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John Kenney's avatar

Putin & his kleptocratic claque are merely continuing the work started by his alcoholic addled predecessor Boris Yeltsin.

Yeltsin, Kravchuk, Aliev, & Nazarbayev destroyed the USSR. Putin is destroying the Russian Federation.

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Thomas Fischer's avatar

Before discovering this blog, I regularly watched Military Summary. I noticed something strange. The magic cauldrons. We kept hearing about this or that cauldron that the Russian army had created in the Donbass, in which hundreds or thousands of Ukrainian soldiers were trapped. The front moved on, the cauldrons were liquidated, but there were no reports of casualties or prisoners. Overnight, a miracle had happened and all the Ukrainian soldiers had disappeared. This happened regularly. Perhaps there is a deal, as in Kherson, that allows encircled Ukrainian soldiers to escape unmolested?

Last Wednesday: ‘Several guided 500 kilogram #FAB500 aerial bombs of the Russian Air Force (with #UMPK guided wings) today hit the administrative and design office building as well as factory halls of the Ukrainian state defence enterprise “Motor Sitsch” (#MotorSich / #MotorSitsch) in the large city of #Zaporozhia (about 50 kilometres from the #Zaporozhian front line).’

This is the factory where 36 warheads of the Oreshnik missile hit two months ago. The factory is said to have been pulverised in the missile attack. Presumably this factory is as invulnerable as some power stations that have been destroyed what feels like 10 times already.

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Deplorable Commisar's avatar

Pootie "tricking" his allies on behalf of the happy merchants.

" Syria’s former media chief and top aide to Bashar al-Assad said that Russian President Vladimir Putin may have “tricked” the ousted Syrian president in his final days as leader.

Speaking to Mazeej Studios, a podcast produced by Saudi channel Al Arabiya, Kamel Saqr said that Assad was in Moscow in late November, just over a week before Syrian rebels captured Damascus. According to him, the rebels had already captured much of Aleppo by the time Assad met Putin on Friday 29 November.

There, Saqr said, Assad asked for Putin’s support in helping Iran transport equipment and support to strengthen his government’s positions against the opposition. “Bashar al-Assad’s request to Putin was for him to personally handle the secure the aerial transportation necessary to deliver military aid to support or stop the advance of the Syrian opposition,” Saqr said.

The request came as Iran reduced its forces and militias’ presence in Syria, and Hezbollah suffered heavy blows in its battles against Israel in Lebanon. Saqr believes neither Russia nor Iran wanted to heavily intervene in this battle, but Assad told him [Saqr] that Putin had instructed his chief of staff [General Valery Gerasimov] to get ready to support any transport needed for Iran at Russia’s Khmeimim base in Latakia.

“But what happened was that the Iranians told Bashar al-Assad, ‘we did not receive any signals to proceed with moving Iranian aircraft to the Khmeimim base [or to] fly through Iraqi airspace to land at the base,’ Saqr told Mazeej.“The question was relayed to Moscow, but no answer came.” When asked whether this was a “trick by Putin”, Saqr said there was “no other explanation”.

Regardless, Saqr said the Iranians told Assad they had sent a plane through Iraq, but were warned by the US that the aircraft would be shot down if it continued…Saqr says Putin did not pick up any of Assad’s calls between the Tuesday and Thursday [December 3-5] before his fall and that, despite having planned a 400-word speech addressing the situation, the former Syrian president decided against speaking to the public. "

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Archangel's avatar

Yes, probably true.

However why did Assad need last minute iranian supplies ? He had 5 years to build fortifications between Idlib and Aleppo in the north and between Deraa and Damascus in the south. Concrete is cheap, artillery is unexpensive, ammunition can easily be stockpiled. The Baathist regime collapsed because they did not build a proper defence.

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Deplorable Commisar's avatar

Because the Russians were " training" , "equipping" and "advising" the Syrian military.

Honk honk.

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GEORGE CHAMBERLAIN's avatar

If Bob Woodward lips are moving he's lying.

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Deplorable Commisar's avatar

Thats what I suspect. If the US really feared Putin using nukes, they wouldnt be doing half the crap they've pulled so far. Not buying it.

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Dan Liviu's avatar

The [Iranian] general also accused Russia, considered a top ally, of misleading Iran by telling it that Russian jets were bombing Syrian rebels when they were actually dropping bombs on open fields. He also said that in the past year, as Israel struck Iranian targets in Syria, Russia had “turned off radars,” in effect facilitating these attacks. https://archive.ph/I8gac

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Deplorable Commisar's avatar

This video is in Polish, but check out how the Ukrainians are suffering during this brutal, unprecedented war. Utter chaos and destruction. Please pray for Ukraine.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xwx7TDDGxNY

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Deplorable Commisar's avatar

" he reason why Putin invaded was because his buddy the oligarch Medvedchuk was arrested and the SMO was probably an attempt to reinstall the Donbass mafia back into power in Kiev by ousting the Dniepro mafia which had taken its place. "

Donbass / Ukraine has a vast amount of various natural resources that the US was ready to pounce on, I suspect Putin saw them moving in and thought he could pull a fast one by taking Donbass first, probably as a bargaining tool with the US, which he thought would bargain with him as an equal partner and eventually share the wealth.

Even though he's part of the "club" he forgot that the " lower" members are expandable. This was made fully clear to him, when the Israeli president flew to Moscow to give him a " talking to" and orders. He immediately retreated from Kiev, and been playing by their script ever since. Hence, why this war is being dragged out to depopulate Ukraine from the Goyim, to destroy and demilitarize WHITE Europe, and to prepare the "set" for the future dismemberment of Russia.

Pootie walked into a trap, probably on the advice of his " chosen" advisors.

Machiavelli laughs at Putin with disdain.

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Billy Thistle's avatar

Doesn't anyone else see an Ashkenazi face on Bob Woodward? Granted he looks less so in other photos. But still this is his wiki bio. Is he aspirationally Jewish? That middle name Upshur is interesting. It's his mother's name. Dad remarried. But derivation seems either English (up-shire) or German.

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Deplorable Commisar's avatar

Hes a happy merchant.

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Deplorable Commisar's avatar

" “By 2030, no more than 20 million residents should remain in Ukraine.”

— Zbigniew Brzezinski, cited by Ukrainian former PM Vitold Fokin "

https://t.me/myLordBebo/8471

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Thomas Fischer's avatar

Es sollen sogar nur 8 Millionen übrig bleiben.

https://www.nakanune.ru/articles/112284/

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Deplorable Commisar's avatar

Although that sounds like a satire piece, at this point I wouldn't be surprised .

" Ihor Berkut (in some sources, his birth name is Ihor Gekko, Ігор Гекко) entered Ukrainian politics in the second half of the 2000s. At that time, he positioned himself as a veteran of the Afghan war, a writer, a "strong" man in military uniform, and the head of the "extremely left party Great Ukraine" (an especially interesting name for an "extremely left" party — DM). Berkut promoted his brand, and its billboards were seen even in the Kyiv metro. He also expressed ideas such as "disbanding the Ukrainian army" (2011), declaring that Russia "will not enter its troops into Ukraine under any circumstances" (February 18, 2014, 9 days before the beginning of Crimea’s occupation). However, after 2014, he significantly changed his image and began calling himself the "executive director of the New Jerusalem project". In numerous videos, mainly on the YouTube channel "Rassvet", Ihor Berkut (in the videos, he often appears as "Harry Ber-Kut" or "Ihal Ber-Kut") talks about "tasks completion progress" and "arrangements" with Ukrainian and Russian leadership, shows maps of planned resettlement, and possible nuclear strikes from the territory of "New Jerusalem" against Israel's enemies (it is also a popular part of the conspiracy theory). In some videos, "Ber Kut" is accompanied by an assistant "Sarah" (Сара), a young girl in revealing clothes and with a tattoo of a giant Star of David on her thigh. "

https://www.tabletmag.com/sections/news/articles/crimea-as-jewish-homeland

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dp5XFvmZPrM

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Tazzy.'s avatar

The Uky's have to fight with one arm tied behind their back and Ivan still cannot defeat them , Sheesh!

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Brunswickian's avatar

Does he mean he is not going to wait for Trump? Sounds a bit like it.

https://x.com/InfoSiftWeekly/status/1879245918161035498

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Diplomatic Efforts - HIGH threat level

🚨 U.S. Secretary of State Blinken: Middle East stability depends on decisive strike against Iran and 'resistance axis' 🇺🇸🇮🇷 #MiddleEastSecurity #USForeignPolicy

8:15 AM · Jan 15, 2025

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Brunswickian's avatar

Now who supported Hamas?

If Putin isn't part of the cabal, better bring in the tomato plants.

https://x.com/Megatron_ron/status/1879208586871754790

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🇮🇱🇺🇲 Pete Hegseth, Secretary Defence nominee goes fully Zionist:

"I support Israel destroying and killing every last member of Hamas [ the Palestinians ]"

0:10 / 0:43

5:46 AM · Jan 15, 2025

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Brunswickian's avatar

Coincidence?:

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian will meet in Moscow on Friday to sign a strategic partnership agreement, the Kremlin announced Monday.

"On 17 January, Vladimir Putin will hold talks with the President of the Islamic Republic of Iran Masoud Pezeshkian, who will come to Moscow on an official visit," the Kremlin said.

"Following the talks, Vladimir Putin and Masoud Pezeshkian will sign the Treaty on Comprehensive Strategic Partnership between Russia and Iran," the statement added.

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Deplorable Commisar's avatar

Stop groveling Iran. This won't stop the inevitable. Just pathetic.

" ran has offered to send rapid response teams to help combat the wildfires in Los Angeles, despite deep-seated tensions between Washington and Tehran. "

https://www.newsweek.com/iran-offers-send-firefighters-combat-la-wildfires-2014594

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Dan Liviu's avatar

Wallachian Gazette:

🟥🟩🟥🇲🇩🇷🇺 Transnistrian so-called "president", Vadym Krasnoselsky, left the enclave with the permission of Chișinău, and went to Moscow to meet with Russian leaders.

🔗 https://t.me/tass_agency/296012

🇷🇺❌🇲🇩 Aide to the Russian president and former FSB director, Nikolai Patrushev, has become the most senior Russian official to date to threaten Moldova with invasion if it "doesn't stop discriminating against the Russian minority".

"The main priority for us is the protection and well-being of our citizens and compatriots around the world. If we talk about the international aspect, then discrimination against the Russian population in a number of countries, and of course, in the Baltic States and Moldova should be stopped. The authorities of these states continue to bring themselves into the deepest crisis by ill-conceived actions and at the same time stubbornly twist the Russophobic discourse. The energy crisis is especially indicative, the blame for which is one hundred percent rests on the Moldovan authorities, obediently following the orders of Brussels to reduce gas dependence on Russia.

Therefore, Chișinău does not need to deceive either himself or his people. The Moldovan authorities should not look for enemies inside the country or in Transnistria, but to admit their mistakes and begin to correct the situation.

I do not exclude that the aggressive anti-Russian policy of Chișinău will lead to the fact that Moldova will either join another state or will cease to exist at all. In this situation, you can look at the example of Ukraine, where neo-Nazism and Russophobia led the country to collapse, and long before the special military operation".

Besides threatening Moldova, Patrushev told the journalist that Russia is interested to see other "Russian cities" like Kharkov, Dnepropetrovsk, Odessa and Nikolaev, meaning that Russia still aims to have a direct ground link with Transnistria and Moldova and likely to occupy southern Bessarabia. Patrushev even said that, in the coming years, "Ukraine might not exist at all".

Lastly, Patrushev dismissed the EU as a sincere representative and spokesman of the opinions of Romania, Austria, Hungary and Slovakia, saying that "There is nothing to discuss with London and Brussels" and encouraged the aforementioned countries to contact Russia directly rather than through the usual channels provided by the European Union.

🔗 https://www.kp.ru/daily/27651/5036217/

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Deplorable Commisar's avatar

" in the coming years, "

Like Russia has that long. SMH

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Vladimir belonogoff's avatar

Hi Rurik, what is your current opinion of Dugin? Is any of his stuff worth reading or is it a lot of BS? Sorry but I have a problem with trust he he. Too much controlled opposition .

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Rurik Skywalker's avatar

he's garbage. used to be OK before his daughter was killed by ... somebody.

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Deplorable Commisar's avatar

He was always Kabbalah lite, anti-White garbage. I'm surprised you didnt sense that before.

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Vladimir belonogoff's avatar

Thanks mate. I won’t waste my time with his Bs then

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