Presidents Bashar Al-Assad of Syria and Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkiye may hold a meeting in the presence of their Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, after the work on a roadmap for the normalisation of Syrian-Turkish relations is completed, Russian presidential envoy for the Syrian settlement, Alexander Lavrentiev, said yesterday. Lavrentiev said that there are specific […]
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First, I’m glad to read this news and that these type of talks are taking place. Second, we are all aware or should be that this is a proxy war between the US and Russia, using Ukrainians as fodder. Third, the Biden administration is continuing on with the rhetoric “nothing about Ukraine without Ukraine” which […]
As discussed in my previous report.. The conflict is not going well for Ukraine- Are they desperate enough to try some limited attack on the power plant. One that is calculated to cause just enough of a radiation leak… One that would draw NATO forces from Poland and the Baltic states onto the battlefield There […]
This article is from the Economist– It covers quite a bit of territory. It’s the opening admission that’s interesting. Via https://archive.ph/ce6FU WHEN THE boxer Mike Tyson was asked ahead of a fight whether he was concerned about an opponent’s plan, he had a blunt answer: “Everybody has a plan ‘til they get punched in the […]
Of course, there could be no cause for worry, Yet, some recent reports have caught my eye and given me pause for thought. Updated July 03/23- To clarify my concerns about the potential for false flag. If there is a false flag, it will conducted in such a way as to frame the Russian military. […]
https://english.alarabiya.net/News/world/2023/07/02/Russian-troops-advancing-in-eastern-Ukraine-amid-fierce-fighting-Kyiv Russian troops are advancing in four areas of the front line in eastern Ukraine amid “fierce fighting,” Ukraine’s Deputy Defense Minister said on Sunday. “Fierce fighting is going on everywhere,” Ganna Maliar wrote on social media, adding: “The situation is quite complicated.” “The enemy is advancing in Avdiivka, Mariinka, Lyman sectors. The enemy is […]
This visit took place in June. Prior to the Prigozhin incident Washington Post Ukrainian officials revealed an ambitious strategy to retake Russian-occupied territory and open cease-fire negotiations with Moscow by the end of the year, according to officials familiar with the visit. It’s the first of July/23. Are we to believe the counter offensive has […]
Mental Gymnastics (derogatory) Inventive, complex arguments used to justify what is otherwise unjustifiable. People often perform mental gymnastics in order to blame anyone but themselves. If by employing diplomacy over strong arm tactics than yes, Putin’s diplomacy does provide lessons on ending the Ukraine operation. However, Michael McFaul does not mean that. As you can […]
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The Revolt Was a Desperate Move
To avoid the dismantling of Wagner- A clear reference to the contracts that were required to be signed. Covered in this previous report from June 24/23 Putin thanks the nation for it’s unity Prigozhin’s statement appeared to confirm analysts’ view that the revolt was a desperate move to save Wagner from being dismantled after an […]
I’m still not sure if this was a coup attempt? Perhaps it would be better likened to a very public temper tantrum? Ayden wrote it out, so I don’t have to- thanks! An aside, I’ve found Ayden, thus far, to be a very credible source on twitter- He speculates that perhaps Moscow allowed for the […]