Putin just signed a decree recognizing the LDNR republics and signed treaties on cooperation and mutual support. I will write an analysis ASAP. Right now, I open this OPEN THREAD. Andrei
I have not prewatched this video. It is live. (What I mean is that I’ve closed the complaints department – if anything should go wrong – At this moment it is more important to get the information out quickly – Amarynth)
Putin holds a meeting with permanent members of the Security Council in Moscow Short comments, as they can be generated: Not formal transcript: Putin: The purpose of today’s Security Council meeting is to determine steps on Donbass, bearing in mind the appeal of the DPR and the LPR to recognize their sovereignty Putin: There is a threat that Kiev will begin retaking Crimea, since they do not recognize its
I would very much encourage you to read and listen to Andrei Martyanov’s article and youtube from yesterday. Here it is, titled Why Would Putin Say This. His talk and writing are about Mr. Putin’s statement of genocide in the Donbass. Martyanov reckons that a world reckoning may be incoming. https://mid.ru/en/press_service/articles_and_rebuttals/rebuttals/nedostovernie-publikacii/1799521/ Below, we have presented false statements by Western officials concerning Russia’s alleged fabrication of pretexts to invade Ukraine as
This is the big RT headline: Putin and Macron agree on measures to halt escalation in Ukraine. Here is a machine translation of the official French statement: Telephone interview with Vladimir PUTIN, President of the Russian Federation. The President of the Republic held a telephone conversation with the President of the Russian Federation, Mr. Vladimir PUTIN, on Sunday, February 20. They agreed on the following points : – the resumption
http://en.kremlin.ru/events/president/news/67818 Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with President of the French Republic Emmanuel Macron at the French side’s initiative. February 20, 2022 17:15 In a follow-up to the talks during President Macron’s recent visit to Moscow and regular telephone conversations, the two leaders had an in-depth discussion of the developments around Ukraine as well as developments regarding long-term legal security guarantees for the Russian Federation. Serious concerns were expressed due to the quickly deteriorating situation along the contact line in Donbass. The President of Russia noted that provocations from Ukrainian militants were the reason for the escalation.
2022/02/20 12:30:02Welcome to the ‘Moveable Feast Cafe’. The ‘Moveable Feast’ is an open thread where readers can post wide ranging observations, articles, rants, off topic and have animate discussions of the issues of the day. The ‘Moveable Feast Cafe’ will have two new open threads each week. The Saker stated moderation policy will apply eg ‘no caps’, no obscenity … etc to all post. The Cafe is now open for
First, here is a machine translation of a summary of developments by Boris Rozhin: 1. The standard positional war with shelling continued on the front line today. The UAF recognized 2 dead and 4 wounded in a day. They also showed a staged race of the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine against the background of artillery shelling. The frontline settlements of the DPR and LPR were
From Batko Milacic for the Saker Blog On February 15, the Civic Chamber of the Russian Federation hosted an international conference “Geopolitical war of the West against Russia: Ukrainian case”. During the event, political scientists, experts, journalists and public figures from Russia, United States, Italy, Germany, Finland, Belgium and other countries discussed possible developments around Ukraine. Director of the Democracy Research Foundation Maxim Grigoriev reminded the audience about the Colin
This is the launch of a supersonic Kalibr missile from a small missile ship: this is the lauch of the same missile, but from a submarine: and this is the launch of a HYPERSONIC Zirkon missile:
The intelligence service of the Donetsk People’s Republic have released the following map and claim that this is the Ukrainian plan of attack against the LDNR: The Colonel Cassad website has posted a summary of what this plan includes. Here is a machine translation of this text: The secret service intelligence of the People’s Militia of the DPR has obtained a plan for a Ukrainian offensive operation against Independent Republics,
https://mid.ru/en/foreign_policy/news/1799343/ Question: Western media and politicians continue to whip up tensions over the alleged Russian “invasion” of Ukraine, although it seems fewer and fewer people trust their statements as time goes by. This has become a bad joke even in the UK and the United States. Why do they go on with this? What do they want to achieve? Sergey Lavrov: I am sure that even people who are halfway
Quote: Mr Gavrilov: “Obsessive Lunacy” In many comments I’ve seen people calling the Minsk Package of Measures as a ‘dead letter’. Here is a reminder. The very first item is 1) Ceasefire. The second item is 2) Withdrawal of weapons. Do we really consider that a ‘dead letter’, or the most basic start of ending the war? Posted by Amarynth
What a weird press conference that was! Besides assuring the world that Putin has decided to attack over the next few days The West is 100’000% united, and then some! Biden said nothing even remotely new or even vaguely interesting. The only “novelty” was that Biden said that he was now sure that Putin has taken the decision to invade the Ukraine. Did you ever hear the expression “it’s not
Okay, this will be a short bulletpoint reminder of how I see the Russian position and options in response to the Ukronazi attack. First, a few key assumptions: Russia does not want to invade/liberate the Ukraine Russia would prefer not to get openly involved in the LDNR The best outcome for Russia would be for the LDNR to be able to hold without overt Russian support Throughout this entire battle,
Dear friends, The civilians of the LDNR are being evacuated from the towns near the LOC (line of contact). The Ukies are bombing the LDNR with artillery and mortar fire along the full LOC. The city of Gorlovka has lost power. The city is under tank fire. The only road between Donetsk and Gorlovka is under Ukronazi fire. The cities of Dokuchaevsk, Staromikhailovka and Belaia Kamenka are under mortar attack.
By Dmitry Orlov and posted with permission Denis Pushilin, leader of Donetsk, has just ordered a full evacuation. Leonid Pasechnik, leader of Lugansk, did the same. In doing so, they did exactly as I expected, and as I predicted. For all those of you who think that Putin is a mystery wrapped in an enigma, perhaps you should avoid thinking and just read my articles! A bit less than a
https://russiaun.ru/en/news/170222vers We thank USG DiCarlo, Special Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office in Ukraine and in the Trilateral Contact Group Mikko Kinnunen, and Chief Monitor of the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission in Ukraine Yaşar Çevik for their insights. We are also grateful to Ms. Tetiana Montian for sharing valuable firsthand information as to how UNSC decisions for resolution of the internal Ukrainian conflict are implemented in practice. It is not occasional that
