Ukraine has made an interesting move regarding Poland. Poles to be granted ‘special status’ in Ukraine Polish President Andrzej Duda visited Kyiv on Sunday (22 May), where he delivered a speech in the Ukrainian parliament. The same day, the Ukrainian UNIAN agency reported that his Ukrainian counterpart promised to give Poles a special status resembling […]
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Oped from NYT’s Excerpts below, Available in full here Avril Haines, the director of national intelligence, warned the Senate Armed Services Committee recently that the next few months may be volatile. The conflict between Ukraine and Russia could take “a more unpredictable and potentially escalatory trajectory,” she said, with the increased likelihood that Russia could […]
https://oilprice.com/Energy/Energy-General/Geopolitics-Takes-A-Back-Seat-As-Biden-Drops-Sanctions-On-Venezuela.html When Biden sent a delegation to Caracas in early March, rumors began to circulate that the U.S. was considering reopening relations with Venezuela as oil prices soared. Now, after a period of silence from Washington on the subject, it appears that the U.S. is going to ease its sanctions on the Latin American oil […]
Those following the Ukraine news are aware that there is military activity taking place in and around Odessa. The ports are blocked. It’s claimed foodstuffs are being held there. Who is blocking? Why? Advantages? Disadvantages? Spin? What is really going on? Gathered some info as follows: https://srbin.info/en/svet/uzivo-zelenski-zeli-razmenu-zarobljenika-iz-azovstalja-kijev-drzi-turske-brodove/ 11:58 Ukraine has blocked 21 Turkish ships in […]
Could Turkey Be Expelled From NATO Over Blocking Finland, Sweden? Personally speaking.. it’s not going to happen. We’ll get to that. By now we are all aware those holed up in Azavstol took the opportunity given and surrendered. Initially their were humanitarian passages set up to evacuate the injured. That quickly turned into an all […]
Ukraine is presenting this as a mission fulfilled. It’s war spin obviously. I can’t imagine the mission was ever to lose Azovstol and by extension Mariupol. The Ukranazi’s surrendered. That sounds more like mission failure though their lives are saved. Ukraine orders Azovstal fighters to surrender The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine […]
3 days ago? First I’ll re link the post with the TIME report embedded within. This report makes much more sense now, understanding that just prior to it being published the US had made a request to Russia for a ceasefire. The US and Russia have a deconfliction agreement since the US has troops stationed […]
Could be a problem for NATO? Unless concessions are made? Turkey’s issue with the Nordic nations is not because Russia is favoured. Yahoo President Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday it was not possible for NATO-member Turkey to support plans by Sweden and Finland to join the pact given that the Nordic countries were “home to […]
The media does, far less often then it should, report some facts.The majority of spin about the situation in Ukraine has not matched the reality. One only need to look at a map of territory now controlled by DNR and Russian Forces to understand reality. TIME It has been said that, given how massively Ukrainian […]
Oh it does exist. It may be updated but it exists. In 1948 The Finno- Soviet Treaty was signed The text is here Considering Finland’s desire to remain outside the conflicting interests of the Great Powers; and Expressing their firm endeavour to collaborate towards the maintenance of international peace and security in accordance with the […]