TheOldGuy @TheOldGuy@qoto.org
I am a Democrat who supports Ukraine in their battle against The Russian fascist invaders.
I am a 73 year old Covid hermit who
lives on 10 acres in a sparsely populated area of the Ozarks. I heat with wood that is leftover by the lumber industry. When cutting oak for lumber only the trunk is used.
The largest town is population 2993. The county is 13k people scattered over 713 square miles.
Joined Dec 2022
Victory in Ukraine will dramatically strengthen Putin's military machine, — the Atlantic Council.
Analysts believe that the argument that Putin will not dare to go further if he achieves victory in Ukraine is dangerously short-sighted. A Russian victory over Ukraine would transform the geopolitical situation, significantly strengthening Russia in military, economic, and strategic terms, and at the same time seriously weakening the West.
The Russian army clearly did not live up to its inflated pre-war reputation in Ukraine, but it would be unwise to underestimate Moscow's military potential. Putin's command has learned a number of important lessons since the invasion began in February 2022 and has gained combat experience that no other major power can match. A victory in Ukraine will further widen the already alarming gap in military capabilities between Moscow and the West, which is rearming very slowly.
"The Russian and Ukrainian armies are by far the largest and most formidable military forces in Europe. If Putin wins in Ukraine, he will control them both. Russia will quickly conscript hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians into military service, just as it has already done in the occupied territories of Ukraine. In addition to a significant increase in manpower, the Russian Federation will also acquire large stocks of military equipment provided by the West," the article notes.
Control over Ukraine would allow the Russian Federation to reintegrate the huge Ukrainian military-industrial complex. During most of the Soviet era, Ukraine produced a significant portion of the USSR's missiles, tanks, aircraft, and warships. If Russia seizes and revives military production in Ukraine, this will solve many of the Kremlin's sanctions problems.
Economically, the conquest of Ukraine would significantly improve the financial situation of the Russian Federation and strengthen its ability to influence world politics. The Kremlin would receive Ukraine's vast untapped energy reserves, as well as potentially trillions in mineral assets. Additionally, the famous Ukrainian granary would allow Russia to establish itself as a dominant force in international agricultural markets almost overnight, the Atlantic Council notes.
"If the Russian Federation expands the war further, Western leaders will not be able to say that they were not warned. Putin has prepared the entire Russian society for war and is openly preparing the entire country for a long struggle against the West. The current invasion is an important part of this fight, but it is only the beginning. Russia's victory in Ukraine will create the basis for even bolder acts of international aggression," the experts conclude.
💯 🇳🇱 The fact that Putin came out with this shitty "peace proposal" yesterday is a sign that he is panicking, this is good news, — Dutch Prime Minister Rutte
More statements:
🇺🇸 USA: Yesterday Putin put forward proposals to resolve the Russian-Ukrainian conflict, but he is not talking about negotiations, he is talking about the capitulation of Ukraine;
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia: Any serious negotiation processes need the presence of Russia;
🇪🇺 European Council: Peace between Ukraine and Russia requires dialogue between the parties, but Kyiv will decide when it can start;
🇵🇱 Poland: Russia remains a colonial empire that never went through the path of decolonization, which could not cope with the demons of its past;
🇮🇹 Italy: Mr. Zelensky, come to Italy, we are ready to send a new package of armed assistance to Ukraine;
🇲🇩 Moldova: Peace in Ukraine is peace in Moldova;
🇪🇪 Estonia: Russia is a colonial state, for almost half a century, until 1990, Estonia was part of the Russian colonial system;
🇩🇪 Germany: It is not enough to stop the war, we must prevent the conflict from freezing, leaving the risk of continued aggression;
🇬🇧 The United Kingdom: Ukraine did not ask for this war, but in defending their state, Ukrainians are amazing;
🇯🇵 Japan: Today it’s Ukraine, tomorrow it could be East Asia.
Svitlana Vlasenko lived on the fifth floor of a building on Lyubov Maloi Street in Kharkiv. It was destroyed by Russian shelling on the night of May 31, 2024. Svetlana's daughter, 39-year-old Polina Kravets, died nearby.
The body of Svitlana Vlasenko was found first thing in the morning. She was thrown into the yard by an explosive wave. Her daughter too - she flew several tens of meters and hit the wall of a neighboring house. It was possible to identify her thanks to a DNA test.
The deceased Svitlana Vlasenko was 69 years old. Positive, responsive, sociable - that's what her friends and neighbors say about her.
A former deputy chairman of the russian government lost 13 million rubles because he wanted to edit a Wikipedia article about himself.
At the very beginning of the 90s, Viktor Ilyushin headed the secretariat of the President of the RSFSR, and in 1996-1997 he served as deputy chairman of the government. On June 7, Ilyushin received a call from scammers. They introduced themselves as Wikipedia administrators and persuaded the former official to install a program that would supposedly help correct information on Wiki.
The clever one provided them in this way with the necessary access to his bank account. In just a few days -surprise, surprise- Viktor Vasilyevich lost 12.9 million rubles. A criminal case has been opened for theft on an especially large scale.
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Found as comment in a russian channel. But new ruZZia is too busy falsifying history to learn from the past.
“During the war, the meanness of the Bolshevik system was especially clearly demonstrated. Just as in peacetime the arrests and executions of the most hard-working, honest, intelligent, active and reasonable people were carried out, so the same thing happened at the front, but in an even more open, disgusting form.
Let me give you an example. An order comes from the higher spheres: take the heights. The regiment storms it week after week, losing many people every day.
Replenishments are ongoing, there is no shortage of people. But among them are swollen dystrophics from Leningrad, to whom doctors have just prescribed bed rest and increased nutrition for three weeks. Among them are babies born in 1926, that is, fourteen-year-olds who are not subject to conscription into the army... “Forrward!!!”, and that’s all.
Finally, some soldier or lieutenant, platoon commander, or captain, company commander (less often), seeing this blatant disgrace, exclaims: “You can’t kill people! There, at a height, is a concrete pillbox! And we only have a 76mm gun! It won’t break through!”...
The political instructor, SMERSH and the tribunal immediately get involved. One of the informers, who are numerous in every unit, testifies: “Yes, in the presence of the soldiers, he doubted our victory.” They immediately fill out a ready-made form, where you just need to enter your last name, and it’s ready: “Shoot in front of the line!” or “Send to a penal company!”, which is the same thing. This is how the most honest people, who felt their responsibility to society, died.
And the rest - “Forward, attack!” “There are no fortresses that the Bolsheviks could not take!” And the Germans dug into the ground, creating a whole labyrinth of trenches and shelters. "Go get them!"
There was a stupid, senseless killing of our soldiers. One must think that this selection of the Russian people is a time bomb: it will explode in a few generations, in the 21st or 22nd century, when the mass of scum selected and nurtured by the Bolsheviks will give rise to new generations of their own kind.
From “Memories of the War” 1970 Nikolai Nikulin.
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Putin, during a speech at the Foreign Ministry, ranting about the current state of confrontation between ruZZia and NATO
The chief-in-liar on the situation in Ukraine :
The war in Ukraine is not a conflict between two states
Russians and Ukrainians would undoubtedly find a way to fairly resolve any differences
The conflict is the result of NATO activities after the end of the Cold War and the adventurous policies of the West
NATO tried to turn Ukraine into its springboard against the rF, they did everything to set peoples against each other
Aaaand of course: The main threat to Europe is not russia, but dependence on the USA
I wonder when he will finally get as bored by his repeated lies as the rest of the world? It's like these mantras: OOOMM - there are no facts but the claims approved by the liar-in-chief - OOOMMM -all blame is to place on NATO, US, West - OOMMM...[restart mantra]
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The wives of the mobilized demanded that the children of ruZZian officials and propagandists be sent to the front
Spouses of the mobilized demand to replace their husbands with the sons and spouses of Russian officials and propagandists, the Way Home movement reports.
"We demand to replace our men with very specific other men. On the children and husbands of those who tell our citizens from the screens that war is good, who talk with a predatory smile about the possibility of a nuclear strike, who consider it an honor to die for bloody goals of a handful of crazy old people."
Among those whom "The Way Home" proposes to send to the front, in particular: the sons of the press parrot Dmitry Peskov - 20-year-old Mick and 34-year-old Nikolai, the 29-year-old son of the Deputy Chairman of the Security Council Dmitry Medvedev Ilya, 42-year-old Rodion Gazmanov - the son of singer Oleg Gazmanov, the sons of propagandist Vladimir Solovyov - Daniil (22 years old) and Alexander (34 years old), the singer Shaman (Yaroslav Dronov, 32 years old), the children of actor Ivan Okhlobystin - 18-year-old Savva and 23-year-old Vasily, as well as Evgeny Popov (42 years old) - the husband of propagandist Olga Skabeeva.
"We can write a list so long that it is enough to replace every mobilized person. We guarantee you comfortable trenches, transfer to the place of hostilities, pasture food," the organization emphasized.
Source
Well, good luck with that one...but please keep twisting the knife in the wound of obvious state lies.
@freerussia_report
In Italy, the former vice-governor of Kemerovo was arrested in the case of the escape of Artem Uss
In Italy, 54-year-old russian Dmitry Chikaradze was detained in the case of the escape of the son of the former Krasnoyarsk governor Artem Uss, ANSA reports. According to the Italian authorities, this is the head of the group that helped Uss Jr. escape.
According to Milan prosecutor Marcello Viola, the 54-year-old russian is in custody. Chirakadze was detained at Milan airport, where he arrived from Sardinia, writes Corriere della Sera. Investigators found him after studying the phones, geolocations and flights of other suspects in this case.
Artem Uss escaped from house arrest in Italy in the spring of 2023. Prior to that, he was arrested in Italy at the request of the United States on October 10. The US Department of Justice accuses him of oil smuggling, exporting military technology from the United States and money laundering. Uss himself does not admit guilt. At the trial, he said that he had never been to New York, and the last time he visited the United States was 25 years ago at the age of 14.
Russia also demanded the extradition of Artem Uss. A case was opened against him on money laundering on an especially large scale by an organized group. Presumably, the Z-regime was only trying to save him from extradition to the United States. In April 2023, it became known that Uss arrived in russia and the announced measure of restraint was changed to promising not to leave the country.
@freerussia_report
Come on Steve. Only 4 months. Wait til you get to the fraud one.
https://www.palmerreport.com/analysis/as-the-steve-bannon-worm-turns/56590/
🇩🇪🇺🇦Germany announced another package of military aid to Ukraine.
It consists of a significant amount of armored vehicles and air defense equipment, in particular:
▪️10 Leopard 1A1 tanks and ammunition for them;
▪️20 tracked Marder infantry vehicles and ammunition;
▪️ the IRIS-T SLM medium-range anti-aircraft missile complex and the short-range IRIS-T SLS;
▪️3 HIMARS reactive artillery systems;
▪️2 Dachs armored engineering vehicles and Bergepanzer 2 armored repair and evacuation vehicle;
▪️4 Wisent 1 demining machines with spare parts;
▪️16 Mercedes-Benz Zetros gas stations;
▪️ammunition, boats, small arms and much more.
Vladimir Putin has no intention of stopping at Ukraine, and his victory there would mean war against NATO, according to former head of the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) David Petraeus.
Western allies of Ukraine must do more to win the war with Russia, as Putin has "made it very clear" that he wants to bring another war to Europe.
"The war in Ukraine could spread to the region if Putin succeeds in Ukraine. Moldova will obviously be next. After that, it could be Lithuania or one of the other Baltic states," Petraeus said.
Separately, Petraeus noted that one of the levers that will help Ukraine defeat Russia is the development of its own technologies.
"Remember that what they did in the Black Sea was not done by their ships or sailors, but by their unmanned aerial vehicles. Naval drones, aerial drones, and anti-ship missiles allowed them to sink a third of the ships of the Black Sea Fleet," the former head of the CIA emphasized.
However, according to Petraeus, the key to winning the war is for Ukraine to quickly increase its numbers and military power — with the help of its Western allies.
"The reality is complex, and this is another reason why we should do everything possible to help Ukraine in every possible way," he concluded.
I am a Democrat who supports Ukraine in their battle against The Russian fascist invaders.
I am a 73 year old Covid hermit who
lives on 10 acres in a sparsely populated area of the Ozarks. I heat with wood that is leftover by the lumber industry. When cutting oak for lumber only the trunk is used.
The largest town is population 2993. The county is 13k people scattered over 713 square miles.
Joined Dec 2022
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