“Circumstances require us to take decisive and immediate action,” the order reads. “The People’s Republics of Donbass turned to Russia with a request for help. In this regard, in accordance with Article 51, part 7 of the UN Charter, with the sanction of the Federation Council and in pursuance of the friendship treaties ratified by the Federal Assembly and mutual assistance with the Donetsk and Lugansk People’s Republics, I have decided to conduct a special military operation,” Putin
https://www.rt.com/russia/550408-special-operation-putin-donbass/
Some of the latest formal statements
DPR head Pushilin
“The special military operation in Donbass will soon be over and all the cities will be liberated.”
Russian Defense Ministry
“According to intelligence, the Ukrainian Armed Forces’ troops and service members are leaving their positions in large numbers, dropping their weapons. No strikes are being carried out on the positions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces’ units that have laid down their arms.”
China FM spox accuses US of ‘inciting war’ in Ukraine
Hua Chunying has said the Russia-Ukraine situation reflects a “complex historical background,” after Moscow implemented a “military operation” in Donbass.
The FM spox accused Western media of using the word “invasion” but did not when US military decided to initiate ‘armed actions in Afghanistan and Iraq.’
She continued to lambast Washington for its role – condemning America for ‘hyping up tensions and inciting war, while selling over $1.5BN worth of weapons.’
Peskov
The demilitarization of Ukraine, which is one of the goals of the Russian military operation, means the neutralization of its military potential
This is an open thread for discussion as all other threads have become unwieldy with many comments.
Amarynth
Why stop at Donbass republics. Take it all the way to Prenestria.
It’s looking now like they will.
I think in order to do that, the Russians would first of all need a justification under international law, which they’re always doing their best to abide by even when the USA and it’s stooges don’t … and secondly, Ukraine has been so thoroughly trashed, and it’s western region peoples so utterly brainwashed into anti-Russia sentiment, that the cost of saving it may outweigh the benefits in the short to medium term, and so without the people themselves having the sense courage or ability to oust the neo-Nazi coup and US installed puppet, it’s not really in Russia’s interests to take any further territory to the west … the eastern regions are a different matter, as they’re predominantly pro-Russian, and nowhere near as stupid or gutless as those in the western regions
“I think in order to do that, the Russians would first of all need a justification under international law, which they’re always doing their best to abide by…”
Yes, well, that might apply to the Russians, but does it apply to the new Twins with Russia covering their backs? … or to Belarus, who after all have some recent ‘coup’ attempt karma to sort out with Kiev and its paymasters?
Hey, EuroAg, … “you want some fertiliser with that policy?”
@”the Russians would first of all need a justification under international law”
There already is the appeal of the Ukrainian president:
“I appeal to the President of Russia Vladimir V. Putin to use the armed forces of the Russian Federation to re-establish the rule of law, peace, order, stability and to protect the people of Ukraine.”
My bet is on securing land access to Crimea, taking Odessa, but it will be simillar to Georgia. Quick demilitarization without taking majority of country, but we will see.
The “denazification” part assumes that Russia and allies have control of Kiev, the Left Bank and all of Ukraine’s Black Sea coast, at least for some time. My guess is that Russia will try to avoid partitioning Ukraine, but that would depend on the western regions agreeing to a strong federalization of the country, and outlawing nationalists groups seeking to engineer a single state based on a single Ukrainian ethnic (Ukrainska natsiia). Incidentally, the preamble to Ukraine’s Constitution speaks of “Ukrainian nation (Ukrainski narod) consisting of all the ethnic groups on the territory of Ukraine”. So the ukronazis are outlaws even by the foundational document of the country.
The whole of Ukraine, including Lviv, will be captured.
Not a good idea,Lviv is Nazi central let it fester on the vine.
Complete denazification is what Russia should do. After which leave them to their faith with a warning that they will be back if the nazis ever return.
Like I said here 2 days ago; The cost/reward ratio would favor taking everything east of the Dnieper River!
The US base built in Ochakov is already a flaming wreck.
Not sure about Odessa but i think most of the places under attack from Russia,or i should say being liberated are mostly Russian speakers,there is a score to settle with the Nazis in Odessa,could be a good time for people in those areas to rise up.
Yarub
https://twitter.com/ELINTNews/status/1496832644990050307?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet
Video of destroyed and abandoned Ukrainian tanks.
The TASS website has been blocked.
Looks like somebody does not wish facts to be known.
It works fine from my end.
amarynt
Yes, it now works from my end as well. Apparently it was deblocked.
RT complained about massive DDOS attacks.
And the Kremlin website just went down.
I just tried Tass. Received Error! I live in the states.
Tass is up and running in NorCal
Apparently, the Ukrainian army has carried out missile strikes against to Russian cargo ships in the Sea of Azov:
https://sputniknews.com/20220224/two-russian-civilian-cargo-ships-hit-by-ukrainian-missile-strike-in-sea-of-azov-1093331781.html
A direct attach on civilian ships, that’s going to have major consequences and so it should.
I see that the clown is going to address the nation at 12:00GMT, no doubt to lambast Russia, bluster and pout about how ‘nasty Russia is invading and it’s outrageous, and must stop’. Talk about hypercritical…..
Oh i guess he’ll be announcing more sanctions too….
Or is he going to have ‘a Churchhill moment and announce war with Russia…… PMSL.
I for one will not be watching.
https://news.sky.com/story/explosions-reported-near-kyiv-after-putin-authorises-military-operation-in-ukraine-ukraine-latest-12541713 – (11:15 announcement)
I made the mistake of watching MSM and the level of unreality was astonishing. For example, they are saying that this is going to be a lengthy and brutal war.
I found out a lot of great information from ASB/ military news on Twitter.
The super duper sanctions narrative by the West is getting boring
All the same, I feel a sense of failure, as brother Russians (“Ukrainians” or Malorussians are Russian too!) and in many cases Brother Orthodox Christians, are now fighting and killing each other. I cannot gloat about and crow over that.
They can’t be brother Russians, for Russians aren’t that stupid or willing to be used as cannon fodder and willing to see their country destroyed. Go Putin, lance that Nazi boil.
I feel sad too.. for my Belarussian wife and her Ukrainian friends
I don’t feel any joy in it. It is like a festering boil being drained however. Russia hasn’t touched civilian centers. A lot of civilians standing outside watching tank duels. Most don’t want this, but Donbass would never been left in peace. Still idiots in comments in RT say NATO wasn’t in Ukraine. Why did they move their office from Kiev to Lvov? Can’t do that if you aren’t there. Now they really won’t be there because their scheming is over. Disgraceful.
Thank you. The ethno-nationalist tendencies of some of the commentators on this blog is unfortunate and somewhat ironic, given the issues at hand.
Yes it is sad.
Unless Russia kills English plotters and destroys m16 and its ability to plot wars against Russia, it will be in vain to fight fellow brother.
“I made the mistake of watching MSM …” — 3 showers; gargle; and isolate for 5 days.
I love it. It seems like you know the Anglo Zionist mass media propaganda Outlets😄
imo…get shot of STOLYCHNYA vodka and you will be ok…great operation about the time after 8 yrs of endless abuse of civilians…
Problem is it could turn into a lengthy and brutal war (e.g. world war) due to the idiotic behavior of western leaders.
Do you really think HATO will try to challenge Russia’s “no(we) fly zone”? I don’t.
Thomas
They won’t fight Russia knowing they can not win, and they
sure dont want the world watching them fail. GOD is with Putin.
It’s the sound of war criminals, nazis collaborators in impotent rage. It’s not a process they can’t stop or influence. So they talk. Arrogance and hubris brought them to this point. They can try to camouflage this as Russian aggression. 8 years of tolerating US crossing the line. The audacity is unreal. Ukraine hopefully learned that US played with them. They are happy with Slavic people killing each other.
I watched President Putin on TV,what came over to me the man had more than enough of Western bullshit and insults,he was very angry,now the Reich is feeling that anger.
This pathetic attack on Russian civilian ships seems to be apex of Ukro military capability.
There have been days and days of gloating and crowing of commenters on this site, with other, informative and analytical comments plus those with real support for the whole of Mother Russia.. Also many commentators repeating the same or similar info.
Seems Saker’s has attracted a new breed of commentators. Way too many to read anyhow, who has that much time?
Whereas in the past comments sections were great feature accompanying Saker articles. Also reading so many comments by the Saker interwoven with others, detracts from his articles, makes threads extra unwieldy, and despite being Saker, give the impression of his trying too hard to popularize, or whatever.
I’m not aiming to put down, but feed back what I am sure many experience on this beaut site.. Breathe, relax.
I agree Joe. The Saker has been asking for comment moderation help. Seems they have been overwhelmed with twice the usual page views.
I would offer, but i would have to exercise a little more moderation than i can manage. You though, sound sane and sensible.
Notice how the propaganda that we’re getting completely omits any reference to the coup in 2014 or the fascists running around openly such as the Azov loons. By omitting the cause of the current crisis, which could have been resolved diplomatically via Minsk agreement, they now claim everything is totally unjustified and ‘evil’ due to one man’s temper. Absolute BS. Such gaslighting is sickening. I haven’t pay my BBC licence fee since the Iraq invasion or bought the tabloid crap here. I hope the fragmentation of the Ukraine is accepted by the locals as they will be neutral and deranged from now on.
Typo-should be defanged not deranged although both maybe apt.
German MSM has a simple solution for the Azov loons and the Bandera-fans: They claim that there are no Nazis in Ukraine. Sickening!
Yes of course. I have been trying to defend Russia’s position on forums outside of the Saker and it is like talking to a brick wall. Nobody wants to admit Russia had legitimate reasons for attacking and that Ukraine was chock full of Nazi’s responsible for killing thousands of civilians the past 8 years. Man it makes me sick.
In the end, even if we “win” the truth is that it’s going to take decades to detangle the massive propaganda matrix at work. And yet this will be crucial if we are to unite the world in the aftermath of the post-empire collapse.
I can relate to that. I tried this in a Discord server I don’t want to tell it’s name right now.
Yes Jon – the Coup of 2014 is conveniently omitted (lies by omission). —-
“One of the saddest lessons of history is this: If we’ve been bamboozled long enough, we tend to reject any evidence of the bamboozle. We’re no longer interested in finding out the truth. The bamboozle has captured us. It’s simply too painful to acknowledge, even to ourselves, that we’ve been taken. Once you give a charlatan power over you, you almost never get it back.” Carl Sagan. —
The “Pseudo Reality of the Bamboozle” is perpetrated by The Powers That Be (TPTB) (Power Elite, Deep State, etc.) using corporate and social media via their; gaslighting, gatekeepers, narrative, and algorithms. Tactics include half-truths, lies by omission, deceptions, straw-men, and “attacking the messenger.” —
The weapon of choice against TPTB’s bamboozle is “truth and common sense.” Demand transparency, full disclosure, context, and accountability.
God bless Russia. and hopefully LDR will help the Ukrainian people get rid of the western-financed neonazi gang who have taken their nation as a hostage of the West.
Oh vey, the wailing and condemnation across European media this morning. Like listening to a poorly prepared group presentation by insecure and unimaginative first year students to an equally poorly prepared and unimaginative class room of cry bullies and snowflakes.
It is obvious that neiter journos nor so called experts on military warfare, Russia or whatever have done their homework. Yet, the pretend to comment in real time to events as they unfold, or do they? The game plan was laid out several days ago, yet talking heads want us to believe that……..everything, an unhinged everything. And that Putin is a narcisst who want to resurrect all of Soviet union.
Things will continue the way things are going — until they don’t. Expect the right wing (conservatives that want to conserve the MIC and the geopolitical status quo) to lament Biden’s “weakness.” We are living in the best of possible worlds.
More like the Empire wants to resurrect the Third Reich,right down to the SS tribute act in Ukraine.
Russia has been preparing for this moment since at least February 2007 when Putin gave his famous speech at the Munich security conference. Their military is ready, their economy has become a sanctionproof financial fortress so that there is nothing that the West can do.
Remember this day, nothing will ever be the same onwards. The European leaders can now decide to bring sanctions from hell or, in other words, to make their own people suffer so much it would make the economic crisis of 2008 look like paradise.
If they play around with SWIFT or the energy imports, well good bye German industry, good bye plentiful of food and welcome rolling blackouts, empty shelves and millions of hungry, freezing and angry citizens. As a European I dread what is coming now.
On the other hand I feel thrilled by the determination, the strength and the courage of the Russian armed forces and their leadership. Finally these nazi scumbags get what they deserve and The Ukraine will be liberated. Slava Rossia! Slava Putin!
German Super-Giant Foreign Secretary Annalena Baerbock has declared that Germany is ready to pay a heavy economic prize! Nobody has registered a protest, as far as I know.
Semper fi!
That only shows magnitude of silencing Germany, definitely not Germans happines for being UK/US bitches.
As proof just wait to see what Ukrainians will say after UK/US mind-washing and repression machine is dismantled in Kiev.
Latest news: Iranian FM accuses NATO of inciting turmoil in Ukraine.
Reactions from France:
first impressions, after the last propaganda effort on the French state TV yesterday evening:
the French reporters showed us images from people in Slaviansk (they called it Sloviansk), ” normal city where most of the inhabitants were against the Russians and did not wanted to be under the terror of the separatists again” (free translation). They showed us several civilians who were “very patriotic, ready to fight the Russians”.
They showed us some young teenagers, proudly wearing brown shirts with the Nazi-symbols used by Azov, ready to resist.
This after France24 some days ago showed us the “volunteers” from everywhere who came to assist the poor Ukrainians in fighting Russia, “with many French volunteers ready to come”, according to these happy”reporters”.
This morning once the action started, total negation of the realities displayed on the French State Radio, France Info: besides one-sided information they asked plenty of “Russia-experts” their opinion, the last one was a University professor having written books about Belorussia and Ukraine, when she stated that Ukraine never attacked Russia and even never tempted to retake stolen lands like that of the Donbass, my stomach turned and I had to stop listening. A French “general” also spoke of the ridiculous claim of “genocide”, used as a pretext by Putin.
I was thinking: we should ask the question to Europeans: do Russian-speaking people have a soul?
Two days ago I saw the Belgian prime minister on television talking about the consequences of the Russian actions, trying to explain the price of energy to a reporter, telling that the price rose because Russia cut of the gaz… (totally untrue), but he was sweating, looking bewildered while giving answers, I have never seen him this way before.
you had it easy… here the “expert” was telling us how putin was lying a and there are no nazis in ukraine!
Just had a telephone conversation with a friend in South France
He has friends in the special forces of France
He said France is now preparing and sending Military personel and planes to Poland
And apparently its a massiv movement
So we should not think Nato will be not be that stupid to intervene
They are psychopaths and everything is possible with Psychos
Flightradar24 website is also not working right now
It seams we should perpare fro the worst
to help process refugees, seems like there will be a few and Poland would be a safe haven for Ukie neos.
Also, trying to remove bio lab material may require professional help.
Cheers, M
“Also, trying to remove bio lab material…”
I have been wondering about that for a while now. From what i have gathered, there are numerous US biowarfare labs in Ukraine and other parts of the NATO-raptured poodles. They are primarily located close to Russian borders. I thought that the most efficient way to remove these is to use warheads that vaporize the object under attack. I am not by any means familiar with weapon systems, but short of a nuke, could Russia use thermobaric warheads to destroy these facilities? This might be a good time to do so.
“I saw Belgian prime minister on television talking (…) but he was sweating, looking bewildered while giving answers, I have never seen him this way before.”
I did watch Stoltenberg rambling moments ago for a few minutes (can’t stand more than that) and he seemed quite unconfortable, almost sweating too. First time I watched him more than two seconds so I can’t compare, but he did seem bewildered too.
So it finaly started. Anglos will have to taste their own medicine they forced on anyone they didn’t like. Since bombing of Yugoslavia.
The good times when only exceptional Anglos can do whatever they want (with impunity) are gone. In the end, there will be some kind of international conference where all will agree on “new” rules to follow. Again.
The real danger is that the West starts believing it’s own propaganda and acts on it. Then this will get messy and Empire will end not with only a whimper but with a bang before the whimper.
If NATO starts moving equipment in, it should expect to get hit before it’s in place.
“If NATO starts moving equipment in, it should expect to get hit before it’s in place.”
Exactly. Unlike Sadam, Russia will not allow NATO to build up huge army for months. It will be destroyed the moment they come.
Putin just called the collective West the “empire of lies”. Undoubtedly, this is true. However, we can now safely say that this statement is also a case of projection. Today’s attack by Russia was predicted and warned about by western intel, but denied over and over by official Russian channels. Well, it turns out it was essentially true, despite the dates being off by a few days. How can we trust any information coming from the Russian Federation, when they straight up lied about not wanting to attack Ukraine despite clearly having planned to do so months in advance?
How is a denazification operation an attack on “Ukraine”? What is Ukraine? The people, the land, the seat at UN? Russia is not attacking the ppl or the land of Ukraine. They. Dont. Care. about the future of what’s to be of the land and the ppl there as long as they are neutral to Russia. Capische?
@Giovanni
I believed that Russia sincerely hoped that “the west” would see the danger and start a real negotiating.
I believe the last straw was the reaction of Olav Scholz about ridiculous “genocide claims”.
(as soon as I read about it I knew what was coming)
It could have been prevented, remember the situation in Syria in 2013, at that time I really thought fighting between Russia and the USA would start. Putin ended it. He got Ukraine Maidan as a present shortly afterwards.
Yes there was definitely friction in the air as Scholz said this on Feb.15. I can’t help thinking that the Munich Security Conference followed allowing President Zelensky to give a lecture on Feb. 19 and issue the threat in Germany of Ukraine voiding the Budapest memorandum and to procure WMDs that was a very very stupid decision. I believe Scholz repeated his “ridiculous” claims there as well. Russia will not allow Ukraine to have nuclear weapons. Is that red line so difficult to understand (example of Iran, or the faux reason for the invasion of Iraq!)
Munich, Germany was really no longer a conference on security and was issuing serious threats to Russia’s security. Could have been the last straw!
Last straw ? I think it would have been the Normandy Format conference that lasted 9 hours and they could not even agree on any sort of final statement. The criminal bleating of the German chancellor who was indicted for tax fraud by a Hamburg court, is relatively minor, but it does show how anti-Russian the new German government is. But that is what the majority of Germans voted for, so the voters can see the consequences. The latest Munich “Conference” was more like the cherry on the top, of this toxic stuffing.
The bigger the mess that ZATO makes, the more likely it is that the LNR and DNR will expand to the territory of the full oblasts. After all, those people now living under occupation did vote for secession, did they not ?
Even better would be referendums (in the plural) so the people living under occupation could freely state their desires. Then perhaps region by region, all of the Ukraine could have referendums to freely choose their futures.
But if it was a full invasion people would not be even able to broadcast from Kiev.It would be massive and probably over by now.Russia is at this point protecting its people and stopping the Ukraine military from being able to attack Russia and Russians and obliging by its security guarantees.For the republics these are very recent. This is totally consistent with what Russia has said it would always do.In fact all nations say they same to a certain degree,nevermind the largest country on the planet
The Kremlin warned there’d be a military response if Russia’s security guarantees were not met.
They warned the Ukrainian military & govt that they’d protect the Donbas republics from capture.
For a full week the Ukrainian military bombed Donetsk & Lugansk then started some incursions with tanks.
They stopped for 24hrs or so after Putin ratified the Duma’s unanimous decision to recognise the republics independence. Then they launched major attacks on Donetsk airport, Gorlovka & Lugansk.
Russia then did what it said it would in those circumstances. If Kiev had sued for peace during the 24hrs they stopped attacking then maybe Russia wouldn’t have gone ahead.
Anyway the Allies didn’t tell the Germans where & when they’d launch D-Day. If you’re for once going to not tell the full truth it is on the eve of war.
But there’s been 30 years of trying to negotiate in good faith with NATO & never getting anything but what the Cheyenne, Apache, Sioux et al got – fork tongued promises & betrayal.
Pity it had to come to this. But if it did, then make it quick & overwhelming & force a surrender with less bloodshed than slower prolonged war along a front line.
Which is probably exactly the attitude of Putin, Lavrov, Shoigu and vast majority of Russians.
“Then they launched major attacks on Donetsk airport, Gorlovka & Lugansk. ” Could you give sources for this, please?
nothing to add … an adequate handle. Try googling it first?
They had how long to abide by Minsk agreements? Do you get 8 years to think, meanwhile have impunity to shell civilians the entire time? Was one concern taken seriously about Russia’s security request through diplomacy? There is no issues when West takes over a country, corrupts it with cash flows, sending its military and weapons there. Enough is Enough.
Maskirovka : every thing permitted in war as in love.
Well, maybe not war.
Self defense is not an invasion. And to have peace one must prepare for war. Russia did everything humanly possible to have peace and shelf their plans, but hoping for peace does not mean being unprepared.
BTW, FYI. There appears to be two Jon’s on this board and we occasionally end up on the same topic. I’ll try to use JonLX, which I think is available in the state space, though not as elegant. Please don’t think I am changing my name for trolling activity
Simple. There are two kinds of “invasions”: 1) an invasion to occupy or destroy a country; 2) an invasion to suppress a threat. Ukraine is the latter. Iraq was the former, even though a fake “justification” (WMDs) was created.
It’s also not proven that Russia intended to attack Ukraine until fairly late in the game – maybe not until the increased shelling started. Some people think Zelensky talking about getting nuclear weapons was the last straw. The fact that the invasion was clearly planned to the last detail is not surprising – Russia knew there was every chance there would be a new Ukraine offensive on Donbass. Why do you think Ukraine had half their army on the contact line? Contingency planning is what armies do.
I do think that once the decision to recognize the republics was made, that Russia knew the republics would want to recover the rest of their territory, and that Ukraine wouldn’t agree to stand down. At that point, the die was cast.
It’s a simple progression of steps:
1) Ukraine continues to deny Minsk.
2) Ukraine wants nukes.
3) Ukraine demand a specific timeline to get NATO membership.
4) Ukraine starts shelling Donbass intensely.
5) Russia recognizes Donbass republics.
6) Donbass requests Ukraine leave its borders.
7) Ukraine refuses.
8) Donbass request Russian help.
9) Here we are.
Q.E.D.
The question here is how you deal with liars who are also bullying you. I hope that Putin confesses his sins to God. I certainly do not expect him divulge his real intentions to that senile operator in the White House, whose son was making big bucks off the Ukrainians’ misery. Perish the thought of tearing away Kiev from Russia!
The Pentagon will know exactly what Russia is going to do, Putin told them to their face, the problem for the Pentagon and NATO is they have no counter. Some huff, some puff, and lots of fluff.
Cheers M
No, it was clearly communicated. Russian government, ie Putin, clearly laid out the demands and consequences several days ago. Yet Ukrainian side didn’t give a toss. And the west chose to ignore these communications, no, actually chose to misrepresent these communications. Now the collective west behaves like a clueless entitled pupil that refused to listen to the professor while class was still in session, and get upset when “feedback” is unceremonously is handed out.
Who is we?
Come on! Leaders of the DPR and LPR Pushilin and Pasechnik asked Putin for military assistance https://ria-ru.translate.goog/20220224/pomosch-1774619747.html?_x_tr_sl=ru&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=ru&_x_tr_pto=wapp
Your pizza’s burning.
Too bad the Russian army is not big enough to liberate Europe from US occupation. I am sure that many in Europe would welcome the Russians with open arms. Also about time to ditch the English language, close all McDonald’s, Starbucks, etc.
How about Europeans liberate Europa from Atlanticists? Russians gave good example how to do it, and broke the spell of their invincibility.
More than enough.
Why would Russia want to liberate a bunch of bankrupt idiots who have allowed themselves to be enslaved by America?
Meinst du das order sagst du das?
Meistens sage ich was ich meine, auch in diesem Falle: https://english.pravda.ru/opinion/150397-russia_europe/
EU is a basket case and shouldn’t be inflicted upon Russia. I wouldn’t wish US/EU even on my worst of enemies. One only needs to take a cursory look at the leaders of the US, UK, Canada, and EU to understand everything.
I also think the EU is a hopeless case. Obama convinced Merkel to bring refugees without criteria to Europe. I can accept that Merkel and Obama meant well. But with good intentions, hell is full. Therefore, Merkel has soiled Europe, and Germany has no cure. These refugees are not being attended to satisfactorily, they will start to revolt, multiply and create slums, and drug empires, and high crime. The purpose of the Empire was always to defrag Germany and Russia. Obama achieved it through Merkel’s neediness and naivete. Germany will be defragmented. About Russia, as long as Putin is alive, it will not happen.
The planet irresponsibly wants all peoples to live together. this is an artificial construction. The famous actor and comedian clown Will Smith, singer of hip hop music made with drums, was in Moscow at the 2018 football cup, and said that the red square did not have any black/black people, that there should be black people in moscow and Russia. This bothers the west, which wants all people to artificially mix https://youtu.be/Kv9A21G_sjU
the whole of europe and germany follows this american trend. There is no salvation for Europe. Europe will become violent like the USA and Latin America. Nillism and social chaos. You Europeans will have to live with that. You didn’t question it.
You precisely mean “You west Europeans will have to live with that.”
I don’t see why all the English folks who in their millions opposed every piece of Western aggression the past 22 years should have their lingo taken away from them. You sound just like the Ukrainian nazis whose attempts to cleanse the Donbass of the Russian language caused what we are seeing today…..
You can certainly ditch all our useless politicians and prostitutes to US interests.
But after all that the Germans did in WWII, we didn’t ethnically cleanse your mother tongue, did we??
What BS is that? You want to be free, that means you need to allow others to be free as well. If you want to be respected by others, start respecting others, or get the same treatment as you advise and I suppose you do not want to be run over by foreign armies either. If you want to impress people, start building something future generations will find impressive, be an example, and that is never destroying your neighbour’s country, killing your brothers, cousins and disrespecting ancestors
Dictionaries have sold out in the West as NATO searches for more adjectives to describe the terrible sanctions they are about to inflict on themselves.
NATO should have listened to what Russia was saying, the West had the chance to avoid this, and that chance was thrown back in Russia’s face.
Any trusted source of minute-to-minute development to follow on internet?
https://liveuamap.com/
On that map there is a pin near Kiev with claim that Russian Ka-52 was hit nearby. I would take that map with a grain of salt.
Anywhere I can get a copy of Russian military plans over the next month?
Asking for a friend who works at the Foreign Office, UK.
No, but I think Zakharova will be going on holiday.
WTFUD, a most reasonable request. Which type do you want? One which focuses on wanton violence AND killing minorities incl LGBTQ+, or I also have one fresh from the presses – an attack on Chernobyl, to turn whole of Europe into a nuclear bomb. Call back during the weekend, I may have a few more plans ready for you then.
You are in good hands. I have recently supplied Jens Stollenburg with detailed plans. He was wetting his pants from excitement.
PS. I can also provide you with media training coaches. They will help your friends with keeping a straight face. Tata for now.
“PS. I can also provide you with media training coaches. They will help your friends with keeping a straight face. Tata for now.” – I see…
https://fivegunswest.blogspot.com/2022/02/22222-i-guess-hunter-is-out-of-job.html
Just tried to access it – got a down indication. Probably overwhelmed the servers.
just got on need to have the https eg https://liveuamap.com/ very interesting map if true … mod
Thanks, but these guys were far of being neutral during Syria war…
https://southfront.org/height-hours-after-start-of-russias-military-operation-in-ukraine-first-russian-losses/
Ok. Actually there is some footage from that area of a Russian Ka-52 taken down.
“At least one Russian helicopter Ka-52 shot was down from a Stinger MANPADS in Gostomil.”
So this map actually looks legit.
https://colonelcassad.livejournal.com
https://t.me/boris_rozhin
I’m just following Tass. Their updates are short, but there’s quite a few. I don’t know of anything in English. Mostly I’m just hanging around Martyanov’s blog where people are posting updates.
I’m keeping a regular list of news stories on the situation in the Ukraine, updated as and when necessary:
https://williambowles.info/2022/02/24/ukraine-news-links-23-24-february-2022/
I’ve been assembling this list of (non-MSM) news stories for several weeks now. They also include the BBC’s ‘news’ coverage.
https://sputniknews.com/20220224/live-updates-russia-shuts-down-airspace-near-ukrainian-borders-for-commercial-flights-1093320440.html
They are updating it very often. Also https://southfront.org/ is another source, which often shows military’s progress.
Thank you very much, AndrewK. This helps us to follow the situation. I had been trying to read RT every hour, but this Sputniknews live update is better.
I’m happy to help, Zil.
So that such a thing does not happen any more, now Russia will liberate the whole part of Ukraine on the Azov more! It is high time, so that one protects also the Crimean bridge reliably.
This special operation certainly materialised rather quickly; only a couple of days of recognising the Donbass republics’ independence. I suspect many people in the Ukraine and the West were taken by surprise.
The main aims of the operation were to demilitarise and de-Nazify the Ukraine — it sounds like it is going to be a large and, probably, extended operation. It is going to be partly punitive and if I were a Ukrainian nazi thug, I’d be looking for a rat hole to exit the Ukraine — get on the next plane out, perhaps to Canada, the US or Israel and seek shelter among my brethren.
Ukrainie was taken by suprise. Yesterday Kiev have refused to establish martial law in the entire country. But USA was smarter. They warned Kiev about incoming assault in 48h and for the first time they were not lying.
Even broken clock is correct two times a day :-)
Next plane? No more flights from Uke airspace, closed.
Well, take a hike to Poland then. Or a boat heading to Moldova or Romania, or…swim :D
BTW, RT reports Romania intercepting a Ukrainian SU-27 fighter that had entered its airspace. Ukie pilot probably thinking about getting asylum in exchange for his jet. Smart guy.
https://www.rt.com/news/550434-romania-intecepts-ukrainian-jet/
“I suspect many people in the Ukraine and the West were taken by surprise.” — not the rats that skipped town a week or so ago. All those ‘personnel’ trainers like bats back to their Polish caves before the Russian sunrise.
I watched on flightradar24 3 Anotovs fly hard and fast from Kiev 2 days ago.
The blog chat was curious as to where headed, why, and why 3 at once.
Now we know. Lol.
Biden started the war. Putin is ending it.
Among the criminals who will be rounded up are some who planned and covered up the downing of MH17. Justice delayed is not always justice denied.
Sam, US does not know any better, being the fundamentalist exceptionalists that they are.
US is a masterful exploiter of fringe sentiments. And provider of talking points.
I believe that Ukraine is responsible for its own actions.
West is responsible for having played along with Ukrainian folly/atrocities.
To use modern day dating language – Ukraine is/was like a catfishing account on Only Fans. Many subscribers/simps until Russia 22 feb 2022 hacked the account and wiped off the makeup from the 304 during live stream. Now the subscribers flee. But not without first posting about this. No one will admit to being gullible simps. Russia has clearly showed that it is not a simp, and not afraid to go their own way…without turning their back on vulnerable people.
Payback – Payload – Blowback
Culminating in the arrest and trial of EU leaders on charges of assisting in the Genocide of Donbas civilians.
May the victims rest in peace and their surviving relatives receive compensation and justice,
Damn. Russia has finally had enough of NATO’s arrogance and duplicity. The West looks impotent in the face of Russian determination. I never thought President Putin would act so decisively. He’s normally such a cautious operator. He’s totally proved me wrong.
@Jay
What? Do you think that President Putin’s decision was not a cautious decision? You are wrong.
After eight years, and much abuse by the US/NATO/EU/Ukraine, President Putin, actually the whole of Russia, had had enough. He certainly has much more information, knowledge and brains than people * who dobt his capacity.
He also knows that Russia is finally prepared for whatever the bullies do after this — I bet they will swallow hard, impose many sanctions against Russia (which again will backfire) and start other agressions somewhere else. They will only stop when collapse creates the objective conditions for their presently obedient, brainwashed people to revolt. The west is on a suicidal mission from now on, and there is no return for them because they are discredited by the rest of the world.
Even the BBC has been forced to admit that Russia has been targeting military facilities this morning.
Some helicopters not far from Kiev right now, getting intense.
Russian military in the vicinity of Kiev airport live on CNN
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DDV70cMBqno
There are news from Harkov, they have seen Chechens on tanks..guess Kadirov men will deliver as he promised.
Our chicken pm wanted to visit Kiev today, but cojones were too small ;)
Our gay defense m. will send some diapers as well, you never know when on the run!
“According to intelligence, the Ukrainian Armed Forces’ troops and service members are leaving their positions in large numbers, dropping their weapons”
” A lot of guys enter the ring with big plans until they get hit in the mouth”…..Mike Tyson
Everyone’s got a plan until they get punched in the mouth . . . . or everyone’s got a plan until Russia says that’s enough.
Troubling to see early reports of Russian cassualties around Kharkov and near Kiev as posted on Cassad’s telegram post? Alarming that Latvia sends Stingers which apparently downed a couple KA-
helicopters…?
Praying for a speedy resolution as LDNR & RF forces crank up the momentum as the longer it goes on the easier it will for the West to push for a coalition to pressure Russia to halt its operations, not to mention encourage resistance from UkroNazi sympathizers.
The World needed to heed Russia’s demands for peace and security on its door steep so I commend VVP for finding the strength to carryout orders knowing he’d be sending his soldiers into harm against what was a majority brotherly peoples.
Keep up the wonderful work and blessings to the Saker Community and the defenders in Novorossiya!!!
Apologies as it appears maybe only one KA-52 was downed as multiple videos of what appears the same craft but in War and Armed Conflict soldiers shed blood and once this is all done we will honour the heroes who took up the fight against NATO and the UkroNazi’s… Слава и вјечнаја памјат!!!
The primary danger now lies in the potential for a false flag to trigger NATO Article 5.
Let us pray such a trigger event does not happen, and that people of sounder mind on both sides are on-guard and prepared to prevent or expose such an event which could be used to justify full NATO engagement.
Worry in vain (although for this it would be the best gift – they would solve all the problems at once).
1. The Republic of Ukraine is not a member of NATO!
2. Read the Article first – “…shall assist the Contracting Party or Contracting Parties subjected to such attack by immediately taking such individual or joint action as it deems necessary (!!!)))), including the use of armed force with the goal of restoring and subsequently maintaining the security of the North Atlantic region.”
I hope everything became clear to everyone
NATO soldiers will put up as much as a fight as the Ukrainian did. Not happening.
Poor shitbags are only good for killing Syrian and Iraqi farmers.
Sometimes they manage to bomb chinese embassies like in belgrade
Only if they want to see Warsaw in flames and other European cities.
I don’t think so. Putin could not have made it clearer that anyone trying to interfere would be committing suicide.
Ukraine doesn’t meet the criteria from, I believe it is Article 6, which governs what NATO countries are subject to Article 5 – to wit:
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Article 6 1
For the purpose of Article 5, an armed attack on one or more of the Parties is deemed to include an armed attack:
on the territory of any of the Parties in Europe or North America, on the Algerian Departments of France 2, on the territory of Turkey or on the Islands under the jurisdiction of any of the Parties in the North Atlantic area north of the Tropic of Cancer;
on the forces, vessels, or aircraft of any of the Parties, when in or over these territories or any other area in Europe in which occupation forces of any of the Parties were stationed on the date when the Treaty entered into force or the Mediterranean Sea or the North Atlantic area north of the Tropic of Cancer.
End Quote
None of that applies to Ukraine. Of course, who wants to trust NATO to adhere to the letter of their Charter?
Center for Public Relations (CSP) of the FSB.
“Ukrainian border guards are leaving en masse their places of deployment on the Russian-Ukrainian border.
As of 13:00, Ukrainian border guards left all units on the Russian-Ukrainian border”
Looks like Russia will go up to the Dnieper river. Take Mariupol and maybe even Odessa.
Nato odessa base was a smoking pile of rubble
A request. The video above is a fragment of the speech…is there a link to the entire speech with english sub-titles?
Dear Amarynth, you called it as to date, I recall our conversation about that. Good job!
At time of posting, I did not find one.
Yeah! I called it? I’m gonna trust you on this because I forgot. (Gotto go and polish that old crystal ball a bit :-)
http://en.kremlin.ru/events/president/news/67843
English translation by Kremlin.
It is touching that the operation in the media is being carried out by the mythical forces of the LDNR – the disguised “People’s Militia”, clowns never fought! And not the Russian RDG and DRG and comrades.
Everything is like in 2014, according to the patterns.
What does this mean? Is this hapenning in Donbass? (sorry if my question is too basic)
Russia is making all of the running, ten steps ahead, and the West cannot keep up. This could become darkly funny very quickly as Russia offers, almost daily, new opportunities to the West to impose new rounds of glorious sanctions. I am reminded of this, where President Biden accuses President Putin of cheating…with a cameo from Defence Minister Shoygu attending to a couple of Mr Biden’s spooks:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=9C-fRdCmzDk
“… ten steps ahead, and the West cannot keep up…” — Well, government by gay focus groups takes some time to set up the tea and biscuits, ya know …
The logical imperative is obvious. Putin will have to keep going all the way to Berlin (stopping now ensures a repeat of Afghanistan, Chechnya). He will go down in history next to Stalin and Hitler as European mass murders. Or be remembered as a want a be, bogged down in an endless war in the borderlands—
It sounds like Russia intends to undo the 2014 coup.
This is one for military textbooks: evacuation of civilians, precision bombing of military infrastructure targets. Compare this to dirty NATO wars targeting civil infrastructure, hospitals, schools, civilian air raid shelters, village weddings, using terrorist groups and depleted uranium. No comparison.
This Stoltenberg just wont recognise the folly of his LIES.
Looks like Russia will have to take out the whole lot.
It’s only 13:30 CET and Ukraine no longer has a navy or an air force. Ukrainian troops for the most part refusing to follow orders and either surrendering or leaving their posts. It’s over
The base of ukies special operation forces north east of Kiev where hit. Does anybody know if western operators where still there?
Andrei Martianov told that the exit door for ukies, airport from Borispol where disabled.
https://smoothiex12.blogspot.com
The timing of the Russians operations was a bad surprise for the ukies and theirs masters. Demilitarization of Ukraine is underway.
Pincer offensive of the Russian liberation forces, from Kharkow to Kherson. Odessa seems to be a goal too (video on RT of interview of ex-French decent colonel Chamagne.). https://youtu.be/8jokht4pPsA
The West is simply ridiculous.
Where’s Andrei Martyanov….”hello, it’s me again!”…..I’m eagerly waiting for his analysis.
He said he’d be gone for a week.
Probably prudent given the rising hysteria levels in his part of the world.
I sincerely hope he resurfaces in Baku or Sochi, with a cool Havana Daiquiri (shaken, not stirred). Somehow I don’t think the fox will be caught by the Kraken in Cascadia! He knew what was coming down. And someone tell Shoigu to send a Belgorod to evac our dear Saker!!
“[Western elites] know nuthin’, and are good for nuthin’!” © Smoothie
He’s on his long planned Caribbean vacation!
VVP full speech with sub-titles https://youtu.be/98vNj0OCAfk
Where can I find the transcript of this address in Russian? An excellent opportunity to learn the Russian language straight from the mouth of the Head Master.
China took Russian side. But they are playing it smart, without voicing it too loudly.
I wonder about those new round of sanctions, but at this point in confrontation there is no turning back. No matter what. If Russians had just sat down and waited, they would have faced preemptive kinetic strike on thier nukes in some time and from there… everyone knows. No happy ending for sure.
All China has to do is watch their (Russian) backs and happily cash any usd$ that need to be re-circulated etc.
Oh, and watch out for that British bathtub ‘aircraft carrier’ protecting Taiwan — plus those crazy US subs that keep hitting undersea mountains.
A multipolar world absolutely needs a vibrant China with a successful BRI. China is the real existential threat to Empire. Russia is in the way. This action gives China much needed breathing room, and China will definitely have Russia’s back as will Iran.
Israel would be wise not mess with the bear right now in Syria.
Russian War In Ukraine – Russian MI-8 Helicopter Dodges Ukrainian Anti-Air Missile Near Kyiv
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ew5_0zJYC3w
Wouldn’t it be just lovely if China took back Taiwan right now to ”make a statement” ? The impotent, ensuing rage and temper tantrums in concerned quarters would be absolutely irresistible.
China can take Taiwan by force in a few hours only, using ‘conventional’ means. That is not in question. The question is what comes after.
It would not be lovely.
What would be lovely would be for Taiwanese leadership to see and understand the depth of western “commitment “. I hope they draw the correct conclusions
The matter of “de-nazi-fication” may not be clear…see https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MmjQ4OcXjNY
the Deputy Chairman of the Russian State Duma Committee on International Affairs Vyacheslav Nikonov. makes it blunt…NATO and “the West” is seen as no different from the nazi’s that attacked USSR.
actually we also have a very strong
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reasons to compare
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nato with nazi germany will not say axis
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actually because that is the same group
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of countries
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plus
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the uk
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and the united states for us hitler was
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just the west
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it was just one of the you know
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“Throughout this crisis, NATO, the Allies, and our partners have made every effort to pursue diplomacy and dialogue with Russia, including at the highest levels,” Jens Stoltenberg confirmed in a press conference after the statement was released. “We are deploying additional defensive land and air forces to the eastern part of the Alliance, as well as additional maritime assets. We have increased the readiness of our forces to respond to all contingencies.”
I assume some people reading this site will have watched Star Wars, and perhaps may recall the script: re Alliance.
Pathetic.
DEEPL translation of the last two posts of the site strategika51.org . The webmaster of this site seems to be a decent ex-french military.
First post translated
https://youtube.com/shorts/WiPVn3CeIaQ?feature=share
The situation in Eastern Europe has come to a head. Russia has finally taken action by launching one of the largest military operations on European soil since 1945.
The whole of Ukraine, right up to the borders of Poland, is under a deluge of fire and steel.
Thousands of Russian paratroopers have jumped on Kharkov and other strategic cities of Ukraine.
Not a single US drone or electronic warfare aircraft over Ukraine. The Russians swept everything away.
Pulling too hard on the rope, it breaks…
Second post translated
The Russian forces are advancing faster than expected trying without any doubt to neutralize all Ukrainian air defenses and aviation before the redeployment of allied forces (US, Britain, Poland) in the pocket of Lviv where they have withdrawn.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has set the objectives of this military operation:
1. Demilitarization of Ukraine
2. “Denazification” of the Ukrainian regime
The information coming from the theater of operations is too numerous to analyze at this stage. There is undoubtedly a lot of disinformation and intense infowarfare.
What is known so far, that is on the first day of this spectacular operation, is that:
– 79% of the air defense systems and in particular the S-300 complexes were neutralized in the first four hours of the operation;
– The main Ukrainian military air bases have been subjected to air raids;
– Russian armored forces suffered losses;
– The control, command and communication systems of the Ukrainian armed forces have been destroyed and the Kiev forces are now relying on NATO C3 systems.
It do not seems to be desinformation. The operations seems to develop as anticipated by Andrei. Sorry per advance if I mistake, in any case I am a troll. I stress that Russian paratroopers seems have jumped over Kharkow and other strategic cities. Incredible, Ukies are under full fire of Russian army.
I think the history books are going to call this “The Four-Hour War.”
Pepe Escobar said basically everything military in Ukraine was destroyed within four hours. Actually it was over in the first hour, as the Kiev government froze in the first hour, then the LDPR took out the front line Ukraine command headquarters, presumably killing all the military commanders, leaving no one to issue orders.
Air defenses destroyed, Ukraine Air Force planes fleeing to Romania, Ukraine border guards and units of the Ukraine military laying down arms, the drone base destroyed, Odessa taken by amphibious landing, Russian tanks in Kharkiv, Russian paratroopers landing, Russian forces rolling in from Belarus (according to a CNN video).
Decapitation strike?
Its very curious how Western analysts, Scott Ritter excluded dont seem to even be able to recognize compentant military action. They are all hoping for a protracted insurgency. The Russians will simply destroy the opposition and leave. May the innocents not suffer and may the rest of us get what we deserve.
That would be the correct thing to do,just destroy the Ukrainian army then leave,after that the Kiev mob whoever they will be will be more civilised,i think Zelensky will be in America or Israel by the weekend,thats if he can get out of the Country.
I confess to be surprised by this decisive action. And I do not yet understand what the exact goals of the operation are, regarding the Ukraine as a whole. But I can see that a point was reached where Russia had to put its foot down or maybe even that Russia sees the need to preemt developments that would really seriously threaten her.
The provocations of the “West” and its Ukrainian minions were absolutely massive.
Those provocations were:
— no recognition of Russia’s security interests “red lines” by the “West”,
— the continued ridiculous lies about NATO “not being a threat” to Russia,
— Ukraine’s propects of becoming a NATO member,
— Ukraine’s military doctrine of military action against Crimea, i.e. against Russia,
— Ukraine’s demontrated willingness to become a military platform against Russia (or rather that Ukraine has become e controlled entity which can be transformed into a weapon against Russia),
— the “West”s continued armament and influx of military “advisors” to the Ukraine,
— Ukraine’s thinking about nuclear armament (if there is anything, then this may be the straw that broke the Camel’s back).
And the historical background of continued “Western” actions against Russia.
And most likely there is information which the public does not have.
This complete reneging on the Minsk accord and military action against the Donbass republics would also require action, but only locally.
I think it is really the clear willingness of Ukraine to become a potentially really dangerous tool of war against Russia, which would basically allow the “West” to attack Russia while denying responsibilty for such an attack, that made the current operation necessary.
I hope the operation will be successful.
Neil Hauer
@NeilPHauer
Russian troops have entered Kyiv oblast. The drive for Ukraine’s capital has begun
There was a winning comment on Citizen Free Press that asked if the Russian troops would mind sporting a few “Let’s go Brandon” flags for sake of good humor and solidarity against the mutual enemy of the globalist financiers.
If it happened, it would instantly break the internet with laughter and approval, worldwide.
Perhaps this suggestion should be forwarded, in Russian, to the appropriate decision makers in the Russian Ministry of Defense.
It would be a Troll of Epic Proportions.
Davai, Brandon!!
America will now declare victory over the minds of the rest of Americans who don’t have enough worldly experiences to understand what and why this is happening.
The British Minister of Defence, Wallace, was threatening to “kick Russia’s butt, like we did in 1853.” (?)
Good luck with that, Ben.
Fantastic! This is what had to be done. Now, the west may clain whatever they wish, but they lost any credibility since Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria, and the many abuses of the Third World.
Russia will make Ukraine neutral, now, but will have to keep an eye in this country for a very long time. Hopefully, Ukrainian people will understand.
It won’t be long before those Countries hosting NATO forces on or near Russia’s borders, realise that those NATO forces are not a protection, they make the Country a target.
Look for forthcoming declarations of neutrality.
Early signes that Serbia’s government will not condemn Russia. Still, official position yet to be published.
https://www.politika.rs/scc/clanak/500353/Dacic-Moramo-da-gledamo-svoje-interese-dosta-smo-ginuli-za-druge
Vucic already informed the Ukrainian ambassador that he will condemn Russia on condition that Ukraine condemn NATO for the violence done to Serbia in the 1990’s .
http://www.tanjug.rs/full-view_en.aspx?izb=718321
Wow this Vucic guy is smart. His reasoning:
1. Ukraine doesn’t condemn NATO and we will not condemn Russia
2. Ukraine ditches NATO and return into the slavic world. We will condemn Russia, but at this point it will be just lip service.
Practically he is giving the middle finder to the ukronazis.
One effect of this insurection and disarmament of Ukraine will be, that after Russia declares an end of the affair, China will step in and offer financial help to rebuild. US and EU are in no position to compete with Chinas investment capabilities. Ukraine will be a less militarized country, whith more economic ties to China then to the EU. defacto it will be a buffer state, as emphesized and requested by W. Putin.
China got shafted by a broken contract from Ukr….I think they prefer Syria .
“They are off and racing in the USA mid-terms…”
– The Clinton witch has been trumped and de-staged with the Durham report.
– Trump has his (he hopes) ICT-proof social media channel App out on Apple etc.
– Inflation is going up at the gas bowser faster than Wall St salaries — and no deal with Iran or Russia in sight.
– The Biden family’s Ukraine plantation project is up in smoke and Hunter (the bag boy for the Big Man) is still avoiding criminal invetigations in ‘rehab’ …
And now Trump is goading Sleepy Joe: “”He’s Probably Sleeping Right Now”: Trump Slams Biden’s Slow Response To Russian Attack.” (ZH)
Putin, the cool cat, has killed two birds with one stone.
Joe B. is likely to drop dead or be ‘retired’ on mental health grounds before the end of 2022 — and so who’s the next bunny for the lame stretch until a certain ignominious 2024 defeat?
BJ Harris for the gay Hindu team? Hardly.
Pelosi? … My g_d, in her recent camera performance she looks already like a dead ghost walking — just watch the harpy with the sound off.
And Anglo-UK’s blow-Joe with the mad “Benny Hill” hair problem? Well, all trending signals are indicating old Betty Windsor is about to depart her earthly realms (and colonies) to join her virus-prince in royal-never-never-land. So, that will be a distraction — imagine the state funeral needed to distract the plebs from their empty-shelves blues. “Goodbye, mommy!” from sustainable king Charles (& queen Camilla).
The Germans have a double-bind (maybe triple) but they could fall back to buying their winter electic heater juice from new French atomic power stations until the Russian gas comes back online politically.
Now back to the main game in the Ukraine quarter … (& I’ve lost track of which half it is…)
Thanks for a good laugh! Perfect caricatures.
…..”not a step back”, Russia. Let this one be our generation´s Stalingrad.
What is the story with the video of Naryshkin and Putin? I see the press is making quite a bit of hay with it, and admittedly it does not look good.
“Kiev Regime Forces’ Defense Collapses. Russians In Kharkov, Kalibr Strikes And More (VIDEO)”
Not neutral but a bunch of recent videos and many reports: https://southfront.org/category/all-articles/world/europe/ukraine/
Mods should remove this kind of posting.
What kind? Comments?
I watched the address. I have no facility with the Russian language but, translation was not necessary. Facial expression said it all. The West really screwed it up this time. Nobody will be listening to DC like they used to after all of the fallout from this hits.
Time to move that stuff out of Poland and Romania.
I hope some people in the West start making some amends.
No!!! At the very moment he is pushing for more sanctions against the Russia with his EU comrades.
grune, do not continue to post this worthless and baseless speculation that does not serve anyone.
Amarynth
Saker Assistant
about sanctions see story of tar baby https://www.asiasociety.org/files/Stickfast-Motif.pdf “we chit on your sanctions” (RF recent) may be in reality “we welcome…” Think about it…who is going to be hurt by sanctions? Who benefits?
live feed see RT DE https://de.rt.com/international/131481-live-ticker-zur-ukraine-lage/
of nazis see Netflix to feature film by Nazis Sergei Filimonov and Oleg Sentsov https://www.voltairenet.org/article215834.html (nazi make film of nazi “hero”– like Horst Wessel in the good ol’ days . Let’s remember nazi is as nazi does…so who is a nazi…
news https://twitter.com/ASBMilitary
The campaign in Ukraine is phase one, mid-game is at the Oder…and last phase…? well, where is the nazi capital? Quiz Friday…and remember “for us the nazis were the west”
please share websites telegram channels with foto and video and news facts of the Russian military operation we really need facts in europe
Just listening the politicians from US, Germany and Great Britain barking about the breach of international laws, human suffering and acts of aggression makes me sick.
The collective memory of these people is smaller than the gold fish, it seems. Or their ignorrance, cinism and hipocrisy is beyond measure. Yugoslavia, Iraq, Libiya, Syria. Even further into history: Imperial Japan, Vietnam, Korea, Iran, Nicaragua, half of South America.
The list of victims of the Empire of lies is endless.
Time has come to reap what you sown.
Their chickens will soon be coming home to roost….
Why haven’t German, French, and Italian businessmen launched a campaign to reestablish full relations with Russia, including the resumption of North Stream II, as well as to prevent NATO from launching a nuclear war?
Why can’t they launch their own media outlets or finance opposition factions to eliminate the globalists?
Why haven’t French, British, American, and other special forces, commanders, et al. refused to carry out orders to resupply the defeated Ukrainian forces?
Parubiy needs to be hanged at Maidan with that same sniper rifle he was USING to shoot police/protestors at Maidan across his chest ASAP.
It’s unclear what’s going on are they going to K or just east?
God forbid the whole country that would be an insurgency nightmare
As in Georgia 2008, I expect that the Russians will withdraw after a complete housecleaning. Of course they will have guard against any repetition of the disease, which may mean maintaining some “guardhouses”.
There is really a lack of reliable information. But it looks that things proceed more or less smoothly. South Front says (and produces photos) that there were Russian casualties and destroyrd tanks near Kharkov. Daily Mail produced pictures of two supposed Russian POWS there. And it seems that Ukros downed one KA-52 chopper. But apart from that, it is amazing what kind of air superiority Russians seem to have achieved, their planes and helicopters are all over the place.
Dobar dan!
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So remind me what did Nato do when the US invaded both Iraq and Afghanistan, was there a widespread outcry in the Western media calling for sanctions on the USA, (as they have with Russia) did the West flood Iraq and Afghanistan with weapons and cash, (as they have in Ukraine) did the West sent personnel to train the troops of these countries when they first invaded, (as they did in Ukraine) and what action did Nato take against the US when it murdered countless Iraqi and Afghan civilians including women and children?
We are dealing here with a gun for hire gang going by the name of Nato, and headed up by the chief villan the USA.
Agree 100% I’m just wondering if ultimately the cauldron will be closed from West Africa in the south to the Arctic.
Thanks for reminding me of “The Magnificent Seven”! In that film, inhabitants of a village are terrorised by a gang of bandits who periodically descend on them, stealing everything that is not nailed down and killing anyone who objects.
At last they decide to look for help, and recruit the Seven: professional gunslingers led by Chris Adams (Yul Brynner). At great cost (four of them are killed) the Seven destroy the bandits and free the village.
This time, fortunately, the rescuers seem to have succeeded without great loss.
Check out also Kurosawa’s ‘Seven Samurai’. Same story more ass kicking goodness.
No mention of MANY bioweapon labs in ukraine?
Did VVP and Biden have a deal?
Was Biden surprised?
No email shown please. Thanks
@ Mr_Mayhem on February 24, 2022 · at 7:05 am EST/EDT
“The primary danger now lies in the potential for a false flag to trigger NATO Article 5.
Let us pray such a trigger event does not happen, and that people of sounder mind on both sides are on-guard and prepared to prevent or expose such an event which could be used to justify full NATO engagement.”
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That “danger” is in the past. This is a new phase, where any “false flags” will be answered with a Russian thunderbolt. As per Putin own words,
“To anyone who would consider interfering from outside: If you do, you will face consequences greater than any you have faced in history. All the relevant decisions have been taken. I hope you hear me.”
There you go. No matter what mayhem (no pun intended) the West would create, Russia is ready. Do not worry about false flags anymore. The Nazi cesspool is getting a wash.
Lone Wolf
Yesterday’s statement by BHL in ”Le Point” is quite sweet:
Picking up from a comment above. The weekend Munich Security Conference was a pivot point.
There were so many anti Russian speeches given.
Russia was the “elephant not in the room”.
The consensus from Munich was the west would “punish” Russia with more sanctions just for being Russia.
who sows the wind reaps the storms
To paraphrase Mike Tyson … Everyone wants to fight until they get punched in the face. Uki armed forces getting the “face punch” .