This informative article harvested from a comment from our own Abu Uluque. [National Pulse] An investment firm directed by President Joe Biden’s son Hunter Biden was a leading financial backer of a pandemic tracking and response firm that collaborated on identifying and isolating deadly pathogens in Ukrainian laboratories, receiving funds from the Obama administration’s Department of Defense in the process, The National Pulse can exclusively reveal.
Rosemont Seneca Technology Partners (RSTP) — a subsidiary of the Hunter Biden and Christopher Heinz-founded Rosemont Capital — counted both Biden and Heinz as managing directors. Heinz is the stepson of former U.S. Secretary of State and current Climate czar John Kerry.
Amongst the companies listed on archived versions of the RSTP’s portfolio is Metabiota — an ostensibly San Francisco-based company that purports to detect, track, and analyze emerging infectious diseases.
Financial reports reveal that RSTP led the company’s first round of funding in 2015, which amounted to $30 million. Former managing director and co-founder of RSTP Neil Callahan — a name that also appears many times on Hunter Biden’s hard drive — sits on Metabiota’s Board of Advisors alongside former Clinton official Rob Walker who discussed, in another unearthed Hunter Biden hard drive e-mail, reaching out to the Obama Department of Defense with regard to Metabiota.
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....a name that also appears many times on Hunter Biden’s hard drive
Mystery of the Hunter laptop, and Intelligence Community concerns finally resolved. Gov't invocation of 'Cone of Silence' due to 'National Security Concerns' arriving sometime after lunch today.
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Surprised it wasn't Fauxi signing off on the funds. Not surprised to see John Kerry's stepson involved. I guess bio-weapons don't affect the climate.
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How many BIO labs were operating in the Ukraine again? Hunter made how many trips to Eastern Europe? Metabiota does what again in China ?
WIKI- Founder of Metabiota Nate Wolfe has been awarded more than $40 million in funding from a diverse array of sources including the U.S. Department of Defense, Google.org, the National Institutes of Health, the Skoll Foundation, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and the National Geographic Society.
#5
Our daughter, a history teacher, is currently on the Teapot Dome Scandal in the Harding administration. It does seem like ancient history when people were appalled and repelled by government corruption.
If you had told me about this in 2019, I wouldn't have believed it could happen in America.
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Obama went from a street hustler to president in a few years.You honestly couldn't see all the bullshit coming before 2019?
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03/25/2022 14:30 Comments ||
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"This government is capable of anything."
~ Unknown.
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Freedom correlates directly with the political and business corruption level. We are heading in the wrong direction on all three criteria.
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@#8 - ...and Philly, and D.C., and Detroit, and NYC, and, and, and. I'd have to do more research as to which political party is dominant in those dainty communities.
[FoxWeather] If you didn’t know who 16-year-old Riley Leon was before today, you might recognize his infamous 2004 red Chevrolet Silverado.
"I never expected it to happen to me," Riley told FOX 7.
The teen was driving home from a job interview Monday on Highway 290 in Elgin, Texas, when an EF-2 tornado blew his truck onto its side and spun it around multiple times before getting flipped back upright onto its wheels.
"I’m speechless," he said. "I'm speechless seeing how my truck got thrown like paper."
The National Weather Service said the tornado began roughly 9 miles southwest of Elgin and headed northeast. It damaged slab homes, mobile homes, trees, power lines and an electrical transmission tower.
Amazingly, Riley was able to drive away as the twister continued its path of destruction. His only injury was a cut on his elbow.
"Grateful I'm here. Grateful God gave me another chance," he said.
The entire incident was captured on video by storm chaser Brian Emfinger of Live Storms Media.
Storm chaser Marcus Reynolds witnessed the teen’s wild ride and briefly chatted with him after the ordeal.
"He was just in kind of shock and processing everything," Reynolds told FOX Weather.
Reynolds let Riley use his phone to call his parents while he summoned a nearby paramedic to treat a cut on the teen’s arm.
"That's when I called my mom and my dad, and they're like are you OK? And I'm like, ’yeah, but my truck is gone,’" Riley said.
The truck had been in Riley's family since before his sister was born.
"That truck helped me and my dad get to where we are now," the teen said.
Elgin is located about 40 minutes northeast of Austin.
If you are driving and see a tornado moving in your direction, the NWS advises you to immediately pull over to the side of the road and seek shelter. If no such protection is available, find the lowest point on the ground and lie down, covering your head with your hands -- getting as far away from your car as possible.
"The number one thing I learned was if there's going to be bad weather, stay home. No matter how important the thing is to you, stay home. Your life, your life matters more than other stuff," Riley urges.
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"Grateful God gave me another chance"
So why did God bust you upside the head in the first place? I'd be pissed as hell if someone did that to my truck
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Never had your number up and got another chance?
[Yahoo] Moscow signalled on Friday it was scaling back its ambitions in Ukraine to focus on territory claimed by Russian-backed separatists as Ukrainian forces went on the offensive to recapture towns on the outskirts of the capital Kyiv.
In the first big sign that Western sanctions on Moscow were impacting investment from China, sources said state-run Sinopec Group, Asia's biggest oil refiner, halted talks on a petrochemical investment and a venture to market Russian gas.
In the month since Moscow launched its invasion of Ukraine, Russian troops have failed to capture any major city. Their assault has met stiff resistance from Ukrainian forces and has been halted outside Kyiv.
The Russians have instead been bombarding and encircling cities, laying waste to residential areas and driving around a quarter of Ukraine's 44 million people from their homes.
More than 3.7 million of them have fled abroad, half to neighbouring Poland. U.S. President Joe Biden travelled to Poland on Friday, meeting soldiers from the U.S. Army's 82nd Airborne Division bolstering NATO's eastern flank and getting a look at efforts to help refugees.
"I'm here in Poland to see first hand the humanitarian crisis," Biden said.
Battlelines near Kyiv have been frozen for weeks with two main Russian armoured columns stuck northwest and east of the capital. A British intelligence report described a Ukrainian counter-offensive that had pushed Russians back in the east.
"Ukrainian counter-attacks, and Russian forces falling back on overextended supply lines, have allowed Ukraine to reoccupy towns and defensive positions up to 35 km east of Kyiv," the report said. Britain has given Ukraine arms and military training.
In an announcement that appeared to indicate more limited goals, the Russian Defence Ministry said a first phase of its operation was mostly complete and it would now focus on "liberating" the breakaway eastern Donbass region. Walking back the conquest of the Ukraine.
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Taking the fort/castle/city is kind of the last thing to do, and only if necessary.
IIUC the most effective sieges are when the attackers make life so miserable for the population they overthrow the defenders. That involves first cutting off supply routes.
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For the Russians, this is basically WWII with them playing the role of the Nazis, and the Ukrainians in the role of the Soviets. The locals hate the invader's guts. The Ukrainians are being supplied by the West. The Russians are being strangled economically, like their WWII Nazi counterparts.
What happened to the Nazis in Soviet territory - initial advances followed by defeat after defeat - could well happen to the Russians in Ukraine. Except the Russians don't even have significant initial victories as a buffer. There is an outside possibility that Ukraine not only drives the Russians out of pre-war Ukraine - it also drives them outside of Crimea and the occupied parts of Donetz and Luhansk.
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I am seeing this meme a lot lately. Looking at a map, I would retort, "Yeah, so?".
The example I use for Russian military incompetency is the city of Kharkiv. 20 miles from the Russian border... 35-40% of the city is ethnic Russian... and the Russians can't capture it.
If you can't capture or even fucking surround a city that is supposed to be mostly friendly and that close, you are a fucking disgrace.
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The example I use for Russian military incompetency is the city of Kharkiv. 20 miles from the Russian border... 35-40% of the city is ethnic Russian... and the Russians can't capture it.
If you can't capture or even fucking surround a city that is supposed to be mostly friendly and that close, you are a fucking disgrace.
Kharkov is close, but not particularly friendly. There's a long thread here that explains why.
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If you can't capture or even fucking surround a city that is supposed to be mostly friendly and that close, you are a fucking disgrace.
A good point. However, the enemy always gets a vote...
It is hard to find info on the disposition of Ukrainian forces to know what is going on, but if I were playing the Ukie side, I would support Kharkiv heavily. A Rus breakthru there allows them to encircle forces in the Donbass OR drive to Kiev from the southeast. Neither is good.
I'm guessing the Russian end game at this point is control of everything east of the Dnieper, so both of those things will eventually happen.
[JustTheNews] In the years before Moscow invaded Ukraine, Democrats enriched themselves politically and personally from oligarchs and businesses in the region while empowering Vladimir Putin with energy and technology deals.
In the early days of Russia's war on Ukraine, President Joe Biden boldly declared he was ready to seize "ill-begotten gains" of the region's oligarchs.
But in the years before Moscow twice invaded Ukraine, Democrats enriched themselves politically and personally from such oligarchs and businesses in the region while empowering Vladimir Putin with energy and technology deals that still haunt America today.
Our best-selling book "Fallout: Nuclear Bribes, Russian Spies and the Washington Lies that Enriched the Clinton and Biden Dynasties" chronicled how a failed "reset" in U.S.-Russia relations led by Barack Obama, Joe Biden and Hillary Clinton relied on an appeasement strategy that ultimately backfired with Russia.
Putin's spoils were measured in billions of dollars in uranium contracts with U.S. utilities, expanded oil imports and transfers of sensitive technologies.
The American dynasties counted their victories in millions of dollars in donations to the Clinton Foundation, speech fees to Bill Clinton, and lucrative board seats and consulting deals for Hunter Biden.
The appeasement policy began in February 2009. Russia had invaded its neighbor and former client state, Georgia, six months earlier. The lame-duck George W. Bush administration planned to put missile defense structures in Eastern Europe to deter Russian aggression against its neighbors.
But one of the Obama-Biden administration's first foreign policy maneuvers was to cancel that plan via a "secret letter" to Putin's placeholder, Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev. Why? U.S. leaders apparently wanted to make deals with Russia, and giant missile silos in Putin's backyard were a nonstarter for Moscow.
But the canceled missile defense in Eastern Europe was only the beginning in a long line of concessions to Russia that not only emboldened Putin, but advanced Russian military capabilities in ways that are now having deadly consequences for Ukrainian civilians (think hypersonic missiles) while threatening the global economy.
"The last few years have seen a dangerous drift in relations between Russia and the members of our Alliance," Biden said at the Munich Security Conference on Feb. 7, 2009. "It is time — to paraphrase President Obama — it's time to press the reset button and to revisit the many areas where we can and should be working together with Russia." Biden thus gave voice to what became the "Russia Reset" policy, embodied a month later when Clinton famously pushed a literal red "reset" button with her Russian counterpart.
By 2010, the Obama-Biden-Clinton Russian reset was in full swing. The administration put forth a mutual nuclear disarmament treaty known as "New START," which, while noble in its declared intentions, risked weakening a compliant partner such as the United States while strengthening a Russia not constrained by the rules.
Another deal that Obama, Biden, and Clinton gave the Russians was called the "123 Agreement," which allowed state-owned Russian entities like nuclear behemoth Rosatom to sell nuclear materials directly to U.S. utility companies.
This deal continues to pay huge dividends to the Obama Foundation's top donor, Chicago-based Exelon Corporation. And President Biden has allowed that deal to survive even during the Ukraine war, exempting nuclear fuel sales to U.S. utilities from his recent sanctions targeting Russian energy imports.
Meanwhile, the U.S.-driven 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, commonly known as the Iran nuclear deal, and other so-called denuclearization efforts with Libya and North Korea, effectively sent hundreds of thousands of tons of uranium to Russia for enrichment — a huge cash and energy windfall for Putin.
On top of these nuclear handouts, the Obama-Biden-Clinton team gave Russia one of the biggest prizes of all: Uranium One.
Before the Russian takeover, Uranium One was a Canadian company that mined Uranium around the world. It had assets on at least three continents — Eurasia, Africa, and North America. Its assets in Wyoming, Utah, and other states constituted approximately 20% of U.S. uranium capacity and meant that the Obama-Biden Committee of Foreign Investment in the U.S. (CFIUS) would have to sign off on the deal. They could have said no, but the deal was approved.
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Investors in the deal had funneled $145 million into Secretary Clinton's family foundation. Its approval helped to give Russia a near-monopoly on global uranium production.
After investigative reporter and author Peter Schweizer broke the Uranium One story in 2015, a State Department under secretary, Jose Fernandez, took the blame. Fernandez later landed a "very rewarding" position at the Clinton-connected Center for American Progress. Fernandez has now come back through the revolving door and is a top official in the Biden State Department.
But Clinton's State Department was not the only Obama-Biden department that extended an advantage to Putin.
Eric Holder's Department of Justice swept Russian crimes under the rug — not wanting to disrupt the Russian reset. So, the Russian spy ring known as the "Illegals Program," which had penetrated the highest levels of American politics and finance, just went away. Biden said he did not want to create "a flap."
Other crimes committed by Putin's agents were downplayed as well. William Campbell, an American intelligence operative-turned-whistleblower, exposed multiple Russian bribery, kickbacks, and money-laundering conspiracies — all targeting the American nuclear industry.
Perhaps the worst of all the Obama-Biden-Clinton giveaways to Putin was known as the Skolkovo initiative. Skolkovo, in suburban Moscow, was the site of Russia's attempt to create its own Silicon Valley. The Clinton State Department heavily promoted the effort. As it happens, Clinton's Big Tech donors comprised 17 of the 28 American partners in Skolkovo.
In reality, Skolkovo was a cyber-warfare tech hub and a thinly-veiled cover for corporate espionage and military build-up.
Colonel-General Mikhail Mizintsev heard berating junior officer for not cutting off the ears of a private who had been caught not wearing his uniform properly, according to intercepted phone call
Mizintsev, who is overseeing siege of Ukranian city Mariupol, called for private to have his 'face messed up'
Mizintsev is likely behind orders to bomb maternity hospital and theatre, potentially killing hundreds
As head of Russia's National Centre for Defence, Mizintsev is likely to have helped devise battle plans in Syria
In 2016, Aleppo was subjected to many of the same horrors as Mariupol - with hospitals targeted, cluster munitions and incendiary bombs rained down on civilians, and chemical weapons used
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This reminds me of the Russians protecting The homeland against the Germans. Shooting solders who retreated. War is hell as they say. Certainly this general would not last long in our woke army's. Putin wants results He wants this war over a quickly as possible. The call for Mariupol to stand down passed. This war is a collection of many stories. Putin is there to stay. Impose all the sanctions you wish. NATO of Asia has just been born. America has been weakened and isolated thanks to this administration. Perceived as week and lacking intelligent leadership Allies realize America has become a paper dragon. Countries like India and Israel will cozy up to the new power brokers on the block who happen to be much closer neighbors. I am not anti American. I merely glean information and interpret it. This is my opinion.
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Going Van Gogh on anyone not wearing a proper uniform in a combat zone where vehicles are being abandoned due to poor tire maintenance is some high quality leadership.
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If the Russians are having the problems being reported with conscripts, it might not be such a bad idea for a recording of this type to be magically leaked. As the far less merciful Sam Mooney once put it, 'if they want to believe, let 'em believe.'.
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We hear ya Dale. Putin's on top of the world, while his generals torture soldiers in combat zones for minor infractions.
Posted by: Rob Crawford ||
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Why is this our problem?
What vital US interest us there in Ukraine? These sanctions are an act of war. Was there a vote in the Senate? Why should Americans and the rest of the world be punished?
Fuck Joe Biden and fuck his foolish sanctions
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03/25/2022 13:24 Comments ||
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BRAVO! Ho Chi Bonaparte
Posted by: Chris ||
03/25/2022 14:28 Comments ||
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Honestly I'm sick of hearing about "world war 3" or "war crimes" or anything about these countries and their problems. None of our business. Not our problem.
Can't we stay out of the world's hellholes for once? And take care of our own instead of screwing Americans with higher prices for everything?
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Thanks to attention hunger among even soldiers these days and a compulsive sensationalism in the MSM, even an argument in the ranks on either side is going to be advertised within an hour as a mutiny. There's mutiny! Chaos in the (insert country) army!
A misplaced boot in one camp could blow up to be one news of Russians are marching barefoot in snow in fear of Putin!
Thank Rantburg.com for the multiple povs and spirited analyses. Anybody who doesn't read you is unfortunate indeed.
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I get it, it's horrible and Putin's a war criminal but there's nothing in Ukraine that justifies screwing over Americans. It feels like everyone in Washington is screaming for war with Russia but nobody outside Washington gives a shit. Don't the people count anymore? What happened to honest debate?
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Well for one being improperly in uniform doesn't rise to the level of offence of, for example, using the incorrect pronouns o misgendering someone.
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Let me tell you of the boxing our team got after a paper-game attack on a Christmas Tree fire, and team leader took us through the garage, and especially without bracing the door.
It was only mildly grosser than the team which parked in the alley under the power lines.
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The speed some people go from an example of how bad Putin is to "we should stay out of it!" is amazing.
Who said we should get involved? Can't we just recognize what a monster and loser Putin it?
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Why should I care about Putin? How does it benefit Americans to prolong this war? They're now predicting a recession. My oil industry friends are expecting oil to reach $200 a barrel. I'm with Tucker Carlson on this. Biden is just making us poorer. If the American people could hear straight talk about the impact of Biden's policies they'd reject them in a heartbeat. No thanks.
[IsraelTimes] Ukraine says more than 400,000 of its citizens have been forcibly taken to Russia, after the Foreign Ministry said 6,000 residents of Mariupol had been forcibly moved.
Ukrainian Ombudsman Lyudmyla Denisova says at a briefing Thursday that the Ukrainians were taken to by Russian troops from Mariupol and other besieged Ukrainian cities. The number includes 84,000 children.
She says they are held in primitive conditions with little food and water.
Donetsk Region Governor Pavlo Kyrylenko also says Russians are taking Ukrainians’ passports and then taking people to filtration camps. There, Russian FSB counterintelligence agency officers conduct security checks before moving the Ukrainians to various distant areas in Russia.
Kyrylenko says that Mariupol’s residents had been long deprived of information and the Russians feed them false claims about Ukraine’s defeats to persuade them to move to Russia.
"Russian lies may influence those who have been under the siege," he said.
Russian officials reported Wednesday that over 384,000 Ukrainians had voluntarily traveled to Russia where they were being offered accommodation and payments.
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Ze is holding everyone hostage for his war. They probably just wanted out at any cost. Of course Ukraine says they took them forcibly. And Russia is barely running a successful war according to Ukraine. With hundreds of bodies outbound on trains and planes falling all over the place. How did they 'whisk' away nearly half a million people?
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That's what I was calling attention to. Why, in the middle of an attrition war, why would you waste rail capacity. I have no doubt some were taken, but that's a lot of people for no real gain.
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Why even discuss this fake cia propaganda….
Rantburg is managed by geriatric morons… all the articles in here are bs cia propaganda. Rantburg is not serving is readers.
Russia it’s NOT taking hostages. The bastard nazis financed by cia and nato are the one’s killing civilians and taking hostages.
https://t.me/ukrainenazicrimes/325
https://t.me/ukrainenazicrimes/324
…and this Anglo idiot on the following link, is there working for the nazis…video after video
https://t.me/milinfolive/79528
And the following links are, how professional the Russian multi federation soldiers are, compared to the American in Iraq Afganistán.
https://t.me/intelslava/22736
https://t.me/intelslava/22778
https://t.me/intelslava/22777
https://t.me/intelslava/22752
Rantburg is lying to is readers using cia propaganda lies and distorted information, that is betraying the American peoples.
[IsraelTimes] Ukrainian oligarch Pavel Fuks, accused of paying locals to daub swastikas in Kahriv and Kyiv, quoted saying ’he had no choice’ after Russian agents approached him.
An oligarch with Russian ties reportedly paid Ukrainian locals to spray-paint swastikas around the city of Kharkiv in the months leading up to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
In a report Wednesday, Rolling Stone cited multiple sources that identify the oligarch behind the alleged plot as Pavel Fuks, a Jewish-Ukrainian businessman who has accumulated most of his wealth from ventures in Russia.
Fuks, who reportedly held Russian citizenship in the past, was allegedly approached by Russian agents and persuaded to pay small-time Mister Bigs anywhere between $500 and $1,500 through intermediaries to vandalize the streets of Kharkiv with Nazi symbols.
According to the report, this lasted for three months, between December and February, and up until Russian troops invaded Ukraine on February 24.
The report cited several Ukrainians, including former top kickboxer Oleg Plyush, who said Fuks had employed intermediaries in order to track down people who would be willing to carry out the antisemitic acts of vandalism.
Furthermore, the report quoted a US official speaking on condition of anonymity ... for fear of being murdered... who confirmed the allegations, saying that Fuks’ activities were well known throughout the American intelligence community.
Russia has repeatedly insisted that its large-scale invasion of Ukraine is a "special military operation" meant to "demilitarize and de-Nazify" the country, claims that have largely been dismissed by the international community.
Plyush, who reportedly confronted Fuks about the scheme, told Rolling Stone that the businessman said "he had no choice" and was given the option to play along or stop doing business in Russia.
He noted that he was personally aware of three cases of antisemitic graffiti being paid for with Fuks’ money and noted that the campaign was extended to the capital, Kyiv, as well.
Swearing by his account, Plyush said he was willing to testify under oath to his encounters with Fuks and knowledge of the scheme.
Fuks has declined to comment on the report.
The allegations put forth against Fuks are surprising, considering his Jewish heritage and history of donating to Jewish causes in Ukraine, including to the Babyn Yar Holocaust Memorial in Kyiv.
If confirmed, the scheme would appear to be part of a larger Russian effort to use Nazi symbols to sow unrest.
Former KGB general Oleg Kalugin referred to this tactic in his memoir, and noted that Soviet spies used similar methods during the Cold War, vandalizing synagogues and Jewish cemeteries in New York and Washington.
The Holocaust, World War II, and Nazism have been important tools for Putin in his bid to legitimize Russia’s war in Ukraine, but historians see his use of disinformation as a cynical ploy to further the Russian leader’s aims.
In February 2020, Russian politicians voted in favor of lifting a ban on displays of Nazi symbols, as long as they promote a "negative attitude to Nazi ideology and extremism" and when there are "no signs of propaganda or justifying Nazi and holy warrior ideology."
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So much bullshit. The whitewashing of Kolomoisky and Zelensky's support for neo-Nazi shock troops continues.
As Max Blumenthal points out, "Zelensky’s top financial backer, the Ukrainian Jewish oligarch Igor Kolomoisky, has been a key benefactor of the neo-Nazi Azov Battalion and other extremist militias."
In particular:
"Igor Kolomoisky, a Ukrainian energy baron of Jewish heritage, has been a top funder of Azov since it was formed in 2014. He has also bankrolled private militias like the Dnipro and Aidar Battalions, and has deployed them as a personal thug squad to protect his financial interests."
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Max Blumenthal self-hating Joooo? Nice sourcing
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So, is it a not particularly nazi nazi organization, or a not particularly Jewish Jewish guy funding them? Or a bit of both?
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According to this article, the Russian government was responsible for the "Nazi-" graffiti, and picked out Jews to pressure them to take part in creating it. I suppose that was to put the blame on Jews if the fakeness of the graffiti was discovered.
And then the Russian government invaded, to put a stop to that Nazi graffiti.
This reminds me of the attacks on Nazi Germany by "Poles", which Hitler used to legitimize his attack on Poland in 1939. The guy who organized this was Schindler, the same Schindler who later was the hero of Schindler's list.
He was not a Jew but he came to regret his past.
The problem when dealing with weak men (and the eminences gris guiding them) is they may suddenly feel cornered and overreact, doing something overly destructive after being previously ineffective. President Putin needs to calibrate very carefully to not push him over that edge.
[PJMedia] Joe Biden was at NATO Headquarters in Brussels, Belgium on Thursday, where he made a rather troubling remark during a press conference regarding Russia’s potential use of chemical weapons against Ukraine.
After Biden ruled out military action against Russia, Cecilia Vega of ABC News asked him if he was making a mistake to do so.
"Could Putin have been emboldened, knowing that you were not going to get involved directly in this conflict?"
"No, and no," Biden insisted.
"You do not believe that?" Vega asked. "And to clarify, on chemical weapons: Could — if chemical weapons were used in Ukraine, would that trigger a military response from NATO?"
"It would re- — it would trigger a response in kind, whether or not — you’re asking whether NATO would cross; we’d make that decision at the time."
Wait ... what? To respond in kind means to respond in a similar matter, which means Joe Biden quite literally said that NATO would respond to a chemical attack by Russia on Ukraine with a chemical attack on Russia. Did he really mean that? Chemical weapons are banned according to the Chemical Weapons Convention.
Whether or not Biden actually meant what he said, he still said it. Either he didn’t understand what he was saying or "misspoke," but when you’re playing the role of President of the United States, words actually matter, and I can only wonder what kind of headaches this absurd statement caused for the White House. Idiot
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Boy, the deep state are just chomping at the bit to use nuclear weapons, aren't they? Because that's what "in kind" means, even though this journalist doesn't understand that. WMD, which the USA actually does possess, unlike Iraq.
Heck, and why not use the nukes? They're just sitting around gathering dust anyway. Why do we even have them?
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IIRC, when the US decided to stop their military use of chemical and biological weapons -- largely because they didn't work on a usable timeframe (bio), were too much of a hassle (chemical), or killed the wrong people (chemicals and especially bio!) -- the Official Word was "Use Chemicals = Using Biologicals = Using Nukes and Global Thermonuclear War™ in 5,3,2,..."
Biden really has no freaking idea what he is threatening the 'paranoid Russian Bear' with by using this language.
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...I'm pretty sure we don't have any deployable CW warheads or bombs left in the inventory, and the Russians know that because we're stupid honest that way.
The only realistic retaliatory option if they use CW is to conventionally erase a Russian unit in Ukraine from the map. If we hit anything inside the borders of the Rodina, all bets are off and the Russians WILL throw a nuke at us to make a point.
Mike
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03/25/2022 6:35 Comments ||
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Gramps was thinking of a "limited incursion" -- y'know, the... "thing"
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The puppet does not matter, it's whoever pulls his strings that do. The problem for the swamp now is that their figurehead is not only a manipulatable lifelong moron, but now he is a senile moron.
Respond in kind? Right. Where is Biden going to get mustard gas/sarin/VX/Novichok (wanna bet Dow Chemical could whip some up and make big bucks doing so), and where would he use it? In Russia? Inviting a nuke response. In Ukraine? Yeah, great idea, they already have a chemical strike to deal with, let's poison even more of the country we are supposedly assisting.
If there are chemical weapons, try looking at Bryansk, 75KM from the Ukraine border. There is a Russian "Chemical Weapons Destruction" facility there. Undoubtedly the Russians have some chemical weapons stored there.
I read some place, can't remember where...maybe saw it on TV, Rumsfeld said in the build up to the second Iraq War he knew Saddam had chemical weapons because he (Rumsfeld) provided them to Saddam to fight Iran.
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Join me, Hunter. Together we can rule the galaxy!
Posted by: Abu Uluque ||
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"The problem when dealing with weak men (and the eminences gris guiding them) is they may suddenly feel " and overreact, doing something overly destructive after being previously ineffective.
Truer words were never spoken. (My French is very rusty; but shouldn't it be "grises," plural?
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03/25/2022 14:22 Comments ||
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I think it's "gristle", considering the subject parties
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03/25/2022 14:28 Comments ||
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How does Joe intend to respond in kind to a Sarin or Mustard Gas attack? We don't have any of that stuff anymore.
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How does Joe intend to respond in kind to a Sarin or Mustard Gas attack? We don't have any of that stuff anymore.
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(My French is very rusty; but shouldn't it be "grises," plural?
French is not actually one of my languages, Tom, though I can order chocolates in the language in Belgium — a critical life skill at one point of my life. But the noun is eminence, gris (grey) being the adjective. One pluralizes nouns, after all. Like parents-in-law, not parent-in-laws.
Update: I just looked it up before posting, and it turns out you, I, and inconsequence gris (I melted when I saw that nym in the poster list) are all partially correct. Both parts take the plural, to whit: éminences grises. Now we all know.
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[NewsFrontInfo] 21:41 Powerful explosions are heard in Kharkov and near Kiev.
21:39 The road bridge across the Desna in the Kiev direction was blown up on the orders of the head of Chernihiv. 21:35 More than 22,000 tons of humanitarian aid have been prepared for shipment to Ukraine.
21:20 Nationalists shot civilians in Chernihiv for asking to leave the city for safe areas.
20:12 As a result of the fighting in Kharkiv, fires broke out in Alekseevka, columns of smoke over the area.
19:03 Fighting near Kiev: A powerful fire and a huge column of smoke.
18:57 Denazification of Ukraine continues. In Kherson, employees of the Russian Guard detained two accomplices of the Nazis.
18:21 All liberated cities are receiving humanitarian aid from the Ministry of Emergency Situations of the Russian Federation. Including to Melitopol, and to Berdyansk, and to Mariupol. These include food and building materials.
16:37 Information is being received from various sources that the Russian Armed Forces are storming the positions of Ukrainian militants in the area of the city of Slavutych, Chernihiv region.
16:09 The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation published a registration card confirming that exactly 30 Ukrainian laboratories located in 14 settlements were involved in full-scale military biological activities in Ukraine.
16:04 The Russian Defense Ministry has revealed a scheme for the movement of biomaterial from US laboratories in Ukraine around the world.
15:15 Today, there are over 25,000 casualties in the Armed Forces of Ukraine. The total losses of the National Guard and the State Border Service exceeded 3,000 people.
14:37 The daughter of the mayor of Kupyansk was kidnapped by the SBU, her father receives threats of reprisals against her. The reason is simple: Kupyansk came under the control of the RF Armed Forces without a fight.
13:30 Russian troops began to occupy the city of Slavutych (Kyiv region). Earlier it was reported that a Ukrainian checkpoint was shelled there.
13:27 Local residents write about a very strong blow to the positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine near the metro station Akademika Pavlova in Kharkiv.
12:20 Russian military artillery shell "Krasnopol" destroyed the Ukrainian air defense system
11:55 Russian T-72B3 tanks are moving in the Kherson region.
11:54 The Russian military destroyed another 13 launchers of anti-aircraft missile systems in Ukraine with high-precision weapons.
11:45 Experts of the RF Armed Forces have discovered new facts proving the involvement of the United States in the development of biological weapons components in Ukraine.
11:15 Since the beginning of the special operation, the Russian Armed Forces have destroyed 257 drones, 202 anti-aircraft missile systems, 1,572 tanks and other combat vehicles of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
10:50 Russian military shot down two more Ukrainian drones overnight.
10:50 Russian aviation hit 60 Ukrainian military facilities overnight.
10:33 Russian army units have completely taken control of the city of Izyum, in the Kharkiv region.
09:00 The Russian military brought humanitarian aid to the residents of Chernihiv. They were delivered food kits, hygiene products, baby food, bottled drinking water. In addition, military doctors conducted a medical examination, provided first aid to those in need, as well as handed over the necessary medicines.
09:00 Russian military cleared mines in the Kherson region more than 12,000 explosive objects in the agricultural land of the region.
08:30 Several explosions thundered in the port of Berdyansk, after which a fire started.
#1
Given the President of Ukraine is JEWISH himself, and the ONLY other Jewish head of state other than Israel.
I started looking a little into this RUSSIAN media-controlled Pravda claim. Seriously windering how a person of JEWISH blood could be the leader of a nation of Nazis.
It turns out, Russia is selectively picking data to sell the idea. For example, Russia has cited the Ukrainian AZOV Battalion and is saying it's a Nazified army. Why? Because it has a few citizens that have joined to fight off the Russian Invasion, that are Far Atl-Right.
So using Russia's wide-reaching term for NAZIFIED.
and applying it to the USA.
The USA is a White Supremacist run country because we have about 8,000 KKK members (0.0023391812865497076 of 1% of 342M)
The USA is more likely tho to be a Black Supremacist run country with roughly about 8% of the Black Community being Militant BLM hardliners. ☺
But I think the point has been made that Putin is using Misleading Propaganda hoping to build Russian citizen support for this major screwup.
#2
Zelensky never talked about his Jewish heritage before a month ago when it became politically convenient to do so. In a 2019 interview in Le Point with BHL, he even dismissed it with jokes ("The fact that I am Jewish barely makes 20 in my long list of faults”) and refused to say anything about his religious background.
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[NewsFrontInfo] 23:49 The JCCC DPR reports that as a result of the shelling of the AFU of the Kirovsky district of Donetsk, at the address of st. Petrovsky, 129 "b", numerous damages to a residential apartment building are recorded. Information about the consequences of the shelling continues to arrive 23:12 According to the DPR JCCC, one employee of the Shcheglovskaya-Glubokaya mine was killed and two employees of the Shcheglovskaya-Glubokaya mine were killed and wounded as a result of the shelling of the VFU of the Chervonogvardeisky district of Makeevka. Employee data is set. It is also reported that two civilians were wounded in the settlement. Yasinovataya as a result of shelling from the VFU: woman, born in 1975 and a man born in 1968
It also became known that a civilian, a man born in 1995, was wounded as a result of the shelling of the VFU of the Kuibyshevsky district of Donetsk.
22:45 According to the operational line of the JCCC DPR, information was received about the death of a civilian as a result of a direct hit by VFU ammunition in a private residential building on the street. Dargomyzhsky, 22 in the Petrovsky district of Donetsk.
21:53 According to the representative office of the LPR in the JCCC, as a result of the mortar shelling of Zolote-5, a residential building was damaged and an outbuilding was destroyed.
21:50 Over the past day, more than 17,100 people were evacuated to the Russian Federation from dangerous regions of Ukraine, the DPR and the LPR
21:02 Head of the DPR Denis Pushilin and State Duma deputies Turchak and Sablin arrived in Mariupol
20:50 NM LPR liberated Novoaleksandrovka
20:28 From February 24 to March 24, 369 soldiers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine surrendered on the territory of the DPR.
20:05 The air defense of the DPR prevented a terrorist attack by Ukrainian nationalists on Donetsk, destroying the Tochka-U shopping mall in the air.
19:40 Since the beginning of the current day, Ukrainian militants have fired 295 shells to the DPR, using 120 mm mortars, 122 mm artillery and Grad MLRS. 12 settlements were under fire, 12 residential buildings and five infrastructure facilities were damaged.
19:40 Since the beginning of the day, seven civilians of the DPR have been injured under fire from Ukrainian Nazis.
19:40 Today, the forces of the People's Militia of the DPR destroyed 32 Ukrainian invaders, two firing positions of D-30 howitzers, one ZU-30 anti-aircraft gun and two armored vehicles. One tank and one BMP were captured.
19:40 Today, five servicemen of the Armed Forces of Ukraine voluntarily laid down their arms and went over to the side of the DPR.
19:13 Ukrainian Nazis are shelling the Kirovsky district of Donetsk. There are reports of fires in residential buildings.
19:13 Ramzan Kadyrov announced that the administration building had been vacated in Mariupol.
18:29 Ukrainian Nazis opened fire on Yasinovataya in the DPR several times during the day. In total, 25 private houses were damaged by shelling. Fortunately, no one was hurt.
17:38 The forces of the People's Militia of the DPR in the suburbs of Mariupol detained and neutralized a Ukrainian sabotage group. The militants broke out of the city in a police car, but they were left by the Cyclone unit of the DPR Ministry of Internal Affairs.
17:32 The Kirovsky district of Donetsk is under fire from the Ukrainian Nazis.
15:36 On one of the streets of Mariupol discovered Ukrainian missile "Tochku-U". She lay right in the middle of the yard between residential buildings.
15:08 Since 2014, 91 children have been killed in the DPR as a result of aggression by the Ukrainian Nazis - the Commissioner for Human Rights in the DPR Daria Morozova.
12:50 A powerful explosion thundered near Slavyansk. The blow was delivered on an unknown target near the Seversky Donets River.
12:47 Kiev Nazis fired at the village of Mikhailovka in the DPR, firing six shells of 122mm caliber at it. Information about the victims and destruction is being specified.
12:46 Ukrainian troops fired at the ventilation shaft of the mine. Skochinsky in the DPR, two people were injured.
12:44 Kiev militants fired at Donetsk, firing eight shells of 122mm caliber at it. Information about the victims and destruction is being specified.
12:12 Photo from the mobile phone of a militant of the 36th Marine Brigade, confirming the presence of Ukrainian nationalists in one of the schools in Mariupol.
12:10 In Donetsk, civilians were injured. The man was injured as a result of shelling by the Ukrainian Nazis.
12:08 In Artemovsk, on the part of the DPR occupied by Kiev so far, a large weapons depot of the DPR was destroyed at night.
11:30 People's militia of the DPR published documents, according to which, back in 2015, Georgian mercenaries asked to enlist them in the Azov National Battalion.
11:29 For 35 days, as a result of hostilities in the DPR, 62 civilians were killed, another 466 were injured, among the victims were children.
11:25 As a result of artillery shelling on the territory of the Donetsk settlement (LPR), a residential building was destroyed, and four housing constructions were damaged.
10:30 The armed forces of the Russian Federation destroyed the temporary location of the national battalion in Lisichansk (LPR).
10:30 Over the past day, 325 Ukrainian shells were fired across the territory of the DPR. Kiev militants used Grad MLRS, 122mm artillery and 12 mm mortars. 15 settlements were under fire. One civilian was killed and 44 people, including a child, were injured. A total of 42 residential buildings, 11 infrastructure facilities and two cars were damaged.
10:30 The forces of the People's Militia of the DPR destroyed 76 Ukrainian invaders, 23 firing points, two infantry fighting vehicles, one armored personnel carrier, and one truck in a day. Two 2S1 Gvozdika 122-mm self-propelled artillery mounts, three MT-12 Rapira anti-tank guns, one infantry fighting vehicle, one command and staff armored vehicle and a field artillery depot were captured.
10:30 During the day, 12 Ukrainian servicemen voluntarily laid down their arms and went over to the side of the DPR.
10:22 Ukrainian Nazis fired at Dokuchaevsk in the DPR. They fired five shells of 122mm caliber at the village.
10:13 During the five weeks of the escalation, 12 civilians of the LPR died under fire from Ukrainian militants. Another 15 people, including children, were injured.
09:57 Over the past day, 57 civilians of the DPR suffered under the fire of Ukrainian punishers.
09:57 During the day, the forces of the People's Militia of the DPR and the Russian army evacuated 504 people.
09:34 Ukrainian militants fired at Donetsk and Aleksandrovka. They fired eight mines with a caliber of 122mm. No injuries were reported, information about the destruction is being specified.
09:04 Ukrainian Nazis fired on Yasinovataya in the DPR. Two shells of 122mm caliber were fired at the city. Information about the victims and destruction is being specified.
08:46 Ukrainian Nazis shelled Donetsk early in the morning. Eight shells of 122mm caliber were fired at the capital of the DPR. Information about the destruction and casualties is being specified.
08:43 Servicemen of the People's Militia of the LPR are evacuating people from the liberated Rubizhne, on the outskirts of which Ukrainian Nazis settled. More than 2,500 people have already been evacuated from the city.
08:30 Over the past day, the Kiev Nazis once opened fire on the LPR. Under fire was the village of Donetsk.
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[Korrespondent] 22:28 Vitaliy Kim hinted that the Ukrainian troops attacked the Russians in Chernobaevka for the tenth time.
22:27 During the month of the war, more than 219,000 people were evacuated through humanitarian corridors, said Deputy Head of the Presidential Office Kirill Tymoshenko. More than 435,000 Ukrainian citizens have since returned to the country. 22:24 Near Kiev, Russian troops were driven back 70 kilometers in some areas, and 35 kilometers in others, said Defense Ministry spokesman Alexander Motuzyanyk. According to him, the capital is well fortified, it is defended by combat-ready elite units from the ground, airborne assault forces, SOF, as well as territorial defense units.
22:18 Biden said that the United States will accept up to 100,000 Ukrainian refugees.
22:17 Russian occupiers fired heavy artillery at the outskirts of Vyshgorod, Kiev region. As a result of the shelling, a multi-storey building was damaged. According to preliminary data, there were no casualties.
22:15 Biden and von der Leyen will announce a new energy partnership between the US and the EU tomorrow.
22:13 Polish President Andrzej Duda said that "the world needs strong American leadership," and for the security of Poland and Europe, "more America is needed, both militarily and economically."
22:08 Kyiv City State Administration asks the people of Kiev to close the windows, because of the fire in the Kiev region, there is smoke in the Svyatoshinsky and Goloseevsky districts. It is especially important to keep the windows closed at night and in the morning, and to stay out of the open air whenever possible. If available, it is desirable to include air conditioning and air purification systems.
22:05 G7 urged OPEC countries to increase oil production.
22:03 The fall of the Ukrainian economy due to the war is currently estimated at 35-60 percent of GDP , said Deputy Head of the Presidential Office Rostislav Shurma. According to him, over the past month, the authorities have attracted four billion dollars from external partners to finance the budget.
21:39 The Russian Foreign Ministry said that the decision of the NATO summit to continue supporting the Kiev regime confirms the alliance's interest in further military operations.
21:30 In the Zaporozhye region, the Armed Forces of Ukraine liberated the village of Malinovka, Gulyaypolsky district. Of the five large villages that make up the community, Lyubimovka and Novozlatopol are completely occupied by enemy troops. Until today, the enemy was in Malinovka. Currently, there is a sweep by Ukrainian troops, said the head of the local community Volodymyr Shish.
21:29 In Crimea, on the basis of the 126th separate brigade of the coast guard, a farewell ceremony was held immediately with 100 dead soldiers, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reports.
20:56 Evacuation train No. 43 Kiev - Ivano-Frankivsk has just come under fire near Vasilkov near Kiev, Ukrzaliznytsia reported. Windows were shattered in three carriages; according to operational data, there were no casualties.
20:31 The occupiers called the ship's entry into the Ukrainian port a "epoch-making event" and had big plans for it. Orsk became the first ship of the Russian Federation to enter the city port after the start of the hot phase of the war. About what happened to the huge ship - in the material of the Armed Forces of Ukraine they sank Orsk in Berdyansk.
20:28 Russia launched about 1,200 missiles in Ukraine, but the targets reached 39 percent, according to the General Staff.
20:23 The Rada allowed the Cabinet of Ministers to change its location during a state of war or a state of emergency. Also, according to the law, during the period of martial law, the powers of the Cabinet of Ministers cannot be terminated.
20:09 Ukraine, in response to the expulsion of its diplomats from Belarus, reduced the number of personnel of the Belarusian embassy to five people.
20:05 Biden said that the United States will "respond" if Russia uses chemical weapons in Ukraine. He also believes that Ukraine will not have to give up part of the territory in order to resolve the conflict.
20:04 Scholz, in response to Putin's statement about the transfer of payments for gas into rubles, said that gas supply contracts provide for payment in dollars or euros.
20:03 Biden spoke in favor of excluding Russia from the G20 and offered to provide Ukraine with the opportunity to participate in the meetings of the organization.
20:01 Canada imposes sanctions on 160 members of the Federation Council of the Russian Federation, Prime Minister Trudeau said. Also, according to him, in the coming "days and weeks" Canada will supply Ukraine with additional lethal weapons.
19:57 According to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, propaganda work is constantly being carried out among the personnel of the armed forces of the Russian Federation, imposing the opinion that the war in Ukraine must be completed before May 9, 2022.
19:51 In Pridnestrovie, Russian curators are spreading rumors that Pridnestrovie is being drawn into a war with Ukraine, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reports.
19:49 A Russian helicopter hit the positions of its own troops in the village of Malaya Rogan near Kharkov. He destroyed "a huge amount" of manpower and enemy equipment, said Oleg Sinegubov, head of the Regional State Administration.
19:20 About 402,000 people were forcibly taken from Ukraine to Russia from Mariupol, Volnovakha, Stanitsa Luhanska, Denisova said. Of these, 84,000 children, she added.
19:17 The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine announced the liberation of the village of Lukyanovka, Brovarsky district, Kiev region. As a result of the fighting, about 40 Russian soldiers, nine infantry fighting vehicles and three tanks were destroyed.
19:11 The Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation said that the instructions of the UN General Assembly on the issue of maintaining international peace "do not entail legal consequences."
18:52 On March 26-30, Blinken will visit the Middle East, including Israel, where he plans to discuss events in Ukraine.
18:48 Two attacks in a row in the same place, if the second was deliberate, is another type of war crime, Bellingcat investigative journalist Hristo Grozev said. This is how he commented on the death in Kyiv of The Insider journalist Oksana Baulina. According to him, Russia repeatedly resorted to shelling "two in a row" when emergency services or journalists arrived at the scene.
18:46 Switzerland has frozen the assets of Russians for a total of 5.75 billion francs (about $6.1 billion).
18:40 Qatar announced that it will continue to supply gas to European countries and maintain a scheme according to which the recipient can redirect the purchased resource to third parties. Qatar will keep this principle in gas trade, even if for this it is necessary to give up part of the benefits, assured the Ministry of Energy.
At the same time, Minister Said al-Kaabi stressed that Qatar does not approve of sanctions against the energy sector of the Russian Federation and energy should remain out of politics. According to the minister, Qatar does not "choose a side" in the Russian-Ukrainian conflict.
18:26 In the directions of Izyum, Maryanka and Kherson, the enemy is undertaking "something similar to offensive attempts," Arestovich said. In other directions, according to him, "the front practically froze" due to the lack of resources for the offensive.
18:12 The UN General Assembly in its resolution accused the Russian Federation of the humanitarian crisis in Ukraine and called for an immediate ceasefire.
18:10 GP Antonov appealed to the world community with a call to financially support the revival of the Mriya aircraft.
18:01 In Russia, they proposed to transfer payments for gas with "unfriendly" countries into rubles, but the EU has already stated that the current contracts do not provide for this. Details in the material Gas for rubles - will it save Russia?
17:56 Biden said that the United States is allocating one billion dollars for humanitarian assistance to Ukrainians affected by the war.
17:40 In Energodar, the majority of local deputies resigned, not wanting their votes to be used by the occupiers to make their decisions. Deputies will continue to engage in public work and help civilians.
17:39 Kiev would like to see Israel as one of the guarantors of an international agreement on security guarantees for Ukraine after the end of the war with Russia, and also hopes for Israel's effective mediating role in ending the war, Yermak said during a conversation with the Israeli media.
17:33 Johnson at an informal meeting at the NATO summit called on the leaders of the alliance to significantly increase lethal assistance to Ukraine, writes The Guardian.
17:30 The Rada exempted all imports of goods from duties and VAT for the period of the war.
17:19 Zelensky warned the G7 that after the end of the war between Ukraine and Russia, a global food crisis and political destabilization will come.
17:17 The occupying forces in the occupied territories seize and destroy Ukrainian literature and history textbooks, the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense reports. Such cases have already been recorded in Luhansk, Donetsk, Chernihiv and Sumy regions.
17:07 A large gathering of pensioners was recorded in Genichesk the day before in the Ukraine cinema. Local residents said that the Russian military encouraged pensioners to come and apply for a pension of 10,000 rubles.
17:02 Belarusian oppositionist Pavel Latushko says that Lukashenko is taking a very big risk today and understands this. Therefore, he increased his security by 30%, stopped helicopter flights to the southern regions.
"There is information that Russia is ready to use the military generals of Belarus to eliminate Lukashenko in case of his disobedience," the politician said. He added that Lukashenka is afraid that the Belarusian soldiers, having crossed the border with Ukraine, will turn their weapons against him or surrender.
17:00 Johnson offered to give Ukraine Euro 2028 in response to Russia's intention to apply to host the European Championship in 2028.
16:54 Russia introduces the ruble in the occupied Ukrainian territories, according to the Center for Counteracting Disinformation under the National Security and Defense Council. To do this, the occupier restricts the import of hryvnia cash, draws up a list of persons who receive pensions and social benefits, transfers the calculation for petty trade to the ruble.
16:48 The first full-fledged exchange of prisoners of war in the 10 to 10 format took place between Ukraine and Russia today, Vereshchuk said.
In addition, according to her, today Ukraine sent 11 Russian civilian sailors to the Russians, who were rescued from a flooded ship near Odessa. As a result of this exchange, 19 Ukrainian civilian sailors return home from the rescue ship Sapphire, captured by the invaders while trying to take the Ukrainian military from Zmeiny Island. Under the terms of the exchange, the rescue ship itself will also be returned to Ukraine and sent to a port in Turkey.
16:47 The Rada has toughened responsibility for collaborationism: now for cooperation with the aggressor state, it is provided from 10 to 12 years in prison with a ban on holding a number of positions in the future.
16:45 Russia is looking for a pretext for the use of chemical and biological weapons in Ukraine , Stoltenberg said. He stressed that the accusations of the Russian Federation against Ukraine and NATO allies in the preparation of the use of chemical and biological weapons are "absolutely false."
16:39 Speakers of the parliaments of Ukraine, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania signed a joint statement, which agreed to join efforts to stop Russian aggression and restore security in Europe.
The statement, in particular, emphasizes the need to grant Ukraine the status of an EU candidate country, introduce a no-fly zone and a complete trade embargo against Russia, increase arms supplies, etc.
16:28 The Rada voted for the introduction of criminal liability for photographing and video filming the movements of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Punishment - from three years to 12 years in prison.
16:06 The US Treasury announced that the current sanctions now apply to any transactions with gold, if they are connected with the Central Bank of the Russian Federation.
16:05 NATO leaders in a statement following the extraordinary summit "strongly condemned" Russia's invasion of Ukraine: "We call on President Putin to immediately stop this war and withdraw its armed forces from Ukraine, and also call on Belarus to stop its complicity in accordance with the Resolution on aggression against Ukraine, adopted by the UN General Assembly on March 2, 2022".
16:00 NATO countries have strengthened their own defense against potential chemical, biological and nuclear threats, the Secretary General said.
15:58 EMERCOM of the Russian Federation announced the start of lump-sum payments in the amount of 10,000 rubles to pensioners and state employees "in the liberated territories of Ukraine."
15:50 Biden said at the NATO summit that the alliance will increase the volume of military assistance to Ukraine, give it additional weapons systems, including air defense systems.
15:49 The official representative of the White House said at the NATO summit that the United States is working on the supply of anti-ship missiles to Ukraine.
15:44 Johnson announced that the UK will provide Ukraine with another 6,000 combat missiles in addition to the 4,000 NLAW and Javelin already delivered.
Also, Ukraine will be provided with 25 million pounds sterling as financial support for the military. Another £400m has been earmarked for humanitarian and economic aid.
15:42 Stoltenberg rejected Poland's proposal to send peacekeeping troops to Ukraine, arguing that NATO does not want a direct clash with Russia.
15:27 An unexploded Smerch projectile was found at the site of a nuclear facility in the Kharkiv region . It is impossible to neutralize it due to constant hostilities. From today, the nuclear installation was transferred to a deep subcritical state.
15:26 In the forests of the Chernihiv region, the Ukrainian military knocked out at least two Tigers, a tank and a KamAZ, the Pivnich operational command reported.
15:25 The United States has imposed sanctions against dozens of Russian defense companies, 328 State Duma deputies, as well as against the State Duma as a whole.
15:24 NATO leaders agreed to strengthen the eastern wing of the alliance by deploying four battle groups in Romania, Bulgaria, Hungary and Slovakia. They also decided to strengthen support for Ukraine, including in defense against chemical, nuclear and cyber threats.
15:22 Stoltenberg said he would remain as NATO Secretary General for another year due to the situation in Ukraine. His term expired on September 30, and he had already been appointed head of the Norwegian Central Bank.
15:18 In Kharkiv, near Akademika Pavlova Street, Russians from long-range weapons fired at the New Post office, near which Kharkiv residents received humanitarian aid. According to the head of the regional administration Oleg Sinegubov, according to preliminary data, six civilians were killed and another 15 were injured.
15:08 Poland is preparing a state program and will attract EU funding for the construction of housing for Ukrainian refugees.
15:07 Borrell believes that the course of the Russian invasion of Ukraine will be decided in the next 15 days.
15:04 Johnson said that Putin has long crossed the red line, in connection with which the international community will increase pressure on him. The Kremlin called Johnson the most anti-Russian Western politician.
14:55 Zelensky offered Sweden to take patronage over any Ukrainian city, region or industry for recovery after the Russian invasion.
14:41 In the Kherson direction this morning, air defense crews of the Ground Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine eliminated four K-52 helicopters of the RF Armed Forces, the Ministry of Defense reported.
14:20 France will allocate 500,000 euros to investigate war crimes committed by Russia in Ukraine. The investigation is being conducted by the International Criminal Court.
14:13 According to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, over the past two weeks, more than 20 enterprises of the military-industrial complex of the Russian Federation were forced to completely or partially suspend their activities due to the lack of components and parts. In particular, the production of aircraft missiles at the Vympel enterprise was suspended.
14:11 The military-political leadership of the Russian Federation decided to adjust plans for further military operations in Ukraine due to the fact that the goals set before the start of the war with Ukraine were not achieved on time, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reports.
14:08 MEPs call for a complete embargo on trade in oil, gas and coal with Russia and Belarus. They addressed their appeal to the head Charles Michel, Macron, Ursula von der Leyen and Borrell.
14:06 A car of Russian invaders is driving in Mariupol and announcing over the loudspeaker that Zaporozhye no longer accepts refugees and that they need to go to Russia, and also that "Odessa has already been taken." The City Council says this is disinformation.
14:05 To cordon off Kiev, Russia is transferring weapons and equipment to Belarus and Crimea. At the same time, the Russian Federation began to realize that the available forces and means are not enough to "defend" and hold the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine, the General Staff reports.
14:00 In Izyum, there may be more than 30 people under the rubble, rescuers cannot reach them without special equipment, Deputy Mayor Vladimir Matsokin said.
13:49 Zelensky addressed the Swedish Parliament and thanked the country for being one of the first to come to the aid of Ukraine.
13:36 Fighting continues in the Kiev region, in some communities there is a humanitarian catastrophe. The Russian invaders completely isolated Slavutych, said the head of the OVA Alexander Pavlyuk.
According to him, a humanitarian catastrophe arose in the Vyshgorod (Ivankovskaya, Dymerskaya, Polesskaya communities) and Buchansky (Klavdiev-Tarasovo, Severinovka, Berezovka, Nikolaevka) districts. Fighting continues in Yasnogorodka (Fastovsky district), Makarovskaya, Buchanskaya, Irpenskaya, Dmitrovskaya communities (Buchansky district).
13:19 Peskov confirmed media reports that the oligarch Abramovich took part in the initial stage of organizing Ukrainian-Russian negotiations.
13:11 France is increasing the readiness of its nuclear forces in response to Russian threats. In particular, three French nuclear missile submarines were simultaneously deployed to the sea for the first time in 30 years, writes The Times.
13:09 Another group of Russian propagandists arrived at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant captured by the Russians to shoot a fake "movie" about the operation of the station. In this way, the invaders want to convince the IAEA of the "normality" of nuclear terrorism and hide the real state of affairs with radiation leaks and environmental pollution, Energoatom says.
12:53 The Russian army is pushed aside on border of the Nikolaev and Kherson regions, Vitaly Kim reported.
12:51 Podolyak said that the Russians are trying to move the war into a protracted phase. The reason is too high losses, as well as the lack of significant progress in all directions. Thus, the leadership of the Russian Federation is trying to reduce the number of losses to an "acceptable" level.
12:41 Zelensky: "Never again, I ask you, never tell us that our army does not meet NATO standards. We have shown what our standards are capable of. And how much we can give to common security in Europe and the world."
Zelensky delivered a video message at the NATO summit. In particular, he recalled that Ukraine applied to the alliance with a request to provide 1% of all its tanks and aircraft. “But they didn’t give us a single one ... This is the worst thing during the war - not to have clear answers to requests for help,” he said.
12:35 Ukrainians deported to the Russian Federation are offered employment in Sakhalin , according to the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense. Ukrainians are offered official employment through employment centers. Those who agree receive documents prohibiting travel from Russian regions for two years.
According to intelligence, in the filtration camp in Dokuchaevsk, Donetsk region, where the civilian population is massively delivered, employees of the FSB of the Russian Federation are working. Their goal is to search for citizens who participated in the ATO / JFO, the Ukrainian military and law enforcement officers. Then people are transported to the Russian Federation, in particular, to Taganrog and the Krasnodar Territory.
12:18 Russian troops and the "LNR" entrenched themselves in Rubizhne, entered Popasna, but did not completely occupy them, said the head of the Luhansk regional military administration, Sergei Gaidai.
11:50 An emergency NATO summit starts in Brussels to discuss Russian aggression and assistance to Ukraine.
11:48 The Ukrainian Institute of Mass Information has counted 148 crimes committed by Russian invaders against journalists. In particular, as of March 24, five journalists were killed while performing their professional duties, seven were injured, and one was missing. At least six cases of journalists being taken hostage and ill-treated by Russians are known.
11:46 A Russian warship fired five shots from onboard artillery along the coast of the Odessa region in the morning, Vladislav Nazarov, officer of the Pivden operational command, said. According to him, in this way the enemy continues to exert psychological pressure on the inhabitants of Odessa and the region. None of the projectiles hit the target.
11:43 In Melitopol, the invaders are forcing teachers to resume the educational process in schools in Russian. They go around every school and persuade teachers to begin the educational process in Russian on April 1 according to an incomprehensible program, Mayor Ivan Fedorov said.
11:40 am In downtown New York City Mayor Eric Adams, together with Ukrainian Consul General Oleksiy Golubov, raised the national flag of Ukraine. It will flutter over the metropolis until the victory over the Russian invaders.
11:37 Poland has blocked the bank accounts of the Russian embassy due to the financing of terrorism, the ambassador said.
11:36 Great Britain imposed sanctions against the Ministry of Defense of Belarus and the Minsk Tractor Plant.
11:31 Residents of the Left Bank district of Mariupol are forcibly evacuated to Russia, the City Council reports. About 15,000 people fell under illegal deportation. This is half of all the remaining residents in the area.
Passports and other documents are taken away from people, delivered to the so-called filtration camps, and from there they are then redistributed to various remote cities of Russia. According to the City Council, about 6,000 Mariupol residents have already been forcibly taken to the territory of the occupier.
At the same time, the Russians are blocking humanitarian corridors for the exit of Mariupol residents to the territory controlled by Ukraine.
11:14 Great Britain imposed sanctions on 59 individuals from Russia, including Gref, Khasis and Tinkov. Sanctions have also been imposed against a number of banks and companies, including Gazprombank, Rosselkhozbank, Alfa-Bank, as well as Russian Railways, Alrosa, RusHydro, RVC.
11:11 The US and the EU are close to an agreement to reduce Europe's dependence on Russian energy resources. According to Bloomberg, the United States is ready to supply Europe with natural gas and hydrogen, but their volumes, pricing and other details of the deal are still unknown.
11:08 In the direction of Bucha - Gostomel - Irpen, the Ukrainian military "horseshoe" covered two and a half Russian brigades. "Fire control of our artillery over supply routes is gradually being established there," Arestovich said.
11:01 In Chernihiv, the cemetery does not accommodate such a number of those who died from the Russian invasion. The bodies of the dead are kept in morgues and refrigerators longer than usual, people are also buried in old cemeteries that have not been used for a long time, Mayor Vladislav Atroshenko said.
11:00 Anonymous hackers said they "broke down" the Russian sites Auchan, Leroy Marlin and Decathlon.
10:56 Kiev is negotiating security guarantees with the United States, Britain, Germany, France and Turkey , Kuleba said.
10:50 In the north of Ukraine, a support column of Russian invaders was partially destroyed, partially captured, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported.
10:48 Kuleba on Russia's demand to pay for oil and gas in rubles: "If any EU country bows before Putin's humiliating demands to pay for oil and gas in rubles, it will be the same as helping Ukraine with one hand and helping Russians kill Ukrainians another. I call on countries to make wise and responsible choices."
10:45 Deputy Defense Minister Anna Malyar called the destruction of the Orsk ship of the Russian Black Sea Fleet in Berdyansk "a huge goal." According to her, there is no data yet on what exactly was on board the destroyed ship, but its carrying capacity made it possible to transport up to 20 tanks, 45 armored personnel carriers or 400 paratroopers.
10:34 Japan's largest oil refineries Eneos and Idemitsu will not import Russian oil after the completion of current contracts.
10:28 Russian troops fired missiles at the most densely populated district of Akhtyrka, Sumy region, at night, There are dead, Mayor Pavel Kuzmenko said.
10:17 Russian media write that in addition to the destroyed ship Orsk of the Black Sea Fleet, several more ships were damaged. In particular, there was a fire on the large landing ship Saratov, the Kunikov. Novocherkassk Airborne Forces also fled, which also received damage and losses among the crews (11 wounded, three dead).
10:01 Reznikov warns that the Russian military machine will not stop "until it chokes on the blood of its soldiers," although Russian society is intimidated and passive.
"Our only way is to withstand the invasion of Mordor. Through pain, fear, losses. Through all the trials... Our army has survived and is being strengthened by the reserve. It is holding back the enemy and moving on to active defense," the minister said.
09:48 The concentration of harmful substances in the air of Kiev as of 8:00 on March 24 was 13 times higher than the norm recommended by WHO. According to the KSCA, on both banks there is a high content of fine dust. At the same time, exceeding the maximum permissible concentrations has not yet been found.
09:36 At night, the center of Kharkov was shelled by Caliber missiles fired from ships of the Black Sea Fleet of the Russian Federation, Oleg Sinegubov, head of the region, said. According to him, Izyum remains the critical point.
09:27 The UN said that on the territory of the Donetsk region more than 200,000 people do not have access to water.
09:09 A team of national security officials at the White House, the Tiger Team, is preparing scenarios for a US response in the event that Russia uses chemical, biological or nuclear weapons, writes NYT. It also considers possible response scenarios in case the Russian Federation invades neighboring countries, including Moldova and Georgia.
09:01 The French authorities have detained two yachts that are associated with Russian billionaire Alexei Kuzmichev, local publications report. The cost of the yachts La Petite Ourse and La Grande Ourse is estimated at 20 and 50 million euros.
09:00 The General Staff announced the estimated losses of the enemy on the morning of March 24:
personnel - about 15,800 people,
tanks - 530,
armored fighting vehicles - 1597,
artillery systems - 280,
MLRS - 82,
air defense systems - 47,
aircraft - 108,
helicopters - 124,
automotive equipment - 1033,
ships/boats - four,
tanks with fuel and lubricants - 72,
UAV operational-tactical level - 50,
special equipment - 16.
08:50 The Navy of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reports that the Russian landing ship Orsk has been destroyed in the port of Berdyansk.
08:45 In the port of Berdyansk, the large landing ship Orsk of the Russian Black Sea Fleet is on fire. According to preliminary information, there was fuel for Russian troops blocking Mariupol. Locals write that there was also an ammunition depot there.
08:23 Residents of the city of Berdyansk in the Zaporozhye region publish photos and videos of a large-scale fire in the local port on social networks and report strong explosions.
08:14 Russian Deputy Ambassador to the UN Dmitry Polyansky said that the Russian Federation retains the right to use nuclear weapons if NATO "provokes" Moscow.
08:07 The Ukrainian military is conducting successful counterattacks near Kiev, UK intelligence reported. "It is likely that successful counterattacks by Ukraine will undermine the ability of Russian forces to reorganize and resume the offensive against Kyiv," the intelligence service said.
08:04 Russian troops launched rocket attacks on the Luhansk region at night and subjected the region to phosphorus bombardment, said the head of the UVA, Sergei Gaidai. Four people were killed, including two children, and six more were injured.
07:40 Russia fired more than 1,200 missiles at Ukraine, the Pentagon reported. The occupiers still have a significant number of ground-launched cruise missiles, short-range and medium-range ballistic missiles.
07:37 The Pentagon says that the United States tried for a month to organize negotiations with Shoigu and Gerasimov, but the Russian side rejected all proposals.
07:00 Japan will provide Ukraine with an additional $100 million in humanitarian aid, double emergency loans to Ukraine to $200 million, and send its medics to support Ukrainian refugees in Poland and other neighboring countries.
06:33 At one of the airfields of the occupied Melitopol, Russian troops are building a military base, Mayor Ivan Fedorov said.
05:26 Ukraine notified the IAEA about the fires in the Chernobyl exclusion zone, in connection with which the organization expressed its readiness to help secure Ukrainian nuclear facilities.
04:11 The number of Ukrainian refugees has exceeded 3.6 million people, the UN reported.
03:00 During the day on March 23, the anti-aircraft troops of Ukraine destroyed 11 enemy air targets - seven aircraft, a helicopter and a drone.
02:46 Anonymous hackers hacked the Central Bank of the Russian Federation and promised to publish more than 35,000 files with secret agreements within 48 hours.
01:18 Russia plans to arrange a "great terror" in occupied Kherson, kidnapping residents and transporting them across the Russian border, the Times writes, citing a letter allegedly written by an FSB officer.
01:05 The UN Security Council rejected a draft resolution submitted by Russia on the humanitarian situation in Ukraine, since it does not mention the role of the Russian Federation as the sole cause of this crisis. "We will not participate in this game," the US ambassador to the UN said.
00:51 Today, there are about 12,000 Russian soldiers in the Kiev region, Arestovich said.
00:34 Zelensky said that Russia has already begun to lobby for its interests - these are the interests of the war: "We know that they are working with some partners. We know that they want to pay off this topic. The topic of fighting against the war. But you need to pay off the war."
00:01 Ukrainian troops have moved the front line east of Kiev by 25-35 km, writes CNN, citing a source in the Pentagon.
[MilitaryLand] Another day of Russian invasion to Ukraine has passed by. Ukrainian resistance remains strong on all fronts, despite the air superiority of the enemy. Russian Army seems to prioritize Donbas area and focus its main forces there. Go to the site. They have improved greatly the graphics presentation of the maps.
The Russian forces NW of Kyiv are mostly from the Eastern Military District and Chayko is likely in charge of attempting to encircle Kyiv from the west. Those forces are not having much success, so I wouldn't be surprised if Chayko felt the need to be more hands-on. https://t.co/bMaJpFgkV1
#7
we take in several million have them carry pig iron clay and rancid meat by products and good bye doom and gloom! we send them back like mexicans they bring more and goodbye food shortages and gas we use nazi clayenthol after we suck the nutritional part out and HELL-OH GOOD TIMES!
#8
so since the united states is going to have aFOOD SHORTAGE are they going to starve them in camps like nazis? just saying should they be sent to a country that can feed them? we could give them pounds of crack speed and meth and free government crack pipes and model the labor force like CHINA!
[Insider] Intercepted radio transmissions reveal Russians ordered troops in Ukraine to target residential areas, the New York Times reported.
Audio from the unsecured radio networks obtained by The Times show Russian troops discussing targets while advancing on the Ukrainian town of Makariv on February 27.
In one bit of radio chatter, a Russian is heard ordering a military member to "cover" residential areas "with artillery" once the "property" is removed, according to The Times' translation.
A Russian who identifies himself in the recording as "Yug-95" told soldier "Buran-30" that a "decision has been made to remove the first 'property' from the residential area," according to a translation by the New York Times.
He then instructed the soldier to "cover the residential area with artillery," The Times reported.
He repeated the orders twice, The Times reported.
New York Times journalist Christiaan Triebert reported that "property" was likely code for "Russian personnel or equipment."
[MSN] Repeated attempts by the United States’ top defense and military leaders to speak with their Russian counterparts have been rejected by Moscow for the last month, leaving the world’s two largest nuclear powers in the dark about explanations for military movements and raising fears of a major miscalculation or battlefield accident.
Since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Gen. Mark A. Milley, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, have tried to set up phone calls with Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu and Gen. Valery Gerasimov but the Russians “have so far declined to engage,” said Pentagon spokesman John Kirby in a statement Wednesday.
The attempted calls by Austin and Milley, which have not previously been reported, come as Russia conducts operations near the borders of NATO members Poland and Romania while the United States and its European allies conduct air-policing operations over the Baltic Sea and pour weapons and equipment into Ukraine by ground transport.
Moscow and Washington maintain a deconfliction channel but current and former officials say contact from higher-ranking military leaders is needed to avoid unnecessary escalation or confusion.
“There is a high risk of escalation without the firebreak of direct contact between the most senior officials,” said James Stavridis, who served as the Supreme Allied Commander at NATO from 2009 to 2013. “Very young people are flying in jets, operating warships, and conducting combat operations in the Ukrainian war. They are not seasoned diplomats, and their actions in the heat of operations can be misunderstood.”
#4
But Russia is not fighting Washington, or a NATO ally. Instead Washington is just butting in as usual. Trying to hold economies to ransom over some egocentric powerplay by a comedian backed by rich NWO cultists. Why would they pick up the phone? And how do we know for certain that Milley and Austin are even trying? They serve liars and are liars.
I repeat. Russia is not at war with America. Or even challenging their allies. Or in any conflict of interest over economic or strategic balance. It is trying to prevent an unfair tipping of the balance of power. Something the US has done more times than necessary in all continents. It's not about rebuilding a Soviet union or subjecting innocent people to misery. More misery than the collateral in Ukraine is being threatened by sanctions on countries not involved in this mess. It is the same cancel culture applied in macro. "Denounce Russia with us or else!" Like "Accept that Democrats law or else!"
The Biden establishment is dragging America into craziness. And for those who think it's not Biden against Russia, ask yourselves if Trump would have bothered to go this far. If he was in office NATO would have never considered expanding. Trump would never fall into this "lets you and him fight" game Soros has put everyone in.
#5
#2 Isn't it illegal for generals to conduct their own diplomacy with other generals? If it's not, it should be.
Posted by: Omomolet Phutch9064 2022-03-25 03:04
...This is actually something we've been doing for years, all quite officially and above board. It didn't get a bad name until that fu@kwit Milley decided to go making phone calls on his own indicating that he didn't support his own CoC. Should have been relieved and court-martialed on the spot, pour encourager les autres.
Mike
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Are we sure the Russian generals refused? They might have been killed in the field.
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They know Vlad's losing, paranoid, and monitoring their comms. Why would they commit "suicide"?
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Funny that Russia's replacing its failed generals and improving its officer ranks while America's military is stuck with corrupt and stupid incompetents like Milley who obsess over political correctness
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#12
And Biden gets snubbed by Saudi Arabia! What is the common denominator here? It couldn't be that DC is viewed as being full of weak fools. No, I'm sure that's not it.
#13
I repeat. Russia is not at war with America. Or even challenging their allies. Or in any conflict of interest over economic or strategic balance. It is trying to prevent an unfair tipping of the balance of power. Something the US has done more times than necessary in all continents.
Yeah, but it's OK when we do it because...because...well, shut up you traitor!
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To be fair, there is a cadre within the US military literally cutting their balls off to show loyalty.
[aisraelTimes] Four Russian agents have been indicted in the United States for hacking attacks targeting the energy sector around the world, including a US nuclear power operator, the Justice Department says.
The Russian hackers targeted thousands of computers at hundreds of companies in 135 countries between 2012 and 2018, the department says. It is not immediately clear if Israel is among the countries targeted.
The Justice Department says the targets included a nuclear power facility in the US state of Kansas.
A Saudi petrochemical plant was also attacked in 2017 using the type of malware attributed to the Russian hackers.
According to the Justice Department, the Russians were employed by a Russian Ministry of Defense research institute and Russia’s Federal Security Service ... the successor to the KGB... (FSB).
The unsealing of the indictments comes three days after US President Joe The Big Guy Biden ...46th president of the U.S. The very model of probity, except maybe for abandoning Afghanistan... warned of a growing Russian cyber threat against US businesses in response to Western sanctions on Russia for its invasion of Ukraine.
[Daily Mail, where America gets its news] A Russian man accused of orchestrating an online marketplace where thousands of stolen login details and compromised accounts were sold has been indicted in Texas.
Igor Dekhtyarchuk, 23, stands accused of operating a cyber-criminal marketplace known as Marketplace A, which since 2018 has supported the sale of more than 48,000 compromised email accounts and more than 39,000 compromised online accounts according to the indictment.
Dekhtyarchuk's marketplace also sold authentication tools that 'allowed transnational organized crime and other cyber criminals to unlawfully access the online accounts of victims located around the world', according to the FBI ...Formerly one of the world's premier criminal investigation organizations, something for a nation to be proud of. Now it's a political arm of the Deep State oligarchy that is willing to trump up charges, suppress evidence, or take out insurance policies come election time... Dekhtyarchuk, who operates under the hacking alias 'Floraby', began advertising the sale of compromised account data in Russian-language hacker forums in April 2018 and opened Marketplace A in May 2018, a Department of Justice (DOJ) statement said.
The Russian hacker was indicted on March 16 in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, on charges of Wire Fraud, Access Device Fraud and Aggravated Identity Theft, and a federal warrant was issued for his arrest last Thursday.
His current whereabouts are unknown, although the wanted poster issued by the FBI said Dekhtyarchuk was previously a student at Ural State University in Yekaterinburg, Russia, and was last known to reside in Kamensk-Uralsky, Sverdlovsk Oblast.
The hacker is now on the FBI's Cyber Most Wanted List.
#1
Unintended consequences as they say. Biden seems to keep shooting himself in the foot in everything he does. Movement away from the dollar will have dramatic impact in our dealings with the world. The new world order for Western civilizations only.
#3
That's the thing about these deliberately caused disruptions. Frequently people discover that these institutions, once thought essential, are actually not needed and were never required in the first place.
#4
#1 Agree 100%. Biden got all emotional, or maybe stampeded by CNN, and abruptly took action without ever considering what the consequences might be.
Again, the dumbest businessman knows you don't encourage your competition, much less give them a monopoly in any area at all.
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Unintended consequences as they say. Biden seems to keep shooting himself in the foot in everything he does. Movement away from the dollar will have dramatic impact in our dealings with the world. The new world order for Western civilizations only.
A world in which the dollar isn't the primary reserve currency is one where its value goes down and US exports surge. That's not a bad thing at all.
It’s completely feasible to move to another reserve currency. All they need is a country willing to play the patsy - to absorb the cost of large and ongoing trade deficits. If China is willing to hollow out its industry in order to make the yuan a significant reserve currency, that should be entertaining to watch. Note that Germany, Japan and Switzerland, some of the candidates for reserve currency boltholes, have negative interest rates for this very reason - to discourage foreigners from parking their cash there. Reserve currency status artificially jacks up your currency and makes your exports less competitive.
The Chinese want the buying power of reserve currency status without taking the trade deficits that go with that buying power. Here’s a hint. It doesn’t work that way.
There’s another big issue - the country with the biggest economy naturally has the biggest currency exchange volumes. That makes its currency exchange trades the ones with the lowest bid-ask spreads. If you use a different currency, one party has to be willing to accept the additional costs from that arrangement. If the Saudis are willing to accept a lower price from the Chinese, or the Chinese are willing to pay a higher price, maybe this will work out to everyone’s satisfaction.
But someone in there is getting the short end of the stick vs working with the dollar. The real bottom line is that people use the dollar not because they like Americans. They use the dollar for the same reason they use iOS or Android phones - they offer the most bang for the buck. Whether operating system or currency, their association with the US has only the barest relationship to the reason people use them.
The dollar is the reserve currency of choice for two reasons - the size of the economy and the fact that unlike Japan, Germany and Switzerland, we don’t charge people interest to park their reserves in dollars to discourage them from doing so. The yuan will *never* be a reserve currency. They don’t want the trade deficits, and no one trusts them.
The Chinese king (Trump’s verbiage in frank conversation with Xi) wiped out $100b is American stockholder value by declaring Chinese for-profit education companies listed on US exchanges non-profits. I wouldn’t trust Xi with the loose change from a trip to the grocery store, never mind a nation’s forex reserves.
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This optimism is misplaced. Developing countries need a cheap currency to boost their exports, but the United States as the most advanced economy and the owner of the reserve currency needs a strong dollar. The US relies heavily on the dollar's reserve currency status to exert its influence over the global financial system and as a stick in its foreign policy.
The US uses the dollar as a weapon: when nations behave in ways the US disapproves of, the US seizes (i.e. steals) their dollar based assets, cuts them off from the US markets and/or banking system, imposes punitive sanctions to make their people's (though not their corrupt leaders') lives difficult.
One should not underestimate the amount of resentment and bitterness that US sanctions have caused many different nations around the world over the past several decades. (Indians are not alone in tasting this bitter fruit. US sanctions on India in 1998 set back US diplomatic efforts by more than a decade.)
When the dollar ceases to be the reserve currency at some point during the next 5-15 years, American power and influence will shrink considerably.
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This optimism is misplaced. Developing countries need a cheap currency to boost their exports, but the United States as the most advanced economy and the owner of the reserve currency needs a strong dollar. The US relies heavily on the dollar's reserve currency status to exert its influence over the global financial system and as a stick in its foreign policy.
Indian thought about just everything suffers from the cargo cult fallacy. Real cart before the horse stuff. It's the equivalent of saying that people are rich because they drive luxury cars. The US doesn't *need* the dollar to be the major reserve currency.
It puts up with the costs imposed upon it for by that status out of habit because it has done so since the end of WWII. The US economy has been the largest in the world for literally 100 years. It allows the rest of the world to use the dollar as a reserve currency as a favor. If these other countries shift to another currency, the US economy will become even bigger, as the drag of an overvalued currency will no longer hamper its largest exporters.
In a sense, the dollar's reserve currency status is a lot like Pax Americana. We police the world because we've done so for a good long while. Some people have taken this to mean that we do so because it's essential to the nation's economic standing. Actually - the reverse is true. If we stopped policing the world, the nation's wealth would grow. The problem? The potential re-occurrence of another WWII - a knock-down drag-out war* that spends all the savings we accumulated over a century in a single digit number of years. And this time, with nuclear-armed adversaries.
* WWII used up 2 years of economic output. That's 2% of GDP for 100 years. Doesn't sound like much, and it isn't. The problem? We also lost 400,000 Americans in the prime of their lives - mostly 18-28 year olds.
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Re India and cargo cultism - that is pretty much why India remains one of the poorest countries on Earth despite a treasure trove of human talent. China, which shares that abundance, also underuses that talent, thanks to the classic problem of dictators having free rein to cater to their personal whims instead of the Western market of ideas informing all key political decisions. However, the fact that India remains so underdeveloped is truly amazing, given that it never went through the wrenching ideological and economic dislocations that China did.
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The US economy has beenwas the largest in the world for literally 100 years.
I understand national pride. You have much to be proud of but the American Century is over. It ended with the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the Biden Administration's foolish and self-destructive sanctions on Russia.
The consequences are obvious to everyone: an end to US unipolar hegemony and the rise of a multipolar interstate system, and an end to the American-led globalized economy and a continuing increase in trade flows not denominated in dollars.
Perhaps the US and Western Europe will draw closer, but the rest of the world (aside from Japan) does not share in America's desire to make Russia into a "pariah state" and will defeat US sanctions in due course.
In the opinion of this citizen, the interstate highway system is one of the more useful things the US Government ever did. A multi-polar interstate system would be totally cool. Imagine being able to drive to Siberia or Australia!
#12
US-led globalization is over. Enjoy your nostalgic memories but America's investment banking leaders know it and have already moved on. This is just the beginning:
Excellent! This is the kind of "think local, source locally" mentality that Americans would do well to adopt. Trade among your own states. Perhaps the UK and Israel can be added as the 51st and 52nd states.
Take care of your backyard, stop meddling and dictating to other nations, and let the rising nations of the world keep rising without the threat of heavy-handed US dollar diplomacy.
Containerships full to the gunwhales
With cash for the Chinese, [clean funnels!]
Whose bankers are dizzy
And coolies kept busy
With great-circle bridges and tunnels."
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Doesn't bother us, either. Why is this our business? We're the United States of America, not the World Police force. Mind our own damned business for once. No more wars.
#3
invading another sovereign nation
Like Iraq? Your lack of self-awareness is comical.
Did you even read what Edward Luce of the FT had to say?
Here, I'll summarise for you:
"the world’s ambivalence should give Biden and Europe food for thought. The west’s habitual tendency to claim moral leadership creates three problems.
First, it is hypocritical. US public opinion paid little attention to the horrific carnage in Syria, for which Assad is primarily culpable. Thousands of civilians died in Iraq and Afghanistan from US munitions.
A second point is that the west is rash to assume its values are universal. The US this week designated what Myanmar did to its Rohingya minority as genocide. Though Myanmar, unlike Ukraine, is in India’s neighbourhood, Narendra Modi, India’s Hindu nationalist prime minister, made only token protests. The fact that the Rohingya are Muslim undoubtedly influenced him.
A third is that much of the world resents western sanctions [which have] reminded others of the west’s capacity to punish those with whom it disagrees.
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"At the UN, 141 of 193 member states condemned Putin...but the 35 that abstained account for almost half the world’s population. That includes China, India, and South Africa. If you add those that voted with Russia, it comes to more than half."
[AnNahar] President Vladimir Putin ...President-for-Life of Russia. He gets along well with other presidents for life. He is credited with bringing political stability and re-establishing something like the rule of law, which occasionally results in somebody dropping dead from poisoning by polonium or other interesting substance. Under Putin, a new group of business magnates controlling significant swathes of Russia's economy has emerged, all of whom have close personal ties to him. The old bunch, without close personal ties to Putin, are in jail or in exile or dead from poisoning by polonium or other interesting substances... plans to attend a G20 summit later this year in Indonesia, Moscow's envoy said Wednesday, dismissing suggestions Russia could be excluded from the group over the war in Ukraine.
A day earlier, the United States indicated it would consult allies over Russia's membership in international forums to increase pressure over the invasion of Ukraine, which has prompted a refugee crisis in Europa ...the land mass occupying the space between the English Channel and the Urals, also known as Moslem Lebensraum... and roiled global markets.
Russian Ambassador to Indonesia Lyudmila Vorobieva said G20 host Jakarta had already invited Putin to the November heads of state summit in Bali.
"It will depend on many things, including the Covid situation that is getting better. But, so far yes, the intention is [for Putin] to come," she told news hounds on Wednesday.
Vorobieva said there have been attempts by Western countries to expel Russia from world organizations, including the Group of 20 major economies, calling it a "disproportionate" reaction.
Russia, she added, appreciates Indonesia's "firm position", after Jakarta repeatedly said the forum was for resolving economic problems.
China on Wednesday also dismissed suggestions Russia could be excluded, saying the country was an "important member" of the G20.
Beijing has provided a level of diplomatic protection as Russia finds itself increasingly isolated, and its economy tied up by Western sanctions.
"The G20 is the main forum for international economic cooperation," Chinese foreign ministry front man Wang Wenbin told news hounds.
"Russia is an important member, and no member has the right to expel another country."
Indonesia, which currently holds the rotating presidency of the G20, has said it will keep the November forum focused on its initial objectives, implying it was planning to keep Russia's invasion of Ukraine largely off the agenda.
"Of course, the expulsion of Russia from this kind of forum will not help these economic problems to be resolved. On the contrary, without Russia, it will be difficult," said Vorobieva.
"We really hope that the Indonesian government will not give in to the horrible pressure that is being applied to not only Indonesia, but so many countries in the world by the West."
White House National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan on Tuesday said Washington would consult with allies about Russia's G20 membership.
"We believe that it cannot be business as usual for Russia in international institutions and in the international community," he told a press briefing.
Russia was previously indefinitely suspended from the smaller Group of Eight major economies in 2014 over the annexation of Crimea from Ukraine. The grouping was renamed the G7.
[BGR] We finally have our first James Webb image. At least, the first in-focus image that James Webb Space Telescope has produced. NASA released the image on March 16, 2022, and shared that all critical mirror alignment steps have been completed.
In this first James Webb image, we can see a central star, shining brightly in the photo. The star is encircled by dots, lines, and spirals. Each of these represents a star or galaxy in the background. It’s a breathtaking view, and one that showcases just what makes the James Webb such a promising piece of tech for exploring space.
Next, they’ll need to align the other instruments together, too. NASA says these adjustments will take place over the next six weeks. During that time the team will align the Near-Infrared Spectrograph, Mid-Infrared Instrument, and New Infrared imager and Slitless Spectrograph further. The team will then make final alignment changes before putting the James Webb to work.
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Yay! Looking forward to what this thing can do.
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I'm pretty sure that the science/engineering/mathmatics skills of those who need to define their gender and pronouns before every presentation won't be creating anything actually advancing hard science.
A multi-volume chronology and reference guide set detailing three years of the Mexican Drug War between 2010 and 2012.
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[Yahoo] Moscow signalled on Friday it was scaling back its ambitions in Ukraine to focus on territory claimed by Russian-backed separatists as Ukrainian forces went on the offensive to recapture towns on the outskirts of the capital Kyiv.
[PJMedia] Joe Biden was at NATO Headquarters in Brussels, Belgium on Thursday, where he made a rather troubling remark during a press conference regarding Russia’s potential use of chemical weapons against Ukraine.
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...46th president of the U.S. The very model of probity, except maybe for abandoning Afghanistan...
...Formerly one of the world's premier criminal investigation organizations, something for a nation to be proud of. Now it's a political arm of the Deep State oligarchy that is willing to trump up charges, suppress evidence, or take out insurance policies come election time...
...the land mass occupying the space between the English Channel and the Urals, also known as Moslem Lebensraum...
[BGR] We finally have our first James Webb image. At least, the first in-focus image that James Webb Space Telescope has produced. NASA released the image on March 16, 2022, and shared that all critical mirror alignment steps have been completed.
