Let’s get right to the biggest news of the day, which will have the concern-troll and 6th columnist mills in overdrive for the next week or so. Big bad Putin released the evil Azov commanders back into Ukraine: You’ll recall callsign Redis, aka Prokopenko
If Dimko Zhluktenko wants to kills Russians and makes fun of the Russian being eaten by the shark (which just shows what a contemptible creature he is) one wonders since he looks of military age why he hasn't signed up and is not on the front lines 'killing' Russians... People like him give the term human garbage a home.
Larry Johnson, at his 'A Son of the New American Revolution' website, expressed similar Erdogan views to yours this morning. I'm gonna be lazy and copy my comment from there:
I still believe it likely that the prisoner release was done for Putin and the grain deal [or for a grain deal that better benefits Russia]. Failing that notion, and looking to the long-term, every broken agreement gives Putin a bigger hand when it comes to negotiations to end this war.
At the least, it was an Erdogan move for the sake of Erdogan. He plays both sides, always for himself. Like many dictators, he will believe in his godhood, and that he can keep balancing on this circus wire. He survived the earthquake scandal. Few sociopaths in our world would've had that ability. I have to give him credit for having walked this far above the ring.
This war is a masterclass in Machiavellianism, from Putin, Erdogan, Zelensky, Orban, Lushenko, Da Silva and India. My country of South Africa hasn't played at their level. The USA has been the worst but it's got the advantage of being supported by a hundred million idiots believing flag waving is more important than human killing.
NB: I do not include the beautiful inquiring minds I follow as part of the idiot American mass. May you copulate and procreate sanity.
The surrender of the Azovstal commanders to Turkey was undoubtedly on the condition they be held in custody until the end of the conflict. Erdogan's decision to release them is a clear cut betrayal of his agreement with Russia. His reported new position the Ukraine should be admitted to NATO is further alignment with NATO/Ukraine. He has shown he is not agreement capable, along with the rest of NATO, and has lost any ability to act as an intermediary.
Turkey will pay a large cost for the bribes that Erdogan has collected. It may well affect Turkey's position as a hub for distribution of Russian oil/gas.
"Basically the very mal-adapted, under-developed, degenerate dregs of society we all expected, sharing the physiognomical defects of their mentally ill Antifa counterparts."
Yes propaganda victories are all the Ukraine and the west have and in the end they are irrelevant. And as you said this might be a chance for these Azov guys to be actually killed in action .But at the risk of being called a hawk I'm not happy that the Azov commander is free .Azov committed atrocities in Mariupol and this should never have happened .Erdogan is two faced manipulator and the fate of these men should never have been left in his hands
Got gnashing my teeth listening how the Snake Island is theirs. USSR stole it in 1947 from Romania. I do pray and hope it will ultimately fall on Russia's hands, so that no US installations get built there.
The U.S. has thousands of Abrams tanks sitting in boneyards. They've been rolling them off the manufacturing lines without lubricants or fuel for years now, and plopping them straight into storage depots. Why haven't those MBTs been offered to Ukraine?
I really wonder if Budanov and Zaluzhny are actually alive. I believe the Budanov in the video is a double. Still haven't gotten any audio from either of them since their original disappearances (Zaluzhny, when his Telegram channel went silent, and Budanov, when the missile hit HQ in Kiev), it would be easy to prove they're alive by having them talking into a microphone about some current event (so it could be compared to older audio known to be them)
A lot of important info here on the geopolitics behind the Uke War and the REAL battlefield conditions of the Uke enemy being destroyed in NO UNCERTAIN TERMS making for no sleep for the Lying Western Warmongers guilty of crimes against humanity, especially the ROT that is Biden, Nuland, Sullivan, Blinken, Austin and Milley and their serial sociopathic lying World Press enablers. This TELLS IT ALL! And the NEWS is Great for the GOOD GUYS!
Russia using Syria to inflict damage on USA makes sense. US troops there are vulnerable and you can use Syria to do the dirty work. Also, a stabilized Assad really helps Russian interests in the area.
As for NATO I'm pretty sure it's in the charter that no one can join who has open hostiles. Pretty sure this would include any sort of cease fire agreement. I'm pretty sure that if polish troops attacked Russian troops in Ukraine and Russia attacked Poland in response they can't enact article 5.
Again the poll doesn’t have the option I want (or a combination) 😉
It is a win for Ukraine but not major and it won’t matter in the long run.
As for Erdogan, it really shows the extent that he can be trusted. Look, we can try to make excuses for him and Russia officially might do that both to minimize what happened and keep the relationship as is (at least publicly). But the reality is this guy cannot be trusted. Not only that, but has shown that he can flip on a dime. You cannot create a lasting relationship that you can depend on with someone like that. The Kremlin should treat him from that perspective.
In other words, go at it alone, do whatever needs to be done disregarding what he wants and plan for any agreements to be broken. So if something is valuable, don’t share it. Don’t build any nuclear plants. Don’t get into any long term deals. Don’t get into any deals that cost too much to get out of. Everything is temporary, transactional, and reversible.He doesn’t seem to understand carrots very much either so most motivations need to be of the stick variety.
As far as I’m concerned, he made his bed - he should sleep in it.
I see the released Azov as potential political headaches for Zelensky, like Lenin being sent to Russia by Germany. The ammo situation is a Howler. The EU portion of NATO is almost disarmed and is no more than a Paper Tiger. There's a specific timing to all this that might become clear but a few more days are needed to matriculate.
As ever, a great update. You and Jacob Dreizin are my go to sources for news on this. Very different styles but very complementary.
“The Russians, who are much more sensitive to losses in manpower, try to avoid close ("contact") battles and, when the Ukrainians go to their trenches, withdraw, leaving the artillery to destroy the enemy. This usually succeeds-Ukrainians die or retreat.”
This sounds like kamikaze tactics to me. I guess that naive, inexperienced soldiers may do this but I wonder for how long until the next ones understand what is going on. East to trumpet such “successes” too from an air conditioned office in NATO land.
The west has become exactly what it says it is fighting. The lauding of the shark sums up their lack of seriousness plus zero professionalism and callousness all in one bite.
If Dimko Zhluktenko wants to kills Russians and makes fun of the Russian being eaten by the shark (which just shows what a contemptible creature he is) one wonders since he looks of military age why he hasn't signed up and is not on the front lines 'killing' Russians... People like him give the term human garbage a home.
Larry Johnson, at his 'A Son of the New American Revolution' website, expressed similar Erdogan views to yours this morning. I'm gonna be lazy and copy my comment from there:
I still believe it likely that the prisoner release was done for Putin and the grain deal [or for a grain deal that better benefits Russia]. Failing that notion, and looking to the long-term, every broken agreement gives Putin a bigger hand when it comes to negotiations to end this war.
At the least, it was an Erdogan move for the sake of Erdogan. He plays both sides, always for himself. Like many dictators, he will believe in his godhood, and that he can keep balancing on this circus wire. He survived the earthquake scandal. Few sociopaths in our world would've had that ability. I have to give him credit for having walked this far above the ring.
This war is a masterclass in Machiavellianism, from Putin, Erdogan, Zelensky, Orban, Lushenko, Da Silva and India. My country of South Africa hasn't played at their level. The USA has been the worst but it's got the advantage of being supported by a hundred million idiots believing flag waving is more important than human killing.
NB: I do not include the beautiful inquiring minds I follow as part of the idiot American mass. May you copulate and procreate sanity.
You realize that Biden HAS to defend Ukraine to the last, lest the whole money-laundring scheme sees the light of day?
The surrender of the Azovstal commanders to Turkey was undoubtedly on the condition they be held in custody until the end of the conflict. Erdogan's decision to release them is a clear cut betrayal of his agreement with Russia. His reported new position the Ukraine should be admitted to NATO is further alignment with NATO/Ukraine. He has shown he is not agreement capable, along with the rest of NATO, and has lost any ability to act as an intermediary.
Turkey will pay a large cost for the bribes that Erdogan has collected. It may well affect Turkey's position as a hub for distribution of Russian oil/gas.
"Basically the very mal-adapted, under-developed, degenerate dregs of society we all expected, sharing the physiognomical defects of their mentally ill Antifa counterparts."
:)
Yes propaganda victories are all the Ukraine and the west have and in the end they are irrelevant. And as you said this might be a chance for these Azov guys to be actually killed in action .But at the risk of being called a hawk I'm not happy that the Azov commander is free .Azov committed atrocities in Mariupol and this should never have happened .Erdogan is two faced manipulator and the fate of these men should never have been left in his hands
Got gnashing my teeth listening how the Snake Island is theirs. USSR stole it in 1947 from Romania. I do pray and hope it will ultimately fall on Russia's hands, so that no US installations get built there.
Name one place in the world Russia can kill top Azov brass and nobody'll make more of a stink about it than they already are.
The U.S. has thousands of Abrams tanks sitting in boneyards. They've been rolling them off the manufacturing lines without lubricants or fuel for years now, and plopping them straight into storage depots. Why haven't those MBTs been offered to Ukraine?
I really wonder if Budanov and Zaluzhny are actually alive. I believe the Budanov in the video is a double. Still haven't gotten any audio from either of them since their original disappearances (Zaluzhny, when his Telegram channel went silent, and Budanov, when the missile hit HQ in Kiev), it would be easy to prove they're alive by having them talking into a microphone about some current event (so it could be compared to older audio known to be them)
Russia has got to stop letting nato commanders go, it goes all the way back to Debaltsve.
Finding americans from generals to mercs and liquidating them should be a priority
How do the Russian assault tactics differ from the AFU? We have both happening simultaneously don't we?
The old WW2 days of maneuver warfare seem to be obsolete with the advent of ISR and precision, standoff strike.
A lot of important info here on the geopolitics behind the Uke War and the REAL battlefield conditions of the Uke enemy being destroyed in NO UNCERTAIN TERMS making for no sleep for the Lying Western Warmongers guilty of crimes against humanity, especially the ROT that is Biden, Nuland, Sullivan, Blinken, Austin and Milley and their serial sociopathic lying World Press enablers. This TELLS IT ALL! And the NEWS is Great for the GOOD GUYS!
Russia using Syria to inflict damage on USA makes sense. US troops there are vulnerable and you can use Syria to do the dirty work. Also, a stabilized Assad really helps Russian interests in the area.
As for NATO I'm pretty sure it's in the charter that no one can join who has open hostiles. Pretty sure this would include any sort of cease fire agreement. I'm pretty sure that if polish troops attacked Russian troops in Ukraine and Russia attacked Poland in response they can't enact article 5.
Again the poll doesn’t have the option I want (or a combination) 😉
It is a win for Ukraine but not major and it won’t matter in the long run.
As for Erdogan, it really shows the extent that he can be trusted. Look, we can try to make excuses for him and Russia officially might do that both to minimize what happened and keep the relationship as is (at least publicly). But the reality is this guy cannot be trusted. Not only that, but has shown that he can flip on a dime. You cannot create a lasting relationship that you can depend on with someone like that. The Kremlin should treat him from that perspective.
In other words, go at it alone, do whatever needs to be done disregarding what he wants and plan for any agreements to be broken. So if something is valuable, don’t share it. Don’t build any nuclear plants. Don’t get into any long term deals. Don’t get into any deals that cost too much to get out of. Everything is temporary, transactional, and reversible.He doesn’t seem to understand carrots very much either so most motivations need to be of the stick variety.
As far as I’m concerned, he made his bed - he should sleep in it.
I see the released Azov as potential political headaches for Zelensky, like Lenin being sent to Russia by Germany. The ammo situation is a Howler. The EU portion of NATO is almost disarmed and is no more than a Paper Tiger. There's a specific timing to all this that might become clear but a few more days are needed to matriculate.
As ever, a great update. You and Jacob Dreizin are my go to sources for news on this. Very different styles but very complementary.
“The Russians, who are much more sensitive to losses in manpower, try to avoid close ("contact") battles and, when the Ukrainians go to their trenches, withdraw, leaving the artillery to destroy the enemy. This usually succeeds-Ukrainians die or retreat.”
This sounds like kamikaze tactics to me. I guess that naive, inexperienced soldiers may do this but I wonder for how long until the next ones understand what is going on. East to trumpet such “successes” too from an air conditioned office in NATO land.
The west has become exactly what it says it is fighting. The lauding of the shark sums up their lack of seriousness plus zero professionalism and callousness all in one bite.