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ukraine is going to be one of the next money laundering opportunities for the corrupt in the west.
The nationalists know that Ze-Biden visit didn't deliver anything good ( although Zelensky is still trying to negotiate with Google the "change of content" on Youtube, trying to limit access of Ukrainians to Russian music, news in Russian language and so on.)
And of course the idiots are still shelling DNR (these two children were hit by the latest shelling in Gorlovka; not seriously this time around, thanks lord, but still.)
The OSCE took note of the heavy weaponry being moved by the Ukrs close to the civilian buildings in Donbass, close to the DNR border; couple of tanks, the howitzers and the armored vehicles.
At 9:18 Basurin looks pissed ( he always looks slightly pissed, but I can't blame him.)
This time around he is talking about the shortage of professionals in Ukrainian Army, and that the "inadequately prepared Ukrainian soldiers keep on blowing themselves up on their own mine traps, committing suicides and so on," and then their superiors keep on writing these losses off on the "military actions in Donbass."
The last such case was this week, Wednesday.
But overall it looks like Russia is going to "part with the OSCE" and to not to extend their staying in LDNR any longer, since RF is taking over those areas ( judging by the overall picture.)
They are talking about it in this next video.
There you can see the reports on the anniversary of Zakhar's death ( people are still mourning him over there, they didn't forget him,) the war generation ( being born in 2014) is already going to school this year for the first time, with Russia's anthem playing for them ( as I've said, the RF is firmly taking over the area), the orphanages in DNR ( which I still think is a better idea in that part of the world than all this "adoption/foster care American style,) and so on.
Shortly after Zelensky's return from Washington ( and his meeting with Biden, that didn't bring anything uplifting to Ukrainians,) someone Christo Grozev of Bellingcat, brings the operation with "Wagner group" that took place last year back in a picture, promising ( finally) to come up with a movie on subject, that has been promised ( and postponed already few times for unknown reasons) within the last six times.
Just to remind you of the background of this story;
Last year, before the presidential elections in Belorussia, a group of Russians from "Wagner" ( 30 men or so,) arrived to Minsk, and lodged in the near-by resort hotel, without any particular attempts to conceal their whereabouts.
The next day the Belorussian KGB arrested them all, accusing them of preparation to organize some coup d'etat and to overthrow Lukashenko.
As it turned out to be, all these men ( Eastern Ukrainians among them including,) were participants in the military actions in Donbass (obviously not on Ukrainian side,) and Ukraine demanded their extradition.
Lukashenko already swiftly prepared the paperwork for that ( someone leaked him the information apparently that such attempt was going to be made,) but after the beginning of the unrest in Belorussia, he changed his mind, got in touch with Moscow and released them all to Russia instead.
Even before he sis that, it became known that it was a set up, prepared by Ukrainian Security Service, to lure these people out of Russia, making them a fake offer of contract in "third countries," so the air tickets to Istanbul were booked for them by the fictitious company from Minsk.
And that's what they were planning to do - to fly to Istanbul the next day, before their potential "employer" disappeared from the radar, and they got arrested.
As the rumor had it, as soon as they'd be flying over Ukraine, there were some plans to land the plane in Ukraine and apprehend them there, but these rumors were never confirmed.
With that being said, the operation fell through, because ( according to the Bellingcat at least,) some *rat* in Zelensky office ( supposedly Andrej Yermak ) notified Moscow and Minsk of the event.
So the *brilliant plan* with intent to damage the ties between Minsk and Moscow, ( while the West would proceed with the change of government in Belorussia,) fell through. And only ( according to the Bellingcat investigation and Zelensky's opponents in Ukraine) because of some untrustworthy people in Z.'s government ( in his close surroundings to be exact.)
So this very subject all of a sudden pops up on a serface again, soon after Zelensky's visit to Washington.
The stipulations are;
Either it's a signal to Z. that his days are numbered and he is not convenient figure for the West any longer ( which would bring a lost of joy to Poroshenko's camp,)
OR it's a signal to Ze, that he has to hurry up and to pass the control of judicial system of Ukraine under American command ( and whatever else US embassy was requiring of Zelensky already for some time.)
The Bellingcat said that although they already prepared one of the versions of the movie, it turned out that CNN was coming out with their own version of investigation too ( which they kept on postponing as well, probably digging up for more information against Ze's office?)
But whatever it is, an attempt to blackmail Zelensky, or direct informational attack prepared against him, this sounds like bad news for him.
Does Rodnovery - Slavic paganism - play a role in this conflict?
I doubt to any large extent. The torchlight parades of the radicals and some of the symbols have roots way back in history but the main mission of this whole affair is to drive a wedge between Russia and Europe. Russia for hundreds of years ahs been trying to make a "Greater Eurasia" groups of nations from the Atlantic to the Pacific in the east. It's something Bismarck actually worked with them on in the latter half of the 1800s.
There's always some nations that try to stymie the process and obstruct it. The latest episode was the mess in Ukraine beginning in late 2013. it was done by the US.
Overall Ukrainian Taliban keeps on targeting the civilian infrastructure; there were few wounded people lately too.
One one hand with that Ukrs scream that they are not going to adhere to Minsk agreement any longer, on another hand Zelensky keeps on demanding meeting with Putin regarding the Minsk agreement.
Lavrov already referred to it as "political schizophrenia."
There will be no meeting of course with this craziness.
I am not sure what Russians are waiting for exactly, while putting up with all this shelling/destruction of the infrastructure in LDNR.
In other news - Belorussia is unifying with "Russia proper" as it was expected, they have joint military drills at this point.
Does Rodnovery - Slavic paganism - play a role in this conflict?
Russia is funding russian nazi groups such as "Radnovers" to fight against the local population in the Donbass.
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Originally Posted by erasure
From what I've heard here - yes.
Drones again.
Ukraine is successfully fighting the Russian invaders, destroying the infrastructure of the Russian army. The most interesting thing is that this tank farm was surrounded by the latest Russian anti-UAV systems, but they could not oppose anything to the technologies of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. This is yet another failure of the Russian military industry, which has hopelessly lagged behind Ukraine
Russia is funding russian nazi groups such as "Radnovers" to fight against the local population in the Donbass.
Ukraine is successfully fighting the Russian invaders, destroying the infrastructure of the Russian army. The most interesting thing is that this tank farm was surrounded by the latest Russian anti-UAV systems, but they could not oppose anything to the technologies of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. This is yet another failure of the Russian military industry, which has hopelessly lagged behind Ukraine
Are you replacing DKM as resident comic of the thread?? Good job, thank you for the morning laugh....
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