πΊπΈπΊπ¦π·πΊ According to NZZ, citing sources in the German government, in January CIA Director Burns went to both Kiev and Moscow with a mission to seek out a peace deal.
The offer to Kiev was: peace for land, the offer to Moscow: land for peace. The "land" is said to have been about 20 percent of Ukrainian territory; That's about the size of Donbass. Both sides, the two politicians report, refused. The Ukrainians, because they are not willing to cede their territory, the Russians, because they expect to win the war in the long run anyway.
According to the two German foreign politicians, Biden wanted to avoid a protracted war in Ukraine and was willing to sacrifice parts of the country. If this presentation is true, Biden would not be alone in his attitude in Washington. A new study by the Rand Corporation ("Avoiding a long war"), a renowned American think tank, concludes that "avoiding a long war is a higher priority for the United States" than allowing Ukraine to "control its entire territory."
The offer to Kiev was: peace for land, the offer to Moscow: land for peace. The "land" is said to have been about 20 percent of Ukrainian territory; That's about the size of Donbass. Both sides, the two politicians report, refused. The Ukrainians, because they are not willing to cede their territory, the Russians, because they expect to win the war in the long run anyway.
According to the two German foreign politicians, Biden wanted to avoid a protracted war in Ukraine and was willing to sacrifice parts of the country. If this presentation is true, Biden would not be alone in his attitude in Washington. A new study by the Rand Corporation ("Avoiding a long war"), a renowned American think tank, concludes that "avoiding a long war is a higher priority for the United States" than allowing Ukraine to "control its entire territory."
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πΊπΈπΊπ¦π·πΊ Moon of Alabama: βIt is likely not by chance that the previous call for an immediate start of negotiations to end the war came from the U.S. Chief of Staff Mark Milley. That he did so publicly was a sign that he had lost the internal White House debateβ¦
This latest revelation is vindication of our recent coverage on the RAND report, which speculated there was a desire to cut a deal on the part of Washington based off their recent actions.
That they have now backtracked on both territorial integrity and sanctions relief can be explained by the reporting of the past few weeks; Russia has mobilized its material and manpower advantages to such an extent that the end conclusion of this war is now obvious even in the West.
One needs no further proof of that than Ukrainian Defense Minister Reznikovβs recent statements about 500,000 Russian troops all around Ukraine and the increasingly pessimistic tone by Western officials...
That they have now backtracked on both territorial integrity and sanctions relief can be explained by the reporting of the past few weeks; Russia has mobilized its material and manpower advantages to such an extent that the end conclusion of this war is now obvious even in the West.
One needs no further proof of that than Ukrainian Defense Minister Reznikovβs recent statements about 500,000 Russian troops all around Ukraine and the increasingly pessimistic tone by Western officials...
πΊπ²π¨π³β‘οΈA Chinese High Altitude Spy Balloon has been detected hovering over the United States and Canada over recent days. Currently it is said to be hovering over Montana.
It is believed that the Balloon has been surveilling nuclear weapons sites. President Biden has considered using a military option. But nothing has been done to the Balloon yet.
It is said that incidents like this have happened before over the islands of Hawaii and Guam.
It is believed that the Balloon has been surveilling nuclear weapons sites. President Biden has considered using a military option. But nothing has been done to the Balloon yet.
It is said that incidents like this have happened before over the islands of Hawaii and Guam.
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π·πΊπΊπ¦ Russian forces ambushing a Ukrainian UAZ loaded with ammunition
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π·πΊπΊπ¦ Our assault groups are making a nightmare of the forest around Svatovo and Kremennaya, moving forward, destroying the Armed Forces of Ukraine
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π·πΊπΊπ¦ Destroyed SUV of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Artemovsk. All passengers dead
π·πΊπΊπ¦β‘Losses of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Bakhmut (Artemovsk) are growing due to problems with satellite and radio communications
This was announced by Lieutenant Colonel of the People's Militia of the LPR, retired Andrey Marochko.
He noted that interruptions in communications "affect the growth of panic among both privates and officers." Russian intelligence notes problems in the management of Ukrainian troops in the city.
This was announced by Lieutenant Colonel of the People's Militia of the LPR, retired Andrey Marochko.
He noted that interruptions in communications "affect the growth of panic among both privates and officers." Russian intelligence notes problems in the management of Ukrainian troops in the city.
π·πΊπΊπ¦π³π΄ Mercenaries from Norway are crippled in the battles for Artyomovsk
Sander Sjorsven Trelvik and Simon Johnsen call themselves "medical volunteers" but forgot to take down the flag of the Nazi Right Sector group. On Thursday, they received the task of evacuating, where they came under fire from Russian troops.
βThey bombed the same place twice. Then they started shelling the area when they saw that we had survived,β the mercenary said and added that several people who were with him and Trelwick died.
Trelwick received burns up to 40% of his body and shrapnel wounds. They were sent to the Dnepropetrovsk hospital with Johnsen. The Norwegian authorities are preparing the evacuation of the wounded through Poland home.
Sander Sjorsven Trelvik and Simon Johnsen call themselves "medical volunteers" but forgot to take down the flag of the Nazi Right Sector group. On Thursday, they received the task of evacuating, where they came under fire from Russian troops.
βThey bombed the same place twice. Then they started shelling the area when they saw that we had survived,β the mercenary said and added that several people who were with him and Trelwick died.
Trelwick received burns up to 40% of his body and shrapnel wounds. They were sent to the Dnepropetrovsk hospital with Johnsen. The Norwegian authorities are preparing the evacuation of the wounded through Poland home.
πΊπ¦π·πΊ The Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine has begun the formation of assault brigades from the military, police and border guards to seize Crimea and Donbass, Acting Interior Minister Igor Klymenko said.
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π·πΊπΊπ¦ The work of artillery on the military personnel of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
π§πΎβA tactical exercise with live firing of tank platoons took place at a training ground near the border with Ukraine, the press service of the Belarusian Defense Ministry reported.
βThe servicemen worked out the issues of moving units out of the concentration area, occupying a firing line, conducting a defensive battle with a tank platoon and leaving the battle,β the Belarusian military department added.
βThe servicemen worked out the issues of moving units out of the concentration area, occupying a firing line, conducting a defensive battle with a tank platoon and leaving the battle,β the Belarusian military department added.
π©πͺπΊπ¦βThe German government approved the transfer of 88 Leopard 1 tanks to Ukraine, but there are problems with ammunition, since these tanks are no longer being produced, writes the SΓΌddeutsche Zeitung newspaper.
The tank was produced until 1980.
The tank was produced until 1980.
πΊπ¦π€‘ Adviser to the Presidential Office Mikhail Podolyak refused to name the losses of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Bakhmut, but noted that Ukraine "pays the highest price" for holding the city
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π·πΊπΊπ¦ Deputy Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation General Yevkurov at the front in the offensive zone of the 2nd Army Corps, which operates in the Seversk direction
πΊπΈπ¨π³β‘οΈ The Biden Administration has decided to postpone U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken's visit to China. This is due to the Chinese High Altitude Balloon currently flying over the United States.
πΊπ²π¨π³ β‘οΈChinese Foreign Ministry has stated that the Balloon is "a civilian airship used for research, mainly meteorological, purposes." They also state that the Balloon accidentally deviated into US Airspace.
πΊπ²π¨π³β‘οΈA senior State Department official says the βclear assessment was that under these current conditions, it wouldn't be constructive to visit Beijing at this time,β adding the presence of the Chinse spy balloon βis a clear violation of our sovereignty as well as international law.β
πΊπ²πΊπ¦βPentagon announces $2.175 billion military aid package for Ukraine - Reuters
πΊπ²πΊπ¦β‘οΈNew package of US military assistance to Ukraine includes air defense systems, long-range missiles for HIMARS - Pentagon