RUNNING UPDATES ON THE CONFLICT IN UKRAINE - 22.12.2022
Including geopolitical issues affecting the balance of power in the ongoing end game war to establish our common future, a closely monitored prison planet or tolerance for diverse modes of governance.
THE ROAD TO THE ULTIMATE CONCLUSION OF WORLD WAR III RUNS THROUGH HERE.
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“Ukraine. What is the truth...?
Why won’t western media tell both sides…?”
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Lead feature:
Latest update on events within Ukraine and their knock-on effects on the western world, by Alexander Mercouris of ‘The Duran’. (188k subscribers):
Russia Bakhmut Advances, Zelensky US Trip Achieves Nothing, Putin Announces Massive Rearmament.
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‘AFRICAN (35 subscribers):
From the frontlines, the 🇺🇲US/🇪🇺EU/🇬🇧UK war on school playgrounds in Donbass. 👇Eva Bartlett.
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‘The Duran’ (320k subscribers):
Zelensky's victory speech to Congress w/Garland Nixon (Live).
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Latest update from Alex Christoforou of ‘The Duran’ on the geopolitical events of the previous 24 hours (151k subscribers):
Belensky's speech to Congress, kisses Pelosi, good investment. Putin, Russia is fighting NATO. U/1
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‘Straight Calls with Douglas Macgregor’ (19.8k subscribers):
Ukraine is Not Winning and Will Not Win This War.
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‘Redacted’ (1.54 million subscribers):
It's WORSE than they're telling you in Ukraine | Redacted with Clayton Morris.
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‘Douglas Macgregor’ (74.4k subscribers):
It's getting cold finally.
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‘Economic and political news’ (50 subscribers):
Douglas Macgregor: The current state of affairs in Ukraine?
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‘Douglas Macgregor Col’ (9.43k subscribers):
Douglas Macgregor - The Bottom Line.
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Douglas Macgregor - Russia’s Fighting Force in Ukraine.
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‘Dialogue works’ (6.86k subscribers):
No way but Diplomacy and Negotiations | Scott Ritter & Douglas Macgregor.
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‘FINANCE MAIL’ (17.9k subscribers):
Douglas Macgregor: Zelensky Is TOOL For Western Countries !!! Everything Is Backfiring Ukraine.
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‘Michael Vlahos’ (3.59k subscribers):
Dr. Michael Vlahos & Col. Douglas Macgregor: Is the war in Ukraine entering its decisive phase? Pt.1
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Dr. Michael Vlahos & Col. Douglas Macgregor: Why NATO strategic failure? A war of deceit, denial. Pt.2
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Michael Vlahos & Douglas Macgregor What is to be done? Can a corrupted US military be renewed? Pt.3
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‘The Left Lens with Danny Haiphong’ (35.4k subscribers):
Jeffrey Sachs: NATO is the Biggest Threat to Peace in Ukraine.
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‘RealTruthTalk’ (5k subscribers):
Scott Ritter: Putin meets Lukashenko in Minsk | US to supply Patriot systems to Ukraine.
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‘TeleSUR English’ (192k subscribers):
Russian president assures that the country will fulfil the objectives of the special operation.
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‘iAFRICAN’ (34 subscribers)
'We didn´t start it. It was Ukraine that began to show that they wanted to continue the war.’
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‘Schiller Institute’ (62.9k subscribers):
Ray McGovern: Is A Peace Deal Possible?
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‘Info Defense’ (43 subscribers):
Zelensky threatens to punish any Christian worshiping in unapproved ways?
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‘The Jimmy Dore Show’ (1.12 million subscribers):
Zelensky Makes Outrageous Demand During U.S. Visit – Biden Accommodates!
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‘Multipolarisa’ with Ben Norton. (38k subscribers):
West opposes rest of world in UN votes for fairer economic system, equality, sustainable development.
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‘MintPress News’ (30.9k subscribers):
Richard Wolff & Lee Camp: The Rise of The Multipolar World.
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‘Gerland Celente’ (187k subscribers):
If Jesus Were Born Today He’d Be a Terrorist.
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‘George Galloway’ (235k subscribers):
Geriatric #JoeBiden tells camera the Iran nuclear deal is dead, the one he campaigned for. Nurse!
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Will the divisions in the United States turn violent?
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‘Breakthrough News’ (138k subscribers):
Korea: US Threatens War, People’s Movements Demand Change w/ Ju-Hyun Park.
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‘Schiller Institute’ (62.9k subscribers):
Reject the Zelensky Hollywood Production, Organize Support for Peace Conf. Proposed by Pope Francis.
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‘Break Through News’ (138k subscribers):
Freedom Side Year-End Wrap-Up — Ukraine, China & the Big Stories Coming in 2023.
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Article from Russia Today (RT) - 22nd December 2022:
Defense minister announces major expansion of Russian army.
Sergey Shoigu says the nation’s military should amount to 1.5 million servicemen.
Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu has announced the need to make a number of structural changes to the country’s armed forces in light of NATO’s attempts to bolster its presence on Russia’s border and expand its membership to Finland and Sweden.
During a Russian Defense Ministry meeting on Wednesday, Shoigu proposed a number of measures to strengthen the security of the Russian Federation, including creating a special grouping of troops on the country’s northwestern border and expanding Russia’s armed forces to amount to 1.5 million servicemen in total, with some 695,000 of them being contract soldiers.
Shoigu’s comments come as Helsinki and Stockholm have submitted bids to join NATO, citing a perceived threat from Russia in light of its ongoing military operation in Ukraine. Their accession to the US-led bloc is currently stalled by Türkiye and Hungary, but all other members have already welcomed their membership.
The minister also offered to “gradually” change the minimum draft age in Russia from 18 to 21 and raise the maximum age to 30, while also offering all draftees the opportunity to sign a contract with the army from the first day of service.
READ MORE: Russia will continue to modernize nuclear arsenal – Putin
Shoigu went on to suggest creating a number of new military groupings, including five new artillery divisions, eight bomber aviation regiments, and one fighter regiment, as well as six army aviation brigades.
Russian President Vladimir Putin, who also attended the meeting, approved the proposals for improving the country’s armed forces and instructed Shoigu to report back once these measures are deliberated with the ministerial board. Putin promised to address these proposals in detail later.
During his address to senior defense officials, Putin also emphasized the need to continue to modernize Russia’s nuclear arsenal, describing it as the key to guaranteeing the country’s sovereignty.
MAPPING CHANNELS
* Updates will be added here as and when they become available.
LATEST UPDATE FROM DIMA OF THE MILITARY SUMMARY CHANNEL (76.2k subscribers):
Ukraine. Military Summary And Analysis 22.12.2022.
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LATEST UPDATE FROM THE 'DEFENSE POLITICS ASIA' MAPPING CHANNEL (50.6k subscribers):
No update posted so far today.
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LATEST UPDATE BY ‘NEW WORLD ECONOMICS’ (27.9k subscribers):
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LATEST UPDATE BY THETI MAPPING (14.7k subscribers):
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LATEST UPDATE BY ‘BALKAN MAPPING’ (134k subscribers):
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LATEST UPDATE BY THE ‘MILITARY AND FOREIGN AFFAIRS NETWORK’ (55.7k subscribers):
No update posted so far today.
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LATEST UPDATE FROM ‘RYBAR’ via‘Itapirkanmaa2’ channel. (24.6k subscribers):
No update posted so far today.
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LATEST UPDATE FROM ‘M MAPPING’ (4.4k subscribers):
Ukraine:Day 302 [22 December] ''Today''.
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Detailed situation reports can be found on a daily basis concerning events in Ukraine over the past 24 hours at the ‘A SKEPTIC’ Substack account:
Link to 'A SKEPTIC' Substack channel.
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SUPPORTING SCOTT RITTER
I've been listening to Scott Ritter describe how things are for him and I suspect have been for him for quite some time now.
He has been doing a LOT of unpaid work with a great many interview requests coming in that he has been ready and willing to agree to. But the work where receives some pay for have suffered due to this, being left until the wee small hours of the night to complete work on.
Scott, I think you will agree, has been one of the most influential voices out there on Russia and Ukraine.
I was moved by Scott's words to take an annual subscription to his Substack account that he runs in coordination with his colleague on 'U.S. Tour of Duty', Jeff Norman. This is the main way that Scott recommends to help him with finances with which to upgrade his delivery of comment on Russia and Ukraine, via a better microphone etc. and perhaps the creation of a recording studio in his basement to create a more professional and impressive look. To invest in these things he would like to be sure that this has a viable financial future.
Would you also like to help by subscribing at one of the various levels to Scott's Substack account? I hope so. If so the link is here:
Below you'll find the edited part of the video where Scott talks of his commitments to get the facts out on events in Ukraine and of the finances that would come in handy to enhance their delivery:
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VICTORY BELONGS TO RUSSIA: IT IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME
Each day that passes makes a conclusive Russian victory in the Donbass and beyond more certain. As Russia bolsters her forces, and weaponry, those of Ukraine decrease. Russian forces gain ready access to rest and recuperation as troop numbers increase. The increasingly exhausted and demoralised Ukrainian troops have an ever decreasing prospect of such respite. This situation is likely to bring them to complete breakdown as Russia unleashes the firepower of the more modern and advanced weaponry that is arriving with the newly mobilised Russian troops.
The various Ukrainian offensives are now weak when confronted by the reinforced Russian lines. A few futile efforts achieve quite miserable results before fire reigns down on the Ukrainian troops and they are forced back to their starting positions.
And now, all this being said, we have arrived at the wet, and later, freezing conditions where these pathetic Ukrainian forces will be subject to myriad forms of abject misery with death and injury all around them while they lie sodden or frozen, abandoned to their fate by Kiev.
The pitiable young and old of Ukraine have been frogmarched to their deaths as cannon-fodder while the bestial elites of the collective West urge their "president" to add more to their number there at the gates of Hell and their doom. We must feel for the majority of them as they are not the Nazis we revile, in most part they are decent men, fathers, sons, brothers, husband and uncles, who no doubt saw through the coup of 2014 for what it was. But sadly, their fate seems sealed.
Nothing will stop Russia now. Every factor favours them. Victory will be Russia's. In Donbass and beyond and in due course across the world.
Victory belongs to Russia: It is now only a matter of time.
UPDATES TO BE ADDED HERE AS AND WHEN THEY BECOME AVAILABLE OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
