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[Val Keating]

Maybe just a ‘coincidence’ but the last 2 years we’ve had the CCP gift the world a pandemic and now the Russians possibly gift us WWIII. Both having economically enslaved the world over the past 30 with their corrupt ways. Both wanting to impose their preferred ‘way of life’ and ideology on us. And to top it all off we have someone that should be playing bingo in a retirement home in charge of the US. The world is simply f’ed.

Not for nothing, but China is the only country to be benefiting from this situation. Not at all suggesting that China had anything to do with what’s going on, but they just get to sit back while the West and Russia are weakening. They’d be pretty happy with this situation.

 

[Del191229]

Not for nothing, but China is the only country to be benefiting from this situation. Not at all suggesting that China had anything to do with what’s going on, but they just get to sit back while the West and Russia are weakening. They’d be pretty happy with this situation.

The Europeans said today China is the only possible "arbiter" in Ukraine.

So China replaces the US as "world umpire".

That's a giant strategic win.

 

[Val Keating]

The Europeans said today China is the only possible "arbiter" in Ukraine.

So China replaces the US as "world umpire".

That's a giant strategic win.

Makes sense. It’s the benefit of their isolation I spose.

 

[Eggs11]

Is there any truth to this?:

• Vladimir Putin has reportedly placed the head of the FSB's foreign service under house arrest, along with his deputy
• The Russian president is said to blame his intelligence agencies for the slow pace of the war in Ukraine, which has seen Russian casualties continue to mount
• Andrey Soldatov, a well-respected author on the Russian secret services, said sources inside the FSB told him of the arrests on Friday

Earlier today, Putin was said to have sacked his top generals and is 'raging' at the FSB after failed intelligence and poor strategy saw his troops handed a series of embarrassing defeats in the opening days of the war in Ukraine.

Oleksiy Danilov, head of Ukraine's security council, said 'around eight' Russian commanders have been fired since the start of the conflict as Moscow scrambles to change strategy after its attempted 'shock and awe' blitz fell flat.

 

[Val Keating]

Is there any truth to this?:

• Vladimir Putin has reportedly placed the head of the FSB's foreign service under house arrest, along with his deputy
• The Russian president is said to blame his intelligence agencies for the slow pace of the war in Ukraine, which has seen Russian casualties continue to mount
• Andrey Soldatov, a well-respected author on the Russian secret services, said sources inside the FSB told him of the arrests on Friday

Earlier today, Putin was said to have sacked his top generals and is 'raging' at the FSB after failed intelligence and poor strategy saw his troops handed a series of embarrassing defeats in the opening days of the war in Ukraine.

Oleksiy Danilov, head of Ukraine's security council, said 'around eight' Russian commanders have been fired since the start of the conflict as Moscow scrambles to change strategy after its attempted 'shock and awe' blitz fell flat.

Where’s that from?

 

[Eggs11]

Where’s that from?

I'm actually not sure. I think it may be from the Daily Mail or some such, but I've been able to find the FSB comment on Soldatov's twitter.

 

[DesertRoo]

rusty rockets commentary of Glenn Greenwalds article below

Victoria Nuland: Ukraine Has "Biological Research Facilities," Worried Russia May Seize Them

The neocon's confession sheds critical light on the U.S. role in Ukraine, and raises vital questions about these labs that deserve answers.

greenwald.substack.com

 

[ferball]

This is a couple of years old.

‘I’m not a loser’: Zelensky clashes with veterans over Donbas disengagement (VIDEO)

It started as an argument. On Oct. 26, President Volodymyr Zelensky locked horns with war veterans in the front-line… - Oct. 28, 2019. By Oksana Grytsenko

www.kyivpost.com

Its a story of Zelezny having an argument with the leader of one of those militia's a couple of years ago.

There is video somewhere.

 

[B4Bear]

 

[Del191229]

Let's boycott Russian oil and secure supply from less nasty regimes.

Also brown people don't count as much as the beautiful blond people of Ukraine.

 

[Del191229]

 

[Del191229]

This war happened because Putin ordered an invasion. His motivation doesn’t matter. Ukraine can train with whoever they like.

Nah man.

 

[Del191229]

Makes sense. It’s the benefit of their isolation I spose.

Its the benefit of their not going around invading countries like the West and Russia.

 

[Del191229]

Iran giving the US a little hurry up on dropping the sanctions lol.

 

[Val Keating]

Nah man.

It really is that simple. Russia had no right to invade them.

 

[Val Keating]

Its the benefit of their not going around invading countries like the West and Russia.

True. They’re probably going to invade Taiwan soon though.

 

[Val Keating]

Iran giving the US a little hurry up on dropping the sanctions lol.

Unavailable tweet. Was that the bombing of a US base by Iran?

 

[Del191229]

Unavailable tweet. Was that the bombing of a US base by Iran?

Yeah, exactly that.

Israel attacked Syria earlier in the week and killed two IRGC officers.

This likely the revenge and message.

 

[Val Keating]

It looks like that convoy is pretty close to being set up for an attack on Kyiv.

Has that eerie feeling of before the invasion. Has anyone heard or read estimates of when they will strike? How many people are in Kyiv right now? I have a terrible feeling about what’s about to happen.

 

[Val Keating]

Yeah, exactly that.

Israel attacked Syria earlier in the week and killed two IRGC officers.

This likely the revenge and message.

Were they too scared to strike back at Israel then?

 

[Val Keating]

Jesus Christ. Someone needs to figure out a way out for Putin. It’s not too late. FFS look at what is happening.

 

[Del191229]

The Syrian guy I've posted here plenty of times who knows his shit says they aren't rockets that just point in the general direction of the base, fire and run away.

They're guided weapons of some sort.

 

[Del191229]

Were they too scared to strike back at Israel then?

They're not idiots, the Israelis would adore a chance to hit them and paint them as bad guys the US can't deal with.

Why start a pissy shooting war when you're about to win a far bigger political war and get the sanctions lifted?

The Israelis are far more worried about that than any kinetic weapons Iran can hit them with.

 

[Val Keating]

They're not idiots, the Israelis would adore a chance to hit them and paint them as bad guys the US can't deal with.

Why start a pissy shooting war when you're about to win a far bigger political war and get the sanctions lifted?

The Israelis are far more worried about that than any kinetic weapons Iran can hit them with.

It’s at the point now where the PR doesn’t matter, so if they want to hit Iran and paint them as the bad guys they can. They can just lie like Putin and start bombing them and nothing will happen.

 

[B4Bear]

It looks like that convoy is pretty close to being set up for an attack on Kyiv.

Has that eerie feeling of before the invasion. Has anyone heard or read estimates of when they will strike? How many people are in Kyiv right now? I have a terrible feeling about what’s about to happen.

That convoy is not worth shit when it comes to urban fighting; in fact they are a liability.

‘’If they want the capital it will be street to street fighting for months. Do you think the Russians are up to the task?

The reason they are using rockets and artillery is because their infantry are not willing or capable of going into close quarter combat.

How long do you think it would take to subjugate a city almost the size of Melbourne? They do not have enough troops.