War

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General Sergei Surovikin has created the conditions for going on the offensive in Ukraine​

by Valentin Vasilescu

The procedures used so far by General Sergei Surovikin allow us to anticipate what the Russian offensive will look like in 2023. So far, we know that he had set out to destroy the critical infrastructure of the Ukraine for the purposes of:

1. Partition off combat action zones by preventing the transport of weapons received from the West and of troops mobilized to the front line.

2. Destroy NATO weapons and ammunition in depots on the borders of Ukraine.

3. Create safe corridors for Russian aircraft by destroying Ukrainian AA missile systems at least 100 km from the front line.

Sergei Surovikin's plan is part of a longer-term perspective and aims to guarantee unrestricted freedom of movement for the Russian army in southern, eastern and central Ukraine. This will radically change Russia's offensive operations.

It becomes possible to replace the frontal attack of the troops on the ground, as it was done until now, by maneuvers over wide areas, highlighting the qualitative superiority of the Russian airborne means.

The use of tactical or operational air assets behind Ukrainian defenses will create a buffer between them and the rest of Ukraine. It will then be necessary to envelop the Ukrainian forces, divide them into brigades and isolated battalions and encircle each unit.

https://en.reseauinternational.net/le-general-serguei-surovikin-a-cree-les-conditions-pour-passer-a-loffensive-en-ukraine/

 

[Roms]

Putin assures that Russia will find an “antidote” to the Patriot delivered to kyiv “a rather old system” (lol)​

by Al manar

Russian President Vladimir Putin has played down the impact of granting kyiv the most sophisticated American Patriot air defense system, saying the Russian military will find an "antidote" to circumvent it.

« Regarding the Patriot, it's a fairly old system. It does not work like our (Russian system) S-300. But our opponents assume it's a defensive weapon. All right, we'll keep that in mind. And there's always an antidote Mr. Putin said at a press conference.

Following the meeting on Wednesday December 21 at the White House between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and his American counterpart Joe Biden, the latter assured that he wanted to grant him Patriot systems.

Zelensky has in recent weeks repeatedly asked Western capitals for modern air defense systems.

The Patriot air defense system that the United States will provide to Ukraine will strengthen " in a significative way Ukrainian defense in the face of Russian strikes, he said.

« This is a very important step to create a safe airspace for Ukraine “, he told the press, according to the translation of an interpreter, alongside President Joe Biden.

One Patriot System​

After the meeting, the US State Department clarified that Washington was currently sending only one of these highly mobile systems.

« Today's tranche of aid includes for the first time the Patriot air defense system, capable of shooting down cruise missiles, short-range ballistic missiles and aircraft at significantly higher altitudes than defense that had been provided until then “said Secretary of State Antony Blinken in a statement, quoted by theAFP.

The Patriot is part of a new tranche of US military aid to Ukraine of about $1,85 billion, including $1 billion in donations to kyiv of weapons from US military stockpiles – which can be delivered quickly – and 850 million orders to the defense industry, which implies delays of several months, even several years.

Among the armaments ordered from American industry are notably ammunition of various calibers, satellite communication terminals and funds intended for the training of Ukrainian troops. The new tranche brings total US military assistance to Ukraine to $21,3 billion since the start of the Russian military operation in Ukraine on February 24 and $21,9 billion since the arrival of Joe Biden at the White House in January 2021.

New Biden slur​

The meeting between the two Ukrainian and American leaders was marked by a new stammer from the tenant of the White House.

During the press conference with Volodymyr Zelensky, according to the official transcript of his speech, the American head of state misarticulated the word “Ukrainian” when he broached the subject of the social sector in Ukraine. And if some may have heard “Iranian”, as was already the case last March, the official transcription of his speech rather takes on an interplanetary character:

« [It is necessary, editor's note] to ensure that the Ukrainian government can continue to provide basic basic services to the Uranian people, such as health care, education and emergency services “Biden stated.

https://reseauinternational.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/22-IMG_7486.mp4

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Putin: the US has been involved in the conflict for a long time​

In his press conference after a meeting of the Russian State Council, the Russian number one reaffirmed that his objective " is not to widen the conflict, but on the contrary, to end this war. "

« We never gave up negotiating. The sooner our adversaries realize this, the better. He said.

He recalled his initial position when the conflict broke out that " the special military operation is a forced but necessary measure. »

According to him, the United States has been involved in the conflict in Ukraine for a long time, " just like in other processes that took place in the Soviet and post-Soviet space ».

https://en.reseauinternational.net/poutine-assure-que-la-russie-trouvera-un-antidote-au-patriot-livres-a-kiev-un-systeme-assez-vieux/

 

[Microbeman]

The US has been in Full Time War mode since 1964.

Israel has been in Full Time War mode since 1935.

Putin's moves are 99% self-defense, which in a world with the US & Israel as neighbors means allying with Iran, Syria, and China.

The US never gives up on trying to start a fight with Russia, and the USSR.

When you're dealing with Psychopaths like that, you really do have to be aggressive and pro-active.

Russia has some very strong cards. Their Oil Resources, their mineral resources, and the fact that they span 10 or 11 time zones. And their location next to an Arctic with lots more Oil - at a time when Saudi Arabia is scraping the walls of their oil reserves.

Oh well then. Kill Russia baby, kill. Keep them missiles flying and fukin up them Ukraines cuz as we all know more war makes less war.

 

[Roms]

– Day 300 – Despite the loss of 500 men a day, Zelenski refuses that the Ukrainian army leaves Bakhmout​

By Le Courrier des Stratèges Ensemble, défendons nos libertés

Kiev is transforming Bakhmout into a new Marioupol. While the Ukrainian military command wanted to withdraw to lean on a line of defense further west, Zelenski refused. And to better mark the importance he attaches to Bakhmout / Artiomovsk, the Ukrainian president staged, on December 20, a visit to the city ( official version ). Bakhmout becomes a new Marioupol, to defend at all costs - despite the fact that the Ukrainian army has 500 killed and wounded on this part of the front every day. All of this takes place against the backdrop of an American conviction that it is possible to use Russia by attracting it to a long war. The prospects for negotiation are distant.​

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Julian MacFarlane: In Bakhmout, Ukraine loses one battalion a day​

We have gotten into the habit of giving voice to dissident North American voices ( Scott Ritter, Douglas MacGregor, John Helmer, antiwar.com etc ... ). Julian MacFarlane's latest article, independent Canadian journalist that we have already translated, deserves to be cited here because of his assessment of different journalistic sources. We do not share the aggressiveness of certain passages in the article, but it seemed interesting to us to return it as close as possible to the “ original version ”.
“I recently did a voiceover for SouthFront – a video report on Ukraine. I usually do these voices twice a week, in British English, although, as a Canadian, I am also trained in the American. Good training !
I do not write these reports – and I do not even necessarily agree with all the content – but the reports of SF are always honest, whatever my opinions, which is more than I can say about the mainstream media for which I also worked in my other role as a media whore.
You have to visit sites like SouthFront. These are major sources of information and criticism.
As well Larry Johnson, Moon of Alabama, Brian Bertelic's Tou Tube channel New Atlas, Alex Mercouris. They deserve your support.
The last report I recorded mainly concerned Bakhmout ( Artiomovsk ), a fortress town in Donbass, which is currently the subject of much information.
Some believe that capturing this city is a strategic key to taking larger cities in the north of occupied eastern Ukraine, such as Slaviansk and Kramatorsk. Others believe that this is simply a practical slaughterhouse for the Russians, who will transform the Ukrainian Armed Forces into minced steaks.

Bakhmout and the Wagner group​

According to the SF report, Bakhmut is “ on the brink of collapse ”.
PMC chief “ Wagner ” Yevgeny Prigozhin said the Russians have a mission to destroy the Ukrainian army and reduce its combat potential, but not to storm the city. Such a tactic should lead to the liberation of the city without heavy fighting on the streets, and also has a positive effect on other fronts of eastern Ukraine.
In the case of Bakhmout, Prigojine's statement is significant. This group focuses on the destruction of Ukrainian army forces in the city, which are made up of conscripts and mercenaries: it does not want to destroy the city itself.
This is in line with Russian policy of trying to reduce civilian casualties and protect infrastructure, as well as reduce their own losses. It is certain that the Wagner group, which is made up of (, seems to be ) largely former Russian professional soldiers, has been effective in this regard.
Western propaganda, aka “ media ”, described the PMC Wagner as ” Putin's private army ” neo-Nazis “ ” and accused him of crimes of war, drawing heavily on information from veritable neo-Nazis in Ukraine – and, in Syria, from friends of the Americans like Al-Qaeda and various jihadist terrorist groups.
All armies commit war crimes, of course, and I'm not saying that Wagner's agents have not exceeded the limits on occasion, but their trademarks are discipline and professionalism – acts of gratuitous cruelty are therefore not in their interest. Bad publicity if you want to sell military services.
In addition, Western propaganda has produced so many blatant lies that everything it claims should be viewed with a critical eye.
Just type on Google “ Russia ” and “ war crimes ” – you will get no less than 130 million results. Now look at this list. You will see several entries, using an almost identical formulation, indicating the same sources.
Googlez now “ UAF war crimes ”. 234,000 results.
Yet, while there is almost no tangible evidence of Russian war crimes, there are more than enough of the UAF crimes. 15,000 dead in eastern Ukraine bear witness to this. Not to mention the well-documented bombing of civilian sites, in addition to random atrocities such as rape and murder and, of course, numerous Ukrainian videos of mutilation and execution of prisoners of war.
The “ Boutcha massacre ” ? A tiny 1,160,000 results. However, all the photos show fresh bodies which apparently remained fresh for 3 weeks. The chicken cutlets in my fridge will spoil in about a week. But they don't have white armbands indicating that these are Russian chickens.
We have to assume that the laws of nature are different for Russians. Not to mention basic psychology.
Western media would have us believe that the Russians are self-destructive. Massacre theirs. Blowing up their own pipelines. Attacking their own nuclear power plants, bombing their own hospitals, schools and shopping centers.
Again, that doesn't mean that the Russians or the Wagnerites didn't do bad things – just like the American and British soldiers did during the Second World War – but not on the same scale as the Ukro-Nazis. Do not believe what you read without critical thinking.

Unsustainable losses​

SouthFront reports heavy casualties from the Ukrainian army in Bakhmut at the hands of the despised Wagner group.
As a result, the Ukrainian army lost 500 to 800 soldiers killed and injured in the “ Bakhmut crusher ”.
Alex Mercouris confirms these figures from Ukrainian and Russian sources, claiming that the Ukrainian army loses the equivalent of one battalion per day !
This assessment is confirmed by Andrew Milburn, a retired American navy, which works with the Mozart Group to train Ukrainian army troops in Bakhmout. He estimates losses at least 70 %. He points out that the Ukrainian armed forces in Bakhmout are practically untrained Ukrainian troops, easy meat for experienced Russian veterans.
It’s pretty bad.
But consider that SouthFront, Mercouris and Milburn only speak of Bakhmout.
The Russian army progresses along all its lines, taking cities and villages and killing soldiers and mercenaries of the Ukrainian army in passing, an asymmetrical war to its best, that the US military admits that it cannot yet imitate.
The Ukrainian army appears to suffer particularly heavy losses in the Kharkov region, including around 90 Polish mercenaries recently in one day. It seems that Kharkov was not a great success for Zelensky – except in terms of American aid, which is now increasingly questioned in the United States.
For now, the focus is on Bakhmout. The use by the Ukrainian army of regular troops is ineffective and leads to unsustainable losses. What will Zelensky do ?
So far, this rogue areal was content to launch almost untrained and poorly equipped troops into the “ grinder ”. What is 100,000 ( dead ) compared to $ 50 million?
That said, for the scam to continue and for the money to flow, the conscripts of the Ukrainian army will be mostly replaced by the better qualified Ukrainian foreign legion, composed mainly of Polish and other mercenaries.
The Wagner group is impatiently awaiting this – they will not make a quarter. Some dead Canucks, Americans and British are the borsht ( cherry to use an unappetizing metaphor ).
Mercouris believes that the Russian strategy has evolved into a more brutal war “ without capitulation ”.
He quotes an article by Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell published in Newsweek December 6 and using, as an analogy, the American Civil War – another “ fraternal conflict ” which did not turn out well.
The article is surprising for Newsweek: it is written by two experienced diplomacy professionals and constitutes a rational analysis, based on simple facts, historically verifiable and documented rather than on the usual CIA propaganda to predict Russia's victory in Ukraine in 2023.
Does this indicate a gradual change in public awareness ? Comments from Newsweek readers do not seem to indicate such a change. But this is not an indication of general opinion, only of the type of people Newsweek addresses.
Given his audience, why did Newsweek publish it ? Newsweek is indeed a whore. Its audience is made up of its customers. His cries of enjoyment are fake orgasms. But the Shag Mag has a pimp, who belongs to a cartel and directs things.
It is difficult to know what this article is for. Read my next article.”

The Battle of Ukraine​

Jacques Frère's twitter thread again serves as a guide. It should be noted that the battle mainly focuses on Bakhmout / Artiomovsk. There are two reasons for this:

• bad weather, on much of the front line, prevented many operations.
• The Ukrainian command seems to want to make Bakhmout a symbol of resistance at all costs, like Marioupol a few months ago.

Erwan Castel written, precisely, on his blog:
“ On December 14, in front of this “ Artemovsk meat grinder ” in which hundreds of killed, wounded and prisoners belonging to the strategic reserves of the Ukrainian battle corps disappear daily, the Chief of Staff, General Zajoulny, to ask Zelensky for permission to abandon Artemovsk and Soledar and to reconstitute a line of defense 10 km further west.
The last time such a situation happened was during the Battle of Severodonetsk / Lisichansk. But it took hundreds of more killed for NATO advisers whispering in the ears of the Kievian puppet to accept the obvious.

Politically and militarily the abandonment of Artemovsk by the ukro-Atlantist forces would mean a bitter failure in a battle for which thousands of soldiers have died since May, when Russian forces arrived for this bastion of the North Front ”.

Vladimir Zelensky surrendered – according to the official version – in Bakhmout this Thursday, December 20. Bakhmout is becoming a new Marioupol.

According to Erwan Castel:

“On December 18, 2022, the ukro-Atlantist forces, in their daily bombings ( ... ). shot at Donetsk's largest hospital

For several days, the multiple rocket spears of 122mm “ Grad ” positioned without the sectors of Krasnogorovka and Avdeevka, west and north of Donetsk, terrorize the city center, however empty of any industrial or energy military objective.

Enemy gunners, in addition to shooting flashes at immediately left shooting points to avoid spotting and fighting, have benefited from the thick fog that prevents ground and air observations for 4 days.
After the first morning shots on the central market district at 6:00 am the ukro-Atlantist forces resumed violent bombardments from 5:00 p.m,

ukro-Atlantist bombing on the hospital
from Kalinina on the left bank of the Kalmius

At 6:00 p.m. the [ Ukrainian ] shots hit Kalinina hospital, which is a real city in the city spanning several tens of hectares along the Kalmius River and which has already been hit several times since 2014. It was one of my comrades hospitalized in a nearby building who alerted me a few minutes after the first explosions.

This time, 2 departments were hit by the shots: numbers 6 and 7.

Provisional assessment is 1 killed and 4 injured
as well as significant destruction.

Need I remind you that bombing a hospital is a war crime?

A priori this does not seem obvious to everyone if we believe the silence maintained by the Western media pharmacies revealing either a filthy stupidity, either a voluntary complicity in his war crimes, even both because in Western news agencies it seems that collecting individual tares and collective faults is the preferred sport of new dogs for good thought foster.

In the rubble of the bombed places on December 18, several debris and shards of artillery ammunition were collected by the investigators: rockets of 122mm “ Grad ”, 155mm shards of M777 American or French CAESAR barrel. But a new type of ammunition was also discovered ( ... ) a which probably belongs to the Swedish artillery system Archer ( or Luchnik ).
The Archer is a fully automated 155mm Swedish howitzer put into service in 2011. Its crew is made up of 3 servants.
HIS SCOPE IS 60 KM.
It only takes 30 seconds after arriving at its position to start the shot and 30 seconds to leave it.
The 20 preloaded shells can be drawn in 3 minutes, loading the next 20 is automated.
Last October it was mentioned that Sweden was going to transfer to Ukraine 12 “ Archer ” for a first operational deployment ”

1. Strengthening relations between India and Russia despite the intensification of the Ukrainian war​

“Prime Minister Narendra Modi's appeal to Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday December 16 marks a new stage in bilateral relations between the two long-standing friends, both in context and in a long-term perspective.

The media may be tempted to link Modi's call to developments in Ukraine, although Indian and Russian reports (here and here) clearly indicate that Russian-Indian bilateral relations dominated the conversation.

Nevertheless, it is very significant that Modi was not dissuaded by the fact that, although it was not the era of wars, the Ukrainian conflict will not, in all probability, that intensify, and it is more likely than ever that Russia will be forced to seek total military victory, because the United States leaves him no option by stubbornly blocking all avenues of realistic settlement and stealthily climbing the climbing ladder.

The Biden administration’s decision to deploy Patriot missiles in Ukraine is undoubtedly a major escalation. Moscow warned of “ consequences“. Once again, Moscow confirmed that the United States has planned, orchestrated and equipped Ukraine with the military capacity necessary to deeply attack Russian territory – hundreds of kilometers away, in fact – including against the Engels base where Russian strategic bombers with nuclear capacity are stationed. Never before have the two superpowers targeted each other's nuclear assets.

There is therefore no doubt that Mr.’s initiative. Modi to discuss at this stage “ the high level of bilateral cooperation which developed on the basis of the privileged Russian-Indian strategic partnership ”, in particular in the key areas of energy, trade and investment, defense and security cooperation is in itself an important message.

He discreetly underlines a medium and long term perspective of the Russian-Indian relationship which goes far beyond the vicissitudes of the Ukrainian conflict. In other words, India will not allow its long-standing ties to Russia to be taken hostage by Western sanctions.

For India, the reorientation of Russian economic diplomacy towards the Asian region presents enormous business opportunities. Who would have thought, nine months ago, that Russia would become India's leading oil supplier, ahead of Iraq, Saudi Arabia and the United States ? According to Reuters, India purchased around 40% of all export volumes of Urals-grade Russian oil transported by sea in November, while European countries accounted for 25 %, Turkey 15% and China 5 %.

The figures speak for themselves: in November, while Russia supplied 909,000.4 barrels of crude oil per day to India, the corresponding figures were those of Iraq ( 861,000.4 ), from Saudi Arabia ( 570,000.9 ) and the United States ( 405,000.5 ). Suffice it to say that when Modi mentioned energy as a point of discussion with Putin, this confirms once again that India is turning a deaf ear to the wacky G7 plan to impose a price cap on Russian oil exports.

But all good things have their downside. As the volume of trade between India and Russia increases – Russia having gone from 25th to 7th place among India's trading partners – the imbalance of bilateral trade is also increasing, with Moscow making India ( and China ) its privileged trading partners.

The recent visit of Indian Foreign Minister Jaishankar to Moscow focused on a list of 500 items that Russia would like to obtain in India. It is important to note that this is also a supply chain for Russian industry and the economy. Jaishankar is said to have given a provisional response indicating that India was ready to start providing the necessary spare parts for planes, cars and trains.

Some Russian experts have spoken of India as a potentially important “ transshipment ” state for “ parallel imports ” from Russia – that is, Russia can buy not only Indian products in India but also products from third countries.

Meanwhile, turning away from the European market, Russia is also looking for business opportunities for its export basket which includes mineral products, precious metals and products made from them, aluminum and other non-ferrous metals, electrical machinery, vehicles, pharmaceuticals, chemicals, rubber, etc.

It is clear that there are systemic problems to be resolved, such as transport logistics, the payment mechanism, collateral sanctions. However, in the short term, all eyes are on Russian oil exports to India at a time of the G7 price cap.

The Russian government daily Rossyiskaya Gazeta reported on Tuesday: “ Russia is expected to, in response to the price cap, adopts an official ban on the sale of petroleum under contracts where the “ ceiling ” will be mentioned or the marginal price of our oil will be indicated. ” In other words, Moscow will insist on an embargo on supplies essentially limited to the G7 and Australia.

China and India are not affected because they have not adhered to the price cap. The following extracts from the Moscow daily take stock of the situation :

“ There is no real mechanism that could enforce these G7 [ restrictions ] ... already, about a third of Russian oil exports leave Russian ports without indicating the final destination. In other words, a “ gray commercial area ” is developing before our eyes, which allows traders to buy Russian raw materials without risking falling under secondary sanctions… [ discounts, that is, fair prices ] allow Asia-Pacific countries, mainly China and India, to increase their purchases of Russian raw materials. ”

What is fascinating is that not only is the “ gray area ” constantly expanding, but in parallel, other suppliers have started to adapt to Russian oil prices in the Asia-Pacific region –, that is, to actual equilibrium prices or reduced prices. Curiously, even Western countries are able to receive relatively cheap Russian oil through third parties.

Ultimately, the objective of the Biden administration was not to limit the volume of Russian oil exports, but focused on the revenues from the Russian budget from oil production and the world oil market. Rossyiskaya Gazeta concludes: “ In fact, so far, what is happening has contradicted our aspirations and the desires of the United States. ” [ See my article Russian oil race begins, La Tribune, November 28, 2022 ].

This new pragmatism in the American calculation on the limits of sanctions took a curious turn Thursday when the United States blacklisted the Russian billionaire-oligarch Vladimir Potanin but have exempted two of its largest assets from the – MMC Norilsk Nickel and Tinkoff Bank – on the specific grounds that its holdings are less than 50% in these two companies [ but are only 35%! ].

Why ? Because MMC's share in the world market for high quality nickel is 17%, that of palladium 38%, that of platinum 10%, that of rhodium 7%, that of copper and that of cobalt 2 % each; however, sanctioning Russian society could greatly worsen the global market for non-ferrous metals and harm American manufacturers.

It is clear that the law of diminishing returns is at work in the continuous militarization of sanctions against Russia. Indian companies and industry should pay particular attention to Modi's far-sighted initiative on Friday.”

2. Why the time for a settlement of the Ukrainian conflict has not yet come​

“A Russian-American “ consensus ” is formed that the Ukrainian conflict is far from having reached a climax leading to peace talks. Russia's position is that any settlement will depend on Kiev's recognition of the “ realities ”, namely that the regions of Crimea, Donetsk, Louhansk, Zaporozhye and Kherson are an integral part of the Russian Federation.

But does Russia not know that no government in Kiev can afford to grant a demand that results in the loss of more than a quarter of the country's territory ? On the other hand, Kiev wants to end the Russian occupation and restore Ukraine’s 1991 borders, and the Biden administration supports it. Don't they know it's a pipe dream ?

In reality, given that four of the former Ukrainian oblasts ( with the exception of Crimea ) are far from being under the total control of Russia and that the Kremlin intends to release them “ fully free, fighting continues in the Donbass and the outcome of the fighting will determine the measures taken by Russia to take full control of the Zaporozhye and Kherson regions.

But the big question remains: How could a government of Kiev cede vast areas of Ukrainian territory after such sacrifices made by the population ? Russia may then have no choice but to seek total victory.

The attitude of the Biden administration is crucial. The clearest indication that the United States is far from in a hurry to negotiate comes from none other than the White House national security adviser, Jake Sullivan, whose visit to Kiev last month ( just before the mid-term elections in the United States ) had sparked an avalanche of speculation that Washington was pressuring President Zelensky to negotiate.

Sullivan’s remarks during a Carnegie appearance last weekend clearly showed that the United States is in Ukraine for the long term. He said :

“ We don't know when it will end. What we do know is that it is our duty to continue to support our military support to Ukraine so that it is in the best possible position on the battlefield, and that if and when diplomacy is ready, it will be in the best possible position at the negotiating table.

“ This moment has not yet come, and that is why we went to Congress and asked for a substantial amount of additional resources to be able to continue to ensure that Ukraine has the means to fight this war. We are confident that we will get bipartite support in this regard…

“ I will not prejudge the future, I will only assure that in the present we are doing everything we can to maximize Ukraine's chances of defending its sovereignty and territorial integrity ... yes, it may last a while ... ”

Basically, the United States claims to have a winning hand in Ukraine. Sullivan's prognosis is largely in line with an essay by former US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger this week in Spectator magazine, where he presents his latest series of proposals on Ukraine.

It is interesting to note that Kissinger claims that “ Ukraine has become a major state in central Europe for the first time in modern history. Helped by its allies and inspired by its president, Volodymyr Zelensky, Ukraine has defeated the Russian conventional forces that have overlooked Europe since the Second World War. And the international system – including China – opposes Russia threatening or using its nuclear weapons. ”

Apparently, Kissinger turned away from his previous assessment and tried to synchronize his watch with the Biden administration's prognosis on the situation of the conflict. From such a unilateral perspective, Kissinger is now advocating a peace process that “ would link Ukraine to NATO, regardless of the expression ” and a Russian withdrawal on the lines before February 24, while the other territories claimed by Ukraine – Donetsk, Lugansk and Crimea – “ could be negotiated after a cease-fire. ”

However, one extraordinary thing in Sullivan's remarks is that he concluded by stressing that American intervention in the Ukrainian conflict should not be considered an isolated matter. As he said,

“ Ultimately, the Biden administration's approach is to try to project yourself far enough into the future to ask where we want the United States and its like-minded allies and partners to be in ten or twenty years, how to place oneself in an optimal strategic position compared to our competitors ( Russia and China ) ”.

Along these lines, M. Sullivan explained that the parameters for judging the Biden administration should be those for a period of 5-10-20 years rather than those for a period of 1-2-3 years, and, judging by this, the Biden administration is satisfied with the series of investments it has made in Ukraine. ( Who knows, the conflict in Ukraine could have its utility in the candidacy of President Biden for a second mandate ).

Sullivan pointed out that 2022 shows that “ the United States will play the long-term game ”, both in geopolitical competition and in meeting the transnational challenges of our time. According to the Biden administration, this global approach “ is starting to bear fruit ”.

It turns out that if Russia’s strategy is to “ grind ” the Ukrainian army, the American strategy is also to “ grind ” the Russian army. According to Sullivan, the Ukrainian nationalists are a winning card, because as long as they constitute the ruling elite of the country, there is no question that the Ukrainian state “ collapses ”, and it remains profitable for Washington to maintain the conflict.

After all, much of the arms aid is actually intended to improve the capabilities of NATO allies by replacing their old stocks that have been diverted to Ukraine, and therefore, “ isn't the metric of 5-10-20 years ” more logical ?

Likewise, if the Russians believe that the longer the conflict continues, the more Europe risks disengaging from it by exhaustion, the United States believes, on the contrary, that a prolonged conflict will only rally the Western allies, because Europe hates the prospect of a Russian victory and, left to its own devices, European countries have neither the capacity nor the means to face the Russian steamroller without such massive American participation.

In other words, Europeans are relegated to a subordinate role and the truth is that they have nowhere to go. It should not be forgotten that within the European Union, it was the countries of Eastern Europe which took the lead in the Ukrainian conflict, and they are hardliners who want an abject military defeat from Russia.

This situation brings about a major change in European policy, with far-reaching consequences, which can only benefit the transatlantic leadership of the United States. The United States aligns with Eastern European countries, while Russia has no friends there. Ultimately, Washington has ensured that Russia cannot count on the lifting of Western sanctions in the foreseeable future, apart from territorial issues.

Therefore, in the current circumstances, Russia’s option is reduced to overwhelmingly defeating Ukraine in the coming months and setting up a government in Kiev that is not under Washington’s control. But this requires a fundamental change in the Russian military strategy, which would take into account the real possibility of a confrontation with the United States and NATO at a given time ”. ” (...)

Ukraine – jour 300 – Malgré la perte de 500 hommes par jour, Zelenski refuse que l’armée ukrainienne quitte

Kiev est en train de transformer Bakhmout en un nouveau Marioupol. Alors que le commandement militaire ukrainien souhaitait se retirer

lecourrierdesstrateges.fr

 

[Microbeman]

We live an eschatological war of good against evil ya know!

The number one concept used to dupe the weak-minded of the world > religion, government, hierarchical control.

 

[audiohi]

– Day 300 – Despite the loss of 500 men a day, Zelenski refuses that the Ukrainian army leaves Bakhmout​

By Le Courrier des Stratèges Ensemble, défendons nos libertés

Ukraine – jour 300 – Malgré la perte de 500 hommes par jour, Zelenski refuse que l’armée ukrainienne quitte

Kiev est en train de transformer Bakhmout en un nouveau Marioupol. Alors que le commandement militaire ukrainien souhaitait se retirer

lecourrierdesstrateges.fr

Why would they leave? It's their land.

Why won't your putin go to Bakhmout?

He's too scared

 

[Roms]

Why would they leave? It's their land.

To simply save Ukro lives!!!! Zelenskinette NATO's pumpet doesn't want to sign a peace agreement of course, understood or you need a drawing about what is war ?

Why won't your putin go to Bakhmout?

He's too scared

Don't be scared, Putin loves you
This serious guy has better and important things to do than our westerners fucking clown com'

 

[audiohi]

To simply save Ukro lives!!!! Zelenskinette NATO's pumpet doesn't want to sign a peace agreement of course, understood or you need a drawing about what is war ?



Don't be scared, Putin loves you
This guy has better and important things to do than your westerners fucking com'

I understand that you would run when in danger and not fight for what's yours.

No drawing needed for that fucking com'

 

[Roms]

Why are you talking to yourself man, i'm not a mirror lol your obese avatar doesn't look brave, The Che must laugh out and shed tears ^^

 

[audiohi]

Putin assures that Russia will find an “antidote” to the Patriot delivered to kyiv “a rather old system” (lol)​

https://reseauinternational.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/22-IMG_7486.mp4

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https://en.reseauinternational.net/poutine-assure-que-la-russie-trouvera-un-antidote-au-patriot-livres-a-kiev-un-systeme-assez-vieux/

 

[buzzmobile]

you need a drawing about what is war ?

I'm still waiting for my drawing, @Roms. You're going to have to wait for your drawing, @audiohi . @Roms is busy being a doctor, warrior, philosopher, teacher and spiritual guide.

 

[audiohi]

Why are you talking to yourself man, i'm not a mirror lol your obese avatar doesn't look brave, The Che must laugh out and shed tears ^^

lol

a cartoon for the children

 

[delta9nxs]

so Putler is fighting a religious war? backed by the big guy himself!

somehow god sees Russia as his modern weapon of righteousness!

is god drunk? i hope he doesn't drink vodka all day long!

how does putler know these things?

he must have a direct hook-up with god, or at least he knows someone on the inside.

oh, my god, goddamit, and god fuck me to tears, all rolled into one!

absolutely hysterical!

all the god stuff putler engages in is designed to elevate his status with the poor, and ignorant.

and help him recruit bodies for the slaughter.

they are the only ones who will believe that he is a man of god.

religion is a powerful tool to help keep uneducated masses under control.

god made me do it?

in other words, I'm not personally responsible because I'm carrying out the will of god.

hitler loved the religious tool as well.

see fascism definition!

 

[entropical]

To any nazi sympathizer of the Kiev junta who believe the term to be ”inappropriate” - suck it up, you do not own a privilege to define the term.

 

[entropical]

Face it! Who can stop the killing tomorrow? Putin or NATO? Anyone who would not encourage and hope for this is a warmonger.

If it is war you idolize, it is war you will perpetuate.

The cocaine clown of Kiev refused peace in April, and a hundred thousand ukranians have died on the battlefields as a consequence of his decision to continue the war.

Russia and Ukraine Came to Peace Terms in April... Then Boris Johnson Intervened.

Of all people, it was Fiona Hill who revealed the details.

raheemkassam.substack.com

 

[delta9nxs]

and neither does putler!

 

[audiohi]

 

[Microbeman]

– Day 300 – Despite the loss of 500 men a day, Zelenski refuses that the Ukrainian army leaves Bakhmout​

By Le Courrier des Stratèges Ensemble, défendons nos libertés

Ukraine – jour 300 – Malgré la perte de 500 hommes par jour, Zelenski refuse que l’armée ukrainienne quitte

Kiev est en train de transformer Bakhmout en un nouveau Marioupol. Alors que le commandement militaire ukrainien souhaitait se retirer

lecourrierdesstrateges.fr

"Attacking their own nuclear power plants, bombing their own hospitals, schools and shopping centers.
Again, that doesn't mean that the Russians or the Wagnerites didn't do bad things – just like the American and British soldiers did during the Second World War – but not on the same scale as the Ukro-Nazis. Do not believe what you read without critical thinking."

Their own?
Whataboutism?

Is this one of your front line journalists? Or is he just an armchair reviewist?

 

[mean mr.mustard]

The cocaine clown of Kiev refused peace in April, and a hundred thousand ukranians have died on the battlefields as a consequence of his decision to continue the war.

Russia and Ukraine Came to Peace Terms in April... Then Boris Johnson Intervened.

Of all people, it was Fiona Hill who revealed the details.

raheemkassam.substack.com

At the cost of country territory and a vow to refrain from joining NATO... and they made the obvious decision.

Putin would continue to usurp land and title with military force. Putin is not peaceful.

You obviously don't understand what peace is, suck it up, you do not own privilege to define the term.

 

[delta9nxs]

The cocaine clown of Kiev refused peace in April, and a hundred thousand ukranians have died on the battlefields as a consequence of his decision to continue the war.

Russia and Ukraine Came to Peace Terms in April... Then Boris Johnson Intervened.

Of all people, it was Fiona Hill who revealed the details.

raheemkassam.substack.com

you keep repeating the Ukrainian casualty figures and equipment losses as if you believe the Russian army has not had the same or worse experience.

here's the deal on these loss reports, both sides minimize their losses and exaggerate the enemy's losses.

i've got some really bad news for you.

multiple third-party estimates of the losses on both sides.

i have a doctors appointment right now but when i get back i will show them.

but in the meantime, think about putler's first attack which used 200,000 men.

then the big mobilization of 350,000.

now he's talking about another 200,000.

two questions.

if he is winning, why does he need to do these things?

and, what happened to all those men? most of the original group is no longer on the field.