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RAND Corporation’s 2019 report “Overextending and Unbalancing Russia” specified “cost-imposing options that the United States and its allies could pursue across economic, political, and military areas to stress Russia’s economy and armed forces and the regime's political standing at home and abroad.”
This infographic shows the measures that the report’s authors believe would bring the highest benefits.
FROM 2019 ! ! ! #share
This infographic shows the measures that the report’s authors believe would bring the highest benefits.
FROM 2019 ! ! ! #share
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After several months of training for soldiers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, retired Colonel Andrew Milburn from the private military group Mozart stated:
Ukraine is a "corrupt, fucked-up society" run by "f*cking people."
Ukrainian soldiers "killed surrendered dudes" and committed "atrocities." #share
Ukraine is a "corrupt, fucked-up society" run by "f*cking people."
Ukrainian soldiers "killed surrendered dudes" and committed "atrocities." #share
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🇷🇺Putin signed the decree on counter measures for Russian oil price cap.
Putin's decree directly states that the main initiator of the introduction of a price ceiling for oil from the Russian Federation is Washington: "The United States and foreign states that joined it have introduced ...".
And it introduces a ban on sale of all oil and oil products with price cap.
🤙 #share
Putin's decree directly states that the main initiator of the introduction of a price ceiling for oil from the Russian Federation is Washington: "The United States and foreign states that joined it have introduced ...".
And it introduces a ban on sale of all oil and oil products with price cap.
🤙 #share
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⚡🇵🇱 70 thousand Polish males have left for Germany and the UK due to fears of mobilization. #share
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A big one 👇🏻
Up to 120 Ukrainian servicemen were destroyed during the missile and air strike of the Russian Armed Forces on the accumulation of military equipment in the area of the Druzhkovka railway station in the DPR — Russian Defense Ministry
As a result of the strike, two HIMARS MLRS launchers, four Czech-made RM-70 Vampire MLRS combat vehicles, as well as more than 800 rockets, six vehicles were also destroyed, the ministry said. #share
Up to 120 Ukrainian servicemen were destroyed during the missile and air strike of the Russian Armed Forces on the accumulation of military equipment in the area of the Druzhkovka railway station in the DPR — Russian Defense Ministry
As a result of the strike, two HIMARS MLRS launchers, four Czech-made RM-70 Vampire MLRS combat vehicles, as well as more than 800 rockets, six vehicles were also destroyed, the ministry said. #share
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BBC blindly buys what the Ukrainians say but the reality is like this 👇🏻
Nearly 90 troops were killed by a Ukrainian missile strike that hit a temporary housing area used by the Russian forces in the city of Makeyevka in Donetsk People’s Republic just after midnight on January 1, the Defense Ministry announced on Wednesday.
The death toll has grown to 89 people, including the unit’s deputy commander, the ministry said, as more bodies were pulled from the rubble of a vocational school where the troops were stationed on New Year’s night.
The facility was targeted by six missiles from a US-supplied HIMARS multiple rocket launcher, four of which penetrated air defenses, and hit the building at precisely 0:01am on January 1, the Defense ministry said, claiming that the launcher was later destroyed in a retaliatory strike.
While the fact-finding mission is still investigating the tragic incident, it is “already obvious that the main reason for what happened was the turning on and mass use mobile phones by personnel – contrary to the ban – within the range of enemy weapons” which has allowed Ukrainian forces to trace their coordinates, Lieutenant General Sergey Sevryukov from the Main Military-Political Directorate of the Russian Armed Forces told reporters. #share
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Nearly 90 troops were killed by a Ukrainian missile strike that hit a temporary housing area used by the Russian forces in the city of Makeyevka in Donetsk People’s Republic just after midnight on January 1, the Defense Ministry announced on Wednesday.
The death toll has grown to 89 people, including the unit’s deputy commander, the ministry said, as more bodies were pulled from the rubble of a vocational school where the troops were stationed on New Year’s night.
The facility was targeted by six missiles from a US-supplied HIMARS multiple rocket launcher, four of which penetrated air defenses, and hit the building at precisely 0:01am on January 1, the Defense ministry said, claiming that the launcher was later destroyed in a retaliatory strike.
While the fact-finding mission is still investigating the tragic incident, it is “already obvious that the main reason for what happened was the turning on and mass use mobile phones by personnel – contrary to the ban – within the range of enemy weapons” which has allowed Ukrainian forces to trace their coordinates, Lieutenant General Sergey Sevryukov from the Main Military-Political Directorate of the Russian Armed Forces told reporters. #share
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“Up to 400 Russian soldiers killed” in Ukraine missile strike - BBC News
Ukrainian officials have said as many as 400 Russian soldiers were killed in a missile strike on a temporary barracks.
Russia has admitted that more than 60 soldiers had died in the Ukrainian attack in Makiivka in the Russian-occupied region of Donetsk in…
Russia has admitted that more than 60 soldiers had died in the Ukrainian attack in Makiivka in the Russian-occupied region of Donetsk in…
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🇷🇺🇺🇦⚡Despite the observance of the ceasefire by the Russian group of troops on January 6 from 12:00 Moscow time, the Kiev regime continued shelling settlements and positions of Russian troops, the Russian Defense Ministry said. #extremism #share
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“The Financial Times ran an excellent op-ed this morning discussing the decline of the USD and the emergence of a multipolar world. Its getting harder to ignore.”
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Azov continue to show how elite they are. If getting constantly killed by the Russians constitutes being elite. Given that they were recently deployed, this is either around Zaporyzhe or near Artemovsk/Bakhmut. #share
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remember these frames every time the Ukrainian Armed Forces claims:
“the shelling of the houses of civilians”. #share
“the shelling of the houses of civilians”. #share
Forwarded from Jeffrey Sachs
Majority of people in Germany do not support the supply of fighter jets to Ukraine
BUT!
Their foreign ministry said "it doesn’t matter what my voters think" #share
BUT!
Their foreign ministry said "it doesn’t matter what my voters think" #share
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Zelensky's father fought against Nazis, now Zelensky is fighting for Nazis. #share
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'US owes a responsible explanation for North Stream explosion' - MOFA spox on US involvement in NS-2 explosion #share
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"The battalion was turned into meat"
A very revealing video shot by the AFU fighters in the Bakhmut area. As you can hear from the dialogues, their situation is extremely difficult and the command refuses to organize evacuation or retreat.
People are simply sent to the slaughter.
By the way, why doesn't everyone communicate in Ukrainian?! The difficult situation for the Armed Forces of Ukraine and not a word in Ukrainian.
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A very revealing video shot by the AFU fighters in the Bakhmut area. As you can hear from the dialogues, their situation is extremely difficult and the command refuses to organize evacuation or retreat.
People are simply sent to the slaughter.
By the way, why doesn't everyone communicate in Ukrainian?! The difficult situation for the Armed Forces of Ukraine and not a word in Ukrainian.
#SHARE
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🇵🇱🪖 2,500 Poles died fighting on the side of the Armed Forces of Ukraine - former adviser to the US Secretary of Defense Douglas McGregor
Poland secretly supplies the Armed Forces of Ukraine not only with tanks and shells, but also with manpower. According to unofficial data, about 20,000 Polish fighters have arrived in Ukraine since the beginning of the SMO.
📝 There are already 20,000 servicemen from Poland fighting in Ukraine. About 2,500 of them died and lie in cemeteries in Poland. They died not in their homeland, but in Ukraine. #share
Poland secretly supplies the Armed Forces of Ukraine not only with tanks and shells, but also with manpower. According to unofficial data, about 20,000 Polish fighters have arrived in Ukraine since the beginning of the SMO.
📝 There are already 20,000 servicemen from Poland fighting in Ukraine. About 2,500 of them died and lie in cemeteries in Poland. They died not in their homeland, but in Ukraine. #share
Forwarded from John Mearsheimer
🇺🇲🇺🇦 CNN, citing its sources in the Ukrainian General Staff, reports that on February 28, 2023, the losses of the Armed Forces of Ukraine amounted to:
▪️ 259,085 people killed, died from wounds, diseases;
▪️wounded, crippled 246,904;
▪️deserted, as well as missing - 83,952;
▪️ captured - 28 393.
You can lie all you want, but the numbers don't lie. #share
▪️ 259,085 people killed, died from wounds, diseases;
▪️wounded, crippled 246,904;
▪️deserted, as well as missing - 83,952;
▪️ captured - 28 393.
You can lie all you want, but the numbers don't lie. #share
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💥🇺🇸🇺🇦🇷🇺 It hasn't even been a month…
🔹Not even a month has passed since Bakhmut/Artyomovsk went from being "strategically important" to being of “limited strategic value” to the New York Times.
Something else.
🔹Not even a month has passed since the publication, when the Washington Post mentioned - for the first time in "decent" news sources - the article by Seymour Hersh. And even provided the link.
Before that, there was an unspoken embargo on mentioning Hersh and his investigation.
It happened just in time for Scholz's visit to the White House. #share
🔹Not even a month has passed since Bakhmut/Artyomovsk went from being "strategically important" to being of “limited strategic value” to the New York Times.
Something else.
🔹Not even a month has passed since the publication, when the Washington Post mentioned - for the first time in "decent" news sources - the article by Seymour Hersh. And even provided the link.
Before that, there was an unspoken embargo on mentioning Hersh and his investigation.
It happened just in time for Scholz's visit to the White House. #share
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Here is the response to the arrest warrant for Putin #share