Ukraine

  • Russia’s Kherson withdrawal is tactical

    General Mark Milley, Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff of the United States assessed that it would take several weeks for Moscow to complete the evacuation of some 30,000 Russian troops deployed in Kherson city in southern Ukraine. But Russians have announced that the evacuation was successfully completed in 2 days — both soldiers and over… Continue reading

  • Biden nods to compromise in Ukraine

    The midterm elections in the US witnessed razor-thin races as Senate and House control hangs in the balance. But that didn’t discourage President Biden from holding a press conference on Wednesday to stake claim that the “giant red wave” didn’t happen. Continue reading

  • Ukraine News Links 10-11 November 2022

    Friday, 11 November 2022 — The New Dark Age Lessons For Armistice Day 2022 https://popularresistance.org/lessons-for-armistice-day-2022/ Why the Taliban, ISIS and Ukraine are not so different when it comes to blowing up monuments https://journal-neo.org/2022/11/11/why-the-taliban-isis-and-ukraine-are-not-so-different-when-it-comes-to-blowing-up-monuments/ The Decline Of The West: Spengler In Today’s World https://orientalreview.org/2022/11/11/the-decline-of-the-west-spengler-in-todays-world/ Continue reading

  • Stepping Back and Looking

    After the Russian withdrawal from Kherson, many are asking what Russia’s next step may be. This post needs not look at the withdrawal, the focus being on certain factors which were either underestimated or simply not considered by military leaders in Moscow in the earlier phases in the war. Today we will look at the… Continue reading

  • Ukraine News Links 9-10 November 2022

    Thursday, 10 November 2022 • 21:30 — The New Dark Age The Military-Industrial Complex Wins Again! https://strategic-culture.org/news/2022/11/10/the-military-industrial-complex-wins-again/ Sun Tzu Walks Into a Kherson Bar… https://strategic-culture.org/news/2022/11/10/sun-tzu-walks-into-a-kherson-bar/ The Pullout From Kherson https://www.moonofalabama.org/2022/11/the-pullout-from-kherson.html Continue reading

  • Doomsday Merchants

    Yesterday a pivotal decision by the Russian High Command polarized opinion on the internet. This article published yesterday cover the ins and outs of why Shiogu and Surovikin made the move that they did, yet today’s post will concentrate on the reactions shown across cyberspace as bloggers and boneheads alike commented on the day’s news. Before we… Continue reading

  • Ditch the Doomsday Talk

    Much has been said over previous days regarding the setbacks suffered by Russian forces in the Kherson region, and today Sergei Shoigu has ordered Russian forces to withdraw from the city and return to the eastern bank of the Dnieper river. Whilst an army of armchair warriors are throwing their hands in the air, rather… Continue reading

  • Ukraine News Links 8-9 November 2022

    Wednesday, 9 November 2022 — The New Dark Age The Ukrainian conflict and the nuclear threat https://journal-neo.org/2022/11/09/the-ukrainian-conflict-and-the-nuclear-threat/ US ambassadors lead in abuse of power https://journal-neo.org/2022/11/09/us-ambassadors-lead-in-abuse-of-power/ Jared Cohen Is One Of The U.S. Deep State’s Most Powerful Agents https://orientalreview.org/2022/11/09/jared-cohen-is-one-of-the-u-s-deep-states-most-powerful-agents/ Continue reading

  • A Triangle of Trouble

    Matters are coming to a head in a number of ways across the globe this week, yet there is a common denominator between them all. This article will examine three events of global importance and explore how their relationship may shape things to come. Continue reading

  • Ukraine News Links 6-8 November 2022

    Tuesday, 8 November 2022 — The New Dark Age Unlike The US… https://smoothiex12.blogspot.com/2022/11/unlike-us.html Researchers Find Massive Anti-Russian ‘Bot Army’ https://popularresistance.org/researchers-find-massive-anti-russian-bot-army/ Germany’s Position In America’s New World Order https://popularresistance.org/germanys-position-in-americas-new-world-order/ Continue reading

  • The Kherson Kingpin

    the Western headlines and you will be told that vast Ukrainian forces are massing in the Kherson region to smash through Russian defenses before moving on to retake Crimea. The front page in Russia tells us that the city is being evacuated prior to a big push by Moscow’s men before moving further westwards. This… Continue reading

  • The Ghost of Kiev

    Tales have abounded regarding the ‘Ghost of Kiev’, a figment of Ukrainian wishful thinking, yet as covered in this headline, the possibility of Kiev turning into a ghost town due to there being a large-scale evacuation is rising day by day. With that in mind, this article will examine what that would mean for the city… Continue reading

  • Ukraine – U.S. Deceives Allies To Keep Them In Line

    The Biden administration launched a make-believe campaign that is supposed to calm those European ‘allies’ who press for peace talks over  Ukraine. Continue reading

  • An Excess of Evacuees

    The last month has seen Russian forces take the Ukrainian electricity system offline piece by piece, power stations as well as substations being destroyed in a series of devastating strikes. This has prompted the mayor of Kiev to propose evacuating the entire population from the city as well as its environs due to the increasingly untenable situation… Continue reading

  • Ukraine News Links 4-5 November 2022

    Saturday, 5 November 2022 — The New Dark Age Iran Clarifies and Other Business. https://smoothiex12.blogspot.com/2022/11/iran-clarifies-and-other-business.html Ukrainian First Lady Ordered The Grayzone’s Web Summit Cancellation https://popularresistance.org/ukrainian-first-lady-zelenska-ordered-the-grayzones-web-summit-cancellation/ Africa Does Not Want to Be a Breeding Ground for the New Cold War https://dissidentvoice.org/2022/11/africa-does-not-want-to-be-a-breeding-ground-for-the-new-cold-war/ Continue reading

  • Maverick Maneuvers

    This week saw an excellent article published in the American Conservative by Douglas Macgregor, he questioning Biden’s stance regarding the Ukraine and the possibility of an intervention by the US and certain allies outside of the NATO framework. This article will also examine the same theme, yet from a different viewpoint and look at some of… Continue reading

  • Ukraine News Links 3-4 November 2022

    Friday, 4 November 2022 — The New Dark Age World Calls For End To U.S. Blockade On Cuba For 30th Time https://popularresistance.org/world-calls-for-end-to-u-s-blockade-on-cuba-for-30th-time/ The Unbalanced Scales Of International Criminal justice https://popularresistance.org/the-unbalanced-scales-of-international-criminal-justice/ Alexander Speaks Some Sense. https://smoothiex12.blogspot.com/2022/11/alexander-speaks-some-sense.html Continue reading

  • Southern Russia

    Since Russia launched its Military Operation, a goodly portion of what was Ukrainian territory is now part of the Russian Federation. This area, which is currently talked of as ‘Southern Russia’ is only set to expand as Moscow’s men push further during the coming winter. This article will look at what winter may bring and… Continue reading

  • Ukraine News Links 2-3 November 2022

    Thursday, 3 November 2022 — The New Dark Age Libyan knot: no solution yet https://journal-neo.org/2022/11/03/libyan-knot-no-solution-yet/ Ah, Those Lovely Double-Standards. https://smoothiex12.blogspot.com/2022/11/ah-those-lovely-double-standards.html Larry Makes Some Very Good Points.. https://smoothiex12.blogspot.com/2022/11/larry-makes-some-very-good-points.html Continue reading

  • Ukraine News Links 1-2 November 2022

    Wednesday, 2 November 2022 — The New Dark Age The crisis in the West will steadily deepen https://journal-neo.org/2022/11/02/the-crisis-in-the-west-will-steadily-deepen/ Israeli-Lebanese Agreement For The Exploitation Of Mediterranean Gas https://orientalreview.org/2022/11/02/israeli-lebanese-agreement-for-the-exploitation-of-mediterranean-gas/ Regarding the Indian factor in the appointment of the new Prime Minister of the United Kingdom https://journal-neo.org/2022/11/02/regarding-the-indian-factor-in-the-appointment-of-the-new-prime-minister-of-the-united-kingdom/ Continue reading