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warningsine · 29 days

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As Russian artillery rained down on the Ukrainian city of Kherson last year, one girl found a surprising way of processing the horror that was taking place. She passed the time in a bomb shelter playing the stark, many would say depressing, video game This War of Mine.

There is a critical burden for every Ukrainian this winter. For her, it is trying to make sense of a terrible conflict. For Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, it is getting the weapons and international support to fight Russia and keep strategic momentum on his country’s side. For his soldiers, it is trying to keep morale up and stay warm in freezing temperatures. And for the almost 8 million Ukrainian refugees that the war has created, it is trying to rebuild lives in foreign countries.

A disproportionate number are doing so in Poland, which has registered more than 1.4 million of them for temporary protection, the largest number of any EU country, according to ReliefWeb.

The country’s particularly strong solidarity is replicated across Eastern Europe. Warsaw resident Konrad Adamczewski puts it down to proximity: “This was a war that broke out in a neighbouring country. You could immediately see people coming to Poland for shelter.”

The company he works for, 11 bit studios, made the bestselling This War of Mine. The unnamed Ukrainian girl in the basement got in contact at some point last year to thank them for the help the game gave her.

11 bit studios has been showing its solidarity since the beginning of the war in other ways, too. Within hours of Russia’s campaign, the company launched a fundraiser. For a week, all proceeds from sales of This War of Mine would be donated to the Ukrainian Red Cross. Some $850,000 was raised, far exceeding what the company had expected. “The impact was huge. We were very happy we could contribute, but it was also hugely sad that in 2022 the message of the game was once again so vivid,” Mr Adamczewski told me.

It was a remarkable achievement financially. But, as Mr Adamczewski went on to say, it is only when you look at the content of the game itself that you realise quite how apt the campaign was on deeper levels. “We developed this as a game about peace. Immediately we saw people commenting online that the scenes of innocent people suffering unfolding on the news looked like This War of Mine.”

The game is, after all, entirely about war, but barely about soldiers. Instead, civilians are the protagonists in an unnamed conflict, as they try to survive and not lose hope in the process. Winning, if it can even be called that, is not triumph in battle, but just to survive until the end of the siege.

The setting is loosely based of the siege of Sarajevo, one of the longest in modern history, in which non-combatants were often forced into otherwise immoral acts to survive, be it hoarding resources, theft or even violence. But if the game had been released in 2022, Mariupol, Bakhmut or Kherson could well have been the inspiration.

Now the game is helping children outside Ukraine as well. At the end of 2022, it was officially included in Poland’s curriculum. Teacher Ilona Starosta says she uses it in her classes because of its many perspectives. “Students wonder what it means to win a game like this. Does winning mean surviving? Does it make sense to survive at all costs?”

These questions are not delivered in abstract debates. Players might be in the shoes of Adam, who struggles to get medicine for his ill child as he tries to untangle his own mind from severe shell shock. Or they might be journalist Malik, who has to balance the need to broadcast life-saving information with not angering a censorious military.

For Mr Adamczewski, the potential for explaining these dilemmas makes gaming a uniquely powerful tool for learning: “When children study literature, there is often a question of what the author had in mind. But in games, you become the author.”

The depth of the game has caught global attention. In the UK, London’s Imperial War Museum features it as an installation in its War Games exhibition, which opened in September. Curators placed it next to artefacts that captives made during the Second World War to create a sense of normality during extreme hardship; they include a teapot, given to an English prisoner of war by a Polish comrade, and improvised cigarettes. In the US, the game is featured in New York’s Museum of Modern Art’s exhibition Video Games and Other Interactive Design, which also opened in September.

However much renewed attention the game is getting globally, it remains a success firmly rooted in Poland. Like many other places in Eastern Europe, the country has a remarkably creative independent gaming sector.

As a developer, Mr Adamczewski says that the arrival of personal computers in the 1980s was a radical opportunity to learn more about life outside the communist bloc. More simply, people also wanted to use them to play games. With no access to ones developed in the West, people started developing their own. This wider wave of tech curiosity and the chance to start afresh after the fall of the Soviet Union are reasons that Eastern Europe has much better internet connectivity than richer western European countries.

But more than just a leading economic asset, the region’s gaming sector is becoming a cultural one, too. In the case of This War of Mine, to remind people that war has a terrible, complex impact on civilians. It is far too soon to say if a video game will ever reach the renown of All Quiet on the Western Front or Dulce et Decorum Est, classics that will explain history's worst moments for generations. But if one ever does, it could well come from Eastern Europe.

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mariacallous · 2 months

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As Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine enters its third year, the West remains in need of a clearer strategy for achieving victory and stopping Russian President Vladimir Putin from overturning the rules-based international order. Western leaders’ hesitation and incrementalism in providing Ukraine with the military capabilities that it needs to defeat Russia are the main reasons for the disappointing results of last year’s Ukrainian counteroffensive.

Victory means securing Ukraine’s survival as a sovereign, democratic state that is fully integrated in the European Union and NATO, as well as bolstering its economic and military capacity to deter future Russian aggression. Given Putin’s denial of Ukraine’s right to exist, Russia must be defeated first and foremost on the battlefield.

Putin hasn’t scaled back his war aims despite the heavy Russian losses. He continues to believe that time is on his side and that his military can outlast Ukraine and its Western backers. The erosion of Republican Party support for Ukraine in the U.S. Congress has buoyed his hopes, along with the possibility that former U.S. President Donald Trump will return to power and either sever or downgrade the U.S. commitment to NATO. With Ukraine running out of ammunition, Russia has gone on the offensive and captured strategic towns in the eastern Donbas region, including Avdiivka, breaking the stalemate.

At home, the Russian elite and much of the public continue to at least passively support Putin’s so-called special military operation, which has been conducted in a way that limits the impact on their daily lives. Russian propaganda distorts history and in part blames the war on Western Russophobia, while the West struggles to counter disinformation. Putin has made clear that he does not feel any pressure to negotiate and seek a diplomatic solution unless the terms involve Ukraine’s total capitulation.

It is vital to U.S. interests to help Ukraine defeat Russia and to prevent the normalization of wars of aggression and changing borders by force. The United States must also deny impunity for war crimes against civilians, as well as the disruption of global energy and food supplies. Even partial success for Putin could embolden other actors, such as China or Iran, to achieve their own goals by force—such as attacking Taiwan or increasing support for extremist groups in the Middle East. And in the long term, a Russian victory in Ukraine would make Moscow’s return to the path of reform and peaceful coexistence less likely.

To mount an effective strategy for victory in Ukraine, the U.S. Congress must promptly pass a bill to fund Ukraine’s defense through the end of 2024 and beyond, if possible. A lack of U.S. funding—and by extension, of U.S. arms supplies—will jeopardize Ukraine’s ability to hold off new Russian offensives and undermine U.S. credibility and NATO solidarity. Washington’s allies understand that they will need to help fill the gap if the congressional impasse continues. The European Union’s $54 billion aid package will help, but there is only so much that European countries can do on the military side: Their stockpiles are dwindling, and efforts to build up their defense industries will take years to deliver results.

Assuming that Congress restores U.S. funding, there are two critical areas for ramping up support to Ukraine. The first is pulling out all the stops on military assistance—that is to say, playing to win, not just doing enough to ensure that Ukraine doesn’t lose. Last year’s decisions to provide a short-range version of the Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS), F-16 fighter jets, and Abrams tanks were encouraging, but they could have been provided earlier and in larger quantities.

Most urgently, the United States needs to lift its self-imposed ban on the longer-range version of the ATACMS, which would enable Ukraine to strike targets deeper in Crimea and hit the systems launching missiles from inside Russia. Despite leaks suggesting an impending change in U.S. policy on this long-range missile system, the Biden administration continues to hesitate. Breaking Russia’s grip on Crimea is the key to Ukrainian victory and to the long-term viability of the Ukrainian state.

Second, the West should put Ukraine on a path to NATO membership during the alliance’s summit in Washington in July. Although it is good news that allies are extending bilateral security commitments to Ukraine, as the G-7 countries agreed last year, that cannot be the final answer. Until Ukraine joins NATO and is covered by Article 5, the alliance’s collective defense clause, there can be no certainty that Russia will not attack Ukraine again.

The communiqué from NATO’s summit in Vilnius, Lithuania, last year used the right words—that “Ukraine’s future is in NATO”—and simplified the process for Kyiv’s accession. But it was vague on when and under what conditions Ukraine can expect to receive an invitation and begin accession talks. It’s not too late to adopt a more ambitious approach at the summit in Washington, which will mark the alliance’s 75th anniversary.

The decision is not a simple one for NATO. Although the alliance admitted West Germany in 1955, when Soviet troops occupied East Germany, Ukraine’s accession would be the first time a country was invited to join NATO while engaged in active combat with a hostile neighbor. Some allies have suggested that NATO can only take a decision on Ukrainian accession once the war is over. That might be the simplest approach, but it would give Russia an incentive to drag out the war—effectively giving Moscow a veto.

Beginning accession talks at the Washington summit would be a better approach. Allies could engage Ukraine in the practical work required to meet NATO membership criteria on an expedited basis: defense capabilities, reforms, interoperability, and adherence to democratic principles, among others. This would enable Ukraine to demonstrate its ability to meet the political, legal and military obligations of membership. It would also echo the EU’s approach to Ukraine’s EU accession while deferring a full invitation to join the alliance to a later decision.

Setting Ukraine on this path would give Kyiv and its allies time to work out solutions to problems related to bringing in a member still engaged in a war with Moscow. For example, if there were stability along most of the line of contact separating Ukrainian and Russian forces, NATO might proceed with accession but initially apply Article 5 only to territory fully under Ukrainian control to ensure the credibility of the collective defense guarantee.

Even after Ukraine becomes a NATO member, allies will need to continue to arm and train Ukrainian forces for the long term, including by helping them develop their own defense industry. Providing Ukraine with all the weapons that it needs to defeat Russia on the battlefield is the best way to end the war; setting Ukraine on the path to NATO membership is the best way to secure the peace.

Taken together, these steps can form the basis for a strategy for victory that is worthy of the name.

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bopinion · 4 months

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Aperçu of the Week:

"Christmas isn't a season. It's a feeling."

(Edna Ferber, US-American writer and Pulitzer Prize winner)

Bad News of the Week:

It's happening now: international aid for Ukraine is faltering. Western governments are increasingly calling for a negotiated peace and would like to reinvest in national interests, as elections are soon to be held. After almost two years of reporting on the war, the Western media are showing a certain tiredness of the topic that could probably only be revived by Taylor Swift. Western populations are increasingly realizing that sanctions and military aid are good for morale but bad for the wallet. And then attention and compassion - to put it insensitively - have been strongly rivaled by the Gaza war.

Vladimir Putin has the resources on his side. The Russian ruler has a productive weapons industry, immense manpower that can be mobilized, no scruples, secure state revenues, no opposition or free media, strategic partners and above all: time. On the other hand, the USA is facing the end of its military aid due to Republican power games. Something Europe cannot compensate for. And Europe is facing a blockade of civilian aid funds (guess what? That's right: Viktor Orbán). Something the USA does not want to compensate for.

Both were foreseeable. At the latest when it became clear that the hopeful summer offensive by the Ukrainian armed forces could not actually achieve anything. In fact, it is about defending our values. Yes, the Western world ignored Libya. Abandoned Afghanistan. Looked the other way on Yemen for years until it began to hurt its own trade. But we can't just sit back and accept that a geostrategic war of aggression is being waged on the European continent. When a bully terrorizes kids in the playground, you hope that the others will stick together and stand up to him. Is that asking too much?

Good News of the Week:

The real Donald is back. I'm not talking about the beloved Disney character but about the Polish Prime Minister. The new and the old - since Donald Tusk already hold office from 2007 to 2014. After a long wait, since the Polish President - from PiS, what a surprise! - first tasked the supposed election winner PiS (Prawo i Sprawiedliwość / Law and Justice) with forming the government, even though it has no coalition partner, the will of the people was respected and the opposition took over. With Donald Tusk as Prime Minister.

It cannot have been a coincidence that his first official act was to attend the EU summit. Tusk is very familiar with its procedures. After all, he was President of the European Council from 2014 to 2019 - the number one job on this continent. And for years he was accused of putting European interests above Polish ones. Which is a paradox in itself. After all, if any nation can draw on its history to realize that it can flourish in Europe, then it is Poland.

The history of our neighboring country to the east is very complex. With many tragically dark, but also hopefully bright chapters. One thing is clear: both countries benefit from good neighborly relations. That's why it was unpleasant for us to be used as a pawn in the election campaign. In one election campaign commercial, the PiS party leader Jarosław Aleksander Kaczyński shouted into the phone that it was time to stop being dictated to by Berlin (there was also a version with Brussels). A cheap attempt by the populists to sell their right-wing nationalism as a defense of patriotic independence. Even a law (officially in order to protect elections) was passed to prevent the opposition from winning the election. And despite the lack of a parliamentary majority, the PiS was tasked with forming a government (which was doomed to failure in the foreseeable future).

It didn't help, as hundreds of thousands on the streets and ultimately the majority of the Polish electorate demanded: away from xenophobia, media surveillance and obstruction of justice. Towards democracy, freedom and Europe. Now everyone wins. The European Union is happy about a strong and self-confident, but open and cooperative Poland. And Poland is finally (back) where it belongs: in the middle of Europe.

Personal happy moment of the week:

Last Friday I was invited to a student party. Officially by my daughter's student council (political science at Munich's Ludwig Maximilian University), which is an honor that otherwise only a few professors and hand-picked alumni are entitled to. So that I could have a drink, I naturally traveled by bike and public transport. And took the penultimate regional train - just to be sure. So I was sitting on the train with Moby on my headphones when I noticed at an intermediate station that quite a few passengers had somehow got off. Then a train attendant speaks to me: "It's always the same with the headphone wearers. You have to get out of here!".

I realize that the part of the train I'm sitting in is being unhooked and parked here. I rush out of the carriage and forward to the section of the train that continues to my station. But the door no longer opens and the train starts moving. Fuck! It flashes through my mind that I now have to wait for the last train. For an hour. In sub-zero temperatures at two in the morning. At a station in the middle of nowhere, where there is neither a kiosk nor a waiting room, just a draughty platform. But after a meter the train stops, the button to open the door lights up green and I can board. The train driver has obviously seen me in the rear-view mirror. And decided that he has a soft spot for headphone wearers. Thank you very much, you made me happy.

I couldn't care less...

...about Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán. He has been blocking important decisions in the European Union for years because it won't let him do everything he wants - such as disempowering the judiciary, disregarding human rights or controlling the media. He does not fit the image of a European at all. Although hardly any other EU country is as dependent on European funds as his. He would like to keep it that way. And not share financial resources with others, especially not with Ukraine. He is using his veto for this, as many decisions at European level require unanimity according to the statute. But even he will not be able to prevent Ukraine, Moldova and Georgia from seeing their future in Europe. Even if he has to leave the room even more often for important votes: Destiny is destiny.

As I write this...

...the German military ends its mission in Mali. The Bundeswehr is a so-called "parliamentary army" that may only be deployed by resolution of the Bundestag and only for defense purposes. Since the Yugoslavian wars, it has also been deployed internationally to defend civilians and democracy, for example as part of United Nations blue helmet missions. Mali is a failed state in West Africa that has been continously in armed battles since its independence from the colonial power France in 1960. The UN mission was supposed to ensure a peace process.

A decade, many deaths and billions later, the foreign military forces are withdrawing. And leave the country in just as desolate a state as they found it. Memories of Afghanistan come to mind. Perhaps we should think about the method of "creating peace without weapons" ("Frieden schaffen ohne Waffen"). I am very sure that the establishment of a permanent school and healthcare system, for example, would have done more for the population than temporary military bases.

Post Scriptum

This year's world climate conference COP28 in Dubai is over. Doubts had already been raised in the run-up to the conference as to whether the event management by one of the most important producers of fossil fuels, of all people, could ensure a targeted phase-out of precisely these forms of energy. And these doubts proved to be justified. The final communiqué, which was ratified by all participating states, contains a soft formulation that calls for a long-term phase-out of oil and gas, but does not create any obligations. Which reminds me of my son promising for the umpteenth time to tidy up his room. Because he realizes it in theory. And then nothing happens in practice.

At the same time, more and more ambitious climate protection measures are being scaled back or at least called into question. Because the hope of some technological miracle in the future (keyword "carbon capture and storage") feels so much better than giving up the comfort we are used to. Humanity has the knowledge, skills and abilities to prevent the worst. But it simply shows far too little willingness to do what is necessary. Out of laziness and convenience. Like my son. I am so tired...

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the-jam-to-the-unicorn · 2 years

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> I just want to see him having fun

— You think the war will end before May 2023?

A girl can hope, right?!

Jokes aside...I think it has to end before May 2023 (not because of Eurovison of course).

No, but I fear Ukraine can't afford continuing that war until May 2023 (or even longer).

The fact alone that we (as in "the world) are still talking about it is surprising and astonishing. Zelenskyy and his team managed in quite a brilliant way to catch the world's attention for three month (call it "propaganda", call it "clever strategies", call it whatever you want). It is a big achievement.

Think about it: How many bad things happen every day around the world? Most of them are not even mentioned in the news.

Some of them are only mentioned briefly in the news or you learn only about them if you habe a special interest in that topic and research on your own.

Here and there something is so bad it gets coverage. More or less. Usually less.

All big topics tend to vanish very, very fast from the news. Because people tend to lose interest in it very fast.

Think about Afghanistan last year. The topic was good for headlines for what...two weeks? Three? But after the big "oh my god how horrible!"-moment most people no longer cared. Of course we're all still very shocked when we read something about it (like recently, when some newspapers published the new laws), but we're shocked for a day or two and that's it (for whatever reason - no offence to anyone).

But Ukraine managed to catch our attention for three month so far. Of course and we all know that, mostly thanks to Zelenskyy and being literally everywhere and giving speeches again and again and again and again and... .

And that's freaking huge!

Zelenskyy said it himself (as well as Olena, just different): The moment they lose the world's attention they might lose the war. Because without the world's attention and the people's investment into the country, the people, the wish for peace and victory more and more countries will try to find a way out of having to help Ukraine and reduce the support.

Don't get me wrong: I believe that a lot of countries support Ukraine because they think it's right and Ukraine deserves support. But of course a lot of countries also support Ukraine only because the people of that country demand it from the gouvernement.

And while I doubt that Ukraine will lose support in the next 1, 2, 3,... months, I highly doubt if they can keep the world's attention into that war for a year or longer. Sooner or later people (and gouvernments) will get "Ukraine fatigue" or "Zelenskyy fatigue". It's a good sign he's still giving speeches infront of parliamants, is giving interviews, gets news coverage of all kind or appears at special places like Cannes. But sooner or later people will get tired, especially if nothing happens and "it's just war" and there are no news.

That's why Zelenskyy and his team try to come up with news as much as possible. Of course mostly to make sure Ukraine wins. But even on "slow news" or "no news" days they try to come up with good news, with new achievements - new money, new deals, new sanctions, new negotiations,... . Because people will be interested as long as there are news.

And we shouldn't forget that Russia hasn't stopped this war so far. They know they can't win it (right now). But they will also never give up (maybe if they're forced). Ukraine has to beat them and has to make sure (with internatioal partners and security guarentees) that Russia will never attack them again. But until they reach that point the need the attention. Because the best thing that could happen to Russia is that the world loses interest and Ukraine gets weak. Or that Ukrainians get tired of war and fightenting and no longer resist so much.

The moment "war fatigue" sets in could be Russia's moment.

Not to mention another problem. Right now Zelenskyy was able to unit the parliamant and everyone in Ukraine (besides some people, but the majority). Because they all fight for the same cause and no one would dare to touch or critize him right now. That would be political suicide and his opponents and enemies know this very well. Even his biggest critics are silent right now and support him.

Why? Well because Zelenskyy (and his team) did A LOT (if not to say basically (nearly) everything) right. They made a lot of smart decision and made sure Ukraine is winning, is getting weapons and lots of support of all kinds.

But they didn't stop hating him. They also didn't magically stop to want more power and money. The moment the war gets "slow" or Zelenskyy makes "mistakes" (or does something they can critize without getting trouble) they will jump on that opportunity. And the moment that happens it will get a lot more difficult to lead the country through war. Not to mention that his enemies outside of Ukraine are basically waiting for a real opportunity to discredit him.

It's going to be interesting how he / his team will deal with the Mariupol / Azovstal situation, especially if Russia really kidnaps / kills the soldiers and breaks the agreement. And if this will affect anything. Because his opponents will twist the story so it's his fault that "the Heroes Of Ukraine" are kidnapped / not exchanged / dead (btw: the discussion about if he's responsible or not is a whole different discussion).

Not to mention that he can't prolong martial law forever. Especially not if the war stays in the East (like the last 8 years). And if martial law ends without peace for Ukraine this will create a lot of new problems.

So it's in Zelenskyy's own interest to make sure the war ends soon. Because right now he's the reason Ukraine gets money and help for rebuillding the country. And he will be the reason to make sure Ukraine still gets support after the war. He will have to vouch with himself that the money will be used in a good way after the war. And to make sure they get money he has to make sure several things change in Ukraine (for the better). But he can only achieve this if his support is still that high and before his opponents / enemies get a chance to weaken him.

So yes, Ukraine needs to win that war for many reasons very fast and "soon" (whatever soon is).

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suratan-zir · 2 years

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Hi, I wasn't planning to write to you, but when I see you stressed from hateful messages, I just wanted to express my support from the Czech Republic. Everyone I know here has donated either to Ukraine army or some NGO trying to help. I used to think I'm a pacifist and now I'm sending more money to the army every time I feel especially down or especially angry with our world leaders for not helping more. So just... you are not alone, if it helps even a little.

Hey (I hope you don't mind me answering publicly) Don't worry, I know that I'm not alone. I know how many people around the world support Ukraine in these hard times, I am eternally grateful for that.

I understand you, I also consider myself a pacifist, as probably most people do (at least I hope so). But you can't achieve peace by tolerating and ignoring blatant, unprovoked aggression. For this reason, I also donate to Ukrainian army, because now for us victory in this war is the only way to have peace, not only in Ukraine, but in whole Europe. Russian propaganda is already saying they are not going to stop in Ukraine, and I believe them, because they have been threatening to attack the whole of Ukraine all these years and they finally did. And now, when most of the world is against Putin, he has nothing to lose. If Ukraine falls, it may only be the beginning, that's why need to win.

Thank you for the support and please take care of yourself. All my European friends, I hope you are safe now and will continue to be safe and happy ❤️

#silmarinen #ask

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exit-babylon · 2 years

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UNDERSTANDING THE WAR IN UKRAINE

by Fritz Springmeier.

Watching msm (which is one sided propaganda, thanks to it's Illuminati owners BlackRock as well as Vanguard) shows me the need for someone informed to write a neutral, unpartisan article. If you're interested in this latest war, and want facts, not propaganda, then this article is for you.

BLITZKRIEG. Russia began this war with what reminded me of Germany's 1939 blitzkrieg against Poland. After the first day, things began to unravel. We'll get back to the action in a min. What are some of the strengths & weaknesses of the two sides?

MILITARY FACTORS. The Ukrainian military on paper looks formidable, & has shifted to a flexible brigade structure that would assist mobility in battle, yet its ability to wage battle w/ the better equipped large Russian military is weak.

To counter balance the odds, the Ukrainian govt. has called up all males up to 60 yrs. old, & with NATO's assistance, is issuing them weapons; incl. stingers to fight aircraft, & weapons to destroy armour like javelin missiles. (Ukraine also asked friendly nations for Soviet made war planes which their pilots know, but the request "didn't fly". They only got one of their own Su-27s back from Romania.) The Illuminati have Academie snipers in country fighting with the Ukrainians. There are also other foreign volunteers. The Ukrainian military is being resupplied by 18 nations & NATO.

While Ukrainians will fight Russia (& they have in the past against all odds), there will be little benefit for the Ukraine, nor Russia, nor NATO to actually engage in war.

Russia is a tough, big bear. Their spetznaz troops fight hard & fast. (Ukraine has some too called the Alpha group.) If they have to, Russia will use brute force like in Chechnya. Historically, the Russian military has been (relative to the USA) weak on logistics, communication, & letting the rank & file know what's going on. So a quick, short war is to their advantage. The longer it drags on the more things can unravel.

Apparently, the Russians did not expect to encounter such hard opposition. Their assault on Kiev's airport & afterwards the capital itself by paratroopers, was counterattacked & thrown back. Of their 5 pronged invasion to split the Ukrainian defenders up in Blitzkrieg only the two southern prongs are moving easily.

It appears the Russian generals thought they could just follow the steps of Blitzkrieg & roll over the opposition. First came surprise, with something like 160 missiles launched at key targets. Then capture the airspace. Then send in the shock assault troops.

Now that we've seen the technical side of the fighting, why is this war occurring?

INSIGHTFUL OVERVIEW INTO THE INTERNATIONAL SCENE (ACT) IN UKRAINE. The elite, who study geopolitics & its eco. ramifications, have been writing books & papers for the last 30 years on how the Ukraine would become a buffer between the EU & Russia, and that its stability was important for the EU's/NATO's security. In the case of this war, it has taken two sides to get a senseless fight going.

Some readers will appreciate my knowledge of the "cabal" at the top who manipulate world events. From the elites' perspective it's a contrived script with a preplanned outcome. (As outrageous as this may seem to some readers, this is not conjecture, but a fact.)

But the fact that it was preplanned, doesn't reduce it's reality for the common man who will suffer it's widespread consequences. Granted people are resilient & figure out ways to redeem suffering, but considering all the negative consequences for humanity, this war is senseless. There are brilliant thinkers on both sides, but I can't help thinking of how the Bible says the wisdom of man is foolishness with God. If people had not been so small minded a peaceful win-win outcome could have been achieved.

HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVES & TRIGGERS. The elite have studied the issues between nations & what they value indepth. Their dramas incorporate into their scripts the manipulation of actual existing ways of thinking (call them triggers) of the people involved. For instance, in Jan. 2020, Kazakhstan was a failed Soros color revolution, designed to poke the bear. So it is important to gain an appreciation for the deep seated ideas that motivate people in the area. While the Ukraine is intimately related to Russia, it has its own identity.

THE BEGINNING. Originally, Russia settled the area & Kieven Rus, the antecedent to the Tsardom of Russia, was established. But in the 1300's Rus (Russia) lost control over the Ukraine & did not completely regain it for approx. 500 yrs. For most of its history, it was ruled by non-Russians.The Ukraine has also had a history as a proud independent nation. It was one of the founding nations of the USSR in 1922. But its independence was lost to the USSR, which then promoted Russia & things Russian. If you want to get a Ukrainian angry, call him a "Russian".

WW2. Many Ukrainians served with the Nazi army some in hopes to regain Ukrainian independence from the USSR. When the Russians pushed the invading German army out of the Ukraine in 1944, the Ukrainians began a war to capture their nation from the Russians. While greatly outclassed, they continued vainly fighting for independence for about 5 more years.

The western provinces of the Ukraine are anti-Russian & pro-European. Ukrainians were outraged at the USSR's blunders with the Chernobyl Nuclear Plant in the Ukraine that did so much damage to their land.

The Ukraine is considered the largest nation in Europe, & while it has been denied union with the EU and NATO, its military has been having joint training ops w/ NATO. Ukrainian pride & desires for independence & freedom run deep.

Both sides in this war have legitimate grievances. I can't enumerate them all. Our corrupt leaders have been using the Ukraine to further their corruption.

Very briefly here is what has happened: the Ukrainian parliament impeached a pro-Russian president, & his replacement was a pro-West president. The parliament, when a new pro-West govt. came into power revoked the legal status for Russians. Violence in the streets between govt. protestors & police left over 90 protestors dead. Russia responded by semi-covertly sending in its military to seize the Crimea, the most southern part of the nation. The Ukraine gave up the Crimea without a fight, perhaps misleading the Russian generals to think this invasion would be easier.

The Crimea (part of the Ukraine but now under Russia) is a large peninsula on the Black Sea, & has based the important Russian Black Sea Fleet. A treaty w/ the Ukraine, good 'til 2035, gives naval bases to the Russians on the Crimea. About 60% of the Crimeans are Russians, rather than Ukrainians.

Eastern & southern Ukraine is more pro-Russian than western Ukraine. So we have a nation with polarized divided loyalties, & a Russian govt. which is extremely sensitive to anything that goes on in the Ukraine. Manipulation of events & people are easy with such strong feelings on the two sides.

ECONOMIC FACTORS. The EU (under Illuminati leadership) intends to economically exploit the Ukraine. The Ukraine is currently an economic basket case, but has lots of potential, and no doubt would see improvements in their economy & standard of living if the EU can develop them. The new pro-West govt. has the support of the Ukraine's billionaires.

Their richest man Rinat L. Akhmetov called on Ukrainians to unite against the Russian invasion. (However Rinat Akhmetov has made comments supporting the separatists & against Zelensky also.) Sergei Taruta & Ihor Kolomoysky, billionaires & pro-EU, agreed to be governors over the pro-Russian provinces in eastern Ukraine for the new pro-West govt. in order to help insure that eastern Ukrainians stayed loyal to the new govt.

Russia runs a no. of oil pipelines thru the Ukraine into Poland, Slovakia & Hungary. These lines (like Nord Stream 2) may in the future be extended into Germany & Italy. Russia can stop its gas/oil to the Ukraine, as well as to the eastern Europeans. Bear in mind, 80% of Russia's gas exports were to the EU! The problem for Russia is they need the money from the gas/oil perhaps more than the Europeans need the gas. To use the pipelines as a weapon will backfire on everyone. Some European nations like Poland & Bulgaria are totally dependant on Russia.

So we have a struggle between the EU & Russia, and I expect the EU will win in the ways they need to (they have something like ten times the economic clout), although they may make concessions or compromises with Russia, or perhaps they'll just let it get out of control & spread. Some observers see the world stepping into WW3.

CONCLUSION. What you are watching is a worldly power struggle that was conceived & scripted long ago, & is now being staged for our attention. The real reasons behind the manipulations are diabolical & economical, but the tensions between the different players are rooted in centuries' old animosities.

#oekraine

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My Biggest Issue with Trump..

Sources:• ⁠lying, https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/12/16/president-trump-has-made-false-or-misleading-claims-over-days/• ⁠unqualified, https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2016/11/11/13587532/donald-trump-no-experience• ⁠draft dodging, https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/onpolitics/2018/12/27/trump-vietnam-war-bone-spur-diagnosis/2420475002/• ⁠gold star family disrespecting, https://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/31/us/politics/donald-trump-khizr-khan-wife-ghazala.html• ⁠POW attacking, https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2015/07/18/424169549/trump-lashes-out-at-mccain-i-like-people-who-werent-captured• ⁠US General insulting, https://www.militarytimes.com/news/pentagon-congress/2020/01/17/trump-blasted-top-military-generals-as-a-bunch-of-dopes-and-babies-according-to-new-book/• ⁠racist, https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2019/06/trump-racism-comments/588067/• ⁠sexist, https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-50563106• ⁠vulgar, https://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/08/us/donald-trump-tape-transcript.html• ⁠confirmed sexual assaulting, https://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/08/us/donald-trump-tape-transcript.html• ⁠trillion dollars to the rich tax cutting, https://budget.house.gov/publications/publication/gop-tax-law-showers-benefits-wealthy-and-large-corporations-while• ⁠own daughter creeping, https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-elections/donald-trump-ivanka-trump-creepiest-most-unsettling-comments-a-roundup-a7353876.html• ⁠wife cheating with a pornstar after birth of son and paying her off to influence a presidential election, https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-43334326• ⁠$413 million dollar inheritance getting, https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/monkey-cage/wp/2018/10/04/the-new-york-times-revealed-how-fred-trump-funneled-413-million-to-his-son-donald-will-that-change-american-opinion/• ⁠teen pageant dressing room invading, https://www.politifact.com/wisconsin/article/2016/oct/18/allegations-about-donald-trump-and-miss-teen-usa-c/• ⁠baby and mother separating, https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/14/the-weekly/trump-immigration-border-separation-family.html• ⁠breast feeding mother shaming, https://www.parents.com/baby/all-about-babies/fighting-words-donald-trump-called-a-breastfeeding-mom-disgusting/• ⁠fat-shaming while being fat, http://nymag.com/intelligencer/2019/08/trump-fat-shames-own-supporter-frank-dawson-new-hampshire-rally.html• ⁠17 women accusing him of sexual assaulting, https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/list-trumps-accusers-allegations-sexual-misconduct/story?id=51956410• ⁠accusers are not attractive enough for him to assault implying, https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2016/10/donald-trump-insults-accusers-ugly• ⁠university student defrauding, https://abcnews.go.com/US/judge-finalizes-25-million-settlement-victims-donald-trumps/story?id=54347237• ⁠bankrupt casino causing, https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2016/live-updates/general-election/real-time-fact-checking-and-analysis-of-the-first-presidential-debate/fact-check-has-trump-declared-bankruptcy-four-or-six-times/• ⁠kids cancer charity stealing, https://www.forbes.com/sites/danalexander/2019/12/23/best-stories-of-the-decade-how-donald-trump-shifted-kids-cancer-charity-money-into-his-business/• ⁠taped detailed accusation of rape of a minor having, https://www.snopes.com/news/2016/06/23/donald-trump-rape-lawsuit/• ⁠wife-beating, https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2016/10/24/documenting-trumps-abuse-of-women• ⁠popular vote losing, https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-elections/donald-trump-lost-popular-vote-hillary-clinton-us-election-president-history-a7470116.html• ⁠anti-vaxxing, https://mobile.twitter.com/realdonaldtrump/status/449525268529815552?lang=en• ⁠Christianity-faking, https://www.kentucky.com/opinion/op-ed/article216494035.html• ⁠publicist impersonating, https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/onpolitics/2016/05/13/donald-trump-people-magazine-washington/84333614/• ⁠tax dodging, https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2018/10/2/17929774/donald-trump-tax-evasion-fred-trump-new-york-times• ⁠friends’ wives pursuing, https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/donald-trump-sex-friends-wives-are-book-claims-true-michael-wolff-fire-fury-white-house-bannon-a8142011.html• ⁠impeached, https://time.com/5552679/impeached-presidents/• ⁠foreign aid bribing, https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-49800181• ⁠1/3 of the presidency golf playing, https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/12/30/nearly-third-days-hes-been-president-trumps-visited-trump-branded-property/• ⁠free press assaulting, https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2018/10/29/18037894/donald-trump-twitter-media-enemy-pittsburgh• ⁠Hannity coordinating, https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/emmaloop/sean-hannity-trump-allies-mueller-memos-fox-news• ⁠Cambridge Analytica using, https://www.wired.com/story/what-did-cambridge-analytica-really-do-for-trumps-campaign/• ⁠Ivanka is a “piece of ass” approving, https://www.politico.com/story/2016/10/trump-ivanka-piece-of-ass-howard-stern-229376• ⁠loan application asset inflating, https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/27/business/donald-trump-buffalo-bills-deutsche-bank.html• ⁠historically low polling, https://theweek.com/speedreads/890683/trumps-approval-rating-pace-lowest-ever-among-independents-gallup-poll-shows• ⁠college achievement faking, https://www.forbes.com/sites/christopherrim/2019/02/28/heres-why-donald-trump-doesnt-want-anyone-to-know-his-grades-or-sat-scores/• ⁠unqualified judge appointing, https://news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/confirmation-expected-for-another-unqualified-trump-judge-pick• ⁠unqualified cabinet member appointing, https://www.latimes.com/local/education/la-me-eli-broad-opposes-devos-20170201-story.html

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angelishere407 · 4 years

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Also the fact that he’s a lying, unqualified, draft dodging, gold star family disrespecting, POW attacking, US General insulting, racist, sexist, vulgar, confirmed sexual assaulting, trillion dollars to the rich tax cutting, own daughter creeping, wife cheating with a pornstar after birth of son and paying her off to influence a presidential election, $413 million dollar inheritance getting, teen pageant dressing room invading, baby and mother separating, breast feeding mother shaming, fat-shaming while being fat, 17 women accusing him of sexual assaulting, accusers are not attractive enough for him to assault implying, university student defrauding, bankrupt casino causing, kids cancer charity stealing, taped detailed accusation of rape of a minor having, wife-beating, popular vote losing, anti-vaxxing, Christianity-faking, publicist impersonating, tax dodging, friends’ wives pursuing, impeached, foreign aid bribing, 1/3 of the presidency golf playing, free press assaulting, Hannity coordinating, Cambridge Analytica using, Ivanka is a “piece of ass” approving, loan application asset inflating, historically low polling, college achievement faking, unqualified judge appointing, unqualified cabinet member appointing, foreign influence on our election welcoming, tax release avoiding, birther conspiracy spreading, Ukraine ambassador targeting, Russian money taking, Kurdish ally abandoning, soldier brain injury downplaying, full morning “executive time” taking, Epstein befriending, Putin bowing, Kim Jong Un praising, North Korean general saluting, US intelligence denying, tallest building in lower Manhattan after 9/11 boasting, congress obstructing, nuclear non-proliferation deal ending, Justice obstructing, unqualified daughter and son-in-law appointing, healthcare cut targeting, pedophile candidate supporting, trump tower Moscow denying, mail-bomber inspiring, 4 out of top 5 largest protests in US history causing, green energy stifling, clean water regulation destroying, healthy school lunch ending, climate change denying, congressional and judicial branch attacking, economy does better under democrats saying, Goldman Sachs appointing, food stamp removing, emissions standards lowering, press conference avoiding, emoluments clause breaking, longest govt shutdown record holding, Saudi Arabia nuclear tech selling, golf cheating, time magazine cover faking, El Paso mass shooter inspiring, paying legal bills for roughing up protestors promising, killed soldier “knew what he signed up for” saying, pardon abusing, scumbag.

Sources:

• ⁠lying, https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/12/16/president-trump-has-made-false-or-misleading-claims-over-days/

• ⁠unqualified, https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2016/11/11/13587532/donald-trump-no-experience

• ⁠draft dodging, https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/onpolitics/2018/12/27/trump-vietnam-war-bone-spur-diagnosis/2420475002/

• ⁠gold star family disrespecting, https://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/31/us/politics/donald-trump-khizr-khan-wife-ghazala.html

• ⁠POW attacking, https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2015/07/18/424169549/trump-lashes-out-at-mccain-i-like-people-who-werent-captured

• ⁠US General insulting, https://www.militarytimes.com/news/pentagon-congress/2020/01/17/trump-blasted-top-military-generals-as-a-bunch-of-dopes-and-babies-according-to-new-book/

• ⁠racist, https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2019/06/trump-racism-comments/588067/

• ⁠sexist, https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-50563106

• ⁠vulgar, https://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/08/us/donald-trump-tape-transcript.html

• ⁠confirmed sexual assaulting, https://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/08/us/donald-trump-tape-transcript.html

• ⁠trillion dollars to the rich tax cutting, https://budget.house.gov/publications/publication/gop-tax-law-showers-benefits-wealthy-and-large-corporations-while

• ⁠own daughter creeping, https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-elections/donald-trump-ivanka-trump-creepiest-most-unsettling-comments-a-roundup-a7353876.html

• ⁠wife cheating with a pornstar after birth of son and paying her off to influence a presidential election, https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-43334326

• ⁠$413 million dollar inheritance getting, https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/monkey-cage/wp/2018/10/04/the-new-york-times-revealed-how-fred-trump-funneled-413-million-to-his-son-donald-will-that-change-american-opinion/

• ⁠teen pageant dressing room invading, https://www.politifact.com/wisconsin/article/2016/oct/18/allegations-about-donald-trump-and-miss-teen-usa-c/

• ⁠baby and mother separating, https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/14/the-weekly/trump-immigration-border-separation-family.html

• ⁠breast feeding mother shaming, https://www.parents.com/baby/all-about-babies/fighting-words-donald-trump-called-a-breastfeeding-mom-disgusting/

• ⁠fat-shaming while being fat, http://nymag.com/intelligencer/2019/08/trump-fat-shames-own-supporter-frank-dawson-new-hampshire-rally.html

• ⁠17 women accusing him of sexual assaulting, https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/list-trumps-accusers-allegations-sexual-misconduct/story?id=51956410

• ⁠accusers are not attractive enough for him to assault implying, https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2016/10/donald-trump-insults-accusers-ugly

• ⁠university student defrauding, https://abcnews.go.com/US/judge-finalizes-25-million-settlement-victims-donald-trumps/story?id=54347237

• ⁠bankrupt casino causing, https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2016/live-updates/general-election/real-time-fact-checking-and-analysis-of-the-first-presidential-debate/fact-check-has-trump-declared-bankruptcy-four-or-six-times/

• ⁠kids cancer charity stealing, https://www.forbes.com/sites/danalexander/2019/12/23/best-stories-of-the-decade-how-donald-trump-shifted-kids-cancer-charity-money-into-his-business/

• ⁠taped detailed accusation of rape of a minor having, https://www.snopes.com/news/2016/06/23/donald-trump-rape-lawsuit/

• ⁠wife-beating, https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2016/10/24/documenting-trumps-abuse-of-women

• ⁠popular vote losing, https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-elections/donald-trump-lost-popular-vote-hillary-clinton-us-election-president-history-a7470116.html

• ⁠anti-vaxxing, https://mobile.twitter.com/realdonaldtrump/status/449525268529815552?lang=en

• ⁠Christianity-faking, https://www.kentucky.com/opinion/op-ed/article216494035.html

• ⁠publicist impersonating, https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/onpolitics/2016/05/13/donald-trump-people-magazine-washington/84333614/

• ⁠tax dodging, https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2018/10/2/17929774/donald-trump-tax-evasion-fred-trump-new-york-times

• ⁠friends’ wives pursuing, https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/donald-trump-sex-friends-wives-are-book-claims-true-michael-wolff-fire-fury-white-house-bannon-a8142011.html

• ⁠impeached, https://time.com/5552679/impeached-presidents/

• ⁠foreign aid bribing, https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-49800181

• ⁠1/3 of the presidency golf playing, https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/12/30/nearly-third-days-hes-been-president-trumps-visited-trump-branded-property/

• ⁠free press assaulting, https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2018/10/29/18037894/donald-trump-twitter-media-enemy-pittsburgh

• ⁠Hannity coordinating, https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/emmaloop/sean-hannity-trump-allies-mueller-memos-fox-news

• ⁠Cambridge Analytica using, https://www.wired.com/story/what-did-cambridge-analytica-really-do-for-trumps-campaign/

• ⁠Ivanka is a “piece of ass” approving, https://www.politico.com/story/2016/10/trump-ivanka-piece-of-ass-howard-stern-229376

• ⁠loan application asset inflating, https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/27/business/donald-trump-buffalo-bills-deutsche-bank.html

• ⁠historically low polling, https://theweek.com/speedreads/890683/trumps-approval-rating-pace-lowest-ever-among-independents-gallup-poll-shows

• ⁠college achievement faking, https://www.forbes.com/sites/christopherrim/2019/02/28/heres-why-donald-trump-doesnt-want-anyone-to-know-his-grades-or-sat-scores/

• ⁠unqualified judge appointing, https://news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/confirmation-expected-for-another-unqualified-trump-judge-pick

• ⁠unqualified cabinet member appointing, https://www.latimes.com/local/education/la-me-eli-broad-opposes-devos-20170201-story.html

FACTS IN YO FACE!!

CREDIT GOES TO CHRIS RUSSO. This is his post, his words...and I love it!!

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