking all of the country, including Kyiv. He even came up with a puppet regime he wanted to install in Kyiv and was very confident the plan was going to work, according to a brief from British intelligence.
But when the Russian military flailed outside of Kyiv for days, failing to solve logistical and maintenance problems, and ultimately failed to take control of Ukraine’s capital, Russia took a step back to reroute the military to eastern Ukraine in the Donbas. Since, Russian officials have revealed Moscow’s plans are to sweep portions of Ukraine into the Kremlin’s hands, and the U.S. Mission to the OSCE believes that the Kremlin maintains plans to annex or host a sham referendum in Kherson to envelope the city into Russia.
But looks can be deceiving, and while battles and sham referendum questions are focused on eastern Ukraine right now, Carpenter warned he doesn’t think Putin will stop there.
Audio: Russians troops plan to use Ukrainian civilians to set off landmines
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The Secret Service of Ukraine intercepted a Russian call discussing intentions to use Ukrainian detainees towards their efforts to demine Mariupol.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=swjEtCrOM_k
Post by: guest78 on June 15, 2022, 01:58:22 pm
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French President Emmanuel Macron said on June 15 that Ukraine would have to hold talks with Russia at some point, in order to try and bring an end to the war between the two countries. France 24 James André tells us more.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CpZz2MG4cXA
#Macron #Ukraine #war
Russia 'Destroys' NATO Arms, US Pledges $1 Billion Military Aid To Ukraine, Xi-Putin Vow Cooperation
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Russian forces now reportedly control most of Severodonetsk after weeks of intense battle. Luhansk governor says “it is getting harder, but our military is holding back the enemy from 3 directions at once”. Russia says its Kalibr cruise missile destroyed a warehouse of weapons provided by NATO nations in the Lviv region.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_fROw_Ogcbc
Meanwhile, Deputy Head of Russia’s Security Council Dmitry Medvedev has expressed doubts if Ukraine will exist in two years. NATO Chief Jens Stoltenberg has announced that Zelensky will be invited to address the alliance’s summit in Madrid on June 28-29. French President Macron has predicted that Ukraine and Europe “will have to negotiate” with Russia at some point.
#RussiaUkraineWar. #SeverodonetskFighting. #RussiaNATOWar
DON'T LET THE IGNORANTS FOOL YOU, RUSSIA IS STILL LOOSING THE WAR, HERE'S WHY || 2022
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a734dqMDGXs
Russian POWs: Ukraine respects the rules of international conventions
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More than a thousand Russian soldiers have been held captive by the Armed Forces of Ukraine since the enemy invaded our country. Some soldiers have already been sent home and exchanged for Ukrainian citizens, while others are waiting their turn. Our correspondent Larysa Zubenko found out how Russian prisoners of war live in Ukraine and why it is so important to hold them according to the rules of international conventions. The addresses of the camps for Russian prisoners of war are classified. For security reasons, they are held separately from Ukrainian prisoners.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BQcNRMXv7mA
War in Ukraine reaches pivotal moment, intelligence officials say
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Ukraine's military is burning through Soviet-era ammunition that fits older systems as the country pleads with the West to send more heavy weaponry and Russia amasses a significant artillery advantage around two strategically important cities in eastern Ukraine. #CNN #Newshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=osNoLkzrtSA
Post by: guest78 on June 16, 2022, 11:36:33 am
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Ordinary citizens in cities like Mariupol and Melitopol have launched a “partisan resistance” to derail the Kremlin’s takeover.
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Russian authorities have gone all out to tighten their grip on cities taken over by Putin’s troops in eastern Ukraine, but ordinary citizens are fighting back—with arson attacks and poisoned fruit.https://www.thedailybeast.com/ukrainian-farmers-poison-russian-troops-with-spiked-cherries-as-guerrilla-war-terrifies-invaders?ref=home&utm_source=web_push
The latest surprise for Russian troops came in Melitopol, where Mayor Ivan Fyodorov said local farmers had caused “mass illness” among Russians by poisoning cherries.
“Our farmers prepared another gift for the [Russians]—recently treated sweet cherries, which caused mass illness among those who stole them from the farmers. It’s the latest kind of partisan resistance on the territory of Melitopol,” Fyodorov told local reporters on Thursday.
He said pro-Ukrainian sentiment remains strong in the city, despite Russian authorities portraying themselves as saviors who “rescued” residents from Ukraine.
“Melitopol residents fully ignored the celebration of Russia Day. The whole country saw—last Sunday only 15 people out of 70,000 residents who stayed in the temporarily occupied city stood in line for [Russian] passports,” he said.
Even Russian troops in the Kherson region appear to be keenly aware of the Ukrainian resistance, according to audio released Thursday by Ukraine’s Security Service.
In a nearly two-minute recording of what Ukrainian intelligence describes as an intercepted call between Putin’s troops, a man identified as a soldier tells his friends the guys on the front line there are “going crazy.”
“Where they are located… no one is sure about the locals: who they are, what they’re doing. Maybe they are **** with us at night, while they’re peaceful people during the day. No one can be trusted. An old woman walking around with pies might be a **** colonel acting as an artillery spotter at night.”
Russian authorities have begun opening up passport processing centers in the occupied territories, and in Kherson, residents were informed this week that any babies born after Feb. 24 would automatically be given Russian passports, Russia’s RIA-Novosti news agency reported.
But Ukrainian residents are not letting them get off easy for the forced “Russification.” A new report by the Institute for the Study of War this week listed a series of recent guerrilla-style attacks by Ukrainian partisans in cities including Berdyansk and Mariupol.
“Russian authorities are continuing to face difficulties implementing their occupation agendas due to pro-Ukrainian pressure in occupied areas,” the report noted, describing teachers “refusing to teach under Russian curricula” in Berdyansk and “unidentified Ukrainian partisans” targeting staffers of Russia’s Emergency Ministry in Mariupol.
Petro Andriushchenko, an aide to the Mariupol mayor, described the latter incident in a post on Telegram on Wednesday.
He said two tractors and three large truck trailers parked outside the Russian Emergency Ministry’s headquarters “suddenly” went up in flames on July 9 due to an arson attack.
Two days later, he said, on the eve of the city’s “Day of Russia” celebrations, a staffer for the same ministry was stabbed in the back while standing in a crowd.
“The injury turned out to be fatal,” he said. “We’re talking to you, scum. Start looking behind you. Retribution is already near.”
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Is Russia Trying to Recreate Stalingrad in Ukraine?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_2Nj-bk4vag
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The problem with comparing this to Operation Uranus was that the Soviets achieved complete encirclement of the 6th Army in 4 days, so they had speed and surprise on their side. The Russians have been attempting to encircle the East since the beginning of the war and have failed to achieve that objective so far, and practically everybody knows that's their game plan by this point.
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Still they can keep trying. Like the human wave tactic they used before. Grind the enemy down event though they sustain huge losses.
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The success of encircling the Germans at Stalingrad had two very important elements.
Surprise and speed.
The fact that the your making a video about this and that the Russians have been at this since they took Popasna back in May 8 shows that if the Russians had been recreating Stalingrad they have failed and instead recreated the Battle of Kursk on the German side.
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Stalingrad was a much larger battle. 20k Ukrainians getting encircled on favorable terrain isn’t quite the same as 200k Germans getting encircled after nearly 6 months of constant combat hundreds of miles from logical support. It’s also not freezing cold with massive starvation happening.
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The Dutch intelligence service has uncovered a Russian military agent attempting to use a false identity to infiltrate the International Criminal Court (ICC) which is investigating accusations of war crimes in Ukraine. Sergey Vladimirovich Cherkasov reportedly created an elaborate cover story dating back years to try and enter the Netherlands as a Brazilian national for an internship at the ICC in April.https://www.youtube.com/post/UgkxxNSrc3JyM4ZXKEs0hQFEj_VlxfaHsINy
#RussiaUkraineWar. #RussianSpyICC. #RussiaICCInfiltration.
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European leaders Scholz, Macron and Draghi arrive in Kyiv to meet with Ukraine's Zelenskyy | DW News
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German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, French President Emmanuel Macron and Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi arrived in Kyiv on Thursday, the French presidential palace said. Scholz said the three leaders wanted "to show their support for Ukraine and the citizens of Ukraine." "But we don't just want to demonstrate solidarity, we also want to assure that the help we organize — financial and humanitarian, but also when it comes to weapons — will be continued," he said. Support will continue for as long as is necessary, he said. The trio took an overnight train to Kyiv from Poland. They are expected to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Major German and Italian media outlets, including Germany's ZDF and Italy's Repubblica, had earlier published a photo of the three leaders on the train. It is the first time the three travel to Kyiv since the war started in Ukraine.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N3iZK6h2_7s
How strong is Europe's Alliance with Ukraine?
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nhzcmOvZLLE
Artillery, Ammo, Anti-Ship Missiles in New Us Aid for Ukraine| Russian Missiles Hit Sumy, Donestsk
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Ukraine has ignored a Russian ultimatum to surrender the embattled eastern city of Severodonetsk. Russia fired missiles at several Ukrainian regions including Donetsk Oblast and Sumy Oblast. Ukraine’s General Staff claims that its counteroffensive can end by September if the country gets all the weapons it has demanded. Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky said the country is very close to achieving EU membership status. Ukraine claims that Russian billionaires and companies are circumventing Western sanctions by making use of Georgian entities. The US will provide Ukraine with another $1 billion to help the country amid Russia's assault in the eastern Donbas region. Two American volunteers in Ukraine have gone missing and are feared to have been taken prisoner by Russia, US officials said. The leaders of the European Union’s three biggest countries, Germany, France and Italy, are in Kyiv on June 16.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aOIEQ3_XRyQ
#Ukraine #Zelensky #Severodonetsk #Russia #Biden #Putin #Donbas #War #EU #Germany #Macron
Russia Captures US Fighters In Ukraine | More Leverage For Putin After Death Sentence For Britons?
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Two former US servicemen have reportedly been captured fighting Russian forces in Ukraine. Alexander Drueke, 39, and Andy Huynh, 27, were volunteering with a unit fighting under the command of Ukraine's 92nd mechanized brigade. The pair were taken prisoner during fierce battle outside the north-east city of Kharkiv last week, just 8 km from the Russian border. Watch the video to know more.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ALWExhKShOM
#russiaukrainewar #warinukraine #usfightersinrussiancustody
UKRAINIAN ARMY IS PUSHING TO RUSSIAN OCCUPIED KHERSON, CRIMEA IS NEXT? || 2022
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r7heLc8YW5M
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The following is just a thought experiment:
How do you win a war of attrition against a larger, better equipped force? Force them to attack you where and when you choose. Defenders are usually considered to have an effective force of three times their actual number against an attacker. If you can kill at that ratio (three to one) on defense, you will eventually chew them up.
So if Ukraine keeps holding in the Donbas, even falling back, but maintaining the rhetoric that they will hold to the last, Russia will have to keep committing forces and materiel there, and be less able to resist in other places. If Ukraine can actually take Kherson while the Russians are obsessed with the Donbas, then dig in, the enemy will have to focus there, again losing a substantially larger force than the defenders. Meanwhile, volunteers are being trained, and Western arms shipments keep arriving. When Russia finally breaks, Ukraine can re-take all its lost territories.
Russia’s Radio Failures Reveal Need For Secure Comms Systems In Ukraine As US Rushes In War Radios
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The US isn’t just sending big artillery in its latest $1 billion military package for Ukraine. Washington has also pledged thousands of “secure radios” to enhance Kyiv’s communications amid Russia’s offensive in Donbas. Lack of secure communications has been attributed as one of the reasons for Russia’s initial setbacks during the war. Watch the video to know more.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7RVurLOFqL4
#russiaukrainewar #warinukraine #donbas
00:00 - INTRODUCTION
01:43 - WHAT CAUSED RUSSIA’S COMMUNICATIONS PROBLEM?
02:59 - WHAT DO RUSSIA’S COMMS FAILURES MEAN FOR UKRAINE?
04:07 - RUSSIA IMPROVING ITS BATTLEFIELD COMMUNICATIONS?
How the Middle East sees the Russo-Ukrainian War?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9tDErzeFEN0
Post by: guest78 on June 16, 2022, 08:42:36 pm
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Since the Russian army attacked Ukraine, thousands of civilians have been killed and cities reduced to rubble, while millions of Ukrainians have fled their homes.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ZtV0HsYzmg
However Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has told the BBC: "We didn't invade Ukraine”.
Mr Lavrov, who is one of President Putin’s closest allies said: "We declared a special military operation because we had absolutely no other way of explaining to the West that dragging Ukraine into Nato was a criminal act."
He repeated the official Kremlin line that there were Nazis in Ukraine. Russian officials often claim that their military is "de-Nazifying" the country.
Anonymous hits Russia with devastating drone hack | Military Mind | TVP World
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Anonymous has carried out another attack on Russia. Plans for Russian drones have been captured. Host Rafał Tomański takes a closer look at the case.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3iOokGD2Otg
#tvpworld
Post by: guest78 on June 17, 2022, 11:07:30 pm
Russian Ship Hit By Harpoon Missiles, UK Offers To Train Ukrainian Forces, Putin Rails Against West
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Ukraine said its forces hit a Russian naval tugboat with two Harpoon missiles in the Black Sea. The tugboat, identified as the Vasiliy Bekh by Odessa governor, had a Tor surface-to-air missile system on board. Russia claims nearly 2,000 foreign "mercenaries" have been killed in Ukraine since the start of its “special military operation”.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IRb1YzWH3OM
Meanwhile, the European Commission has recommended giving Ukraine EU candidate status. Russian President Putin addressed the International Economic Forum in St. Petersburg, slamming West’s sanctions as “reckless and insane”. UK PM Johnson has offered new military assistance to Ukraine to “change the equation” against the Russian invasion.
#RussiaUkraineWar. #VladimirPutin #UKPMJohnsonInKyiv
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You were an anointed guardian cherub. I placed you; you were on the holy mountain ofGodthe Devil Yahweh; in the midst of the stones of fire you walked. — Ezekiel 28:14 ESV
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See also: https://trueleft.createaforum.com/ancient-world/some-very-compelling-evidence-the-tower-of-babel-was-real/
https://trueleft.createaforum.com/ancient-world/catharism-the-'good-christians'/
Does the true and living God believe that the truth is relative? Why would God, or one of God's prophets, the ABSOLUTE TRUTH, ever say that the "truth is relative"?: https://trueleft.createaforum.com/enemies/duginism/?message=12759
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It is commonly understood, or rather misunderstood, in modern society, that Satanism is a hostile reaction to the trinity of Islam, Christianity, and Judaism. In fact, the Western interpretation virtually narrows that reaction down to Christianity in particular... — Ana Harrani Sa Alaktasa La Tarat: "Road Whose Course Does Not Turn Back"
Authentic Satanism is not a reaction to anything. Judaism was, and is, a reaction to authentic Satanism!
'Nope. Jesus is Not Yahweh' ~ Dr Bart Ehrman
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zfQ6bU6GYDw
See also: https://trueleft.createaforum.com/ancient-world/jesus-said-'allah'-not-'deus-'/
https://trueleft.createaforum.com/ancient-world/gospel-of-thomas-why-is-it-not-in-the-bible/
https://trueleft.createaforum.com/true-left-vs-right/right-left-(judeo-)christian-divergence/
https://trueleft.createaforum.com/ancient-world/antropocentricism-the-most-dangerous-ideology-in-the-world/
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Post by: guest78 on June 18, 2022, 12:28:50 pm
Long Range Missiles From US & UK Part Of Ukraine's Plan to Attack Russia? Belarus Raises Red Flag
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Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has warned Kyiv against attacking Russian cities. Lukashenko claims that Zelensky is asking for long-range weapons to attack Russian cities near its border. Lukashenko added that Russia will use “brand-new” weapons against Ukraine if it plans to attack Russian cities. Russia has accused Ukraine of attacking border areas inside its territory, such as the Russian city of Belgorod. Lukashenko accused the West of eyeing Ukrainian territory and said that Minsk will 'have to react' to it. Last week, the Belarusian president suggested that his troops may have to fight for the west of Ukraine so that it is "not chopped off by the West". On June 16, Zelensky called on his officials and military to be alert in case an invasion takes place from the Belarus front.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wIrKkPuxvaM
#Belarus #Ukraine #Russia #US #Biden #Lukashenko #Putin #Zelensky #War #Minsk
Putin says 'economic blitzkrieg' has failed in anti-West rant | DW Newas
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Russian President Vladimir Putin has slammed the West, saying the days of a unipolar world led by the United States were over.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bwznjCpcFYU
In a speech full of grievances at the St Petersburg International Economic Forum, Putin said what he called the West's economic blitzkrieg of sanctions had failed. He also played down Ukraine's possible EU entry, saying he had nothing against it, unlike the security risk of Kyiv joining NATO that he alleged when he started the invasion.
Putin accused the US of acting as a colonial force and said tectonic changes in the global order would see states like Russia come to the fore.
Unlike Russia in Ukraine the sanctions do not seem to be retreating though. Unlike Russia, even the U.S. when acting as a Western power does not go into countries and attempt to eradicate an entire culture. This is why the Taliban are still around, as a perfect example. It was the British who colonized America and Americans fought a war of independence against Colonial Britain. The U.S. never once stated that "Afghanistan is not a country and does not exist" either.
Lastly, what we really need in this world right now is an irresponsible multi-polar world order were Turanians and gentiles get to run around doing whatever they please as they continue to make this world sick with their disease. This is what Putin is advocating for, because he is a Turanian obviously, and a proud one at that, just ask Alexandr Dugin!
BRITISH INTELLIGENCE: RUSSIA HAS ‘STRATEGICALLY LOST’ WAR || 2022
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MN28V-W13e0
Post by: guest78 on June 19, 2022, 02:54:57 pm
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"I think for the General to say to his chaps, you must think about the fact you might have to fight the Russians, is alright."https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CE1SZ1kcfgA
Lord West, former First Sea Lord reacts to British Soldiers being told they might have to fight Russians.
'The generation that must prepare to fight' | Jerome Starkey
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"Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine on February 24 has changed the world."https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kjh2HjMCO4w
British troops must prepare 'to fight in Europe once again' | Lord Dannatt
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"We have got to be prepared to face down Russia from a position of strength, not just a war of words."https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-kRDa0gi9E
Former chief of the general staff Lord Dannatt says he agrees with General Sir Patrick Sanders that British troops must prepare "to fight in Europe once again".
NATO Looks To Germany For Eastern Deterrence Against Putin's Russia | Will It Make Europe Safer?
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NATO nations are looking to Germany as they plan to beef up defences along Europe’s eastern flank. This comes amid thinly veiled threats issued by Russia and its continued assault against Ukraine. Former Soviet nations like Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia are looking at NATO for aid as Moscow ramps up its threats. Allies are considering a new German model in their long-term defence planning. Germany’s plan involves identifying units that can be deployed to Lithuania at short notice and link up with NATO troops already on the ground.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=abbpErD_m3Y
#Germany #Scholz #Russia #Europe #Ukraine #NATO #Putin
Why Russia’s Warning To US Before Strike On Syria Base Holds A Signal For The Ukraine War
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Amid ongoing tensions between Russia and US over Ukraine, Russian forces conducted airstrikes at an American military base in Syria. However, there were no casualties at the al-Tanf garrison as Russia had warned the US about the attack in advance. Moscow said the attack was aimed at targeting local fighters allied with the US who are opposed to Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad. The notification by Russia came through a long-standing bilateral deconfliction line that has operated for several years. Why did Moscow inform US and What was Russia's motive behind the attack? Watch the video to find out.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v1AOk4w5yBg
#russiaukrainewar #Syrianwar #Russia #us
0:00 - INTRODUCTION
1:23 - WHO WERE THE TARGETS OF THE AIRSTRIKES?
1:58 - IMPLICATIONS OF THE STRIKES
3:10 - TENSIONS OVER AL-TANF
3:58 - PAST SKIRMISHES BETWEEN US & RUSSIA IN SYRIA
Russian warship’s ‘unacceptable provocation’ in NATO waters
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Denmark’s military says a Russian corvette entered its territorial waters near the island of Christiansoe in the Baltic Sea.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PtU4TALFO9Q
Post by: guest78 on June 20, 2022, 12:45:04 am
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A large explosion and plumes of smoke billow from a site in the Luhansk city of Khrustalnyi (Krasnyi Luch), which has been occupied by Russian forces since 2014https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-cK3T3-AmS0
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Smart strategy on Ukraine's part. The one single advantage Russia has had in recent weeks is numerical superiority in terms of artillery. Now that Ukraine is blowing up all of Russia's ammunition depots, that advantage is going to disappear. Howitzers are useless if you don't have rounds to shoot from them.
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sounds like a whole bunch of exploding ordinance to me
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Sounds like the Russians just lost another ammunition depot. Hope it keeps happening to them.
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Either that was a very random firework factory going up or Russia just lost some ordinance.
Post by: guest78 on June 23, 2022, 08:33:14 pm
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A regional official in northeastern Ukraine says Russian forces launched an attack with phosphorus bombs, a devastating munition that burns flesh and leaves victims with severe injuries.https://www.newsweek.com/ukraine-claims-russia-deployed-phosphorus-bombs-sumy-region-1718704
Dmytro Zhyvytskyi, head of Ukraine's Sumy Regional Military Administration, made the accusation in a Telegram post Thursday, saying the attack left a child hospitalized. Other Ukrainian officials and human rights groups earlier accused Russia of using banned or legally ambiguous weapons. Zhyvytskyi's charge comes as Russian forces have shifted their focus to Ukraine's northeast and eastern regions.
Russian forces Thursday afternoon used a BM-21 "Grad" rocket launcher to fire on Yunakivka, a town in Ukraine's Sumy administrative district near the border with Russia, according to Zhyvytskyi. While Zhyvytskyi did not report any casualties, he said Russian forces used "phosphorus shells" that injured one child.
“Russia Uses Phosphorus Bombs In Sumy” l Missiles Hit Mykolaiv, Odesa l Ukraine Receives HIMARS
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Russian forces have taken two more settlements near Lysychansk in their bid to capture the whole of Luhansk. Luhansk Governor Haidai says Ukrainian troops may need to retreat from the frontline city of Lysychansk to avoid encirclement. Ukraine’s Presidential Advisor says the battle for the twin cities of Severodonetsk and Lysychansk is entering a “fearsome climax".https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tZI_Hy2-Wuo
Meanwhile, European Parliament adopted a resolution in favour of granting Ukraine and Moldova candidate status for EU membership “without delay”. Zelensky has severely criticised Israel for refusing to sanction Russia during an address to the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
#RussiaUkraineWar. #Severodonetsk. #Luhansk. #vladimirputin
Post by: guest78 on June 24, 2022, 11:51:41 am
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DRAMATIC video captures the moment a Russian surface-to-air missile system fires on itself in a bizarre malfunction.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6IwqmezeSuQ
In the footage, the missile can be seen shooting into the sky - before turning mid-air and slamming back into where it came from in an enormous explosion.
The short clip was reportedly shot in the Ukrainian city of Alchevsk in the Luhansk region, which is under the occupation of pro-Russian separatist forces and is on the front line of the war in Ukraine.
It was predicted here: https://trueleft.createaforum.com/enemies/duginism/?message=13979 :D
Post by: guest78 on July 01, 2022, 02:45:51 pm
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With the help of 777 howitzers, the Ukrainian artillery destroyed the #russian command centre. #chechens fight for a free Ukraine. An explosive was found attached to a toy bunny.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=31-u9ar6-nQ
No Discipline, No Rules, No Honor - Ukrainian Separatist About The True State Of Russian Army
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Lots of terrible things we’ll find out after the war is over, but right now intercepted phone calls are one of the best ways to get an insight of what’s really happening near the frontline! In this particular interception you’ll hear from a DRP soldier about how Russians treat Ukrainian separatists and people from occupied territories.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eSdg3gKHaDQ
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Russian Soldier Who Became A Hero In Russia Based On Fake Story - His Reaction!
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Russian propaganda designed a cool story about a Russian Sergeant and his bravery. Just listen to his reaction when he figured out that Russian state TV is lying about him!https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7VAtUgqX4U4
Revealing the hidden casualties of one elite Russian regiment in Ukraine - BBC Newsnight
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Amid reports of low morale and high casualty numbers in Ukraine's Donbas, BBC Newsnight revisits Russia's 331st Guards Parachute Regiment, considered "the best of the best."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9jrS1xpbNFA
'Russia should be ready to use nuclear weapons', says Belarus' Lukashenko
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BELARUS dictator Alexander Lukashenko has made clear he is poised to accept Russian nuclear missiles on his territory but warned Vladimir Putin this doesn’t mean he is being swallowed in the Kremlin leader’s military expansion.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VzRcfOnMYw8
The siting of atomic weapons in the landlocked state will ominously bring them closer to NATO countries.
Lukashenko claimed in a meeting with Putin’s foreign minister Sergei Lavrov that he was against war with the West, and saw the expected deployment as a deterrent.
He likened the current crisis to 1941 when the Germans invaded the Soviet Union, grabbing today’s Belarus.
“The warehouses with nuclear ammunition are in Russia, we do not have any yet,” he said, even though preparations are evidently underway at a former Soviet nuclear base to reopen a facility.
Putin Flexes Diplomatic Muscle With Bulgaria After His Diplomats Are Ousted For Spying I Ukraine War
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Moscow has issued a stark warning to Sofia to reverse its decision on expelled Russian diplomats from Sofia. Russia gave an ultimatum to Bulgaria to reconsider its decision by July 1 or face a permanent rupture in bilateral ties. Russian ambassador to Bulgaria, Eleonora Mitrofanova, said that Moscow saw the actions by Sofia as “unprecedented”.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PZOxRiqE5Ko
#russia #bulgaria #russiaukrainewar
00:00 - INTRODUCTION
01:30 - RUSSIA SAYS WEST CALLING THE SHOTS IN BULGARIA
02:16 - HOW DID BULGARIA REACT TO RUSSIA’S WARNING?
03:20 - WHY DID BULGARIA EXPEL 70 RUSSIAN DIPLOMATS?
04:46 - PETKOV VS PUTIN
06:16 - HISTORIC TIES BETWEEN RUSSIA & BULGARIA
Russian attack on Estonia is 'no longer unthinkable' | Jamie Shea
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"If you leave yourself defenceless, then it's almost like inviting the Russians in."https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m1Z9h5bNdq4
Former NATO DASG Jamie Shea says a Russian attack on Estonia is "certainly no longer unthinkable".
Adm. James Stavridis: Russia Showing Us They Are A Terrorist State
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Former NATO Supreme Allied Commander, Adm. James Stavridis, weighs in on Russia's recent attacks in Ukraine, NATO formally inviting Finland and Sweden to join along with Brittney Griner's trial.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=htwE6K3_iMo
Cluster weapons being used in Russia-Ukraine war, evidence shows – BBC News
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A BBC investigation has gathered evidence of the repeated use of cluster munitions in the city of Chernihiv in northern Ukraine.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8vKgwb4jvnY
These weapons, rockets or missiles - which deploy a large number of small explosives - are banned by more than 100 countries because of the harm they cause civilians.
But neither Russia nor Ukraine have signed up to the international treaty prohibiting them.
Post by: guest78 on July 03, 2022, 02:24:33 pm
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Honestly, I thought I’ve heard it all already. But interesting stories from interceptions keep coming. Listen to 2 freshly translated intercepted phone calls to find out what’s going on the Russian side of the frontline!https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hxIi32OMFsY
Belarus Claims It Blocked Ukraine's Missiles, Putin Ally Lukashenko Threatens To Strike NATO Cities
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Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has accused Ukraine of attempting to strike its military facilities. Lukashenko also claimed that all the missiles were intercepted by Belarus’ Russian-made Pantsir air defence system. Lukashenko did not provide evidence for the claim, but said Belarus did not want war with Ukraine. However, he also warned Belarus would fight if its territory was invaded.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5IuqKcx2eb4
#RussiaUkraineWar #Belarus #AlexanderLukashenko #UkraineWar
0:00 - INTRODUCTION
2:07 - UKRAINE ALLEGES ‘MASSIVE BOMBARDMENT’ FROM BELARUS
3:03 - RUSSIA-BELARUS: ALL WEATHER ALLIES
3:56 - RUSSIA TO PROVIDE ISKANDER-M TO BELARUS
Post by: guest78 on July 03, 2022, 03:07:03 pm
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"20 years of military modernisation has largely been blasted in 20 weeks of war fighting."https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zeVFYDBtkQ0
RUSI Associate fellow Mark Galeotti says Russia wouldn't invade a NATO country because the Ukrainians have "ripped the guts out of Russia's" military.
In the near future Russia's last viable option maybe the use of tactical nuclear weapons, as stated in it's own nuclear doctrine:
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Doctrine and Deploymenthttps://sgp.fas.org/crs/nuke/R45861.pdf
During the Cold War, the Soviet Union valued nuclear weapons for both their political and military attributes. While Moscow pledged that it would not be the first to use nuclear weapons in a conflict, many analysts and scholars believed the Soviet Union integrated nuclear weapons into its warfighting plans. After the Cold War, Russia did not retain the Soviet “no first use” policy, and it has revised its nuclear doctrine several times to respond to concerns about its security environment and the capabilities of its conventional forces. When combined with military exercises and Russian officials’ public statements, this evolving doctrine seems to indicate that Russia has potentially placed a greater reliance on nuclear weapons and may threaten to use them during regional conflicts. This doctrine has led some U.S. analysts to conclude that Russia has adopted an
“escalate to de-escalate” strategy, where it might threaten to use nuclear weapons if it were losing a conflict with a NATO member, in an effort to convince the United States and its NATO allies to withdraw from the conflict. Russian officials, along with some scholars and observers in the United States and Europe, dispute this interpretation; however, concerns about this doctrine have informed recommendations for changes in the U.S. nuclear posture.
Russia’s current modernization cycle for its nuclear forces began in the early 2000s and is likely to conclude in the 2020s. In addition, in March 2018, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced that Russia was developing new types of nuclear systems. While some see these weapons as a Russian attempt to achieve a measure of superiority over the United States, others note that they likely represent a Russian response to concerns about emerging U.S. missile defense capabilities. These new Russian systems include, among others, a heavy ICBM with the ability to carry multiple warheads, a hypersonic glide vehicle, an autonomous underwater vehicle, and a nuclear-powered cruise missile. The hypersonic glide vehicle, carried on an existing long-range ballistic missile, entered service in late 2019.
HUMILIATION, RUSSIA JUST LOST ANOTHER SHIP IN THE BLACK SEA || 2022
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yGRyGvD4Pdw
GENERAL MATTIS: RUSSIAN BRUTAL INVASION OF UKRAINE IS "PATHETIC" AND "OPERATIONALLY STUPID" || 2022
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TRB5IYqp7kk
Russia Tries to Shoot Down Missiles And Fail | The Enforcer War Summary Day 130
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Russia Tried to shoot down Ukrainian missiles and failed over Belgorod in the early hours of the morning, with Ukrainian missiles screaming into their targets. This was also accompanied by a Ukrainian attack on Russian Targets in Melitopol, both attacks were successful. After this we then saw some M109s donated by Norway being used near the front, as well as drivers slamming into each other on the Crimea Bridge.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N2aVETLDoeI
Post by: guest78 on July 04, 2022, 03:45:35 pm
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has vowed to "win back" the eastern region of Luhansk after troops were withdrawn to save lives.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mJDc35a7P4M
A Ukrainian army general confirmed the final troops remaining in the city of Lysychansk were pulled back, hours after Russia's Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu said his forces had captured it and taken full control of Luhansk region.
In his late night address to the people of Ukraine, President Zelensky said it was a necessary move to pull troops from the city for "people to be taken care of, above all."
How Does This Keep Happening - Another Russian Ammo Depot #shorts
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u8GKLyG802c
Ukraine War: Russians ‘worn down’ in Lysychansk
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Ukrainian forces have withdrawn from the besieged city of Lysychansk in eastern Ukraine, but did a “very successful job of wearing down” the Russians, an intelligence expert has told Sky News.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ulppjju59g
Sky’s Alex Crawford has been reporting on the battle for the city.
#ukraine #lysychansk #skynews
UKRAINE BRINGS FEAR IN THE HEART OF THE RUSSIANS AFTER SERIES OF ATTACKS ON RUSSIAN SOIL || 2022
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pDzvjR0qREE&t=1s
Russia Strikes Kharkiv, Ukraine Pitches $750bn Recovery Plan, Putin Orders Rest For Luhansk Fighters
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President Vladimir Putin has congratulated Russian troops on “liberating” the eastern Ukrainian region of Luhansk. He also ordered Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu to press ahead with Moscow's offensive in Ukraine. Meanwhile, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said rebuilding Ukraine is the "common task of the whole democratic world". Zelensky was speaking via video link to the Ukraine Recovery Conference in Lugano, southern Switzerland.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KYq0dzMUs0E
#RussiaUkraineWar #Putin #Sloviansk #Luhansk #Zelensky
0:00 - INTRODUCTION
2:05 - PUTIN HAILS TROOPS FOR “LIBERATING” LUHANSK
3:54 - ALLIES DISCUSS RECOVERY PLAN FOR UKRAINE
5:19 - TURKEY HALTS RUSSIAN SHIP TO INVESTIGATE UKRAINIAN CLAIMS
6:12 - RUSSIA DETAINS HOCKEY STAR FOR DODGING SERVICE
Putin orders troops deeper into Ukrainian territory after capturing Lysychansk
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Russian forces were on Monday ordered to push deeper into Eastern Ukraine, as local officials warned civilians to flee the front-line after the capture of Lysychansk.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3spPa080oio
After a months-long battle over the Luhansk Oblast, Vladimir Putin instructed his troops to “press ahead” with Moscow’s offensive in the Donbas region.
“Military units, including the East group and the West group, must carry out their tasks according to previously approved plans,” the Russian leader told Sergei Shoigu, Russia’s defence minister.
During a meeting between the pair on Monday, Putin said he had received plans from two senior generals on “how to continue the offensive operation”.
“Units that took part in active hostilities and secured a victory in the direction of Luhansk should certainly get some rest and replenish their combat capabilities,” the Russian leader added.
Hours after Moscow declared victory over Lysychansk – the final Ukrainian-held city in Luhansk – a Russian artillery barrage on Slovyansk, some 40 miles from the fallen town, killed at least six civilians and left dozens injured.
War of Attrition - Russian Invasion of Ukraine DOCUMENTARY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D-93q4GMFT0
Post by: 90sRetroFan on July 04, 2022, 08:20:22 pm
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/ray-dalio-attacks-u-s-populists-and-warns-russia-may-be-lesser-loser-in-ukraine-war-11656948778
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If Russian President Vladimir Putin ends up controlling the eastern part of Ukraine and manages to remain on the world stage then Russia would be a “lesser loser,” Dalio reckoned.
“Because the devastation in Ukraine has been so much greater than it has been in Russia, and because this will be economically costly to Ukraine and/or those countries that will pay to have it rebuilt, the war looks like it will be even more costly to NATO countries, so that also will be relative win for Russia,” he added.
I repeat, the only way for Russia to truly lose this war is for it to end up with less territory than it had before the war. This is what NATO should be trying to achieve. Anything less and Russia wins.
Post by: guest78 on July 05, 2022, 05:17:39 pm
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Such is a life in the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine. President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy said: 'Weapons, sanctions, and political support are the factors on which the de-occupation of the regions occupied by Russia depends.' But until this happens in full, residents of the temporarily occupied Crimea, Donbas and the south of Ukraine will live in poverty and fear. What is the 'Russian world' in occupation now? Watch our story.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JHSzI3ob13o
I like the choice of words. And, real Russian poverty is of the mind and spirit I would argue...
Update from Ukraine | Ruzzia looses Ammunition and Command Bases
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=do7bhgbqoik
Russia Bombards Ukraine’s Sloviansk, FSB Officer Heads New Kherson Govt, Zelensky’s Tip To End War
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Kyiv has said that Moscow’s capture of the Luhansk region is “the last victory for Russia on Ukrainian territory”. Ukrainian Presidential adviser Oleksiy Arestovych said that Kyiv is planning to launch counter offensive soon. Arestovych said 60% of Russian forces are now concentrated in the east and it is difficult for them to be redirected to the south. The Ukrainian official added that Kyiv’s forces will now focus on a counter offensive in the southern part of the country. Sloviansk Mayor Vadim Lyakh has said that Russian forces are pounding Sloviansk with “massive” shelling that killed at least two people. Ukraine’s General Staff said that Russian forces were trying to push toward two more towns and shelling areas near Kramatorsk. Donetsk People’s Republic leader Denis Pushilin has reportedly said that his forces are moving towards Donetsk region . Pro-Russian authorities claim that an official of the FSB security services has taken over the government of the Kherson region.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MNlghL8rjpE
#Russia #Ukraine #Mykolaiv #Zelensky #Putin #Kherson
Sole survivor of Russian firing squad escaped execution by playing dead - BBC News
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Taxi driver and father of four, Ivan Skyba, was one of a group of Ukrainian men defending their suburban street near Kyiv at the start of the war.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gcVws482J30
He narrowly avoided death after being captured with his comrades by Russian soldiers as they advanced on Ukraine’s capital.
Along with eight of his fellow captives he was led to a courtyard where Russian soldiers opened fire in a cold-blooded execution. The other eight men were shot dead in an atrocity that prosecutors are treating as a war crime.
Somehow though, Ivan Skyba survived by playing dead.
Huw Edwards presents BBC News at Ten reporting by Fergal Keane.
Post by: guest78 on July 06, 2022, 01:31:47 pm
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Despite being an ally of Putin, Belarus have been surprisingly inactive in the war in Ukraine. However, things might be about to change with the Russia/Belarus relationship in flux and Putin increasingly desperate for allies and military backing...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LFgWSons5vg
The Ukrainians are running out of time
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Nato’s strategy depends on Kyiv being able to hold back Russia over the winter. That is a risky bethttps://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2022/07/05/ukrainians-running-time/
(https://yt3.ggpht.com/8YKDN35BN0wv11pP4BNtXTR7gRu7AWHzsgMfePB7WQv_Ux1z9MzC0jtRTLiD7omfcflO7EKfEIRF=s640-nd-v1)
Post by: guest78 on July 07, 2022, 01:01:17 pm
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z3vWrxUDBG8
Fact Or Fiction? Putin’s Forces Say US HIMARS Destroyed In Ukraine, Kyiv Calls It “Russian Fake”
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Russia’s claim that it destroyed two US-provided U.S.-provided High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems is being disputed by Kyiv. Ukraine’s General Staff claims that “Russian propagandists” are spreading false reports of destroying two HIMARS in the country. In a tweet, the General Staff said “these messages do not correspond to reality and are nothing more than another Russian fake”. On July 6, the Russian Defence Ministry released footage claiming that it has destroyed two HIMARS in eastern Ukraine. It also said that Russian forces destroyed two ammunition depots storing rockets for the HIMARS in a village in the Donetsk region.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j6XGxUUyPrU
#HIMARS #Russia #Ukraine #US #Donetsk #Donbas #War
Russia Sends People On The Frontline With No Pay - Ukrainian Separatist Is Complaining To His Wife
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I know that you love long interceptions.. This video contains one of them. This time it’s a guy from DPR who found himself between two fires. He doesn’t feel like he belongs neither to Ukraine nor to Russia. And he’s spitting some truth about how Russians treat Ukrainian separatists. And his wife.. Well, she’d really like to get a new washing machine LOL.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yxgVuISduhk
Ukraine will suffer 'no loss of support' after Boris Johnson resignation
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TGyonw_vN1I
Post by: guest78 on July 08, 2022, 12:44:43 pm
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Ukrainian artillery strike on a Russian base in the village of Horokhovatka, in Kharkiv, reportedly killed over 200 enemy troops. Ukrainian media reports claim Russian forces put all the bodies in a pit and burned them. Ukrainian military says it has forced Russian troops to retreat from their positions in the Bakhmut direction and repelled Russia’s attempt to advance towards Sloviansk, Donetsk Oblast.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ADnQyg8LnJE
Meanwhile, Russian President Putin threatened Ukraine, saying that Russia hasn’t “started anything yet”. Putin said “the West wants to fight with us until the last Ukrainian,” adding that “everything is coming to that”.
#russiaukrainewar #donbas #vladimirputin #zelensky
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...the West wants to fight us until the last Ukrainian. It's a tragedy for the Ukrainian people... — Putin
Ukrainians fight for Ukraine. The Russian invasion of Ukraine is the tragedy for the Ukrainian people. The West has not even fired one shot yet. The West has not yet begun to fight. No one will want peace with Russia sooner than later, it is coming to that!
The conservative West will die right along with the liberal West if we win! Then Western Russia will have to deal with the true America, the true Japan, the true Germany, etc. etc...
See also: https://trueleft.createaforum.com/colonial-era/russia-the-last-colonial-empire/
HIMARS are changing the game big time
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j515FBawWvI
G20 summit in Bali overshadowed by Ukraine war | DW News
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The foreign ministers of the Group of 20 (G20) countries are attending a joint summit on Friday on the Indonesian island of Bali, amid tensions between the West and Russia over Ukraine.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r-vjPclfv28
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov was in attendance despite objections from Western leaders. However, he left early and walked out of a morning session as German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock criticized Moscow over its invasion of Ukraine.
"The fact that the Russian foreign minister spent a large part of the negotiations here not in the room but outside the room underlines that there is not even a millimeter of willingness to talk on the part of the Russian government at the moment," Baerbock said.
Ukrainian Commanders Get Into Violent Fist Fight | The Enforcer War Summary Day 134 :D
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Ukrainian commanders in Odessa got into a violent fistfight on day 134. We also saw that the Ukrainian flag now waves on snake island again, a defiant sign that Ukraine does plan on retaking all of it's lost lands from the Russians. We also saw Ukrainian soldiers repositioning, as well as a flyover by a Ukrainian pilot showing the beautiful countryside of Ukraine, a land worth fighting for.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aa3Sdg1m608
Post by: guest78 on July 09, 2022, 12:32:08 pm
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tpRF6T7axto
Not the first time I've heard this, but according to U.S. intelligence Russian missiles have a 60% fail rate.
Ukraine war: Zelenskyy praises Western artillery | DW News
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Civilian evacuations are underway in Ukraine's Donetsk region – with Russia stepping up its attacks since claiming full control of neighboring Luhansk.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qrmW96pkc_I
The city of Slovyansk has become a main target for shelling, but towns across Ukraine's east are being bombarded. Missiles struck Kharkiv on Wednesday, destroying a university. Ukrainian forces have dug in with new defensive lines – and President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Western-supplied weapons were finally making a difference on the battlefield.
Update from Ukraine | Big Bang is coming soon
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pVV-GQ5QJAk
Kherson region plans referendum on joining Russia | Ukraine Update
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Vladimir Putin has warned that his country's offensive in Ukraine has barely begun. He's also accused the West of fueling the war, declaring that western efforts to defeat him would bring tragedy to Ukraine. The Russian president was addressing parliamentary leaders.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hodqsLT5cvo
Russian forces now dominate Ukraine's eastern and southern cities. Back in June, the occupying administration in Kherson announced that there would be a referendum on joining Russia - though no date has been announced.
Many residents won't be around to vote - tens of thousands are believed to have left for Ukrainian-controlled territory since the city fell. Since it's all-but impossible for independent Western journalists to report from there, DW’s Nick Connolly got in touch with two locals, who told him about life under occupation.
Russian Wives Are Against Putin, They Want Their Husbands Home!
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There are many deceived Russian soldiers on the frontline whose families are doing all they can in order to get them back home. For example, they make video statements, write letters to Putin, etc. You’ll hear about it from a new intercepted phone call. Also in the other one you’ll find out more about the “quality” of Russian equipment.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uxnTprI5dSQ
"Sanctions On Russia Damage Only..." Putin's Dig At West | S-300 Used For Ground Attacks On Ukraine
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Russian troops have pursued a “relentless” shelling towards Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk region. Russian forces allegedly fired 8 artillery shells, 3 mortar shells and launched 9 rocket strikes overnight. Ukraine claims Russia fired six missiles from the S-300 system at Mykolaiv. Ukrainian paratroopers reportedly destroyed 5 Russian tanks and captured the troops near Mykolaiv.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YtlcYImGJbU
Meanwhile, the UN claims Ukraine’s forces bear a large, and perhaps equal, share of the blame for the attack on a nursing home in Luhansk on March 11.
#russiaukrainewar #vladimirputin #ukraine
NEW UKRANIAN TACTICS: RUSSIA’N AMMUNITION DEPOTS ARE BLOWING UP ALL OVER UKRAINE || 2022
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GGikxv99qKg
Post by: 90sRetroFan on July 10, 2022, 07:55:10 pm
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=270Ofnziipk
Post by: guest78 on July 11, 2022, 05:14:32 pm
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Deploying up to one million troops to try to regain territory would be a significant political and morale boost. But there are also key economic reasons to preserve access to the Black Sea.
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“We understand that politically it is necessary for our country," says Reznikov.https://worldcrunch.com/amp/ukraine-russia-war-latest-news-ukrainian-counteroffensive-2657646603
Speaking to the British newspaper The Times, Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov, said up to one million soldiers would be deployed for the operation, which will be bolstered by Western arms increasingly coming into the country.
The recapturing of territory, particularly around the southern city of Kherson, would be a major boost in terms of both strategy and morale as Russia has been steadily gaining ground in the eastern stretches of the Donbas. However, the political importance here is overshadowed by the economic stakes.
First, it makes no sense to reclaim those recently lost territories in the Luhansk region, and other parts of Donbas, at the cost of huge losses among the Ukrainian military because almost nothing is left in these territories. Instead, the situation in the south is the opposite: Ukraine vitally needs access to the Black Sea both for military and economic purposes — and the population is also waiting to be rescued from the invading Russia forces.
Reznikov recounted next steps, which include gathering the forces of up of 700,000 soldiers, with the another 300,000 made up of national guard, police and border force.“The president has given the order to the supreme military chief to draw up plans. After that the general staff are doing their homework and say to achieve this goal we need XYZ,” Reznikov said.
“This is my job. I’m writing letters to counterparts in partner countries, the generals talk about why we need this kind of weaponry and then we get the political decisions.”
Ukraine War: One million person Ukrainian force is feasible
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Defence and Security Analyst Professor Michael Clarke says that Ukraine could "probably" arm and mobilise a force of one million people in the long-term.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bjb62ECSvUs
Ukraine: Plan for an army of one million fighters | Peter Zwack
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"The Ukrainians are going to want to push them back and out of the east as much as possible."https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DkO5eY1ZZro
Retired Brigadier General Peter Zwack tells Times Radio that the army of a million fighters "numbers do work" and will provide "good morale" for Ukrainians.
2022 Ukraine summer counteroffensive
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The 2022 Ukraine summer counteroffensive[2][3] is an ongoing military engagement in the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. The counteroffensive began on 9 July 2022 between the Ukrainian and Russian armed forces.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_Ukraine_summer_counteroffensive
The counteroffensive is aimed at recapturing Russian-occupied territory of Kherson and Zaporizhzhia Oblasts in Ukraine.
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Rumor In addition to the 4 new HIMARS, Ukraine will get ammo with a range of 300km. Awaiting confirmationhttps://www.reddit.com/r/ukraine/comments/vujiye/rumor_in_addition_to_the_4_new_himars_ukraine/
Despite rumors, US may not provide Ukraine with 300km-range ATACMS
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“This would be a completely new capability [ATACMS in Ukraine – ed]. This would open up all sorts of possibilities, including the removal of the Crimean bridge. Perhaps this is an escalation that the US is afraid of,” experts commented on BulgarianMilitary.com, continuing “ATACMS is a maneuvering missile, meaning it´s hard to shoot down. Russia has already shown its inability to shoot down GMLRS 31 missiles that HIMARS uses. It is also very accurate. Might take several hits tho.”https://bulgarianmilitary.com/2022/07/10/despite-rumors-us-may-not-provide-ukraine-with-300km-range-atacms/
Post by: guest78 on July 11, 2022, 08:16:35 pm
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Jalal Noory was just a child when he escaped the Afghan civil wars following the Soviet invasion of his country, Afghanistan in 1979.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fzk2pGsTAJ8
He ended up in Ukraine and it became his second home where he built a new life.
Almost 25 years later he woke up witnessing the Russian invasion of Ukraine and he only had two options: ''to defend or die.''
Post by: guest78 on July 12, 2022, 02:19:50 pm
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I am a Ukrainian. My country has been invaded by Russia. In this video I will tell you what happened on the one hundred and thirty ninth day of the war.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yUWV6rFI2dc
Day 139: July 12
In the Sloviansk direction there are a few important updates. According to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the Russians continued their assault operations with the aim of improving the tactical position in the areas of Mazanivka, Ivanivka, and Dolyna. Even though these attacks were repelled, this information changes the picture a lot. The fact that the fights are reportedly taking place near Ivanivka, means that the Russians have completely assumed the forestall area in between Dibrivne and Krasnopillia. When it comes to the village of Bohorodychne, where the fights have been taking place for several months, Luhansk People‘s Republic Deputy Internal Minister claimed that Russian troops took control of Bohorodychne, while Ukrainian sources continued to indicate that the settlement is under heavy artillery fire and that Russian forces have yet to fully capture the village. Apart from the assault operations, the Russians also shelled the whole region extremely heavily, targeting almost every single settlement on the front line. Russian forces will likely continue to strike the Sloviansk-Kramatorsk area to prepare for eventual assaults on both Sloviansk and Kramatorsk.
In the Siversk direction, the information regarding the situation on the front diverges a lot. Ukrainian sources reported that no active action took place with exception of Ivano-Darivka, while Russian sources reported that they attained a huge victory in Verkhnokamianske. In any case we should let the time clear the air. When it comes to Hryhoricka, the situation here is still unclear as well, although the fact that Ukrainian sources reported shelling in Serebrianka, but no shelling in Hryhorivka may indicate that the Ukrainians do not have full control over that village. It is even more likely that the village is empty, because as discussed previously, the Ukrainians use it as a bait, while staying in the forest ready to make a counterattack, so maybe the Russians do not shell it because now they know that there is no one there. Returning back to Ivano-Darivka, today the Russians made another attempt to seize this settlement in order to advance to Vyimka and gain access to the highway that runs into Siversk, however, their attack was repelled and they were forced to retreat. The Ukrainian troops that are defending this area are one of the best troops in the army, so we can expect heavy clashes to continue here for quite a while.
In the Bakhmut direction, the Russians continue trying to close the gap between Berestove and Spirne. Yesterday some Russian forces even started to claim that Berestove was captured by the Russians, however, today this settlement was reportedly shelled by the Russians, so it is highly likely that Berestove is still under the Ukrainian control. Apart from Berestove, Russian artillery was also hitting Soledar, Bakhmut and a lot of settlements nearby. When it comes to the most active area that is located between Zaitseve and Klynove, I found no official updates on the situation.
In the south, the Ukrainians continue to successfully destroy Russian warehouses that are located deep into the region. They also eliminate ammunition depots close to the front line, but the biggest and most devastating losses to Russians are the ones that are targeted tens of kilometers behind the front line. Today huge military warehouses were destroyed in Nova Kahovka and Melitopol. The Ukrainians continue to achieve these results with their HIMARS. The Ukrainians are using a simple but a very effective tactic in order to make sure that the warehouses are destroyed. As you know, unlike their Soviet counterparts, HIMARS are very accurate. But there are only a few of these available right now, so in order to make sure that their rockets make it to the target, the Ukrainians are first firing several salvos from Uragans to trigger Russian air defense and make it fire at these rockets, and when the Russian air defense starts reloading, the Ukrainians fire a salvo from HIMARS. So HIMARS rockets successfully make it to the target, and you don’t need a lot of rockets because they are very precise and for sure hit the target. So far, the Russians were not able to adjust to the new situation, but we will see in the future how they will try to counter this effective tactic.
Catastrophic Explosion of Russian Ammo and Fuel Depot After HIMARS Strike in Kherson Region
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DHAMMuULHBQ
One million Ukrianians ready for fightback to recapture Russian controlled territory
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Ukraine's defence minister has told the Times the country is massing a million-strong fighting force equipped with western weapons to recover its southern territory from Russia. In his first interview with a British newspaper since the invasion began, Oleksii Reznikov said President Zelensky had ordered Ukraine’s military to retake occupied coastal areas which are vital to the nation's economy.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YcbgA7t0QUg
We spoke to the Ukrainian MP Lesia Vasylenko who told me why her country is increasing the size of its military.
HUGE explosion as Ukrainian forces blow up Russian weapons warehouse
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PQXHiya4oTk
Post by: guest78 on July 13, 2022, 01:07:27 pm
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Separate attack on arms depot sends huge mushroom cloud into the air, as Western weapons inflict another blow to Moscow's supply chainhttps://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2022/07/12/latest-himars-rocket-strike-kills-russian-major-general-dozen/
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The unusual anti-tank mine Ukraine is using to target Russian armour
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The 'PARM 2' is an 'off route' directional mine that can hit enemy vehicles up to 100 metres away.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I-XbalIkXY0
Why has Ukraine NOT blown up the Crimea Bridge yet?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7C630mzkvwk
Update from Ukraine | Ukraine will reach it soon!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wvlCZU1mAYg
Belarus Holds War Drills, Amps Up Rhetoric I Can Lukashenko Afford To Join Putin In His Ukraine War?
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Belarus has launched military drills along its shared border with Ukraine in an effort to assess the readiness of its territorial troops. The drills from July 12 to 14 will assess preparedness for combat tasks and test the command abilities of reserve officers. However, Zelensky said that Ukraine was "preparing for all the risks of an invasion from the Belarusian side". On June 10, President Lukashenko said that Belarus may be forced to enter the war so that it is “not chopped off” by NATO. The Institute for the Study of War suggests that the exercises are meant to threaten Ukraine while Belarus is still unlikely to join the war. The US-based think tank said Lukashenko likely cannot afford the domestic consequences of involving his limited military assets in a war.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P8RehPLK6J0
#Ukraine #Belarus #Lukashenko #NATO #Russia #War
0:00 - Belarus Launches Military Drills Along Ukraine Border
1:35 - Can Belarus Take on Ukrainian Forces?
3:58 - Will Lukashenko Invade Ukraine?
5:14 - How Belarus Helped Russia Against Ukraine
Russia Strikes Mykolaiv 28 Times l Four Ukrainian Jets Downed l “Luhansk Attacked Using HIMARS”
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Russia’s defence ministry has said its forces shot down four Ukrainian military jets in the Mykolaiv region of southern Ukraine. Russian artillery and rockets pounded the Ukrainian town of Bakhmut overnight and into morning of July 13. Donetsk governor Pavlo Kyrylenko said Russian forces were “constantly shelling the entire free territory of Donetsk region”. Kyiv said that Russian forces used multiple rocket launchers to attack settlements in Mykolaiv. Russian-backed separatists claim Ukraine fired several missiles at Luhansk from the High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS). The UK’s defence ministry claims several Russian-backed officials in occupied areas are now facing resistance from Ukrainians. Ukraine has ruled out ceding territory to Russia as part of any ceasefire deal and said no peace talks were underway. Ukraine’s foreign minister Dmytro Kuleba reiterated their aim to liberate all territories, restore territorial integrity and full sovereignty. German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said she does not currently see peace talks with Moscow as an option to end the conflict.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D7nFvEdn5a8
#Ukraine #HIMARS #Luhansk #Donetsk #Mykolaiv #Putin #Russia #Germany
Ukraine War l Why Russia Needs Iran’s Drones & Will A Deal Be Sealed In Putin’s Tehran Visit?
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Iran has reportedly offered Russia drones, including armed ones, for use in its war in Ukraine. Iran is preparing to provide Russia with “hundreds” of UAVs on an “expedited timeline”, as per the US government.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lIsYaSiYBhg
Meanwhile, Kremlin announced that President Putin will visit Tehran next week. Kremlin said that Putin will meet with his Iranian counterpart Raisi and as well as Turkey’s Erdogan for talks on Syria. However, reports say that the sale of drones or other military support may well be on the agenda during Putin’s visit.
#Iran #Russia #russiaukrainewar
Russia is trying to conceal its losses in the south of Ukraine and in Donbas – Leshchenko
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Russia attacked a dormitory in the town of Chasiv Yar in the Donetsk region, near the city of Bakhmut. Serhiy Leshchenko, advisor to the Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine in his briefing told that Russian state propagandists lied in their reports about how the territorial defense was allegedly based in Chasiv Yar. However, there were only civilians in the dormitory. About 50 people are found dead from under the rubble of the building. In this way Russian propaganda is trying to sow disbelief in the success of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the world community and show the seeming inevitability of Russia's victory on Ukrainian lands, Serhiy Leshchenko underlined. But the reality is different – Ukrainian Army inflicts huge losses on the occupiers using the modern HIMARS systems. The Russian army no longer has safe rear units on the territory of Ukraine.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=086R6rjEnJs
Putin calls Ukraine's actions 'a crime against humanity' ??? :D ;D
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CNN's John Avlon looks at Vladimir Putin's recent gaslighting attempts as part of Russia's propaganda war against Ukraine. #CNN #Newshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3PAEu8xBWf4
Post by: guest78 on July 14, 2022, 11:35:08 am
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Kyiv is severing relations with North Korea after Pyongyang confirmed it would formally recognise the pro-Russian separatist regions in Ukraine's east as independent countries.https://www.youtube.com/post/Ugkx21Yxrs0MpOWNnjMjkQqCZYUZOJVCD9CM
The North Korean government sent letters on Wednesday to the so-called People's Republic of Donetsk and the People's Republic of Lugansk, state media KCNA reported on Thursday morning.
The letters stated Pyongyang had "decided to recognise the independence of the People's Republic of Donetsk and the People's Republic of Lugansk and expressed the will to develop the state-to-state relations with those countries in the idea of independence, peace and friendship."
North Korea's recognition of the regions as independent comes after another Russian ally, Syria, made the same move last month.
Ukraine's foreign ministry in a statement condemned North Korea's decision to recognise territories Kyiv had described as "temporarily occupied by Russia".
"In response... Ukraine announces it is cutting diplomatic relations with the Democratic People's Republic of Korea," the statement said.
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said Russia "no longer has any allies in the world", aside from countries that depend on it financially and politically.
North Korea is the third country to acknowledge the independent countries.
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Moscow proxies in southern Ukraine aim for September vote on joining Russia
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Russian-installed officials in a region of Ukraine partly under Moscow's control are aiming to stage a referendum on joining Russia in September, the RIA Novosti news agency reported.
The head of the civil-military administration in occupied Zaporizhzhia in southern Ukraine said on Thursday an accession vote would be staged in early autumn. "The estimated date is in the first half of September," RIA Novosti quoted Vladimir Rogov, a local official, as saying.
"We will finally announce when it will be once we understand the level of readiness and involvement of the people," Rogov said.
Russian-backed forces have seized the majority of the Zaporizhzhia region along Ukraine's southern coast, but Ukraine's military still controls the northern chunk of the region, including the city of Zaporizhzhia.
Rogov previously he would press ahead with a referendum even if Russia could not gain control over the entire region.
Zaporizhzhia is not in the Donbas area of eastern Ukraine where Russia says it is fighting to support the self-proclaimed "people's republics" of Donetsk and Luhansk - breakaway entities that are recognised by only Russia, Syria and North Korea.
Millions more for war crime probes
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Britain is to provide a further £2.5 million support package to Ukrainian prosecutors investigating alleged war crimes committed by invading Russia forces, the Foreign Office has announced.https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2022/07/14/ukraine-news-russia-war-live-equipment-losses-putin-nordstream/
The package will include the deployment of mobile justice teams to the scene of potential war crimes, the training of up to 90 judges and forensic evidence gathering and support from UK experts in sexual violence in conflict.
It will be delivered through the Atrocity Crimes Advisory group (ACA), which was established in May in conjunction with the EU and US to support the Office of the Prosecutor General of Ukraine (OPG).
Details will be set out by the Foreign Office Minister Lord Ahmad at the Ukraine Accountability Conference in The Hague. In his speech, he will say: "In Ukraine there is mounting evidence of atrocities, including of sexual violence, committed by Russian forces."
It is thought that more than 21,900 alleged war crimes have been reported and are under investigation by the Ukrainian authorities, along with 11,800 other crimes including theft and looting.
Can Ukraine realistically regain territory from Russia?
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Last time the Ukrainian MP Oleksiy Goncharenko was in our studio, he interviewed the foreign secretary Liz Truss. He's back in London now and he's meeting the candidates for PM. He is also a former adviser to President Zelensky. He's come to visit us again.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MVdIwE1jmrw
In short, Goncharenko basically says Ukrainian's will never give-up on their territory's and will take them back in stages if that is what is required.
Ukraine Front Update-Russia Hunts for "Volunteers" 14 July 2022
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xPokWt85YgE
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Your conclusions about Russia's strategy here are spot on.
These new recruits are not being paid big money to provide rear support.
I fear they will be used just as the conscripts from Donbas residents... this is getting ugly
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Ukraine: "A million troops. Ladies are welcome"
Russia: "High paid new recruits. Age up to 60"
Me: "Really?"
Ukraine’s Civil Defence practice tactical exercises as the government plans to boost forces.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3dQv4SMORSU
Ukrainian troops in Slovyansk 'gearing up for war'
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The Ukrainian city of Slovyansk is preparing for a full-on Russian attack.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=66jNx6MMVyc
It is the next city in line as Russian forces push west having recently taken Severodonetsk.
Colin Freeman, foreign correspondent for the Telegraph, has been reporting from Slovyansk and says the city has already been "getting shelled sporadically" and that Ukrainian troops "are gearing up for war".
14 July: Ukrainian Defense Is in REAL Danger | War in Ukraine Explained
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Day 141: July 14https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g-iwu_-lYNw
In the Sloviansk direction, the Russians are trying to precipitate the developments on the front line because their progress has halted significantly, when it comes to expanding their control over settlements. That is why they are heavily shelling almost every settlement on the front line. They are trying to cause major destructions to the defense infrastructure and it seems like they no longer care about preserving these small settlements for their needs. That is why in Sydorove, for example, there are reportedly only ruins left. Today the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine also reported that the Russians assaulted the village of Kurulka. Even though by the end of the day this assault was repelled, this also seems to confirm that the Russians have gradually assumed significant control over the forest. So, right now the fights are taking place in Kurulka, Ivanivka and Krasnopillia. We should also expect an attack on Dibrivne. When it comes Bohorodychne, I only encountered an update from the Russian sources suggesting that this village fell in their hands, however, no information from the Ukrainian sources that would confirm or disconfirm it either directly or indirectly, so we will have to wait to understand what is going on there. Overall, we can see that the Russians opened access to attacking a number of settlements around the forest, but it is still not too critical, as there are enough settlements to the south to hold them back.
In the Siversk direction, there are a lot of important updates. First of all, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported that their positions in Hryhorivka were shelled, which finally confirms that the village is still under the Ukrainian control. On the other hand, there are a lot of signs that the Russians are preparing to make a major breakthrough in this region, because they started to shell all the settlements from where the Ukrainians are trying to ensure that the Russians cannot cross the river. They shelled Hryhorivka, Serebrianks and most importantly Zakitne, so, it is highly likely that in the near future we will see river crossing attempts in order to get in the rear of the Ukrainian forces. The General Staff also reports that intense fights are taking place in Verkhnokamianske. The Russians seem to have prioritized that direction, because it gives them closer access to Siversk, and also because they faced high resistance in Ivano-Darivka. Some Russian sources already claimed that they entered Siversk, but so far there is no wide confirmation of such a thing happening.
In the Soledar direction, there are some bad news. Ukrainian sources recently reported that the Ukrainians in the villages of Striapivka and Nova Kamianka had to abandon their positions, which means that the Russians are gaining access to the suburbs of Soleda r and the highway from Bakhmut to Lysychansk. This means that Yakovlivka and Pokrovsk can no longer be supplied from Soledar, and even though it is not too critical for Pokrovsk, it is critical for Yakovlivka. Overall, the Ukrainian forces in Yakovlivka and Berestove are in a very bad position, and will probably have to withdraw from these positions. They have been holding them for a long time, but right now staying here may do more harm than good, because they are exposed from almost every direction that matters and have limited supplies.
In the Bakhmut direction, there are some good news. The Ukrainians seem to have established strong position to the south of Bakhmut, which does not allow the Russians to gain territory in this part of the region. As the Ukrainians have reinforced settlements in this region, not only did it become harder to close the pocket around the Vuhlehirska Thermal Power Plant, they also lost some of their progress after being counterattacked. The Russians were forced to put on hold their offensive operation here and resort to shelling. The Ukrainians are also using their artillery and are successfully targeting Russian warehouses. Yesterday the Ukrainians managed to destroys two more warehouses located in Luhansk using their new artillery tactic, where they are using Uragans to deload Russian air defense and then while their air defense is reloading, they hit them with HIMARS. And the Russians are fully aware of what is happening, it is just a very difficult problem to solve.
Post by: guest78 on July 15, 2022, 10:12:09 am
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Ukraine uses HIMARS rocket launchers delivered by the West to great effect. Dutch farmers protest, trucker protest, freedom convoy - is this a fight between "ordinary people" and "elites" that have lost touch with reality?https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CfMyTJ4o6OY
Why the Russian army is 'rotten to the core'
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Time to invite you into our daily "Briefing Room", where one of our leading tactical and strategic minds - with years of experience as a general officer at the highest level of military command, shares their insights into the current state of the war in Ukraine. Welcome Lord Dannatt, Former Chief of the General Staff.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VodaQnYE1LE
RUSSIAN ARMY IS USING A SOVIET-ERA TACTICS WITH AGEING MILITARY VEHICLES AND WEAPONS || 2022
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WfNCBerJYbk
Soldiers, generals or Vladimir Putin - all must be brought to justice | Lesia Vasylenko
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"It's not just about punishing those who are on the wrong. It's about also how we define ourselves as those who are administering this justice."https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u73qydvaoUs
Ukrainian MP Lesia Vasylenko says she "believes in the International Criminal Court", and that any Russian perpetrator in the war "be it soldiers or generals or Vladimir Putin, must be brought to justice".
July 14 once again proved that Russia must be recognized as a terrorist state - Zelenskyy
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No other state in the world poses such a terrorist threat as Russia. No other state in the world allows itself to destroy peaceful cities and ordinary human life with cruise missiles and rocket artillery every day. As a result of just one missile attack on our city of Vinnytsia, 23 people were killed. Three children under the age of ten. And this, unfortunately, is not yet the final number. Debris clearance is ongoing. Dozens of people are listed as missing. Heavily wounded are among those hospitalized. Russia ended the lives of civilians just at the time when a conference on Russian war crimes was taking place in the Netherlands, in The Hague. No other terrorist organization has had the audacity to kill again when the international community is discussing previous crimes. Russia has thus shown its attitude to international law, to Europe, and to the entire civilized world. After that, no one can have any doubt that a Special Tribunal on Russian aggression against Ukraine is needed as soon as possible.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VcObVVvE46A
Mass graves in Russian-held territory increasing rapidly, satellite photos show
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Satellite photos and on-the-ground images reveal a sharp increase in burials in Russian-held areas of Ukraine, according to a report released today.https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2022/07/15/russia-ukraine-war-live-news-weapons-vinnytsia-attack-updates/?li_source=LI&li_medium=liftigniter-rhr
At least 1,700 new graves were dug between May 12 and June 29 at the Starokrymske cemetery in Mariupol, the non-government Centre for Information Resilience claimed.
The figure far exceeds estimates of 1,000 freshly dug burials between October 21 and March 28, and 1,141 between March 28 and May 12.
The grave was among six areas analysed by the researchers, two of them previously held by Russian forces and the rest still under Moscow's control in southern Ukraine.
"Makeshift burials and the growing number of graves around Ukraine, particularly in and around occupied areas, is a stark illustration of the civilian death toll following the Russian invasion,” said Benjamin Strick, director of investigations at CIR.
The UN human rights office puts the civilian death toll in Ukraine at more than 5,000 but believes the real toll is likely to be much higher.
Ukraine estimates the total civilian death toll in Mariupol, which has seen some of the fiercest fighting of the war so far, at 22,000 people.
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Zelenskyy urges 'special tribunal' into Russian invasion | DW News
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Russian missiles have struck two universities in the southern Ukrainian city of Mykolaiv.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oUnhCn-i4Gc
The head of Mykolaiv's military administration released this footage of the strikes. Videos posted on social media purportedly show the aftermath of the attack. According to the city's mayor at least ten missiles hit on Friday morning. The full extent of the casualties is not yet known but at least two people were reportedly wounded.
Ukraine War: Vinnytsia attack demonstrates Russia's 'flawed' intelligence
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Senior Analyst Stuart Ray at McKenzie Intelligence Services assesses the Russian missile strike in the Ukrainian city of Vinnytsia which killed at least 23 people.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D_L3sHMIT8o
#skynews #ukraine #vinnytsia
War rages on in Ukraine's east as Russia remains determined to take the Donbas region | ITV News
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ITV News filmed with a Ukrainian unit in the Donbas region where soldiers are making use of Nato-supplied weapons to hold back the Russian invaders.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=49GBlW-50Lg
Russian Forces Strike Kramatorsk, “Down” Ukraine’s MIG-29s l British Man Captured In Donetsk Dies
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Top Ukrainian official Mikhail Podoliak said the missile attacks in Vinnytsia were an “approved military strategy” by Putin. Podoliak added that Russian forces were attacking “peaceful” Ukrainian cities in order to force Ukrainians to pay for peace at “any price”. Vitaliy Kim, governor of Mykolaiv, has said that the city’s universities have been struck by Russia. Russia has accused Ukraine of attacking their Bryansk region. Moscow-backed separatists said a British man captured by pro-Russian forces in Donetsk has died in detention. The UK has said that Russian forces are slowly advancing westward from Lysychansk in the Luhansk region towards Siversk in Donetsk. Russia has said an agreement aimed at resuming Ukraine’s Black Sea grain exports was close, following talks in Istanbul. Hungary’s PM Viktor Orban said the EU has “shot itself in the lungs” with ill-considered sanctions on Russia.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z61-e2IDmqg
#Russia #Bakhmut #Donetsk #Ukraine #Siversk #Vinnytsia #Zelensky #Putin #Orban
Post by: guest78 on July 17, 2022, 10:55:58 am
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Despite little territorial progress made by either side, the tone and tide of the war has shifted somewhat in Ukraine's favour thanks to Western missile systems. In this video, we discuss the recent developments in the war and what could happen next.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T_7dSzCQDJY
Russia orders forces to step up Ukraine operation
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Russia said its forces would step up military operations in Ukraine in 'all operational areas' as Moscow's rockets and missiles pounded cities in strikes that Kyiv says have killed dozens in recent days.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1YeMrgCJmd0
#News #Reuters #ukrainerussiawar
16 July: Meldown of Russian Attack. Urgently Need of 35 000 Soldiers | War in Ukraine Explained
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Day 143: July 16https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mGJD2XZxBZY
In the Sloviansk direction, in attempt to push the Ukrainians out of the village of Bohorodychne, the Russians continued shelling this region. Today the Russians did not attack, furthermore, some sources suggest that the Russians decided to take some time to regroup, so in the next couple of day the activity in this region may decrease. Some Russians sources also indicted the specific region where the fights around Sydorove have been taking place, and it is the forestall area to the south of Bohorodychne. It seems like the Russians are trying to close the pocket around Bohorodychne by advancing from two sides, but the second group of the Ukrainians constantly engages and does not allow it happen. When it comes to the Dibrivne-Krasnopillia region, there were no further updates, but everything suggests that the Russians are improving their tactical position in the forest and are getting ready to launch a series of assaults on the prefrontal settlements in this part of the region.
In the Siversk direction, the Russians made a series of assaults. Their first target once again became Hryhorivka, which again confirms that after heavy clashes, the Ukrainians managed to maintain control over this settlement. The Ukrainians once again repelled this attack and also shelled areas of concentration of the Russian forces in Bilohorivka. When it comes to Verkhnokamianske, today only shelling was recorded, suggesting that at least some part is still under the Ukrainians. When it comes to Spirne, today the Ukrainian General Staff reported that the Russians conducted an attack from Spirne on Ivano-Darivka, which confirms that the Russians managed to capture Spirne and are using it for conducting assaults. This also better explains the reason why the Russians started to push so hard in the direction of Berestove. Now it became clear that they are trying to close the gap on the front line and open access to several roads that allow them to attack Vyimka and Ivano-Darivka from the south.
In the Soledar direction, it was reported that the Russians that captured the eastern part of the town are focused on further establishing greater fire control over the proximate road that connects Soledar to Bakhmut. This is not critical, however, as there are a number of other roads and railways that allow easy reallocation of forces and provision of supplies.
In the Bakhmut direction, the Russians conducted another series of attacks, but this time focusing more on the Vuhleirska Thermal Power Plant. Today they attacked the village of Vershyna and tried to close the cauldron by creating 3 lines of attack around the Thermal Power Plant. As discussed previously, they Russians are expected to focus their attention on this part of the region, because any progress here would give them huge synergies. If the Russians are able to establish control over the area to the south of Bakhmut, they would simultaneously expose Bakhmit, Chasiv Yar, Kostiantynivka and Toretsk. The Ukrainians understand this and are making sure that their defense stands. They even relocated one more battalion tactical group from Siversk to Bakhmut because of importance of that direction. Today’s attacks were also repelled, and the Russians did not manage to increase the area under their control.
As you can see, the Russians are for sure not doing an operational pause. However, such a high intensity seems to slowly take toll on the Russians forces. It was reported that the Russian Federation has launched a large-scale formation of new battalions. Recruits are not required to have prior military service and will undergo only 30 days of training before deployment to Ukraine. The goal is to create 85 more battalions, which means additional 34 thousand fighters. Such a limited training period and lack of experience significantly decreases the quality of the Russians soldiers and seems to suggest that they are lacking forces.
US To Train Ukrainian Pilots l Will Biden Send F-15 & F-16 Jets To Kyiv To Counter Putin’s Assault?
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The US House of Representatives has approved $100 million for training Ukrainian pilots to fly American fighter jets. The move may prove a prerequisite for Kyiv eventually receiving American-made fighters, as per experts. Ukraine has been pleading with the US for advanced fighter aircraft, like F-15s and F-16s, to take on Russia’s superior airpower. However, the Biden administration has been hesitant to send its own fighters to Ukraine.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UdqPIWoJX5M
#russiaukrainewar #usjets #ukraineairforce #f16 #f15
0:00 - INTRODUCTION
1:47 - WHY DOES UKRAINE NEED US-MADE FIGHTER JETS?
2:41 - WHY HASN’T THE US SENT ITS WARPLANES TO UKRAINE?
3:45 - WHEN WILL THE US START TRAINING UKRAINIAN PILOTS?
The end to Ukraine's war 'will be found on the battlefield' | Solomiia Bobrovska
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"The words that Ukraine is winning or will win, unfortunately, it's still only words."https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SfusF1LU8PQ
NATO's Ukrainian delegation deputy Solomiia Bobrovska tells #TimesRadio the solution to Russia's war on Ukraine "will be found on the battlefield."
Putin's closest ally - Could Belarus successfully invade Ukraine (probably not)
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Before February 24th, there probably weren't many Western commentators that would have bet on a post-soviet state of 9 million people taking on a significant strategic role in deciding the fate of Ukraine and European security. But these are strange times, and following a call in the comments of a previous video, I've decided to look at the current (and potential future) role of Belarus in the Russian invasion of Ukraine.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sFmugMGl4Uo
Since Russian troops advanced into Ukraine from Belarusian territory in February, speculation has been rife that Belarusian dictator Lukashenko would send his own troops into battle alongside his Russian allies. Practically ever week brings a new series of articles announcing new mobilisation efforts or exercises in Belarus, and a heighted threat to Ukraine's Northern border.
Timestamps:
00:00 -- Opening Words
00:47 -- What am I covering?
01:37 -- How did we get here?
01:52 -- History
06:24 -- Belarus today
08:27 -- Europe's "Last Dictator"
09:53 -- Lukashenko's hold is not complete
14:22 -- Belariusian involvement
15:59 -- The Maybe Invasion
18:26 -- Hunting for a Casus Belli
20:47 -- The Belariusian Army
21:01 -- The "Good": A lot of metal
24:01 -- The "Oh...": Manpower
28:36 -- Intervention scenario
29:00 -- To Kyiv and victory
29:56 -- Fool me twice...
32:08 -- Serving the artery
33:20 -- Cutting off the hand
37:08 -- A grinding distraction
38:19 -- The question is why?
39:16 -- Why the Hesitation?
39:40 -- Internal Stability
46:36 -- The thing about stability
47:18 -- The economy
49:12 -- NATO response
51:09 -- What is there to gain?
53:38 -- The brief warning: "Crap" doesn't mean harmless
55:43 -- Conclusions
56:57 -- Channel Update
Perun does excellent videos often, I must say! I appreciate the relevant history as a starting point.
Post by: guest78 on July 17, 2022, 09:21:37 pm
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fGHQspdZPvU
:D
I get the feeling after watching Jake's video he also understands Iran would have been a much better ally for America in the middle-east...
Post by: guest78 on July 18, 2022, 04:31:13 pm
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I made a decision to remove the Prosecutor General from office and to dismiss the Head of the Security Service of Ukraine. As of July 17, 651 criminal proceedings have been registered regarding treason and collaboration activities of employees of prosecutor's offices, pretrial investigation bodies, and other law enforcement agencies. In 198 criminal proceedings, relevant persons were notified of suspicion. In particular, more than 60 employees of the prosecutor's office and the Security Service of Ukraine remained in the occupied territory and are working against our state. Such an array of crimes against the foundations of the national security of the state and the connections detected between the employees of the security forces of Ukraine and the special services of Russia pose very serious questions to the relevant leadership. Each of these questions will receive a proper answer, stated President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GZ2yme6Ol-w
Are Russian spies hurting Ukraine’s war effort? | Admiral Lord West
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“I’m not surprised that the SBU is infiltrated by the FSB.”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IeDzV1y_Cog
Has the FSB been halting Ukraine’s progress in the war against Russia? Retired Admiral and former security minister Lord West discusses with @AyeshaHazarika on #TimesRadio.
Why did Zelensky fire his security chief? | Askold Krushelnycky
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"There are a lot of questions about why it was so easy for the Russians to come in. And the answers has been that there have been traitors in the security services."https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lHj9FB2SUYc&t=24s
Was Zelensky’s security chief a traitor? Times correspondent Askold Krushelnycky discusses with Ayesha Hazarika on #TimesRadio.
Zelenskyy fires top officials for collusion with Russia | DW News
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Ukraine's president Volodymyr Zelenskyy has fired two senior officials - the chief of the domestic security agency and the top state prosecutor.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f_JzJQV1AT8
Zelenskyy cited hundreds of criminal proceedings against their office's employees - including cases of treason and collaboration with Russia. Neither Ivan Bakanov, the now former spy chief, nor Iryna Venediktova, the country's ex-prosecutor general, have commented. The decision comes as Ukrainian and British military officials claim Russian forces are regrouping and preparing for their next offensive in both eastern and southern Ukraine.
Russia lies about allegedly destroying the U.S. HIMARS systems – Leshchenko
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Russian official propagandists and state authorities continue the information aggression against Ukraine. Spreading fake information on the alleged destruction of HIMARS systems in Ukraine. Thus, Russians are trying to send a message to NATO countries – don’t support Ukraine, weapons will be destroyed. Leshchenko refutes these narratives and the other fake information of the aggressor-country. The occupiers also try to deny their fault in the horrific missile strikes on Vinnytsia, Kremenchuk and Mykolaiv.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ii2WX8dS5aw
Ukraine War: Putin will 'weaponise' food, medicine and education - Former Russian Foreign Minister
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Former Russian Foreign Minister Andrei Kozyrev talks to Sky News about the tactics Vladimir Putin will use to succeed in the Ukraine war.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kG0ky85pNZw
#ukraine #russia #skynews #ukrainewar
Ukrainian soldiers and civilians suffer from serious war trauma | DW News
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Despite Ukraine's outward show of strength and resilience, frontline troops suffer not only physical wounds, but also psychological ones. DW's Nick Spicer visited a treatment center in the countryside outside the capital, Kyiv, that helps soldiers recover from both kinds of war injuries.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KzX2o4vgzlc
And Iryna Frankova, head of the Traumatic Stress Network at the European College of Neuro-psycho-pharmacology, explains the causes and symptoms of wartime trauma.
Post by: guest78 on August 11, 2022, 08:23:01 pm
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Explosions rocked a Russian airbase in Crimea on Tuesday, in what appeared to be an unprecedented Ukrainian attack.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tt1SQrWafOE
If confirmed, the strike would represent a dramatic escalation in the five-month long conflict.
Ukrainian officials claimed responsibility for the blast at the Saki airfield, 125 miles behind the frontline.
Russian tourists were filmed gazing at mushroom clouds on the skyline. The peninsula, occupied by Moscow's forces since 2014, has so far been spared from the fighting.
Russian warplanes destroyed by shelling at airbase in Crimea
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A number of Russian warplanes were destroyed at an air base in Crimea earlier this week. Satellite images reveal the extent of the damage, appearing to contradict the Kremlin's account of the attack. Hugo Bachega, a correspondent with our partners at the BBC, joins CBS News to discuss that and other developments in the war in Ukraine.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xJwTXDnAMH4
Explosions at Saky airbase in Crimea send plumes of smoke into sky
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The Ukrainian military claims to have struck a major airbase deep inside the occupied Crimean peninsula.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ll5nGeUcuUI
Blasts Rock Russian Airbase In Crimea, Kyiv’s Army Advances Towards Izyum, Putin Loses 100th Colonel
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Russian forces launched 27 strikes on Donetsk region on August 8, killing three civilians and injuring 19 others. Russian defence ministry claims that it destroyed an ammunition depot near Uman in Ukraine storing HIMARS and M777 howitzers. Moscow also said that Ukrainian troops attacked the city of Tokmak in the Zaporizhzhia region, damaging civilian infrastructure. Ukraine’s military claims that its troops are advancing towards the town of Izyum. UK’s latest intelligence report claims that Russian forces made minimal advances in East Ukraine in the last 30 days. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has called on the West to ban entry for all Russian citizens. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said there was no chance Russians could be isolated from the rest of the world. Russia launched an Iranian satellite into orbit from southern Kazakhstan on August 9 amid the Ukraine war. Russian Lieutenant Colonel Vitaly Tsikul was killed when he was serving as part of the Russian 90th Tank Division.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3W0S3xEJ-4U
#Donetsk #Ukraine #Russia #Putin #Mykolaiv #Kherson #Kharkiv #Zelensky #Kyiv #Zaporizhzhia #WorldNews#donetsk #Ukraine #Russia #Putin #Mykolaiv #Kherson #Kharkiv #Zelensky #Kyiv #Zaporizhzhia #WorldNews
Update from Ukraine | Now Ruzzians are trapped in Kherson
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ka0mbkO2VyM
Post by: guest78 on August 18, 2022, 08:41:42 pm
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Day 174. Today, we discuss the latest updates from the battle front, looking in particular at a number of explosions reported today in occupied Crimea and Dom Nicholls discusses his important encounter with the Latvian Defence Minister.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HOGZnGx2wk8
Crimea Attacks Part Of Ukraine's 'Modern' Counteroffensive Against Russia, Kerch Bridge Next Target?
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Ukraine is engaged in a counteroffensive aimed at creating “chaos within Russian forces”, as per President Zelensky’s adviser. Mykhailo Podolyak told The Guardian that there could be more attacks in the “next two or three months”. As per Podolyak, the attacks will be similar to the recent mysterious strikes on Russian installations in Crimea. Watch the video to know more about Ukraine's startegy.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UlNBDk5YXzE
#russia #ukraine #war #worldnews
00:00 - INTRODUCTION
02:08 - HOW DOES KYIV INTEND TO CREATE CHAOS AMONG RUSSIANS?
04:14 - CRIMEAN BRIDGE A LEGITIMATE TARGET FOR KYIV?
05:06 - HOW HAS RUSSIA REACTED TO THE ATTACKS IN CRIMEA?
Ukraine prepares for a showdown with Putin in Kherson | Lord Dannatt
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"The Ukrainians are getting ready to mount this counteroffensive and it'll come and it'll be very bloody, very tough when it does."https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mh8Y5tQAIZo
Lord Dannatt says Ukrainian soldiers being trained in the UK will play a key role in the showdown with Putin's forces in Kherson.
18 August: NEW THREAT. Attack From Belarus | War in Ukraine Explained
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Day 176: August 18https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wmo105pI07c
There was an unusual activity in the northern part of the region, near the capital of Ukraine. Yesterday, the Russians engaged their aircraft and conducted an airstrike in the Zhytomyr region, and as you remember, this is the area where the Russians conducted their first major attack at the beginning the war in attempt to force the capital to surrender. So, does this airstrike signal that there will be an attack? As we know that the Russians do not have enough forces to open another front, so does this mean that Belarus is ready to enter the war?
Looking deeper into what is happening on the border between Ukraine and Belarus, I found out that Russians have moved here a lot of air defense systems S-300 and S-400. As air defense is generally for defense, this may not raise suspicions at first glance. At first glance it makes sense, the Russians are using Belarus bases and airfields, so they are just probably protecting their aircraft. However, these systems are necessarily located very close to Ukraine. What it is more, the systems S-300 can be used to not only strike down targets in the air, but also targets on the ground. Given that the range of this system is 200 km, it means that the Russians can strike Ukrainian positions on the ground around 150 km behind the border. Belarus has also held a lot of joint military trainings with Russian forces. So, are they preparing to support a ground assault?
To be honest, I doubt. Belarus has been vocal about focusing on increasing its defense capabilities. But despite these efforts, if we look at how many forces Belarus has near the border, we can see that there are only around 6 battalion tactical groups, and in total Belarus can mobilize around 25 battalion tactical groups. But it is unlikely that Belarus with throw its whole army into one attack. Also, Belarus has been giving Russia a lot of ammunition, and a nation that gives away ammunition is unlikely to be preparing for a war.
So, what was the reason behind the airstrike? The airstrike seems to be connected to the so-called accident on the Zyabrovka airfield, where several days ago locals reported of at least eight explosions. The Belarusian Ministry of Defense claimed that an inspection run caused an engine fire, but some speculate that this was a sabotage attempt to destroy the newly arrived air defense systems S-300 and S-400, to leave the airfield close to Ukraine more vulnerable. This situation seems to resemble what we can see in the Kharkiv region, the goal of the increased activity in this region is to prevent the leaks of sabotage groups.
In the Barvinkove-Sloviansk direction, after heavy clashes that took place around Mazanivka and Bohorodychne, the Russians seems to have switched into defense mode once again, because they conducted remote mining around Dovhenke and did not conduct any assault actions today, only shelled a number of prefrontal settlements.
In the Soledar direction, the Russians conducted an airstrike on Vesele to damage Ukrainian defense infrastructure. The fact that the Russians made the next step suggests that the yesterday’s combat reconnaissance operation brought them some results. I think we are going to see more attacks in this direction in the near future. When it comes to the town of Soledar, most of the fights took place around the village of Bakhmutske that is located in between Soledar and Pokrovske. Some Russian sources claimed that this village was captured by the Russians a few days ago, but the ongoing fights suggest otherwise.
In the Bakhmut direction, the most intense fights continue to take place. When it comes to Bakhmut itself, the group that is storming the outskirts attempted to advance further. A supporting attack was also launched in the direction of Vesela Dolyna. If you remember, previously the Russians tried to focus on attacking Bakhmut from the northeast, but the fact that they switched to attacking it from the southeast, means that the Ukrainians put up intense fights and did not allow the Russians to establish their positions there. In the southern part of the region, the Russians continued storming the defense line and launched assaults at Kodema and Zaitseve, but by the end of the day they retreated to previous positions and there were no changes to the front line.
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Post by: guest78 on August 19, 2022, 11:25:26 am
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Four explosions were reported near Russia’s Belbek air base in Crimea’s Sevastopol, was used to attack Ukraine. The Sevastopol Governor claims Russian air defence weapons intercepted a Ukrainian drone near the Belbek air base. Media reports claim several explosions were heard in Kerch in the Russian-occupied Crimea.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gy2mtGvsSpE
Turkish President Erdogan has reportedly urged Kyiv and Moscow to return to the parameters of March talks in Istanbul. Zelensky has said that negotiations with the Kremlin are possible only if Russian troops leave his country. Meanwhile, the Biden administration is reportedly preparing to unveil another $800 million in military aid to Ukraine.
#russiaukrainewar #putin #ukraine #russia #crimea
0:35 - Explosions Rock Crimea’s Kerch, Russia’s Belbek Air Base
2:18 - Ukraine Throws ‘false Flag’ Charge Back at Russia
4:03 - Turkey to Bring Putin, Zelensky Back to Table?
5:42 - Us Prepares Next Package of Military Aid
19 Aug: What a Blast! Bases in Russia ON FIRE | War in Ukraine Explained
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Day 177: August 19https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LMDzelv2H_o
In the Belogod region, which is Russian territory, there was a series of explosions. Once again it is being speculated that these explosions happened as a result of sabotage attacks. The target of the first attack became an ammunition depot near the village of Timonovo. The detonations lasted the whole day, which caused evacuation from the nearby settlements. This was an important warehouse that supplied the units around Izyum. The target of the second attack became an airfield near Staryi Oskil, although it is harder to say for sure that this was an attack, because unlike in the previous case there we no continuous detonations. Russian sources claimed that it was a malfunction of the rocket.
Russian supply chain also continues to suffer in the south. In Crimea, at least four explosions struck around Belbek Airbase. An explosion was also reported in Mizhvodne. There is not much information available about the last explosion, but there is an old airport which Russian officials announced plans to reopen since the annexation of Crimea, so maybe it was another attack at the airbase. Explosions were also heard around Sevastopil and Kerch. Russian officials claimed that the air defense successfully shot down several drones, and it looks like it is true, because Sevastopil is a military town where it would be productive to gather intelligence, and in Kerch there is the most important bridge in Crimea, because it connects it Russia. If this bridge were destroyed, this would stop all road supplies to Crimea and therefore the Kherson and Zaporizhzhia regions. Ukrainian Presidential Advisor Mykhailo Podolyak had tweeted that the Kerch bridge was illegally constructed and “must be dismantled”, so we can expect attempts to achieve it in the near future. Overall, we can see that the ability of the Russians to sustain their offensive operation in the southern part of Ukraine is already undermined and runs a huge risk of collapsing. The shifting focus of the Ukrainians from striking only warehouses close to the front line, to striking every link of the supply chain, can lead to gaining a significant advantage in the southern direction.
In the south, there are a lot of updates. Firstly, the Russians tried to attack Kirove, but after short clashes were forced to pull back. They also conducted airstrikes on the settlements on the Ukrainian bridgehead. The Ukrainians also conducted an attack from the air in this region. Recently it was confirmed that there was a missile strike near Bilohorka. This is the closest Russian position to the Ukrainian bridgehead on the southern bank of the Inhulets river. As a result of this strike, the Ukrainians destroyed a small ammo depot, a dozen machines and several dozens of military personnel.
In the Barvinkove-Sloviansk direction, the Russians conducted a series of assaults. In the first part of the day, they focused more on the Barvinkove direction and attacked Karnaukhivka, Dibrivne and Nova Dmytrivka. In the second part of the day they also launched assaults at Virnopillia and Dolyna. The clashes were quite short, with exception of the ones that took place near Karnaukhivka and Dibrivne, but in any case all attacks were repelled and the Russians retreated to previous positions. The increased activity in this region seems to be a response to the Ukrainian advance, so the Russians relocated some of their forces from the Siversk direction, to stop losing territory.
In the Bakmut direction, the most intense fights took place near Kodema. Here the Russians are engaging a lot of forces, but Ukrainian still have a strong position and do not let the Russians advance. Right now it is time for regrouping, so the intensity of attacks will necessarily decrease and the Ukrainians will for sure hold this line for much longer. The fights were also reported in the southern part of the region. Here the Russians once again attacked Zaitseve, Mayorsk and Zalizne, but after short clashes, they pulled back. The fact that the Russians are conducting so many short attacks here is understandable, because it was a dormant area, so they are just trying to find the weakest spot. That is why the activity in this region will continue to be high for some time, and if the Ukrainians show high resistance, it is highly likely that the Russians will move their focus somewhere else.
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Russian defeat in Ukraine is inevitable - ex-commander of US Army Europe
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A momentum shift in the Ukraine war means Russian defeat rather than victory is now "inevitable", according to a former commander of US Army Europe.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j_cH6mbmwfo
Retired Lieutenant General Ben Hodges says the outcome of the war comes down to "the will of the West versus the Kremlin".
Post by: guest78 on August 19, 2022, 11:48:27 am
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We asked people on the streets of the Ukrainian capital how they felt about the decision to stop teaching the Russian language in Kyiv's schools from September 1.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W_ubJ_dNqL8
Some interesting comments by Ukrainians on this topic.
Post by: bondburger on August 20, 2022, 06:03:26 pm
Story passing around on imageboards is that an attempt has been made on Dugin's life. Some are saying his daughter was killed in an explosion. Aleksandr himself is unharmed.
Post by: 90sRetroFan on August 20, 2022, 06:25:12 pm
https://lovebylife.com/putins-spiritual-guide-alexander-dugin-narrowly-escapes-car-bomb-attack-as-his-daughter-darya-is-blown-up-near-moscow/
"Aleksandr himself is unharmed."
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“Putin’s Rasputin”, switched cars last minute while leaving an event he and Darya had attended as guests of honor.
He was set to leave the Tradition family festival at the Zakharovo estate with her when he hopped into another vehicle
I suspect Yahweh is protecting him.
On a different note, observe the facial resemblance:
(https://www.ilmessaggero.it/photos/MED_HIGH/10/44/6881044_21005041_darya_dugina_uccisa_attentato_figlia_alexander_dugin_putin_cosa_e_successo_2_.jpg)
I wonder if Darya reproduced before dying. If not, then we have at least successfully cut off one branch of the Dugin bloodline. But if she has, then not much has been achieved.
Dugin apparently also has a son:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aleksandr_Dugin
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Dugin's first wife was Evgenia Debryanskaya, a Russian activist. They have a son they called Artur, who they named in honor of Arthur Rimbaud.[33]
Next target, perhaps? Also, does Dugin have more offspring that we don't yet know about? This would be a worthwhile investigation.
Post by: guest78 on August 20, 2022, 10:55:46 pm
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ji1wwW5fzM
Better luck next time!
Steven Seagal better pull his head out of his ass, as should all the Kremlin mouthpiece's spewing their toxic trash into the world on a daily basis. But, we know they won't....
Post by: 90sRetroFan on August 21, 2022, 04:00:53 am
Best comment:
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Not a bomb...a " special outward inflating device with internal ejection capabilities".
Post by: guest78 on August 21, 2022, 02:45:18 pm
Post by: rp on August 22, 2022, 07:02:01 am
Post by: guest78 on August 22, 2022, 12:14:54 pm
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Honestly, I’m speechless. I don’t know neither the size, nor the faces of that secret army, but it exists. Its goal is to stop ongoing war and to stop Putin’s regime. Of course, I don’t encourage anyone to participate in anything, but for me, as a Ukrainian.. It gives me more hope and more belief that that damn war will end very soon! And how do you feel about it?https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IstMDCV_zGc
Obscure group claims responsibility for Russian car bombing | DW News
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Ukraine has denied any involvement in a car bombing near Moscow that killed the daughter of a prominent Russian nationalist. Daria Dugina died in the blast. Both she and her father Alexander Dugin have publicly supported Russia's war on Ukraine. Russia's foreign ministry speculated that Kyiv might be behind the bombing. But an adviser to Ukraine's president said his country was not a terrorist state.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TDisvwsE98Y
Russia Blames Ukraine’s Secret Service For Darya Dugina’s Murder| Could Kyiv Have Pulled Off Attack?
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Russia's Federal Security Service accused Ukraine's secret services of killing Darya Dugina. The FSB said the attack was carried out by a Ukrainian woman named Natalia Vovk, born in 1979, who arrived in Russia in July. The FSB said that spent a month preparing the attack by renting an apartment in the same housing block. Russia said that Dugin had received death threats from “Ukrainian nationalists” before her daughter was killed in the car attack. However, Former Russian Duma member Ilya Ponomarev said a previously unknown anti-Putin partisan group has claimed responsibility for the attack.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZUJ7VkdpBFg
#Ukraine #Dugina #Moscow #Russia #Putin #Zelensky #WorldNews
Who's behind the car blast that killed the daughter of Putin ally Dugin? | DW News
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Ukraine has denied any involvement in a car bombing near Moscow that killed the daughter of a prominent Russian nationalist. Daria Dugina died in the blast. Both she and her father Alexander Dugin have publicly supported Russia's war on Ukraine. Russia's foreign ministry speculated that Kyiv might be behind the bombing. But an adviser to Ukraine's president said his country was not a terrorist state.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m0rRtn_tlwI
Russia Names "Mastermind" In Dugina Murder, Putin Condemns "Vile Crime," US Bombers Fly Over Balkans
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Nearly 9,000 Ukrainian soldiers have been killed since Russia's invasion began, Ukraine's commander-in-chief said on August 22. Luhansk governor Serhiy Haidai claims that Russia is forcing people in the region to join its war. Russia said that Ukraine attacked Kherson’s Antonovka bridge across the Dnieper river using US-made HIMARS. A senior Russian diplomat has ruled out a diplomatic solution to end the war in Ukraine. Russia’s FSB claims that it has “solved” the murder of Darya Dugina, the daughter of Russian ideologue Alexander Dugin. Putin has called the killing of Dugina “a vile, cruel crime that cut short her life”. Two US Air Force B-52 bomber jets flew over the Balkans in a show of “commitment” to its NATO allies in Europe. Former Putin-loyalist commander Igor Girkin has called the Russian President a “clown” for being outplayed in the war by Zelensky.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qp6cUEeEVnQ
#Ukraine #Zelensky #Dugina #Putin #Donetsk #Donbas #Kherson #Mykolaiv #WorldNews
European countries mull barring Russian tourists | DW News
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Moscow's invasion of Ukraine has sparked discussions on whether there should be broader consequences for all Russian citizens. Some EU countries want to bar them from traveling into the bloc for shopping and holidays. From September, Finland plans to significantly cut the number of tourist visas it usually issues to Russians. DW traveled to one small border town to see what effect this is likely to have.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Sw_eqPElKk
Putin’s Command Post Destroyed In Kherson l Russian Drone Downed In Sumy l Shoigu Lauds Su-57 Jets
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The Ukrainian army reportedly destroyed a Russian command post in Kherson Oblast. As per reports, 20 Russian soldiers were killed in the attack while a self-propelled Msta-S howitzer and two S-300s were also destroyed. Ukrainian forces reportedly also shot down a Russian drone over the Sumy region on August 22. Meanwhile, a Russian missile destroyed a residential building and injured a child in Mykolaiv Oblast's Bashtanka.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-2fxpDKhXXw
#russiaukrainewar #worldnews #putin #zelensky
0:00 - INTRODUCTION
2:09 - ZELENSKY WARNS RUSSIA AGAINST TRIAL OF UKRAINIAN SOLDIERS
3:50 - RUSSIAN DEFENCE MINISTER HAILS RUSSIAN SU-57
5:09 - UKRAINE DENIES INVOLVEMENT IN DUGIN’S DAUGHTER’S DEATH
6:28 - PUTIN STARTED WAR FOR 'ABSURD' REASONS, SAYS SCHOLZ
7:39 - DID RUSSIAN SOLDIERS TRADE SUPPLIES FOR ALCOHOL?
Post by: 90sRetroFan on August 22, 2022, 04:03:53 pm
https://vdare.com/articles/russia-ukraine-war-a-reminder-that-ethnic-national-conflicts-are-not-a-thing-of-the-past-that-blood-and-soil-still-matter
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Europe has already experienced two of the worst fratricidal wars in human history during the 20th century. Worse still, the continent is undergoing declining birthrates and alarming levels of non-white migration. The last thing the Old Continent needs is another prolonged war of European against European, and more basically, white against white.
https://www.amren.com/features/2016/10/white-fratricide-in-donbass/
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Racially conscious whites are right to bemoan the fighting as the latest misguided fratricidal war
Therefore I worry that they are some sort of identitarians. If so, I am hoping they give Putin some minor trouble, but that they do not succeed in deposing Putin, and that they ultimately get wiped out. The final defeat of Russia must come from outside, not from inside. To this end, we cannot allow Putin's regime alone to take the fall for what is in reality a historically recurrent pattern of Russian behaviour:
https://trueleft.createaforum.com/colonial-era/russia-the-last-colonial-empire/
yet this (blaming everything on the Putin regime and thus absolving Russia as a whole) appears to be the National Republican Army's precise aim.
Post by: 90sRetroFan on August 24, 2022, 12:49:37 pm
https://www.yahoo.com/news/ukrainian-ambassador-outraged-pope-laments-152546614.html
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Pope Francis called Daria Dugina, the daughter of an ultra-nationalist Russian philosopher who applauded the war on Ukraine, an “innocent” victim of the war on Wednesday, eliciting criticism from Ukraine’s ambassador to the Vatican.
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Dugina, a journalist and commentator on Russian state TV, has been a fierce supporter of Russia’s war in Ukraine. She claimed that the Bucha massacre, in which hundreds of Ukrainians were reportedly killed outside of Kyiv by Russian forces and were buried in mass graves, was fake and a scheme carried out by Western media. She said the name “Bucha” was chosen strategically by the media because of its proximity to “butcher.”
Post by: guest78 on August 26, 2022, 02:52:02 pm
Did Putin order the car bomb assassination attempt on Aleksandr Dugin?
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Historian Dr Yuri Felshtinsky discusses the attempted assassination of Aleksandr Dugin which killed his daughter Darya Dugina on the 20th of August.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1wUbvI3ZXb0
Dugin is a prominent ultra-nationalist and is said to be close to Russian President Vladimir Putin
Dr Yuri Felshtinsky expresses his views on why Putin may have been behind the attack and who planted the bomb in Dugin's car.
The Russian Foreign Ministry have speculated that Ukraine was behind the attack. Ukraine have denied any involvement.
Russia's TASS state news agency quoted Andrei Krasnov, someone who knew Dugina, as saying the vehicle belonged to her father and that he was probably the intended target.
Dr Yuri Felshtinsky is a historian and author of 'Ukraine: The Return of Russian Terror and the Threat of World War III', who specialises in Soviet History and Contemporary Russian History. He is the co-author of Blowing Up Russia: Terror from Within, which was co-written with Alexander Litvinenko.
Post by: guest78 on August 26, 2022, 03:42:11 pm
Latvia topples massive 79-meter Soviet-era monument | DW News
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A concrete obelisk topped with Soviet stars, which was the centerpiece of a monument commemorating the Red Army's victory over Nazi Germany, was demolished in Latvia's capital, Riga, on Thursday. Two diggers with pneumatic hammers brought the 79-meter (261-foot) obelisk down to the applause of numerous onlookers. A number of large-scale bronze statues had already been removed from the monument in the preceding days. In view of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Latvia issued a decree that all objects glorifying totalitarian regimes must be destroyed by November 15. This included the Soviet victory monument erected in 1985.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j2DrxoTNdTk
"This monument was a steady reminder of our occupation and the associated fate of many people: deportation, repression, and so on. We do not need this kind of monument," Latvian President Egils Levits said during a livestream of the demolition. Mayor Martin Stakis called the demolition a "historic moment for Riga and all of Latvia."
Divisive monument
Some members of Latvia's ethnic Russian community had protested the removal of the monument. Every year on May 9, thousands of ethnic Russians gather at the monument to commemorate the victory over Nazi Germany in 1945. Most Latvians see this date as the start of the Soviet occupation, which lasted until 1991. A group of activists attempted to demolish the monument with dynamite in 1997 but the explosives detonated unexpectedly, killing two people. Russia's invasion of Ukraine in late February has prompted authorities in several Eastern European countries to speed up the removal of Soviet-era symbols. Latvia's parliament voted in May to demolish the victory monument, and Riga's city council followed suit.
Russian backlash
Riga's monument was dismantled a week after neighboring Estonia took down a Soviet-era memorial of its own in Narva, a city with a large Russian-speaking minority. Tallinn had accused Russia of using such monuments to stir up tensions. There were concerns that Moscow might try to exploit differences between the Russian-speaking minorities and the national governments in Estonia and Latvia to destabilize the countries. Estonia's removal of the Soviet monument prompted the Russian hacker group Killnet to hit back with a major wave of cyberattacks on public and private facilities last week
Now Estonian's just need to get rid of their second Swedish Lion:
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/cb/Swedish_Lion.jpg)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Swedish_Lion_in_Narva
It deserves a fate similar to the first one as well:
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f5/S%C3%B6nderskjutet_Lejon_2.jpg)
Post by: guest78 on August 29, 2022, 12:49:06 pm
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"There are appeasers who are working finding peace at any cost. And that cost will be borne by Ukraine. That’s exactly what Russia wants."https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wJQqPi_xBUo
A ‘peaceful’ solution will come at a ‘cost’ for Ukraine, former US airforce four star general General Philip Breedlove tells #TimesRadio.
Indeed! I find it particularly despicable when people are fighting and dying for victory and cowards yell "peace" from the rear.
29 Aug: BREAKING. Counteroffensive Began. Ukrainians Breached Russian Primary Defense
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kBnW8tFZ1mk
Ukraine launches counter-offensive in south, Kiev claims
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Ukraine says its armed forces have launched a series of counter attacks to try to take back control of parts of the country seized by the Russians.The Kherson region in the South of the country has been the scene of heavy fighting, so is this the long anticipated turning point that the Ukrainians have been hoping for?https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SjKQe8b5tXA
Ukraine "Counteroffensive" In Kherson , Russia Alleges US Aid to "Collaborators", EU Mulls Training
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Ukraine says its forces have penetrated the first line of Russian defences on the Kherson front. Ukrainian officials also say that HIMARS missiles have destroyed almost all large bridges in the Kherson region. Khlan told the Pryamyi TV channel that Ukrainian troops now had "the advantage" on the southern front. Ukrainian military spokeswoman Natalia Gumeniuk said Kyiv's forces were attacking the front from "many directions," as per local media.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KqEtLU4yUDU
#russiaukrainewar #Kherson #russiaupdate #worldnews
0:00 - INTRODUCTION
2:41 - RUSSIA SHOOTS DOWN UKRAINIAN DRONE NEAR ZAPORIZHZHIA
3:55 - EU TO DISCUSS UKRAINIAN TROOP TRAINING & VISA BAN
5:02 - SWEDEN ANNOUNCES MILITARY AID FOR UKRAINE
5:44 - RUSSIA ALLEGES WESTERN FUNDING TO “COLLABORATORS”
Post by: guest78 on August 29, 2022, 06:40:53 pm
When will this Russian Howitzer explode? (2A65 Msta-B Barrel life estimation from shell casings)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rx5AKV9e8NM
Post by: guest78 on August 29, 2022, 08:49:31 pm
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Russian tourists in Kazakhstan have faced anger from locals and even fines from police for sporting pro-war Z stickers on their cars.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g19jdzG19SY
Foolishness:
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Subsequently, it became a militarist symbol used in Russian propaganda[9] and by Russian civilians as a sign of support for the invasion. Outside Russia, the symbol has been banned from public display in various countries. The "Z" symbol has been pejoratively called a zwastika or zwaztika, in reference to the Nazi swastika,[15] or pejoratively in Russian and Ukrainian as "ziga" (Russian: зига) in reference to Sieg Heil.[19] Russia also started being referred to as Ruzzia or RuZZia (Russian: Роzzия or РоZZия; Ukrainian: Роzzія or РоZZія) by Ukrainian officials or users on the Internet.[24]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Z_(military_symbol)
See also:
The Origin Of The Swastika Oldest Known Swastika Found In Ukraine Ca 10, 000 BCE
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The earliest swastika known has been found in Mezine, Ukraine. It is carved on late paleolithic figurine of mammoth ivory, being dated as early as about 10,000 BC. Among the earliest cultures utilizing swastika is the Old Europe, neolithic Danube Valley Civilization, Cucuteni-Trypillian and Vinca.
Interesting that Ukrainians were carving them into ivory during the paleolithic era....
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In Bronze Age Europe, the "Sun cross" appears most frequently of all continents, often interpreted as a solar symbol. Swastika shapes have been found on numerous artifacts from Iron Age Europe (Greco-Roman, Illyrian, Etruscan, Baltic, Celtic, Germanic, Slavic and Georgian Borjgali).This prehistoric use seems to be reflected in the appearance of the symbol in various folk cultures of Europe. The symbol has been found on vessels in the ancient city of Troy, The evidence shows that it served as a symbol of fertility and life. Its similar use can be found in Trench Graves in Mycanae, Greece, on Athenian vases and even decorating the garments of Aphrodite, the Greek goddess of love. Also the Greek Parthenon had this symbol as a Greek design just like other designs.https://archive.org/details/TheOriginOfTheSwastikaOldestKnownSwastikaFoundInUkraineCa10000BCE
A definite European sign moving east into Hindus Valley Civilization. It was brought by migrating tribes to India where it is revered in the religious and cultural life of the Indo-Aryans. It did not originate in the Indus Valley Civilization as some people thought.
I think ignorance sucks and so do the people that perpetuate it. Were Russians not as ignorant as they are they may never have invaded Ukraine in the first place. I would have thought Ukrainians would have arrived at similar conclusions by now....
Post by: guest78 on August 30, 2022, 01:35:02 pm
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bREc31vv1Ik
Ukraine “Liberates” Four Kherson Villages, Zaporizhzhia Plant Roof Damaged, 12 Missiles Hit Mykolaiv
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Ukraine began a counter-offensive against Russian forces in the southern part of the country on August 29. After successfully repelling much of Russia's initial invasion, Ukraine is now trying to regain territorial losses in the southeast. According to reports, Ukrainian troops have taken four villages back from Russian occupation near Kherson. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has warned Russian forces to flee if they want to survive. Meanwhile, Russian forces fired at least 12 missiles that hit the Mykolaiv region, killing two people and injuring 24 others. Four holes have appeared in the roof of a building at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, according to latest satellite images. According to a US official, the Biden administration is pressuring Russia to vacate the Zaporizhzhia plant. A Biden administration official has said that US assesses Russia is now in possession of weapons-capable Iranian drones.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h_Jy2k8CsJg
#Kherson #Mykolaiv #Kharkiv #Donetsk #Ukraine #Russia #Iran #Zaporizhzhia #WorldNews #Putin
0:00 - UKRAINE “LIBERATES” FOUR VILLAGES IN KHERSON REGION
2:26 - ZELENSKY WARNS RUSSIAN FORCES
3:38 - RUSSIA FIRES 12 MISSILES AT MYKOLAIV
5:06 - ZAPORIZHZHIA PLANT’S ROOF DAMAGED
6:08 - US PUTS PRESSURE ON RUSSIA OVER ZAPORIZHZHIA PLANT
6:47 - US CLAIMS RUSSIA NOW POSSESSES IRANIAN DRONES
Post by: guest78 on September 01, 2022, 04:33:23 pm
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Day 190: September 01https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JHAtRNM87AY
In the Kherson direction, Ukrainian forces once again showed tactical excellence and set up the conditions for the collapse of the front line and total division of Russian forces in Kherson and Snihurivka, and here is how they did it. As you remember, for the last several days the Ukrainians created many lines of attack: the fights took place around Oleksandrivka, Pravdyne, Kyselivka, Liubomyrivka and Blahodatne. The fights on the outskirts of that region were very light because the attack groups were small. But the fights in the middle were much more intense. The Ukrainians put the Russians in Pravdyne under significant pressure and conducted more than 20 airstrikes. They also managed to advance 5 km in the direction of Kyselivka – the last stronghold on the way to Kherson. Fearing such an intense and rapid-paced advancement, the Russians immediately reinforced Kyselivka and pushed the Ukrainians back. They also obviously pushed back the small Ukrainian attack groups in Liubomyrivka and Blahodatne, ridiculing them and saying that the Ukrainian grand attack is 2 dozen people that run away after a few shots. However, these were combat reconnaissance operations, and the Ukrainians seem to have gained all the information they needed about the defense. After attacking Kyselivka, they also knew that the Russians reinforced this town at expense of their flanks, so the Ukrainians regrouped 10 km to the north, and hit hard Liubomyrivka and Ternovi Pody. Today Russian news sources reported that the Russians retreated from these settlements to Zelenyi Hai. If the Ukrainians repeat the same in Blahodatne, then they can safely collapse Russian positions in between two rivers, and attack both Kherson and Snihurivka from more sides at once.
In the Nova Kahovka direction, more information became available about the progress of Ukrainian forces. Today it was reported that the Ukrainians took Kostromka and that they were attacking Bruskynske. However, it seems to me that it is a clarification of what happened yesterday. Russian sources also said that the Russians conducted a huge flank attack from Davydiv Brid and ended Ukrainian attacks, however, this is not commensurate with other Russian claims, such as that Ukrainians have fire control over the road and do not allow supplying Davydiv Brid. Today Russian sources also admitted that they lost Lozove and Bilohorka, which means that they do not expect to retake them in the near future. Overall, the Ukrainians here need to expand their bridgehead as fast as possible basically in every direction, because otherwise, the Russians here would still have a more advantageous position.
In the Dudchany direction, heavy fights are reported near Arkhanhelske, Olhyne and Vysokopillia. Some sources even suggest that the Ukrainians already control 50% of Arkhanhelske. In any case, this is just a speculation and street fights are unpredictable, but what is interesting is that yesterday Russian sources reported that the fights are taking place in front of the settlement, while today some of them already report that they are taking place inside the settlement, so even according to Russian sources we can observe some progress. When it comes to the eastern side of this region, there is very little information available about what is going on here, despite the fact that it was reported from the beginning that the attack group here was the strongest. If we look at NASA FIRMS satellite imagery, we can see that there are a lot of fires here. On our map, it will look like this. So, I assume there are very heavy clashes on the front line and Ukrainian artillery is demolishing Russian reserves deeper in the region. So, let’s wait and see the results.
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Post by: guest78 on September 01, 2022, 06:49:49 pm
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"I know people who are fighting. They’re not naïve, they know what they’re doing."https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iSLJf1aJwig
Volunteer troops in Ukraine are ‘frustrated’ about the conflict and believe this is the ‘best thing they can do’ to help Ukraine beat Russia, Major General Rupert Jones tells #TimesRadio.
Post by: guest78 on September 04, 2022, 01:18:53 pm
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Thousands of people held a protest in Prague against the Czech government’s foreign and economic policies. Police said nearly 70,000 people gathered at Wenceslas Square on September 3 for the the 'Czech Republic First' demonstration. The protesters were demanding the resignation of the pro-Western coalition government led by PM Petr Fiala. Watch the video to find out what the protestors' were demanding from the government.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=joIC8QefFsI
#prague #czechrepublic #russia
00:00 - INTRODUCTION
00:41 - WHAT ARE THE PROTESTERS’ DEMANDS?
03:23 - PM FIALA WARNS OF RUSSIAN PROPAGANDA
04:30 - MORE PROTESTS IN EUROPE AMID PUTIN’S GAS FREEZE?
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Why did Germany invade Czechoslovakia in 1939?https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Occupation_of_Czechoslovakia_(1938%E2%80%931945)
The same day, Hitler met with Chamberlain and demanded the swift takeover of the Sudetenland by Nazi Germany under threat of war. Czechoslovakia, Hitler claimed, was slaughtering the Sudeten Germans. Chamberlain referred the demand to the British and French governments, both of which accepted.
Unlike the Russian claim that Ukrainians have been slaughtering Russian speaking Ukrainians in the East of Ukraine for the last 8 years, perhaps Hitler's claim in regards to the plight of the Sudeten Germans was actually based in fact?
"Russia has a genocidal agenda for the future" | Major General Chip Chapman
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"If we don't wake up to that threat that Russia has a genocidal agenda for the future, then we've got a real problem."https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rn0Kx4rmsJA
Putin is relying on the West losing the will to support Ukraine in the longer term, says Major General Chip Chapman.
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Ukraine Mattershttps://www.youtube.com/post/Ugkxe2yc12SWuSr_jl80AQ3PbmQxDUn95rjS
3 hours ago (edited)
Russian network of political affiliates, agents and useful idiots have a new agenda.
Since the grain, nuclear threat, gas threat is obviously not working.
RU is trying to link cost of living crisis to their invasion into Ukraine.
What we need to be aware of is that overall the statement is true.
HOWEVER, we need to be precise with what wording is used.
RU is pushing the narrative "Ukraine is resisting, this war is dragging on, therefore cost of living..."
This is very different from "Russian invasion into Ukraine, and their aggresive use of gas and oil as hybrid weapons makes our cost of living go up..."
Please be aware of this in your area and call out Russian agents when you see this current narrative.
It seems that they are targeting Far left and Far right groups to facilitate this message.
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I work for a western European company (+1000 employee), and even the CEO has been talking this bs. He likes to point out how much the company does for Ukraine, but ideologically he's obviously, sadly on the wrong side.
In western Europe, anti NATO sentiments have been very normalized, often by 'good' journalists.
03 Sep: BREAKING. Russian Defense CRUMBLES on 3 Axes | War in Ukraine Explained
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Day 192: September 03https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PbuPUDml0N4
The Ukrainians continue pushing the Russians out of the Kherson region.
In the Dudchany direction, there are a lot of updates. Russian sources reported that today the Russians reestablished control over the southern part of Vysokopillia and Olhyne. Russian sources also reported that the Ukrainians are accumulating more forces to the north of Vysokopillya. Ukrainian sources reported that the Ukrainians repelled an attack in Potomkine. When it comes to Arkhanhelske, there were no updates. The fact that the Russians say that they partially reestablished control over Vysokopillia and Olhyne means that they previously lost it, and falsely claimed that they were under their full control in the previous days. From what I can see, after the Ukrainians pushed the Russians out of Vysokopillia and Olhyne, the Russians waited for reinforcement and after regrouping launched a small attack on Potomkine to keep the Ukrainians here busy and after ensuring that their flanks are protected they launched their main attack in the direction of Vysokopillia and Olhyne, allegedly partially successful. But given that the Ukrainians are accumulating more forces, this might not be for long.
When it comes to the fights that are taking place a little bit to the east, here, according to Russian sources, the Ukrainians made a breakthrough and established control over Petrivka, but they also add that shortly after that the Russians took them in a pocket and destroyed. The Ukrainian General Staff reported airstrikes on Khreshchenivka. Again, the fact that the Russians say that they reestablished control over Petrivka means that they falsely claimed that it was under their full control in the previous days. Yesterday they said that they managed to stop the Ukrainians 1 km before the settlement, but today we can see that they admit to losing it. On top of that, airstrikes in Khreshchenivka suggest that the Ukrainians also control this settlement and the settlement in between. In fact, NASA FIRMS data showed fires just to the south of Khreshchenivka, which indicates that the fights are taking place between Khreshchenivka and Shevchenkivka. All of that strongly indicates a Ukrainian advance in the area.
In the Nova Kahovka direction, the situation is even more complicated. Russian sources reported that after failing to take Bruskynske, the Ukrainians in Kostromka threw all of their forces on Shchastlyve, and after failing, threw all of their forces on Bezimenne. Russian forces reportedly tactically withdrew, bombed the whole settlement, and destroyed the whole group. The Russian Ministry of Defense reported that they have destroyed Ukrainian weapons in Bila Krynytsia. Russian military bloggers reported that the Ukrainians forced the river and are storming Blahodativka, so far unsuccessfully. The Russians also started to target reinforcements behind Inhulets. The Ukrainian General Staff reported airstrikes in Sukhyi Stavok. Three days ago, the Russians claimed that after retaking Sukhui Stavok, they destroyed the pontoon bridges, got the Ukrainians in a circle and destroyed them. Two days ago they reported that a huge group of the Ukrainians that was storming Bruskynske, was attacked in the flank from Davydiv Brid and was once again destroyed. Today they report that this group went even further, but was also once again completely destroyed. Too many contradictions. From what I can see, the Ukrainians are for the most part successfully expanding their bridgehead: they expand it further south, they started expanding it westwards, and are preparing to expand it eastwards, which is why the Russians are trying to take preventative action and bomb Bila Krynytsia. The situation is undoubtedly tough, but it is not only tough for the Ukrainians, and the fact that the Ukrainians are successfully expanding their bridgehead, and are gathering even more forces to the east and west of it, suggests that it may not be so tough for long.
"Before I'm Kicked..." | Chechnya Head & Putin Ally Ramzan Kadyrov's Surprise Announcement Amid War
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Putin ally and leader of Russia’s Chechen region, Ramzan Kadyrov, has triggered speculation with his surprise announcement. Kadyrov, who has been the president of Chechnya for 15 years, has also been a key figure in Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine. In a Telegram post, Kadyrov said that he deserves an “indefinite and long” break from his post. Watch the video to know more about Kadyrov's latest announcement and its impact on Putin's invasion of Ukraine.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LtMmSaTOG9A
#ramzankadyrov #vladimirputin #chechen
00:00 - INTRODUCTION
01:20 - WHO IS RAMZAN KADYROV?
02:41 - KADYROV’S INVOLVEMENT IN THE UKRAINE WAR
04:09 - WHAT DOES KADYROV WANT?
Post by: guest78 on September 04, 2022, 04:58:09 pm
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Day 193: September 04https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GFrOYLAXTmk
Today Ukrainian counteroffensive operation was marked by a big symbolic event.
In the Dudchany direction, the fighters of the 103 National Guard battalion together with the fighters of the 63 brigade officially confirmed that they established full control over Vysokopillia and showed a video where they raise the Ukrainian flag above the town. This is the most important town in the northern part of the region, because it is big and provides good cover, and because it is located at a higher altitude, which gives a huge tactical advantage in the fields of Kherson.
The fact this town was taken so fast confirms my previous assessment. The Ukrainians indeed put the Russians in Vysokopillia in the operational encirclement, and in fear of finding themselves completely in a pocket they retreated. Yesterday the Russians accumulated forces and tried to take Vysokopillia back but apparently, their counterattack failed. From here the Ukrainians are going to establish control over Novopetrivka and Blakytne in order to prevent Russian reinforcements and given that they already control half of Arkhanhelske, take it under total control as well. In fact, the Russians already report intensive drone attacks around Novopetrivka.
In the Nova Kahovka direction, there is also some good news. Ukrainian yesterday’s attack on Blahodativka was a success, so they gained control over this settlement as well and expanded the Inhulets bridgehead westwards. From here the Ukrainians will also strike Davydiv Brid to expand their bridgehead eastwards. In fact, we can say that the fights here have already started, because in trying to prevent the Ukrainian attack, the Russians started to strike Bila Krynytsia. As you can see, the Ukrainians are moving from two sides simultaneously, and if they manage to successfully develop their offensives in these two directions, two more Russian strongholds will be taken in a pocket – Velyka Oleksandrivka and Novodmytrivka. And it would be quite hard for the Russians to save them because there is no other Russian-controlled settlements within a radius of 15 km around these two towns. When it comes to the area around Sukhyi Stavok and Kostromka, there were updates, but there were updates regarding Russian activities a little bit to the west. Here, it was spotted that the Russian are gathering forces to attack Blahodativka.
In the Kherson direction, the fights for the most part are positional, meaning there are no attempts to make a breakthrough. Ukrainian aviation continues to be the most active in this direction, and over the last day again conducted more than 20 airstrikes. Some sources suggest that the Russians in Myroliubivka unsuccessfully tried to attack Posad-Pokrovske, others say that the Ukrainians in Posad-Pokrovske unsuccessfully tried to attack Myroliubivka. Some also say that the Ukrainians simultaneously launched a supporting attack from Tavriiske. To be honest, I think that these reports are overly exaggerated. I think that positional fights took place between these settlements and that there was some movement in the direction of these settlements to improve tactical position, but I do not think that anybody here tried to take anyone’s strongholds because both sides control too many small positions in between.
Apart from ground fights, Ukrainian forces conducted over 400 artillery missions along the whole Kherson front line. The most important strikes happened deep in the region. Today it was confirmed that a section of the Nova Kahovka Bridge completely collapsed. This means that the bridge is totally inoperable and that the Russians are for sure unable to send supplies from here. The Ukrainians also destroyed another Russian pontoon bridge in Kozatske. It seems like very soon they are going to run out of barges that they use as segments of pontoon bridges. The Ukrainians also struck ammunition depots in Oleshky, Kherson and Beryslav regions, and a command center in Snihurivka. Overall, this was a good day for the Ukrainian forces.
Post by: guest78 on September 06, 2022, 04:05:22 pm
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"If Zaporizhzhia does leak, then from a NATO perspective, it could be an Article 5 Act of War if NATO chose," says Major General Chip Chapman.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ISqhxQttlmc
If Article 5 were invoked, every NATO ally would be considered the victims of the attack and would respond accordingly.
06 Sep: BREAKING. Ukraine Started 2nd Counteroffensive in Kharkiv | War in Ukraine Explained
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Day 195: September 06https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AbeHC4E_o6M
Today the Ukrainians launched their second counteroffensive operation, and they did it in the Kharkiv region, so by winter Ukrainian Military Command is expecting to liberate not only half of the Kherson region but also the rest of the Kharkiv region.
Today in the afternoon a lot of reports started to come from Balakliia – all of them saying that the Ukrainians launched a vicious attack. Several hours later emerged videos where the Ukrainians are walking inside the town. Many of them say that today’s events will be the most important announcement of the Ukrainian President since the beginning of the war. Now, let me provide you with some context before I give you the details.
As you remember, the Russians have been trying to take Husarivka for more than a month. Their motivation was twofold. Firstly, they wanted to eliminate the Ukrainian bridgehead that goes so close to the Russian stronghold – Izyum – and poses a significant threat. Secondly, they wanted to expand the front line around Barvinkove, secure their flanks, overwhelm Ukrainian forces, and strike right in the heart of the Donbas group.
Ukrainians understood that Husarivka is crucial for Ukrainian success and is the only fortress that allows for the existence of the Ukrainian bridgehead. So, when the Russians launched their attack, they defended it with all possible means. A week later it became clear – the Russian attack failed. And the fact that it failed means that Russian resources in Balakliia are now depleted, so the Russians themselves created the best possible conditions for the Ukrainian counterattack. The Ukrainians already had a lot of forces in Kharkiv, but in the face of such an opportunity decided to accumulate even more, and when the Russians could no longer dismiss the Ukrainian counteroffensive in the south and understood that it is a great cause for concern, the Ukrainians launched their second counteroffensive.
If we look closer at Balakliia, we can see that the geography of this region is quite complicated. That is why the first attack was conducted not from the south, but from the east and targeted Verbivka. The goal of this group is to cut the highway that connects Balakliia to Volokhiv Yar. So far, this group has already taken at least half of Verbivka. Russian sources claim that the Ukrainians failed to develop their offensive and were stopped on the river Krainia Balakliia, however, the slowdown due to the natural barrier is to be expected, and is not critical if the second attack achieves success. The second attack seems to be launched from the south. In my estimation, the fights are taking place in the Kreidianskyi forest, because if crossed, the Ukrainians will be able to take the southern part of Balakliia, and develop their offensive on the eastern bank of the river Krainia Balakliia. One video filmed in the forest by a Russian soldier showed his whole platoon lying dead around him, while he still tried to shoot back. Other videos also suggest that the Ukrainians are clearing the forestall area. As you can see, while the first group that is attacking from the west bumped into the river, the second group has an opportunity to enter the town from the opposite side of the river. If the Ukrainians take Balakliia, further advancement will be much easier and will allow to attack the Russian Izyum group from the north.
Simultaneously, the Ukrainians seem to have struck the Russians from the south as well, because today the Ukrainian General Staff reported shelling in Dovhenke, which indirectly confirms that the Ukrainians took back this village. This is one of the biggest and most important villages in the Izyum direction. So far, information about this direction is very scarce, but if the Russians indeed lose Balakliia and Dovhenke, then this will undermine Russian plans of taking the east and will put in significant danger their most important bridgehead in the whole east – Izyum. Putin understands what at stake, which is why 2 hours ago he urgently called for a meeting with the highest military command, so very soon we will see the response of the Russians on the battlefield.
Update from Ukraine | Ukraine is Attacking all across the frontlines
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3jGLHaM0iCw
Kyiv launches counter-offensive as UN calls for security zone around power plant
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The IAEA says the current situation is 'untenable'. This after a team of its experts visited the site last week to assess the damage and conditions for the workers there. Since Russian troops took control of the facility early in the war, Kyiv and Moscow have accused each other of risking a radiation disaster by shelling near the site.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LaYkjW8HosI
Post by: guest78 on September 07, 2022, 12:49:17 pm
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h8QFNLjKj1w
Post by: guest78 on September 07, 2022, 02:37:59 pm
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Moscow's former chief rabbi discusses anti-Semitism, morality and red line between democracy and authoritarianism in Vladimir Putin's Russia. Pinchas Goldschmidt spoke with Tim Sebastian from Berlin.
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Chapters Infohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nIWr8W3JIuI
0:00 Overview
1:15 Welcome to Rabbi Pinchas Goldschmidt
3:55 Morality and moral response to Kremlin's Ukraine invasion
4:40 A different country with different rules.
5:56 Where was Europe, US after annexation of Crimea in 2014?
10:27 I'm concerned about the future of the Jewish community in Russia.
12:07 Rise in anti-Semitism, closing of the Iron Curtain, repression and draft for the army.
13:18 Judaism is a religion of deeds, speaking out is secondary.
14:00 Helping refugees in Budapest, Warsaw and Romania
16:08 Is leaving Russia, running away?
17:00 My community is all over the world, Dubai, Israel, London, Germany.
17:51 Some Jewish leaders in Russia supported invasion.
19:07 Chief Rabbi of Odessa, refugees from Mariupol and Kyiv.
20:11 No mediation between good and evil.
20:40 Israel is not financing the war.
21:39 Hezbollah, Iran, Syria, and Israel.
23:00 PM Lapid's criticism of Russia.
23:36 Russia is entering a period of deep isolation and new Iron Curtain with Europe.
Post by: guest78 on September 08, 2022, 12:02:15 pm
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Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday that Russia had not "lost anything" as a result of the war in Ukraine. Speaking at an economic forum in Vladivostok, he said all of Russia's actions were designed to strengthen the country's sovereignty and were aimed at helping people living in the Donbas region of eastern Ukraine.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N8Ff3gXxAno
I'm sure Russian soldiers will be happy when they hear Putin say the above, as will their families.... :D
Ukraine Penetrates Deeper in Kharkiv - War Sitrep Special
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y7AOnGTgyN8
Ukraine army says recaptured over 20 settlements in Kharkiv • FRANCE 24 English
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The Ukrainian military said Thursday it had recaptured more than 20 towns and villages in the northeastern Kharkiv region as part of a counter-offensive against Moscow's forces. FRANCE 24's Senior Reporter James André tells us more.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d46HV4LgMx4
#Ukraine #Russia #Kharkiv
Geolocation of Russia's Failed Dnipro River Crossing
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Russian vehicles attempting to cross the Dnipro River on a pontoon were hit hard by artillery. Here is the geolocation and maps.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=okSaXoNoqyg
A Vision of A Country. The Fifth-Project for Ukraine.
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Ukraine is battling for its life while the battle of ideas takes place in the shadow.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yiXHnhO3gbw
Neptune Missiles & More l Foreign Customers Seek ‘Combat-Proven’ Ukrainian Weapons Amid Russia War
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The West’s supply of weapons like HIMARS have had a significant impact on Ukraine’s fight against the invading forces. Ukraine’s effective use of the Turkish Bayraktar Tb-2 drones has not only given the weapon global fame, but also its manufacturer Baykar. However, Ukraine’s home-grown weapons have also made a mark in the war, proving a boon for the country’s defence industry.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A0BnVjMqB4I
#russiaukrainewar #ukraineweapons #russianweapons #worldnews
0:00 - INTRODUCTION
0:54 - CUSTOMERS LINE UP FOR UKRAINIAN WEAPONS
2:04 - WEAPONS FOREIGN CUSTOMERS WANT TO BUY
4:36 - UKRAINE’S WEAPON EXPORTS
5:21 - RUSSIA CLAIMS ‘GREAT INTEREST’ OF FOREIGN BUYERS
Ukraine Claims Crimea Attacks As Russia Shifts Go-Karting Event With Putin's Grandson To Chechnya
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The Ukrainian military for the first time has claimed responsibility for a series of attacks on Russian air bases in Crimea. One of the attacks, which took place in early August, targeted Russia's Saky military base and killed one person. Ukraine’s top military chief Valeriy Zaluzhniy admitted carrying out the strikes in an article published by Ukrinform on September 7. The article co-authored by Ukrainian lawmaker Mykhailo Zabrodskyi claimed that the strikes were carried out missiles or rockets.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qubHWYVeElA
#crimea #war #russia
00:00 - INTRODUCTION
02:11 - WHAT DETAILS HAS UKRAINE REVEALED NOW?
3:44 - UKRAINE'S SABRE-RATTLING OVER REGAINING CRIMEA
4:33 - CRIMEA TOO UNSAFE FOR PUTIN'S GRANDSON?
Belarusian Women Train As Soldiers In Poland, Amid Plan To 'Liberate' Their Country
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Around a dozen Belarusian women have started military training in Poland, organized by former members of the Belarusian security forces who oppose authoritarian ruler Alyaksandr Lukashenka and now aim to liberate their country. Three women spoke to RFE/RL during training about their motives.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=otOUngpN-zY
Post by: guest78 on September 08, 2022, 06:23:24 pm
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The invasion of Ukraine has set in motion a chain of events which, according to some, could end up pushing Russia toward disintegration. Two previous break-ups of the empire over the past 100 years have moved the Russian state farther and farther into Asia, away from Europe and its values. Some say that a possible third break-up could send them spiralling, this time indefinitely.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dTovQS8SxNk
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As for the fear of chaos posed by Russia's potential collapse, it is clear that Putin's regime has an interest in spreading chaos across Europe...
What Is The National Republican Army & Can This Group Oust Vladimir Putin From Power In Russia?
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The death of Russian journalist Daria Dugina has become a big mystery in Russia. Former member of the Russian State Duma has accused National Republican Army for the attack (NRA). According to the NRA manifesto, it plans to dethrone Russian President Vladimir Putin. They have also asked Russian people to rebel against the Putin govt and the Russian army. However, Russia had blamed Ukraine for the attack and accused a Ukranian special forces officer for planing the bomb. In this episode of Decode, Zakka Jacob explains what is the NRA and can this group end Putin’s reign in Russia.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9mcsXR4eDSI
#russiaukrainewar #dariadugina #NRA #worldnews
0:00 - INTRODUCTION
00:53: WHAT IS THE NATIONAL REPUBLICAN ARMY?
5:19: WHAT RUSSIA SAID ON DARIA DUGINA’S DEATH
Post by: guest78 on September 09, 2022, 07:14:23 pm
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Post by: guest78 on September 10, 2022, 11:33:10 am
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hSXoZK6OdI0
Big Wins for Ukraine: The 2 Counter-Offensives
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FQlHPSavm8w
Enraged Ukrainians are breaking into occupied cities | Military Mind | TVP World
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Ukrainian Defence Forces soldier fires a Browning M2 machine gun mounted on an HMMWV. 73rd SDF Marine Centre in southern Ukraine used a drone against Russian infantry. The last seconds on the Ukrainian front looked like for the BTR-82 armoured command vehicle, the T-72B3 tank and the BMD-2 infantry fighting vehicle designed for airborne troops. The Ukrainians recaptured the town of Balakliya in the Kherson region.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9B2KEMVqf7Y&t=12s
CIA chief: Russia will pay "a heavy price" for Ukraine invasion
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CIA director Bill Burns is calling Russia's invasion of Ukraine a "failure" and that Moscow will pay a heavy price for the war as Ukraine forces attempt to reclaim territory in the nation's south and northeast. CBS News' foreign correspondent Debora Patta joined Errol Barnett and Anne Marie Green to discuss.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OdmLFJJ5xPU
Russians Are Retreating On Foot| Moscow Deputies Demand Putin’s Resignation - EXCITING NEWS!
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I can’t believe it’s happening! But it is. Russia is pushed back even further. You’ll hear an interception from the Kharkiv region to find more insight about how they retreat. Also some exciting news from Moscow - some deputies are openly against Putin! Hopefully, there will be even more good news in the near future :)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nSZSXHDXYu4
Russia's First Elections Since The Ukraine War | Does Putin Have Any Real Opposition?
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Russia has begun voting in the first nationwide elections since the country invaded Ukraine earlier this year. More than 31,000 positions are up for grabs in local elections including 14 governorships and 1,417 municipal councils seats in Moscow. The elections will be held from 9th to 11th September across 82 regions of the country. Campaigning for the polls has been overshadowed by wartime censorship laws and the arrest of opposition politicians. The polls are unlikely to yield any upsets for Putin, but will be seen as an indicator of the public mood amid Ukraine war.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c4IBpirSgVU
#Moscow #RussiaPolls #MunicpalElections #Putin #Ukraine #WorldNews
Post by: guest78 on September 11, 2022, 06:39:41 pm
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zenyMj7L8tA
'The Russian Federation could collapse' because of Ukraine's counter-offensive | Ben Hodges
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"We were not prepared for the collapse of the Soviet Union. We need to be prepared for the collapse of Russia."https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lKT40CPjrqw
Ukraine's counter offensive could result in the Russian Federation collapsing, says General Ben Hodges.
Just because the Russian economy collapses and there's a revolution that overthrows Putin does not mean that Russia will cease being a nuclear power, as it seems many Youtuber's are assuming it will. The real question people need to be asking themselves is: If Russia collapses and there is a revolution, whose hands will Russia's several thousand nukes end up in? What's if they end up in identitarian hands, for example? Lastly, Ukraine could never invade Russia alone, lest we forget Russian nuclear doctrine states that Russia will use nukes if the "motherland" is physically invaded, which we would argue it deserves to be and has deserved for a very long time now! In other-words, a collapse of the Russian Federation could actually make the situation 10 times worse. I think this is the main reason General Hodges is attempting to get people mentally ready for such a scenario now.
Post by: guest78 on September 12, 2022, 01:48:00 pm
Putin's replacement will be 'more aggressive'
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"Putin cannot afford to lose this otherwise the danger is he will lose power. And there are people around him who are harder on the aggressive end of the spectrum than he is."https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qein5xnieSU
If Putin loses the Russia Ukraine war, replacements are likely to be more ‘aggressive’ than Putin, former British Army officer Tim Cross tells #TimesRadio.
Officials from 18 Russian districts call for Putin to resign
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Deputies from 18 municipal districts in Moscow, St. Petersburg and Kolpino have called for Russian President Vladimir Putin’s resignation, according to a petition with a list of signatures posted on Twitter. CNN's Fred Pleitgen reports. #CNN #Newshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u8HOrIY0jtY
They might have to fire with HIMARS into Russia
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1IQqA-O-sx0
Is Putin about to call a full military mobilisation?
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"They [Russia] are agitating for a full military mobilisation, which frankly won’t do them any good."https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7h6X0qUw8lk
The Russian army is ‘in a big mess militarily’ as Ukraine continues their counteroffensives, former military officer Frank Ledwidge tells #TimesRadio.
Post by: guest78 on September 14, 2022, 05:53:50 pm
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"This all points to a collapse of Russia. All sorts of other other peripheral actions in the Russian zone of influence will be curtailed as a consequence of Ukraine."https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4U4VsZ03K0k
Putin's failures in Ukraine could cause the breakup of Russia's alliances says Richard Shirreff, Former Deputy Supreme allied Commander Europe
'State of shock': Former Putin aide on Russian political system
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Abbas Gallyamov, who was a speechwriter for Russian president Vladimir Putin, predicts Russia's elites will begin looking to replace Putin within the next several months. #CNN #Newshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RKqGVDvt2zE
Should we start preparing for Russia's collapse?
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"Compare the picture we saw today of President Zelensky in Izyum, surrounded by soldiers... to the guy who is who has never been near his troops since 2014, except on a victory day parade and stays at the end of a long table from even his closest advisers, what a contrast." We need to start preparing for Russia's collapse as Ukraine's offensive keeps up momentum says Former US Army Commander in Europe Ben Hodges.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kv6b_hW3Wi0
14 Sep: Russian Army SUFFERS A REVOLT | War in Ukraine Explained
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Day 203: September 14https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8JjP4uIVcDk
In anticipation of the Ukrainian counterattack in the south, the Russians are trying to relocate as many forces as possible as fast as possible. And just when they can no longer afford to lose, their LPR forces brought about a revolt. It is the people of LPR to be precise who incited to local revolt and the reasons that they cited are the following.
The Russians used the DPR and LPR forces as cannon fodder to buy some time for the officers to retreat from Kharkiv, they completely abandoned people who they recently called a part of their nation, and they put in danger LPR territories just when they finally established control over them, and they rendered thousands of LPR troops’ lives lost useless because by abandoning Izyum, offensive operations around Lysyschansk and Bakhmut lose their strategic value. And after all of that, the Russians are trying to use DPR and LPR forces to hold the territories that the Russians are so desperate to make a part of their federation. That is why people went to the streets, stopped the cars with LPR forces and said that they will not allow their husbands and sons to die for someone else’s interests.
To be honest, the recent events put the LPR in such a bad position, that it is almost impossible to overstate. And to make it clear just how desperate they are, let me explain what has been going on in the east.
If we move to Kupiansk, here the situation is very ambiguous. Russian sources indicate that Ukrainian sabotage and reconnaissance groups are very active on the eastern bank of the Oskil River, in particular in the eastern part of Kupiansk, but also in Kuzemivka, Svatove, Kreminna and even Starobilsk. It is highly likely because the Russians have largely withdrawn from these regions, although some recent reports suggest that they returned back. However, partisan activity has increased, which is a strong indicator that there are indeed very few forces here, which makes the front line very vulnerable.
If we move to the front line around Sloviansk, we know that tough fights are taking place for Lyman and Yampil. Several thousand Ukrainian troops crossed the river, moved a lot of tanks and have been storming these towns for 4 days in a row. Some reports suggest that the intensity of these attacks has decreased because the LPR forces received reinforcement and the Ukrainians understood that their attack failed, however, the decrease in the attack may also signal that the Ukrainians here are just waiting until the second front will be opened because it has been confirmed recently that the Ukrainians are also developing their success on the northern bank of the river and recently took Sviatohirst. This will allow them to also attack Lyman from the north, so I would not be too certain that the battle for Lyman is over.
When it comes to the Siversk-Soldar-Bakhmut line, the Ukrainians seem to be attacking around Siversk and defending around Bakmut. When it comes to Soledar, the Russians are still fighting in the factory Knauf and did not manage to gain a lot of ground. They were also unable so far to take a very important village in between Soledar and Bakmut that is the key to their advancement. However, they did achieve notable success to the south of Bakhmut. They established full control over Kodema, and reportedly several small villages nearby, so they finally created the perfect conditions for slicing the Donbas group in half.
However, as I alluded to previously, this operation has lost its strategic value after the Russians lost Izyum, because the goal was to strike in the heart of the Donbas group from two sides, which right now is impossible, and leaves only one option – take the whole Donbas in front. The front line here has not moved too much over the last 6 months. With the current state of matters, it is pointless to expect to crush it anywhere in the future. And the DPR and LPR forces know it. And they fought because there was a chance to split and cut the Donbas group. But the Russians gave away Izyum and are now moving everyone to the south where they plan to hold referenda for joining Russian Federation. It is no wonder that the LPR people feel betrayed. Especially after they came to know how their forces were largely abandoned in Kharkiv.
“We thought Russia seized Kiev' - Ukrainians in Russian-occupied areas were lied to for months | BTF
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The scale of disinformation in the Russian-occupied areas is hard to imagine. The Russians tried to convince civilians that Kiev had been captured and that their fellow countrymen want to harm them.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y_56_B8kk4Q
Russian businessman's body found in latest mysterious death
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Russian businessman Ivan Pechorin, the top manager for the Corporation for the Development of the Far East and the Arctic, has been found dead in Vladivostok, the latest in a string of mysterious deaths among Russian executives.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lHMBXPDMCgU
Post by: guest78 on September 15, 2022, 01:24:50 pm
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Ukraine’s counter-offensive in Kharkiv has been a huge success, exceeding even the most optimistic of expectations. So what does this mean for the future of the war? Has the tide now turned? And will this provoke Putin to escalate the conflict further?https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qbbfKAmghb8
Is Putin worried China will steal his power?
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"What we’re seeing is a shift in the balance of power. Russia was the security guarantor and China was the investor, but, Russia is no longer able to provide that, so we’re seeing China fill that vacuum."https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zUOAEDq6-lA
Russia's Red Line Warning To US, 9th Missile Hits Ukraine's Kryvyi Rih, Putin Hails Chinese Friends
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Ukraine’s military claims that it has killed over 200 Russian troops in the east and south over the last 24 hours. Meanwhile, Russian-installed official in Kherson claims that his forces killed over 120 Ukrainian troops in the region on September 14. Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky has signalled that Ukrainian troops can recapture all the Russian-occupied territories. UK’s Defence Ministry said Ukraine has continued to consolidate control of the newly liberated Kharkiv region. Russian President Vladimir Putin took a dig at the West, saying that they are “masters of their word”. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said he urged Vladimir Putin to withdraw troops and re-enter talks with Ukraine.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DOWSsw7dn3M
#Kharkiv #Kherson #Crimea #SCO #Ukraine #Zelensky #China #Putin #XiJinping #WorldNews
China lost more than "many other countries" as a result of the war in Ukraine | Victor Gao
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"It is not the Chinese position" that Russia invaded Ukraine.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RdePHBRuLt8
Putin and Xi are meeting today in Uzbekistan, marking the Chinese leader's first trip abroad since 2020, where they plan to discuss the war in Ukraine and Taiwan.
China has a history of losing to Russia, yet the Chinese keep trying to pull Russia's chestnuts out of the fire for some reason?
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The northern part of the area was disputed by Qing China and the Russian Empire, in the midst of the Russia's Far East expansion, between 1643 and 1689. The Treaty of Nerchinsk signed in 1689 after a series of conflicts, defined the Sino–Russian border as the Stanovoy Mountains and the Argun River, affirming Qing China's sovereignty over the region now known as Outer Manchuria. However, after losing the Opium Wars, Qing China was forced to sign a series of treaties that gave away territories and ports to various Western powers as well as to Russia and Japan; these were collectively known as the Unequal Treaties. Starting with the Treaty of Aigun in 1858 and the Treaty of Peking in 1860, the Sino–Russian border was realigned in Russia's favour along the Amur and Ussuri rivers. As a result, China lost the region now known as Outer Manchuria (an area of more than 1 million km2) and access to the Sea of Japan.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Outer_Manchuria
Post by: guest78 on September 15, 2022, 09:27:18 pm
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's car was involved in an accident in Kyiv. However, the presidential office said that Zelensky did not receive any serious injuries. Russian President Vladimir Putin’s car was reportedly attacked in what may have been an assassination attempt. Reports said that the president’s limousine was “hit by a loud bang on its left front wheel, followed by heavy smoke”. The car drove to safety with Putin unharmed but there have been multiple arrests from his security service.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JCLKuTGUDrw
#russiaukrainewar #Zelenksyaccident #Putinattack #worldnews
0:00 - INTRODUCTION
1:52 - ZELENSKY SURVIVES CAR ACCIDENT
2:58 - ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT ON PUTIN?
3:42 - RUSSIAN MISSILES CAUSE FLOODING IN KRYVYI RIH
5:07 - CHANCE FOR PEACE ‘MINIMAL,’ SAYS UN CHIEF
6:53 - EU COMMISSION STILL EXPLORING RUSSIAN GAS PRICE CAP
Post by: guest78 on September 16, 2022, 11:54:14 am
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Retired US Army general and former CIA Director David Petraeus tells CNN’s Jim Sciutto that he thinks Ukraine’s counteroffensive has placed Russia in a “disastrous situation.” #CNN #Newshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jFOw5jCYhH4
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Whereas Russia, even if it declared mobilization today, could not reverse this fundamental reality...
When will Ukraine liberate the Crimea peninsula? Ray Wojcik, guest on World Today | TVP World
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Our guest Ray Wojcik, senior fellow center of European policy analysis speaks to TVP WORLDhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QrpjjKgN-YM
about the Ukrainian counter-offensive with US support and latest Scholz-Putin phone call in the background
Russia draws a 'red line' on US providing weapons to Ukraine
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The Russian government is saying that if the United States starts supplying Ukraine with longer range missiles for its war effort, that it would represent a "red line" for Moscow.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MISpSeUEgpE
These are destroyed and abandoned tanks seen by Reuters in the town of Izium, the major logistics hub recently retaken by Ukrainian troops. The "Z" symbol is used by Russian forces to identify themselves.
Russian forces in eastern Ukraine are digging in and fortifying their defenses, according to a Ukrainian regional official, who said it will be difficult for Ukrainian troops to repeat their recent rapid advances.
Speaking on Thursday (September 15), a spokesperson for Russia's foreign ministry said that if the U.S. did cross that red line and supply longer range rockets, that Washington would become "a direct party to the conflict" and that Russia, quote, "reserves the right to defend its territory."
The U.S. currently supplies Ukraine with rockets that can hit targets up to 50 miles away, and hasn't said publicly whether it will send rockets that can hit twice that range or more.
Meanwhile, Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy was back in Kyiv to meet European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, after a surprise visit to Izium a day earlier.
This is what he says Russian troops left behind:
"Our law enforcers are already receiving evidence of murder, torture, and abductions of people by the occupiers... And what we are seeing now in the Kharkiv region, is the evidence of genocide against Ukrainians."
Earlier this week Ukraine reported that at least a thousand residents of Izium had been killed in six months of fighting. Russia has long denied targeting civilians.
Russian officers flea Crimea | Azerbaijan Armenia tensions. Latest Morning World Today – TVP World
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Putin’s strategic headaches grow amid Azerbaijan, Armenia border fighting With Russia on the run in Ukraine, the Caucasian countries resume hostilities. Can the situation in Caucasain countries escalate? What will it mean for Russia?https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Llu-M1RGTlg
Lt Gen Deptula: Only the defeat of Russia will stop the war in Ukraine | Rock Rachon | TVP World
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Russian military aggression against Ukraine has been going on for 204 days. Over this period many facts about the Russian method of warfare came to light - the unparalleled, barbaric cruelty towards civilians, the logistical and organizational weakness of the Russian army, and the low quality of its combat equipment and soldiers' training. In the latest episode of „Rock Rachon”, we talk to the world-renown defence, strategy, and ISR expert Lt Gen. David A. Deptula (ret.) about the Ukrainian successes, high-quality Western weapons and whether Ukraine should receive the latest NATO combat equipment and more training.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=24geUm1NxYw
To make Russia pay war reparations. Ukraine plans to seek at least 300 billion USD from Russia
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Ukraine will demand compensation for all the damage caused by Russia's invasion. This was reported by the Ministry of Justice of Ukraine. Ukraine also wants to achieve the adoption of a UN General Assembly resolution that will be the basis for the creation of an international compensation mechanism.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dhMcztRm4ME
Post by: guest78 on September 20, 2022, 03:17:43 pm
Wagner Fighter & Russian Troops Come To Blows l Putin’s Army & Mercenaries At Odds Over Ukraine War?
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Amid a protracted war in Ukraine, there seems to be tension between different factions of Putin’s forces. Russian media outlet, Baza, recently shared a video of a fight between an alleged Wagner mercenary and Russian soldiers. The video was reportedly captured in the lobby of a hotel in Voronezh, 241 km from the Kharkiv border. Some analysts say they would not be surprised if this becomes a greater problem for Putin in the near future. Experts say there are tensions between Wagner members and regular Russian troops. Some analysts say partial privatisation of military operations may end up destabilising the Kremlin.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QUYIaCGPaMA
#russia #russiaukrainewar #wagnergroup #putin #ukraine
0:00 - Introduction
0:30 - Wagner Fighter Clashes With Russian Troops
3:00 - Wagner Fighters Vs Russian Troops?
3:50 - Who Are the Wagner Mercenaries?
4:30 - How Many Wagner Mercenaries Are Deployed in Ukraine?
5:50 - Will Putin’s Bet on Wagner Group Backfire?
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However, experts have warned that these mercenaries are as much a threat to Putin's regime as they are to their targets.
I've always believed billionaires with private mercenary armies are a threat to any state. They have a short term benefit until the wind changes one day...
Russian-installed officials in Kherson say they will hold vote on joining Russia
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MOSCOW, Sept 20 (Reuters) - Russian-installed officials in the Kherson region of Ukraine said they have decided to hold a referendum later this week on joining Russia and have urged the Kremlin to give its permission as soon as possible, the separatist head of the region said on Tuesday.https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russian-backed-separatists-kherson-say-they-will-hold-vote-joining-russia-2022-09-20/
In a post on the Telegram messaging app, Vladimir Saldo, the Russian-appointed head of Kherson, said he hoped Kherson would become "a part of Russia, a fully-fledged subject of a united country".
Russia moves toward annexing Ukraine regions in a major escalation
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RIGA, Latvia — Russia pushed ahead Tuesday with plans to annex occupied regions of Ukraine, as Moscow’s puppet authorities set dates to stage referendums on joining Russia — moves that could dramatically escalate the war.https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/09/20/russia-referendum-annexation-luhansk-donetsk-kherson-ukraine/
Officials in the self-declared separatist “republics” of Luhansk and Donetsk, and in the occupied region of Kherson in southern Ukraine, announced “referendums” to be held from Friday to Tuesday. Such votes, which are illegal under Ukrainian and international law, have been widely derided by Western officials as a sham and merely a precursor to annexation.
After annexing the territories, Moscow probably would declare Ukrainian attacks on those areas to be assaults on Russia itself, analysts warned, a potential trigger for a general military mobilization or a dangerous escalation, such as the use of a nuclear weapon.
Putin puts measures in place to stop Ukraine | Major General Chip Chapman
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"There will be a number of referenda and they [Russia] have introduced concepts of mobilisation and martial law."https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lGIJn2TjIPg
Post by: guest78 on September 21, 2022, 04:54:12 pm
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Day 210: September 21https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IWk831QzaOs
Today two significant decisions were made by Putin. Firstly, he announced that the Russian Federation would support the results of the referenda that are taking place in the Luhansk, Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions. Secondly, he announced partial mobilization.
The implications of these decisions are far-reaching, both for the Russians and the Ukrainians. In this video, I will tell you exactly how the Russians will suffer and benefit from these decisions and how the Ukrainians will suffer and benefit from them as well.
First, no one expected Putin to announce mobilization and prohibit leaving the country for those who fulfil the requirements. That is why today, people went to the streets from Moscow to the Far East to protest. Even though it only concerned those in reserve, everyone sees where this is going. Everyone knows that Kremlin recently passed a law that dramatically increased penalties for desertion, refusing conscription orders, and insubordination. On average, people will get around ten years’ imprisonment term.
Secondly, the Russians already struggle to give proper equipment to those already fighting. That is also one of the main reasons why nobody expected mobilization. Kremlin received a backlash even after announcing volunteer recruitment campaigns. Former Security Minister of the Donetsk People’s Republic called on Russia’s military command to better supply existing units on the ground.
Nonetheless, Kremlin is still solving many problems they are facing now. First, as I alluded to in my previous video, by acknowledging the result of referenda and being willing to support the results, Putin can immediately increase the number of troops on the ground. Russian law does not allow the deployment of conscripts without training overseas. However, by declaring some parts of Ukraine Russian territory, Putin can immediately deploy conscripts to the front line in the Luhansk, Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions. This might allow to effectively stop the Ukrainian offensive operation.
Secondly, the Russians are solving their chronic problem of lack of forces. And even though it will not happen overnight, in 3 to 6 months, the Russians can deploy from 300 to 400 thousand more troops. This will allow to eliminate a lot of weak links that the Ukrainians learnt to find and exploit. This will also mean that there will be more forces actually to fight, because the conscripts will probably be assigned some passive work connected with logistics, which will free up the contractors that can actually be sent to storm Ukrainian positions.
The Ukrainians also gain a few opportunities. Firstly, Kremlin has already lost much of its trust from people by consistently failing to achieve its objectives and, more recently, by being completely demolished in the battle for Izyum. If the Ukrainians manage to disrupt the referenda or conduct their own, this will further undermine Russian plans. As you can see, the Ukrainians already control half of the Donetsk region, so they can say that the result of their referendum here is as valid. They can also launch a counteroffensive in the Zaporizhzhia region, and even if they do not manage to disrupt the referendum, by controlling a significant portion of it and the regional center, they can conduct their own referendum as well. Such a political defeat will increase the tensions inside Russia even more because people will say: well, why should we fight there if the referenda show that they do not want to be a part of Russia? Moreover, the Ukrainians have a really good potential in the Luhansk and Zaporizhzhia regions. In fact, many sources suggest that the Ukrainians are preparing their final blow to the Lyman agglomeration to crush it and collapse the front line tens of kilometers east.
Even though the Ukrainians will not have such a stark manpower superiority in the long term because the Russians will have many more troops, it is also important to note that the Ukrainians will stand against less equipped men. And given that the Russians try to leverage their equipment superiority, the Ukrainians might have an opportunity to exploit new weaknesses that will stem from the inability of the Russians to leverage something that they got used to relying on so heavily but which they no longer have.
Putin’s new recruits are ‘cannon meat being sent to die’
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"Putin decided to continue the war and he now needs more cannon meat. He will put this cannon meat in his cans of old Soviet tanks and send them to die in Ukraine."https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D4cSZbUeCGE
Biden responds to Putin threats during UN speech
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President Joe Biden speaks before the UN General Assembly about Russian President Vladimir Putin announcing a partial mobilization of Russian citizens and making an ominous nuclear threat after losses in Ukraine. #CNN #Newshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xSAfggtOXxk
Post by: 90sRetroFan on September 21, 2022, 05:48:05 pm
Post by: guest78 on September 22, 2022, 01:47:12 pm
Well.... :D
Videos show Russian citizens stuck in traffic trying to flee
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Citizens worried about Russian President Vladimir Putin's military mobilization and conscription are trying to leave the country by plane or car. CNN's Clare Sebastian discusses the forced enlistment of Russian people arrested following anti-war protests. #CNN #Newshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5K-aDdm2W94
We have to be prepared for war with Russia | Sir Richard Shirreff
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"The way to manage the risks is to be prepared to face up to them. That means being prepared for the worst case, which is war with Russia."https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7deIf0v4dOo
Nato must be ready with a "very powerful deterrent" to control Putin, former Nato deputy supreme commander Sir Richard Shirreff tells #TimesRadio.
Russia's threats 'don't add up' | Justin Bronk
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Putin's military escalation is 'six months too late.'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ojlCO8yyYXQ
Nuclear weapons and further aggression will not deter Kyiv in its quest for liberation, Justin Bronk tells Anna Cunningham.
Hertling predicts 'disastrous' results after Putin's move
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Retired Lt. Gen. Mark Hertling says Putin's move to call up 300,000 reservists as part of a partial mobilization will not end well for Russia's military.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kn2fhMJXSbM
#markhertling #donlemontonight #News
Do Russians protest against the war or maybe they are just afraid of being mobilised? | TVP World
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Russian leader Vladimir Putin announced the partial mobilization of 300,000 Russians for the war in Ukraine in the light of the mounting problems on the ground, where Ukrainian forces have been pushing the invaders out of occupied territories during the last few weeks. What Putin did not expect - or did expect, but chose to ignore - was that this message would cause panic not in the West, but among his own citizens. Will Russia ride out the resulting wave of discontent, or has Putin expedited his own political demise?https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=femUVsK5ZFY
Russians flee, protest as mobilization announced
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Large numbers of Russians rushed to book one-way tickets out of the country while they still could Wednesday after Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a partial mobilization of military reservists for the special military operation in Ukraine. (Sept. 22)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ImK-4YjgmQ
REPLAY - China says territorial integrity of Ukraine must be respected • FRANCE 24 English
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China hopes that Ukraine and Russia will strive to "address security concerns" through peace talks, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi told the UN Security Council on Thursday.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pqtaHY4ASfc
#Ukraine #China #UN
Post by: 90sRetroFan on September 22, 2022, 09:16:14 pm
Ukraine will now be trying to finish the war quickly. We must prevent this. As I have said from the beginning, the point is not to blindly help Ukraine, but to keep the war going for as long as possible in order to bleed out as many Turanian bloodlines as possible. I supported rapidly supplying Ukraine with weapons at the beginning of the war in order to prevent a quick Russian victory (which would have meant sub-maximal casualties). Now we should similarly prevent a quick Ukrainian victory (which would also mean sub-maximal casualties).
Post by: guest78 on September 23, 2022, 02:17:09 am
This is what I am saying. I agree that the Russian surge alone will not work. This is why now is the time to cut Ukraine's weapons supplies in order to make it look like the Russian surge is working.
Ukraine will now be trying to finish the war quickly. We must prevent this. As I have said from the beginning, the point is not to blindly help Ukraine, but to keep the war going for as long as possible in order to bleed out as many Turanian bloodlines as possible. I supported rapidly supplying Ukraine with weapons at the beginning of the war in order to prevent a quick Russian victory (which would have meant sub-maximal casualties). Now we should similarly prevent a quick Ukrainian victory (which would also mean sub-maximal casualties).
I got you the first time. I was just thinking it's already too late for that idea to work. I think things are escalating very quickly now also. People are getting fed up with the constant nuclear threats coming from Putin and the Kremlin too...
Post by: guest78 on September 24, 2022, 08:46:44 pm
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This is what I am saying. I agree that the Russian surge alone will not work. This is why now is the time to cut Ukraine's weapons supplies in order to make it look like the Russian surge is working.
So I should correct myself. Your idea maybe already what is occurring, just not with your reasoning behind it:
Retired general says it's time to exploit weakness in Russian forces
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Ret. General Wesley Clark discusses Putin's conscription of Russian civilians into the military to fight Ukraine. #CNN #Newshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lT5U-raevDo
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The stand-out feature of US and UK generals (retd.) is their objective analysis, their ability to zero in on the core issues without any distracting meaningless rhetoric. It is easy to imagine how good they would be in preparing their battle plans, inspiring their men and steering them to victory. Simply awesome and a credit to their training and professionalism. Thanks guys!
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The U S needs a president like him!!!
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Dare I say it is why we won WW2. And BTW, the reason we didn't win wars after that... aka politicians...
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Remember how giddy those right wingers were when Putin first started this war, calling him a strategic genius?
I’ll never forget.
Me either on that last one.
Could not confirm these next two as factual, but if true.... :D
PUTIN'S RESERVISTS ARE SLEEPING IN OPEN FOREST AND FREEZING WEATHER BEFORE SENT TO UKRAINE || 2022
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4kvp25UMZto
PUTIN'S NEW FORCES ARE 'SCREAMING AND CRUYING' BECAUSE THEY ARE SENT TO UKRAINE || 2022
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2YPSdUR_Rdg
In regards to this next one, I've heard some say 1 million Russians fled to Georgia:
Thousands Protest And Flee Russia As Putin Amended The Country’s Criminal Code
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In Russia, there is a rare defiance to President Putin and his call to bring 300,000 more troops into his army for the war in Ukraine. Thousands of Russians are forced to choose between going to prison and going to war after Putin amended the country’s criminal code declaring desertion or failure to appear for military service will be punishable by up to 10 years in prison. According to an independent monitor, more than 700 people were arrested across 32 cities. This comes on the second day of what the west has called a sham referendum in the occupied areas of Ukraine, with armed soldiers monitoring ballot boxes.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H3Yee-vXcJ0
Russia Mobilizes Up To 1 Million Troops.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TnwPk7Tjrg8
See also: https://trueleft.createaforum.com/enemies/hungary-v4/
Post by: 90sRetroFan on September 26, 2022, 12:58:06 am
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As Russian Losses Mount in Ukraine, Putin Gets More Involved in War Strategy
I would now give Russia some wins in order to convince Putin that the earlier failures were merely due to his generals' incompetence compared to his own. The more Putin trusts his own judgement, the more escalation we can get out of him.
Post by: christianbethel on October 10, 2022, 07:03:28 pm
Thoughts?
Post by: Guess88 on October 25, 2022, 01:25:51 pm
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House Democrats are angry at Democratic Rep. Pramila Jayapal of Washington state for sending out a letter calling for the Biden administration to pursue diplomacy in Ukraine, with many publicly and privately fuming that the progressive leader blindsided them and revealed new divisions within their party over the war and with just days to go before the November midterms. CNN's Manu Raju reports.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vla1s7bVVig
Post by: Guess88 on October 25, 2022, 01:28:27 pm
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“Yes, we are lying, and there’s nothing you can do about it.” | Break the Fake | TVP Worldhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E742kQ5lIqU
All of this begs the question – who is Russian propaganda actually trying to convince?
Post by: RussiaSucksTheDevilsTeet on November 01, 2022, 04:38:23 pm
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Russians have decided to cut Ukrainians off the electricity, water and heating by destroying power plants and other vital civilian infrastructure.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nfK8q77i3ZI
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ukraine needs to step up and use massive sabotage tactics in Russia
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Should Ukraine be able to shut down Russian places in RussiaYES!!!
Post by: RussiaSucksTheDevilsTeet on November 01, 2022, 04:43:42 pm
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We in the west still fail to understand the national cognitive disorder that Russians suffer from. Empathy Deficit Disorder can be treated and prevented but if present on a national scale it is almost impossible to manage. After WW2 Germany was subject to a generation-long treatment to repair the intellectual damage done by the Nazis. Do not hope for a general uprising against Putin and his war. The affected people don't care either for each other or themselves, they will just keep coming and dying. The sane have left or trying to leave Russia already.
Turanians do suffer empathy deficit and they always have since the dawn of civilization, this is real reason many of them rejected Zoroastrianism I'm sure!
Post by: guest78 on November 07, 2022, 09:04:54 pm
ATACMS Missiles Will Bring Russia to Tears, Retired US General Explains
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The Renew Democracy Initiative brings you the fifth episode of our video series on the war in Ukraine in collaboration with New Debate and General Ben Hodges. In this episode, General Hodges visits his friend, colleague, and security expert, Edward Lucas, in London to discuss the most critical updates on the war. General Hodges and Edward Lucas offer pertinent insights into Russia's receding military occupation, the question of nuclear weapons, China's perspective on Russia's decision to wage a voluntary war, and the urgency and necessity of giving Ukraine the tools it needs to persevere in the face of Russia's continued aggression.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x3X8X-HTzi8
The Ukrainian military has made tremendous progress since the beginning of the Russian invasion. General Hodges reports that the Russian army and navy continue to fail on the battlefield and the Black Sea. Using advanced weaponry such as air and maritime drones, Ukrainians struck the Russian Navy in Sevastopol, dealing a heavy blow to the Black Sea fleet. Ukraine's military success depends on its tremendous ability to leverage technology and cunning strategy to surprise Russians at every turn, thereby seizing the momentum in an asymmetric war.
Of course, the Kremlin has painted Ukraine's recent strikes in defense of its nation as the actions of terrorists hell-bent on murdering Russians. This accusation is as ironic as it is devastatingly tragic. General Hodges reminds us of the constant state of fear that Ukrainian civilians live under as they endure a consistent rhythm of drone bombardments from the Russian aggressors. He notes that some villages suffered nine or ten times as much damage in a single week as the recent attack on Russia’s Black Sea fleet. It is a war crime to target civilian infrastructure that does not have direct military consideration. In Kherson, the Russian military has effectively kidnapped thousands of Ukrainian men, women, and children, forcibly transporting them into Russian territory.
General Hodges outlines what current support should look like in the war. For Hodges, it's simple: give Ukraine the necessary tools to win the war. Hodges advocates for a policy change allowing the US to provide HIMARS missile systems that fire ATACMS missiles that can travel almost 300 kilometers. With these weapons systems in their arsenal, the Ukrainian military could hit Russian airfields, ammunition storage sites, and naval bases in Crimea.
Some worry that supplying additional weapons to Ukraine could lead to Russia responding with a nuclear attack. Security expert Edward Lucas points out that the discourse surrounding it has little to do with nuclear weapons and everything to do with nerves. Lucas explains the rationale of nuclear weapons, stating that they are not a helpful method to win a war. Instead, these weapons act as deterrents to disincentivize dangerous escalation and diminish the threat of attack. In the end, Lucas believes their use would prove detrimental to Russia. The use of nuclear weapons would compel nations like China to condemn Russia and significantly decrease its strategic capabilities while relegating Russia to a pariah status like North Korea.
Lucas argues that Ukraine’s allies and supporters must stand up to Putin's nuclear blackmail and commit themselves to Ukraine's complete victory by providing them with the tools to achieve it. General Hodges remains confident that Ukraine will push Russia back to the 23 February line and liberate Crimea by the end of next year's summer. Hodges reiterates that war is a test of will and emphasizes the importance of wartime resolve to ensure victory. Thankfully, if there is one thing the Ukrainians are in no short supply of, it is their will to persevere.
Will the new Israeli government change war in Ukraine? | Eastern Express | TVP World
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Host Jonasz Rewiński takes a closer look at whether the new Israeli government is likely to change its attitude regarding the invasion on Ukraine.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YGG2lz12HZo
Post by: guest78 on November 09, 2022, 01:56:25 pm
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"Any hint of negotiation is exactly what Putin wants."https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z4JzVWapH6k
There will never be peace in Europe while Putin, or a Putin lookalike, is in the Kremlin, says Major General Sir Richard Shirreff, former Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Europe at NATO.
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The damaged Crimean Bridge is not expected to be fully operational again until September next year, according to the UK Ministry of Defence. Vladimir Putin has been told that road traffic on the bridge will be disrupted until Marchhttps://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2022/11/09/ukraine-news-russia-war-latest-putin-kherson-iran-drone/?WT.mc_id=tmgoff_youtube_youtube-community
(https://yt3.ggpht.com/gqDf_s33tyNu3Ev2b2N6UBs3YAN_HbtQ3qf_L-ZU5hAsYs9ftHxibZ26YP2JpxiDOr6kG3d_BJuI0g=s640-nd-v1)
Post by: guest78 on November 12, 2022, 01:00:03 pm
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"We've seen the break in the strategy bridge between political intent and military power."https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R8kJX7YswLc
Putin's short term strategy is to plug military gaps with conscripts, hold terrain through winter, and pray the West pushes for diplomacy.
A TASTE OF THEIR OWN MEDICINE - RUSSIAN FORCES ARE NOT READY FOR THE UKRANIAN WINTER || 2022
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9TgraKldOhE
Post by: guest78 on November 14, 2022, 10:35:23 pm
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Once again, the Russians have fled from the territories they occupied in chaos and panic, donating a lot of equipment and ordnance to to Ukraine in the process. At times, this Russian Lend Lease program can seem more generous to Kyiv than from the U.S...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NwMTnsbfd38
Post by: guest78 on November 15, 2022, 01:44:30 pm
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KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A Russian missile barrage on the Ukrainian power grid sent the war spilling over into neighboring countries Tuesday, hitting NATO member Poland and cutting electricity to much of Moldova.https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-war-zelenskyy-kherson-9202c032cf3a5c22761ee71b52ff9d52
It was Russia’s biggest barrage yet, and some of the missiles crossed into Poland, where two people were killed, according to a U.S. official. It marked the first time in the war that Russian weapons have come down on a NATO country.
Polish government spokesman Piotr Mueller did not immediately confirm the information from a senior U.S. intelligence official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because of the sensitive nature of the situation. But Mueller said top leaders were holding an emergency meeting due to a “crisis situation.”
Polish media reported that two people died Tuesday afternoon after a projectile struck an area where grain was drying in Przewodów, a Polish village near the border with Ukraine.
Polish premier calls urgent meeting of national security committee
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WARSAW, Nov 15 (Reuters) - Polish prime minister has called an urgent meeting of a committee for national security and defense affairs, the government spokesman said on twitter on Tuesday.https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/polish-premier-calls-urgent-meeting-national-security-committee-2022-11-15/
The committee, which consists of heads of defense, interior, justice and foreign affairs ministries as well as coordinator of intelligence services, is a body that prepares and coordinates decisions on national security and defense.
Cabinet spokesman Piotr Muller was not immediately available for a comment. His tweet did not mention what the committee was due to discuss.
Comment from Ukraine Matters Youtube channel, and exactly the first thing that came to my mind as well:
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So RU missile strike (accidental) against Poland is confirmed now.(https://yt3.ggpht.com/8MExPmHmx8mC9BZPqAHKmkvAGwiM1yIGBn-icdlYGEa8KgEKTfpQsbAl0fuz89isQBWhLVfuG-_o-A=s640-nd-v1)
Now the true test of the "Protect Every Inch of NATO Territory" statement comes.
Will it be every inch or some inches are not that important.
Whatver the answer Russia is ****
https://www.youtube.com/post/UgkxvXTsNJGx-yur9y5yrKqsRscHCZbhB-jW
Russian rockets landing in Poland is ‘significant’ moment of war
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"An attack on one, is an attack on all. That’s the basis of Nato."https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=erXzMHkbDBw
A Russian rocket landing in Poland is “an attack on all”, Major General Rupert Jones tells #TimesRadio
Pentagon Press Sec. responds to reports of Russian missiles hitting inside Poland
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Pentagon Press Sec. Brig. Gen. Patrick Ryder addresses reports that two Russian missiles have hit inside Poland.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_VgZwSdWxPo
In other related news:
How lies destroy armies - Lies, coverups, and Russian failures in Ukraine
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A note on враньё "Vranyo" : In this video I use the term "Vranyo" to describe a particular pattern or type of lying. Consulting with many Russian speakers in preparation for this segment, i got many conflicting definitions of враньё with some suggesting it was derogatory, others that there was no difference between it and ложь, while others said it was the perfect term for the phenomenon described.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fz59GWeTIik
In the end I have used it because it is a neat term to describe a complex practice/phenomenon, but understand that it is being used as a label, not as an unambiguous code word for these practices of collective, knowing deception.
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The performance of a military system is about more than the sum of its equipment, manpower, and training. Culture and practices are critical.
The Russian army appears to suffer from serious cultural issues. Corruption is a key one, while the practice of making up obvious lies to cover up the real state of affairs (which everyone then goes along with) and telling the boss what they want to hear at all costs - those practices enable corruption to thrive, and seriously undermine battlefield decision making.
In this episode, we look at the culture of deception in the Russian army, explore some of the common complaints, and discuss some ways it may (I am not a Kremlinologist) potentially impact or have impacted Russian decision making in Ukraine.
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@KingsandGenerals
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There is a Russian saying atributed to various writers/intellectuals. Something like "They talk about patriotism again. Someone somewhere is stealing". Not a new phenomenon, but something deeply rooted in history since possibly before Ivan the Terrible.
Brilliant video, as always. You are #1 channel that I suggest people to watch when they ask me for more info on this conflict.
Just in:
Article 5 can now happen, foreign analyst says
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"Article 5 kicks in, in essence. Poland has been attacked. Poland is a Nato country. If a native country is attacked, Article 5 can kick in."https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6J1THEtgLUE
Article 5 can “kick in” after missiles reportedly land in Poland, foreign analyst Tim Marshall tells #TimesRadio.
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This requires a very strong response from the west, even if Russians didn’t do it on purpose to Poland. They sure did it to Ukraine on purpose…
Post by: 90sRetroFan on November 15, 2022, 06:00:25 pm
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6J1THEtgLUE
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Whether or not it is deliberate does not matter. If there is no response than the lesson is Article 5 does not matter.
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So now we are going to see if Article 5 is a joke
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It's testing the water. See what reaction is. If nato does nothing, it could be seen as weakness.
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How can Article 5 work as a deterrent, a line in the sand, if, when tested by an adversary, it isn't used, if NATO then says it wants to stay far away from a hot war, that it can be overlooked if the adversary says "oops" and apologizes?
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Russia wants to test NATO members and create fraction within western alliances. This does not appear to be an accident, but NATO must respond accordingly.
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NATO cannot second guess itself and it's response to this act of agression from Russia. Who cares if it's a mistake or not. This is a very serious test for NATO - whether it can confidently respond or paralysis by endless analysis or worst, management by a committee!
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Minimum response. Take out the black sea fleet.
Post by: guest78 on November 16, 2022, 02:01:55 pm
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Brig. Gen. Mark Kimmitt (Ret.) joins CNN Newsroom to discuss the missile that killed two people in eastern Poland. The missile was likely fired by Ukrainian forces defending against a wave of Russian missile strikes, Polish President Andrzej Duda said. #cnn #Newshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FjuS8tJXIkg
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For once, I’m going into debate about where the missile originated from. Normally, I’m not into conspiracy theories and actually, I don’t think this is one of them. Last night there was an American official from Pentagon, who said the missile came from Russia…. That was very fast shut down! - Of course, there should be an investigation from where it came from but I think NATO took the easy and safe solution, explaining that it was an anti-missile from Ukraine. Because it would have been a dangerous and difficult situation for NATO to act if the truth came out that Russia did deliver that missile so it was easier to say it was an anti-missile from Ukraine…..Responses to above comment:
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I hope that's not what they are doing, but, I kind of that's exactly what they are doing. I don't think they should be allowed to do it. They should be direct and forensic about it like they always are. It will be setting a very bad precedent and damage trust. It sounds like the reality is, Russia did indeed fire a long-range missile into Poland on it's way to west Ukraine, and that is where Ukraine's automated missile defense systems intercepted it (over Poland). That means i was inside Poland and that is a huge risk. There is no way to secure a nations border when another neighboring nation is careless adn is allowed to fire long range missiles into the nations territory. With no recourse either. That's a security problem and having more troops on the border will not stop that from happening. Because Poland can't shoot the missiles down.
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Imagine thinking nato and the military industrial complex does NOT want war and covered up for Russia. 😂😂Response to above comment:
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Imagine thinking that most human-beings DON'T want humanity to survive, including those that work in the "military industrial complex", and that the human-beings of NATO are not genuinely afraid of WWIII...Other comments:
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Today in the Polish media I read a report from the authorities of that region. The representative described that the photos do not reflect the size of the explosion crater, which is more than 10 meters wide (33'). If this is true, it must be said with 100% certainty that the rocket that caused such a hole in the ground was not an S-300 or any other anti-aircraft type. It makes you think!😕
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Notice you didn’t include President Zelensky’s denial of the allegations it was Ukrainian air defense. (The Guardian News)
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Why would ukraine be shooting in the opposite direction of where the missles were coming from something is off?
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I hope, it was an unexperienced or drunken Ukrainian air defense squad. So, there'll be no WW3 with at least Europe being destroyed. If it was a missile from a Ukrainian unit, it's their fault.There's always one a little more realistic than all the others, saved it for last:
I like, how the US tries to calm down and to investigate. Make the Ukrainian president to calm down too! The whole Europe can become a kind of nuclear ash, because of this stupid conflict.
I live in the EU and I plan to evacuate to Argentina in case of a nuclear escalation.
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If we need to trace back the utlimate responsability for that incident we have to look at the entity which created the human race;D
Post by: guest78 on November 17, 2022, 04:24:04 am
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Kyiv has called for a joint investigation into the explosion in Poland that killed two people, saying they have evidence of "Russian trace" without offering details to the public. Ukraine on Wednesday requested "immediate access" to the site in Przewodow in eastern Poland, where the explosion occurred.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O9iuSFmGkdg
Oleksiy Danilov, secretary of the National Security and Defence Council of Ukraine, said Ukraine has evidence of a "Russian trace," without providing evidence. Danilov called for a "joint examination" of the missiles that crashed in Poland, saying Kyiv was ready to hand over information to Kyiv's partners.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy also said he has no "doubt that this is not our missile," and reiterated that it was a Russian missile that hit Poland. Earlier, Polish President Andrzej Duda said it was "highly probable" that the explosion near the Polish-Ukrainian border was caused by a Ukrainian air defense missile.
Post by: guest78 on November 17, 2022, 08:31:21 pm
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When a missile exploded on the Polish side of the border, it was already certain that irrespective of its origin and circumstances, the Russian propaganda orchestra would start playing a particular tune.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fqVC8f25oqc
Post by: guest78 on November 17, 2022, 09:40:32 pm
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Retired Maj. Gen. James "Spider" Marks discusses Russia increasing their cruise missile carriers in the Black Sea and what it means for Putin's war in Ukraine. #CNN #Newshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EGSVr2jvujE
Military analyst says he is 'concerned' for Ukraine heading into winter
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Ret. Col. Cedric Leighton explains why he is concerned about the weapons shortage in Ukraine and other factors that could lead to a difficult moment for the Ukrainian military as they push back Russian forces. #CNN #Newshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Ft8E5TgNLo
A lot of people seem not to be capable of understanding what the term "excess stockpile" actually means, I've noticed in the comment sections, even though Leighton defines it well in the above video. The U.S. has NOT sent any weapons from it's own readiness stockpile to Ukraine, only from it's excess stockpile.
Post by: guest78 on November 19, 2022, 07:56:31 pm
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Retired Air Force Col. Cedric Leighton reacts to reports that the US is running low on weapons previously given to Ukraine that have been critical to the country’s successes on the battlefield. #CNN #Newshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0nvyZ88d_V0
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I really don’t get it…if you’re low on weapons…why would you promote the fact in a news piece???
Ummm, if you sit back and think on it for a moment before commenting you might arrive at the conclusion that there are lots of reasons to do so actually....
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What is the rest of NATO doing?
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“I would like you to do us a favor, though.”
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Post by: guest78 on November 19, 2022, 11:30:53 pm
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"Things are falling apart very badly for the Russians. But we should not get too optimistic."https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ELxoLA5QMEI
Russia still has “a lot” of firepower and Ukraine should not get "carried away", former army officer Sir Simon Mayall tells #TimesRadio.
Russia is falling apart: how the federation turned into 'failed state'
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Wagner PMC owner Yevgeny Prigozhin blames the American intelligence services for the appearance of a video with a brutal execution of a Wagner Private Military Company fighter. Prisoner and PMC militant Yevgeny Nuzhin was killed with a sledgehammer by his colleagues and the video of the execution was posted on the Internet. According to Prigozhin, the victim could have been, I quote, "recruited by the CIA and sent to prison for 27 years in advance in order to infiltrate the PMC and create the conditions for his execution." Prigozhin commented on the video of the murder in the following way: "to a dog - a dog's death." Our correspondents will tell you why the real power in Russia is passing into private hands and what this can lead to.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iALfooIP-Lo
‘He is really close to his defeat’: Russian journalist on Putin
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Russian journalist Mikhail Zygar talks to Christiane Amanpour about going public with his same-sex marriage as Moscow looks set to pass an extremely harsh anti-LGBTQ law and Vladimir Putin’s standing in Russia after his military’s retreat from Kherson. #CNN #Newshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Abj1PlVrajU
Post by: guest78 on November 20, 2022, 12:31:12 pm
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Questions over whether the West could run out of weapons to send Ukraine have been asked since the war began, but how real a risk is it? Will Ukraine's demand eventually exceed the West's supply? And if it does happen, what can actually be done about it?https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZjbF4IH2c8w
Shelling On Zaporizhzhia Nuke Plant, Ukraine Calls Talks Push Bizarre, Russia "Destroys Two HIMARS"
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Ukraine’s Mikhail Podoliak has said that the West’s attempts to persuade Kyiv to negotiate with Moscow are “bizarre”. Podoliak added that even if the talks happen, Russia is unlikely to give up territories and will stall any kind of peace efforts. Zelensky also told his Western allies that ending the war with Russia will “not guarantee peace”. Ukraine claims that its forces have killed over 330 Russian troops and destroyed several military equipment in the last 24 hours. Russia’s defence ministry has accused Ukraine of firing shells at power lines supplying Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant. Moscow also said that the damage at the nuclear plant will be investigated by experts from the IAEA. UK’s defence ministry said Russia’s withdrawal from Kherson was “conducted in relatively good order” compared with previous retreats.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9qz6WQbcDOc
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He's talking truth though, if they agree to negotiations then Russia will just use this time to dig in, transfer and train more troops and Ukraine will end up worse off for trying to negotiate.
I agree with Him totally.
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Politicians destroyed any chance of US victory in Vietnam. Peace talks at this stage simply offer the Russians the initiative. No talks until Russia gives back what it has taken
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Greetings from America. President Zelinsky is absolutely right. It's not time for peace talks yet. It's time to continue liberating Ukrainian villages by pushing the orc's out militarily. Keep up the great work. Glory to the hero's. Glory to Ukraine 😀.
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Brits never gave into terror tactics during the great seige, it hardened them. Same goes with Ukraine. The winter will be hard for Russians. They have zero winter supplies and UA is rich with western stocks. UA definately has the advantage this winter.
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You cannot negotiate with terrorists and war criminals. Haven't we seen enough of the Putin administration? There is only one way, the Russians out of Ukraine with arms deliveries and restrictions. If you can't solve the problem with Russia, we have to vote others into the election! And why is there no agreement in the EU and NATO? You must deliver now, both politically and militarily.
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Update on Vladimir Putin's glorious three-day war:
Battle of Kyiv: lost
Battle of Kharkiv: lost
Battle of Kherson: lost
Russian flagship: sunk
Russian army: decimated & demoralised
Crimean bridge: close until further notice
Russia's international reputation: in tatters
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I'm so sick of these Russians.
Russia’s NATO is Collapsing: Will Armenia Leave the CSTO?
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The war in Ukraine has placed a lot of pressure on the CSTO, Russia's answer to NATO. So with Russia's military and defence capacity occupied, relations with other members have been fracturing, leading many to wonder whether it could collapse completely.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WsqJcIInxTY
Post by: guest78 on November 22, 2022, 04:53:52 pm
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Guests: Lt. Col. Hunter Ripley Rawlings, Col. Andrew Milburnhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a8A7kAoo2s0
Our guests on today's show are two former officers of the United States Marine Corps. Lt. Col Hunter Ripley Rawlings ("Ripley's Heroes") tells us about the war in winter conditions and the tactics of the Ukrainian armed forces in the fight against the Russian occupier. Col. Andrew Milburn tells us how "The Mozart Group" stands up to the activities of the war criminals from the Russian Wagner Group, and about the situation in Bakhmut. Col. Milburn also shares his predictions and fears for winter in Ukraine.
Post by: guest78 on November 23, 2022, 06:55:15 pm
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‘We all know ex-PM has his own relationship with the truth,’ Berlin repliedhttps://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/germany-boris-johnson-ukraine-war-b2231472.html
Boris Johnson ‘has own relationship with the truth’, says Germany after Ukraine conflict comments
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The former PM claimed Berlin wanted Kyiv to quickly fold to Russia to avoid a protracted warhttps://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2022/11/23/germany-wanted-ukraine-fold-start-war-says-boris-johnson/
Post by: guest78 on November 24, 2022, 05:14:58 pm
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EU lawmakers on Wednesday declared Russia a "state sponsor" of terrorism in line with pleas from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wxZVdMaPq7M
"The deliberate attacks and atrocities committed by Russian forces and their proxies against civilians in Ukraine, the destruction of civilian infrastructure and other serious violations of international and humanitarian law amount to acts of terror and constitute war crimes," a press release from the European Parliament stated.
The designation is a largely symbolic condemnation of Russia's actions in Ukraine and beyond. The US government has so far resisted the label for Russia, citing potential unintended consequences under its legal system.
Rick Stengel: ‘Russia Has Already Used Up More Than Half Of Their Missiles’
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A two-day-old baby became one of the youngest victims of the war in Ukraine, after a Russian missile struck a maternity ward overnight. Former top State Department official Rick Stengel and PBS Newshour Chief Correspondent join Chris Jansing to discuss. “If you're attacking civilian infrastructure that has no military use, like an orphan, it's like a hospital, then that is a clear violation of the rules of war,” says Stengel. “The only good news, although there's no real good news here at all, is that Russia is running out of these missiles. Military experts think that Russia has already used up more than half of their missiles.”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CNwTt7xVmPQ
Tents in holes, no stoves, no training, command flees – this is how Russia 'doesn't abandon its own'
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In Russia, in addition to the ongoing mobilisation among the male population, now they are openly talking about the need for a transition to a ‘mobilisation economy’. Such statements are heard amid regular riots of mobilised for war in Ukraine. The reasons for scandals are typical: conditions in which soldiers have to live, the attitude of commanders towards them, recruits being massively killed. The arrests of those who refuse to go to the frontline were added to this. About the realities of the mobilised men – learn in our story.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Lo3X4nTp2M
Resistance fighter details killing drunk Russian soldiers
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CNN's Sam Kiley speaks to Kherson resistance fighters that helped liberate the Ukrainian city from Russia. #CNN #Newshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xSlHBP925t8
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Atleast 10 Russians were slain every night....
Post by: guest78 on November 24, 2022, 06:45:23 pm
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Ukrainian forces are reportedly using the Turkish-made TRLG-230 Multiple Rocket Launch System (MLRS) in their fight against Russia. Undated footage surfaced on Ukrainian social media allegedly showing a TRLG-230 missile being fired in Ukraine. However, the reports of the Turkish MLRS come as Turkey continues to maintain close relations with Ukraine and Russia. Watch the video to find out the features of the Turish MLRShttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9vbh9aZy0ok
#russiaukrainewar #TurkeyRussis #worldnews
0:00 - INTRODUCTION
1:41 - TRLG-230 TOUTED AS TURKEY’S OWN HIMARS
3:10 - TRLG-230 & TB2 DRONES A DEADLY COMBO
3:57 - HOW MANY TRL-230s HAS ANKARA SENT TO UKRAINE?
4:30 - TURKEY’S BALANCING ACT ON UKRAINE-RUSSIA WAR
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Nato needs to wake up to the real threat at hand, and help ukraine as much as possible. It's a wake up call my friends. Moldova is suffering a bit from putins war. What's next? But much appreciation for already what nato has done.
Post by: guest78 on November 26, 2022, 02:18:32 pm
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Russia's economy has been struggling since the invasion of Ukraine, but the recent weeks have been increasingly difficult. So in this video we outline 3 reasons why the Russian economy is dying and the major issues they face.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ffzO1EFWOiw
See ex-military official's warning about Putin and nuclear power plants
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Retired Col. Cedric Leighton discusses Russia's attacks on the energy infrastructure in Ukraine that has caused massive blackouts. #CNN #Newshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A1Qho0fHNUY
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Putin is weaponizing winter....
Russian rocket attack 'targets' British humanitarian aid group in Ukraine | Life on the frontline
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A Russian rocket attack barely missed a British humanitarian aid group who were desperately racing to flee a hot zone in Ukraine.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M-s_i3AXMRU
During their journey, the group were foiled by a temporary bridge giving way and a flat tyre and were left stranded outside of Kherson city as critical evacuation time slipped by.
Ukraine Marks Anniversary Of Catastrophic Stalin-Era Famine
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In a solemn ceremony on November 26, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, his wife Olena, and a few top officials came to pay their respects in central Kyiv at a statue known as The Bitter Memory Of Childhood, symbolizing the Holodomor.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RUCbDXMS2mc
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Holodomorhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holodomor
The Holodomor (Ukrainian: Голодомо́р, romanized: Holodomor, IPA: [ɦolodoˈmɔr];[2] derived from морити голодом, moryty holodom, 'to kill by starvation'),[a][3][4][5] also known as the Terror-Famine[6][7][8] or the Great Famine,[9] was a man-made famine in Soviet Ukraine from 1932 to 1933 that killed millions of Ukrainians. The Holodomor was part of the wider Soviet famine of 1932–1933 which affected the major grain-producing areas of the country.[10]
While scholars universally agree that the cause of the famine was man-made, whether the Holodomor constitutes a genocide remains in dispute.[11][12][13] Some historians conclude that the famine was planned and exacerbated by Joseph Stalin in order to eliminate a Ukrainian independence movement.[14][15] Others suggest that the famine arose because of rapid Soviet industrialisation and collectivization of agriculture.[16][17][18]
Ukraine was one of the largest grain-producing states in the USSR and was subject to unrealistic grain quotas.[19] This caused Ukraine to be hit particularly hard by the famine.[10] Early estimates of the death toll by scholars and government officials vary greatly.[20] A joint statement to the United Nations signed by 25 countries in 2003 declared that 7–10 million died.[21][22] However, current scholarship estimates a range significantly lower, with 3.5 to 5 million victims.[23][24][25][26][27] The famine's widespread impact on Ukraine persists to this day.[23]
Since 2006, the Holodomor has been recognized by Ukraine[28] alongside a number of other countries, as a genocide against the Ukrainian people carried out by the Soviet regime.[29]
Post by: guest78 on November 28, 2022, 02:08:04 pm
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CNN military analyst, retired Colonel Cedric Leighton, explains how the changing seasons could affect military strategy on both sides, as Russia's war on Ukraine continues.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fiAfhXhSStc
NATO 'advanced air defence systems' will stop Putin's winter missile strategy | Jens Stoltenberg
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"Allies are providing advanced air defence systems and different systems that can both address the threats that are represented by the different types of drones but also cruise and ballistic missiles, and I expect that one of the messages from the foreign ministers' meeting here in Bucharest will be the need to further step up the provision both of air defence systems but also, of course, spare parts, training and ammunition to the different air defence systems, because we need to help Ukraine to defend themselves against this horrific type of warfare."https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WvZIq7I0VQw
Post by: guest78 on November 28, 2022, 08:43:15 pm
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German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier has condemned Russia's recent attacks on civilians and on gas and electricity supplies in Ukraine.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tdj7NoZhhZ0
The former German foreign minister does not see the time for talks about a possible cease-fire yet: "It is also reckless to suggest a cease-fire now, because to establish a cease-fire at this point in time would essentially condone all of the injustice that has already taken place." He added it is too early to talk about security guarantees for Ukraine.
Steinmeier also commented on the demonstrations in many Chinese cities and on his upcoming trip to North Macedonia and Albania."
Post by: guest78 on November 30, 2022, 01:19:12 pm
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People in Moscow were asked about the impact of Russia's "special military operation" on Ukraine -- the Kremlin's wording for the invasion of its western neighbor. When questioned about what was gained or lost, some saw the attack as a "win," while others expressed unhappiness about the results.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jx0AX_AiTik
What went wrong for Russia’s Air Force? SAMs & Drones in modern warfare
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When the war in Ukraine began, there were estimates that Russia would establish air superiority within a matter of days. But 9 months into the war, the skies over Ukraine are still contested. Why have Russia struggled to utilise their air power effectively? And how has the war in the air changed as a result?https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fuXwOM-2yq8
We look at how Ukraine's air defences have created a denial of air space, and the history of surface to air missile systems, which has led to a lot of the SAMS in the war in Ukraine dating back to the Soviet era. As the skies have become more dangerous due to advanced SAM technology, we’ve seen the development of new systems to resist air dominance, such as new surveillance and combat drones.
Post by: guest78 on December 05, 2022, 12:26:04 pm
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DRONES have revolutionised the modern battlefield in Ukraine, bringing big gains for both sides in the form of intelligence, espionage, reconnaissance and deadly attacks. Simon Banks reports.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VSXFUbEXOCU
I spoke to drone expert, Professor Sarah Kreps, Director of the Tech Policy Institute at Cornell University, about how drones are shaping the modern battlefield.
Professor Kreps has written two books on drone warfare and has worked on drones for the best part of two decades, having previously worked with the United States military. Here, she discusses how drones have been used in the conflict in Ukraine and the latest advancements in the technology, while also predicting future trends.
Moment two of Putin’s Tu-95 nuclear bombers ‘are BLOWN UP in Ukrainian drone attack
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Two of Vladimir Putin's Tu-95 nuke bombers were reportedly blown up in a suspected Ukrainian drone attack at a high-security Russian airbase.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6KjC6neVlbE
Shocking footage showed a huge flash at the Engels airbase in the Saratov region of Russia after the apparent early morning strike.
Two Tu-95s - known as Bears - were reportedly destroyed in the explosion.
The bombers have been used to blast targets in Ukraine with non-nuclear weapons, particularly in recent weeks as Putin continues to blitz the country's infrastructure.
Two Russian troops were injured and rushed to hospital after the suspected Ukrainian strike, Visegrád 24 reports.
Traffic was said to be at a standstill near the airfield on Monday as emergency services responded to the attack.
Inside Ukraine's 'drone school' battling Russia from the sky
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Air raid sirens sounded in Kyiv and other major cities across Ukraine as Russian missiles again threatened the country's infrastructurehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qboAJO78rZk
Why Didn’t Germany Wake Up to Putin? Ret. US General Explains
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Recently, Ukrainian forces liberated Kherson from Russian occupation, opening up various strategic opportunities they can leverage against Russia's ongoing invasion. Ukrainian forces can strategically redistribute HIMARS and long-range precision weaponry along the banks of the Dnipro River. Repositioning its weapons systems will allow Ukraine to strike all Russian defenses and logistical resupply systems established north of the Crimean peninsula. Ukrainian forces are disrupting Russian logistical systems near Crimea and across all occupied Ukrainian territories. They are attacking rail lines, cutting off access to resupply, and making it incredibly difficult for Russia to reposition their troops.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y_DFB1kuY_E
While Ukrainian armed forces liberate large swaths of occupied territory, Russia continues to commit war crimes and murder civilians indiscriminately. The Russians are losing in every aspect of this war, which is why they bombard Ukrainian cities with missiles. These strikes deliver calculated devastation courtesy of Russia and Vladimir Putin. They target Ukraine's power grid to starve civilians of warmth, clean water, and other necessities.
The longer Russia does this, the more Ukrainian civilians will die. But Ukrainians will not stop until they restore sovereignty to all of their lands, and the West can help them achieve that. Hodges makes a clear call on Western leaders to provide ATACMS missiles to Ukraine. ATACMS missiles have a tactical range of 300 kilometers and would allow Ukraine to strike critical Russian military infrastructure without waiting for Russian troops to inch closer to Ukrainian cities.
As the war rages on, international support from Ukraine's western allies has never been more critical. In Germany, over 60 percent of the public favors continued support for Ukraine by sending military and other forms of aid. But German security expert Jessica Berlin points out that while German citizens often advocate for aid, German government officials lack the moral courage to speak up for it. For almost three decades, Germany has had friendly relations with Russia. Germany's Social Democratic Party (SDP), the party of German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier, is no exception.
Scholz and Steinmeier have advocated for closer ties to Russia over the years, with Steinmeier admitting that he misdiagnosed how dangerous Russia could become as an international actor. Berlin points out the importance of Steinmeier's role as a leader and as a moral voice. Germany needs moral courage now more than ever from its state officials so that Ukraine can receive the adequate support they need to win. Ukraine can survive this war only through the support of Western nations and the moral fortitude of leaders who benefit from the freedom and democratic values Ukraine is fighting so desperately to maintain.
General Hodges reminds us of something that often gets lost in geopolitics: this war is about human beings. As winter approaches, millions of Ukrainians remain at the mercy of a harsh environment, precarious living conditions, and the constant threat of obliteration from a Russian missile. The need for solidarity and continued military aid amongst western democracies cannot be understated. Maintaining pressure against Putin will result in better lives and a better world for those who value freedom and democracy everywhere.
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'I have no pity for them': Russian describes fighting against his own
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CNN's Sam Kiley speaks with members of Ukraine's Russian Legion, comprised of Russian defectors and volunteers who fled their country to protect Ukraine, about defending the city of Bakhmut and their hopes for Russia's future. #CNN #Newshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=05_FkfpFLWU
DNI Avril Haines: Russia Can’t Replace On Their Own ‘What They Are Expending’ In Ammo
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Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines sits down for an exclusive interview with Andrea Mitchell at the Reagan National Defense Forum for a wide-ranging conversation, including a discussion on the challenges facing both sides as the war in Ukraine enters winter. Pressed on how quickly Russia is burning through its military stockpiles of munition, Haines says “quite quickly. I mean, it's really pretty extraordinary.” Russia may be using up ammunition in Ukraine faster than it can replace it, Haines explains: “Our own sense is that they are not capable of indigenously producing what they are expending at this stage. So, that is gonna be a challenge, and that’s why you see them going to other countries effectively yo try to get ammunition.”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y1Qqj8EitPU
Post by: guest78 on December 06, 2022, 12:53:16 pm
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"I think it really will undermine Putin's standing, and it will make it more difficult for him to exact the kind of impact in Ukraine that he seeks to do as he desperately tries to hold onto even just the ground that they have conquered in the last several months."https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tX6SQSEGrjo
Unclaimed attacks on Russian airbases will make Putin's "special military operation" unpopular in Russia, Former White House Global Engagement Director Brett Bruen tells #timesradio .
Post by: guest78 on December 07, 2022, 09:20:26 pm
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With regard to the threat of a nuclear war, [names of reporters] you are right the threat is growing. So why hide the truth? - Putin
Putin goes onto say Russia would have to be the first to use a nuclear weapon, because Russia would not survive if it did not strike first.
Ukraine wants cluster munitions from the U.S.
Intercepted phone call reveals dwindling conditions for Russian forces
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An intercepted phone call between a Russian soldier and his mother reveals conditions on the front lines of Russian President Vladimir Putin's war in Ukraine. #CNN #Newshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ej7q0hhFo-c
Post by: guest78 on December 09, 2022, 08:18:13 pm
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One person died Friday in a massive blaze the size of a football pitch which broke out overnight in a sprawling shopping and entertainment centre in a northern Moscow suburb.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TnS5-0ZCw3E
"In the Moscow region, firefighters are putting out a fire the size of 7,000 square metres (75,300 square feet)," Russia's Ministry of Emergency Situations said on Telegram.
Russian media later reported that one person had been killed in the fire at the Mega Khimki shopping centre, about seven kilometres from Moscow's Sheremetyevo Airport.
Is Ukraine's Orthodox Church sympathetic to Moscow?
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Bishop Kenneth Nowakowski, leader of the Ukrainian Catholic Church in London.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ibC2FyIKks
Do not buy maps, Russia wont be one piece by December 2023! Interview with analyst Paul A.Goble
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ol79vavFVu8
Putin makes rare public comment about who's to blame for attacks
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CNN's Will Ripley reports from Kyiv, Ukraine, on Russian President Vladimir Putin's comments at a reception after an awards ceremony for 'Heroes of Russia,' in the Kremlin. #CNN #Newshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Os7SFLSe2P8
Good to see Putin and company are enjoying themselves while they diddle the sons and daughters of a dying empire... :)
Post by: guest78 on December 10, 2022, 01:20:56 pm
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On February 25, the occupying Russian army released images of a convoy of armored vehicles crossing the bridge in the city of Ipren, Kyiv region, moving towards the capital city of Kyiv.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=73ZzrQRhpC0
The images were released by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
The destroyed convoy belonged to the special forces of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia and was completely destroyed by fire and artillery fire by the Ukrainian army.
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This is a perfect example of Ukraine's use of pre-defined "Engagement Areas", which is a battle tactic the US has perfected. During the 8 years since Putin invaded Crimea, the US and NATO countries have trained the very willing, motivated and capable Ukrainian military in tactics/strategy intended specifically to thwart an invading force. Engagement Areas are pre-defined spaces (primarily roadways) that Russian hardware was allowed to freely access because it had been previously "dialed in" and the defenders simply needed to pull the trigger once the targets were lined-up.
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Looking at the over-extended RuZZian military convoy I remember thinking 'Either they have a master strategy or they're really dumb.' It is blatantly obvious now I gave them way too much credit.
Post by: guest78 on December 10, 2022, 04:15:09 pm
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Russia's Wagner Group is reportedly leading the Russian charge to retake the key Ukrainian city in Donetsk Oblast. The Wagner mercenaries are reportedly making incremental gains in areas near the city of Bakhmut, as per reports. Since late May, Bakhmut a key administrative city in Donetsk has been the site of extremely heavy fighting. Experts say that capturing Bakhmut is requisite to Russia winning the wider war in the Donbas region. Meanwhile, Russian sources claimed that the Wagner mercenaries and other aligned forces intensified their offensive against Ukrainians.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cgxX2wnCtCo
#russiaukrainewar #russia #bakhmut #donetsk #worldnews
0:00 - INTRODUCTION
1:23 - WHY BAKHMUT IS CRITICAL FOR WAGNER’S FUTURE
2:46 - CAN WAGNER REALISTICALLY SUCCEED IN BAKHMUT?
4:32 - WAGNER’S RISING STAR IN RUSSIA
Post by: 90sRetroFan on December 10, 2022, 04:51:55 pm
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Russia: Huge explosion as Moscow shopping centre goes up in flames
This is what I can't stand about this war: both sides destroy each other's postmodern buildings while staying clear of the Western buildings. This proves that both Ukrainians and Russians are Westerners first:
https://trueleft.createaforum.com/true-left-vs-false-left/jews-have-nothing-in-common-with-us!/msg11512/?topicseen#msg11512
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(Contrast with Hitler having zero qualms about destroying Western architecture:
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Castle,_Warsaw#During_World_War_II
QuoteOn 4 October 1939 in Berlin, Adolf Hitler issued the order to blow up the Royal Castle.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saxon_Palace
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etc. etc. (Hail Hitler!))
Post by: guest78 on December 18, 2022, 06:25:01 pm
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Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, now in day 297, continues to go badly for Moscow. And now the U.S. is set to send patriot defense missile systems to Ukraine, a major game changer. Former Ambassador John Bolton, who also was the former president’s National Security Advisor for a time, reacts to the latest on the war, and also Iran's increasing role.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Io6tlEQBlrs
"You sh*t yourself and never go to the frontline" | Break the Fake | TVP World
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Russian forces have not made any significant territorial gains on the front since July, when they took Lysychansk. Putin has tried to present the illegal annexation of parts of Ukraine’s Kherson, Zaporizhzhia, Donetsk, and Luhansk regions as a significant victory, but the announcement caused discontent among the Russian elites.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LsaezAsdtfw
As far as I can tell this Russian radio talk show host has never even served in the military himself...
Post by: guest78 on December 21, 2022, 02:00:33 pm
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Former Trump Administration National Security Council Russia expert, Fiona Hill, says Vladimir Putin is as determined as ever to conquer Ukraine on his own terms and that he may see reports of Russia’s battlefield losses only as Western propaganda and disinformation.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JKboGroEddg
Hill told DW’s Sarah Kelly that Putin had not changed his goals of defeating Ukraine and that another ground offensive, including against the capital Kyiv is possible—even if Russian casualties continue to mount.
The former top White House expert on Russia said that Putin has still “got his sights on the capitulation of Ukraine, one way or another ... if he thinks having another go at Kyiv would be successful, then he will certainly try that.”
Hill, who testified during Donald Trump’s first impeachment on withheld US military aid to Ukraine and Trump’s phone call with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, spoke to DW’s Sarah Kelly from Washington for Conflict Zone.
Please let us know what you think in the comments below.
Chapters
00:00 Intro
00:54 Fiona Hill Welcome
01:35 First attempt on Kyiv & threat to Zelenskyy
01:55 Putin has his sights on capitulation of Ukraine
02:14 Belarus visit with Lukashenko
02:53 Is Putin losing the war?
04:00 Putin willing to sacrifice 300,000 Russian troops
04:40 Can Russia accept loss of Crimea?
05:00 Are Ukrainian “de-occupation” goals realistic?
05:45 Russia’s claims on Ukrainian territory
06:35 US & UK responsibility to Ukraine after nuclear disarmament
07:05 Will Russian people accept a claim of victory?
08:30 Kazakhstan, Armenia, Moldova reassessing Moscow
09:30 Putin’s grip on power and infallibility
10:50 Support from China, India, South Africa
11:40 Don’t count Putin out, but ….
12:05 End of Cold War & Putin’s shifting aim
12:25 2007 Munich Security Conference
12:45 2008 Bucharest NATO summit
13:10 Ukraine doesn’t exist in Putin’s version of history
14:20 Frank-Walter Steinmeier & German trade with Russia
15:10 2014 Annexation of Crimea, World War Two & United Nations General Assembly
16:05 Vladimir Putin has declared war on the West
17:20 EU, NATO, US, Japan, South Korea & annexations
17:40 Poland, Baltic states, Scandinavia, UK understanding of Russia
18:00 US support for Ukraine as 2024 election looms
19:40 Donald Trump’s first impeachment
20:15 January 6th Committee, Trump, & Hunter Biden
21:19 Russian propaganda is gaining traction
21:45 Czar Vladimir and Russia’s Manifest Destiny
22:03 Crimea’s first annexation in 1783
23:20 Don’t give Putin what he wants
23:40 Collapse of Soviet Union
24:05 Putin has turned back clock to the Stalinist 1950s
25:25 Inflection point in European & world history
Bummer, Fiona Hill doesn't see Putin as Hitler either. This will make alot of Western YouTube hosts covering the Ukrainian war upset! :( Sucks when a Westerner comes along and actually makes accurate historical statements that fly in the face of all the other Westerners making inaccurate historical statements and comparisons... ;D
Why the Russian army is so brutal
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"The Russians have a strain of brutality which comes from centuries of brutality and Mongol invasions."https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w-cnxgsEOcY
The Russian army is defined by its 'mercilessness', explains General Sir Richard Sheriff.
Post by: 90sRetroFan on December 21, 2022, 09:07:16 pm
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Ukraine's Azov Regiment visits Israel: 'Mariupol is our Masada'
Azov officer Ilya Samoilenko, one of the defenders of the Azovstal steelworks in Mariupol, led the delegation to Israel.
A delegation from Ukraine's Azov Regiment visited Israel in recent days, meeting with officials and IDF reservists and speaking about the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine.
The delegation arrived in Israel on Thursday and was led by Azov officer Ilya Samoilenko, one of the soldiers who barricaded themselves beneath the Azovstal steelworks during attempts to protect Mariupol from the Russian invasion earlier this year. Joining him in leading the delegation was Yuliya Fedosyuk, deputy head of the Association of Azovstal Defenders' Families.
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Post by: guest98 on December 22, 2022, 12:00:00 pm
Post by: guest78 on December 27, 2022, 01:11:25 am
Wagner was clearly a superior composer to Mozart!!!
Wagner was Hitler's favorite German composer!
Putin and Zelensky are both Jewish.
'The exact opposite of the 'Wagner': what ex-marines from The Mozart Group do near Bakhmut
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In March, former U.S. Marine Andy Milburn came to Ukraine to cover the war as a freelance journalist. He quickly realized he wanted to do more. Together with fellow marines, he organized training sessions for the Territorial Defense Forces while Kyiv was under siege. Shocked by what they had seen in Bucha, the ex-military decided to stay in Ukraine to help. Thus, The Mozart Group was created - a volunteer organization that trains the Ukrainian military and evacuates civilians from the most dangerous places near the frontlines.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aMb5dTuOsTE
hromadske spent two days with The Mozart Group's evacuation team, led by Irishman Dathan, in Bakhmut and Soledar. See in hromadske's video how foreigners with military experience found themselves in a humanitarian mission in Ukraine.
Great example of how Jews\westerners play their subordinate western and non-western slaves for suckers!
Post by: 90sRetroFan on December 28, 2022, 07:11:00 pm
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UAtmmon9ju4
The worst attitude is expressed in 13:24-13:30. Hitler knew better.
Anyway, let's hope the decimation of Turanian blood (on both sides) and hence demographic improvement of the global gene pool continues through 2023 and beyond!
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I'm not just thinking about battlefield deaths either:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EZj_qt1rVwE
Post by: guest78 on January 09, 2023, 03:15:39 pm
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Wagner group has delivered the promised pardons to the inmates recruited for Russia’s ‘special military operation’ in Ukraine. The prisoners-turned- combatants have reportedly been offered amnesty in exchange for six-months of service in Ukraine. The move was announced by Wagner boss, Yevgeny Prigozhin, in a video released on January 5. Watch the vide to find how Wagner recruited russian prisoners for the war.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4DmY6b9uZaY
#russiaukrainewar #warinukraine #YevgenyPrigozhin #wagner #russianwagner #warnews
00:00 -INTRODUCTION
02:08 - ANGER IN RUSSIA OVER PRISONERS’ RELEASE
03:50 - HOW WAGNER RECRUITED RUSSIAN PRISONERS FOR THE WAR
05:35 - THE MAN BEHIND THE WAGNER GROUP
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The fact he had to tell them, not to **** women, says all you need to know...wow
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It’s not hard to read the writing on the wall by the law abiding back in Russia. Former convicts, pardoned after fighting in an imperialistic war with no rules, then returning back into an economically depressed Russian economy with little hopes of finding a job. Not hard to see how bad this is going to be.
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For anyone wondering what legality means in Russia, it means whatever serves the persons on top, not anything universal
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Let’s pardon convicted murdered and rapists after subjectibg them to true warfare terror leaving most with PTSD and alot of pent up anger. What can go wrong?!
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To even think that the thought of raping is treated a little like an after thought is disconcerting.
Wagner is rolling around in his grave by now I'm sure. Don't think he could ever have imagined in his wildest dreams being linked to Russian criminals, or Russia at all for that matter?
Russian sexual assault of civilians on the battlefield is such a common phenomenon some painters have painted pictures of it in the past...
Post by: guest78 on January 10, 2023, 03:55:36 pm
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It is 300 days since the beginning of the war in Ukraine. What is the current situation and what hopes does the coming year hold?https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=whi59XCIfS4
Post by: guest78 on January 17, 2023, 02:17:06 pm
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In an exclusive DW interview with Political Correspondent Anja Köhler, Ralf Stegner, parliamentary leader of the Social Democrats, talks about future military deliveries to Ukraine and why Germany continues to be cautious.
He also argued for a more varied approach to the conflict. "We not only have the military dimension of working together but we also have the political, diplomatic, economic dimension."
When asked how diplomacy could look like, he maintained "the problem with diplomacy is, if it wants to be successful, it has to be behind closed doors."
He also questioned whether the war could be won by military means. "I am very skeptical that it will be the military that decides about the future peace order in Europe."
In defense of German Chancellor Olaf Scholz he also said, "our chancellor, who is always criticized for being too slow, deliberating, (…), that has a lot of support in the public, our public, our population, people you talk to on the streets and you see that in the polls. Therefore we should be calm and do what we have done so far."
He further warned that "We have a lot of common interests with Ukraine, but the interests are not identical", referring in part to the no-fly zone that Ukraine asked for and emphasizing the importance of NATO not being pulled into the conflict.
Commenting on the remarks of a Duma representative that called for attacks on Foreign Minister Baerbock in Kharkiv, Stegner responded: "This is outrageous."
In light of recent pressure to send further military equipment to Ukraine, he also maintained "It's not smart to follow up on public pressure, we won't do that."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UHmDe08SqsM
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He says Putin is a war criminal and his imperialistic war cannot be allowed to succeed, yet speaks about diplomatic solution. I really don't see how these two things can exist together.
I'm reminded that there were German politicians that were speaking of diplomatic solutions even as Germany was winning WWI. It was German politicians, especially Social Democrats, who allowed the Marxist worker strike to happen in Germany right when it looked like Germany would win WWI for sure. Somethings never change...
Putin will resort to ‘reductionism’ to break down Ukraine | Major General Chip Chapman
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"If they don't get this combined arms capability together, they’ll continue this attritional model. That would come back to a phrase of Putin's, which is ‘the chicken pecks’."https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=29MN25MG67I
Russia will try to wear down Ukraine by reductionism, former senior British Military advisor Major General Chip Chapman tells #TimesRadio.
British Tanks will embolden West to provide heavier ordnance for Ukraine | Brig. Gen. Peter Zwack
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"This is opening a spigot politically and probably psychologically amongst the free minded Western nations that they need to get more and heavier ordnance to Ukraine."https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EHAWnIHoS_Y
The Challenger 2 tanks sent to Ukraine are the first of many, says Brigadier General Peter Zwack on Frontline with Lucy Fisher.
Post by: guest78 on January 18, 2023, 08:23:17 pm
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According to the New York Times, the US is drawing from its War Reserve Stocks for Allies-Israel, which includes ammunition stored in Israel, to supply Ukraine with 90,000 artillery shells per month. This stockpile is typically used by the Pentagon in Middle East conflicts and has been made available to Israel in the past during conflicts with Hezbollah and Hamas. Roughly half of the intended 300,000 rounds have already been shipped to Europe, with the final destination being Poland, as confirmed by Israeli and American officialshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P2xZiSMY1xw
#RussiaUkraineWar #Artillerymunition #MunitionShortage #WorldNews
0:00 - INTRODUCTION
1:14 - WHAT PUSHED THE US TO TAP INTO THE ISRAELI STOCKPILE?
2:30 - SOUTH KOREA MORE WILLING THAN ISRAEL TO ARM KYIV?
3:14 - ISRAEL’S DILEMMA ON ARMING UKRAINE
Why is Scholz hesitant to support Ukraine with Leopard tanks? | DW News
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During his speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos today, Scholz pledged his country's ongoing military support for Ukraine and said that "Russia must fail" in order for the conflict in eastern Europe to end.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mxJaUERhCuo
He did not touch on the Leopard 2 tanks which some NATO allies, most notably Poland but also the UK and Lithuania and others, have been encouraging Germany to approve for export to the front lines.
Germany must approve the resale or donation of its military equipment to a third country.
Berlin is under international pressure to allow the transfer of German-made Leopard battle tanks to Ukraine.
There were some hopes for a big announcement but Scholz remained silent on the issue.
He mentioned the existing armored vehicles like Marders (weasels in English, Germany names most of its military land vehicles after animals) Germany had dispatched.
A meeting of NATO defense ministers is scheduled at the US Ramstein Air Base in Germany on Friday where the Leopard tank is likely at the very least to be discussed behind closed doors.
Scholz said Germany had also made "over €12 billion" (around $13 billion at today's exchange rate) available to Ukraine and would continue to support the country "as long as is necessary."
He called for the private sector to play a "key role" in nascent plans for the so-called "Marshall Plan for Ukraine" jointly recommended by Scholz and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen last October.
Retired general says Ukraine's arms request is 'a really big ask'
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CNN military analyst Lt. Gen. Mark Hertling (ret.) explains the complications of Ukraine's request for hundreds of pieces of heavy weaponry. #CNN #Newshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E5tSFo84sn8
McFaul: We need a big bang approach against Russia with weapons, sanctions, more
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The Kremlin is facing a fiscal crisis as Russian President Vladimir Putin’s war against Ukraine drags on. Former Ambassador to Russia Michael McFaul tells Joy Reid, “We need a big bang approach here on sanctions, on weapons, and on designating them a state sponsor of terrorism.”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hOkwBHZgGqg
NATO chief calls for significant boost in arms for Ukraine
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Ukraine needs a "significant increase" in weapons at a pivotal moment in Russia's invasion and such support is the only way to a negotiated peaceful solution, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said on Wednesday.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WaJMxopJo64
Defence leaders from around 50 countries and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) will hold talks at Germany's Ramstein Air Base on Friday, the latest in a series of meetings since Russian forces swept into Ukraine nearly 11 months ago.
"Russia’s Historic…” | Putin Justified Ukraine Invasion In Latest Speech
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Russian President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday that Moscow’s action in Ukraine was intended to stop a “war” that has raged in eastern Ukraine for many years. Speaking at a meeting with veterans, Putin said Moscow had long sought to negotiate a settlement to the conflict in Ukraine’s Donbas, an eastern industrial region where Russia-backed separatists have battled Ukrainian forces since 2014.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nFJL7DU_35g
“Large-scale combat operations involving heavy weapons, artillery, tanks and aircraft haven’t stopped in Donbas since 2014,” Putin said. “All that we are doing today as part of the special military operation is an attempt to stop this war. This is the meaning of our operation — protecting people who live on those territories.”
Putin insisted again that Russia tried to negotiate a peaceful settlement to the separatist conflict before sending in troops, and said “we were just duped and cheated.”
#putin #russiaukrainewar #ukraine #ukrainewar #russia #vladimirputin #worldnews #putin_zelensky
Russian ex-officer: We’re in a proxy war with the US | Conflict Zone
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Few Moscow foreign policy & defense experts are more well-connected than Dimitri Trenin who left the Russian army as a military intelligence colonel and went on to head the Carnegie Moscow Center until it was dissolved in 2022.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qgp6zRPsQv4
Trenin, who spoke to Tim Sebastian from the Russian capital, says the Kremlin sees the war in Ukraine as an "existential" fight and that Vladimir Putin's nuclear threats need to be taken seriously. Much of the Russian elites sees the conflict as a proxy war with the United States and its NATO allies. Trenin says many issues could have been resolved before the Russian invasion on February 24, 2022, but tragically were not.
‘Combat Patrol Mission’ | Russia Deploys Nuclear-Capable Yars-24 Missile Within Ukraine Range
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The Russian Ministry of Defense has decided to deploy RS-24 Yars mobile surface-to-surface missile systems on combat patrol missions. The ministry added that its military personnel are making precise manoeuvres along combat patrol routes. The system has been placed on combat patrol missions in the Tver Region, close to the Belarus border and within range of Ukraine. Watch this video to know more about the deployment which comes amid mounting concerns that Russia may soon launch a major offensive in Ukraine.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R3L2TCkViHc
#russiaukrainewar #Russianweapons #Yars #worldnews
0:00 - INTRODUCTION
1:14 - WHAT IS THE RS-24 YARS ICBM?
3:02 - WHAT ARE THE TASKS ASSIGNED TO THE YARS CREWS?
3:44 - TIMING OF THE EXERCISE
Post by: guest78 on January 19, 2023, 02:34:13 am
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Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said on Wednesday that Western support for Ukraine seems to be growing a little 'tired' and showing less 'emotional' involvement in the ongoing war. Poland has been a key hub for the transfer of western military aid to Ukraine. Now, the key NATO member is rallying the west to send as many as 100 tanks to help Ukraine fight back the Russian onslaught.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eSnNNbjZwyc
#War #Fatigue #UkraineFatigue #UkraineWar #Poland #PolishPM #NATO #Zelensky #UkraineAlly #Allies #US #usa #RussiaUkraine #War #Tanks #AndrezjDuda #Morawiecki #MateuszMorawieck #NatoMember
'Just like Hitler...': Russia's Holocaust comparison for U.S approach over Ukraine war
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Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has accused United States-led European countries of solving "the Russian question" in the same way that Adolf Hitler had sought a "final solution" to eradicate Europe's Jews. Lavrov said Washington was using the same tactic as Napoleon and the Nazis in trying to subjugate Europe in order to destroy Russia. The Russian Minister's statement drew a sharp rebuke from the U.S. with White House national security spokesman John Kirby saying 'how dare he compare anything to the Holocaust?' Watch Lavrov's statement here.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GV8YPcdVVIs
#SergeiLavrov #RussianQuestion #Europe #RussianForeignMinister #Russia #RussiaUkraine #UkraineWar #USA #us #russiaversusus #USVsRussia #EU #NATO #Hitler #AdolfHitler #Napoleon #Holocaust #Nazis #Nazi #Nazism
Post by: guest78 on January 19, 2023, 07:19:17 pm
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Vladimir Putin might already be dead, Volodymyr Zelensky suggested today in a bizarre speech.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VpoAV_z31R0
Ukraine's president also told world leaders he is not sure who makes decisions in the Kremlin following claims Putin's recent appearances have been faked using TV special effects.
Post by: guest78 on January 19, 2023, 07:26:08 pm
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President Zelensky says Kyiv is aiming to reclaim Crimea which was annexed by Russia in 2014. Meanwhile, the Kremlin has warned that any Ukrainian attacks on the Russian-annexed Crimea would be “extremely dangerous”. The Kremlin’s statement came Russia's former president, Dmitry Medvedev, has warned of a "nuclear war" if the country is defeated in Ukraine. Watch the video to know more about the ongoing war in Ukraine.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dnVZMzmv0G4
#russiaukrainewar #putinzelensky #worldnews
0:00 - INTRODUCTION
1:04 - UKRAINE WILL RECLAIM CRIMEA: ZELENSKY
3:46 - KREMLIN URGES UKRAINE TO ACCEPT RUSSIAN DEMANDS
5:06 - US DEFENCE SECRETARY MEETS NEW GERMAN COUNTERPART
5:57 - POLISH PM LOSING PATIENCE OVER THE GERMAN TANK DELAY?
7:45 - WAGNER CHIEF PRAISES UKRAINE ARMY
Zelenskyy vows to retake Crimea from Russia
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ABC News analyst Mick Mulroy discusses Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s comments on retaking control of Crimea as the U.S. Coast Guard monitors a suspected Russian intelligence ship off Hawaii.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xeWeAKB_72E
Wendy Sherman doesn't rule out U.S. giving Ukraine weapons to target Russian military in Crimea
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Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman joins Andrea Mitchell following her visit to Ukraine, amidst reports that some U.S. officials are for the first time considering helping Ukraine target Russian bases in Crimea.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WPHxUFAKIYk
US Readies New Military Aid To Ukraine, NATO Chief Warns Against Putin Win, Germany's Tank Condition
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said Western supplies of weapons must outpace Russia’s attacks. Speaking at the WEF in Davos, the Ukrainian President also alleged that the Kyiv helicopter crash was not an accident. Ukrainian military expert Petro Chernyk claims that Russia’s Wagner group has lost some 40,000 troops in the war. The Russian police detained four people at an improvised memorial for Dnipro attack victims, the OVD-Info rights group said. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has reportedly told his US counterpart Joe Biden that Berlin is ready to send leopard tanks to Ukraine. The US is set to finalise a huge military aid package for Ukraine totaling approximately $2.5 billion worth of weaponry. NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said that Ukraine needs a "significant increase" in weapons at a pivotal moment in the war. Russia’s envoy to the US has claimed that Moscow will destroy any weapon that the West sends to Ukraine.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qh8ROAhvSWE
#Ukraine #Russia #Stryker #NATO #Germany #Leopardtanks #Putin #Zelensky #WorldNews
00:00 - “Helicopter Crash Not an Accident”, Says Zelensky
2:51 - “Wagner Lost Two-thirds of Its Soldiers”
3:55 - Four Detained at Moscow Memorial for Dnipro Victims
4:49 - Scholz Sets Conditions on Leopard Tanks for Kyiv
7:21 - Stryker Vehicles to Ukraine Soon?
8:35 - NATO Pushes for More Weapons’ Deliveries to Ukraine
10:25 - “Russia Will Destroy Any Weapon That West Sends to Kyiv”
'Ukraine will liberate Crimea by the end of August' | General Ben Hodges
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"I believe that Ukraine will liberate Crimea by the end of August."https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D3Qh6d3Lrtg
When Crimea becomes 'untenable' for Russian forces, the Donbas will 'return to Ukrainian sovereignty,' explains Lieutenant General Ben Hodges.
Post by: guest78 on January 20, 2023, 08:38:24 pm
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"What Chancellor Schulz is doing is the opposite to what he wishes, which is obviously a closer resolution to the war."https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8LZYKJ0A640
Germany must make a decision on Leopard tanks 'for Europe and for history' says former NATO Director of Public Policy Fabrice Pothier.
Former CIA director: US is sending 'unhelpful message' to allies
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Retired US Army General and former Director of the CIA David Petraeus explains to CNN's Wolf Blitzer why he believes the United States is sending an "unhelpful message" in tanks dilemma with European allies. #CNN #Newshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IVPKPm_wxcY
Hear the warning CIA chief gave to Zelensky in secret meeting
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CIA Director Bill Burns briefed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Kyiv last week on the US’ expectations for Russia’s battlefield planning in the spring, according to a US official and two Ukrainian sources familiar with the meeting. #CNN #Newshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TIsKEyh_T60
Top US general says ejecting Russia from Ukraine will be difficult this year
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Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark A. Milley reiterated Friday that Russia's war in Ukraine will likely "end in a negotiation" and not on the battlefield. #CNN #Newshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IYscbQYS3Bg
Post by: guest78 on January 21, 2023, 07:52:18 pm
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Multiple explosions and a huge inferno hit a Russian industrial zone on Saturday 21 January, the latest in a spate of mystery fires disrupting Vladimir Putin’s economy.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uZDqfQc-z9o
Footage shows a blaze in a fuel storage depot ignited tanker train carriages filled with oil in key supply hub Angarsk.
Thick black smoke from the disaster was seen 27 miles away in Irkutsk.
The explosions - reported by locals in Angarsk - is the third major incident in the region in five weeks.
It came amid multiple explosions and fires in key Russian facilities and suspicions of "sabotage" of key facilities.
Post by: guest98 on February 11, 2023, 03:52:01 pm
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War in Ukraine could drag on for years, Russian Wagner Group owner says
The owner of the Russian Wagner Group private military contractor actively involved in the fighting in Ukraine has predicted that the war could drag on for years.
Yevgeny Prigozhin said in a video interview released late Friday that it could take 18 months to two years for Russia to fully secure control of Ukraine’s eastern industrial heartland of Donbas. He added that the war could go on for three years if Moscow decides to capture broader territories east of the Dnieper River.
Ukrainian and Western officials have warned that Russia could launch a new broad offensive to try to turn the tide of the conflict as the war approaches the one-year mark. But Ukraine’s military intelligence spokesman, Andriy Chernyak, told Kyiv Post that “Russian command does not have enough resources for large-scale offensive actions.”
“The main goal of Russian troops remains to achieve at least some tactical success in eastern Ukraine,” he said.
Post by: guest98 on February 11, 2023, 04:24:28 pm
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Ukrainian officials say expected Russian offensive has begun in east
Ukrainian officials in the east, scene of the fiercest fighting in the war with Russia, said an anticipated fresh offensive by Moscow is underway, while President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said several European leaders were ready to supply aircraft he has sought.
Zelenskiy, who was due to return to Kyiv on Friday, said in Brussels that several European Union leaders told him at a summit on Thursday they were ready to equip Ukraine with aircraft including fighter jets. If confirmed, this would be one of the biggest shifts yet in Western support.
As the anniversary of Russia’s invasion approaches on Feb. 24, Kyiv has predicted an aggressive onslaught from Moscow aimed at producing achievements it can trumpet at the one-year mark, after months of little movement.
“Europe will be with us until our victory. I’ve heard it from a number of European leaders…about the readiness to give us the necessary weapons and support, including the aircraft,” Zelenskiy told a news conference.
MOSCOW WARNS WEST AGAINST ESCALATION
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said it would be Ukrainians who suffered if Britain or other Western countries supplied fighter jets to Kyiv, and that the line between indirect and direct Western involvement in the war was disappearing.
Such actions “lead to an escalation of tension, prolong the conflict and make the conflict more and more painful for Ukraine,” Peskov said.
Russian forces have been advancing recently for the first time in half a year, fortified with tens of thousands of freshly mobilized recruits, in relentless winter battles that both sides describe as some of the bloodiest of the war.
Post by: guest98 on February 12, 2023, 05:01:31 pm
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Russia has likely suffered its highest rate of casualties since the beginning of the war in the past 2 weeks, UK Defense Ministry says
The Ukrainian General Staff estimated that the mean average for the last seven days was 824 Russian casualties.
Western officials estimate that Russia could be approaching nearly 200,000 casualties.
The reason for the increase in Russian casualties is due to various factors, including a lack of trained personnel, coordination, and resources across the front, which the ministry notes can be seen in Bakhmut and Vuhledar.
Ukraine claimed on Tuesday that 1,030 Russian troops had been killed in the previous 24 hours, which would have marked the deadliest day for Russian forces in the war so far.
Post by: 90sRetroFan on February 12, 2023, 05:15:20 pm
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1,030 Russian troops had been killed in the previous 24 hours
They will have to keep getting killed at this rate every day for more than a month just to demographically compensate for:
https://edition.cnn.com/2023/02/12/middleeast/deaths-turkey-syria-earthquake-intl/index.html
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Death toll climbs to 33,000 people in Turkey-Syria earthquake
If we add Ukrainian deaths to Russian deaths it might look a bit better, but it's still abysmally slow. Only Hitler knew how to eliminate Turanian bloodlines in historically significant numbers:
http://aryanism.net/blog/aryan-sanctuary/thank-you-for-remembering-us-duginists/
Post by: guest98 on February 14, 2023, 05:21:37 pm
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Ukraine: NATO in logistics ‘race’ as Russian offensive begins
NATO members and Ukraine’s other allies are meeting at the alliance’s headquarters on Tuesday to drum up more weapons and ammunition for the war-torn country.
Ukraine’s allies are in a race against time to produce enough ammunition, fuel, and spare parts to thwart an offensive by Russian forces that NATO’s chief says is already under way.
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg has again urged Ukraine’s Western allies to ramp up their military support. Asked Monday when he expects Russia’s so-called spring offensive to begin, Stoltenberg said “the reality is that we have seen the start already”.
Stoltenberg said NATO sees “no sign whatsoever that [Russian] President [Vladimir] Putin is preparing for peace”, and arming Ukraine more quickly could save lives by bringing a quicker end to the conflict.
“It is clear that we are in a race of logistics. Key capabilities like ammunition, fuel, and spare parts must reach Ukraine before Russia can seize the initiative on the battlefield. Speed will save lives,” he said.
On Wednesday they will discuss NATO’s defences on its eastern flank, close to Russia. Moves to beef up military budgets are also on the agenda.
“The city, the city’s suburbs, the entire perimeter, and essentially the entire Bakhmut direction and Kostyantynivka are under crazy, chaotic shelling,” said Volodymyr Nazarenko, deputy commander of Ukraine’s Soboda battalion.
“Every road is being shelled by artillery in a chaotic way.”
”We are waiting for them to start massive round-the-clock attacks,” said Luhansk Governor Serhiy Haidai.
As the new Russian offensive intensifies, Ukraine says it needs fighter jets and long-range missiles to counter this and to recapture lost territory.
Post by: Balloooons!!! on February 15, 2023, 09:36:02 pm
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h-szN_KO_EU
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Post by: FrackingToo on February 17, 2023, 09:26:00 pm
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German Chancellor Olaf Scholz talks to CNN’s Christiane Amanpour at the Munich Security Conference about supporting Kyiv in its war against Russia. #CNN #Newshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oWv2_aqu2Vo
Lithuanian president advocates to think about fighter jets and long-range missiles for Ukraine
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Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda advocates disregarding any red line that Putin may have set in supporting Ukraine against the Russian invasion. He speaks to us in an interview with DW's Teri Schultz at the Munich Security Conferencehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wRyQ9knmG_Q
I don't know about you guys but I'm all for crossing ALL of Russia's red lines!!! ;D
Post by: guest98 on February 19, 2023, 04:22:56 pm
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'We're talking about nuclear weapons', Kyiv mayor warns as war anniversary approaches
As the war in Ukraine nears the one-year mark, the mayor of Kyiv is highlighting what’s at stake, hoping to remind people the threat of nuclear war looms, and his country is fighting to defend not just itself, but every country that shares its democratic values.
Vitali Klitschko — in an exclusive Canadian interview airing Sunday with CTV’s Question Period host Vassy Kapelos — stressed that it is important for people to remember the war in Ukraine impacts everyone, not just Ukrainians, adding that it would be a “huge mistake” for people outside of Ukraine to think the war doesn’t affect them.
“Please don't forget, we're talking about nuclear weapons,” he said. “An explosion could touch everyone on our planet"
Post by: guest98 on February 19, 2023, 04:30:07 pm
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'Russia's starting over again' with 'slow, destructive' strategy, one year into war with Ukraine
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Ukraine demands Russia pay for disastrous environmental damage
Ukraine demands that Russia pay for environmental war crimes, and has compiled a dossier of the damage. 'Some of our nature is lost forever,' says Ukraine’s Environmental Protection Minister Ruslan Strilets.
Post by: guest98 on February 21, 2023, 03:39:48 pm
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Biden, Putin offer contrasting views on Ukraine in major speeches one year after invasion
Putin threatens to suspend participation in New START Treaty, which sets limits on nuclear arsenals
During a brief visit to Poland after visiting Ukraine, U.S. President Joe Biden told a crowd in Warsaw that democracy 'lifts up the human spirit,' and that decisions made over the next five years will shape the world for decades.
"Ukraine will never be a victory for Russia, never," he said at another point in his speech from the gardens of Warsaw's Royal Castle.
While Biden is looking to use his whirlwind trip to Europe as a moment of affirmation for Ukraine and allies, the White House has also emphasized that there is no clear endgame to the war in the near term and the situation on the ground has become increasingly complex.
Biden said there would be "hard and bitter days ahead, but he cast the world as being at an inflection point characterized by a number of stark choices, including between "democracy that lifts up the human spirit and the brutal hand of the dictator who crushes it."
Polish President Andrzej Duda preceded Biden, praising his "incredible gesture" of visiting Kyiv on Monday. Duda also offered Poland's continued support for Ukraine's defence.
"I call on all European states, NATO states, to show solidarity with Ukraine, to provide military support to Ukraine, so that they have something to fight with," said Duda. "Do not be afraid to provide this support."
The U.S. has committed about $113 billion US in aid to Ukraine since last year, while European allies have committed tens of billions of dollars more and welcomed millions of Ukrainian refugees who have fled the conflict.
Earlier in the day, Russian President Vladimir Putin accused Western countries of igniting and sustaining the war in Ukraine, dismissing any blame for Moscow.
In his long-delayed state-of-the-nation address, Putin cast Russia — and Ukraine — as victims of Western double-dealing and said Russia, not Ukraine, was the one fighting for its very existence.
Putin said that Russia would suspend its participation in the New START Treaty, signed with the U.S. in 2010 and extended in the early days of the Biden administration in 2021. But some hours later the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement Russia will continue to observe limits on the number of nuclear warheads it can deploy as outlined in the treaty.
The Russian leader vowed no military let-up in Ukrainian territories he has illegally annexed, apparently rejecting any peace overtures in a conflict that has reawakened fears of a new Cold War.
"Western elites aren't trying to conceal their goals, to inflict a 'strategic defeat' to Russia," Putin said in the speech broadcast by all state TV channels. "They intend to transform the local conflict into a global confrontation."
Putin accused the West of launching "aggressive information attacks" and taking aim at Russian culture, religion and values because it is aware that "it is impossible to defeat Russia on the battlefield."
Biden on Tuesday praised the commitment of Poland and its "willingness to open your hearts." More than 1.5 million Ukrainian refugees have settled in Poland since the start of the war, and Poland has also provided Ukraine with $3.8 billion in military and humanitarian aid, according to the White House.
It seems that "whites" are only able to 'open their hearts' to other "whites".
Post by: guest98 on February 21, 2023, 04:19:42 pm
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Belarus to form 100,000-150,000 strong volunteer military force
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said on Monday he had ordered the formation of a new volunteer territorial defense so everyone knows how to “handle weapons” and be ready to respond to an act of aggression and keep public order in peacetime.
Lukashenko, who allowed Russia to use Belarus to send troops into Ukraine a year ago, has often said his army would fight only if Belarus was attacked. He has also said the “experience” in Ukraine necessitates additional defense.
“In case of an act of aggression, the response will be fast, harsh and appropriate,” Lukashenko said on Monday.
Defense Minister Viktor Khrenin said the territorial defense force will have 100,000-150,000 volunteers, or more if needed. The paramilitary formation will be ideally in every village and town.
The dependence has fanned fears in Kyiv that Putin would pressure Lukashenko to join a fresh ground offensive and open a new front in Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Post by: War on March 08, 2023, 02:38:08 pm
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STORY: Germany's government is warning that the story in the New York Times this week that a pro-Ukrainian group may be behind the sabotage of the Nord Stream gas pipelines last year should be treated with caution, because the attack could still have been a so-called "false flag" operation.Entire article: https://sports.yahoo.com/nord-stream-could-false-flag-142225910.html
In other words, the true perpetrators could have staged the incident to blame Ukraine, even if that country had nothing to do with it.
The reactions to the story from world powers highlight both the mystery of the incident and the secretive nature of their war plans.
Germany's defense minister, Boris Pistorius, on Wednesday said it wouldn't be first time such a false flag event happened, and that there were what he called "expert opinions" indicating it, without elaborating.
He was at a summit in Stockholm also attended by NATO's Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg and Ukraine's defense minister, Oleksii Reznikov, who called the media reports "strange" and that the incident had nothing to do with Ukraine's government.
Stoltenberg said investigations are ongoing. The U.S. has said the same.
"There are ongoing national investigations and I think it's right to wait until those are finalised before we say anything more about who was behind."
The New York Times story revolves around intelligence reportedly reviewed by U.S. officials. Reuters can't verify the claims. The Times says the intelligence reports drew no firm conclusions, but that pro-Ukraine saboteurs were likely behind it.
It also said there was no evidence that Ukrainian President Zelenskiy or any of his top officials played a role.
The possible motive, according the Times: That destroying the pipeline would remove a potential method for Russia to get leverage over Europe through gas exports...
West cautious on Nord Stream blasts, Germany confirms raiding suspect ship
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...A separate report by Germany's ARD broadcaster and Zeit newspaper said on Tuesday the operation to place explosives on the seabed was carried out by six people, five men and one woman, who used forged passports.Entire article: https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/germany-says-nord-stream-attacks-may-be-false-flag-smear-ukraine-2023-03-08/
They transported explosives on a yacht rented from a German charter company by a Poland-based firm owned by Ukrainian citizens, according to the report and prosecutors.
"We have to make a clear distinction whether it was a Ukrainian group, whether it may have happened at Ukrainian orders, or a pro-Ukrainian group (acting) without knowledge of the government," German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius said on Wednesday.
"But I am warning against jumping to conclusions," Pistorius said on the sidelines of a summit in Stockholm.
Pistorius said earlier the likelihood was "equally high" that it could have been a "false flag operation staged to blame Ukraine".
Germany, meanwhile, confirmed its investigators had raided a ship in January that may have been used to transport the explosives used to blow up the pipelines.
But a statement by the federal prosecutor said there was no reliable information yet on motives or perpetrators, including on whether the attack was state-sponsored...
See also: https://trueleft.createaforum.com/true-left-vs-right/western-civilization-is-a-health-hazard/
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Methane (the primary component of natural gas) has a global warming potential 21 times higher than carbon dioxide over a 100-year period, though methane persists in the atmosphere for much less time (around a dozen years) than carbon dioxide (many decades).https://www.c2es.org/content/natural-gas/
Post by: War on March 08, 2023, 02:51:16 pm
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Ukraine has denied any involvement in the Nord Stream pipelines blast. The pipelines, which supply Russian natural gas to Germany and other EU states, were severely damaged after being hit by a series of explosions in September.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hxtN2yqof6o
A report by the New York Times now has now quoted US officials holding a pro-Ukrainian group responsible, but only after US investigative journalist Seymour Hersh published a report claiming the US carried out the attack.
Post by: DamagedPropeller on March 14, 2023, 01:50:39 pm
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A Russian fighter jet forced down a US Air Force drone over the Black Sea after damaging the propeller of the American MQ-9 Reaper drone, according to a US official familiar with the incident. #CNN #Newshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5arZznXG9yQ
Post by: DamagedPropeller on March 14, 2023, 01:53:00 pm
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Pentagon officials are briefing the media after the U.S. military said a Russian Su-27 fighter jet collided with an American MQ-9 Reaper drone over the Black Sea on Tuesday. "Our MQ-9 aircraft was conducting routine operations in international airspace when it was intercepted and hit by a Russian aircraft, resulting in a crash and complete loss of the MQ-9," U.S. Air Force General James Hecker, commander of U.S. Air Forces Europe and Air Forces Africa, said in a statement.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=drqzLITX4Kc
#russia #drone #news
Post by: DamagedPropeller on March 14, 2023, 01:57:39 pm
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Miro Popovich, a US Army veteran who has been fighting alongside Ukrainians, reacts to Florida Governor Ron DeSantis' stance that continued US support in the Russia-Ukraine conflict is not a “vital national interest.”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J7GMW0sPP4s
#CNN #News
Post by: guest98 on March 16, 2023, 03:12:14 pm
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Poland to send four fighter jets to Ukraine 'in coming days'
Poland will send four Soviet-era Mig fighter jets to Ukraine - becoming the first Nato country to send planes since Russia invaded last year.
Polish President Andrzej Duda said they would be sent in the coming days, with others handed over in the future.
Though a welcome boost to Ukraine's air defence, the extra jets are not expected to be decisive in the war.
The deputy speaker of Ukraine's parliament Olena Kondratyuk said she hoped more countries would follow.
Other Nato countries are considering sending the Soviet-era planes, which Ukrainian pilots are trained to fly.
President Biden has previously ruled out sending jets from the US to Ukraine.
Ukrainian MP Kira Rudik told the BBC: "We need them to strengthen our air defence systems and to help our army in the spring counter-offensive.
"It's also a good sign to everybody that getting fighter jets to Ukraine is not something unspeakable or surreal - that this is something that can happen; that the only thing that is needed to make it happen is political will."
Post by: guest98 on March 17, 2023, 02:36:10 pm
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International Criminal Court issues arrest warrant for Putin over war crimes in Ukraine
Russian government spokesperson says arrest warrant has 'no significance whatsoever'
"The decisions of the International Criminal Court have no meaning for our country, including from a legal point of view," Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova said on her Telegram channel. "Russia is not a party to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court and bears no obligations under it."
The ICC issued the warrant for Putin's arrest on suspicion of unlawful deportation of children and unlawful transfer of people from the territory of Ukraine to the Russian Federation.
Separately the court issued warrants for Maria Alekseyevna Lvova-Belova, Russia's commissioner for children's rights, on the same charges.
The court's president, Piotr Hofmanski, said in a video statement that while the ICC's judges have issued the warrants, it will be up to the international community to enforce them. The court has no police force of its own to enforce warrants.
"The ICC is doing its part of work as a court of law. The judges issued arrest warrants. The execution depends on international co-operation."
Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said Russia found the very questions raised by the ICC "outrageous and unacceptable," and that any decisions of the court were "null and void" with respect to Russia.
A possible trial of any Russians at the ICC remains a long way off, as Moscow does not recognize the court's jurisdiction and does not extradite its nationals.
However, the warrant means that Putin could be arrested and sent to The Hague if he travels to any ICC member states.
Post by: guest98 on March 18, 2023, 01:15:42 pm
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Russia threatens Ukraine fighter jets after Slovakia joins Poland in pledging warplanes
Slovakia has joined Poland in announcing plans to send fighter jets to Ukraine — something for which Kyiv has been pleading since the war began.
Poland’s president says his country plans to give Ukraine a dozen MiG-29 fighter jets, becoming the first NATO member country to fulfill the Ukrainian government’s increasingly urgent requests for warplanes.
President Andrzej Duda said Thursday that Poland would hand over four of the Soviet-made warplanes in the coming days and the rest need to be checked and would be supplied later.
But as Chrystal Goomansingh reports, Russia is playing it down, saying the donated jets will be destroyed.
https://youtu.be/_Z3aI5e-GqM
Post by: guest98 on March 19, 2023, 01:06:37 pm
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Russia is struggling to find new ‘homes’ for the thousands of Ukrainian children it’s taken
Thousands of Ukrainian children have been captured and transferred to Russia — a crime that meets the international definition of genocide, according to Daria Herasymchuk, Ukraine’s presidential commissioner for children’s rights.
Kira was rescued weeks later through a complex special operation and became the first Ukrainian child rescued from Russian captivity. But since her return, only a few hundred of the estimated hundreds of thousands of children deported to Russia have been retrieved. Ukraine Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba has called this “the largest instance of state-sponsored kidnapping of children in the history of our modern world.”
More than 700,000 children have been “evacuated” from Ukraine, according to Russia’s Interdepartmental Coordination Headquarters. Ukrainian authorities believe this number may be overstated. But at least 16,200 Ukrainian children have been forcibly kidnapped and are unable to contact their families, according to a Ukrainian government website that shows names and photographs of missing children.
Russia is struggling to find enough homes that will take confused and terrified abducted Ukrainian children. Dina Magnat, head of Russia’s School for Foster Families, acknowledges it’s hard to find families for these children and says they are being put under guardianship, not being adopted.
Russia may well have struggled to find homes for the children it already had, without adding “evacuated” Ukrainian children.
The government does not appear to have a public estimate of how many abducted children it is “re-educating.” However, a website in that country reports that 18.5 billion rubles ($330 million) has been allocated to the “Movement of the First,” a new state-sponsored children’s and youth organization for “patriotic education of children”; Putin himself heads the advisory board.
Putin’s dark effort to add Ukrainian children to the Russian population appears to be part of his Decade of Childhood initiative in response to his country’s prolonged demographic decline. There are expected to be 20 per cent fewer Russians by 2100, according to United Nations forecasts, and Putin’s initiative was mostly designed to encourage more childbirth. But adding a large number of Ukrainian children would suit those ends as well.
Post by: guest98 on March 21, 2023, 03:03:51 pm
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'This is also our war': Polish minister on sending jets to Ukraine
When asked about how Poland came to the decision to send Ukraine jets to aid in its conflict against Russia, Polish health minister Adam Niedzielski said: “The most important issue for us is that this is also our war.”
“We have the feeling that we are also defending our borders, so this is not a case of too much discussion. We simply have to help them,” he said.
When Kapelos asked Niedzielski if he expects the United States to follow Poland’s lead and supply jets, he called the situation “dynamic.”
“I think that the situation is very dynamical. We have very good diplomacy. Our prime minister, president and the minister of foreign affairs [have had] a lot of talks with our allies, and I think that until now we [have been] quite effective,” he said.
Post by: guest98 on March 21, 2023, 03:06:59 pm
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Dramatic moment Russian fighter jet ‘intercepts two US nuclear bombers over Baltic Sea’
Russia has claimed it scrambled one of its fighter jets to intercept a pair of US nuclear bombers over the Baltic Sea.
The Russian Defence Ministry released the footage on Tuesday, which it claimed was captured from a Russian Su-45 on Monday.
It said its fighter jet met B-52 strategic bombers flying towards the Russian border on Monday, but that it returned to base after they moved away.
“On March 20, radar facilities of the air defence forces of the Western military district on duty over the Baltic Sea detected two air targets flying in the direction of the Russian Federation’s state border,” the ministry said of the latest incident, according to TASS.
Russia claimed they used their jet to prevent a border violation, and added, “after the foreign military aircraft moved away from the Russian Federation state border, the Russian fighter returned to its base airfield.”
The ministry added the flight was in line with international rules of the use of airspace. “No violation of the state border of the Russian Federation was permitted,” it said.
Concerns have been raised by experts that there could be an incident in or over the Black Sea between the US and Russia, that could lead to an escalation in the conflict in Ukraine, which some analysts say could spill over Nato borders.
Post by: Incompetent on March 23, 2023, 10:22:58 pm
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“I think Xi is probably a little embarrassed by the timing of the visit."https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qJ26OVbA0DU
Putin wants China to provide weapons but former US ambassador to Ukraine John Herbst says it’s “highly likely” China would face sanctions.
Post by: guest98 on March 25, 2023, 03:41:55 pm
Russia 'largely stalled' in Bakhmut, shifting focus, U.K. says
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The top commander of Ukraine's military said Saturday that his forces were pushing back against Russian troops in the long and grinding battle for the town of Bakhmut, and British military intelligence says Russia appears to be moving to a defensive strategy in eastern Ukraine.
"The Bakhmut direction is the most difficult. Thanks to the titanic efforts of the defense forces, the situation is being stabilized," Gen. Valerii Zaluzhnyi
The seven-month fight for Bakhmut, where Russian forces have closed in on three sides, is the longest battle of the war, with Russia deploying both regular soldiers and fighters of the mercenary Wagner Group.
Russia is likely shifting its focus toward two other sectors, which "suggests an overall return to a more defensive operational design after inconclusive results from its attempts to conduct a general offensive since January," the U.K. ministry wrote on Twitter.
Post by: guest98 on March 26, 2023, 02:29:34 pm
Ukraine demands emergency UN meeting over Putin nuclear plan
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Ukraine's government on Sunday called for an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council to "counter the Kremlin's nuclear blackmail" after Russian President Vladimir Putin revealed plans to station tactical atomic weapons in Belarus.
One Ukrainian official said Russia "took Belarus as a nuclear hostage."
Further heightening tensions, an explosion deep inside Russia wounded three people Sunday. Russian authorities blamed a Ukrainian drone for the blast, which damaged residential buildings in a town just 175 kilometres (110 miles) south of Moscow.
Russia has said the plan to station tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus comes in response to the West's increasing military support for Ukraine.
"Ukraine expects effective action to counter the Kremlin's nuclear blackmail by the U.K., China, the U.S. and France," the statement read, saying these countries "have a special responsibility" regarding nuclear aggression.
"The world must be united against someone who endangers the future of human civilization," the statement said.
Similar drone attacks have been common during the war, although Ukraine hardly ever acknowledges responsibility. On Monday, Russia said Ukrainian drones attacked civilian facilities in the town of Dzhankoi in Russia-annexed Crimea. Ukraine's military said several Russian cruise missiles were destroyed, but did not specifically claim responsibility.
Post by: GreatestWarBegins on March 28, 2023, 12:18:36 am
The Greatest War Begins! Ben Hodges Makes a Statement That Will Surprise Many!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U4Nt-ZZRqGI
I'll post a pro-Russian response comment to the video and the replies to it:
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A gloomy assessment of Ukraine’s prospects for victory against Russia emerged from a recent private gathering of former top U.S. soldiers, intelligence officials and scholars with resumes reaching from the Reagan to the Trump administrations. Short of trained personnel and ammunition Ukraine has sustained two-thirds as many casualties as Russia, but with a third to a quarter of Russia’s population, is far less able to sustain them, according to one expert who spent many months on the ground in Ukraine.
The entire army that NATO trained between 2014 and 2022 in preparation for a Russian attack is dead, and recruits are being thrown into battle lines with three weeks of training.
It isn’t that Ukraine will literally run out of live bodies, but that the quality of its armed forces, enlisted men as well as officers, has deteriorated. Critical parts of the civilian economy will collapse as manpower is shifted to the military.
This expert put Ukraine’s “unrecoverable” casualties (killed or seriously wounded) at two-thirds of Russia’s: 120,000 Ukrainian dead or seriously wounded (it is more like 250,000 kia and over 400,000 wounded).
Other estimates from expert US analysts are slightly higher for Ukraine, but the strategic conclusion is the same: With a much larger military, Russia will win a war of attrition. One Ukrainian battalion lost 600 men in January, received 700 replacements, and then lost 800 men in February—a 60% casualty rate over two months.
The prospects for a breakthrough to end the stalemate along the Line of Contact are poor, the rapporteur continued. The expected Ukrainian Spring offensive is one of the most anticipated maneuvers in military history, and Russia has had plenty of time to prepare defensive positions. Ukraine would need 650 modern main battle tanks and 1,000 armed personnel carriers to make a difference, in the view of one expert.
America has political constraints on aid to Ukraine, a former senior Pentagon official objected: If we cannot provide large amounts of aid two years from now, we are better off cutting our losses now.
A foreign policy analyst who has advised the US Defense Department noted that Putin can call up 1.7 million reserves if he has to. “It may be fun to sink Russian ships in the Black Sea or to destroy targets inside Russia,” he said, “But it doesn’t relieve pressure on Ukraine. It’s like the American Civil War. The South fought more effectively, but the North had an overwhelming advantage in manpower and munitions. By 1865, the South didn’t have enough soldiers to defend Richmond.” He proposed an international army of volunteers to fight for Ukraine.
The Ukraine war has set in motion a global realignment, including the China-Iran-Saudi agreement. Looking at America’s blunders in Ukraine, the Saudis have concluded that America won’t put boots on the ground in the Middle East and are looking for other friends.
The United States is losing influence catastrophically by underestimating Russia. It doesn’t have the industrial capacity to provide artillery ammunition to Ukraine. The best policy is an immediate ceasefire.
That would be a humiliation for the United States, but a salutary one. In the 1970s, Vietnam did the U.S. a favor by humiliating it before Russia did. The Vietnam debacle made possible a complete rethinking of US defense strategy, and America’s ultimate victory in the Cold War. Putin may thus be doing the U.S. a favor by humiliating it now.
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Good thing the colonies didn't think the same way against the british.
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And yet Russia doesnt take Bakhmut😉
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What a bunch of BS
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Crimea is the answer
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Correct General finish russia for once and for all
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No deals...russia go home. We must NEVER give in to the russian agressor terrorists.
Slava Ukraine
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Russia must not be allowed to win.....support for Unraine is imperative.....otherwise the consequences will be devastating ...especially in the surrounding areas....
Post by: TrumpPutin on March 30, 2023, 02:06:56 pm
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Former President Donald Trump ramped up his criticism of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and also said that Russian President Vladimir Putin will eventually control all of Ukraine. #CNN #Newshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iNaDJ1kKFQI
Russia is ‘getting hammered’: Top US general on Bakhmut battle
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There are roughly 6,000 Wagner group mercenaries fighting in the eastern Ukrainian city of Bakhmut, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley told US lawmakers at a House Armed Services Committee hearing. #CNN #Newshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VJ8E4GwQ84I&t=11s
Wagner chief admits being ‘battered’ in Bakhmut, but remains confident
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The founder and head of Russia's Wagner private military company, Yevgeny Prigozhin, said in an audio message that the battle for the eastern city of Bakhmut "has already practically destroyed the Ukrainian army," adding that Wagner has "been pretty battered" as well. Both Ukrainian and Wagner officials acknowledge street-by-street fighting in the city, with the Ukrainians claiming that they have stabilized the situation in Bakhmut. CNN’s Ben Wedeman reports. #CNN #Newshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mt3e5NUWPMs
‘The gloves are off’: American reporter arrested in Russia on spying charges
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A Wall Street Journal reporter has been arrested in Russia on suspicion of espionage, the first time an American journalist has been detained on accusations by Moscow of spying since the Cold War. Russian-born journalist Julia Ioffe reacts to the news. #CNN #Newshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GvyZqpyI5Rs
President Putin “sending a message” by detaining US journalist | Sarah Baxter
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“Russia is now under censorship and we can see how authoritarian Putin is being.”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RjIe8JsITis
Sarah Baxter, Director at the Marie Colvin Center for International Reporting, discusses the detention of Evan Gershkovich on #TimesRadio.
Post by: CrudeOil on April 03, 2023, 08:10:11 pm
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- Japan is now the only G7 nation that is buying Russian crude above the cap which was agreed upon by the allies after the invasion of Ukraine
- Nation has almost no fossil fuel and relies on Russia imports for energy needs
- The move is a break from US-led efforts to impose the $60-a-barrel cap, but according to The Wall Street Journal , Japan got the US to agree to the exception
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Japan is now buying Russian crude oil above the $60-a-barrel cap after OPEC+ slashed production, forcing prices even higher.
The country is now the only G7 nation that is buying Russian crude above the cap which was agreed upon by the allies after the invasion of Ukraine.
The island nation has almost no fossil fuel of its own and relies upon importing gas, coal and oil to sustain its energy levels.
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The move is a break from US-led efforts to impose the $60-a-barrel cap, but according to The Wall Street Journal, Japan got the US to agree to the exception.
Japan is also only G-7 nation who has not supplied weapons to Ukraine and Prime Minister Fumio Kishida was the last G-7 leader to visit the war-torn country after Russia’s invasion.
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Oil prices surged on Monday, posting their biggest daily rise in nearly a year, after a surprise announcement by OPEC+ to cut more production jolted markets.Entire article: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11933643/Biden-gives-permission-Japan-buy-Russian-oil-60-barrel-cap.html
The shock reduction will start in May and last until the end of the year, with OPEC+ saying Monday it involves Algeria, Gabon, Iraq, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Oman, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.
It came on top of a decision from Russia, also an OPEC+ member, to extend a cut of 500,000 barrels per day.
The oil cartel had already angered Washington in October by slashing production by two million barrels per day.
At the time, the White House accused OPEC+ of 'aligning with Russia', saying the cuts would boost Moscow's revenue and undermine Western sanctions imposed over its invasion of Ukraine.
Russia's war on Ukraine stoked inflation as it sent energy prices soaring last year, but crude prices have fallen since then...
Post by: CrudeOil on April 03, 2023, 08:34:28 pm
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It’s the highest-profile killing of a supporter of Russia’s war in Ukraine. This weekend, a pro-war blogger died in an explosion at a cafe in Saint Petersburg. Russian authorities blamed Ukraine and have arrested an anti-war activist, but as Nick Schifrin reports, the cafe’s owner, a well-known Putin ally, says the plot is thicker.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FAM8hh6xHtg
Post by: 2ThaSun on April 12, 2023, 03:01:30 pm
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According to the papers, US officials estimated that there were over 90 special forces personnel from NATO states in Ukraine.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LFd-Tc3A2k0&t=10s
The leak does not specify their activities or location. The leaked intelligence also claims Serbia - the only country in Europe that has refused to sanction Russia for the war - agreed to supply arms to Kyiv.
The Pentagon Leaks: What it Means for Ukraine
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Last week, leaked Pentagon documents began to leak via Discord servers and Minecraft players. Despite their odd source, some people do believe that they're serious - so we unpack why they might be real and what they teach us about the war in Ukraine.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OT4SCwb7DEQ
Post by: 2ThaSun on May 03, 2023, 01:06:30 pm
Putin survives alleged 'assassination attempt' at Kremlin
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Two Ukrainian drones tried to attack Vladmir Putin’s residence in the Kremlin late on Tuesday, the Russian presidential press office has claimed.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fcvGHIRDHlo
Neither the Russian President nor his schedule was in any way affected by the attack, his office said on Wednesday.
The Kremlin’s press office described the incident as a “planned terrorist attack and an assassination attempt” and pledged to retaliate.
Kremlin attack is ‘very embarrassing if it’s a Russian false flag’ | Ed Stringer
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“They would have to admit that the Ukrainians can build drones that can fly all the way to the Kremlin undetected by the Russian military.”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YyRa9PsPHWw
Iuliia Mendel, former Press Secretary to President Zelensky, and Ed Stringer, retired senior RAF officer and Director-General of the Defence Academy, discuss the alleged assassination attempt on Putin's life.
Post by: 2ThaSun on May 06, 2023, 11:39:12 am
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“I think they need to attack a Russian military that, quite frankly, is sitting on its posterior.”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1XW9kasAHjs
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The worst of humanity in full display.😔
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You know the Russians are desperate when they have to rely on a hot dog seller leading a bunch of convicts to do the fighting for them
Post by: 2ThaSun on May 10, 2023, 02:18:23 pm
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“There were people on the roof of the Kremlin palace before any fire.”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UYuT67qX1kk
The attack on the Kremlin ‘doesn’t look realistic’ and could have been carried out by ‘pro-Putin forces,’ says lodarsky, Former Captain in Russia's Special Forces.
Wagner Group: The last thing keeping Putin in control
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"If he gets rid of Prigozhin, then the generals start dictating the agenda."https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mMtwK_c1njM
Yevgeny Prigozhin and his mercenary group have become a linchpin at the core of Putin's projection of power in Ukraine and around the world, Times Diplomatic Editor Roger Boyes tells #TimesRadio.
Post by: 90sRetroFan on May 11, 2023, 06:01:44 pm
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wTOkJ1a-LQ4
Not only must there be attacks into Russia, there must be capture of Russian territory. Preferably starting with:
https://trueleft.createaforum.com/news/why-war-in-ukraine-is-causing-apocalyptic-famine/msg16226/#msg16226
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This will keep happening whenever Russia wants it to happen until Russian access to the Black Sea (including Azov) is cut off entirely. This requires capturing not only Crimea but also the purple area:
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Post by: 2ThaSun on May 15, 2023, 01:14:43 pm
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Fmr. U.S. Amb. to Ukraine, Marie Yovanovitch, joins Morning Joe to discuss a report that Yevgeniy Prigozhin, head of private mercenary group Wagner Group, offered to give Russian troop locations to Ukraine. Yovanovitch also discusses Volodymyr Zelenskyy's trip to the UK.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1NjpxWJLuVU
Wagner boss denies report that he offered intelligence to Kyiv in exchange for territory
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The head of the Russian mercenary group Wagner, Yevgeny Prigozhin, has denied a report that he offered to share intelligence on Russian troop positions with Kyiv in exchange for the Ukrainians ceding territory around the embattled city of Bakhmut. #CNN #Newshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tkuQDlHteq8
Why have Russia’s Arms Exports Collapsed?
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Since WWII, Russia has been a powerhouse in the global arms trade, but in the last few years, their exports have declined sharply. So in this video, we explain why is no buying Russian weapons, and why their performance in Ukraine hasn't helped the issue.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lKS1Q1L9acQ
Where the Hell is Lukashenko?
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In today’s episode, we look into the rumours surrounding the whereabouts of the Belarus leader. Also, big elections in both Turkey and Thailand; the cyclone raging through Myanmar; and the UK meeting between Zelenskyy and Sunak.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cdsb5vcYtCM
Post by: 2ThaSun on May 16, 2023, 06:13:06 pm
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In this edition of World News, the main stories involved Ukrainian troops preparing for the upcoming counteroffensive. The battle for Bakhmut grinds on as Ukrainian forces continue to hold positions. They even managed to take out ammunition dumps and kill two Russian colonels. Furthermore, in Ukraine, the head of the Ukrainian Supreme Court has been detained on suspicion of corruption. Today we also show you news from Reykjavik where The Council of Europe summit starts.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X_rHRVP09aw
Tonight's guest Tymofiy Mylovanov, Adviser to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and President of Kyiv School of Economics will tell us more on the issue of corruption in Ukraine.
Post by: 2ThaSun on May 20, 2023, 11:35:21 am
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‘They share a history of being in the Russian empire, so they all rally together and there is a real alignment’https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H84D7vczUdk
The identity of Eastern Europe is at risk of becoming ‘extinct,’ says Author of Goodbye Eastern Europe Jacob Mikanowski.
Post by: 2ThaSun on May 20, 2023, 12:54:02 pm
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky made a scene-stealing arrival at the G7 summit in Japan on Saturday.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qNc3EAatCr4
It came as world leaders issued a veiled warning to China against the use of what it called “economic coercion”.
His hastily-organised visit prompted G7 leaders to issue their statement early, in which they also condemned Russia.
Zelenskiy courts G7 support against Russia
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Ukraine's president Volodymyr Zelenskiy touched down for the G7 summit in Hiroshima at a time when his request for Ukraine to receive F-16 fighter jets appears to have made progress.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBBNPER_OuI
Post by: 2ThaSun on May 21, 2023, 03:03:45 pm
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Sudanese-British billionaire philanthropist Mo Ibrahim, who has spent much of the last two decades addressing the importance of good governance and the rule of law in Africa, says the key to understanding the ambivalence or neutrality of many African countries towards Russia’s war in Ukraine is hypocrisy. How is this different than Iraq, he asked DW’s Tim Sebastian, saying many people in Africa don’t see a difference between the 2003 US invasion and Russia’s war in Ukraine when it comes to respecting sovereignty or international rules. Ibrahim also addressed the ongoing violence in the country of his birth, saying the world should not “let the fires spread” from Sudan and called for an arms export ban to the region amidst the fighting there.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h0YUo8k8shg
Chapters:
00:00 War and rivalry in Sudan, two sides armed to the teeth
02:16 Humanitarian principles and civilian casualties in Khartoum
02:58 Does he lose faith in Africa?
03:12 Ibrahim foundation index on governance: improvement over last ten years
03:40 Africa’s own goal: bad governance, backsliding
04:01 Governance is about deliverables including human rights, security & rule of law
04:48 Marginalization, exclusion, minorities, climate changes, herders, farmers, Darfur, General Bashir
05:40 Coups, militia, RSF, army, and young people protesting against tyranny & dictatorship
07:03 Tolerance of military rule: Afrobarometer Guinea and corrupt civilians
08:11 It’s wonderful to get rid of bad leaders, replacing Satan with the devil
09:14 Strongmen became fashionable: Trump, Erdogan, Putin, Xi Jinping, Orbán, Duterte, it’s not an African phenomenon, it’s global
10:50 Every morning we used to have a coup somewhere in Africa
11:10 at do we need these armies for in Africa
11:52 UN Human Rights Council and Sudan
12:18 There is no government in Khartoum.
12:41 African Union suspended Sudan, but the AU has no standing army.
13:17 What about the UN Security Council? No moral outrage, no opinion, it’s shameful
14:23 Contact with en. Abdel-Fattah Burhan and Gen. Mohammed Dagalo?
14:48 The Hauge, Omar al-Bashir, ICC, African Court and immunity from prosecution for heads of state.
16:04 West Darfur, South Sudan, regional contagion from unrest?
16:12 We cannot give up on Sudan, before the fire spreads, US, Saudi Arabia, Quartet, Nairobi, export ban
17:13 Foreign armies in Africa and Wagner Group, Russian PMC
17:42 African ambivalence, neutrality on Russia’s war in Ukraine, postcolonial, UN resolution,
19:00 US 2003 invasion of Iraq and hypocrisy
19:13 Do the rules only apply to Russia? Libya
20:13 When you talk international rules it should apply to everybody
20:29 US allegation against South Africa regarding arms shipments to Russia, ambassador apology, ANC, Cyril Ramaphosa
22:05 Accuracy of US intelligence
22:50 What should West do in Africa? COVID vaccinations, good words, no deeds
24:00 20 trillion dollars in spending since pandemic for Africa how much? Sri Lanka, Zambia,
24:50 100 billion dollars a year in illicit transfer from Africa
Post by: 2ThaSun on May 24, 2023, 02:17:05 pm
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The Pentagon is downplaying a Tuesday incident in which a Russian jet intercepted two U.S. bombers over the Baltic Sea, calling it “nothing significant.”https://thehill.com/policy/defense/4017831-russia-intercepts-two-us-bombers-over-baltic-sea/
The Russian Ministry of Defense announced earlier Tuesday it detected two air targets approaching the country’s border and sent up a Su-27 fighter to investigate.
“The crew of the Russian fighter classified the air targets as two US Air Force B-1B strategic bombers and occupied the established air watch zone,” the National Defense Control Center of the Russian Federation said in a statement on Telegram.
Pentagon press secretary Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder later confirmed the incident to reporters.
“My understanding is that it was a safe and professional interaction with Russian aircraft. So nothing significant to report on that front,” Ryder said.
Asked where the incident took place and what specific aircraft were involved, he referred questions to U.S. European Command.
“As the Pentagon Press Secretary, Brig Gen Patrick Ryder, said during his news briefing today, two U.S. B-1 bomber aircraft operating in Europe as part of a scheduled bomber rotation were interacted with safely and professionally by Russian aircraft. At this time, we have no additional details to add,” U.S. European Command said in an emailed statement.
This isn’t the first interaction between U.S. and Russian aircraft over the Baltic Sea, but Moscow’s ongoing war in Ukraine has kept tensions high between the two countries and stoked fears that such incidents could lead to a wider escalation.
Those tensions reached a fever pitch in March when Russian jets damaged a U.S. MQ-9 in international airspace over the Baltic Sea, causing the drone to crash into the water.
The Biden administration and lawmakers admonished Moscow for what they called an unprofessional and unsafe maneuver, but no further conflict came of it.
There have also been several intercepts between U.S. and Russian aircraft near Alaskan airspace so far this year.
Russia says Su-27 jet sent to prevent US planes violating border
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Russia says it sent a fighter jet to intercept two US B-1B bombers flying over the Baltic Sea in international airspace.https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/5/24/russia-says-su-27-jet-sent-to-prevent-us-planes-violating-border
Ex-CIA chief on increasing tensions following Russian jets intercepting two US Air Force aircrafts
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CNN’s Nic Robertson reports on Russia’s claims that two US Air Force aircraft were intercepted by Russian jets in the Baltic Sea near their border, followed by a discussion from Former Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta with CNN’s Wolf Blitzer. CNN’s Kylie Atwood reports on Russia extending Evan Gershkovich’s detention. #CNN #Newshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mUsRCnNsmio
Belgorod incursion ‘gives Ukraine the upper hand’ against Russia ahead of counter-offensive
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“It shows that the Russian border is undefended and this will cause Russia to divert troops away from the defensive lines elsewhere in Ukraine.”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E3irK2b_r9c
The Belgorod incursion will ‘assist’ Ukraine’s offensive when it eventually begins, says Kier Giles, senior fellow at Chatham House.
Pro-Kyiv Russian group says it 'didn't lose a single soldier' in cross-border raids on Belgorod
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FRANCE 24 spoke to exiled Russian opposition figure Ilya Ponomarev, the political representative of the Freedom of Russia Legion. This Ukraine-based paramilitary group of Russian volunteers has been involved in cross-border incursions into Russia's Belgorod region in the past last few days. Ponomarev claimed the pro-Ukrainian, anti-Putin group "didn't lose a single soldier" and is successfully making progress inside Russia. Ultimately, "our guys will be in Moscow and Putin will not be in the Kremlin", he predicted.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K8cZPjaliL8
#Putin #Moscow #Kremlin
Post by: guest98 on May 24, 2023, 02:21:37 pm
Russia could face ‘revolution’ if Moscow loses Ukraine war, Wagner boss claims
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Yevgeny Prigozhin, the founder of the Wagner mercenary group, warned that Russia could face a revolution similar to those of 1917 and lose the conflict in Ukraine unless the elite got serious about fighting the war.
Russia’s most powerful mercenary said his political outlook was dominated by love for the motherland and serving President Vladimir Putin, but cautioned that Russia was in danger of turmoil.
Prigozhin said there was a so-called optimistic view that the West would get tired of war and China would broker a peace deal, but that he did not really believe in that interpretation.
“Most likely of all, this scenario will not be good for Russia so we need to prepare for an arduous war,” he said in an interview posted on his Telegram channel.
“We are in such a condition that we could f—— lose Russia – that is the main problem … We need to impose martial law.”
Prigozhin said his nickname “Putin’s chef” was stupid as he could not cook and had never been a chef, quipping that “Putin’s butcher” might be a more apt nickname.
Prigozhin criticized Russia’s post-Soviet policy towards Ukraine and cast the implementation of what the Kremlin calls the “special military operation” as unclear, contradictory and confused.
Russia’s military leadership, he said, had “f—– up” repeatedly during the war. The stated aim of demilitarizing Ukraine, he said, had failed.
Prigozhin said Soviet leader Josef Stalin would not have accepted such failure. A cross-border attack into Russia’s Belgorod region indicated the failures of the military leadership, he said, warning that Ukraine would seek to strike deeper into Russia.
Wagner, he said, had recruited around 50,000 convicts during the war, of whom about 20 per cent had perished. Around the same amount of his contract soldiers – 10,000 – had perished, he said.
In Bakhmut, Prigozhin said, Ukraine had suffered casualties of 50,000-70,000 wounded and 50,000 dead.
Reuters is unable to verify casualty claims from either side, and neither Russia nor Ukraine release figures on their own casualties. Ukraine has said Russian losses are far higher than its losses.
Prigozhin said Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu should be replaced by Colonel General Mikhail Mizintsev while Chief of the General Staff Valery Gerasimov should be replaced by Sergei Surovikin, nicknamed “General Armageddon” by the Russian media.
Post by: 2ThaSun on May 26, 2023, 05:32:35 pm
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CNN’s Sam Kiley reports from Ukraine on the anti-Putin Russian fighters who are conducting the cross-border raids on Russian soil. And Lt. Gen. Mark Hertling discusses the recent attacks in Russia and why he believes the cross border raids are effective. #CNN #Newshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5iE06podALU
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It was NOT a raid or an attack.. It was a special millitary operation! 🤣🤣🤣
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I always found it funny that Russia finds it okay to invade another country, but its wrong if someone attacks them at home.
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Russia: Starts insurgency in Ukraine
Ukraine: Starts insurgency in Russia
Russia: "That's not fair!"
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WHEN YOU CROSS ANOTHER COUNTRIES BORDER, DON'T BE SURPRISED WHEN THEY CROSS YOURS!! BULLIES HATE IT WHENEVER THEY GET HIT BACK=OOOPSY 😂😂😂
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The fact that Russia can’t provide protection at their borders now is sheer poetry
Hear from anti-Putin Russian fighters on how cross-border raids were conducted
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CNN’s Sam Kiley speaks to one of the Russian Fighters who says they’re using American military vehicles to conduct cross-border raids on Russian soil. John Kirby, the National Security Council Coordinator for Strategic Communications reacts. #CNN #Newshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pBFXuU9WzxA
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It’s very strange that some people expect the russian territory will remain untouched by this terrible war that they themselves started and made into a bloodbath. This is just the beginning.
Post by: 2ThaSun on May 26, 2023, 05:35:17 pm
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A new video shows Russian reconnaissance ship Ivan Khurs was seemingly hit by an unmanned surface vessel in the Black Sea, disputing a claim by Moscow, which said it had been able to thwart a Ukrainian attack on the craft. CNN's Fred Pleitgen reports. #CNN #Newshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qR2QZyPV550
Post by: 2ThaSun on May 27, 2023, 01:31:03 pm
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Ukraine's top general tells troops "It's time to take back what is ours" in preparation for offensive.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RtJUTCg8vB0
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Russian consulates are fair targets
Post by: 2ThaSun on May 27, 2023, 04:32:08 pm
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Over a year ago, as Russian mobs masquerading as soldiers charged through Ukrainian towns and cities - killing, raping and looting - Germany decided enough was enough. Berlin leapt into action.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RdYXlYYhbDA
They sent Kyiv 5,000 helmets.
Fast forward a year, and Germany has pledged tanks, infantry fighting vehicles, drones, guns, shells - enough heavy metal to fill Moscow’s Red Square.
In one short year, other countries also transformed from ugly, kit-hogging ducklings into beautiful weapon-gifting swans.
Defence chiefs realised that Russia’s land army was being written down in Ukraine, with varying estimates asserting a minimum of 10-year period for Russia to rebuild its forces.
Post by: 2ThaSun on May 28, 2023, 02:27:37 pm
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"Incoherence and hatred between the various leaders on the Russian side guarantees that they will not have a coherent defence."https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rcRKBMQkCIw
Russia could be '**** open' if Putin cannot get control of his 'warlords' Lt. Gen. Ben Hodges tells Kate Gerbeau on #timesradio Frontline
Post by: 2ThaSun on May 29, 2023, 02:49:46 pm
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Russian forces have launched a rare daytime aerial assault on Kyiv. Ukraine's military said it shot down all the missiles fired at the city, with reports of injuries and fires from falling debris.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b126Fhax5C4
The city's residents raced for shelter as explosions were heard in Kyiv's central districts. It's the latest in a series of attacks on Kyiv and other parts of the country in recent days. Officials in western Ukraine say a military facility there was hit. At least one person was killed and several injured. The increasing bombardment comes amid speculation that a Ukrainian campaign to reclaim occupied territory will begin soon.
For months Ukraine has been calling for more ammunition, as it struggles to retake land occupied by Russian forces.
Officials say they need 350,000 shells a month. High in demand is the 155-mm shell. Weighing around 45 kilograms with a range of around 30 kilometers, it’s small enough to travel far distances. But big enough to incur a lot of damage.
The European Union says it’s on course to provide a million shells this year, drawn from existing stocks and new orders. So far the US has sent 1.5 million rounds.
And the US Army is ramping up production from 14,000 rounds a month before the war began to 85,000 by 2028.
Kyiv pounded by biggest Russian drone attack yet
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Ukrainian officials say they shot down more than three dozen drones over Kyiv — Russia's largest drone attack on the city since the start of the war. The bombardment lasted more than five hours and killed at least one person.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q4ltrcvuRc8
Post by: guest98 on May 30, 2023, 02:21:47 pm
Moscow hit with drone attack Kremlin blames on Ukraine
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Russian air defences stopped eight drones converging on Moscow, officials said Tuesday, in an attack that authorities blamed on Ukraine, while Russia continued a relentless wave of daylight and nighttime bombardment of Kyiv that began Monday.
The Russian defence ministry said five drones were shot down and the systems of three others were jammed, causing them to veer off course. It called the incident a "terrorist attack" by the "Kyiv regime."
The attack caused "insignificant damage" to several buildings, Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said. Two people received medical attention for unspecified injuries but did not need hospitalization, he said in a Telegram post.
Residents of two highrise buildings damaged in the attack were evacuated, Sobyanin said.
Andrei Vorobyov, governor of the wider Moscow region, said some of the drones were "shot down on the approach to Moscow."
Ukraine made no immediate comment on the attack, which would be one of its deepest and most daring strikes into Russia since the Kremlin launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine more than 15 months ago.
The White House National Security Council said in a statement that it was still gathering information about what happened in Moscow, but generally "we do not support attacks inside of Russia."
Post by: guest98 on May 31, 2023, 02:57:47 pm
Russia reports hits on oil refineries and town near Ukraine
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Moscow said Ukrainian artillery had hit a town inside Russia for a third time this week and reported drone strikes on two Russian oil refineries on Wednesday, while Ukrainian shelling in Russian-occupied eastern Ukraine killed five people.
There was no immediate comment from Ukraine on the Russian reports, in a week when both countries accused each other of spreading terror in their capitals with air attacks as Ukraine prepares a Western-backed push to end Russia's invasion.
Russia's envoy accused Washington of encouraging Kyiv after the attack. The White House had said it was gathering information on the incident and reiterated that Washington does not support attacks inside Russia.
A senior Russian official also hit out at Britain after British Foreign Secretary James Cleverly was reported to have said Ukraine had a right to project force beyond its borders.
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) chief Rafael Grossi laid out five principles at a UN Security Council meeting on Tuesday to try to safeguard the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in southern Ukraine.
Neither Russia nor Ukraine committed to respect them.
Post by: 2ThaSun on June 01, 2023, 01:26:02 pm
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The Kremlin says the attacks on Russia’s border region of Belgorod will not change the course of the so-called "special military operation," which is the term President Vladimir Putin uses to refer to Russia's war in Ukraine. Former NATO Supreme Allied Commander Gen. Wesley Clark (Ret.) weighs in on the increase of attacks inside Russia and occupied sections of Ukraine.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i_RkHr7h_eI
Stoltenberg: All NATO allies agree ‘Ukraine will become a member’
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All NATO allies agree that "Ukraine will become a member of the alliance," its chief Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said. Part of Russia’s premise for its invasion of Ukraine was to fend off NATO from expanding close to its borders. CNN’s Sam Kiley reports.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pdWpN7qYRLc
Post by: 2ThaSun on June 03, 2023, 01:23:04 pm
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Thursday saw yet another attack by anti-Putin Russian partisans in the Belgorod Oblast and, once again, Ukraine denied any involvement. So in this video, we'll explain what's happened and why this could signal the beginning of Ukraine's counter offensive.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D1dAmYDbQUY
Is the Ukraine counteroffensive happening on Russian soil? | DW News
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Recent days have seen large-scale Russian missile and drone attacks on Ukrainian cities, including the capital Kyiv. At the same time there have been increasing reports of attacks on Russian territory near Ukraine.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nq6unWnqNL0
Hundreds of people have taken refuge in a sports arena in the Russian city of Belgorod. They're among thousands reported to have fled after increased shelling near the Ukrainian border. According to local officials, at least two people were killed by heavy artillery fire in the region on Friday.
Ukrainian strike may push Russians to ‘support Putin more than they already do’ | Oleksey Sorokin
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“We don’t see any opposition in Russia. People who live in Russia see this as an attack on Russia.”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WPZ5qI5n138
Oleksey Sorokin, Senior Editor for the Kyiv Independent, discusses Ukrainian’s recent strike along the Russian border on #TimesRadio.
See Putin reassure Russia after strikes on their territory
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CNN's Sam Kiley reports from eastern Ukraine, where Russians are encountering attacks in territory held by them. CNN's Alex Marquardt discusses with CNN contributor Jill Dougherty and CNN military analyst Ret. Gen. Cedric Leighton. #CNN #Newshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VhnGVT1Glk8
Post by: 2ThaSun on June 03, 2023, 01:29:41 pm
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A wave of looting has reportedly hit a border zone in Russia as Vladimir Putin’s authorities lost control of the region.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fAzcU4cmDTQ
Videos appear to show how a home and shop were targeted by Russian looters after thousands of residents deserted Shebekino town.
Shelling has pounded the settlement for several days.
A new video from Readovka shows a building ablaze after a suspected drone strike.
Nearby village Sobolevka - where two were killed - was also hit with six were wounded, including two children.
Ukraine official: Gates of war have opened on Russian territory
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A string of attacks – following an incursion on Belgorod by anti-Putin Russians who had been fighting alongside the Ukrainian military – mark a new turn in a conflict that is increasingly coming home to Russian people, 15 months after Moscow launched its unprovoked invasion of Ukraine. CNN’s Sam Kiley reports. #CNN #Newshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IMY0sHZfkz8
Post by: 2ThaSun on June 04, 2023, 12:09:27 pm
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In Germany a video has gone viral showing Chancellor Olaf Scholz in a rare outburst of anger, shouting at protesters who attacked his government's military support of Ukraine.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6cvvXpshFHY
Scholz was at a gathering of his party near Berlin when a group of protesters disrupted his speech, shouting slogans like 'Make peace without weapons' and calling him a warmonger.
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That was not a man giving a political speech but speaking from the heart. Need more politicians like that.
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My opinion of Scholtz prior to this wasn’t particularily high, but this speech got my respect. That was genuine
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Good for the Chancellor for standing up to his beliefs against those who are trying to silence all those they disagree with.
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I didn't expect this from Mr. Scholz but well done 👏
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Scholz is right.
Post by: 2ThaSun on June 05, 2023, 01:47:38 pm
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Ukrainian troops are making advances on the eastern front around the city of Bakhmut, according to deputy Defense Minister Hanna Maliar. Ground troops were "carrying out offensive actions" and had "advanced in several directions" near the settlements of Orikhovo-Vasylivka, Paraskoviivka, Ivanivske and Klishchiivka, she said in a post on Telegram. #CNN #Newshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SHWrJqPoenc
The counter offensive is Ukraine’s ‘only chance’ | Kateryna Malofieiva
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qVHPCdowjI0
Ukraine must be brought into Nato to ‘prevent war in Europe’ | Kurt Volker
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“If you don't bring these countries in, Putin takes that and runs with it. So, to prevent war in Europe, we have to bring Ukraine into Nato.”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=63SNQU677J8
Former US representative for Ukraine Kurt Volker says Ukriane should be brought into Nato even if they don’t kick out Russian occupiers.
Russia claims to have thwarted ‘large-scale’ Ukraine attack
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Russia has said its forces thwarted a major Ukrainian offensive in the Ukrainian region of Donetsk, killing 250 Ukrainian troops and destroying tanks and armoured vehicles.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1tFF37OfYjo
“On the morning of June 4, the enemy launched a large-scale offensive in five sectors of the front in the South Donetsk direction,” the Russian defence ministry said on its Telegram channel early on Monday.
Post by: 2ThaSun on June 05, 2023, 05:12:30 pm
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Russian neo-Nazi fighters are using a computer games platform to raise money in Europe to help fund the war in Ukraine, in what specialist lawyers have called a "clear-cut violation" of western sanctions.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JlPWaWovkAo
An ITV News investigation has revealed how Taskforce Rusich, a paramilitary group blamed for the torture of Ukrainian prisoners of war and described as "non-human" by one of its victims, is using a Dutch gaming platform to circumvent financial blocks and funnel funds to the front-line to buy arms and military vehicles.
The unlikely route uses an app called DonationAlerts, designed to allow viewers of live gaming streams to make payments.
But members of Taskforce Rusich have set up accounts on the platform and are openly using it to raise money.
Post by: 2ThaSun on June 09, 2023, 04:26:05 pm
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When the Nova Kakhovka Dam blew up, both sides blamed the other for the destruction. But in this video, we break down why it was almost definitely Russia, and why this could end up being one of Russia’s worst strategic blunders in the war so far.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_99lNmlQ3Rs
Destruction of the Kakhovka Dam & Raids Into Russia [Mapped]
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Let's see how the current layout of the Russian-Ukrainian war looks like. Mapped.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DbNLqqIAEd4
The Soviets blew up dams in Ukraine to stop the Third Reich advance into Russia. They killed alot of their own civilians and troops in the process:
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...https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Destruction_of_the_Kakhovka_Dam
Another dam on the Dnieper was breached twice during World War II in Ukraine. In August 1941, the Soviet NKVD blew up the Dnieper dam to hinder the Nazi German advance, killing between 3,000 and 100,000 Soviet civilians, as well as Soviet troops. In 1943, it was blown up again, this time by retreating German troops...[7][8][9]
Post by: 2ThaSun on June 09, 2023, 04:30:23 pm
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NBC News has learned that Ukraine’s military has begun their long-anticipated counteroffensive against Russian forces. NBC News’ Raf Sanchez reports from Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A0hhHm0KaIA
Post by: 2ThaSun on June 13, 2023, 04:57:16 pm
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In today’s episode, we run through the top Russian General killed in Ukraine. Also, we discuss why Reddit has gone dark; the UK abortion laws under fire; the US potentially rejoining UNESCO; and the Netherlands and Canada take Syria to court.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LkSQdN8ZwjU
Russian forces could begin to 'fall apart and retreat'
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“We’ll start to see the Russians having a very, very difficult time continuing to defend, and it wouldn’t surprise me if we start to see their forces beginning to fall apart and retreat.”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ELrJQi65Xs0
"Superior Night-Vision" | Russian Experts Admit Ukraine 'Tactical Advantage' In Counteroffensive
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Ukrainian forces are taking advantage of Western-supplied night-vision equipment to attack under the cover of darkness. The new equipment that comes with "superior night optics systems" is giving "tactical advantage” to Kyiv’s forces, as per Russian officials.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JlMXFOJ65O4
A Russian military blogger has claimed that Ukrainian forces now have "excellent" night-vision optics. The Western night-vision equipment has encouraged Ukrainian forces to carry out more nighttime assaults in the ongoing counteroffensive.
#russiaukrainewar #ukraine #zelensky #putin #russia #ukrainewar #worldnews
n18oc_world n18oc_crux
0:00 INTRODUCTION
1:05 KYIV INTENSIFIES NIGHT ASSAULTS
3:10 UKRAINE’S HIGH-TECH WESTERN ARMS
Post by: 2ThaSun on June 13, 2023, 06:02:58 pm
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French authorities have uncovered a Russian disinformation campaign aimed at undermining Western support for Ukraine. The agency responsible for online foreign interference said that pro-Russian information was promoted by accounts mimicking popular French newspapers including Le Figaro and Le Parisien. The information was then circulated by fake social media accounts. Common theories pushed by the campaign were the ineffectiveness of sanctions and the danger of accepting Ukrainian refugees.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uMIJgbpfQEg
Post by: 2ThaSun on June 14, 2023, 09:53:10 pm
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"Cutting the land bridge between Russian forces and Crimea will hopefully then get the Russian forces to either collapse or lead to some sort of elite defection in Russia."https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2361cBxwZW0
Military failure in Ukraine could 'Rip apart the Russian Federation', Maj. Gen. Chip Chapman tells Frontline on #timesradio .
How Putin and Russia's state media portray Ukraine's counteroffensive | DW News
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Vladimir Putin has dismissed Ukraine's counter-offensive, saying his forces are inflicting catastrophic losses on Ukrainian troops. The Russian president also claimed Ukraine would soon run out of weapons. But a prominent presenter on Russian state television has said Ukraine has achieved some successes - and warned of tough battles ahead. So Vladimir Putin is downplaying what's happening on the ground, is he lying deliberately, is he not getting the full picture, or does he have more information about what's going on?https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0pIPUVmJVwE
Hear Putin's rare public admission about war
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Russian President Vladimir Putin publicly admitted the country lacks high-precision ammunition and drones for the war in Ukraine. CNN National Security Analyst Steve Hall reacts. #CNN #Newshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YqLUpNqYlqc
Post by: 2ThaSun on June 18, 2023, 02:46:09 pm
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Christina Lamb, The Sunday Times’ Chief Foreign Correspondent, reveals her findings about the sexual violence being committed against male Ukrainian soldiers.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3sK6o_g-FV0
Russians have ‘exhausted themselves’ in early days of Ukraine’s counteroffensive
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“The main body of the Ukrainian offensive capability has not yet been committed.”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K18roRuJKMk
The Russians are ‘exhausted’ along the eastern frontline, which may be ‘more productive’ but ‘less strategic’ than the southern front, says Professor Sir Lawrence Freedman.
Post by: 90sRetroFan on June 18, 2023, 04:24:15 pm
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Russian troops castrating Ukrainian fighters to ‘stop Ukrainian kids being born’
:)
(Although, wouldn't it be more efficient just to kill them?)
Anyway, this is why we need to keep this war going for as long as possible, and try to expand it to Poland/Finland/etc.!
Post by: guest98 on June 24, 2023, 03:53:56 pm
Rebellious Wagner Group leader orders troops back to Ukraine after stunning march toward Moscow
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A rebellious Russian mercenary commander said Saturday he ordered his troops to halt their march on Moscow and retreat to field camps in Ukraine, appearing to defuse a dramatically escalating crisis that represented the most significant challenge to President Vladimir Putin in his more than two decades in power.
Moscow had braced for the arrival of forces from the Wagner Group, a private army led by Yevgeny Prigozhin that has been fighting alongside regular Russian troops in Ukraine, by erecting checkpoints with armored vehicles and troops on the city's southern edge. Red Square was shut down, and the mayor urged motorists to stay off some roads.
But Prigozhin announced that while his men were just 200 kilometers (120 miles) from Moscow, he decided to turn them back to avoid "shedding Russian blood."
He did not say whether the Kremlin had responded to his demand to oust Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu. There was no immediate comment from Putin's government.
The turnaround followed a statement from Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko's office saying he had negotiated a deal with Prigozhin after discussing the issue with Putin. Prigozhin agreed to halt the advance in a proposed settlement including security guarantees for Wagner troops, Lukashenko's office said, without elaborating.
Putin had vowed harsh consequences for organizers of the armed uprising led by his onetime protege, who brought his forces out of Ukraine, seized a key military facility in southern Russia and advanced toward Moscow.
In a televised speech to the nation, Putin called the rebellion a "betrayal" and "treason."
"All those who prepared the rebellion will suffer inevitable punishment," Putin said. "The armed forces and other government agencies have received the necessary orders."
Ben Barry, senior fellow for land warfare at the International Institute for Strategic Studies, said that even with a deal, Putin's position has probably been weakened and "these events will have been of great comfort to the Ukrainian government and the military."
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said late Saturday, shortly before Prigozhin announced his retreat, that the march exposed weakness in the Kremlin and "showed all Russian bandits, mercenaries, oligarchs" that it is easy to capture Russian cities "and, probably, arsenals."
The rebellion came as Russia is "fighting the toughest battle for its future," Putin said, with the West piling sanctions on Moscow and arming Ukraine.
"The entire military, economic and information machine of the West is waged against us," Putin said.
Orysia Lutsevych, the head of the Ukraine Forum at the Chatham House think tank in London, said the infighting could create confusion and potential division among Russian military forces.
"Russian troops in Ukraine may well now be operating in a vacuum, without clear military instructions, and doubts about whom to obey and follow, Lutsevych said. "This creates a unique and unprecedented military opportunity for the Ukrainian army."
Post by: guest98 on June 25, 2023, 04:41:20 pm
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Russian President Vladimir Putin said in an emergency televised address on Saturday that an "armed mutiny" by the Wagner Group mercenary force was treason, and that anyone who had taken up arms against the Russian military would be punished.https://youtu.be/Py2X5dtDhu4
Meanwhile, London-based academic Kier Giles said on Saturday that “solidarity” in Putin’s inner circle would be a crucial factor keeping him in power. Mutinous Russian mercenary fighters barrelled towards Moscow on Saturday after seizing a southern city overnight, with Russia's military firing on them from the air but seemingly incapable of slowing their lightning advance.
Giles, based at the Chatham House Institute think tank, spoke with Reuters as the Russian president vowed to crush the armed mutiny by the Wagner mercenary group.
Post by: guest98 on June 27, 2023, 03:20:09 pm
Russia tortured, executed civilians in Ukraine, Kyiv also abused detainees: UN report
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Russian forces carried out widespread and systematic torture of civilians who were detained in connection with its attack on Ukraine, summarily executing dozens of them, the United Nations human rights office said Tuesday.
The global body interviewed hundreds of victims and witnesses for a report detailing more than 900 cases of civilians, including children and elderly people, being arbitrarily detained in the conflict, most of them by Russia.
The vast majority of those interviewed said they were tortured and in some cases subjected to sexual violence during detention by Russian forces, the head of the UN human rights office in Ukraine said.
The report, which covers a 15-month period from the start of the Russian invasion to May 2023, also documented 75 cases of arbitrary detention by Ukrainian security forces, saying a significant proportion of these also amounted to enforced disappearances. More than half of those detained by Ukrainian forces also reported being tortured or mistreated, usually while they were being interrogated or immediately after arrest, said Bogner.
The UN rights office has previously documented the detention and summary execution of Ukrainian prisoners of war by Russia. The latest report found that Russian forces also carried out at least 77 summary executions of civilians.
Those detained included local officials, humanitarian volunteers, priests and teachers, many of whom were held incommunicado in “deplorable conditions,” the report found.
UN experts found no evidence that Russian authorities have investigated allegations of abuse by their own forces and the report expressed concern over a bill that would exempt perpetrators from criminal liability for crimes committed in occupied parts of Ukraine under some circumstances.
Post by: guest98 on June 27, 2023, 03:21:16 pm
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In his first address to the nation since this weekend's short-lived armed rebellion led by the Wagner Group, Russian President Vladimir Putin said steps were immediately taken to "neutralize the threat" and "avoid a lot of bloodshed." Putin labeled the organizers of the rebellion as traitors to their country and people. Retired U.S. Army Lt. Colonel Alexander Vindman joined CBS News to talk about the situation.https://youtu.be/NiwB9ec55h4
Post by: guest98 on July 12, 2023, 02:28:25 pm
Russian navy commander shot dead on morning jog
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A high-ranking Russian military official who commanded a submarine and was deputy head in charge of military mobilization in Russia’s southern city of Krasnodar has been shot dead, authorities announced Monday.
Stanislav Rzhitsky, 42, was shot multiple times by an unknown assailant who then fled the scene, a law enforcement representative told state-run news agency TASS.
“The motive for the crime is being established. Work is underway to identify the assailants,” the statement reads.
Rzhitsky held the military rank of navy commander, TASS reported, and used to command the Krasnodar submarine, which Ukrainian sources allege was involved in war atrocities.
Few official details about the shooting have been released — but Baza, a Russian Telegram channel with links to security services, reported that Rzhitsky was shot in the back and chest during a morning run near the Olimp sports complex in Krasnodar.
Baza writes that the killer could have tracked Rzhitsky’s movements on the Strava app, a social network used to share workouts, as the commander regularly posted details about his usual jogging route.
A BBC analysis of Rzhitsky’s Strava profile found that he frequently ran through the area where he was reportedly killed.
Some Russian media outlets and politicians have alleged that Ukraine ordered the commander’s death, especially after Ukraine’s Defence Intelligence agency disclosed “previously unknown details” about Rzhitsky’s fatal shooting, according to Russian newspaper Kommersant.
The head of Ukraine’s Defence Intelligence, Kirill Budanov, has denied the agency was involved in Rzhitsky’s death.
Some Ukrainian media and government officials have claimed that Rzhitsky was the commander in charge of the Krasnodar submarine when it carried out a missile attack that killed civilians in Ukraine.
Post by: guest98 on July 12, 2023, 02:33:41 pm
Russian attack on Ukrainian aid distribution point kills seven
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A Russian attack on a humanitarian aid distribution point in southeastern Ukraine has killed seven people, Ukrainian officials said, while two people were also killed by Russian shelling in the east of the country.
Yuriy Malashko, governor of Ukraine’s Zaporizhia region, said a guided aviation bomb was used in Sunday’s attack on a school building being used to distribute humanitarian aid in the small town of Orikhiv.
Malashko called the attack a “war crime”.
“They hit a humanitarian aid delivery spot in a residential area,” Malashko said on social media. “Four people died on the spot: women aged 43, 45 and 47 and a 47-year-old man.”
The death toll has since increased, officials said.
Malashko said 11 people wounded in the attack were being treated in hospital.
Ukraine’s general prosecutor’s office said the incident was being investigated as a war crime.
Post by: guest98 on July 13, 2023, 04:19:14 pm
Top general's dismissal reveals new crack in Russian military leadership
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A Russian general in charge of forces fighting in southern Ukraine has been relieved of his duties after speaking out about the problems faced by his troops in a move that reflected new fissures in the Russian military command following a brief rebellion by mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin.
Maj. Gen. Ivan Popov, the commander of the 58th Army fighting in Ukraine's southern Zaporizhzhia region, which is a focal point in the Ukrainian counteroffensive, said in an audio statement to his troops released late Wednesday that he was dismissed after a meeting with the top military brass.
Popov said that the military leadership was angered by his frank talk about the challenges faced by his forces
“The top officers apparently saw me as a source of threat and rapidly issued an order to get rid of me, which was signed by the defense minister in just one day,” he said. “The Ukrainian military couldn't penetrate our army's defenses, but the top commander hit us in the back, treacherously and cowardly beheading the army at this most difficult moment.”
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/joe-biden-helsinki-european-trip-vladimir-putin-war-in-ukraine/
Biden wraps European trip, declares Putin's "already lost the war" in Ukraine
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Helsinki, Finland— President Biden on Thursday declared that Russian President Vladimir Putin "has already lost the war" in Ukraine.
"Putin has a real problem, how does he move from here? What does he do?" Mr. Biden said when asked about the timeline of the war. "There is no possibility of him winning the war in Ukraine."
The president also said he did not believe the war would go on for "years" because, he said, Russia cannot "maintain the war forever" due to resources and capacity.
Post by: guest98 on July 17, 2023, 03:05:03 pm
Blasts on Crimea bridge kill 2, threaten Russian war supply lines
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An attack before dawn Monday damaged part of a bridge linking Russia to Moscow-annexed Crimea that is a key supply route for Kremlin forces in the war with Ukraine, forcing the span's temporary closure for a second time in less than a year.
Two people were killed and their daughter was injured. Vehicle traffic on the Kerch Bridge came to a standstill, while rail traffic across the 19-kilometre span also was halted for about six hours.
The strike on the bridge was carried out by two Ukrainian sea drones, Russia's National Anti-Terrorist Committee said.
Ukrainian officials didn't claim responsibility for the attack.
The bridge is a conspicuous symbol of Moscow's claims on Crimea and an essential land link to the peninsula, which Russia captured from Ukraine in 2014. The $3.6-billion US bridge is the longest in Europe and is crucial for enabling Russia's military operations in southern Ukraine during the almost 17-month-long war.
The attack happened hours before Russia announced a halt to a wartime deal that allows grain to flow from Ukraine to countries in Africa, the Middle East and Asia, although the Kremlin denied the link.
Post by: guest98 on July 24, 2023, 02:41:55 pm
Russia’s aggression against Ukraine leaves no room for negotiations
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Instead of attempts to bargain with Putin, it should now be obvious that the only way to secure a lasting peace is via Ukrainian victory and the decisive defeat of Russian imperialism, Peter Dickinson writes.
For almost a year and a half, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has shocked and horrified the watching world more than any other event in modern European history.
Nevertheless, there are still many international voices arguing for some kind of compromise with the Kremlin.
On both the American right and the European left, and from China to Brazil, prominent figures continue to call for an immediate ceasefire, even though any negotiated settlement would almost certainly leave large swathes of Ukraine under Russian control.
Supporters of a land-for-peace deal typically claim to be realists motivated by a desire to end the carnage in Ukraine as quickly as possible.
While some are no doubt entirely sincere in their intentions, all of these so-called realists are united by a fundamental failure to recognise the true nature of the Putin regime and the genocidal character of the Russian invasion.
The Russian dictator has worked hard to muddy the waters, offering up a series of excuses to justify the war and distract attention away from his own imperial ambitions.
Putin objects to NATO because it prevents him from bullying Russia’s neighbours.
Subjugating Ukraine has become the cornerstone of what he regards as his sacred mission to revive the Russian Empire.
Putin went even further in the summer of 2022, directly comparing the ongoing invasion of Ukraine to the imperial conquests of 18th-century Russian Tzar Peter the Great.
This descent into barbarism is a direct result of the genocidal intentions on display in Moscow.
Ukrainians recognise that unless Russia is forced to withdraw completely from their country, Putin will use any ceasefire agreement to rearm and regroup before renewing his invasion.
Rewarding Russia’s invasion with territorial concessions would have disastrous consequences for international security.
It would embolden the Kremlin and invite further Russian aggression, with the likes of Moldova, Kazakhstan, and the Baltic states all potential targets.
Russia is not a reasonable international actor seeking to address legitimate security concerns; it is an openly imperialistic power that categorically rejects the current international order
Post by: antihellenistic on August 19, 2023, 11:17:27 pm
F-16 FOR UKRAINE: STEP TOWARDS GLOBAL NUCLEAR WAR
https://southfront.press/step-towards-global-nuclear-war/
Post by: AltRightInternetPipeline on August 30, 2023, 04:36:36 pm
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The war in Ukraine is driving a surge in domestic violence. Traumatized men returning from the battlefield or men struggling to cope with economic hardship are taking their anguish out on their families. Viewers may find parts of this report disturbing.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6aagYcZEppM
Post by: AngrySun on August 31, 2023, 12:50:29 pm
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Videos show a drone assault on Bryansk, Russia, one of six regions that came under attack in the largest drone assault on Russian territory since the invasion of Ukraine began last February. Russian officials have not reported any casualties and claim to have thwarted almost all of the strikes. CNN's Nada Bashir and Katie Polglase have more. #CNN #Newshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rLVZy48enT8
Inside Ukraine's Biggest Drone Attack On Russia | Vantage with Palki Sharma
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Inside Ukraine's Biggest Drone Attack On Russia | Vantage with Palki Sharmahttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DpQ-7u-6QSU
Russia says Ukraine has conducted extensive drone strikes in six regions, including a significant attack on Pskov's airport near Latvia and Estonia. Military aircraft were damaged in explosions and fire. Palki Sharma tells you more.
Ukraine War: Why is Ukraine’s 'biggest drone attack' in Russia significant?
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Six Russian regions have come under what appears to be the biggest drone attack by Ukraine since the war began.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o5mGo_KRk3s
Military analyst Sean Bell explains what this means for the conflict.
Russia’s kamikaze drones rain down on Ukraine - BBC News
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In Ukraine's north-east, Russia has recently deployed an estimated 100,000 troops in renewed attacks.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JB57sf112So
But it is the increasingly sophisticated drone attacks that are particularly feared.
Russia is seeking to cement its control of the eastern regions where it has captured territory, much of which was recaptured by Ukrainian forces last September.
30 Aug: UNBELIEVABLE! Ukrainians BREACH 6 KM OF DEFENSES IN 1 DAY! | War in Ukraine Explained
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Day 553: Aug 30https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R4fN727rNao
Today, there are a lot of important updates.
First of all, when it comes to the most successful Ukrainian strike, more information became available about the level of destruction of the Russian bases. Today, local Russian residents released more footage from the Russian strategic airfield in the Pskov region, which clearly shows a burning airlifter IL-76. The narrator also mentioned that the second aircraft was burning simultaneously as well. If yesterday Russian sources claimed that Ukrainians damaged 4 aircraft, then today some sources mentioned that 6 aircraft IL-76 were actually damaged. The spokesman for Ukrainian Intelligence commented on the situation and confirmed that Ukrainian forces indeed conducted a major attack with the goal of destroying some of the most advanced and precious strategic aircraft. He also said that 4 aircraft were completely destroyed and cannot be repaired, while the number of damaged aircraft is still being determined.
Recently released satellite footage helped in determining the extent of the damage. Judging by the black marks on the fuselage of the aircraft and several firefighting vehicles, there are at least 2 more aircraft damaged. However, the weather was cloudy, and most of the airfield could not be seen, so it is quite possible that the level of losses is much higher, especially given that Ukrainians struck the airfield in several waves, targeting different parts of the airfield.
The Russian media sources discussed this event in disbelief, claiming that it is impossible to cross more than 700 km without being detected, which is why they concluded that the attack was conducted by the Baltic states on behalf of Ukraine and claimed that they needed to be wiped out. Others said that the Russian air defense could not be so weak along the border with enemies, so the drones must have crossed the territory of Belarus with the prior approval of Lukashenko. Both versions are extremely unlikely, especially given that Ukrainian drones are targeting Russian bases around Moscow on a regular basis.
By the way, that is why Russians started introducing some changes to these bases. Recently released satellite footage shows some of the Russian strategic bombers Tu-22m3 with atypical camouflage. The analysts concluded that Russians just glued the camo to confuse Ukrainian drones that are equipped with aiming systems based on visual identification of targets by size. The camouflage supposedly does not allow for the identification of the sizes properly, causing the drones to miss their targets. The method is very dubious, but it is still a testament to the fact that Ukrainian drones destroyed a noticeable number of bombers.
The strikes also continue today. The first target of the strike became the Bryansk region. Russian sources reported that Ukrainians attempted to destroy a connection tower but that the Russian air defense shot down all drones. The footage, however, indicates that some drones reached their destination.
But the biggest news comes from the Tokmak direction. Just several days ago, we were talking about how Ukrainians reached the second line of defense, and today, Ukrainian fighters from the 82nd and 47th Brigades have already breached it. Russian sources reported that Ukrainians basically ignored the region, where Russians deployed thousands of troops over the last few days and conducted a powerful attack in the direction of Verbove. Geolocated footage shows how Russians are shelling the northern part of Verbove, which indicates that Ukrainians are already storming the settlement. Such a development indicates that Russians lost control over 6 km of trenches virtually in one day. And these trenches were supposed to be the main and the most powerful fortifications that were supposed to stop the Ukrainian advancement completely. Right now, Ukrainians are trying to consolidate control over as many fortifications as possible. If Ukrainians manage to hold the ground and repel Russian counterattacks, the second line of defense will collapse completely.
Post by: Drones on September 01, 2023, 01:37:06 pm
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“Today we say absolutely clearly that we will destroy all Russian facilities and have been doing it for some time in the occupied territories.”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oLat_e7A36Y
Ukraine will increase drone attacks on Russian soil says the Zelensky’s senior adviser Mykhailo Podolyak.
Post by: Ukraine on September 08, 2023, 09:40:20 am
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"By taking this action, Elon Musk has directly aided Russia."https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hjxK138oWOE
Elon Musk ordering his Starlink satellite communications network
to be turned off is causing the "deaths of Ukrainian citizens", says tech journalist Chris Stokel-Walker.
"SpaceX Would've Been Complicit In Major Act of War" Musk On Why He Denied Ukraine Starlink Request
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Elon Musk said he denied a request by Ukraine to activate Starlink all the way to Sevastopol, stopping a potential Ukrainian drone attack on Russian warships in Crimea. Musk said the Starlink regions in question were inactive and SpaceX did not deactivate anything, contrary to what Walter Isaacson reportedly claimed in his biography 'Elon Musk'. Kyiv reacted with fury to the latest revelations about Musk’s role in thwarting a major attack on Russia's naval fleet, accusing the billionaire of enabling Russia to "murder civilians and children". Accusations have arisen regarding Russian hackers targeting Ukrainian commanders' communications through Starlink.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e-GXYTvaj2c
#elonmusk #starlink #spacex #ukraine #russia #crimea #worldnews
0:00 - INTRODUCTION
0:22 - MUSK DECLINED KYIV’S INTERNET REQUEST, HALTING CRIMEA ATTACK
3:06 - “STARLINK FOR NETFLIX & CHILL, NOT DRONE STRIKES”
4:58 - STARLINK STILL CRUCIAL IN UKRAINE’S WAR
5:48 - KYIV SAYS MUSK ALLOWED RUSSIA TO “MURDER CHILDREN”
Post by: guest98 on September 08, 2023, 06:53:53 pm
Elon Musk ‘committed evil’ with Starlink order, says Ukrainian official
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Ukrainian presidential adviser says deaths of civilians ‘the price of a cocktail of ignorance and big ego’
A senior Ukrainian official has accused Elon Musk of “committing evil” after a new biography revealed details about how the business magnate ordered his Starlink satellite communications network to be turned off near the Crimean coast last year to hobble a Ukrainian drone attack on Russian warships.
“By not allowing Ukrainian drones to destroy part of the Russian fleet via Starlink interference, @elonmusk allowed this fleet to fire Kalibr missiles at Ukrainian cities. As a result, civilians, and children are being killed,” Podolyak wrote.
The biography, due out on Tuesday, alleges Musk ordered Starlink engineers to turn off the service in the area of the attack because of his concern that Vladimir Putin would respond with nuclear weapons to a Ukrainian attack on Russian-occupied Crimea.
Also on Friday, Ukrainian deputy prime minister Mykhailo Fedorov told the Financial Times that Musk shared with Isaacson confidential exchanges about military access to Starlink without permission from Fedorov.
Post by: guest98 on September 08, 2023, 07:15:06 pm
Elon Musk Has Ukraine, and the Future of the World, at His Mercy
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Given the damage and terror inflicted by Russia’s Black Sea Fleet, many of Ukraine’s supporters have expressed outrage at Musk’s decision. But this anger is misdirected. Musk’s decision — as is his right as a private individual and the owner of Starlink — is not the most outrageous element. Instead, it’s the fact that Ukraine has been left dependent on the whims of one man and what he perceives (or is persuaded to see) as right or wrong.
Bluntly, Musk should not be in a position to have this much power over the course of the war. If he does, then the problem is with the interaction between Western capitalism and national security
The fact that Musk holds decisive power over such an important part of Ukraine’s military operations stems from a deeply deficient global capitalist structure. But the United States’ reservations derive from a political failing: the false hope in many Western capitals that this war can be contained within Ukraine.
It cannot. Earlier this week, debris from a Russian drone landed inside the Romanian border.
Post by: G20 on September 09, 2023, 11:33:07 am
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After much deliberation, G20 sherpas have finally "reached a compromise" on the wording to describe Russia's war in Ukrainehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rLMoCQUFyos
The divergent views on the issue between Moscow and the rest of the group had threatened to derail hopes of a joint communique at the summit
The phrasing is broadly similar to that agreed at last year’s summit in Bali, Indonesia, but has an important difference
The text of the New Delhi Declaration refers to “the war in Ukraine” as opposed to the “war on Ukraine”
There is broad consensus on Ukraine & agreement on the importance of upholding international law and the UN Charter
Post by: Dumb on September 10, 2023, 12:27:58 pm
ALEX JONES CRIES ON RUSSIAN TV w/ Vladimir Solovyov
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I've talked about Russian propaganda a lot on this channel, and I've already mentioned Russian propagandist Vladimir Solovyov as one of the main spokesmen of Putin's Russia. Well, today we are witnessing the collab of the century: the infamous Alex Jones went on Russian TV and had a conversation with Solovyov, discussing Ukraine, America, Russia and the world. And as you might expect, it was absolutely unhinged. Alex Jones even STARTED CRYING at a certain point in the podcast! So, what did the collab of a Z patriot and a right-wing conspiracy theorist bring to us? Let's check it out and react to the newest Соловьев LIVE interview with Alex Jones! Smash like and sub for more thx xoxohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SMVRe-bXFU4
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You know I knew that right wingers fetishized Russian femininity but Alex Jones as usual has decided to break boundaries that I didn't even know existed with the intro 🤣. But maybe it's my fault for being surprised.
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I'm surprised Kanye hasn't been vocal about Russia yet
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Alex was on our local cable access station in the 1990s, and he was wacko even then. A group I was involved with had a show right before or after him, and he was a pain to everyone involved.
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When Solovyev sympathizes with the foreign guy who was canceled in America because of his conspiracy theories but he does not sympathize with his russian compatriots who are going to prison cause of their posts about the war in Ukraine..amazing
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Only if I could give myself brain damage enough to become a propagandist who owns a million-dollar supplement company.
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How can he cry about cancel culture when Putin literally cancel’s people who use the word war, instead saying the special military operation
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On behalf of Americans, forgive us for being stupid
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If Girinowskiy ate putin he would be half of alex Jones
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Why Stupid People Think They're Smart [The Dunning-Kruger Effect]
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How knowledge works and why stupid people think they're smarter than the smart people who think they're stupid.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TT81fe2IobI
(The Dunning-Kruger Effect)
Stupid is as stupid does. Much easier to respect people that aren't that smart and know it than it is to respect people who constantly do stupid **** and believe it is smart...
Post by: Germany on September 11, 2023, 02:25:20 pm
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Russia said that its air defence forces have shot down a Ukrainian drone over the country’s Kursk region. Russia also said that its forces struck a command post of the Ukrainian 100th Territorial Defense Brigade in the Donetsk region. Unofficial pro-Russian sources in Donetsk region are contesting Ukrainian claims of a foothold in a village near the airport. The Kremlin has said that “no one will be able to compete” with Russian President Vladimir Putin if he decides to run for reelection in 2024. Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Dymtro Kuleba urged Berlin to send Taurus missiles to Ukraine as soon as possible. The Kremlin has confirmed that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will visit Russia “in the coming days”. Watch this video to know what's latest in the Ukraine-Russia conflict.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7KaIeAhHgOs
#Ukraine #Russia #Putin #Zelensky #Taurus #Kimjongun #WorldNews
00:00 - Introduction
1:14 - Battle Still on for Village Near Donetsk Airport?
2:28 - “No One Will Be Able to Compete With Putin if He…”
3:34 - Germany Wants “Questions Clarified” on Taurus Missiles
5:19 - Shark Drones Help Ukraine Target Russian Buk Systems
6:19 - Moscow, Pyongyang Confirm Kim’s Russia Visit
Post by: LibyaFloods2 on September 14, 2023, 12:55:42 pm
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Retired British Army General Sir Richard Shirreff says NATO may eventually need to conduct operations against Russia if the war in Ukraine dragged on and became “a running sore” in Eastern Europe. The former Deputy Supreme Allied Commander, Europe, also told DW that Western self-deterrence had prolonged the war and that the best way to end the Kremlin’s nuclear saber-rattling was to build a credible conventional defense in NATO.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QbwYBv_vARU
Chapters
00:00 Retired UK General Richard Sherriff
00:05 Tim Sebastian on what’s next in Ukraine
00:10 Future relations with Russia
00:33 Ukrainian progress, Black Sea oil rigs
00:56 Well-established Russian defenses, minefields, with no air superiority
02:15 Gulf War, World War Two examples
03:01 Long-term NATO has got to be prepared for the worst case, to fight Russia.
03:33 Counter-insurgency vs. high-intensity combat operations
03:43 NATO exercise Lativia & broken tanks
03:53 Moving at the speed of the slowest ship in the convoy, deterrent capability
04:51 War begam when Russia annexed Crimea in 2014
05:40 Estonian PM Kaja Kallas on NATO defense plans
07:00 NATO’s capability, France, Germany, Italy vs Baltics , Poland, Czechia, two percent GDP
07:34 German defense spending, Zeitenwende, UK defense spending
08:44 Western support for Ukraine, US elections, wavering Republicans.
09:20 Rishi Sunak, ammunition, Storm Shadow, Taurus, HIMARS
10:00 Honor in modern warfare
10:40 Let Ukrainians get on with it, with intelligence, cyber, EW support.
11:10 If that means striking into Russia—so be it.
11:20 Western self-deterrence has only prolonged war
11:35 Kherson aftermath, Surovikin line of Russian defenses
12:13 Cluster munitions use by Ukraine
13:01 Sherriff on his own experiences in Ukrainian bomb shelter
13:30 This is a war about Ukraine joining the West
15:00 Vilnius summit
15:54 Ukraine’s center of gravity, lines of communication to Crimea, branches and sequels
17:00 West & NATO need strategic patience
17:20 Could NATO need to launch operations, Cardiff summit 2014
18:16 A “running sore” in Eastern Europe
18:40 Doubling down on what Ukraine needs,
20:09 Loss of Western momentum, focus and purpose and stalemate
21:00 Endgame in Ukraine, future of relations with Russia in Europe
21:50 Russia DNA and Ukrainian sovereignty
22:04 NATO membership for Ukraine, security band in Moldova, Georgia, even Belarus
22:30 Decline of the Russian empire will be ongoing over decades
23:00 Nuclear deterrence, Russia, Trident, ICBM, asymetric threats, & effective deterrence.
23:55 How to ensure nuclear saber rattling ends.
24:30 Nuclear blackmail and North Korea
Post by: . on September 14, 2023, 04:27:52 pm
Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 568
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Ukraine’s military struck naval targets and port infrastructure in the port of Sevastopol in Russian-occupied Crimea, home to Russia’s Black Sea fleet. At least 24 people were injured and two Russian navy vessels were engulfed in flames after the missile attack, Russian authorities said.
Russia continued its attacks on the Reni and Izmail ports in Ukraine’s Odesa region, damaging infrastructure and injuring seven people, according to Ukraine’s Ministry of Defence. It added that Russia had launched “more than 2,000 Shaheds against Ukraine” in the past year.
Ukraine’s Deputy Prime Minister Oleksandr Kubrakov said more than 100 port infrastructure facilities had been damaged in Russian attacks since July 18. Kubrakov said Ukrainian grain exports had also fallen by almost three million tonnes a month since Russia quit the UN-backed Black Sea grain deal that allowed safe passage to such exports.
Romania, a member of NATO, found new fragments of a drone deemed similar to those used by the Russian army near its border with Ukraine, in the third such finding in a week, defence and NATO officials said. Romania lies just across the river from the Ukrainian grain ports.
The United Kingdom’s Ministry of Defence said Russia was rushing units into action partly because its front-line forces are overstretched. Members of the 25th Combined Arms Army (25 CAA), formed a year ago, had been deployed to Ukraine three months earlier than planned, it said.
Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un held more than four hours of talks at the Vostochny Cosmodrome in eastern Russia and promised to deepen cooperation.
Putin told reporters that “all issues” would be discussed and there were opportunities for military-technical cooperation.
Kim signalled strong backing for the Kremlin’s war in Ukraine
The United States and the United Kingdom expressed concern about the meeting – the first between Putin and Kim in four years – amid suspicion that North Korea may sell arms to Russia for use in Ukraine. The US has threatened tough action, but analysts say there is little it can do to prevent the countries from working together.
Estonia banned all Russian-registered vehicles from entering the country. “They are not welcome here to enjoy privileges freedom has to offer until Ukraine has achieved victory,” Estonian Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna said.
Germany supplied additional equipment and weapons to Ukraine including 60 infantry fighting Marder vehicles with ammunition.
Post by: . on September 14, 2023, 04:33:21 pm
Kim Jong Un’s support for Russia sparks warnings from the West
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US says it ‘won’t hesitate’ to impose more sanctions on Russia and North Korea if they conclude any new arms deal.
A rare meeting between North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and Russian President Vladimir Putin has been met with warnings from Western nations who suspect an arms deal may be imminent.
The US Department of State said on Wednesday that US President Joe Biden’s administration “won’t hesitate” to impose more sanctions on Russia and North Korea if they conclude any new arms deals.
“Russia is scraping the bottom of the barrel looking for help because it’s having trouble sustaining its military,” he said. “Russia is now overtly engaging with a country that the UN has sanctioned. And that’s very problematic for Russia’s global position.”
Across the Atlantic, the United Kingdom also urged North Korea to end arms talks with Russia and said Kim’s visit showed how isolated Moscow had become on the world stage.
The two leaders called each other “comrades” at lunch and Putin repeatedly reminded Kim that it was the Soviet Union that backed North Korea – and was first to recognise it just more than 75 years to the day since it was established.
Asked about military cooperation, Putin said Russia complied with international rules but that there were opportunities to explore.
Post by: . on September 14, 2023, 04:37:54 pm
Ukrainian missiles strike Russia’s Black Sea fleet in Crimea
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Ukraine has struck Russian naval targets and port infrastructure in the Crimean city of Sevastopol, in what appeared to be the biggest attack of the war on the home of the Russian navy’s Black Sea fleet.
A Ukrainian intelligence official said a large vessel and a submarine struck in the attack were so badly damaged as to be likely beyond repair.
The pre-dawn strike highlighted Kyiv’s growing missile capabilities as Russia continues to bombard Ukraine from afar with long-range missiles and assault drones.
Yusov later told national television: “Those are significant damages. We can now say that with a high probability they are not subject to restoration.”
Retired Ukrainian navy captain Andriy Ryzhenko, speaking to Reuters by telephone, said: “It really is the biggest attack on Sevastopol since the beginning of the war.“
The city is home to the Black Sea fleet, which the Kremlin uses to project power into the Middle East and Mediterranean and – during the war in Ukraine – to impose a de facto blockade on Ukraine’s seaborne food exports via the Turkish straits.
“The demilitarisation of the Russian Black Sea fleet is a real long-term guarantee of security for regional trade routes and the ‘grain corridor’,” said Mykhailo Podolyak, an adviser to Zelenskyy. “This is the only correct response to Russia’s attempts to turn hunger into a weapon and the only way to ensure uninterrupted grain supplies to the countries of the east and Africa.”
Post by: . on September 14, 2023, 04:41:30 pm
Ukraine ramps up attacks on occupied Crimea; Russia says U.S. ‘has no right to lecture us how to live’
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There have been further reports of blasts in Crimea overnight, with Russian authorities in the occupied peninsula closing a key bridge Thursday morning.
All traffic was suspended on the Crimean bridge, linking the Russian-occupied peninsula with the Russian mainland, for four hours this morning before it was reopened. No reason was given for the closure.
Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu was asked Wednesday if Russia will win the war against Ukraine. “We have no other options,” Shoigu said.
Post by: . on September 14, 2023, 04:54:24 pm
Romania builds bomb shelters close to Ukrainian border
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The decision to build such infrastructure comes as drone debris has been spotted multiple times in the past week close to the border with Ukraine.
NATO member Romania has begun building air-raid shelters near the border with Ukraine.
The objective is none other than to protect the local population from Russian drones and missiles that have supposedly fallen on Romanian territory after being fired at Ukrainian targets close to the borderline.
According to Romanian authorities, these air-raid shelters are the first in what could be a long series of such shelters.
It was made public Wednesday that some Russian drones had been found fourteen kilometres from the Ukrainian border.
Two helicopters from the Romanian Air Force were deployed with specialist teams to Nufaru and Victoria in the eastern Tulcea county where “fragments that could have come from a drone” are spread over an area of "several tens of meters,” the Ministry of National Defence said in a statement.
This is not the first time it has done so, nor is it the first time that remains of alleged Russian devices have landed on NATO territory.
Wednesday's findings are the third such discovery on Romanian soil since last Thursday. They come during sustained attacks by Russian forces on Ukraine’s Danube ports as Moscow aims to disrupt Ukraine's ability to export grain to world markets.
Iohannis said it indicated there had been “an absolutely unacceptable violation of the sovereign airspace of Romania, a NATO ally, with real risks to the security of Romanian citizens in the area.”
Post by: . on September 14, 2023, 04:56:44 pm
BBC Says Russian Pilot Tried To Shoot Down British Plane Over Black Sea Last Year
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A Russian pilot deliberately fired missiles at a Royal Air Force surveillance plane in international airspace over the Black Sea last year, the BBC reported on September 14 -- an incident Russia previously attributed to a "technical malfunction." The broadcaster said that intercepted communications suggested that the pilot of a Russian Su-27 fighter jet fired on the unarmed U.K. plane in September 2022 after receiving an ambiguous command from a Russian ground station and that his co-pilot tried to get him to stop.The British Rivet Joint aircraft has sensors to intercept communications, and its crew would have been able to listen to the incident.
Post by: BuffoonsInTheAir on September 15, 2023, 10:56:21 pm
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A Russian Fighter jet controlled by “rogue Russian pilot” tried to shoot down a RAF spy plane over the Black Sea says General Chip Chapman on #TimesRadio.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0BMMh2TZnnM
Russia says incident last September was due to a technical malfunction.
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Russians are low on the professional ladder and buffoons in the air...;D
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You'd think the russians would try to target the drones that are destroying half their Black Sea fleet instead🤣
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Targeting those drones efficiently and economically is a headache they are facing but all countries will face this from now on.
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Your correspondent clearly misspoke. The incident wasn't caused by a rogue pilot but rather a rogue nation.
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Why is this being reported one year after it happened and we were told oh it's ok it was just a malfunction. Why now ???
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we've known about it since last year, the documents got leaked.
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i know but when it was leaked last year our Mod said it was a missile malfunction. Now one year later we get the truth of the matter.
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Chapman was right to point out to the extremely incompetent interviewer that protocols of escalation actually in action are more nuanced than what he deftly calls "maximalist reactions" at government level.
The incident which is causing excitement happened some time ago, was leaked and commented upon in various versions and this is just the latest.
IF a missile was fired (as opposed to unclipped) the RAF could have been minus one of its three RC-135s and between 11 and 17 people on board if all station seats were being filled.
Chapman says that the ELINT plane was in international airspace doing routine duty but more details are needed as it might not have been at the time of interception and I have always questioned the wisdom of Black Sea "duty" when the UK has no material or human interests there. The lumbering 'Rivet Joint' aircraft were acquired for our defence of British and Irish air and sea space plus some tasks requested by France as they re-equip their assets for more Atlantic duties.
IF the RC-35 was engaged in intelligence gathering to be passed to Kiev or US controllers in real time (the USA uses UAVs for this) then, technically, it could argued that the UK was participating in an un-declared conflict/war. As such it could be a legitimate target to a belligerent and/or any Black Sea state whose airspace was secretly violated unless courses and timings were approved by those states in a standardised way.
It should also be noted that the Black Sea is one of the busiest civil aviation areas in the world and includes long distance airliners which fly higher than medium haul aircraft.
While it could be held that one of the two pilots in the incident [not 'co-pilot' as the interviewer said] was clumsy it is the view of many who petitioned Mr Wallace to cease using crewed planes owned by the people and return them to defined duties at the time of procurement.
In short, a Russian pilot was clumsy but the then Sec State Defence was reckless in tasking the RAF and lives with illegitimate duties.
If, as Gen Chapman said, such missions now include RAF fighter aircraft then the involvement threshold rises with many attendant risks.
Mr Shapps needs to review and desist if he had not already done so.
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But drones keep hitting Romania 3 times not a accident
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It was neither a rogue pilot or a malfunction...it is another example of RAF saying to russia, please don't hurt me and we are sorry...just like the USA and NATO...
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what if they had hit it??
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Let's say the British jet was downed and all on board lost.
To activate article 5 based on only that would be absolutely insane.
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But it wasnt because all they had to do was switch the ruzzian missiles off
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if russia did this maybe tis time to pick a fight
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Why didn't the RAF shoot it down?
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My understanding is that the spy plane wasn’t accompanied by fighter jets at the time but they are now.
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Iff this is true time to give Ukrainian airforce modern aircraft
NATO needs to step in
Post by: KadyrovComa on September 16, 2023, 01:36:36 am
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Ukraine's Security Service (SBU) has confirmed that Chechen strongman Ramzan Kadyrov is in critical condition due to serious illness, SBU Spokesperson Andriy Yusov told the Ukrainian news outlet Obozrevatel on Sept. 15.https://news.yahoo.com/military-intelligence-chechen-warlord-kadyrov-215737896.html
"Yes, indeed, there is information that war criminal Kadyrov is in serious condition — his existing diseases have worsened and caused such a serious condition," Yusov said.
Obozrevatel had earlier reported claims from sources in Chechnya that Kadyrov had fallen into a coma. While Yusov did not provide details on Kadyrov's medical issues, he confirmed that the problem was not an injury and that his health was worsening.
"He has been ill for a long time, and it is about systemic health problems. But he has been in serious condition for the last few days," Yusov said.
Yusov said that the information about Kadyrov's health has been confirmed by multiple medical and political sources.
Post by: = on September 19, 2023, 06:26:28 pm
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Tuesday that Russia was carrying out "genocide" by abducting children, in a plea for solidarity to the United Nations General Assembly. FRANCE 24's Gulliver Cragg brings us the latest from Kyiv.https://youtu.be/7pzYMGQGQhw?si=mrscrJ4Uopr7pG-M
Post by: = on September 19, 2023, 06:28:40 pm
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U.S. President Joe Biden spoke at the United Nations General Assembly and urged world leaders to stand up against Russian aggression.https://youtu.be/V1WySvFYSl0?si=s0iwRlXAMxIVgE_f
Post by: SudanAndWagner on September 20, 2023, 08:07:34 pm
“The main question in Russia is why it is taking so long” | Conflict Zone
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Russia’s former deputy foreign minister, Andrei Fedorov, says Russia would need a change in strategy and launch massive missile strikes across Ukraine to win the war. Fedorov also told DW’s Sarah Kelly that Russian President Vladimir Putin would never turn back and that a return to the negotiating table would be considered defeat.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=stQHKRbEPuo
Post by: Poland on September 21, 2023, 11:27:11 am
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Poland has suggested it will no longer provide weapons to Ukraine. Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki made the comments after days of antagonistic statements between the two countries. He told a Polish television station:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=am_zfnGlIxQ
"We are no longer transferring weapons to Ukraine, because we are now arming Poland with more modern weapons."
Tensions were sparked by the Polish decision to ban imports of Ukrainian grain. The flames were then fanned by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's speech at the United Nations, in which he accused countries of feigning solidarity with Ukraine.
We try to make sense of this with Marcin Zaborowski. He's a lecturer in International Relations and is also with the Future of Security Program at the think-tank GLOBESEC.
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"No Unity In EU..." Ukraine To Sue Poland, Slovakia and Hungary Over Grain Ban Amid Russia War
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Russia’s withdrawal from the Black Sea grain deal has significantly strained Ukraine’s relationship with some of its staunchest allies amid the ongoing war. Ukraine plans to sue Poland, Hungary and Slovakia after they refused to drop their ban on Ukrainian agricultural products. Kyiv plans to sue the three countries at the World Trade Organization rather than via its own trade accord with the EU. Ukraine highlighted “the biggest systemic concern” of whether international trade partners can trust that Brussels speaks for the EU.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zKvjkJuMzwE
#russia #russiaukrainewar #ukraine #putin #usa
Video: AP/AFP/Reuters/Twitter
0:00 - Introduction
0:33 - Ukraine to Sue Poland, Slovakia and Hungary Over Grain Ban
2:03 - Ukraine Slams Grain Ban as Proof of “no Unity in EU”
See also: https://trueleft.createaforum.com/news/why-war-in-ukraine-is-causing-apocalyptic-famine/
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President Zelenskyy meets with U.S. lawmakers amid GOP pushback on military funding
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President Zelenskyy meets with U.S. lawmakers on Capitol Hill in a direct plea for more aid, as some GOP members question the need for the funding. NBC News Capitol Hill Correspondent Ali Vitali, former U.S. Ambassador to Russia Michael McFaul and former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine William Taylor join Ana to break down Zelenskyy’s trip to Washington.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5tgX57WsgzI
Post by: Ukraine on September 22, 2023, 10:35:30 am
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DW speaks with retired US Army officer Ben Hodges to understand the details and the consequences of the US's latest aid package for Ukraine.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sX-P6wqs-MU
President Biden promises a new weapons package at the White House, but Volodymyr Zelensky faces resistance from US lawmakers, as Congress debates future funding. Ukraine's president Volodymyr Zelenskyy earlier arrived in Canada as he continues his effort to rally Western nations' support for Kiyv efforts to repell Russia's invasion.
Zelenskyy and his wife were greeted at the airport by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. The unannounced trip is Zelenskyy's first to Canada since Russia invaded Ukraine. He's is expected to address parliament in Ottawa later today. He last addressed the Canadian Parliament virtually shortly after the war started in March 2022.
Zelenskyy's visit comes after he met with US President Joe Biden and lawmakers in Washington earlier on Thursday. That meeting led to Biden announcing 325 million dollars in new military aid for Ukraine.
Zelenskyy makes unannounced visit to Canada after lukewarm reception in U.S.
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is in Canada as he continues efforts to secure funding for his country's defense against Russia. Zelenskyy said this week's visit to the United States yielded significant results with President Biden announcing a $325 million military aid package for Ukraine, but Republican members of Congress cast doubt on major funding in the future. James Waterhouse from the BBC has more from Ukraine.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mzm9V5idHRc
Post by: Ukraine on September 22, 2023, 10:59:41 am
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“We had very strong dialogue with Senators."https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3xybARamva4
Zelensky meets US Senators to appeal for continued support for a “full scale war” against Putin.
Post by: ATACMS on September 23, 2023, 11:33:33 am
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The Russian-installed governor of Sevastopol says the Crimean Peninsula has been the target of fresh missile strikes. He reported air defense systems had intercepted rockets on Saturday morning. The latest attacks come a day after Ukraine's military struck the headquarters of Russia's Black Sea Fleet.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=amx8uRuoZg0
Footage has surfaced online showing the moment of the attack on Friday. Russia says its air defense systems shot down five incoming missiles and one serviceman was missing. Ukraine's military however says several senior Russian navy commanders were killed in the strike and dozens more injured.
Meanwhile US media reports suggest Washington plans to send long-range missiles to Ukraine. The reports say Kyiv will get
the Army Tactical Missile System - or ATACMS missiles - that have a range of up to 300 kilometers. Ukraine has repeatedly asked for the weapons. The rockets would enable Kyiv to strike targets far behind the frontlines in Russian occupied territory.
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Even if the USA gave Ukraine tomahawk cruise missiles it wouldn’t be an escalation it would just be helping level the playing field. So sick of how the news frames everything in Russia’s favour.
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In the U.S we have spent more than Russia in the Russia/Ukraine War O.O
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that’s false 😅 trained soldiers are valuable….Russia is losing many
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and Ukraine is losing many more, but I suppose those lives don't matter to you as long as America gets to weaken Russia. real saint you are
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Of course Ukraine lives matter. Russia could end the war any time. And save their own lives as well. And Russia needs to be weakened to a point where it no longer annexes its neighbors.
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Putin weakened Russia by invading Ukraine. Putin could leave Ukraine whenever he wants. It's almost like someone opened your head and used a cake mixer to stir your brain...
Why let a good opportunity to weaken a potential enemy go to waste.
'It Will Shred Our Credibility': Mitch McConnell Warns Against Stopping Ukrainian Aid
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During remarks on the Senate floor, Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) spoke about the need to continue providing Ukraine with military aid.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eiaGpmerbfA
Ukraine claims it 'successfully' struck Russian Black Sea navy headquarters | DW News
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Ukraine claimed responsibility for astrike on the headquarters of Moscow's Black Sea Fleet on the Russian-annexed Crimean peninsula. "On September 22, around 12:00 (0900 GMT/UTC), Ukraine's Defense Forces launched a successful attack on the headquarters of the command of the Black Sea Fleet of Russia in the temporarily occupied Sevastopol," the Ukrainian army's communication department said on Telegram. Russia's Defense Ministry said one serviceman was missing after the attack and that air defenses had downed a total of five missiles.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQRf_gEnC7M
Post by: z on September 23, 2023, 07:33:44 pm
September 23, 2023 Russia-Ukraine news
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Russian foreign minister says the US is “directly at war” with Moscow
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Saturday that the United States and other allies of Ukraine are “directly at war” with Moscow.
Lavrov had been asked by a journalist at what point the US becomes directly involved in war against Russia, as opposed to engaged in a proxy conflict.
“You can call this whatever you want to call this, but they are directly at war with us. We can call this a hybrid war, but that doesn’t change the reality,” Lavrov said. “They are effectively engaged in hostilities with us, using the Ukrainians as fodder,” he added.
The foreign minister said the US, the United Kingdom and many others are “waging war” against Russia and are engaged in hostilities against the country.
Lavrov said the US and other countries are delivering greater and greater quantities of weapons to Kyiv, while military satellites and intelligence aircraft from the countries are also used against Moscow.
Moscow has often framed its invasion of Ukraine, which it usually refers to as a “special military operation,” as a struggle against attempts by Western powers to dominate on a global stage.
Kyiv’s allies and international bodies have dismissed this characterization, saying they are helping defend Ukraine from an unprovoked invasion and attempt to seize territory.
Speaking Saturday, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov blamed the collapse of the Black Sea grain deal on what he described as broken promises by Ukraine and the United Nations.
In remarks after his speech at the UN General Assembly in New York, Lavrov said Russia left the crucial deal because “everything that was promised to us turned out to be a deception.”
Ukraine’s blueprint for peace is not “feasible” or “realistic,” Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Saturday in a news conference at the United Nations General Assembly in New York.
Lavrov said everyone understands that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s peace formula — which he has said cannot include ceding any territory to Russia — is not feasible.
But “at the same time, everyone says this is only conditions for negotiation,” Lavrov said.
Zelensky presented Ukraine’s 10-point peace formula to world leaders at the Group of 20 summit in Bali, Indonesia, last year.
The steps include a path to nuclear safety and food security, a special tribunal for alleged Russian war crimes, and a final peace treaty with Moscow.
Zelensky — who initially proposed meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in the early days of Moscow’s invasion — has expressed concerns about negotiating with Russia, pointing to its past record of reneging on agreements.
Moscow has justified its invasion of Ukraine, which it usually refers to as a “special military operation,” by framing it as a campaign of “denazification”
Putin, who now risks arrest when he travels, is not expected to attend any portion of the gathering.
Russia remains a member of the UN Security Council, despite multiple demands from the council to end the war in Ukraine. Zelensky called this week for the Security Council to remove Russia’s veto power, arguing “this will be the first necessary step.”
Post by: z on September 23, 2023, 07:36:50 pm
Russia-Ukraine war: Zelenskiy says ‘Moscow must lose once and for all’ as Trudeau commits fighter jet training – as it happened
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Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskiy delivered an impassioned speech at the Canadian parliament on Friday in which he thanked Canada’s military support to Ukraine
Prime minister Justin Trudeau says Canada is going to make a longer-term, multi-year commitment that provides steady support for Ukraine, including money for 50 armoured vehicles. Canada will give an extra C$650m ($482m) in military aid to Ukraine over the next three years, Trudeau told the Canadian parliament.
US president Joe Biden has told his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskiy that the US will provide a small number of long-range missiles to help in Ukraine’s fight against Russia
A Ukrainian air force spokesperson reportedly said that he had hoped the missile strike on the Russian Black Sea fleet HQ earlier on Friday had left a bigger hole in the building. Air force spokesperson, Yuriy Ignat, speaking on Ukrainian television, said that while he was pleased by the result of the strike, he had hoped the effects would be more dramatic. “I wanted a bigger hole to be honest,” he said.
Ukraine’s military said its forces had “successfully” struck the headquarters of Russia’s Black Sea navy in the Crimean port of Sevastopol on Friday. “On 22 September close to 12:00 (0900 GMT) Ukraine’s defence forces successfully struck the headquarters of the Russian Black Sea fleet command in the temporarily occupied Sevastopol,” Ukraine’s military said on Telegram.
Post by: z on September 23, 2023, 07:39:59 pm
Putin’s war machine risks running out of fuel, so Russia is banning the export of gasoline and diesel
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Now 575 days into his war in Ukraine, Vladimir Putin has halted virtually all exports of gasoline and diesel out of the country to lessen the pain for average Russians and protect the nation’s food supply.
Russia’s leader has tried to keep the daily lives of Russians insulated from the worst impacts of his expansionary campaign in order to minimize risks to political stability. But with all resources at their disposal directed at maintaining the war effort, wholesale prices for the two fuels have reached record levels in recent months, according to state news agency TASS.
Since it has no choice but to fuel its military machine operating across the border in Ukraine—a necessity if it hopes to repel Kyiv’s ongoing counteroffensive—Moscow will instead divert the supply that would have gone abroad to prevent shortages back home.
Agriculture Minister Dmitry Patrushev earlier this month proposed temporarily banning fuel product exports to avoid a “catastrophe” this harvest season, according to the Moscow Times.
Countries like China, India and Turkey are likely to be hit the most, since the trio have effectively replaced Europe barrel for barrel as the prime destination for Russian oil and gas supplies.
By comparison, the Group of Seven industrial nations—which include the U.S., Japan and U.K.—as well as the entire European Union agreed to ban the import of refined petroleum products from Russia last year.
Post by: MagaLago on September 25, 2023, 12:54:25 pm
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Jill Dougherty, CNN's former Moscow bureau chief, shares her view on the growing militarization in Russia as the war with Ukraine continues.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E8MDIMyRoX4
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Russia complaining about colonial powers while it is the last existing colonial power, currently trying to reclaim lands they conquered in the past...
Post by: C on September 25, 2023, 08:41:35 pm
Ukraine updates: Kyiv says it killed Russian fleet commander
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A statement from Ukraine's specials forces says Russian Black Sea Fleet commander Viktor Sokolov was killed in an attack on Russia's naval headquarters in the port city of Sevastopol in occupied Crimea last Friday.
Sokolov is said to have been among 34 officers who died in the attack on Friday. Scores more were injured.
If the death is confirmed, Sokolov would be the highest-ranking of all the Russian officers killed in Ukraine during the war.
The historic headquarters building is reported to have been damaged beyond repair.
In other news, Russia-installed authorities on Crimea said Monday night that air defense forces were repelling a missile attack.
Overnight Sunday into Monday, the Ukrainian port city of Odesa came under fire from Russian missiles and drones.
Crimea, which was illegally annexed by Russia in 2014, has recently been the frequent target of attacks from Ukrainian forces. The latest came on September 22, with a missile strike hitting the headquarters of Russia’s Black Sea naval fleet in Sevastopol.
In recent weeks, Ukraine has intensified its operations against the Russian forces that control Crimea.
Hungary will not support Ukraine "in any issue" unless the Ukrainian government restores the rights of ethnic Hungarians on its territory, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said Monday.
Ukraine restricted the use of minority languages, such as Hungarian, in schools in 2017, which Hungary has repeatedly denounced.
Some 130,000 ethnic Hungarians lived in Ukraine before the war, mostly in the western region of Zakarpattia. Hundreds of them have joined the Ukrainian military since the beginning of Russia's invasion last year.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has confirmed the arrival of the first US Abrams tanks in Ukraine.
In a post on the social media platform Telegram, Zelenskyy said the hardware was already being prepared for deployment.
Russia reports Ukrainian drone attacks on Kursk, Belgorod
Ukraine has carried out a drone attack on the western Russian region of Kursk, damaging several private houses and an administrative building, said regional Governor Roman Starovoyt.
Meanwhile, in a separate statement, the governor of Belgorod, in southern Russia, said that two Ukrainian drones were destroyed over the region that borders Ukraine.
An overnight Russian missile and drone attack has injured one woman and damaged port infrastructure in Odesa, the governor of the southern Ukrainian region said on Monday.
A fire broke out in a non-residential high-rise in Odesa city following the attack but was extinguished, Oleh Kiper said on Telegram.
The Ukrainian military said that grain stores were destroyed in the attack, news agency AFP reported.
Post by: russia on September 26, 2023, 08:22:00 pm
Russia tortured some Ukrainian victims to death, UN inquiry says
Post by: Ukraine on September 29, 2023, 12:16:02 am
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SsXusFdi3gg
Post by: war on September 30, 2023, 01:59:12 am
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Germany criticises Paris Paralympic decision
German parasport chief Julius Beucher has slammed the decision by the IPC to allow Russian and Belarusian athletes to compete as neutrals at the Paralympics in Paris next year.
“This is not a great moment for the IPC’s community of values,” Beucher told dpa news agency. “There is still a war going on. More terrible than before.”
Beucher asserted there had not been “a single word of regret” on the war from Russia’s Paralympic Committee. “On the contrary. They call for war, glorify the murder and the killing.”
UK to sanction Russian officials over ‘sham’ votes in Ukraine
The UK has announced new sanctions against almost a dozen senior Russian officials and the country’s election commission over “sham” elections held in occupied Ukrainian territory this month and last year.
The move takes the number of individuals and entities sanctioned by Britain in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine nearly 20 months ago to more than 1,600.
NATO chief says confident Poland will continue military support to Kyiv
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg says he was confident that Poland will find ways to address disagreements with Ukraine without affecting military support for its neighbour’s war against Russia.
“I’m expecting and I’m confident that Ukraine and Poland will find a way to address those issues without that impacting in a negative way the military support to Ukraine,” Stoltenberg told the Reuters news agency in an interview in Copenhagen.
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and the leaders of five Central Asian nations have pledged to cooperate closely on sanctions in a carefully worded statement that did not pinpoint Russia.
Putin signs decree on autumn military conscription
Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree setting out the routine autumn conscription campaign, calling up 130,000 citizens for statutory military service, a document posted on the government website showed.
All men in Russia are required to do a yearlong military service between the ages of 18 and 27 or equivalent training while pursuing higher education.
Switzerland tightens sanctions over Iranian drone deliveries to Russia
Norway bans entry of Russian-registered cars
Norway has announced Russian-registered passenger cars will no longer be allowed to enter its territory starting next week.
Switzerland approves aid package to demine Ukraine
Switzerland’s Federal Council has approved a 100 million Swiss franc ($110m) package to demine parts of Ukraine, the government said on Friday.
‘Powerful’ explosion in Berdiansk: Kyiv Independent
The Kyiv Independent claims that the city of Berdiansk, which is occupied by Russian forces, has been rocked by a “powerful” explosion.
‘The UK will never recognise Russia’s claims to Ukrainian territory’: Cleverly
Post by: NoNewMoney on October 01, 2023, 01:21:32 pm
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With just hours left on the clock, lawmakers in Washington have overcome their differences to pass a spending bill to avert a shutdown of the US government. The so-called stopgap measure will keep the federal government funded until mid-November. The 11th-hour breakthrough came after the Democrat-controlled Senate approved a bill passed just hours earlier by the Republican-controlled House of Representatives. The hard-fought compromise does not include any new funding for Ukraine, which many fear could have consequences for the war.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WNN3fo79nOU
Post by: BedBugs on October 03, 2023, 01:44:25 pm
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Retired Lt. Gen. Mark Hertling reacts to the US Congress passing a short-term spending bill that prevented a government shutdown but did not include funding for Ukraine. #CNN #Newshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SxuruvaGtTM
Reminder: Putin annexed Crimea not because he was worried about NATO encroachment or Ukraine having nukes:
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Why is Crimea important to Russia?https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crimea
The Black Sea ports of Crimea provide quick access to the Eastern Mediterranean, Balkans and Middle East. Historically, possession of the southern coast of Crimea was sought after by most empires of the greater region since antiquity (Roman, Byzantine, Ottoman, Russian, British and French, Nazi German, Soviet).
Some false-leftists and rightists still make the claim that if it was not for NATO Putin would never have invaded Ukraine, which also completely ignores the writings of Alexandr Dugin.
Post by: BedBugs on October 03, 2023, 01:51:02 pm
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Existing funds are dwindling to the point where the U.S. has already slowed down resupplying some of its own forces, a Pentagon official said.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q5dw_gCCkO0
Post by: ZforZionism on October 08, 2023, 01:54:13 am
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called on the world to stand in solidarity with Israel and condemned the unprecedented attack from Hamas, saying, “Anyone who brings terror and death must be held accountable.”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Z4NHTgGEZ8
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Hope Muslims having sympathy for Ukrane will understand their reality. People like Zelensky really don't have the morals they preach just like hypocrites. All their talks against invasion, occupation and so on are lies. They are always against Plstne's right to fight against occupation. Least in enmity or nearest in affection to Muslims are the Christians (Orthodox/Byzantines/in my opinion present-day Russia). Allah says:
"You will surely find the most intense of the people in animosity toward the believers [to be] the Jews and those who associate others with Allāh (idolators); and you will find the nearest of them in affection to the believers those who say, "We are Christians." That is because among them are priests and monks and because they are not arrogant." [Quran 5:82]
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Well said! You would think the leader of a country which just got invaded by a colonial power, Russia, would have sympathy with other countries who have been colonized by western colonialists.
The hypocrisy is becoming so blatant these days...
Post by: ZforZionism on October 08, 2023, 01:56:22 am
See also: https://trueleft.createaforum.com/colonial-era/russia-the-last-colonial-empire/
Post by: SettlerColonialism on October 09, 2023, 11:27:18 am
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President Zelensky has drawn parallels between Iran’s support for Russia’s war on Ukraine and its role in the Hamas attack on Israel. He urged Western unity even as the US’ top diplomat said there was no evidence Iran was behind the latest attacks on Israel. The Ukrainian President had drawn flak when he called on world leaders to show solidarity with Israel, shortly after Hamas launched its attack on Oct 7.Watch the video to know about the West's hypocrisy towards Israel Palestine war.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jA42QagWCB8
#israel #ukraine #worldnews #israelhamasconflict
00:00 - INTRODUCTION
03:44 - US PLEDGES SUPPORT TO ISRAEL
04:22 - “WHY TWO DIFFERENT APPROACHES?”
Iran has rejected allegations it had a role in the assault on Israel by Hamas.
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Iran says claims that it played a role in Hamas’s assault on Israel were unfounded.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H3l0hpvKvaA
“The accusations linked to an Iranian role… are based on political reasons,” foreign ministry spokesperson Nasser Kanani told reporters.
Palestinians had “the necessary capacity and will to defend their nation and recover their rights” without any help from Tehran, Kanani added.
His comments came after The Wall Street Journal reported that Iran helped Hamas plan its surprise attacks.
The two countries have been at odds for decades. It is not the first time that they have exchanged accusations of playing a role in attacks and sabotage operations in each other’s territory.
Post by: murderers on October 14, 2023, 06:38:11 pm
Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 598
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A battle is continuing in the eastern Ukrainian city of Avdiivka, with Russia attacking it for a fourth straight day. Vitaliy Barabash, head of the city’s military administration, told Ukrainian national television that the city, which is known for its large coking plant, is “completely ablaze” and that its hospital, administrative buildings and volunteer centre are under attack
In Ukraine’s eastern region of Donetsk, where heavy fighting has continued for months, acting regional Governor Ihor Moroz said on Saturday that Russian shelling of civilian settlements has left 22 civilians wounded over the past 24 hours. “The Russians wounded 22 residents of Donetsk region: 21 in Pokrovsk and one in Avdiivka,” Moroz said on Telegram. The Ukrainian military has said that its troops have fought 100 close-quarter battles against Russian soldiers in Donetsk, in addition to the Melitopol area of the southern region of Zaporizhia.
Politics and diplomacy
Russian President Vladimir Putin, who recently made his first foreign trip since the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued a warrant for his arrest for alleged war crimes, is expected to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping, whom he has called a “dear friend”. Beijing is hosting 130 countries on October 17-18 to mark a decade of its Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), but the two world leaders are likely to discuss the war as well.
European Union leaders are expected to meet later this month to demand “decisive progress” on using Russian assets frozen by sanctions to help Ukraine, according to a draft statement. The finance ministers of the G7, who had met on Thursday in Morocco, estimated that $280bn worth of such assets had been frozen.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy held a joint press conference with Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte, who was visiting the Black Sea port city of Odesa on Friday. They said that they would work together to improve Ukraine’s air defences, and Zelenskyy said he would work to strengthen his country’s position in the Black Sea to increase the security of grain exports vital for ensuring Ukraine’s budget revenues.
Weapons
The White House has claimed that North Korea has delivered more than 1,000 containers of military equipment and munitions to Russia to be used in the war. National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said on Friday that the US believes North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, who travelled to Russia to meet with Putin and visit key military sites last month, is seeking sophisticated Russian weapons technologies in return for the munitions to boost North Korea’s military and nuclear programme.
The Russian beasts of Gog and Magog cannot be allowed to roam free for much longer, they need to be sealed back in their caves...
Post by: murderers on October 14, 2023, 06:42:51 pm
Russia-Ukraine war live: Ukrainian general says fighting in north-east has ‘significantly worsened’ – as it happened
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Top Ukraine general says fighting in north-east has ‘significantly worsened’
Fighting along the northern section of Ukraine’s eastern front has significantly worsened in recent days, with dozens of daily assaults by Russian forces, the commander of Kyiv’s ground forces has said.
“The main objective of the enemy is the defeat of a grouping of our troops, the encirclement of Kupiansk and to reach the Oskil River,” he said in comments carried by an official military platform.
He also said that despite the Russian attacks, Ukrainian troops had been ready and were holding their ground.
Fighting in Avdiivka on the eastern frontline entered a fifth day as Russia continued to deploy new forces in an attempt to surround the city, according to Vitaliy Barabash, the head of its military administration.
Russia’s defence ministry said its forces had shot down two Ukrainian drones over the Black Sea near the southern resort city of Sochi on Saturday morning. The city’s mayor, Alexei Kopaigorodskyi, said there had been no casualties or damage and that the situation was under control.
Protesters gathered outside city hall in Odesa again to speak out against the misuse of budget funds and pay tribute to Ukrainian soldiers killed or injured in the war.
The Russian Black Sea Fleet (BSF) is highly likely to have reinforced its defensive and reactive posture since suffering a series of strikes in August and September, the UK Ministry of Defence said. In its latest intelligence update, the ministry said the BSF has relocated many of its prestige assets – including cruise missile-capable ships and submarines – from Sevastopol to operating and basing areas further east, such as Novorossiysk.
Russia has detained three lawyers of the jailed opposition leader Alexei Navalny and raided their homes, aides said, a step that comes as pressure on the Kremlin’s critics increases. The move was an attempt to “completely isolate Navalny”, his ally Ivan Zhdanov said on social media.
Post by: JordanCancelsBiden on October 17, 2023, 05:55:34 pm
Disrespecting the Quran is a crime in Russia, unlike in some other countries - Putin
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/ito9uuQ8xJE
This would explain why Muslims would find it easier to support Russia over the West. Certainly a great example of how damaging Western\European Islamaphobia is to foreign affairs and geopolitics.
Post by: BlackSeaGrain on October 19, 2023, 11:42:03 pm
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"The Army Tactical Missile System from the from the Americans is most significant. They hit both an airfield in Luhansk at a 100km range in one and one in Berdyansk 85km away on the coast."https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1XpGiUifRBo
Ukraine needs more US support to move forawd as missile strikes damage key Russian military sites, Maj. Gen. Chip Chapman tells #timesradio .
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Putin looked genuinely shaken by the effectiveness of the ATCMs. 👍
Putin calls US supply of ATACMS weapons to Ukraine ‘another mistake’
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Russia’s president makes first public comments since Ukrainian strikes on airfields in Russian-held territory
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Vladimir Putin has called the US delivery of long-range tactical ballistic missiles to Kyiv “another mistake by the United States” in his first public comments since an unprecedented Ukrainian strike destroyed helicopters at two airfields in Russian-occupied territory this week.Entire article: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/oct/18/putin-calls-us-supply-of-atacms-weapons-to-ukraine-another-mistake
The Russian president also claimed that the delivery of the army tactical missile system (ATACMS) missiles, which can strike targets more than 100 miles away and deliver salvoes with cluster munitions, would “not do Ukraine any good either. It will simply prolong [their] agony.”
Yet the missiles have struck one of the worst blows against Russian aviation since Putin launched the full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, despite warnings from military experts and bloggers that Russia’s forward military bases could be at risk from newly provided American weapons. The strikes could force Russia to pull back its attack aircraft from the frontlines of the conflict.
“War is war,” Putin said on Wednesday. “And, of course, I have said that [ATACMS] pose a threat. It goes without saying. But what counts most is that they are completely unable to drastically change the situation along the line of contact. It’s impossible.”...
Post by: russia on October 24, 2023, 05:36:56 pm
Ukraine: Kyiv said it stopped Russian drone strike on Odesa
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Ukraine said it stopped an overnight drone attack on the Black Sea port of Odesa.
Defense systems destroyed several attack drones launched by Russia, Ukraine's air force said. Debris from one of the downed drones damaged a warehouse in Odesa.
Meanwhile, in its latest intelligence update, the UK's Ministry of Defense said Russia is spending more of its budget on the war in Ukraine — putting a further strain on the Russian economy.
Latvia's foreign minister, Krisjanis Karins, told DW that Europe must maintain its focus on Ukraine while dealing with the conflict between Israel and the Hamas Islamist militant group.
He said that while "all EU countries are on the same page" when it comes to support for Kyiv, different member states have "somewhat different approaches" to financing Ukraine aid.
The ministers are currently deliberating on "concrete sums" to pledge to Ukraine, according to Karins.
https://meduza.io/en/news/2023/10/23/oryx-says-nine-russian-helicopters-destroyed-15-damaged-in-ukraine-s-october-17-attack
Oryx says nine Russian helicopters destroyed, 15 damaged, in Ukraine’s October 17 attack
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Seven Ka-52 and two Mi-8 helicopters were destroyed in Ukraine’s October 17 strike on airfields in Russian-occupied Berdyansk and Luhansk, according to Oryx which tracks, among other things, Russian military equipment losses. Oryx analyst Jakub Janovsky said that another 15 helicopters were damaged, possibly beyond repair.
On October 17, the Ukrainian military announced that it had struck airfields in Luhansk and Berdyansk, causing damage to Russian equipment and facilities. According to Western media, Ukraine used ATACMS missiles, which the U.S. had recently sent to Ukraine, to strike the airfields.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/tylerroush/2023/10/24/kremlin-denies-rumors-of-putin-body-double-amid-heart-attack-claims/?sh=227f4b7fa006
Kremlin Denies Rumors Of Putin Body Double Amid Heart Attack Claims
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Russian President Vladimir Putin is healthy and does not use body doubles for public appearances, a Kremlin spokesperson said Tuesday, following claims on social media suggesting Putin—whose health has been speculated on in recent years—suffered a heart attack over the weekend.
Kremlin press secretary Dmitry Peskov said Tuesday that “everything is fine” with Putin, 71, according to Reuters, after the Russian channel General SVR suggested—without evidence—that Putin had suffered from a cardiac arrest on Sunday.
Post by: ukraine on October 26, 2023, 03:24:03 am
Ukraine bracing for another winter of Russian attacks targeting energy grid, Zelenskyy says
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Russia fired almost a dozen Shahed drones against Ukrainian targets and falling debris from an intercepted drone damaged power lines near a nuclear plant in the country's west, knocking out electricity to hundreds of people, officials said Wednesday.
For the fourth day in a row, the Kremlin's forces took aim at the Ukrainian region of Khmelnytskyi, injuring 16 people, according to local authorities.
Ukraine's air force said it stopped all the drones that were launched.
But Ukraine's Ministry of Energy Infrastructure said falling drone wreckage in Khmelnytskyi broke windows in the administrative building and the laboratory of the local nuclear plant and knocked out electricity to more than 1,800 customers. The plant is about 200 kilometres east of the border with Poland.
Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said his country's air defences are preparing for another winter of Russian attacks on energy infrastructure as the war enters its 21st month.
But Kyiv also plans to take the fight to Russia through its ongoing counteroffensive, he said.
"This year we will not only defend ourselves, but also respond,'' Zelenskyy said. "The enemy knows this well.''
Last winter, Moscow's drones and missiles zeroed in on Ukraine's power grid, hoping to erode the country's will to resist Russia's invasion by denying civilians heating. Ukraine said it was an effort to weaponize winter.
Russian news reports have mentioned one such drone, Italmas, which reportedly has a range of about 200 kilometres, allowing Moscow's forces to strike targets far beyond the front line. Another is an upgraded version of the Lancet drone. It has an extended range compared to its previous version, which has been used extensively on the battlefield.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/10/25/russia-withdraws-from-ctbt
Russia prepares to withdraw from nuclear test ban treaty
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Russian lawmakers have approved a bill revoking the ratification of the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty (CTBT). The move adds to the tension between Moscow and the West amid Russia’s war in Ukraine.
The upper house Federation Council unanimously approved the bill to abandon the landmark agreement outlawing nuclear weapons tests on Wednesday. The lower house State Duma passed it in an accelerated vote last week. The legislation now only needs the signature of President Vladimir Putin to come into effect.
Post by: ukraine on October 27, 2023, 09:18:06 pm
One Exhausted Ukrainian Brigade In Avdiivka Reportedly Blew Up 200 Russian Vehicles And Killed 800 Russian Troops
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a trio of Russian brigades attacked toward Avdiivka, a key Ukrainian strongpoint just northwest of Donetsk in eastern Ukraine’s Donbas region.
The attack, which was preceded by a heavy artillery bombardment, was an obvious fixing operation—an effort to draw in Ukrainian brigades from across the 600-mile front of Russia’s 21-month wider war on Ukraine and pin them in place ... so they can’t fight elsewhere.
It hasn’t worked. “Ukrainian officials have already identified the Avdiivka push as a Russian fixing operation, and they are unlikely to unduly commit Ukrainian manpower to this axis,” the Institute for the Study of War in Washington, D.C. noted just a day into the Russian assault.
“There are no words to describe the heroism of the soldiers of the 110th Mechanized Brigade,” Ukrainian journalist Yuriy Butusov wrote.
Manning trenches, firing anti-tank and anti-aircraft missiles and operating drones around the clock to drop bombs and call in artillery from the nearby 55th Artillery Brigade, the 110th Brigade destroyed 200 Russian vehicles and killed 800 Russians in the first 13 days of fighting, according to Butusov.
“Phenomenal numbers,” the journalist wrote. “Hundreds of corpses are lying on the plantations and fields.”
The 110th’s ambivalent armament makes its feat even more impressive. Its vehicles—a combination of Soviet, Czech and Dutch models—are pretty old, on average.
The brigade has made creative use of its middling vehicles,
But equipment and tactics don’t explain why the 110th Mechanized Brigade has held. Not really. In a fight this intensive, morale matters more than methods and materiel do.
“This brigade has been defending Avdiivka without any rotations at all for one and a half years!” Butusov wrote. “A significant number of units constantly live in their positions without any exits from Avdiivka, which is fired at by all types of weapons.”
“It's even hard to imagine,” the journalist added. “These men of steel fight in conditions that no army in the world can withstand; the Russians simply run away in such conditions.”
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/10/28/russia-ukraine-war-list-of-key-events-day-611
Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 611
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Here is the situation on Saturday, October 28, 2023.
Eight people were injured and at least 15 buildings were damaged or destroyed after Russia shelled the centre of Ukraine’s southern city of Kherson. “In the evening, the entire city trembled,” Ukraine’s Emergency Services said on Telegram. “The enemy targeted the very centre of Kherson.” Ukraine’s Suspilne public broadcaster said one person was also injured after Russian forces shelled Beryslav further north.
peaking in his nightly video address, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Russian casualties had risen sharply across the 1,000-kilometre (600-mile) front lines over the past week. He earlier told United Kingdom Prime Minister Rishi Sunak that Russia had lost at least a brigade’s worth of troops in its assault on Avdiivka.”The invaders made several attempts to surround Avdiivka, but each time, our soldiers stopped them and threw them back, causing painful losses. In these cases, the enemy lost at least a brigade,” Zelenskyy told Sunak in a phone call. Brigades vary in size and can number between 1,500 and 8,000 troops.
Russian diplomats dismissed a White House claim that Moscow’s military was executing its own soldiers if they refused orders in Ukraine. “Whoever came up with these other-worldly lies could only have been a person with an imagination far into overdrive,” the Russian embassy in Washington said in comments carried by the RIA Novosti news agency.
Russia’s Defence Ministry said it thwarted a Ukrainian drone attack near a nuclear plant in Kurchatov in the country’s southern Kursk region. A separate statement from the Kursk nuclear power station said three drones had been involved in the attack
Ukraine said it had so far exported 1.3 million tonnes of grain and other cargo through a new Black Sea corridor it set up in August after Moscow withdrew from a United Nations-brokered deal that allowed Kyiv to safely export grain to world markets.
Most of the European Union’s 27 leaders meeting at a summit in Brussels backed additional financial support to Ukraine as it fights Russia’s invasion
Zelenskyy’s top diplomatic adviser said senior national security and foreign ministry officials from as many as 70 nations will meet in Malta on Saturday and Sunday to discuss the Ukrainian president’s 10-point blueprint for a peace settlement. Russia will not participate.
You Russians better get your hands off Algeria.
Post by: Worldwide on October 29, 2023, 04:50:14 pm
Ukraine Soldiers Send Message Of Solidarity To Israel
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/KLuZWozUhNs
Post by: ukraine on November 01, 2023, 03:00:34 am
Ukrainians stand with Israel amid war with Hamas, despite grievances
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To Valentina Boyko, what’s happening in Ukraine and Israel is strikingly similar.
“We were attacked. They were attacked.
Just metres away from her, lying on one of the concrete slabs that surround the Israeli embassy in Kyiv, were fresh flowers and pieces of paper reading “Praying for Israel” in English and Ukrainian.
Boyko’s opinion is shared by many in Ukraine
Historic ties seem stronger than current disagreements – a mere century ago, what is now Ukraine was home to one of the largest diasporas of Ashkenazi Jews and the birthplace of Hasidism, a reformist doctrine in Judaism.
Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who won Ukraine’s presidency in 2019 by the largest landslide in the country’s history, and some of his cabinet members are proud of their Jewish roots.
However, as the war with Russia approaches its 600th day and the annexation of Crimea nears its 10th anniversary, many Ukrainians see Israel as a nation that thrives despite a decades-long conflict – and one that has advanced weaponry and intelligence services that minimise risks for civilians.
Some 52 percent of Ukrainians still consider Israel a “friendly nation,”
Every October, tens of thousands of Hasidic Jews flock to the grave of Rabbi Nachman, who founded the Breslov branch of Hasidism and asked his followers to visit his grave in the central Ukrainian city of Uman.
Even though Russian cruise missiles reached Uman several times
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/10/29/ukraine-israel-gaza-russia-support/
New danger for Ukraine: Taking Israel’s side in war against Hamas and Gaza
Post by: ukraine on November 01, 2023, 03:22:34 am
‘Nobody Believes in Our Victory Like I Do.’ Inside Volodymyr Zelensky’s Struggle to Keep Ukraine in the Fight
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Volodymyr Zelensky was running late.
Billed as the main event of his visit in late September, it would give him a chance to inspire U.S. support against Russia with the kind of oratory the world has come to expect from Ukraine’s wartime President. It did not go as planned.
he looked distant and agitated
his own delivery felt stilted, as though he wanted to get it over with.
The reason, he later said, was the exhaustion he felt that night, not only from the demands of leadership during the war but also the persistent need to convince his allies that, with their help, Ukraine can win. “Nobody believes in our victory like I do. Nobody,” Zelensky told TIME
It is only getting harder. Twenty months into the war, about a fifth of Ukraine’s territory remains under Russian occupation. Tens of thousands of soldiers and civilians have been killed, and Zelensky can feel during his travels that global interest in the war has slackened. So has the level of international support.
Public support for aid to Ukraine has been in decline for months in the U.S., and Zelensky’s visit did nothing to revive it.
in June, when Ukraine began a major counteroffensive, according to a Reuters survey taken shortly after Zelensky’s departure. That offensive has proceeded at an excruciating pace and with enormous losses, making it ever more difficult for Zelensky to convince partners that victory is around the corner. With the outbreak of war in Israel, even keeping the world’s attention on Ukraine has become a major challenge.
the insistent calls for Zelensky to fight corruption inside his own government, and the fading enthusiasm for a war with no end in sight.
The usual sparkle of his optimism, his sense of humor, his tendency to liven up a meeting in the war room with a bit of banter or a bawdy joke, none of that has survived into the second year of all-out war.
his belief in Ukraine’s ultimate victory over Russia has hardened into a form that worries some of his advisers. It is immovable, verging on the messianic. “He deludes himself,” one of his closest aides tells me in frustration. “We’re out of options. We’re not winning. But try telling him that.”
Zelensky’s stubbornness, some of his aides say, has hurt their team’s efforts to come up with a new strategy, a new message.
Zelensky remains dead set against even a temporary truce.
“Maybe it will calm some people down inside our country, and outside, at least those who want to wrap things up at any price. But for me, that’s a problem, because we are left with this explosive force. We only delay its detonation.”
the flow of Western arms could dry up over time
He worries his audience has stopped paying attention.
At the end of last year, during his previous visit to Washington, Zelensky received a hero’s welcome.
This time around, the atmosphere had changed.
Congressional leaders declined to let Zelensky deliver a public address on Capitol Hill.
His aides tried to arrange an in-person appearance for him on Fox News and an interview with Oprah Winfrey. Neither one came through.
Angus King, an independent Senator from Maine, recalled the Ukrainian leader telling his audience, “You’re giving money. We’re giving our lives.” But it was not enough.Ten days later, Congress passed a bill to temporarily avert a government shutdown. It included no assistance for Ukraine.
By the time Zelensky returned to Kyiv, the cold of early fall had taken hold
blackouts would likely be more severe this winter, and the public reaction in Ukraine would not be as forgiving. “Last year people blamed the Russians,” one of them says. “This time they’ll blame us for not doing enough to prepare.”
One of Zelensky’s close aides tells me that even if the U.S. and its allies come through with all the weapons they have pledged, “we don’t have the men to use them.”
Since the start of the invasion, Ukraine has refused to release official counts of dead and wounded. But according to U.S. and European estimates, the toll has long surpassed 100,000 on each side of the war. It has eroded the ranks of Ukraine’s armed forces so badly that draft offices have been forced to call up ever older personnel, raising the average age of a soldier in Ukraine to around 43 years. “They’re grown men now, and they aren’t that healthy to begin with,” says the close aide to Zelensky.
In recent months, the issue of corruption has strained Zelensky’s relationship with many of his allies. Ahead of his visit to Washington, the White House prepared a list of anti-corruption reforms for the Ukrainians to undertake. One of the aides who traveled with Zelensky to the U.S. told me these proposals targeted the very top of the state hierarchy. “These were not suggestions,” says another presidential adviser. “These were conditions.”
he failed to keep order within his ministry
bureaucratic paralysis and low morale as the scrutiny of their work intensified.
all the concerns about corruption in Ukraine
“It’s logical,” Zelensky tells me. “Of course we lose out from the events in the Middle East. People are dying, and the world’s help is needed there to save lives, to save humanity.” Zelensky wanted to help. After the crisis meeting with aides, he asked the Israeli government for permission to visit their country in a show of solidarity.
Post by: russia on November 03, 2023, 10:39:20 pm
Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 619
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Ukrainian attack on the Russian-occupied town of Chaplynka in the southern region of Kherson killed nine people and injured another nine, according to the region’s Russia-appointed governor Vladimir Saldo. There was no report of the incident from Ukrainian officials or media.
Russia launched its biggest drone attack on Ukraine in weeks, hitting critical infrastructure in 10 of the country’s 24 regions, and destroying residential buildings and a school in Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second-biggest city. The air force said it shot down 24 of the 38 drones launched by Russia, as well as a cruise missile. Two people were reported injured.
Intense fighting continued around the eastern town of Avdiivka with Ukraine’s General Staff saying its forces had repelled 17 attacks on and around the town. Mayor Vitaliy Barabash told national television, the Russians were preparing for a new wave of attacks and were intent on seizing the town’s vast coking plant.
Russia dismissed sweeping new US sanctions targeting a drone supply chain and future energy capabilities. “This is a continuation of the policy of inflicting, as they call it, a strategic defeat on us,” Maria Zakharova, a spokesperson for the Russian foreign ministry, told Russian state television. “They will have to wait in vain forever before that happens.”
The US said it would provide Ukraine with additional arms and equipment worth $425m in a package that would include laser-guided munitions, munitions for National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile Systems (NASAMS) air defences and High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS), artillery, and antitank weapons.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/russia-putin-nuclear-arms-treaty-1.7016054
Putin signs bill revoking Russian ratification of nuclear test ban treaty
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President Vladimir Putin on Thursday signed off on a law revoking Russia's ratification of the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty, a move he said is designed to bring Moscow into line with the United States.
Russia says that it will not resume testing unless Washington does and that its de-ratification does not change its nuclear posture or the way it shares information about its nuclear activities.
The move, though expected, is evidence of the deep chill between the United States and Russia, whose ties are at their lowest level since the 1962 Cuban missile crisis, largely due to the war in Ukraine and what Moscow casts as Washington's attempts to stymie the emergence of a new multipolar world order.
Last year, Russia suspended the New START treaty on site inspections, while the U.S. in 2020 pulled out of the Open Skies treaty on communicating details of observation flights, citing alleged violations.
Robert Floyd, head of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization, whose job is to promote recognition of the treaty and build up its verification regime to ensure no nuclear tests go undetected, condemned Russia's step.
"Today's decision by the Russian Federation to revoke its ratification of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty is very disappointing and deeply regrettable," said Floyd, who had tried to lobby senior Russian officials to get them to change their mind, on X.
The treaty established a global network of observation posts that can detect the sound, shock waves or radioactive fallout from a nuclear explosion.
Western arms control experts are concerned that Russia may be inching toward a test to intimidate and evoke fear amid the Ukraine war, an idea Russian officials have played down.
Andrey Baklitskiy, senior researcher at the United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research, has said Russia's de-ratification of the CTBT is part of a "slippery slope" toward resuming testing.
"We don't know what steps will follow and when, but we know where this road ends. And we don't want to go there," he said.
Post by: war crimes on November 04, 2023, 12:52:55 am
German prosecutors handed evidence of Russian war crimes in Ukraine
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Dossiers of evidence of Russian war crimes in Ukraine have been presented to German federal prosecutors at the start of a campaign to use the principle of universal jurisdiction to bring war criminals to justice.
The cases were filed on Thursday morning by the Clooney Foundation for Justice (CFJ), representing 16 survivors and the families of victims in three separate war crimes cases: an indiscriminate missile attack on a coastal resort near Odesa that killed 22 people; the execution of four men in occupied territory in the Kharkiv region in spring and summer last year; and a series of executions and acts of torture and sexual violence committed outside Kyiv in March 2022.
The first cases have been brought to Berlin because the German judicial system has been at the forefront of prosecuting war crimes and crimes against humanity under the principle of universal jurisdiction, by which some abuses are deemed to be so serious that the duty to investigate and prosecute goes far beyond the territory on which the crimes were committed.
international support was high for prosecuting the widespread abuses committed in Ukraine, but added: “It is now the time to see words turn into real action – and we are counting on German prosecutors to lead the way.”
The prosecutor has already issued an arrest warrant for Vladimir Putin.
At the other end of the spectrum, Ukrainian prosecutors are collecting vast amounts of evidence on a large number of crimes.
If and when federal prosecutors open investigations into war crimes cases from the invasion of Ukraine, arrest warrants can be issued and shared with Europol and Interpol, and in theory significantly reduce the freedom of movement of the suspects into the indefinite future, offering the prospect of a modicum of justice for victims and their families.
In another initiative involving the war in Ukraine, the Docket intends to build criminal cases against Russian propagandists who have frequently used genocidal language, called for mass killings of civilians, and helped build popular support for the war in Russia.
“We believe that by opening these proceedings, Germany can significantly contribute to the efforts of ensuring justice for all Ukrainian survivors,” Slobodianiuk said.
The cases in Germany are intended to be pilots for the widespread pursuit of Russian war crimes in courts around the world that have universal jurisdiction laws.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/ewelinaochab/2023/10/26/russian-war-crimes-in-ukraine-a-step-closer-to-be-prosecuted-in-germany/?sh=314af1e712b7
Russian War Crimes In Ukraine A Step Closer To Being Prosecuted In Germany
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If German authorities find the evidence presented against specific perpetrators convincing, they can open a criminal investigation and issue arrest warrants for the suspects, which would enable their arrest, extradition, and prosecution. The arrest warrants can be enforced in countries outside of Germany through the Europol and Interpol systems. The ICC can also issue arrest warrants against key suspects.
“While Ukrainian law enforcement agencies are doing their best to cover the unprecedented scale of war crimes committed in the country, they are overloaded and have limited options under Ukrainian for pursuing the commanders and masterminds of the crimes. We believe that by opening these proceedings, Germany can significantly contribute to the efforts of ensuring justice for all Ukrainian survivors.”
Ensuring justice and accountability for the atrocities perpetrated by Russia in Ukraine requires engaging numerous actors, including domestic and international bodies. No stone should be left unturned in this pursuit.
Post by: FarFromStalemate on November 04, 2023, 01:14:05 am
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Ben Hodges is a retired United States Army officer, who became commander of United States Army Europe in November 2014, and held that position for three years until retiring from the United States Army in January 2018. He was most recently a Senior Advisor to Human Rights First, until summer 2023, and serves as NATO Senior Mentor for Logistics. Until recently was the Pershing Chair in Strategic Studies, at the Centre for European Policy Analysis, specialising in NATO, the Transatlantic relationship and international security.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZlglfipDbK8
'Washington Has Not Decided If It Wants Ukraine to Win' - General Ben Hodges
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"To say 'we are with Ukraine as long as it takes' is not an end-state - it is a feel-good statement that means nothing," says General Ben Hodges, who commanded the US Army in Europe from 2014 until 2017. Gen. Hodges, while applauding many of the White House's actions, says that "Ukraine winning" is not the end-state objective of the White House and that "Obviously, I believe that the end-state should be the defeat of Russia: Ejection to the 1991 borders."https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HlD6_sOcIzA
Gen. Hodges pulls no punches in explaining why Ukraine bartering peace with Russia in exchange for Crimea, "the decisive terrain of this war," is a non-starter that no one can reasonably support.
Hodges leaves no doubts as to what the US must do now, if we want Ukraine to win.
Lesia Dubenko - Without Proportional Punishment, the World Risks a Repeat of Russia's 2022 Invasion.
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Lesia Dubenko is a political scientist and an Alumna of Lund University, with an Msc in European Affairs. She has eight years of experience in political and social journalism and has been published in the Financial Times, Politico Europe, New Eastern Europe, Atlantic Council, KP. In August 2018 she entered the Ukrainian NGO sector, and has been cooperating with different Ukrainian NGOs, including “Europe without Barriers”, “Internews Ukraine”, “European Pravda” and more.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SsTsqtbSKv0
Post by: FarFromStalemate on November 04, 2023, 01:26:42 am
Do these fools not realize that many of these right-wingers in the west often support Russia and Israel and not Ukraine? Example from Germany:
AfD pro-Russia movement
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AfD_pro-Russia_movement
Loathed by Jews, Germany’s far-right AfD loves the Jewish state
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Candidates for nationalist Alternative for Germany, derided as anti-Semitic, overwhelmingly profess to hold pro-Israel positions, poll showshttps://www.timesofisrael.com/loathed-by-jews-germanys-far-right-afd-loves-the-jewish-state/
I do not know if false-leftists in the U.S. are even capable of winning the next presidential election? Right-wingers in the U.S. often hold the same position on Russia and Israel that the AfD do in Germany. This was all done by design.
Post by: ukraine on November 04, 2023, 04:39:11 pm
Ukraine plans massive winter drone campaign to ‘devastate’ bogged-down Russian invaders
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The second winter of the conflict is almost here and Ukraine’s forces are marching into more grinding warfare. But faced with freezing temperatures, Kyiv and its expert drone pilots still hope to bring home a lot to celebrate, a senior general tells Arpan Rai
Ukraine is preparing to launch a major winter drone offensive against Russia when harsh conditions hamper ground attacks, a senior general has said.
Russia suffers heavy losses after failed assault on Vuhledar
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Russia has suffered heavy losses in a failed armoured assault near the eastern town of Vuhledar.https://youtu.be/2dwyyLs9U8c?si=Opfbqq0DX_ugoM-G
At least 10 tanks, troops and combat vehicles were confirmed to have been destroyed by Ukraine east of the village of Mykilske, according to Ukrainian military bloggers.
Responding to the attack, President Volodymyr Zelensky said: “There was an attempt by the enemy to advance in the direction of Vuhledar, but our soldiers stopped it, inflicting heavy losses on the enemy: dozens of vehicles, many killed and wounded.”
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/europe/germany-deplores-russia-s-planned-withdrawal-from-nuclear-test-ban-treaty/3042770
Germany deplores Russia’s planned withdrawal from nuclear test ban treaty
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Germany on Friday expressed “deep regret” over Russia’s decision to revoke its ratification of the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty (CTBT), saying it would “further weaken the global arms control regime.”
“The Federal Government deeply regrets Russia's withdrawal from … treaty. We continue to attach great importance to the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty,” German Foreign Ministry spokesman Sebastian Fischer told media representatives in Berlin.
“Even though the treaty has not yet formally come into force, its effectiveness is clearly demonstrated by the fact that since 1998 only North Korea has carried out nuclear weapons tests,” he added.
Fischer emphasized that Russia's revocation of the CTBT ratification is "further weakening the global arms control regime and the global arms control architecture."
On Thursday, the EU said also it deplored Russia’s decision to revoke the treaty.
“It is crucial for international peace and security that all States fully observe the moratorium on nuclear weapon test explosions or any other nuclear explosion, and refrain from any action contrary to the object and purpose of the Treaty,” the European Commission said in a statement that maintained the CTBT is a crucial instrument to nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation, which established a powerful norm against nuclear testing that is respected worldwide.
Previously, the Russian parliament had voted for the bill that repeals Article 1 of the law on Ratification of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty, canceling the ratification.
https://www.cnbc.com/2023/11/04/western-officials-broach-with-kyiv-issue-of-possible-peace-talks-with-moscow.html
Western officials broach with Kyiv issue of possible peace talks with Moscow, NBC News reports
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The war in Ukraine, now in its 21st month, has killed or wounded hundreds of thousands and destroyed swathes of the country. It has also triggered the deepest crisis in Moscow’s relations with the West since the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis.
NBC said the conversations had included very broad outlines of what Ukraine might need to give up to reach a deal with Russia.
Russia currently controls about 17.5% of Ukraine’s internationally recognized territory.
Kyiv says that it wants to take back control over all of the territory taken by Russia, including Crimea which was annexed in 2014, and that it will not rest until every last soldier is ejected from its territory.
Post by: ukraine on November 05, 2023, 08:25:30 pm
Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 621
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The Ukrainian army has confirmed soldiers from its 128th Mountain Assault Brigade were killed in a Russian missile strike during what media described as a medal awarding ceremony. A Ukrainian soldier said on social media that 22 people were killed and criticised commanders for having held the event in Ukraine’s southern Zaporizhzhia region. Local media reported 20 deaths – figures that could not be independently verified.
“This is a tragedy that could have been avoided,” the Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, said of the soldiers’ deaths. “A criminal investigation has been registered into the tragedy. The main thing is to establish the full truth about what happened and to prevent this from happening again.”
Ukrainian cruise missiles damaged a warship docked at the occupied Crimean peninsula, Russia admitted on Sunday, a day after Ukraine announced the strike. Ukraine launched 15 cruise missiles at the BE Butoma shipyard based in the east coast city of Kerch on Saturday, with air defences shooting down 13, Russia’s defence ministry said. Ukrainian attacks have progressively been making Crimea untenable for Russia’s Black Sea fleet to use. Ukraine said the damaged warship was one of Russia’s most advanced, able to fire Kalibr cruise missiles. Online observers named the ship as the Askold.
Zelenskiy said the cost of letting Russia win the war would be further conflict involving ground troops from Nato countries, as he urged US lawmakers on NBC’s Meet the Press to increase war funding. Zelenskiy also said he was “not ready” for talks with Russia unless its invading troops withdraw. The United States “know I am not ready to speak with the terrorists, because their word is nothing”, he said. “They have to go out from our territory, only after that the world can switch on diplomacy.”
Tensions simmered between the civilian and military wings of Ukraine’s leadership as the president’s office publicly rebuked top military commander Valerii Zaluzhnyi for his comments that the war was at a stalemate. The office of Zelenskiy said Zaluzhnyi’s words were helpful to Russia and stirred panic.
Ukraine’s Colonel Oleksandr Shtupun said Russian forces were following “cannon fodder” tactics, referring to fighting in the Tavria region.
The European Commission president, Ursula von der Leyen, said on Saturday that Ukraine had “made excellent progress” towards EU accession, as she visited Kyiv and affirmed EU support for Ukraine “for as long as it takes”.
https://www.cnn.com/2023/11/05/europe/zelensky-ukraine-stalemate-criticism-intl/index.html
Tensions grow in Kyiv over status of war, as Zelensky insists conflict with Russia is not at a ‘stalemate’
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Apparent divisions between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and his military command are becoming increasingly public, after a bitter back-and-forth over the state of play in the war with Russia.
Igor Zhovka, the deputy head of Zelensky’s office, on Saturday condemned an assessment by Ukraine’s military chief that the war with Russia is at a “stalemate,” deepening a feud in Kyiv which has heightened nerves about Western support for the conflict.
He was responding to an interview with military chief Valery Zaluzhny, who told The Economist on Wednesday that “we have reached the level of technology that puts us into a stalemate” and “there will most likely be no deep and beautiful breakthrough” in the war.
Zhovka told Ukrainian television that Zaluzhny’s interview will have been “carefully read, noted down and conclusions drawn” by the Russians. He said he had received calls from counterparts in partner countries “in a panic” asking if the war really is at a stalemate, as described by Zaluzhny.
“Is this the effect we wanted to achieve with this article?” Zhovka said.
“People are tired. Everyone is tired. There are different opinions […] Everyone is human, regardless of status… But this is not a stalemate. I emphasize this once again. We have already talked about this. This is not some kind of news,” Zelensky said.
“We all need to get together and resolve the issues, work more with our partners on air defense, unblock the skies, and enable our guys to take offensive actions. This is what we need to think about. Only about this. Not about where we will be tomorrow. But now,” Zelensky said.
https://www.ctvnews.ca/world/russia-says-it-test-fired-an-intercontinental-ballistic-missile-from-a-new-nuclear-submarine-1.6631963
Russia says it test-fired an intercontinental ballistic missile from a new nuclear submarine
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The Russian military on Sunday reported a successful test launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile designed to carry nuclear warheads from a new nuclear submarine.
The report comes as tensions are soaring between Russia and the West over the fighting in Ukraine.
The Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement that the Imperator Alexander III strategic missile cruiser fired the Bulava missile from an underwater position in Russia's northern White Sea, and hit a target in the far-eastern region of Kamchatka.
The Imperator Alexander III is one of the new Borei-class nuclear submarines that carry 16 Bulava missiles each and are intended to serve as the core naval component of the nation's nuclear forces in the coming decades.
Post by: ukraine on November 06, 2023, 10:10:41 pm
Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 622
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The 128th Separate Mountain Assault Brigade confirmed that 19 of its soldiers were killed last week in a Russian air attack that President Volodymyr Zelenskyy earlier described as “a tragedy”. The soldiers were attacked as they gathered for an awards ceremony at a village near the front line in the southern Zaporizhia region. Ukraine has opened an investigation into the incident.
Andriy Kovalyov, a spokesperson for the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, told state television that over the past week, Ukrainian forces had repelled Russian attacks near the village of Robotyne in the southern Zaporizhia region. Kovalyov said “offensive operations” were also under way south of Bakhmut, which Russia captured in May, and that Moscow was continuing its efforts to take Avdiivka.
Zelenskyy said Ukrainian forces had destroyed the Askold, a Russian cruise missile carrier, at the Kerch shipyard in annexed Crimea. Kyiv said over the weekend that it had “successfully” carried out attacks in that area. Russia said on Sunday that one ship had been damaged. It did not name the vessel.
Oleksandr Prokudin, the governor of Ukraine’s southern Kherson region, said a Russian missile hit four buildings, injuring a woman.
Major Hennady Chastyakov, an assistant to Ukraine’s military commander-in-chief, was killed in an explosion. Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko said the blast happened at Chastyakov’s home as he was showing his 13-year-old son birthday gifts he had been given by colleagues, including a box of Western-manufactured grenades. Klymenko said an investigation was under way.
Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov said a large contingent of former Wagner Group mercenaries had started training with his Akhmat special forces. He did not say how many Wagner fighters were taking part in the training or whether any would stay on with Chechen forces afterwards. Wagner forces played a key role in Russia’s capture of Bakhmut earlier this year.
Zelenskyy said it was “irresponsible” to talk about holding elections in wartime and the country needed to focus on its efforts to push Russian forces out of its territory. “We need to recognise that this is a time for defence, a time for battle, upon which the fate of the state and its people depend… I believe that elections are not appropriate at this time,” Zelenskyy said in his nightly video address.
Ukrainian prosecutors said a former deputy defence minister and his subordinate had been notified they were being investigated for the “embezzlement of state funds and obstruction of the lawful activities of the armed forces of Ukraine”.
Herman Smetanin, the general director of Ukraine’s state arms manufacturer, said Ukroboronprom was developing attack drones similar to the Shahed-136 used by Russia but with a range of 1,000km (620 miles).
French company Cybergun said it signed a contract worth 36 million euros ($39m) to supply Ukraine with weapons, including hand grenades and assault rifles.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/11/6/russian-aerial-attack-damages-odesa-national-art-museum
Russia bombards Ukrainian grain port Odesa
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Russian forces have bombarded Ukraine’s port city of Odesa with missiles and drones.
The attacks injured at least eight people, destroyed grain, and damaged the 124-year-old Odesa Fine Arts Museum.
“This is their despicable answer to the reality – the Ukrainian Crimea will be demilitarised, without the Black Sea fleet and military bases of the Russians,” he said.
Ukraine has recently ramped up strikes on the Russian naval base at Sevastopol. Meanwhile, Russian air attacks have intensified in recent weeks, with infrastructure a particular target ahead of the winter.
Odesa, Ukraine’s main grain port, has also been targeted since earlier in the year when Moscow pulled out of a deal that allowed Ukrainian grain exports through the Black Sea.
“On the eve of November 6, the Russians ‘congratulated’ our architectural monument with a missile that hit nearby.”
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy reiterated his request for Western support ahead of the harsh winter months, and for air defence systems especially, in a televised interview with US network NBC News on Sunday.
Post by: DrinkThisFirst on November 11, 2023, 02:31:52 am
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NATO's Secretary-General, Jens Stoltenberg, has made an explosive admission. The NATO boss termed the Russian victory in Ukraine "a tragedy" for the U.S.-led military bloc. He said Russia’s victory in the war with Ukraine would affect NATO’s security and make it more vulnerable. The NATO boss urged allies to continue to arm Ukraine as the West's focus shifts to the Israel-Hamas war in the Middle East.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qJfax8ZDdAk
Post by: Ukraine on November 12, 2023, 11:33:43 pm
https://youtu.be/Z-UNAEMtkbU?si=-1ZMM_qEU2uilqZo
Post by: russia on November 15, 2023, 06:14:00 pm
Russia-Ukraine war live: Moscow admits major breakthrough for Kyiv but warns troops face ‘hell fire’
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Ukraine’s forces have “gained a foothold” on the eastern bank of the Dnipro River in a significant step for Kyiv’s counteroffensive, but Russia says they are raining “hell fire” on the troops.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s chief of staff said on Tuesday that Ukrainian forces had crossed onto the east bank of the river in the Kherson region “against all odds”.
The river has been one of the key battlegrounds of the conflict, with Russia crossing from the eastern bank to seize Kherson city in the early days of the invasion only to abandon the regional capital late last year.
https://www.ctvnews.ca/business/eu-moves-closer-to-imposing-a-new-set-of-sanctions-on-russia-for-its-war-on-ukraine-1.6646129
EU moves closer to imposing a new set of sanctions on Russia for its war on Ukraine
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The European Union's executive said Wednesday it proposed to the member states a new package of sanctions targeting the Kremlin and its associates, seeking to tighten previous measures approved since the February 2022 invasion of Ukraine as well as adding dozens of economic operators.
The proposal sets in motion final talks between the 27 member states to reach the necessary unanimity on the issue and officials have said they hope to have the 12th package operational by the end of the year.
Even though Wednesday's statement did not go into details, preparatory talks cantered on imposing export restrictions on Russia's lucrative diamond industry.
https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-russia-zelenskiy-stalemata-zaluzhniy/32686350.html
Ukraine 'Cannot Afford Any Stalemate' In War With Russia, Zelenskiy Says
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said Ukraine cannot afford a stalemate in the war against Russia, saying this would create a "volcano that is sleeping but will definitely wake up."
"We cannot afford any stalemate," Zelenskiy told African journalists in Kyiv. "If we want to end the war, we must end it. End with respect so that the whole world knows that whoever came, captured, and killed, is responsible."
According to Zelenskiy, if the war becomes a stalemate, the next generations of Ukrainians will have to fight because Russia "will come again if it is not put in its place."
Zelenskiy’s comments come two weeks after General Valeriy Zaluzhniy, commander in chief of the Ukrainian military, said in The Economist that the war had "reached the level of technology that puts us into a stalemate."
Post by: germany on November 15, 2023, 07:06:50 pm
Germany's support for Ukraine is to be 'massively expanded' next year
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Germany's aid for Ukraine will be “massively expanded” next year, the foreign minister said Monday as Kyiv heads into its second winter since Russia launched its full-scale invasion.
Germany has become one of Ukraine's top military suppliers since the war started in February 2022, sending material that includes tanks, armored personnel carriers, air defense systems and Patriot missile systems.
Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said as she arrived Monday at a meeting with European Union counterparts that, even as Europe grapples with the war between Israel and Hamas, it's still important to “face the geopolitical challenge here.”
https://www.euronews.com/2023/11/15/germany-sets-out-plan-to-make-army-fit-for-war
Wind of change: Germany gets serious about plans to make military 'fit for war'
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When the Ukrainian war first beckoned, Germany was initially wary of offering Kyiv direct military supplies. But shortly after Russia invaded, Chancellor Olaf Scholz recast Germany's moral obligations to help resist Russian aggression in dramatic terms.
In his so-called Zeitenzwende or "turning point" address to the Bundestag, he decribed "Putin's war" in Ukraine as one that risked a return to the dark days of Europe before the 1940s, alluding to Germany's history as he pressed parliamentarians to support the shipment of weapons and supplies to a non-EU, non-NATO ally.
Since the Zeitenzwende speech, Germany's contributions to Ukraine have been at times halting, with complaints from Kyiv and other European partners that Berlin is not moving fast enough to deliver on its promises.
But with the Ukrainians struggling to push Russia back on their crucial southeastern front, Germany is trying to push things further. And Scholz's defence minister, Boris Pistorius, is now talking about Germany's defence posture in terms unlike anything heard since the country was reunified in 1990.
Writing in newspaper Tagesspiel recently, Pistorius called for "fundamental changes" to the German army, the Bundeswehr, which he said needs major structural reform "to be effective and fit for war in the future".
"We need a change of mentality not only in the Bundeswehr, but also in politics and society," he declared. "At stake is the security of our country, and thus the foundation for social coexistence, progress and economic growth. As a state and a society, we need to be able to defend ourselves and be resilient so that we can continue to live in peace, freedom and security in the future."
"I think that the Hamas attack and Gaza war have had an enormous impact on German society and politics. The shift to right-wing rhetoric was instant, especially on migration," she said.
"But there’s also a real point to be made that we will probably have to be ready for more conflicts potentially erupting in Europe's vicinity, as the old security order has unravelled."
https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2023/10/vladimir-putin-russia-ukraine-germany-far-right/675838/
Why Vladimir Putin Is Embracing Germany’s Far Right
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a journalist from a German far-left newspaper, who asked Putin to explain a seeming contradiction: If Russia is liberating Ukraine from Nazis, as Putin claims, why is the Kremlin maintaining high-level contacts with the far-right Alternative for Germany party?
the AfD is growing in power and popularity across Germany. Earlier this month, it achieved historically good results in regional elections in Bavaria and Hesse, two traditionally centrist states. Nationally, the AfD is polling at a record 21 percent, making it the second-most-popular party in Germany. After next year’s regional elections, it could even become the leading party of several states in its eastern-German stronghold.
Putin’s response was revealing. He questioned the notion that the AfD is far-right and defended his contacts with the group. He went on to suggest that the AfD was the victim of “Nazi methods” rather than a party “using them.”
Post by: PolishTrucks on November 16, 2023, 12:14:17 am
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Victory for the Donald Tusk-led opposition “prevents the emergence of a populist Euroskeptic alliance in Central Europe” and will reset Ukraine relations, analysts and academics told CNBC.Entire article: https://www.cnbc.com/2023/10/20/ukraine-ally-poland-is-moving-to-the-political-center-bad-news-for-russias-putin.html
Poland would have remained Kyiv’s ally on an overarching level but relations have become tense in recent months over a grain dispute and during the election campaign.
Polish truckers are in talks with Ukrainian counterparts as they protest unregulated activity
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Polish road transport authorities are holding talks with their Ukrainian counterparts over competition grievances that have led Polish truckers to block two border crossings, resulting in days of delays
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WARSAW, Poland -- Polish road transport authorities were holding talks Wednesday with their Ukrainian counterparts over competition grievances that have led Polish truckers to block two border crossings, resulting in days of delays.https://abcnews.go.com/Business/wireStory/polish-truckers-talks-ukrainian-counterparts-protest-unregulated-activity-104905223
Polish truckers say that unregulated activity by rapidly growing Ukrainian transport companies is ruining their business. After Russia's invasion in February 2022, Ukraine has an increased need for imports and exports while air and sea routes remain blocked by Russia.
Polish truckers want official permissions to be required of Ukrainian transport firms. Poland's Infrastructure Ministry says such regulations would come under the European Union because Poland's border with Ukraine is an EU border.
The Poles also want speedier procedures on the Ukraine side and the opening of another crossing only for empty trucks to decongest the traffic.
Talks were being held between transport representatives in Poland's eastern city of Chelm.
Polish truckers are limiting the passage of trucks at the crossings in Dorohusk and Hrebenne, where the wait time now lasts almost two weeks. Most of the trucks that are stuck carry Ukrainian plates.
Post by: Ukraine on November 17, 2023, 04:15:52 pm
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“300,000 Russian soldiers have been killed by our army. Then over 300 planes were taken down, [..]and over 5000 tanks have been destroyed.”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XVZnsJ8S0zw
Ukraine has made “huge achievements” despite concerns over their winter offensive says Ukrainian MP Kira Rudik.
Post by: ukraine on November 17, 2023, 09:04:31 pm
Russia-Ukraine war: thousands of people without power after Russian strikes on energy hubs, says Ukraine – as it happened
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Thousands of people living near the frontlines in Ukraine have been left without power after Russian strikes on energy facilities, the Ukrainian government has said.
The country’s energy ministry said in a statement that recent shelling in the southern city of Kherson had left more than 28,000 people without power. It added that 3,000 people had been without electricity in the last day alone.
It said damage to an overhead line in the eastern Donetsk region had completely cut off the city of Kostyantynivka, and that 122 settlements were still without power.
It also said a building in Kharkiv owned by a private energy supplier had been hit, cutting off another 17,600 people.
Last winter, systematic targeting of Ukraine’s energy infrastructure by Russia left millions without light or heating. Temperatures in Ukraine in the winter months routinely drop well below freezing.
Ukraine has said it has carried out “successful actions” on the eastern bank of the Dnipro River. It comes after both Ukraine and Russia acknowledged earlier this week that Ukraine had established positions on the eastern side of the river, which marks part of the frontline in south-east Ukraine.
Celebrating the development, President Zelenskiy published pictures showing Ukrainian soldiers on the eastern bank of the river. “Left bank of Kherson. Our warriors. Thank you for your strength and for moving forward! Glory to each and everyone who is returning freedom and justice to Ukraine!” he said.
At least nine people were killed in Russian shelling of the southern Ukrainian city of Kherson, according to local officials. Oleksandr Prokudin, head of the Kherson regional military administration, said shelling on Thursday had targeted residential areas, shopping districts, and administrative buildings. Another two people were killed in the eastern region of Donetsk, according to the acting head of its military administration.
Russian casualties since the start of the war now stand at 316,760, according to the Ukrainian military.
Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov has said he has “no doubt” Vladimir Putin will still be Russian president after the election in March.
Post by: ukraine on November 19, 2023, 01:14:01 am
Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 634
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Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, has sanctioned 37 Russian groups and 108 people including a former prime minister and a former education minister and said he aimed to fight wartime abductions of children from Ukraine and other “Russian terror”.
Ukrainian officials said on Saturday that the armed forces shot down 29 of 38 drones in an overnight raid. More than 400 towns and villages in the south, south-east and north of the country were affected by the drone attacks, including an oil refinery that was hit in Odesa.
Ukrainian troops are working to push back Russian forces positioned on the east bank of the Dnipro River, the military has said, a day after Ukraine claimed to have secured multiple bridgeheads on that side of the river that divides the country’s partially occupied Kherson region.
Two Ukrainian emergency workers were killed in the Zaporizhzhia region by Russian rocket attacks on Saturday. Ukrainian police said seven people were also injured when Russia fired a series of rocket strikes at the village of Komyshuvakha, close to the frontline in the Zaporizhzhia region, which Russia claimed to have annexed last year.
Ukraine’s armed forces claimed to have killed another 620 Russian soldiers on Friday during operations. In response, Russia has said it had heavily bombed Ukrainian forces near the river and killed about 75 soldiers.
In an intelligence briefing, the UK’s Ministry of Defence noted Russian forces were suffering “particularly heavy casualties” in fighting around Avdiivka, one of three areas seeing heavy ground fighting. Despite the heavy fighting, the MoD said neither side was making significant progress.
Ukraine has been the target of nearly 4,000 cyber-attacks since the invasion began, three times higher than before, according to Ukrainian officials who oversee cyber defences.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-67427422
Ukraine war: The Russians snitching on colleagues and strangers
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Snitching, or reporting neighbours, colleagues and even strangers to the authorities, was common in Russia's Soviet era. Now, as the government cracks down on critics of the Ukraine war, people with personal grudges and political ideals are denouncing others once again.
"I was taught how to snitch by my grandfather who was a snitch himself," claims a woman who goes by the name of Anna Korobkova. She says she lives in a large Russian city but refuses to say which one.
But she does say her grandfather was an anonymous informant for the Soviet secret police during Stalin's reign, when denunciations were part of everyday life, and she's following in his footsteps. Now, she is reporting anyone she thinks is a critic of the war in Ukraine.
Korobkova claims to have written 1,397 denunciations since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine. She says people have been fined, fired and labelled as foreign agents because of her denunciations.
"I do not feel sorry for them," she reveals. "I feel joy if they are punished because of my denunciations."
New censorship laws were introduced shortly after the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.
Although Korobkova insists she targets people she believes are enemies of the state, other people have told the BBC denunciations are also being used in Russia to settle personal scores.
'Endless charges'
Russian police have acknowledged they have been inundated with denunciations since the war began. Officials have told the BBC anonymously they are spending large amounts of time investigating and revising "endless charges on the discretisation of the army".
Post by: ICC on November 21, 2023, 06:19:11 pm
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German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius announced another military aid package worth €1.3 billion for Ukraine, that will include four more IRIS T-SLM air defense systems. Pistorius also paid tribute to those killed during the demonstrations on Maidan square ten years ago.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sv09pxZKd-Y
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told Ukrainians that 10 years ago, "Ukrainians launched their first counteroffensive" against Russian attempts to "deprive Ukraine of a European future," referring to the pro-European Maidan protests.
Post by: russia on November 22, 2023, 01:26:00 am
Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 637
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President Joe Biden’s request for more than $61bn in emergency US funding to support Ukraine’s defence remains stalled in Congress. The US defence secretary, Lloyd Austin, has announced the Pentagon will in any case be sending an additional $100m in weapons to Ukraine from existing US stockpiles, including another Himars mobile artillery system.
More than 10,000 civilians have been killed in Ukraine since Russia’s full-scale invasion in February 2022, with about half of recent deaths occurring far behind the frontlines, the UN human rights office said. Its mission in Ukraine, which has dozens of monitors, said it expected the real toll to be “significantly higher” since its work was continuing.
Germany will support Ukraine with another military aid package worth €1.3bn ($1.4bn) that will include an additional IRIS-T air defence unit, Germany’s defence minister, Boris Pistorius, has said.
Russia has not used its “premier air-launched cruise missiles” from its heavy bombers for nearly two months, likely allowing it to build up a substantial stock that could be used in a repeat of last year’s campaign to destroy Ukraine’s critical national infrastructure, the UK Ministry of Defence has said in an intelligence update.
Russian forces hit port infrastructure in Ukraine’s southern city of Odesa on Tuesday evening, the regional governor said, adding that no one was injured. The Ukrainian southern military command also reported strikes on the Belhorod-Dniester district south-west of Odesa, with missiles hitting open ground and administrative buildings.
Ukraine is maintaining a humanitarian corridor into the Black Sea to circumvent Russia’s de facto port blockade.
The European Council’s president, Charles Michel, on a visit to Kyiv said he expected a “difficult” meeting next month about Ukraine joining the EU. The European Commission has recommended opening formal membership negotiations but talks cannot start unless all 27 member states agree.
“I will do everything in my power to convince my colleagues that we need a decision in December,” Michel told the Ukrainian president. Volodymyr Zelenskiy was quoted by AFP as saying: “We believe that the EU will be ready to do its part … so that by the end of the year in December, the result will be a political decision to start accession negotiations.”
Post by: Ukraine on November 25, 2023, 02:45:54 pm
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Hans Petter Midttun is a former Norwegian military attaché to Ukraine and is one of the most astute analysts of Russia’s war against Ukraine. He was educated at the Royal Norwegian Naval Academy, the Norwegian National Defence Command as well as tactical education from the Federal Defence Forces of Germany.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I4qPD0XNqB4
Post by: ukraine on November 25, 2023, 09:42:52 pm
Recent Ukrainian advances hard to turn into war breakthrough, warn experts
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One French analyst, however, said Kyiv's recent gains on the battlefield against Russia were "fairly symbolic".
Ukrainian successes after months of unsuccessful counteroffensive will be difficult to convert into a real breakthrough in its war against Russia, military experts told AFP.
On Sunday, Kyiv announced its troops had reached the left bank of the Dnieper River, occupied by the Russian army.
It claimed to have pushed Moscow's forces back "3 to 8 km" on this front line in the southern Kherson region, without specifying whether Ukrainian troops were in full control of the area.
If confirmed, it would be the biggest advance by Ukraine's army against Russia since the recapture of Robotyne in the Zaporizhia region in August, following the launch of the counteroffensive in June.
Kyiv needs heavy equipment - and bridges
To convert its success into a major breakthrough, the Ukrainian army must manage to deploy its army on the other side of the river. This would involve crossing a large natural barrier and then manoeuvring in a marshy area during the rainy season.
Taking deeper positions in the south could also allow Kyiv to launch a larger assault towards the Crimean peninsula, annexed by Russia in 2014. But to achieve this experts estimate that thousands of men and vehicles are needed.
Several military sources note that Krynky is deemed "secondary" by the Russians who are concentrating their military forces on Avdivka, an industrial city in the east that Moscow's army is trying to encircle.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/russia-ukraine-drones-kyiv-1.7040154
Russia unleashes largest drone attack on Kyiv since start of invasion, Ukraine says
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Russia on Saturday morning launched its most intense drone attack on Ukraine since the beginning of its full-scale invasion in February 2022, targeting the Ukrainian capital, military officials said.
In total, Russia launched 75 Iranian-made Shahed drones against Ukraine, of which 74 were destroyed by air defences, Ukraine's air force said.
"Kyiv was the main target," Ukrainian Air Force Cmdr. Mykola Oleshchuk wrote on his Telegram channel.
The attack was "the most massive air attack by drones on Kyiv," said Serhii Popko, head of the Kyiv city administration. Ukrainian air force spokesperson Yurii Ihnat confirmed later that the air defences shot down 66 air targets over the capital and surrounding region throughout the morning.
At least five civilians were wounded in the hours-long assault, which saw several buildings damaged by falling debris from downed drones, including a kindergarten. The wounded included an 11-year-old child, according to Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko.
The assault on Kyiv began at 4 a.m. local time, continuing in waves for more than six hours, and caused power outages in 77 residential buildings and 120 institutions, Popko said. Ukraine's Energy Ministry said 17,000 people were without power in the Kyiv region as a result of the attack, noting that four power lines were damaged. Power was restored in the early afternoon.
"Our soldiers shot down most of the drones. Unfortunately, not all," Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy wrote on Telegram. "But we continue to work to strengthen our air defence and shoot down more."
The attack was carried out on the morning of Holodomor Memorial Day, which commemorates the manmade famine in Soviet Ukraine that killed millions of Ukrainians in 1932 and 1933. It is marked on the fourth Saturday in November.
Post by: maga on November 26, 2023, 04:10:26 am
Trudeau blames ‘MAGA influence’ for Ukraine skepticism on Canada’s right
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Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau blamed “MAGA influence” on Friday for falling support for aid to Ukraine among Canadian conservatives.
“The real story is the rise of a right-wing, American MAGA-influenced thinking that has made Canadian Conservatives — who used to be among the strongest defenders of Ukraine, I’ll admit it — turn their backs on something Ukraine needs in its hour of need,” Trudeau said Friday, according to the CBC.
The prime minister said politicians in the U.S., Europe and Canada who do not back aid for Ukraine are “starting to parrot Russian disinformation and misinformation and propaganda.”
Canada’s conservatives have started to move against further Ukraine aid in recent weeks, a stark shift from the country’s early near-unanimous support for the war effort against Russia.
Post by: Storm on November 27, 2023, 01:40:59 pm
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A huge storm in the Black Sea has wrecked Russian defences in Crimea and devastated Sochi, an important port city on Russia’s wester coast. Trenches, coastal barriers and firing position were washed away from Yevpatoriya, on the western coast of Crimea, close to Sevastopol. Local reports said winds gusted up to 80mph, with waves of up to 30ft. Meanwhile in Sochi, Russia’s largest resort city, similar scenes played out. Footage showed huge waves washing ashore, damaging buildings and inundating promenades along the sea front. Crimea’s west coast is an important front in Russia’s war with Ukraine and was vulnerable to special forces raids even before the storm hit. Meanwhile Sochi houses a resort used by Putin to host world leaders and is an important symbol of his personal power.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ju2gcIFwJy4
Putin's 'pride' leads to huge casualties at Avdiivka | Maj. Gen. Tim Cross
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"It is a tragedy. One thinks of Stalingrad or many other famous places where huge battles have been fought over what? Pride, prestige, some sort of psychological messaging."https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=85qBvyIa4lg
Post by: StormoftheCentury on November 28, 2023, 01:32:51 am
Russia-Ukraine war: Big win for Kyiv in war with Russia claims NATO | WION
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How long will Ukraine be able to fend for itself against Russian aggression if its Western supporters run out of weapons? Alarm bells are ringing as NATO faces a shortage of weapons for Ukraine. Now, officials from the bloc and Britain have urged member nations to increase production. Here's a report.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z2g1hmlMSLo
Post by: war on November 28, 2023, 04:36:06 am
Russia-Ukraine war live: Ukraine military support of ‘existential importance’ to Europe, says Olaf Scholz
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Germany’s chancellor, Olaf Scholz, has said military and financial support for Ukraine is of “existential importance” to Europe.
In a speech to parliament, he was quoted by AFP as saying:
We will continue with this support as long as it is necessary. This support is of existential importance. For Ukraine … but also for us in Europe.
None of us want to imagine what even more serious consequences it would have for us if Putin won this war.
David Cameron will return to Brussels today in an official capacity for the first time since his doomed campaign for Britain to remain in the EU.
The former prime minister, who made a surprise return to frontline politics this month when he became the UK foreign secretary, will attend a Nato meeting of foreign ministers to discuss issues including ammunition supply to Ukraine and the alliance’s continued presence in Kosovo.
Wife of Ukrainian military intelligence chief poisoned – reports
Marianna Budanova, the wife of Ukraine’s intelligence head, Kyrylo Budanov, has been poisoned, a representative of the military intelligence agency (HUR) has told the Kyiv Independent.
Russian forces are intensifying their drive to capture Avdiivka, trying to advance on all sides, according to Vitaliy Barabash, the head of Avdiivka’s military administration. “The Russians have opened up two more sectors from which they have begun making assaults – in the direction of Donetsk … and in the so-called industrial zone. The enemy is attempting to storm the city from all directions.”
Hurricane-force winds, snowfall and flooding have lashed Russia’s southern regions of Dagestan, Krasnodar and Rostov, as well as the occupied Ukrainian territories of Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson, Zaporizhzhia and Crimea.
Ukraine will become a member of Nato subject to reforms after the war, the military alliance’s secretary general, Jens Stoltenberg, has said. Nato states still agreed that full membership remained impossible in the midst of war, even while ways to move Ukraine and Nato closer continued, he added
The Chechen ruler, Ramzan Kadyrov, has said another 3,000 of his fighters are ready to go to and fight in Ukraine for Russia.
Moscow does not have plans to expand its territory any further in Europe, the Russian foreign minister, Sergei Lavrov, insisted in response to remarks by the US defence secretary last week that Putin would not stop at Ukraine if he was victorious.
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/russia-ukraine-war-putin-losses-latest-news-b2454556.html
Russia-Ukraine war – live: Putin’s forces ready to storm Eastern town as they advance on all sides
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Russian troops have been pressing land and air-based attacks on Avdiivka, since mid-October as the focal point of their slow-moving push through eastern Ukraine’s Donbas region.
Vitaliy Barabash, head of Avdiivka‘s military administration, said last week that Ukrainian troops had made some headway in halting and pushing back the Russian advance.
“Things in the Avdiivka sector have become even tougher. The intensity of clashes has been increasing for some time,” Barabash told the media outlet Espreso TV.
Ukrainians brace themselves for temperatures to drop to minus 20C as they fear a repeat of Russian attacks on energy plants which impacted almost half the country’s energy capacity last winter.
Putin unveils Russia’s new AI strategy to rival Western advances in artificial intelligence
Vladimir Putin has unveiled what he calls Russia’s new strategy to counter Western dominance of the field of artifical intelligence, claiming that new AI models “cancel Russian culture”.
The president addressed an AI conference in Moscow on Friday where he said Russian investment in AI development was being increased across all sectors.
Russia forced to move air defences from Kaliningrad to Ukraine frontline amid heavy losses
Russia has likely been forced to move several air defence systems from its Kaliningrad enclave on the Baltic Sea coast to the frontline in Ukraine amid the losses it has suffered there, according to the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD).
Vladimir Putin appears to have been left with no choice but to weaken the defences of Kaliningrad, an outpost bordered by Nato members on three sides and considered one of Moscow’s most strategically sensitive regions.
https://www.cnbc.com/2023/11/28/ukraine-war-live-updates-latest-news-on-russia-and-the-war-in-ukraine.html
Ukraine war live updates: Winter storms batter Russia and Ukraine, wreaking havoc, death and destruction ... but war continues
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Southern Ukraine and Russia continue to be battered by bad weather, with huge winter storms causing widespread power cuts, losses of water supplies, mass flooding, traffic chaos and destruction. Heavy fighting carries on along the front line in Ukraine, nonetheless.
There have been a number of deaths and injuries as a result of a surge in severe weather in recent days
Russian media is also reporting on the scale of the destruction caused by the storms and what it described as a hurricane across southern Russia.
Ukraine’s General Staff said Tuesday morning that its forces continue to defend the city even though “the enemy does not abandon attempts to surround Avdiivka.”
“Our soldiers are steadfastly holding the defense, causing the occupiers significant losses,” the military added. CNBC was unable to verify developments on the ground.
Snowstorms and high winds cannot stop military activity entirely, analysts say
“A cyclone in the Black Sea and southern Ukraine caused infrastructure damage in many areas of coastal southern Russia and occupied Ukraine and is impacting the tempo of military operations along the frontline in Ukraine, but has notably not stopped military activity entirely,”
Russia is willing to put a lot of effort into this war, NATO warns
Wars tend to last longer than people expect, NATO’s secretary general told CNBC, warning that Russia’s invasion of Ukraine had shown Moscow had no intentions of capitulating.
“What we have seen is that Russia is willing to put a lot of effort into this war. They’re ramping up [weapons] production and they’re also sacrificing soldiers in large numbers,” Jens Stoltenberg told CNBC’s Silvia Amaro in Brussels on Monday.
“We need to be prepared for the long haul,” he added. “Yes, it has a price, but the price of not supporting Ukraine is much higher than the price of supporting Ukraine.”
Post by: Avdiivka on November 30, 2023, 12:23:06 am
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ABC News’ Patrick Reevell reports on the intense pressure on Ukrainian forces around a key city in eastern Ukraine, where the Russian military made some of its greatest gains this year.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6vjxUdfZti8
"Worrying trajectory for Ukraine".
"Ukrainian wife of intelligence chief being treated for heavy metal poisoning...". Along with the poisoning of other intelligence agents.
Inside Avdiivka, the Ukrainian town Russia is trying to take at all costs • FRANCE 24 English
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Before the war, 30,000 people lived in the eastern Ukrainian town of Adviivka. As fighting continues, only around 1,350 remain. Russian troops have been pressing land and air-based attacks on Avdiivka, since mid-October as the focal point of their slow-moving push through eastern Ukraine's Donbas region in the 21-month-old war.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DOmxPsh4S60
Close to 1,000 Russian casualties per-day in Avdiivka according to Ukraine's government sources.
Post by: rp on January 02, 2024, 02:45:39 am
https://twitter.com/cameron19460429/status/1741345808891740189
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the cameron account.
@cameron19460429
It appears Ukraine is using Indian produced 155mm shells. I see some reports saying these are South African but I believe they are of Indian origin. Which is hilarious #BRICS.
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https://x.com/BhagiaRohit/status/1741402352806973542?s=20
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No namer
@BhagiaRohit
So we are buying discounted crude oil from Russia ..as well as selling shells to Ukraine and making money through third party
Not only that, but Indian-produced Brahmos hypersonic cruise missiles are being used by Russia to kill the Ukrainian subhumans. Good on India for taking advantage of this conflict while also prolonging it.
Post by: russia on January 03, 2024, 08:07:10 pm
Russia fires hypersonic ballistic missiles at Ukraine's 2 largest cities, leaving 5 dead, at least 130 injured
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Russia launched hypersonic ballistic missiles at Ukraine's two largest cities on Tuesday morning, leaving at least five people dead and at least 130 injured, officials said. The attack comes as Moscow’s war is approaching its two-year milestone.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on the social media platform X that four civilians were killed after hypersonic Kinzhal missiles that can fly at 10 times the speed of sound struck Ukraine’s capital city of Kyiv and its second-largest city of Kharkiv.
The barrage included "almost 100 missiles of various types," Zelenskyy said, noting at least 70 missiles were shot down. "
Zelenskyy credited the Patriot, IRIS-T, and NASAMS systems for downing the rockets and saving potentially hundreds of lives.
Since Sunday, Zelenskyy said, Russian forces have launched about 170 Shahed drones and "dozens of missiles of various types" in an onslaught against Ukrainian targets.
One missile allegedly used in the attacks was the Kh-47M2 Kinzhal, an air-launched hypersonic ballistic missile, that Russian forces rarely use as they are expensive and Russia only has a limited stock.
The barrage comes after Russia attacked on Friday, in which at least 41 civilians were killed, its largest single assault on Ukraine since the war started.
https://www.cnbc.com/2024/01/03/ukraine-war-live-updates-latest-news-on-russia-and-the-war-in-ukraine.html
Ukraine attacks Russian city of Belgorod and occupied Crimea overnight as retaliatory strikes intensify
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Russian officials said Ukraine attacked the Russian city of Belgorod overnight, as well as the port city of Sevastopol in Russian-occupied Crimea, as a series of retaliatory strikes by Russia and Ukraine continue.
The latest attacks, which have not been confirmed by Ukraine, continue a recent intensification of aerial warfare around the new year, and a series of “tit for tat” strikes by Russia and Ukraine over the last few days.
After experiencing one of the largest Russian missile strikes of the war last Friday, Ukraine retaliated by attacking the Russian border city of Belgorod on Saturday, with the missile strikes killing at least 25 people and injuring more than 100.
The Russian Governor of Belgorod Vyacheslav Gladkov said yesterday that Ukraine had again attacked the region with four missile strikes, killing one civilian. Overnight, Gladkov reported further attempted strikes
Russia, Ukraine exchange prisoners of war
Russia and Ukraine said on Wednesday that prisoners of war had been exchanged between the countries.
Over 200 “warriors and civilians” had been returned, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in a post on X, formerly Twitter.
That includes “soldiers, sergeants, and officers. Armed Forces, National Guard, Navy, and Border Guards. Some of the defenders fought in Mariupol and Azovstal,” he said.
Russia’s Defense Ministry said in a post on Telegram, according to a Google translation, that 248 Russian military personnel had been released after “a complex negotiation process.”
https://www.businessinsider.com/russia-economy-west-sanctions-not-effective-state-run-market-private-2024-1
Sanctions have not crushed Russia because it's not a state-run economy as the West's 'fairy tales' suggest, says a Russian economist
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The West has made a key error in assuming Russia's economy is state-run, said a Russian economist.
Russia is a "market economy" with private companies adapting quickly to trade restrictions, he said.
Russia's economy appears resilient even after 22 months of sweeping sanctions.
The West and its allies unleashed a swath of sanctions against Russia following its invasion of Ukraine, but the restrictions have yet to compel Moscow to put an end to the war.
This is because there's a fundamental flaw in the West's assumptions about Russia's economy that has hampered its efforts to force Moscow's hand to halt the war, said a Russian economist.
"The main mistake of Western experts and politicians was to create fairy tales that the entire Russian economy is state-run," Vladislav Inozemtsev
So sanctions were applied on the basis that Russia's economy is an inflexible state-run behemoth that would collapse quickly, he said.
"But that was a mistake, because the Russian economy is very much a market economy," added Inozemtsev.
https://www.foreignaffairs.com/russian-federation/russias-war-woke
Russia’s War on Woke
Putin Is Trying to Unite the Far Right and Undermine the West
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Putin to signal his plans for the next six years and, relatedly, to test different messaging strategies. Analysts can therefore expect him to do two main things. One is to play up Russia’s struggle against the West. But the other is something that Westerners will find familiar from domestic politics: decrying socially liberal, or “woke,” policies.
The parallels with the American right are not coincidental. Putin and his advisers have adopted the views and rhetoric of conservative American firebrands, such as anchors on the Fox News channel.
The Kremlin has done so because, by embracing the culture wars, it believes it can win over support from populist politicians in Washington and elsewhere. In fact, Russia has already won international right-wing fans. Conservative leaders across the United States and Europe, including former U.S. President Donald Trump, have praised Putin. Some of them have suggested they are happy to compromise over Ukraine’s future.
Putin’s far-right rhetoric and policies are thus a form of statecraft. By championing such causes, the president appears to believe he can undermine Western societies from within.
He likely thinks he can thereby tear down the rules-based international order. And he probably hopes he can replace it with a new, conservative global system with the Kremlin at its center.
THE POWER OF HATE
Putin’s culture war has not stopped at Russia’s borders. Beginning in the 2010s, for example, Russian politicians and propagandists began to bemoan the influx of migrants and refugees into Europe, declaring that the continent had lost its identity, culture, and spirituality to people from Africa and the Middle East.
Moscow has also waded into U.S. politics. When the Black Lives Matter movement took off in 2020, the Kremlin said the cause was a catastrophe for the United States.
Patrushev even suggested that there were places in the United States “where whites are forbidden to enter, and local gangs will take over the police functions.” Such remarks could easily have been written by the right-wing media personality and former Fox News commentator Tucker Carlson.
Putin’s rants appear to be aimed less at a domestic audience and more at right-wingers abroad. They seem to be targeted at Europe and North America in particular, the two places where Moscow has lost the most support over Putin’s last decade in power. In both regions, mainstream leaders who have isolated Moscow are struggling to fight off insurgent right-wing politicians
Increasingly, these populist conservatives are winning. And by embracing their rhetoric, Putin believes he can gain their support and, with it, find a way to improve Russia’s international position.
The French right-wing leader Marine Le Pen, for example, praised the annexation. She has also asserted that Putin is “looking after the interests of his own country and defending its identity.”
Le Pen is hardly the only conservative Western politician who developed a loose alliance with the Kremlin. The surging far-right party Alternative for Germany has also been warmly received by the Kremlin, and many of that party’s senior officials have spoken fondly of Moscow.
But none of these parties or politicians is as valuable to Putin as former U.S. President Donald Trump.
For Putin, then, far-right policies and rhetoric are an effective means of building international support. He is, in essence, forming a kind of Far-Right International, similar to the Communist International, which promoted the Soviet revolution in the first half of the twentieth century.
Even if Putin’s vision does not come to full fruition, a “far-right international” would help strengthen his hand.
Post by: Schwartze Katze on January 03, 2024, 09:48:59 pm
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...in essence, forming a kind of Far-Right International, similar to the Communist International...
Related: MAGA Communism https://trueleft.createaforum.com/enemies/maga-communism/
Post by: russia on January 08, 2024, 03:06:15 pm
Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 684
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British former defence secretary Ben Wallace warned his successor, Grant Shapps, that the UK was at risk of “falling behind” in its military support for Ukraine because ministers had yet to announce a military aid budget for 2024-5.
A section of railroad near the city of Nizhny Tagil in Russia’s Urals region was hit by a “bang”, Tass and RBC news agencies reported. Baza, a Russian media outlet, said the blast on the railway took place near the station of San-Donato, near an oil depot.
The Swedish prime minister announced that Sweden will send troops to Latvia next year as part of a Canadian-led force to deter Russia from attack – despite not yet being a full member of Nato.
In the Russian-occupied Luhansk region in eastern Ukraine, a Russian warplane accidentally released a bomb on the town of Rubizhne, Leonid Pasechnik, the head of the region’s Moscow-appointed government, said. He reportedly said the bomb, an FAB-250 that carries a high-explosive warhead, did not cause injuries.
Pope Francis was quoted as saying in a speech referencing conflicts in the Middle East and Ukraine that “indiscriminately striking” civilians is a war crime because it violates international humanitarian law.
Russia sent dozens of missiles across Ukraine early on Monday, killing at least four civilians, Ukrainian authorities said. Two people were killed in the western Khmelnytskyi region, local officials said. In Kryvyi Rih, a 62-year-old was reported to have been killed. Elsewhere, the governor of the Kharkiv region said a 63-year-old woman was killed in a strike on a town south of Kharkiv. Ukrainian forces destroyed 18 out of 51 missiles launched during the wave of Russian air strikes on Monday, Ukraine’s air force said.
Ukraine’s first lady, Olena Zelenska, said that Russia has “left people homeless” through its attacks on Ukraine, a reality of war she says “can only be changed by weapons”. “Russian shelling damaged homes and infrastructure in Kharkiv, Dnipropetrovs’k, Zaporizhzhia and Khmelnytsky regions. There are dead and injured, including children,” she wrote on X.
Russia evacuated about 300 residents of Belgorod, a city near the Ukrainian border, because of strikes by Kyiv, the governor of the region said. The evacuation from Belgorod is the largest of a major Russian city since Moscow launched its full-scale invasion in February 2022.
The Japanese foreign minister, Yoko Kamikawa, forced into a bomb shelter by an air alert in Kyiv on Sunday, pledged $37m to a Nato fund that supports equipment such as a drone detection system. She also announced donations of five mobile gas turbine generators and seven transformers, to help with power cuts caused by Russian attacks.
Five children were among the 11 people killed by a Russian missile strike that hit in and around the eastern Ukrainian city of Pokrovsk on Saturday, the governor of the Ukrainian-controlled part of Donetsk region said. According to Reuters, Vadym Filashkin told Ukrainian television that Russian forces engaged in “mass shelling” of Pokrovsk around 3pm.
In Russia, more than 100 residents of the Russian border city of Belgorod had evacuated to an area farther from Ukraine, local officials said. Belgorod is just over half an hour’s drive from the border with Ukraine, making it a vital stop in the supply lines of Russia’s invasion forces. The city has come under extensive shelling and drone attacks.
Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, told a conference in Sweden via video link: “Even Russia can be brought back within the framework of international law. Its aggression can be defeated.”
Charles Michel has announced he will step down early as European Council president after running in the European parliament elections set for June. The surprise move means EU leaders will have to swiftly agree on a successor to take up his vacated council post, and could pave the way for Hungary’s prime minister, Viktor Orbán, to exert more influence over EU policymaking.
Post by: ukraine on January 10, 2024, 11:16:58 pm
Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 687
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Two Russian missiles hit a hotel in Kharkiv late on Wednesday, injuring 11 people, one seriously, said the regional governor, Oleh Synehubov. Visiting Turkish journalists were among the injured, he wrote. Earlier, a 48-year-old woman was killed and a school partially destroyed in Russian airstrikes against Kharkiv oblast, Ukraine’s state emergency service said.
Ukraine is effectively a test site for North Korean nuclear missiles because Kim Jong-un’s regime is supplying Russia with rockets that can deliver an atomic bomb, South Korea has said. “By exporting missiles to Russia, the DPRK uses Ukraine as the test site of its nuclear-capable missiles,” said the South Korean ambassador to the UN, Hwang Joon-kook, using the official name of North Korea. One of the missiles flew 460km, the distance from a North Korean launch site to South Korean’s city of Pusan. “From the ROK [South Korean] standpoint, it amounts to a simulated attack, Hwang said.
Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, met his Lithuanian counterpart, Gitanas Nauseda, in Vilnius on Wednesday. The surprise visit marked the start of Zelenskiy’s tour of Lithuania, Estonia and Latvia – all former Soviet republics and now EU and Nato members. In a statement on X, Zelenskiy called the countries “reliable friends and principled partners” to Ukraine.
Western hesitation on aid to Ukraine helps Putin, Zelenskiy warned in a news conference with Nauseda. Zelenskiy expressed his desire to see action on Ukraine gaining Nato membership at this year’s Nato summit, adding that 2024 would be decisive for Ukraine and its allies. At the news conference in Lithuania, he said: “Russia can be stopped.”
A €200m (£172m) package of long-term military assistance to Ukraine has been approved by the Lithuanian government. The news was announced after a bilateral meeting between Zelenskiy and Nauseda on Wednesday.
Pope Francis has expressed his concern that international attention is shifting away from the nearly two-year-old Russian war against Ukraine, and warned that it risks becoming a “forgotten” war.
An “explosive” new attack drone has been developed by Iran for Russia’s war in Ukraine, Sky News reported. The existence of a jet engine-powered version of the Shahed drone has been reported in recent days.
Russia accidentally bombed a Russian village, said the UK Ministry of Defence, with “inadequate training” and “crew fatigue” among Russian forces likely exacerbating accidents.
A majority (63%) of Russians continue to support the full-scale war against Ukraine, according to a poll released by the University of Chicago’s nonpartisan National Opinion Research Center (Norc).
Ukraine’s agricultural product exports via its alternative Black Sea corridor reached 4.8m tonnes in December, surpassing the maximum monthly total exported via a former UN-brokered grain deal, brokers said on Wednesday.
Post by: russia on February 17, 2024, 06:20:01 am
Exclusive: Russia attempting to develop nuclear space weapon to destroy satellites with massive energy wave, sources familiar with intel say
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Russia is trying to develop a nuclear space weapon that would destroy satellites by creating a massive energy wave when detonated, potentially crippling a vast swath of the commercial and government satellites
The weapon is still under development and is not yet in orbit, Biden administration officials have emphasized publicly. But if used, officials say, it would cross a dangerous rubicon in the history of nuclear weapons and could cause extreme disruptions to everyday life in ways that are difficult to predict.
This kind of new weapon — known generally by military space experts as a nuclear EMP — would create a pulse of electromagnetic energy and a flood of highly charged particles that would tear through space to disrupt other satellites winging around Earth.
Russia has recently made progress in its efforts to develop a nuclear EMP — a related but far more alarming technology.
Experts say this kind of weapon could have the potential to wipe out mega constellations of small satellites, like SpaceX’s Starlink, which has been successfully used by Ukraine in its ongoing war with Russia.
https://abcnews.go.com/International/1st-ukrainian-city-falls-us-deadlocked-sending-military/story?id=107314399
1st Ukrainian city falls since the US became deadlocked in sending more military aid
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On the same day Alexey Navalny was declared dead in a Russian prison, Vladimir Putin was able to rack up another victory of sorts as Ukraine’s military announced it has retreated from the key city of Avdiivka in eastern Ukraine, ceding it to Russia after months of ferocious fighting that cost tens of thousands of Russian casualties.
Post by: Schwartze Katze on February 18, 2024, 01:07:17 pm
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Salome Zourabichvili, the President of Georgia, is worried that Western partners are no longer adequately supporting Ukraine. "The Black Sea is our vital connection to Europe and that's whats at stake," says Zourabichvili in an exclusive interview with DW's Michaela Küfner at the Munich Security Conference.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W9EPXbvhi50
Post by: Schwartze Katze on February 20, 2024, 11:53:36 pm
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Ukrainian troops, reeling from losing a key town, now face "extremely difficult" conditions all along the frontline with Russia because of delayed foreign aid, President Volodymyr Zelensky said Monday. A heightened Russian offensive in eastern and southern Ukraine saw them capture the key town of Avdiivka last week in a major boost ahead of the second anniversary of the February 2022 invasion.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p_tHV_FHvZg
#Ukraine #Russia #frontline
Zelenskyy: Extremely difficult situation on several parts of the frontline | DW News
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says the situation on the front line is very difficult due to a shortage of weapons. He urged western allies to step up deliveries. Officials say the delay in aid is giving Russia an advantage on the battlefield.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=klH2M_LMsgM
It’s almost been two years since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine began. Exactly how many civilians have been killed is unknown, but it's thought to be in the tens of thousands.
At this point, and purely from an economic view, the only way you could definitely waste the tens of billions in money and arms the West has already given to Ukraine up to this point is to stop now and allow Ukraine to lose the war.
Post by: Schwartze Katze on February 21, 2024, 04:06:49 pm
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Second in a series of monthly conversations on Silicon Curtain, about how Ukrainians are redefining the ideas of freedom and democracy, and why Ukraine must not be allowed to fall under Russian control.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AlD3HUTQAag
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This is about 2014... — Putin, Tucker Carlson Interview, 2024.
'Putin can still be crushed': Russia's brutal invasion two years on | Ukraine: The Latest Special
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In this special edition of The Telegraph’s Ukraine: The Latest podcast, the team appeared on stage at the US Embassy in London for a live recording.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IQZXxGWG-sw
Jane Hartley, America’s ambassador to the UK opened the event, saying: “The United States and our allies continue to have one goal in mind: to see that Ukraine wins this war.”
Telegraph journalists David Knowles, Francis Dearnley and Dominic Nicholls were joined by Orysia Lutsevych, the head of the Ukraine forum at Chatham House and Ambassador William B. Taylor, America’s former ambassador to Ukraine and current vice president, Europe and Russia, at the US Institute of Peace.
Post by: Schwartze Katze on March 02, 2024, 02:06:25 pm
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The German government says Russia wiretapped a conversation between German air force generals about the war in Ukraine.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MIT7NIu1OdA
The officers are heard discussing Ukrainian forces using German-made Taurus cruise missiles to attack the bridge linking Crimea to Russia. Germany has so far refused to supply Kyiv with the long-range weapons. The defense ministry in Berlin has confirmed that the conversation – which surfaced on social media – was tapped.
Chancellor Olaf Scholz is promising swift clarification of the recording.
For more, we talk DW's Brussels Bureau Chief Alexandra von Nahmen, who is currently in Rome.
And we talk to to Vladimir Esipov from DW Russia.
This reminded me of: https://trueleft.createaforum.com/news/its-time-to-admit-it-mitt-romney-was-right-about-russia/?message=11794
Post by: Schwartze Katze on March 02, 2024, 10:48:05 pm
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A NATO* ally urged Ukraine to challenge one of Russian President Vladimir Putin's red lines amidst arms shortages on the front lines. Finnish Defence Minister Antti Hakkanen said Ukraine could use weapons provided by Helsinki to strike targets “inside” Russia. Hakkanen noted other Ukraine allies had provided "long-range missile systems" and were within their rights to "specify how they should be used". The Finnish defence minister also urged Germany to send Kyiv its long-range Taurus missiles "if they want to help Ukraine win". A Finnish parliament member went one step further, saying Ukraine "should" use the Finland-supplied arms to attack "military targets on the Russian side." Watch the video to know more.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ybSgXmejSy4
00:00 - INTRODUCTION
02:08 - “UKRAINE HAS THE RIGHT TO SELF-DEFENSE"
03:49 - PUTIN WARNS WEST
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It's funny how a bunch of Nato allies are encouraging Ukraine but yet won't declare war on Russia themselves.
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Because russia threatens them with nukes. They should ignore these threats tho and directly aid Ukraine.
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lol as if they dont have nuclear weapons
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They all fears the Russia, on the other hand, they insisting ukhraine to fight Russia. Funny nato, this organisation is the most aggressive one.
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Finland is brave behind Ukraine's back.
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how to start world war 3
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So what
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Oh well,it was bound to happen sooner or later 🤷
Post by: 90sRetroFan on March 23, 2024, 08:27:22 pm
I also call false flag. This is the Crocus City Hall:
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8d/Crocus_City_Hall1.png/1200px-Crocus_City_Hall1.png)
It looks like a building that Putin would not mind losing, or even would prefer to be demolished