Tag: Russia
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What Fresh Hell?
Donald, you probably woke up this morning wondering what fresh hell will this week bring? It got off to a bad start yesterday with you being booed at the U.S. Open. But that was nothing compared to you hearing the news that Russia launch their largest attack on Ukraine in the last 3 1/2 years.…
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Talking Turkey
Russia and Ukraine met for peace talks for the first time in three years. The meeting was held in Turkey. Secretary of State, Mark Rubio, prior to these talks, held little hope for a breakthrough. It looks like he was right. The talks lasted less than two hours. They involved mid-level officials from both sides.…
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Upping The Ante
Close to three years ago, the Russian incursion into Ukraine, officially started. It had started long before that with incursions into eastern Ukraine, and with Russian backed guerilla fighters attacking Eastern Ukrainian villages. It is now 1000 days later, into what Putin anticipated was going to be a three day incursion and take over. The…
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Just One Day
Wednesday was quite an eventful day south of the border. The Department of Justice (DOJ) alleged that Russia funneled $10 million to a US company to influence the 2024 election. The company has been identified as Tenet Media, a right wing media company with right wing creators, such as Tim Pool, who has millions of…
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Moscow Marge
The New York Post is owned by Rupert Murdoch. This is the front page of the Post after Congress voted for funding for Ukraine. She has been strongly opposed to any funding for Ukraine. She has vowed to remove Mike Johnson from the Speakrship. As a sidenote, Mitch McConnell, who is a supporter of Ukraine,…
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Well Done Gramps
President Zelensky was in Washington yesterday seeking funding for Ukraine’s fight against the invading Russians. As per President Biden, ”Putin is banking on the United States failing to deliver for Ukraine. We must, we must, we must prove him wrong.” Zelensky after meeting leaders from the House and the Senate walked away with nothing. Ronald…
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Wearing Down
Attribution to Viewsridge – Own work The Russian invasion of Ukraine is closing on the two-year mark. The pink part of the map is current Russian occupied territory, within Ukraine. The blue areas are areas that Ukraine has retaken from Russia. Ukraine has made gains but how much longer can Ukraine continue this war? Russia…
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Early Hours
Attribution to Government of the Russian Federation This is Yevgeny Prigozhin. He is a Russian oligarch. Up until recently, he was a great buddy with Putin. He was called ‘Putin’s Chef’ given that his restaurants and catering companies provided services to the Kremlin. He is a mercenary. He was a former convict. He owns a…
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Vlad’s Bad Day
Attribution to Kremlin.ru It is only Tuesday but, Vlad is already having a pretty bad week. First, a number of Russian radio and tv stations bordering Ukraine were hacked. The stations aired a broadcast, supposedly by Putin himself (his image on tv) saying, “Ukrainian troops armed to the teeth by NATO and with Washington’s consent…
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Poking The Bear
Attribution to Udo Keppler The war in Ukraine is now a war in Ukraine and Russia. This should be seen as a dangerous turn. There have been drone attacks on Moscow, itself, including an attack on the Kremlin. There has also been attacks and shelling on the Russian region of Belgorod, which borders Ukraine and…