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Moldova Claims Russian Coup Plot, After Government Collapse?

Recall from Feb 10/23 The question was asked.. Is Moldova getting it’s war footing ready? Seems to me they were and the latest claim of a Russian back coup seems to solidify my suspicions Moldova’s pro-EU President Sandu accuses Russia of coup plot Moldova’s president has accused Russia of plotting to use foreign “saboteurs” to […]

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Kiev May Need to Rethink Naval Strategy- Russia’s Naval Drone

This naval drone clearly, very clearly, caught Ukraine and US by surprise! https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/russia-ukraine-drone-odesa-latest-b2280483.html But military analysts said the more pressing consequences would be for Ukrainian naval strategy. “Russia was not known to have these types of drones, or to think in these terms,” said HI Sutton, a defence analyst and Open Source Intelligence reporter, adding […]

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Moldovan PM resigns, government collapses

Independent.uk Prime Minister Natalia Gavrilita resigned She had just met with with top EU officials and she throws in the towel?? Moldovan Prime Minister Natalia Gavriliţa met European Council President Charles Michel and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen in Brussels on 6 February. Both meetings took place on the eve of the EU-Moldova […]

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Seymour Hersh: US Bombed North Stream

I read it. It’s interesting. It doesn’t seem to shed any new light on the lead party! the biggest and likeliest suspect. It’s from anonymous sources so we can’t fact check, BUT, there was enough information accessible publicly that we all could safely conclude the most likely perp was the US. His article certainly provides […]

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Ukraine Braces for Russian Offensive in the East

Edited my title post from the original Foreign Policy headline Russia is sending more bodies. Ukraine doesn’t have enough. And the tanks won’t arrive in time. Amid a recent surge in fighting, many military analysts believe the long-awaited Russian offensive is already underway and is expected to accelerate as the first anniversary of the invasion […]

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Ukraine war: Borrowed time for Bakhmut as Russians close in

Above is the BBC headline- They’ve ignored the news that Ukraine has engaged in chemical warfare. Videos are widely available and horrible. Included below are the facts; Russians are attacking from three sides, with regular troops and fighters from the notorious Wagner mercenary group. The Russians have reached one of the main highways into the […]

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German Energy Reprieve Too Little, Too Late to Save Factory Jobs

Some of you may recall the discussion about weakening Germany and how sanctioning Russia is destroying Germany? While empowering Poland. Keeping Germany down has always been a US led NATO goal.. Always. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-02-04/german-energy-reprieve-too-little-too-late-to-save-factory-jobs?srnd=premium-europe&leadSource=uverify%20wall Via archive.ph With gas prices down from record highs, Germany has seen a surge of optimism that the worst of the energy […]

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Erdogan Calls for Turkish-Syrian-Russian-Iranian Meeting

Turkey says it wants a quadrilateral meeting in order to advance in rapprochement with Syria, according to al-Watan. Turkish statements about rapprochement with Damascus have returned to the fore again. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan came out on Sunday with statements calling for a Syrian-Russian-Turkish meeting, pointing out the possibility of Iran joining this meeting […]

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Escalation: U.S. expected to send longer-range rockets to Ukraine

News that the United States could soon send rockets nearly doubling the firing range of Ukrainian forces gave Kyiv a big lift on Wednesday, even as its troops were being pushed back by a relentless Russian winter offensive in the east. Two U.S. officials said a new US$2 billion package of military aid to be […]

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Italy inks gas deals with Libya’s contested government

This is an interesting deal considering the government in Libya is “contested” at this time. DW Italy’s Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has signed a gas deal worth billions on a visit to Libya. The plan is for Italian and Libyan energy giants to jointly develop two offshore gas fields. Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni visited […]