First, I need to report a few things:
- Due to the current crisis, the blog’s readership has sharply risen.
- We have been contacted by enough excellent moderator candidates to fulfill all our needs.
- The Internet is literally exploding with speculations about tomorrow’s Putin-Xi meeting. Frankly, I prefer to wait for some official information before offering any analyses, which means that, unless something dramatic already happens tomorrow, you can expect my analysis of the development of the Sino-Russian alliance by Saturday.
- Shoigu is in Belarus. Belarusian and Russian officials have already declared that Belarus intends to purchase most of the hardware Russia brought for the current Russian-Belarusian military exercises. They also declared that 1) Belarus needs to secure the Belarusian-Banderastan border and 2) position the hardware needed to be able to instantly deploy a solid anti-access/areas-denial (or A2/AD) “cupola” over all of Belarus (and much of the airspace near Belarus, but that was understood, not an open statement).
- Lukashenko totally gave up on his past “multi-vectorness” and made a rather blunt statement “Полезут – получат. Вот и вся война” which is hard to translate but it is still worth trying, I suggest “if they show up, they will get it. That’s gonna be the whole war“. The good thing is that most Poles will have no problem translating this into Polish :-)
It is interesting to compare the Russian delegations to Minsk and Beijing: the top military folks are in Belarus, the top civilians in China. This indicates how Russia will reply to the West’s non-reply: military developments towards the West and economic developments together with China.
By the way, by now, the following Ukie politicians have declared that the Minsk Agreements are categorically unacceptable to Banderastan (and who cares if they are mandated by a UNSC Resolution:
- Alexei Danilov, the current Secretary of the Ukie National Security and Defense Council
- Dmitrii Kuleba, the current Ukie Minister for Foreign Affairs
- “Ze” himself
In the meantime, the EU (including such supposed “dissident countries” like Serbia or Hungary) has renewed the sanctions against Russia for not implementing the Minsk Agreements.
Correction: Serbia did NOT sanction Russia. Serbia sanctioned Belarus. My bad. Same difference though. Or maybe even worse, since Hungary is member of the EU, but Serbia is not (yet).
The fact that the Minsk Agreements do not involve Russia in any way, shape or form does not register in their official political verbiage. Neither does the fact that top Nazis officials have declared that they will never accept them, or even talk to the LDNR.
Instead, one of the most powerful men in the Ukraine, Arsen Avakov, has declared that he knows for a fact that the Ukie military is much more powerful than the Russian one.
As for the list of Ukie officials who have promised that they will “liberate” the LDNR and Crimea is too long to list here. With the entire Ukrainian opposition either exiled, or in jail or, at least, silenced, you can say that this is now the “national consensus” in Banderastan.
Funny how the calendar works: yesterday the German Chancelor told Russia that she should not invade the Ukraine (which, coming from a German politician, is already priceless). Yesterday was also the anniversary of the Soviet victory against the huge German force in Stalingrad.
I leave you with some footage of the joint Belarusian-Russian military exercises:
Any possibility of ditching usd by joint declaration of russia and china tomorrow ?
Here is the joint statement after the meeting. Many areas covered in Sputnik news brief including non expansion of NATO, ASEAN, chemical weapons of US etc:
https://sputniknews.com/20220204/putin-xi-talks-russia-china-agree-to-resist-external-forces-and-strengthen-asean-1092746363.html
“MOSCOW (Sputnik) – The presidents of Russia and China, Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping, held negotiations earlier on Friday that lasted almost three hours.
Mr Putin has arrived in Beijing to meet his Chinese counterpart and attend the opening ceremony for the Winter Olympics. The negotiations were preceded by an official meeting ceremony and photographing. After that, Putin and Xi talked with the participation of members of the delegations, then the meeting continued one-on-one.
As a result of the talks, a package of joint documents was signed, and the leaders adopted a joint statement…”
Serbia is not in the EU. Where did you get that Serbia has even introduced sanctions towards Russia in the first place?
Serb
Yes, even I was slightly surprised by that statement. As far as I know, Serbia has resisted Western pressure to apply sanctions against Russia.
it was my mistake
I corrected it in the text
No one told “him” to do sanctions to Russia. This blunder with Belorussian sanction exposed the fact that “he” did not resisted anything… Batke Lukashenko flew over to Serbia during the ’99 hammering. That was display of a true slavic brotherhood, friendship in a dire times. For the first time we are taking side with aggressor, maybe. That move cannot be explained with real politics.
I read in some pro-patriotic Serbian webpages how if war were to breakout today Serbia would side with NATO due to the various agreements signed since the Colour Revolution in 2000???
Its hard to read the politics as Vucic is clearly a Western Puppet who has modelled his image on that of Marshal Tito trying to play both East & West, hence his cooperation with Russia/China and servitude to US/EU.
To some extent this policy has been successful yet Serbia is powerless to add anything militarily as its a landlocked nation surrounded and in great part occupied by NATO (US/UK) with the General Staff answerable to foreign military attachés who by all accounts occupy a floor in the GS HQ Building?
The same government that sanctions Belarus also recognizes Ukraine’s territorial sovereignty over Donbass/Crimea and was also caught trafficking arms to Ukraine so they could be used to kill civilians in Donbass, utilizing the same Ukrainian cargo planes to also arm jihadis in Yemen, Syria, Libya and Azerbaijan.
Those in Serbia are well aware of the many Western inspired affairs such as Krushik, Libyan Ambassadors murder and various arms depot explosions’ that have the hallmarks of those witnessed in Ukraine and Czech Republic?!?!
Those Serbs in many Countries would be shot for treason,why would any self respecting Serb want to collaborate with those Nato criminals?
But unfortunately, that idiot Vucic did bow down to the zionazi pressure and introduced sanctions to Belorussia. Needless to say, Serbian people didn’t approve of it ever. Still, it is a shame, since Belorussia was and still is a true friend to the Serbian people. During 90’s, when Serbia was surviving sanctions, bombing, President Lukashenko visited and supported Serbian people. Not to mention four of Mig29 recently donated to Serbian Army.
Serbian people is waiting for 20€ or 100€ from “Him”. “He” is not an idiot, he is a very skillful demagogue. He took losers of a “transition” as his base and than sold them to foreign companies as a cheap, very cheap labor force.
Quisling of Serbia resists nothing. The only reason he didn’t “sanction” Russia is the fact that he cannot get cheaper gas or petrol anywhere…and a small fact that he and his mafia would be hanged on the first lamp-post (something that awaits them anyway) because that would be the straw that breaks the camel’s back.
How come you didn’t comment the new wave of Serbian puppet government “sanctions” against brotherly nation of Belarus? Quisling applies no sanctions against Albania or the terrorist entity created in Kosovo for the recent enlargement of border areas of the two “countries” to 30 kilometres!
Quisling’s very quiet on that when he’s not stealing referendum results.
Are there any regime in Serbia in last 20-30 years that did not deserve to be hanged ? No.
How many of them served time in a prison for looting the country ? None.
So, why is the fate of this one different ? As long as our President and Government is fixed by British and USA embassy clerks we are nothing more than a colony. Do not be vocal only about his “mafia”, there is only one “mafia”, colonial mafia. Is there any difference between Vučić, Djilas, Jeremić or anyone of “Them” ? No, they are all western assets, shady man, with shady dealings, shady money, the same crooks, made of same material. Usually, we are not happy when we step onto that material at the street or park…
You are right. There is no real difference between the two groups of quislings.
At this point of time it is Vucic and his friends who are running the country in the name of the Western Satanists. It took a pretend patriot (Vucic) to turn coat and delivered to his bosses what he and his government have delivered so far. Open traitors who ran the country before this tall gelding could not have delivered what he his people have.
With the recent constitutional changes he will pass the baton to the “usual suspects” (open traitors) who will finish the process off.
Also, all those that for the last 10 years have been justifying his and his government’s transgressions quoting “higher interests” and geopolitics are accomplices.
“In the meantime, the EU (including such supposed “dissident countries” like Serbia or Hungary) has renewed the sanctions against Russia for not implementing the Minsk Agreements.”
Serbia is not part of EU, nor does it have ANY sanctions against Russia to renew.
As for Hungary, the aforementioned EU sanctions were renewed 20 days ago, so Putin was clearly aware of that fact before his meeting with Orban.
Of course Putin was.
Did you listen to what Orban had to say in his persser about these sanctions?
I generally don’t pay much attention to smoke and mirrors.
(the same would apply to Serbia-Belarus “sanctions”)
Wow, that reply got through really fast, LOL
But now that you got me interested, I went an read the presser…in light of which, your original statement is even more confusing. What is the purpose of quotation marks around the word “dissident”. It makes no sense in the given context.
Smoke and mirrors…that’s exactly the value ordinary Serbs will get from their government betrayal of all national interests.
It would have cost Serbia nothing had their government not introduced these imbecilic Belarus sanctions. Especially in the current climate where the Hegemon and minions cannot afford to antagonise anyone who is on the fence.
By getting off the fence, quislings of Serbia have openly sided with the aggressor at this pivotal moment. The most sanctioned country on the planet have sided with their rapist to sanction the only country that helped them in their time of need!!! Not only is that not humane but completely anti-civilisational.
Something is deeply wrong with the Serbs for their tolerance of the criminals in power.
@Original
Maybe, just maybe, the “ordinary Serbs” have a better grasp of geopolitics than some exceptionals.
Time will tell.
Why do Serbs keep voting for those Quisling trash?
LOL, Vučić the Shitstainhead is trying to appease the West by declaring some shitty symbolic sanctions on Belarus while trying not to commit suicide by sanctioning Russia. What a clown…
A comic relief from the past, reminder of his Shitstainheadery and
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GU_UVAnrsAY
I’m guessing the Poles got the message of the video.
Oh the Poles always knew the real score, they still do. Hence their petulant narcissism (compensates for a really bad inferiority complex) and willingness to pounce on Russia, but only if some big guy (Germany in WWII or the USA today) protects them or if Russia is in a deep internal crisis.
Poles are truly anti-Russians, including in military skills (at least in real warfare, on parade or in Afghanistan they are uber-warriors, of course).
. . . . and don’t forget when fighting Poles in unarmed combat, no head shots, you’ll tire before that empty vacuum between their ears does, go for the soft stomach.
Hello team, just to confirm- EU (including such supposed “dissident countries” like Serbia or Hungary) has renewed the sanctions against Russia – is this correct for Serbia? I cannot find this to be reported anywhere. Or was it meant to be excluding.
Thank you
Nope, that was a mistake of mine.
Serbia sanctioned Belarus.
I will correct that
Andrei
Andrei,
I read that the UAF was putting heavy rockets on the border with Crimea. Is that true? That would be suicide though if they actually fired on Crimea wouldn’t it?
Serbia sanctions Russia? I know about Montenegro who did it. Serbia sanctions Belarus, not Russia.
And got countersanctions these says.
But Russia? I guess it’s typo. Never heard of it here in Belgrade.
You are correct, the Serbian sanctioned Belarus.
My bad and and same difference.
Andrei
The forces sitting, sorry, exercising in Belarus should give the zionutzoids pause, in the event they had any ideas on starting anything while Putin is in China. Shoigu, in Belarus at the same time, what punk would dare to make his day?
Cheers M
General Gerasimov is in Belarus also to inspect the military exercises. So both top guys in the Military are out of town.
Putin is in Beijing. He’s there to ski and skate, I’m sure.
That leaves the military government in the hands of Maria Zakharova, which should scare the hell out of NATO and the US.
(Please don’t take this seriously, folks.)
I would be scared by Maria Zakharova, she looks like very tough but still feminine, “beautiful and frightening like a battle-ready army”.
Don’t forget the ice cream delivery to President Xi.
“Please don’t take this seriously, folks”
Why not? I will repeat again: Putin-haters will remember him with nostalgy, as mild spoken, low abiding and patient leader, in comparison to his successor.
The war on real women, is real, and there is a reaction to it.
Tip of the day: Don’t be on the wrong side of nature.
I appreciate your humour, Larchmonter.
“So both top guys in the Military are out of town”.
Fortunately, I expect Russia has a few other “nearly top” military guys just itching to show what they can do – if necessary.
I have never been clear about what military experience Mr Shoigu has. It seems clear that he has the right attitude, and no doubt had learned as much as he can. But I suppose he is still basically a politician doing a specialised job.
Deputy Secretary of the Security Council Dmitri Medvedev, however, is home. The guy who ordered the curbstomping of Georgia when Saakashvili decided to get frivolous – coincidentally, it happened the last time there were Olympics in China, you know.
Off topic, but I LOVE Maria Zakharova.
She is a fantastic woman, and really great at her job!
> In the meantime, the EU (including such supposed “dissident countries” like Serbia or Hungary) has renewed the sanctions against Russia
Serbia is not an EU member.
Also I’m not aware of any Serbian sanctions against Russia?
I do remember though that, during the 1990-ies, the Russia of Yeltsin, Kozyrev & Co has participated (at least to some extent) in draconian sanctions the west had imposed upon Serbia.
my mistake, I corrected it in the text
and Russia did backstab Serbia under Eltsin.
The difference is that nobody in Russia thinks of Eltsin as a patriot, we all know he was a drunken, stupid and evil person.
So your comparison goes to prove the opposite of what you intended :-)
The first artillery ammunition from NATO supplies to the Ukies has been used. It is a unique 60 mm ammo, so the Donbass authorities know from whence it orginated.
NATO ammo shot by Ukie nazis into civilian targets. Those are Democracy shells bringing Freedom to Donbass.
https://www.mk.ru/politics/2022/02/03/ukrainskaya-armiya-obstrelyala-donbass-boepripasami-nato.html
Unfortunately, Serbia did sanction Belarus, to the great disgust of its majority Russophile population. But the slithery Serbian president Aleksandar Vucic can get away with it because Putin receives him each time before the elections with an ear-to-ear smile and renewed pledges of eternal Russo-Serbian friendship and brotherhood (which are, in fact real, apart from “pro-Western” bought and paid for politicians), and the Western-financed opposition in Serbia doesn’t stand a chance of winning any half-honest election. Plus, Vucic has developed very good relations with China and President Xi personally, and China doesn’t do opposition financing either. So Vucic can get away with the “multi-vector” nonsense of slapping sanctions on Belarus, because the alternative to him in Serbia is literally the Western-financed fifth column.
” …to the great disgust of its majority Russophile population.”
And everybody else. I do not know anyone who isn’t disgusted with Vucic”s move. Even his party members. No one can reasonably explain why he did it. This hurts his support more than anything he did before. And he did a lot of bad things. Starting with betrayal of his mentor and party. He is example of man with Faustian dilemma. All his moves comes from that dark place.
I wonder why Putin tolerates him so much. Still wait to hear his opinion.
My best guess is that Gorbachev sold Serbia to Bush. Not only verbally.
If so, Putin is bound legally not to interfere, and this is the most he can do to help. Presently, Vucic is best “partner” Serbia is allowed to offer.
Until reshuffling of spheres of influence, one fine day.
Interestingly, the Russians with Shoigu have given up on the face muzzles.
As has the US military – at least when cavorting with Zionist settlers trying to ethnically cleanse Hebron. The top honchos still put on a show in public.
“US army tour with Hebron settler-extremist legitimizes occupation and signals Biden’s collapse”
This photo essay about the Belarus-Russia military exercise shows the other side of the equation – masses of Iskander launchers, able to dump hundreds of Iskanders within seconds of each other.
Unfortunately Serbia will be soon be part of the EU because we lost the referendum, a few weeks ago, on whether or not to change the constitution.
Our constitution will now be aligned with EU. Serbia is now under total Reich occupation, just like it was during WWII.
Serbia’s constitution will be nothing alike seen in the EU. In the EU there is still some semblance of sanity and justice. Yes, a pretence only but at least they have a fig leaf. Serbia is now completely in the clutches of the Western mafia ruled by a cast of compradors. A serfdom.
What do you think Putin will do about this?
I don’t see him letting Serbia be taken into EU.
@Larchmonter445
“I don’t see him letting Serbia be taken into EU.”
Although I’d like to see things as you do, I have eerie feeling that it won’t unravel that way. From the reasons I described couple of posts upwards.
/interlude-just-a-few-comments-on-various-issues-small-video/#comment-1014100
Putin once said to the Serbian people,i can’t be more Serbian than a Serb what he meant was if the Serbs are unwilling to resist the Reich he can’t do it for them.
@Serbian girl
Losing that referendum is the the worst thing we did to ourselves since melting our tanks and guns. (Except, no-one asked us for opinion than.)
Already unbearable corporate privileges will be increased by order of magnitude.
Now, the only hope is that “Reich” will be collapsed before they implement what they planed.
If not, Serbia is done.
If thats the case only the Serb people themselves are to blame,i always admired the Serbs the way they confronted the Nato criminals in Kosovo and the Croat fascists in Bosnia,the signs were there when they started turning their own military over to the Reich in the Hague.
Interesting.
During the recent conversation between V Orban and V Putin (at the long table) there were some comments relating to sanctions. Orban mentioned that the sanctions imposed by the EU over the Crimea situation had hurt Hungary. He was not pleased with that and said that such needed to be avoided or prevented. I’d need to watch the video again, but my recollections is that he mentioned he had means or was working on ways to get Hungary out of the sanctions regime. During the conversation between the leaders it was also confirmed that over the last 12 months trade volumes between the Russian Federation and Hungary had increased dramatically.
The visit of V Orban to meet with V Putin is of importance for several reasons. Some of them are:
Russia wants to trade. This has been stated many, many, many times. Hungary responded. As a result of this the people of Hungary have access to gas supplies (was 4.5 billion cubic metres per year but shortly to be 5.5 billion cubic metres per year) and generous oil supplies until at least 2036. Price is to be 20% of what the rest of the EU is paying. So Hungarians stay warm in the winter and they won’t need to go into penury to stay warm. Hungarian industry can develop. Planning and investing will be easier since energy supplies and prices will be much more stable. The nuclear powered electricity generating capacity for Hungary is being significantly increased. Russian technology is being deployed to add multiple reactors at an existing power station site as well as allowing the development of a new power generation plant at a separate new site. Again, this means cheap, stable supply of energy. That, in turn, allows for accelerated economic development and an improved standard of living. There was probably a lot more than only these items agreed between V Putin and V Orban, but these were the ones that were touched on in the televised discussion between the two leaders recently.
The Russian leadership (not only the president) have stated they do not seek a war in Europe. They have also stated this many, many, many times. Hungary has responded and taken them at their word. Hence Hungarian defense minister refused UK request to station an extra 1,000 troops on Hungarian territory. They have also refused transit of munitions across Hungary. The clear preference exhibited by both Hungarian and Russian leaders is avoidance of hostilities, death, destruction, deprivation, poverty, suffering and hate. It is that of mutually beneficial trade. Hence Hungary’s refusal to the UK. I gather they are not co-operating with certain other NATO requests. NATO is internally divided. Many refuse war.
V Orban and V Putin have a working relationship going back well over a decade. There is trust and respect between them. Each of them appears to hold the well being of their people as the number one priority. In that respect it is easy to understand why for them trade would be far preferred to violence, destruction and war. This sort of working relationship and understanding is one to be encouraged. Other leaders ought to seek to emulate it.
This latest visit by V Orban to see V Putin demonstrates that consistent on-going dialogue with the Russian Federation is important and that open, honest negotiation and the making mutually beneficial agreements is the right path to take. Further, this visit demonstrates to the rest of the EU states that each of them ought to individually choose this option and exercise it. The results are so obviously beneficial for everyone involved. V Orban’s visits, once so viciously denigrated in the Western media, have resulted in such significant rewards that it would be worse than negligent not to follow his example.
V Orban’s visit opens the way for others to follow. He’s already taken all the bad heat over the years. Now it is much easier, especially as the results delivered are so obvious. It appears that other European heads of state are beginning to understand. The door is open.
A small country in Eastern Europe has shamed the larger powers of the EU. It did this by exercising a straight forward diplomacy, one which allowed it to punch far above its economic and military weight on the international stage. There are likely to be huge rewards accruing for Hungary as a result.
Others are going to follow V Orban and his example.
The world contains so many problems to resolve. Fighting wars isn’t a good way to resolve any of these things.
Si
Very lucid comment. In fact, Hungary is today the only European country that maintains its own sovereignty. Well, the choice is free for each.
That’s really disappointing that Serbia would sanction Belarus. I guess this shows Vucic to be the fake Nationalist (crypto Western puppet) he is and unfortunately shows that Serbia has been reduced to a vassal state of the West. Wasn’t Vucic the same one selling out Kosovo?
He wasn’t the only one but under him which is the last 10 years, the terrorist entity has managed to capture many attributes of state. It was him and his government that gave the terrorist in Kosovo and Metohija a decent income source from import taxes as it was him that cemented the border between Serbia proper and the terrorist/NATO entity.
It was him who completely withdrew almost all Serbian government departments out of the province. It was him who allowed the terrorist KLA dressed as the “Kosovo Police” to raid with impunity 100% Serb town of the north of Kosovo that is geographically part of Serbia proper. It as him and his mafia who are in a coalition with terrorist in their parliament.
Sounds like he’s pretty much a gangster pretending to be a Serbian Patriot.
“… who cares if they are mandated by a UNSC Resolution: …”
Same mentality as the Israeli Occupation regime in Palestine, basically.
Swastikas or 6-pointed stars — all much the same velcro armband stickers for the same demented hearts & minds.
Decenijama se vec stidimo sta sve rade vladajuce klike po ovoj napacenoj Srbiji,ali ovu bruku sa uvodjenjem sankcija bratskoj Belorusiji nemoze oprati ni Sava ni Dunav.
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Machine translation:
For decades, we have been ashamed of what the ruling cliques are doing in this troubled Serbia, but neither the Sava nor the Danube can wash away this disgrace with the introduction of sanctions against fraternal Belarus.
At a press conference WH makes clear “that Russian friendship with China ” will not mitigate the consequences of an “invasion” of Ukraine…
https://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/world/u-s-says-china-ties-will-not-make-up-for-consequences-of-russian-invasion-of-ukraine/ar-AATrzye?ocid=msedgdhp&pc=U531
“The Eurasian Economic Commission considers it necessary for the Eurasian Economic Union to get ready for possible disconnection from the SWIFT global interbank payments system, official representative of the Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC) Iya Malkina told the media when asked by BelTA about the West’s threat to unplug one or several members of the EAEU from the SWIFT system, BelTA has learned.”
https://eng.belta.by/economics/view/eurasian-economic-union-urged-to-prepare-for-possible-disconnection-from-swift-147479-2022/
I have decided that I’m not going to listen to whatever @#$% Blinken, Price, Psaki, and Biden have to say… incessant racist Russophobia rhetoric only P’s me off, and it’s hurtful to hear all this @#$% they have made up.
I sincerely hope they are happy that they made me hate 99.99% of Westerners.
If I wanted to (I don’t by the way…) I would not feel comfortable going to ANY Western country in fear of racial persecution. (Not that that doesn’t mean I can’t take car of myself, but I’d rather not grab every Amerikan by the ear and give them a spanking)
The problem with the Russian Federation is that we have lost our intimidation.
Nobody from the West respects us, and they lie about us constantly… these (removed language,MOD) hatemongers are not my friends — they will never be my friends again. The Soviet Union struck fear in the hearts of our enemies
You want war Neocon fascists? We will give you war.
Смерть фашистам
Google translation,MOD:
Death to the Nazis
“… the London Times thundered that the marks of the American character were swagger and ferocity built upon a foundation of vulgarity and cowardice”.
– Fletcher Pratt, “A Short History of the American Civil War”, p. 43
It seems to be catching. Since “leading” Americans took to visiting Ukraine, the Ukrainians are coming to resemble them in such ways.
I see this morning, Putin and Xi’s message which is more or less: Let’s have peace and get along and give each other respect.
I am wondering, we’ve all been wondering what the next item on the pain dial is going to be, but what if China and Russia decide to take a tack we’ve not considered, which is, to take the high road, set an example and move away from all the conflict, and kind of use the games as a good pringboard, that sport is a game of sportsmanship not politics, etc.
Yes, China and Russia can inflict pain, but because they can, and the world is maybe beginning to realize, that people/countries have just had enough, especially the last few years, they would like nothing more than have peace and freedom and trade and get along, and that people can now really REALLY see the sicko conflict mongers for what they are. I’m looking at the Canadian people and the truckers as maybe a kind of bellweather.
I’m probably totally living in another universe thinking this, but one can hope.
I’ve been looking all day at the news to hear what Putin and Xi have to say, I bet a lot of you are doing the same.
Hoping for the best.