Rurik poses a very interesting question: why does the globalist spook Deep State of the West depose its most effective servants like Ghaddafi, Hussein, Noriega and the Shah of Iran? And, according to Rurik, Putin.
I thought about it, taking a lot of ideas from Matt Ehret, and here are my thoughts. The Deep State is interested in a globalist world government. Countries will, at the most, be dependent provinces with local administration always under the control and supervision of the central Deep State.
The leaders who were stabbed in the back after being put into power were exactly those leaders who began developing their own identity and their own base of power in their countries. They were bringing out the idea of being a coherent country to their own nations. Even though they paid homage to the Deep State, they were developing the potential to strike out on their own. The Deep State would prefer to have a failed, flailing country than a coherent nation. So, any leader making a name for himself on the basis of his personality had to go. Saddam Hussein was deposed. Iraq is now a weak region dominated by Iran. Can you name the Iraqi leader now? Similarly, strongman Ghaddafi of Libya was deposed; Libya is now a faceless collection of bandit states led by no one in particular. Assad of Syria was a popular, effective leader bringing Syria together: he had to go.
If my hypothesis is correct, Zalinsky may or may not be able to hold onto power during the war, but 100% certain he will be deposed when the war ends. He's got too much personality and charisma for the Deep State to allow him to stay on as Ukraine's leader.
So in sum, it's much more important to the globalist Deep State to dissolve national identity than it is to be served effectively. This is why it stabs its more effective servants in the back. Trump drives the globalists mad not because he's a revolutionary; he's not. He's a reformer. But, he bases his appeal on the concept of the US as a nation with it's own interests. This idea is a direct threat to the globalist Deep State.
Same in my country, Ceaușescu was the West's darling for his anti-Soviet maverick stance in the late 60s and 70s, but when it went to his head and he paid off his external debt in the 80s (finished paying in April 1989, Romania being probably the only debt-free country, aside from the Vatican or whatnot, and had bright ideas of establishing an alternate bank to the World Bank that would service third world and non-aligned countries, he was put to the wall and executed on Christmas Day in a ritual killing, the only Eastern bloc leader to be killed in 1989). We are now way over 100 billion euros in foreign debt, by the way, with pretty much next to nothing to show for.
How did the people actually feel about Ceaușescu? I understood that Ceaușescu 's Romania was a very sad, desperate and impoverished place towards the end, and that the Timișoara massacre just triggered the end game.
A lot of people regret him now, but then 101% of the population hated him. Paying off external debts meant extreme austerity, blackouts, no heat in winter, nothing good in the stores as all production was geared toward export etc. etc. Plus the cult of personality was getting off the charts, as in we got no more bread, maximize the circus.
I see. So presumably the economy would have taken off again after the debt was settled and subsequently people would have loved him again. It's unfortunate for him the USSR fell apart at exactly his weakest moment.
Well, this had little to do with the fall of the USSR, Bush Sr. and Gorbachev had a famous meeting off the coast of Malta on December 2nd, when they sealed Ceaușescu's fate among other things, as well as the dismantling of the Socialist bloc that was already tearing at the seams (all of this, incidentally, during the 200th anniversary year of the French revolution, which I don't think was coincidental). As an aside joke, during Ceaușescu's last visit to the USSR at the CPSU congress on the anniversary of the October revolution in November 1989, he had a big row with Gorbachev and threatened that he would raise the issues of the Molotov-Ribbentrop act (basically Northern Bukovina, then and now part of Ukraine, and Bessarabia aka Moldavian SSR) plus the Romanian treasury moved to Russia during WW1 and confiscated by the Bolsheviks, at the upcoming reunion of Socialist bloc Communist parties of February 1990, to which Gorbachev allegedly (but with reliable witness testimony) replied: let us live till then, comrade Nicolae :D.
It is a pity he didn't raise the issue of Bessarabia & Bukovina prior to the Timosoara Massacre. If he was seen as pushing back against a floundering USSR, it could have rallied the Romanian people and perhaps extended his writ.
Weakness invites aggression in geopolitics, and 30+ years since the dissolution of the once vaunted Red Army is now reaping bitter fruit for the Russian people whose lives have been upended by this tragic & senseless fratricide--er, "Special Military Operation"--now approaching its third year, and with no end in sight. Pity that Prigozhin's abortive putsch last year didn't succeed, since it was perhaps the last, best opportunity to avert a direct clash of arms between an expanded & emboldened NATO vs. the RF.
Clowns, traitors as you prefer.. ..but beside that I was amused to notice that the land that Russia(?) Is fighting and dying for is approx the old kazharia...strange..isn'it? I am sure that the tribes will relocate there because it has been their ancestor's homeland so it belong to them.right?
The demon-possessed Jews did not write the Holy Bible. Holy men of God were inspired by the Holy Ghost to write what God the Father wants his elect to read. The Jews, children of the devil, had nothing to do with the Torah and everything to do with their demonic Talmud and pretense of honoring God by obeying God's law as they actually worked to render it of no effect.
Rolo likes to discredit Christianity for the acts of fallible men such as popes, cosmopoliltans, metropolitans, hayseed rapture freak pastors, et al., but in fact Jesus the Christ, very God and very man, is the only model man. If someone accused Putin of being Christian there is no evidence to convict him, and ditto for all the so-called "world leaders." There is not one Christian among them including the Speaker of the House in the Jew-S Congress who is nothing more than a "rapture freak" demonstrating his ignorance to the world - and to Rolo.
This is really got to be the best source of info for geopolitics, metaphysics, etc. Because even though I consider myself extremely informed on such matters 90 percent of the articles and even comments I read leave me like that very badly drawn cartoon meme where the gag is some guy is nonplussed and just says "holy fucking shit" and thats it, thats the comic.
Johnson’s maternal great-grandfather, Elias Avery Lowe, was a Moscow-born Jew born to a textile merchant. Johnson confirmed this in a 2007 interview for the Jewish Chronicle.'
In the maternal line. Would he qualify as an Israeli? Any information on Jews who were Moscow textile merchants? Presumably more sympathetic to Bolsheviks than to peasants.
“I feel Jewish when I feel the Jewish people are threatened or under attack, that’s when it sort of comes out,” Johnson said. “When I suddenly get a whiff of anti-Semitism, it’s then that you feel angry and protective.”
We have big plans for the new rebuild of Ukraine. Space needle minarets, 15 minute cities, a digital Utopia, net zero infrastructure, inclusive diverse tolerant repopulation with equity for all the approved interests & cultural restoration for the sustainable future governance of ethnically invested stakeholders. Damn we may even launch our own crypto @kazarcoin Totally based totally owned total victory.
Oh, by the way, is the deadly 5D final trap in Kursk shut yet? Did Russia manage to successfully annihilate the rest of the Ukrainian armies, for the millionth time, and is the road to Kiev finally open once again? I guess we will see the unconditional surrender of Ukronazistan any second now...
Another great success of the Special Needs Operation
Level of Violence in Russia Reaches New High as Veterans Return From War
Ksenia Kirillova
Executive Summary:
As veterans from Moscow’s war in Ukraine return to Russia and are lauded as the “new elite,” crime rates are drastically increasing, creating a surge in violence across Russian society.
The Kremlin’s loss of the monopoly on violence, combined with reduced numbers of police and the recidivism of criminals returning from the front, has led to violence becoming the “new norm” in Russia.
The army is increasingly becoming a breeding ground for crime, including drug trafficking. Pro-war propagandists are normalizing the situation and advocating for soldiers to keep fighting despite this corruption.
Independent Russian media outlet Vot Tak posted an article on September 8 containing statistics on the criminal activities of veterans of Russia’s war against Ukraine. While Russian President Vladimir Putin touts these returning veterans as the “new elite” of Russia, reports show that there are hundreds of criminals among them (see EDM, March 13). An uptick in violence in Russia has been exacerbated by the return of former prisoners from the front who, upon coming home, have returned to their previous criminal activity, including rape and murder. Since the beginning of 2024, no fewer than 15 people—including children—have been murdered by these veterans (Vot-tak.tv, September 8). Numerous cases of rape and attempted rape have been reported, including a case of a 70-year-old woman who was attacked in Moscow by a 25-year-old veteran in July (MK.ru, July 18). Since the beginning of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, not only has there been a growth of violence, but also it has transitioned to a fundamentally different level (see EDM, January 29, February 29). Numerous shootouts have occurred in Moscow, and the army is increasingly merging with organized crime. The growing violence in Russian society will only increase as the long war continues, further contributing to Russia’s rupture.
This uptick in violence in Russian society has become so serious that even the Russian government has discussed the issue. According to statistics from the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs, more serious crimes were committed from January through August 2024 than during the past 13 years (Deutsche Welle–Russian service, September 12). On September 18, there was a massive shootout not far from the Kremlin, which left seven people wounded, including three police officers. The incident arose from a conflict between the married owners of the “Wildberries” company, one of which was supported by Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov. he other secured the patronage of Suleiman Kerimov, a member of the Federation Council and “shadow cardinal” of Dagestan (Kazkaz.Realii, September 19). As a result, an attempt to split up a family business turned into a large-scale, 1990s-style reorganization of the spheres of influence between two competing clans (Novaya Gazeta–Evropa, September 18).
The General Director of “Transparency International–Russia,” Ilya Shumanov, suggests that against the backdrop of growing state weakness, armed showdowns over assets will increase as people return from the war and the “shadow sector” of the economy expands. He opines that this is the direct result of the government surrendering its monopoly on violence, which was best on display during former Wagner Group leader Yevgeniy Prigozhin’s uprising (see EDM, August 3, 2023; Novaya Gazeta–Evropa, September 20). These tendencies are especially evident against the background of the dwindling size of the police force in Russia, largely a result of low pay. Police officers frequently prefer to leave the service and go to the front as contract soldiers than serve in Russia itself (Istories.media, September 16).
The front in Ukraine itself is becoming a separate “hotbed” of organized crime. Not only has there been the removal of an internal barrier to violence and killing in Russia among people who have been to war, but there has also been a trend of common crimes within the Russian Army. Notably, a video created by two Russian soldiers—unmanned reconnaissance specialists Dmitriy Lysakovskiy and Sergey Gritsay, known by the call signs “Goodwin” and “Ernest,” respectively—has gained the attention of the pro-war “Z-community.” In their video, the soldiers accused their command of allowing drug trafficking, looting, and theft of equipment to occur in the regiment under the direct supervision of the commander. According to them, the command ordered that information obtained during reconnaissance not be used, and the best drone specialists in their unit were transferred to assault troops, who were sent to their deaths because they tried to prevent this lawlessness. “Goodwin” and “Ernest” recorded this message in case they did not return from battle (YouTube/@Monte-Kristo, September 14). According to Russian war correspondents, both soldiers died in a Ukrainian drone attack (Smotrim.ru, September 17). Their deaths caused a wave of unrest among journalists and bloggers who favored the war. War correspondents were not so much outraged by the information provided by the authors but instead because they found evidence that the crimes listed by “Goodwin” and “Ernest” were common occurrences.
The pro-war resource “Stalingrad Channel” (Канал Сталинград) published a selection of statements by Z-propagandists listing similar episodes. The Telegram channel “News: Crimea, Donbas” (Новости: Крым, Донбасс) confirms that “this is not an isolated case” and “commanders kill soldiers they do not like.” “North Channel” (Северный канал) noted that transferring qualified soldiers to assault troops “continues everywhere.” The Telegram channel “Rybar” (Рыбарь)—considered quite credible in the Z-community, with an audience of over a million subscribers—also states that along the entire front, with the appearance of assault units, “scoundrel commanders remain in power, while truth-telling soldiers and officers die.” This is echoed by Anastasia Kashevarova, the former advisor to Chairperson of the State Duma Vyacheslav Volodin, noting that “we regularly receive letters about similar situations in various departments” (Stalingrad.life, September 15).
These testimonies demonstrate the true state of the Russian Army, where torture and violence against servicemen have long been rampant (see EDM, December 11, 2023, June 27, July 29). Now, crime has reached a new level as commanders have effectively been given the power to send anyone they see as a threat to certain death on the battlefield so that they do not interfere with the officers’ own corruption and drug trafficking. Several propagandists are trying to use the example of “Goodwin” and “Ernest” to normalize this situation, emphasizing that the soldiers themselves committed a crime by recording the incident and that, as a part of the armed forces, it is necessary to fight, even if you are sent to certain death (YouTube/@Borovskih, September 19). This trend of normalizing crime both on and off the battlefield will undoubtedly continue in Russia as criminals return from war and corruption runs rampant among troops.
Both sides are using low-yield mini-nukes. This is why Russia can't cry foul.
Their usage indicates a certain level of commitment, so there is always the risk of criticality for escalation.
I bought and read the Kindle edition of "The Secret of the Three Bullets: How New Nuclear Weapons Are Back on Battlefields". I don't think it is possible to fully understand the situation without this background.
The ministry also said Russian forces conducted strikes using high-precision weapons and drones on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure linked to Kiev’s defense industrial complex as well as UAV workshops, and military deployment areas. “The objectives of the strike have been achieved. All designated targets have been hit,” it added.
While Ukrainian officials have not commented on Moscow’s claim that it hit a dry cargo ship, local media overnight reported explosions in Kharkov, Dnepropetrovsk, Poltava, Sumy, Krivoy Rog, and several other cities.
When the British supplied depleted uranium shells, the Russians said every clearly that would respond to it. Which they did by launching a tactical nuke on the bunker/ammo depot. There was a spike in gamma rays in the region after the strike.
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I thought that the DU was just a cover story for the Russian tac nuke use.
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Nope, they did locate and destroy it. Using a tactical nuclear weapon was a measure to guarantee complete destruction.
Netanyahu must have told Putin to tell the Iranians to forego their revenge fantasies or forget help from Russia. That's probably the message Shoigu delivered.
I wonder if the Israelis will nuke Hezbollah, and the Iranians will just gnash their teeth.
Most likely. Putin also told the Iraqis not to act, the Syrians, the Iranians, Ukraine in 2014, Hamas, Hezbollah and so forth. So based on that pattern, I'm going to wager that Putin is doing the " good cop" portion of the act as his guidance always says its never the right time to respond.
Might be just a coincidence, but I'll note that since you mocked the AI program behind simplicus obsession with minor details such as barrel diameter vis-a-vi strategy and elite dealmaking, the absolute focus of the blogs has shifted to strategy and the kind of geopolitical factors you mentioned. I wonder if the guy using the AI to write the articles is wondering why the tone and focus is no longer mentioning the size of the washers used on tank fasteners or the actial vs reported viscosity for Ukrainian vs Russian motor oil.
I was listening to The Duran and suddenly had a flash. Let me suggest to Rurik that he produce a 10 - 15 minute video (could be just voice if you don't want to show your identity) a few times a week. Your view is totally different from most of the other English commentators and especially the Russia "experts". The audios could be just selected reading from the daily columns. I think it's a different dynamic when one can just listen to a voice while driving or doing other things, rather than having to sit down and read a column. It would be easy to put the links under a lot of the more standard, more optimistic presentations of Russia. Hell, you could even read from paywalled columns and tell people at the beginning they need to subscribe to get the full contents.
Interesting. Its not just CJ Bjerknes who points out these things, or the Fitzgerald Informer which reports some of them. Normies love their masters too much to pay attention though.
Normies dont understand that the plans at play have nothing to do with money, oil, resources or other distractions. Also, I'm still on the fence on the Khazarian revival although I find it plausible if just for one reason. The Khazarian empire just happened to spring up in the middle of the greatest crossroads / choke point of the original silk road.
Easter Ukraine and Crimea are located in the exact same spot and will be a crossroads / chokepoint for the new " silk road". Once enough Ukrainians have bee liquidated or forced to leave all the "warring" sides will suddenly have a change of heart and will become lovey dovie again. This will also coincide with the destruction of all resistance in Palestine and Lebanon. Once "peace" has returned, the eastern half of depopulated Ukraine will need to be re-populated and what better people to do that with then the " orginal" inhabitants. It will be " a land without people, for a people without a land" all over again. Mazel tov !!!
They infiltrated and destroyed Europe, but it took them a couple of millennia; they consumed America in only a couple of centuries. How long will it take them to subvert China?
Rurik poses a very interesting question: why does the globalist spook Deep State of the West depose its most effective servants like Ghaddafi, Hussein, Noriega and the Shah of Iran? And, according to Rurik, Putin.
I thought about it, taking a lot of ideas from Matt Ehret, and here are my thoughts. The Deep State is interested in a globalist world government. Countries will, at the most, be dependent provinces with local administration always under the control and supervision of the central Deep State.
The leaders who were stabbed in the back after being put into power were exactly those leaders who began developing their own identity and their own base of power in their countries. They were bringing out the idea of being a coherent country to their own nations. Even though they paid homage to the Deep State, they were developing the potential to strike out on their own. The Deep State would prefer to have a failed, flailing country than a coherent nation. So, any leader making a name for himself on the basis of his personality had to go. Saddam Hussein was deposed. Iraq is now a weak region dominated by Iran. Can you name the Iraqi leader now? Similarly, strongman Ghaddafi of Libya was deposed; Libya is now a faceless collection of bandit states led by no one in particular. Assad of Syria was a popular, effective leader bringing Syria together: he had to go.
If my hypothesis is correct, Zalinsky may or may not be able to hold onto power during the war, but 100% certain he will be deposed when the war ends. He's got too much personality and charisma for the Deep State to allow him to stay on as Ukraine's leader.
So in sum, it's much more important to the globalist Deep State to dissolve national identity than it is to be served effectively. This is why it stabs its more effective servants in the back. Trump drives the globalists mad not because he's a revolutionary; he's not. He's a reformer. But, he bases his appeal on the concept of the US as a nation with it's own interests. This idea is a direct threat to the globalist Deep State.
>The Deep State would prefer to have a failed, flailing country than a coherent nation.
Yes.
Same in my country, Ceaușescu was the West's darling for his anti-Soviet maverick stance in the late 60s and 70s, but when it went to his head and he paid off his external debt in the 80s (finished paying in April 1989, Romania being probably the only debt-free country, aside from the Vatican or whatnot, and had bright ideas of establishing an alternate bank to the World Bank that would service third world and non-aligned countries, he was put to the wall and executed on Christmas Day in a ritual killing, the only Eastern bloc leader to be killed in 1989). We are now way over 100 billion euros in foreign debt, by the way, with pretty much next to nothing to show for.
I had no idea this why they killed Ceausescu. Makes sense. I wonder if this is why they did away with Ferdinand Marcos
How did the people actually feel about Ceaușescu? I understood that Ceaușescu 's Romania was a very sad, desperate and impoverished place towards the end, and that the Timișoara massacre just triggered the end game.
A lot of people regret him now, but then 101% of the population hated him. Paying off external debts meant extreme austerity, blackouts, no heat in winter, nothing good in the stores as all production was geared toward export etc. etc. Plus the cult of personality was getting off the charts, as in we got no more bread, maximize the circus.
I see. So presumably the economy would have taken off again after the debt was settled and subsequently people would have loved him again. It's unfortunate for him the USSR fell apart at exactly his weakest moment.
Well, this had little to do with the fall of the USSR, Bush Sr. and Gorbachev had a famous meeting off the coast of Malta on December 2nd, when they sealed Ceaușescu's fate among other things, as well as the dismantling of the Socialist bloc that was already tearing at the seams (all of this, incidentally, during the 200th anniversary year of the French revolution, which I don't think was coincidental). As an aside joke, during Ceaușescu's last visit to the USSR at the CPSU congress on the anniversary of the October revolution in November 1989, he had a big row with Gorbachev and threatened that he would raise the issues of the Molotov-Ribbentrop act (basically Northern Bukovina, then and now part of Ukraine, and Bessarabia aka Moldavian SSR) plus the Romanian treasury moved to Russia during WW1 and confiscated by the Bolsheviks, at the upcoming reunion of Socialist bloc Communist parties of February 1990, to which Gorbachev allegedly (but with reliable witness testimony) replied: let us live till then, comrade Nicolae :D.
It is a pity he didn't raise the issue of Bessarabia & Bukovina prior to the Timosoara Massacre. If he was seen as pushing back against a floundering USSR, it could have rallied the Romanian people and perhaps extended his writ.
If you go against the bankers, you are a dead man. Only North Korea,Iran and Russia are not part of the Rothschild banking empire by the looks of it.
Russia is definitely part of it, though
Oh, Iran too, don't get fooled by those motherfuckers, the ayatollahs are in on it
I think they just act as the new boogey man at this point, consider they use the same style of rhetoric against Isreal as Russia does to Ukraine.
Zelensky won't be deposed. He's one of the tribe and there are plenty of post war changes that he'll be useful in bringing in.
Replacement population is being sourced and mobilized as we speak; yet it can hardly be the destination of first choice for the dark hued.
Weakness invites aggression in geopolitics, and 30+ years since the dissolution of the once vaunted Red Army is now reaping bitter fruit for the Russian people whose lives have been upended by this tragic & senseless fratricide--er, "Special Military Operation"--now approaching its third year, and with no end in sight. Pity that Prigozhin's abortive putsch last year didn't succeed, since it was perhaps the last, best opportunity to avert a direct clash of arms between an expanded & emboldened NATO vs. the RF.
Clowns, traitors as you prefer.. ..but beside that I was amused to notice that the land that Russia(?) Is fighting and dying for is approx the old kazharia...strange..isn'it? I am sure that the tribes will relocate there because it has been their ancestor's homeland so it belong to them.right?
You're late to the party. Everything belongs to them as the book they wrote clearly states that.
The demon-possessed Jews did not write the Holy Bible. Holy men of God were inspired by the Holy Ghost to write what God the Father wants his elect to read. The Jews, children of the devil, had nothing to do with the Torah and everything to do with their demonic Talmud and pretense of honoring God by obeying God's law as they actually worked to render it of no effect.
Rolo likes to discredit Christianity for the acts of fallible men such as popes, cosmopoliltans, metropolitans, hayseed rapture freak pastors, et al., but in fact Jesus the Christ, very God and very man, is the only model man. If someone accused Putin of being Christian there is no evidence to convict him, and ditto for all the so-called "world leaders." There is not one Christian among them including the Speaker of the House in the Jew-S Congress who is nothing more than a "rapture freak" demonstrating his ignorance to the world - and to Rolo.
This is really got to be the best source of info for geopolitics, metaphysics, etc. Because even though I consider myself extremely informed on such matters 90 percent of the articles and even comments I read leave me like that very badly drawn cartoon meme where the gag is some guy is nonplussed and just says "holy fucking shit" and thats it, thats the comic.
Nice map isn't it? Every day it's in the news, but this aspect isn't mentioned.
https://fitzinfo.net/forum/topic/chabads-khazarian-heavenly-jerusalem-project/
that guy calls me a putin shill just fyi
You do keep writing a lot about Putin!
Holy fucking shit!
How Jewish is Boris Johnson? He is rabidly anti-Russian for no apparent reason, but has Jewish ancestors from Moscow.
https://www.jta.org/2019/07/23/global/5-jewish-things-to-know-about-boris-johnson
'Boris feels Jewish (sometimes).
Johnson’s maternal great-grandfather, Elias Avery Lowe, was a Moscow-born Jew born to a textile merchant. Johnson confirmed this in a 2007 interview for the Jewish Chronicle.'
In the maternal line. Would he qualify as an Israeli? Any information on Jews who were Moscow textile merchants? Presumably more sympathetic to Bolsheviks than to peasants.
“I feel Jewish when I feel the Jewish people are threatened or under attack, that’s when it sort of comes out,” Johnson said. “When I suddenly get a whiff of anti-Semitism, it’s then that you feel angry and protective.”
Gorbachev was a Rockefeller globalist as is Putin. This is the New World Order in the End Game. At Least 140 years in the making.
We have big plans for the new rebuild of Ukraine. Space needle minarets, 15 minute cities, a digital Utopia, net zero infrastructure, inclusive diverse tolerant repopulation with equity for all the approved interests & cultural restoration for the sustainable future governance of ethnically invested stakeholders. Damn we may even launch our own crypto @kazarcoin Totally based totally owned total victory.
Dear Rurick , I think you have an exaggerated expectation about Russia's military capability.
Everybody has an exaggerated expectation of Australia’s military capabilities Taz
Oh, by the way, is the deadly 5D final trap in Kursk shut yet? Did Russia manage to successfully annihilate the rest of the Ukrainian armies, for the millionth time, and is the road to Kiev finally open once again? I guess we will see the unconditional surrender of Ukronazistan any second now...
Another great success of the Special Needs Operation
Level of Violence in Russia Reaches New High as Veterans Return From War
Ksenia Kirillova
Executive Summary:
As veterans from Moscow’s war in Ukraine return to Russia and are lauded as the “new elite,” crime rates are drastically increasing, creating a surge in violence across Russian society.
The Kremlin’s loss of the monopoly on violence, combined with reduced numbers of police and the recidivism of criminals returning from the front, has led to violence becoming the “new norm” in Russia.
The army is increasingly becoming a breeding ground for crime, including drug trafficking. Pro-war propagandists are normalizing the situation and advocating for soldiers to keep fighting despite this corruption.
Independent Russian media outlet Vot Tak posted an article on September 8 containing statistics on the criminal activities of veterans of Russia’s war against Ukraine. While Russian President Vladimir Putin touts these returning veterans as the “new elite” of Russia, reports show that there are hundreds of criminals among them (see EDM, March 13). An uptick in violence in Russia has been exacerbated by the return of former prisoners from the front who, upon coming home, have returned to their previous criminal activity, including rape and murder. Since the beginning of 2024, no fewer than 15 people—including children—have been murdered by these veterans (Vot-tak.tv, September 8). Numerous cases of rape and attempted rape have been reported, including a case of a 70-year-old woman who was attacked in Moscow by a 25-year-old veteran in July (MK.ru, July 18). Since the beginning of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, not only has there been a growth of violence, but also it has transitioned to a fundamentally different level (see EDM, January 29, February 29). Numerous shootouts have occurred in Moscow, and the army is increasingly merging with organized crime. The growing violence in Russian society will only increase as the long war continues, further contributing to Russia’s rupture.
This uptick in violence in Russian society has become so serious that even the Russian government has discussed the issue. According to statistics from the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs, more serious crimes were committed from January through August 2024 than during the past 13 years (Deutsche Welle–Russian service, September 12). On September 18, there was a massive shootout not far from the Kremlin, which left seven people wounded, including three police officers. The incident arose from a conflict between the married owners of the “Wildberries” company, one of which was supported by Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov. he other secured the patronage of Suleiman Kerimov, a member of the Federation Council and “shadow cardinal” of Dagestan (Kazkaz.Realii, September 19). As a result, an attempt to split up a family business turned into a large-scale, 1990s-style reorganization of the spheres of influence between two competing clans (Novaya Gazeta–Evropa, September 18).
The General Director of “Transparency International–Russia,” Ilya Shumanov, suggests that against the backdrop of growing state weakness, armed showdowns over assets will increase as people return from the war and the “shadow sector” of the economy expands. He opines that this is the direct result of the government surrendering its monopoly on violence, which was best on display during former Wagner Group leader Yevgeniy Prigozhin’s uprising (see EDM, August 3, 2023; Novaya Gazeta–Evropa, September 20). These tendencies are especially evident against the background of the dwindling size of the police force in Russia, largely a result of low pay. Police officers frequently prefer to leave the service and go to the front as contract soldiers than serve in Russia itself (Istories.media, September 16).
The front in Ukraine itself is becoming a separate “hotbed” of organized crime. Not only has there been the removal of an internal barrier to violence and killing in Russia among people who have been to war, but there has also been a trend of common crimes within the Russian Army. Notably, a video created by two Russian soldiers—unmanned reconnaissance specialists Dmitriy Lysakovskiy and Sergey Gritsay, known by the call signs “Goodwin” and “Ernest,” respectively—has gained the attention of the pro-war “Z-community.” In their video, the soldiers accused their command of allowing drug trafficking, looting, and theft of equipment to occur in the regiment under the direct supervision of the commander. According to them, the command ordered that information obtained during reconnaissance not be used, and the best drone specialists in their unit were transferred to assault troops, who were sent to their deaths because they tried to prevent this lawlessness. “Goodwin” and “Ernest” recorded this message in case they did not return from battle (YouTube/@Monte-Kristo, September 14). According to Russian war correspondents, both soldiers died in a Ukrainian drone attack (Smotrim.ru, September 17). Their deaths caused a wave of unrest among journalists and bloggers who favored the war. War correspondents were not so much outraged by the information provided by the authors but instead because they found evidence that the crimes listed by “Goodwin” and “Ernest” were common occurrences.
The pro-war resource “Stalingrad Channel” (Канал Сталинград) published a selection of statements by Z-propagandists listing similar episodes. The Telegram channel “News: Crimea, Donbas” (Новости: Крым, Донбасс) confirms that “this is not an isolated case” and “commanders kill soldiers they do not like.” “North Channel” (Северный канал) noted that transferring qualified soldiers to assault troops “continues everywhere.” The Telegram channel “Rybar” (Рыбарь)—considered quite credible in the Z-community, with an audience of over a million subscribers—also states that along the entire front, with the appearance of assault units, “scoundrel commanders remain in power, while truth-telling soldiers and officers die.” This is echoed by Anastasia Kashevarova, the former advisor to Chairperson of the State Duma Vyacheslav Volodin, noting that “we regularly receive letters about similar situations in various departments” (Stalingrad.life, September 15).
These testimonies demonstrate the true state of the Russian Army, where torture and violence against servicemen have long been rampant (see EDM, December 11, 2023, June 27, July 29). Now, crime has reached a new level as commanders have effectively been given the power to send anyone they see as a threat to certain death on the battlefield so that they do not interfere with the officers’ own corruption and drug trafficking. Several propagandists are trying to use the example of “Goodwin” and “Ernest” to normalize this situation, emphasizing that the soldiers themselves committed a crime by recording the incident and that, as a part of the armed forces, it is necessary to fight, even if you are sent to certain death (YouTube/@Borovskih, September 19). This trend of normalizing crime both on and off the battlefield will undoubtedly continue in Russia as criminals return from war and corruption runs rampant among troops.
More & more, the Russian armed forces of 2024 eerily resemble the rotted-out husk that were the Tsar's armed forces during WWII IMHO.
An eye for an eye. Oy vey edition.
https://media.gab.com/system/media_attachments/files/160/700/343/playable/406040efc6d9b02f.mp4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yk2tUVtK53g
Both sides are using low-yield mini-nukes. This is why Russia can't cry foul.
Their usage indicates a certain level of commitment, so there is always the risk of criticality for escalation.
I bought and read the Kindle edition of "The Secret of the Three Bullets: How New Nuclear Weapons Are Back on Battlefields". I don't think it is possible to fully understand the situation without this background.
It is serious.
We won't see video as there is a ban from Ukraine. The Rooskies don't appear to be quitting.
Looks like escalation not capitulation.
https://www.rt.com/russia/604437-russia-hit-ship-weapons-ukraine/
The ministry also said Russian forces conducted strikes using high-precision weapons and drones on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure linked to Kiev’s defense industrial complex as well as UAV workshops, and military deployment areas. “The objectives of the strike have been achieved. All designated targets have been hit,” it added.
While Ukrainian officials have not commented on Moscow’s claim that it hit a dry cargo ship, local media overnight reported explosions in Kharkov, Dnepropetrovsk, Poltava, Sumy, Krivoy Rog, and several other cities.
https://x.com/Fromofsumer/status/1837796512711028803
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When the British supplied depleted uranium shells, the Russians said every clearly that would respond to it. Which they did by launching a tactical nuke on the bunker/ammo depot. There was a spike in gamma rays in the region after the strike.
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I thought that the DU was just a cover story for the Russian tac nuke use.
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Nope, they did locate and destroy it. Using a tactical nuclear weapon was a measure to guarantee complete destruction.
This is it:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yk2tUVtK53g
Tactical nuke?
Do you have solid evidence, or are you shitposting?
https://x.com/cirnosad/status/1837558460424376348
Kiev, March 3rd, 2022.
Enjoy!
Nuclear weapons leave radioactivity, conventional weapons do not.
Where's the radioactivity?
Pay attention. It won't be on CNN
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-nuclear-modernize-specialreport/special-report-in-modernizing-nuclear-arsenal-u-s-stokes-new-arms-race-idUSKBN1DL1AH/
Special Report: In modernizing nuclear arsenal, U.S. stokes new arms race
By Scot Paltrow
November 22, 20173:02 AM GMT+13Updated 7 years ago
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10 flights per day.
https://x.com/Thalia__K/status/1780410701254910014
Nice catch.
Netanyahu must have told Putin to tell the Iranians to forego their revenge fantasies or forget help from Russia. That's probably the message Shoigu delivered.
I wonder if the Israelis will nuke Hezbollah, and the Iranians will just gnash their teeth.
Most likely. Putin also told the Iraqis not to act, the Syrians, the Iranians, Ukraine in 2014, Hamas, Hezbollah and so forth. So based on that pattern, I'm going to wager that Putin is doing the " good cop" portion of the act as his guidance always says its never the right time to respond.
Might be just a coincidence, but I'll note that since you mocked the AI program behind simplicus obsession with minor details such as barrel diameter vis-a-vi strategy and elite dealmaking, the absolute focus of the blogs has shifted to strategy and the kind of geopolitical factors you mentioned. I wonder if the guy using the AI to write the articles is wondering why the tone and focus is no longer mentioning the size of the washers used on tank fasteners or the actial vs reported viscosity for Ukrainian vs Russian motor oil.
I was listening to The Duran and suddenly had a flash. Let me suggest to Rurik that he produce a 10 - 15 minute video (could be just voice if you don't want to show your identity) a few times a week. Your view is totally different from most of the other English commentators and especially the Russia "experts". The audios could be just selected reading from the daily columns. I think it's a different dynamic when one can just listen to a voice while driving or doing other things, rather than having to sit down and read a column. It would be easy to put the links under a lot of the more standard, more optimistic presentations of Russia. Hell, you could even read from paywalled columns and tell people at the beginning they need to subscribe to get the full contents.
How about TikTok? The 1 minute video format is really catchy
- Did Chabad Jews Orchestrate Ukraine War To Establish Their ‘Third Khazaria’ Kingdom? -
https://christiansfortruth.com/how-chabad-jews-orchestrated-ukraine-war-to-establish-their-third-khazaria-kingdom/
Interesting. Its not just CJ Bjerknes who points out these things, or the Fitzgerald Informer which reports some of them. Normies love their masters too much to pay attention though.
Normies dont understand that the plans at play have nothing to do with money, oil, resources or other distractions. Also, I'm still on the fence on the Khazarian revival although I find it plausible if just for one reason. The Khazarian empire just happened to spring up in the middle of the greatest crossroads / choke point of the original silk road.
Easter Ukraine and Crimea are located in the exact same spot and will be a crossroads / chokepoint for the new " silk road". Once enough Ukrainians have bee liquidated or forced to leave all the "warring" sides will suddenly have a change of heart and will become lovey dovie again. This will also coincide with the destruction of all resistance in Palestine and Lebanon. Once "peace" has returned, the eastern half of depopulated Ukraine will need to be re-populated and what better people to do that with then the " orginal" inhabitants. It will be " a land without people, for a people without a land" all over again. Mazel tov !!!
They infiltrated and destroyed Europe, but it took them a couple of millennia; they consumed America in only a couple of centuries. How long will it take them to subvert China?