There’s been a huge rash of eye-opening and thought-provoking articles recently, which I haven’t been able to fit into other posts, and which have been building up on my tabs bar. So I figured I would wash them all through a single post dedicated to compiling these latest signals from the Western elites as to their thoughts on how the conflict is changing.
NATO = denial, delusion, deceit, endless hype and propaganda lies in the "narrative war" they are fighting. The war is about grift, re-election, and controlling their own populations by ironically destroying their own economies. Empire of Lies and Destruction. Russia will not be safe until the Empire is defeated.
June is going to be frightening. IF they use the NATO exercises as a tool to strike? Putin's hand may be forced. And that could be the big one. Putin has consistently ignored every red line violation. There are NATO and US troops fighting in Ukraine. NATO and US troops are planning and organizing armed invasions of Russian soil. And Putin ignores it. If there is a NATO strike during the June exercises, and a ton of Russians die? Will Putin finally fight then?
Thank you very much Simplicius. I never miss an article. The most interesting aspect of all these sites is the comments. If you scroll down to for example 1945s article and review them Lt Col Daniel Davis is dismissed as a Russian Propagandist and they are highlighting FPV drone and the recent stormshadow missile strikes on the ammo dumps as battlefield turning the tide. Its embarrassing as a lot of the commenters also have military experience at officer level but they do not realize that war is dynamic and not based off of past experiences.
Push for victory on the battlefield and not in the information space I say, but You are a ray of light in the information theater.
I also see an increase in China almost now full support of Russia. As on French tv, Chinese Embassador saying Crimea is Russia and always was.Yesterday they say they support the 4 new oblasts and another one on twitter (not an Emb. but an official), said Russia will take 4 more oblasts and stop at 8.
Tonight RU Emb in the UK saying two countries are near the end of diplomatic relations as UK is the main hawk (even if US provides QE money)
Russia, within the framework of the special operation, "has not yet begun to act seriously" and is ready for peace, but the West is leading the escalation, said Russian Ambassador in London Andrey Kelin.
One of the most massive kamikaze UAV attacks took place across Ukraine today. Almost everything is red and there are arrivals everywhere!
A big amount flew over the Kiev region into western Ukraine, with arrivals recorded in district centres (training grounds).
No one advertises this information and civilians cannot see it because all the firing ranges are remote from civilian settlements.
Also mass UAVs are recorded flying over the front 100km zone near the line of battles.
The Russians are trying to disrupt the Office of the President's accumulation of forces and preparations for an offensive.
CNN Poll Says 66% Of Americans Believe Another Joe Biden Term Will 'Lead To Disaster'
Did you drag yourself through Austin and Milley's 'breaking news' press conference? They were so insecure that there's no way they were buying their own bullshit.
Russia engaging in a "decisive action" vs the current slow boil has 2 benefits. 1) It's a PR disaster for NATO and could kill whatever's left of public support at home. IE shatter the narrative. 2) Show that the Russian force is still incredibly potent and not the drunken amateurs they are portrayed. This would eliminate any hope that Ukraine can maintain any leverage in a deal.
I think this war in Ukraine proves conclusively that the West is the unchallenged Narrative and Social Media Superpower.
Also thanks for the section on this Charles Q. Brown chap. It brought a huge smile to my face. As the USA is likely to stay under the iron-control of crooks and psychopaths, the best we can hope for is that they effectively de-fang themselves. I welcome Mr. Brown's ascendancy and I wish his DIE efforts Godspeed.
The Russian Foreign Ministry announced new conditions for achieving peace in Ukraine. From an interview with the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation M.Yu. Galuzin to the TASS news agency (May 27, 2023)
On the settlement of the Ukrainian crisis.
A settlement is possible only if the hostilities of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the supply of Western weapons cease.
To achieve a comprehensive, just and lasting peace, Ukraine must:
to return to a neutral non-bloc status, fixed in the Declaration of its state sovereignty of 1990,
refuse to join NATO and the EU,
recognize the new territorial realities that have developed as a result of the realization of the right of peoples to self-determination.
As I said, no attempt to conclude any "peace treaties" will lead to an end to the war. Only the liquidation of the Ukrainian state and the division of the territory of the former Ukraine between Russia and some Western countries, as suggested by Dmitry Medvedev, will lead to the establishment of peace. The preservation of the Ukrainian Nazi state means the continuation of the war.
If any French speaking here (I know there are several from 3 continents), interview of J Baud, a Swiss citizen (living in Brussels), former Swiss Intel, Nato and UN asset(colonel).He is clearly on our side, is very popular on YT. At least he really knows the all story from Maidan till today.He went to Donbass after Minsk 2 for the UN he stayed months there.
Daniel Davis is rather tedious. He appears to represent a slightly more realistic pov from the Pentagon, but every time he writes something 20% credible he backs down and writes 100% nonsense in his next piece. There is an ongoing row in US between the 100% fictionalists and the 80% fiction/20% truthers. I see no value in either
The brutality of this conflict, and especially Bakhmut/Artemovsk, is being recognized in the Western press. However, the general opinion is that UAF is holding its own and the upcoming offensive will be consequential. I suspect they're right, and there will be unexpected actions and deployments by NATO forces. And thousands upon thousands of unnecessary deaths. The Minsk Accords could have worked and 100,000's could be living decent lives. It's just a shame.
To give an epitaph to the Zaluzhny debacle, the Ukies made a video that allegedly showed Zaluzhny speaking to the camera to show that he's alive. However, skeptics were quick to point out that the "Zaluzhny" seen in that video had the wrong eye color. More damning for the Ukies, their western "news" media friends betrayed them by refusing to report on or spread around the video because it was somehow too obviously fake for their astronomically low reporting standards. Why would the western "news" media pass up a massive propaganda slam-dunk on Russia? Because it's an extremely obvious fake and no other reason.
This story reads like some poorly written copycat script of A Weekend at Bernie's, which clearly makes it too pulpy for the standards of your blog.
I suppose there isn't much reason for the Russians to change the meat grinder tactics until after the Nato chest thumping. Or even after that , really.
"Don't interrupt your enemies when they are destroying themselves."
NATO = denial, delusion, deceit, endless hype and propaganda lies in the "narrative war" they are fighting. The war is about grift, re-election, and controlling their own populations by ironically destroying their own economies. Empire of Lies and Destruction. Russia will not be safe until the Empire is defeated.
https://twitter.com/MarauderMag/status/1662246324094238721
LOL
June is going to be frightening. IF they use the NATO exercises as a tool to strike? Putin's hand may be forced. And that could be the big one. Putin has consistently ignored every red line violation. There are NATO and US troops fighting in Ukraine. NATO and US troops are planning and organizing armed invasions of Russian soil. And Putin ignores it. If there is a NATO strike during the June exercises, and a ton of Russians die? Will Putin finally fight then?
Thank you very much Simplicius. I never miss an article. The most interesting aspect of all these sites is the comments. If you scroll down to for example 1945s article and review them Lt Col Daniel Davis is dismissed as a Russian Propagandist and they are highlighting FPV drone and the recent stormshadow missile strikes on the ammo dumps as battlefield turning the tide. Its embarrassing as a lot of the commenters also have military experience at officer level but they do not realize that war is dynamic and not based off of past experiences.
Push for victory on the battlefield and not in the information space I say, but You are a ray of light in the information theater.
I also see an increase in China almost now full support of Russia. As on French tv, Chinese Embassador saying Crimea is Russia and always was.Yesterday they say they support the 4 new oblasts and another one on twitter (not an Emb. but an official), said Russia will take 4 more oblasts and stop at 8.
Tonight RU Emb in the UK saying two countries are near the end of diplomatic relations as UK is the main hawk (even if US provides QE money)
Russia, within the framework of the special operation, "has not yet begun to act seriously" and is ready for peace, but the West is leading the escalation, said Russian Ambassador in London Andrey Kelin.
One of the most massive kamikaze UAV attacks took place across Ukraine today. Almost everything is red and there are arrivals everywhere!
A big amount flew over the Kiev region into western Ukraine, with arrivals recorded in district centres (training grounds).
No one advertises this information and civilians cannot see it because all the firing ranges are remote from civilian settlements.
Also mass UAVs are recorded flying over the front 100km zone near the line of battles.
The Russians are trying to disrupt the Office of the President's accumulation of forces and preparations for an offensive.
CNN Poll Says 66% Of Americans Believe Another Joe Biden Term Will 'Lead To Disaster'
https://www.zerohedge.com/political/cnn-poll-says-66-americans-believe-another-joe-biden-term-will-lead-disaster?fbclid=IwAR2BO4A9vSivmWyaIfRP60ig4B1oOb3p5nBoJWATTm63OJo_2QTdEgIUrw4
Did you drag yourself through Austin and Milley's 'breaking news' press conference? They were so insecure that there's no way they were buying their own bullshit.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?528333-1/secretary-austin-general-milley-news-conference
Russia engaging in a "decisive action" vs the current slow boil has 2 benefits. 1) It's a PR disaster for NATO and could kill whatever's left of public support at home. IE shatter the narrative. 2) Show that the Russian force is still incredibly potent and not the drunken amateurs they are portrayed. This would eliminate any hope that Ukraine can maintain any leverage in a deal.
I think this war in Ukraine proves conclusively that the West is the unchallenged Narrative and Social Media Superpower.
Also thanks for the section on this Charles Q. Brown chap. It brought a huge smile to my face. As the USA is likely to stay under the iron-control of crooks and psychopaths, the best we can hope for is that they effectively de-fang themselves. I welcome Mr. Brown's ascendancy and I wish his DIE efforts Godspeed.
The Russian Foreign Ministry announced new conditions for achieving peace in Ukraine. From an interview with the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation M.Yu. Galuzin to the TASS news agency (May 27, 2023)
On the settlement of the Ukrainian crisis.
A settlement is possible only if the hostilities of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the supply of Western weapons cease.
To achieve a comprehensive, just and lasting peace, Ukraine must:
to return to a neutral non-bloc status, fixed in the Declaration of its state sovereignty of 1990,
refuse to join NATO and the EU,
recognize the new territorial realities that have developed as a result of the realization of the right of peoples to self-determination.
As I said, no attempt to conclude any "peace treaties" will lead to an end to the war. Only the liquidation of the Ukrainian state and the division of the territory of the former Ukraine between Russia and some Western countries, as suggested by Dmitry Medvedev, will lead to the establishment of peace. The preservation of the Ukrainian Nazi state means the continuation of the war.
If any French speaking here (I know there are several from 3 continents), interview of J Baud, a Swiss citizen (living in Brussels), former Swiss Intel, Nato and UN asset(colonel).He is clearly on our side, is very popular on YT. At least he really knows the all story from Maidan till today.He went to Donbass after Minsk 2 for the UN he stayed months there.
https://youtu.be/GAR4-CfYwkA
Daniel Davis is rather tedious. He appears to represent a slightly more realistic pov from the Pentagon, but every time he writes something 20% credible he backs down and writes 100% nonsense in his next piece. There is an ongoing row in US between the 100% fictionalists and the 80% fiction/20% truthers. I see no value in either
6600 words - keeping it short today!!
The brutality of this conflict, and especially Bakhmut/Artemovsk, is being recognized in the Western press. However, the general opinion is that UAF is holding its own and the upcoming offensive will be consequential. I suspect they're right, and there will be unexpected actions and deployments by NATO forces. And thousands upon thousands of unnecessary deaths. The Minsk Accords could have worked and 100,000's could be living decent lives. It's just a shame.
To give an epitaph to the Zaluzhny debacle, the Ukies made a video that allegedly showed Zaluzhny speaking to the camera to show that he's alive. However, skeptics were quick to point out that the "Zaluzhny" seen in that video had the wrong eye color. More damning for the Ukies, their western "news" media friends betrayed them by refusing to report on or spread around the video because it was somehow too obviously fake for their astronomically low reporting standards. Why would the western "news" media pass up a massive propaganda slam-dunk on Russia? Because it's an extremely obvious fake and no other reason.
This story reads like some poorly written copycat script of A Weekend at Bernie's, which clearly makes it too pulpy for the standards of your blog.
I suppose there isn't much reason for the Russians to change the meat grinder tactics until after the Nato chest thumping. Or even after that , really.
"Don't interrupt your enemies when they are destroying themselves."