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508,938 views Aug 13, 2023 #biden#useconomy2022#recession Ex CIA agent Larry Johnson shares with Stephen Gardner the many war time propaganda lies coming out of Ukraine and the United States. Russia’s new focus will be on capturing or decimating Odessa. Zelenskyy says Ukraine will begin attacking Russian ships and ports to slow wartime weapon movement. US running out of ammunition, having to buy from south korea. Biden clueless on how to end this war. Wants more taxpayer money for Ukraine even with not strategy for winning war.
15th August 2023
Russia sanctions: ‘Switzerland is part of the problem’ – SWI http://swissinfo.ch
swissinfo.ch Russia sanctions: ‘Switzerland is part of the problem’ British activist and financier Bill Browder has called on Switzerland to apply sanctions against Russia and align with EU policy.
15th August 2023
: “With no one willing to stand up to him, #Putin waged campaigns of terror across the world, invading #Ukraine twice, waltzing across Obama’s red lines in #Syria, and assisting military juntas from #Mali to #Myanmar.”
15th August 2023
Extraordinary savagery. Mariinka in Donetsk Oblast after the arrival of the Russian World, interspersed with photos from Google Street View at the same coordinates when it was still controlled by Ukraine. A whole town virtually leveled. It’s civilian population was 9K – now 0.
Disappointed to see that a piece written in
‘s name – https://navalny.com/p/6652/ – contains a direct falsehood “In name” – not sure it’s possible to write so much from the solitary confinement cell in a Russian prison. When I was in prison, I wasn’t allowed to. 1/5
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15th August 2023
Zaporizhia Oblast, a Ukrainian M2A2 Bradley takes a hit from a 125mm shell as it emerges from a treeline, with the Bradley Reactive Armored Tiles (BRAT) eating most of the impact. The crew reportedly was unharmed.
15th August 2023
Media: Wagner’s recruitment attempts recorded in Latvia. Latvia’s State Security Service found direct and indirect invitations to join the Russian mercenary group Wagner on the internet, media outlet Delfi reported on Aug. 15.
kyivindependent.com Media: Wagner’s recruitment attempts recorded in Latvia Latvia’s State Security Service found direct and indirect invitations to join the Russian mercenary group Wagner on the internet, media outlet
15th August 2023
It’s said 2 British aid volunteers killed near the frontlines in #Ukraine were likely tortured & executed by Russian troops or Wagner Group mercenaries. UK Post-mortem examinations are said to have revealed signs of abuse & a cold-blooded execution.
dailymail.co.uk British aid workers killed in Ukraine ‘were executed by Wagner troops’ The bodies of Chris Parry, 28, and Andrew Bagshaw, 47, a dual British-New Zealand citizen, were returned to Ukraine as part of a prisoner swap with Russia earlier this year and were repatriated to UK
15th August 2023
The Kremlin is trying to erase the difference between Belarusians & Russians. We won’t let it happen. Belarus is NOT Russia & will never be. Belarusians don’t threaten our neighbors & we need help to reclaim our country from those who try to destroy our identity & freedom.
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15th August 2023
With growing inflationary pressure & the rouble tanking, today the Bank of Russia was forced to raise its key rate to 12% from 8.5%. So the servile Russian people will now pay even more for Putin’s madness in #Ukraine. But don’t worry, the champagne will still flow in the Kremlin
15th August 2023
BREAKING: Fallowing an emergency meeting, Russia’s central bank has raised the interest rates to from 8.5% to 12% in an attempt to strengthen the collapsing ruble. One ruble is now worth less than a penny…
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14th August 2023
The head of Wagner, Yevgeny Prigozhin, has been meeting with representatives from Mali, the Central African Republic and Niger. The United States, meanwhile, is attempting to block the paramilitary group from profiting from African mines
Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin “has created such a complex network of companies as well as mercenaries that he’s still of value to the Kremlin, despite his actions with the mutiny,” our
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Yevgeny Prigozhin was seen on the fringes of the Russia-Africa summit, hailing Niger’s military coup as good news, write
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Watch: #Russia’s Northern Fleet conducts combat drills along the Northern Sea Route in the #Arctic. https://english.alarabiya.net/News/world/2023/08/12/Russian-defense-minister-Shoigu-inspects-Northern-Fleet-warships-sent-to-Arctic
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#Iranian Ministry of Defence and Armed Forces Logistics delegation in Moscow , Russia Hoping to See Niger , BurkinaFaso , Mali , Serbia , Belarus , Cuba & Nicaragua delegations of authority in Russia.
Some insiders from The Russian News Agency TASS, said President Putin will met with Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi to talk about Niger and and how they can team up to support them against western influence.
Largest Arms of the Islamic Republic of Iran on display at the Army 2023 military exhibition in Moscow , Russia #Iranian #Russia #Niger #Mali #BurkinaFaso
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18th August 2023
Behind China and Russia, Singapore is the THIRD LARGEST weapons supplier for the Myanmar Junta. #DoMoreSingapore
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15th August 2023
Russia and China maintain communication between the two countries’ military at a high level and conduct joint land, naval and air drills, Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu said on Tuesday: https://vk.cc/cqbIs1
15th August 2023
Western Arms Manufacturers Are Making A Killing From The Ukraine War
Western Arms Manufacturers Are Making A Killing From The Ukraine War
…the five largest U.S. arms companies have combined revenues of $196 billion.
15th August 2023
BRICS is growing!
15th August 2023
MSM writes about draft evasion schemes, so they will crack down on this now: “I knew there was no way I would be able to sit in a trench, so I took my savings and contacted a ‘fixer’. Everyone knows where to find them. I paid in cash, they sent me to a hospital to do a spinal… Show more
15th Augst 2023
First Stryker confirmed hit at the Zaporozhia front.
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“Huge money always comes with corruption. We can’t keep silent on this.”
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How it started How it ll ending #Ukraine is going to be worse than #Libya #Iraq #Syria #Afghanistan #Yemen coz the warmonger wants them to fight to last #Ukrainian #Bakhmut takes its last breath coz #Wagner #Russia surrendered it but #AFU haven’t permission to run away
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Two years into the Taliban’s rule of Afghanistan, women and girls continue to face a slew of bans and restrictions
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15th August 2023
Polish soldiers honoring the Polish soldiers who fell in the Battle of Warsaw in 1920 by firing a 3-volley salute by their graves at the Powazki Military Cemetery in Warsaw. Today is the anniversary of the battle in which Poland defeated the Soviet Red Army and saved Europe.
15th ~August 2023
Polish Armed Forces Day Parade!
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15th August 2023
Russia’s Ministry of Digital Development has unveiled a new draft of its telecommunications strategy until 2030. Among other things, it proposes expanding the military’s access to civilian wireless networks and its control of them in emergency.
15th August 2023
The police discovered fake documents of nine countries in their possession. All three defendants will stand trial in January.
novayagazeta.eu BBC: UK arrests three Bulgarians suspected of spying for Russia — Novaya Gazeta Europe The UK has arrested three Bulgarian nationals on charges of espionage for Russia, the BBC reports .
15th August 2023
In the #UK, three citizens of #Bulgaria were accused of spying for #Russia They were arrested in February and have been in custody ever since. All of them have lived in the UK for many years. The Russian spies were found to have forged documents from nine different countries:… Show more
Shoigu’s statements at the Moscow Security Conference: The military resource of Ukraine is almost exhausted. Russia “put an end to Western military dominance.” There is nothing invulnerable to Russian weapons on the battlefield today. Soviet-made equipment is in many cases superior to Western equipment. Russia did not use cluster munitions in Ukraine.
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By Jay Solomon SEMAFOR jsolomon@semafor.com
| Wagner and Iran are turning Belarus into a new front in Europe |
WOJTEK RADWANSKI/AFP via Getty Images
THE NEWS
Belarus is emerging as a critical new front in the war in Europe.
Poland, Lithuania, and Latvia have all rushed thousands of troops to their borders over the past few weeks in response to Belarusian military exercises in the west of the country. Officials from NATO countries tell Semafor they are also closely monitoring the influx of Wagner mercenary forces into Belarus, following their failed June uprising in Russia, and their training of Belarusian security services. And they’re concerned about Minsk’s growing ties with Russian ally Iran.
NATO and the Baltic states are particularly worried about the security of the Suwalki Gap — a land corridor on Poland’s borders with Lithuania that divides Belarus from the Russian territory of Kaliningrad. The territory has been the subject of NATO’s focus for decades, but the war in Ukraine and Wagner’s growing presence in Belarus has raised the stakes. Any Russian or Russian-backed incursion could divide the three Baltic states from the rest of NATO.
NATO and Middle East governments are also tracking Belarus’s growing military partnership with Iran amid evidence the two countries are preparing to build a drone-production facility on Belarusian soil. Belarus’s defense minister met his Iranian counterpart in Tehran late last month and signed a cooperation agreement aimed at strengthening each other’s defenses. Ukrainian and Israeli intelligence believe this includes the development of a drone factory, which could drastically increase Russia’s ability to hit Ukraine with loitering munitions.
“There was contact between Iran and Belarus and a cooperation agreement on drones was signed, but the Belarusians deny it for now,” a senior Israeli official briefed on the Belarus intelligence told Semafor. “This is a very concerning development that demonstrates Iran’s determination to undermine European security.”
JAY’S VIEW
Belarus has played a central role in aiding Russia since Vladimir Putin invaded Ukraine last February. This has included allowing the Russian military to launch offensive operations from Belarusian soil and store arms, possibly including tactical nuclear weapons. But Minsk’s partnering with the Wagner Group and Tehran is significantly escalating the threat to Ukraine and NATO.
NATO officials estimate that 6,500 Wagner forces have moved to Belarus from Russia since June, with more potentially coming. Minsk says the Wagner mercenaries are helping to train security forces. But Polish and Ukrainian officials say some have also been deployed to Belarus’s borders, and they’re concerned that Wagner forces could begin staging sabotage operations against Poland, Lithuania, and Latvia. All three countries are providing significant military support to Ukraine.
“The adversary may focus their activities on complicating the supply of military material and technical assistance to Ukraine from partner countries,” Lieutenant General Serhiy Nayev, commander of the Joint Forces of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, told Ukrainian radio on Monday.
The building of an Iranian drone production facility in Belarus would also significantly enhance Russia’s ability to hit Ukraine. Russia has been deploying Iranian-made kamikaze drones since last fall. Many of the drones, according to U.S. and NATO officials, were ferried from Iran to Russian forces over the Caspian Sea. And Russia has started building an Iranian drone production facility in the autonomous region of Tartarstan.
But a site in Belarus would allow the Kremlin to launch kamikaze drones from another front, and drastically increase its supply. Belarusian opposition groups have reported seeing Iranian engineers visiting the city of Gomel, which is near the Ukrainian border, alongside Russian intelligence officers in recent weeks.
And Belarus is receiving support from China as well. Beijing announced on Monday that Defense Minister Li Shangfu will visit Minsk this month to strengthen Belarusian-Chinese ties.
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