Ukraine
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British Media Turn on Putin War Plan. But Will They Turn on the New Clown in Downing Street?
To understand how the British media works and what’s behind the decisions it takes you don’t have to be very bright at all. In fact, you can be really quite dim and still get it, it’s really that simple. Gone are the days when a Brit would buy a paper, perhaps in the 70s and… Continue reading
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Ukraine News Links 5-6 September 2022
Tuesday, 6 September 2022 — The New Dark Age There may be some duplication due to cross-posting and may be updated throughout the day, so please check back. If it gets updated, I usually insert the time on the line above. A lot of cross-posting usually indicates that the article is popular and some links… Continue reading
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Moment of truth in the Ukraine war
The fog of war envelops the Ukrainian “counteroffensive” in southern Kherson region where Kiev hopes to regain lost territories. But by the sixth day of operations, the echo chamber in the West has fallen silent. There are no tall claims. Continue reading
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Kherson ‘Counteroffensive’ – Zelenski Is Going For Broke
After the first Ukrainian attempt to push towards had failed it is now reinforcing that failure. As I describe the move: The only ‘successful’ attack was across the Inhulet river near Andriivka in the direction of the dam and river crossing that closes off the Kakhovka Dnieper reservoir. Continue reading
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Ukraine News Links 4-5 September 2022
Monday, 5 September 2022 — The New Dark Age There may be some duplication due to cross-posting and may be updated throughout the day, so please check back. If it gets updated, I usually insert the time on the line above. A lot of cross-posting usually indicates that the article is popular and some links… Continue reading
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Watch: Botched Kherson counteroffensive
You may disagree with some details. But the issue is, how long for Zelenski? The next two weeks or so will be crucial. Continue reading
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Watch: NUCLEAR BUSINESS – monetary background of Ukrainian provocations at Zaporozhye NPP
A few hours before the start of the SMO, Kiev and Chisinau decided to disconnect the power systems of their countries from Russia and Belarus “in test mode”, without having connected it back to this day. Already on March 16, there are reports that Ukraine and Moldova have become part of the energy system of… Continue reading
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Ukraine News Link 3-4 September 2022
Sunday, 4 September 2022 • 15:30 — The New Dark Age There may be some duplication due to cross-posting and may be updated throughout the day, so please check back. If it gets updated, I usually insert the time on the line above. A lot of cross-posting usually indicates that the article is popular and… Continue reading
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Hunter Biden affair bounces back
In July 2022, Republican Senator Chuck Grassley denounced an FBI special agent, who he suspected of partaking in a plan to debunk the information found on Hunter Biden’s laptop. During a Senate hearing, FBI Director Christopher Wray said he was deeply troubled by the “kinds of things” that Senator Grassley had brought to his attention. Continue reading
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Ukraine News Links 2-3 September 2022
Saturday, 3 September 2022 — The New Dark Age There may be some duplication due to cross-posting and may be updated throughout the day, so please check back. If it gets updated, I usually insert the time on the line above. A lot of cross-posting usually indicates that the article is popular and some links… Continue reading
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The Ukrainian ‘Counteroffensive’ Was Destined To Fail – Today It Did So
On August 24 the British prime minister Boris Johnson visited Kiev: In comments made next to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at the Mariyinsky Palace, Johnson said Ukraine “can and will win this war.” Johnson’s visit was the start signal for the long announced Ukrainian ‘counteroffensive’ towards Kherson. In early April Johnson had called on and visited… Continue reading
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Physical integrity of Zaporozhye nuclear plant ‘violated several times’ – IAEA chief
The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Rafael Grossi has confirmed that damage had been done to the Russian-held Zaporozhye nuclear power plant in Ukraine, but refrained from naming the guilty party. Continue reading
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Ukraine News Links 1-2 September 2022
Friday, 2 September 2022 — The New Dark Age There may be some duplication due to cross-posting and may be updated throughout the day, so please check back. If it gets updated, I usually insert the time on the line above. A lot of cross-posting usually indicates that the article is popular and some links… Continue reading
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Ukraine News Links 31 August – 1 September 2022
Thursday, 1 September 2022 • 20:00 — The New Dark Age There may be some duplication due to cross-posting and may be updated throughout the day, so please check back. If it gets updated, I usually insert the time on the line above. A lot of cross-posting usually indicates that the article is popular and… Continue reading
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Germany made ‘fantastic admission’ – Lavrov
The Russian FM’s comment came after his German counterpart said Berlin would back Kiev no matter what its own people think Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has described as “fantastic” a recent comment by his German counterpart, Annalena Baerbock, about Berlin’s commitment to backing Kiev. The German official said on Wednesday that her country’s government… Continue reading
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Ukraine Tries To Prevent IAEA Inspection Of The Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant
Over night the Ukrainian military, from positions in Vyshetarasovka, Nikopol and Marganets, again shelled the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant on the south side of the Kakhovka Dnieper reservoir. Continue reading
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Ukraine – A Frontline Report – Vanishing Foreign Weapons
Some people ask why I read the New York Times and other such outlets of mostly ‘western’ propaganda. One obvious reason is to “know your enemy”, to find out what the propaganda wants us to think. Another one is to find the gems that give a real picture of a situation which often sneak themselves into the… Continue reading
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Ukraine News Links 30-31 August 2022
Wednesday, 31 August 2022 — The New Dark Age There may be some duplication due to cross-posting and may be updated throughout the day, so please check back. If it gets updated, I usually insert the time on the line above. A lot of cross-posting usually indicates that the article is popular and some links… Continue reading
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Ukraine – A ‘Counteroffensive’ That Was Destined To Fail
Yesterday Ukraine launched some kind of offensive in the general Kherson region north of the Dnieper. Continue reading
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Ukraine News Links 29-30 August 2022
Tuesday, 30 August 2022 — The New Dark Age There may be some duplication due to cross-posting and may be updated throughout the day, so please check back. If it gets updated, I usually insert the time on the line above. A lot of cross-posting usually indicates that the article is popular and some links… Continue reading
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