WW3? Ukraine/US vs. Donbass/Russia

[Ravenlocke]

https://twitter.com/RealScottRitter/...26516883038217

[Ravenlocke]

https://twitter.com/gbazov/status/1507401466688020482

[Ravenlocke]

https://twitter.com/zerohedge/status...13330801135620

https://twitter.com/zerohedge/status...84640662872085

Russian Central Bank Starts Buying Gold

A day after Biden and his pals in Brussels discussed ways to stop Russia utilizing its gold reserves to maintain some stability in an increasingly chaotic economy, the Bank of Russia has just announced plans to begin buying gold from its banks at a fixed price.
This could serve two purposes:
1) provide a path to liquidity for SWIFT-constrained banks, and
2) centralize more of the nation's gold as Putin accelerates his de-dollarization plans.

Full Bank of Russia statement:

In order to balance supply and demand in the domestic precious metals market, the Bank of Russia will buy gold from credit institutions at a fixed price from March 28, 2022.

The price from March 28 to June 30, 2022 inclusive will be 5,000 rubles per 1 gram.

The established price level makes it possible to ensure a stable supply of gold and the smooth functioning of the gold mining industry in the current year.

After the specified period, the purchase price of gold can be adjusted taking into account the emerging balance of supply and demand in the domestic market.

The buying price, as the chart below shows, is significantly below the current market price...

https://www.zerohedge.com/commoditie...ts-buying-gold

[Ravenlocke]

https://twitter.com/DianaNu84941814/...92440246419457

https://twitter.com/TheAstanaTimes/s...76765558222849

https://twitter.com/Ordakazakhstan_/...47390318809128

https://twitter.com/InvestWatchBlog/...11147215863812

https://twitter.com/TheTribuneCom/st...96446265315333

[ExomatrixTV]

• Russia's Nuclear Command Officials VANISH Sparking Fear Of Putin Starting Nuclear World War Three:

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=hh3JTf_3C0k

[Bill Ryan]

Posted by ExomatrixTV (here)

• Russia's Nuclear Command Officials VANISH Sparking Fear Of Putin Starting Nuclear World War Three:

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=hh3JTf_3C0k

They're not "missing", or "vanished". They're just not picking up the phone.

Here's the Washington Post article. It's all in there.

https://washingtonpost.com/national-...-communication

The real concern, a legitimate one, is that it's smart and sensible for senior military officials of all sides to be able to talk to one another in the event of possible misunderstandings or misinterpretations of intentions — such as if a missile accidentally goes astray and lands in Poland, etc. See the 2002 Tom Clancy/Jack Ryan film The Sum of All Fears for just how important it is to keep the hotline open.

[Bill Ryan]

Unlikely to be reported in western media (though I may be wrong!), this was published today by The Saker. I copy and paste it verbatim as a journalist and without comment.

http://thesaker.is/briefing-by-the-r...ion-in-ukraine

Briefing by the Russian Ministry of Defence on the current results of the special military operation in Ukraine

Speech of the Russian Defence Ministry Spokesman, Major General Igor Konashenkov

• On February 24, 2022, the Russian Armed Forces launched a special military operation in Ukraine.
• I want to emphasize that the special military operation is carried out strictly according to the approved plan.
• The absolute priority of the actions of the Russian Armed Forces during the operation is the exclusion of unnecessary civilian casualties.
• High-precision weapons selectively and accurately destroy Ukraine’s military infrastructure, equipment and weapons, ammunition stores and material assets of the troops.
• From the first days of the operation, when planning any action, special attention has been given to saving civilian infrastructure and civilians in Ukraine.
• Before we move on to the current results of the operation, I want to show you once again the originals of the secret cipher telegrams of the 4th brigade of the National Guard of Ukraine captured by Russian servicemen.
• This is the original of the secret order of the commander of the National Guard of Ukraine, Colonel General Balan, dated January 22, 2022.
• The document is addressed to the heads of the northern Kiev, southern Odessa and western territorial administrations of the National Guard of Ukraine.
• The order details a plan for the preparation of one of the strike groups for offensive actions in the zone of the so-called “joint forces operation” in the Donbass.
• I especially want to draw your attention. All measures of the nationalists’ combat coordination are ordered to be completed by February 28. In order to start performing combat missions as part of the Ukrainian “joint forces operation” in the Donbass in March 2022.
• Since February 2022, Ukrainian troops have multiplied artillery attacks on Donbass with prohibited large-caliber artillery weapons.
• Against the background of false statements about the desire for peace, Kiev has begun large-scale artillery preparations for the offensive of a shock group of troops drawn to the east of Ukraine with the support of aviation and missile systems.
• The special military operation launched by the Russian Armed Forces on February 24 thwarted a large-scale offensive by shock groups of Ukrainian troops on the Lugansk and Donetsk People’s Republic, which are not controlled by Kiev. This made it possible to save tens, if not hundreds of thousands, of Donbass civilians, whom the Kiev regime has been methodically shooting with large-caliber and rocket artillery for the past 8 years, driving the elderly, women and children into basements.
• I would like to emphasize that the Russian servicemen taking part in the operation are courageously and selflessly fulfilling their military duty.
• By now, more than 3.5 thousand servicemen of the Armed Forces have been awarded high state awards for their heroism in performing combat tasks during a special military operation.
• The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation will continue to carry out the special military operation until all the tasks are completed.
• At the end of today’s briefing, I note that the Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation will continue to regularly and through all available channels to bring truthful information to the public about the progress and results of the ongoing special military operation in Ukraine.
• We can see that despite the lowered “iron curtain” of information boycott by Western countries towards the Russian Federation, the truth about what is happening in Ukraine successfully overcomes these artificial obstacles. Because truth is power.

(Documents can be downloaded at this link: https://t.me/mod_russia_en/403)

There were further statements that are not as yet available formally. IntelSlava reports:

• Russian Defense Ministry: at the suggestion of the Ukrainian leadership, the country has become a haven for 6,595 foreign mercenaries and terrorists from 62 states, they are not subject to the rules of war, they will be ruthlessly destroyed.
• Ukraine has no organized reserves left – Russian General Staff.
• Ukrainian air force and air defense system have been almost completely destroyed, the country’s Navy has ceased to exist — Russian Defense Ministry.
• The main tasks of the first stage of the Russian operation in Ukraine have been completed, the combat potential of the Ukrainian troops has been significantly reduced – RF Ministry of Defense.
• LPR liberated 93% of the territory of the republic, DPR – 54%, battles in Mariupol continue – Russian Defense Ministry.
• The number of foreign mercenaries in Ukraine is declining, not a single one has arrived in a week – General Staff of the Russian Federation.
• All captured weapons and military equipment are being transferred to the LPR and DPR, 113 tanks and 138 Javelin anti-tank systems have already been transferred, the Russian Defense Ministry reports.
• As of March 25, 2022, 1,351 servicemen were killed, 3,825 were injured – Ministry of Defense.

[Spiral]

Posted by Bill Ryan (here)
Unlikely to be reported in western media (though I may be wrong!), this was published today by The Saker. I copy and paste it verbatim as a journalist and without comment.

http://thesaker.is/briefing-by-the-r...ion-in-ukraine

Briefing by the Russian Ministry of Defence on the current results of the special military operation in Ukraine

Speech of the Russian Defence Ministry Spokesman, Major General Igor Konashenkov

• On February 24, 2022, the Russian Armed Forces launched a special military operation in Ukraine.
• I want to emphasize that the special military operation is carried out strictly according to the approved plan.
• The absolute priority of the actions of the Russian Armed Forces during the operation is the exclusion of unnecessary civilian casualties.
• High-precision weapons selectively and accurately destroy Ukraine’s military infrastructure, equipment and weapons, ammunition stores and material assets of the troops.
• From the first days of the operation, when planning any action, special attention has been given to saving civilian infrastructure and civilians in Ukraine.
• Before we move on to the current results of the operation, I want to show you once again the originals of the secret cipher telegrams of the 4th brigade of the National Guard of Ukraine captured by Russian servicemen.
• This is the original of the secret order of the commander of the National Guard of Ukraine, Colonel General Balan, dated January 22, 2022.
• The document is addressed to the heads of the northern Kiev, southern Odessa and western territorial administrations of the National Guard of Ukraine.
• The order details a plan for the preparation of one of the strike groups for offensive actions in the zone of the so-called “joint forces operation” in the Donbass.
• I especially want to draw your attention. All measures of the nationalists’ combat coordination are ordered to be completed by February 28. In order to start performing combat missions as part of the Ukrainian “joint forces operation” in the Donbass in March 2022.
• Since February 2022, Ukrainian troops have multiplied artillery attacks on Donbass with prohibited large-caliber artillery weapons.
• Against the background of false statements about the desire for peace, Kiev has begun large-scale artillery preparations for the offensive of a shock group of troops drawn to the east of Ukraine with the support of aviation and missile systems.
• The special military operation launched by the Russian Armed Forces on February 24 thwarted a large-scale offensive by shock groups of Ukrainian troops on the Lugansk and Donetsk People’s Republic, which are not controlled by Kiev. This made it possible to save tens, if not hundreds of thousands, of Donbass civilians, whom the Kiev regime has been methodically shooting with large-caliber and rocket artillery for the past 8 years, driving the elderly, women and children into basements.
• I would like to emphasize that the Russian servicemen taking part in the operation are courageously and selflessly fulfilling their military duty.
• By now, more than 3.5 thousand servicemen of the Armed Forces have been awarded high state awards for their heroism in performing combat tasks during a special military operation.
• The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation will continue to carry out the special military operation until all the tasks are completed.
• At the end of today’s briefing, I note that the Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation will continue to regularly and through all available channels to bring truthful information to the public about the progress and results of the ongoing special military operation in Ukraine.
• We can see that despite the lowered “iron curtain” of information boycott by Western countries towards the Russian Federation, the truth about what is happening in Ukraine successfully overcomes these artificial obstacles. Because truth is power.

(Documents can be downloaded at this link: https://t.me/mod_russia_en/403)

There were further statements that are not as yet available formally. IntelSlava reports:

• Russian Defense Ministry: at the suggestion of the Ukrainian leadership, the country has become a haven for 6,595 foreign mercenaries and terrorists from 62 states, they are not subject to the rules of war, they will be ruthlessly destroyed.
• Ukraine has no organized reserves left – Russian General Staff.
• Ukrainian air force and air defense system have been almost completely destroyed, the country’s Navy has ceased to exist — Russian Defense Ministry.
• The main tasks of the first stage of the Russian operation in Ukraine have been completed, the combat potential of the Ukrainian troops has been significantly reduced – RF Ministry of Defense.
• LPR liberated 93% of the territory of the republic, DPR – 54%, battles in Mariupol continue – Russian Defense Ministry.
• The number of foreign mercenaries in Ukraine is declining, not a single one has arrived in a week – General Staff of the Russian Federation.
• All captured weapons and military equipment are being transferred to the LPR and DPR, 113 tanks and 138 Javelin anti-tank systems have already been transferred, the Russian Defense Ministry reports.
• As of March 25, 2022, 1,351 servicemen were killed, 3,825 were injured – Ministry of Defense.

This misses out the planned invasion & take over of Crimea, they have now found in Kherson unissued medals already prepared for the event.

[shaberon]

Posted by Bill Ryan (here)
Biletsky and Yarosh are of course disciples of notorious WWII-era Nazi collaborator Stepan Bandera, for whom pure Ukrainians are proto-Germanic or Scandinavian, and Slavs are untermenschen.

Who is a Slave?


Middle English: shortening of Old French esclave, equivalent of medieval Latin sclava (feminine) ‘Slavonic (captive)’: the Slavonic peoples had been reduced to a servile state by conquest in the 9th century.


Ok, this is easy to remember, right? It is a Latin word with a specific meaning from the ninth century.

So you see the difficulty with Latin culture.

That article overall was excellent since, for example, I for one refer to the Great Game regularly and most everything else that was presented there. Starting against Catherine the Great. Then not really to blame Napoleon but with what was also the same British tactic that subverted then influenced French government.

My ancestors were fist in glove with the pre-British Empire but lunacy was abounding to such a degree that they bailed in the era 1720-40, later to revolt against it. I am not sure how else to be anti-Imperial and anti-Federal before those were even issues with names.

Same England that from 1900 onwards let us know that Germans were beasts, now openly embraces Germanic Nazi-esque these people. Before that it was the Old Alliance. Who? Scotland and France. That was who was hated for all of the national memory since Roman times. Now, perhaps, Zionazi could be the more meaningful term; although the consensual platform is nothing other than anti-Russia or Russia hate, which has been inflexible since the 1700s, at the very least. Ukranians who cannot even come with a real national name for themselves lack a Zion or a Fatherland to actually have a cool song about. Almost all of those countries are named for an ethnicity, and then here comes death march guy:


I am Borderlander!


You can't make a Reich out of that. Hogswallop. I am embarrassed on behalf of Strauss or someone whose music was taken and used for inconceivable horrors that were never intended.

Scheiskopf! Was ist loss mit du?!?

It would appear that the English language as we know it, has never been anything other than a vessel of anti-Russian hate. I am not sure where the two can be separated.

All I know is that some of us had a similar understanding as Catherine which was never forgotten. There are probably not many left. It is almost the same as Covid, if no one had been screaming and enforcing things, most of this would have never happened.

[shaberon]

Posted by Spiral (here)
This misses out the planned invasion & take over of Crimea, they have now found in Kherson unissued medals already prepared for the event.

I wonder what identifies it as Crimean?

Usually a particular theater awards a combat ribbon for participation. A medal is more likely to be Valor or something, some specific action, some of which was planned on being launched at Crimea. I cannot make out what is actually written on the thing, although it looks like a coat of arms, which by negative exclusion does not happen to pop up in Crimean heraldry. It could be Ukranian or perhaps for a specific brigade.


That one appears to come under the sin of "counting your eggs".

[Blastolabs]

This is Cliff High's Telegram channel
Discussion of movements of Planet Earth into SciFi World
https://t.me/scifiworld0

That quote above is from Cliffs blog I believe but that channel is an imposter.

Since Clif was mentioned he has been posting some strange things that seem off lately but I could just be paranoid.

[shaberon]

Is this not leading to scandal in The UK according to Sputnik:

Russia's assertion that US President Joe Biden's son, Hunter Biden, helped finance a US military "bioweapons" research program in Ukraine seems to be legit, The Daily Mail reported on Friday.



...they would just agree to it? Are too many British souvenirs in the wrong hands or something??

[Tintin]

Eva Bartlett, who really is quite a wonderful young woman, and seemingly tireless, here at one of the humanitarian aid areas that the Russians are managing, in a Telesur report:

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=ID-Mu456dBA

[Billy]

Patrick Lancaster reports from the Greek village of Santana situated near Mariupol.

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=C3h9Paoy-UA

[Bill Ryan]

Posted by Spiral (here)

This misses out the planned invasion & take over of Crimea, they have now found in Kherson unissued medals already prepared for the event.

A question: I may be a little slow here, but do you mean the Ukrainian planned invasion and takeover of Crimea (which has been administered by Russia since 2014)? And re the prepared medals, what do the inscriptions say?

[Spiral]

Posted by Bill Ryan (here)

Posted by Spiral (here)

This misses out the planned invasion & take over of Crimea, they have now found in Kherson unissued medals already prepared for the event.

A question: I may be a little slow here, but do you mean the Ukrainian planned invasion and takeover of Crimea (which has been administered by Russia since 2014)? And re the prepared medals, what do the inscriptions say?

That is what they said on Telegram https://t.me/denatofication on March 24th

word for word from that post "Another evidence that Crimea assault was imminent (earlier today - newly cleared passages for tanks in minefields near Crimea (https://t.me/denatofication/1047?comment=2654)): medals "For the capture of Crimea" found in Kherson.

Also a #rumour: The AFU military documents seized today as well as interrogations of prisoners show us that by starting a special operation, the Russian army was able to forestall AFU attack by 5-10 days."

So this was imminent, allegedly, if true I expect more info to come forth.

It would have been another blood bath of ethnic cleansing by the Ukraine Nazis, as the population of Crimea are almost all Russian speaking ethnic Russians.

[Bill Ryan]

An interesting update from Russia Today. The significance here is that it's another example of how many countries are distancing themselves from the political polarity of the conflict, looking after their own interests — which is pretty wise and totally understandable.

The US (and much of Europe) is now becoming gradually more and more marginalized. This cartoon, used by Gonzalo Lira as one of his YouTube video thumbnails, says it all.

• https://rt.com/news/552747-hungarian...-zelensky-call

Hungary's response to Zelensky’s appeal for support

Viktor Orban says his country’s on its own side, after Kiev urges Budapest to choose who it supports in the Ukrainian conflict


Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban

“Hungary is on Hungary’s side,” its prime minister, Viktor Orban, said in a statement on Saturday, in response to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s calls for Budapest to quit sitting on the fence in the conflict between Kiev and Moscow.

Orban said that, while his country could not “be indifferent” to the “Russo-Ukrainian war going on in our neighborhood,” Hungary would look after its own interests first, and maintain a “Hungarian point of view.” He went on to stress that Budapest “want[ed] to stay out of this war,” but that this did not preclude it from helping “those in need.”

The statement came in response to Zelensky having urged Orban to choose a side in the conflict. Speaking to EU leaders via video link on Friday, the Ukrainian president thanked the Baltic states, Poland, France, and Germany for their support, but noted that Hungary was still declining to take a stand. He called on Budapest to “decide for yourself who you are with.” Addressing Orban directly, Zelensky asked him if he knew “what’s going on in Mariupol,” referring to the besieged southern port city, which has seen heavy fighting in recent days.

Zelensky reiterated his request that his country’s application to join the EU be swiftly considered, and once again appealed to Hungary in particular not to block the bid.

Unlike the other EU member states bordering Ukraine, Hungary has so far refused to either send weapons to Kiev or let other countries move such shipments through its territory.

Orban has argued that, as around 85% of its gas and over 60% of its oil is imported from Russia, it would not be in Budapest’s best interest to rile Moscow.

In his latest statement, however, the Hungarian prime minister emphasized that “it must be made clear to the Russians that it is not worth pursuing this war,” warning at the same time that Europe should avoid hurting itself “more than the Russians.” He also called on Brussels to provide Hungary with more funding to deal with the influx of Ukrainian refugees.

READ MORE: Hungary hits out against sanctions on Russian oil & gas

[Gwin Ru]

...

... from the Saker:

So what could the next phase of the war look like?

Take a look at this Readovka map (as of yesterday):

I chose this map because it shows the current “fronts” (the colored squares).
What I added are the following three black areas:

Areas one: central Ukraine including major cities like Dnepropetrovsk, Zaporozhie, Poltava or Cherkassy. Even Kiev is still connected to that zone (albeit barely).

Area two: Odessa cauldron.

Area three: mini-Banderastan?
Here is the deal, at least as I see it: the Russians cannot deal with these three black zones before they *truly* liberate the red parts of the map. And by “truly” I mean that these regions, towns and cities have to be very substantially (albeit not totally) denazified, a new administration must take over and a semblance of civilization and law and order must be restored.

I also added a red line from roughly Kiev going south and another one, roughly from the south end of the Odessa cauldron in the general direction of Kiev. I made them meet about in the middle. This is purely conceptual. While I am sure that Russian reconnaissance units and Aerospace Forces are present in that area and that the Ukrainians must be trying to hide as best can be, this is NOT land Russia controls or even blocks (too big for that anyway).

You could think of it as a “hotly contested no-man’s land” with fortified areas scattered across it.

For these reasons, I do not currently see the Russians committing major forces towards this move, but as soon as Odessa is not only blocked but fully encircled and the Donbass cauldron collapses, a new major cauldron will form, this time including all the cities I listed above.

[Gwin Ru]

...

... excerpted from Moon of Alabama:

Propaganda Does Not Change The War – The Ukraine Is Still Losing – Updated

by Moon of Alabama
Mar 26, 2022


Moon of Alabama – March 25, 2022

The above map (larger here) of the situation in Ukraine on March 24 is provided by the French Ministry of Defense.

It is likely the most realistic and neutral one available. It comes with short notes about the numbered theaters.

Here are my own takes:

[...]

Full article: https://www.moonofalabama.org/2022/0...sing.html#more

[pyrangello]

Russian Foreign Minister: "All-Out War Has Been Declared Against Russia"
WORLD HAL TURNER 26 MARCH 2022 HITS: 11795

https://halturnerradioshow.com/index...against-russia

An all-out war has been declared against Russia. The West does not conceal that the goals of its policy are aimed at suffocating and devastating the Russian economy, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Friday.

"Today, a genuine hybrid war, a ‘total war' has been declared against us. This term, which was exploited by Hitler’s Germany, is now pronounced by many European politicians when talking about what they want to do with Russia. The goals are not concealed, they are publicly announced, that is to destroy, devastate, ruin, and suffocate the Russian economy and Russia as a whole," Lavrov stressed.

The foreign minister lashed out at this "sanctions spree", pointing out that it is becoming clear that all values that those in the West have been preaching to Russia, like freedom of expression, a market economy, the sanctity of private property and the presumption of innocence, are not worth a red cent.

Russian President Vladimir Putin on February 24 launched a special military operation in Ukraine in response to a request for help from the Donbass republics. He said Moscow had no plans for an occupation of Ukraine. After that the United States, the European Union and Britain, as well as a number of other countries said they were imposing sanctions on Russian individuals and legal entities.

Hal Turner Editorial Opinion

I have often told readers of this website and listeners to my radio show how much I admire Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, for his precise language, his level-headedness and maturity, his mental discipline, and his candor. He is a man, I think, worth listening to because in his words can be found the precise position of the Russian Federation.

Today, his words ought to send shivers down the spine. He spoke the words "All-out war has been declared against Russia."

Lavrov is not some talk-show host, or news channel prognosticator; he is the Foreign Minister of the second most powerful nation on earth. Actually, based on their nuclear arsenal, Russia is THE most powerful nation on earth!

His words convey how Russia sees things. And right now, they see that "all-out war has been declared against Russia."

Stop for a moment and think about the implications of what he just said.

When a country sees/believes that "all-out war" is being waged against it, what is that country then obligated by survival instinct, to do? It seems to me the logical answer is: Wage war back.

And THAT, ladies and gentlemen, is where this situation is heading. Right now. Today. This minute.

As we sit here at our computers, all snug and comfy at home, sipping our morning coffee, the economic sanctions imposed by the West are literally tearing Russia apart. We sit here reading the news, watching the morning TV shows, or listening to music on the radio, and Russia is being systematically wrecked.

The damage to Russia is real. The effects upon the Russian people, are real.

Yet we see and feel none of it because Russia has not chosen to attack back . . . yet.

I am of the opinion they will. Not just economically, but kinetically.

Now, some of you think "they can't" -- or worse, "they wouldn't dare." That judgment is in error.

I think Russia will attack back because Russia MUST. They are being killed. They must attack back to stop the ongoing attack against them.

So those of us in the West, would be well advised to get our heads out of our collective ass, and see things as they truly are. The west is attacking Russia in a way that is resulting in Russia's destruction. Unless we cease what we're doing, and begin negotiating with Russia for their security, (Which is what Russia sought Diplomatically in December and in January) I believe Russia will have no choice but to attack us back.

They are being destroyed. I truly believe they will destroy us in response.

Stop the Sanctions against Russia now, before it is too late. Return the Foreign Currency Reserves that were "seized/frozen." Return the Gold Bullion which was seized. Return the assets of Russian citizens that have been (and are being) seized.

Stop this Sanctions madness before Russia comes to the decision to PUT a stop to it, by force.

Sure, a nuclear war is a war that no one can win. But Russia is already losing everything. Their only choice is to deprive us of everything as well.

Is that what we want? Over Ukraine???????

I say "no." I say Ukraine is not worth it.

I also say, we in the West brought this trouble upon the world by breaking our promises in the 1990's that NATO "would not move one inch east." We violated that promise time after time until now, NATO countries are right at Russia's front porch.

This mess is OUR doing. We ought to be honorable and undo it. Before it gets undone anyway, through nuclear horror.