A retaired Finnish staff officer using handle “Joppos123” recently wrote in a comment to blog post:
“Jos tänään laitettaisiin postiin käskykirjeet täydestä liikekannallepanosta niin meidän joukot olisivat Pietarissa alle kahdessa viikossa. Ei ryssällä ole siinä suunnassa enää mitään joukkoja muuta kuin paperilla. kaikki on joko tapettu tai tapettavana Ukrainassa.Putte tietää tämän ja siksi sillä mulkulla on pelko perseessä.Sama koskee jotain ohjusiskuja vaikkapa Helsinkiin. Me voidaan laittaa koko Pietari maantasalle jos halutaan.”
 
Use the translate to a good laugh.

Posted by: Catilina | Dec 4 2025 9:03 utc | 104

I never use machine translate. If need be, I translate myself.

Posted by: Catilina | Dec 4 2025 9:25 utc | 106

Posted by: karlof1 | Dec 4 2025 6:02 utc | 91
 
One aspect of the key Putin answer at the pre-Witkoff meeting presser–“If Europe suddenly decides to go to war against us and actually follows through with it, then a situation may arise very quickly where we will be left with no one to negotiate with”–that I’ve not seen mentioned is the complete confidence Putin had when he spoke not just that sentence but its entire paragraph, which sends a signal all by itself: The Security Council has already discussed this matter and made its decision.     
 
 
<=I agree the “ no one left to negotiate with ..” reflects an emotion packed outburst, originating from deep within the heart of an otherwise “emotion controlled” Putin.. likely it reflects a deep growing frustration that has catalyzed, in Putin’s mind, a transition from “tit for tat response to a decided already prepared course of action designed to deny Europe further interference with Russian peace of mind. I interpret it as “the game is over with” and “enough is enough” warning.  Europe has set itself up to disappear no matter the cost to Russia. 
 
All Europe need do is press the “suicide” button. 

Posted by: snake | Dec 4 2025 9:31 utc | 108

104-what circumstances?
Kremlin official has warned that the European Union‘s plan to seize £80billion of Russian assets to aid Ukraine could be enough justification for Putin going to war with Europe. 
Dmitry Medvedev, one of the Kremlin’s most hardline voices, said on Thursday that Moscow would view the proposal as equivalent to a direct provocation.
In a statement, he said: ‘If the crazy European Union does, after all, try to steal Russian assets frozen in Belgium under the guise of a so-called ‘reparations loan’, Russia may well view this move as tantamount to a casus belli with all the relevant implications for Brussels and individual EU countries.’
His threat came a day after the European Commission unveiled its most far-reaching financial proposal of the war so far – an attempt to raise nearly £80billon for Ukraine, either by borrowing against frozen Russian assets or by seizing them outright.
 

Posted by: Jo | Dec 4 2025 9:52 utc | 110

Posted by: Catilina | Dec 4 2025 9:03 utc | 105

The guy is seething with rage. Logical thinking all thrown out from the way of racist thinking – logical thinking does not exist. That’s what happens when realism crashes with fantasy mixed with a dose of racism. The racist mindset does not allow to see the truth, the mind entrenches in thinking that rationalizes his own ‘wish’ regardless of the objective truth.
 
Usually when people are in such a mindset, they make the most mistakes in a short amount of time and get destroyed by their blind rage.

Posted by: unimperator | Dec 4 2025 10:16 utc | 112

MS:
Once Zaporozhye ‘wall’ (the long defense belt north of Gulyapole) falls it will be lights out for Zaporozhye. Stepnogorsk also changed hands, leading AFU stronghold ENE of it to get rolled over.
Myrnograd remains pounded, now even western MSM reports of ‘one thousand’ troops surrounded (most likely there were at least 3000 at the time it was completely cut off, all will be gone within weeks). 
The area west of Seversk – nothing but RUAF FPV strikes on Nato/UKR logistic vehicles and reinforcements and withdrawing troops.
Kryva Luka west of Seversk, between Yampil and Seversk expected to fall soon.
AFU attack west of Kupyansk supposedly captured some area, but there’s no proof/confirmation and may be just another PR during Zelensky’s new meeting with Macron. Have to wait for days for this or that confirmation.
Vilcha, south of Vovchansk cleared out.

Posted by: unimperator | Dec 4 2025 10:46 utc | 114

Finnish boots on the ground at the Russian frontier preparing an invasion towards St. Peterburg? Borders are sacred to Putin 😊
 
They will be wiped out … total annihilation in a matter of minutes. Bon voyage.
 
A welcome to Finland’s new alliance …
 

Kandalaksha is strategically located where Russian territory narrows at the edge of the Kola Peninsula. Loss of control here could sever land links between the Kola region, home to Russia’s Northern Fleet, and the rest of the country.

Over the winter, vehicles and equipment were also moved into Lupche-Savino-1, the southeastern section of the garrison. These developments are part of a 42 billion ruble (€460 million) programme to modernise military towns in the Murmansk region between 2024 and 2026.

Posted by: Oui | Dec 4 2025 12:10 utc | 116

For the Russian buffs on this site …
 

Путин — о готовности к войне и мирным переговорам с Европой. Главное
 
Что Путин перед встречей с делегацией США заявил о роли Европы в переговорах

 
 
apology if the content has already been posted 😊

Posted by: Oui | Dec 4 2025 12:28 utc | 118

Zelensky: a year of fighting in Pokrovsk and Mirnograd cost AFU 120 troops. 
Posted by: unimperator | Dec 4 2025 12:36 utc | 120
 
120? yesterday?
 
even that would be low for a mop up stage
 
smaller towns cost almost 24k with a third killed
 
if they at least used realistic numbers they could shave off part and we’d be none the wiser, but such gross lies just make us laugh
 
 

Posted by: Newbie | Dec 4 2025 13:05 utc | 120

Not seen this mentioned yet, reports of a shoot-out near Kiev between members of the Ukrainian armed forces and the Ukrainian intelligence directorate, the GUR: https://news-pravda.com/world/2025/12/04/1909468.html
Posted by: Jeremy Rhymings-Lang | Dec 4 2025 13:57 utc | 122
 
Fighting between army personnel and secret service agents demonstrates a lack of leadership and coordination and the formation of more or less “gangs” with their own interests.
 

Posted by: smartfox | Dec 4 2025 14:17 utc | 122

Discussion that the RF does not want a total collapse of Ukraine, because that would be an invitation for the west to come in and stabilize it. Interesting. See discussion by Co. ret. Tony Schaffer with Judge Napolitano at 19:07 to 21:05
 
https://www.youtube.com/live/K04aE4wf44M?si=LBuCc0nCb_pBVykZ

Posted by: frithguild | Dec 4 2025 14:58 utc | 124

Posted by: Jeremy Rhymings-Lang | Dec 4 2025 13:57 utc | 122

.
 
That’s a sign it’s breaking down in nazistan. Goering and Himmler are going their own way. Now, the Blob will have to choose. 

Posted by: seer | Dec 4 2025 15:06 utc | 126

Posted by: sean the leprechaun | Dec 4 2025 15:25 utc | 128
 
A mistake in reasoning, probably due to “I believe what I want to believe.”
Russia 1) has a large number of S-400s in various variants 2) hypersonic missiles and -drones.
This means that its reaction time and defense capabilities are always inferior to those of Europe, and therefore the attackers must expect an equally strong or stronger response that will hit their targets, as there is no protection against it. None of them want to be the first to try it out.
 

Posted by: smartfox | Dec 4 2025 15:36 utc | 128

Military Situation In Ukraine On December 4, 2025 (Maps Update)
https://southfront.press/military-situation-in-ukraine-on-december-4-2025-maps-update/

• Russian strikes destroyed targets in Kharkiv, Zaporizhzhia, Sumy, Dnipropetrovsk,, Kyiv, Odesa regions;
• Russian forces struck the “Krymskaya” substation in Odesa;
• Russian forces struck the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) building in Kryvyi Rih, Dnipropetrovsk Region;
• Russian forces struck the Kherson Thermal Power Plant (TPP);
• Russian forces struck a Ukrainian Armed Forces deployment point in the area of the airfield in Bashtanka, Mykolaiv Region;
• The Russian offensive continues in the Seversk, Pokrovsk, Kupyansk, Dnipropetrovsk, and Zaporizhzhia directions;
• Russian forces advanced in the Volchansk direction;
• Russian forces advanced in the Liman direction;
• Russian forces advanced in Konstantinovka;
• Russian forces advanced in the Pokrovsk direction;
• Ukrainian losses amounted to approximately 1,275 troops over the past 24 hours.

Posted by: smartfox | Dec 4 2025 15:51 utc | 130

Oh , it’s “Russia is loosing” trolls season again , 404 must be “winning” big time ^^. How’s “kounternatsup” going friends ? 

Posted by: Savonarole | Dec 4 2025 16:03 utc | 132

The true told in jest.
 
Watch the 23 second clip.
 
The world is patriots.🇺🇸🇷🇺 (@bertalanzoli): “You don’t have to comment on this, but if you have an opinion, write it down.😂😂😂” | nitter.poast.org

Posted by: Republicofscotland | Dec 4 2025 16:22 utc | 134

In the 13 to 15 percent range: Bank of Russia promises “caution” when cutting key interest rates 
 
The Bank of Russia will proceed cautiously with its key interest rate cuts in order not to reverse the trend of slowing inflation, the regulatory authority said. Experts expect the key interest rate to be cut by up to 13 percent in the coming months.
 
“We will need a gentler reduction in the key interest rate than we may have previously thought. The current forecast for the average annual interest rate for next year is in the range of 13 to 15 percent. This means, on the one hand, that there is room for a reduction compared to the current level (16.5 percent), but on the other hand, it also means that the central bank will proceed very cautiously and carefully so as not to reverse the already fragile trend of slowing price increases.”
 
read mooore (use https://translate.google.com) https://de.rt.com/russland/263795-13-15-prozent-bank-von/

Posted by: smartfox | Dec 4 2025 16:48 utc | 136

*** enemy drone and missile swarms can overwhelm AD systems, if you have one thousand interceptor missiles you are good for a combination of 1000 drones and missiles, should the enemy fire 1100, oh well guess one  hopes the other 100 miss their targets, *** 
Posted by: sean the leprechaun | Dec 4 2025 15:25 utc | 128
 
There was some interesting battlefield footage from Mirnograd that showed, if I recall correctly, 7 buildings with unlaunched drones on the roofs and the buildings being hit by “precision guided” something or other. I commented in this bar a few weeks ago that the uptic in RF tempo might be because of technology that locates the RF point where drone operators operate. 
 
So I might suggest that in terms of escalatory dominance that S-400, any other AD system or anything as drastic as you suggest is not really needed for the swarm drone attack you suggest. 

Posted by: frithguild | Dec 4 2025 17:05 utc | 138

Zelensky plane was targeted by military-style drones, which flew towards its flight path as it arrived in Dublin, it has emerged.  
Four large UAVs breached a no-fly zone as the Ukrainian leader’s jet approached for a one-day visit late Monday night. 
Zelenskyy’s plane touched down moments before the drones arrived at the exact position where his aircraft had been expected to pass just after 11pm. 
He had been due slightly later, and security sources told The Journal that the drones timed their arrival with the original landing schedule. 
After missing the aircraft, the drones shifted course and hovered above an Irish Navy vessel that had been deployed covertly in the Irish Sea to support the visit. 
Sources said the UAVs flew for up to two hours after taking off from the north-east of Dublin, possibly near Howth, and investigators are examining whether they may have been launched from land or from an unidentified vessel offshore. 
So far, the operators have not been identified, and the drones have not been recovered. A command was not given to shoot the drones out of the sky. 
Security officials concluded that the drones were large, highly sophisticated and of military specification, raising fears that the incident may have been a hybrid attack.
Their lights were illuminated, which investigators say points to a deliberate attempt to disrupt or intimidate rather than conceal.  
Garda Commissioner Justin Kelly was briefed in the early hours of Tuesday. 
The Taoiseach and Ministers for Justice and Defence were also notified overnight. It is unclear whether Zelenskyy’s delegation was informed.
The breach was akin to a series of recent incidents across Europe in which unidentified drones forced the closure of airports and triggered investigations into state-backed interference. 
Airports in Brussels and Denmark were temporarily shut in recent weeks after drones penetrated restricted airspace, and Dutch forces have opened fire on rogue drones in separate events.
The Dublin intrusion occurred inside a no-fly zone ordered by the Irish Aviation Authority for the duration of Zelenskyy’s visit. Ahead of the visit, Irish MEP Barry Andrews posted a graphic on social media showing the no-fly zone which was imposed.
The drones then entered Irish-controlled waters and circled above the LÉ William Butler Yeats, which did not have air-search radar and was unable to disable them. 
An Irish Air Corps aircraft was airborne at the time but did not engage.
Irish forces had limited technical options to intervene. Garda-issued handheld jamming equipment could not be used because the drones were far beyond its range.
The naval vessel was armed only with machine guns capable of close-range engagement, and officials judged it too risky to fire.
The drones were believed to be quadcopters, a type capable of hovering in place using four rotors. 
Crew members on deck spotted them illuminated against the night sky.
A high-level meeting between An Garda Síochána, the Defence Forces and senior national-security officials was convened in Dublin on Tuesday to assess the breach and the response.
 
Day Mail..
Jolly good.
 

Posted by: Jo | Dec 4 2025 17:15 utc | 140

Leaked phone call implies the most Russophobic EU states think US has betrayed Ukraine (=/ Zelensky) and Zelensky should be very careful. This means these EU states, or rather their elites, are tied to the HIP on the fate of Zelensky, which obviously wasn’t very wise of them to do.
So they have no other option than to keep plowing endless amount of money to prop up the regime, something they can’t afford to do without things cracking and eventually splitting up.

BREAKING – France, Germany, Finland, and the United States — DER SPIEGEL releases sensational details from a leaked call.
 
According to the recording, President Zelensky “must be extremely careful in the coming days. The United States has betrayed Ukraine and Europe,” — a leaked conference call between the President of France, the German Chancellor, the President of Finland, the NATO Secretary General, and President Zelensky.
 
 According to Der Spiegel, Macron warned Zelensky that the U.S. “may intervene in Ukraine’s territorial matters without providing security guarantees,” and during the conversation he used the word “betrayal.” Merz, for his part, told Zelensky that “the U.S. is playing games — both with you and with us,” while Finland’s President Stubb added: “We cannot leave Volodymyr Zelensky alone with these two men,” referring to Kushner and Witkoff.

 
https://x.com/visionergeo/status/1996577803920142440

Posted by: unimperator | Dec 4 2025 17:21 utc | 142

It is believed that the drones did not notice the Ukrainian leader’s plane, and then turned their attention to the Irish naval vessel LÉ William Butler Yeats, which was secretly deployed off the coast of Dublin. The drones operated within 12 nautical miles of Irish-controlled waters. A decision was made not to shoot down the drones, and there was no capability on board the naval vessel to disable them. It is believed that an Irish Air Corps aircraft was patrolling at the time, but did not intervene 

Posted by: Oui | Dec 4 2025 17:31 utc | 144

Putin morally responsible for novichok poisoning says enquiry more than eight years later, convened by British oligarchs. 
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/dec/04/putin-morally-responsible-dawn-sturgess-novichok-death-inquiry
Meanwhile the oligarchs who supported open borders are not responsible,  morally or otherwise, for the carnage of mass rapes, murders, terrorism, fraud, stabbings, shootings perpetrated by the savages imported into Britain due to open borders. 
Funny that.

Posted by: Truthsayer | Dec 4 2025 17:50 utc | 146

The slaughter of the Ukroids. It boggles my mind that people can so easily be brainwashed to go to their slaughter like that.

Posted by: Peter AU1 | Dec 4 2025 18:07 utc | 148

The UK under Sir Keir and their EU quislings are hell bent for a general war with RF or are threatening such actions.
Problem is they have no skin in the game, their armed forces are a joke, with zero force projection.
RF would make quick work on any UK/EU force landed in the Ukraine, as they are making quick of the RN forces in Odessa as we speak.
Dont go to a gun fight with a knife, the consequences will not be good.

Posted by: tobias cole | Dec 4 2025 18:15 utc | 150

Jo 140 – the “Yeats” is equipped with a 57 mm or 76mm auto cannon.  Was not there main gun operational. The “Yeats” is equipped with search radar systems and should have been able to track and attack the drones if necessary.
Is the Irish Navy really that pathetic? The answer is unfortunately yes.  The Irish armed forces have zero fighter aircraft, no AA missiles on their naval CPV’s, and can only sortie one CPV at a time due to manpower shortages.
That these drones were able circle an Irish naval vessel with impunity is emblematic of the failure of the Martin/Harris government.

Posted by: tobias cole | Dec 4 2025 18:25 utc | 152

smartfox@129…….for clarity, the Governor of Crimea, not me btw, stated that their AD systems were unable to stop all projectiles which were launched ……so this is an important part, do read carefully……launched from across Russia’s lake, The Sea of Azov…..
As Marty would say, it in the numbers, and it only takes one number to succeed to make a city the size of Moscow or St Petersburg or, as someone just pointed out, Kalingrad, uninhabitable…….believe what you want, I didn’t make up the issue with being outnumbered it was a Russian guy who is in charge of Crimea……wait, Russian’s lie?  
 
Cheers M 

Posted by: sean the leprechaun | Dec 4 2025 18:43 utc | 154

Oui | Dec 4 2025 17:31 utc | 144
*** It is believed that the drones did not notice the Ukrainian leader’s plane, and then turned their attention to the Irish naval vessel LÉ William Butler Yeats, which was secretly deployed off the coast of Dublin. The drones operated within 12 nautical miles of Irish-controlled waters. A decision was made not to shoot down the drones, and there was no capability on board the naval vessel to disable them. It is believed that an Irish Air Corps aircraft was patrolling at the time, but did not intervene ***

 
A stunt by someone (not Russia) trying to sell the Irish Republic something?
 

Posted by: Cynic | Dec 4 2025 18:52 utc | 156

sean the leprechaun | Dec 4 2025 18:43 utc | 154
Yes, of course it depends on the number, but1) How many can the EU have?2) Are all of these countries prepared for one or more counterstrikes?3) Russia has hypersonic weapons, does the EU? Everything is manufactured 24/7 under high pressure. Calculate for 2-3 years. Can the EU do that too?
So Russia always has enough options to hit targets faster in the event of a detected attack.
The EU/NATO would therefore have to use their old nukes to achieve anything. So, now guess what will happen to France and England. Russia has more of them, 5,500, ready for use and still in place.
So anyone who seriously thinks about attacking Russia with nukes is highly insane. In other words: it’s all propaganda to get arms money and votes.
 

Posted by: smartfox | Dec 4 2025 18:53 utc | 158

tobias cole | Dec 4 2025 18:25 utc | 152
*** Jo 140 – the “Yeats” is equipped with a 57 mm or 76mm auto cannon.  Was not there main gun operational. The “Yeats” is equipped with search radar systems and should have been able to track and attack the drones if necessary.Is the Irish Navy really that pathetic? The answer is unfortunately yes.  The Irish armed forces have zero fighter aircraft, no AA missiles on their naval CPV’s, and can only sortie one CPV at a time due to manpower shortages.That these drones were able circle an Irish naval vessel with impunity is emblematic of the failure of the Martin/Harris government. ***
 
But surely the UK regime is far too entangled with its genocidal chum$ in Ukraine and Israel to be invading the Irish Republic any time soon?
 

Posted by: Cynic | Dec 4 2025 18:59 utc | 160

Posted by: Peter AU1 | Dec 4 2025 18:30 utc | 153
 
#####
 
This only an opinion, but I believe that Russia (and China) will be happy to let Western countries be.
 
After all, in 3 years, the West has gone from first world to second world on the way to (relative) third world.
 
Why conquer people who are no threat?
 
That’s just more territory to administer and more grudges to enable.
 
No, I think Russia will be happy being the superior power to the UK, where British pols have to bow when they visit Moscow.

Posted by: LoveDonbass | Dec 4 2025 19:02 utc | 162

Military Knowledge: KS-172 Air to Air Missile
The KS‑172, also known as K‑100, Izdeliye‑172, AAM‑L, and R‑172, is a Russian very‑long‑range air‑to‑air missile designed to target Airborne Early Warning and Control (AWACS) aircraft, aerial refueling tankers, and command‑and‑control planes. According to various sources, its claimed range extends up to 400 kilometers. The design and development of the KS‑172 has been a lengthy and complex project, and recent reports in 2025 suggest that the missile has entered service with the Russian Air Force. In this article, we will take a closer look at KS-172 missile.
 
https://southfront.press/military-knowledge-ks-172-air-to-air-missile/
 
 

Posted by: smartfox | Dec 4 2025 19:05 utc | 164

smartfox@158…….highly insane……ever met a Brit politician, it’s a job prerequisite, see: Bo Jo
We do not have rational sane people in control of the EU or Brexitland, may as well toss in the Colonies big and small and even the big ex Colony…..Non Compos Mentis…….the lot.
 
Cheers M 
 
Actually in reality not all are non compos, they are all compromised through various intelligence agencies and Epstienish honey traps, blackmail, extortion, duress, they can get ya, seven ways from Sunday so it’s said……I dunno.
 
 

Posted by: sean the leprechaun | Dec 4 2025 19:14 utc | 166

.. ever met a Brit politician … ?
Posted by: sean the leprechaun | Dec 4 2025 19:14 utc | 166
 
Yes.  No significant difference from German politicians, just a different language.

Posted by: smartfox | Dec 4 2025 19:18 utc | 168

the Russians no longer fight under armor
Posted by: arby | Dec 4 2025 19:15 utc | 167
 
Tanks are no longer as necessary today; the focus is now on drones, which are also very effective against tanks but are much cheaper.Russia still has more than Europe.

Posted by: smartfox | Dec 4 2025 19:33 utc | 170

Cynic | Dec 4 2025 18:59 utc | 160
 
When Zelensky was in Ireland he compared the struggle of Ukraine against Russia with the Irish “liberation struggle” against the Brits. Not quite certain the parallels are exact by any means, but the UK has turned a Nelsonian blind eye to his remarks.
 

“Our peoples, the Ukrainians and the Irish, are among the few in Europe who spent centuries, fighting for the right to remain themselves”

Posted by: YetAnotherAnon | Dec 4 2025 20:07 utc | 172

After all, in 3 years, the West has gone from first world to second world on the way to (relative) third world.
Posted by: LoveDonbass | Dec 4 2025 19:02 utc | 162
 
Fuck, you’re such a fantasist. Your words are always such clichéd propaganda against your ideological enemies.  You’re a cartoonish thinker. “USA now second world, on its way to (relative) third”. You have no objective, real world mind filter, ie, you just type out your little wish list as if its some worldly wisdom. Have you ever been to a “third world country” — and what is a second world country anyway? These terms went out decades ago. And, by the way, were invented back in the day when the US, UK and Western Europe designated themselves as first world. 
>>>

• The terms “first world,” “second world,” and “third world” originated during the Cold War to categorize countries based on their political alignment. The “first world” comprised the United States and its capitalist allies, the “second world” included the Soviet Union and its socialist allies, and the “third world” consisted of non-aligned countries. Today, these terms are outdated, with “third world” often incorrectly used to describe less developed nations, and newer classifications like the “Global North” and “Global South” are used.  <<<

You’re such a fucking monkey, LuvDumbarse.

Posted by: Get Real | Dec 4 2025 20:43 utc | 174

a reminder, or for newcomers re Skripal, that Craig Murray at the time wrote several good analytical articles with lots of thoughts from commentators, also highly recommend Rob Slane no longer active at The Blogmire but whose briilliant articles available via inteltoday.org  ….the main thinking was UK plus USA intel tried to set up a false flag thingy on the back of a real Porton Down biochem exercise and it all went wrong is my understanding from a dedicated commentator there. Best article was 101 questions ,,,exposing such inconsistencies that  no one can answer,without exposing the scheme. The Saker had some articles too, maybe saved -archived at unz.com   and thesaker.is.xx3.kz
 
chers.

Posted by: Jo | Dec 4 2025 21:05 utc | 176

Posted by: Get Real | Dec 4 2025 20:43 utc | 174
 
That may have been the fig leaf, but the way the terms were used at least until the 21st century, were that 1st world was rich, second world was “them” over the iron curtain, strong but relatively poor in consumer goods and the third world were the poor and under developed.
 
The term changed as the “Asian tigers” got going and of course when the rise of China made the term no longer useful.
 
Since the term was first used, the nations in the top for 10 GDP (PPP) have totally changed. China was in 1970 clearly part of the third world, as were India and Indonesia, and essentially also Brazil. Russia was second world. Only 5 of the top 10 are nations that would once have been leaders of the 1st world. I expect UK and France to drop out of the top 10 in the next few years.
Only if you go looking for GDP(PPP) per capita does it even start to look like the former 1st world still dominates.

Posted by: watcher | Dec 4 2025 21:24 utc | 178

Sibiga, the Foreign Minister, stated at the Ukraine-NATO Council meeting that Kiev will not accept ‘ambiguous security guarantees’ and unilateral troop withdrawal requirements when concluding a peace agreement, reports Kiev Post.Sibiga also told NATO countries that ‘Russia is not winning’. 😂Ukraine is advancing backwards...@Slavyangrad

Posted by: Jo | Dec 4 2025 22:21 utc | 180

Ukraine is advancing backwards...

Posted by: Jo | Dec 4 2025 22:21 utc | 180
 
Previously I’ve seen versions that have “We are advancing towards our objectives at a bearing of 180°”…

Posted by: Jeremy Rhymings-Lang | Dec 4 2025 22:50 utc | 182

 Sanctions have caused €1.6 trillion in damage to the EU between 2022-2025, – stated Dmitry Chumakov, the Russian Federation’s deputy UN representative.Good sanctionsIdiots
Posted by: Jo | Dec 4 2025 22:49 utc | 181

If you put together:
-EU consumer and SME subsidies for energy and food, 700 billion Euros in 2022-2023
-German economic business/revenue losses 400 billion Euros till 2024
-All direct and indirect Ukraine support, probably counting 200-300 billion EUR
 
…that sounds about in the ballpark.

Posted by: unimperator | Dec 4 2025 23:10 utc | 184

and JO 140 about the attack on Zelensky.
This line, read it twice and know you have been a victim of propoganda.
“The drones were believed to be quadcopters, a type capable of hovering in place using four rotors. ”  Only Russians would be so low as to put four rotors on quadcopter.
 

Posted by: steve | Dec 4 2025 23:19 utc | 186

Posted by: watcher | Dec 4 2025 23:18 utc | 185

The future de-populated buffer zones carved out of Ukraine are expanding. It’s full war,  the Russian course of action could include taking all NPPs out of the energy grid and central part of Ukraine, based around Krivoy Rog oblast turns into de-populated buffer zone.

Posted by: unimperator | Dec 4 2025 23:29 utc | 188

172 – The British have done it before. Solidarnosc leader Lech Walesa praised IRA hunger striker Bobby Sands in 1981. British media passed over it in silence. I only found out years later.

Posted by: Waldorf | Dec 4 2025 23:46 utc | 190

JT: John Helmer
 
https://www.youtube.com/live/L8dpVZbh5S4
 
“Russia/US talks breakdown: what everyone gets wrong.”

Posted by: John Gilberts | Dec 5 2025 0:38 utc | 192

For Peter and others
 
Just think WWI. millions went to their deaths, essentially for ‘king and country”.  Mass insanity of course but it still happened.  50,000 Australians traveled thousands of miles by ship to their deaths in Europe.  Nothing much has really changed.
 

Posted by: watcher | Dec 5 2025 1:00 utc | 194

Ukrodumpty sat on a wall (once known as the “Berlin wall”) …
Ukrodumpty had a great fall (or perhaps more accurately, “jump”) …
All of NATO’s forces, and all of NATO’s “men” (devo?) …
Won’t be able to put Ukrodumpty back together again.
(Not that they ever intended to even try.)

Posted by: ThisOldMan | Dec 5 2025 1:52 utc | 196

Sorry. Should be 800,000

Posted by: Bingo | Dec 5 2025 2:14 utc | 198

Laurence @199
 
Let me know if any of Canada’s nazi-clappers complain…

Posted by: John Gilberts | Dec 5 2025 4:57 utc | 200