WW3? Ukraine/US vs. Donbass/Russia

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Ukrainian attacks thwarted: situation in Kursk Region
Over the day, Ukraine lost up to 240 servicemen and 13 armored vehicles, including two tanks and 11 armored combat vehicles

MOSCOW, September 9. /TASS/. The Ukrainian armed forces have lost up to 240 military personnel and 13 armored vehicles, including two tanks, in the Kursk Region over the day, the Russian Defense Ministry reported.

In total, the enemy has lost over 11,400 servicemen since fighting began in the region.

The Russian military repelled three Ukrainian attacks towards the settlements of Mikhailovka, Cherkasskaya Konopelka and Tenth October, and foiled attempts to attack Malaya Loknya, Korenevo, Kremyanoye and Martynovka.

TASS has gathered the key news about the unfolding situation.

Operation to neutralize Ukrainian forces

- Units of the battlegroup North, backed by army aviation and artillery fire, repelled three enemy attacks towards the settlements of Mikhailovka, Cherkasskaya Konopelka and Tenth October.

- The Russian military also foiled Ukrainian attempts to attack the settlements of Malaya Loknya, Korenevo, Kremyanoye and Martynovka.

- Russian forces hit enemy manpower and hardware accumulations near Apanasovka, Borki, Vishnevka, Vnezapnoye, Guyevo, Kazachya Loknya, Lyubimovka, Malaya Loknya, Martynovka, Novaya Sorochyna, Novoivanovka, Obukhovka, Sverdlikovo and Snagost in the Kursk Region.

- Russian jets struck Ukrainian reserves and armored vehicles in 13 settlements of the Sumy Region.

Ukraine’s losses

- Over the day, Ukraine lost up to 240 servicemen and 13 armored vehicles, including two tanks and 11 armored combat vehicles. An artillery gun, an electronic warfare station and 10 vehicles were also destroyed.

- Since the beginning of hostilities in Russia's borderline region, Ukraine’s losses have amounted to more than 11,400 servicemen, 89 tanks, 42 infantry fighting vehicles, 74 armored personnel carriers, 635 armored combat vehicles, 371 vehicles, 85 artillery pieces, 24 multiple rocket launchers, including seven HIMARS and five MLRS, eight anti-aircraft missile launchers, two transport-loading vehicles, 22 radar stations and seven counter-battery radars, two air defense radars, eight pieces of engineering equipment, including two engineering demolition vehicles and one UR-77 demining unit.

Election results

- In the Kursk Region's gubernatorial election, 61.56% of registered voters cast their ballot, the chairwoman of the region's election commission, Tatyana Malakhova, said.

- Acting Governor of the Kursk Region Aleksey Smirnov, nominated by the United Russia party, scored a strong result in the election given that he had many other tasks apart from the election campaign, said Vladimir Yakushev, acting secretary of the party's general council.

- Smirnov won 65.28% of the vote after processing 100% of the protocols.

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🚨🇺🇦"We have been waiting since 2014 for Russia. We want nothing to do with Ukraine. We want to live with Russia. We suffered under Ukraine for the last 30 years."

🇷🇺Local residents in the newly liberated city of Novogorodovka refused to evacuate with the Ukrainian army instead waiting it out to greet the advancing Russian army as liberators!

They will never show you this on CNN!

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https://x.com/MatreshkaRF/status/1832769809076871198

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The Russian Armed Forces have begun actively pushing the Ukrainian Armed Forces out of the Korneevsky District of the Kursk Region. Over the past 24 hours, the villages of Komarovka and Vishnevka have been liberated, plus a section of the local railway.

Right now, Russian soldiers are clearing populated areas of mines left there by Ukrainian soldiers. At the same time, they are advancing in the area of the village of Korenevo - from there, the Ukrainian Armed Forces are being driven towards the Sumy Region. Over the past 24 hours, the Russian Armed Forces have advanced approximately 3 km.

According to the commander of the "Aida Group", in order to hold their positions in the Kursk Region, the Ukrainian Armed Forces have sent another elite there - from the 72nd Brigade from Ugledar and the 47th in full force. Also: "Ptits Magyar" and K-2 units, exposing the front. This is to help the already entered and pretty battered 61st, 80th, 82nd, 9th, 95th, 253rd brigades, 106th, 104th, 74th regiments and a scattering of foreign formations with Poles, Georgians, Swedes and Americans inside. In total, they lost about 12 thousand people during the entire Battle of Kursk.
In the photo, the "Aida" group of the "Akhmat" special forces in the Kursk region.
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When you watch this, this thread on NATO's insane level of planning to "protect its political center-of-gravity" by becoming much more highly active in domestic politics, & doing so by tripling down on Internet censorship, will make a lot more sense.


source (https://twitter.com/MikeBenzCyber/status/1831161382441533449)

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IT'S OVER - This Just Completely FLIPPED The Ukraine War Narrative:

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If Ukraine is now selling billions of dollars of weapons, then why is Zelensky still begging for money?

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Blinken; warns Iran, travel to Kiev, ATACMS to hit Russia. Ukraine morale low. EU sanction Slovakia:

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An interesting public statement made here on German television - via Simplicius on X (https://x.com/simpatico771/status/1833586221966385278):



""Zelensky is waging a constant information war against us - using the media, with whose help he wants to force us to supply long-range weapons. And by doing so, he actually wants to make us participants in the war""



A breakthrough in reality on German TV, comrades! Military expert and retired colonel of the German Armed Forces Ralf Thiele openly told N-TV: it is not the Kremlin that is waging an information war against Germany, but our native Ukrainian ally! And its goal is to drag Deutschland into a war with Russia.


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1831161382441533449
When you watch this, this thread on NATO's insane level of planning to "protect its political center-of-gravity" by becoming much more highly active in domestic politics, & doing so by tripling down on Internet censorship, will make a lot more sense.

source (https://twitter.com/MikeBenzCyber/status/1831161382441533449)

A direct link to the 354 page report is here:

https://sais.jhu.edu/sites/default/files/NATO2030AndBeyondAccessibleVersion.pdf

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Civilians being attacked again by Ukro-Nazi drones: a report

Unfortunately I can't quite remember this chap's name (Johnny Miller, I think) whose just short of 2 minute report reinforces what we probably already suspect - Russians resolve will simply strengthen. If they can survive 900+ days under siege in Stalingrad, they can cope with a few drones: and there'll be a follow-up response from Russia, that's for sure.

And I agree with Johnny: another provocation; an attempt at escalation.

Source: Foreign Agent Intel on X (https://x.com/foreignagentint/status/1833542351345881535)



🚨ON SCENE IN RAMENSKOYE, MOSCOW🚨

I witnessed scenes reminiscent of The Blitz, though instead of bombing London, the Nazis are attacking Moscow.

Shocked onlookers watch the clean up crews remove the wreckage of bombed out apartments, targeted in the early hours of the morning to maximise the death and destruction of this callous and calculated terror attack.

As Hitler learned the hard way, as indeed did Bomber Harris, bombing the civilian population does not break them. It hardens their resolve.

Once more the peaceful population of Moscow have had a small taste of the ten years of torture inflicted on the people of Donbass by Kiev, as the Russian Army rapidly liberates more territory.

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Putin: USA is building up armed forces along Russian borders 10.09.2024

The United States is building up its armed forces along all of Russia's borders, including on Ukraine and the Asia-Pacific region, Russian President Vladimir Putin said during his speech at the Ocean-2024 command and staff exercises, TASS reports.

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"Under the pretext of countering the allegedly existing Russian threat and containing the People's Republic of China, the United States and its satellites are building up their military presence near Russia's western borders — in the Arctic and in the Asia-Pacific region," Putin said.

The USA is thus provoking a new arms race, the Russian president said. According to him, Washington's strategy is preventing the conflict in Ukraine from ending.

"Russia must be ready for any development of the situation, and our armed forces must ensure reliable protection of the sovereignty and national interests of Russia and repel possible military aggression in any direction," Putin said.

According to the head of state, the navy plays a key role in solving this problem, since attacks can be carried out in ocean and sea zone.

"We will continue to strengthen our navy, including its strategic and nuclear component. We will systematically and comprehensively develop all types and branches of the armed forces, increase their strike capabilities, improve the training of ship crews, coastal and air units, taking into account real combat experience," the president concluded.

The Ocean-2024 exercise is taking place from September 10 to 16 in the waters of the Pacific and Arctic Oceans, the Mediterranean, Caspian and Baltic Seas.

More than 400 warships, submarines and auxiliary fleet support vessels, about 120 naval aircraft and helicopters, and over 90,000 personnel take part in the drills. Ships and aircraft of the People's Liberation Army of China are also participating in practical exercises.

See more at https://english.pravda.ru/news/russia/160611-putin-usa-russia-borders/

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Former US Pilots Actively Recruited for Romanian Training Hub of Ukrainian F-16 Pilots

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - A US defense contractor has been actively looking to hire former US military pilots as instructors for NATO’s regional F-16 training hub in Romania, where Ukrainian pilots would be trained, a Sputnik correspondent has found after analyzing recent public job listings.

Draken International, a top US defense contractor in the military aviation industry, listed a number of jobs on its official website to support its work at the Romanian Air Force F-16 Training Center located at the 86th Air Base in Romania. The F-16 training center opened its doors in November last year, with about 50 Ukrainian pilots reportedly expected to undergo training.
According to job listings from Draken International, the US defense contractor appears to be responsible for the operations at the F-16 training center in Romania.
Draken International only listed the openings for the Romania-based positions on its main US-based website, instead of the website of its Europe-based subsidiary known as Draken Europe.

The listed positions included F-16 Instructor Pilot, F-16 Tactical Aircraft Maintenance Technician and Aircrew Flight Equipment Specialist, as well as other positions that could support the center’s daily operations. Most of the Romania-based job openings were posted in mid-August.

The qualifications listed for the F-16 Instructor Pilot required the candidates to have at least 2000 F-16 hours, with current F-16 qualification as desired and over 500 F-16 instructor hours as highly desired.
Candidates for the F-16 Instructor Pilots are required to obtain and maintain secret security clearance by September 1, 2023.
All the candidates for the Romania-based jobs are also required to go through the verification process as if the persons are hired to work in the United States.

According to data from popular employment website Indeed.com, Draken International only received an average rating of 2.6 out of 5 through 37 reviews.

https://sputnikglobe.com/20240907/former-us-pilots-actively-recruited-for-romanian-training-hub-of-ukrainian-f-16-pilots-1120064547.html

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Bloody Adventure In Kursk Region Coming To Its End 11.09.2024

Bloody adventure of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Russian Kursk region is probably coming to its end. On September 10, the Russian military launched a series of successful counterattacks. By the morning of September 11, about a dozen settlements came back under the full Russian control.

The Russian army took control of dozens of square kilometers on the western flank of the Ukrainian grouping operating on the Russian territory. Snagost, Apanasovka, Gordeevka and other settlements were liberated. The Armed Forces of Ukraine retreated from the outskirts of Korenevo and withdrew from Olgovka. Russian landed in Obukhovka. Ukrainian forces fled from the village and it was mopped up.

Ukrainian defense collapsed very fast. Since the Ukrainian offensive was mainly launched by small mobilized groups and the transfer of large forces to the Russian region was complicated by heavy strikes, Ukrainian forces failed to reinforce their positions in the captured settlements on the flanks.

Russian counterattacks result in escape of the Ukrainian army. Ukrainian soldiers abandon military equipment and corps of their dead comrades. Many Ukrainian groups were surrounded and destroyed. Dozens of Ukrainian units surrendered.

Moreover, the direction of Russian counter-offensive is threatening the entire Ukrainian grouping in the Kursk region with a large cauldron. Russian forces are now rapidly advancing along the state border. They are only 15 kilometers from the road to Sudzha, the largest settlement and the main stronghold under Ukrainian control. The main supply route to Ukrainian forces risk to be cut off soon.

At the same time, the Ukrainian military lost any initiative in other directions. Fleeing on the northwestern flank, Ukrainian forces are embroiled in counter battles around Sudzha. Ukrainian attacks are repelled near Malaya Loknya, Martynovka, Borki.

The Ukrainian military command has no time to hesitate. Rather they send additional reinforcement, weakening defense in other directions in the Donbass, or they risk losing the large grouping on the Russian land.

Another Kyiv’s victory is turning into a strategic defeat. Both Russian and Western military experts compare Ukrainian incursion in the Kursk region to the failed counteroffensive on the southern Zaporozhie front last year, as well as to the senseless battle for the foothold in Krinky on the Russian bank of the Dnieper River. Large Ukrainian reserves were tolled into a trap where they are grinded. Demoralized, exhausted Ukrainian soldiers again do not understand the goals of the risky operations. The reason is that the Kyiv regime and its NATO partners are set not to defend their population but to send as many Ukrainians as possible into a slaughter of the prolonged war against Russia.

https://southfront.press/bloody-adventure-in-kursk-region-coming-to-its-end/

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Russians Regain Control Over 10 Villages⚔️ The Ukrainians Are Retreating💥 Military Summary 2024.9.11

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http://www.armstrongeconomics.com/world-news/war/netherlands-approves-ukraine-to-use-their-weapons-to-attack-moscow/




"What is becoming very clear is that NATO and the Neocons are out to ensure that World War III starts before the US election. Ruben Brekelmans, the defense minister of The Netherlands, just gave Zelensky the approval to use their weapons to wage war on Russia and even attack Moscow. Brekelmans claimed that international law “is not limited by distance.” He added, “The right to self-defense does not end 100 kilometers from the border.” He has now placed The Netherlands in the crosshairs, being the first to authorize Ukraine to start killing civilians in Russia.

As I have said, my fear is that they know what they are doing, and Putin has shown tremendous restraint. They want him to be overthrown by Russian Neocons, and they will not hesitate to use nuclear weapons. Brekelmans declared:

“We have not placed any operational restrictions on Ukraine regarding distance.

Brekelmans has fulfilled our model’s forecast. We have a Directional Change in 2025, and the share market appears to be prepared to enter crash mode. We may see a 3-year bear market now into 2027. It looks like he has foolishly committed the Netherlands to World War III placing his own people’s lives on the line for the Neocons and NATO’s long dream of the conquest of Russia.

As I have said, 30 years ago, everyone sought world peace. Today, they just want a world war without a second thought."





Next weeks will be very decisive to the neocons program. I wonder if financial crisis will come before or after. If it comes after, war will be the perfect excuse for the panic. If not, they will need a fall guy, and it couldn't be Trump...

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Ret. Col. Douglas Macgregor gives urgent update on Ukraine, Israel and the fate of the USA vs. BRICS


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🇷🇺🇺🇦 ❗️Tonight, suicide bombers of terrorist Budanov from the Ukrainian GUR attempted to seize the drilling rig "Krym-2" in the Black Sea.

Kiev used 14 American boats "Willard Sea Force" in this attack, but our fighters stopped the enemy, the Russian Ministry of Defense said.

The Black Sea Fleet sank eight boats and eliminated up to 80 terrorists.

The rest fled, abandoning their wounded comrades.

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The Russian Ministry of Defence:

"Last night, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation thwarted an attempt by the Kiev regime to seize the Krym-2 drilling platform in the Black Sea waters.

The Main Directorate of Intelligence of the Ukrainian Defence Ministry sent there amphibious units of the Ukrainian Navy special operations servicemen aboard 14 U.S.-made Willard Sea Force motor boats to capture the drilling platform.

The Black Sea Fleet and Russian servicemen securing and defending of the drilling platform sank eight motor boats and eliminated up to 80 Ukrainian special operations troops during the hostilities.

Other six Ukrainian motor boats retreated without even attempting to pick up their wounded in the water.

Another ‘media operation’ by the Kiev regime in the waters of the Black Sea, timed to coincide with the visit of high-ranking representatives of the United States of America and European countries to Ukraine on 11 September this year, drowned in blood and claimed the lives of many dozens of Ukrainian servicemen."

Attached: photos that reportedly show the Ukrainain special forces who participated in the attack described above. Currently unverified - maybe we'll see more footage later that may confirm RU MOD claims.

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❗️Overnight International Digest:

🇬🇧🇺🇦 *Reuters*: The UK Foreign Secretary announced that London will provide Kyiv with a new military aid package worth over £600 million, which will include hundreds of missiles, tens of thousands of rounds of ammunition, and additional armored vehicles.

🇬🇧🇺🇦 *The Guardian*: UK authorities will permit Ukraine to carry out Storm Shadow missile strikes on targets within Russian territory. Although this decision has been made, it is not expected to be publicly announced on Friday, when Starmer meets with Biden in Washington.

🇱🇻🇺🇦 *Delfi*: Latvia's Prime Minister has announced a new military aid package for Ukraine, which will include armored personnel carriers.

🇹🇷🇺🇦 *Anadolu*: The President of Turkey stated that Crimea must be returned to Ukrainian control, as it is a requirement of international law.

🇦🇲🇺🇸 *Armlur*: Armenia's Deputy Prime Minister and the head of USAID’s mission in the republic signed an updated grant cooperation agreement between Armenia and the US, which involves more than doubling the funding.

🇮🇱🇺🇸 *Ynet*: The US Defense Secretary had a phone conversation with his Israeli counterpart, urging the Israeli army to review its operational protocols in the West Bank.

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The Russian ground troops have recaptured around 10 villages in the counterattacks in Kursk in recent days. The counteroffensive is underway according to current information from the east. There are reports that speak of further counterattacks in the direction of Sudzha, but there is currently not enough confirmed information on this. The 103rd Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces was responsible for the defense, which was overrun according to Ukrainian reports. With this attack, the Russians are reducing the risk of being encircled around Glushkova.

There were further advances by the Russians in Toretsk, where the Russians captured the gas station in the center of the city with visual confirmation.

The offensive is also continuing in the direction of Pokrovsk, as in the past few days, with a focus on the south. The heaviest fighting is currently taking place in the village of Ukrainsk, where the Russians have already taken up positions in the south and east of the village.

The approval to use Western weapons systems deep in Russian territory is currently being discussed. In the next few days, it could well be that the Ukrainians will receive permission. This would hinder the use of FAB glide bombs, as the surrounding airfields can now be attacked and the fighter jets with the heavy bombs can only fly a certain range.

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Liberating settlements: developments in Kursk Region

The Russian military also foiled Ukrainian attempts to attack the settlements of Cherkasskaya Konopelka, Borki and Fanaseyevka

MOSCOW, September 11. /TASS/. The Ukrainian armed forces lost more than 350 military personnel and 13 pieces of hardware in the Kursk Region over the day, the Russian Defense Ministry reported.

In total, the enemy has lost over 12,200 servicemen since fighting began in the region.

Major General Apty Alaudinov, deputy chief of the Russian Armed Forces’ Main Military-Political Department and commander of the Akhmat special forces commando unit, reported that the Russian army had liberated ten settlements in the Kursk Region.

TASS has gathered the key news about the unfolding situation.

Operation to neutralize Ukrainian forces

- Units of the battlegroup North, backed by army aviation and artillery fire, repelled an enemy counterattack towards the settlement of Apanasovka.

- The Russian military also foiled Ukrainian attempts to attack the settlements of Cherkasskaya Konopelka, Borki and Fanaseyevka.

- The Russian army defeated clusters of enemy manpower and hardware near Borki, Byakhovo, Guyevo, Vishnevka, Daryino, Zeleny Shlyakh, Kolmakov, Kositsa, Lyubimovka, Malaya Loknya, Makhnovka, Martynovka, Novaya Sorochina, Novoivanovka, Obukhovka, Orlovka, Snagost and Uspenovka.

- Russian jets hit enemy troop concentrations in the Sumy Region.

Ukraine’s losses

- Over the day, Ukraine lost more than 350 troops and 13 armored vehicles, including three tanks, three armored personnel carriers, and seven armored combat vehicles, as well as an artillery piece, two multiple rocket launchers, and 19 vehicles.

- Since the beginning of hostilities in Russia’s borderline region, Ukraine’s losses have amounted to more than 12,200 troops, 96 tanks, 42 infantry fighting vehicles, 77 armored personnel carriers, 656 armored combat vehicles, 401 vehicles, 90 artillery pieces, 26 multiple rocket launchers, including M142 HIMARS and five US-made M270 MLRS, eight anti-aircraft missile launchers, two transport-loading vehicles, 22 radar stations, seven counter-battery radars, two air defense radars, eight pieces of engineering equipment, including two engineering demolition vehicles and a UR-77 demining unit.

Captured

- Ten Ukrainian servicemen were captured, the Russian Defense Ministry reported.

Alaudinov’s statements

- Russian troops have liberated ten settlements in the Kursk Region, Deputy Chief of the Russian Armed Forces’ Main Military-Political Department, Akhmat Special Forces Commander Major General Apty Alaudinov told TASS.

- According to him, Ukrainian troops are suffering heavy losses and are starting to realize that holding the territory won’t be a cakewalk.

Damage to agriculture

- Preliminary estimates put the cost of damage caused to the Kursk Region's agricultural complex at tens of billions of rubles, and this figure is constantly increasing, the region's acting governor Alexey Smirnov said at the final board meeting of the Agriculture Ministry.

- He submitted a report which estimates the cost of damage at 85 billion rubles ($933 mln).

- Smirnov also noted that work on harvesting 395,000 acres of farmland has been halted due to the fighting.

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Ukraine Live: Putin Warns Us Of Escalation If It Allows Kyiv To Hit Russia With Long-range Missiles:

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Russia Says It Could ‘Combine’ With China If Both Face Threat From the US September 11

The comment comes as Russia is conducting major naval exercises with Chinese participation

Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said Wednesday that Russia’s partnership with China is not aimed at any third country, but the two countries could “combine” to respond to threats from the US.

“I would like to remind you that Moscow and Beijing will respond to ‘double containment’ by the United States with ‘double counteraction,'” Zakharova said when asked about US plans to deploy a Typhon missile system to Japan for several months, according to Reuters.

The Typhon is a new missile system developed by the US that would have been banned under the Intermediate Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty, a treaty between the US and Russia that the Trump administration tore up in 2019. The INF prohibited land-based missile systems with a range between 310 and 3,400 miles.

The Typhon can fire nuclear-capable Tomahawk missiles, which have a range of over 1,000 miles. The US recently deployed a Typhon system to the Philippines and is planning on sending missile systems to Germany by 2026, which Russia views as a major threat.

“It is clear that both Russia and China will react to the emergence of additional and very significant missile threats, and their reaction will be far from being political, which has also been repeatedly confirmed by the two countries,” Zakharova said.

Zakharova’s comments come amid large-scale Russian naval drills that the Russian military said involve over 90,000 personnel, 400 warships and submarines, and 120 aircraft. China is participating in the Pacific portion of the drill with three Chinese ships and 15 planes.

Russia and China have increased their military cooperation in recent years directly in response to he similar pressure the two countries have been facing from the US and its allies. Zakharova insisted the relationship is defensive in nature.

“Our relations are not directed against third countries… and double counteraction does not contradict this. This is a defensive position, this is not an initiative to target other countries,” she told Reuters. “But if an aggressive policy of attack is being implemented against us from one center, why don’t we combine our potential and give an appropriate rebuff?”

https://news.antiwar.com/2024/09/11/russia-says-it-could-combine-with-china-if-both-face-threat-from-the-us/

Vicus comment:

West colonial pride don't recognize any red lines on land or sea around the globe.
After 2 and half years of war only one thing is crystal clear: they want a nuclear war.
Their only motto is "with us or else..."
This "combine" Russia + China don't surprise anyone,they counted on it...and they salivates on it...
Why? too demonic reasons, but all of you following this Thread I don't need to explain nothing...
You know it too...

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Red Cross Mission Came Under Attack Near Chasov Yar, DPR – Report

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On September 12, the humanitarian mission of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) came under attack in the Donetsk People’s Republic. The attack was reported both by Russian and Ukrainian military sources.

The group of volunteers and civilians reportedly came under artillery shelling in the area of the village of Verolyubovka located west of Chasov Yar in the DPR. The settlement is under control of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. There are about 10 kilometers from the frontlines.

Several vehicles that were delivering humanitarian aid to local residents affected by the fighting were destroyed. The building of some industrial entreprise nearby, where people were inside, was damaged. According to the local Ukrainian authorities, three people were killed and two others were wounded.

The humanitarian workers were unloading wood and coal to help people in the Donetsk region prepare for the winter when vehicles they were using were hit, the Red Cross said. According to the ICRC, no civilians were affected by the shelling. All the dead were reportedly citizens of Ukraine.

Ukrainian authorities immediately blamed the Russian military for another alleged war crime. Zelensky was quick to immediately comment on the attack to gain the headlines. However, the only evidence of the Russian guilt are only cries of Ukrainian officials. Ukrainian propaganda has been blaming Russian forces for genocide of the Ukrainian people and attacks on civilians but all Ukrainian lies are fastly revealed.

Russian military observers blamed Ukraine for another provocation. The Kiev regime seeks to discredit the Russian army at any cost, even at the cost of the lives of its own citizens, especially when the Ukrainian army is fleeing defeat in all directions on the frontlines.

The humanitarian mission could be shelled by the Ukrainian artillery. The Russian military has no need to destroy wood brought to civilians. On the other hand, Kiev gained the necessary media effect showing the ICRC vehicles on fire.

The ICRC vehicles could be affected by the attack on the entreprise, which could be used by the Ukrainian military, as Ukrainian soldiers always do in the rear areas. It is also unclear why the Ukrainian authorities do not evacuate civilians from the war-torn areas but volunteers bring them wood for winter when there is a great risk that the battles would come to the village long before the cold weather.

Moreover, the Ukrainian military is known to use medical vehicles to hide transfer of military equipment. For example, on August 27, Russian reconnaissance spotted Ukrainian column in the area of Chuguev. Grad MLRS, French BBMs, and other vehicles were transfered in the column that included civilian tractors with cargo semi-trailers, some of which were covered by the symbols of the Red Cross and were secretly transferring Ukrainian manpower.

https://southfront.press/red-cross-mission-came-under-attack-near-chasov-yar-dpr-report/

[shaberon]

[B]West colonial pride don't recognize any red lines on land or sea around the globe.



On paper, it is the absurd Truman Doctrine (https://history.state.gov/milestones/1945-1952/truman-doctrine), a re-launch of the sidelined ideas from the Coolidge and Harding Administrations of the 1920s. Brought to you by Fascism under any name. Homegrown laboratory. Sorry to have to say it. But it won't go away on its own. Might have seemed a bit purposeless and quiet at the end of the Cold War, so, here we are in another dedicated re-vamping, which in itself proves the architects were always Liars.

[Vicus]

Russia is Serbia’s Main Gas Provider, ‘If Not Good for Europe, Their Problem’ – Serbian Deputy PM 9 hours ago

Deputy Prime Minister of Serbia Aleksandar Vulin spoke on a broad range of issues, reiterating his country's strong ties with Russia, and weighing in on the mutually-beneficial cooperation between the two countries.

Serbia’s colleagues from BRICS, Russia's Sergei Shoigu, foreign ministers of China, Brazil, South Africa, Azerbaijan, all show strong sympathy and support for Serbia and deeply understand what the country is fighting for, Serbian Deputy Prime Minister Aleksandar Vulin told Sputnik in an exclusive interview.
He explained that fighting for the rights of Serbs in Kosovo and Metohija is part of Serbia’s national strategy, noting that when NATO launched its aggression on Serbia in 1999, "they tried to kill Serbia, but instead they killed international law."

"We are grateful for our allies, we are grateful for the support of the Soviet Union, of Russia, and we are very proud of ourselves, how we fought, and of the side that we stood on,” said Vulin.

Serbia’s Deputy PM emphasized the fact that Russia is Serbia's main gas provider, noting that the country is deeply satisfied with this energy arrangement. He underscored it was highly important for Serbia's economy and its citizens.

Serbia will not become part of the raging anti-Russian hysteria in the West, remarked Deputy PM Vulin.

“We are the only part of Europe where anti-Russian hysteria has not taken place. We do not try to forbid Russian media to do their job, like in all other parts of Europe. And one of the most important parts of democracy is freedom of choice, freedom of information, freedom of voice,” Aleksandar Vulin told Sputnik.

Deputy PM Vulin weighed in on the West's self-harming sanctions policy targeting Russia, stressing that Serbia will never follow such a course.

“We, of course, do not impose any sanctions on Russia, and we will never do that. There are lots of things that we can work together [on]. Of course, the energy sector is most important and the biggest part of our economic relations,” underscored Serbia's Deputy Prime Minister.

https://sputnikglobe.com/20240912/russia-is-serbias-main-gas-provider-if-not-good-for-europe-their-problem--serbian-deputy-pm-1120118008.html

[Vicus]

[B]West colonial pride don't recognize any red lines on land or sea around the globe.



On paper, it is the absurd Truman Doctrine (https://history.state.gov/milestones/1945-1952/truman-doctrine), a re-launch of the sidelined ideas from the Coolidge and Harding Administrations of the 1920s. Brought to you by Fascism under any name. Homegrown laboratory. Sorry to have to say it. But it won't go away on its own. Might have seemed a bit purposeless and quiet at the end of the Cold War, so, here we are in another dedicated re-vamping, which in itself proves the architects were always Liars.

Indeed,then Nuclear War...is the only way?

[Vicus]

Russia Repels ‘Fool’s Crusade’ in Kursk Region as Ukraine Redeploys Troops to Donbass
27 minutes ago

https://cdn1.img.sputnikglobe.com/img/07e8/09/0c/1120113732_0:0:3071:1728_1920x0_80_0_0_d7c264931d633fd618352354ce7205d2.jpg.webp

One security analyst commented on Moscow’s discipline in maintaining “operational silence” as it moves to eject Ukrainian troops from its territory.

Volodymyr Zelensky surprised observers in early August when he announced that Ukraine had launched a risky incursion into Russia’ Kursk region.
The maneuver began on August 6 when at least 1,000 Ukrainian troops attacked the Russian border using tanks and armored vehicles. Coming amid discussion among Ukraine’s Western allies of allowing the country to launch strikes deep within Russian territory, the audacious operation briefly created favorable headlines for the Kiev regime after months of steady losses as Russia continued to push westward towards the Dnepr River.
But the incursion may have been designed simply for political consumption in the West rather than as a legitimate attempt to turn the tables in the Russo-Ukraine conflict, suggest some observers, with Kiev sacrificing valuable troops and equipment in its struggle to control a tiny patch of Russian territory. Security analyst Mark Sleboda joined Sputnik’s Fault Lines program Wednesday to discuss Ukraine’s presence in the Kursk region, which Moscow has significantly repelled in recent days.

“Russia has evidently, very quietly, in the last three days – we're going on the fourth day now – begun at last a major counteroffensive in the Kursk region,” said the international relations expert. “The Kiev regime… weren't talking about this at all because they don't like the results. And Russia, they often keep operational quiet. We've known that, right?”

The security expert has previously commented on Moscow’s discipline in maintaining “operational silence,” which it demonstrated during its liberation of the important city of Avdeyevka earlier this year. The Russian Ministry of Defense studiously avoided commenting on events in the city as Russian troops executed their successful operation, taking care not to give Kiev and its Western backers any information about what was in store.

Ukraine has often taken a very different approach, Sleboda noted, such as during 2023’s failed counteroffensive which was followed by eight months of hype in Western media. The country released “movie-quality trailers,” the analyst noted, attempting to build excitement for the operation in the Western press.
The unusual strategy suggests the importance of Kiev’s propaganda war alongside its conventional one: politicians have struggled to make the political case for continuing to fuel the proxy conflict as polling shows the Western public has increasingly turned sour on the idea. Anti-establishment parties across the ideological spectrum have meanwhile seen a surge in support across Europe – most recently in Germany – as voters question the wisdom of continued economic and military backing for Ukraine.

“[Russia] have already recovered 10 settlements,” Sleboda reported. “Roughly in terms of the number of settlements and the area recovered, about 10% of the total Kursk incursion just went away in the last three days. We didn't even know it happened until it had already happened. And, of course, by all accounts it's still extending on.”

“The Kiev regime has begun withdrawing forces from Kursk [region] in the last week and sending them back to the Donbass, sending them to, in particular, Pokrovsk and Selidovo out of panic. So Russia says, ‘well, we've gotten all we really need out of this,’” Sleboda noted. “[Ukraine] don't have any more Western vehicles for us to destroy, and they're pulling troops out. Time to wrap this baby up. And that appears to be what they're doing.”

https://sputnikglobe.com/20240912/russia-repels-fools-crusade-in-kursk-region-as-ukraine-redeploys-troops-to-donbass-1120113001.html

[Bill Ryan]

An important new statement by Putin, just a few hours ago.

Simply put, without the diplomatic niceties: if Ukraine is assisted by NATO to launch missiles deep into Russia, Russia will be at war with NATO.

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https://twitter.com/i/status/1834263958443995410
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[Ravenlocke]

Text:
PUTIN: THE FULL STATEMENT

The FULL Statement on the "permission" by US and UK for long range Western missiles attacking the territory of the Russian Federation:

"There is an attempt to substitute concepts. Because we are not talking about allowing or prohibiting the Kiev regime to strike at Russian territory. It is already striking with the help of unmanned aerial vehicles and other means.
But when it comes to using high–precision long-range Western-made weapons, it's a completely different story. The fact is that, as I have already said, and any experts will confirm this (both here and in the West), the Ukrainian army is not able to strike with modern high-precision long-range systems of Western production. It can't do that. This is possible only with the use of satellite data, which Ukraine does not have — this is data only from satellites of either the European Union or the United States, in general, from NATO satellites. This is the first one.
The second, and very important, perhaps key, is that flight missions to these missile systems can, in fact, only be carried out by military personnel of NATO countries. Ukrainian servicemen cannot do this. And therefore, it is not a question of allowing the Ukrainian regime to strike Russia with these weapons or not to allow it. It's about deciding whether NATO countries are directly involved in a military conflict or not.
If this decision is made, it will mean nothing more than the direct participation of NATO countries, the United States, and European countries in the war in Ukraine. This is their direct involvement. And this, of course, significantly changes the very essence, the very nature of the conflict. This will mean that NATO countries, the United States, and European countries are at war with Russia. And if this is the case, then, bearing in mind the change in the very essence of this conflict, we will make appropriate decisions based on the threats that will be created to us."

https://x.com/RealPepeEscobar/status/1834286912044957958

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[Ravenlocke]

https://x.com/aussiecossack/status/1834258873068474418

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https://x.com/aussiecossack/status/1834193835741892873

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[Ravenlocke]

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Putin Meets Lieutenant Colonel Who Risked His Life to Save His Soldiers in Kursk Region

Alexander Danilov commanded the battalion from the first days of the Ukrainian Armed Forces invasion. He led more than 30 wounded soldiers and civilians out of encirclement, returned and called enemy artillery fire on himself. As a result of the shelling, the man was injured.

At the same time, Danilov’s unit managed to destroy up to 8 reconnaissance groups of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and take a Ukrainian prisoner

https://x.com/jaccocharite/status/1834329250708816201

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[Ravenlocke]

Text:
Lavrov -
Kiev was allowed to use long-range weapons against Russia long ago:

We have no doubt that the decision to lift restrictions on the use of long-range weapons to attack the territory of the Russian Federation was taken long ago, and now they are trying to make it look prettier and more respectable in the public space. We understand perfectly well that the West has called this war against Russia an existential war. The goal is to inflict a strategic defeat on us, but once again, I would like to remind you that other great figures in the history of international relations, including Napoleon and Hitler, had the same goals, and it is not for nothing that many foreign politicians who remain reasonable periodically remind their more zealous colleagues that it is disastrous for them to forget these lessons of history.

Slavyangrad 🇷🇺 TG

https://x.com/GeromanAT/status/1834239278970249505

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[Ravenlocke]

https://x.com/Sputnik_India/status/1834199380951282049

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[Ravenlocke]

https://x.com/ricwe123/status/1833922231501771249

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[Ravenlocke]

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The Ukrainian Armed Forces are experiencing a shortage of modern vehicles to form new brigades – Forbes

According to the publication, last fall Ukraine began to form the first of 11 units, which after six months of preparation were supposed to be at the front. However, the process was slowed down due to an acute shortage of modern weapons.

The 154th Mechanized Brigade is cited as an example, which still uses BMP-1s from the 1960s, as well as French and American armored personnel carriers from the 1970s and 90s.

The article states that since the summer of 2023, deliveries of Western armored vehicles to Ukraine have slowed down significantly.

NATO demilitarization is not a myth.

https://x.com/OlgaBazova/status/1834300846013906994

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[Ravenlocke]

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🇵🇱👤 Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski stated that the European Union should stop providing benefits to Ukrainian refugees, as these payments diminish Ukraine's mobilization potential.

Ukrainian refugees under EU protection receive 200 euros per month for each child in the family. <...> This creates financial barriers for young people who should return home to defend their country. Europe should not subsidize disobedience,
Sikorski stated.

As Mr. Zelensky said in 2022: "I am very grateful to my Polish brothers and sisters who support us."

Keep informed https://t.me/EastCalling

https://x.com/East_Calling/status/1834260944048062603

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[Ravenlocke]

Text:
Our friend from Cafe Revolution reporting from Belgorod:

🔥🔥🔥We get under an Ukraine Rocket attack just as we film at the memorial for the children who died from A Ukraine rocket attack some months ago. This is the daily reality for the people of Belgorod. Subscribe to the only foreign journalist currently in the Belgorod/Kursk front (full video report on all todays events later today ) https://t.me/CafeRevolution

https://x.com/East_Calling/status/1834200490701124034

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[Ravenlocke]

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The Ukrainian Armed Forces created concentration camp - like entities for civilians in the Kursk region , according to a report by the Russian Foreign Ministry on the Kiev regime's terrorist attack in the Kursk region. Civilians who did not want or were unable to leave the territory were forcibly driven into them.

In addition, the Ukrainian Armed Forces could have used Kursk residents for filming propaganda stories by foreign journalists.

📍The information comes from numerous data provided by witnesses and collected by the headquarters of the Russian Red Cross in Kursk, where relatives of missing residents contacted, RIA Novosti reports, citing a report.

Source: Zvezda

https://x.com/East_Calling/status/1834258113085526084

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[Ravenlocke]

https://x.com/aussiecossack/status/1834222397886443953

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[Ravenlocke]

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🇷🇺🇺🇦⚡- Ukrainian President, Volodymyr Zelenskyi, finally publicly acknowledged Russia's forward-operations in the Kursk region, saying "Russians have launched counteroffensive actions in the Kursk region, everything is going according to our plan".

The current situation in Kursk (shown on the map), Russian forces, in 72 hours, have recaptured 13 towns and 221 sqkm.
- Rerum Novarum

https://x.com/Zlatti_71/status/1834230938600927642

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[Ravenlocke]

https://x.com/RWApodcast/status/1834336150133133570

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[Ravenlocke]

Text:
❗️Frontline Update for the Evening of 12.09 at 21:30.

Here’s what’s known so far:

Zelensky has claimed that Russia’s counteroffensive in the Kursk region is part of Ukraine’s plan, as we had previously reported.

▪️ After the partial collapse of the western flank of the Kursk salient, Ukrainian forces attempted to attack the Glushkovsky district from Sumy Oblast.

▪️ Meanwhile, Russian marines and paratroopers continue pushing in the direction of Lyubimovka and Tolstoy Lug, liberating Russian land from Ukrainian control.

▪️ A video has surfaced from the village of Krasnooktyabrskoe in the Kursk region, which was liberated by servicemen from the 106th Airborne Division.

▪️ The Russian Aerospace Forces are also fulfilling Ukraine’s supposed plan by reducing the Ukrainian Armed Forces’ numbers through airstrikes in the Kursk region.

At the same time, mobilization in Ukraine is impacting more and more cities—people are being beaten, humiliated, and abducted, only to be sent to the frontlines as cannon fodder in a few weeks.

▪️ The Dmitrovsky Bridge between Pokrovsk and Mirnograd was destroyed, complicating enemy logistics.

▪️ In the town of Ukrainksk, assault groups advanced to the south and east. The situation remains tense for the Ukrainian forces there. There is also minor progress toward Lysovka from Novogrodovka.

▪️ Reports indicate that on the Kurakhovka front, Russian forces managed to advance and secure positions in the settlement of Ostre.

▪️ In recent days, significant progress has been made in the so-called pocket between Krasnogorovka and Galitsynovka, with Russian fighters capturing tree lines and strongholds.

https://x.com/distant_earth83/status/1834302253437473234

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[Ravenlocke]

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🇷🇺⚔️🇺🇦 Footage from the Glushkovsky district, where the enemy is trying to break through to strike the flank of the advancing troops
▪️Our soldiers have repelled numerous attacks by the occupiers in the direction of the village of Glushkovo in two days, who are desperately trying to prevent our counteroffensive in the Korenevsky and Sudzhansky districts.
▪️The enemy cannot achieve success and is conducting indiscriminate shelling from tanks at the houses of civilians in the border area.
- RVvoenkor

https://x.com/Zlatti_71/status/1834370773995151768

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[Ravenlocke]

Text:
🇷🇺🇺🇦 Chronicle of a special military operation
for September 12, 2024

Russian troops launched another series of strikes on enemy targets in various regions of the so-called Ukraine. One of the strikes hit the 330 kV Konotop substation, causing temporary problems with the power supply in the settlement of the same name.

In turn, Ukrainian formations again launched drones at the Murmansk region. Russian anti-aircraft gunners intercepted enemy drones in the Olenegorsk area, seven kilometers from the Olenya airfield.

In the Kursk direction, Russian troops are advancing in the Korenevsky and Sudzhansky districts: during the fighting over the past 24 hours, several populated areas have been liberated.

In the Kupyansko-Svatovsky direction, units of the Russian Armed Forces expanded the control zone north of Peschanoye, occupying one of the forest belts.

In the Pokrovsk direction, Ukrainian formations carried out a counterattack northeast of Novogrodovka, landing troops in the Orlovka area.

In the Donetsk direction, successes of the Russian Armed Forces are being recorded to the west of Krasnogorovka in the direction of Ostrom.

rybar

https://x.com/dana916/status/1834341283839561944

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https://x.com/SprinterFamily/status/1834370996003909698

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[shaberon]

[B]West colonial pride don't recognize any red lines on land or sea around the globe.



On paper, it is the absurd Truman Doctrine (https://history.state.gov/milestones/1945-1952/truman-doctrine), a re-launch of the sidelined ideas from the Coolidge and Harding Administrations of the 1920s. Brought to you by Fascism under any name. Homegrown laboratory. Sorry to have to say it. But it won't go away on its own. Might have seemed a bit purposeless and quiet at the end of the Cold War, so, here we are in another dedicated re-vamping, which in itself proves the architects were always Liars.

Indeed,then Nuclear War...is the only way?



Let's see. It comes on the heels of the United States using atomic weapons on the civilians of two Japanese cities. The "reason" they did this was a Lie. Soldiers were told it was necessary, because every Japanese civilian would fight to the death, and we would have to invade the Japanese mainland with millions of troops.

From what I can tell, it was really a Message to the U. S. S. R. -- here we come, look what we've got.

The doctrine itself is more like a marriage of Insane British Russophobia to Insane American Sinophobia. John Birch has been terrified of China since the 1850s, for the corresponding reason -- they're about to invade the U. S. mainland with millions of troops. This concern was eventually followed by the Office of Naval Intelligence, whose task was to determine a solution for the American Navy to have been found lesser and weaker than that of Chile.

In that sense, no, nothing nuclear has anything to do with the doctrine, which is more like racism with window-dressing.

I am still not sure what to think about the supposition of a Total War faction, and/or involving the use of nuclear weapons. Part of that can be mitigated, because Russia can destroy installations with conventional weaponry. However, as they have made clear they *do* support nuclear First Strike as a deterrent if they feel it necessary, then, I don't really have a name or word for trivializing this or acting like it is something you can play around with.

Up to that level, no, there is not much limit to the forms of madness to be unleashed. I'd suggest a Peak Oil concept, as if our extremist faction can't proceed with Infinite Growth, then it will go into Diminishing Returns. I think it will dissipate its energy and get smaller and smaller. It could actually become more dangerous while this is going on. Forward placement of long-range and nuclear-capable weaponry would be a symptom of this. That's a bad idea for anyone--ok, now you're a Target.

[ThePythonicCow]

John Birch has been terrified of China since the 1850s
I presume you mean "since the 1950s" ?

[Tintin]

On British Spies in Russia and the Intelligence Activities of the UK Foreign Office


Forwarded by Rybar to DD Geopolitics on Telegram (https://t.me/DDGeopolitics/122762)


Today's announcement by the Russian Federal Security Service to terminate the accreditation of six diplomats from the British Embassy in Moscow is another illustration of a rule to which there are almost no exceptions.
Representatives of foreign foreign policy departments can often include members of the intelligence services.

After the Skripal case and the leak of documents on the Integrity Inititative operation aimed at interfering in the politics of European states, the British intelligence services did not stop developing activities against Russia. Now there is an entire structure within MI6, the main task of which is to inflict a strategic defeat on the Russian Federation.

▪️ This structure, under the direction of the British Foreign Office, works in several directions at once: lobbying for economic initiatives in support of so-called Ukraine, financing anti-Russian NGOs, and co-operation with pro-government media.

▪️ One of the main departments is the Eastern Europe and Central Asia Directorate (EECAD), which was built into the structure of MI6 and significantly expanded in 2022. The Directorate is responsible for operations under the names of, for example, "Programme to Combat Disinformation and Media Development", where BBC, Reuters and Bellingcat are the main actors.


▪️ On the basis of the Directorate there are, firstly, structures whose work is aimed at undermining the Russian Federation and supporting so-called Ukraine, and, secondly, departments supervising former Soviet republics from Central Asia, the South Caucasus, Belarus and Moldova.

▪️ The central figures in this system are Philip Barton, UK Deputy Foreign Secretary, Tim Barrow, National Security Adviser to the Prime Minister, Christopher Joyce, Deputy Head of Russia Policy, and James Beer and Mark Diamond, heads of the HMG Russia Unit.

📌 Clearly this is just the tip of the iceberg. As we have repeatedly written, the former CIS countries (and not only) have long been a target for foreign intelligence services, which are working on them. However, they are also working on the territory of their so-called partners, but some people seem to be happy with this.

https://avalonlibrary.net/Ukraine/Articles/2024-09-13_Anti-Russia_intelligence_unit_within_UK_Foreign_Office_%28infographic%29.jpg

https://avalonlibrary.net/Ukraine/Articles/2024-09-13_Anti-Russia_intelligence_unit_within_UK_Foreign_Office_EECAD_%28infographic%29.jpg

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The Guardian lede: Russia revokes accreditation of six British diplomats it accuses of spying (https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/sep/13/russia-revokes-accreditation-british-diplomats-spying)

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It is a matter of course that Consulates and Embassies contain intelligence service operatives; a standard practice. Some are officers, some are agents (field agents).

[Tintin]

The FSB has published footage from operational surveillance of contacts between British embassy employees whose jobs were recently terminated, and foreign agents in Russia.

Here's a video with English subtitles showing the names and faces of those 'diplomats' whose accreditation have been revoked. In this clip Jessica Davenport is the primary subject of interest:

https://avalonlibrary.net/Ukraine/2022_Russian_invasion_%28Operation-Z%29/Video_%2B_photographic_coverage/2024-09_%28September%29/2024-09-13_Video_showing_the_six_UK_diplomats_accused_of_espionage.mp4

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From DD Geopolitics on Telegram (https://t.me/DDGeopolitics/122751):



The FSB reported that it received documents confirming London’s coordination of the escalation of the international military-political situation .

The main structure coordinating subversive policy in the Russian direction and in the CIS is the Directorate of Eastern Europe and Central Asia of the British Foreign Office, which has become a special service whose main task is to inflict a strategic defeat on Russia.

The accreditation of 6 employees of the political department of the British embassy in Moscow has been terminated because signs of intelligence and subversive work were found in their actions.

The FSB also stated that it will demand early termination of work of British diplomats in Russia if such signs are found in their work.

[Tintin]

Text:
PUTIN: THE FULL STATEMENT

The FULL Statement on the "permission" by US and UK for long range Western missiles attacking the territory of the Russian Federation:

"There is an attempt to substitute concepts. Because we are not talking about allowing or prohibiting the Kiev regime to strike at Russian territory. It is already striking with the help of unmanned aerial vehicles and other means.
But when it comes to using high–precision long-range Western-made weapons, it's a completely different story. The fact is that, as I have already said, and any experts will confirm this (both here and in the West), the Ukrainian army is not able to strike with modern high-precision long-range systems of Western production. It can't do that. This is possible only with the use of satellite data, which Ukraine does not have — this is data only from satellites of either the European Union or the United States, in general, from NATO satellites. This is the first one.
The second, and very important, perhaps key, is that flight missions to these missile systems can, in fact, only be carried out by military personnel of NATO countries. Ukrainian servicemen cannot do this. And therefore, it is not a question of allowing the Ukrainian regime to strike Russia with these weapons or not to allow it. It's about deciding whether NATO countries are directly involved in a military conflict or not.
If this decision is made, it will mean nothing more than the direct participation of NATO countries, the United States, and European countries in the war in Ukraine. This is their direct involvement. And this, of course, significantly changes the very essence, the very nature of the conflict. This will mean that NATO countries, the United States, and European countries are at war with Russia. And if this is the case, then, bearing in mind the change in the very essence of this conflict, we will make appropriate decisions based on the threats that will be created to us."

https://x.com/RealPepeEscobar/status/1834286912044957958

1834286912044957958

...now archived here (https://avalonlibrary.net/Ukraine/2022_Russian_invasion_%28Operation-Z%29/Video_%2B_photographic_coverage/2024-09_%28September%29/2024-09-12_Vladimir_Putin_-_countries_that_approve_use_of_their_long-range_missiles_to_strike_Russian_territory_will_be_considered_a_party_to_the_conflict.mp4):

https://avalonlibrary.net/Ukraine/2022_Russian_invasion_%28Operation-Z%29/Video_%2B_photographic_coverage/2024-09_%28September%29/2024-09-12_Vladimir_Putin_-_countries_that_approve_use_of_their_long-range_missiles_to_strike_Russian_territory_will_be_considered_a_party_to_the_conflict.mp4

[Tintin]

""Blinken, go home as soon as possible. Get lost. We don't want you here. We don't want Polish people paying and dying for your wars." - Grzegorz Braun, Polish MEP on US Sec State Antony Blinken visiting Poland

Well said that man :muscle:

https://video.twimg.com/amplify_video/1834493635611463680/vid/avc1/1280x720/MXkeHJan4FuhPRFf.mp4?tag=16

[Tintin]

...... a reminder - again - from Jacques Attali, May 2014, on French television. It's not the first time I've posted this here but, as many of us here have intuited, and one commentator in the comments has pointed out, the former advisor to Francois Hollande "...didn't have a crystal ball. He knew the plan."

ZLKQDDVDDl4

[Tintin]

Yevgeny Poddubny, the Russian war correspondent wounded in August when his vehicle was hit by an Ukrainian FPV drone in the Kursk region, was discharged from a hospital

Some good news :flower:

Video below:

https://avalonlibrary.net/Ukraine/2022_Russian_invasion_%28Operation-Z%29/Ukraine_%2B_NATO_Kursk_region_%28Russia%29_incursion_%28August_2024%29/2024-09-13_Yevgeny_Poddubny_Russian_war_correspondent_wounded_in_August_after_Ukrainian_assassination_attemp t_in_Kursk_region_discharged%20from_hospital.mp4

[Rizotto]

...... a reminder - again - from Jacques Attali, May 2014, on French television. It's not the first time I've posted this here but, as many of us here have intuited, and one commentator in the comments has pointed out, the former advisor to Francois Hollande "...didn't have a crystal ball. He knew the plan."

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So, another indication of the link between the Ukraine war and the 'greater Israel' project:

Third clip between 0:52 and 1:15 seconds (translated to English)
Attali: "In fact, a follow-up to this ideal is a city to become the universal capital of the planet. We can imagine a world government, we can even imagine Jerusalem to become the capital of the planet that will one day be unified around a world government, it is a beautiful location for a world government."

[Tintin]

...... a reminder - again - from Jacques Attali, May 2014, on French television. It's not the first time I've posted this here but, as many of us here have intuited, and one commentator in the comments has pointed out, the former advisor to Francois Hollande "...didn't have a crystal ball. He knew the plan."

ZLKQDDVDDl4

So, another indication of the link between the Ukraine war and the 'greater Israel' project:

Third clip between 0:52 and 1:15 seconds (translated to English)
Attali: "In fact, a follow-up to this ideal is a city to become the universal capital of the planet. We can imagine a world government, we can even imagine Jerusalem to become the capital of the planet that will one day be unified around a world government, it is a beautiful location for a world government."

Yup, absolutely: the "Heavenly New Jerusalem" project.

From 2017, Ihor Berkut (Gekko) - and an unusually good grounded write-up via Reddit follows:

https://avalonlibrary.net/Ukraine/2017_Interview_segment_w_Igor_Berkut_a_founder_of_Heavenly_Jerusalem_Project_discusses_establishment _of_this_idea_in_southern_Ukraine.mp4

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Reports by Igor Berkut, as well as other sources, on the Heavenly Jerusalem project in Ukraine

Source: https://www.reddit.com/r/conspiracy_commons/comments/15vgo96/reports_by_igor_berkut_as_well_as_other_sources/

Today, according to one of the biographies, is the birthday of Igor Vitalievich Gekko, better known as Igor Berkut or Harry Ber-Kut. Being a native of Donbass, he graduated from the Moscow Higher Combined Arms Command School of the Orders of Zhukov, Lenin and October Revolution Red Banner, served as a reconnaissance platoon commander and battalion intelligence chief in Afghanistan. It is believed that after the collapse of the USSR he received a financial education in the United States and for the next decade and a half worked in the financial and banking sector, founding, among other things, with his brother Valery Gekko and partners from the United States a bank in Kazakhstan, which was later transferred to Sberbank of Russia. After that, Ihor Berkut returned to Ukraine, where he became the leader of the Great Ukraine political party, which did not participate in the parliamentary elections.

As the leader of Great Ukraine, Igor Berkut was most distinguished for his public appearances, one of which, the revelation of Operation “Throw to Freedom” (portrayed by the Western press as a drunken debauch of Ukrainian Interior Minister Yuriy Lutsenko at a German airport) on live television, became particularly popular on the Internet: some commentators characterized this television story as even “more ingenious than ‘Lenin was a mushroom‘”.

In one of the interviews, Berkut noted that he had 12 passports of different countries “as a matter of duty”. Some Ukrainian journalists consider him to be an agent of “Russian special services, GRU, FSB”, while in the Russian Federation, as co-owner of JSC “Metrobank”, whose license was revoked by the Central Bank several years ago, he is suspected of loan fraud, and a criminal case was opened against him and his brother under the article “Fraud”.

But most of all, Harry Ber-Kut became known as the author of the project “Heavenly Jerusalem”, about which he for several years has been telling in detail in the stories of the YouTube channel “DAWN”. Heavenly Jerusalem, also known as New Jerusalem, Israel 2.0, New Israel – a project that aims to establish a Jewish state in the southern regions of Ukraine. In his interviews, Ber-Kut reported:


– Let’s return to Ukraine and here it is extremely curious why exactly this territory was chosen by the Jewish people for the “New Jerusalem”?

– First of all it was historically so. As you remember, it was on this territory 400 years existed Great Khazar Khaganate, 400 years on these lands existed the Jewish state. In addition, there is a historical continuity, a connection of times. As you know, from 1924 to 1944 the Soviet government was considering the establishment of the Jewish Soviet Republic in the Crimea. And that’s right next door. And as you know, only the conflict of the newly formed Israel with the USSR put a cross on this project, and so everything was going to the point that there would be a Jewish autonomy or Jewish Soviet Republic in Crimea.

– In 2014, you and I did an interview where it was said then in an interview in 2014: that not the war in Donbass not the situation that began in Ukraine in 2014 will not end in five or 10 years, but it will end only in 15 years. It was said then: 5 years – rotting, decay, crumbling, destruction; the next 5 years – fragmentation and fractures; and the next 5 – new assembly centers. This is what I told you then. In 2014 everyone said that the ATO would end in 2 months, in 3, in 4, in the fall, next year, under the new year, in 2015 they said the same thing, in 2016 they said the same thing, in 2017 they said the same thing, the Minsk process is like this, like this, Crimea will return this year or next year, and here are all these numerous predictions. The only one who argued with me decently was one person who practices Kabbalah and who challenged my prediction with a Kabbalistic prediction… that he knows Kabbalah perfectly and with Ukraine it will not be 5 + 5 + 5, but will be 6 + 6 + 6. But in any case we go to 2029-31.

– Namely, in order for Ukraine’s GDP per capita to match Switzerland’s GDP per capita, it is necessary to depopulate the population by about 6-8 times. That is, the basic principle of the reform: the smaller the population, the higher the GDP per capita per person. This is, let us say, one of the basic anchors of the reform that we are going to carry out. Hence, the main way of reform is to steadily and gradually reduce the population in the country.

Of course, given the previous controversial biography of the Soviet intelligence officer and international banker Gekko, all these statements could be regarded solely as a provocation by the Russian security services, aiming to sow anti-Semitic sentiment in Ukraine in order to destabilize the democratic regime and provoke separatism. But at the same time, some other well-known Russian-speaking persons have also announced a similar project. For example, 6 years ago, Anatoly Klyosov, a Soviet-American biochemist, author of “DNA-Genealogy”, in an interview with Den TV entitled “The History of the Jews: What DNA analysis has shown?” briefly mentioned that “as we know, a project is now being realized or prepared” to return Jews to Ukraine:

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The article continues.... (https://www.reddit.com/r/conspiracy_commons/comments/15vgo96/reports_by_igor_berkut_as_well_as_other_sources/)

[Tintin]

Terrorist Crimes Committed by the Kiev Regime - Report of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation - Moscow 2024


For an updated report dated September 5th, 2024 see the link below:

Source: https://mid.ru/ru/foreign_policy/doklady/1969025/?lang=en

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CONTENTS

1. Introduction

2. Ukraine's involvement in the terrorist attack at the Crocus City Hall in Krasnogorsk

3. Ukraine's terrorist activities in the territory of the Russian Federation in 2022-2024

3.1. Terrorist acts committed by identified persons in the territory of the Russian Federation against government and administrative bodies and civilian infrastructure in 2022-2024

3.2 Terrorist acts prevented in the territory of the Russian Federation against government and administrative bodies and civilian infrastructure in 2022-2024

3.3. Terrorist attacks committed against nuclear power plants and other major hazard facilities in the territory of the Russian Federation in 2022-2024

4. Most resonant terrorist acts against political and public figures and media staff masterminded and committed by Ukraine in 2022–2024

5. Ukraine's use of terrorist and other prohibited methods of warfare

6. Ties of Ukraine's military and political leadership with terrorist organizations

7. Several examples of comments and statements by Ukrainian officials confirming the terrorist nature of the Kiev regime

8. Conclusion

[ExomatrixTV]

Putin Warns Long-Range Strikes will Trigger Direct NATO-Russia War - Prof Glenn Diesen on Al Jazeera:

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[Tintin]

Russian forces capture an American 'Stryker' in the Kursk oblast and journalists provide a guided tour:

https://video.twimg.com/ext_tw_video/1834381517285384192/pu/vid/avc1/1280x720/ENXMi6-ArflCNtHM.mp4?tag=12

[Bruce G Charlton]

An important new statement by Putin, just a few hours ago.

Simply put, without the diplomatic niceties: if Ukraine is assisted by NATO to launch missiles deep into Russia, Russia will be at war with NATO.

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The (typically bureaucratic) attitude of Western politicians, Journalists and other institutional leaders to this, is that "If we define our actions in such a way as to convince ourselves that NATO is not really engaged in launching missiles deep into Russia" then that is what matters, and it is all that matters.

The issue is re-framed so that The West is happy with... whatever those who control The West currently wants to do.

What people do not realise is that "what the West thinks" about this is completely irrelevant.

The only thing that matters in this situation is 1. what Russia thinks about it and 2. what Russia's powerful allies (China, N Korea, Iran etc.) think about it. (I don't think that Russia will go to war with NATO, short of being invaded on a significant scale, in which case all bets are off; unless Russia are backed explicitly and materially by their allies.) If Russia and allies regard NATO launching missiles deep into Russia as NATO being actually at war with Russia, then that is what it is (for all practical purposes).

It only takes one side to make a war. (More exactly, the alternative is passively permitted genocide.)

The West's puppet-masters are (obviously, for a long time now!) deliberately aiming at provoking a war with Russia, by all possible means - meanwhile the Western puppet-leaders and their media-colleagues merely find excuses for asserting that provoking war isn't really provoking war; and that therefore whatever happens is Russia's fault.

Now (apparently), avoidably, gratuitously, needlessly, for-no-good-reason - raining NATO satellite-guided weapons onto Moscow is felt to be OK, but Moscow responding by raining missiles on Washington, Berlin, Paris, London etc would be experienced as an outrageous aggression from "out of the blue" - about which everyone in The West would be astonished and outraged. So long as The West is indeed surprised and angered by war, if/when it comes; then the Western leadership regard their job as having been accomplished.

Regardless of what Westerners feel about themselves, regardless of whether people believe "But it's not our fault!"; war (if it happens) is war - and the consequences of war will happen and will be experienced. And The Western populations would not like it one little bit.

[Tintin]

So, another indication of the link between the Ukraine war and the 'greater Israel' project:

Third clip between 0:52 and 1:15 seconds (translated to English)
Attali: "In fact, a follow-up to this ideal is a city to become the universal capital of the planet. We can imagine a world government, we can even imagine Jerusalem to become the capital of the planet that will one day be unified around a world government, it is a beautiful location for a world government."

Yup, absolutely: the "Heavenly New Jerusalem" project.

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Reports by Igor Berkut, as well as other sources, on the Heavenly Jerusalem project in Ukraine

The article continues.... (https://www.reddit.com/r/conspiracy_commons/comments/15vgo96/reports_by_igor_berkut_as_well_as_other_sources/)



"– And the Democrats had a grudge against us. So when the Democrats needed a victory in 2020 and President Biden’s representatives approached me with a request to rig some votes there, we gladly helped them, and then they told us: they have a creative solution to the Ukrainian problem, which is not just a change in the political orientation of Ukraine, but a complete total reduction of the population, at least to 3-4 million people, and then the settlement of people friendly to us, for example, the transfer of these territories to the Israelis, so that they can communicate with us, there is herring under a fur coat, everything else, everything else we’re used to."

[Tintin]

Brilliant from Scott Ritter (https://x.com/RealScottRitter/status/1834592362661564596) :muscle: :flower:

Enjoy the performance dude :highfive:



Tonight, at the invitation of Russian Ambassador Anatoly Antonov, I will attend a concert at the Russian Embassy. The concert will feature the music of Nikolai Rimsky-Korsikov, as performed by Sergei Kossenko.

To be honest, I am not one normally drawn to events such as this; I grew up appreciating rock and roll more than classical. In researching Rimsky-Korsikov’s work in preparation for tonight’s concert, however, it turns out that I was more familiar with his work than I had thought—“The Song of the Bumblebee” was instantly recognizable, as was the music from Scheherazade and The Snow Maiden.

Russian culture had penetrated this American boy without him even knowing!
There was a time when America wasn’t afraid of embracing and appreciating the culture of other nations.

Van Cliburn’s famous performance in Moscow in 1958, where he unabashedly played Tchaikovsky better than his Russian competitors, was proof positive that America could willingly embrace beauty that wasn’t “made in the USA”; we were confident enough in who we were and what we stood for not to be intimidated by the accomplishments of non-Americans.

Today, the US government takes umbrage over anyone who demonstrates an appreciation of Russian culture and heritage. I’m certain the FBI will be tracking my activities tonight with a combination of ignorance and suspicion—ignorant of all things Russian, and suspicious of American who would dare open themselves up to learning to appreciate Russian culture.

The infection of Russophobia runs deep in American society today. But the last time I checked, my country wasn’t at war with Russia. And I, for one, would like to keep it that way.

I believe in building bridges that connect us with Russia, not walls that divide us.
I choose peace over war, especially in the nuclear era, where war between the US and Russia would destroy humanity.

I will attend tonight’s concert to continue my efforts to disinfect America from the poison of Russophobia.

And if my government opts to criminalize this mission of peace, so be it.
If pursuing peace is a crime, I plead guilty.

But it is not.

The only guilty parties are those who try to disrupt the work of peacemakers like myself by weaponizing the American justice system.


https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GXXIBwpWMAA0xpH?format=jpg&name=small

[Tintin]

GRAPHIC 18+ and if anyone really wants to see the video it can be viewed through here (https://x.com/ug_chelsea/status/1834314213436641355) :flower:

Text:



Tragic heroic footage: our unarmed (Russian) fighter decided not to surrender and take the Ukrainian Armed Forces militants with him


Worded clumsily: we see an unarmed Russian soldier being shot, but had obviously booby trapped himself; he blows up and the Ukrainian militants appeared unharmed, from what I could tell.

[Gwin Ru]

...

... for an idea on what's in the mind of the real puppeteers above the clowns in Ukraine and Israel:


Proof WWII Was a Psy Op to Kill Goyim (https://henrymakow.com/martin_bormann_was_rothschild.html)

September 13, 2024


https://henrymakow.com/upload_images/bond-bormann.jpeg


As we enter World War Three, this is a reminder that all world wars are psy ops.

Martin Bormann, who signed Hitler's paycheck and knew everything about the Nazi war effort, was an Allied spy. (https://henrymakow.com/hitler_and_bormann_were_traito.html?_ga=2.70000208.1159915779.1514853788-1239183559.1420930233)

The book "Op JB" (1996) by John Ainsworth-Davis describes how he and Ian Fleming rescued Bormann from the ruins of Berlin in 1945.

James Bond was modeled on Ainsworth-Davis who was an Illuminati sex slave and mass murderer. He may have serviced the gay Winston Churchill and his spymaster Desmond Morton.

This book is the smoking gun that proves the Second World War was a charade. While most Nazis were sincere, the movement was sponsored and controlled at the top by the Masonic Jewish central bank cartel in order to kill "goyim" on both sides, increase banker wealth and power, destroy Germany, and advance world government. Assimilated Jews were also sacrificed to disguise the Gentile holocaust and to create the Jewish state as HQ of the NWO.

I was suspicious that Simon & Schuster (http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/did-bond-save-bormann-publishers-prepare-to-be-shaken-but-not-stirred-1308090.html)published this book amid great fanfare and a large advance. However, this (https://www.henrymakow.com/2014/06/Confirmed-British-Rescued-Martin-Bormann.html) account (https://www.henrymakow.com/2014/06/Confirmed-British-Rescued-Martin-Bormann.html)of the circumstances of publication authenticates Ainsworth-Davis' story.

"Even the best of the Goyim should be killed." - Talmud, Soferim 15, Rule 10

Formerly, Martin Bormann was Rothschild Agent -- Damning Evidence
(Updated from Nov 25, 2018 & March 14, 2019 & Mov. 23, 2021)

by Henry Makow PhD

[...]
Full article: https://henrymakow.com/martin_bormann_was_rothschild.html

[Bill Ryan]

From The Duran, 2 hours ago. Alexander Mercouris explains just how very serious the current situation is.

UK missiles ready to strike Russia. Putin warns US/UK


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z_TNxeeWe6g

[ExomatrixTV]

End the War Machine:

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[ExomatrixTV]

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This guy can’t wait for long ranged missiles to start heading towards Russia. He’s not unhinged at all.

:facepalm:
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Justin Trudeau: "Canada fully supports Ukraine using long-range weaponry" to strike targets deep within Russian territory, despite Vladimir Putin announcing that Russia will be at war with NATO if Ukraine chooses to do so

:facepalm:

[shaberon]

John Birch has been terrified of China since the 1850s
I presume you mean "since the 1950s" ?


For the actual John Birch persona and Society -- correct.


As a generic name for the attitude, one could start from a massive new volume on this subject from the U. S. Naval Institute (https://www.usni.org/magazines/naval-history-magazine/2022/august/researching-history-us-navy-asia):

These resources include much of interest to a U.S. naval historian, given the near-continuous post-1854 presence of U.S. ships and Marine Corps units in China, which reached a crescendo in the 1920s.


This involved the same "Missionary" effort that Birch was a part of.

I expect their version is a sanitized view of commercial transport, and, my comment would be restricted to the opinions of a few individuals at the time. We could say a small extremist attitude began then, which simply would have remained on most peoples' backburner, until further events and particularly Truman "normalized" it.

Because the "Chinese threat" would have been fairly obscure, I am following the logic of a Society named posthumously, and shoving the term back to before he was born. In the same way that "Nazi" really only applies to a temporary German political party, we use it to identify the same attitude in other places.

[ThePythonicCow]

As a generic name for the attitude, one could start from a massive new volume on this subject from the U. S. Naval Institute (https://www.usni.org/magazines/naval-history-magazine/2022/august/researching-history-us-navy-asia):
Would the following book, published February 15, 2024, by Bernard D Cole USN (Ret.), with a length of 320 pages, be the "new volume" to which you refer:

China's Quest for Great Power: Ships, Oil, and Foreign Policy (https://www.amazon.com/Chinas-Quest-Great-Power-Foreign/dp/1682479439)



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[Tintin]

Well, nothing new to us here, but this sure works well as a kind of primer for anyone viewing who may be new to the 'party' as it were. It's not perfect factually in some parts in that the CIA and SIS had been meddling there before and during WW2, but, otherwise essentially an accurate summary. It's also highly informative as an example of a high-intellect being seemingly unable to grasp some fundamental empirically evidenced facts, or perhaps having not made the effort to avail themselves of them.

This is an X post response (https://x.com/WarClandestine/status/1834664499976323116) to Eric Weinstein from Clandestine and it's a very good response to what appears at first glance to be a somewhat naive statement imbued with a high-falutin or somewhat condescending attitude. Another example of the kind of brain-block that can accompany a certain academic mindset, or highly educated individual, who has unwillingly imprisoned their intellect? Or, maybe was intended to invite a response, a kind of fishing exercise.

The posting from Eric wasn't aimed at anyone in particular.

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Eric Weinstein: "I don't understand what we are doing in Ukraine and I don't think you do either."

Clandestine: I do.

Ukraine is essentially a giant CIA base, posing as a sovereign nation.

The CIA moved into Ukraine after the fall of the Soviet Union, looking to take advantage of the lawless and destabilized country, using it as an offshore proxy, outside the scope of US oversight.

It began with the Nunn-Lugar Act in 1991, and then carried on into 2005, when then Senators Obama and Lugar visited Ukraine, to inspect the former Soviet bio, chemical, and nuclear facilities (pictured below), and then added Ukraine to the Defense Threat Reduction Agency, and began turning these former Soviet facilities into “defensive research facilities”, which opened the door for US contractors to establish their foothold in Ukraine, and set up their money laundering and racketeering operations, under the guise of “foreign aid”.

Then the CIA funded Nazi militant groups in Ukraine which led to the outbreak of civil war in 2014 in the Donbas. Amidst the chaos, the US State Department, via Victoria Nuland, leveraged the situation to install US-loyal puppets, including the infamous leaked phone call between her and fellow State Department bureaucrat Geoffrey Pyatt, about ensuring “their guy” Yatsenuik, was installed as Prime Minister. The State Department, in tandem with the CIA, covertly took control of Ukraine via Color Revolution in 2014.

Putin recognized this. He knew that the US had destabilized and taken control of Ukraine, and recognized that the US were building a proxy army on his border, by funding, training, and supplying Ukraine with weapons, and trying to bring them into NATO. This was a red line for Putin, as he has said for decades. Russia have been invaded from the West too many times before, and will not tolerate a hostile standing army and long-range missiles on their border. Just like the US didn’t like it when Russia tried to put nukes in Cuba in the 60’s, Russia doesn’t like the US trying to bring armies and weapons to Ukraine.

Essentially, Ukraine is an unofficial US territory and NATO member, and the Deep State do not want to lose out on their cash cow and strategic asset that is Ukraine, hence why they continue to send hundreds of billions of our tax dollars to protect Ukraine’s border. They are using Ukraine as a laundry mat to funnel in hundreds of billions for the war machine, and also covering up their extreme criminality in Ukraine, including crimes against humanity for bioweapon development, human trafficking, drug trafficking, etc. All the things they can’t get away with stateside, they do in Ukraine.

If the public knew the truth about the origins of US involvement in Ukraine, they would NEVER have supported sending a single penny to Ukraine. The narrative that Russia attacked Ukraine in 2022 “unprovoked”, is war propaganda to make it appear Ukraine are the righteous defenders in order to garner your support, when in reality, The US started this conflict, they are the ones who brought war to Putin’s doorstep, and the US are the ones perpetuating the war by continuing to fund and supply Ukraine.

Putin does not want to conquer all of Europe, he just wants NATO off of his border, and justice for US development of weapons of mass destruction in Ukraine, namely, gene-specific biological weapons.

The Cold War never truly ended.

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[Tintin]

Brilliant from Scott Ritter (https://x.com/RealScottRitter/status/1834592362661564596) :muscle: :flower:

Enjoy the performance dude :highfive:



Tonight, at the invitation of Russian Ambassador Anatoly Antonov, I will attend a concert at the Russian Embassy. The concert will feature the music of Nikolai Rimsky-Korsikov, as performed by Sergei Kossenko.

....which it seems he did enjoy :) How could one not!

Text:



"It was a wonderful evening of Russian culture as Sergei Kosenko amazed a full house with his renditions of selections from Rimsky-Korsakov’s repertoire.

Of course, when military men gather, there are drinks and toasts as well!
Thank you Ambassador Antonov and the officers of the Russian Defense Attaché Office for a fantastic event!"

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[Tintin]

There are seemingly no limits to the base depravity of certain militant factions in the "Ukrainian" (NATO) forces - I'll just leave this here :facepalm: :facepalm:

Jeez.


Russian soldier says that the Ukrainian army units staffed mostly with Georgians, Poles and French hanged 8 children in a barn in Kursk region.

Source: Lord Bebo on X (https://x.com/MyLordBebo/status/1834575451261428002)

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[ThePythonicCow]

... and it's a very good response
Yes - Clandestine provides an excellent overview of the recent, last couple of decades, corruption of the Ukraine by "Western" (especially U.S.) globalist neocon traffickers in drugs, humans, money, arms (chemical, biological, nuclear, conventional, ...), intelligence, covert operations and propaganda.

[Mike Gorman]

There are seemingly no limits to the base depravity of certain militant factions in the "Ukrainian" (NATO) forces - I'll just leave this here :facepalm: :facepalm:

Jeez.


Russian soldier says that the Ukrainian army units staffed mostly with Georgians, Poles and French hanged 8 children in a barn in Kursk region.

Source: Lord Bebo on X (https://x.com/MyLordBebo/status/1834575451261428002)

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While tales of atrocities are expected in war-time this does not mean they don't take place, since the beginnings of this trouble in Ukraine when the CIA embedded itself and fomented disruption, encouraged the Banderites, there has been a uniquely dark aspect to the Ukrainian forces, they appear to know no bounds in cruelty and savage reprisals on the Russians, I understand Putin's measured approach but sometimes I wish he would just swamp this place and bring these animals to justice, or enable their swift departure - I cannot even bring myself to picture what is happening to innocent Russian people when the NATO demons come to town. I am sure Russians are no Angels but I somehow know they would never do this to children of any nationality.

[Tintin]

A gathering of the execrables.

US and UK government administrations preparing to discuss use of missiles against Russia (and any other nefarious directions from Satan and associated demons)

White House, September 14th 2024:

https://video.twimg.com/amplify_video/1834868329648943104/vid/avc1/1280x720/4jcLhFetnvBWuVzF.mp4?tag=16



“Prime Minister - have you asked permission to fire storm shadow missiles on Russia”

[Bruce G Charlton]

@Tintin - What utterly vacuous expressions on the faces of those who are calculatedly pushing the UK into the front-line of a new world war (against a vastly superior adversary, against whom we have no defence).

I confirmed what Alexander Mercouris said about British Media omitting Putin's explanation for the red line being that such missile attacks on Russia using British weapons would in fact be accomplished by British personnel - could only be accomplished by British personnel.

But I suspect that the use of missiles - with pre-programming, and remote guidance - disguises what this really means. It almost seems as if nobody feels responsible for what missiles do...

In fact, I would argue that a closely analogous situation would be for RAF aircraft with RAF pilots, to fly deep into Russia and bomb Russia.

That is - in military terms - pretty much what is being proposed here. If it was aircraft and men being used, rather than satellite/ computer guided missiles, this would clearly be an act of war. The qualitatively increased degree of provocation would be obvious, and the presumably-inevitable retaliation would seem almost certain.

But because it is all discussed at a level of devious abstraction, and covered by the outright lie that this is merely a matter of "providing Ukraine with weapons" - then here we are, perhaps hours or days away from the UK starting World War Three, and apparently oblivious of the fact - oblivious from the few thousand demon-serving dopes in Westminster and The White House, up to the tens of millions of dopes in the cities, villages and fields of the UK - who utterly refuse to think for themselves and use common sense.

[Tintin]

@Tintin - What utterly vacuous expressions on the faces of those who are calculatedly pushing the UK into the front-line of a new world war (against a vastly superior adversary, against whom we have no defence).

I confirmed what Alexander Mercouris said about British Media omitting Putin's explanation for the red line being that such missile attacks on Russia using British weapons would in fact be accomplished by British personnel - could only be accomplished by British personnel.

But I suspect that the use of missiles - with pre-programming, and remote guidance - disguises what this really means. It almost seems as if nobody feels responsible for what missiles do...

In fact, I would argue that a closely analogous situation would be for RAF aircraft with RAF pilots, to fly deep into Russia and bomb Russia.

That is - in military terms - pretty much what is being proposed here. If it was aircraft and men being used, rather than satellite/ computer guided missiles, this would clearly be an act of war. The qualitatively increased degree of provocation would be obvious, and the presumably-inevitable retaliation would seem almost certain.

But because it is all discussed at a level of devious abstraction, and covered by the outright lie that this is merely a matter of "providing Ukraine with weapons" - then here we are, perhaps hours or days away from the UK starting World War Three, and apparently oblivious of the fact - oblivious from the few thousand demon-serving dopes in Westminster and The White House, up to the tens of millions of dopes in the cities, villages and fields of the UK - who utterly refuse to think for themselves and use common sense.

100 percent Bruce :handshake: :flower: Yes, I saw the vacuity too, and some smugness, even. Heaven help us, to help ourselves; we're in deep trouble...(the vernacular would be something akin to: "We're about to get seriously f**k*d.")

Remember Bill posted this up recently, and I saved it to the Avalon archive (https://avalonlibrary.net/World_War_Three_-_Inside_The_War_Room_%282016_BBC_docudrama%29.mp4).

This really might be how these decisions are made: :facepalm:

World War Three - Inside the War Room (2016 BBC Docudrama)

https://avalonlibrary.net/World_War_Three_-_Inside_The_War_Room_%282016_BBC_docudrama%29.mp4

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‼️🇺🇦🏴‍☠️Turks publish footage of Kyiv regime negotiations with Hayat Tahrir al-Sham terrorists to involve them in "operations" against Russia

▪️The Turkish newspaper Aydınlık, which had previously spread news about the Zelensky regime’s ties with the terrorist group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham* (formerly Al-Qaeda* in the SAR), reported that it had received footage from negotiations in Idlib, Syria.
➖"Following Aydınlık's report, the News Center received several images of a meeting between Ukrainians and HTS members. These images were reportedly taken in Idlib in June. In fact, in its news report, Aydınlık indicated that the Ukrainians and HTS leader Heysem Omeri met in Idlib on June 18, 2024," the publication writes.
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NATO Mr Bean troops :ROFL:

War games: NATO paratroopers land on Polish power lines during training exercise

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Around a dozen Polish soldiers descended on a village in the country's south during a botched airborne exercise on Monday, just days after NATO praised its paratroopers as a "strategic asset."


The 2nd Reconnaissance Regiment based in Hrubieszow was conducting a "scheduled" parachute training exercise when a sudden change in wind speed and direction forced them off course, according to local media reports. As a result, at least 12 personnel landed several hundred meters from their intended target, causing damage to crops and private property in the village of Chechlo, in the province of Lesser Poland Voivodeship.

A video of the incident has surfaced on social media, showing the paratroopers attempting to navigate strong winds, but landing in various locations across the village.

One soldier fell onto a power line, while another damaged the roof of a residential building. Several others reportedly landed on crops and backyards. No serious injuries were reported except for one soldier who suffered a knee injury and was taken to a medical facility.

It is unclear if the exercise in Poland was part of the ongoing US-led Swift Response. Last week, NATO published a video touting the drill as "the largest airborne operation since the Second World War," in which multiple member states practiced their "ability to insert hundreds of soldiers behind enemy lines."

Comment: The Russians must be terrified of this crack force. :worried:

https://www.sott.net/article/494781-War-games-NATO-paratroopers-land-on-Polish-power-lines-during-training-exercise

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US idiocy is something. Putin has just warned the US that if Ukraine fires UK- and US-provided long-range missiles into Russia--something Ukraine is unable to do without US satellite targeting intelligence--he, Putin, would regard that as NATO having entered into a war against Russia.

Here is the State Department's response: The US is not "taking part in the war" because there are no "US boots on the ground." But the US is obviously taking part in the war whether there are "US boots on the ground" or not.

https://x.com/GeorgeSzamuely/status/1834958116636525003

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🇷🇺🇺🇦 The Russian Ministry of Defense reported a new prisoner exchange according to the formula "103 for 103". The released include Russian servicemen who were defending against the AFU offensive in the Kursk Region. The Russian soldiers are currently in the Republic of Belarus and will soon return home.

The previous prisoner exchange took place yesterday, during which 49 Russian servicemen were freed. Even then, some sources reported that this was just the first stage of a larger process of mutual prisoner transfers.

It is worth noting that the mediation in the negotiations was again provided by the United Arab Emirates, whose efforts have previously led to the release of dozens of Russian soldiers from AFU captivity.

The authorities of the so-called Ukraine have not yet commented on the situation. Yesterday, Russia released 49 of its soldiers as part of the exchange, returning the same number of AFU members to the opponent. This included representatives of the National Guard and other structures, 19 of whom were officers.
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💣 The Toronto TIFF Film Festival canceled the screening of "Russians at War" after a protest by the long-haired crowd.

The film could have been one of hundreds shown at TIFF. Hundreds, maybe a thousand people would have seen it there. But thanks to the long-haired protesters, now Reuters, CBC, Global News, and many other global outlets are talking about the film.

An excellent advertising campaign for both the film and the politics of bans. And yet another proof of what freedom means in the collective West.

🗣 🇨🇦 Canadian Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland, the granddaughter of a Nazi collaborator, who invited Waffen-SS "Galicia" division member Yaroslav Hunka to the Canadian Parliament during a meeting with Zelensky, has expressed concern over the screening of the documentary "Russians at War" at the Toronto International Film Festival.

"It is wrong for Canadian public funds to support the screening and production of such a film," she believes.

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https://www.moonofalabama.org/2024/09/biden-admin-decides-for-now-against-long-range-strikes-on-russia.html

Biden Admin Decides - For Now - Against Long Range Strikes On Russia

September 14, 2024

It seems that Biden administration for once decided to listen to what President Putin of Russia had to say (https://www.moonofalabama.org/2024/09/vladimir-putin-does-not-make-empty-threats.html).

Putin had warned of a war between Russia and NATO should the U.S. and its allies allow Ukraine the use the long-range weapons they donated against targets in Russia. Putin correctly asserted that these weapons can only be programmed and fired by trained personnel from the donor country.

Deciding against allowing such strikes was the right thing to do but it could unfortunately be revised (https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2024/09/13/starmer-washington-no-biden-approval-ukraine-storm-shadow/) on a later day:
Sir Keir Starmer was set to leave Washington on Friday night without any announcement on allowing Ukraine to fire long-range missiles into Russia. The Prime Minister held talks with Joe Biden in the White House to discuss pleas from Volodymyr Zelensky to let the country use the Storm Shadow missiles.
But John Kirby, a spokesman for the US national security council, said there would be no announcement on long-range missiles after the meeting. He did not rule out one at a later date.
Foreign Office sources had briefed against expecting the green light at the end of Starmer’s visit, but it will come as a disappointment to leave without a decision.
After the meeting, Sir Keir said the pair had come to a “strong position” but suggested a final decision on Storm Shadow had been deferred to the UN General Assembly at the end of the month.
There seems to have been a fight within the Biden administration where a hawkish part within the State Department and National Security Council had been briefing media towards a decision in favor of deep strikes while the Pentagon was strongly against any further provocation of Russia.

The generals know what Russian weapons could do to their assets should Russia decide to let someone shot back at them.

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Russian Forces Find Map of US Base in Captured Ukrainian Bradley - Sputnik Reporter 9 hours ago

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DONETSK (Sputnik) - Russian soldiers have discovered a map of the US military base at Fort Irwin, which the US military forgot in one of its Bradley fighting vehicles that it transferred to Ukraine that was later captured in the Kupyansk area, a Sputnik correspondent reported.

Since the beginning of the conflict in Ukraine, the US has supplied Kiev with more than 300 Bradley vehicles. A significant number of them have been destroyed by the Russian forces on the battlefield in Ukraine.

Fort Irwin is one of the largest military training centers in the US located in the Mojave desert in California, where soldiers train to operate armored vehicles as part of brigades.

Sputnik has found online ads seeking Russian-speaking individuals for the Fort Irwin training center. The Check Defense company is looking for "role-play professionals," who can replicate cultural nuances and assist the US Defense Department.

Applicants must have excellent oral and written skills in both English and Russian. Roles include local authorities, national security forces, refugees and hostile combatants. The ads also invite candidates fluent in Arabic, Chinese, Dari, Korean and Pashto.

https://sputnikglobe.com/20240914/russian-forces-find-map-of-us-base-in-captured-ukrainian-bradley---sputnik-reporter-1120145530.html

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Russian Forces Capture Electronic Warfare System From US Bradley Vehicle

Units of Russia’s Yug Battlegroup destroyed a US Bradley infantry fighting vehicle with its crew, using drones and captured an electronic warfare system from it, the commander of the assault group with the call sign Kucher told Sputnik.

Soldiers from Russia's 200th Separate Guards Motor Rifle Brigade of the Leningrad Military District are carrying out combat missions as part of the Yug Battlegroup in the special military operation zone.

"Recently, during active offensive actions, our UAV crew hit a Bradley... When the opportunity arose, we inspected the vehicle for dead or wounded enemies and found and captured a much-needed and important electronic warfare system. We took it directly from the turret and took it with us," Kucher told the news agency.

https://sputnikglobe.com/20240707/russian-forces-capture-electronic-warfare-system-from-us-bradley-vehicle-1119275460.html

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https://www.rt.com/russia/604020-us-sanctions-rt-aggression/

US sanctions against RT are ‘aggression’ – Moscow
The new US sanctions against RT and other Russian media outlets are a brazen act of aggression that should concern the rest of the world, as Washington could apply the same measures to others, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova has said.

On Friday, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced new restrictions targeting RT parent companies Rossiya Segodnya and TV-Novosti while accusing the network of being “engaged in covert influence activities… and functioning as a de facto arm of [Russian] intelligence.”

In her opening remarks at the BRICS media summit in Moscow on Saturday, Zakharova described the recent US crackdown on Russian media an “emergency situation” that she said should be of direct concern to the group’s members.

READ MORE: ‘They’re terrified of dissenting voices’: RT comments on new US sanctions
“Yesterday, Russian journalists became victims of the aggression from the United States of America. They were subjected to a real terrorist and information attack both as a corporation and as individuals.”

She noted that the latest restrictions – which he said were based on “monstrous and baseless” accusations became just another link in the “pre-planned” chain of events that has seen the US ramp up pressure on Russian media – not only on RT, Sputnik and Rossiya Segodnya, but on their contributors – as relations between Moscow and Washington soured in recent years.

“We cannot remain silent. What is happening now to Russian journalists and media organizations… could happen to each and one of you,” she warned, addressing BRICS members while urging the global community to express solidarity.

“This is a crime. This is an assault of freedom of speech. This is an assault on the profession of journalism. This is an assault on human dignity.”

Zakharova previously promised that the US crackdown on Russian media would not go unanswered. Her comments came after Washington last week sanctioned several Russian nationals, including RT Editor-in-Chief Margarita Simonyan and three other senior RT employees, over alleged efforts to influence the upcoming US election.

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https://www.rt.com/news/603997-us-sanctions-rt/

US sanctions RT

The Russian outlet is a threat to democracy, the State Department has claimed

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has accused RT and its parent company of acting as an extension of Russian intelligence and attempting to undermine democracy around the world.

Speaking at a State Department press conference on Friday, Blinken announced sanctions designations against RT parent companies Rossiya Segodnya and TV-Novosti, accusing “individuals affiliated” and “elements within” them of allegedly attempting to interfere in the Moldovan elections.

The State Department has also sanctioned Dmitry Kiselev, Rossiya Segodnya’s director-general.

TV-Novosti was also accused of “being responsible for or complicit in, or having directly or indirectly engaged or attempted to engage in, interference” in US or other foreign elections “for or on behalf of, or for the benefit of, directly or indirectly,” the Russian government.

RT is “engaged in covert influence activities… functioning as a de facto arm of [Russian] intelligence,” Blinken told reporters.

Blinken revealed that the US, UK, and Canada plan to launch a global effort to treat RT’s activities as espionage, and hope to attract all of their “allies and partners” to the endeavor.

James O’Brien, assistant secretary of state for European and Eurasian affairs, called RT a “threat to democracy and accurate information.”

According to the State Department, RT has “moved beyond being simply a media outlet and has been an entity with cyber capabilities,” which is “also engaged in information operations, covert influence, and military procurement.”

The US government claimed that “an entity with cyber operational capabilities and ties to Russian intelligence” has been embedded within RT since the spring of 2023 and that RT editor-in-chief Margarita Simonyan and her deputy Anton Anisimov had “direct, witting knowledge of this enterprise.”

Another accusation leveled against RT was that Anisimov has operated a crowdfunding platform “providing material support and weaponry to Russia’s military units in Ukraine.”

The State Department claimed that RT has funded “proxy outlets” that engaged in “covert influence activity” around the world, alleging that this has happened in Africa, Germany, France, and Argentina.

The head of the State Department’s Global Engagement Center (GEC), James Rubin, told reporters on Friday that the “broad scope and reach” of RT was one of the reasons many countries around the world did not support Ukraine. The GEC has funded propaganda games aimed at children and forced Twitter to censor pro-Russian content. Rubin admitted last year that he wanted to use the GEC to shut down Russian media outlets around the world.

“We are going to be talking… in Latin America, Africa and Asia… to try to show all of those countries that right now broadcast – with no restrictions or control – RT and allow them free access to their countries,” Rubin said, arguing that RT’s presence has “had a deleterious effect on the views of the rest of the world about a war that should be an open and shut case.”

The State Department’s announcement was leaked to CNN earlier in the day. When reached for comment by the US outlet, RT’s press office sarcastically replied: “We’ve been broadcasting straight out of the KGB headquarters all this time,” adding, “We’re running out of popcorn to sit and watch what the US government will come up with next about us.”

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https://tass.com/politics/1843249?utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=smm_social_share

Russia’s response to long-range weapons supplies to Kiev will be brutal — MFA

"The opponents in Washington, London, and other places clearly underestimate the degree of danger of the game they continue to play," Deputy Foreign Minister of Russia Sergey Ryabkov said


MOSCOW, September 14. /TASS/. The United States has given Kiev all the carte blanche to strike with long-range weapons deep into the Russian territory, Moscow’s response to it will be brutal, Deputy Foreign Minister of Russia Sergey Ryabkov told reporters.

"The Russian President has said everything on this topic. The decision [to allow Kiev to strike] is there, all the carte blanche, indulgences have been issued to Kiev’s clients. Therefore, we will respond in a brutal way. There is an element of serious risk here, because the opponents in Washington, London, and other places clearly underestimate the degree of danger of the game they continue to play," Ryabkov said.

As the Deputy Minister told TASS earlier on the sidelines of the BRICS Media Summit, Russia knows that the West has already made decisions on strikes deep into Russian territory and has transmitted the corresponding signals to Kiev.

Russian President Vladimir Putin previously stated that Ukraine is not capable of striking deep into Russian territory without the help of the West, since it needs intelligence from satellites and flight missions to do so. The Russian leader also noted that NATO countries are not simply discussing Kiev’s possible use of Western long-range weapons, but are essentially deciding whether to directly engage in the Ukrainian conflict. He indicated that Moscow will make decisions based on the threats that will arise for the Russian Federation.

Moscow hosts the BRICS Media Summit on September 13-17. The event brings together the heads of leading media outlets from the group’s member states and the countries that have applied to join BRICS. TASS is the organizer of the summit.

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https://tass.com/defense/1843219?utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=smm_social_share

Ukrainian forces lost up to 520 troops in Battlegroup West zone of responsibility

The enemy also lost six vehicles, a UK-made 155-mm Braveheart self-propelled howitzer, two 122-mm Gvozdika self-propelled howitzer and two electronic warfare stations

MOSCOW, September 14. /TASS/. The Ukrainian armed forces lost up to 520 servicemen in the Battlegroup West's zone of responsibility in one day, the Russian Defense Ministry reported.

"Units of the Battlegroup West improved their tactical position, inflicted losses on the manpower and equipment of the 14th, 44th, 54th, 115th mechanized, 3rd assault brigades of the Ukrainian armed forces, 104th and 119th territorial defense brigades in the areas of the settlements of Kovsharovka, Glushkovka, Novoosinovo, Kruglyakovka, Borovaya in the Kharkov region, Rozovka in the Lugansk People's Republic and Terny in the Donetsk People's Republic. A counterattack by the assault group of the 66th mechanized brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine was repelled. The enemy's losses amounted to 520 servicemen," the ministry said.

The enemy also lost six vehicles, a UK-made 155-mm Braveheart self-propelled howitzer, two 122-mm Gvozdika self-propelled howitzer and two electronic warfare stations. Two field ammunition depots were destroyed," the ministry added.

Battlegroup Dnepr inflicts fire damage on units of 3 brigades of Ukrainian forces

Over the past 24 hours, the Battlegroup Dnepr liquidated up to 80 servicemen of the Ukrainian armed forces, and also inflicted fire damage on formations of three brigades of the Ukrainian armed forces, the Russian Defense Ministry reported.

"Units of the Battlegroup Dnepr inflicted damage on concentrations of manpower and equipment of the 35th, 37th Marine Brigades and the 128th Mountain Assault Brigade of the Ukrainian armed forces in the areas of the settlements of Veseloye, Tokarevka in the Kherson region and Stepnogorsk in the Zaporpzhye region," the ministry said.

As the ministry noted, the enemy's losses amounted to "up to 80 servicemen, seven vehicles, a US-made 155-mm M777 howitzer and a 122-mm self-propelled howitzer Gvozdika. In addition, a field ammunition depot was destroyed.

Battlegroup East liquidates up to 105 Ukrainian servicemen in a day

Units of the Battlegroup East of the Russian armed forces took up more advantageous lines and positions in one day, the enemy lost up to 105 servicemen, the Russian Defense Ministry reported.

"Units of the Battlegroup East took up more advantageous lines and positions, defeated the formations of the 58th Motorized Infantry Brigade of the Ukrainian armed forces and the 118th Territorial Defense Brigade in the areas of the settlements of Dobrovolye, Makarovka of the Donetsk People's Republic and Levadnoye of the Zaporozhye Region," the report says.

As the ministry noted, one enemy counterattack was repelled. The Ukrainian armed forces lost up to 105 servicemen, a tank and a France-made 155-mm Caesar howitzer. In addition, a field ammunition depot was destroyed.

Russian armed forces hit Ukrainian missile and artillery weapons depot

Over the past 24 hours, tactical aviation, unmanned aerial vehicles, as well as artillery and missile troops of the Russian armed forces have hit airfield infrastructure and basing sites of boats of the Ukrainian armed forces, the Russian Defense Ministry reported.

"Tactical aviation, unmanned aerial vehicles, missile troops and artillery of the Russian armed forces' troop groups hit airfield infrastructure, basing sites of boats of the Ukrainian armed forces," the report says. In addition, Ukrainian armed forces' manpower and military equipment were hit in 132 districts.

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‼️🇷🇺🏴‍☠The enemy is watching: powerful piles are being driven in and new fortifications are being built along the Kerch Bridge

▪️Ukrainian media are publishing photos of piles being driven into the seabed parallel to the bridge from the side of the Kerch Peninsula.
▪️There is also a large amount of special equipment in the waters of the strait and near the shore.
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"The Russian army's counteroffensive in the Kursk region and the Ukrainian Armed Forces' attempt to strike at the flank.

The battles are going on for Lyubimovka, and the capture of the village of Snagost allowed the enemy to open a land road for the group on the border and effectively removed the threat of capturing Korneevo.

At the same time, the Ukrainian Armed Forces tried to break through the border in two places to the west a few days ago, in the area beyond the Seim River where the "cauldron" was planned, with a completely clear tactical plan to strike the rear of the Russian units that had advanced towards Snagost.

Today, the Ukrainian Armed Forces managed to advance 4-5 km deep into Russian territory, approximately the zone of the Ukrainian army's presence was marked with blue hatching.

The General Staff was forced to use additional forces and resources, that is, to become even more involved in the Kursk region in the conditions of the defense crisis in the Donbass.

The number of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and the Russian Armed Forces in this area is approximately equal, and the most important thing is that the Russian forces were withdrawn from secondary areas, but not from the main Pokrovsky area, only the 810th brigade, which was there in reserve, left there. In addition, the Ukrainian Armed Forces failed to take Korenevo, which was a very important task. And now the Ukrainian Armed Forces are doing something completely incomprehensible, very belatedly introducing additional forces into the Kursk region."

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🇷🇺🇺🇦🇺🇸 Russian forces reportedly captured a U.S.-supplied Bradley Infantry Fighting Vehicle in Ukraine, finding inside a map of Fort Irwin, one of the largest military training bases in the United States, according to RIA Novosti.

The map, which detailed the Fort Irwin National Training Center in California's Mojave Desert, was allegedly left behind by American personnel who had been operating the vehicle before it was seized by Russian troops in the Kupyansk area. Fort Irwin is a key site for U.S. military exercises and training.

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Russian Forces find map of US base in captured Ukrainian Bradley - Sputnik reporter

Russian soldiers have discovered a map of the US military base at Fort Irwin, which the US military forgot in one of its Bradley fighting vehicles that it transferred to Ukraine that was later captured in the Kupyansk area, a Sputnik correspondent reported.

Fort Irwin is one of the largest military training centers in the United States located in the Mojave desert in California, where soldiers train to operate armored vehicles as part of brigades.

Since the beginning of the conflict in Ukraine, the United States has supplied Kiev with more than 300 Bradley vehicles. A significant number of them have been destroyed by the Russian forces on the battlefield in Ukraine.

The Kremlin has consistently warned against continued arms deliveries to Kiev, saying it would lead to further escalation of the conflict. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov warned that any cargo containing weapons for Ukraine would become a legitimate target for Russia.

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UK pledges another $700+ mln to Ukraine, while leaving 10m British pensioners to freeze

Britons are growing discontent with Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer as he focuses on Ukraine while imposing austerity at home.

🔸 Earlier this week the Labour government abolished £1.5 billion ($1.9 billion) in winter fuel payments for 10 million pensioners in England and Wales. Starmer faced a backbench rebellion, with more than 50 of Labour's 404 MPs not voting for the measure.

🔸A 2017 analysis by Labour claimed that scrapping winter fuel payment could "kill" as many as 4,000 pensioners. British charity Age UK said a whopping 2 million elderly Britons could be affected by Starmer's cuts.

🔸A Conservative motion "regretting" the withdrawal of fuel allowance for pensioners was later passed in the House of Lords, dealing another blow to the Starmer government. The revelation that Downing Street had not even carried out an impact assessment on scrapping winter fuel support was called "absolutely unthinkable" by opposition parties.

🔸Number 10 cannot guarantee other pensioners' benefits, including council tax discounts. Starmer claimed the constraints were caused by a £22 billion ($29 billion) "black hole" in government finances left by the previous Tory government.

🔸In July the government revealed that the UK has pledged £12.5 billion ($16 billion) in support to Ukraine since February 2022, including £3 billion ($4 billion) for military assistance in 2024/25.

🔸Meanwhile, the Office for National Statistics reports that the UK’s economic growth has almost stalled. Despite inflation falling to 2.2%, consumer prices continue to rise. The international Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development said the UK "faces a challenging economic environment."

🔸A new Ipsos poll indicates that 46% of British respondents see Starmer unfavorably. Nonetheless, Foreign Secretary David Lammy stated on September 11 the UK would provide another $782 million in aid to Ukraine.

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🇷🇺⚔🇺🇦 The Ukrainian Armed Forces have lost Snahost and surrounding villages in the Kursk region, with Russian forces breaking through into Lyubimovka, according to DeepState.

▪️ The DeepState analytical resource, which works for Ukrainian military intelligence (HUR), confirmed reports from Russian sources and the Russian Ministry of Defense about Russian troops taking control of several settlements.

▪️ Additionally, the Russian army has broken through to Lyubimovka, where intense fighting is ongoing. The capture of this location could pose a threat of encirclement for Ukrainian forces on the northern flank, east of Korenevo.

▪️ However, DeepState claims that to the east of Korenevo, the Ukrainian Armed Forces have taken control of the settlements of Vetreno, Durovka, and part of Zhuravli (which is likely untrue).

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North Korea to expand cooperation with Russia - Kim Jong Un

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un reassured Russian Security Council Secretary Sergei Shoigu during a meeting in Pyongyang that the North Korean government will expand cooperation with Russia in the spirit of the two countries' comprehensive strategic partnership treaty, the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported.

The Russian Security Council said in a statement Friday that Shoigu visited Pyongyang on September 13, where he was received by Kim Jong Un.

“Comrade Kim Jong Un assessed that under the agreements reached at the June Korea-Russia summit in Pyongyang, relations between the two countries are developing vibrantly in all spheres including politics, the economy and culture. He assured that the DPRK government will continue to expand cooperation and assistance with the Russian Federation in the spirit of the comprehensive strategic partnership agreement,” the agency said.

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https://x.com/BenjaminNorton/status/1834774597453201444

The US military is offering a contract for research on "the effects of nuclear weapons on agricultural systems".That's so ridiculous, it's like something out of a dark comedy. I could 'research' that, and report back in two minutes with one well-chosen sentence. And so could anyone else reading this.

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https://x.com/BowesChay/status/1834982139286155501

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Very good find. A good dose of truth. Thanks for posting.

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https://x.com/BowesChay/status/1834982139286155501

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Very good find. A good dose of truth. Thanks for posting.~~~

Just as a footnote (but a valuable one), we have an Avalon thread about him. :flower:


RIP Udo Ulfkotte - A Journalist with Integrity (https://projectavalon.net/forum4/showthread.php?95535-RIP-Udo-Ulfkotte-A-Journalist-with-Integrity&highlight=Ulfkotte)

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Alexander Mercouris

US Backs Off Missile Strikes;
Tense US/UK Talks;
Rus Storms Ukr Kursk Enclave;
BBC Pokrovsk Critical

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There’s going to be a showdown between
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@bnaibrithcanada
in federal court. The Ukrainian Canadian Congress is trying to prevent the release of a list that contains the names of 900 Nazis in Canada.

Unfortunately, there isn’t a real, sane voice in Canada when it comes to the Ukraine issue. There are about 1.1 million Ukrainian-Canadian voters, and they play a key role in deciding who wins important seats in Parliament. Both Conservatives and Liberals want to avoid angering this community. This makes me wonder: if there are no Ukrainian Nazis, why would the release of a list of 900 make them angry? Could it be that they’re acknowledging Putin might have a point here? 😃

https://x.com/ShoahUkraine/status/1833158950222733360

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Remember, guys, one of the Nazis on the list of 900 Canada wants to keep secret is Michael Chomiak ; grandfather of Deputy Prime Minister
@cafreeland
. Michael Chomiak ran a Nazi newspaper in the Ukrainian language in Nazi occupied Krakow , Poland, which was an epicenter of Banderism .

https://x.com/ShoahUkraine/status/1832979169795543541

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[shaberon]

As a generic name for the attitude, one could start from a massive new volume on this subject from the U. S. Naval Institute (https://www.usni.org/magazines/naval-history-magazine/2022/august/researching-history-us-navy-asia):
Would the following book, published February 15, 2024, by Bernard D Cole USN (Ret.), with a length of 320 pages, be the "new volume" to which you refer:

China's Quest for Great Power: Ships, Oil, and Foreign Policy (https://www.amazon.com/Chinas-Quest-Great-Power-Foreign/dp/1682479439)



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No! But it is pretty close:

Researching the History of the U.S. Navy in Asia
Adventures in Facts, Fiction, and Sea Stories
By Captain Bernard D. Cole, U.S. Navy (Retired), PhD
August 2022


Sounds like a matched set, a two-fisted effort, a career in retirement.

Before we let him get away with this, you better start with Smedley Butler (http://chinamarine.org/Tientsin/ButlersExpedition.aspx):


Camp MacMurray. The Airfiled at Hsin Ho. Note the Standard Oil Company tank farm behind the planes. Several of these tanks caught fire on 24 December 1927 and General Butler personally stepped in to direct Marines fire fighting efforts.



Is the subliminal message working yet?

Anyway, he really did that stuff, and then you get War Is a Racket from him. It's close to a hundred years old! And here we still go.

[Bruce G Charlton]

Alexander Mercouris

US Backs Off Missile Strikes;
Tense US/UK Talks;
Rus Storms Ukr Kursk Enclave;
BBC Pokrovsk Critical

E6a5QRMjHGk

@Ravenlocke - Thanks for the update - which is apparently reassuring; but we are dealing with people who are always untruthful - whether factually lying, or by misleading through omission and false emphasis.

What I take-away from this is that NATO missile strikes have Not been rejected - the option is still open, in some way currently unclear; but there is some attempt at the US administration denying official responsibility.

As things stand, with no sign of change in the intention behind strategy, and no change in the leadership class evident; it seems most likely that Western-administered missile strikes inside Russia will happen.

[Vicus]

Russian Electronic Warfare Makes GPS Useless for Ukraine's Guided Missiles 4 hours ago

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MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Electronic warfare (EW) used by the Russian army has made Ukraine's attempts to use the GPS system to guide missiles useless, the Times reported on Sunday, citing a British military source.

"You could absolutely fire it unilaterally, but it probably wouldn’t survive in the contested, electronically jammed environment that the Russians have," the source told the newspaper. "Russian electronic warfare has rendered GPS useless. They jam it. So it has to use another type of data set instead, which is American owned."

Russia believes that arms supplies to Ukraine hinder the settlement, directly involve NATO countries in the conflict and are "playing with fire."

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov noted that any cargo containing weapons for Ukraine would be a legitimate target for Russia. According to Lavrov, the US and NATO are directly involved in the conflict, including not only by supplying weapons, but also by training personnel in the UK, Germany, Italy, and other countries.
The Kremlin stated that pumping weapons into Ukraine by the West did not contribute to negotiations and would have a negative effect.

https://sputnikglobe.com/20240915/russian-electronic-warfare-makes-gps-useless-for-ukraines-guided-missiles---reports-1120158739.html

[Vicus]

Ukraine Loses Up to 765 Soldiers in Battles With Russia's Battlegroup Yug - Russian Ministry 10 minutes ago

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MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Ukraine has lost up to 765 soldiers in battles with Russia's Battlegroup Yug, while the latter has repelled three counterattacks in the past 24 hours, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Sunday.

Russia's Zapad Battlegroup has also repelled three Ukrainian counterattacks while Kiev has lost up to 570 soldiers in battles with the Russian military over the past 24 hours, the ministry added.
Russian forces have defeated the Ukrainian troops in the Kharkov (also known as Kharkiv) Region, the ministry said, adding that Ukraine has lost up to 150 servicemen there, five combat armored vehicles, four cars, a French-made 155-mm Caesar howitzer, a US-made 155-mm M114 howitzer, among the others.

Meanwhile, Russia's Tsentr Battlegroup has repelled 10 Ukrainian counterattacks over the past 24 hours while Kiev lost up to 545 soldiers, the ministry said.
Over the past 24 hours, the Russian Aerospace Forces have shut down two Su-27 fighters of the Ukrainian air forces, while air defense systems shot down a MiG-29 fighter of the Ukrainian air forces, the ministry said.

https://sputnikglobe.com/20240915/ukraine-loses-up-to-765-soldiers-in-battles-with-russias-battlegroup-yug---russian-ministry-1120159746.html

[Vicus]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FNO0ulBSkmA

Harvest Time🔥 Vuhledar Is Done🎖 Ukrainsk Cauldron🎖 Lyubimovka Collapsed🎖 Military Summary 2024.09.14

[Tintin]

Very good find. A good dose of truth. Thanks for posting.

Yes, but not necessarily new, but a helpful reminder of what we're dealing with. I'd saved Udo's interview - a large part of it - a year or so back in the library. The interview is from 2014.

Cross posting this from the Memes thread (https://projectavalon.net/forum4/showthread.php?112057-Meme-Your-Memeiest-Memes-Thread&p=1633712&viewfull=1#post1633712), from yesterday:


https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GXaz3gtWYAAi6YJ?format=jpg&name=small

His 2014 interview, here (https://avalonlibrary.net/2014-10-07_Dr_Udo_Ulfkotte_Corrupt_Media_Work_for_CIA.mp4):

https://avalonlibrary.net/2014-10-07_Dr_Udo_Ulfkotte_Corrupt_Media_Work_for_CIA.mp4

[Tintin]

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Remember, guys, one of the Nazis on the list of 900 Canada wants to keep secret is Michael Chomiak ; grandfather of Deputy Prime Minister
@cafreeland
. Michael Chomiak ran a Nazi newspaper in the Ukrainian language in Nazi occupied Krakow , Poland, which was an epicenter of Banderism .

https://x.com/ShoahUkraine/status/1832979169795543541


This is a good one :handshake:

Worth bringing the text to the front on this, from the thread:



🚨 Did you know that Michael Chomiak, Canada's deputy prime minister and
@cafreeland
's grandfather, was hunted by Polish intelligence for decades? I'll tell you how he escaped to Canada and avoided facing any consequences. 🚨

Michael Chomiak managed to flee from the Soviet army by escaping from Vienna to Bavaria in 1945, where he was briefly interned by the American forces. He then moved to Salzburg.

In 1948, he escaped to Canada with the help of the Roman Catholic Church, and to conceal his identity, he changed his name from Mykhailo Khomiak to Michael Chomiak and settled in Alberta.

Polish intelligence services actively hunted for Chomiak until the 1980s, unaware that he had found safety on an Alberta farm in Canada. They had access to German military records that revealed Chomiak's voluntary service in the German invasion of Poland long before the German Army attacked the Soviet Union and invaded Ukraine.

They also possessed photographs of Chomiak with Nazi officials in Cracow and Vienna, where he operated the German press machine for the Galician region of Ukraine and Poland during the four-year occupation.

Polish intelligence sources believed that Chomiak was trained by the Germans as a double agent, infiltrating Ukrainian groups and spying on them. They also suspected his involvement in propaganda operations that glorified the German Army's successes and advocated the destruction of Jews, Poles, and Russians.

Polish intelligence attempted to locate Chomiak through various channels, including contacting his relatives in Poland and Ukraine, tracing his bank accounts and assets, and monitoring his publications and contacts in Europe. However, they were unable to find him or confirm his whereabouts until after his death in 1984.

The first document (left), dated April 23, 1966, confirms Chomiak as a person of interest. It recovers part of his German war record for Polish review.

The second document, originally dated May 12, 1966, led to a case of mistaken identity. Another Michael Chomiak was found, born a day before the target, a peasant, not a professional editor-in-chief. It also bears official date stamps: February 11, 1980, and a notation on the left dated March 3, 1980.


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A related article from our Avalon archives, here (https://avalonlibrary.net/Ukraine/Articles/2017-03-08_Chrystia_Freeland%92s_granddad_was_indeed_a_Nazi_collaborator_%96_so_much_for_Russian_disinformat ion_by_David_Pugliese_%28Ottawa_Citizen%29.pdf):

Chrystia Freeland’s granddad was indeed a Nazi collaborator – so much for Russian disinformation
Author: David Pugliese
Source: Ottawa Citizen newspaper
Published: March 8th, 2017

Link: https://avalonlibrary.net/Ukraine/Articles/2017-03-08_Chrystia_Freeland%92s_granddad_was_indeed_a_Nazi_collaborator_%96_so_much_for_Russian_disinformat ion_by_David_Pugliese_%28Ottawa_Citizen%29.pdf

[Tintin]

Recap:From 2016, Joe Biden talking at the Council on Foreign Relations. A clip for our historical archive here:

https://video.twimg.com/ext_tw_video/1834893352329773056/pu/vid/avc1/1280x720/tUbbyM2DKHruJKMP.mp4?tag=12

Biden and Poroshenko in conversation in 2016 - recommended the sound is turned up here. They are discussing the removal of prosecutor Viktor Shokin who was investigating fraud concerning Burisma and Hunter Biden. He of course was subsequently removed.

https://avalonlibrary.net/Ukraine/2016-02-18_Joe_Biden__Petro_Poroshenko_telephone_conversation_discussing_Shokin_and_Burisma.mp3

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From the Obama White House archives:
Publication: May 13, 2016
Source: https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/the-press-office/2016/05/13/readout-vice-president-bidens-call-president-petro-poroshenko-ukraine

Readout of Vice President Biden’s Call with President Petro Poroshenko of Ukraine


The Vice President spoke today with Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko. The Vice President welcomed the appointment of a new Prosecutor General as an important first step to bringing much-needed reform to the Office of the Prosecutor General. The Vice President also commended legislative changes that will set up an independent Office of the Inspector General in the Office of the Prosecutor General and allow prosecutions to begin against Yanukovych-era officials. The Vice President informed President Poroshenko that the United States was prepared to move forward with the signing of the third $1 billion loan guarantee agreement, which will support continued progress on Ukrainian reforms‎. The leaders also condemned the continued aggression by combined Russian/separatist forces against Ukraine, and agreed on the critical importance of accelerating progress on Minsk implementation by all sides.

[Tintin]

Scott Ritter via X (https://x.com/RealScottRitter/status/1835294661407068529), earlier today:



My friend and colleague, Larry Johnson, found himself in the crosshairs of the US-government funded Voice of America (VOA) (@VOANews), a Congressionally mandated propaganda arm of the US government.

VOA published an article written by Leonid Martynyuk (@MartynyukLeonid), a protege and benefactor of Mikhail Khodorkovsky, the one-time Russian oligarch turned British intelligence asset.

Martynyuk is a harsh critic of Russian President Vladimir Putin.

This is his right.

But there is no possible justification for the US government, using US taxpayer money, to allow Martynyuk access to a US government-controlled media outlet to attack an American citizen for exercising his First Amendment right of free speech.

Merrick Garland’s Department of Justice (@CivilRights) needs to investigate VOA and the United States Agency for Global Media (@USAGMgov) for violation of 18 US Code Section 241, which makes it unlawful for two or more persons to agree to injure, threaten, or intimidate a person in the United States in the free exercise or enjoyment of any right or privilege secured by the Constitution or laws of the United States or because of his or her having exercised such a right.

This is a felony under the law.

There can be no doubt that Martynyuk, VOA, and the US Agency for Global Media, in singling out Larry Johnson, are seeking to threaten and intimidate Larry Johnson and, by extension, any American citizen who dares speak out against US policy on Russian media outlets.

Failure to do so will serve as de facto evidence of the politicization of the US Department of Justice, and be proof positive that the greatest enemy of the Constitution today in America comes in the form of those domestic entities sworn to uphold and defend it.
1:28 PM · Sep 15, 2024

[Ravenlocke]

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Alexander Mercouris

US Backs Off Missile Strikes;
Tense US/UK Talks;
Rus Storms Ukr Kursk Enclave;
BBC Pokrovsk Critical

E6a5QRMjHGk

@Ravenlocke - Thanks for the update - which is apparently reassuring; but we are dealing with people who are always untruthful - whether factually lying, or by misleading through omission and false emphasis.

What I take-away from this is that NATO missile strikes have Not been rejected - the option is still open, in some way currently unclear; but there is some attempt at the US administration denying official responsibility.

As things stand, with no sign of change in the intention behind strategy, and no change in the leadership class evident; it seems most likely that Western-administered missile strikes inside Russia will happen.

You are welcome Bruce, as well as I agree with your comments.

Also, if you follow the Gaza thread, the US also denied responsibility for Netanyahu’s actions when they said he didn’t run it by them first. I also think the growing popularity of BRICS, multipolarity, and the move away from the petrodollar are also factors that influence this war against Russia.

[Ravenlocke]

🇺🇦⚔️🇷🇺The enemy continues to try to break through the border from a new direction in the Kursk region

▪️Heavy fighting in this area continues, as can be seen from the Ministry of Defense report, the enemy is throwing considerable forces into the offensive.
▪️Our troops, with the support of army aviation and artillery fire, repelled 6 enemy attempts to break through the Russian border in the direction of the settlements of Novy Put, Medvezhye and Vesyoloye in the Glushkovsky district, the Ministry of Defense reports.
▪️The enemy lost up to 60 people killed and wounded, 3 tanks, an armored personnel carrier and 5 combat armored vehicles.
http://t.me/RVvoenkor

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Peskov: Putin is always careful in choosing a response to the West's actions

Russian President Vladimir Putin is always extremely careful in his responses to the West's actions, although Russian experts are discussing tough options, among other things. This was stated by the presidential press secretary Dmitry Peskov to VGTRK journalist Pavel Zarubin.

"We have enough specialists - very, very authoritative experts - who are very actively discussing this topic. I think that this is enough for now," the Kremlin spokesman responded to the question of whether it is time to start discussing at the official level a possible response to Western aggression, including the provision of long-range missiles to Ukraine.

As an example, the head of state’s press secretary cited a recent interview with international expert Sergei Karaganov, “who continued his famous line” on a preemptive nuclear strike to intimidate Russia’s potential adversaries.

“We have enough of this kind of talk, but the president is always extremely careful with this,” Peskov emphasized.

The possibility of providing Ukraine with long-range Western missiles that would be able to reach targets deep inside Russian territory is being increasingly discussed in the Western press and at the official level. Russian President Vladimir Putin has emphasized that since Ukrainian forces themselves are not capable of controlling such high-precision systems, the use of these missiles would mean a direct clash between Russia and NATO countries .

Karaganov, known for his proposal to bring the escalation to a pre-nuclear stage in order to sober up the elites in the West, noted in a conversation with a TASS correspondent in Beijing on Thursday that strikes deep into Russia could provoke retaliatory attacks on the territory of European NATO countries. In his assessment, there are “a number of more steps up the escalation ladder” and “things could even reach nuclear strikes.”

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[AutumnW]

Maybe someone who understands Ukraine better than I do could explain to me how being part of Russia's sphere of influence, was hard on the Ukrainian people? I can't seem to get answers anywhere.

If Canada hosted operatives from Russia who tried to drive a wedge between Canada and the US, covertly, and then, with the help of Russian arms, insisted on our sovereignty from the US, can you imagine what a smoking husk we'd look like?

[Ravenlocke]

https://x.com/KitKlarenberg/status/1835266997094891832

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[Ravenlocke]

Ukraine may be open to ‘freezing' the conflict with local ceasefires, media claims

Volodymyr Zelensky intends to meet with the current US President Joe Biden and with both the Republican and the Democratic presidential candidates – Kamala Harris and Donald Trump, respectively – during his upcoming voyage to the US to present them with a strategy that could supposedly allow Ukraine to defeat Russia.

The strategy reportedly includes “both the demand to be allowed to use Western long-range weapons deep in Russia and the willingness of Ukraine to accept local ceasefires on certain sections of the front - and thus a temporary freeze of the situation,” reported Bild, quoting unnamed sources.

The Ukrainian government, however, has refuted these claims and insists that Kiev is against any freezing of the conflict.

Neither the report nor Zelensky clarified why Russia might be interested in a ceasefire while Ukrainian militants routinely attack civilian targets and even threaten to strike nuclear facilities.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has previously noted that Russia is well aware of who it is dealing with in the Ukrainian conflict when asked last week about the prospects of peace talks: people who have no respect for the interests of other people and countries.

“They easily break all the obligations they take, even signed documents,” Putin added.

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[Ravenlocke]

Posting this thread here unless it belongs elsewhere in which case mods please remove, thank you.

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How Rothschild banking clan uses its vast wealth to influence world events and control governments (Part 1)

Media-shy banking firm Rothschild & Co popped up in the news recently when it was revealed that it played a key role in restructuring over $20 bln in Ukrainian debt, including by arranging meetings between Kiev officials and vulture funds like Black Rock and Amundi. The Rothschilds are known to carve up Ukraine’s wealth since at least 2014 and the Euromaidan coup.

What is the Rothschild banking clan known for?

🌏Emerging in the heyday of European colonial empires, the Rothschilds cashed in on the vast wealth flowing to the continent to create merchant and private banking, asset management, venture capital, insurance, media, and energy enterprises.

🌏Establishing close ties to the British Crown, Mayer Rothschild and his sons financed colonial megaprojects, from the Suez Canal trade artery to the East India Company.

🌏The family proved highly active in the international politics of the 19th and 20th centuries, betting on Britain against France during the Napoleonic Wars by financing Hessian mercenary soldiers and loaning money to the Crown, and using insider knowledge of government deliberations.

How rich are the Rothschilds?

🔶A big question mark revolves around their net worth, with open data varying from $1 billion to $1.2 trillion – which would put the family well above the oft-published pop financial media lists of the “world’s richest.”

🔶Lack of precise figure stems from the family’s incredible secrecy, and the murky nature of finance capital. The Rothschilds ‘went dark’ in the early 20th century, when the introduction of national taxation schemes across Europe led family banks to formally split to create ‘independent’ financial institutions.

🔶For instance, while reporting on the family’s public-facing business empire is often focused on the Paris, London and Singapore-based Rothschild & Co, other divisions, like the Geneva-based Edmond de Rothschild Group are less often mentioned.


How Rothschild banking clan uses its vast wealth to influence world events and control governments (Part 2)

How powerful are the Rothschilds?

🔺The Rothschilds also have ownership stakes and investments ranging from 5%-50%+ in an array of European, US and Asian mega corporations, from Glencore Mining and TotalEnergies to Siemens, Exxon, Chevron, Repsol, Shell, Mitsubishi, Itochu Corp and the Rio Tinto Mining Corporation.

🔺In his book ‘Big Oil & Their Bankers’, researcher Dean Henderson discovered that the Rothschilds and a clique of seven other banking families enjoy a controlling stake in the New York Federal Reserve Bank – the most powerful Fed bank and the heart of America’s financial system.

🔺Other investigators believe the Rothschilds either control the city of London and the Bank of England, or own it outright, although this has been disputed.

Do Rothschilds control politicians?

🔶Rothschilds' influence over world politicians has become impossible to conceal, with the family’s prominent members rubbing shoulders with the likes of Ronald Reagan, Bill Clinton, Henry Kissinger, Margaret Thatcher, Francois Mitterrand, Petro Poroshenko, Emmanuel Macron, and others.

🔶The clan either takes advantage of business connections and sheer economic and market power, or in Macron’s case – hiring him as an investment banker before he began his political career.

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[Ravenlocke]

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[Ravenlocke]

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‘Beacon of hope’: US journalist lauds Russia’s traditional values

"Russia is the largest country still embracing traditional values," independent US journalist Tofurious Maximus Crane said in an interview with Sputnik.

"And in the US and Europe – they've rejected traditional values. And look at their economies right now, look at their people. Look at the amount of homeless people on the streets, look at the amount of drug addicts, etc. They're rejecting moral values right now in the West. And now we see a massive decline in Western societies," he added.

Russia’s traditional values are “basically a beacon of hope, a lifeboat” for those in the US or Europe who still have these values, the journalist underscored.

Crane plans to stay in Russia and obtain Russian citizenship. He also informs other foreigners how to move to the country.

"I actually receive 600 to 1,000 messages a day on TikTok, YouTube, and on the Russian migration website from people asking how they can move here," he said.

President Vladimir Putin signed a decree on August 19 providing foreigners who share Russia's spiritual and moral values, and who seek to escape the West's destructive neo-liberal ideals, with a temporary residence permit in the country.

"For me, the decree is the best thing that ever happened in my life, besides, you know, family and children," he noted.

Many Americans don’t realize how big, beautiful, and diverse Russia is, Crane says, adding that his next mission will be to travel around the country and show the rest of the world what it’s like.

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[Ravenlocke]

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US sanctions against Russian media are another 'orchestrated campaign' - Russian Foreign Ministry

Washington's new sanctions targeting Russian media, including the Rossiya Segodnya international media group, are seen as an orchestrated campaign, and will not go unanswered, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Sunday.

"In essence, this is yet another orchestrated campaign, a 'witch hunt' … We have no illusions that the rampant censorship in the US will receive proper assessment from relevant international organizations, whose activities are orchestrated by Washington," Zakharova said in a statement published by the ministry.

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American journalist exposes Western media lies about the Donbass

Unlike “extremely deceptive” Western press, Russian media show diligence when it comes to “checking information to see if it's true or false,” independent US journalist and blogger who came to Russia in 2023 and traveled to Donbass, Tofurius Maximus Crane, tells Sputnik.

"When we first arrived in Donetsk, I realized how resilient everybody was," Crane explains. "I've traveled to many places in Russia and the LPR, the DPR - the flags everywhere, the patriotism. It's extremely heartwarming. How would I compare the real situation with Western media? You know, Western media doesn't report about any of this… Western media is just about control and deception."

Crane adds that while he himself “has never seen any falsehoods come out of Russian media” and notes that Western media publish articles with anonymous sources, or “sources within the government who must remain anonymous.”

The US earlier slapped sanctions on Sputnik's parent media group Rossiya Segodnya and several other Russian media companies over their purported efforts to influence the upcoming US election, allegations that Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov rejected as nonsense.

Russia previously denied running information operations to meddle in America’s elections or other parts of the country’s politics.

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Biden bullies reporter during meeting in UK

“I say you be quiet until I speak, okay? That's what I say. Good idea?” the US president said, refusing to respond to a question about possible consequences for allowing Ukraine to use Western weapons to strike deep into Russian territory.

“You go be quiet and I'm going to make a statement, okay?” he chided.

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Over 270,000 weapons have disappeared or been stolen in Ukraine since February 2022

In the first months of 2024, 78.2 thousand "guns" went missing. This is more than in 2023, and four times more than in 2022, Ukrainian media report.

The leaders in "disappearance" are hunting rifles, AK-74 assault rifles and SKS carbines.
- AN

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‼️🇺🇦 Ukraine faces health crisis — Independent

▪️The World Health Organization has warned of a potential health crisis in Ukraine as the country enters its third winter of conflict.

▪️The UN says there is a risk of contamination of the water supply due to persistent power outages and increased signs of antimicrobial resistance due to antibiotic abuse.
- RVvoenkor

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Former US intelligence officer Bustamante on the Ukrainian attack on the Kursk region: Do I think Ukraine is using this attack simply to get media attention? Yes, absolutely. What a stupid tactical decision! Strategically, you are not going to invade Russia. Strategically, there is no value in the territory you invaded. Tactically, it is also very stupid. There is no good reason to do this. Why would you remove troops from the front lines to move them north? The only tactical reason to do this is simply to get attention. Russia can look at Ukraine now and say, “Ukraine attacked us. They are using the electrical grid as a weapon of war. That means we can now attack them without any problem. Even if we have already attacked them, we can expand our attacks.” And they have plenty of room to do that.

@Slavyangrad

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🇺🇦⚔️🇷🇺The enemy continues to try to break through the border from a new direction in the Kursk region

▪️Heavy fighting in this area does not stop, as can be seen from the report of the Ministry of Defense, the enemy is throwing considerable forces into the offensive.
▪️Our troops, with the support of army aviation and artillery fire, repelled 6 enemy attempts to break through the Russian border in the direction of the settlements of Novy Put, Medvezhye and Vesyoloye in the Glushkovsky district, the Ministry of Defense reports.

▪️The enemy lost up to 60 people killed and wounded, 3 tanks, an armored personnel carrier and 5 combat armored vehicles.
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Near Sudzha, the Ukrainian Armed Forces are deploying swarms of drones and a wide range of NATO-supplied equipment. However, a special forces unit under the command of "Aida," from the Akhmat group, is actively countering these efforts, successfully destroying enemy weapons. Correspondents from RIA Novosti were on the ground to observe the operations of the fighters.

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🇷🇺🇺🇦 Artemovsk direction: successes of Russian troops in the area of ​​Kalinovo and Kleshcheyevka

Situation by the end of September 15, 2024

In the Artemovsk direction, Russian troops are "biting" into the enemy's defenses at several sections of the front at once. Units of the Russian Armed Forces have managed to expand the zone of control both in the Grigorovka area in the north and to the west of Kleshcheyevka.

▪️Russian troops have driven the Ukrainian Armed Forces out of several positions north of Zheleznodorozhny (Zaliznyansky), reviving the "frozen" section of the front. Given the geographical features of the area and information from our sources, we can say that at the moment the advance of Russian troops is significantly greater than what can be confirmed by the available footage.

▪️To the southwest of Grigorovka, Russian attack aircraft have made significant progress, taking control of a forest area and physically cutting off one of the roads leading to the village. The Russian Defense Ministry also announced the liberation of the settlement, which, apparently, will be confirmed by the relevant personnel in the near future.

▪️To the south, Russian troops crossed the Seversky Donets-Donbass canal and liberated a significant part of Kalinovo , entrenching themselves in apartment buildings. The village became the site of fierce fighting due to its importance for the Ukrainian Armed Forces - the occupation of positions in this area by the Russian Armed Forces will allow them to launch an offensive to the south, bypassing the enemy's defensive lines in the Oktyabrsky microdistrict in Chasovy Yar.

❗️Russian attack aircraft are methodically clearing the positions of Ukrainian formations, using all available means for this. During one of these operations, a Russian Armed Forces soldier destroyed personnel at a Ukrainian Armed Forces stronghold, equipped in a pipe under a railway bridge, by throwing a backpack with an anti-tank mine inside.

Despite the certain danger of using AT mines in this way, the tactic is becoming increasingly widespread among Russian assault groups.

▪️To the northwest of Kleshcheyevka, the Russian Armed Forces command is conducting an offensive with the aim of dislodging the Ukrainian Armed Forces from the left bank and reaching the canal bed on a broad front. During a series of battles in this area, Russian troops displaced Ukrainian formations from several forest belts. Now they are faced with the task of storming enemy positions in the forest to the west, control over which is necessary to cross the canal in several places.

▪️At the same time, the Russian Armed Forces regularly strike military infrastructure in the enemy's rear. Yesterday, the Russian Aerospace Forces hit the territory of a wagon depot in Konstantinovka. According to some reports, the facility was used as a repair base and storage site for Ukrainian Armed Forces equipment.

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[Ravenlocke]

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The #UnitedStates believes that #Ukraine️ could lose the war this winter, Politico reports, citing the White House.

The reason for such forecasts was the new tactics of air strikes on energy infrastructure facilities in Ukraine.

Ukrainian officials believe that the paralysis of the three nuclear power plants could destroy the economy and weaken Kyiv's position in the event of peace talks.

The US sees no point in allowing Ukraine to use long-range weapons to strike deep into Russian territory under such conditions, Politico notes.

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A soldier from the Russian "Vostok" Group, known by the call sign "Petrovich," has shown remarkable composure and skill in evacuating damaged armored vehicles. In footage, "Petrovich" is seen retrieving a damaged Russian tank under fire north of Vodyanoye. Reports state that he has personally recovered over 30 armored vehicles

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⚡️🇸🇪🇷🇺🇺🇦Other good quality IFVs that have already been delivered to Ukraine are the Swedish CV90 line.

In this case a HEAT warhead of an anti-tank grenade (like an RPG) or a 9M133-1 ATGM from a Kornet crew of the 200th Separate Guards Motor Rifle Brigade successfully hit the weakened rear projection of the turret of the Swedish heavy infantry fighting vehicle CV9040C "Stridsfordon-90". The disabled vehicle then was captured by Russian soldiers.

The first CV9040C was hit by an RPG-7 on the Svatovsky Front back in 2023, thanks to which specialists from the Research Institute of Steel and the Ministry of Defense were able to get acquainted with the key element of the IFV's armament:
The 40mm Bofors L70 automatic cannon, as well as the 40mm APFSDS-T Mk 1 armor-piercing fin-stabilized discarding sabot projectiles included in its ammunition set with an armor penetration of 120 mm at a distance of 1.5 km at an initial velocity of 1480 m/s, as well as APFSDS-T Mk 2 with an armor penetration of 160 mm at a similar distance.

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#British #StormShadow missiles will not help Kiev change the strategic situation in the conflict in Ukraine, writes the Financial Times.

It is noted that aircraft from Russian airfields, which the Ukrainian Armed Forces consider one of the priority targets, have already been moved beyond the range of Storm Shadow and ATACMS.

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[ThePythonicCow]

Perhaps if NATO missiles fired from the Ukraine hit Russia hard, then Russia will do as Medvedev warns - "melt" the Ukraine capital city Kyiv:

From Former Russian president threatens to turn Kyiv into ‘melted spot’ if long-range missiles approved (the UK Independent) (https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/russia-ukraine-war-medvedev-long-range-missiles-b2612933.html):



The former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev has warned that the Kremlin could reduce Kyiv to a “giant melted spot” if Ukraine’s allies give the green light for them to fire long-range missiles deep into Russia.

This outcome, Russia escalating in response by hitting the Ukraine much harder with its larger, conventional, missiles, rather than (for the most part anyway) hitting NATO facilities elsewhere in Europe, seems more likely to me.

Such a response seems more likely to hasten the end of the war, while remaining focused on destroying the Deep State Globalist intelligence, bio-weapon labs, trafficking in money, humans, organs and adrenochrome, and other evil operations that have become overgrown in the Ukraine, which I suspect both Trump and Putin can agree on as necessary ... (very) nasty business but (very) needed.

[shaberon]

Maybe someone who understands Ukraine better than I do could explain to me how being part of Russia's sphere of influence, was hard on the Ukrainian people? I can't seem to get answers anywhere.


Do you mean as part of the U. S. S. R.?

I am also still trying to figure out how it constitutes a "national identity". To a certain extent, they have a language and branch of a church. I'm not quite sure "who" they are, but, I *do* have a degree of sympathy, because it seems to me that for anyone who lives in the area, it has rarely been anything but hard.

Paradoxically, if you are Russian, then you are naming yourself for the establishment of Kiev by the Kievan Rus. This was by invitation from the Ukrainian area, because it was not a "country", because there were no laws and it was plagued by constant feuding, primarily by brothers fighting over an inheritance.

What happened during the Middle Ages was a kind of a slide, from around the 1300s there is a Jewish madness that goes around western Europe, causing a drain and bad reputation, and making their population bulk up in the east, that is, mainly in the Ukrainian region.

The geopolitics of the east pushed the Russian domain towards St. Petersburg and Moscow, while the Ukrainian and Baltic regions were scenes of conflict between them, Poland-Lithuania, and Sweden.

By the 1600s, it is nothing but a boiling cauldron of conflicts of imperial, Jewish, and Catholic maneuvers.

Finally -- I forget the name, but it was one of the Habsburgs -- was assigned to an office in Poland. However he went out and discovered he liked "Ukrainian culture" better and became a different person. I think it is based from him that there is a drive for statehood.

It is not terribly difficult to imagine the early days of the U. S. S. R. were particularly favorable to anyone, but, from what I have seen, this changes in the 1960s, and then we find for example that the majority if the infrastructure, 80% or so, that is still used by Ukraine today, was built by the Soviet system through the 1960s-80s. So with its independence, it appears to have actually stagnated.

When I look at remarks that are more racist in nature, I see something more like "aggression directed at something identified as 'other'", than anything that helps me understand the complaint, compared to for example Hamas, which is pretty clear.

[ThePythonicCow]

Maybe someone who understands Ukraine better than I do could explain to me how being part of Russia's sphere of influence, was hard on the Ukrainian people? I can't seem to get answers anywhere.

The Crimean peninsula and the Ukraine east of the Dnipro River are traditionally Russian, in culture, religion and language, not Ukraine. Only because Stalin redrew the borders on internal USSR provinces to include Russian areas and Ukraine areas within the same province, which then became what is marked as the Ukraine on our maps today are those two distinct quite regions labeled as the one country of Ukraine.

Imagine:

(1) Quebec had remained a separate French speaking nation for a couple of centuries.
(2) In the 1930's U.S. President FDR had invaded and conquered all of English speaking Canada and French speaking Quebec,
(3) combining them into another U.S. state he called Canada.
(4) Then in the 1990's that U.S./Canada combination collapsed and separated again,
(5) leaving Quebec as but one province within the reconstituted nation of Canada.
(6) Then in the 2010's, the U.S. Central Intelligence and State Department installed an American puppet government in Ottawa,
(7) which proceeded to bomb, bomb, bomb Quebec, banning the French language and the Catholic religion ...

Can you imagine that the people of Quebec might be a tad pissed off?

If you can imagine the above ... then stretch your imagination a tad further:

Imagine further, in all the above imagined events, that the U.S. had been a nation of French origins, language, religion and culture, rather than primarily British origins as it actually ended up being, while the rest of what's now called Canada, outside of Quebec had always been a British crown colony (as it actually is), and imagine it was the Brits who ran the coup in the 2010's in Ottawa and who then funded and provoked the bombing and destruction of Quebec, as part of expanding their British presence north of French U.S., and if it was the French U.S. who came in in the early 2020's, to rescue their French comrades in Quebec, then I'm sure that Quebec would welcome their French comrades (and often family relations) from the south, to save them from the British Crown red coats.

[ExomatrixTV]

All weapons delivered by the US to Ukraine will be destroyed — Russian deputy FM:

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[ExomatrixTV]

Polish Politician RIPS U.S. For Starting More Wars! w/ Drea de Matteo:

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Grzegorz Braun, a Polish member of the European Parliament, recently made a strong statement opposing Poland’s alignment with the United States in the ongoing war in Ukraine. He expressed his dissatisfaction with the U.S. Secretary of State's involvement, stating, "Blinken, go home as soon as possible. Get lost! We don't want you here. We don't want Polish people paying and dying for your wars."

Jimmy and The Sopranos actress Drea de Matteo discuss this outburst running counter to the narrative that Poland and other European countries are 100 percent on board with NATO pushing us to the brink of World War III over the Ukraine conflict.

[ExomatrixTV]

We Think That Ukraine Already Has Permission To Fire Western Missiles At Russia! Lavrov:

Russia is sure that the West has already given Ukraine permission to fire their missiles at Russia! Speech by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Sergey Lavrov during the embassy round table on the topic of resolving the situation around Ukraine.
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[Rizotto]

Interesting comments by Col. Douglas MacGregor

"Russia is warning today that Ukraine is about to launch a massive false flag operation... where they would strike children's hospitals using Russian weapons in order to rally support from the west... "

"Putin is preparing a MASSIVE invasion to end this war" Col. Douglas MacGregor | Redacted News

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5y493pJQhD0

[Rizotto]

- Scott Ritter provides startling information on how close an all out war was almost 'officially' declared by Russia couple of days ago against NATO members in view of USA's recent proposal to give permission to Ukraine to strike deep into Russia.
- The Houtis used a hypersonic missile in their recent attack on Tel Aviv. That's why the Iron Dome couldn't intercept it.
- Military ships are just sitting ducks in the face of an incoming hypersonic missile attack. (Personally, I wonder if that's really the reason a USA military ship left the Persian Gulf in recent days.)
- Modern day warfare, and where escalation could end up in total nuclear destruction.

INTERVIEW: Seventy-two minutes to end the world

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G4B-Cs51S34

[Jaak]

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[Jaak]

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Russia destroyed 80% of energy infrastructure, only 4 out of 14 brigades equipped and 12 vs 1 shell disadvantage!

President Zelensky sounds alarm!
- 0:44 tough situation in the east
- 1:18 not enough equipment, Russia uses 14 vs shells Ukraine 1
- 2:22 only 4 out of 14 brigades equipped
- 3:27 Ukraine needs deep strikes to hit Russian jets on the ground.
- 4:19 Russia dropped 4000 guided bombs on Ukraine in the east alone, energy facilities destroyed
- 4:52 Russia moved the jets away to 500km (He contradicts himself)
- 5:10 Path to peace, be strong and a secret plan he shares with Biden
- 7:03 Zelensky is ready to present this plan to Donald Trump and Kamala Harris as well
- 7:35 Donald Trump said he can solve this war quick, but Zelensky does not understand what he means
- 8:52 What is going on in Putin’s mind? He did not change his idea, but gives messages to global south.
- 9:52 Putin does not want to stop the war
- 11:00 Putin is afraid of his society. If Russian people are in danger and live bad, they will force him to change. (Terror?)
11:51 How has this war changed zelensky

[ExomatrixTV]

This (https://twitter.com/DC_Draino/status/1830335810350244208?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) is one of the most mind blowing videos about the Ukraine War from @RobertKennedyJr (https://twitter.com/RobertKennedyJr)

RFK Jr. (https://projectavalon.net/forum4/showthread.php?120744-Robert-F.-Kennedy-jr.-May-Run-for-Presidency-Challenging-Joe-Biden-2024) explains why NATO keeps adding countries (https://twitter.com/DC_Draino/status/1830335810350244208?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) - so those new countries have to buy NATO-specific weapons from Boeing, Lockheed, Northrop etc ($$$) -the US “loaned” more than $100 billion to Ukraine so it could impose loan conditions like selling gov’t assets - guess what’s been sold to Monsanto to pay war bills? Ukraine’s farmland - the bread basket of Europe Guess who got a multi-trillion $$ contract to rebuild Ukraine (https://projectavalon.net/forum4/showthread.php?114491-WW3-Ukraine-US-vs.-Donbass-Russia)’s infrastructure after the war, and who has a massive equity stake in every company listed above? BlackRock This entire money laundering death machine plunging us into WW3 serves 1 ultimate master BlackRock (https://rumble.com/search/all?q=BlackRock)
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[Ravenlocke]

https://x.com/MayadeenEnglish/status/1836099617567428827

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https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/eu-prepares--40bln-loan-for-ukraine-without-us-involvement

EU prepares €40Bln loan for Ukraine without US involvement: FT

The Financial Times reported on Tuesday that the EU is preparing to provide up to €40 billion in new loans to Ukraine by the end of the year, moving forward without US participation.

This decision comes after a G7 plan to use frozen Russian assets to aid Ukraine faltered due to opposition from Hungary, led by Prime Minister Viktor Orbán.

The EU is concerned that Hungary may block the delivery of key safeguards needed for the US to join the frozen asset scheme, prompting Brussels to consider an alternative, unilateral approach.

The new funding aims to support Ukraine's financial stability as it faces a projected $38 billion financing gap in 2025, according to Kiev and the International Monetary Fund (IMF).

The EU's proposal would bypass Hungary's veto by raising funds through an existing aid program that only requires majority support from member states, rather than unanimity.

Read more: US weapons shortage limits Ukraine aid despite available funds

While the original plan, which involved US participation, remains the EU's preferred option, officials are preparing to act alone if Hungary maintains its veto until after the US presidential election in November.

G7 leaders had agreed to provide a $50 billion loan to Ukraine, with the EU and U.S. each contributing $20 billion.

However, the US requires assurances that the frozen Russian assets, mainly held in Europe, will remain secured for future loan repayments.

The EU is now racing to finalize the proposal before the end of the year, as the current financial support package for Ukraine is set to expire.

The plan would include proceeds from frozen Russian assets, which generate approximately €2.5 to €3 billion annually, to help repay the loan.

Brussels hopes that Washington will still contribute, but the EU is prepared to act independently if needed.

Members of EU call for stripping Hungary of voting rights

In July, EU Parliament members asked that Hungary's right to vote in EU elections be taken away.

Prime Minister Orban "has already caused significant damage by exploiting and abusing the role of the Council Presidency," 63 MEPs said in a letter obtained by Politico and addressed to European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, European Council President Charles Michel, and European Parliament Chief Roberta Metsola.

Belgium relinquished its rotating EU Council leadership to Hungary on July 1. Ever since, Orban went on what some subbed “peace missions” to Beijing, Moscow, Kiev, and Washington.

The MEPs said that Orban “undertook several diplomatic visits," notably to visit Putin in Russia and Xi Jinping in China, during which he intentionally misrepresented his empowerments,” and called on the parliament to act accordingly.

“This requires real actions, such as suspending Hungary’s voting rights in the Council, since practice has shown that mere verbal condemnations of this situation have no effect,” they added.

As the Draconian Western-led sanctions on Russia exacerbate the economic crisis worldwide, and as Russian troops gain more ground despite the influx of military aid into Ukraine, exposing US direct involvement in bio-labs spread across Eastern Europe and the insurgence of neo-Nazi groups… How will things unfold?

[shaberon]

- The Houtis used a hypersonic missile in their recent attack on Tel Aviv. That's why the Iron Dome couldn't intercept it.
- Military ships are just sitting ducks in the face of an incoming hypersonic missile attack. (Personally, I wonder if that's really the reason a USA military ship left the Persian Gulf in recent days.)



It may be. What we don't know was the ship's scheduled assignment. But it is true they don't like taking chances. So, they generally don't go where a few hundred short-range, medium strength Iranian missiles can hit them, as that would be game over pretty quick. The Israeli F-16s are consistently fleeing whenever shot at, even though five SAM attacks have not actually hit the plane yet.

The Iron Dome also couldn't intercept six slow, small drones, which seem to have been enough to virtually wipe 8200 out of existence.

But, that is the other theater; here in Ukraine, they don't intercept the Kinzhal, or much else, it is just bigger and takes more hits to get rid of it.

[Ravenlocke]

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[Ravenlocke]

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‼️🇷🇺🇬🇪 The Russian army has eliminated the leader of the special forces "Tbilisi" in the Kursk region

Georgian mercenary-occupier Georgy Roinishvili decided to earn some easy money and for fun came to Kursk region as part of the Georgian legion of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, but, as they say, whoever comes to us with a sword will perish by the sword.
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[Ravenlocke]

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Syrian terrorists and Ukrainian militants form ‘symbiotic relationship’ nurtured by ‘CIA connections’

Cooperation between the Ukrainian military and Syrian organization Hayat Tahrir al-Sham* (HTS) is hardly a surprise, says veteran international consultant and retired US Army Lieutenant Colonel Earl Rasmussen.

“If we look at HTS history, formerly they were Al-Nusra [Front]*, aligned with al-Qaeda* and they were beneficiaries of Timber Sycamore weapons coming from Libya into anti Assad rebels, into Syria along with CIA training. So, there's kind of a symbiotic type of relationship,” he says, adding that there are “CIA connections on both sides.”

The objectives shared by the Syrian group and the Ukrainian militants are to “counter Russian influence” and to “weaken the Russian forces,” Rasmussen suggests.

On one hand, he explains, the US is “very upset that Russia intervened” in the Syrian conflict and dashed any hopes of their groups overthrowing the government of Bashar Assad.

On the other hand, there is the Ukrainian conflict where things do not go well for Kiev, with the latter now desperately looking for “other ways to kind of divert the attention of the Russians.”

“The conflict in Ukraine was, in my view, provoked by Western powers. Essentially it [the West] really didn't care about Ukraine at all,” Rasmussen elaborates. “The initiative was to weaken Russia and to potentially, in people's dreams, to cause an overthrow of Putin in Russia and a puppet person then [imposed] optimally, but that's not going to occur.”

According to him, there are American neocons who cling to this “fantasy,” and that he believes it is a “continuation” of Washington’s desire to create problems for Russia by ousting Assad.

“At the same time, [the US] have a desire to weaken Russia in the Ukraine area and weaken Russia overall. So, the joint concept that’s supported on both of them is to weaken Russia - is to divert forces away from things, to weaken Russia to ultimately obtain their objectives,” he speculates.

*Terrorist organizations banned in Russia

https://x.com/SputnikInt/status/1836100873220686294

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❗️ RFK Jr., Donald Trump Jr. call for direct start of US-Russian negotiations on Ukraine

Donald Trump Jr. and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. published an article in the Hill arguing for the US to start direct negotiations with Russia over Ukraine.

The aim is to avoid the risk of a global nuclear conflict, because, as the authors note, a nuclear war would mean the end of civilisation.

💬 "At a time when American leaders should be focused on finding a diplomatic off-ramp to a war that should never have been allowed to take place, the Biden-Harris administration is instead pursuing a policy that Russia says it will interpret as an act of war. In the words of Vladimir Putin, long-range strikes in Russia 'will mean that NATO countries — the United States and European countries — are at war with Russia'" - article

💬 And for what? To “weaken Russia”? To control Ukraine’s minerals? No vital American interest is at stake. To risk nuclear conflict for the sake of the neoconservative fantasy of global “full-spectrum dominance” is madness.

They have forgotten the wisdom of John F. Kennedy, who said in 1963, 'Nuclear powers must avert those confrontations which bring an adversary to a choice of either a humiliating retreat or a nuclear war.'

https://x.com/SputnikInt/status/1836043042891194423

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Ex-head of the AFU was against the invasion of Kursk Region - Zaluzhny pointed to the lack of a clear plan of attack, but Zelensky ignored his words

Ishkulov, the former head of AFU, was against the idea even at the planning stage of the Ukrainian attack on the Kursk region, Politico reports. Zaluzhny pointed out that the "Kursk operation" lacked a clear "second step" after "elite" fighters had breached the border and formed a bridgehead. He directly asked Zelensky how he was going to develop the offensive, but he never received an answer.

Ishkulov, on the other hand, objected to the inadequate task, which did not correspond to the size of his brigade. The officer feared that the unit would suffer heavy casualties, and so it turned out. Many fighters were destroyed and captured. The authors of the article also reminded that the transfer of forces to Kursk region means weakening in the DPR, where the Russian army is crushing the AFU in the Pokrovsk and Kurakhov directions, continuing to knock the enemy out of Ukrainsk. Meanwhile, a rapid counteroffensive by the Russian Armed Forces is developing in Kursk Oblast.

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[Michel Leclerc]

ad: INTERVIEW: Seventy-two minutes to end the world

I have friends back in Brussels, living down to at just 5 km distance from what I call the “Crystal Palace”: the unfathomably ugly heap of glass an steel called NATO headquarters (in their sado-masochism, NATO leadership had kept unchanged the former headquarters (at the opposite side of the road between Brussels and the airport) until the very last moment before the asbesto walls collapsed on the "rather die than leave my job” staff) and I have told them many times during the last 5 to 10 years: leave now while you still can.

The inertia with which they have not even weighed the notion of it is the same inertia as the one which has led us into all other aspects of the hell we are living in right now – if we just forget for once bliss of the body, joy of the soul and clarity of the mind.. which of course still make life (and death) worth the while..

[Ravenlocke]

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🇷🇺Russian Ministry of Defense Top News Today

▫️Russian Defense Minister Andrei Belousov chaired a meeting of the Coordination Council on security issues of the border territories of Belgorod, Bryansk, and Kursk regions.

▫️The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue repelling the AFU attempt to invade the Russian territory in Kursk region. With support of army aviation and artillery, the Group's units repelled five AFU's attempts to break through the border of the Russian Federation in the direction of Vesyoloye and Medvezhye. Watch the UAV teams and Mi-28PSG helicopters in combat action in the area.

▫️ Operational-Tactical Aviation, unmanned aerial vehicles, Missile Troops and Artillery of the Russian Groups of Forces delivered strikes at power facilities supporting the enterprises of the Ukrainian defense industry, depots storing munitions, ammunition, and materiel; and engaged clusters of AFU manpower and hardware in 145 areas.

▫️Objective control data show AFU personnel neutralized in Petropavlovka and an enemy temporary deployment area razed to ground near Zvanovka, Donetsk People's Republic.

▫️At 10:00, the Russian Aerospace Forces launched an Angara-1.2 light rocket to deliver spacecraft in the interests of the Russian Defense Ministry from the State Test Site (Plesetsk Cosmodrome) in Arkhangelsk region. The spacecraft entered their target orbits on time, and were accepted for control by ground-based facilities of the Russian Aerospace Forces.

▫️Strategic missile-men of the Teykovo missile formation conduct tasks and practice scenarios, which include intensive manoeuvring on combat patrol routes.

Russian Defense Ministry

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[Ravenlocke]

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🇷🇺🇺🇦 Pokrovsk direction: Liberation of Ukrainsk and attacks of the Russian Armed Forces in Grodovka

Situation by the end of September 17, 2024

Russian troops continue to advance in the Pokrovsky direction. On the northern flank, fighting continues in Grodovka, where Russian attack aircraft advanced on the western outskirts of the settlement in the area of ​​Krasnaya Street, thanks to which the enemy was driven out of the western part of the settlement south of the Zhuravka River.

The advance of the Russian Armed Forces is also recorded in the north of the settlement. Judging by the footage of the attacks from the enemy, the Russian Armed Forces units have occupied buildings on Yarovaya (Stakhanov) Street. Thus, less than a third of the city remains under enemy control.

The situation between Novogrodovka and Grodovka is still hidden by the "fog of war". Enemy attacks were recorded in the area in the vicinity of Krutoy Yar , but it is still unclear whether the Ukrainian Armed Forces managed to gain a foothold there. Fighting continues to the west of Novogrodovka, and near Selidovo the enemy is actively counterattacking in the direction of Mikhailovka.

In addition, for several days in a row, there were reports from Ukrainsk about the successes of Russian attack aircraft. By the evening of September 17, footage appeared on the Internet with the flags of the 114th separate motorized rifle brigade on the headframe of the Ukraine mine, near the Ukraine cinema and school No. 12: this allows us to claim complete control over the settlement, which, judging by the panoramic shots, was not seriously damaged.

❗️The status of the waste heap on the western outskirts of the settlement is still in question. On the one hand, without control of the settlement, it is very problematic to occupy and supply positions at this height. On the other hand, as practice shows, Ukrainian formations often grab even extremely inconvenient positions.

The capture of the city itself will also allow the offensive to be developed in the direction of Tsukurino and Gornyak.

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🇷🇺🇺🇦 Kursk direction: successes of Russian troops in Sudzhansky district

Ukrainian formations continue to try to break through the defense of the Russian Armed Forces in the Glushkovsky district. Judging by the footage from the enemy, they are unable to enter Veseloye. Russian troops are carrying out artillery and air strikes on Novy Put and nearby settlements in the Sumy region.

Footage of burnt Ukrainian armored vehicles north of the village has reappeared from the outskirts of Medvezhye. It was probably destroyed during the armored group's attack, footage of which appeared the day before. However, the fact of the Ukrainian Armed Forces' attacks in the direction of Glushkovo is beyond doubt, as are the enemy's losses.

Battles are also continuing in the Korenevsky district. Judging by the footage of airstrikes on forests in the Orlovka area and the Russian Defense Ministry's reports of attacks by the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the same area, the enemy still retains forces on the line to continue attacks even taking into account the offensive of the Russian Armed Forces near Lyubimovka.

In the area of ​​Malaya Loknya, Kruglenky, Orlovka and Novaya Sorochina, judging by the ongoing air and artillery strikes of the Russian Armed Forces, a high concentration of enemy forces remains. At the same time, no changes in the configuration of control zones are observed.

More and more footage of the village being cleared of the enemy is appearing from the area around the settlement of Borki, which may confirm the liberation of the village. The situation to the west of the settlement has also been clarified: according to new information, the Russian Armed Forces did not reach the outskirts of Plekhovo on September 17, and the enemy was driven out of the forest to the west of Borki.

rybar


https://x.com/dana916/status/1836157678105600147

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[Ravenlocke]

Text:
A group of Russian drone operators turned NATO weapons against their own puppets. Our fighters captured entire belts with grenade launcher rounds for the Mk.19 AGS. A little ingenuity and the fuses from 40-mm NATO grenades migrate to RPG charges. Then they will be hung on drones and dropped on enemy infantry and equipment.
- AN

https://x.com/Zlatti_71/status/1836116104235610216

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[ExomatrixTV]

Negotiate With Moscow To End The Ukraine War And Prevent Nuclear Devastation (https://thehill.com/opinion/international/4882868-negotiate-with-moscow-to-end-the-ukraine-war-and-prevent-nuclear-devastation/?fbclid=IwY2xjawFXAAFleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHYOFhO_-qw7jd47ZWVKmaX6yJu2yC_fo7MN14Hz1OCIlGX0EbCb8gn2UGw_aem_RnuEJOJxna_4i5CrDMSEPg)

The New York Times reported Thursday (https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/12/us/politics/biden-ukraine-weapons.html) that the Biden administration is considering allowing Ukraine to use NATO-provided long-range precision weapons against targets deep inside Russia. Such a decision would put the world at greater risk of nuclear conflagration than at any time since the Cuban missile crisis.

At a time when American leaders should be focused on finding a diplomatic off-ramp to a war that should never have been allowed to take place, the Biden-Harris administration is instead pursuing a policy that Russia says it will interpret as an act of war. In the words of Vladimir Putin, long-range strikes in Russia “will mean that NATO countries — the United States and European countries — are at war with Russia.”

Some American analysts believe Putin is bluffing, and favor calling his bluff. As the Times reported, “‘Easing the restrictions on Western weapons will not cause Moscow to escalate,’17 former ambassadors and generals wrote in a letter to the administration this week. ‘We know this because Ukraine is already striking territory Russia considers its own — including Crimea and Kursk — with these weapons and Moscow’s response remains unchanged.’”

These analysts are mistaking restraint for weakness. In essence, they are advocating a strategy of brinksmanship. Each escalation — from HIMARS to cluster munitions to Abrams tanks to F-16s to ATACMS — draws the world closer to the brink of Armageddon. Their logic seems to be that if you goad a bear five times and it doesn’t respond, it is safe to goad him even harder a sixth time.

Such a strategy might be reasonable if the bear had no teeth. The hawks in the Biden administration seem to have forgotten that Russia is a nuclear power. They have forgotten the wisdom of John F. Kennedy, who said in 1963, “Nuclear powers must avert those confrontations which bring an adversary to a choice of either a humiliating retreat or a nuclear war.”

We should take this advice seriously. Putin has signaled numerous times that Russia would use nuclear weapons in extreme circumstances. In September 2022, Putin said, “If the territorial integrity of our country is threatened, we will without doubt use all available means to protect Russia and our people — this is not a bluff.” In March 2023, he struck a deal with Belarus to station tactical nuclear weapons there. Earlier this month, Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov announced that Russia would be amending its nuclear doctrine in response to Western involvement in the Ukraine war.

Imagine if Russia were providing another country with missiles, training and targeting information to strike deep into American territory. The U.S. would never tolerate it. We shouldn’t expect Russia to tolerate it either.

This game of nuclear “chicken” has gone far enough. There is no remaining step between firing U.S. missiles deep into Russian territory and a nuclear exchange. We cannot get any closer to the brink than this.

And for what? To “weaken Russia”? To control Ukraine’s minerals? No vital American interest is at stake. To risk nuclear conflict for the sake of the neoconservative fantasy of global “full-spectrum dominance” is madness.

The war fever in the U.S. foreign policy establishment is at such a pitch that it is hard to tell whether they believe their own rhetoric. In last Tuesday’s debate, Vice President Kamala Harris conjured up images of Russian forces rolling across Europe. Surely she must know how absurd that is. For one thing, Russia can barely wrest a few provinces from Ukraine, which is by no means one of Europe’s great powers.

Secondly, Russia made its war aims very clear at the outset — most notably Ukrainian neutrality and a halt to NATO’s eastward expansion. Hundreds of thousands of lost lives, and hundreds of billions of dollars later, no one is better off — not Europe, not America and certainly not Ukraine.

It is past time to de-escalate this conflict. This is more important than any of the political issues our nation argues about. Nuclear war would mean the end of civilization as we know it, maybe even the end of the human species.

Former President Donald Trump has vowed to end this war, but by the time he takes office, it might be too late. We need to demand, right now, that Harris and President Biden reverse their insane war agenda and open direct negotiations with Moscow.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (https://www.facebook.com/rfkjr/posts/pfbid02kE8J9BRfTHQg9XVXtecWECCp2f1YcfktfeKcLoCTTRTvpSQVwhHpvXkSJSyoHPqhl) is an environmental lawyer and public health advocate. Donald Trump Jr. is executive vice president of the Trump Organization.


source (https://thehill.com/opinion/international/4882868-negotiate-with-moscow-to-end-the-ukraine-war-and-prevent-nuclear-devastation/?fbclid=IwY2xjawFXAAFleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHYOFhO_-qw7jd47ZWVKmaX6yJu2yC_fo7MN14Hz1OCIlGX0EbCb8gn2UGw_aem_RnuEJOJxna_4i5CrDMSEPg)

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[Jaak]

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Toropets (https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Toropets) is about 500 km / 310 miles (in a straight line) away from the northern Ukrainian border to the north in Russia! :facepalm:

Or, worse case scenario, it was an attack from a NATO (https://projectavalon.net/forum4/showthread.php?117876-Behind-NATO--s-cognitive-warfare.-Battle-for-your-brain-waged-by-Western-militaries) country nearby! (Thanks to WEF (https://projectavalon.net/forum4/showthread.php?118748-Top-10-Creepiest-Most-Dystopian-Things-Pushed-By-The-World-Economic-Forum)-Bilderbergers (https://projectavalon.net/forum4/showthread.php?118736-The-Bilderberg-Group-Meets-in-Washington-DC-June-2022)-Biden (https://projectavalon.net/forum4/showthread.php?112590-Evidence-of-Biden-Family-Crimes--heavily-media-suppressed-) & NeoLibs & NeoCons (https://projectavalon.net/forum4/showthread.php?122120-15-Unavoidable-Questions-Haunting-Me-As-A-Classic-Liberal-Every-Day-)).

Imagine if Mexico uses super advanced Chinese drones to attack Las Vegas or Houston ... a similar ±500km/310 Miles range from the border of Mexico/USA and China openly encourages it, even bragging about it ... How would USA react if this was the case?

cheers,
John 🦜🦋🌳

[Tintin]

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Toropets (https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Toropets) is about 500 km / 310 miles (in a straight line) away from the northern Ukrainian border to the north in Russia!

Imagine if Mexico uses super advanced Chinese drones to attack Las Vegas or Houston ... a similar ±500km/310 Miles range from the border of Mexico/USA ... How would USA react if that was the case?


cheers,
John 🦜🦋🌳

I rather suspect that some of these drone attacks are not originating from Ukrainian territory. The culprits may well be from Baltic states, or, heaven forbid, Scandinavia. For obvious reasons this will not be publicly admitted to. We'll see if anything comes to light around that (a little bit more than) speculation.

In other news, via Simplicius on X (https://x.com/simpatico771/status/1836114773823336463), here's Lukashenko:



ATTACK ON BELARUS WOULD MEAN WW3 - BELARUSIAN PREZ Lukashenko who states #Kiev regime have go-ahead from #Washington to ATTACK Southern Belarus since Russian drones flying close to Belarusian border.

Any strike would have DISASTROUS consequences for entire world warns Lukashenko:

"I simply want to warn our opponents, our rivals and those who do not understand yet, do not do this. This will not only be bad for the European region, but also for the entire planet. Remember this: an attack on #Belarus would be a 3rd World War" - Belarusian leader (00:45).

IntelRepublic

https://video.twimg.com/ext_tw_video/1836114714369077248/pu/vid/avc1/1198x1080/4Np3VfGrqpv9tDUP.mp4?tag=14

[ExomatrixTV]

Mind you, this video-report was uploaded 2 days ago, before the attack in Toropets (https://projectavalon.net/forum4/showthread.php?p=1634289#post1634289).



Russian Nuclear Submarines Have Surrounded the UK and Are Waiting For The Order To ATTACK:

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[Vicus]

Europa values...NONE!

Switzerland Dumps Neutrality as Senate Rejects Ban on Joining NATO Drills 2 hours ago

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The Swiss Council of States, the upper house of the parliament, said on Wednesday that it had voted against a ban on the participation of its military in joint NATO drills.

"The participation of Switzerland in joint defense exercises with NATO must not be banned. The Council of States rejected a motion from the National Council to this effect on Wednesday by 29 votes to 12 and after a lively debate," the upper house said in a statement.
Swiss senators believe that in case of an attack on the country, its neutral status will disappear, so Switzerland's army needs to be ready to defend itself.

Switzerland is neither an EU or a NATO member, but Bern has joined almost all European sanctions against Russia since February 24, 2022. In 2024, the Swiss military will take part in 20 exercises outside its territory and four drills on its territory, all of them with the participation of NATO countries.

https://sputnikglobe.com/20240918/switzerland-dumps-neutrality-as-senate-rejects-ban-on-joining-nato-drills-1120191488.html

[Vicus]

Russian National Guard Destroys Ukraine's Starlink Station in Chernigov Region Strike 4 hours ago

"The Russian Guards destroyed the Starlink satellite communication station used by the armed forces of Ukraine militants in the Chernigov region," the statement read.

UAV operators carried out a targeted strike using a drone with incendiary ammunition, the National Guard said, adding that as a result of a direct hit, the stronghold of the Ukrainian nationalists caught fire, and then further complete burning out of the enemy's territory and the Starlink satellite communication station.

https://cdn1.img.sputnikglobe.com/img/07e8/05/18/1118616702_0:0:1030:666_1440x900_80_0_1_d1418f4cd015f4df431c603490d57d7e.jpg.webp?source-sid=not_sputnik_photo

https://sputnikglobe.com/20240524/russia-muting-musks-starlink-satellites-using-sophisticated-electronic-warfare-tools-1118614899.html

[Vicus]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2iippq4-kpU

[Bruce G Charlton]

The initial report of the Toropets attack above was IMO deliberately misleading:

1. By tendentiously framing it as WW3 alert (this kind of framing - especially by headlines, is SOP for the worst kind of mass media).

2. By gratuitously asserting it was a "NATO" attack - hence an escalation and crossing of the red line.

[Ravenlocke]

Text:
🇷🇺🇺🇦 About the attack of Ukrainian UAVs on military warehouses in Toropets

At night, Ukrainian formations launched a massive UAV strike on various targets in Russia. Air defense was active in the Bryansk, Kursk, Oryol and Smolensk regions. One of the targets was an arsenal in the city of Toropets in the Tver region.

Despite official statements about the fire being caused by "falling debris", this is obviously not the case. A partial evacuation has been declared in the district, with the population being evacuated to the Western Dvina.

The explosions at the warehouses were so powerful that they were recorded by earthquake monitoring systems. The first tremors, measuring 2.8 on the Richter scale, were recorded at 3:56 a.m., and the next seven were weaker, ranging from 2 to 2.8 on the Richter scale.

It is curious that the warehouse hit by the enemy was opened at the time by the then Deputy Minister of Defense of Russia Bulgakov, who is now under investigation. According to the official's assurances, voiced in 2018, the implementation of the complex will build a system for storing missiles, ammunition and explosives that "meets the highest world standards." And the arsenal "allows you to hide stocks of missiles and ammunition from external influences and ensure their safety and explosion and fire safety," and on the territory, if you believe the report, there was even a sauna.

Perhaps, if everything that happened was caused by “falling debris,” the investigation has more work to do.

rybar
https://x.com/dana916/status/1836343647362552295

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https://x.com/dana916/status/1836353306328965497

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[Ravenlocke]

Text:
🇷🇺🇺🇦 Chronicle of a special military operation
for September 18, 2024

Ukrainian troops attacked an ammunition depot in the village of Toropets in the Tver region during a nighttime drone raid; the aftermath is still being dealt with at the scene.

In the Kursk region, Russian troops are expanding their zone of control in the Sudzhansky and Korenevsky districts; the Ukrainian Armed Forces are not trying to gain a foothold on the outskirts of the Glushkovsky district.

In the Kupyansk direction, Russian troops are advancing west of Peschanoye, expanding the bridgehead in the northern and western directions towards the Oskol River.

In the Pokrovsk direction, fighting continues in the Grodovka area and in the fields north of the village. Russian troops control about 80% of the settlement.

In the South Donetsk direction, the Russian Armed Forces have expanded the control zone in the Vodyanoye area; active clashes are underway in the area of ​​the Yuzhnodonbasskaya mine No. 1.

rybar

https://x.com/dana916/status/1836524410687361449

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[Ravenlocke]

Text:
🇷🇺Russian Ministry of Defense Top News Today

▫️Ahead of Gunsmith Day, the President chaired a meeting on the development of the Russian Armed Forces in the conditions of the special military operation.

▫️The Yug Group of Forces seized more favorable lines and engaged the 23rd, 24th, 28th,and 54th mechanized brigades, 30th Motorized Infantry Brigade, 72nd Airmobile Brigade of the AFU, 109th Territorial Defense Brigade, and 21st National Guard Brigade near Kalinina, Chasov Yar, Minkovka, Grigorovka, Seversk, Dyleyevka, Predtechino, and Yelizavetovka (Donetsk People's Republic). Two counter-attacks launched by assault detachments of the AFU 56th Motorized Infantry Brigade were repelled. The enemy lost up to 640 troops.

▫️The Zapad Group of Forces improved tactical situation, engaged manpower, and military hardware of 14th, 30th, 44th, and 53rd mechanized brigades of the AFU, 1st National Guard Brigade near Petropavlovka, Glushkovka (Kharkov region), Zhovtnevoye (Lugansk People's Republic), and Serebryansky Forestry. Four counter-attacks launched by assault detachments of the AFU 63rd and 67th mechanized brigades were repelled. The AFU losses amounted to up to 610 troops.

▫️The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue repelling the AFU attempt to invade the Russian territory in Kursk region. With support of army aviation and artillery, the Group's units repelled four attempts of the AFU to break through the border of the Russian Federation towards Vesyoloye and Medvezhye. The Russian Armed Forces posted Su-34 aircraft and UAV pilots in combat actions.

▫️Operational-Tactical Aviation, unmanned aerial vehicles, Missile Troops and Artillery of the Russian Groups of Forces delivered strikes at power facilities supporting the enterprises of the Ukrainian defense industry, airbase infrastructure, an unmanned aerial vehicle assembly workshop.

▫️The Russian Armed Forces posted Akatsiya self-propelled systems, Tor-M2 SAM system, Grad MLRS in action.

▫️Laros 2024 joint Russian-Laotian drills kicked off in the Primorye region.

Russian Defense Ministry

https://x.com/dana916/status/1836524905031954436

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[Ravenlocke]

https://x.com/distant_earth83/status/1836514423642689713

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[shaberon]

The initial report of the Toropets attack above was IMO deliberately misleading:

1. By tendentiously framing it as WW3 alert (this kind of framing - especially by headlines, is SOP for the worst kind of mass media).

2. By gratuitously asserting it was a "NATO" attack - hence an escalation and crossing of the red line.



Well, yes, it's like a copy of everything ever posted.

Again, I keep noticing, almost everything in English uses something a bit off, like this. They can't talk straight.

Reports from other countries tend to be the opposite -- so dry there is barely anything there.

This is simple, Ukraine is really dangerous, Russia has excellent defenses but they are not going to be able to prevent everything. Some of that perhaps could even be attributed to traitors or incompetence in their ranks. On the scale of things, the "problems" for Russia are rather small and usually result in a productive fix, and so far if Ukraine manages to hit some Russian ammo, it is not really going to change anything. Provoking Belarus would. All I know is that whoever is in charge is going to make a very bad decision.

[Bruce G Charlton]

Gilbert Doctorow seems to have a useful (and expert) perspective in these matters.

In his most recent article and interview (https://gilbertdoctorow.com/2024/09/19/judging-freedom-edition-of-19-september/), he makes a few points of nuance of a kind that get lost in the polarized debate:

Excerpt:

With respect to Boris Johnson’s little speech to the Yalta European conference held in Ukraine last week in which he spoke in the most flattering terms about Ukrainian military capabilities and their future role in the European defense, I think it is a mistake to put everything down to delusional thinking as so many of my peers are doing. I must agree with Boris on the heroism, on the valor of many of the Ukrainian soldiers. That 600,000 of them have been slaughtered senselessly is the national tragedy for which the Zelensky gang with its stranglehold on power is to blame, together with the cynical and cruel NATO backers of his regime. I have said before and repeat today that the Russian advance in the Donbas and now the clean-up operation in Kursk are not a walk in the rose garden. The Russians face tough fighting which is due to the residual patriotism and courage of Ukrainian soldiers.

With respect to Lloyd Austin, I make reference to his answer to a reporter on giving permission to Kiev to use NATO missiles to strike at the heartland of Russia. This exchange took place a couple of days before Vladimir Putin issued his warning about the use of NATO missiles in this way. Said Austin, 1) Kiev has no need for the Storm Shadow, because it has other means available to it to strike military targets deep in Russia, 2) the Russians have already pulled back their bombers and arms caches beyond the range of the Storm Shadow. These arguments were lucid and correct. Accordingly, it appears that the U.S. military has not only brawn but also brains.

[Vicus]

Russia strikes Ukraine’s key signals facility – MOD 19 Sep, 2024

The attack targeted the communications center of the Main Intelligence Directorate, the Russian Defense Ministry has said

https://mf.b37mrtl.ru/files/2024.09/m/66ebfc312030272a99056711.jpg

Russian forces have conducted a strike on Ukraine’s key military communications facility, as well as a number of other high-priority targets, the Defense Ministry in Moscow has said.

In a statement on Thursday, the ministry said that Russian warplanes, drones, missiles and artillery had successfully “hit the main center of special radio communications of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Armed Forces of Ukraine,” plus critical airfield infrastructure facilities.

Officials did not say where the center was located, nor comment on the extent of the damage.

Ukrainian media and officials reported several explosions in Kharkov and Sumy Region, with several blasts also heard in Kiev on Wednesday night. According to local officials, the strike on Kharkov used several ballistic missiles.

Russia continues to carry out high-precision strikes on Ukraine’s military installations, including mercenary bases, defense, industrial and energy facilities, while insisting that those attacks never target civilians.

In August the Defense Ministry claimed to have destroyed a command-and-control facility of one of Ukraine’s mechanized brigades with an Iskander-M missile, eliminating more than a dozen officers.

https://www.rt.com/russia/604275-russia-strikes-ukraine-key-signals-facility/

[Vicus]

Russia strikes Ukrainian troops northwest ofe Dniepr River – MOD (VIDEO)

Glide bombs hit targets as far as 20 km beyond the major waterway which represents the front line in Kherson Region

The Russian Defense Ministry has showcased its use of glide bombs against Ukrainian positions on the right bank of the Dnieper River.

A video of the airstrikes, which was apparently filmed at night, showed a series of explosions in three different villages.

The settlements are located relatively close to each other in the Kiev-controlled part of Kherson Region, which Moscow has considered part of Russia since a 2022 referendum. Their distance to the major waterway, which serves as a natural barrier separating the opposing forces, is between 12km and 20km.

The strikes took place roughly 90km to the east of Kherson, the region’s capital, which Russian forces pulled out of in November 2022. Moscow said the retreat was unfortunate, but necessary so that troops could move to better-defended positions. Kiev claimed it as a major military victory.

The Russian attacks involved air bombs fitted with special glide kits, which turn the regular gravity weapons into longer-range precise munitions. Ukrainian officials have called such bombs one of the biggest threats to the country’s frontline troops, due to their power and abundance in the Russian arsenal.

The Russian Defense Ministry said the strikes targeted locations where Ukrainian troops were being stationed before being sent to the frontline.

https://www.rt.com/russia/604230-glider-bombs-kherson-video/

[ExomatrixTV]

Possible Drones Reported Near NATO Ammunition Depot?

September 19, 2024 between 20.20 PM and 21.20 PM ... 3 Different Dutch 🇳🇱 Military Helicopters were flying many times over Benschop Ammunition Depot (https://defensiefotografie.nl/mob-complex/mmc/benschop) (encircling the area multiple times).


BOEING-VERTOL CH-47 Chinook (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g90QUoORmc0) helicopter, MCDONNELL DOUGLAS AH-64 Apache (https://ipms.nl/artikelen/nedmil-luchtvaart/vliegtuigen-m/vliegtuigen-m-mcdon-apache) helicopter & AEROSPATIALE AS-332 Super Puma Mk2 (https://www.airhistory.net/original-type/34/Aerospatiale-AS-332-Super-Puma) helicopter.

I saw it LIVE today minutes ago using globe.adsbexchange.com (https://globe.adsbexchange.com) with a past tracking trail system (track record).

cheers,
John 🦜🦋🌳

[shaberon]

BOEING-VERTOL CH-47 Chinook helicopter, MCDONNELL DOUGLAS AH-64 Apache[/URL] helicopter


That's curious because those are what used to be deployed here.

A Chinook is a transport, which implies some kind of response crew. Around here, these have been replaced by something that is not quite as big, but much faster and stealthier. Those are the Army.

The Apaches are in the command of the Governor in the National Guard. That would probably be what you would want, for example, to shoot drones.

Any of that weaponry might become subject to a drone shootout or something, who wants to be forced to live near that?

Or this? I can't recall if we got a translation to update what might be called the story of five reefers (https://southfront.press/hundreds-of-nato-personnel-confirmed-dead-after-another-failed-ukrainian-war-safari/):


Back in early August, at least 400 (mostly French) personnel were killed or wounded in a precision strike.

However, instead of finally leaving the country, foreign personnel keep coming...

The French are particularly affected by this. Namely, on September 4, a precision strike was launched at the positions of NATO personnel in the city of Krivoy Rog.

According to various reports, upwards of 250 soldiers were neutralized. Such high-precision strikes are a regular occurrence. Obviously, the Neo-Nazi junta and the mainstream propaganda machine tried hiding this with claims that the Arena Hotel in the city was “packed with civilians” and that “the attack damaged a civilian facility, injuring 5 people, including one child”. However, local sources reported that the area was “immediately cordoned off and the rubble was cleared”. It soon turned out that the bodies of “civilians” who were recovered from under the rubble were not those of hotel employees and tourists, but of military personnel, including numerous Europeans, mainly the French, Romanians and Poles. Around 250 bodies were transported to the morgue in five refrigerated trucks, an “unfortunate” end of yet another “Ukrainian war safari” for NATO occupation forces and soldiers of fortune.

[kfm27917]

"Militarily, Russia today has no opponents: the West has no strategy – neither geopolitical nor military – but uses propaganda as its main weapon and is embarrassing itself on the battlefield to such an extent that it would make you laugh if schadenfreude were appropriate – it’s not: countless people are dying as a result of these cynical games organized by a few sociopaths, and the media in the West are either bought or so stupid that you can’t laugh." - *Peter Hanseler

(*In this trilingual blog (https://voicefromrussia.ch/en/about/) - Voice from Russia - Peter Hanseler, a Swiss living in Moscow, reports on geopolitical and geo-economic issues.)

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Russia Wins, Europe Loses, Washington Lets Brussels Down
September 20th, 2024

https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/russia-wins-europe-loses-washington-lets-brussels-down

MUST READ

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Mod Edit by Tintin: thanks, a good article, and largely condenses much of what we already know, with Peter Hanseler's own insights. He is based in Moscow. I've chosen a couple of pieces from it to bring up-front. The article is perhaps too long to post in full here :thumbsup:

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True strategists have endless patience

The patience of President Putin is repeatedly pondered – by both pro-Western and pro-Russian exponents. One commentator on our article “Kursk: invasion, start of war, distraction, pledge?” quoted the proverb “Beware the fury of a patient man.” by John Dryden.

In my opinion, however, describing the attitude of President Putin and his team as patient is an oversimplification and in no way captures the essence of Russian strategy. A chess player without patience inevitably loses. A gifted chess player creates the conditions for victory over his opponent by patiently implementing a strategy once it has been recognized as correct.

Putin’s chessboard stretches as far as Russian interests extend. He will not change his strategy, which has proven its worth over the last 24 years, by reacting emotionally to the events in Kursk or the missile strikes in Russia, which are very painful for the affected population. In my opinion, anyone who believes that Russia can be provoked in this way is wrong and has – once again – failed to understand Russia’s strategy and its implementation. The fact that the entire West is pursuing this course of provocation and believes in it is by no means an argument for its success, but rather shows that the West has no strategy at all. The lack of strategy is easily demonstrated: In our article “The consequences of the intercepted German Luftwaffe conversation mean war”, we described a possible target for Russia in response for the use of Taurus.

Let’s assume that Russia would carry out such a strike, which, by the way, would be unproblematic. What would Germany’s reaction be? – Screaming, nothing more. The whole of NATO in Europe would have no instruments to respond in a serious manner. NATO would have no chance in a conventional conflict. That is not an assertion, but a fact. NATO has been getting a bloody nose in Ukraine over the past two and a half years, at the expense of the Ukrainians. The NATO forces themselves do not have any serious armed forces in Europe, neither in terms of size nor quality.

The only first-class army in NATO is that of Turkey and it will certainly not march against Russia. Germany invaded the Soviet Union in 1941 with an army of almost four million men, and the Soviet Union was poorly prepared militarily at the time. The result is a well-known fact. What would happen if NATO were to invade Russia with a few hundred thousand soldiers from various NATO member states, a Russia that has never been so militarily strong and war-tested? A downright ridiculous thought.

[Tintin]

Oh dear :)

Source: https://x.com/simpatico771/status/1837010099337839008



Text: "Ukrainian air defense drone mistakes 3 cows for secret Russian spy satellite."

https://video.twimg.com/ext_tw_video/1837010030526099456/pu/vid/avc1/304x208/TNGhdFHZYwP7QzoQ.mp4?tag=12

[Vicus]

[QUOTE=Tintin;1634550]Oh dear :)





Text: "Ukrainian air defense drone mistakes 3 cows for secret Russian spy satellite."

That was the Russian secret new super weapon ! :muscle:

:ROFL::ROFL::ROFL::ROFL::ROFL: :ROFL::ROFL::ROFL::ROFL::ROFL::ROFL::ROFL::laughs:

[Jaak]

[QUOTE=Tintin;1634550]Oh dear :)





Text: "Ukrainian air defense drone mistakes 3 cows for secret Russian spy satellite."

That was the Russian secret new super weapon ! :muscle:

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Might be good idea to release hundreds of balloons that have some random metal junk like empty cans etc attached to it when wind is blowing in right direction so they would show up in radar just to keep enemy busy and let them waste ammo and resources to deal with those. Add one or two balloons with some spying capability also or some drones into a mix . Should be relatively cheap option to annoy the enemy.

[Ravenlocke]

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The new Russian engine of nuclear war was successfully tested.

The stealthy Russian fast neutron nuclear intercontinental missile Burevestnik. The missile has an unlimited range and can strike at the enemy even through Antarctica:

1. The flight altitude — 25-100 meters, skirting the terrain. And this ability to go at low altitude makes the rocket less noticeable.

2. The speed varies, up to Mach 19.6, depending on which version:

⏺️ subsonic, but still decent — 850 km/h, a low altitude variant.

⏺️ It is capable of carrying a nuclear planning hypersonic unit.

⏺️ The Petrel can be supersonic with a flight speed of up to Mach 19.6.

3. range — unlimited.
The fuel in the fast neutron nuclear reactor, depending on its design, is enough for a rocket for a period of six months to decades.
That is, the "Petrel" can be in the air for an indecently long time. And also strike from any direction — unlike conventional jet intercontinental missiles.

4. The warhead — a special nuclear one.

5. The cost — estimated to be several million dollars, which is two orders of magnitude cheaper than nuclear ballistic missiles. So instead of one ballistic missile, hundreds of Burevestnik missiles, unnoticeable to radars, can be made. Given that there is no continuous radar field over the US border, Burevestnik has significantly changed the balance of forces in the nuclear confrontation.

https://x.com/jaccocharite/status/1836999565204971621

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https://x.com/witte_sergei/status/1837157622090453474

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See below Jake Sullivan's incredible admission about sending all US interceptor missiles (Patriots etc.) stockpiles to Ukraine ... underscoring the reality that HARD CHOICES are already being made about the prioritization of limited resources to a set of expanding priorities ... Primacists can live in a world of idealism (delusion) but eventually reality strikes cold and hard.

... In the 'Europe First' grand strategic paradigm these crucial weapons are being exhausted for a tertiary conflict where core US national interests aren't threatened ... all while our reserves for far more critical strategic theaters like the Asia Pacific run empty.

What is more the lack of these critical weapons systems could invite China to act more aggressively in the region given that the costs of offense will be assessed as lower (i.e., less Patriots, less loss of aircraft, etc.)

The US should "pivot" to a truly Asia First grand strategy. A Europe First one is stuck in a 1996 mindset. In sum,
@ElbridgeColby
is right. Sullivan is wrong. History won't be kind.

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❗️ Ukraine's wheat reserves are unlikely to last a month — Info24

"The country's processing plants are facing a critical shortage of food wheat. Earlier, the director of the Kyiv Bread company, Yuriy Duchenko, warned Ukrainian residents about the threat of a bread shortage," the agency reports.

Bread factories are on the verge of shutting down due to rising flour prices and energy supply problems.

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https://x.com/MoonofA/status/1837116528593883161
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https://www.moonofalabama.org/2024/09/ukraine-recent-front-line-reports-point-to-systemic-failures.html

Ukraine - Recent Front Line Reports Point To Systemic Failures
September 20, 2024

Two recent piece published in Ukrainian media take a look at the situation in eastern Ukraine and describe the reasons for the crumbling of Ukraine's defense lines.
The usually government friendly Ukrainska Pravda talked with units at the front line (https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/articles/2024/09/17/7475408/):
The Pokrovsk front didn’t just crumble overnight. Since 15 February 2024, when they withdrew from Avdiivka, Ukraine’s defence forces have been retreating towards Pokrovsk – sometimes faster, sometimes slower – almost every week. The first difficulties arose when the 3rd Separate Assault Brigade, which had been holding the line in the vicinity of Orlivka and Semenivka (not far from Avdiivka), was replaced by the 68th Separate Jaeger Brigade. The rotation of military units is one of the most vulnerable defence areas in general, and for the Ukrainian army in particular, and the Russians took advantage of that.
Rotations are a complicate business. The unit that gets relieved is supposed to wait until the replacement unit has completely arrived. Only after explaining the positions and situation to the new troops are the old ones supposed to retreat.

In reality that rarely happens as it is described in military manuals. The troops eager to get out do not take time to brief the incoming forces. Positions are emptied before the replacements have had time to settle in. Traffic snarls ensue as the number of vehicles in an area double before returning to a normal level.

The enemy will of course use any such situation to make it more difficult for the rotating side. Botched rotations have caused several occasion where the lines were open and allowed Russian units to break in. They may be the main cause for the Russian break through from Avdiivka towards the key supply point in Pokrovsk.

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From those in the know:
Vitalii, a crew member who operates a large attack drone, tells Ukrainska Pravda that he was deployed in the area in March, and that the Russian attacks started even before the 68th Brigade could take up its positions. "We met guys from the 68th who had only just taken up their positions and were forced to retreat immediately because of the FPV drone attacks. When a brigade leaves, they take all the electronic warfare equipment with them. This is typical on this front: they [the Russians] advance the most during rotations. The occupiers take advantage of those times."
"The night we replaced the 3rd Separate Assault Brigade in Semenivka, the enemy attempted to carry out an assault operation. The meat-grinder attacks haven’t stopped since then," an Ukrainska Pravda source in the 68th Brigade confirms.
Another big cause of losses are miscommunication between the various units that hold the lines. The results are breakthroughs and utter confusion about who holds positions and where:
Another major turning point that marked the undoing of the Pokrovsk front was the Russians’ sudden breakthrough in Ocheretyne, a relatively large, urbanised town on the railway with industrial facilities, and therefore a particularly useful defence position. Russian occupation forces entered the town in mid-April.
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"Before the offensive, I received intelligence that the Russians were going to assault Ocheretyne, where we had no troops at the positions," the officer says. "I passed this information on to my commanders straight away, but the commander of the brigade stationed there [the 115th Separate Mechanised Brigade – ed.] responded: ‘We have forces there, they’re all there.’ Next morning the Russians started to walk into [Ocheretyne], moving through what were officially minefields – but in fact there were no mines there. After we surrendered Novobakhmutivka, Ocheretyne and Soloviovo, the front started to collapse at the rate we’re seeing now."
"When the Russians captured Ocheretyne, there was no stable contact line as such," Vitalii the drone crew member adds. "No one knew where the front was. Soldiers in the villages of Sokil, Yevhenivka and Voskhod were walking around with guns in their hands, asking each other for passwords to figure out if they were dealing with one of us or the enemy."
In general Russian troops are superior in experienced manpower and have more ammunition to fight:
"The first problem on the Pokrovsk front is personnel numbers, the second is their level of training, and the third is the skills of the unit command. And then we run into the defence-related issues – tactics, measures, and so on." This, a soldier from the 47th Brigade tells Ukrainska Pravda, is the order of priority of the reasons for the Russians’ super-fast advance.Brigades are kept in the fight even as they are staffed to as low as 40% of their nominal strength. Replacements, if the arrive at all, are unqualified for fighting:
"The backbone of the brigades was lost during the battles near Avdiivka, and the replenishments that arrived later left a lot to be desired," says a source from the 68th, explaining the shortage of motivated people. "The mobilisation failed. Let's be honest – each subsequent replenishment was less motivated and trained. So they could not reliably hold the defence. In Semenivka we had about 90% experienced people in the unit and 10% newcomers. Now we have about the same ratio, but the other way round. And the average age of the newcomers can even be 55+, not 45+."
On the positive side there were a number of well prepared fortifications had been build near Pokrovsk. Unfortunately they had been build by unexperienced forces in the wrong places and were thus unusable:
Bunkers and connected trench lines were indeed built on the Pokrovsk front – but there’s a catch. Many of these fortifications are unsuitable for serious defence. They’re frequently located in the middle of fields, which makes them visible to the enemy and difficult for the defence forces’ personnel, ammunition and supplies to reach. "When [Ukrainian MP Mariana] Bezuhla posts photos of empty trenches and asks why nobody was defending them, I know exactly why. Because it’s stupid to sit in a hole in the middle of a bare field. Sooner or later an FPV drone will fly right into your face," Vitalii tells Ukrainska Pravda angrily.
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"On the Pokrovsk front, trenches and dugouts had been made right in the middle of fields, making logistics impossible. They dug anti-tank ditches that led directly from enemy positions to our rear positions, and it’s impossible to monitor them. These fortifications help the enemy advance more than they help us defend.
The Ukrainian public relations operation into the Russian Kursk oblast did not achieve its hoped for effect. Pressure on the Ukrainian front in the east was not relieved:
Another figure – the official number of combat encounters reported by Ukraine’s General Staff – confirms that Russian infantry attacks on the Pokrovsk front have continued, and have in fact slightly intensified. We analysed the number of combat clashes on the Pokrovsk front before and after the Kursk operation began and found that it had increased significantly – on average from 40 to 52 per day.
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Nor, unfortunately, has the opening up of the Kursk front decreased the amount of artillery attacks and guided aerial bomb strikes on the front line as a whole. On the contrary, their number, just like the combat clashes, has slightly increased. There are an average of 4,500 to 4,600 artillery attacks per day, with the number of guided aerial bomb strikes ranging from 97 to 105.A second report on the war in the Pokrovsk direction, this one by Kyiv Independent, comes to similar conclusions (https://kyivindependent.com/russias-pokrovsk-offensive-slows-but-relief-looks-temporary-for-ukraine/):
Since the first break through of Ukrainian defense lines in April near the village of Ocheretyne, Russian forces have advanced over 20 kilometers towards Pokrovsk, with the key logistics hub once considered to be deep in the rear, now gradually coming in range of Russian artillery and suicide drones. Despite Kyiv’s attempts to draw away Russian forces from Pokrovsk with the surprise incursion into Kursk Oblast, Moscow made sure not to take its foot off the pedal, further intensifying its attacks over August.
Thin defense lines and a lack of supplies make losses inevitable:
The infantrymen’s stories testify to the starkly attritional nature of the fight: although Russia’s relentless infantry assaults come at a high cost, with enough time and enough fire covering the defending positions, the defenders are inevitably overwhelmed. “We can be fighting them off for a while, but eventually our ammunition runs out,” said Dmytro, 32.
“And while they are getting resupplied constantly, we can't do the same, they cover all the routes, and because of that, we have to give up our positions.”
The lack of higher (divisional) command leads to a breakdown in communications:
With many different units — all in various states of combat effectiveness — deployed to the Pokrovsk front, effective communication between brigades is a crucial factor that is often lacking, soldiers from both brigades told the Kyiv Independent. One officer of the 68th, who asked not to be identified because of the nature of his comments, said that for months over summer, one of the neighboring brigades would consistently fail to report lost positions, leaving his own units vulnerable from the flank without knowing about it. “In our area, there are a lot of different units, and communication between them becomes a big problem,” said Oleksandr.
Units do not only lack men but the lack of personnel has morale effects on those few who are still in the fight:
“In the last two months here, to be honest, we have had serious losses. Killed, injured, and taken prisoner,” said Olena Tarishchuk, a 39-year-old lieutenant responsible for monitoring the morale and mental state of the fire support company’s personnel. “We need rest, we need rotation, we basically need support. We don't have enough manpower to carry out our orders.”
Inevitably, extreme manpower strains, on top of the reluctance of Ukraine’s higher command to rotate exhausted units off the front line, take their toll on the infantry’s morale.
There are two basic oddities in the Ukrainian military, reflected above, that explain some of its errors.

The high command decided early on to use the brigades as its major autonomous fighting units. A commander of a front may have (more or less) control over a dozen of those. The more typical organization would be a division staff which controls three to four brigades. Above divisions a corp command would coordinate the movements of several of them. A front command would sit on top of several corps and direct the greater moves with a long time perspective.

While such a traditional structure has its own problems with the additional bureaucracy layers it does coordinate much better than a lose structure of free-running brigades who do not even know the names and radio call signs of their neighbors.

A second systemic failure in the Ukrainian army is the lack of replenishment of personnel.

Experienced brigades are kept on the front until that have less than a third of their original strength. They are not replenishment while still in the fight. Newly mobilized men are instead put into newly constituted brigades which zero frontline experience.

A better system would rotate out units that have lost a third of their men and fill them up with new recruits before pushing them back into the fight. The result would be the same number of soldiers but with experience mixed into all of the army's units.

I am sure that NATO and U.S. forces have lectured the Ukrainians on both of these issues. But the Ukrainian command has a will of its own and is often resistant to critique and changes.

It has now even dismantled its only internal unit (https://strana.news/news/472229-itohi-938-dnja-vojny-v-ukraine.html) that was still able to present an objective view of its failures (machine translation):
The other day the People's Deputy Mariana Bezuglaya wrote a post in which she stated that the training centers "do not teach anything" and send untrained conscripts to the front line. After that, Volodymyr Zelensky said that he had heard a report on the situation in training schools at the Headquarters and stated that he was instructed to develop measures to correct the situation. By indirectly acknowledging the existence of problems.
Bezuglaya at the same time said that the reporter at the Headquarters-Chief Inspector of the Ministry of Defense Igor Voronchenko-was dismissed after his report. According to her - by Defense Minister Umerov at the suggestion of Commander-in-Chief Syrsky.
"Immediately after he reported at Headquarters about the catastrophic situation with training in the training centers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Voronchenko's frank and detailed report startled everyone and caused great anger in Syrsky. The General Inspectorate of the Ministry of Defense was the last outpost that provided at least some kind of expertise regarding what is really happening in the Armed Forces of Ukraine," Bezuglaya writes.
The General Inspectorate's task was to point out the cause of failures. But the command insisted on destroying it instead of learning from its takes.

A certain stubbornness can be a great asset. But the situations in wars change all the time and it is necessary to adopt to them. The Ukrainian military has too often failed to do that.

[Vicus]

[QUOTE=Tintin;1634550]Oh dear :)





Text: "Ukrainian air defense drone mistakes 3 cows for secret Russian spy satellite."

That was the Russian secret new super weapon ! :muscle:

:ROFL::ROFL::ROFL::ROFL::ROFL: :ROFL::ROFL::ROFL::ROFL::ROFL::ROFL::ROFL::laughs:

Might be good idea to release hundreds of balloons that have some random metal junk like empty cans etc attached to it when wind is blowing in right direction so they would show up in radar just to keep enemy busy and let them waste ammo and resources to deal with those. Add one or two balloons with some spying capability also or some drones into a mix . Should be relatively cheap option to annoy the enemy.

YES,and another test/experiment to detect the drones operators and then ...:fire:

[Ravenlocke]

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🇷🇺⚔️🇺🇦 Russian Defense Ministry reports on the progress of the special military operation

14 September – 20 September 2024

▫️From 14 to 20 September 2024, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation have carried out 27 group strikes with precision-guided weapons and strike drones, as a result of which the following have been hit: power facilities that supported the work of enterprises of the Ukrainian defense industry, airbases infrastructure, UAV depots and flight preparation areas.

Moreover, the Russian forces engaged ammunition and logistic depots, repair bases of armament, trains transporting foreign-made armament, temporary deployment areas of the AFU, nationalists, and foreign mercenaries.

▫️ Over the past week, units of the Sever Group of Forces continued the operation to eliminate the AFU formations in Kursk region. In the course of offensive operations, the Sever Group of Forces liberated Uspenovka and Borki.

Aviation, unmanned aerial vehicles and artillery strikes hit manpower and materiel of three mechanized brigades, a tank brigade, two air assault brigades of the AFU, and two territorial defense brigades. Moreover, Russian troops disrupted enemy's attempts to counterattack and deploy reserves.

▫️In Volchansk and Liptsy direction, damage was inflicted on a motorised infantry brigade, a marine brigade, and three territorial defense brigades.

Over the past week, the AFU losses in the area of responsibility of the Sever Group of Forces amounted to up to 3,510 troops, 18 tanks, including a Leopard tank, 117 armored fighting vehicles, 66 motor vehicles, a U.S.-made MLRS multiple launch rocket system, and 34 field artillery guns. Four electronic warfare stations were eliminated.

▫️Over the past week, the Zapad Group of Forces continued to advance into the enemy's defence, inflected damage on formations of six mechanized brigades, an assault brigade of the AFU, three territorial defense brigades, and the Azov Special Forces Brigade. Twenty four counter-attacks of AFU assault detachments were repelled.

The AFU losses amounted to more than 3,745 troops, a tank, ten armored fighting vehicles, including a U.S.-made M113 armored personnel carrier, and 60 motor vehicles. In addition, 40 field artillery guns were eliminated, 19 pieces of 155 mm howitzers and self-propelled systems were provided to the AFU by Western countries, 16 electronic and counter-battery warfare stations, and 22 field ammunition depots.

▫️ As a result of active actions, the Yug Group of Forces liberated Zhelannoye Pervoye and Georgieyvka (Donetsk People's Republic). Russian troops engaged manpower and hardware of five mechanized brigades, a motorized infantry brigade, two infantry brigades, a mountain assault brigade, two air assault brigades, and three airmobile brigades of the AFU. In addition, 14 counter-attacks of enemy assault groups were repelled.

The AFU losses amounted to more than 4,855 troops, a tank, two German-made Marder infantry fighting vehicles, 52 motor vehicles, and 34 field artillery guns, 17 of them manufactured by NATO countries. Four electronic and counter-battery radars as well as 11 field ammunition depots were destroyed.

▫️The units of the Tsentr Group of Forces improved the situation along the front line. The Russian troops inflicted fire damage on a tank brigade, six mechanized brigades, two infantry brigades, two jaeger brigades, an air assault brigade of the AFU, three territorial defense brigades, a national guard brigade, and the Lyut Brigade of the National Police of Ukraine. The Russian Armed Forces repelled 58 counter-attacks of hostile assault detachments.

Over the past week, Ukrainian units suffered losses of up to 3,610 troops, a tank, 11 armored fighting vehicles, including a German-made Marder infantry fighting vehicle, two U.S.-made M113 armored personnel carriers, 21 motor vehicles, and 29 field artillery guns.

Russian Defense Ministry

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https://x.com/BowesChay/status/1837083964063789404

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https://x.com/GeromanAT/status/1837055817691873583

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Lavrov on Russia's readiness to respond to NATO in the Arctic:

"Our NATO colleagues have begun to turn their gaze to the Arctic region, and have begun to say that the North Atlantic Alliance has interests there as well. All the bloc's talk about being a defensive alliance and only defending the territory of its member countries is "from the evil one." The Arctic is not the territory of the North Atlantic Alliance at all.

Now it is not enough for them that, contrary to the promises they made, they have included almost all of Europe in their composition. Now the alliance is turning its gaze to the entire Asia-Pacific region, directly stating: "that is where the threats to NATO come from." A rather specific statement.

If you look at the Eurasian continent: where is the Far East, where are the eastern seas, where is the Pacific Ocean, and where is the bloc? This desire to globalize and legitimize, to assert itself as not the North Atlantic, but the world's gendarme, is also spreading to the Arctic region.

We We see how NATO is increasing its exercises related to possible crises in the Arctic. Our country is fully prepared to defend its interests in military, political and military-technical terms."

NATO is waiting for Russian missiles? Russian missiles will arrive.
https://t.me/vicktop55/26708

https://x.com/vicktop55/status/1836998216891462126

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https://x.com/Kanthan2030/status/1837065567074738301

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[Ravenlocke]

Text:
Estonia, a country the size of a Moscow neighborhood, says it is ready to launch a preemptive strike on Russia to protect NATO

Estonian General Vahur Karus said that Estonia is ready to strike Russian territory if Moscow shows signs of preparing to attack NATO.

"Our ability to neutralize the enemy on its own territory is critical," General Carus stressed.

https://x.com/OlgaBazova/status/1836773859741126910

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[Jaak]

Text:
Estonia, a country the size of a Moscow neighborhood, says it is ready to launch a preemptive strike on Russia to protect NATO

Estonian General Vahur Karus said that Estonia is ready to strike Russian territory if Moscow shows signs of preparing to attack NATO.

"Our ability to neutralize the enemy on its own territory is critical," General Carus stressed.

https://x.com/OlgaBazova/status/1836773859741126910

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I flipped through that interview and didnt find any mention about preemptive strike on Russia.
https://news.err.ee/1609460374/edf-joint-headquarters-chief-ability-to-destroy-the-enemy-in-its-territory-key

I came back to Estonia 3 weeks ago after 16 years of not visiting it. I have seen more Ukrainian flags than Estonian ones while being here and how media shows the Ukraine conflict is sad and hilarious at the same time...
But that headline i think aint true but Estonia is ruled by masonic jews so it would not be a suprise if they did try to get themselves into war with Russia so that USRAEls war machine could make more money and messianic jews would be one step closer to armageddon that they want.

[Ravenlocke]

Text:
Estonia, a country the size of a Moscow neighborhood, says it is ready to launch a preemptive strike on Russia to protect NATO

Estonian General Vahur Karus said that Estonia is ready to strike Russian territory if Moscow shows signs of preparing to attack NATO.

"Our ability to neutralize the enemy on its own territory is critical," General Carus stressed.

https://x.com/OlgaBazova/status/1836773859741126910

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I flipped through that interview and didnt find any mention about preemptive strike on Russia.
https://news.err.ee/1609460374/edf-joint-headquarters-chief-ability-to-destroy-the-enemy-in-its-territory-key

I came back to Estonia 3 weeks ago after 16 years of not visiting it. I have seen more Ukrainian flags than Estonian ones while being here and how media shows the Ukraine conflict is sad and hilarious at the same time...
But that headline i think aint true but Estonia is ruled by masonic jews so it would not be a suprise if they did try to get themselves into war with Russia so that USRAEls war machine could make more money and messianic jews would be one step closer to armageddon that they want.

This is the article referred to in the tweet.
https://uawire.org/estonia-signals-readiness-to-preemptively-strike-russia-to-defend-nato

Estonia signals readiness to preemptively strike Russia to defend NATO

During an interview with the Estonian public broadcaster ERR, Estonian General Vahur Karus has stated that Estonia is ready to strike Russian territory if Moscow shows signs of preparing for an attack on NATO.

"Our capability to neutralize the enemy on its own territory is crucial," General Karus emphasized, pointing to a new strategy where waiting to be attacked first is no longer an option.

Before the full-scale war in Ukraine, Estonia's strategy was to hold off any Russian aggression for 10 days, awaiting NATO reinforcements. However, recent developments have driven significant changes in the military plans of this Baltic nation.

General Karus highlighted the importance of allied support in the event of a conflict with Russia. NATO units are integrated into Estonia's defense plans, and the Estonian Defense Forces are seamlessly part of the broader North Atlantic alliance's military structure. According to Karus, each NATO ally has assigned weaponry and specific battle tasks ready to be deployed if an attack occurs.

Previously, Estonia's Defense Minister Hanno Pevkur also warned about the possibility of Russian aggression against a NATO member. He referred to incidents like the fall of drone debris in Romania and the incursion of Russian missiles into Polish territory as reminders that the threat remains real.

[Ravenlocke]

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⚡️ NATO 'tools up' Estonia's military for a potential armed conflict between the alliance and Moscow

"Today our long-range strike assets are fully integrated into NATO's plans, and NATO tells us that we must address specific targets within [Russian territory], thereby enabling them to come to Estonia and progress to the next steps," Estonia’s Chief of Staff of the Joint Headquarters, Major General Vahur Karus said in an interview with Estonian national broadcaster ERR.

Karus noted that Estonia could definitely count on the immediate participation of the Western bloc’s units stationed on its soil in a potential conflict with Russia.

https://x.com/SputnikInt/status/1836329925076222259

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[Jaak]

I gave a link to actual interview ,still didnt find anywhere where it says that Estonia is going to do preemptive strike against Russia.
All i found is that he says that in case of conflict with Russia Estonia has certain targets that they must hit in Russia and wait for NATO to come and do the rest ...
I give a link again if u missed it https://news.err.ee/1609460374/edf-joint-headquarters-chief-ability-to-destroy-the-enemy-in-its-territory-key

[ThePythonicCow]

According to my favorite source for information on the war in the Ukraine, the Military Summary Channel, the massive explostion and destruction of a major Russian military depot in the city of Toropets, Tver Oblast, Russia a couple of days ago, may have come from NATO nations, not from the Ukraine.

Toropets is:

240 miles west of Moscow,
130 miles east of Latvia, and
300 miles north of the Ukraine.

The comment on the attack in Toropets begins at the 1:20 mark of:

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At the 1:54 mark, he says: "According to different sources, this attack was conducted from the territory of the Baltic states, which are basically already members of NATO"

The Baltic states are Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania..

[Tintin]

At the 1:54 mark, he says: "According to different sources, this attack was conducted from the territory of the Baltic states, which are basically already members of NATO"

The Baltic states are Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania..

Yes, I'd suggested the same in this post here on the 18th (https://projectavalon.net/forum4/showthread.php?114491-WW3-Ukraine-US-vs.-Donbass-Russia&p=1634292&viewfull=1#post1634292).

It was a NATO attack, from non-Ukrainian territory using missiles, not just drones, and just maybe launched from F-16s, but I won't stake my life on the F-16 bit, for now.

Other reports have also suggested that although the imagery of the strike was very dramatic, the ammo reserves would mainly have been underground and in vastly greater amounts than those that 'expired' from the hit. So, birdseed; a minor nuisance. It was in many ways a typical PR type exercise/provocation which will change nothing on the battlefield proper.

In the meantime one may expect Russia to have already planned a comprehensive response. Expect a rainstorm of Iskanders hitting western Ukraine sometime over the weekend, and more NATO casualties.

[shaberon]

I gave a link to actual interview ,still didnt find anywhere where it says that Estonia is going to do preemptive strike against Russia.
All i found is that he says that in case of conflict with Russia Estonia has certain targets that they must hit in Russia and wait for NATO to come and do the rest ...
I give a link again if u missed it https://news.err.ee/1609460374/edf-joint-headquarters-chief-ability-to-destroy-the-enemy-in-its-territory-key



This one appears to be again a headline which is unnecessary and not what is actually in the article.

I figure it's a total loss because everything in English is a "War". A "war" is a legal condition which we may notice the Russians are largely avoidant of, calling this a Special Military Operation, similar to what the United States did in Vietnam and most of the rest of the world. Yet we will sit here and believe you could have a "War on Drugs", or a "War on Terrorism", or do anything so the words don't match what is going on.

Estonia's not going to pre-emptively strike a tennis ball.

They need this to make NATO sound relevant.

Just to remind everyone, this has the easiest solution in the world. You can freely exit the organization.

[Tintin]

At the 1:54 mark, he says: "According to different sources, this attack was conducted from the territory of the Baltic states, which are basically already members of NATO"

The Baltic states are Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania..

Yes, I'd suggested the same in this post here on the 18th (https://projectavalon.net/forum4/showthread.php?114491-WW3-Ukraine-US-vs.-Donbass-Russia&p=1634292&viewfull=1#post1634292).

It was a NATO attack, from non-Ukrainian territory using missiles, not just drones, and just maybe launched from F-16s, but I won't stake my life on the F-16 bit, for now.

Other reports have also suggested that although the imagery of the strike was very dramatic, the ammo reserves would mainly have been underground and in vastly greater amounts than those that 'expired' from the hit. So, birdseed; a minor nuisance. It was in many ways a typical PR type exercise/provocation which will change nothing on the battlefield proper.

In the meantime one may expect Russia to have already planned a comprehensive response. Expect a rainstorm of Iskanders hitting western Ukraine sometime over the weekend, and more NATO casualties.

A little more on the Toropets NATO-wasp-on-a-camping-expedition (with thanks to Bill Hicks for the inspiration) incident, and further thanks to Simplicius in his latest (https://simplicius76.substack.com/p/sitrep-92024-ukraine-allies-squeezed), sarcastic sign-off included, also:



"Fun fact: The Toropets arsenal "has 41 newer bunkers that can hold up to 240 metric tonnes of ammunition each, and 70+ sheds hold up to 120 tonnes each, not factoring large areas of open-air storage, that's over 19K metric tonnes". Thus, the arsenal holds *up to* 19,000 tonnes of munitions. The Russian army uses upwards of 10,000 - 15,000 tons of munitions per day. So, even if Ukraine were to have destroyed the entire arsenal, this represents a single day or two of Russian expenditures at most. We know they didn't come close to destroying the whole thing, nor that the arsenal was even "full" at capacity. Thus, Ukraine may have destroyed about 12 hours worth of Russian munitions expenditures in the SMO. Gamechanger?"

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From Tintin's latest:A reminder to the British Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, also: message to David Lamentable:

From TopWar (https://en.topwar.ru/241889-folklendy-gibraltar-bazy-v-afrike-zapadnye-jeksperty-ozvuchivajut-versii-otnositelno-britanskih-voennyh-obektov-kotorye-mogut-stat-celjami-dlja-vs-rf.html), May 6th, 2024:



Falklands, Gibraltar, bases in Africa: Western experts voice versions regarding British military facilities that could become targets for the Russian Armed Forces

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In this regard, foreign media are discussing an issue related to specific British targets that could be struck by the Russian Armed Forces outside Ukraine. Considering the fact that there are dozens of British military bases (and other facilities) outside the British Isles itself, any of them could become a target. Moreover, if British missiles fly deep into Russia, then the targets may well be military facilities on the territory of Great Britain itself.

At the same time, Western military experts, commenting on the Russian note, decided to highlight several foreign British facilities - a British military base on the Falkland Islands (Malvinas), a base on the territory of Gibraltar, as well as military facilities in African countries (for example, in Sierra Leone). It is noted that the “African scenario” may well be implemented by Russia if the Ukrainian Armed Forces actually begin firing British missiles deep into the Russian Federation. At the same time, the reference is to the Russian contingent that arrived at the former American military base in Niger even before the withdrawal of the Americans from its territory.

...and....

And there is also a significant British military presence directly on the borders of Russia. For example, the contingent in Estonia.

[Bruce G Charlton]

@Tintin - You have probably noticed the persistent lie of presenting this "deep strikes" issues as being a question of the USA/ UK etc. "allowing" Ukraine to "use" NATO weapons for deep strikes inside Russia.

If it was possible for Ukr to "use" NATO-supplied longer range guided missiles in that way, then it would long since have already happened many times - since the Ukr leadership would not wait for, or depend upon, "permission" to do something they so much want to do.

But that is not the question: The question is whether NATO will themselves conduct the deep guided-missile strikes inside Russia. Which is the modern military equivalent of USAAF and/or RAF pilots and aircraft conducting bombing raids on Russia.

The Russians know this perfectly well, and have made it explicit; and that NATO cannot be allowed to conduct deep strikes on Russian mainland without themselves experiencing the same treatment. But this information is excluded from political and media reporting.

An honest description of what is being proposed is not "Ukraine being allowed..." but "NATO being allowed..." to attack Russia.

But the media coverage is systematically dishonest, with the clear aim of deliberately provoking a NATO-Russian war without the populations of NATO nations being aware that that is exactly what is being done.

(Of course the Western populations are themselves far from innocent, indeed passively guilty; because of their chronic refusal to investigate beyond censored propaganda sources, and think about what is going on.)






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[Tintin]

@Tintin - You have probably noticed the persistent lie of presenting this "deep strikes" issues as being a question of the USA/ UK etc. "allowing" Ukraine to "use" NATO weapons for deep strikes inside Russia. - of course, and acknowledged multiple times on this thread. Frankly, it's unmissable and ages old narrative framing, for the "masses" :handshake: I know you know that :)


But that is not the question: The question is whether NATO will themselves conduct the deep guided-missile strikes inside Russia. Which is the modern military equivalent of USAAF and/or RAF pilots and aircraft conducting bombing raids on Russia. - I'm asserting that they - NATO - already have. As has been pointed out many times this is NATO military architecture, manned and operated by NATO 'operatives', or if Ukrainian AF are pushing the button/s then they are under supervision during the process :handshake:


But the media coverage is systematically dishonest, with the clear aim of deliberately provoking a NATO-Russian war without the populations of NATO nations being aware that that is exactly what is being done. - There used to be a time when PR/propaganda from the West was quite convincing and almost believable. What this conflict has exposed is just how laughably transparent and extraordinarily poor it all is. Hannah Arendt said something about the "..banality of evil (https://www.semanticscholar.org/paper/The-Banality-of-Evil-Pezzani/77a0a35e537ebf957700a2da924a96a9332b299a)" which satisfactorily sums up the mentality, content, and frankly infantile legacy media posturing representing an 'Empire' in its death throes.


...The Russians know this perfectly well, and have made it explicit; and that NATO cannot be allowed to conduct deep strikes on Russian mainland without themselves experiencing the same treatment. But this information is excluded from political and media reporting. - yes, they do, and I do have to say that, so far, have exercised extraordinary diplomatic acumen, with military patience nothing short of inspirational to boot.

A quick note: a (close) relative serving as a British paratrooper is currently stationed in a particular Baltic state: for reasons which may fairly be called 'selfish' I do not want to see them become liquidated through the rank idiocy of the military arm of 'The Establishment' (Mob).

And, what in the hell are they teaching these kids these days at Westpoint and Sandhurst? Answers on a nano-chip :facepalm:

[Bruce G Charlton]

@Tintin " I'm asserting that they - NATO - already have. "

Indeed, I think this is very probably correct, and for some time; but Russia have apparently chosen, so far, to allow some wriggle room and "ignore" it officially.

Or else, it may be that - in order to ensure Russia's allies are fully "on board" with what would be a massive escalatory step (i.e. attacking NATO nations or facilities outwith Ukr), it is necessary for Russia's allies to accept that it is NATO for sure who is conducting direct attacks on the Russian "mainland".

Russia are (unlike The Western leadership class) playing a long and strategic game. If or when the war goes international, Russia will need unambiguous support from their major allies, and therefore this would need to be ensured. My guess is that this is a significant factor behind Russian patience, and apparent phlegmatism in face of provocation.

[Jaak]

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[ThePythonicCow]

Answers on a nano-chip :facepalm:

... written in crayon, no less?

[shaberon]

There used to be a time when PR/propaganda from the West was quite convincing and almost believable. What this conflict has exposed is just how laughably transparent and extraordinarily poor it all is.


Syria my friend.

Yes, I would allow some sympathy for the "almost believable", which I assume affected my parents -- I don't expect everyone was familiar with War Is a Racket or Secrets of the Federal Reserve the day they came out. However it is difficult to imagine going through the Vietnam era without raising an eyebrow. How far someone might have gotten past that without some serious questions, I have no idea. Once the attempt on Syria started, there was already a complete counter-point. The official narratives were dead to begin with. That is what got me looking at random comments on the internet, to get a sense of how it affected others, and particularly by looking at what was being said on local tv stations, I could not help but realize there was an unbridgeable gulf represented by...almost everyone around me.

But definitely because of Syria, those of us who saw through it were relegated to a limited number of websites, which is for example what brought me to Avalon, and also for example The Saker, whom we were quoting for the first year of this thread.

What we could perhaps call the "empire of color revolutions" died in Syria, but Ukraine is, and already was, Cash Cow. To err on the side of importance, a bit of redundancy with some things like these weapon systems are inoperable without outside assistance, it's worth doing this. Rather than a question of who knows what, it becomes routine knowledge. If we bother to figure out what is going on now, that is also because we would like to learn to prevent it. Of course we all tried this once around 1776. But if you don't keep up the menace, things get taken away, like memory.

[Rizotto]

Zaluzhny blasts Zelensky, Kursk disaster

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=88aZUd_wOqY

[Michel Leclerc]

https://x.com/BowesChay/status/1837083964063789404

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Reading this only now. I actually sigh with relief at the fact that there is at least one civilisation (not “ours”!) who has been understanding this for ages (“since Roland Reagan” (!)). To the friends and acquaintances I used to discuss with, it was clear in the early 90s what was lying ahead, after “the West” planted its dagger into the back of its then most successful (too bad for them being not an "Anglo-Saxon”) member: Japan.

Since then, it has only been printed paper money backed up by cruise missiles. Fortunately, but armageddonically, these are now being taken out by better missiles, backed up by real assets.

[justntime2learn]

This video was posted a little over an hour ago with Scott Ritter

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[ExomatrixTV]

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dutch (https://www.ninefornews.nl/zo-ziet-democratie-in-eu-parlement-eruit-draai-microfoon-politicus-dicht-en-lees-hem-de-les-over-vrije-meningsuiting/) 🇳🇱 (+ Multi-Language Options). 🦜🦋🌳

[shaberon]

Reading this only now. I actually sigh with relief at the fact that there is at least one civilisation (not “ours”!) who has been understanding this for ages (“since Roland Reagan” (!)).


In the modern sense, certainly. My thesis is that this is not new for Russia. That around 1776, this understanding was shared with parts of France, Austria, and the nascent America. And that the intervening time has largely been used to wipe out the memory.

It is not hard to find plenty of information that warns about "the money power", the questions would be along the lines of clarity and understanding. Because the inverse is true, when one resists a power, then you are liable to an infiltration of Antifa mobs that scramble the message by throwing false flags and similar tactics. This is still the case. That is why I steer towards "clear understanding" rather than "outraged reactions". To figure out the issues of what is undesirable about something like BlackRock and there is not an ounce of truth in "it has to be this way".

The cited article calls it Capitalism, and says it is interested in asset transfer, which more fully is simply The Fight that is present in all written history. Not just Russia and the pre-modern banks, but everything known to man. So although the whole story is much bigger, Russia is currently living it out in excruciating detail.

Again, this refutes a companion idea, that the elite goal is simply to kill and destroy Ukraine. I am pretty sure the intention was to keep and use it. However it ran into "unplanned consequences", largely because of a real asset, i. e. military buildup, which provoked a pre-emptive strike. True, finally some Ukrainians have made it into Russia, but it doesn't look like they're going to stay, while living.

[Michel Leclerc]

Reading this only now. I actually sigh with relief at the fact that there is at least one civilisation (not “ours”!) who has been understanding this for ages (“since Roland Reagan” (!)).


In the modern sense, certainly. My thesis is that this is not new for Russia. That around 1776, this understanding was shared with parts of France, Austria, and the nascent America. And that the intervening time has largely been used to wipe out the memory.

It is not hard to find plenty of information that warns about "the money power", the questions would be along the lines of clarity and understanding. Because the inverse is true, when one resists a power, then you are liable to an infiltration of Antifa mobs that scramble the message by throwing false flags and similar tactics. This is still the case. That is why I steer towards "clear understanding" rather than "outraged reactions". To figure out the issues of what is undesirable about something like BlackRock and there is not an ounce of truth in "it has to be this way".

The cited article calls it Capitalism, and says it is interested in asset transfer, which more fully is simply The Fight that is present in all written history. Not just Russia and the pre-modern banks, but everything known to man. So although the whole story is much bigger, Russia is currently living it out in excruciating detail.

Again, this refutes a companion idea, that the elite goal is simply to kill and destroy Ukraine. I am pretty sure the intention was to keep and use it. However it ran into "unplanned consequences", largely because of a real asset, i. e. military buildup, which provoked a pre-emptive strike. True, finally some Ukrainians have made it into Russia, but it doesn't look like they're going to stay, while living.

True Shaberon, thank you. But.. well.. I am speaking of the past —— my generation were/are children of the Vietnam War and its atrocities (and to an extent also of French May 68 and of course of the sexual liberation).. but then there was Reagan, and later Gorbachev, Berlin, and the dissolution of the Soviet Union. At the latest at this moment “my circle” started to feel that there was something rotten going on. But the betrayal of Japan was the nail in the coffin – and only somewhat I read the history of Korea and how Truman had barely been able to prevent the military from A-bombing a 2,500 year old civilisation to oblivion. And then, as the Nineties progressed we got a foretaste of the betrayal by the Europeans themselves: how Germany helped break down Yugoslavia and later, the final page being turned in 2001, consented in ruining Greece. – France contributing to ruining Lybia.. Everything betrayal ... basically mob families fighting each other.. Anglosaxiona: it has always been a “rule-based world” for them, and never an "it is the Law”..

I happen to find some wisdom in the words by an American lawyer turned sage, Shunyamurti. I recommend what I have watched, like this (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6_XxO7Kwh-k).

[ExomatrixTV]

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[BMJ]

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⚡️ NATO 'tools up' Estonia's military for a potential armed conflict between the alliance and Moscow

"Today our long-range strike assets are fully integrated into NATO's plans, and NATO tells us that we must address specific targets within [Russian territory], thereby enabling them to come to Estonia and progress to the next steps," Estonia’s Chief of Staff of the Joint Headquarters, Major General Vahur Karus said in an interview with Estonian national broadcaster ERR.

Karus noted that Estonia could definitely count on the immediate participation of the Western bloc’s units stationed on its soil in a potential conflict with Russia.

https://x.com/SputnikInt/status/1836329925076222259

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The writing is on the wall, that cash cow Ukraine is drying up and now the deep state is looking for the next opportunity and sacrifice, that is Estonia.

So the business model of Ukraine is that good, (that is funneling moneys via governments to the state and military industrial complex and acquisition of state assets by Blackrock etc) that the deep state is prepping Estonia to become Ukraine 2.0.

God help Estonia don't commit suicide like Ukraine did, please.

[Vicus]

NATO secret operations headquarters destroyed in Kiev September 21, 2024

According to preliminary data, more than two dozen military and infrastructure facilities working in the interests of the Ukrainian army were subjected to Russian strikes last night. One such target, a secret NATO Operations Center, was destroyed.

Heavy long-range attack drones hit arsenals, areas of troop deployments, sites with armored vehicles, and fuel storage facilities from Kharkiv to Ivano-Frankivsk.

As midnight arrived, local time, air raid sirens howled in Ukraine, and Russian Geranium drones attacked Ukrainian military facilities throughout the country.

A massive blow was inflicted on Kharkiv. An entire military unit was destroyed in the city, including units of the nationalist formation "Azov" and several groups of foreign mercenaries withdrawn for rotation.

In addition, the workshops of several military supply companies were hit.

In the Poltava region, large fuel storage facilities intended for Ukrainian troops operating in Kursk, Russia were hit. A large fire that broke out after the impact continues to burn today.

In Kiev, an attack by Russian drones cost the Armed Forces of Ukraine several warehouses with ammunition, including NATO cruise missiles, and a base for the repair of military equipment. A training center for personnel of the special operations forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine was also destroyed.

According to Ukrainian sources, explosions also took place in the city of Kaniv, the purpose of which appear to have been the machine shops of the local hydroelectric power plant, which provides electricity to military enterprises in the Kiev area.

The destruction of military facilities in Cherkasy and Dnipropetrovsk also took place. Several launchers of Ukrainian air defense in those areas were destroyed.

In Ivano-Frankivsk, oil storage facilities are burning and ammunition depots are exploding.

A military airfield in the city of Kolomyia, the reconstructed runway of which COULD receive NATO Air Force fighters, also came under attack. Data on the affected targets continues to come through the network of pro-Russian Resistance in Ukraine.

A shroud of death now covers what used to be a secret NATO headquarters. The main radio communication center of the military intelligence of Ukraine, was destroyed in Kiev.

https://halturnerradioshow.com/index.php/news-selections/world-news/nato-secret-operations-headquarters-destroyed-in-kiev

Vicus comment:

I posted this with a grain of salt...I don't saw anything about elsewhere...and I don't know how much percent exactly we can trust this homepage...we all need to be alert...

[Vicus]

Military Situation In Russian Kursk Region And On Ukrainian Frontlines On September 23, 2024 (Maps Update)

Many interactive maps, from all regions ...

https://southfront.press/military-situation-in-russian-kursk-region-and-on-ukrainian-frontlines-on-september-23-2024-maps-update/

[Vicus]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vEM9ZU13x3A

Military Summary For 2024.09.23

[ExomatrixTV]

Zelensky in USA, pitches Victory plan which is his SURVIVAL PLAN:

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All these pro-Ukraine people saying that Ukraine should not have to make sacrifices in order to end the war, that Russia is the aggressor and so on. People, Ukraine has already made sacrifices! They sacrificed their sovereignty, independence, freedom, and even dignity, when they sold their souls to the west and allowed USA-NATO (https://projectavalon.net/forum4/showthread.php?114491-WW3-Ukraine-US-vs.-Donbass-Russia&p=1585308&viewfull=1#post1585308) to rule and pay for everything in Ukraine. What are you talking about with not making sacrifices now?

[Ravenlocke]

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A Ukrainian unit was eliminated one by one in the Kursk region after being "betrayed" by one of their own who went out for a stroll.

Russian drone operators spotted and tracked him, discovering an enemy infantry unit hidden in the grass.

FPV drones were dispatched, taking out the Ukrainian soldiers one by one. Even a "Humvee" that arrived for support was taken down.

The last survivors sought refuge in a drainage pipe under the road, but the drone followed them there as well. - AN

https://x.com/Zlatti_71/status/1838295101648572695

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[Ravenlocke]

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The Times publishes details of Zelensky's "victory plan"

▪️ Zelensky demands an analogue of NATO's Article 5 for Ukraine in his "victory plan".
▪️Security guarantees for Ukraine from Western countries, “similar to a mutual defense pact upon joining NATO”;
▪️International financial assistance for economic recovery;
▪️Provision of modern weapons from the West;
▪️Continuation of the Ukrainian Armed Forces operation in the Kursk region;
▪️Zelensky will demand security guarantees from Biden that will not be subject to Trump's influence in the future if he wins the election. This is done to prevent Ukraine from being forced into an unfavorable peace agreement.

https://x.com/OlgaBazova/status/1838218726048506041

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[Ravenlocke]

https://x.com/Zlatti_71/status/1838291309209251984

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[Ravenlocke]

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China Calls on NATO to "Resign" Along with Stoltenberg

The North Atlantic Alliance is responsible for destabilizing European security, writes Global Times. NATO expansion has led to the Ukrainian crisis. The modern world does not need an alliance that, under the guise of defense, promotes confrontation.

The Chinese publication sums up Stoltenberg's 10 years as NATO Secretary General in an editorial:

▫️NATO military spending has increased by more than 30 percent.

▫️The imaginary " Chinese threat " is inflated.

▫️The Ukrainian crisis was provoked.

▫️The well-being and stability of Europe suffered.

▫️NATO has become an obedient executor of Washington's will.

▫️Cooperation has been replaced by confrontation.

▫️Stable peace was achieved where the alliance interfered the least.

NATO, with its Cold War mentality, propaganda of military force and misguided desire for absolute security, is time for the dustbin of history,

- the authors conclude.

@Slavyangrad

https://x.com/Zlatti_71/status/1838195854085148741

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[Ravenlocke]

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There’s Gov Josh Shapiro with Zelensky signing artillery shells at a weapons plant in Scranton, PA

For those unfamiliar, Shapiro is the guy who said Palestinians are too “battle-minded” to make peace

https://x.com/MaxBlumenthal/status/1838281329710108910

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[Ravenlocke]

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Britain transmits intelligence to Ukraine collected by aircraft over the Black Sea - UK Defense Journal

According to the UK Defense Journal, data collected by British RC-135W Rivet Joint reconnaissance aircraft during regular flights over the Black Sea near Russia are transmitted via NATO countries to Ukraine.

According to the publication, such flights of electronic reconnaissance aircraft are currently escorted by two Typhoon fighter jets. This, as the UK Defense Journal points out, "sends a clear signal to Russia that the UK will continue to collect intelligence despite the risks."

https://x.com/jaccocharite/status/1838177066451189770

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[Ravenlocke]

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🇷🇺⚔️🇺🇦September 23, 2024. Key updates:

▪️ Ukrainian forces suffered up to 1,795 casualties in a single day, according to the Russian Ministry of Defense.

▪️ Ukrainian military acknowledges that their losses have increased due to more intense fighting, reports the Financial Times.

▪️ In the Kursk direction, the AFU lost over 340 soldiers and six armored vehicles, including a tank, in a day, according to the Russian Ministry of Defense.

▪️ AFU command realizes they no longer have the resources to break through to the Kursk nuclear power plant, reported Alaudinov to RIA Novosti.

▪️ Ukrainian special forces in the Kursk region are experiencing a wave of refusals to follow orders and desertions, a Russian security agency representative told RIA Novosti.

▪️ Three civilians, including a child, were killed in the village of Arkhangelskoye, Belgorod Oblast, after AFU shelling, reported Gladkov.

▪️ Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen stated that Ukraine's allies should allow the use of the weapons they supplied for strikes on Russian territory.

▪️ Ammunition with detonators developed during World War II has been supplied to Ukraine, with some prematurely exploding, reports Handelsblatt, citing a Ukrainian command report.

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https://x.com/dana916/status/1838374931295359173

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[Ravenlocke]

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‼️🇺🇦🏴‍☠️How the Ukrainian Airborne Forces ended up in Myasoubka, trying to break through to Glushkovo in the Kursk region

▪️On the sim cards is the result of the offensive of the 95th brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces near Medvezhye and Novy Put, the beginning of which was joyfully published today by all Ukrainian media, having received it from the airborne troops of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
▪️The breakthrough near the village of Medvezhye more than a week ago towards the Glushkovo station ended in a bloody failure for the Ukrainian Armed Forces: fighters of the 56th Airborne Regiment and other units destroyed several companies and a lot of equipment of the occupiers.
▪️On the screens is only part of the destroyed equipment and a few corpses.
- RVvoenkor

https://x.com/Zlatti_71/status/1838305841201504679

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[shaberon]

I am speaking of the past —— my generation were/are children of the Vietnam War and its atrocities (and to an extent also of French May 68 and of course of the sexual liberation)..


I take it that means kids growing up in the Vietnam era.

I am the next step, born since a baby is a good way out of the draft that might have called you into the thing. I am an asset of conscientious objection.

I don't know if you are a good comparison, though, since you are not in America. Europe is full of history, most of those countries have eleven political parties in vociferous disagreement about this or that, it is definitely a running conversation; but in this country as we know, it was stifled. And so I don't think Americans understood Nuremberg, or in the JFK assassination there were not that many wild reactions, no one questioned the Korean assault, How could anyone have made it through the 60s--70s without some issues coming to light? Basically the same as we are digging up in messages new and old??




[QUOTE}...but then there was Reagan, and later Gorbachev, Berlin, and the dissolution of the Soviet Union. At the latest at this moment “my circle” started to feel that there was something rotten going on. But the betrayal of Japan was the nail in the coffin...[/QUOTE]


Similarly, I knew a lady who was born in Berlin in 1945, and due to connections, I got an actual piece of The Wall.

My personal view was that this was all tremendously exciting, I don't care if someone has a communist form of government or whatever, but it is like a big anxiety was lifted, and travel became open. That is when it was said that NATO would not expand.

Clinton was apparently partly resistant to Neocons, but, at a certain point--it may only be in his personal memoirs--Senator Helms, I think it was, wound up telling/forcing the President to do something, and the times changed, definitely back to something rotten going on. What happened to Japan and what makes this important?


Although bound by a Constitution, the Chrysanthemum Throne (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chrysanthemum_Throne) is still valid:


Japan is the oldest continuing hereditary monarchy in the world.

According to legend, the Japanese monarchy is said to have been founded in 660 BC by Emperor Jimmu



More things went sour, but now, Russia has a bridge to China, which is unthinkable. How does one manage to foul up international relations so thoroughly that this could happen?

The incompetence of belief is mind-numbing. Hitler attacked the USSR out of his own personal motive, whereas, realistically, he probably could have had a really Big Germany which would have included most of Europe. Similarly, the NATO swarm probably could have engulfed several countries for centuries, if it had not tried to militarize Ukraine.

Reflecting on the post-Soviet era, the main complaint of rottenness that I can recall was outsourcing.

All I remember is the despair of it. I don't really recall anyone criticizing the intricacies of how governments and companies operate. Mostly they seem to resort to "this is all beyond us" for a rationalization. The more the post-Soviet NATO expansion, the less they say.

[Tintin]

🔴LIVE: Scott Ritter | Putin's SHOCKING Message to America : NATO is FINISHED

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In this comprehensive video, we delve into the complex web of geopolitical tensions shaping our world today, with a particular focus on the interactions between the United States and key players like Russia, Ukraine, Iran, and China.

Starting with the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine, we analyze the political, economic, and military dimensions of this confrontation, exploring its roots, current status, and potential future trajectories. The implications of this conflict extend far beyond the region, impacting global security and alliances.

Next, we examine the intricate relationship between the United States and Iran, particularly amidst the backdrop of nuclear negotiations, regional power struggles, and the broader dynamics of the Middle East. With recent diplomatic developments and shifts in regional power dynamics, understanding the US-Iran relationship is more crucial than ever.

China's rise as a global superpower is undeniable, and its interactions with the United States have significant ramifications for global trade, technology, security, and human rights. From trade wars to territorial disputes, we analyze the multifaceted relationship between the world's two largest economies and the implications for the global order.

Furthermore, we explore the upcoming US elections and their potential impact on foreign policy decisions. As the world watches closely, the outcome of the elections will undoubtedly shape the trajectory of US engagement with key international actors, influencing everything from trade agreements to military interventions.

Through expert analysis and insights, this video provides a comprehensive overview of the current geopolitical landscape, highlighting the interconnectedness of global affairs and the importance of informed engagement in shaping our collective future. Join us as we navigate the complexities of international relations in an ever-changing world.


24:45 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2J0GL9wHw50&t=1485s) Palestinians' advocacy in the US faces challenges due to threats against free speech, hindering support efforts.
27:12 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2J0GL9wHw50&t=1632s) Russia considers easing visa rules for Westerners, aiming to attract residents, but challenges like integration and nationalism remain significant.
44:09 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2J0GL9wHw50&t=2649s) Trump's presidency symbolizes a populist rebellion against the establishment, facing intense opposition and challenges.
49:24 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2J0GL9wHw50&t=2964s) Trump is seen as an outsider threatening the political establishment, viewed as a "virus" by the system.
50:08 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2J0GL9wHw50&t=3008s) Allegations of assassination attempts against Trump reflect deep systemic opposition, raising concerns about governmental involvement.
52:15 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2J0GL9wHw50&t=3135s) Trump symbolizes a challenge to the establishment, with potential for significant institutional reform if re-elected.
54:12 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2J0GL9wHw50&t=3252s) Criticisms are directed at the establishment's perceived corruption and control over mainstream narratives, invoking comparisons to historical Roman practices.
55:36 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2J0GL9wHw50&t=3336s) The concept of disinformation and malinformation is discussed, highlighting concerns over government censorship and narrative control.
56:32 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2J0GL9wHw50&t=3392s) There's a strong defense of free speech, contrasting governmental actions against perceived anti-establishment views.
57:54 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2J0GL9wHw50&t=3474s) Trump's appeal among certain demographics, such as firefighters, is attributed to feeling neglected by traditional politicians.
01:04:00 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2J0GL9wHw50&t=3840s) The belief in Trump's capacity to prevent nuclear conflict is highlighted, contrasting with criticisms of potential establishment actions that could escalate tensions.
01:08:17 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2J0GL9wHw50&t=4097s) Concerns over recent geopolitical tensions and the potential for nuclear conflict are discussed, emphasizing the need for public awareness and governmental accountability.
01:10:25 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2J0GL9wHw50&t=4225s) Trump's stance against establishment-driven policies that could lead to catastrophic consequences is emphasized, contrasting with perceived public apathy towards critical geopolitical decisions.
01:11:21 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2J0GL9wHw50&t=4281s) Russia's actions in Ukraine aim to cripple infrastructure, potentially leading to humanitarian crisis and significant military losses for Ukraine.
01:12:58 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2J0GL9wHw50&t=4378s) Russia views NATO presence in Ukraine as a strategic threat, fearing Western missiles could target vital Russian facilities from Ukrainian soil.
01:15:01 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2J0GL9wHw50&t=4501s) Potential NATO strikes from Ukraine could trigger nuclear escalation, with Russia prepared to respond forcefully, risking catastrophic conflict.
01:17:23 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2J0GL9wHw50&t=4643s) The BRICS summit signals a collective challenge to Western influence, posing an existential threat to Western institutions and dominance.


John: this video has been removed by YouTube, and perhaps a reason to maybe refrain from posting too many of them as YouTube continue to exist in purge mode. Who was it made by? Please can you find it via another platform. If you can't then I'll probably have to delete your post - thanks.

[Tintin]

How does one manage to foul up international relations so thoroughly that this could happen?


:) Indeed.

This could win an Avalon award for 'question of the week'.

:focus:

[Tintin]

More on the green Goblin.....from Maria Zakharova (https://x.com/Zlatti_71/status/1838274516654440450) :) and :flower:



Maria Zakharova:

“Volodymyr Zelensky received the Golden Plate Award from the American Academy of Achievement in the U.S. for advancing humanity.

Or perhaps, for deceiving humanity?

If anything lies on this golden plate, it’s the lives of Ukrainians, whom he sacrificed to the deep-rooted “American Academy.”

:flower: too

[ExomatrixTV]

🔴LIVE: Scott Ritter | Putin's SHOCKING Message to America : NATO is FINISHED


2J0GL9wHw50
In this comprehensive video, we delve into the complex web of geopolitical tensions shaping our world today, with a particular focus on the interactions between the United States and key players like Russia, Ukraine, Iran, and China.

Starting with the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine, we analyze the political, economic, and military dimensions of this confrontation, exploring its roots, current status, and potential future trajectories. The implications of this conflict extend far beyond the region, impacting global security and alliances.

Next, we examine the intricate relationship between the United States and Iran, particularly amidst the backdrop of nuclear negotiations, regional power struggles, and the broader dynamics of the Middle East. With recent diplomatic developments and shifts in regional power dynamics, understanding the US-Iran relationship is more crucial than ever.

China's rise as a global superpower is undeniable, and its interactions with the United States have significant ramifications for global trade, technology, security, and human rights. From trade wars to territorial disputes, we analyze the multifaceted relationship between the world's two largest economies and the implications for the global order.

Furthermore, we explore the upcoming US elections and their potential impact on foreign policy decisions. As the world watches closely, the outcome of the elections will undoubtedly shape the trajectory of US engagement with key international actors, influencing everything from trade agreements to military interventions.

Through expert analysis and insights, this video provides a comprehensive overview of the current geopolitical landscape, highlighting the interconnectedness of global affairs and the importance of informed engagement in shaping our collective future. Join us as we navigate the complexities of international relations in an ever-changing world.



24:45 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2J0GL9wHw50&t=1485s) Palestinians' advocacy in the US faces challenges due to threats against free speech, hindering support efforts.
27:12 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2J0GL9wHw50&t=1632s) Russia considers easing visa rules for Westerners, aiming to attract residents, but challenges like integration and nationalism remain significant.
44:09 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2J0GL9wHw50&t=2649s) Trump's presidency symbolizes a populist rebellion against the establishment, facing intense opposition and challenges.
49:24 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2J0GL9wHw50&t=2964s) Trump is seen as an outsider threatening the political establishment, viewed as a "virus" by the system.
50:08 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2J0GL9wHw50&t=3008s) Allegations of assassination attempts against Trump reflect deep systemic opposition, raising concerns about governmental involvement.
52:15 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2J0GL9wHw50&t=3135s) Trump symbolizes a challenge to the establishment, with potential for significant institutional reform if re-elected.
54:12 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2J0GL9wHw50&t=3252s) Criticisms are directed at the establishment's perceived corruption and control over mainstream narratives, invoking comparisons to historical Roman practices.
55:36 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2J0GL9wHw50&t=3336s) The concept of disinformation and malinformation is discussed, highlighting concerns over government censorship and narrative control.
56:32 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2J0GL9wHw50&t=3392s) There's a strong defense of free speech, contrasting governmental actions against perceived anti-establishment views.
57:54 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2J0GL9wHw50&t=3474s) Trump's appeal among certain demographics, such as firefighters, is attributed to feeling neglected by traditional politicians.
01:04:00 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2J0GL9wHw50&t=3840s) The belief in Trump's capacity to prevent nuclear conflict is highlighted, contrasting with criticisms of potential establishment actions that could escalate tensions.
01:08:17 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2J0GL9wHw50&t=4097s) Concerns over recent geopolitical tensions and the potential for nuclear conflict are discussed, emphasizing the need for public awareness and governmental accountability.
01:10:25 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2J0GL9wHw50&t=4225s) Trump's stance against establishment-driven policies that could lead to catastrophic consequences is emphasized, contrasting with perceived public apathy towards critical geopolitical decisions.
01:11:21 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2J0GL9wHw50&t=4281s) Russia's actions in Ukraine aim to cripple infrastructure, potentially leading to humanitarian crisis and significant military losses for Ukraine.
01:12:58 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2J0GL9wHw50&t=4378s) Russia views NATO presence in Ukraine as a strategic threat, fearing Western missiles could target vital Russian facilities from Ukrainian soil.
01:15:01 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2J0GL9wHw50&t=4501s) Potential NATO strikes from Ukraine could trigger nuclear escalation, with Russia prepared to respond forcefully, risking catastrophic conflict.
01:17:23 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2J0GL9wHw50&t=4643s) The BRICS summit signals a collective challenge to Western influence, posing an existential threat to Western institutions and dominance.



John: this video has been removed by YouTube, and perhaps a reason to maybe refrain from posting too many of them as YouTube continue to exist in purge mode. Who was it made by? Please can you find it via another platform. If you can't then I'll probably have to delete your post - thanks.

I think it is from youtube.com/@dialogueworks01/videos (https://www.youtube.com/@dialogueworks01/videos) (not really active on Rumble I see)


possible alternatives:

youtube.com/@THAONHI824/videos (https://www.youtube.com/@THAONHI824/videos)
youtube.com/@WarZoneEcho/videos (https://www.youtube.com/@WarZoneEcho/videos)

cheers,
John 🦜🦋🌳


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[Gwin Ru]

[...]

John: this video has been removed by YouTube, and perhaps a reason to maybe refrain from posting too many of them as YouTube continue to exist in purge mode. Who was it made by? Please can you find it via another platform. If you can't then I'll probably have to delete your post - thanks....

... there it is on Telegram:

ScottRitter/2978

https://t.me/ScottRitter/2978

[ThePythonicCow]

More things went sour, but now, Russia has a bridge to China, which is unthinkable. How does one manage to foul up international relations so thoroughly that this could happen?


:) Indeed.

This could win an Avalon award for 'question of the week'.

My rather odd view is quite the contrary.

Getting Russia and China, and now a majority of the nations, a majority of the people, and the owners of a preponderance of earth's resources, of the world cooperating is leading to the collapse of a debt-money leveraged "Western" oligarchy that has tyrannized humanity for centuries.

Brilliant (though as we enter what might be the climatic chaos of all this, there's no sure telling yet whether humanity will gain or lose in the end, nor does it seem even that we agree by what metrics to measure the outcome.)

[Vicus]

Russia Has List of Names of Kursk Region Civilians Held by Ukraine's Forces 9 hours ago

https://cdn1.img.sputnikglobe.com/img/07e8/08/0b/1119719377_0:160:3072:1888_1920x0_80_0_0_9dec5e6c8bf9e4d9c9c0e6b4e95e4f0f.jpg.webp

MOSCOW, (Sputnik) - Russia has a list of names of civilians from the Kursk region held by the Ukrainian Armed Forces, it has been handed over to law enforcement agencies, the Russian Foreign Ministry's ambassador-at-large for the crimes of the Kiev regime, Rodion Miroshnik, told Sputnik.

"There is a list of names. This list has been handed over to law enforcement agencies, including [Russian Commissioner for Human Rights] Tatyana Moskalkova. It is along this line that pressure should be exerted on the Ukrainian side, because this is a direct violation of international humanitarian law. It is resolved through pressure or victory on the battlefield," Miroshnik said, noting that the list was compiled based on information from relatives.
He added that in Sudzha, Ukrainian troops were holding from 70 to 120 civilians from the Kursk region in a building. According to Miroshnik, the actual number of people held by the Ukrainian forces may be higher.

https://sputnikglobe.com/20240924/russia-has-list-of-names-of-kursk-region-civilians-held-by-ukraines-forces-1120268907.html

[Vicus]

Why Does Ukraine’s Push for Gripen and Eurofighter Jets Make No Sense? 4 hours ago
https://cdn1.img.sputnikglobe.com/img/101484/46/1014844642_0:0:1300:911_1440x900_80_0_1_63826f67841f94c388e54a3c627acda6.jpg.webp?source-sid=east_news
Swedish Air Forces JAS 39 Gripen jet fighter







Ukraine possessing a fleet of various Western warplanes will have a negative impact on the efficiency of each and every such aircraft, Russian military analyst Ilya Kramnik tells Sputnik, commenting on reports that the Kiev regime is in talks with allies "to acquire Swedish Gripen and European Eurofighter jets."

"But one should understand that no one will give Kiev these planes. And even if they give them, there will be no one in Ukraine to fly them because there are no trained pilots. The most important thing, though, is that there is a big question mark on who will maintain these warplanes," Litovkin stresses.

When asked which Russian warplanes could counter the Gripens and the Eurofighters, he refers to the Su-30 and the Su-35, which are "better than any foreign aircraft in many parameters."
“Firstly, all these [foreign] aircraft we are talking about are single-engine, and they are fitted with less weapons than our aircraft. Secondly, the Su-30s and the Su-35s have a thrust-vectoring module to perform aerobatics in the sky, which helps these two warplanes evade enemy missiles. The planes are also better than the Gripens and the Eurofighters in terms of missile- and radar-related characteristics,” Litovkin concludes.

https://sputnikglobe.com/20240924/why-does-ukraines-push-for-gripen-and-eurofighter-jets-make-no-sense--1120270806.html

[shaberon]

Getting Russia and China, and now a majority of the nations, a majority of the people, and the owners of a preponderance of earth's resources, of the world cooperating is leading to the collapse of a debt-money leveraged "Western" oligarchy that has tyrannized humanity for centuries.



I think we are saying the same thing?

Text doesn't convey /sarcasm mode very well. Of course I am impressed that Russia and China could put behind a conflict which was probably embedded at a visceral, racist level. I'm trying to use this as a "backfiring" of the plans by said Oligarchy, which, again, Hitler-esque, if it listened to sensible military advice, would have worked better. In the future, we may learn the varying Russian and Chinese ways of how to prevent Oligarchy. We will be learning from them while Infinite Growth tanks, Capitalism was dead on Reagan's doorstep, and the like...if we are capable of learning..."listening" is a first step that has not been taken.

I'm going to get raped by taxes for Israel and Ukraine...see you later folks.

[Ravenlocke]

Text:

🇷🇺🇺🇦 Chronicle of a special military operation
for September 24, 2024

For the second day, Russian troops have been inflicting massive fire damage on enemy industrial facilities in Zaporozhye and Kharkov, as well as the temporarily occupied Slavyansk-Kramatorsk agglomeration.

In the Kursk direction, the Inokhodets UAV destroyed an IMR-2 guided missile of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Sumy region. Counter battles continue in the Korenevsky and Sudzhansky districts.

In the Slobozhansky direction, Ukrainian formations carried out a counterattack in the area of ​​the Volchansk Aggregate Plant, gaining a foothold in the ruins of the industrial zone.

In the Aleksandro - Kalinovsky direction, the Russian Armed Forces are fighting on Lesnaya Street in Dzerzhinsk , where heavy clashes are taking place in dense urban areas.

In the South Donetsk direction, Russian troops began to storm the southeastern outskirts of Ugledar and expanded the zone of control in the Vodyane area.

rybar

https://x.com/dana916/status/1838732724770582634

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[Ravenlocke]

Text:
🇷🇺🇺🇦 Kursk direction: another use of the Inokhodets UAV and fighting in the Sudzhansky district

Situation by the end of September 24, 2024

In the Kursk direction, Russian troops continue to fight along the entire line of contact.

In the Korenevsky district, the Ukrainian Armed Forces are holding positions in Olgovka , where UAV operators have been working on enemy infantry. Fighting continues in the Lyubimovka area, and Russian aviation is striking Tolstoy Lug. An armored vehicle of the Ukrainian Armed Forces was hit on the Rylsk-Sudzha highway.

In Sudzhansky district yesterday there were statements about the Russian Armed Forces' control over Malaya Loknya. However, these reports were later refuted by the received footage of airstrikes on enemy positions in the village.

In Sudzha, drone operators are attacking enemy communications facilities, and in Cherkasskoye Porechnoye and Martynovka, strikes are being carried out on areas where Ukrainian forces are concentrated.

▪️On the border of Sumy Oblast, the strike and reconnaissance UAV "Inohodets" ("Orion") recently destroyed a very rare enemy engineering vehicle for clearing obstacles with guided missile weapons in the area of ​​the village of Pavlovka.

As a result of a direct hit, the vehicle is unlikely to be repaired. The increase in the frequency of GUVP strikes from the Inokhodets and Forpost is also associated with effective strikes on air defense systems and radars, which made it possible to use these types of drones relatively safely.

rybar

https://x.com/dana916/status/1838732356468736058

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[Ravenlocke]

https://x.com/ArthurM40330824/status/1838722849735143857

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