This is a modified "Family Circus" cartoon. The original cartoon had Jeffy saying "Dolly hit me back!" I obtained the Putin head from Pixabay and pasted it onto the body of Jeffy.
STUPID RUSSIANS REJOY THE DEATH OF PEOPLE| - YouTube
This is a video made today by Volodymyr Zolkin strolling in downtown Kyiv, taunting the RussianSheep. Of those 71 missiles launched only 30 hit in country.
Sir Lawrence Freedman, a retired professor of war studies at King's College London, feels the Russian troops could now be "in a great deal of trouble" following the explosion.
He has been telling BBC Radio 4's Today Programme: "The Ukrainians haven't just targeted territory or [carried out] attacks on individuals, they have attacked logistics, command and ammunition dumps.
"The Kerch Bridge itself is an example of that so that they [the Russians] have a problem of re-supply.
"Even when they've got an impressive group of soldiers who are still there, well armed and ready to fight back, they can't keep them going if they can't get stuff to them.
As I point out in comment below, here is today's news.
Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Friday he had spoken to Nike Inc and thanked the US sport manufacturer for making what he called the “right decision” to pull out of Russia.
“This is an example of how business can play a significant role in protecting humanity and freedom,” Reuters reported the Ukrainian president as saying in his nightly video address.
If a state chooses the path of terror, it is the duty of every self-respecting company to distance itself from such a state.
Nike told Reuters in June that it was making a full exit from Russia.
The Vatniks are begging them to stay. Putler, the Nazi vatnik leader, said
"Please don't leave us. We need your running shoes to safely leave Ukraine and Crimea. Taking too long to cross Kerch Bridge on foot may be dangerous. We want our glorious and victorious army home as soon as possible to help spread the news of deeds of heroism in Bucha, Izium, etc"
MOJAHED from Tornado"I DID NOT HAVE TO CUT YOU TO DEPOSE THE FATHER OF THE CHILD" @Zolkin Volodymyr - YouTube
September 16, 2022
If you never watch another video in your life, this is the last one you must watch.
The title translation is off the mark.
There is a lull where there is no translation from about the 16 min mark to about 21 min mark.
There is graphic graphic language.
Mojahed is a unit leader fighting for Ukrainians explaining to two Russian POWs why they are not dead and why they must fix themselves.
But, I swear, Mojahed, after years of fighting Russia and witnessing Russian atrocities, is not embittered but has a kind of glowing enlightenment that he shares with them and us.
Hungarian leader Viktor Orbán declares at CPAC that "a Christian politician cannot be racist"
August 4, 2022 Posted Sept 10, 2022
How Christians and Fascists justify one another - A Circle Jerk
I posted this here because more religious legislation delegitimizing schools to libraries to laws is coming on strong - same flowchart used to allow racism rather than actual history catapulting Glenn Youngkin into the Virginia governor's office.
Great Story, but if you scroll don't miss the next story how dRumPf reversed the Obama Landmine Ban nand gave the US the OK to start using landmines during War again ...because, "of course!"
Not a news item, and I’m certainly not in any way advocating for Ukraine to roll over - Russia invaded Ukraine FFS. But Russia has always reserved the right to use nukes if they are losing a war.
At some point I wonder when or if the stigma of using nuclear weapons becomes less than the thought of Putin losing the war as well as Crimea.
It is in the Ukrainian language of course but you can always choose to copy and paste the short summaries over to the Google Translate feature. It is quite reliable usually.
Even tho this is dated July 13, 2022, I thought the information filled in some blanks about current recruitment efforts & battalion numbers & sizes & chain of command issues -There are plenty of '- stans - countries' for PutinRussia to draw from ...
Ukraine refuses the enemy's request for a green corridor for thousands of soldiers to exit Kherson region. Ukraine demands their surrender of troops and equipment otherwise they will be eradicated.
This adds to the information from security researchers and various ministries of defence that a large portion of Russia's Kherson formations are surrounded and low on supplies.
Under the laws of war, there is no requirement for a force to give "safe passage" to another force. Surrender or be destroyed is an acceptable position.
I'm just hoping Putin doesn't have something "up his sleeve".
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Jul 17, 2022
From the Institute for the Study of War (July 16, 2022), tweet with a link to their analysis of the situation. We may be starting to get into the "Hitler in the bunker" situation of ordering phantom troops to take unrealistic objectives.
#Kharkiv Update: #Russian President Vladimir Putin may have ordered Russian forces to seize Kharkiv City and the rest of unoccupied Kharkiv Oblast despite the extreme improbability of success.
Russia, which says it does not target civilians ......................Turkey announces deal with Ukraine, Russia and UN aimed at resuming grain exports
When statements like these come out of PutinRussia I could just smack Putin.
He would say he only aims for the infrastructure that people use.
His brutality needs to be stopped - just like Khodorkovsky (below) states.
Russia made a rocket attack on the Port of Odessa, attacking the very grain storage which was supposed to be part of the UN/Turkey negotiated agreement.
Much like our very own criminal, Johnson, Putin makes deals in order to break them.
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July 9, 2022
A twenty-one tweet debunk of the supposed 300kg general called out of retirement to fight in Ukraine for Russia. After a bullshyte story published in a UK tabloid and picked up around the world by mainstream media, it turns out this guy has been identified. He's not in Ukraine, the original photograph was tracked down, and he mostly posts selfies on social media his time as a border guard at the Kazakhstan, along with inspirational quotes and recipes.
Remember this "exclusive" story in the Daily Star about "general Pavel", who was supposedly "dragged out of retirement" by Putin and sent to Ukraine? So yeah, turns out that's total bullshit.
@Lotte_Lambrecht and I found out who's _actually_ in this photo. Follow along!
Georgians Take To Streets Of Tbilisi In Pro-EU, Anti-Government Rally
TBILISI -- Tens of thousands of Georgians rallied on the streets of Tbilisi, angered by what the opposition sees as the government’s failure to make progress on reforms that can boost the Caucasus country’s hopes of joining the European Union.
Participants of the July 3 event, organized by the Shame civic movement and other pro-democracy groups, also displayed support for Ukraine in its war against Russia, which occupies segments of Georgian territory captured in a short 2008 war.
Ukraine war show US troops must prepare for electronic warfare attacks
Right now, the Russians have effectively put their jammers on blast so that regions of Eastern Ukraine are electromagnetic dead zones, where neither the Ukrainians nor Russians have access to communications, radars, and other sensors
Ukraine says its forces have forced Russian troops off Snake Island in the Black Sea, a claim Russia denied, with Moscow saying it withdrew its forces as a "gesture of goodwill" to show the country isn't impeding efforts to allow the export of agricultural products. "KABOOM! No Russian troops on the Snake Island anymore. Our Armed Forces did a great job," Andriy Yermak, the head of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy's office, wrote on Twitter, along with a a photo showing plumes of smoke rising from several parts of the a small but strategic outpost that was captured by Russia in the early days of its invasion.
The Russian Defense Ministry confirmed its troops had left the island, which it had been using as an outpost to supply anti-ship and antiaircraft missiles as well as radar systems to its forces, saying the withdrawal came after soldiers stationed there had carried out all of the duties they were tasked with. (more at the link)
I heard that in the next 24 hours, Putin-Russians set off 2 phosphorous bombs there to destroy equipment left by the 'vanished' flee-masters.
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July 2, 2022
In #Belarus, a group of senior military officers in a Special Forces unit, in the ranks from captain to colonel, reportedly signed an open letter to the de facto ruler Lukashenka, openly speaking against potential Belarusian participation in #Russia’s invasion of #Ukraine.
To summarise: Putin’s war in Ukraine is an illegal war of conquest; if Belarus joins in it would be a suicide due to sanctions and war; the officers are committed to defend the Motherland from foreign threats but not to take part in a barbaric war in another country.
Translation of the three-page letter in the Tweet.
TL;DR: The US Treasury Department allowed the exception for Russia to pay bondholders to expire. Russia argues it is not in default on sovereign debt because it has the money to pay, even in specie (gold).
Russia was also blaming the payment transfer institution for delayed payment showing up.
And Russia's other primary asset besides oil/gas/coal is gold.
I'll bet ya a dollar Russia is selling a bunch of its gold and guess who to ?
India ! India has been leapfrogging for the marked down oil/gas/coal Putin has offered and now, offering GOLD is Modi's wet dream come true !!
"India's love for gold is almost a religion. Beyond being a symbol of wealth and status, gold is part of worship and culture -- a tradition that goes back thousands of years. From birth to death, for men and women, among rich and poor -- acquiring gold is a goal for the people of India."
If you want to learn something critical taking place in India read :
Arundhati Roy: 'The damage to Indian democracy is not reversible' - CNN
After losing all of his top generals and commanders in the war with Ukraine, Putin calls General Pavel out of retirement to lead the Russian invasion. He weighs nearly 300 pounds now, intelligence officials say Putin is “scraping the bottom of the barrel”.
Going to the dentist is never a welcome task, but for Russians living under sanctions imposed by the West on their country for its invasion of Ukraine, it’s now even harder to stomach.
The Russian dental industry is almost entirely dependent on European and U.S. imports of equipment and materials, and now, facing a virtually frozen supply chain, dentists are scrambling to weigh the alternatives of potentially inferior treatments for patients -- and having to raise prices.
“Getting one’s teeth treated has always been a luxury, and now even more so,” says Inna, the owner of a dental clinic in the Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk. “No matter how much you care for your patients, it’s impossible to keep the same prices.”
Inna says that every piece of dental equipment and material in her clinic is imported “without exception,” listing fillings, implants, prosthetics, crowns, and cement, among other essential items. Where previously these would have been ordered from European suppliers, many in Germany and Italy, now the supply chain has all but dried up. Any chance to get their gloved hands on the supplies that they have relied upon for so long now requires dentists to pay exorbitant prices, but in many instances simply isn’t possible.
Some dentists were able to stockpile supplies at the beginning of March before many Western sanctions came in. Inna’s clinic bought materials for the year ahead.
“If we hadn’t done this, I don’t even know what we would be doing now,” she says. “Now you can only buy quality materials if someone has some leftovers, and their prices on average are three times higher than before the war.” (more)
Polish culture minister on Saturday expressed his disappointment with the decision of the Eurovision Song Contest's organisers who had announced talks with the UK to host the next year's event instead of Ukraine due to the war in the country.
Piotr Gliński in a statement said that he regrets that the EBU "has arbitrarily taken away from the Ukrainian public broadcaster AU:PBC the right to organise the Eurovision Song Contest in 2023."
The statement published on the ministry's website was also signed by the CEO of the Public Polish Television (TVP) Jacek Kurski. (more)
Define the "existential threat" and at which point this situation is not going back to 1939 and the bitter consequences? It took a few years for global intervention, and a wartime industrial might, to take over. Countries are sapping their military reserves over this situation. As it is intended to be. A global crisis is arising and there is only one cause, global food shortages. The time must come for the global coalition to say STOP, whatever the risks. Political poker is won by the strongest hand and willpower. Whatever the risks.
I've been avoiding this topic as being saturated with depressing news gets overwhelming.
Also, I haven't read the entire thread yet so this may be redundant.
Henry Kissinger (far right) and Noam Chomsky (far left) agree Ukraine should cede some land to Russia. Both of them are near ancient meaning I'm surprised they're still on the planet.
Henry Kissinger and Noam Chomsky, longtime political enemies, have found rare common ground over the Russia-Ukraine war.
The two come from opposing ends of the political spectrum—Kissinger serving as secretary of state under Republican presidents and Chomsky one of the leading left-wing intellectuals in the United States—and have frequently clashed.
But when it comes to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, both recently advocated for Ukraine to consider a settlement that could see it dropping claim to some land to achieve a quicker peace deal. Newsweek5/24/22
The article's comments section is interesting I think. Chomsky indicates to me that the Military Industrial Complex is the beneficiary of the conflict and the sincerity of the US supporting the conflict is based on this.
The US wouldn't/doesn't support a foreign enemy (Russia) having military installations in the proximity of its borders while having military installations on Russia's border Vis-à-vis, the Cuban Missle crisis of the early 60s.
Ukraine is not terribly interesting to the US. It's cheaper to explode redundant munitions far from home, than to decommission them.
The US main concern is of course Taiwan. Well not really Taiwan, just their chips. That'll change when all the new chip forges get going in Vietnam, etc.
If Putin had gone for it 2016/20, he could have taken Ukraine quick. Why didn't he, the Ukraine/EU thing has been going on for years. I genuinely don't understand it.
If Russia continues to shell Ukraine's border areas with Poland, Warsaw could take over air defenses over the western regions.
This was stated by Brigadier General, former head of the Polish National Security Bureau Stanislaw Kozei in an interview with Onet, Censor.NET reports with reference to UNIAN.
Speaking about the technical equipment of Ukraine and Russia, the Polish general noted that compared to the beginning of the war, Ukrainians have a lot of modern military equipment from the West. In this case, the Russians lose because they rely on obsolete, Soviet or post-Soviet equipment. However, quantitatively, obviously, Russia still poses a serious threat. (more)
Now, I had heard about Poland suggesting that they would do air defense over western Ukraine but haven't quite understood how. No planes, I guess, just radar, I suppose.
And then, they'd signal Ukrainians a boogie was bugging ?!
Erdogan - The Near Dictator - is a paranoid which is normal for a dictator, but I think he's also manic - depressive (unmedicated).
He has his military jets fly within 1.5 miles of a major bordering Greek city - IN GREEK AIRSPACE - and Erdogan is pissed because Greece mentioned it when their President addressed our Congress in the last week or so.
Russian media report Putin’s frustration with Chechen troops’ conduct in Ukraine
** What's interesting here is there appears to be 2 types of Chechen troops fighting in Ukraine : 1. Kadyrovites [units subordinate to Ramzan Kadyrov, Head of the Chechen Republic in the Russian Federation]
and
2. those needing an income or being 'forced' to fight.
Propaganda-staged videos made by Kadyrov (frequently appearing on youtube) show soldiers nearly shooting one another by accident. Kadyrov seems brain-damaged but extremely brutal.
Tucker Carlson's beloved strongman racist-nationalist, Hungarian prime minister, Viktor Orban, has declared a state of emergency due to the war in neighbouring Ukraine.
Orban, who was returned to power for a fourth consecutive term in April, announced in a Facebook video that his government would assume emergency powers in order to be able to respond more quickly to the challenges created by the war. It will allow the Hungarian government to approve measures by decree.
Orban said:
The world is on the brink of an economic crisis.
The first measures will be announced on Wednesday.
Ukraine destruction: how the Guardian documented Russia’s use of illegal weapons |
May 2022
Cluster bombs, fléchettes and unguided missiles on residential areas: as prosecutors investigate alleged Russian war crimes in Ukraine, our reporters reveal the evidence they discovered on the ground
Give Ukraine a minute of silence.
Ukrainian Army saying Keep Going Away, Russians ( Russia looses Kherson ) -
A must see Ukrainian salute to retreating Russian forces
Nov. 10, 2022
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y3H2vCukpXg&list=WL&index=2
Patriotism lessons: How Russia recruits and kidnaps Ukrainian children in the occupied territories - YouTube
10/09/22
Just a couple days after I watched this, I ran across an AP article about Russian Traitor
Mike Flynn and how he is also indoctrinating children and using the same Russian technique of involving and immersing the children.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=knq_IOBEZRc
Russian Traitor Mike Flynn & Christian Nationalism
10/17/22
https://apnews.com/article/michael-flynn-sarasota-christian-nationalism-578e9142bc41b46e90048a01f317bd96?utm_medium=Article&utm_source=Connatix
October 11, 2022
This is a modified "Family Circus" cartoon. The original cartoon had Jeffy saying "Dolly hit me back!" I obtained the Putin head from Pixabay and pasted it onto the body of Jeffy.
71 ROCKET RUSSIA RELEASED IN UKRAINE 10.10.2022.
STUPID RUSSIANS REJOY THE DEATH OF PEOPLE| - YouTube
This is a video made today by Volodymyr Zolkin strolling in downtown Kyiv, taunting the RussianSheep. Of those 71 missiles launched only 30 hit in country.
And, yes, it was a BEAUTIFUL AUTUMN DAY IN KYIV.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B2Ev9kY1FaE
Sir Lawrence Freedman, a retired professor of war studies at King's College London, feels the Russian troops could now be "in a great deal of trouble" following the explosion.
He has been telling BBC Radio 4's Today Programme: "The Ukrainians haven't just targeted territory or [carried out] attacks on individuals, they have attacked logistics, command and ammunition dumps.
"The Kerch Bridge itself is an example of that so that they [the Russians] have a problem of re-supply.
"Even when they've got an impressive group of soldiers who are still there, well armed and ready to fight back, they can't keep them going if they can't get stuff to them.
As I point out in comment below, here is today's news.
Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Friday he had spoken to Nike Inc and thanked the US sport manufacturer for making what he called the “right decision” to pull out of Russia.
“This is an example of how business can play a significant role in protecting humanity and freedom,” Reuters reported the Ukrainian president as saying in his nightly video address.
Nike told Reuters in June that it was making a full exit from Russia.
The Vatniks are begging them to stay. Putler, the Nazi vatnik leader, said
"Please don't leave us. We need your running shoes to safely leave Ukraine and Crimea. Taking too long to cross Kerch Bridge on foot may be dangerous. We want our glorious and victorious army home as soon as possible to help spread the news of deeds of heroism in Bucha, Izium, etc"
MOJAHED from Tornado"I DID NOT HAVE TO CUT YOU TO DEPOSE THE FATHER OF THE CHILD" @Zolkin Volodymyr - YouTube
September 16, 2022
If you never watch another video in your life, this is the last one you must watch.
The title translation is off the mark.
There is a lull where there is no translation from about the 16 min mark to about 21 min mark.
There is graphic graphic language.
Mojahed is a unit leader fighting for Ukrainians explaining to two Russian POWs why they are not dead and why they must fix themselves.
But, I swear, Mojahed, after years of fighting Russia and witnessing Russian atrocities, is not embittered but has a kind of glowing enlightenment that he shares with them and us.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-rpW-egQbuE&t=2459s
Hungarian leader Viktor Orbán declares at CPAC that "a Christian politician cannot be racist"
August 4, 2022 Posted Sept 10, 2022
How Christians and Fascists justify one another - A Circle Jerk
I posted this here because more religious legislation delegitimizing schools to libraries to laws is coming on strong - same flowchart used to allow racism rather than actual history catapulting Glenn Youngkin into the Virginia governor's office.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/viktor-orban-christian-politician-racist-cpac/
Sept 5 Exiled Russian calls on those still in country to ‘sabotage’ Putin’s war | Russia | The Guardian
(With no acct. you can read - just click the option -will do later-)
“(Putin’s) technique is to look at you and mirror what you are saying …
He’s a chameleon who leaves everyone thinking he’s on their side."
-- I thought that statement was really interesting !!
When someone reacts like that to you, it puts you at ease AND vulnerable because psychopaths can be quite disarming !!!!!!!!
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/sep/05/exiled-russian-calls-on-those-still-in-country-to-sabotage-putins-war
A little down the thread, DarKarma is writing about the mines and unexploded ordinance horrors.
Well, I know a pouched rat would be no good in Ukraine - too cold!
(A knitted jersey?😊)
But they do a good job in Africa.
This little chap got the Dickin Medal for his service.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-54284952
Not a news item, and I’m certainly not in any way advocating for Ukraine to roll over - Russia invaded Ukraine FFS. But Russia has always reserved the right to use nukes if they are losing a war.
At some point I wonder when or if the stigma of using nuclear weapons becomes less than the thought of Putin losing the war as well as Crimea.
Russian defeat in Ukraine is inevitable
- Ex-commander of US Army Europe, Lt. Gen. Ben Hodges
June 2022
Terrific interview with General Hodges. The Georgian people really like him from when
he was the commander of American forces in Europe .
You can sense the admiration.
But the Georgian leadership is in a different place (from the populace) and since Russia is still an occupying force, there is much to see take place.
Georgia will either pick Putin or democracy.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j_cH6mbmwfo
Ukraine using wooden decoys to lure Russia into wasting its missiles
August 30, 2022
This seems to be the reason why Russia reported that it destroyed more HIMARS missile systems than Ukraine even possessed . Pretty funny !
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/aug/30/ukraine-using-wooden-decoys-to-lure-russia-into-wasting-its-missiles-report
Angels of Sport. Requiem for the dead Ukrainian athletes --- from May 2022 but posted August 24, 2022 Ukrainian Independence Day
https://odessa-journal.com/angels-of-sport-requiem-for-the-dead-ukrainian-athletes/
(clickable)
It is in the Ukrainian language of course but you can always choose to copy and paste the short summaries over to the Google Translate feature. It is quite reliable usually.
August 22, 2022
Who car bombed Putin’s ally’s daughter ??
The National Republican Army of Russia, of course !!
Russians Declared War On Putin’s Regime! Official Statement Of The Secret Revolutionary Army! - YouTube
Here is their statement of responsibility !!!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IstMDCV_zGc
Update from Ukraine | The Kyiv Military Parade they deserved
August 22, 2022
Destroyed Russian military vehicles enjoyed by Ukrainians on a beautiful Kyiv day.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C22m0dYtiWA
MAJOR !!!!! Russia’s Grip On Kazakhstan Oil Export To EU Slips, China Pushes For Regular Supply Amid Ukraine War - YouTube
August 17, 2022
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TeJTSh-vRjE
This is horrific. 7-28
https://news.yahoo.com/horrifying-footage-appears-to-show-russian-captors-castrating-a-ukrainian-prisoner-of-war-221414554.html
Even tho this is dated July 13, 2022, I thought the information filled in some blanks about current recruitment efforts & battalion numbers & sizes & chain of command issues -There are plenty of '- stans - countries' for PutinRussia to draw from ...
Institute of War Assessment :
https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/russia-offensive-campaign-assessment-july-13
How the war has robbed Ukraine’s oligarchs of political influence
July 2022
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/jul/23/ukraine-oligarchs-russia-war-influence
One party is passing laws that are forcing 10-year-olds to give birth.
The other party isn’t.
This shouldn't be a difficult choice.
Mary Trump interviews Malcolm Nance who is taking a brief hiatus from the war in Ukraine
July 22, 2022
Two of my favorite people.
https://twitter.com/MaryLTrump/status/1550639871836004352?ref_src=twsrc^google|twcamp^serp|twgr^tweet
Via Euromaiden on Twitter:
https://twitter.com/EuromaidanPR/status/1550586379859640320
This adds to the information from security researchers and various ministries of defence that a large portion of Russia's Kherson formations are surrounded and low on supplies.
Under the laws of war, there is no requirement for a force to give "safe passage" to another force. Surrender or be destroyed is an acceptable position.
(July 22, 2022)
From the Institute for the Study of War (July 16, 2022), tweet with a link to their analysis of the situation. We may be starting to get into the "Hitler in the bunker" situation of ordering phantom troops to take unrealistic objectives.
https://twitter.com/TheStudyofWar/status/1548466320152309762
https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-july-16
Russia, which says it does not target civilians ......................Turkey announces deal with Ukraine, Russia and UN aimed at resuming grain exports
When statements like these come out of PutinRussia I could just smack Putin.
He would say he only aims for the infrastructure that people use.
His brutality needs to be stopped - just like Khodorkovsky (below) states.
July 13, 2022.
July 9, 2022
A twenty-one tweet debunk of the supposed 300kg general called out of retirement to fight in Ukraine for Russia. After a bullshyte story published in a UK tabloid and picked up around the world by mainstream media, it turns out this guy has been identified. He's not in Ukraine, the original photograph was tracked down, and he mostly posts selfies on social media his time as a border guard at the Kazakhstan, along with inspirational quotes and recipes.
https://twitter.com/ArbiterOfTweets/status/1545651614253555712
Meanwhile ….
Georgians Take To Streets Of Tbilisi In Pro-EU, Anti-Government Rally
TBILISI -- Tens of thousands of Georgians rallied on the streets of Tbilisi, angered by what the opposition sees as the government’s failure to make progress on reforms that can boost the Caucasus country’s hopes of joining the European Union.
Participants of the July 3 event, organized by the Shame civic movement and other pro-democracy groups, also displayed support for Ukraine in its war against Russia, which occupies segments of Georgian territory captured in a short 2008 war.
https://www.rferl.org/a/georgians-tbilisi-pro-eu-rally/31927141.html
Ukraine war show US troops must prepare for electronic warfare attacks
Right now, the Russians have effectively put their jammers on blast so that regions of Eastern Ukraine are electromagnetic dead zones, where neither the Ukrainians nor Russians have access to communications, radars, and other sensors
Russian Journalist Accused Of Discrediting Army Sent To Psychiatric Hospital
July 02, 2022
https://www.rferl.org/a/russian-journalist-ponomarenko-psychiatric-hospital/31926840.html
We Are Fighting Against Evil': Four St. Petersburg Women Face Prison As Russia Intensifies Crackdown On Dissent May 16, 2022
"The hope of all political prisoners," she wrote, "lies in you who remain at liberty." https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-four-women-dissent/31853445.html
Ukraine Says It Has Retaken Infamous Snake Island; Russia Says It Withdrew For 'Goodwill' (Radio Free Europe)
June 30, 2022
July 2, 2022
In #Belarus, a group of senior military officers in a Special Forces unit, in the ranks from captain to colonel, reportedly signed an open letter to the de facto ruler Lukashenka, openly speaking against potential Belarusian participation in #Russia’s invasion of #Ukraine.
https://twitter.com/AlexKokcharov/status/1543179024024932359
To summarise: Putin’s war in Ukraine is an illegal war of conquest; if Belarus joins in it would be a suicide due to sanctions and war; the officers are committed to defend the Motherland from foreign threats but not to take part in a barbaric war in another country.
Translation of the three-page letter in the Tweet.
Russia Defaults on Foreign Debt for First Time Since 1918 (Bloomberg, June 26, 2022)
TL;DR: The US Treasury Department allowed the exception for Russia to pay bondholders to expire. Russia argues it is not in default on sovereign debt because it has the money to pay, even in specie (gold).
After losing all of his top generals and commanders in the war with Ukraine, Putin calls General Pavel out of retirement to lead the Russian invasion. He weighs nearly 300 pounds now, intelligence officials say Putin is “scraping the bottom of the barrel”.
https://twitter.com/MikeSington/status/1541063372220731392
(I think they meant 300kg, not 300lb. Ukraine could target this guy from orbit.)
June 26, 2022
2022 Russian mystery fires - Wikipedia June 24, 2022
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_Russian_mystery_fires
Yes, this page actually exists at Wikipedia.
Checking it 2 days ago, there had already been an additional 3 mystery fires in Russia not yet listed on the site ( It keeps track )....
Yellow Fillings, Iron Teeth: Russians Fear Return Of Soviet Dentistry Under Sanctions
(Radio Free Europe, June 22, 2022)
Poland slams EBU's decision on Eurovision (Radio Poland, June 19, 2022)
Define the "existential threat" and at which point this situation is not going back to 1939 and the bitter consequences? It took a few years for global intervention, and a wartime industrial might, to take over. Countries are sapping their military reserves over this situation. As it is intended to be. A global crisis is arising and there is only one cause, global food shortages. The time must come for the global coalition to say STOP, whatever the risks. Political poker is won by the strongest hand and willpower. Whatever the risks.
6-19-22
I've been avoiding this topic as being saturated with depressing news gets overwhelming.
Also, I haven't read the entire thread yet so this may be redundant.
Henry Kissinger (far right) and Noam Chomsky (far left) agree Ukraine should cede some land to Russia. Both of them are near ancient meaning I'm surprised they're still on the planet.
The article's comments section is interesting I think. Chomsky indicates to me that the Military Industrial Complex is the beneficiary of the conflict and the sincerity of the US supporting the conflict is based on this.
The US wouldn't/doesn't support a foreign enemy (Russia) having military installations in the proximity of its borders while having military installations on Russia's border Vis-à-vis, the Cuban Missle crisis of the early 60s.
Poland can take over air defense of Western Ukraine, - ex-head of National Security Bureau Kozei (June 18, 2022)
June 2020
Russia Captures US Fighters In Ukraine | More Leverage For Putin After Death Sentence For Britons? - YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ALWExhKShOM
Ya. Listening to and seeing war. June 2020
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bX6c6XtGAMA Arrived, cut down, eyes in the bolnike" - how military doctors save lives on the front line
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n7_Yrne0Ons
Russian military sends Ukrainians to Mariupol filtration camps \ Ukraine news 5/2022
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2zl5HinwPyc
June 6 2022
May 28, 2022
Why Turkey Doesn't Want Finland and Sweden to Join NATO
https://greekreporter.com/2022/05/22/turkey-sweden-finland-nato-erdogan/
Erdogan - The Near Dictator - is a paranoid which is normal for a dictator, but I think he's also manic - depressive (unmedicated).
He has his military jets fly within 1.5 miles of a major bordering Greek city - IN GREEK AIRSPACE - and Erdogan is pissed because Greece mentioned it when their President addressed our Congress in the last week or so.
Russian media report Putin’s frustration with Chechen troops’ conduct in Ukraine
** What's interesting here is there appears to be 2 types of Chechen troops fighting in Ukraine : 1. Kadyrovites [units subordinate to Ramzan Kadyrov, Head of the Chechen Republic in the Russian Federation]
and
2. those needing an income or being 'forced' to fight.
Propaganda-staged videos made by Kadyrov (frequently appearing on youtube) show soldiers nearly shooting one another by accident. Kadyrov seems brain-damaged but extremely brutal.
SATURDAY, 28 MAY 2022, 16:31
https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2022/05/28/7349132/
May 24, 2022
Tucker Carlson's beloved strongman racist-nationalist, Hungarian prime minister, Viktor Orban, has declared a state of emergency due to the war in neighbouring Ukraine.
Orban, who was returned to power for a fourth consecutive term in April, announced in a Facebook video that his government would assume emergency powers in order to be able to respond more quickly to the challenges created by the war. It will allow the Hungarian government to approve measures by decree.
Orban said:
The world is on the brink of an economic crisis.
The first measures will be announced on Wednesday.
Latest Update from Ukraine | ruzzians don't know what to do Denis Davydov May 24, 2022
Be sure to watch the last couple minutes ! Jazzing Ukrainians !!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wQMn_R_tzQQ
Ukraine destruction: how the Guardian documented Russia’s use of illegal weapons |
May 2022
Cluster bombs, fléchettes and unguided missiles on residential areas: as prosecutors investigate alleged Russian war crimes in Ukraine, our reporters reveal the evidence they discovered on the ground
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/may/24/ukraine-destruction-how-the-guardian-documented-russia-use-of-weapons