Russia, Ukraine and the West

[Vangelovski]

A good overview of the initial Russian invasion along the northern front targeting Kiev. In short, Russian incompetence and Ukrainian resistance won the day.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-64664944

[Carlin]

BREAKING: Zelensky said Ukraine is preparing for a military seizure of Crimea

“We are ready mentally, we are preparing technically.”

If true, Russia could consider this an attack on their territory & may resort to tactical nuclear weapons

https://twitter.com/MarioNawfal/stat...DS7fiDk5wtAAAA

[Phoenix]

Originally Posted by Carlin

BREAKING: Zelensky said Ukraine is preparing for a military seizure of Crimea

“We are ready mentally, we are preparing technically.”

If true, Russia could consider this an attack on their territory & may resort to tactical nuclear weapons

https://twitter.com/MarioNawfal/stat...DS7fiDk5wtAAAA

Desperate times call for desperate….statements.
I guess Zelensky has to give his people some sort of hope after recently describing the last 12 months as “hell”

Russia doesn’t need to use a tactical nuclear weapon to stop Ukrainian forces, that’s pure silly speculation on behalf of the author.

I doubt Russia would even use nukes on European NATO forces…the nukes are probably solely reserved for use against US forces with (official) boots on the ground in Ukraine…if we reach that point it’s the end of the road for all of us…I doubt that even the Biden administration is that fucking stupid.

[Carlin]

Originally Posted by Phoenix

Desperate times call for desperate….statements.
I guess Zelensky has to give his people some sort of hope after recently describing the last 12 months as “hell”

Russia doesn’t need to use a tactical nuclear weapon to stop Ukrainian forces, that’s pure silly speculation on behalf of the author.

I doubt Russia would even use nukes on European NATO forces…the nukes are probably solely reserved for use against US forces with (official) boots on the ground in Ukraine…if we reach that point it’s the end of the road for all of us…I doubt that even the Biden administration is that fucking stupid.

I sincerely hope you're right!

[Carlin]

Ukrainian Southern Command has stated that they have now moved a large force near the border with Transnistria to defend against any “attacks or provocations”.

Romanian air defense systems are moving toward border with Moldova.

Russia Warns US, NATO & Ukraine Over Transnistria

Any action by Ukraine or the West that poses a threat to Russian peacekeepers or nationals in the Moldovan breakaway region of Transnistria will be seen as an attack on Russia, the country’s Foreign Ministry has stated.

[Carlin]

"Wizz Air" suspends all flights to and from Moldova effective March 14. If three more major airlines suspend flights to Moldova, then we could say that military activity in Transnistria is practically imminent.

https://mobile.twitter.com/WarMonito...Cz9Zqy558tAAAA

[Carlin]

Former US Mercenary In Ukraine Defects to Russia

"Snipers in position were for defectors..."

https://mobile.twitter.com/AZgeopoli...C-sfX_-qAtAAAA

[Carlin]

"The CIA prepared the war in the Donbass as early as 1957 as part of an anti-Soviet uprising". The CIA was planning special operations in Ukraine.

According to American analysts, the anti-Soviet uprising would be sustained in many parts of the Ukrainian SSR, and the division for and against Moscow would follow approximately the same border that today separates the DPR, LPR and Crimea from the rest of Ukraine. Such conclusions can be drawn from a study ‘The factors of resistance and areas of operation of special forces. Ukraine. 1957'. The CIA declassified this study and it is quoted in detail by the BBC.

The study divides Ukraine into 12 zones based on loyalty to US interventionists. The task of the intervenors is to provoke an uprising against the central government. As expected, the western part of the country - in particular the Volyn region and the Lutsk region, which includes cities like Kovel, Lutsk, Kostopol and Vladimirovets - was deemed the most "promising". By contrast, Crimea and Donbass are already characterized as "unpromising", as the local population supports the central government and, in fact, sees itself as Russian rather than Ukrainian (zones I and II). It was the conflict of Zones III-XII with Zones I-II that was described in 1957 as most likely, and potentially feasible, to escalate within the USSR in preparation for its collapse.

That said, there are also Areas 3, 4, 5 (Odessa, Kharkiv, Zaporozhye), which the CIA believed in 1957 would have sided with Donbass following the start of the conflict.

Therefore, it is interesting to evaluate the map of Ukraine that the CIA created in 1957. As we can see, the American plan was implemented 60 years later... For skeptics, look up the report and imperticular see page 86.

LINK:
https://mobile.twitter.com/dana916/s...26114573271041

[Karposh]

I only just became aware of this the other day but apparently Zelensky grew up speaking Russian as his first language. He didn't even start to learn Ukrainian until he was 38 years old, as recently as 2017. So, here we have this cocky little Jewish comedian who is happy to sacrifice countless young Ukrainian men in defence of Ukraine, yet, couldn't even be bothered learning the Ukrainian language until very recently. Is it just me that finds this really odd or do others feel the same way? Isn't that kind of inconsistent behaviour or, dare I say, disingenuous patriotism on his part. Please don't get me wrong, I'm sure his desire for the billions of dollars pouring in his way is completely genuine.

[Risto the Great]

You must have seen the video of him inserting the earpiece so he could hear an interpreted Ukrainian version of some Russian dialogue. All theatre.