There is quite a bit of over the top rhetoric- Like “Russia is going to starve the world again” CEPA “The Center for European Policy Analysis (CEPA) is a nonprofit, nonpartisan, public policy institution based in Washington DC, focused on strengthening the transatlantic alliance through cutting-edge research, analysis, and programs” An Atlantacist NGO, so you […]
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Updates: Odesa,Ukraine
It was reported the other day, or at least the Ukrainians claimed to have intercepted nearly every missile and drone that was striking Odesa. It didn’t seem possible, statistically speaking. Given what occurred the evening of the July 18-19/23 at Odesa, a massive attack, with no real air defense being deployed resulted in an extremely […]
National News The UK would handle offers to co-operate with ‘discretion and professionalism The head of Britain’s Secret Intelligence Service, also known as MI6, has urged Russians angry at Vladimir Putin’s war in Ukraine to spy for the UK. In a speech in Prague on Wednesday, Sir Richard Moore said Britain’s “door is always open” […]
Even though Ukraine apparently intercepted most of the drones and missiles– Reuters KYIV, July 18 (Reuters) – Russia launched missile and drone strikes on southern and eastern Ukraine overnight that damaged infrastructure in the Black Sea port of Odesa, Ukrainian officials said on Tuesday. The attack on Odesa, one of Ukraine’s main ports for exporting […]
According to this article it’s the safest option. Kind of strikes me as odd? Why couldn’t nukes be deployed to prevent a regime change? Or in anticipation of regime change? I don’t know? LiveMint Archive.ph Just some excerpts Ukraine’s failure to secure an invitation to join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (Nato) during the alliance’s […]
Forex Reports The Kerch bridge was once again attacked today, this time likely by water-based drones. The automotive part of the bridge was damaged while the rail bridge was left intact. It’s a critical logistics transportation hub from Russia to Crimea to support the war. Two civilians were killed and their daughter was injured. Putin […]
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Updated: Crimea Bridge
Update #1 Below- Ukraine Claims Responsibility for the Attack It seemed obvious they were responsible and that the US & UK helped them Waterborne drones struck the sole bridge connecting Russia to the annexed Crimea peninsula on Monday, in a deadly attack on a vital supply route claimed by Ukraine’s security services. The explosion hit […]
Canada Moves to Buy a Sub Hunter….. Russia in Canada’s Crosshairs?5 Eyes? Of course! It’s even mentioned in the article.Is this a costly item? Of course it is!And prone to cost over runs as well…. https://web.archive.org/web/20181102211634/https://pennyforyourthoughts2.blogspot.com/2018/10/with-russia-in-its-crosshairs-canada.html original url https://pennyforyourthoughts2.blogspot.com/2018/10/with-russia-in-its-crosshairs-canada.html PARIS — The Royal Canadian Navy is moving toward Britain’s Type 26 frigate design, a multimission […]
As mentioned the other day, I’ve numerous reports at my old site regarding NATO’s planned push into the Arctic https://web.archive.org/web/20191107155503/https://pennyforyourthoughts2.blogspot.com/2019/11/nato-north-building-role-for-nato-in.html From my former site – https://pennyforyourthoughts2.blogspot.com/2019/11/nato-north-building-role-for-nato-in.html Wednesday, November 6, 2019 NATO North? Building a Role for NATO in the Arctic Interesting oped: Dr. Rebecca Pincus is assistant professor in the department of Strategic and Operational […]
NYT’s via Archive.ph Interesting the acknowledgment that Ukraine suffered heavy losses. Even though as I understand the situation, it seems the losses are worse than admitted. Still western media reporting like this rarely takes place without sugar coating the situation. In the first two weeks of Ukraine’s grueling counteroffensive, as much as 20 percent of […]