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05/09/2024

Delirium, dementia, absurdity

God, do not let me go mad. А. С. Pushkin

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God, do not let me go mad. А. С. Pushkin

05/09/2024

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

Ukraine’s Ban on Moscow-Linked Church Will Have Far-Reaching Consequences

The repercussions of outlawing the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate could be more serious than Kyiv seems to realize.

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05/09/2024

Will Kursk be a sideshow that turns into tragedy for Ukraine?

The Russians are hardening their position while Ukraine may not have a lot of maneuvering room left.

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The Russians are hardening their position while Ukraine may not have a lot of maneuvering room left.

05/09/2024

The Increase in Ukrainian Casualties

The Reason Why Military Losses Intensify for the Losing Side at the End of Wars

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The Reason Why Military Losses Intensify for the Losing Side at the End of Wars

05/09/2024

Ukraine’s Zelensky Launches Government Overhaul for Fresh Military, Diplomatic Push

Foreign minister resigns as leader seeks to improve ties with the West and boost weapons production

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05/09/2024

Zelenskiy reshuffles the government, sacks energy boss

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba resigned on September 4 as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy carries out the biggest government shake-up in four years.

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Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba resigned on September 4 as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy carries out the biggest government shake-up in four years.

05/09/2024

Why Russia is far outpacing US/Nato in weapons production

No forward thinking and a defense industry that only thinks of profits, are a bad mix

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No forward thinking and a defense industry that only thinks of profits, are a bad mix

03/09/2024

The Madness of Escalation

In Ukraine, it is the same story, mainly, of accelerating Russian advances in the Donbass, especially in the areas of Vuhledar and Pokrovsk, while Russia largely (but not completely) contains Ukrainian advances in Kursk.

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In Ukraine, it is the same story, mainly, of accelerating Russian advances in the Donbass, especially in the areas of Vuhledar and Pokrovsk, while Russia largely (but not completely) contains Ukrainian advances in Kursk.

03/09/2024

Why the Lack of Training is Ukraine’s Achilles Heel

To explain the dire plight confronting Ukraine, I will plagiarize James Carville’s slogan from Clinton’s 1992 Presidential Run — It is the training, stupid. As someone who trains instructors and average citizens on how to properly and safely use a firearm, I know that the best way to learn is by doing. But learning involves more than just acquiring knowledge, you must be able to apply that knowledge while under great stress. The same applies to military training.

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To explain the dire plight confronting Ukraine, I will plagiarize James Carville’s slogan from Clinton’s 1992 Presidential Run — It is the training, stupid. As someone who trains instructors and average citizens on how to properly and safely use a [...]

03/09/2024

Ukraine Takes War to Russia With Drone Strikes but Struggles to Inflict Pain on Putin

Zelensky says the goal of the strikes is to ‘force Russia into peace’

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Zelensky says the goal of the strikes is to ‘force Russia into peace’

03/09/2024

Ukraine – U.S. ‘Experts’ Throw The Towel

Michael Kofman and Rob Lee are U.S. experts who have visited the Ukrainian front-lines several times to then write positive hopeful pieces, in the sense of the West, about the conflict.

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Michael Kofman and Rob Lee are U.S. experts who have visited the Ukrainian front-lines several times to then write positive hopeful pieces, in the sense of the West, about the conflict.

03/09/2024

Russia’s Pokrovsk advance could be pivotal in the war

Things are starting to heat up on the Ukrainian front line once more. After a long period of attrition warfare and static front lines, we are starting to see movement that could bring the war to its next phase. The Russians are now advancing on Pokrovsk, a key transport and logistics hub in Donetsk. Some analysts think that if Pokrovsk falls, the entire Ukrainian front line in the Donbas will start to collapse.

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Things are starting to heat up on the Ukrainian front line once more. After a long period of attrition warfare and static front lines, we are starting to see movement that could bring the war to its next phase. The [...]

03/09/2024

Searching for nuclear bombs at the Democratic convention

The Democrats’ 2024 party platform approved on the first night of the convention claims that the Biden administration “is showing what it means to act responsibly as a nuclear power.” But nuclear weapons were scarcely mentioned during the United Center speeches, if at all. Where were all the nukes?

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The Democrats’ 2024 party platform approved on the first night of the convention claims that the Biden administration “is showing what it means to act responsibly as a nuclear power.” But nuclear weapons were scarcely mentioned during the United Center [...]

03/09/2024

The post-Cold-War nuclear disarmament period is over, Pentagon says

NPR’s Ayesha Rascoe speaks to nuclear expert James Acton from the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace about the dangers of what is being called the new nuclear age.

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NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks to nuclear expert James Acton from the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace about the dangers of what is being called the new nuclear age.

03/09/2024

Russia says it will change nuclear doctrine because of Western role in Ukraine

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LONDON, Sept 1 (Reuters) - Russia will make changes to its doctrine on the use of nuclear weapons in response to what it regards as Western escalation in the war in Ukraine, state media quoted Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov [...]

03/09/2024

Scott Ritter: On a Highway to Hell

Nuclear weapons offer an illusion of security. By allowing the U.S. nuclear posture to shift from deterrence to employment, there will be a scenario where the U.S. will use nuclear weapons. And then it’s lights out.

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Nuclear weapons offer an illusion of security. By allowing the U.S. nuclear posture to shift from deterrence to employment, there will be a scenario where the U.S. will use nuclear weapons. And then it’s lights out.

03/09/2024

The Once and Future United States

We have just passed through the 60th anniversary of the Gulf of Tonkin hoax (August, 1964), the false claim of attack by North Vietnam against a U.S. warship. It was used as the pretext to bring full-scale war to Vietnam. The American people were told lies, about the Gulf of Tonkin incident, and about the European imperial crimes against Asia that formed the historical background to the Vietnam conflict.

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We have just passed through the 60th anniversary of the Gulf of Tonkin hoax (August, 1964), the false claim of attack by North Vietnam against a U.S. warship. It was used as the pretext to bring full-scale war to Vietnam. [...]

03/09/2024

ACURA Exclusive: Pietro A. Shakarian: Armenia and Georgia: A Tale of Two Neighbors

15 years ago, Mikheil Saakashvili’s Georgia was widely regarded by geopolitical observers as a textbook example of what you should not do if you were a former Soviet republic. By contrast, Georgia’s southern neighbor, Armenia, under the presidency of geopolitical “chess master” Serzh Sargsyan, exhibited very much the opposite image—that of a small ex-Soviet state successfully balancing between East and West.

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15 years ago, Mikheil Saakashvili’s Georgia was widely regarded by geopolitical observers as a textbook example of what you should not do if you were a former Soviet republic. By contrast, Georgia’s southern neighbor, Armenia, under the presidency of geopolitical [...]

01/09/2024

My Lost Summer

I had hoped to make the Summer of 2024 a memorable one—building bridges of friendship to Russia, working to develop knowledge and information as an antidote to the poison of Russophobia in America, and trying to prevent a nuclear war between my country and the Russian Federation. The U.S. government had other plans.

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I had hoped to make the Summer of 2024 a memorable one—building bridges of friendship to Russia, working to develop knowledge and information as an antidote to the poison of Russophobia in America, and trying to prevent a nuclear war [...]

01/09/2024

The Kursk Incursion Might Be Ukraine’s ‘Gettysburg’ Offensive

Ukraine has not taken the city of Kursk; they have merely taken some, mostly rural, parts of the oblast, or region of Kursk. The largest town they have taken as of this writing is Sudzha, which has just over 6,000 people.

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Ukraine has not taken the city of Kursk; they have merely taken some, mostly rural, parts of the oblast, or region of Kursk. The largest town they have taken as of this writing is Sudzha, which has just over 6,000 [...]

01/09/2024

Friendly fire accusation embarrasses Zelensky

On Friday evening, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced his decision to replace the commander of the country’s air forces, Lt Gen Mykola Oleshchuk. Lt Gen Anatolii Kryvonozhko has been appointed interim commander and, while Zelensky did not provide any explanation for the change, he stressed his responsibility to “take care of all our warriors”.

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On Friday evening, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced his decision to replace the commander of the country’s air forces, Lt Gen Mykola Oleshchuk. Lt Gen Anatolii Kryvonozhko has been appointed interim commander and, while Zelensky did not provide any explanation [...]

01/09/2024

In war-fatigued east Ukraine, Zelensky loses his shine

Olena Semykina, the owner of a village shop in east Ukraine, voted for President Volodymyr Zelensky five and a half years ago, hoping the fresh-faced political newcomer would end the fighting unleashed by Russian proxy forces in 2014.

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Olena Semykina, the owner of a village shop in east Ukraine, voted for President Volodymyr Zelensky five and a half years ago, hoping the fresh-faced political newcomer would end the fighting unleashed by Russian proxy forces in 2014.

31/08/2024

Jeffrey Sachs: Trump’s Plan to Stop WWIII, CIA Coups, and Warning of the Next Financial Crisis

We’re clearly heading toward war with Iran. Is there any scenario where that’s a good thing for the United States? A definitive answer from Jeffrey Sachs.

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We’re clearly heading toward war with Iran. Is there any scenario where that’s a good thing for the United States? A definitive answer from Jeffrey Sachs.

31/08/2024

Telegram vs Facebook

The arrest of Telegram owner Pavel Durov has sparked widespread concern that this is a dangerous abuse of power that threatens privacy and free speech

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The arrest of Telegram owner Pavel Durov has sparked widespread concern that this is a dangerous abuse of power that threatens privacy and free speech

31/08/2024

Zelensky bets on new US payoff: long-range strikes into Russia

By diverting forces from Donbas to attack Russia’s Kursk region, Zelensky hopes that Biden will let Ukraine strike deep into Russia with US weapons.

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By diverting forces from Donbas to attack Russia’s Kursk region, Zelensky hopes that Biden will let Ukraine strike deep into Russia with US weapons.

31/08/2024

Ukrainian Soldier Says Western Intelligence Was Used for Kursk Attack

The soldier said one purpose of the invasion of Kursk was to demoralize Russian civilians

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The soldier said one purpose of the invasion of Kursk was to demoralize Russian civilians

31/08/2024

Desperately Seeking NATO Intervention?

Ukraine is marooned in Russia’s Kursk region’s archipelago of attrition while Russia breaks through the Donbass impasse and into open operational space towards the Dnieper River

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Ukraine is marooned in Russia's Kursk region's archipelago of attrition while Russia breaks through the Donbass impasse and into open operational space towards the Dnieper River

31/08/2024

Zelenskiy’s Kursk incursion gamble starts to unravel as a barrage of criticism mounts

The big gamble Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy took when he ordered the Kursk incursion on August 4 is starting to unravel.

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The big gamble Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy took when he ordered the Kursk incursion on August 4 is starting to unravel.

31/08/2024

Volodymyr Zelenskyy faces backlash over Russia’s breach of eastern defences

Strategically important Pokrovsk resistance has been weakened by demands of Kursk incursion, say critics

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https://newkontinent.org/volodymyr-zelenskyy-faces-backlash-over-russias-breach-of-eastern-defences/