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Ukraine Rejects Claims of Devastating Retaliatory Strikes

I’ve been following this news for most of the day (when time permits) And realizing I’m not on the ground and therefore am unable to verify what happened, yet, can still surmise from the way Ukraine is presenting this through their media, that it’s likely the strikes took place and the strikes were indeed devastating […]

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Russian Retaliatiatory Strike Hits Krammatorsk

First, Ukrainska Pravda No casualties have been reported- noted under image included with article Source: Oleksandr Honcharenko, Mayor of Kramatorsk, on Facebook Quote from Honcharenko: “Aftermath of the night missile attack on Kramatorsk. Two educational institutions, eight apartment buildings and garages have been damaged.” Details: The mayor has said that there have been no casualties […]

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Russia consolidates in East Mediterranean

IndianPunchline The curtain is coming down on the brutal 11-year old Syrian conflict, which former US President and Nobel Laureate Barack Obama initiated, as the Arab Spring swept through West Asia two decades ago. The United States has suffered yet another big setback in West Asia as the year 2022 draws to a close. The […]

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Ukraine and Brazil Must Reset Their Relations

Perhaps this explains Lula’s return? Brazil being the “B” in the BRICS Ukraine News Resetting and strengthening the Ukrainian-Brazilian strategic partnership is an important task to ensure democracy, peace and security in Ukraine, Brazil and around the world. This was emphasized by First Deputy Prime Minister – Minister of Economy of Ukraine Yuliia Svyrydenko during […]

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Turkey Prepared to Hand a Syrian secured Idlib back to Syria

And a possible Erdogan, Putin, Assad meeting. A brief digression.. oh that the resources of my old blog were public, sigh 🙁 This is part 2 to the report below; Turkey prepared to hand over Syrian regions under it’s control to Syrian government- as long as the Syrian secure the territory Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut […]

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Flashback: Idlib Updates, Strawmen, Ridicule and Blood Lust Not Included

Far too many have chosen to ignore that which was staring them in the face. Turkish forces in the Idlib area were there with the acknowledgment and agreement based on an invitation from Russia, which Syria was surely a party too! This fact, which appeared to myself to be an obvious one was addressed on […]

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Odessa falls and Ukraine becomes a landlocked country

This does require a time commitment. It’s more than 2 hours in length and requires that one does pay attention to the discussion. It’s in depth. Covering military history and how it relates to this time and place. Particularly the Ukraine situation. And all that entails. I’m more than half way through it- about 1 […]

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Adana? Turkish, Syrian and Russian defense ministers/intelligence officers meet in Moscow

Link The defense ministers of Turkey, Halusi Akar, and Syria, Ali Mahmoud Abbas, met on Wednesday in Moscow. The meeting is the first between the defense ministers of the two countries since 2011 and was part of a tripartite meeting with their Russian counterpart Serghei Shoigu. The announcement was made by the Russian defence ministry. […]

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Turkish, Russian strategy for Syrian endgame emerging

First, a trip down memory lane. Years back I’d hoped for this type of an outcome with regard to Syria. Yup, I wanted to see Turkey, Syria and Iran work this out, for themselves. If Russia was going to help, that was okay with me. Turkey and Syria should be good neighbours, the neighbours they […]

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Zelensky’s Weapons Wish List Goes Mostly Unfulfilled on Trip to Washington

Archive.ph The Biden administration continues to balk at sending U.S. battle tanks, fighter jets and long-range missiles to Ukraine. WASHINGTON — President Volodymyr Zelensky’s triumphant visit to Washington ended with promises of billions more in U.S. support for Ukraine, but not what he wanted most: American battle tanks, fighter jets and long-range precision missiles. The […]