I’m sure there will still be enough intelligent well-informed logical posters here to keep this blog well worth reading while b takes a break.

Posted by: Dalit | Mar 29 2023 14:39 utc | 3

On Telegram:
Slavyangrad
SITREP Rybar
Both good

Posted by: Pau Branco | Mar 29 2023 14:52 utc | 5

Blinken won’t let Zelensky negotiate until all ‘Russians’ have been ethnically cleansed from the Ukraine. That’s official State Depart. Policy. Yessiree my friends.

Posted by: Exile | Mar 29 2023 14:56 utc | 7

“Prigozhin says that both the Ukranian army and Wagner have been destroyed in Bakhmut.”
No he doesn’t. There is a very big “IF” in his comment. Prigozhin is given to hyperbole.
If you look at the BBC/Mediazone figures, it is clear that Russian casualties (including Wagner) are orders of magnitude less than Ukrainian casualties. With Russia’s overwhelming artillery superiority, that’s hardly surprising.

Posted by: goldbach | Mar 29 2023 15:03 utc | 9

Using Chrome’s built-in translation function to access Telegram
@YetAnotherAnon | Mar 29 2023 14:32 utc | 1

Also https://t.me/s/RVvoenkor, “Operation Z”, but you need a translate custom control or similar on your browser as it’s in Russian.

I use Google Chrome with translation to read Russian language Telegram channels on my desktop Mac. This link works for me, but I need to be registered.

https://web.telegram.org/k/

If I go to web.telegram.org directly, it redirects me to another page, that does not load on my Chrome. (“k” works, “z” does not.)

https://web.telegram.org/z/

There are some issues in using Chrome’s built-in translation function. Telegram takes over almost all of the browser screen and normal mouse menus stop working. I use a 4K monitor with the browser screen about 2000 pixels wide. I can access the “Translate to English” menu only from the white borders that fall outside the green captive area. On smaller screens, it is very difficult to turn translation on.

Posted by: Petri Krohn | Mar 29 2023 15:11 utc | 11

Without wishing to sound like a concern troll, I’ve watched a fair lot of Russian video, and while they may have the shells, do they always have the accuracy? I’m pleased to see they’re starting to produce some kind of guidance/glide capability into their shells, otherwise you can throw a lot at a target before you hit.

Posted by: YetAnotherAnon | Mar 29 2023 15:15 utc | 13

History Legends on yootoob is a hoot!
He’s funny, informative and comes up with some insights…

Posted by: Chevrus | Mar 29 2023 15:18 utc | 15

The big news this week is the horrific attack of Kiev’s thugs on Ukrainian Orthodox Churches throughout the country.

Posted by: Exile | Mar 29 2023 15:21 utc | 17

What form does the US “not letting” Zelensky negotiate take? The US is not all-powerful. If the Ukrainians lose the will to fight then the US can’t do anything about that.
Posted by: catdog | Mar 29 2023 15:03 utc | 8
Kiev’s citizens have long ago lost the will to fight. That’s why tens of millions fled the place since 2014 and that’s why there are tens of thousands of sheep dipped NATO ‘volunteers’ currently fighting.

Posted by: Exile | Mar 29 2023 15:25 utc | 19

Pro-UA mapper Live UA Map has all roads into Bakhmut either red or within small arms range. It appears that the city is completely cut off from supply by marked roads now. It may still be possible to get some supplies through if they are able to go cross-country and cross the streams and wetlands. Meanwhile, Avdeevka has only a 5 kilometer gap to allow supplies in and that’s closing quickly. When Bakhmut and Avdeevka fall then it will be easy to encircle New York and Seversk too. Does UA have a plan?

Posted by: catdog | Mar 29 2023 15:29 utc | 21

“Without wishing to sound like a concern troll, I’ve watched a fair lot of Russian video, and while they may have the shells, do they always have the accuracy? I’m pleased to see they’re starting to produce some kind of guidance/glide capability into their shells, otherwise you can throw a lot at a target before you hit.
Posted by: YetAnotherAnon | Mar 29 2023 15:15 utc | 13”
Not sure what you mean? Artillery is very damn accurate has been for decades. Now the question is not artillery but targetting.
But with the help of drones IMO that issue is solved.
Id rather have a whole lot of “dumb” artillery and drones. Than much less “smart” artillery

Posted by: Comandante | Mar 29 2023 15:31 utc | 23

https://t.me/UkraineHumanRightsAbuses/22845

⚡️ (https://t.me/rybar/45185)🇷🇺🇺🇦🔎 Where did the Western Armoured Vehicles delivered to #Ukraine arrive?
The other day, a video from an unidentified training ground with western armoured vehicles delivered to the AFU appeared in the Ukrainian segment of the Net. A British Challenger 2 tank, a German Marder BMP, an American Bradley BMP and an Australian Bushmaster APC were captured.
Specific indications caught by the cameraman’s lens allowed our OSINT team to identify the precise location of the site where Ukrainian troops are being trained. It is the 37th Combined Arms Range near the village of #Perlyavka, southwest of #Zhitomir.
The coordinates are: 50.202333, 28.509047

You can look it up on Google Maps, west of Zhytomyr

Posted by: Norwegian | Mar 29 2023 15:41 utc | 25

Has there been any news yet about whether the Ukr Govt has evicted the Monks from Lavra? Zelensky shows how evil he really is by attacking the right to people’s place of worship by burning down monasteries and churches and arresting priests. Some EU Values we have right here! Pure Nazi ideology. As Alex Christoforou of the Duran said last year, Sanctioning a Holy Man (Pastor Kirril) will not end well for the people that imposed the Sanctions (e.g. like Boris Johnson in the UK). It will end very very badly for Zelensky and probably for the people of Ukraine who didn’t want any of this.
Shame on the Collective West for a lack of condemnation of these attacks on Holy Men and Holy Churches.

Posted by: Jo Dominich | Mar 29 2023 15:52 utc | 27

The United States is giving Ukraine only 20% of the financial assistance it allocates to Kyiv. More than 60% of these funds remain with Washington.
Michael McCall, Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the House of Representatives of the US Congress, admitted this.
“Of the allocated $113 billion in four supplementals, approximately 60% is allocated to US troops, US workers, and to modernize US stocks,” the legislator said.

https://t.me/Slavyangrad/39625

Posted by: Down South | Mar 29 2023 15:54 utc | 29

@Norwegian 20
is there a way for non-Telegram users to see that?
would be good info!
thx

Posted by: AG | Mar 29 2023 15:58 utc | 31

4 – I don’t know about public pressure, as the open expression of it could well lead to being beaten up or even killed by Zelensky thugs, with nary a word in the Western media. A decline in morale could result in mass desertion etc. but we may not be there yet.

Posted by: Waldorf | Mar 29 2023 15:59 utc | 33

@AG | Mar 29 2023 15:58 utc | 32
Sorry, I don’t know for sure. I obviously have Telegram, I use it almost exclusively from a PC.

Posted by: Norwegian | Mar 29 2023 16:08 utc | 35

@YetAnotherAnon | Mar 29 2023 15:15 utc | 13″
@catdog | Mar 29 2023 15:19 utc | 16
@Comandante | Mar 29 2023 15:31 utc | 23
Not an expert but …
A GPS guided round would not be useful against a moving target. Laser-guided rounds (such as the Russian Krasnopol) can hit a moving target but of course require a spotter (which can be a suitably equipped drone) to designate the target.
I’m always a little hesitant to be impressed by sheer volume of artillery fire because, yeah, if you’re just churning up dirt it’s nothing to get excited about. Drones have obviously been a boon to artillery spotting though, and allow the ubiquitous “dumb” artillery round to be corrected on to a target without the presence of a human forward observer having line of sight.
However, I will speculate that the lethality of guided rounds is enhanced because they offer no warning to the target. Even if unguided artillery takes only two rounds to zero in on the target, that’s precious time for the target to disperse, take shelter, or otherwise evade before the next round lands.
On the defence, I would think pre-registering of target locations levels the playing field between unguided and GPS guided rounds.

Posted by: Mike314159 | Mar 29 2023 16:21 utc | 37

All types of notifications between Russia and the United States under START suspended, including on test launches – Russian Foreign Ministry
Slavyangrad
https://t.me/Slavyangrad/39587
I think people here understand the meaning of the last part. We are talking START here, that is, the strategic arsenal ICBM tests with no warnings. And, no JFK in sight anywhere.

Posted by: LightYearsFromHome | Mar 29 2023 16:40 utc | 39

Don’t use chrome. It’s barely disguised google spyware. Use something without one of huge US companies (Microsoft/Apple/Facebook/Google/rest of spyware peddlers) behind it, like Firefox, it’s a much better browser anyway…

Posted by: Mr V | Mar 29 2023 16:42 utc | 41

Posted by: YetAnotherAnon | Mar 29 2023 14:32 utc | 1

Lord Of War
⚡️🗣 Pentagon sees no point in transferring MQ-9 Reaper drones to Ukraine, as they will not survive in the confrontation with Russian air defense systems – Pentagon Chief Austin.
Top US General Milley is of the same opinion. He believes that the MQ-9 will not give the Armed Forces any advantages and additional capabilities.
No shit! Russian pilots brought it down by pissing on it!
“>https://t.me/llordofwar/108762

Lord Of War is currently available to non-registered viewers. Those sites seem to go off and then come back on so keep them open in your browser and check back now and again

Posted by: anon2020 | Mar 29 2023 16:50 utc | 43

I am ignorant, but suspect that guided artillery shells are of limited usefulness against moving targets.
Posted by: catdog | Mar 29 2023 15:19 utc | 16
In fact that is a scenario where they can excel, provided ground troops or a drone can keep a laser illuminator on the moving target.
Current barrel and rocket artillery tends to have restricted angles of attack which defenders can exploit to force attacking troops to break cover in order to attack. Troops can fire missiles / grenades horizontally into defensive positions, as can tanks.
It’s one of the claimed capabilities of GLSDB that it can fly around, even behind a target, and hit at very shallow angles of attack. It might not matter in practice, either due to technical problems or limited availability, but I can assure that the idea of quickly delivering precision guided / smart weapons to the battlefield via a booster rocket is absolutely sound, with a lot of untapped potential for improved range and strike effectiveness.

Posted by: anon2020 | Mar 29 2023 17:13 utc | 45

How could mummy from Tutuanchamonstan put direkctions when his is on data program?
Really interesting

Posted by: BB Rad | Mar 29 2023 17:23 utc | 47

For the Telegram’ers
Settings > Language > Show Translate button. Now go to your telegram posts (e.g Russian Language) and right click on the text. You will then be able to translate the post into your language. No need for chrome.

Posted by: Cunningstunt | Mar 29 2023 17:25 utc | 49

@ anon2020 | Mar 29 2023 17:13 utc | 47
So far, I think that seen UAV application throughout battlespace was and still is a rather big game changer, if not the only one so far. Not just as loiter ammo, but also as the eyes on the ground.
Swarms of drones could be more efficient of decimating an enemy than salvoes of even rather precise shelling. 200 drones launched simultaneously and flying towards targets is very efficient way of combat, however the downside is that one has to know where the targets are. There is a Chinese made combat system that does just that.
https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/drone-swarm-launcher-truck-displayed-at-chinas-big-arms-expo
RF needs this in thousands.

Posted by: whirlX | Mar 29 2023 17:34 utc | 51

Every day for a while now the Russian MOD is reporting huge Ukrainian manpower losses in the ‘Donetsk Direction’ of between 200 and 340. https://eng.mil.ru/en/news_page/country/more.htm?id=12462255@egNews There are no where near this amount anywhere else. Anyone know why so many in this direction? Are they talking about Avdiivka or further south?

Posted by: Rob Campbell | Mar 29 2023 17:44 utc | 53

Posted by: whirlX | Mar 29 2023 17:34 utc | 51
(Apologies if this double posts)
Agreed, drones are a big development and drone surveillance is now the difference between life and death. If you can spot and target the enemy but they can’t do the same in return they’re toast. Spotter drones can relay target info to any available weapon system (guns, rockets, strike drones).
Drone swarms have the almost unique ability to cheaply saturate and penetrate top line air defense systems.
Existing weapon systems still have plenty of value but losing drone surveillance coverage would now be almost fatal. Ground forces would be sitting ducks. Expensive hardware close to the front is especially vulnerable (tanks, artillery, radar, air defense, ammo & fuel).

Posted by: anon2020 | Mar 29 2023 18:04 utc | 55

RE: De-Dollarization
Article mentioning that regimist media is now mentioning De-Dollarization
https://rubino.substack.com/p/de-dollarization-just-got-real/comments

Posted by: Exile | Mar 29 2023 18:20 utc | 57

This is worthy as it’s coming from Sladkov so whatever it is, real or psyops it’s worth noting. The fascinating part is the DPRK entering as a PMC. We are living in a very dystopian sci-fi world, future just keeps getting bleaker. Good luck to all of us with WW3 overrun with mercenaries and PMCs – global berserker chaos.
50 thousand soldiers from North Korea are ready to take part in the hostilities in Ukraine on the side of the Russian Federation, if China approves. This was stated by military commander Alexander Sladkov.
“North Korea. I was talking to a friend of mine… he is the head of the Korean War Veterans Organization. Came here recently. I say: “What are the Koreans?”. He says: “50 thousand special forces are ready to be sent.” He said so.
China should also give the go-ahead to North Korea to create some kind of private military company with 500,000 employees who can work here,” Sladkov said.
https://t.me/DonbassDevushka/50929

Posted by: LightYearsFromHome | Mar 29 2023 18:23 utc | 59

^ forgot to add that Sladkov is not a military commander but a war correspondent, from what I gather Russia’s most popular and trusted. Not sure what is up with that mis-statement, or where DonbassDevushka got it. I assume what he’s saying in the vid is what is quoted below.

Posted by: LightYearsFromHome | Mar 29 2023 18:27 utc | 61

It does indeed look like reading Intel Slava necessitates a TG account now. Colonel Cassad is still easyly available and overlaps Intel Slava very much, although Cassad is rather more alarmist (warning about epic Ukrainian counter attacks) and Intel Slava shows much more hate of Ukrainian criminals, with some cruel delight in pictures of bodies.
Prighozin never said Wagner was being destroyed, but only that this destruction might happen if the cause was worth it: that’s Russia for you ( https://www.rt.com/russia/573806-prigozhin-ukrainian-army-destroyed/ ). And Wagner in Africa is going strong too, ask Macron…

Posted by: Anthony | Mar 29 2023 18:52 utc | 63

“by: Norwegian | Mar 29 2023 15:41 utc | 25”
“A British Challenger 2 tank, a German Marder BMP, an American Bradley BMP and an Australian Bushmaster APC were captured.”
Wow!
“Specific indications caught by the cameraman’s lens…”
A clarification for everyone else who misread the statement above: those four tanks were not “captured”, which explains why there are no victorious Russian troops posing on them and no articles on RT celebrating the capture of four tanks. They were ‘recorded’ (i.e. ‘captured on video’ I suppose), and that’s all.

Posted by: Dalit | Mar 29 2023 19:16 utc | 65

Some sickos in Anglosphere leadership
And to all those debating whether or not DU is a hazard to health…
30 mins ago Sputnik posted this:
Fractured Ukraine Poisoned by Depleted Uranium ‘Win’ Scenario for Pentagon, Says Ex-DoD Official
the money graphs:

House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul’s hearing on “Oversight, Transparency, and Accountability of Ukraine Assistance” is aimed at exposing the Biden family and additional corruption among Dems to weaken the Democrats in 2024, retired Lt. Col. Karen Kwiatkowski, a former analyst for the US Department of Defense, told Sputnik.
On March 29, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul gave remarks at a full committee hearing on Ukraine oversight and accountability, stressing that American taxpayers deserve to know where their money is going. At the same time, he emphasized that he does not conduct this oversight to undermine or question the importance of military aid for Ukraine, but to “incentivize the administration and Ukraine to use funds from Congress with the highest degree of efficiency and effectiveness.” So far, the US has provided over $110 billion to the Kiev regime.
[.]According to Kwiatkowski, the rationale behind McCaul’s hearings is to deal a blow to Team Biden and the Democratic Party ahead of the 2024 presidential election. It’s no secret to anyone in Congress that Ukraine is the most corrupt country in Europe, however most US lawmakers don’t want to stop aiding Kiev as it would reduce the billions of dollars going into the Pentagon and into the Defense sector, according to the former DoD analyst. She stressed that Congress as a whole protects the federal redistribution of tax dollars and debt to their important donors.
“Even if Ukraine ends up fractured, under a US-selected military commander, permanently polluted with mines and depleted uranium dust, with a collapsed infrastructure and half of its prior population – even then, Ukraine can still be seen as an American forward base in the coming decade. It cannot be spoken – but that is the ‘win’ scenario for the Pentagon and US defense contractors, and it is quite achievable – and creative politicians and strategists will claim that this “successful outcome” was created for them by Russia’s SMO,” Kwiatkowski noted.[.] (emphasis added)
https://sputniknews.com/20230329/fractured-ukraine-poisoned-by-depleted-uranium-win-scenario-for-pentagon-says-ex-dod-official-1108935140.html

Well there now Mr. Putin and Mr. Shoigu, you have been warned; it’s all the way to Poland.

Posted by: Likklemore | Mar 29 2023 19:46 utc | 67

barstool @ 68

A “Ukraine” might, or not, even exist after that effort; it might be named after Bandera.

I vote for “Javelina”.

Posted by: LightYearsFromHome | Mar 29 2023 19:55 utc | 69

A year ago most of the peoples in the Western world were pretty eager to see the USA and NATO take on the Russians.
Most thought the West would quickly bring the Russians to their knees economically and win the sanction war. They thought that Russia would easily be defeated on both the economic and the military battle fields.
The average person had no idea what this conflict was going to cost them personally. The average Western person still does not have a clue how much more this conflict is about to cost them.
Now a year later, a much larger portion of the populations in Europe have figured out what the current conflict with Russia is costing them. It’s sad that more foreward thinking people were not around to see how this conflict could directly impact them.
Fortunately, many have woke up to the reality of taking on the bear. And most of them are ready to see an end of the conflict as quick as possible. This is especially true for those who live in the most impacted places so far, that is in Europe.
However, the leaders will not let it go. The USA has the most to lose. If it sues for peace, then Russia will still be around with its current leadership. And that leadership is a direct threat to the USA world hegemony. If Russia is allowed to continue to isolate itself from the USA hegemony, then not only Russia but many other countries will be embolden to slip away from the grasp of the USA. This is starting to already happen.
The USA has no intention of losing its hegemony with its money (the USD) losing it world’s reserve currency status.
So, we are at stalemate. The USA and its vassal NATO countries are not going to back down.
All talk about a peace agreement is wasted words and time listening to such words. When different commentators start talking about a peace agreement, I quickly click off their channel. This is not because I don’t want peace. It is because it is obvious that is not where this conflict is heading. Listening to such is A WASTE OF TIME which I don’t have to be spending upon speculations that just are not going to happen in this case.
The Ukrainain conflict and Russia’s Special Military Operation are going to spiral to nuclear war. This is the logical conclusion to where the current conflict in Ukraine is heading. The escalator of escalation will guarantee that is the case. Spend time looking at the continue and exponential increase in the escalation.
The only question that remains, is when will the nuclear war come?
The best time for Russia to launch is when the bear has taken and secured all the Donbas. This will ensure that a very nasty and hostile AFU army is no longer on its Western border. This position is supported by the writings of the Prophet Daniel found within the Bible in Daniel 7:5 where the bear has 3 ribs in its mouth between its teeth before it arises and devours much flesh.
The bear has raised itself up on one side and is now in the process of having 3 ribs in its mouth. Those ribs just are not between the teeth of the bear yet. I think they will be when the Donbas is taken and secured by Russia. I think the 3 ribs are Crimea, Luhansk and Donetsk regions.
Be watchful of a Russian launch soon after the bear takes and secures the Donbas which includes all of the Donetsk and the Luhansk regions. If you live in the USA or any of its territories, take an extended vacation outside of the USA before the bear takes all of the Donbas. Get your assets and hide out of the USA.
This may prove to be the most important survival decision you could make. You really don’t want to be caught up in any country that has been destroyed by nukes and has invading armies coming in to take and to destroy.

Posted by: young | Mar 29 2023 20:09 utc | 71

Let’s wish his majesty the d..ck swinger comedian President of the Ukrainian neonazis good luck in his campaign to take over Crimea.From a military point of view, how could he dream of going to Crimea when Ukrainian NATO proxies are losing in the center of the battlefield, Artemovsk, Avdeevka…? Also there’s noticeable change in Zelinski’s appearance. He looks a little bit wiser these days. It seems he has given up much of his earlier infantile tough-guy/superman character. Once Artemovsk is liberated, he’ll be ready to leave Ukraine.

Posted by: maskazer | Mar 29 2023 20:13 utc | 73

Posted by: hans23 | Mar 29 2023 15:21 utc | 18
“A similar petition appeare in UK, but just 110 signatures so far.
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/635335“
Well I’ve signed it! Now there are 138 signatures… seems most of the UK not bothered…
QK

Posted by: Qolotlh Kernow | Mar 29 2023 20:16 utc | 75

Re: the seized $300 billion of Russian foreign reserves
It appears the EU has recognized there is no legal basis for simply keeping the money. The scheme now is to “invest” the sums and use the returns from investment for Ukraine reconstruction. This will require re-writing the hastily conceived sanctions protocols from last year. It will also need coordination with the G7 and others to avoid ‘spooking investors who could shun European financial infrastructure if the EU acted unilaterally.”
https://www.politico.eu/article/eu-looks-at-investing-vladimir-putin-russia-state-assets-to-raise-cash-for-ukraine/

Posted by: jayc | Mar 29 2023 20:20 utc | 77

I’m sure there will still be enough intelligent well-informed logical posters here to keep this blog well worth reading while b takes a break.
Posted by: Dalit | Mar 29 2023 14:39 utc | 3

Whiskey Tango Foxtrot

Posted by: Vikichka | Mar 29 2023 20:29 utc | 79

@78 They will be running around frantically looking for some dirt on Senator Brakey.

Posted by: dh | Mar 29 2023 20:47 utc | 81

@29 Down South
Just as a point of accuracy, Representative McCaul is spelled AUL, not ALL.

Posted by: David Hart | Mar 29 2023 20:51 utc | 83

sarmat | Mar 29 2023 15:34 utc | 24 “…The West wants nuclear exchange…
Half true at best. (1) They don’t want “exchange”, but a shock-and-awe strike by their forces without retaliation. (2) And even this scenario is not the whole West. Neither in territory nor population. Only the transatlantic warmongers who think they are safe in the distance, plus the few with bunkers in New Zealand.
Your username isn’t a coincidence, is it? Here are a few articles about Sarmat, making clear that (1) and (2) above are based on lethally wrong unrealistic premises.

Posted by: OttoE | Mar 29 2023 20:52 utc | 85

LightYearsFromHome | Mar 29 2023 18:23 utc | 59:
The 50,000 Special Forces is a bit of an exaggeration. I doubt any help of significance would be sent by North Korea as both China and North Korea is expecting the Empire to open up a new front in the Pacific. I don’t believe the PMC excuse is really needed. They can just say volunteers decided to help Russia. It’s no different than the help Ukraine and ISIS used to receive in the past.

Posted by: Ian2 | Mar 29 2023 21:03 utc | 87

LightYearsFromHome | Mar 29 2023 18:45 utc | 62
Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth (your linked video), partitioning of 404 -> Your conclusion “…The nukes in Belarus imply that Ukraine will be dealt with solely by Russia and no one else…”
Agreed. The Iskanders in Belarus dissuade Poland in particular. See this map

Posted by: OttoE | Mar 29 2023 21:18 utc | 89

“Pictures starting to filter out of Ukraine’s new Leopards. Looks like the AFU is slapping ERA tiles and side skirts on what is already an overweight vehicle. The grand reconquesta of Crimea is going to be quite the show – I’m looking forward to it.”
https://twitter.com/witte_sergei/status/1641191977298567168
Yes, it does look like the mighty battleship Yamato with all its weight and glory.

Posted by: unimperator | Mar 29 2023 21:39 utc | 91

Military summary reporting central Bakhmut fallen, town hall captured by Wagner.
MacGregor may have a better source indicating that the western pincers have closed. Who knows. I would think leaving it open for the Ukies to crawl through the mud would be smarter.

Posted by: Chris | Mar 29 2023 21:49 utc | 93

Ian2@87
Where in the Pacific? China is not going to engage in military actions re Taiwan, which is an apple slowly ripening which will fall into Beijing’s lap soon enough.
Where else? A CIA/Turkish guerrilla war in Zinkiang? Or Tobet? Hardly likely.
I see no prospect of any US initiatives, except of the propaganda/provocation type in the Pacific. Surely you fon’t believe that South Korea is going to invade the North, again?
The truth is that the US is at a tremendous disadvantage in the Far East, and most of Asia and having Australia on their side won’t do them much good.
That’s why they have chosen the European venue it is the only one remotely favourable to them. As to North Korea using its forces in Europe why should it not? NATO threw in its weight behind the US Sygnhman Rhee and fascism- they almost reduced the country to ashes. North Korea owes them…

Posted by: bevin | Mar 29 2023 21:56 utc | 95

cery hard for me to comment these days because i have to use ohone.
lots of ttpis and shift jey a total pain. no mouse to aid correction.
i suggest read pearls and irritations. Australian sute and the writers are old guard very very very reoutabke .
beware priz from wagner. dangerous guy. remember he is a mercenary. all mercenaries are dangerous. it is in their nature.
.putin is no young and will retire soonish.
i see three candidates competing. prizy from Wagner is one and would be a terrible oresidebt. lacks any diplomatic skill whatever and probably wouls turn full dictator and eveb be bought he is a mercenary.
me devev is making all the right noises but byt but.
r
then there is the wonderful Maria. i guess you know my preference.

Posted by: watcher | Mar 29 2023 22:05 utc | 97

then there is the wonderful Maria. i guess you know my preference.
Posted by: watcher | Mar 29 2023 22:05 utc | 97
Wouldnt that be something? Russia to have a female president before the US does. Liberal exploding heads proclaiming that if Trump wasnt there, they would have won that race!

Posted by: alek_a | Mar 29 2023 22:26 utc | 99