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    Default Re: WW3? Ukraine/US vs. Donbass/Russia

    Ukraine is loosing friends fast. They are dumping their grain on the Polish market, and the Poles are banning their wheat to protect their farmers. So Ukraine will sue Poland.

    Poland issues warning to Ukrainian ‘oligarchs’
    Defense Minister Mariusz Blaszczak says Kiev's grain harms Poland and should not be sold on the domestic market
    https://www.rt.com/russia/583339-pol...ain-oligarchs/

    Poland’s defense minister has blamed Ukraine’s oligarchs for the current dispute over grain supplies, and said Kiev cannot be allowed to sell its crops on the Polish market.

    “We protect Polish farmers and I can assure you that as long as the Law and Justice party is in power, it will be consistent. Despite the attacks, we are guided by the interests of Polish farmers,” Mariusz Blaszczak said on Thursday in an interview with Polskie Radio.

    “The idea is for Ukrainian oligarchs to sell grain on the markets where they were supposed to sell, and not on the Polish market, because this harms Poland,” he added.

    The minister emphasized that despite Warsaw’s recently extended embargo on Ukrainian grain, transit shipments through Poland are still permitted.

    Blaszczak’s comments come after the European Commission decided last week not to extend restrictions on the import of Ukrainian grain to the EU, prompting Poland, Hungary and Slovakia to place unilateral bans on Kiev’s agricultural produce.

    The three countries insisted that they will not allow Ukrainian grain to be sold in their countries, explaining that the influx of cheap Ukrainian produce would harm their farmers and destabilize the agricultural market.

    In response, Kiev said the unilateral embargoes were illegal and filed lawsuits with the World Trade Organization (WTO) against Poland, Slovakia and Hungary while also threatening to place its own bans on fruit and vegetable imports from Warsaw. Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky argued that it was “important [to make sure] European unity also works on a bilateral level; that the neighbors support Ukraine.”

    Following the dispute, Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki announced on Thursday that Poland would no longer provide weapons to the Ukrainian military and instead focus on arming its own soldiers with modern weapons. He also threatened Kiev with additional trade bans, given that “Ukrainian authorities do not understand the degree to which Poland’s farming industry has been destabilized.”

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    Default Re: WW3? Ukraine/US vs. Donbass/Russia

    Quote Posted by ExomatrixTV (here)
    Quote Posted by 9ideon (here)
    Quote Posted by ExomatrixTV (here)
    • Watch Rand Paul Expose Zelensky's Authoritarian Tendencies, And Lack Of Democracy In Ukraine:


    "Logic as Hell" ... USA being TRILLIONS in Debt and borrowing money from China and send it to Ukraine that is NOT a Democracy!
    He's a hypocrite.

    Where's the democracy for Syria eh? Where's the denouncement of US troops occupying and robbing Syria blind? None of that matters to Mr. Paul. Pretty obvious Syrian products are being used to compensate for pouring Money into Ukraine, bunch of Muppets.
    --o-O-o--

    • 2017: Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY), a longtime opponent of “endless wars,” just blocked a resolution condemning President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw American troops from northern Syria.
    ... and I can go on and on and on and on and on for hours ... Senator Rand Paul (and his father) has, as far I am aware of, the most consistent track record against Syrian intervention done by USA and I assumed most know that! ... Senator Rand Paul and his father Dr. Ron Paul were never "hypocrites" in my book!

    cheers,
    John 🦜🦋🌳
    Exactly my point Exo, talk is cheap, actions speak louder.

    Have you also noticed he hasn't had any exposure on the matter since 2019? That's four frikkin' years!

    Now GUESS when the US took physical control of those same Syrian oil fields>? Right, November 2019, not one single mention of Paul after that. Bet you didn't look beyond your Google search on that one eh?

    Quote The US announced a withdrawal of its forces from northern Syria in October, but has since said it would retain around 500 troops to guard oil facilities, along with Kurdish-led forces, who are currently the main beneficiaries of the production.

    US Defence Secretary Mark Esper has said US troops are there to guard against not only Islamic State fighters but also Russian and Syrian government forces.

    For their part, Russian forces are helping Syrians try to regain control of oil production and have their eyes on these facilities.


    Source
    It is pretty obvious he is a bandwagon jumper, do you hear him about the fact that Syria and Russia made a deal in where Russia was going to re-built Syrian's Oil and Gas Sector and that this deal was made between two leaders whom were democratically elected? No! He never bothered since it was not in his interest to bring it up!

    Quote The two countries (Syria & Russia) signed an energy co-operation agreement in 2018 giving Moscow exclusive rights to rebuild the Syrian oil and gas sector.

    Source
    Never any action was taken, did you see a proposal for a political interference? No, it's all just talk, talk and talk.

    Therefore I must conclude and stand by my observation that he's a right Hypocrite!

    Last edited by 9ideon; 22nd September 2023 at 16:24. Reason: Adding Emoticon
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    Default Re: WW3? Ukraine/US vs. Donbass/Russia

    Quote Posted by 9ideon (here)
    Quote Posted by ExomatrixTV (here)
    Quote Posted by 9ideon (here)
    Quote Posted by ExomatrixTV (here)
    • Watch Rand Paul Expose Zelensky's Authoritarian Tendencies, And Lack Of Democracy In Ukraine:
    "Logic as Hell" ... USA being TRILLIONS in Debt and borrowing money from China and send it to Ukraine that is NOT a Democracy!
    He's a hypocrite.

    Where's the democracy for Syria eh? Where's the denouncement of US troops occupying and robbing Syria blind? None of that matters to Mr. Paul. Pretty obvious Syrian products are being used to compensate for pouring Money into Ukraine, bunch of Muppets.
    --o-O-o--
    • 2017: Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY), a longtime opponent of “endless wars,” just blocked a resolution condemning President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw American troops from northern Syria.
    ... and I can go on and on and on and on and on for hours ... Senator Rand Paul (and his father) has, as far I am aware of, the most consistent track record against Syrian intervention done by USA and I assumed most know that! ... Senator Rand Paul and his father Dr. Ron Paul were never "hypocrites" in my book!

    cheers,
    John 🦜🦋🌳
    Exactly my point Exo, talk is cheap, actions speak louder.

    Have you also noticed he hasn't had any exposure on the matter since 2019? That's four frikkin' years!

    Now GUESS when the US took physical control of those same Syrian oil fields>? Right, November 2019, not one single mention of Paul after that. Bet you didn't look beyond your Google search on that one eh?

    Quote The US announced a withdrawal of its forces from northern Syria in October, but has since said it would retain around 500 troops to guard oil facilities, along with Kurdish-led forces, who are currently the main beneficiaries of the production.

    US Defence Secretary Mark Esper has said US troops are there to guard against not only Islamic State fighters but also Russian and Syrian government forces.

    For their part, Russian forces are helping Syrians try to regain control of oil production and have their eyes on these facilities.


    Source
    It is pretty obvious he is a bandwagon jumper, do you hear him about the fact that Syria and Russia made a deal in where Russia was going to re-built Syrian's Oil and Gas Sector and that this deal was made between two leaders whom were democratically elected? No! He never bothered since it was not in his interest to bring it up!

    Quote The two countries (Syria & Russia) signed an energy co-operation agreement in 2018 giving Moscow exclusive rights to rebuild the Syrian oil and gas sector.

    Source
    Never any action was taken, did you see a proposal for a political interference? No, it's all just talk, talk and talk.

    Therefore I must conclude and stand by my observation that he's a right Hypocrite!

    He did what he could more than anyone I can think of ... on top of that it is the Biden Administration AND Mass Media AND NATO (with The Netherlands) AND many more who are complicit! ... Just because Senator Rand Paul is not able to solve all problems in the world pushed/orchestrated by MANY corrupt War Hawks (media included) does NOT mean he has to shut up about Ukraine!
    Last edited by ExomatrixTV; 22nd September 2023 at 18:17.
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    Default Re: WW3? Ukraine/US vs. Donbass/Russia

    Quote Posted by ExomatrixTV (here)
    Quote Posted by 9ideon (here)
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    Quote Posted by ExomatrixTV (here)
    • Watch Rand Paul Expose Zelensky's Authoritarian Tendencies, And Lack Of Democracy In Ukraine:



    "Logic as Hell" ... USA being TRILLIONS in Debt and borrowing money from China and send it to Ukraine that is NOT a Democracy!
    He's a hypocrite.

    Where's the democracy for Syria eh? Where's the denouncement of US troops occupying and robbing Syria blind? None of that matters to Mr. Paul. Pretty obvious Syrian products are being used to compensate for pouring Money into Ukraine, bunch of Muppets.

    --o-O-o--


    • 2017: Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY), a longtime opponent of “endless wars,” just blocked a resolution condemning President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw American troops from northern Syria.



    ... and I can go on and on and on and on and on for hours ... Senator Rand Paul (and his father) has, as far I am aware of, the most consistent track record against Syrian intervention done by USA and I assumed most know that! ... Senator Rand Paul and his father Dr. Ron Paul were never "hypocrites" in my book!

    cheers,
    John 🦜🦋🌳
    Exactly my point Exo, talk is cheap, actions speak louder.

    Have you also noticed he hasn't had any exposure on the matter since 2019? That's four frikkin' years!

    Now GUESS when the US took physical control of those same Syrian oil fields>? Right, November 2019, not one single mention of Paul after that. Bet you didn't look beyond your Google search on that one eh?

    Quote The US announced a withdrawal of its forces from northern Syria in October, but has since said it would retain around 500 troops to guard oil facilities, along with Kurdish-led forces, who are currently the main beneficiaries of the production.

    US Defence Secretary Mark Esper has said US troops are there to guard against not only Islamic State fighters but also Russian and Syrian government forces.

    For their part, Russian forces are helping Syrians try to regain control of oil production and have their eyes on these facilities.


    Source
    It is pretty obvious he is a bandwagon jumper, do you hear him about the fact that Syria and Russia made a deal in where Russia was going to re-built Syrian's Oil and Gas Sector and that this deal was made between two leaders whom were democratically elected? No! He never bothered since it was not in his interest to bring it up!

    Quote The two countries (Syria & Russia) signed an energy co-operation agreement in 2018 giving Moscow exclusive rights to rebuild the Syrian oil and gas sector.

    Source
    Never any action was taken, did you see a proposal for a political interference? No, it's all just talk, talk and talk.

    Therefore I must conclude and stand by my observation that he's a right Hypocrite!


    He did what he could more than anyone I can think of ... on top of that it is the Biden Administration AND Mass Media AND NATO (with The Netherlands) AND many more who are complicit! ... Just because Rand is not able to solve all problems in the world does NOT mean he has to shut up about Ukraine!
    Yes, keep believing that John.

    Realize it's all just a game and their not playing it for our benefit.

    Democracy is a well organised Anarchy in which too many People have something to say about nothing!
    --9ideon--

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    Default Re: WW3? Ukraine/US vs. Donbass/Russia

    Quote Posted by 9ideon (here)
    Quote Posted by ExomatrixTV (here)
    Quote Posted by 9ideon (here)
    Quote Posted by ExomatrixTV (here)
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    Quote Posted by ExomatrixTV (here)
    • Watch Rand Paul Expose Zelensky's Authoritarian Tendencies, And Lack Of Democracy In Ukraine:
    "Logic as Hell" ... USA being TRILLIONS in Debt and borrowing money from China and send it to Ukraine that is NOT a Democracy!
    He's a hypocrite.

    Where's the democracy for Syria eh? Where's the denouncement of US troops occupying and robbing Syria blind? None of that matters to Mr. Paul. Pretty obvious Syrian products are being used to compensate for pouring Money into Ukraine, bunch of Muppets.
    --o-O-o--
    • 2017: Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY), a longtime opponent of “endless wars,” just blocked a resolution condemning President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw American troops from northern Syria.
    ... and I can go on and on and on and on and on for hours ... Senator Rand Paul (and his father) has, as far I am aware of, the most consistent track record against Syrian intervention done by USA and I assumed most know that! ... Senator Rand Paul and his father Dr. Ron Paul were never "hypocrites" in my book!

    cheers,
    John 🦜🦋🌳
    Exactly my point Exo, talk is cheap, actions speak louder.

    Have you also noticed he hasn't had any exposure on the matter since 2019? That's four frikkin' years!

    Now GUESS when the US took physical control of those same Syrian oil fields>? Right, November 2019, not one single mention of Paul after that. Bet you didn't look beyond your Google search on that one eh?

    Quote The US announced a withdrawal of its forces from northern Syria in October, but has since said it would retain around 500 troops to guard oil facilities, along with Kurdish-led forces, who are currently the main beneficiaries of the production.

    US Defence Secretary Mark Esper has said US troops are there to guard against not only Islamic State fighters but also Russian and Syrian government forces.

    For their part, Russian forces are helping Syrians try to regain control of oil production and have their eyes on these facilities.


    Source
    It is pretty obvious he is a bandwagon jumper, do you hear him about the fact that Syria and Russia made a deal in where Russia was going to re-built Syrian's Oil and Gas Sector and that this deal was made between two leaders whom were democratically elected? No! He never bothered since it was not in his interest to bring it up!

    Quote The two countries (Syria & Russia) signed an energy co-operation agreement in 2018 giving Moscow exclusive rights to rebuild the Syrian oil and gas sector.

    Source
    Never any action was taken, did you see a proposal for a political interference? No, it's all just talk, talk and talk.

    Therefore I must conclude and stand by my observation that he's a right Hypocrite!


    He did what he could more than anyone I can think of ... on top of that it is the Biden Administration AND Mass Media AND NATO (with The Netherlands) AND many more who are complicit! ... Just because Rand is not able to solve all problems in the world does NOT mean he has to shut up about Ukraine!
    Yes, keep believing that John.

    Realize it's all just a game and their not playing it for our benefit.


    So you want Senator Rand Paul to shut up? Really?
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    Default Re: WW3? Ukraine/US vs. Donbass/Russia

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    • Watch Rand Paul Expose Zelensky's Authoritarian Tendencies, And Lack Of Democracy In Ukraine:




    "Logic as Hell" ... USA being TRILLIONS in Debt and borrowing money from China and send it to Ukraine that is NOT a Democracy!
    He's a hypocrite.

    Where's the democracy for Syria eh? Where's the denouncement of US troops occupying and robbing Syria blind? None of that matters to Mr. Paul. Pretty obvious Syrian products are being used to compensate for pouring Money into Ukraine, bunch of Muppets.



    --o-O-o--



    • 2017: Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY), a longtime opponent of “endless wars,” just blocked a resolution condemning President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw American troops from northern Syria.






    ... and I can go on and on and on and on and on for hours ... Senator Rand Paul (and his father) has, as far I am aware of, the most consistent track record against Syrian intervention done by USA and I assumed most know that! ... Senator Rand Paul and his father Dr. Ron Paul were never "hypocrites" in my book!

    cheers,
    John 🦜🦋🌳
    Exactly my point Exo, talk is cheap, actions speak louder.

    Have you also noticed he hasn't had any exposure on the matter since 2019? That's four frikkin' years!

    Now GUESS when the US took physical control of those same Syrian oil fields>? Right, November 2019, not one single mention of Paul after that. Bet you didn't look beyond your Google search on that one eh?

    Quote The US announced a withdrawal of its forces from northern Syria in October, but has since said it would retain around 500 troops to guard oil facilities, along with Kurdish-led forces, who are currently the main beneficiaries of the production.

    US Defence Secretary Mark Esper has said US troops are there to guard against not only Islamic State fighters but also Russian and Syrian government forces.

    For their part, Russian forces are helping Syrians try to regain control of oil production and have their eyes on these facilities.


    Source
    It is pretty obvious he is a bandwagon jumper, do you hear him about the fact that Syria and Russia made a deal in where Russia was going to re-built Syrian's Oil and Gas Sector and that this deal was made between two leaders whom were democratically elected? No! He never bothered since it was not in his interest to bring it up!

    Quote The two countries (Syria & Russia) signed an energy co-operation agreement in 2018 giving Moscow exclusive rights to rebuild the Syrian oil and gas sector.

    Source
    Never any action was taken, did you see a proposal for a political interference? No, it's all just talk, talk and talk.

    Therefore I must conclude and stand by my observation that he's a right Hypocrite!


    He did what he could more than anyone I can think of ... on top of that it is the Biden Administration AND Mass Media AND NATO (with The Netherlands) AND many more who are complicit! ... Just because Rand is not able to solve all problems in the world does NOT mean he has to shut up about Ukraine!
    Yes, keep believing that John.

    Realize it's all just a game and their not playing it for our benefit.


    So you want Rand to shut up? Really?
    It's all air, the whole thing has been decided, the play, the (supposed) outcome... everything.

    What I do not understand is that you, who spends hours and hours and hours on this forum, probably reading loads of stuff on it, can't see through the things (the game they play) you're basically trying to fight.

    (Not gonna bother with the back to topic emoticon again, will start to be a lie, lol)
    Democracy is a well organised Anarchy in which too many People have something to say about nothing!
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    Default Re: WW3? Ukraine/US vs. Donbass/Russia

    Quote Posted by 9ideon (here)
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    • Watch Rand Paul Expose Zelensky's Authoritarian Tendencies, And Lack Of Democracy In Ukraine:
    "Logic as Hell" ... USA being TRILLIONS in Debt and borrowing money from China and send it to Ukraine that is NOT a Democracy!
    He's a hypocrite.

    Where's the democracy for Syria eh? Where's the denouncement of US troops occupying and robbing Syria blind? None of that matters to Mr. Paul. Pretty obvious Syrian products are being used to compensate for pouring Money into Ukraine, bunch of Muppets.
    --o-O-o--
    • 2017: Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY), a longtime opponent of “endless wars,” just blocked a resolution condemning President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw American troops from northern Syria.
    ... and I can go on and on and on and on and on for hours ... Senator Rand Paul (and his father) has, as far I am aware of, the most consistent track record against Syrian intervention done by USA and I assumed most know that! ... Senator Rand Paul and his father Dr. Ron Paul were never "hypocrites" in my book!

    cheers,
    John 🦜🦋🌳
    Exactly my point Exo, talk is cheap, actions speak louder.

    Have you also noticed he hasn't had any exposure on the matter since 2019? That's four frikkin' years!

    Now GUESS when the US took physical control of those same Syrian oil fields>? Right, November 2019, not one single mention of Paul after that. Bet you didn't look beyond your Google search on that one eh?

    Quote The US announced a withdrawal of its forces from northern Syria in October, but has since said it would retain around 500 troops to guard oil facilities, along with Kurdish-led forces, who are currently the main beneficiaries of the production.

    US Defence Secretary Mark Esper has said US troops are there to guard against not only Islamic State fighters but also Russian and Syrian government forces.

    For their part, Russian forces are helping Syrians try to regain control of oil production and have their eyes on these facilities.


    Source
    It is pretty obvious he is a bandwagon jumper, do you hear him about the fact that Syria and Russia made a deal in where Russia was going to re-built Syrian's Oil and Gas Sector and that this deal was made between two leaders whom were democratically elected? No! He never bothered since it was not in his interest to bring it up!

    Quote The two countries (Syria & Russia) signed an energy co-operation agreement in 2018 giving Moscow exclusive rights to rebuild the Syrian oil and gas sector.

    Source
    Never any action was taken, did you see a proposal for a political interference? No, it's all just talk, talk and talk.

    Therefore I must conclude and stand by my observation that he's a right Hypocrite!


    He did what he could more than anyone I can think of ... on top of that it is the Biden Administration AND Mass Media AND NATO (with The Netherlands) AND many more who are complicit! ... Just because Senator Rand Paul is not able to solve all problems in the world does NOT mean he has to shut up about Ukraine!
    Yes, keep believing that John.

    Realize it's all just a game and their not playing it for our benefit.


    So you want Senator Rand Paul to shut up? Really?
    It's all air, the whole thing has been decided, the play, the (supposed) outcome... everything.

    What I do not understand is that you, who spends hours and hours and hours on this forum, probably reading loads of stuff on it, can't see through the things (the game they play) you're basically trying to fight.

    (Not gonna bother with the back to topic emoticon again, will start to be a lie, lol)

    I researched Dr. Ron Paul & Senator Rand Paul since the 1990s onward and know that most politicians are limited in what they can achieve, but Ron & Rand Paul are not liars in my book ... I remember everything Dr. Ron Paul (his father) did in 2012 when he was a presidential candidate and before that ... I created a Dr. Ron Paul support channel in 2012 for good reason ... Studied Senator Rand Paul also for a long time, Rand does what he can from his perspective. What you want is the super perfect politician that must succeed in everything he wants to change for the better and to do that you need a vast network of like-minded people ... to be able to come to that point you need to START first to share your values even if you are in a minority at the moment. So of course that will take time and even if you know the chances are slim you do it anyway ... this is how I work too! ... No matter what others will do or not do or think ... I do what I feel is right, not waiting for "approval" nor permission from anyone ... I just follow my passion no matter what.
    • For the record: Neocons in the Republican Party see Dr. Ron Paul more as a "Libertarian" perceived as an "outsider" within the Republicans because he never will "go along" with the bipartisan deep state narratives ... His voting records in Congress proved exactly that ... Thanks to Dr. Ron Paul (founder of "The Tea Party Movement" & "End The Fed Movement") people became more aware how corrupt BOTH parties are!
    Rand (his son) tries to use slightly different strategies to eventually get more results than his super strict father did ... Both are very inspirational to millions of minds waking up (including me last three decades). Senator Rand Paul was one of the first (after RFK Jr.) to expose Fauci.

    cheers,
    John 🦜🦋🌳
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    • Ukraine Actually Responsible For Alleged “Russian” Attack On Ukraine Market:

    Earlier this month reports of a Russian missile attack on a market in Donetsk had Western media up in arms, breathlessly reporting on this latest merciless assault that killed 17 civilians. Except now a New York Times investigation has revealed overwhelming evidence that the missile was fired by Ukrainian forces, not Russia, underscoring how our media falls so promptly in line to blame the evil Putin even without any evidence beyond the word of Ukrainian officials.

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    • McConnell ADMITS Ukraine War Funds Go To Weapons Manufacturers!:

    At a recent press conference, Senate Minority Leader and sometime living statue Mitch McConnell insisted that all the U.S. funds spent on the Ukraine War are worth it because they help boost the U.S. economy. McConnell was, perhaps unwittingly, admitting is that the Ukraine War is a means by which lawmakers can funnel taxpayer dollars into the pockets of weapons manufacturers.

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    ... BREAKING: Ukrainian Army Surrendering In Massive Numbers To Russian Forces

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    Will Corrupt Biden Send Our Men And Women To The Meat Grinder?

    The following is an email from a trusted source in East Ukraine.
    UPDATE: From Donbass: 3500 AFU surrended. RU army set a code ops "Volga", on a specific military frequency (149.200), they are welcoming massive number of guys.

    All,
    I had this morning a very strange conversation with the attaché of Virginie Joron, European Deputy, after 30 min discussion during which i told him what was really brewing in the ukrainian pot, the guy was like electrified and came out with enygmatic statement saying "Nobody dare in the parliament to criticize ukraine, its a radioactive product", then "we are reaching a red spot and its very dangerous"... He did not want to tell me more but, in regard of the fact that :
    1. UA army is decimated totally (few days ago in Andriyevka, more than 1000 AFU got wiped during the day, this is very ugly)

    2. Hospital are exceeding capacity and they do not repatriate wounded on the front line, they are rotting on the spot

    3. Ammo has diminished in a drastic manner when absolutely no progress are made

    4. In about a month or so, rain season will start, which is going to fix movement of heavy material
    Pentagone/Biden admin coming out with a statement saying the war will be long is quite surprising, specially understanding the real situation... Poland said they will not provide Ukraine anymore weapon due to grain deal dispute put a big question on the table: WHO Washington expect to fight ? US ? This is a VERY DANGEROUS move if they dare to try that...

    Maintaining a status quo freezing the conflict will not happen, RU will take advantage until their goals are achieved, because they do not want to deal with anybody until the game is over for Ukraine (The ceasure of Odessa).

    Macron and his Borel/Von Der Leyen clique of morrons are claiming they will focus on the "STAN" countries far East (Kazhakstan, Turkmenistan...), to follow up on what Soros (Minion son Alexander) decided, allocating more funds there from EU focus... I cannot imagine the reception they will get there. Nevertheless, are they trying to circle Russia with a gang of multicolored flags? Very funny!

    I measure the desperation on the table west side, economy in EU is wipped totally, US drawning under debts... Desperated people are very dangerous, they are capable of the worse move out of trying to save something that is not savable ... We need more to act upon information than trying to propose a solution to solve the conflict because the STOP must come from a much more powerful tool : Population. We need to come out with idea to leverage this power.

    Best, XXX.

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    Ukraine receives the 47th package of military aid, but it will not turn the tide of the war either

    AMERICAN "ABRAMS" TANKS WILL BURNING LIKE GERMAN "LEOPARDS" AND BRITISH "CHALLENGERS"

    In the coming days, Kiev will receive AIM-9M missiles, which can be used by NASAMS anti-aircraft systems; Avenger short-range anti-aircraft missile systems; ammunition for multi-barrel HIMARS rocket systems; 155 mm shells, including cluster; 105 mm shells; portable anti-tank missile systems TOW, Jawelin and grenade launchers AT-4. Also, machine guns for combating drones will arrive in Ukraine

    Moscow military expert Ilya KRAMNJIK: The package does not include artillery systems or engineering equipment that could make passages in minefields. We can conclude that NATO has already come to terms with the idea that the counter-offensive is without perspective, and in Washington they have obviously not yet decided what to do next.

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    Russia increases defense spending - Bloomberg

    Next year, defense spending will increase from the current 3.9% of GDP to 6% ($112 billion).

    ❗️ Also, classified expenses will almost double - from 6.5 trillion rubles to 11.1 trillion, amounting to 30% of the total budget expenditures: Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin spoke about this at a meeting of the Russian government.

    At the same time, all social programs are planned to be implemented in full, the head of the Cabinet of Ministers said.

    Expected federal budget revenues will amount to more than 35 trillion rubles, which is 22% more than in 2023, and the deficit will be halved - from 1.8% to 0.9% of GDP. Revenue growth from oil and gas sales is expected to reach almost 25%.

    If Russia manages to achieve the planned indicators, then this can be considered an excellent result. Considering the harshest Western sanctions and the increasingly complex export-import logistics, the Russian economy will demonstrate incredible stability and efficiency.


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    We understand that some things like "Spirit Cooking" are comedy, right?

    That so far, most of what we perceive as evil comes straight out of the Bible, right?

    Weird art comes nowhere close to some American believing "Ukraine is our first line of defense".

    It disturbs the timid and gullible, which is usually part of its aim.

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    Satellite images of arrivals at the Black Sea Fleet headquarters in Sevastopol. The building received significant damage.

    It is worth remembering that the enemy is constantly conducting satellite reconnaissance of Russian military installations in Crimea, often on a regular basis. This is in addition to the work of unmanned and manned reconnaissance aircraft. Accordingly, according to NATO satellites and reconnaissance data, attacks are carried out by NATO missiles.

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    Youth from all 89 regions of Russia thanked 30 wounded veterans undergoing rehabilitation in a Crimean health resort for their feat. Many of the fighters expected difficult communication on complex topics in the military. And it was there too. But first of all, there was sincere support, gratitude, and love from youth from all over Russia! And also tears of real joy! With this real fire of people’s love in their hearts, the soldiers return to the front.

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    Zelenskiy arrived to Canada on a unscheduled visit to the country with more monuments to Ukrainian Nazi collaborators after Ukraine itself.

    - Would Zelenskiy be visiting any of the places where Ukrainian "heroes" are paid "tribute" to in Canada? Would he meet with the Ukrainian diaspora like Bandera's grandson?

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    An interesting piece on The Moon of Alabama yesterday.
    Ukraine SitRep: The War by Numbers of Humans

    When I was much younger and still lived in my hometown I was training two local female volleyball teams.

    There was also a local team for men with disabilities. We had some friendly matches. Most of the men, then in their 50s to 60s, had had amputations. Some due to accidents but most due to the second world war. But even with only one leg or one arm they beat my teenage girl teams without much problems.

    After such matches I often sat down with the men and talked about the war and the consequences it had for them. They had all done well and were living more or less normal lives. But many more who had been wounded like them had killed themselves or died young due to the long term consequences of their wounds.

    The numbers further down remind me of those men.

    Yves Smith looks at Ukraine's future:
    The Coming Ukraine Collapse and the “Rebuilding” Headfake

    Its economic prospects are terrible and all the talk about 'rebuilding' it is mostly nonsense:
    Now after that introduction, to the main event of the exceedingly poor economic prospects for what will be left of Ukraine… which is not even known. It’s pretty remarkable to see chipper talk in the West of rebuilding Ukraine, since it presupposes there will be a meaningful Ukraine left. It’s reminiscent of children discussing how much of an ailing parent’s wealth they expect to carve up when the process of dying could well wipe out the remaining assets.
    When the war is over Ukraine will be a bankrupt and largely empty country. Yves quotes Michael Vlahos who mentions a piece by the intel-connected Jamestown Foundation about Ukraine's population numbers.

    I searched for and found it:
    Ukraine’s Manpower Requirements Reaching a Critical Threshold

    The piece was published two months ago and its numbers are grueling. Here are some snippets:
    Considering that Ukraine has a population of about 20 million citizens, and given that the most recent data on the number of people mobilized into the ranks of the Ukrainian Armed Forces was last announced more than a year ago (at the time, it was reported that more than 1 million people had been mobilized), some estimates can be made based on how many new brigades have been created, the approximate number of those wounded and the calculations of the Ukrainian Ministry of Veterans Affairs regarding the potential number of combatants (up to 4 million) (Forbes.ua, July 8, 2022; Mva.gov.ua, May 23). Keeping in mind that Ukraine’s mobilization is permanent and that many have been wounded, the estimated number of mobilized Ukrainians totals about 2 million.
    What does this mean for Ukraine? It means that 10 percent of the population is now involved with the armed forces, signifying that Ukraine’s mobilization reserve is rather small, with those pensioners who did not leave the country accounting for 10.7 million people (Pfu.gov.ua, July 12). All this means that Ukraine has approached a critical threshold with its personnel needs.
    Twenty million minus the pensioners minus women and children leaves maybe some 6 million men that can potentially be mobilized. But many are still needed to run the economy and keep the trains rolling. The Minister of Veteran Affairs expects that there will be, in the end, some 4 million war veterans.

    The war will likely end before that number is reached.

    Since at least May the mobilization campaign has reached less than half the expected number (machine translation):
    During July, only about 50% of the required number of soldiers was mobilized to the training centers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, which may soon lead to a decrease in the combat capability of the Ukrainian army. This is evidenced by a preliminary analysis conducted at the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, a source in the department told Ukrainian Military Pages. A noticeable deterioration in the results of recruiting new recruits to the Armed Forces of Ukraine continues from May 2023. Especially critical problems with the replenishment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine look against the background of increasing combat losses due to the counteroffensive of the Ukrainian army in the east and south and the offensive of Russian troops in the Kharkiv region.
    Recall that in June, only 50% of those liable for military service from the number who were supposed to start training in training centers to replenish the Ukrainian army were also mobilized.
    That lack of forces is the background of the recent mobilization corruption scandals. People had bribed the recruiters and doctors to get exempted. They will continue to do so.

    Two million have already entered the Ukrainian army. Many of those have been wounded or killed.

    Due to the war the number of people with disabilities in Ukraine has sharply increased (machine translation):
    During the year and a half of the full-scale invasion, the number of Ukrainians with disabilities increased by 300 thousand. Previously, 2.7 million people with disabilities lived in Ukraine, and now this figure has reached 3 million.
    This was announced by the Minister of Social Policy Oksana Zholnovych at the opening of the All-Ukrainian Center for Comprehensive Rehabilitation for Persons with Disabilities, Ukrinform "Укрінформ"reports.
    We can safely assume that a similar number of soldiers were killed.

    Ukraine is running out of money and the minister wants to decrease social spending:
    The Minister of Social Policy of Ukraine, Oksana Zholnovych, speaking at the International Sustainability Forum 2023 announced proposals to reform Ukraine’s social contract and social policies to aid the country’s further development.
    ...
    In her opinion, in order to achieve success in the next 10 years, the state should not increase the number of existing social benefits.
    ...
    Zolnovych says that it seems illogical for a veteran to earn a salary and pay tax which is later transferred back to him or her in some form of benefit. She feels that social policy should be a service that offers practical support where it is needed rather than just making payments. Therefore, the Ministry proposes to develop these support services. Zolnovych gave examples: immigrants should be helped to adapt to their new life, find work, and integrate into society, if an individual has lost a limb, then they would receive help with finding and fitting a prosthesis, training how to use that prosthesis, and how to find appropriate work.
    Some 20,000 of the wounded Ukrainian soldiers have had amputations:
    There are not nearly enough prosthetic specialists in Ukraine to handle the growing need, said Olha Rudneva, the head of the Superhumans center for rehabilitating Ukrainian military amputees. Before the war, she said, only five people in all of Ukraine had formal rehabilitation training for people with arm or hand amputations, which in normal circumstances are less common than legs and feet as those sometimes are amputated due to complications with diabetes or other illnesses. Rudneva estimated that 20,000 Ukrainians have endured at least one amputation since the war began. The government does not say how many of those are soldiers, but blast injuries are among the most common in a war with a long front line.
    The lack of medical doctors in Ukraine was already serious when the war began. The war made it worse. It will now worsen even more. Starting October 1 female doctors and pharmacist will have to register for potential mobilization with the military enlistment office. Many are now fleeing the country as they fear that their travel will soon be restricted (machine translation):
    Note that many doctors and nurses have long had military ID cards. Another thing is that there was no special control over the military registration of women until recently. For pharmacists, the prospect of becoming liable for military service is a novelty. And on this occasion, as the head of the association "FarmRada" Elena Prudnikova told us, the mood in the profile environment is alarming. The main thing that both doctors and pharmacists fear is the risk of being banned from leaving Ukraine. According to Prudnikova, over the past two weeks, thousands of pharmacists have left in a hurry.
    "Pharmacy owners are in a panic, people write applications and leave for Europe before the borders are closed to them. Who will work is an open question, especially since the industry is already in a severe crisis," Prudnikova told us.
    The Ukrainian army will soon field body armor for female soldiers. There are currently some 5,000 female soldiers near the front lines. That could change if the Ukrainian military starts to mobilize more women.

    As more Ukrainian soldiers defect to the Russian side the number of war prisoners has increased to about 9,000.

    Civilian casualties have been low. The UN has registered less than 10,000 killed and less that 17,000 wounded.

    The mobilization has serious consequences for Ukraine's economy. It lacks the labor force that is needed to keep it running.

    As Yves writes:
    Ukraine’s government is now substantially if not totally dependent on Western funding. Federal spending was $35 billion in 2021 and $61 billion in 2022. A substantial portion of US aid was to prop up the government.
    And even if spending falls from war-level peaks, Ukraine’s fall in GDP (estimated at 25%, which seems low) in combination with not just an aged population, but now a large number of war disabled, including many amputees, means an increased social burden with greatly diminished productive capacity.
    And we have not even factored in what happens if Russia eventually marches up to the Dnieper, getting even more of Ukraine’s most productive farm land, and/or takes the Black Sea coast, turning Ukraine into an even poorer landlocked rump state. The fact that the US is unwilling to make any concession to the key Russian demand of no Ukraine ever in NATO means Russia will prosecute the war until it has subjugated Ukraine, by whatever combination of conquest, installation of a captive government, and economic destruction needs to happen.
    To 'rebuild' from that is likely impossible.

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    INTERVIEW: This war is all about people getting rich in Washington while thousands die on the battlefield. Combat veteran Col Douglas Macgregor doesn’t hold back.


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    Unbelievably Zelensky asks Marina Abramovic to become ambassador for the Ukraine

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