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March 30, 2025
Ukraine Open Thread 2025-066
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The representative from Nebraska’s Second District, Don Bacon, penned an urgent plea to all Republicans and also DJT in the nytimes: “We must stand up to Putin.”
Don, Don, Don—-where have you been, man-? Sherpa Don has shown up just in time to make sure Putin does not get away with it. You know, *it*, ‘the thing,’ disrespecting democracy & trampling sovereignty.
Never mind that DJT is tickling the edges of Greenland’s sovereignty by sending a scout team to explore the options; never mind that the U.S. is enabling Israel’s genocide of the Palestinians w/ an eye toward facilitating an ethnic cleansing operation of those Palestinians who remain in Gaza and the West Bank.
When Putin tramples sovereignty it is so much worse than when the U.S. does. It is “ruthless and brutal,” according to Sherpa Don, when Putin does it. It is “securing the Arctic” when the U.S. does it (Greenland) and “protecting the only democracy in the Middle East” when the U.S. enables Israel’s genocide.
In his nytimes op-ed, Sherpa Don engages in boilerplate Russian tropes having to do w/ Ukraine: Holodomor under Stalin; gulags until 1991; Ukraine surrendering its very own nukes to Russia; naked aggression by Russia in seizing Crimea.
On account of these events, Sherpa Don writes that “the history makes clear that American has a moral obligation to continue providing aid to Ukraine until Russia commits to fair and just peace negotiations. That means including Ukraine in the conversation.”
What Sherpa Don overlooks in his little history lesson is the depth of investment & involvement the U.S. has had since at least Allen Dulles’s CIA in 1947 in using Ukraine, and especially ultra-nationalist groups in Ukraine, to destabilize the Soviet Union (initially) and then the Russian Federation. He neglects to notice the commanding role Obama’s State Department took in the violent street protest Euromaidan, which overthrew Ukraine’s democratically elected government.
I mean, Sherpa Don’s argument for Standing With Ukraine is a hot mess. Eventually he fear-mongers that fuel costs will rise if we don’t Stand With Ukraine and that people in the U.S. will find egg prices rising. Don, Don, Don—-inflationary events have been happening during the entire time of the Collective Biden era, when the U.S. first began its fateful Stand With Ukraine.
Ultimately, this op-ed doesn’t explain the morality of extending the war or failing to end it. Sherpa Don is a Stand With Ukraine Zelensky-stan—and he wants you to be one too.
Posted by: steel_porcupine | Mar 31 2025 15:18 utc | 201
I’m going back to karlof1’s previous post of Nima’s video with Wolff and Hudson — I went to the latter’s site, and he has the transcript of the discussion, so here is that link:
https://michael-hudson.com/2025/03/the-strategic-disjoint-continues/
I’m finding it extremely helpful, so everyone, just stop, and read, and think!
Posted by: juliania | Mar 31 2025 15:33 utc | 202
Another day, another cry fest; Apparently, nobody considered my two tribe analogy. Recap: Leaders know it’s necessary keep peoples’ attention occupied – armament production, whether stone implements or sophisticated guided bombs – serve to focus daily activities and provide both offensive/defensive capabilities.
If reports from spies and delegates start filtering back that severe resource constraints will begin to impact critical components of institutional control, then it is imperative to launch both direct & indirect attacks against targets that still possess significant stores.
Simultaneously, in some instances, it’s necessary to begin a process of population reduction/replacement and substitution in order to position the state for future threats to its power and control. Successful internal operations is based on deception and subterfuge; it’s of vital importance to not alarm the native target population. Important cultural pillars – long promoted by priests as unique and special to the people – are of course corrupted and overturned, with the simple trick of simply accussing opposition of colluding with the enemy.
Ultimately, it doesn’t really matter if the state eventually fails; after all, the track record of the fall and decline of all empires and civilizations is 100%. Rather, the critical test for leaders is to live for *today*, another fine wine, another fresh sex slave, another counting of increasing shekels.
If you view the broad panorama of life’s vanity fair in this fashion, then it readily provides a guideline for determining just where certain players are on the spectrum, allowing you to position yourself to not only survive, but thrive in a fashion of correctly placing bets on a winning horse.
Posted by: markw | Mar 31 2025 15:38 utc | 203
…… The reason for their visit was not further explained by the Ukrinform agency.…..
Return with suitcases of cash
Posted by: Exile | Mar 31 2025 15:55 utc | 204
Leper, the congentially retarded brits may not be deterred, but they sure as fuck are giving a master class in losing. They can keep their stiff upper lip, they’re less relevant than Zimbabwe. Do they even have the Trident launch codes? No, you say? So they’re basically as others have noted, poodles.
Posted by: Doctor Eleven | Mar 31 2025 16:13 utc | 205
Not that it has any bearing outside of academical, but I’ve been paying attention to those OSINT mapping projects who actually count actual territorial changes for a while. Who knows who has possessed me to pay attention to those. Because they’re anonymous. Get it?
Not only do they have disingenuous goals, but they quote sources who straight up lie. Who knew.
https://t.me/weebunionwar/25242
Russian forces have had a net gain of 615 sqkm through the month of March 2025 which is the largest territorial advance since the peak speed in November 2024 almost surpassing the net gains of January and February combined 375 sqkm for January 340 sqkm for February totalling 715 or 1330 sqkm for 2025 net gained by Russian forces.
Posted by: boneless | Mar 31 2025 17:21 utc | 206
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Posted by: LoveDonbass | Mar 31 2025 17:32 utc | 207
re: Medvedev’s diagnosis
I thought that was called Russophrenia.
Posted by: Featherless | Mar 31 2025 17:38 utc | 208
CrossTalk Bullhorns: Political Theater
https://www.rt.com/shows/crosstalk/614969-europe-zelensky-madness-russia/
“Europe has lost its collective mind. It talks up a ‘coalition of the willing’ while blocking any settlement of the Ukraine conflict. And Zelensky descends into madness. Meanwhile, Russia eyes the endgame and the return of peace.
CrossTalking with George Szamuely and Mark Sleboda
Going Underground – Prof Steve Hanke
https://x.com/GUnderground_TV/status/1906634618243072142
“Europe will bankrupt themselves with this remilitarisation drive. Europe is just a yakking dog. There’s absolutely no way that they can beef themselves up militarily and put a fighting force in the field without bankrupting their economies.
All of these countries are in bad economic shape and they’re really going to go off the fiscal cliff if they ramp up the military spending.”
Full interview below..
Posted by: John Gilberts | Mar 31 2025 19:16 utc | 209
I must say the Guardianistas are almost at breakdown level, what with Trump in the White House, Vlad in the Kremlin and Starmer at #10.
I think they’d ideally like Starmer to be very very rude to Trump (who is of course a Russian agent). As I’ve said before, 5% of the sanctions Russia’s got would break the UK.
They also think Korea, Taiwan and Japan are democracies just like the UK. Ain’t got a clue.
“What about turning the EU into a global democratic alliance? Include Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Mexico, Japan, and South Korea and you have something as powerful in economic terms as the US. And it will preserve democratic ideals in the gathering darkness…”
Posted by: YetAnotherAnon | Mar 31 2025 19:26 utc | 210
More indications Europe seems determined to double down on failure…
Sweden Pledges $1.6 Billion in New Ukraine Aid, Including Air Defense
https://www.defensenews.com/global/europe/2025/03/31/sweden-pledges-16-billion-in-new-ukraine-aid-including-air-defense/
“Minister for Defense Pal Johnson said at a press conference in Stockholm on Monday, ‘Russia has the initiative in the war and we need to support Ukraine to break that trend right now. Today’s message again is that more people have to do more…”
Posted by: John Gilberts | Mar 31 2025 19:56 utc | 211
Russians now using ground drones (“Krot” aka mole) that move like RC cars to dismantle Nazi trench networks in Donbass.
one 36-second video
https://x.com/GeromanAT/status/1906821931011031362
Posted by: LoveDonbass | Mar 31 2025 21:43 utc | 212
He says here that we can’t post links in the comments on MoA
Link to Karlof1
Posted by: arthur brogard | Apr 1 2025 0:01 utc | 213
[…] This is the real world. […]
In the real world Russia decided that Zelensky’s time in office ran out in May last year, when his 5 years were up, and that his signature since then is worth zilch, about as much as your lame attempts at pleading the case that elections aren’t doable until Cocainehead decides otherwise.
[…] Putin could have should have acted differently since early 2014 when the Coup was effected and everyday since. […] Instead Putin chose to recognize them and negotiate with them for over 11 years and throughout the SMO to today. […]
Agreed.
Posted by: Juan Moment | Apr 1 2025 1:13 utc | 214
World situation: Trump/ Ukraine/Iran/Israel/Palestion/Mass deception, Trump IS out of touch with reality.
Monday, 3/31 from renowned Professor: Jeffrey Sachs.
5 star interview full of facts….Those listening to mainstream press, U.S. politicians or democracy now WILL NOT get the TRUTH!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MeMyrG6u8-4
The Truth is the only way that we can get anywhere… any decision-making… based upon lies or ignorance can’t lead to a good conclusion.
—Julian Assange (applies to everything!!)
Thank you B for all your GREAT WORK!
Posted by: WillSeymour | Apr 1 2025 2:06 utc | 215
“He says here that we can’t post links in the comments on MoA”
“Link to Karlof1”
Posted by: arthur brogard | Apr 1 2025 0:01 utc | 251
I can see Karlof1’s frustration growing and growing. He is getting angry that people are not automatically believing his assertion that Zelensky isn’t legally able to sign anything. Some people have shown that Zelensky is, in fact, legally authorized by the Ukie constitution to sign stuff, but that further enrages him. I dunno, I’m not a lawyer. But from what I have seen, Zelensky is still legallly able to sign agreements. I saw the big slagging match between UWDude and that other guy yesterday, and I think that other guy clearly won. Can’t remember his name.
Posted by: Spectator | Apr 1 2025 2:24 utc | 216
There must be some kinda way out of here, said the joker to the thieves … Let us not talk falsely now…
Paul Craig Roberts: Who’s Pulling Strings in Trump Administration? Is Peace Even on Their Agenda?
1hr 10 mins… super interview… he points out many things, including the fact that theTrump admin is OUT of Touch with Reality & that Iran will kick the crap out of the US if Trump goes bat shit crazy
Monday morning, 3/31/2025
https://www.youtube.com/live/MeMyrG6u8-4?si=q6_d3sTeNVu8k0Cq
“J.D. Vance, seems to be the thoughtful one.”
“I wish there were a large collection of people who could pay attention to reality and discuss things objectively, without having any agenda in the discussion, or caring about anything other than the objective Truth.” Paul Craig Roberts
CIA -truth + intelligence services + JFK + mass deception + Trump + Tulsi Gabbard + Marco Rubio
MIC – Israel + Zionists + D.C. & Trump + Iran + Ukraine + Russia + unbridled insanity.
Posted by: WillSeymour | Apr 1 2025 3:09 utc | 217
The legitimacy of Z comes down to whether you believe in the rules based order or international law based order.
For extra credit you get to guess which side is rules and which side is international law oriented.
For extra, extra credit you get to notice that the rules based folks are aligned with the global private finance folk that we never talk about all these other conflicts being proxy of……public/private = law/rules
Posted by: psychohistorian | Apr 1 2025 5:00 utc | 218
Another thought I am having is that Trump knows that at some point he has to capitulate to Russia demands but at no point must he been seen as a Russia stooge…..hence all the bully rhetoric until the end.
Posted by: psychohistorian | Apr 1 2025 5:20 utc | 219
at some point he has to capitulate to Russia demands but at no point must he been seen as a Russia stooge
Posted by: psychohistorian | Apr 1 2025 5:20 utc | 259
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There is a nuance.
Posted by: too scents | Apr 1 2025 6:35 utc | 220
Thank you, Peru. I can see clearly now, you were not pleading the case that “wartime elections are neither feasible nor constitutionally required, legitimacy is upheld through constitutional provisions.” You simply posted “quotes from academic legal experts” who did the pleading, and then wrote dozens of posts echoing their opinion. Big difference. Glad you set us straight.
Seeing you are so well versed in all things lawfare, would you please link us an article in which the oh so esteemed Oleksandr Vodiannikov, PhD, LLM, member of Ukraine’s Law Reform Commission, on who’s estimation you hinge your argument – oops, sorry, not your argument, Oleksandr’s, you just provide information and explain the meaning of words to us illiterates who don’t understand the real world – in which Oleksandr Vodiannikov has expressed his findings on how the bloody 2014 putsch ousting the democratically elected Yanukovych and the Nazi Machtergreifung in Kiev were unconstitutional and the legal ramifications this would have on any laws passed by parliaments in which deputies voted under duress, and opposition parties as well as media not sufficiently pro-regime declared illegal?
Considering your
[…] However other people’s opinions, hopes and wishes does not change the Law or it’s implementation inside Ukraine. Corrupt illegal internationally instigated coups in 2014 and undermining Micks accords aside.
surely you must have wondered what those legal experts of yours have to say about this aspect of the constitutional foundation on which Zelensky’s regime is based.
As per Ukraine’s 2019 constitution, it falls to the president to decree martial law, and implied as not stipulated otherwise, to also repeal said decree. This means as per your legal experts that Zelensky will be Ukraine’s rightful dicta err president until the day he feels like declaring the end of martial law. If the habitual russophobes in Brussels, London and Kiev have their way, that may happen when Easter and Xmas fall on the same day. We can therefore look forward to many more years of warpigs in western capitals determining the Ukrainian people’s destiny, who lawfully will be doing the dying, but would be unlawfully voting. Elegant. I raise my glass to the West’s legal experts and their admirers here at MoA.
Posted by: Juan Moment | Apr 1 2025 11:37 utc | 221
What’s the point of defending constitutional order in a country that abduct people on the streets to send them dying in a pincer between barrier battalions and the RUAF ? That send his journalists in jails, where sometimes they died from harsh treatment, that did the same with some politicians, that revoke judges on a foreign leader phone-call, that cease private property without any judicial decision, that cease religions building that ban certain worships and so on…
THERE IS NO CONSTITUTIONAL ORDER ANYMORE, no need to hair-splitting or counting the angel’s hair …
That reminded that time I saw a guy asking some IDF member what’s the first article of their, so called state, constitution :that guy is still in jail…
Posted by: Savonarole | Apr 1 2025 12:44 utc | 222
Juan Moment@248….if those western legal experts you are toasting are English…..might I suggest you keep the bottle and a spare handy.
Cheers M
Posted by: sean the leprechaun | Apr 1 2025 15:28 utc | 223
“United States is ready to consider expanding the number of countries that host NATO nuclear missions” ( tass.com/defense/1937471 )
Posted by: rk | Apr 1 2025 18:11 utc | 224
I think Germany “hosts” 350 Nuclear Bombs courtesy of the Pentagon
Posted by: Exile | Apr 1 2025 18:35 utc | 225
The Ukrainian constitution rules what is legitimate and what is not under the Law. Zelensky’s govt and the Rada are inline with the Ukr constitution. Z is the legitimate president today, under Ukrainian Law. Period. Until proven otherwise by Ukr Courts. Nothing Putin or Trump says, or the UN says, or online commenters say can change that fact.
Posted by: Peru | Apr 1 2025 4:17 utc | 244
That is correct, and the debate about Zelensky being president is a distraction.
The issue is not legal but political – Zelensky has prohibited negotiations with Putin, and Putin doesn’t want to negotiate with Zelensky, so Putin is looking for a solution to that Gordian knot.
The US State Department has rejected Putin’s idea of a temporary UN administration in Ukraine.
Trump wants Zelensky and Putin to “cut a deal”, even though it’s Trump and Putin that are negotiating.
The resolution will be pragmatic, if there is one. Forget about the law, it’s just a decoration when it comes to major powers like the US and Russia.
Posted by: JB | Apr 1 2025 19:28 utc | 226
Trump has no interest in peace in Ukraine, regardless of what he says.
From Twitter…
🇵🇱🇺🇦Transits through Rzeszow have intensified
▪️ As we and many colleagues have noted, military aid supplies to Ukraine have resumed in full. The Polish air base in Rzeszow has resumed operating as it did during the most active years of Western support for Ukraine.
▪️ From March 24 to March 30, Western countries made 16 flights to Rzeszow, Poland, during which about 550 thousand tons of military cargo were delivered.
▪️ Supplies were also carried out from the United States, where commercial B-747s and, on one occasion, a heavy cargo aircraft C-17 of the US Air Force worked for the benefit of the Ukrainian regime.
▪️ In addition, there were flights from Belgium, Great Britain and, of course, from Scandinavia, from where Norwegian C-130s and once a Ukrainian An-124 flew to Poland.
❗️ What is the point of these statistics?
The volumes of supplies are quite large, and Ukraine continues to be pumped with weapons. This does not fit in with Trump’s statements about imminent peace, which we have repeatedly said.
Ukraine is being prepared not for peace, but for new activation. While Russia has relaxed a bit in anticipation of the end of the SVO, the enemy is still preparing and strengthening its troops.
Archangel of Spetsnaz
Posted by: LoveDonbass | Apr 1 2025 21:47 utc | 227
From RT…
50 US Senators — 25 from both major parties, co-sponsor anti-Russia sanctions bill accusing Moscow of ‘stalling Ukraine peace process’
Legislation led by – you guessed it – Republican Lindsey Graham
Measures proposed include 500% tariff on countries purchasing oil, gas, and uranium from Russia
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I think the secondary tariffs are about trying to break up Russia’s economic ties with India, Brazil, South Africa (US is gunning hard at SA over the war crimes case against Israel), and China.
Pretty sure the US buys Uranium from Russia. LOL
Posted by: LoveDonbass | Apr 1 2025 22:08 utc | 228
I’m reading on Twitter that some European troops are being moved to Lithuania, ostensibly to be staged against Russia.
Posted by: LoveDonbass | Apr 1 2025 22:29 utc | 229
It’s still clear that both sides will have issues to care for all the wounded veterans in the coming decades. Even the USA had problems with the care and this war is 1000 times more intense then anything happening in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Posted by: Deep Blue | Apr 1 2025 22:31 utc | 230
Posted by: LoveDonbass | Apr 1 2025 22:29 utc | 256
germany is stationing some 5000 troops in lithuania, this was planned a while ago. allegedly on a permanent basis by 2027, to “strenghten natos eastern flank”, aka to continiue genocide. thats what we germans do. disgusting.
Posted by: Justpassinby | Apr 1 2025 22:33 utc | 231
Trump has no interest in peace in Ukraine, regardless of what he says.
Posted by: LoveDonbass | Apr 1 2025 21:47 utc | 254
The deliveries are just following through on existing obligations to fulfill MIC contracts. There’ll be no new congressional funding once this is exhausted. There is a distinct change overall, though; with Biden it was always new money, new weapons, new authorizations to provoke Russia. You don’t get any of that anymore.
Posted by: TJandTheBear | Apr 1 2025 22:38 utc | 232
Posted by: TJandTheBear | Apr 1 2025 22:38 utc | 259
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My friend, you’re polishing a turd. I respect your effort but it is still a turd even when it gleams.
Posted by: LoveDonbass | Apr 1 2025 23:05 utc | 233
****Posted by: TJandTheBear @259
My friend, you’re polishing a turd. I respect your effort but it is still a turd even when it gleams.
Posted by: LoveDonbass @ 260
*****
Tj&
Listen well to this advice for it comes from the best turd polisher on the blog.
Posted by: Jerr | Apr 1 2025 23:44 utc | 234
Not sure if this posted already – but …
Mearsheimer vs Karaganov is a heavyweight bout
‘Ukraine Will Be Eliminated’ John Mearsheimer and Putin Advisor Discuss US-Russia Relations
50 mins https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I4n7JCmQfbc today
Posted by: Don Firineach | Apr 2 2025 1:55 utc | 235
LoveDonbass does raise a valid point. Any weapons deliveries from the US are likely a “last gasp” or death shudder right before the animal drops dead.
When Biden left office 72 days ago, only $4B in authorized funding remained. Biden was blowing roughly $5B/month, and obviously it would be mathematically impossible to keep that pace up.
We don’t know how much is left, or if Trump is “nursing” the remaining funds to try and make it last as long as possible. But we do know that every plane that drops off cargo moves the needle closer to “empty.”
Posted by: Ghost of Zanon | Apr 2 2025 14:29 utc | 236
Another stellar contribution, Peru, inclusive the for you customary ad hominems which you seem to need to include in every reply to masturbate your ego with. Bravo, I like the way you try. Mind you, seeing they are rather ordinary and hardly witty, a reflection of where you are at in your character development, so you may as well spare us these expressions of your superiority complex.
Now, to no one’s surprise you weren’t able to provide opinion pieces the authors you try to sell us as experts on all things Ukrainian constitution have published to share their thoughts on the illegal and criminal Nazi Machtergreifung in Kiev 11 years ago. Not to mention the many anti-democratic measures taken by the putsch regime since and the ramifications these lawless exploits have on the legal standing of the current Rada and president. Presumably because those opinion pieces don’t exist, as your so called experts are somewhere on the spectrum between ‘let bygones be bygones’ and enthusiastic supporters of said putsch regime.
[…] from the President down […]
Exactly. Zelensky and Yermak dictate events, the Rada in wich Zelensky’s party Servant of the People has a majority of seats then rubber stamps their decisions. Classic example was the vote a few weeks ago, when 268 deputies present voted unanimously (lolz, 268 out of 450 MP, where was the opposition?) to symbolically (coz thats all they are empowered to do when it comes to legitimizing Zelensky’s rule) affirm the president was entitled to stay on past the constitutional 5 years limit.
[…] Putin and Russia can do the same as the USSR did […]
Indeed. A long time coming, but precisely the course the Russian government has now embarked on. A reality neither you, nor your pseudo constitutional experts and advocates of Zelensky’s self-determined time in office will be able to ignore. Oleksandr, Julia and Olha can secrete their biased and Washington pleasing legal opinions till the cows come home, impressing you and anyone else needing a cup of reassurance that the people snatchers and Bandera fanbois in Kiev are all legit, but the Kremlin stopped pretending that those 卐 psychos are worth dealing with.
[…] Ukraine can do whatever TF they want under their Constitution […]
Sure, just like Nazi Germany was able to do whatever TF they wanted under Article 48 of the Weimar Constitution, the Dictatorship Article, which provided broad powers to the president in the event of an emergency, duly declared after the Reichstags fire, giving Hitler his martial law and unlimited time in office. Similar playbook as Zelensky uses to cement his rule. But just like back then, chickens do come home to roost, and TF will turn to Thats FuckedUp. Simply a matter of time.
Also, when you write “Ukraine”, you mean Zelensky’s regime, because what the majority of Ukrainians think and would vote for is of no relevance to you and your quoted constitutional experts [sic]. Which somewhat summarizes your entire shtick here.
[…] you do not get a say in it. […]
Fabulous strawman, Peru, coz only in your fevered fantasy am I hoping my thoughts expressed on MoA will determine whether Cocainesky can rule for as long as he pleases.
[…] Nor does Putin.
Granted, he would have more influence on what the current batch of putsch regime beneficiaries get up to than insignificant me, but I doubt he would want to. Neo-nazi plaything Zelensky and his anglo-empire backers/handlers are morphing Ukraine into a failed state, all on their own. My guess is the Russian government will sit back, do their thing of liberating the southeastern parts of the borderlands from Third Reich aficionados, watching with a mixture of bewilderment and relief the olive green martial law president in his swivel chair at Hrushevsky Street double down on catastrophic decisions. All super constitutionally of course.
Posted by: Juan Moment | Apr 2 2025 14:52 utc | 237
50 US Senators — 25 from both major parties, co-sponsor anti-Russia sanctions bill accusing Moscow of ‘stalling Ukraine peace process’
Legislation led by – you guessed it – Republican Lindsey Graham
Measures proposed include 500% tariff on countries purchasing oil, gas, and uranium from Russia
Posted by: LoveDonbass | Apr 1 2025 22:08 utc | 255
This further shows that Trumps “peace” talks are just another tool against Russia. Even if Russia complies, or mostly complies, Ukraine doesn’t and keeps striking Russian energy, and it’s used as an excuse by the US to continue with anti-Russia sanctions.
Why does Putin keep walking into traps?
Posted by: MiniMO | Apr 2 2025 15:47 utc | 238
Russia bombs own dam on border to stop Ukrainian troops from advancing in Belgorod. The Kursk forces just shifted to another border area.
Russian Aerospace Forces demolish a dam used by Ukrainian forces to advance into Belgorod Oblast.
Airstrikes with ODABs destroyed enemy approach routes near Popovka.
The 34th Mountain Brigade is continuing its clearing operation in the village.
https://x.com/DD_Geopolitics/status/1907195788746522872
Posted by: MiniMO | Apr 2 2025 16:12 utc | 239
Alastair Crooke:
– Both the US and Russia want Zelensky to go and be replaced by someone else.
Posted by: WMG | Apr 2 2025 20:35 utc | 240
LoveDonbass254 – I think you meant to say 16 flights with 550 tons of military supplies in that period of time, not 550 thousand tons.
DJT has not authorized any additional aid to the Ukronazis, this supply grouping was already in the Biden pipeline. The current supplies are being slow walked by the way……………….
Posted by: tobias cole | Apr 2 2025 21:00 utc | 241
Posted by: tobias cole | Apr 2 2025 21:00 utc | 272
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Thanks. I was quoting someone else.
If you see numbers right or wrong, it’s probably not my content. I generally don’t do dialectic, I prefer rhetoric.
I care less about details and more about the big picture.
Posted by: LoveDonbass | Apr 2 2025 21:12 utc | 242
1. Regarding Russia’s final ceasefire proposal, which DJT only needs urgently to launch the very new escalation against IRAN, which has already being started today ..
How would RF take actions as a ‘friend’ of IRAN if war escalates against IRAN on a new real stage “envolving its partners” like Russia + China + India ?
Is Trump enough self-confidenced enough to fight against all 3! of them simultaneously, only by his Pentagon power still available (and of course ‘Israel’s helping nearby’) with rocket strikes & bombing over IRAN ? Pls think seriously.
As of April 1, 2025:
How Mr. Putin wants to implement the denazification of Ukraine by establishing an “Interim government” controlled by the UN.
https://anti-spiegel.ru/2025/wie-putin-die-denazifizierung-der-ukraine-umsetzen-will (German folk’s language readable only)
2. Regarding war profiteering in the UKR:
In addition to the well-known large-scale purchase of black soil (Bayer-Gen-Monsanto/BlackRock-F. Merz), the black market for “portable weapons” that go nowhere (Mexico drug mafia, Syrian rebels ISIS), and the pedophile export of children to the USA, the “black organ trade” also continues in UKR :
Why do Ukrainian soldiers have to fill out French & Canadian organ donor forms?
https://anti-spiegel.ru/2025/warum-muessen-ukrainische-soldaten-kanadische-organspenderboegen-ausfuellen (German folks’s language readable only)
The EU (with three exceptions) is preparing for a self-declared, future war with Russia (reason?).
500 Bn in BRD borrowing from Blackrock-F.Merz, Vanguard, etc. (GG change supported by the LEFT!).
800 Bn “spent” by EU-Taxpayers/Rentners (Credit Blackrock/F.Merz, etc) announced by vd.Liar’s criminal backstage mafia (EU-Commission/WEF).
EU’s local industries continue to decline, they’ll definitely go down. Who cares about? No one else in BRD folk today! – despite the Eastern Germans Afd ballot donors.
BSW party dropped 15to5% after coalition with CDU Blackrock/F.Merz) -> So pls. forget Germans BSW party’s Wagon“Servant” (Wagen”Knecht”)!
All those issues promised to be solved before election in Germany, all those parties (except one) have failed now intentionally …
wait & feel Yours own pain following after ..
Posted by: spare_truth_3 | Apr 2 2025 21:18 utc | 243
Have I missed it? The daily dose of “Another poor day for the Russian forces, only capturing 1.0mm² of Ukrainian territory”?
Perhaps there are nuances…
(and he still doesn’t know how to make ² appear. Make superscript great again ).
Posted by: Jeremy Rhymings-Lang | Apr 2 2025 22:12 utc | 244
@ spare_truth_3 | Apr 2 2025 21:18 utc | 274
would you like to shed more light for us outside of germany why the BSW went down again? you are saying they made a coalition with CDU? is that it??
Posted by: james | Apr 2 2025 22:14 utc | 245
Could some kind person please provide either text or links or references for the truth on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2014?
Intent. Size. Weapons. Results. Deaths.
I am in internet correspondence with a person (rabid kiev supporter) who claims Russia killed ‘thousands’ of ukrainians at that time.
Posted by: arthur brogard | Apr 2 2025 22:40 utc | 246
Alastair Crooke:
– Both the US and Russia want Zelensky to go and be replaced by someone else.
Posted by: WMG | Apr 2 2025 20:35 utc | 271
For different reasons and different views about who “someone else” should be.
There’s a recent story (“news”) from BBC with a photo of Zaluzhny with the caption “future President of Ukraine”. The general barflies’ sentiments then were preparation for a government-in-exile and continued control by UK.
Talks of a military alliance between Hungary and Serbia will be the final nail in NATO’s coffin.
Posted by: Suresh | Apr 2 2025 22:46 utc | 247
@ arthur 277
There was no invasion, friendly men in Green helped secure Crimea from the Maidan coup in 2014.
Other breakaway oblasts led to the Civil War.
https://www.rt.com/shows/documentary/553917-donbass-war-summer-2014/
Posted by: Suresh | Apr 2 2025 22:53 utc | 248
Posted by: MiniMO | Apr 2 2025 16:12 utc | 270
Your analysis is a mile wide and an inch deep.
I pulled up a map of that reservoir. The dam appears to be along the only road into Popovka from the west crossing the border. This will cut off any ability of the UAF to move vehicles towards the hamlet, and also as a bonus if the dam failed the fields will likely be flooded, making foot traffic impassible as well.
Looks like a solid defensive move by Russia … the only way to take Popovka will be to directly assault it across open fields … suicidal.
https://www.google.com/maps/place/Popovka,+Belgorod+Oblast,+Russia,+309225/@50.9481454,35.3421252,4438m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m15!1m8!3m7!1s0x4125daf8ed18a38d:0x218a7778a2c74b84!2sPopovka,+Belgorod+Oblast,+Russia,+309225!3b1!8m2!3d50.8742491!4d37.1969299!16s%2Fg%2F11b6bffr0k!3m5!1s0x4125daf8ed18a38d:0x218a7778a2c74b84!8m2!3d50.8742491!4d37.1969299!16s%2Fg%2F11b6bffr0k?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI1MDMzMS4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D
Posted by: Ghost of Zanon | Apr 2 2025 23:27 utc | 249
Nukes in NATO countries are B61 gravity bombs that need to be dropped by NATO planes. Even with modular planing kits, these could glide for maybe 40-70 km depending on height and speed released.
Which means any aircraft approaching targets in Russia would have been lit up from 400km out.
Those nukes are in effect useless. They can’t be fitted to MLRS/HIMARS.
It’s the SM3 Aegis Ashore Anti Ballistic Missile systems that the US were hoping to deploy into NATO countries that were so dangerous.
SM3s are dual conventional/nuclear capable and can be reconfigured for ground attack and used as an alternative means of delivering a nuclear strike.
NATO lost this delivery method when the last Nike Hercules AA missile systems were deactivated in 1988.
However, with a range of only 140km plus, these were only ever intended to stop a Soviet Armoured breakthrough.
Just as the B61s were originally, in the days before MAD.
Can everyone please stop talking about nukes? That is soooooo last Oreshnik demonstration!
Try and keep up Boomers!
Posted by: Suresh | Apr 2 2025 23:41 utc | 250
This is misinformation at its worst. Russia has taken far more land than what you are saying.Youre a propogandist…
Posted by: Fyador | Mar 31 2025 1:01 utc | 107
👍 Correct, Mr Frydor. Anonymous is one the NAFO lot of liars
Posted by: HERMIUS | Mar 31 2025 1:04 utc | 107
According to Justpassingby on one of the other threads, Anonymous is jihadi julian.
I know, right?
Posted by: Suresh | Apr 3 2025 0:48 utc | 251
Truth of the sinking of the Moskwa
https://www.kyivpost.com/post/49863
Posted by: Oberbayer | Mar 31 2025 7:36 utc | 187
You lost me at “Truth……” when linking Kyivpost.
Posted by: Suresh | Apr 3 2025 0:53 utc | 252
“Try and keep up Boomers!”
Posted by: Suresh | Apr 2 2025 23:41 utc | 281
Gawd. You show your silly divisiveness with this kind of crap. Oh yes, its just the “Boomers” that done it! Age-based division.
Posted by: Spectator | Apr 3 2025 3:15 utc | 253
CrossTalk: Losing Peace?
https://www.rt.com/shows/crosstalk/615103-peace-trump-american-war/
“Ending the Ukraine conflict was never going to be easy.
Donald Trump now realizes how difficult it is to be a mediator while supporting Ukraine.
And if we are to believe The New York Times this has been an American war from the start…”
Posted by: John Gilberts | Apr 3 2025 4:41 utc | 254
Dima/MS:
-RUAF is successfully pushing AFU out of the salient south of Konstantinovka, already semi-encircled by Russians
-RUAF bombing AFU positions NW of Toretsk
-RUAF holding Chasov Yar against powerful AFU attacks, armored assaults fail with large losses
-The stage is setting for battle for Konstantinovka
Posted by: unimperator | Apr 3 2025 9:36 utc | 255