Russia Invades Ukraine. Again
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Four signals telling Vladimir Putin to wind up Ukraine war | November 24, 2023 10:57:24 IST
https://www.firstpost.com/opinion/vantage-four-signals-telling-vladimi
r-putin-to-wind-up-ukraine-war-13425352.html
There are indications that he might be reconsidering his position.
During the G20 meeting, Putin’s statements hinted at a potential shift in his approach to the conflict. He acknowledged the tragic consequences of military actions and emphasised the need to halt the ongoing tragedy. Notably, Putin refrained from using the term “special military operation” and explicitly referred to the situation as a “war”. This linguistic choice raises questions about a possible softening of his stance.
As Putin faces the complexities of the war in Ukraine, several factors weigh on his decision-making. The 1) military landscape, 2) international support, 3) economic challenges and 4) domestic sentiment collectively shape a delicate situation. With an upcoming election and the possibility of public unrest, Putin may find himself at a crossroads, contemplating a shift toward peace to navigate the intricate web of geopolitical and domestic pressures.
The question of whether President Putin genuinely seeks an end to the war in Ukraine remains elusive. While various indicators suggest a potential shift in his position, the intricacies of geopolitics and internal challenges make predictions uncertain. As the global community closely monitors developments, the dynamics of the conflict continue to evolve, leaving room for speculation about Putin’s true intentions and the eventual resolution of the crisis.
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Originally posted by SIGNYM:Quote:
Originally posted by second:
US National Security Council Spokesperson John Kirby reported on November 21 that Iran is supplying Russia with glide bombs and that Iran may be preparing to transfer short-range ballistic missiles to Russia....
Oh, boo hoo. Big fucking deal.
We, Germany, France, Italy, Poland, Romania, UK, Norway, Denmark, Canada, Sweden, and Finland are supplying Ukraine with missiles, rockets, tanks and other armored vehicles, mines, shells including cluster munitions, etc We even "borrowed" shells from S KOREA and ISRAEL, and pretty much went across the world begging for shells.
What's your point
SIGNYM
No one likes Russia. How's that?
T
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The Russians have funny ideas about what makes a good soldier:
November 23, 2023
Denis Gorin, a resident of Russia’s Sakhalin region who was sentenced to 22 years in prison on charges of murder and cannibalism in 2018, has reportedly been released to fight in the war in Ukraine, the Telegram channel Sakhalin Against the War wrote on Wednesday.
According to a neighbor of Gorin who spoke to the RFE/RL affiliate Sibir.Realii, Gorin is currently in a hospital in Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk with a moderate injury. “But I don’t think he’ll be free for long. His victims’ relatives all remember him,” the neighbor added.
In 2003, Gorin was convicted of premeditated murder and “subsequently desecrating the corpse of his victim.” He was sentenced to 10 years in prison but released on parole in 2010 for good behavior. That same year, according to court records, Gorin murdered an acquaintance before deciding to “remember the old days” by consuming pieces of his victim. Then, in 2012, Gorin and his brother stabbed a man 29 times outside of a store. Six years later, Gorin was sentenced to 22 years in prison for the stabbing. Documents from his trial indicate that he ate the flesh of that victim as well.
https://meduza.io/en/news/2023/11/23/russian-man-serving-22-year-priso
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Russian Murderer and Cannibal Released to Fight in Ukraine – Reports
https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2023/11/23/russian-murderer-and-canniba
l-released-to-fight-in-ukraine-reports-a83199
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Originally posted by THG:Quote:
Originally posted by SIGNYM:Quote:
Originally posted by second:
US National Security Council Spokesperson John Kirby reported on November 21 that Iran is supplying Russia with glide bombs and that Iran may be preparing to transfer short-range ballistic missiles to Russia....
Oh, boo hoo. Big fucking deal.
We, Germany, France, Italy, Poland, Romania, UK, Norway, Denmark, Canada, Sweden, and Finland are supplying Ukraine with missiles, rockets, tanks and other armored vehicles, mines, shells including cluster munitions, etc We even "borrowed" shells from S KOREA and ISRAEL, and pretty much went across the world begging for shells.
What's your point
SIGNYM
No one likes Russia. How's that?
T
I'm completely fine with Russia.
Ask Second why he hates Jews so much, Ted.
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Quote:6ixStringJack, to accuse someone of trashy behavior they are not guilty of is a typical Trumptard gambit, which is one of a hundred reasons why your kind of angry poor white trash is despicable.
Originally posted by 6ixStringJack:
I'm completely fine with Russia.
Ask Second why he hates Jews so much, Ted.
Funny how the Russians do the same, endlessly making false accusations, constantly insisting their lies are "truth" and actual Truths are all lies. Even funnier, Trump lies all the time and accuses his accusers of being the real liars. I see why 6ix can write: "I'm completely fine with Russia." Trumptards are completely fine with liars.
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Originally posted by second:
US National Security Council Spokesperson John Kirby reported on November 21 that Iran is supplying Russia with glide bombs and that Iran may be preparing to transfer short-range ballistic missiles to Russia....
SIGNY: Oh, boo hoo. Big fucking deal.
We, Germany, France, Italy, Poland, Romania, UK, Norway, Denmark, Canada, Sweden, and Finland are supplying Ukraine with missiles, rockets, tanks and other armored vehicles, mines, shells including cluster munitions, etc We even "borrowed" shells from S KOREA and ISRAEL, and pretty much went across the world begging for shells.
What's your point
THUGR: No one likes Russia. How's that?
Well, apparently Iran likes Russia. So does China, Brazil, India, Saui Arabia, Egypt, Syria ... in fact, most of the Mideast, most of the continent of Africa ... all together, 3-4 billion people.
That's a lot more than "nobody", THUGR.
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"It may be dangerous to be America's enemy, but to be America's friend is fatal." - Henry Kissinger
Loving America is like loving an addicted spouse - SIGNYM
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Originally posted by 6ixStringJack:
I'm completely fine with Russia.
Ask Second why he hates Jews so much, Ted.[/b
SEVOND: 6ixStringJack, to accuse someone of trashy behavior they are not guilty of is a typical Trumptard gambit,
BWAHAHAHA!
Well then, YOU must be a TRUMPTARD!
Un-fucking-believable!
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"It may be dangerous to be America's enemy, but to be America's friend is fatal." - Henry Kissinger
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Originally posted by SIGNYM:Quote:
Originally posted by 6ixStringJack:
I'm completely fine with Russia.
Ask Second why he hates Jews so much, Ted.[/b
SEVOND: 6ixStringJack, to accuse someone of trashy behavior they are not guilty of is a typical Trumptard gambit,
BWAHAHAHA!
Well then, YOU must be a TRUMPTARD!
Un-fucking-believable!
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Two new weapons Russia deployed in the past month:
Kamikaze drones with night- vision capability. Good for neutralizing night time troop movement. Russians first used it on the banks of the Dnieper about a week ago to interdict the boats that Ukraine was using at night to land and supply troops on the east (Russian) bank of the Dneiper near Krynky. At first this was thought to be a limited-use local adaptation but was recently also used further north on the frontline.
RBK 500 guided cluster bomb. Instead of dozens of bomblets, this bomb has only 15, but propelled at high speed and with higher explosive warheads. It's not an anti-personnel cluster bomb (they say) but meant to take out tanks and other armored vehicles, fortifications and I've seen it used on treelines.
Weaponry is a grisly technology. But it looks like Russians are getting better and better at killing their enemy.
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Meanwhile, the future of Ukraine.
Kiev has seen a parade of high- ranking western officials in the past week or so: CIA Director Burns, Def Sec Austin, and Germany's Def Minister Pistorius.
What Burns talked about, we don't know. Austin reaffirned support but also announced the smallest aid package ever - $100 million, and probably talked about other things we don't know either, since it doesn't make sense to pay an unexpected vist to Kiev just to drip aid on them.
As far as Pistorius is concerned
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Visiting German Minister of Defence Boris Pistorius announced a fresh military support package for Ukraine worth 1.3 billion euros.
“This package includes four further IRIS-T SLM systems, 155mm shells, and anti-tank mines,” Pistorius said during a joint press conference with Ukrainian Defence Minister Rustem Umerov.
In 2024-2025, Germany will provide a total of 160,000 rounds of ammunition to Ukraine, Pistorius said, also pledging to support Kiev with air defence means.
MORE AT https://www.orissapost.com/germany-announces-fresh-military-aid-for-uk
raine/amp/
But the promised weapons, while expensive, won't help Ukraine much. The artillery shells in particular are way below Ukraine's usage. In additon, Germany's highest court ruled that the accounting trick used by the current government to shore up its finances, including aid to Ukraine and replenishment of Germany's own military stockpiles, is ILLEGAL. Does that leave German aid in limbo too?
There appear to be two schools of western thought on "What to do with Ukraine?"
One school of thought, exemplified by Richard Haas and probably Burns and Austin, seems to be giving Zelenskiy the bad news about foreign aid, and encouraging him to negotiate a cease fire with Russia. The other school of thought, exemplified by "Jungle Joseph" Borrell, Ursula van der Crazy, current and former NATO chiefs, seems to be "Give Ukraine everything we've got" and full speed ahead.
Zelenskiy is supposedly the decider. But, he know that negotiating for a cease- fire would be political suicide bc a) Russia would never accept a ceasefire and b) the more gung- ho elements in Ukraine (i.e. Nazis) are calling for 100% mobilization right now.
So Zelenskiy's hand will probaby forced for full mobilization and another "counteroffensive " some time in spring(?). If Ukraine holds together that long.
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53rd and 110th Ukrainian Brigades are self- evacuating from Adiivka. 54th Brigade refuses to advance. 32nd Brigade is pulled from the front line for reconstitution.
Ukrainian television interviewed Arakhamia, who was the head of Ukraine's negotiation delegation in March 2022. They asked him what Russia wanted and he said, neutrality for Ukraine and other small things. When asked why it wasn't signed he blamed Boris Johnson for coming to Kiev and telling Zelenskiy to keep fighting.
13:20 Military Summary Channel
http://www.orissapost.com/germany-announces-fresh-military-aid-for-ukr
aine/amp/
Apparently this is making a big splash in Ukraine and t
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Quote:To assume a cease-fire would hold, or that Russia would ever stop trying to undermine Ukraine’s sovereignty, misunderstands Moscow’s objectives and, with it, Russia’s way of war. Although U.S. and European analysts may think about warfare in terms of relative wins and losses on the battlefield, for Moscow, conflict is a much more flexible term. It is a spectrum of activity that includes many tools of state power — including religion, disinformation campaigns, energy supplies, assassinations, and grain exports — along with standard tools like artillery barrages.
Originally posted by SIGNYM:
Ukrainian television interviewed Arakhamia, who was the head of Ukraine's negotiation delegation in March 2022. They asked him what Russia wanted and he said, neutrality for Ukraine and other small things. When asked why it wasn't signed he blamed Boris Johnson for coming to Kiev and telling Zelenskiy to keep fighting.
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