Faisal al-Mekdad, the regime’s top diplomat, is visiting Moscow days after a meeting with Cavusoglu. “I did not use the phrase reconciliation between the Syrian regime and the opposition, but I said that a settlement of the crisis must be reached.” This is how the Turkish foreign minister, Mevlut Cavusoglu, has tried to contain the […]
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We’ve talked this topic previously. Kaz had offered some input on this as well. I’m starting to think this is going to be the outcome. Barring any kind of catastrophic incident? Perhaps, one involving a nuclear power plant that Ukraine is firing at in some kind of mad dangerous desperate pressure tactic. Most recently here: […]
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Military Summary Aug 16/22
Ties into the report from earlier today
https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russia-says-it-has-neutralised-islamist-cell-crimea-2022-08-17/?rpc=401& The top official in Russian-annexed Crimea said on Wednesday that the FSB security service had broken up what he described as a six-person terrorist cell of a banned Islamist group, a day after explosions rocked one of Russia’s military bases there. “All of them are detained. The activities of the terrorists were coordinated, as […]
And if you believe that….. Nikopol is across the Dneiper River from Zapharozhzhia. Nikopol is the most logical place these strikes are emanating from. The Ukrainian military is located in that area. They have the capability, the means and the motivation to fire on the nuclear power plant and surrounding area. They have the means, […]
Ukraine Seeks to Squeeze Russian Troops as It Girds for Battle for Kherson Kyiv’s threats of attack have drawn invading forces to the regional capital, where Ukrainian units are avoiding Moscow’s ‘assault fist’ This is Wall Street Journal so it’s going to present information with a specific slant- still it’s an interesting enough read https://www.wsj.com/articles/ukraine-seeks-to-squeeze-russian-troops-as-it-girds-for-battle-for-kherson-11660210201 […]
What happened? It’s not clear. Of course there are conflicting reports Ukrainian social media is abuzz with claims that this was a Ukrainian strike Ukrainian social media was abuzz with speculation that the Ukrainian military had struck the base, but Ukrainian officials did not confirm any attack. If the explosions were indeed the result of […]
https://www.ft.com/content/00badf9e-f0d9-417f-9aec-9ac1c2207835 Putin and Erdogan meet very often.. Have you noticed? Officials warn of retaliation if Ankara helps Moscow evade sanctions after Erdoğan and Putin agree to increase co-operation Western capitals are increasingly alarmed at the deepening ties between Turkey’s president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Vladimir Putin, raising the prospect of punitive retaliation against the Nato […]
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Military Summary Ukraine
Hubby found this Ukraine summary & analysis channel. We’ve been watching the daily updates for a while now and our opinion is…Worth Sharing Military Summary Channel Most recent summary included directly below Check it out for yourself.
I’m not quite sure of the reason for the outrage since this reality has been reported, sparingly, in the main stream media on more than one occasion. https://www.newsweek.com/ukraine-violates-war-laws-endangers-civilians-amnesty-international-1730696 Amnesty International has accused Ukraine of war crimes during its ongoing military conflict with invading Russian forces. The humanitarian organization said in a release on Wednesday that […]