Posted by I want to say, and this is very important: at the end we lucked out. It was luck that prevented nuclear war. We came that close to nuclear war at the end. Rational individuals: Kennedy was rational; Khrushchev was rational; Castro was rational. Rational individuals came that close to total destruction of their societies. And that danger exists today. Robert McNamara
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Shane
Thank you for your comment. Fox News well sorry I don’t watch it.
This article explains my bias about why Russia courts Syria as a “Friend”. Like Crimea, they have ports which Russia wants.
https://carnegieendowment.org/politika/88958
I enjoy your feedback.
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Dmitri Medvedev reacting to Germany saying they will arrest Putin if he sets foot in Germany. Medvedev says Russia is a nuclear power and would send all their missiles against the Bundestag in such a situation.
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@anadoluagency24th March 2023
Attempts to retake Crimea will be seen by Russia as a threat to the existence of the state which gives it the right to use any kind of weapon, including its nuclear arsenal, Deputy Head of the Russian Security Council Dmitry Medvedev says
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Medvedev threatens to bomb the International Criminal Court building in The Hague “The judges of the ICC got angry in vain. Look, we are brave, we didn’t shit ourselves to raise our hand against the largest nuclear power. Alas, gentlemen, everyone walks under God and…
Breaking: Saudi Arabia and Syria are near an agreement to restore diplomatic ties after talks brokered by Russia
Saudi Arabia, Syria Close to Resuming Ties in Russia-Brokered Talks
An emerging Damascus-Riyadh rapprochement, brokered by the Russian government, could leave the U.S. again on the sidelines of a major Mideast development.
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Putin, Assad and the Saudi crown prince all have in common the repeated bombing of civilians (in Ukraine, Syria, Chechnya, and Yemen), so it’s no surprise that the Russia government mediates a rapprochement between the Saudi and Syrian governments.
Saudi Arabia, Syria Close to Resuming Ties in Russia-Brokered Talks
An emerging Damascus-Riyadh rapprochement, brokered by the Russian government, could leave the U.S. again on the sidelines of a major Mideast development.
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Ukrainian President: The Syrians did not receive adequate international protection, which gave Putin and his accomplices a sense of impunity Russian bombs destroyed Syria the same way they destroyed Ukraine We will punish Russia and its partners for attacking not only Ukraine but…
24th March 2023
I just love how the US media nonchalantly complains about Russian jets flying over their military base in Syria. A country they have invaded. Russia is there because the Syrian government invited them. The US invaded Syria and proceeds to complain about it.
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24th March 2023
Prigozhin already doubts that there are Nazis in Ukraine, and is sure that the Russian Federation is fighting exclusively with Ukrainians, and not with NATO…
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Good piece by
about UK ministers’ efforts to avoid answering exactly how Prigozhin got license to sue me in UK courts despite sanctions – Ministers blocked my questions on why they let a warlord sue a journalist
Ministers refused my questions on warlord’s waived sanctions
LIAM BYRNE: The government must be transparent about its decision to waive sanctions against Yevgeny Prigozhin
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The Russian equivalent of the British “We will never talk about this again.” Significant if true, as it would mean that Prigozhin is admitting defeat at Bakhmut, defeat against Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu, and the end of his own political aspirations.
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Iuliia Mendel
@IuliiaMendel
24th March 2023
Yevgeny Prigozhin is to shift his attention from the war in Ukraine, Bloomberg cited sources familiar with the matter. He decided to turn his focus back to Africa, where his troops are understood to retain a presence in countries including Sudan, Central African Republic and Mali
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Mikhail Khodorkovsky (English) Retweeted
24th March 2023
Alexei Moskalev says last year, when his daughter Masha drew an anti-war picture at school, the school called the police. Now Masha’s in a children’s home & Alexei under house arrest. Our report from Yefremov. Thanks to @LizaShuvalov
Ukraine war: How a Russian child’s drawing sparked a police investigation
Masha, 12, is now in a children’s home after Russian authorities placed her father under house arrest.
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Mikhail Khodorkovsky (English)
24th March 2023
Images from the Memorial’ office in Moscow after the police raid
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Mikhail Khodorkovsky (English)
24th March 2023
Searches were made at the Memorial office on Karetny Ryad street and in the office of Moscow Memorial on Malyy Karetny lane this week— the police came there with a disc grinder, a sledge hammer and crowbars
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24th March 2023
By combining the data from those data breaches, “Chinese intelligence has amassed in just five years a database more detailed than any nation has ever possessed about one of its adversaries.” Why is TikTok different than other platforms? Start here.
https://wired.com/story/china-equifax-anthem-marriott-opm-hacks-data/
24th March 2023
Please join me Friday from 11-noon on Inquirer LIVE for my discussion with former NATO SACEUR Gen. Philip Breedlove.
Register at http://inquirer.com/live
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24th March 2023
We are getting what appear to be new views of the three Ukrainian uncrewed surface vessels (USV) that took part in a multi-domain attack on Sevastopol, home of Russia’s Black Sea Fleet, on Wednesday
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24th March 2023
Russia’s estimated losses in Ukraine as of day 394 of the all-out war, according to Ukraine’s GenStaff
24th March 2023
Ukraine managed to bring home bodies of 83 fallen Ukrainian soldiers -Reintegration Ministry As of Mar 3, Ukraine returned 1,426 bodies of its fallen defenders, according to the ministry.
Ukraine returns bodies of 83 fallen soldiers – Reintegration Ministry
On 24 March, Ukraine managed to bring home the bodies of another 83 fallen Ukrainian soldiers, the Ministry of Reint
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24th March 2023
Estonia to expel Russian diplomat for “undermining Estonia’s security and constitutional order, spreading propaganda that justifies Russia’s military action and causing divisions in Estonian society,” the statement from the ministry read.
Estonia to expel Russian diplomat for “undermining Estonia’s security”
Estonia has ordered the expulsion of a diplomat working for the Russian Embassy for “undermining Estonia’s security,” the Estonian
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If
is to die in custody, their legitimacy would collapse and there would be hell to pay in Georgia for everybody responsible. Thats what will happen
told Formula TV.
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24th Maqrch 2023
Thank you
for advocating for
who faces 24 years in prison for standing up to Putin and opposing Putin’s murderous war in Ukraine. Vladimir is a UK citizen and the UK government needs to sanction his persecutors
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Alicia Kearns MP
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Mar 14
Yesterday, as the sham trial of @vkaramurza began, I raised with two Ministers at the Foreign Office the importance of supporting him as a British national, and my concerns around his health and the need for the British Government to be relentless in advocating for him. twitter.com/ekaramurza/sta…
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Now this little drunk man is threatening the German parliament with missiles. Im not sure why anyone is even reporting this. He’s threatened just about everybody. He’s just an angry drunk.
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Visegrád 24
@visegrad24
Mar 23
Dmitri Medvedev reacting to Germany saying they will arrest Putin if he sets foot in Germany. Medvedev says Russia is a nuclear power and would send all their missiles against the Bundestag in such a situation. Via @KremlinTrolls
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Warmongering and threats going just too far…Listen out for what he has to say. Some say he drinks too much alcohol…this we do not need in one of Putin’s powerful circle.
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March 8th 2023
Demographics could well be the biggest threat to Russian economy (with no fix available) • Russia’s population is declining, which will weigh on long-term growth outlook • Death of tens of thousands of young men and exodus of highly-trained workers to compound phenomenon
January 20th 2023
Does #Russia have a demographics problem? I wonder why. Russia is increasing payments to women who bear children, by ~$35. Pregnant wives of conscripted servicemen get more, ~$56. The monthly allowance for children of the conscripted is also going up ~$23. (per TASS state media)
Chuck Pfarrer | Indications & Warnings |
ABOUT THE MONEY: The US Justice Department is conducting a probe of Credit Suisse and UBS to determine if their financial professionals helped Russian oligarchs evade sanctions.
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Bloomberg
@business
23rd March 2023
BREAKING: Credit Suisse and UBS are among the banks under scrutiny in a US Justice Department probe into whether financial professionals helped Russian oligarchs evade sanctions, according to people familiar with the matter https://trib.al/Ti7CiUp
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Mikhail Khodorkovsky (English)
Today we remember Russian journalist Oksana Baulina, who was killed on this day a year ago in Kyiv, while reporting on Putin’s invasion of Ukraine. She was a strong and courageous individual who possessed a phenomenal sense of moral clarity. Rest in power, Oksana. Lest we forget
NSK 49, a local TV channel based in the Siberian city of Novosibirsk, is reportedly running Wagner recruitment ads featuring Yevgeny Prigozhin himself
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Mikhail Khodorkovsky (English)
24th March 2023
A researcher
sheds light on Russia’s Wagner Group & Prigozhin empire An investigative report based on hacked documents reveals the workings of Russia’s transnational criminal organisation, the “Wagner Group” by
Russian oligarch Prigozhin recruits Russian convicts (including ones convicted for sexual violence) for his “own PMC” Wagner, a Russian state-backed mercenary group, accused of war crimes in Africa, Syria, and Ukraine. 1/
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Chuck Pfarrer | Indications & Warnings |
THUGS AT WAR: The RU ‘Wagner Group’ has been declared a trans-national criminal organization. Of the 50,000 Wagner mercenaries in Ukraine, 40,000 are felons released from RU prisons. Wagner thugs have committed atrocities in Syria, Africa and UKR.
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My pleasure to report that I’ve sent $10,000 from our charity pot to solider Andriy Popov of the 46th Airborne. He lost both legs near Kherson, but he has hope he’ll be back to the military as a paramedic. The guy needs very expensive prosthetics, and we’re here to help.
24th March 2023
Ukraine government organization
No neutral flag can hide the truth. #boycottrussiansport Art by Andrii Yermolenko
23rd March 2023
Putin’s scared. No decision has been taken yet on whether Putin will attend the BRICS summit in #SouthAfrica in August, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Friday. Brazil, Russia, India, China & South Africa are collectively known as the fast-growing BRICS economies.
Putin it is said FEARS an end similar to this ie Saddam Hussein
Who Watches the Watchers? 