8-Year CIA Program Helped Provoke Russian Invasion: Report
CIA paramilitaries had been training Ukrainian forces on the frontlines of the Donbas war against Russian-backed separatists since 2014 and were only pulled out by the Biden administration last month, Yahoo News reported on Wednesday, citing former US officials.
The CIA first sent a small number of paramilitaries to eastern Ukraine when the war started in 2014, which was sparked by a US-backed coup in Kyiv and the Donbas separatists declaring independence from the post-coup government.
As part of the training, CIA paramilitaries taught Ukrainian forces sniper techniques, how to operate US-provided Javelin anti-tank missiles, and how to avoid being tracked on the battlefield by using covert communications and other means. The former officials said at first the CIA was surprised at the capability of Russia and the separatists compared with US adversaries in the Middle East.
The US continues to fuel the fighting as President Biden has already pledged over $1 billion in new military aid for Ukraine since the invasion started.
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CIA paramilitaries had been training Ukrainian forces on the frontlines of the Donbas war against Russian-backed separatists since 2014 and were only pulled out by the Biden administration last month, Yahoo News reported on Wednesday, citing former US officials.
The CIA first sent a small number of paramilitaries to eastern Ukraine when the war started in 2014, which was sparked by a US-backed coup in Kyiv and the Donbas separatists declaring independence from the post-coup government.
As part of the training, CIA paramilitaries taught Ukrainian forces sniper techniques, how to operate US-provided Javelin anti-tank missiles, and how to avoid being tracked on the battlefield by using covert communications and other means. The former officials said at first the CIA was surprised at the capability of Russia and the separatists compared with US adversaries in the Middle East.
The US continues to fuel the fighting as President Biden has already pledged over $1 billion in new military aid for Ukraine since the invasion started.
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⚡️Watch: Lindsey Graham Calls For Putin's Assassination For Third Time
Speaking at a press conference, Graham said “I hope he will be taken out, one way or the other,” adding “I don’t care how they take him out. I don’t care if we send him to The Hague and try him. I just want him to go.”
“It’s time for him to go,” Graham further said of Putin, echoing Joe Biden’s blurted remarks that “He’s a war criminal.”
“I wish somebody had taken Hitler out in the ’30s. So yes, Vladimir Putin is not a legitimate leader. He is a war criminal.” Graham declared.
Graham further proclaimed that Russia is “going to have zero future” under Putin, adding “I think the world is better off without Putin – the sooner the better, and I don’t care how we do it.”
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Speaking at a press conference, Graham said “I hope he will be taken out, one way or the other,” adding “I don’t care how they take him out. I don’t care if we send him to The Hague and try him. I just want him to go.”
“It’s time for him to go,” Graham further said of Putin, echoing Joe Biden’s blurted remarks that “He’s a war criminal.”
“I wish somebody had taken Hitler out in the ’30s. So yes, Vladimir Putin is not a legitimate leader. He is a war criminal.” Graham declared.
Graham further proclaimed that Russia is “going to have zero future” under Putin, adding “I think the world is better off without Putin – the sooner the better, and I don’t care how we do it.”
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❗️In a rare phone call, Russian Security Council Secretary Nikolay Patrushev warned his U.S. counterpart Jake Sullivan that Washington's continued transfer of weapons and foreign mercenaries to Ukraine will lead to further escalation.
— RSC Readout
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New video appears to show American mercenaries coming under Russian artillery fire in Ukraine.
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❗️Over 200,000 people gather in Moscow to show support for President Putin and the Russian Armed Forces in Ukraine.
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“We haven’t been this united in a long time,” — Putin at the massive gathering of Russian patriots in Moscow.
With a crowd size of over 203,000, it was the largest rally of his supporters in the 22 years that he’s been in power.
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With a crowd size of over 203,000, it was the largest rally of his supporters in the 22 years that he’s been in power.
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❗️Ukraine admits losing access to the Sea of Azov.
The General Staff of Ukraine’s Armed Forces reported late on March 18 that it had lost access to the Sea of Azov as Russian forces continue to tighten their grip around the major port city of Mariupol, known for being a stronghold of the neo-Nazi Azov Battalion.
While Kiev stresses that the loss is “temporary,” an array of military experts believe that Russia is on the verge of annihilating Ukraine’s remaining forces in the area and taking full control over the city.
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The General Staff of Ukraine’s Armed Forces reported late on March 18 that it had lost access to the Sea of Azov as Russian forces continue to tighten their grip around the major port city of Mariupol, known for being a stronghold of the neo-Nazi Azov Battalion.
While Kiev stresses that the loss is “temporary,” an array of military experts believe that Russia is on the verge of annihilating Ukraine’s remaining forces in the area and taking full control over the city.
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❗️Russia uses advanced hypersonic ballistic missiles for first time.
Russian MoD says the state of the art nuclear-capable weapons system Kinzhal was used to destroy an underground munitions depot in western Ukraine.
Kinzhal is Russia's single most advanced conventional weapon – 13 times as fast as a tomahawk, with 3x the payload.
Military and foreign policy analysts believe that Moscow’s decision to engage the new system is intended, among other things, to send a major deterrent signal to the U.S. and NATO.
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Russian MoD says the state of the art nuclear-capable weapons system Kinzhal was used to destroy an underground munitions depot in western Ukraine.
Kinzhal is Russia's single most advanced conventional weapon – 13 times as fast as a tomahawk, with 3x the payload.
Military and foreign policy analysts believe that Moscow’s decision to engage the new system is intended, among other things, to send a major deterrent signal to the U.S. and NATO.
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19 years ago today the US launched its invasion into Iraq.
In the opening hours of 'Operation Iraqi Freedom', an indiscriminate bombing campaign pummeled the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, as part of a strategy that was called 'Shock and Awe'.
A day prior, on March 19, 2003, George W. Bush began his address by telling the American people that the US was in the process of "disarming" and demilitarizing Iraq. The goal was to "limit Saddam Hussein's ability to wage war" and free the Iraqi people.
Some have pointed out similarities between America's Iraq war and the Russian 'special military operation' to highlight current US hypocrisy. Whatever one makes of such comparisons, it should prompt reflection among both Americans and Russians, something which most Americans failed to do in the wake of the 'Global War on Terror'.
America's legacy is clear. Today, US troops remain on the ground in a conflict-ridden Iraq, where some 268,000 - 295,000 people were killed between 2003 and 2018.
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In the opening hours of 'Operation Iraqi Freedom', an indiscriminate bombing campaign pummeled the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, as part of a strategy that was called 'Shock and Awe'.
A day prior, on March 19, 2003, George W. Bush began his address by telling the American people that the US was in the process of "disarming" and demilitarizing Iraq. The goal was to "limit Saddam Hussein's ability to wage war" and free the Iraqi people.
Some have pointed out similarities between America's Iraq war and the Russian 'special military operation' to highlight current US hypocrisy. Whatever one makes of such comparisons, it should prompt reflection among both Americans and Russians, something which most Americans failed to do in the wake of the 'Global War on Terror'.
America's legacy is clear. Today, US troops remain on the ground in a conflict-ridden Iraq, where some 268,000 - 295,000 people were killed between 2003 and 2018.
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Zelensky announces a ban on 11 Ukrainian opposition parties. Before the war he also closed opposition TV channels.
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❗️Gennadiy Druzenko, who runs a Ukrainian field hospital project dubbed “medical angels” and was recently featured on CNN and in the NY Post, says he ordered doctors to castrate wounded Russian POWs “because they’re cockroaches, not humans.”
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About civilians in Mariupol.
I just got word from a Ukrainian acquaintance.
Her parents and aunt and uncle were living in Mariupol (she was raised there but moved away for university). She tells me that her family were shot at by Ukrainian Armed Forces on multiple occasions, which prevented them from leaving the city. She did not explain the circumstances of them being fired upon, but said that it had been more than once.
However, they said that the Ukrainian Armed Forces were losing, and had finally left their residential area, allowing them to flee to the Russians.
The Russians fed them, and put them on transportation to Rostov (she didn’t say what sort of transportation). They said the biggest deal was that the Russians gave them a lot of food, because they had been starving during the siege.
This is actual testimony from a person whom I’ve known for some time, so I know that it’s not propaganda or nonsense—this is as real as it gets.
I won’t editorialize here, I just want to put down the facts as I received them.
About civilians in Mariupol.
I just got word from a Ukrainian acquaintance.
Her parents and aunt and uncle were living in Mariupol (she was raised there but moved away for university). She tells me that her family were shot at by Ukrainian Armed Forces on multiple occasions, which prevented them from leaving the city. She did not explain the circumstances of them being fired upon, but said that it had been more than once.
However, they said that the Ukrainian Armed Forces were losing, and had finally left their residential area, allowing them to flee to the Russians.
The Russians fed them, and put them on transportation to Rostov (she didn’t say what sort of transportation). They said the biggest deal was that the Russians gave them a lot of food, because they had been starving during the siege.
This is actual testimony from a person whom I’ve known for some time, so I know that it’s not propaganda or nonsense—this is as real as it gets.
I won’t editorialize here, I just want to put down the facts as I received them.
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Maryana Naumova, a world powerlifting champion, responds to Arnold Schwarzenegger’s message to the Russian people.
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Poll: Majority of Georgians support neutrality with Russia.
According to new polling data out of Georgia, 64% say they support the decision of their government to not sanction Russia over Ukraine. 60% also said they didn’t want Georgian volunteers fighting for Ukraine.
76.5% of respondents agreed with the position of the Georgian authorities on the importance of avoiding conflict with Russia.
— Imedi TV (citing a GORBI survey)
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According to new polling data out of Georgia, 64% say they support the decision of their government to not sanction Russia over Ukraine. 60% also said they didn’t want Georgian volunteers fighting for Ukraine.
76.5% of respondents agreed with the position of the Georgian authorities on the importance of avoiding conflict with Russia.
— Imedi TV (citing a GORBI survey)
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“A good Russian, is a dead Russian.”
“We don’t serve Russians, go f*** yourselves.”
Russophobic signs like these are still being found in London and across Europe. These activities are closer to tribalism, and in the aggregate, dehumanizing Russians will prime the U.S. and Europe for war.
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“We don’t serve Russians, go f*** yourselves.”
Russophobic signs like these are still being found in London and across Europe. These activities are closer to tribalism, and in the aggregate, dehumanizing Russians will prime the U.S. and Europe for war.
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