Ukraine.

[Wolf]

Cool.

Ukraine-skeptic parties win big in German state elections, tilting political landscape in Russia's favor

The continued rise of Alternative for Germany (AfD) entered a new chapter on Sept. 1, when the controversial far-right party came first in Thuringia's state election. AfD won around 33% of the vote in Thuringia, a state of 2 million people in Germany's east. The results mark the first time a...

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[Wolf]

BOOM!!!

Czech-made Vampire destroyed in Ukraine – MOD (VIDEO)​

The Western-supplied rocket system was discovered in Sumy Region and was taken out using a high-precision projectile, the ministry said




Source: Russian Ministry of Defense
Russia’s Defense Ministry shared a video on Tuesday purporting to show the destruction of a Czech-made Vampire Multiple Launch Rocket System (MLRS) used by Ukrainian forces near the Russian border.
According to the ministry, the Western-built MLRS was discovered moving and firing on Russian positions by servicemen of the ‘North’ group of forces during reconnaissance activities in Sumy Region. This is the region from which Ukraine launched its major Kursk incursion into Russia last month.
After analyzing the intelligence, Russian command made the decision to destroy the enemy combat vehicle using a high-precision Krasnopol projectile, the ministry reported, noting that the crew of the Vampire was killed in the strike.




Source: Russian Ministry of Defense
In the half-minute long aerial footage shared by the ministry, what is described as the Vampire MLRS can be seen firing multiple rockets before being destroyed sometime later with what appears to be a single strike.

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Ukraine’s Kursk gambit failed – Putin
According to the Russian Defense Ministry’s daily update on Tuesday, over the past 24 hours, Kiev’s forces reportedly lost up to 400 servicemen and 12 armored combat vehicles, as well as three pieces of artillery, one MLRS, one anti-aircraft missile and gun system, an electronic warfare station, and 12 automobiles.
The ministry also provided an update on Ukrainian casualties since the start of its Kursk incursion. According to the latest estimates, Ukrainian forces have lost more than 9,300 troops, 80 tanks, and hundreds of other vehicles and heavy pieces of equipment since the operation began.
On August 6, Kiev deployed thousands of troops to the Russian border region with the stated goal of creating a “buffer zone” on Russian soil. However, despite making some initial gains, Ukraine’s advance has since been stopped, according to Moscow, while the Ukrainian military has continued to suffer heavy casualties.

 

[Wolf]

Her blood is on Zitler's hands.

‘She was the culture’: Kharkiv mourns 18-year-old artist killed in Russian attack

At the opening of an art exhibition in Kharkiv’s Yermoliv Center on Aug. 29, 18-year-old artist Veronika Kozhushko, also known as Nika, could be seen jumping on a small trampoline before she landed on her feet with a breathless smile. The following day, Russia killed her. Russia launched glide...

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[Wolf]

It's just terrible, Joe...

EU ‘regrets’ Mongolian refusal to arrest Putin​

Ulaanbaatar “did not comply with its obligations” by failing to execute an ICC warrant, Brussels has stated

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Mongolian President Ukhnaagiin Khurelsukh attend a welcome ceremony in Sukhbaatar Square in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. © Sputnik / Vyacheslav Prokofyev
The European Union has “taken note” of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s visit to Mongolia and expressed regret that the government in Ulaanbaatar did not detain its guest.
Putin spent two days in Mongolia, engaging in bilateral talks and marking the 85th anniversary of the WWII victory over Imperial Japan at the Battle of Khalkhin Gol.
“President Putin is under an arrest warrant by the ICC for international crimes, specifically alleged crimes of unlawful deportation and unlawful transfer of children,” the EU said in a statement on Tuesday.
“The EU regrets that Mongolia, a State Party to the Rome Statute of the ICC, did not comply with its obligations under the statute to execute the arrest warrant,” the bloc added.
The ICC issued a warrant for Putin’s arrest in March 2023, despite having no jurisdiction over Russia. Moscow has rejected the court’s accusations as baseless.

READ MORE
Asian nation told ICC to ‘get lost’ with Putin warrant – Medvedev
The Russian president traveled to Mongolia at the invitation of his counterpart, Ukhnaagiin Khurelsukh, and met with top officials in Ulaanbaatar to discuss the two countries’ strategic partnership.
Both Ukraine and the ICC demanded Putin’s arrest from Mongolia, but the Kremlin said it had “no concerns,” as all issues had been worked out with Ulaanbaatar in advance.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, who accompanied Putin to Mongolia, said it is natural for people with “Nazi-like deeds” to worry about two neighbors who fought side by side in WWII.
“I pity them if they are concerned about this,” Lavrov told journalist Pavel Zarubin on Tuesday.

 

[Wolf]

Totally legitimate targets.

Russia strikes Poltava signal corps academy – Ukraine​

There have been almost 300 casualties from the missile attack, according to Kiev

Aftermath of a reported Russian missile strike on the Poltava Signal Corps Academy in Ukraine, September 3, 2024. © Social media


Russian Iskander ballistic missiles have struck the Signal Corps Academy in Poltava, according to the government in Kiev, which put the death toll at 50.
The School of Military Communications and Information Technology on the north side of Poltava was home to the 179th Training Center of Ukrainian signalmen, including radar and strike drone operators. It was destroyed by two missiles on Tuesday morning, the local authorities said.
The Ukrainian Defense Ministry has put the number of deaths at 49, with 219 injured. Rescue crews managed to save 25 people, of which 11 were pulled from the rubble, the military said.

 

[Wolf]

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[Ruck Da Fules!]

So seven people turned up to protest against Putin in Mongolia, and they used the English language on their signs


View: https://x.com/BowesChay/status/1830930653979738412?t=VrM7meeKGRuiNul0mlI54A&s=19

 

[Wolf]

Zitler the Dictator is getting more paranoid by the day.
This out of control goon is a serious threat to humanity.

Zelensky dismisses one of his top aides, Rostyslav Shurma

President Volodymyr Zelensky dismissed Deputy Head of Ukraine's Presidential Office Rostyslav Shurma on Sept. 3.

kyivindependent.com

Several Ukrainian ministers submit resignations amid reports of government reshuffle

Strategic Industries Minister Alexander Kamyshin, Justice Minister Denys Maliuska, Ecology Minister Ruslan Strilets, and Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration Olha Stefanishyna submitted their resignations to the Ukrainian parliament, Chairman Ruslan Stefanchuk...

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Dismissal of Ukraine energy grid chief prompts resignations, international concern amid Russian energy strikes

The controversial decision to dismiss the head of Ukraine’s state-owned energy grid operator has prompted resignations from two independent members of the company’s supervisory board and raised concerns from partners abroad. Volodymyr Kudrytskyi, who served as head of Ukrenergo since 2020...

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[Ruck Da Fules!]

I think he's nailed it!


View: https://x.com/ArktosJournal/status/1830954148629446978?t=7mBNzeoa4XGd9JRiiXXPhQ&s=19


In the West, there are both excellent right-wing and very respectable left-wing figures. For instance, the AfD (Alternative for Germany) is a remarkable right-wing movement, and Sahra Wagenknecht is an outstanding leftist. In the United States, there are right-wing figures like Trump and Vance, but also leftists like Tulsi Gabbard and Kennedy. This pattern exists everywhere.

However, there are also globalists — like Mélenchon, who, in a critical moment, saved liberal Macron from the people’s uprising led by Marine Le Pen. Additionally, there are European far-right individuals who join forces with Nazis from the Azov battalion to fight against us. These far-right individuals conveniently ignore the fact that Zelensky is a Jewish liberal clown, a drug addict, and a pervert. How can these people be considered right-wing? They are merely service dogs on the liberal NATO leash.

This situation is mirrored in our own country. We have honest right-wing patriots, Orthodox Christians, monarchists, and even (God forgive them, they do not understand what they are calling themselves) “ethnic Russian nationalists” — who, in truth, are holding the front lines. Equally, there are honest left-wing patriots who are heroes of the Special Military Operation. But then, there is also the scum that attacks Putin from the right and Ilyin* from the left. It is the same story everywhere.

Thus, both the right and the left can have reasonable, honorable people, but they can also have those who are not. However…

When it comes to liberals, it is a different story. There are no good liberals. All liberals are aligned with the world government and Western hegemony. Anyone on their side is an absolute enemy of both true right-wing and true left-wing people. This is because capitalism is pure evil and must be destroyed from both the right and the left, simultaneously.

It is liberals — people like Soros — who manipulate unaware “right-wingers” and corrupt, decaying “left-wingers” to serve their own interests.

We need a union of the right and the left against the liberals. This is what we need, both within Russia and beyond.

True right-wing and left-wing figures represent the people. Liberals, on the other hand, represent the comprador elite. There are no good liberals. A good liberal is one who is absent or, at the very least, a former liberal. There is no use trying to argue that not all liberals are the same — they are. The right and the left can be different. But all liberals are united.

(translated from the Russian)

* Translator’s note: Ilyin refers to Ivan Ilyin (1883-1954), a Russian philosopher, monarchist, political theorist, and prominent figure in the Russian émigré community after the Bolshevik Revolution. He is best known for his conservative views and his advocacy for a Russian authoritarian state based on Orthodox Christian principles.

 

[Wolf]

Things are getting worse for Ukrainians.

Casualties reported in Lviv, Kryvyi Rih as Russia launches another mass attack on Ukraine

At least seven civilians were killed and 64 wounded in Lviv in the early hours of Sept. 4 amid Russia's attack against Ukraine, regional authorities reported. Children were among the casualties.

kyivindependent.com

 

[Wolf]

Zitler's own people are getting out citing his refusal to hold presidential and now parliamentry elections.
The goons running Ukraine have no mandate from the people.
Zitler is now a de facto dictator.

Ukraine’s FM to quit – media​

Dmitry Kuleba could join four cabinet ministers already sacked by Vladimir Zelensky

File photo: Ukrainian FM Dmitry Kuleba at the NATO Summit in Washington DC, July 11, 2024. © Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty Images

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba may soon be joining four of his cabinet colleagues who were ousted by Vladimir Zelensky, according to a Kiev newspaper.
Deputy Prime Minister for European Integration Olga Stefanishina, Minister for Strategic Industries Aleksandr Kamyshin, Minister of Justice Denis Maliuski, and Minister of Environmental Protection Ruslan Strilets were all relieved of their posts on Tuesday.
“There are preparations to fire Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba,”Ukrainskaya Pravda reported on Tuesday evening, citing a source in Zelensky’s office.
According to the outlet, his most likely replacement will be Andrey Sibiga, a former ambassador whom the Ukrainian media described as both Zelensky’s deputy chief of staff and Kuleba’s own deputy.
Prime Minister Denis Shmigal will reportedly keep his job, Ukrainskaya Pravda claimed.
The cabinet purge comes after the official expiration of both Zelensky’s presidential mandate and that of the Ukrainian parliament. The Ukrainian constitution provides only for the extension of parliamentary terms, but Zelensky has argued the martial law announced in February 2022 allows him to postpone all elections indefinitely.

READ MORE
Zelensky purges Ukrainian ministers
Meanwhile, some sources in Kiev have told Western outlets that Zelensky’s chief of staff, movie producer Andrey Yermak, de facto runs the country. Zelensky’s office has denied this.
Rumors of Kuleba’s impending ouster have swirled since March, following the resignation of Foreign Ministry spokesman Oleg Nikolenko, one of his proteges. The outlet Strana reported that Zelensky was acutely displeased with the diplomatic service, and was considering replacing Kuleba with his foreign policy adviser Igor Zhovkva.
Nothing came of that rumor, however, and Kuleba continued browbeating the West into giving Kiev more weapons, ammunition and cash to fight against Russia.
“If decisions are taken, Ukraine is successful on the ground. If they are not taken, then do not complain about Ukraine, complain about yourself,” Kuleba told EU foreign ministers last week, demanding “bold decisions” from the bloc. Kiev has been blaming restrictions on the use of weapons provided by the US and its allies for its deteriorating frontline fortunes.
After Brussels, Kuleba went to Poland, where he managed to offend his hosts – and a key country for supplying Ukraine with Western aid – by calling certain Polish territories “Ukrainian lands”and suggesting that the displacement of ethnic Ukrainians from Poland’s territory in 1947 was equivalent to the massacres of Poles by Ukrainian nationalists that Warsaw has described as genocidal.

 

[Wolf]

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[Wolf]

Abandon ship!!!!!

FM Kuleba submits letter of resignation

The news follows a number of other high profile ministers submitted their letters of resignation the previous day.

kyivindependent.com

 

[Wolf]

Ouch!

Casualties reported in Lviv, Kryvyi Rih as Russia launches another mass attack on Ukraine

At least seven civilians were killed and 64 wounded in Lviv in the early hours of Sept. 4 amid Russia's attack against Ukraine, regional authorities reported. Children were among the casualties.

kyivindependent.com

 

[Wolf]

And???
What are the terrorists in Washington going to do about it? Fuck all!!!

US researchers identify likely launch site for Russia's new nuclear-powered missile, Reuters reports

Two U.S. researchers claim to have pinpointed the likely deployment site in Russia for the 9M730 Burevestnik, a nuclear-powered cruise missile that President Vladimir Putin has hailed as "invincible."

kyivindependent.com

 

[clarke-connolly]

Things looking up for Zelensky = = Irish Gimp arrives to save the Day ! ! !

Zelensky tells Taoiseach Ukraine 'grateful' for support

Taoiseach Simon Harris has held a bilateral meeting with Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky in Kyiv where the two leaders signed a joint memorandum on areas of co-operation.

www.rte.ie

 

[Wolf]

Things looking up for Zelensky = = Irish Gimp arrives to save the Day ! ! !

Zelensky tells Taoiseach Ukraine 'grateful' for support

Taoiseach Simon Harris has held a bilateral meeting with Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky in Kyiv where the two leaders signed a joint memorandum on areas of co-operation.

www.rte.ie

The headline should read "Two globalist gimps meet to take more orders from Washington"

Embarrassing.

"In Hostomel, which was also severely damaged in the early stages of the conflict, Mr Harris was able to see the benefits of Irish funding to the region when he visited a pre-fabricated building that is hosting a family forced to leave their home due to the war."

 

[Wolf]

Ukraine is screwed....owned by the IMF and Wall Street scum.

Ukraine expects pressure from IMF to further devalue currency as financing negotiations begin

If the fifth review of revisions of the Extended Fund Facility (EFF) program is approved, Ukraine could receive an additional $1.1 billion disbursement.

kyivindependent.com

 

[Wolf]

Bad enough that we're housing and feeding over 100,000 of them here at taxpayers expense but now we're throwing hundreds of millions more straight into the black hole of corruption....

Ukraine, Ireland sign agreement on cooperation, support

As part of the deal, Ireland has pledged an additional 128 million euros ($140 million) in non-lethal military support and at least 40 million euros ($44 million) in humanitarian assistance to Ukraine.

kyivindependent.com

 

[Wolf]

The blood of at least 7 more Ukrainians on Zitler the Dictator's hands.
Sick.

Casualties reported in Lviv, Kryvyi Rih as Russia launches another mass attack on Ukraine

At least seven civilians were killed and 64 wounded in Lviv in the early hours of Sept. 4 amid Russia's attack against Ukraine, regional authorities reported. Children were among the casualties.

kyivindependent.com

 

[Wolf]

Good work here.

Increasing Gas Attacks Threaten Ukrainian Forces in Donbas Trenches, UK Equipment Could Provide Relief

Russian forces are escalating gas attacks in Ukraine’s trenches, gaining ground near Chasiv Yar and Pokrovsk. Experts suggest British- supplied gas masks and training could help counter this threat

www.kyivpost.com

Cluster bombs are illegal under convention but it doesn't stop the yanks supplying them to Zitler to use against Russians.

All is fair in love and war!

 

[Wolf]

But wait, I thought the Uki's were hammering the Russians???

Opinion: The EU Fiddles While Kyiv Burns

Time is running out on Ukraine’s finances, and none of the reasons behind the bloc’s inaction stand up to scrutiny.

www.kyivpost.com

 

[Wolf]

Trump accuses Ukraine of lying about death toll​

The former US president has blamed the conflict on the Biden administration and renewed his pledge to bring peace if reelected

FILE PHOTO: Former US President Donald Trump at a campaign event in Potterville, Michigan, August 29, 2024. © Getty Images / Bill Pugliano
US Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has accused Ukraine of intentionally covering up the true number of deaths in the conflict with Russia. In an interview on the Lex Fridman podcast published on Tuesday, Trump claimed that “the death numbers are going to be a lot higher than people think” when the time comes to “iron out” the casualties.
Ukraine rarely publishes reports on the official civilian death toll, and the numbers are difficult to assess as no independent count has been made due to lack of access to the front line. The latest figures released in June last year put the number of civilian deaths at around 10,000 – however, Oleg Gavrych, a top aide to Vladimir Zelensky’s chief of staff, said at the time that the true figure could be five times higher.
Information about troop losses has also been hard to confirm, with Zelensky claiming earlier this year that it stood at around 31,000, while both Russian and foreign estimates indicate that it could be much higher.
“They lie about the numbers,”Trump claimed in the podcast. He did not explain why he believes Kiev is doing so, though it is considered standard practice for countries to overestimate enemy losses and underestimate their own during wars.
READ MORE: Ukrainian military blames Zelensky for battlefield setbacks – FT
“They try and keep [the numbers] low. They knock down a building that’s two blocks long, and they say one person was mildly injured. No, no, a lot of people were killed… millions of people,” Trump said.
The Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights has put the number of civilian deaths, or non-armed individuals, in Ukraine from the start of the conflict in February 2022 to July 31, 2024 at 11,520. The agency noted that the real numbers could be higher. Anonymous US officials told the New York Times last month that the number of Ukrainian soldiers killed throughout the conflict is 70,000.
In the podcast, Trump said the conflict with Russia is “a war that shouldn’t have happened.” He accused the administration of US President Joe Biden of failing to prevent it and said the situation is now so out of hand that a peace agreement “is a much tougher deal to make than it would’ve been before it started.”

 

[Wolf]

Germans are starting to feel the results of backing the yank proxy war against Russia.

Volkswagen closures accelerate German deindustrialisation

The car maker Volkswagen (VW) was founded in 1937 and hasn’t ceased production in Germany in the 87 years since. Until now, that is. It is has been reported that the manufacturer may close multiple plants in its home country, as it attempts to transition away from fossil fuels. This would mark a...

unherd.com

Imagine destroying your own economy under instructions from Washington....

 

[Wolf]

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[jpc]

Germans are starting to feel the results of backing the yank proxy war against Russia.

Volkswagen closures accelerate German deindustrialisation

The car maker Volkswagen (VW) was founded in 1937 and hasn’t ceased production in Germany in the 87 years since. Until now, that is. It is has been reported that the manufacturer may close multiple plants in its home country, as it attempts to transition away from fossil fuels. This would mark a...

unherd.com

Imagine destroying your own economy under instructions from Washington....

Do you honestly think that the instigators care about the German people?
There's a belated wakeup happening in Germany.

 

[jpc]

Remarkable timing.
This is the guy who guided Sweden to Nato membership.
And just after Poltava.
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And our Gobshyte over there now throwing shapes plus cashing cheques with his mouth that he can't cover

Harris criticises Russian ‘terrorism and barbarism’ during Ukraine trip | BreakingNews

The Taoiseach met Volodymyr Zelensky during a day of engagements in Kyiv.

www.breakingnews.ie

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[jpc]

Make what you will of this sad story.

'Russian spy' beluga whale was shot dead, animal rights groups say

‘Hvaldimir’, who first appeared off Norway in 2019, sparked speculation he may have been trained by Russia due to the harness he was wearing.

www.thejournal.ie

 

[Wolf]

Proper order.

Mongolia refuses to arrest Putin during visit, choosing economic ties over international law

Mongolia laid out the red carpet — literally — for Russian President Vladimir Putin when he arrived in the country on Sept. 2. But as the country is a signatory to the International Criminal Court (ICC)’s Rome Statute, the visit should have meant Putin’s arrest. Putin was issued an arrest...

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[jpc]

From Twitter.
But the speculation is pretty hard to dismiss as nonsense.

x.com

disq.us

 

[Declan]

https://thehill.com/policy/defense/4862260-ukraine-advance-kursk-scrutiny/

The view here is that the war is well lost. Why this was not obvious from Day 1 is a mystery. Zellensky is supposed to be coming here next month. The Russians will be at the river by then and who knows if any ukes will be alive in Kursk, which lightly will be cold in October

 

[Professor]

I hope that one day every Russian involved in this war is hunted down and executed.


View: https://x.com/Seveerity/status/1831266058474328422?t=JZ_Ep-LjNeEgWJP6NJR-YQ&s=19



View: https://x.com/saintjavelin/status/1831234241260097988?t=D9iI7DUce6EKrbR34dIv_g&s=19

Yeah but, The ex-comedian/actor who's been put in charge keeps asking for it, ffs

That's why there's reciprocal action which hurts Ukrainians.

Zitler(the role) keeps escalating. Now if he was to de-escalate then the above tragedies would be reduced.

And your hope of executions may bring on more violence toward Ukrainians in return - Is that what you really want - Haven't they been punished enough already?

 

[Wolf]

Zitler's biggest mistake so far...

Kursk kamikaze attack: The price of Ukraine’s foolish gamble is becoming clearer by the day

Kiev’s ill-advised incursion into Russia was meant to embarrass Putin, but has cost Zelensky tremendous losses instead

www.rt.com

 

[Wolf]

And???

White House confirms Russia moved 90% of warplanes outside of ATACMS reach

"The argument that somehow, you just give them ATACMS and tell them they're gonna be able to hit the majority of Russian aircraft and airbases that are, in fact, used to strike them, it's not true, it's a misconception," U.S. National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby said in a response...

kyivindependent.com

 

[Wolf]

It continues...as Zitler's 'elite' troops get slaughtered in the Kursk Kamikaze shitshow....

Russian attacks on Sumy Oblast injure 7

Russia struck Sumy Oblast 149 times throughout the day on Sept. 4, injuring seven people, the Sumy Oblast Military Administration reported.

kyivindependent.com

 

[Mad as Fish]

From Twitter.
But the speculation is pretty hard to dismiss as nonsense.

x.com

disq.us

Russia has obviously inflicted some pain and damage, but I'd be surprised if the whole Saab management team was wiped out as I am sure there would be company protocols prohibiting such a gathering in a war zone.

However, if 600 NATO personnel were killed then we might hope that some sense starts to prevail at the European end of the organisation, but it's only a hope for the US will twist the arms harder still.

 

[Ruck Da Fules!]

The Neocons are cracking down very hard on freedom of speech.


View: https://x.com/RealScottRitter/status/1831523886376083774?t=X4JRzCHDCdW8hSeMIw2MPg&s=19



The actions by the Department of the Treasury in levying new sanctions against RT, Sputnik, and other Russian media organizations has made it impossible for me to continue my work as an outside contributor for RT and Sputnik, as well as participating in interviews and other collaborations with other Russian media.
The language in question is quite clear about the scope and scale of its restrictions:

“In addition, financial institutions and other persons that engage in certain transactions or activities with the sanctioned persons may expose themselves to sanctions or be subject to an enforcement action. The prohibitions include the making of any contribution or provision of funds, goods, or services by, to, or for the benefit of any designated person, or the receipt of any contribution or provision of funds, goods, or services from any such person.”

I reject the notion that the work I have done over the past years with the newly sanctioned Russian media organizations has been anything other than legitimate journalism, the content of which has been factually correct and analytically sound, and always of my own creation.

Nonetheless, I am fully committed to obeying US law, and as such will be terminating all contractual relationships with both RT and Sputnik effective immediately, as well as suspending my participation in any and all media interaction with sanctioned individuals and organizations until which time it is deemed lawful to do so by US authorities.

I will continue to exercise my free speech rights, to include my ability to function as a journalist free from government influence or control.

I am deeply grateful for the professionalism of all of my Russian colleagues over the past several years, and am proud to have made their acquaintance. I regret the actions of my government in silencing legitimate journalistic outlets, and look forward to the day when freedom of speech and a free press is not constrained by a dubious “Russian exception” that is violative of Constitutional norms and values.

 

[Ruck Da Fules!]

Russia has obviously inflicted some pain and damage, but I'd be surprised if the whole Saab management team was wiped out as I am sure there would be company protocols prohibiting such a gathering in a war zone.

However, if 600 NATO personnel were killed then we might hope that some sense starts to prevail at the European end of the organisation, but it's only a hope for the US will twist the arms harder still.

I think it's 50 killed and the rest of the 600 or so injured.

Still a brutal result! Not sure how many were Swedes but no wonder the Swedish foreign minister resigned!

 

[jpc]

The Neocons are cracking down very hard on freedom of speech.


View: https://x.com/RealScottRitter/status/1831523886376083774?t=X4JRzCHDCdW8hSeMIw2MPg&s=19



The actions by the Department of the Treasury in levying new sanctions against RT, Sputnik, and other Russian media organizations has made it impossible for me to continue my work as an outside contributor for RT and Sputnik, as well as participating in interviews and other collaborations with other Russian media.
The language in question is quite clear about the scope and scale of its restrictions:

“In addition, financial institutions and other persons that engage in certain transactions or activities with the sanctioned persons may expose themselves to sanctions or be subject to an enforcement action. The prohibitions include the making of any contribution or provision of funds, goods, or services by, to, or for the benefit of any designated person, or the receipt of any contribution or provision of funds, goods, or services from any such person.”

I reject the notion that the work I have done over the past years with the newly sanctioned Russian media organizations has been anything other than legitimate journalism, the content of which has been factually correct and analytically sound, and always of my own creation.

Nonetheless, I am fully committed to obeying US law, and as such will be terminating all contractual relationships with both RT and Sputnik effective immediately, as well as suspending my participation in any and all media interaction with sanctioned individuals and organizations until which time it is deemed lawful to do so by US authorities.

I will continue to exercise my free speech rights, to include my ability to function as a journalist free from government influence or control.

I am deeply grateful for the professionalism of all of my Russian colleagues over the past several years, and am proud to have made their acquaintance. I regret the actions of my government in silencing legitimate journalistic outlets, and look forward to the day when freedom of speech and a free press is not constrained by a dubious “Russian exception” that is violative of Constitutional norms and values.

Well we've no doubts about who the real totalitarians are anymore.

"A nation that is afraid to let its people judge the truth and falsehood in an open market is a nation that is afraid of its people."

John F. Kennedy

 

[Wolf]

The goons in Washington are running scared....

US sanctions Russian propagandists amid crackdown on election interference

The U.S. State, Justice, and Treasury departments have acted jointly against the Kremlin's propaganda machine, seizing web domains, issuing indictments, and imposing visa restrictions against participants in Russia's covert election interference campaign.

kyivindependent.com