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No comments on Zelensky's tirade today? He is one crazy son of a beech. NATO (USA) should throw a few nukes at mother Russia now.
These Nazis gonna kill that boy he looks done to me.
That would mean I have to listen to him speak and follow what he does.

He's just doing what he's told, kind of like Biden?
 

Biden, armageddon and Putin off-ramp. Elensky, preemptive strike on Russia. Update 1​

 

Reinforcements Arrive as DPR Liberates MORE Territory from Ukraine. 2 Russians Detained In Alaska.​

 

Russia's military war vs Ukraine's political war​

 

Sanctions gave China Cars a HUGE boost on a SILVER platter, STOLEN from the Germans​

 

Ukraine Executes 16 CIVILIANS in Kherson. U.S. Vows to RETALIATE Against OPEC​

 

Russia Big Advance in Bakhmut, Biden Nuclear Armageddon, Putin Hails Russian Industrial Recovery​

 
Putin is abandoning the west and is turning to the east.

CRITIQUE OF THE SMO - COMPETING FORCES IN RUSSIA - PUTIN AND THE US DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE​

An interesting conversation with Eric Arnow, an American living in Chiang Mai, Thailand beginning with a critique of the Russian Special Military Operation in Ukraine. Also, why didn't Putin use the often used US justification for invading other countries, "The Right to Protect," instead of the drawn out, legal justification? Eric shared his views on Putin's recent speeches and found a close parallel with the US Declaration of Independence. We also discussed that Putin is not an autocrat, but has had to balance the conflicting and competing views of Russian oligarchs, academics and politicians and this may have slowed down the decision to use overwhelming force in Ukraine after the 2014 coup.
 
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Crimea, Kerch Bridge attacked. Starlink down. BBC preventive kicks. Ninja in Ukraine. Update 1​

 

Fire engulfs bridge spanning from Crimea to Russia after explosion​

 
[Reality Theories, Eva K Bartlett]

Ed Curtin:

"It should now be quite clear to any reasonable person that the Biden administration is hell-bent on destroying Russia and will risk nuclear war in doing so. It has already started World War III with its use of Ukraine to light the final match.

...For years, the U.S.- run NATO has moved military forces and bases into countries encircling Russia. This includes weapons that can very quickly be converted to nuclear use. This, as I’ve pointed out before, is tantamount to Russia doing the same in Mexico and Canada, and let’s add Cuba as well. We know what the U.S. response would be, but when President Putin and his government objected and said this is a betrayal of previous agreements, he was dismissed as if he were a child making things up.

In 2014, when the U.S. engineered a coup in Ukraine, bringing into power neo-Nazi elements, and Russia protested this coup on its western border, Washington mocked such concerns. Every time Russia has complained about such provocative moves, the U.S. has dismissed them as inconsequential.

For years the U.S. has supported the Ukrainian killing of the Russian speaking peoples of eastern Ukraine, and finally, when Ukraine had amassed forces to invade the Donbas region, the Russian government had had enough and sent troops into the region to defend this area. Thus the hypocritical West played at outrage that what they had created was finally backfiring. Russia was cast as the guilty party for invading Ukraine. And now a full-fledged U.S. war against Russia is out in the open and it will become more dangerous as it continues. Nuclear annihilation becomes a very real possibility as the Biden administration continues to push the envelope.

...Only children still believe the America propaganda and its war machine."

 
[In reply to Reality Theories, Eva K Bartlett]
Footage of the car explosion from surveillance cameras installed on the Crimean bridge.

 
[Forwarded from 🇦🇺#AussieCossack]
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⚡️Ukraine claims responsibility for terrorist attack on Europe's longest bridge.

FYI:
✅Crimea is provided with food and oil products for many months.
✅Crimean strategic oil storage facilities are full at capacity.
✅Only one lane of the automotive part was damaged. Two lanes are visually intact.

🇷🇺Adviser to the head of the Crimea

@AussieCossack

 
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Criminals.

"The blast that rocked the Crimean Bridge early on Saturday is just “the beginning,” Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky’s aide, Mikhail Podoliak, has said.

“Crimea, the bridge, the beginning,” Podoliak tweeted. “Everything illegal must be destroyed, everything stolen must be returned to Ukraine, everything occupied by Russia must be expelled.”

Ukrainian officials have promised to attack the Crimean Bridge, which connects the Russian peninsula of Crimea to the country’s Krasnodar Region, on numerous occasions during the conflict between Moscow and Kiev.

...Zelensky and other members of his team have also stated that Ukraine will use force to retake Crimea, which overwhelmingly voted to reunite with Russia in a referendum in 2014..."

 
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[Forwarded from Wyatt Reed]
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At least 3 civilians were killed in the suicide bombing that top Ukrainian officials are now bragging about on social media. Remember: it’s not terrorism if they’re ‘our’ terrorists.

 
Petal mines are a war crime.

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The Petal mines Ukraine rained down on Donetsk & surrounding areas continue to maim civilians, the latest a 17 year old.

 
[In reply to Reality Theories, Eva K Bartlett]
More on these mines:

Reality Theories, Eva K Bartlett
This is a Petal mine replica for teaching purposes (I would never touch a real one, I'm not that crazy, but have seen them at close range).
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[Forwarded from Brian Cates]
Zelensky doing his best to appear to be goading Putin into a nuke strike. Blowing up the Crimea bridge.

[Forwarded from Disclose.tv]
JUST IN - Ukraine's Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant has lost its last remaining external power source and is now relying on emergency diesel generators.


@disclosetv

 

Impact of Crimea Bridge Attack & Ukraine's Next Likely Offensive​

 
China could eventually be put in a tough spot. They seem to want to play both sides obviously for trade. They abstained in the vote to censure Russia but won't go so far as to condemn them.



 
China could eventually be put in a tough spot. They seem to want to play both sides obviously for trade. They abstained in the vote to censure Russia but won't go so far as to condemn them.
I think China is tired of the colonialism of the west. If Russia falls, China is next and they well know it.

As for nuclear war... only the west is pushing that propaganda which leads one to think a false flag is in the works.

Putin never said he would be the first to use a tactical nuke and then only in defense if it was used on Russia first.

It pays to actually read the words Putin speaks. He makes more sense than a room full of Brandons.

also, Russia hasn't yet begun to fight.
 

The Roundtable #26: The Bridge Bombing & The State of Play​

 

Ukraine Sabotage Crimea Bridge Russia Threatens Retaliation, Biden Criticised for Armageddon Comment​

 
I think China is tired of the colonialism of the west. If Russia falls, China is next and they well know it.

As for nuclear war... only the west is pushing that propaganda which leads one to think a false flag is in the works.

Putin never said he would be the first to use a tactical nuke and then only in defense if it was used on Russia first.

It pays to actually read the words Putin speaks. He makes more sense than a room full of Brandons.

also, Russia hasn't yet begun to fight.

We post in an echo chamber most here if not all agree. You should go to some of these message boards that are cheering this bs on. Russia bad like it's 1958.
 

Kerch Bridge REOPENS Just Hours After Attack.​

 

Ukraine. Military Summary And Analysis 08.10.2022​

 

CRIMEAN BRIDGE ATTACK - POPULAR UPRISING IN RUSSIA - WHEN WILL PUTIN ACT?​

Dr. Vladimir Kozin discussing the attack on the Crimean Bridge and what it means. He was part of a large press conference in Moscow yesterday that included retired generals, members of Parliament, other officials, and NGOs calling for a popular uprising across Russia demanding that the government change its position on this war. He believes Russia will change the name from Special Military Operation to something that more accurately describes what this war is, i.e. a direct confrontation of two warring forces...the US/NATO against Russia.
 
[Forwarded from Slavyangrad (Miroslav)]
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The capacity of the Crimean bridge is planned to increase from 50 to 100 cars shortly.

This was announced by Deputy Prime Minister Khusnullin.

▪️The task has now been set to start car traffic on two lanes by Sunday morning.

▪️The government has ordered metal and assembled builders to rebuild the second span of the bridge.

▪️The number of car checkers before entry will be increased to allow 100 cars each.

Footage of car traffic on the Crimean bridge, published by @rian_ru.

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Ukraine Central Banker Hit With Embezzlement Charges After Resigning For "Health Reasons"​

BY TYLER DURDEN
THURSDAY, OCT 06, 2022 - 09:05 AM

Ukraine's anti-corruption bureau has sent a 'notice of suspicion' in an embezzlement case to a suspect at the central bank, days after Governor Kyrylo Shevchenko suddenly resigned, citing health reasons.



As Bloomberg notes, Shevchenko is not directly named - but the details provided match his CV. Authorities said in a statement that the individual was a senior official involved in an alleged scheme to bilk 206 million hryvnia ($5.6 million) from state-run Ukrgazbank between November 2014 and March 2020.

"The details provided matched the central banker’s career history," writes Bloomberg, which adds that his whereabouts is unknown.

Shevchenko submitted his resignation to President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Tuesday, according to a statement posted on the central bank’s website. His departure is subject to approval by parliament in a vote expected later in the day.
Investigators said that ex-Ukrgazbank chief executive officer and his two deputies channeled money out of the bank via payments for services to “pseudo intermediaries” who brought big clients to the lender. The services existed only “on paper,” as clients deposited money in the bank on their own initiative or according to rules set up by the government for state companies, the investigators said. -Bloomberg
In paid articles, Shevchenko touted Ukrgazbank as 'Ukraine's leading eco-bank,' and 'number one in the green energy space.' It also bragged about 'improving corporate governance' to 'ensure maximum transparency and increase trust.'

Improving the corporate governance at the bank was a major strategic decision made in 2015. Independent advisors were added to the supervisory board, to ensure maximum transparency and increase trust from customers in the bank. These decisions were made despite there being no legal recourse to do so. -FP
The notice of suspicion was based on "questioning witnesses, searches, temporary access, information received from the bank’s clients, computers and checking mobile devices that included detailed emails between participants of the scheme and documents."

Just one question; did the big guy get his 10%?

 
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