The women of the DPR GRU Spetsnaz
Yet another great video subtitled for us by Tatzhit Mikhailovich, this time about the woman in the Novorussian Spetsnaz. Enjoy!
Posts From The Saker
Help On-The-Ground American Reporter In Ukraine Buy a Camera
George Eliason is a US reporter who lives and reports from the Ukraine. Here are some examples of the articles he wrote: http://www.opednews.com/articles/Ukraine-Reigniting-Genocid-by-George-Eliason-America_Atrocities_Blood_Genocide-140213-978.html http://www.opednews.com/articles/Is-the-Rebellion-in-Ukrain-by-George-Eliason-FOIA_NGOs_Nationalism_Nazis-140226-139.html http://www.opednews.com/articles/The-Nazis-Even-Hitler-was-by-George-Eliason-Exile_Genocide_Hitler-Brownshirts_Hitler-Youth-140316-321.html http://www.opednews.com/articles/Kiev-s-War-Against-the-Pea-by-George-Eliason-Ukraine-140414-779.html George badly needs a new camera and he has launched a crowdfunding campaign to get one. He posted his appeal for support on this page: https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/donbass-war-journalism-and-humanitarian-aid Here is the full text of it: Put yourself in the seat with us as we document the
The Motherland Calls: An OPEN THREAD for the prospective traveler
Dear friend, Since this is my sandbox and I can post anything I want here, I decided agree to the suggestion of a reader who wants to travel to Russia and create an “open thread” about traveling to Russia. I hope that this will be useful to you and, maybe, provide an opportunity for some of you to meet face to face. Anyway – here is the chance to 1)
Two good CrossTalks about the Middle-East
15.05.2015 Ukraine Crisis News. War in Ukraine. Donetsk, Kiev, Europe, Russia
14.05.2015 Ukraine Crisis News. Latest News of Ukraine, Donbass, Russia, Kiev, Zaporizha, USA
Wild, crazy Russian music
Yesterday my friend AK emailed me a few YouTube links to songs by a guy calling himself “Neuromonk Theophan” (Нейромонах Феофан). I listened to it and, wow, this is truly some crazy music! Imagine a combination of old Russian medieval-style songs with what they call “drum and bass” and then add some balalaika and rural-style vocals to it. Sounds crazy? It is. Now, I will be honest, I personally am
The USA wants from Russia the impossible
by Petr Akopov translation: Eugenia source: http://vz.ru/politics/2015/5/13/745112.html The visit of John Kerry looks like an attempt to tune down the conflict with Russia. The US is ready to admit the failure of the policy of “isolating Russia” and is looking for ways to back down. Without relinquishing the goal of containment of Russia, it wants to make it less obvious, as it was before, counting in return on Moscow cooperation
Hassan Nasrallah: “Game Over” for Syria and Bashar al-Assad? (ENG SUB)
Bashar al-Assad on the Battle for Syria and Erdogan “the Butcher” (English Subtitles)
SouthFront Foreign Policy Diary – Syrian War
Yet another huge diplomatic victory for Russia
Unless you read Russian or monitor the free blogosphere, you might not have noticed this, but something big just happened in Russia: Kerry, Nuland and a large State Department delegation have traveled to Sochi were they met with Foreign Minister Lavrov and then with President Putin. With the latter they spent over 4 hours. Not only that, but Kerry made a few rather interesting remarks, saying that the Minsk-2 Agreement
“And then we have the third World War…“ -Former Commander of GDR Army warns of a military escalation in Europe
A Former Commander of GDR Army warns of a military escalation in Europa in the face of the crisis in Ukraine. A conversation with Horst Stechbarth, a former colonel general of NVA, the armed forces of GDR that were dissolved 25 years ago. From 1972 until 1989 he was deputy minister of defence and commander of the army. He celebrated his 90th birthday on April 13. Interview: Peter Wolter Translation:
12.05.2015 Ukraine Crisis News. War in Ukraine. Donbass, Kiev, Russia, US
Special Report: Vietnam between the US, Russia and China
Foreword by the Saker: I don’t know who “Conical Hat” really is. All I know is that he is a Vietnamese reader of the blog. And judging by his article, he is somebody with superb knowledge and understanding of Vietnam’s history and international relations. We emailed each other a couple of times and, one day, I suggested that he write up something about the geostrategic position of Vietnam. What Conical
Chinese President Xi On Russia’s Role in Crushing Fascism
original source: http://russia-insider.com/en/politics/translation-xi-jinping-remember-history-open-future/ri6665 Translation and forword by Anatolii Karlin Xi Jinping penned an op-ed in a Russian newspaper on May 6th in which, in stark contrast to the typical Western bile and hostility, he acknowledges the role of the Soviet Union in defeating Nazism and warns off against attempts to revise that outcome, be it on paper or in real life. I am translating it in full for two reasons.
CrossTalk: Teetering Ukraine
Special Report on the escalating situation in Macedonia
by “S.P.” Before, I write anything else, I would first call on you not to turn this into another “it’s not Macedonia – it’s FRYOM” thing. This feud about a name should be the last of your worries now, whether you are a Greek or Macedonian. So, everybody calm down. I’m just used to name Macedonia and I have no personal opinion on that issue. By now the majority here
Happy Birthday Donbass!
Just a short – but dramatic – year ago, the people of the Donbass voted in a referendum to create the People’s Republic of Donetsk (DNR). They naively hoped that this referendum would force the junta in Kiev to finally begin serious negotiations. Instead, they got *total* war featuring armored assaults, aerial bombings, the use of ballistic missile and chemical attacks. And yet, under these absolutely horrific conditions, the people of
