What to expect in Russia’s winter offensive in Ukraine

Tuesday, 29 November 2022 — Indian Punchline

by M. K. BHADRAKUMAR

Russian President Vladimir Putin met with mothers of military personnel participating in the special military operation in Ukraine,
Novo-Ogaryovo, Moscow Region, November 25, 2022

Wading through the 18,000-word transcript of an hours-long meeting that President Vladimir Putin took with the “soldiers’ mothers” last Friday in Moscow, one gets the impression that the fighting in Ukraine may continue well into 2023 — and even beyond.

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Xi vs Trudeau: How China is Rewriting History with the Colonial West

Monday, 28 November 2022 — MintPress News

Xi vs Trudeau: How China is Rewriting History with the Colonial West

Though brief, the exchange between Chinese President Xi Jinping and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Indonesia on November 16 has become a social media sensation. Xi, assertive if not domineering, lectured the visibly apprehensive Trudeau about the etiquette of diplomacy. This exchange can be considered another watershed moment in China’s relationship with the West.

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Ukraine War – A Contentious Graveyard In Poland

Monday, 28 November 2022 — Moon of Alabama

An independent Polish news site, Niezaleizny Dziennik Polityczny, has an interesting piece about Polish losses in the war in Ukraine.

I can not confirm the reports veracity but since at least 2014 the site has regularly published several news and opinion pieces per day. It seems to be opposed to the current conservative PiS led government in Poland.

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