This is NOT the first time Ukraine has engaged in this war crime tactic. It’s all about spin for Ukraine. This type of atrocity making is great for the Ukraine propaganda- feeds the mindless flag wavers here in North America. It is not good for civilians who’ve been repeatedly and intentionally placed in harms way […]
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Hubby, while reading the news this morning said “ former Japanese Prime Minister has been assassinated” My response was “ That’s not a good sign” I stand by my initial assessment which was accompanied by a real sense of dread. The shooter and his bizarre/absurd home made gun is a distraction. Sleight of hand. Not […]
Russia is claiming they’ve struck 2 HIMARS missile systems and 2 ammunition depots as well. Ukraine denies. If I was going to bet, I’d put my money down on the Russia claim being accurate. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/7/6/russia-destroy-us-himar-weapons-in-ukraine-defence-ministry Russia claims it also destroyed two ammunition depots storing rockets for the HIMARS near a village south of Kramatorsk. The […]
Gazprom proposes adding LNG to rouble-for-gas scheme -Ifax MOSCOW, July 4 (Reuters) – Russian gas producer Gazprom (GAZP.MM) has proposed expanding its rouble-for-gas scheme for pipeline gas to include liquefied natural gas (LNG), the Interfax news agency quoted a senior manager as saying on Monday. The proposal from Kirill Polous, a deputy department head at […]
Effectively nothing has changed in the Turkish stance. Turkey’s leadership stated they may VETO and they are still making the same statement.Despite flawed interpretations made by some on line who’ve opted to NOT take notice of actual statements and advance preconceived notions of their own. https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-nato-turkey-sweden-169a0386e3f6016da0b519b265645575 BRUSSELS (AP) — The 30 NATO allies signed off […]
Zelensky says they will take the region back https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/7/4/russia-ukraine-war-zelenskyy-pledges-to-regain-lysychansk Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has acknowledged that his forces have withdrawn from the bombed-out city of Lysychansk, the last Ukrainian stronghold in the eastern Luhansk province. But he pledged late on Sunday to regain control of the lost territory with the help of long-range Western weapons. […]
Russia is moving to further tighten its grip on the nation’s oil and natural gas supplies, issuing a decree for the country to take over the Sakhalin-2 liquefied natural gas (LNG) export project on Sakhalin Island north of Japan. An executive order signed by Russian President Vladimir Putin to “protect the national interests” calls for […]
The writing was on the wall for this action. The provocative move by Lithuania was not heartily endorsed by the EU as a whole. In fact the action accentuated the divisions that already existed. Russia did carry on supplying Kaliningrad by air and sea. Berlin and Brussels push for end to Kaliningrad transit sanctions – […]
Following up on the topic covered below Nord news Erdogan issued his straightforward warning at the end of a NATO summit in which the US-led alliance formally invited the Nordic countries to join the 30-nation bloc. A 10-point memorandum signed by the three sides alongside the NATO summit on Tuesday seemed to address many of […]
I’ve been watching this news and the way it’s been presented and the one thought that ran through my mind repeatedly was…. “This deal is not being presented accurately” Following realpolitik for more years than I care to admit.. Since March 2008. Which means after just over 14 years there are some things you know […]