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You won't find this on the puppet news network....

Nobody, least of all Vladimir Putin, thought Ukraine could hold off his invading army. What the Russian leader got wrong, and why.

The Ukraine war has hit a shocking milestone: Six months after Vladimir Putin invaded, it's still on. Virtually nobody—and certainly not Putin himself—thought Ukraine could hold the mighty Russian military at bay, from late February through August, with only a moderate infusion of weapons from the West, some supportive declarations from Western leaders and a smattering of "We Stand with Ukraine" signs on U.S. lawns.

Ukrainian defenders have indeed been ferociously determined, while Russian troops have had to contend with bad battlefield leaders, inferior weapons and an unworkable supply chain. They've also been hobbled by Putin himself. He misread the world situation and personally ordered a disastrous invasion, looking to overthrow the government in Kyiv. He directed a botched effort to take Donbas, depleting the Russian armed forces in the process. He has ignored, overruled and fired his own generals (while another dozen have died in the war); and in fear of angering him, his generals have withheld key information from the Russian leader, according to U.S. intelligence officials who have been watching the war. Putin has equally battled with the Russian people, cracking down on domestic freedoms and hiding the truth about Russian losses, moving the dead and injured under cover of darkness and delaying family notifications.

U.S. military and intelligence leaders tell Newsweek that they've been startled by much of what they've seen. But the most significant insight they've gleaned is the extent to which Russia's president undermines his own men.


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DJ, 

In the right lower corner there is a black box-proberbly an extra-as a very likely unwelcome by-effect of posting here...tech-error...

[url]https://thesaker.is/ukraine-somewhere-between-afghanization-and-syrianization/[/url] or https://thesaker.is/ukraine-somewhere-between-afghanization-and-syrianization/ 

DJ-Since I think it is a very good article I will copy a lot of it;

by Pepe Escobar, posted with the author’s permission and widely cross-posted

Ukraine is finished as a nation – neither side will rest in this war. The only question is whether it will be an Afghan or Syrian style finale.

One year after the astounding US humiliation in Kabul – and on the verge of another serious comeuppance in Donbass – there is reason to believe Moscow is wary of Washington seeking vengeance: in the form of the ‘Afghanization’ of Ukraine.

With no end in sight to western weapons and finance flowing into Kiev, it must be recognized that the Ukrainian battle is likely to disintegrate into yet another endless war. Like the Afghan jihad in the 1980s which employed US-armed and funded guerrillas to drag Russia into its depths, Ukraine’s backers will employ those war-tested methods to run a protracted battle that can spill into bordering Russian lands.

Yet this US attempt at crypto-Afghanization will at best accelerate the completion of what Russia’s Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu describes as the “tasks” of its Special Military Operation (SMO) in Ukraine. For Moscow right now, that road leads all the way to Odessa.

It didn’t have to be this way. Until the recent assassination of Darya Dugina at Moscow’s gates, the battlefield in Ukraine was in fact under a ‘Syrianization’ process.

Like the foreign proxy war in Syria this past decade, frontlines around significant Ukrainian cities had roughly stabilized. Losing on the larger battlefields, Kiev had increasingly moved to employ terrorist tactics. Neither side could completely master the immense war theater at hand. So the Russian military opted to keep minimal forces in battle – contrary to the strategy it employed in 1980s Afghanistan.

Let’s remind ourselves of a few Syrian facts: Palmyra was liberated in March 2016, then lost and retaken in 2017. Aleppo was liberated only in December 2016. Deir Ezzor in September 2017. A slice of northern Hama in December and January 2018. The outskirts of Damascus in the Spring of 2018. Idlib – and significantly, over 25 percent of Syrian territory – are still not liberated. That tells a lot about rhythm in a war theater.

The Russian military never made a conscious decision to interrupt the multi-channel flow of western weapons to Kiev. Methodically destroying those weapons once they’re in Ukrainian territory – with plenty of success – is another matter. The same applies to smashing mercenary networks.

Moscow is well aware that any negotiation with those pulling the strings in Washington – and dictating all terms to puppets in Brussels and Kiev – is futile. The fight in Donbass and beyond is a do or die affair.

DJ, Alexander Mercouris in one of his latest video's noticed how "some in UK media" only see room for their view...Any disagreement is impossible "the party is always right"....

So the battle will go on, destroying what’s left of Ukraine, just as it destroyed much of Syria. The difference is that economically, much more than in Syria, what’s left of Ukraine will plunge into a black void. Only territory under Russian control will be rebuilt, and that includes, significantly, the bulk of Ukraine’s industrial infrastructure.

What’s left – rump Ukraine – has already been plundered anyway, as Monsanto, Cargill and Dupont have already bagged 17 million hectares of prime, fertile arable land – over half of what Ukraine still possesses. That translates de facto as BlackRock, Blackstone and Vanguard, top agro-business shareholders, owning whatever lands that really matter in non-sovereign Ukraine.

Going forward, by next year the Russians will be applying themselves to cutting off Kiev from NATO weapons supplies. As that unfolds, the Anglo-Americans will eventually move whatever puppet regime remains to Lviv. And Kiev terrorism – conducted by Bandera worshippers – will continue to be the new normal in the capital.

DJ, "endless wars" are not "new" in history...looking at history lots of endless wars can be found-often ending with no clear winner-Anglo-French wars...The 80 year war 1568-1648 that resulted in NL independence-part of a war between catholics and protestants-did see NL as a "global player" "stealing"Spanish/Portuguese colonies from Brazil (Recife/Mauritsstad) to Indonesia...

Escobar continues with describing the role of Kazachstan-selling weapons and (Russian !!!) oil to Ukraine...Türkiye doing bussiness with BOTH Russia and Ukraine-as long as it brings in money for Türkiye (cq Erdogan/AKParty-clan...). 

Of course with the "west" continuing "support" -ending up in killing hundreds of thousend Ukrainians (the Vietnam-war did see millions of Vietnames being killed) serves the interests of "some"...Wars are a way of making money...often weapon-makers "offer services" to BOTH...

DJ-consequences for "the west";

-"We" are sending billions of US$/€ to "keep Ukraine alive"..

-On top of that a "sanctionswar" on Russia-soon may go even further...

-The west-with fiat-currencies-on their way to hyperinflation...

-Socio-economic unrest will be next..

-Governments getting more authoritarian, a further push to "civil war-like scenario's"

DJ-By discussing this trajectory one could try to limit disaster...However "denial as a strategy" seems to be dominant; on climate collapse, pandemics, wars...Lots of "politics"go for "profits above answers"; e-cars are NOT green ! Replacing a coal-powerplant less then 10 years old by wind-turbines is proberbly not very wise...

Vaccines can be part of a strategy to get us out of pandemics...but a strategy has to be more then "just" vaccines for rich countries...

Wars are never solutions..."parties" end up talking to one another...they may not like eachother, may never be "best of friends" but in personal live it is impossible to be "friends with everybody all the time"...

-So what is next ?

"The west" is NOT united..does not share the same interersts...

-The EU is learning in a very hard way it did get to dependent on Russian energy...(My electricity-bill will go up 300% next month...). Energy is "one weapon", refugees is another weapon...In recent past Türkiye did push millions of refigees towards Europe..We now have over 100 million refugees worldwide-a new record !

-Australia/New Zealand need trade with Asia...Being a "partner"in an US/UK alliance may get in the way for economic interests...

-Japan can be seen as part of the "west" also here there is a choice between "western" or Asian economies...China, India part of EurAsian integration...

-South Korea most of all wants protection against North Korea, is allready very involved in Asia-trade...If Russia and China can help in reunification of Korea they may welcome that...A united Korea would have 78 million Koreans...DJ-"Korea" could join some other countries (like Indonesia) trying to stay out of conflicts...

-The UK is still lost after Brexit-leaving the EU...In 2015 the idea was the UK could see trade with China as an alternative...bojo however went for "blind support" for the US...Often even going more extreme then the US itself...liz truss may do even worse...replacing bojo as unelected PM...

-DJ-I think the US itself is in a major crisis...has maybe been there since the end of the Soviet Union....Being "the only superpower" did not work well for the US....

The end of the "cold war" only did bring other wars; Yugoslavia, Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria, Yemen...Ukraine is "just" one on this list...I think trying to "dominate" the world by war is very wrong...Still the US seems to be unable to find other ways..."United they stand, divided they fall"...

There is discussion on whether the "US/west" did "win the cold war (a.o. Strategic Defense Initiative; "Star Wars" under Reagan overdemanding Soviet economy) or the Soviet economy did "destroy itself" (Tjernobil nuclear accident, Afghan war part of the proces). Proberbly a "bit of both"...

Both the US and "the west" now face very major questions...

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Part 2,

[url]https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/china-aggressively-reselling-russian-gas-europe[/url] or https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/china-aggressively-reselling-russian-gas-europe ;

One month ago, we were surprised to read how, despite a suppressed appetite for energy amid its housing crash and economic downturn (for which "zero covid" has emerged as a convenient scapegoat for emperor Xi), China has been soaking up more Russian natural gas so far this year, while imports from most other sources declined.

In July, the SCMP reported that according to Chinese customs data, in the first six months of the year, China bought a total of 2.35 million tonnes of liquefied natural gas (LNG) – valued at US$2.16 billion. The import volume increased by 28.7% year on year, with the value surging by 182%. It meant Russia has surpassed Indonesia and the United States to become China’s fourth-largest supplier of LNG so far this year!

This, of course, is not to be confused with pipeline gas, where Russian producer Gazprom recently announced that its daily supplies to China via the Power of Siberia pipeline had reached a new all-time high (Russia is China’s second-largest pipeline natural gas supplier after Turkmenistan), and earlier revealed that the supply of Russian pipeline gas to China had increased by 63.4% in the first half of 2022.

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Well, we now know the answer: China has been quietly reselling that evil, tainted Russian LNG to the one place that desperately needs it more than anything. Europe... and of course, it is charging a kidney's worth of markups in the process.

As the FT reported recently, "Europe’s fears of gas shortages heading into winter may have been circumvented, thanks to an unexpected white knight: China." The Nikkei-owned publications further notes that "the world’s largest buyer of liquefied natural gas is reselling some of its surplus LNG cargoes due to weak energy demand at home. This has provided the spot market with an ample supply that Europe has tapped, despite the higher prices."

What the FT ignores, perhaps intentionally, is that it's not "surplus" - after all, if it was Chinese imports of Russian LNG would collapse. No - the correct word to describe the LNG that China sells to Europe is Russian.

As in other global conflicts "trade goes on"....In global conflicts "neutral countries" often profit...Portugal was "neutral" in W.W.2; a major tradepost for all kinds of goods between German occupied Europe and UK/US allies...Switzerland did do the finance...also Türkiye used its neutral status with the Mediterranean Sea a battle zone...

Türkiye, India buying Russian oil/gas and transforming it into diesel, kerosine, LNG for a global market very much in need for that (basiccally still Russian) energy...

So "the west" is;

-Paying Ukraine billions to keep fighting Russia

-Buying Russian energy at far higher prices via Russian "friends"...

Is that "wisdom" ? I think it is insane...There are claims up to 70% of weapons send to Ukraine do not reach the frontlines...1/3 may end up at the black market...we may see some of it in extreme right wing terrorism in "the west"...[url]https://www.moonofalabama.org/2022/08/ukraine-a-frontline-report-vanishing-foreign-weapons.html[/url] or https://www.moonofalabama.org/2022/08/ukraine-a-frontline-report-vanishing-foreign-weapons.html

What does it mean if the loss rate of 70-60%, which previously had NOT reaches the final destination, has now significantly decreased? It is now 45% or 50% of all deliveries that are flowing to where they are NOT supposed to end up?

How come that battalion commander Bogdan has seen none of the foreign supplies?

All those thousands of Stingers, Javelins and other man-portable weapons are of huge interest to various nefarious actors. The weapons that vanish in Ukraine to go somewhere will most likely reach places where they can and will be used against 'western' forces or interests.

Those who support the weapon transfers will say that the loss of some share of them does not matter in the big picture. Tell that to those who will die from them.

DJ...Some indications on the "Ukraine counter offensive" talk about soldiers -with limited tank cover-moving up to (pro)Russian lines...They had some success due to the surprise element...Russian claims over 1,200 Ukraine soldiers got killed, over 100 Ukraine vehicles were destroyed on day 1...

[url]https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/western-allies-led-uks-johnson-sabotaged-tentative-ukraine-russia-peace-deal[/url] or https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/western-allies-led-uks-johnson-sabotaged-tentative-ukraine-russia-peace-deal

There's mounting evidence that the war in Ukraine could have been over by this point, but key Western backers of Kiev sought to sabotage the potential for peaceful settlement through negotiations. That's precisely what regional Ukrainian media reports concluded as early as May, soon after the UK's Boris Johnson showed up in the capital on a "surprise" visit to meet with President Volodymyr Zelensky for the first time the month prior

This is what a bombshell story in Ukrainska Pravda said at the time, but which was almost completely ignored in Western mainstream media

According Ukrainska Pravda sources close to Zelenskyy, the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Boris Johnson, who appeared in the capital almost without warning, brought two simple messages. The first is that Putin is a war criminal, he should be pressured, not negotiated with.

And the second is that even if Ukraine is ready to sign some agreements on guarantees with Putin, they [the UK and US] are not. Johnson’s position was that the collective West, which back in February had suggested Zelenskyy should surrender and flee, now felt that Putin was not really as powerful as they had previously imagined, and that here was a chance to "press him."

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Former official at the US National Security Council Fiona Hill has co-authored a lengthy essay recounting key moments in Russia's war and Western efforts to aid Ukraine thus far. 

She let slip the following key confirmation in the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR)-run Foreign Affairs journal

According to multiple former senior U.S. officials we spoke with, in April 2022, Russian and Ukrainian negotiators appeared to have tentatively agreed on the outlines of a negotiated interim settlement: Russia would withdraw to its position on February 23, when it controlled part of the Donbas region and all of Crimea, and in exchange, Ukraine would promise not to seek NATO membership and instead receive security guarantees from a number of countries. But as Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov stated in a July interview with his country’s state media, this compromise is no longer an option.

This disclosure and confirmation from the US side - that there was a tentative agreement on the table for Russia-Ukraine peace is a huge revelation, again which will likely go largely missing from popular mainstream media coverage.

And of course, the glaring omission in the Foreign Affairs essay is Boris Johnson's aforementioned direct role in scuttling the potential for peaceful settlement at what looked to be a 'finish line' moment. Whether or not peace would have ultimately held up will never be known.

What remains clear at this point is Ukraine's "path to NATO" seems to have already been let go as a key talking point among Ukrainian leadership and in Brussels for now. And yet, there are currently no signs of peace or ceasefire negotiations anywhere on the horizon, also as the Kremlin looks poised to possibly expand its war aims into annexation of territory.

DJ; Most non-western countries blamed "the west" for provoking this war...Now most non-western countries watch in horror how "the west" keeps escalating this war...

Some claim the NATO goal is to keep US#1, Germany "small" and Russia "out"....

DJ-Also discussion on who is pushing more for war-no-talks; UK or US ? For me the big question is why the EU did totally fail to prevent this bloodbath/ "war"...what is the use of "politics" when the main "product" is "slow motion self destruction"? 

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DJ;

-[url]https://nltimes.nl/2022/08/31/dutch-inflation-jumps-136-remain-high-dnb-president[/url] or https://nltimes.nl/2022/08/31/dutch-inflation-jumps-136-remain-high-dnb-president ;

Daily life in the Netherlands was 13.6 percent more expensive in August than the same month last year, Statistics Netherlands (CBS) reported. Inflation in the Netherlands and the rest of the eurozone has been high for months, and that will be the case for a while yet, expects Klaas Knot, president of De Nederlandsche Bank (DNB).

DJ, High energy prizes mean aluminium, fertilizer production -for the time being-at some locations will stop. Workers will be send home...We have strikes in public transport in NL for better pay...Only the start of social unrest-farmers now in talks with the NL government...

Spendingcuts on healthcare, education may see more actions in the public sector in NL...

DJ-My electricitybill will go up 300% in october...so far they paid me for solar energy...but I have to find out how they will calculate electricity during winter...I do not use gas directly for heating/cooking..warm water we get in this part of town from burning garbage-producing heat-and so warm water...Still that price is (still) linked to the gasprice...

My estimate-for now-is economic collapse in most of the west may be somewhat worse then seen in 1929...NL is in a somewhat better position. 

However NATO sinking deeper into its war in Ukraine, NATO also starting wars with China, Iran will destroy "the west"...with most of the global trade going outside the west and fiat currencies, Euro, Pound, Dollar sinking below 10% of its 2021 value...

DJ-I think a lot of politicians/people do NOT get what the consequences are of the "western sanctions war"...The refusal to pay in "local currency" for energy/products...

The west is now buying Russian energy via China, Türkiye, India at much higher prices..."we" are killing ourselves...not Russia/RIC...

-Ukraine; 

In what may have been an Ukraine/UK-SBS (Special Boat Service/Special Forces) operation Ukraine commando's were supposed to take over the Zaparoxje nuclear plant and take UN inspectors hostage...In support of that operation again Ukraine did shell the Nuclear Power Plant. Western media lied that Russia did shell the plant under their control....

Some links; [url]https://halturnerradioshow.com/index.php/en/news-page/world/ukraine-opens-fire-on-iaea-inspectors-preventing-access-to-nuclear-power-plant[/url] or https://halturnerradioshow.com/index.php/en/news-page/world/ukraine-opens-fire-on-iaea-inspectors-preventing-access-to-nuclear-power-plant 

and [url]https://www.moonofalabama.org/2022/09/ukraine-tries-to-prevent-iaea-inspection-of-the-zaporizhzhia-nuclear-power-plant.html[/url] or https://www.moonofalabama.org/2022/09/ukraine-tries-to-prevent-iaea-inspection-of-the-zaporizhzhia-nuclear-power-plant.html also military summary on youtube...

[url]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AE8gqeP_Ufo[/url] or https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AE8gqeP_Ufo Alexander Mercouris (a.o.) on the "Ukraine kherson offensive"; DJ most likely by now Ukraine losses will be over 2,000 Ukraine military killed, over 100 (Polish) T72 tanks destroyed (of the 200 tanks Poland did provide). 

On september 8 "the west" has to decide how to support further Ukraine...Given the total insanity of both Ukraine and western "leaders" we may end up in further escalation of this Nato-Russia war so far fought in Ukraine...We are only weeks away from sending in openly NATO military...

The present Ukraine high command in many ways is already in NATO/US/UK hands and it is a total disaster...further escalation only will worsen that outlook...

China;

[url]https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/taiwan-shoots-down-intrusive-civilian-drone-chinas-coast[/url] or https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/taiwan-shoots-down-intrusive-civilian-drone-chinas-coast

After two prior episodes in as many consecutive days which saw Taiwan military outposts on outlying islands fire warning shots against intruding unidentified drones, a fresh incident Thursday has resulted in an unidentified civilian drone being shot down near the Chinese mainland.

"The Jinmen Defense Command of the Army stated that at 12:30 p.m. today, an unidentified civilian aerial camera was found to enter the airspace over the restricted waters of Shiyu Island," Taiwan's Defense Ministry said. "The Ministry of Defense will continue to search, monitor, and monitor closely to maintain the security of the defence area."

DJ-It may be the drone shot down was a hobby-drone flying from mainland China to Islands under Taiwan control near China's coast (or maybe even from a civillian on the island itself...). 

[url]https://halturnerradioshow.com/index.php/en/news-page/world/taiwan-shoots-down-china-military-drone[/url] or https://halturnerradioshow.com/index.php/en/news-page/world/taiwan-shoots-down-china-military-drone ;

The Taiwan Defense Force has shot down a China military drone over a small islet only 4km off the coast of mainland China.

The shoot down came after Taiwan forces fired two warning shots at the drone.  Despite those shots being fired, China failed to remove the drone from Taiwan air space.

Insiders now say "the next 24 hours are critical.  If China intends to use the shoot down as a provocation, and excuse to invade, it will likely begin with 24 hours."

To give readers a sense of how very serious this is, Gordon Chang, a man with extraordinary knowledge of how China operates, posted the following on Twitter:


DJ...Again, the west in on its way to war with China. Israel may attack Iran [url]https://www.debka.com/mossad-chief-barnea-calls-emerging-nuclear-accord-a-strategic-disaster-with-iran-just-weeks-from-breakout/[/url] or https://www.debka.com/mossad-chief-barnea-calls-emerging-nuclear-accord-a-strategic-disaster-with-iran-just-weeks-from-breakout/ ; In Barnea’s view, Iran is one-to-three months away from reaching a nuclear threshold. The current accord is not much different from the 2015 original and would not stop Iran’s nuclear program reaching its goals by 2026 when the “sunset clause” would free Iran’s nuclear program from any commitments. Meanwhile there was no bar to Iran developing the ballistic missiles for delivering a nuclear bomb.

So...at the moment the question is when we will end up in a nuclear war not if...Major risk for nuclear war is we may end up in such horror within months-this year...

Maybe some "wisdom" will show up somewhere in the west...but it is the west that is provoking and escalating...In an illusion it can stay the global dominant player rulling the other 90% of the global population...More and more "west against the rest" with almost ALL political main groups blind for the direction we are going. 

-[url]https://twitter.com/AuroraIntel[/url] or https://twitter.com/AuroraIntel for now discussing the results of Israeli attacks on Syria

-[url]https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/germany-responds-after-poland-demands-13-trillion-wwii-reparations[/url] or https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/germany-responds-after-poland-demands-13-trillion-wwii-reparations

Germany has responded after Poland demanded $1.32 trillion in reparations over losses suffered during WWII.

On Thursday, Poland's Deputy Prime Minister Jaroslaw Kaczynski said that Warsaw would officially demand reparations from its largest trade partner and a fellow member of both the

 EU and NATO.

Germany hit back in a statement from its foreign ministry, which said that the question of reparations was 'concluded' long ago with Poland renouncing further claims, and that the German position that compensation was paid to East Bloc nations in the years after the war, has not changed.

Poland's combative stance towards Germany has intensified after Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

DJ, the stand from the Polish (catholic extremists run...rural support/hated by more urban citizens) is "counterproductive". Yes-(West) Germany made a deal with (communist) Poland in the 50's...maybe not the "best deal" but since Poland joined both EU and NATO it did get "lots of billions" in support...Germany even sending Russian gas TO poland-from Germany !

Enough for now...





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Ukraine Completes Successful Takeover Of Russia

MOSCOW—A bloody and costly months-long conflict between the two nations ended in an unconditional surrender early Friday morning after Ukraine completed its successful takeover of Russia. “While much of the world’s attention moved on, our people continued to fight, and today we have finally achieved our ultimate aim of annexing all of Russia into the nation of Ukraine,” said victorious Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky from the Kremlin, where he personally presided as deposed President Vladimir Putin and other top Russian officials were led away in chains. “At the beginning of this war, Russia overplayed her hand, and many around the world wrote us off. But our counter-offensives this summer went better than even we expected, and after we seized Russia’s entire railway system in June, we began to see a complete takeover as a real possibility. These past few weeks, as we successfully occupied Moscow, St. Petersburg, and several key military bases, the writing was on the wall. After accepting Putin’s surrender, my message to the 150 million former citizens of Russia is this: Though you fought hard, we have unambiguously defeated you in battle, and we now invite you to move forward with us as Ukrainians. Those who do not comply will join members of the Russian military and other dissidents in Ukrainian labor camps. We believe, however, that you will unite with us, because Ukrainians and Russians have always been the same people.” With the Russian domino having fallen, Zelensky added that troops were already mobilizing to conquer Georgia, Poland, and Kazakhstan and make them all part of a united Ukraine.


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Russian Journalist Auctions Off Nobel Peace Prize For $103.5 Million To Help Ukraine

Dmitry Muratov, the co-winner of the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize and the editor of one of Russia’s last major independent newspapers, auctioned off his Nobel medal for a record $103.5 million to aid children displaced by the war in Ukraine. What do you think?

“What a shameless ploy to win another Nobel Peace Prize.”

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DJ, 

Energy shortages is crashing Europe high speed....over 40% of NL glasshouses may have to close if energyprices stay this high...NL is the #2 in global agriculture export after the US. The #5 in food exports (part of it is imported-so NL foodtrade is major). 

In Germany [url]https://www.dw.com/en/germanys-north-south-divide-flares-up-over-energy-crisis/a-62940864[/url] or https://www.dw.com/en/germanys-north-south-divide-flares-up-over-energy-crisis/a-62940864 old divisions show up again; catholic south, protestant north (from historic perspective, fascism and catholicism seems to go hand-in-hand...Not all catholics are fascists...however most fascists have a catholic background...You will not get that on DW that easy-still painfull). When German economy goes down former East Germany will pay a high price..in many ways "East Germans"feel second class citizens...

[url]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s82_RqXiTcQ[/url] or https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s82_RqXiTcQ  Alexander Mercouris AM (a.o. [url]https://halturnerradioshow.com/index.php/en/news-page/world/actual-footage-ukrainian-soldiers-wave-white-flag-on-battlefield[/url] or https://halturnerradioshow.com/index.php/en/news-page/world/actual-footage-ukrainian-soldiers-wave-white-flag-on-battlefield ;

There is no shame at all in what these Soldiers did by surrendering.  They saw their situation was totally hopeless, there was no way to fight back and no way to escape, so they chose to live.  I totally "get it."  I see no shame at all in what the soldiers did.

Thank God the Russian Army did the right and honorable thing and allowed these men to surrender in safety.

The Ukrainians put up their best fight, and lost.  The Russians won - and won again, by being honorable.  Kudos to the Russian Army for its honor and compassion.

DJ, Ukraine keeps its "offensive" going-even with Russia now taking over some earlier Ukraine positions...) 

The Ukraine War has become a show of madness...Ukraine is "pumping in men" to get over 1,000 of them killed each day...The attack on Zaparozje Nuclear Power Plant was a film-script operation...confronted with reality just another disaster...Still "the west" keeps pushing for massive western selfdestruction...The rest of the world watching in horror...[url]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JaLuayIjg6Y[/url] or https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JaLuayIjg6Y ; WION-India :

Europe promised to lead the world on climate change. It lectured developing nations for relying on coal. Now the same Europe is conveniently buying coal and restarting coal-fired power plants. What happened to its climate goals? Can it still preach others? Palki Sharma exposes Europe's hypocrisy. 

DJ The West still trying to get oil/gas from Russia-it is Russia that is limiting exports, demanding payment in Rubles. The west now buying Russian energy from China, India, Türkiye..

German "green???"FM claiming Europe will stick to sanctionswar-while trying breaking them-till "the west get its way"...DJ-A spoiled child refusing to breathe to get its way...the head will turn red, purple...but at the end the child will breathe...

AM makes the-correct-point Russia has lost all trust in "western leaders"...Not only Russia-also Iran, China etc. want "serious partners" and not "this set of fools"...

[url]https://www.moonofalabama.org/2022/09/biden-launches-divisive-attack-on-maga.html[/url] or https://www.moonofalabama.org/2022/09/biden-launches-divisive-attack-on-maga.html ;

"Speaking out against violence makes little difference when, at the same time, there are so many loaded accusation leveled against the political opponent. Especially dangerous is Biden's quote of judge Luttig who called MAGA Republicans a "clear and present danger" to democracy.

According to Wikipedia:

Clear and present danger was a doctrine adopted by the Supreme Court of the United States to determine under what circumstances limits can be placed on First Amendment freedoms of speech, press, or assembly.

That doctrine has since been replaced but that Biden, a lawyer, uses it is unwise. He will be accused of wanting to suppress free speech.

Next to MAGA the word "democracy" was at the core of Biden's speech. It appears 31 times.

Both speeches, Trump's and Biden's are somewhat similar to each other. Both describe their side as threatened, both emphasize their political successes, both entice against the political opponent to the applause of their own followers. They both follow the typical Hollywood script of good versus evil.

As the New York Times notes:

If it sounded like a repeat of the 2020 campaign cycle, in some ways it is, although the incumbent and likely challenger have changed places. A country torn apart by ideology, culture, economics, race, religion, party and grievance remains as polarized as ever.

But while such a form of speech works well for Trump with his MAGA crowd, I doubt that Biden partisans or even swing voters are willing to follow the same script. They will rather look at inflation, gas prices and the slump in the house market to decide on their vote.

Biden's speech was meant to prop up his party for the mid-term election. I think it failed to do that."

DJ "United" has lost its meaning both in the US, UK and EU...Division can be a strength-there is most of the times a EU-country willing to break the lines...EU may be more flexible in that way...

For RIC+ (Russia-Iran-China etc) the message is however clear; There is NO western leadership any longer...the west is breaking up-time is on the side of RIC+...

For the Ukraine War the question is what will break up first; internal (nazi) support for zelenski and his killer-clowns or external...September 5 most likely will see liz truss replacing bojo as PM in the UK...she is even more hard liner..but also increasingly empty handed...

The risk is "western political collapse" may push for even more crazy military actions...

Asian trade is booming-with some indications however China also has major economic problems. Zero-CoViD lockdowns slow down the economy. Replacing western consumer markets increasingly by non-western markets for Chinese exports may take time...On the other side China benefits from close cooperation with Russia, other Asian/African/Latin America partners...

For the west the coming winter may bring economic, social, political collapse...the outcome of insane western politics....



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Russian troops surrender in droves as Putin's army crumbles under Ukrainian onslaught

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RUSSIAN troops are reported to be surrendering "en masse" and fleeing from Kherson, as Ukraine's counteroffensive gathers pace.

It comes as local residents of Kherson report hearing the sounds of gun battles and tank fire in the city and its environs. On Monday, Natalia Humeniuk, a spokeswoman for Ukraine's southern command, confirmed that Kyiv had launched its counteroffensive in the Kherson region. Reports soon emerged of a major breakthrough by Ukrainian forces, as Russian troops were quickly routed.




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Actual Footage: Russian Soldiers WAVE WHITE FLAG on Battlefield

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IMAGE of war map taken from Russian accounts shows Ukrainian forces advancing to the North of Kherson https://t.me/rybar/38101 #Ukraine #Russia #Putin


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UKRAINE’S ACE IN THE HOLE: CRIMEA’S WATER:  A recent Ukraine precision strike took out a pumping unit at the dam complex at Nova Kakhovka.  This was a not so subtle reminder that Ukraine controls the water supply to Russian occupied Crimea.


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Bayraktar drones destroyed $26.5 million worth of Russian military equipment, including eight tanks, in three days, from August 31 to September 2.

Valeriy Zaluzhnyi, Commander-in-Chief of Ukraine's Armed Forces, said this in a Telegram post.

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Great news. The more #Ukraine can negate Russia's ability to strike deep into Ukrainian territory, the quicker the country will recover. Ukraine turning very expensive cruise missiles into scrap metal, is something Russia's medieval military can't afford over the long-term.








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The video is hilarious! Putin puppets have no shame. 

ZAPORIZHZHIA NPP: Asked why shell craters indicate that artillery came from RU occupied territory, a Kremlin spokesman tries to convince UN nuclear inspectors that the shell did a 180° turn on impact. [Not!]  Perhaps someone didn’t tell him that he was talking to Physicists.
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This is how the Russians explain the situation to @IAEAorg "As the shell falls, it makes a 180° turn": the answer a representative of the IAEA received when asked why the shell stuck out as if it was launched from the occupied territory.  What do you think the report will say?




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You know things aren't going well at all for the nazis as, like clock work, they resort to empty threats. The whole free world is laughing at them and their traitorous puppets as they are being schooled by one of the weakest militaries in Europe. Putin must be steaming as his bumbling, antiquated forces embarrass him daily, the result of years of corruption of his nazi regime.

Former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev has accused the West of playing a “chess game with death” in its support for Ukraine.

In a post on Vkontake, Russia’s largest social network, Medvedev, who now serves as deputy chairman of Russia’s security council, accused Western countries of trying to take advantage of the conflict to push Russia to “a new round of disintegration”.

“To do everything so that the state institutions of Russia stop working,” he said. “To deprive the country of effective governance, as it was back in 1991. And, as a result, eliminate Russia from the political field.”

He added that the “such attempts are really extremely dangerous” because they “ignore a simple axiom: the violent disintegration of a nuclear power is always a chess game with death”.

He also described Russia’s nuclear arsenal as “the best guarantee of the preservation of Great Russia”.



 

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BURN RATE: RU Infantry Fighting Vehicles (IFVs) are being decimated in Ukraine.  As a stopgap, the Kremlin is trying to restart production of cheap & antiquated BMP-2s. RU’s newer IFVs, like the Kurganets-25 and the BMP-3M (Manul) are few on the ground.
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ROMAN PETRENKO SATURDAY, 3 SEPTEMBER 2022, 09:50

Russian forces lost 25 tanks and 37 armoured vehicles in the war in Ukraine on 2 September.

Source: General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Facebook

Details: Total combat losses of the Russian forces between 24 February and 3 September 2022 are estimated to be [figures in parentheses represent the latest losses - ed.]:

  • approximately 49,050 (+350) military personnel;
  • 2,034 (+25) tanks;
  • 4,403 (+37) armoured combat vehicles;
  • 1,134 (+8) artillery systems;
  • 293 (+4) multiple-launch rocket systems;
  • 153 (+0) air defence systems;
  • 235 (+1) aircraft;
  • 205 (+0) helicopters;
  • 864 (+11) operational-tactical UAVs;
  • 203 (+5) cruise missiles;
  • 15 (+0) ships/boats;
  • 3,268 (+21) vehicles and fuel tankers;
  • 105 (+0) other vehicles and equipment.

The General Staff noted that Russian troops had suffered their heaviest losses on the Donetsk and Kryvyi Rih fronts.

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DJ, 

[url]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O1ettbWDNAQ[/url] or https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O1ettbWDNAQ Military Summary (MS)

and

[url]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sBucXLjxUOc[/url] or https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sBucXLjxUOc Alexander Mercouris (AM) working a.o. on info from MS. 

DJ (=Dutch Josh...) My impression is Russia may try to end the Ukraine war this month. May be preparing for major offensives from south (Kherson), east (Donbas) and NorthEast (Charkov). 

A major part of (modern) warfare is knowing the other logistics, weakspots...

My impression;

-Western support for Ukraine is slowing down/running out...

-Ukraine public support for this war was not there...Ukraine living under (nato/)nazi-terror...

-Poland, UK (Romania, Baltics) decided "to limit" a further role if there are no major victories

-The west itself now moving into major crisis...

[url]https://southfront.org/this-is-not-our-war-at-least-70-thousand-people-took-part-in-rallies-in-prague/[/url] or https://southfront.org/this-is-not-our-war-at-least-70-thousand-people-took-part-in-rallies-in-prague/ (and other media...even NL news can no longer lie...) ;

The demonstrators demanded the ensuring of gas supplies at low prices, i.e. from Russia, change of the electricity payment system and free the Czech industry from dependence on foreign companies. The citizens also demanded to free their country from direct political subordination to the EU, WHO and the UN. Among the demands there are the assurance of freedom of speech in the media . The protesters demanded the declaration of neutrality of the Czech Republic in the Ukrainian war and “stop diluting the nation with Ukrainian refugees.”

The predicted chaos in Europe begins, and it is expected to gain momentum in various countries in the coming months.

DJ Poland demanding billions from Germany in W.W.2 compensation...the present (catholic extremists) Polish government getting more and more in conflict with the EU (a.o. the catholic extremist taking over the legal system...Like in several other countries major differences between urban area's and rural ones...). 

DJ-I did write it before...economic outlook for most western countries now WORSE !!! then after 1929 economic crash...From energy to finance the "west" may be close to collapse...

(If NL interest rates go up-prices of houses may go down...NL mortgage crisis around the corner...Mortgage could become higher then the value of the house-with also higher interest rates over the mortgage...lots of other costs also exploding...NL is relatively lucky, still producing a lot of energy, food itself, major ports...other (EU) countries most likely will be hit (much) harder...). 

[url]https://southfront.org/europes-energy-armageddon-from-berlin-and-brussels-not-moscow/[/url] or https://southfront.org/europes-energy-armageddon-from-berlin-and-brussels-not-moscow/ 

-Middle East

[url]https://southfront.org/explosions-rock-us-base-in-northeastern-syria-days-after-israeli-attack-on-aleppo-damascus/[/url] or https://southfront.org/explosions-rock-us-base-in-northeastern-syria-days-after-israeli-attack-on-aleppo-damascus/

Late on September 3, a series of explosions rocked the US-led coalition Green Village base that is located in al-Omar oil fields in the northeastern Syrian governorate of Deir Ezzor.

Fire and columns of smoke were reportedly seen rising from the base after the explosions, which were allegedly the result of an indirect fire attack. Coalition drones also flew over al-Omar oil fields and other parts of the southeastern countryside of Deir Ezzor.

The US-led coalition is yet to clarify what exactly happened at the Green Village base. Usually, the coalition acknowledges any attacks on its bases in Syria within 24 hours.

The mysterious explosions came just three days after a large-scale Israeli aerial attack on Syria that targeted the airports of Aleppo and Damascus. The attack wounded five service members and caused considerable material losses.

If confirmed, the attack on the Green Village base could be a response by Iranian-backed forces in Syria to the last wave of Israeli strikes.

A recent report by the New York Times said that Damascus and its allies, who are known as the “Axis of Resistance,” have agreed to respond to Israeli strikes by attacking US bases in Syria.

Iranian-backed forces have already responded to a series of Israeli strikes that hit air defense bases in Tartus and Damascus on August 14 by targeting the US-led coalition garrison in the southeastern Syrian area of al-Tanf with a number of suicide drones on the very next day. However, the drone attack led to a confrontation with the coalition, who responded less than ten days later by striking positions of Iranian-backed forces in Deir Ezzor.

A new attack on one of the coalition bases in Syria is guaranteed to provoke a fierce response from the US, who appears to be determined to deter the Axis of Resistance.

DJ, Iran, Türkiye, Iraq, Syria, Russia all agree the US has to leave both Syria and Iraq. Since talks do not work the US forces will be kicked out by war...

-China

[url]https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202209/1274506.shtml[/url] or https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202209/1274506.shtml ;

Flotillas of Chinese and Russian naval vessels participating in the ongoing Vostok 2022 (East 2022) joint drills met in the northern part of the Sea of Japan on Friday, which was the 77th anniversary of Japanese representatives signing the official Instrument of Surrender after Japan's unjust war brought tremendous injuries and pain to people across Asia. 

Observers noted that China and Russia, as two major regional powers, are committed to jointly maintaining regional peace, stability and the post-WWII global order. 

DJ, A.o. India, Nicaragua also participating in this drill. China will NOT accept more US weapons for Taiwan...Russia and China may be preparing a military operation there as well. 

-In general "the West" refusing serious talks with "the rest" may face increase of military action...all over the globe. 

This scenario should have been avoided by western diplomacy, taking Russian, China security interests serious...The "west" went for confrontation...

It may come as a horror-story for "the west elite" but most of the world may be "better of" without western neo-colonialism...This means Latin America, India, Egypt etc. ending up on the "BRICS" side...against the "west"...Ukraine may get a lot of attention but it is just one of many wars...







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DJ, 

Limited clear news;[url]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DWa-9kLD3Hk[/url] or https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DWa-9kLD3Hk Military Summary (MS) may indicate Ukraine did gain some control of land both in the south of Ukraine and in the North East. However-Russia managed to get its troops out-the land Ukraine did get control over most likely will turn into a trap-getting again lots of Ukraine (and other) soldiers killed.

[url]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k6rrikmRckI[/url] or https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k6rrikmRckI Alexander Mercouris (AM) mentions some of the Ukraine tanks destroyed are (German build) Leopard tanks. No country officialy did send those tanks to Ukraine...it takes a lot of training to control that tank (much different from Soviet era T72's etc). So AM wonders if those Leopard tanks are Polish-possibly driven by "former" Polish military ?

Poland, Georgia, UKseem to have a lot of "former" military on the frontlines. The US may have some in fighting positions but US and UK may be the military command and coordination. 

A second Ukraine attack on Zaparozje NPP over a reservoir by boats did see "foreign fighters killed" -UK SBS [url]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special_Boat_Service[/url] or https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special_Boat_Service . Russia also presented a video of an armoured personal carrier donated to Ukraine by NL (with "verbanddoos"(=first aid) and "waarschuwing" (=warning) visible.)

A  Russian "third corps"/3td Armygroup may be underway from Rostov-on-Don to Kherson. Russia is also believed to have extra forces in the north possible goal Charkov/Sumy. 

DJ-Again my impression Russia may be in a hurry now to end the Ukraine war to be able to fight in other wars. 

-[url]https://southfront.org/military-situation-in-syria-on-september-4-2022-map-update/[/url] or https://southfront.org/military-situation-in-syria-on-september-4-2022-map-update/ In Syria Russia may have provided both Syria and Iran better airdefenses so it can decrease its own role in Syria. This may be -at least in part-for political reasons. Russia wants to keep a major role in OPEC+ so also being a major party in Syria may be in the way for political goals. 

Besides that Syria-Iran (with Russia on the background-Türkiye in an anti-Kurdish role) "may be able to do the job"-kicking US/NATO out of the Middle East. There are some claims of US B-52 bombers flying over Israel-Jordan as a "warning". However "further major western actions" (Israel/US) may bring "reactions" with Israeli airstrikes being answered by attacks on US military in Syria and Iraq...

-[url]https://www.zerohedge.com/political/china-warns-counter-measures-after-biden-approves-11bn-arms-sales-taiwan[/url] or https://www.zerohedge.com/political/china-warns-counter-measures-after-biden-approves-11bn-arms-sales-taiwan DJ-China long term goal is control over Taiwan. In the short term China-with a.o. Russia-may be working on a strategy to reach that long term goal. 

Brutal force-an invasion-would damage Chinese position in Asia. Besides that Taiwan still may see US and others "defending" it. Warplans take time...

Maybe Bejing could try the "Hong Kong model" "one country-two systems"...Maybe also trying to interest Taiwan, with South Korea, in a more "neutral role" with some guarantees. 

DJ, A lot of Asia did NOT join western sanctions against Russia-they put "national interests first"-a more neutral stand. Russia, India, China can get to "dominant"in (Eur)Asia so lots of other countries try to "balance"...However hardly any country has an interest in western "protection=neo-colonialism" (but also Chinese debt-based colonialism is not very welcome). 

A major problem for "the west"-like in the Israel Arab conflict; The west is NOT seen as "neutral" but quite often as a (potential Panama, Grenada, Yugoslavia, Iraq, Afghanistan, Yemen, Libya etc.) agressor...A "global" NATO may be in the way of improving west-rest relations...

The economic war [url]https://halturnerradioshow.com/index.php/en/news-page/world/britain-collapsing-under-energy-costs-6-in-10-factories-may-be-forced-to-close[/url] or https://halturnerradioshow.com/index.php/en/news-page/world/britain-collapsing-under-energy-costs-6-in-10-factories-may-be-forced-to-close

Soaring energy bills are threatening to put six in 10 British manufacturers out of business, according to a survey that lays bare the extent of the crisis facing the next British prime minister.

MakeUK, the lobby group for UK factories, said that nearly half of manufacturers have experienced a jump in electricity bills of more than 100% in the past year.

“The current crisis is leaving businesses facing a stark choice,” the report said. “Cut production or shut up shop altogether if help does not come soon.”

and [url]https://www.dw.com/en/germanys-government-agrees-on-65-billion-relief-package-amid-soaring-energy-prices/a-63013937[/url] or https://www.dw.com/en/germanys-government-agrees-on-65-billion-relief-package-amid-soaring-energy-prices/a-63013937The German government on Sunday agreed to a €65 billion ($64.7 billion) plan to ease the pressure on households amid spiraling inflation and energy costs as Russia cuts off its gas supplies to Europe.

(DW lie; it is the west that started the sanction war...) is doing that much damage western war efforts may soon get impossible...







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DJ

Jimmy Dore Show [url]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1skWM9dfMAs[/url] or https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1skWM9dfMAs ;

It’s been more than 10 years since Muammar Gaddafi was deposed and assassinated in a NATO-led overthrow and yet the nation of Libya remains mired in conflict as competing regional factions seek to gain control of the entire nation. Just recently fighting broke out in the capital of Tripoli, with 32 left dead in the aftermath. This is the legacy left behind by Hillary Clinton who famously cackled about Gaddafi’s death, saying “We came, we saw, he died.” Jimmy and America’s comedian Kurt Metzger are joined by The Duran hosts Alexander Mercouris and Alex Christoforou to discuss Libya’s ongoing struggle to emerge from the cycle of violence and the West’s culpability in its decline.

See also; [url]https://southfront.org/turkey-is-forcing-its-syrian-proxies-to-stay-in-libya-monitoring-group/[/url] or https://southfront.org/turkey-is-forcing-its-syrian-proxies-to-stay-in-libya-monitoring-group/

Syrian militants who fought for Turkey in Libya want to return home, but Ankara is refusing to let them go, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) reported on September 4.

“Turkey continues to refuse to return mercenaries to Syria, despite the demands of mercenaries to go home, in light of their low monthly salaries and ill-treatment by the commanders,” the London-based monitoring group said in its report.

Turkey has not reportedly paid the militants for more than six months now. The Turkish military is keeping the militants locked up inside their camps, most of which is located around the Libyan capital, Tripoli. Anyone who attempts to escape is subjected to a serious punishment, including torture.

DJ; Türkiye may want NATO/US to pay for transporting those fighters to Ukraine...(however if Saudi Arabia pays they could end in Yemen...slave-soldiers for the highest bidder...a new form of privatizing wars...). Both Libya and Türkiye did see slave markets a few years ago... NATO did not have any problem with that...

[url]https://www.moonofalabama.org/2022/09/kherson-counteroffensive-zelenski-goes-for-broke.html[/url] or https://www.moonofalabama.org/2022/09/kherson-counteroffensive-zelenski-goes-for-broke.html

The former Indian diplomat M.K. Bhadrakumar writes:

Russia’s “domain control” can be put in perspective: the enemy is, on the one hand, caught on the bare steppe and cut down with the overwhelming superiority of Russian artillery and aviation, and, on the other hand, encountering well-fortified, entrenched defence lines.

That said, Zelensky cannot give up, as he is desperately in need of a success story. Kiev still hopes to reverse the situation, but how that is achievable remains to be seen.

Against this sombre backdrop, more and more sceptical voices are being heard in the US about the Biden Administration’s policy trajectory. The latest is an opinion piece in Wall Street Journal by Gen. (Retd) Mark Kimmitt, formerly Assistant Secretary of State for Political-Military Affairs in the Bush administration. Kimmitt predicts that “a breakthrough is unlikely” and soon, “logistics shortfalls” may force a change in US strategy.
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In principle, the options are: i) “dig deeper into NATO stockpiles being held back for national defences”; ii) “ramp up critical shortfalls” by invoking Defense Production Act and its European equivalents; iii) escalate the conflict by targeting Crimea and Russia itself; or, iv) forcing Zelensky to face the grim reality that “diminishing resupplies” of weaponry actually contains “the message of declining outside support” for the war itself.

The retired general with Republican Party leanings concludes: “Beginning the diplomatic resolution would be distasteful, and perhaps seen as defeatist, but as there is little chance of climbing out of the current morass, it may be better to negotiate now than later… Looking into a future of protracted war, diminishing high-tech systems and mounting casualties, Mr. Zelensky and NATO must face up to tough decisions before those decisions are forced on them.”

Of those four options the first will be rejected by the professional military. The second is, at least in Europe, currently impossible for lack of cheap energy. Metal smelters and forges in Europe are shutting down. The third option, escalation, is the one the neoconservatives will press for, likely with some success. The fourth option is one Joe Biden and other are yet unwilling to take.

I therefore expect that the U.S. will double down, most likely with some new attacks on Crimea and the Kerch bridges.

DJ, Wars can bring in lots of profits...NATO pushing to "bring democrazy to Russian oil & gas, liberate South China Sea fossil fuels"...

[url]https://nltimes.nl/2022/09/06/dutch-inflation-climbs-record-12[/url] or https://nltimes.nl/2022/09/06/dutch-inflation-climbs-record-12 ;

Inflation in the Netherlands rose to 12 percent in August, from 10.3 percent a month earlier. A new record for the Netherlands, Statistics Netherlands (CBS) reported, using its own calculation method. Higher energy bills, in particular, led to rising inflation. CBS’s own calculation includes, among other things, housing costs like rent. The European method does not take account of this.

Energy was 151 percent more expensive in August than in the same month a year earlier. In July, it was 108 percent more expensive. Clothing and food also rose in price. CBS highlighted pasta products as becoming considerably more expensive. Motor fuels rose less rapidly on an annual basis than a month earlier. That pushed inflation down a bit.


Last week, CBS published inflation figures based on the European harmonized method. That showed that prices in the Netherlands rose by 13.6 percent on average.

The ever-rising inflation puts pressure on the European Central Bank (ECB) to raise interest rates even more. The ECB will make a new interest rate decision on Thursday. The central bank could then raise interest rates by 0.75 percent. In July, it increased the interest rate by 0.5 percent. Several bank policymakers, including President Klaas Knot of De Nederlandsche Bank and Joachim Nagel of the Bundesbank, have argued for a stronger interest rate hike against the high inflation.


More and more economists fear that the eurozone economy could end up in recession due to interest rate hikes and high inflation as households’ purchasing power faces severe pressure and people are more likely to stick to their budget. Some companies have also shut down production due to high energy costs.

We pay....

[url]https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/russia-admits-weaponization-gas-halts-ns1-shipments-until-sanctions-lifted-eu-prepares[/url] or https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/russia-admits-weaponization-gas-halts-ns1-shipments-until-sanctions-lifted-eu-prepares

Putin is done playing around.

Two days after Russia indefinitely halted nat gas supplies via the Nord Stream 1 pipeline for the amusing reason that there was an "oil leak" (shown below)...

... on Monday Russia finally admitted what everyone has known since February - namely that it has weaponized commodities in response to the West's weaponization of currencies (as Zoltan Pozsar has said all along),when the Kremlin said that Russia’s gas supplies to Europe via the Nord Stream 1 pipeline will not resume in full until the “collective west” lifts sanctions against Moscow over its invasion of Ukraine.

Putin's spokesman, Dmitry Peskov, blamed EU, UK, and Canadian sanctions for Russia’s failure to deliver gas through the key pipeline, which delivers gas to Germany from St Petersburg via the Baltic sea.

DJ...Japan is buying Russian energy...

Peskov’s comments were the most stark demand yet by the Kremlin that the EU roll back its sanctions in exchange for Russia resuming gas deliveries to the continent. It also confirms that Russia no longer needs to pretend it needs to export commodities to Europe - after all it has more than enough demand in China and India - and is willing to give Europe just enough to rope to... well, you know the rest.

On Friday, Gazprom said it would halt gas supplies through Nord Stream 1 because of a technical fault, which it blamed on difficulties repairing German-made turbines in Canada. We now know that was a strawman; and in the latest confirmation of who has the upper hand in the ongoing commodity feud, the EU had already rolled back some sanctions against Russia explicitly to allow the turbines to be repaired. European leaders have said there is nothing to prevent Gazprom from supplying the continent with gas and had accused Russia of “weaponising” its energy exports.

Meanwhile, as we reported over the weekend, Russia is still supplying gas to Europe via Soviet-era pipelines through Ukraine that have remained open despite the invasion, as well as the South Stream pipeline via Turkey. And in an ironic twist, the head of the Ukraine gas transit operator told Reuters that Ukraine could "technically" substitute full capacity of Nord Stream 1 via Ukraine's Sudzha entry point.  In other words, Europe would pay Putin billions for Russian gas transiting through Ukraine with Russia using proceeds to fight Ukraine...

DJ...Of course "the west" is buying Russian energy via India, Türkiye, China...and so also via Ukraine....

One not so ordinary person was Matteo Salvini, the leader of Italy's far-right League party, who said that Western sanctions against Russia are not working and actually harm Italy, and suggesting allied countries should reconsider their approach. Speaking at a conference of political leaders Sunday on Lake Como, Salvini claimed the sanctions meant to punish Moscow over its invasion of Ukraine had in fact helped Russia, resulting in an export surplus of $140 billion, during the year ending July 2022. "Do we have to defend Ukraine? Yes," Salvini said. "But I would not want the sanctions to harm those who impose them more than those who are hit by them."

Former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev was even more explicit than Peskov, and after German chancellor Olaf Scholz announced a €65bn aid package on Sunday to soften the blow of soaring energy bills, Medvedev, now deputy chair of Russia’s security council, said Germany was “acting as an enemy of Russia” by supporting sanctions against Moscow and supplying Ukraine with weapons. “They have declared hybrid war against Russia,” Medvedev wrote on Telegram. “And this old man acts surprised that the Germans have some little problems with gas.”

Of course, with neither side willing to ease back on its approach, moments after Russia's comments, EU Commission president Ursula von der Leyen, twitted that "Putin is using energy as a weapon by cutting supply and manipulating our energy markets", which of course he is doing in response to the west's weaponization of currencies and capital flows.

DJ, So "the west" may "print/create" more money to cover the increasing costs of energy-pushing up both inflation and interests (wich will blow up the housing/real estate bubble...). 

Will it work? Of course not, because Russia will never agree to sell to those imposing price caps (especially since China and India will never join), while ordinary Europeans will never agree to voluntarily sacrifice their own comfort without the knowledge that everyone else is also sharing in the burden. Which is why the announcement by French president Macron, calling for 10% reduction in country's energy use to avoid rationing and cuts this winter, will achieve nothing at all and Europe will have no choice but to ration in a few months as the winter freeze arrives.

DJ, Winters are getting warmer in general-however more extremes are also likely...."The West" can not do without "the Rest"....it is not only Russia the west has "problems with", murdering African leaders-like kadaffi/Lybia trying to create an "African EU", bribing mp's in Pakistan to kick out [url]https://mobile.twitter.com/ImranKhanPTI[/url] or https://mobile.twitter.com/ImranKhanPTI like the west kicked out [url]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luiz_In%C3%A1cio_Lula_da_Silva[/url] or https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luiz_In%C3%A1cio_Lula_da_Silva in support of a fascist ru(i/n)ning Brazil....

The "rest" may be better of without this "west" ....





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Russia has been forced to buy military hardware from North Korea as sanctions squeeze Moscow's ability to supply its military, US media have reported.

According to declassified intelligence obtained by the New York Times, Russia has bought millions of artillery shells and rockets from Pyongyang.

A US official said Russia would be forced to buy additional North Korean weaponry as the war dragged on.

Last week, Moscow reportedly received its first order of new Iranian drones.

Iran and North Korea, both the targets of significant Western sanctions, have sought to deepen ties with Russia since President Vladimir Putin launched his invasion of Ukraine in February.

Kim Jong-un's regime has blamed the US for the conflict and accused the West of pursuing a "hegemonic policy" that justified Russia's use of force.

Last month, North Korea recognised the independence of Russia's two proxy statelets in eastern Ukraine - the Donetsk and Luhansk People's Republics - and vowed to deepen its "comradely friendship" with Moscow. Russia's Vladimir Putin said the two countries would expand their "comprehensive and constructive bilateral relations", according to Pyongyang state media.

The exact size and scale of the new weapons deliveries revealed by the report remain unclear.

But a US official told the Associated Press that turning to North Korea for support demonstrated that "the Russian military continues to suffer from severe supply shortages in Ukraine, due in part to export controls and sanctions".

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On Tuesday, UK defence officials said in a daily update that Russia was struggling to maintain its supply of battlefield drones in the face of significant "combat losses".

"It is likely that Russia is struggling to maintain stocks of UAVs, exacerbated by component shortages resulting from international sanctions," the update said.

"The limited availability of reconnaissance UAVs is likely degrading commanders' tactical situational awareness and increasingly hampering Russian operations," officials added.

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RUSSIAN FORCES FIGHTING BLIND AS PUTIN’S MEN’RUNNING OUT OF UAVS’ TO SPOT UKRAINE TROOPS | WORLD |

The news comes as Russian losses press Vladimir Putin’s men to take ever more desperate measures, including using longer-range and less accurate weapons in the fight against Ukrainian defences. Already Putin has seen his military manpower reduced by over 50,000 troops, with the latest figures released following yesterday’s fighting pushing the number over the 50k threshold. With the Kremlin desperate to hold on to occupied land in eastern Ukraine, the use of UAVs (drones) has been a vital part of monitoring Ukrainian movements, yet it seems Kyiv has openly been able to thwart Putin’s drones with ease.

According to the latest MoD report, drones are quickly becoming irreplaceable as sanctions bite.

The report reads: “Ukraine’s offensive operations in the Kherson region continued over the weekend.

“On 05 September 2022, the Odesa Journal reported 27 sorties by Russian uncrewed aerial vehicles (UAVs) on the west bank of the Dnipro, compared to an average of 50 a day throughout August.”

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DJ, 

Sources; [url]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-JBqM2g4tFw[/url] or https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-JBqM2g4tFw Alexander Mercouris AM

[url]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qmji05E0-pg[/url] or https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qmji05E0-pg Military Summary MS

[url]https://www.moonofalabama.org/2022/09/ukraine-is-launching-a-second-counteroffensive-contrary-to-us-advice.html[/url] or https://www.moonofalabama.org/2022/09/ukraine-is-launching-a-second-counteroffensive-contrary-to-us-advice.html 

( [url]https://halturnerradioshow.com/index.php/en/news-page/world/russian-foreign-ministry-now-hinting-at-europe-wide-war[/url] or https://halturnerradioshow.com/index.php/en/news-page/world/russian-foreign-ministry-now-hinting-at-europe-wide-war HT)

Three points;

-1, Who is fighting who ? 

AM compares the Ukraine war sometimes with the South Vietnam US puppet state (Labor PM kept UK out of this war...). In my view zelensky is a puppet, the Kiev-junta is run by two major groups; oppertunists trying to get rich, nationalists/neo-nazi's trying to kill as many Russians as they can...

Ukraine did turn from a "sort of weak democracy" with zelensky elected president to end the war into a nazi-run dictatorship. If you think "the west is pro-democracy" better read more history...

Is Russia a democracy ? NO ! But Putin may be an "democratic elected dictator" not new to Russian history. There is still a limited multi-party system in Russia. The "west" did not succeed in getting their people in leading positions...Putin has more public support in Russia then most western leaders ever can get in any western state...

Freedom of press, protest in Russia is very limited..in that way Russia is also moving towards a dictatorship. 

The Russia-Iran-China + coalition is fighting NATO in Ukraine. NATO expansionism-trying to move even further east to include Ukraine, Georgia-and zelensky talking about Ukraine getting nuclear weapons-while preparing a major offensive and genocide (on Russians) in the east of Ukraine did "push/provoke" Russia into this war...

This war could and should have been prevented. The west pushing/provoking this war is criminal ! Ukraine losses very likely over 100,000 killed, Pro-Russian losses 20,000 (most "Ukraine Russians from Donetsk/Luhansk/other parts of Ukraine). 

2. Current situation/risks

After losing the SW Ukraine -Kherson-offensive with heavy losses again for Ukraine it looks like Ukraine did start another offensive in the North East...Tomorrow-september 8-Ukraine sponsors have to decide on further help for Ukraine...September 11 will bring a "referendum" in Kherson/Zaparozje on joining Russia. The Kherson offensive may have been a try to stop that referendum...[url]https://halturnerradioshow.com/index.php/en/news-page/world/ukraine-tells-crimea-residents-prepare-bomb-shelters-get-food[/url] or https://halturnerradioshow.com/index.php/en/news-page/world/ukraine-tells-crimea-residents-prepare-bomb-shelters-get-food part of pressure to influence referendum. 

There is a lot of propaganda from both sides...[url]https://liveuamap.com/[/url] or https://liveuamap.com/ very pro-NATO...

It looks like Russia is buying Iran drones, shells from North Korea...does this mean Russia can not produce those weapons themselves ? NO ! Russia is using a lot of low-tech weapons, has enough raw materials as basics and did mobilize its industry...Some "stories" claim North Korea (NK) even was willing to send a 100,000 soldiers...of course at a price. NK must have a lot of shells etc. in storage for decades...maybe replacing old stocks with new stocks...

On the one hand "western propaganda" likes to claim Russia is isolated-on the other Russia getting weapons from North Korea, Iran, selling energy to India, China, Türkiye ...military in Syria, Africa...

North Korea getting involved I see as a reminder that the "west-rest conflict" is much larger then only Ukraine...HT quoting Russian sources warning for further escalation of the Ukraine war I take serious. Poland, UK, Georgia are "over involved" in this war. Very likely "tens of thousends" foreign fighters may be fighting on the Ukraine side...

From jihadi's transported from Libya, Syria-Idlib, Kashmir (?) to western special forces, intel, "volunteers"etc. Western weapons need a lot of training. US weapons tend to be very expensive (=profits !) and complex (Taiwan-chips inside ?) so Ukraine may not have enough trained military able to use those (limited) weapons...

AM mentioned Ukraine using 8,000 himars missiles in two months, US at best able to produce 9,000 of those missiles in a year...

The basics of the conflict should be clear; Russia has artillery, air, troops dominance...Ukraine did sometimes surprise the Russians in their attacks but is unable to move into a major offensive without further western help....NATO looks like willing to even escalate further....

The western goal is control over energy, currency, global economy...Asia is becoming to dominant for "the west"...

Not only further escalation-more frontlines (China-NATO war...) but also more "authoritarianism" in the west-less freedoms-are major risks...

3-Economic outlook;

Russia is exporting oil for "good prices" (still making profits, price lower then "market-price") to its friends. The US-in many ways-is NOT the first economy by PPP ("buying power") but #4 (almost). EU #1, China #2, India moving to #3...The US may be self-supporting in its energy needs (with some help from Canada...) the EU is NOT (at least not now). 

Industry/companies may "go" where there are the "best conditions"; low energy/labor, major markets...Asia is the main growth-market...Latin America, Africa also have a young population, economic potentials...

The "west" did outsource jobs to lower income coutries...after exporting the jobs now "the companies" may move with it....The "west" is around 10% of the global population..."old whites"...with superiority complexes...(one of the reasons truss became UK-PM...UK conservatives are nazi supporting racists...most of them are 50+ old white men in the south of England...)

DJ-As AM noticed; subsidies on energy do not create energy (or incentives to limit energy use). High energy prices may stimulate "more wisdom" on efficiency ...Solar/wind only can play a limited role-even with better batteries to store energy...Hydrogen but also "old fossil fuels" doing a much better job may still "keep the west" in a leading position...

Climate change has not stopped-we have to use energy wiser worldwide...

So-YES I think the "west" is facing lots of crises...but may have the "brains" to "find clever solutions"....But only if we manage to limit damage from pandemics, climate collapse, wars...

-The Ukraine war reminds me of "German hords" storming a very organized Roman Army...Discipline and training most of the times made the Romans win...

RIC Russia-Iran-China may be able to become much more dominant...innovation, new technology, knowledge still may provide "the west" a certain role...We have to "give up" some positions to keep others...

The "west" should have talked with Russia on security in 2021...NOT doing so did weaken the west...refusing to do so may "end" the west...

trump did a lot of damage for "western foreign policy" by ending the Iran-deal seeking conflict with China...however biden failed to undo that damage...still NO new Iran-deal, talks with "RIC" have ended...The UK failed to find an alternative for the EU after Brexit-it may see an end to "United" with only England as a "Kingdom"...

Fresh new minds may find solutions, ways out of the "crisis" the west did do to itself...we still have a chance !

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Contrary to  the incorrect puppet propaganda above, things aren't going too well for the nazis. As Ukr military takes town after town back from the under equipped and disoriented nazis they have been forced to cancel their sham election...

MOSCOW, Sept 5 (Reuters) - A Russian-installed official in Ukraine's Kherson region said on Monday that plans for a referendum on joining Russia had been "paused" due to the security situation, Russian state-owned news agency TASS reported.

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The russian nazi regime is forced beg for arms from terrorist states Iran and NK. Things are going just great..... This poor clown doesn't have too long to live, between the Ukr military, the residents of Kherson, or putin's goons he's a goner..."Russian-installed official in Ukraine's Kherson region "

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PUTIN’S FIZZLE: Cutting Europe’s gas supply has been Putin’s threat of choice-- with consumers dreading extortionate prices for winter heating. But with US another supplies now flooding in-- the price of Nat Gas just dropped 37%.  Jay in Kyiv  reports.
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With the US and others now flooding gas into Europe, even Putin's "nuclear option" didn't work. EU gas price now down -37% from 2 weeks ago. It's over.


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Russian sources report that Ukrainian forces are using effective NATO style combined arms attacks on their positions and they are totally overwhelmed in some areas.

During the fighting in the Kharkiv direction, the Ukrainian military captured three KS-19 anti-aircraft guns with a caliber of 100 mm. They were produced in the late 1940s 


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Ukraine ‘could seize Kherson by October’, says former French general

Ukrainian troops could be in a position to seize the entire right bank of the Dnieper River, including Kherson city, by October, according to a former French general.

Ukrainian forces have methodically prepared their counterattack in the southern Kherson region, launching offensives on “almost the entire southern frontline”, Gen Dominique Trinquand, former head of the French military mission to the UN, said in an interview with France 24.

The Ukrainian counteroffensive appears to be “progressing well”, he said, adding:

The Russians seem surprised by the methods used. The destruction of ammunition depots and logistical hubs, particularly the railroads, have considerably destabilised them. Today, if the forces stationed west of the Dnieper River no longer receive shells, they will no longer be able to defend themselves. If they no longer receive food, it will be dramatic for some units.

He also said:

I think that before the winter, the Ukrainians could take over the whole right bank of the Dnieper, including the city of Kherson.

If Ukraine succeeded in retaking this region, it would be a “major coup” and would be “very damaging” for Vladimir Putin, he added.

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DJ, 

The "big picture" is RIC-Russia-Iran-China and their allies a.o. Nicaragua, Cuba, Venezuela, Syria, Iraq, North Korea now take what talks could not bring...security. The "west" believed they ruled the world...could deny "the rest" equal rights...but even India, Brazil are not accepting that any longer...

Ukraine;

[url]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xuX1f0JNWTw[/url] or https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xuX1f0JNWTw Military Summary MS; Russia allows Ukraine to take some land in counteroffensives only to "give them hell"....

[url]https://www.moonofalabama.org/2022/09/ukraine-loses-soldiers-europe-its-economies-all-for-no-gain.html[/url] or https://www.moonofalabama.org/2022/09/ukraine-loses-soldiers-europe-its-economies-all-for-no-gain.html ; (MoA)

Now a Washington Post reporter got access to hospitals where wounded Ukrainian soldiers involved in that 'counterattack' try to recover. John Hudson's report is grim even as it is not from the frontline and holds back on the most grievous scenes:

Wounded Ukrainian soldiers reveal steep toll of Kherson offensive

As the piece is behind a paywall I will extensively quote from it:

In dimly lit hospital rooms in southern Ukraine, soldiers with severed limbs, shrapnel wounds, mangled hands and shattered joints recounted the lopsided disadvantages their units faced in the early days of a new offensive to expel Russian forces from the strategic city of Kherson.

The soldiers said they lacked the artillery needed to dislodge Russia’s entrenched forces and described a yawning technology gap with their better-equipped adversaries. The interviews provided some of the first direct accounts of a push to retake captured territory that is so sensitive, Ukrainian military commanders have barred reporters from visiting the front lines.
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“We lost five people for every one they did,” said Ihor, a 30-year-old platoon commander who injured his back when the tank he was riding in crashed into a ditch.
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Russia’s Orlan drones exposed Ukrainian positions from more than a kilometer above their heads, they said, an altitude that meant they never heard the buzz of the aircraft tracking their movements.

Russian tanks emerged from newly built cement fortifications to blast infantry with large-caliber artillery, the wounded Ukrainian soldiers said. The vehicles would then shrink back beneath the concrete shelters, shielded from mortar and rocket fire.

Counter-battery radar systems automatically detected and located Ukrainians who were targeting the Russians with projectiles, unleashing a barrage of artillery fire in response.

Russian hacking tools hijacked the drones of Ukrainian operators, who saw their aircraft drift away helplessly behind enemy lines.
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Oleksandr said the Russian artillery fire was relentless. “They were just hitting us all the time,” he said. “If we fire three mortars, they fire 20 in return.”

The Ukrainian soldiers said they had to carefully ration their use of munitions but even when they did fire, they had trouble hitting targets. “When you give the coordinates, it’s supposed to be accurate but it’s not,” he said, noting that his equipment dated back to 1989.
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Russian electronic warfare also posed a constant threat. Soldiers described ending their shifts and turning on their phones to call or text family members — a decision that immediately drew Russian artillery fire.

“When we turn on mobile phones or radio, they can recognize our presence immediately,” said Denys. “And then the shooting starts.”
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The Ukrainian claims of retaking villages such as Vysokopillya could not be confirmed, though soldiers interviewed said they were able to advance into some previously Russian-controlled villages. Those soldiers declined to name the villages, citing instructions from their superiors.

A group of Washington Post journalists who traveled within three miles of Vysokopillya, in northern Kherson, on Monday were prevented from entering the village by Ukrainian troops and could not ascertain its status. A local official said Ukrainian and Russian forces were still battling for control.

A clear picture of Ukraine’s losses could not be independently assessed.
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Denys, sitting upright on his hospital bed, said almost every member of his 120-person unit was injured, though only two were killed.

A 25-year-old soldier being treated for shrapnel wounds said that, within his unit of 100 soldiers, seven were killed and 20 injured. Ihor, the platoon commander, said 16 of the 32 men under his command were injured and one was killed.

Ukraine’s injured soldiers have been spread out to different hospitals across southern Ukraine to free up the main medical facilities near the Kherson region for incoming patients.

The soldiers in the second 'counteroffensive' attempt southeast of Kharkiv will have a similar fate.

My best guess is that Ukrainian losses are not five but ten times those on the Russian side. An attack, through the open steppe, on an armored force that is technologically superior is a suicide mission.

Russian soldiers are not allowed to carry mobile phones. Why Ukrainian soldiers are allowed to have then and use those is beyond me. Do they want to commit suicide?

Suicide is what European politicians have committed their economies and societies to. Who knew that one needs energy, as cheap as possible, to smelter steel, aluminum and glass?

DJ, Germany is preparing shelters so people can go there to stay warm in winter...NL not doing that yet...[url]https://halturnerradioshow.com/index.php/en/news-page/world/c-e-o-in-europe-sounds-the-alarm-heading-into-banking-crisis-collapse-of-industry-and-households-and-then-economycomplete-collapse-of-european-business-and-currency-weeks-away[/url] or https://halturnerradioshow.com/index.php/en/news-page/world/c-e-o-in-europe-sounds-the-alarm-heading-into-banking-crisis-collapse-of-industry-and-households-and-then-economycomplete-collapse-of-european-business-and-currency-weeks-away like the MoA (German writer) article; the economic damage from this energy crisis -result of western sanctions-may destroy the west...

[url]https://halturnerradioshow.com/index.php/en/news-page/news-nation/war-with-russia-war-with-china-civil-war-congress-is-literally-trying-to-get-this-country-destroyed-because-they-are-broke-and-need-debt-forgiveness[/url] or https://halturnerradioshow.com/index.php/en/news-page/news-nation/war-with-russia-war-with-china-civil-war-congress-is-literally-trying-to-get-this-country-destroyed-because-they-are-broke-and-need-debt-forgiveness Basic idea the west now has so much debts, problems...lets start a big war....I may not agree with some parts of HT comments; Fiat-currencies the main western problems, the outcome is the same "west against the rest" in a neo-colonial try to make the 10%-west rule (again) over the 90% "rest"...

Again India knows they are next if they would join the US against China...

-Three major problems;

Wars may get out of control-even a non-nuclear global war will kill billions...

Climate-long time ago started; 19th century...only became more urgent over time-by now "very major"

Pandemics-linked to climate problems...we are NOT stopping it....

[url]https://www.zerohedge.com/political/incoming-pm-truss-drafts-colossal-ps130-billion-plan-freeze-uk-power-bills[/url] or https://www.zerohedge.com/political/incoming-pm-truss-drafts-colossal-ps130-billion-plan-freeze-uk-power-bills ...creating more mony out of thin air to "solve" problems may only make matters worse...

Undemocratic countries like Russia, China have energy, gold, raw materials as backing for their currencies ...(but for China limited export to the west would make increasing export to non-western countries, demand at home, more urgent).  [url]https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/uk-cops-prepare-greater-civil-unrest-winter[/url] or https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/uk-cops-prepare-greater-civil-unrest-winter 

[url]https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/xis-first-overseas-meeting-years-will-be-putin-uzbekistan-next-week[/url] or https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/xis-first-overseas-meeting-years-will-be-putin-uzbekistan-next-week ,

[url]https://www.zerohedge.com/energy/us-hopes-india-china-will-put-price-caps-russian-oil-even-moscow-surges-energy-exports-both[/url] or https://www.zerohedge.com/energy/us-hopes-india-china-will-put-price-caps-russian-oil-even-moscow-surges-energy-exports-both 

[url]https://www.zerohedge.com/energy/erdogan-understands-putins-decision-cut-gas-germany-blames-wests-provocations[/url] or https://www.zerohedge.com/energy/erdogan-understands-putins-decision-cut-gas-germany-blames-wests-provocations 

DJ-I find it shocking western leaders were that unable to see how isolated the west was...Do they live in a bubble, only look at what they want to see and think they can ignore the rest ? 

So the big picture is "the west-10%-against the rest-90%" and the problem is western leaders are willing to go to war with the rest....Ukraine, Iraq, Syria, Africa, Taiwan are all just parts of the "big puzzle"...

One reason "western leaders" may push for a "big" war is to try to avoid a civil war...Neo-liberalism did make a small group very rich at the costs of the 99,9%...it was already inequal to begin with-(Russia, China not doing much better...China however more or less ended poverty, increased healthcare & education)-but "neo-liberalism", governments leaving government jobs to "the market" only made matters worse...the crisis will make matters much worse...

"Union/United" may no longer be a Union or United...EU, UK, US face a major crisis...Germany, Italy, Spain may break up like Yugoslavia did break up...

[url]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q2vqnpXWM0Y[/url] or https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q2vqnpXWM0YTop historian Niall Ferguson warned Friday that the world is sleepwalking into an era of political and economic upheaval akin to the 1970s — only worse.

Also on China...

Enough-coffee !

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Most-accurate US artillery shell Excalibur quietly added to Ukraine aid

The Pentagon has sent Ukraine its most accurate artillery shell, the GPS-guided Excalibur, according to budget documents that confirm the previously unannounced addition to the arsenal assembled to combat the Russian invasion.

A plan to replenish the US stock of Excaliburs acknowledges for the first time that the Pentagon has been supplying Ukrainian forces with the shell.

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Ukraine regains 700 sq km, pushes Russians back 50 km in counteroffensive

Ukraine has regained control over 700 square kilometers of Russian-occupied land in the Kharkiv and Kherson directions, Deputy Chief of the Main Operational Department of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Oleksiy Hromov said speaking at a briefing on 8 September, Ukrainska Pravda reported. 

Hromov added that Ukrainian units advanced from 2 to several dozen kilometers deep into the enemy’s defenses in several directions and liberated a number of settlements.

In the Kharkiv direction, where Ukraine delivered a surprise blow yesterday, Ukrainian forces wedged up to 50 kilometers into the enemy’s defense and liberated over 20 settlements. Filtration measures are being conducted there.

In the Kramatorsk direction, Ukraine advanced to a depth of 2 kilometers.

In the Sloviansk direction, units of the 103rd separate territorial defense brigade together with units of the 15th regiment of the National Guard advanced 3 kilometers and liberated the village of Ozerne.

Battles are taking place in the Kherson direction as well. The enemy is partially demoralized, but continues to resist, the brigadier general noted.

This is Ukraine’s first official update about the counteroffensive it launched on 29 August. It has insisted on keeping silence about the course of military actions.

Earlier this day, the ISW estimated that Ukraine advanced 20 km into enemy territory in the Kharkiv direction.

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Norway will donate 350 land based HELFIRE missile systems to Ukraine. The Norwegian AGM-114 Hellfire variant is a multi-mission, multi-target precision-strike missile adapted to be man portable and easily concealable.


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KHERSON/ 1245 UTC 8 SEP/  The destruction of two  RU S-400 air defense complexes has expanded Ukrainian close air support (CAS) sorties to support ground operations in the Kherson AO.  The RU 49th Combined Arms Army is under increasing logistical stress.


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Deputies in St. Petersburg suggest State Duma charge Putin with high treason

Municipal deputies for the Smolninskoye District in St. Petersburg plan to submit a petition to the State Duma (the Russian parliament) to charge Russian president Vladimir Putin with high treason for unleashing the war in Ukraine. Deputy Dmitry Palyuga announced the intention on Twitter.

According to Palyuga, “the majority of deputies in attendance supported the decision.” In conversation with The Insider, he specified that seven out of ten voted in favor of the initiative.

According to its sponsors, Putin’s actions since the beginning of the “special military operation” fall under Article 93 of the Russian Constitution, which stipulates for the president's impeachment based on charges of high treason or other serious crimes brought against them by the State Duma.

The president's decision to attack Ukraine is “detrimental to the security of Russia and its citizens”, the petition reads, because the Russian army is losing its fighting-fit units and its servicemen become disabled. The authors of the petition also point out that the withdrawal of foreign players from the Russian market and the “brain drain” accelerated by massive emigration are bound to leave a dent in “the Russian nation's economic wellbeing”. The deputies also underline that NATO is pushing its frontiers eastward, contrary to the announced goals of the special operation, while Ukraine is receiving state-of-the-art weapons.

“While the Russian president declared the demilitarization of Ukraine as one of his goals, we are witnessing the opposite happen. This is not to say that we stand in full support of the goals declared by President Putin, but even in his own terms, he is harming Russia's national security,” Palyuga explained to The Insider. “We want to let people know that there are deputies who are opposed to the current policy and who believe that Putin is harming Russia. We also want to let them know we are not afraid to speak out.”

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Pjotr Sauer reports:

“The war in Ukraine will continue until the complete defeat of Russia,” Igor Girkin, a far-right nationalist, grumbled in a video address to his 430,000 followers on Telegram on Monday. “We have already lost, the rest is just a matter of time.”

Girkin, a former Russian intelligence colonel who became a commander of the pro-Russian separatist forces in 2014, is arguably the most prominent voice within an increasingly loud and angry group of ultra-nationalist and pro-war bloggers who have taken to berating the Kremlin for its failure to achieve its tactical objectives as the fighting in Ukraine has entered its seventh month.

After Ukraine’s latest counter-offensive in the south and the north-east of the country, these bloggers – who have so far been granted a public platform denied to many – have intensified their criticism of the Kremlin, slamming the army’s inadequate performance in the war and urging Vladimir Putin to declare a full-scale mobilisation.

Read more: ‘We have already lost’: far-right Russian bloggers slam military failures

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DJ, 

My goal is to try to get a (very basic) picture of 'wars". The Ukraine-war making headlines. 

[url]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uqpgCU0NBA8[/url] or https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uqpgCU0NBA8 Military Summary (from Belarus ?) working with (very pro-NATO) and [url]https://liveuamap.com/en/2022/8-september-russian-military-movement-in-svatove[/url] or https://liveuamap.com/en/2022/8-september-russian-military-movement-in-svatove a.o. sources as a basis.....

The Russian goal is to destroy the Ukraine army....my impression is they succeed in doing so...Ukraine military being killed may be in the tens of thousends...Russian losses -most in pro-Russian/ethnic Russian forces-most likely closer to 1/20th then 1/10th of Ukraine losses. Russian support more in air force, artillery, special forces, intel, electronic warfare etc. 

Russia has air/artillery dominance in such a way Ukraine-in my opinion-has NO chance...

So there is now an Ukraine counter offensive in NE Ukraine...Russia pulling back to more defensive lines...very likely Ukraine again will get overstretched and artillery/airforce will see another massive number of Ukraine forces killed/destroyed...

The "west" has been sending weapons, money for months...Lots of claims up to 70% of it not getting to where it is needed...The "west" also (direct or indirect-via India etc.) kept buying Russian oil, gas, minerals...even at much higher prices...so the "west" is de facto paying Russia to fight this war....

-[url]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oqjDSuNXDg0[/url] or https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oqjDSuNXDg0 (a fragment ?) Ukraine war over in october ? DJ-My impression is Russia is collecting that much forces it may try to end this war this-september-month...

NOT because Russia is losing the war...but it is expensive...Most likely the idea in february-at the start-was a short intervention, "correction"...not to end up in a long war...

-[url]https://halturnerradioshow.com/index.php/en/news-page/world/ukraine-military-chief-says-limited-nuclear-war-now-possible[/url] or https://halturnerradioshow.com/index.php/en/news-page/world/ukraine-military-chief-says-limited-nuclear-war-now-possible

Ukraine’s top military chief warned Wednesday that a “limited” nuclear war between Russia and the West cannot be discounted, a scenario with grave global implications.

“There is a direct threat of the use, under certain circumstances, of tactical nuclear weapons by the Russian Armed forces,” commander in chief Valeriy Zaluzhnyi wrote in an article published by Ukrinform, a state-run media outlet. “It is also impossible to completely rule out the possibility of the direct involvement of the world’s leading countries in a ‘limited’ nuclear conflict, in which the prospect of World War III is already directly visible.

Zaluzhnyi also acknowledged for the first time that Kyiv was behind strikes deep inside the Russian-occupied Crimea Peninsula in August.

The air bases and ammunition depot that were hit were in areas previously thought to be out of range for Ukraine — but were part of its strategy to shift “the Russian Army’s center of gravity,” Zaluzhnyi wrote.

With the fighting all but certain to continue into 2023, Ukraine has to make the war “even sharper and more tangible for the Russians and for other occupied regions, despite the massive distance to the targets,” Zaluzhnyi wrote.

He called the Crimean strikes a “convincing example” of Kyiv’s calls for allies to send longer-range weapons for its outgunned soldiers. Moscow, he said, can hit 20 times farther.

DJ, US/UK goals may be to "keep Germany (EU) down, small and Russia out" stop EurAsian integration. Stop EU-China trade...Stop de-dollar-ization of global trade...Try to keep the US #1...

-[url]https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/there-simply-no-way-out-charles-nenner-warns-anti-dollar-global-war-h2-23[/url] or https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/there-simply-no-way-out-charles-nenner-warns-anti-dollar-global-war-h2-23 ; Renowned geopolitical and financial cycle expert Charles Nenner says his analysis shows there is big trouble coming for the U.S. dollar.  The dollar’s reserve currency status is on its way to being a thing of the past. 

Nenner says a big crash is inevitable.  Nenner says, “Soon the pensions are going to be in trouble..."

"The buying power is going to be in trouble.  This is simply a situation that has been created for... many years.  There is simply no way out.  We have to crash.  We have to get a depression.  The whole economy will have to start all over again.”

Nenner predicted in May that a “Third of the global population will be killed in next war cycle.”   The only good news is that it has been pushed back a little and will not start at the beginning of 2023.  Nenner says,

“We are going to continue on this pace for war, and it is going to explode in the second half of 2023.”

Nenner says you have seen the lows in interest rates, and the long-term trend is up.  Nenner has been out of the bond market for close to a year.

Nenner has never been more bullish on gold and silver.  He says because of the massive money printing, there will be massive inflation.  Nenner says,

This happened to the Dutch economy.  It happened to the British Empire.  That’s how it goes. 

At the end they always print money, and they don’t deserve it.  It’s hard to say, but this usually ends in a war. . . .

You have to buy gold and silver...Gold will be up strong up until 2027, but you have to have a strong stomach to take the ups and downs.”

DJ (also link to interview...may try you to invest in something...) Basic point is countries dominance do not last for ever...We-NL-ruled the world in the 17th century...(in part as a war action against Spain in our war of independence..taking Spanish (and Portugal) colonies...in part also because other major countries were having civil wars themselves...small NL could get big because large countries were weak...). The UK and France did fight for global dominance later on...Germany getting involved gave the US the chance to become a dominant player in the 20th century...

China (or maybe Asia) wants to "rule the world" (together with countries "we kept poor") in the 21st century...the "west" does not want to give up its dominance...

"We are rich in part because we keep them poor"...Another point is debt..."the winner takes it all"...energy from Russia, South China Sea etc...

So the Ukraine War is part of a much larger conflict-with a China-US conflict (Russia, Iran, North Korea etc. on the side of China) as being even more high risk....

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DJ, On Ukraine; 

[url]https://southfront.org/successful-offensive-of-ukrainian-army/[/url] or https://southfront.org/successful-offensive-of-ukrainian-army/  (SF) and [url]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U2QOiMeaYYk[/url] or https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U2QOiMeaYYk Military Summary  (MS) very critical of how Russia may have ignored defenses in the region between Charkov and Donbas...

DJ-Ukraine did manage to take over a large area in that NE region of Ukraine...very likely with (pro)Russian forces ending up encircled. Most of those military were Donetsk People Republic militia. Russian par-troopers now moving in-with tanks/artillery on its way-to deal with the Ukraine surprise attack. 

Given the frontline here is [url]https://liveuamap.com/en/2022/9-september-ukrainian-military-in-chkalovske-village-of-chuhuiv[/url] or https://liveuamap.com/en/2022/9-september-ukrainian-military-in-chkalovske-village-of-chuhuiv not that far away of the Russian border Russia may be able to send in lots of reinforcements high speed...SF compares this Ukraine counter offensive with Ukraine sinking the Moskva...

DJ-It could be Russia is "still in control" and may be planning to trap the Ukraine forces in this region...Very likely Ukraine will not be able to exploit gains much longer/further...but lots of critical followers of this war now wonder what happened to Russian forces....








That push in Kharkov oblast is the first serious defeat the AFU inflicted on the Russian military. Huge fuck-up by Army Group West. If Kupyansk holds, it's not a catastrophe, but still pretty bad. We'll see the results in two or three days, I'd guess.

DJ-For the big picture [url]https://thesaker.is/asias-future-takes-shape-in-vladivostok-the-russian-pacific/[/url] or https://thesaker.is/asias-future-takes-shape-in-vladivostok-the-russian-pacific/ this possible -around september 8 western supporters meeting at Ramstein-Germany- Ukraine "succes" does not change much...

by Pepe Escobar, posted with the author’s permission and widely cross-posted

Sixty-eight countries gathered on Russia’s far eastern coast to listen to Moscow’s economic and political vision for the Asia-Pacific

The Eastern Economic Forum (EEF) in Vladivostok is one of the indispensable annual milestones for keeping up not only with the complex development process of the Russian Far East but major plays for Eurasia integration.

Mirroring an immensely turbulent 2022, the current theme in Vladivostok is ‘On the Path to a Multipolar World.’ Russian President Vladimir Putin himself, in a short message to business and government participants from 68 nations, set the stage:

“The obsolete unipolar model is being replaced by a new world order based on the fundamental principles of justice and equality, as well as the recognition of the right of each state and people to their own sovereign path of development. Powerful political and economic centers are taking shape right here in the Asia-Pacific region, acting as a driving force in this irreversible process.”

In his speech to the EEF plenary session, Ukraine was barely mentioned. Putin’s response when asked about it: “Is this country part of Asia-Pacific?”

DJ, "countries kept poor by the west" see a way out (they hope !) by trying to "look at Asia"...Since Asia has several countries able to play a main role, not only Russia, India, China...also Pakistan, Bangladesh, Iran, Türkiye, Indonesia, Philippines, Malaysia "countries kept poor" can seek partners that fit most their needs...

One country can be usefull for mining/energy, another country may offer good infrastructure or financial plans...For countries kept poor one may hope this offers a better perspective...

No more an ‘object of colonization’ 

Taking place only two weeks before another essential annual gathering – the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit in Samarkand – it is no wonder some of the top discussions at the EEF revolve around the increasing economic interpolation between the SCO and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).

This theme is as crucial as the development of the Russian Arctic: at 41 percent of total territory, that’s the largest resource base in the federation, spread out over nine regions, and encompassing the largest Special Economic Zone (SEZ) on the planet, linked to the free port of Vladivostok. The Arctic is being developed via several strategically important projects processing mineral, energy, water and biological natural resources.

DJ Of course climate change and Arctic exploration may "not mix very well"....

Kumar Rajan from the School of International Studies of the Jawaharlal Nehru University articulated the Indian position. He went straight to the point: “India wants a 21st Asian century. Close cooperation between India and China is necessary. They can make the Asian century happen.”

Rajan remarked how India does not see the SCO as an alliance, but committed to the development and political stability of Eurasia.

He made the crucial point about connectivity revolving around India “working with Russia and Central Asia with the INSTC” – the International North South Transportation Corridor, and one of its key hubs, the Chabahar port in Iran: “India does not have direct physical connectivity with Central Asia. The INSTC has the participation of an Iranian shipping line with 300 vessels, connecting to Mumbai. President Putin, in the [recent] Caspian meeting, referred directly to the INSTC.”

Crucially, India not only supports the Russian concept of Greater Eurasia Partnership but is engaged in setting up a free trade agreement with the EAEU: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, incidentally, came to the Vladivostok forum last year.

DJ, The US behind a coup in Pakistan against [url]https://mobile.twitter.com/ImranKhanPTI[/url] or https://mobile.twitter.com/ImranKhanPTI and trying to sell weapons to Pakistan does "not improve US-India relations"....

-Both in energy and currencies "the 90% rest" can "beat the 10% west" further pushing for a neo-colonial "global NATO" agenda...Even if military conflict does stay limited the economic damage the west may face [url]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yia2VouLQ54[/url] or https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yia2VouLQ54  Going for broke The Duran: Episode 1373 looks to be very major

The US$ is a "US weapon" in an economic war...The "British pound" not major...The €/Euro however-in use by a mix of countries-may be usefull -at least for some time- as an alternative for the US$..."Asia may hijack control" over the Euro....trying to use that control to get (most of) theEU to move its direction...

Asia may still need a European market for their products; Russian energy now going via India, China, Türkiye (a.o.) to the EU...I think the US-petro-dollar may end-as a price the US must pay for its wars....The Euro however is in use all over the world...[url]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euro#Direct_and_indirect_usage[/url] or https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euro#Direct_and_indirect_usage DJ The ECB/EU may even accept the Euro becoming a "major currency" ...willing to work with other countries...

Moreover, it has also been adopted unilaterally as the sole currency of Montenegro and Kosovo. The euro has also been used as a foreign trading currency in Cuba since 1998,[58] Syria since 2006,[59] and Venezuela since 2018.[60] In 2009, Zimbabwe abandoned its local currency and introduced major global convertible currencies instead, including the euro and the United States dollar.

DJ See also [url]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euro#/media/File:DOLLAR_AND_EURO_IN_THE_WORLD.svg[/url] or https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euro#/media/File:DOLLAR_AND_EURO_IN_THE_WORLD.svg French Overseas departments also often use the Euro...Croatia will use € per 2023...(Poland also has been on the € list but it is complex).....

-[url]https://www.moonofalabama.org/2022/09/the-izium-counteroffensive-success-disaster.html[/url] or https://www.moonofalabama.org/2022/09/the-izium-counteroffensive-success-disaster.html MoA; 

The best countermove is likely to move the battle group seen in Svatove down to Izium and then up north and the group from the north southward in an attempt to pincer and envelope the Ukrainian forces.

Going this deep and this fast makes attacking the Ukrainian troops vulnerable. They will need some time to consolidate and to move up their artillery. Their supplies will have to come from Andivka on the left of the map and from Chuhuiv on the upper left. That are some 75 kilometer or 45 miles one way distances.

The Russian missile forces can interdict those routes by destroying the bridges along the way. They should do this as soon as possible. Andivka itself is surrounded by a river in the south, west and north. The handful of bridges over the river should also be dropped to cut the town off.

Ukrainian forces south of Izium and Lyman try to cross the Siversky Donets river to attack those cities from another direction. The idea is likely to bind the Russian forces there and to not let them move north to counter the upper Ukrainian strike.

There may be some ingenious Russian plan behind this to drag the Ukrainian forces in to then destroy them in place. But I do not see any evidence for that.

Heads will have to roll for this disaster, especially if it takes weeks of months correct the situation.

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O' ye of little faith... Can you not see 'tis a trap?

Posted by: Arch Bungle | Sep 9 2022 9:36 utc | 1

Just one question out of many: it was already months ago that the UAF were supposed to be almost out of fuel. Not much evidence of that now?

Posted by: Ma Laoshi | Sep 9 2022 9:37 utc | 2

And at the same time that Blinken visits Kiev. Coincidence?

Posted by: Extra | Sep 9 2022 9:38 utc | 3

Heads will NOT roll, lessons will be ignored, and those responsible will get new medals. Such is the nature of Russian Armed Forces.

Posted by: Ilia | Sep 9 2022 9:38 utc | 4

Posted by: Ilia | Sep 9 2022 9:38 utc | 4

You're describing the US Armed forces to a T from Korea to Afghanistan ...

Posted by: Arch Bungle | Sep 9 2022 9:40 utc | 5

DJ....[url]https://southfront.org/battle-for-balakleya-major-successes-of-ukrainian-military-since-february-2022/[/url] or https://southfront.org/battle-for-balakleya-major-successes-of-ukrainian-military-since-february-2022/  again...time will tell...Did Russia create a major trap...or a major mistake ? 

One very unwelcome outcome could be this war going on for years...With [url]https://southfront.org/japan-building-military-ports-closer-to-taiwan-in-preparation-for-cross-strait-crisis/[/url] or https://southfront.org/japan-building-military-ports-closer-to-taiwan-in-preparation-for-cross-strait-crisis/ another long term crisis on its way in East Asia....

Conflicts instead of solutions....

We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them.
~Albert Einstein
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It looks like the feeding frenzy has begun as China takes the first bite out of the russian carcass...

China has secured Russian gas at a 50% discount until the end of this year

It's now being reported that N. Korea won't accept rubles for the antique weapons russia is now begging for..

Slowly but surely India is making it's move too...

India's cosy relationship with Russia may not last for long

India’s love affair with Russia in the diplomatic war over Ukraine is nearing its end. Difficult choices loom

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The carnage continues as the nazis are running for their lives. All the intercepted phone calls by the illegal occupiers shows the nazi troops are in disarray as the lack of leadership and training becomes apparent. With 1000+ nazi soldiers being killed a day now and over 50,000 killed overall, 200,000 nazi soldiers have been removed from the battlefield due to death or severe injury. With 1000's of fresh Ukranian troops wrapping up training in the free world, along with the fresh supplies of high tech weapons flowing into Ukraine, the carnage will only rise to unprecedented levels. 









⚑️ CNN: Ukraine’s military raises Ukrainian flag in Shevchenkove, Kharkiv Oblast.  Photos geo-located by CNN appear to show the Ukrainian flag hoisted above an administrative building in the community of Shevchenkove, located around 30 kilometers from the city of Kupiansk.
Kupiansk was reportedly liberated by Ukrainian forces earlier on Sept. 9. On Sept. 8, Ukrainian forces liberated Balakliia, Kharkiv Oblast, shortly after launching a surprise counteroffensive in the northeastern Ukrainian region.
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"Operation Kupcake". SEP 9 update. ORCs lacking effective reserves (they be busy on Kherson front) and UKR going full Sherman/Stonewall/BHLiddellHart.


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NEW: #Ukrainian successes on the #Kharkiv City-#Izyum line are creating fissures within the #Russian information space and eroding confidence in Russian command to a degree not seen since a failed Russian river crossing in mid-May. w/ @criticalthreatshttps://isw.pub/RusCampaignSept8


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This is what unity looks like! Nearly 50 countries joined together at  for the fifth meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group. I am extremely proud of the progress on the discussion to intensify our efforts to support Ukraine and strengthen our  alliance.

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Even putin's puppets now in disarray....


Russian propagandists are having a breakdown on social media accusing different high ranking officers of incompetency.


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