RUNNING UPDATES ON THE CONFLICT IN UKRAINE - 16.04.2023
RUNNING UPDATES ON THE CONFLICT IN UKRAINE - 16.04.2023
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.
*** IS THE MUCH VAUNTED UKRAINIAN OFFENSIVE A DUD? ***
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“Ukraine. What is the truth...?
Why won’t western media tell both sides…?”
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VIRTUALLY UNREPORTED ATROCITY IN LUGANSK, 2nd JUNE 2014
A lot has been said about atrocities in the western media claimed to have been perpetrated by the Russians, for example at Bucha and Mariupol among others. These assertions are conveyed on the say so of the Ukrainian authorities. How willing though are western news broadcasters to convey atrocities attributed to the Ukrainians? The following will I think provide the answer.
If anyone wonders if they are receiving accurate coverage of the conflict in Ukraine I would suggest watching the video below of an event which occurred on the 2nd of June 2014 and ask themselves if they recall hearing about it on any mainstream media news channel at the time.
The video is harrowing to watch. The bodies (five women and three men) are real. Yet across western media there was only one single news report that occurred a day later. This was from CNN and occurred only because a CNN team happened to be nearby at the time of the atrocity and so the network could hardly ignore it as all others so obviously did.
The video below shows the unvarnished truth that was not considered newsworthy in western mainstream news.
THE SINGLE WESTERN MSM REPORT ON THE LUGANSK ATROCITY, 3rd JUNE 2014
The video at the CNN link below is the crime scene sanitised by CNN, though played straight with honest reporting on the scene not playing things to Kiev’s tune.
(There was a time early in the war in the Donbass when CNN were not afraid to contradict the Ukrainian regime in Kiev.) Watch because it's the first and last time you will see this.
5 women and 3 men died, all civilians.
Air attack on pro-Russian separatists in Luhansk kills 8, stuns residents.
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Lead feature:
DANNY HAIPHONG - BRIAN BERLETIC - ANGELO GIULIANO
NATO is FAILING in Ukraine, Sets Sights on Taiwan .
THE DURAN
Saudi Arabia & Turkey move closer to peace with Syria.
ALEX CHRISTOFOROU of THE DURAN
Sudan conflict. Neocons, Crimea = regime change. Bolton, global NATO. Germany RIP nuclear power. U/1
AFRICAN DIASPORA NEWS CHANNEL
Uganda Will Send Troops To Defend Putin If Need Be Says Son Of Ugandan Leader.
iEARLGREY
Ukraine Shells Donetsk Cathedral Easter Night. 160 NATO Officers Killed In Kinzhal Strike.
V-N RANGELONI
Donetsk, Ukrainian rockets around the cathedral on Easter night. (Donetsk, razzi ucraini sulla cattedrale nella notte di Pasqua.)
HINDUSTAN TIMES
Russia's Bakhmut battle tires out Ukraine Army | Ukraine kills own people in Donetsk Church shelling.
GONZALO LIRA
2023.04.16 Poisoning The Well.
RACHEL BLEVINS
LIVE: Pentagon Leaks Suspect Arrested, Thanks To The NYT, WaPo and Bellingcat.
ShanghaiEye魔都眼
Ukraine crisis: Russia's Wagner forces advance in Bakhmut; Ukrainian soldiers train for battle.
THE NEW ATLAS
The Critical Hour: On the Eve of Ukraine's Offensive, Taiwan, and more...
SCOTT RITTER
Ep. 61: Ask the Inspector.
SYRIANA ANALYSIS
BOMBSHELL: Pentagon Leak Docs Show USA Has Special Forces in Ukraine.
COLONEL DOUGLAS MACGREGOR
"Massive Russian military buildup."
SCOTT RITTER
Bakhmut-Russia & Kenzal Missile.
U.S. TOUR OF DUTY
Scott Ritter 2-Minute Topic: Leaked Intelligence.
CHRIS THRALL
Zelensky's EMBEZZLED $400,000,000 From The USA Claims Seymour Hersh
RICHARD MEDHURST
ICC Issues Arrest Warrant for Putin... What About Bush, Obama and Others?
Palestinians Have Every Right to Resist Occupation.
GEOPOLITICAL ECONOMY REPORT w/ BEN NORTON
Countries dropping dollar neutralizes US sanctions, complains neocon Marco Rubio.
JEFFREY SACHS
The End of American Exceptionalism.
DEMOCRACY AT WORK
Is China the Final Phase of Capitalism? - Global Capitalism with Richard Wolff.
HINDUSTAN TIMES
Putin preps Russian Gen Col Teplinsky for 'major role' in Ukraine war | Why West Is 'Worried'.
Wagner Boss blasts U.S.-led West over intel leak | 'Propaganda To Delay Kiev's Counterattack'.
Major non-NATO ally 'exposes' Biden; Brazil's Lula tells U.S. to stop encouraging war | Watch:
Putin's men wipe out 315 Ukraine troops, 73 artillery units in Donetsk; Setback for Zelensky | Watch:
China stalls Blinken's visit over tussle with U.S. after 'spy balloon' incident | Details.
JEFFREY SACHS
Putin's Stance on Ukraine.
THE JIMMY DORE SHOW
Ukraine Bioweapons Labs BACK IN BUSINESS!
Zelensky Skimmed $400 Million In U.S. War Funds! Reveals Seymour Hersh.
Antiwar Activists Stage Tax Day Protest Against Ukraine War!
TELETRUTH
Orion UAV hit multiple targets on Ukrainian positions in Avdiivka.
THE NEW AFRICAN CHANNEL
Tunisia announce plans to join BRICS bloc.
Egypt's Reported Russia Rockets Deal To Jeopardize $13bn annual US Military Support.
LINE FLUX
Why China is growing so fast.
KIM IVERSEN
BBC Reporter Can't Give One Example Of Hate Speech Found On Twitter After Claiming Its Rampant.
ASIAN QUICKTAKE
OVERTHROW the Dollar. 15 countries ready to Join BRICS. A U.S. RECESSION in 2023 is COMING.
INVESTOPADS
China & Saudi Arabia just SHOCKED the world and the U.S. is in Serious Trouble | Peter Schiff.
SMART SILVER STACKER
$2400 Gold Price Forecast - Why We MUST Stack PHYSICAL (John Lee Part 2).
FOOD FOR THOUGHT
JOHN J MEARSHEIMER: WHY THE U.S. FAILED INTERNATIONALLY.
Article published by Russia Today (RT) - 16th April 2023:
US must stop ‘encouraging war’ in Ukraine – Lula.
The Brazilian leader delivered the comments as he concluded a state visit to China.
The United States and its allies should focus on promoting peace in Ukraine instead of “encouraging war” by arming Kiev, Brazilian President Lula da Silva said on Saturday as he concluded a state visit to China, his country’s primary trading partner.
“The United States needs to stop encouraging war and start talking about peace,” Lula told reporters in Beijing. “The European Union needs to start talking about peace.”
He added that, in doing so, world leaders might be able to “convince” both Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Ukrainian counterpart Vladimir Zelensky that “peace is in the interest of the whole world.”
In contrast to many Western nations, neither Brazil nor China has imposed sanctions on Moscow following the onset of the conflict in Ukraine last year.
Prior to the trip, Lula, the left-wing leader who returned as Brazilian president after succeeding Jair Bolsonaro at the start of this year, had sought to position himself as part of a group that could mediate in the conflict. He did not, however, elaborate on the nature of any such talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping following their meeting on Friday.
CNN reported earlier this week that Beijing had requested the removal of issues surrounding Ukraine from the list of topics to be discussed by the two leaders.
“It is important to have patience,” Lula suggested on Saturday, “But above all, it is necessary to convince the countries that are supplying weapons, encouraging the war, to stop.”
China has been a key trading partner for Brazil since 2009. In 2022 alone, Beijing imported close to $90 billion worth of Brazilian commodities such as soy, iron ore and petrol. Brazil is also the largest single market for Chinese products on the South American continent.
Lula’s comments on Ukraine, as well as the strengthening of economic ties with Beijing, are likely to draw the attention of Washington, with whom Brasilia has sought a closer relationship under his rule. In February, he met with US President Joe Biden in the White House, where they primarily discussed efforts to combat climate change and combat anti-democratic extremism.
MAPPING/ANALYSIS CHANNELS
* Updates will be added here as and when they become available.
MILITARY SUMMARY UPDATE
Full front update. Easter ceasefire. Situation in Bakhmut. Military Summary And Analysis 2023.04.16
Civil war in Sudan. Easter shelling of Donets. Military Summary And Analysis 2023.04.16
NWE WAR REPORTS UPDATE
No update posted so far today
DEFENSE POLITICS ASIA UPDATE
RUSSIA FOCUSING ON BAKHMUT, AVDIIVKA & KREMINNA [ Ukraine SITREP ] Day 414-416 (13-15/4)
DPA WAR UPDATE
No update posted so far today
THETI MAPPING UPDATE
No update posted so far today
BALKAN MAPPING UPDATE
Ukraine Front Update [16 April 2023]
PROJECT GREAT UPDATE
Russia's Scary Night Attack In Bakhmut & Ukraine's Failed Offensive | Russia-Ukraine Conflict.
MILITARY AND FOREIGN AFFAIRS UPDATE
Battlefield Ukraine Russia pounds Sloviansk and Bakhmut.
RYBAR UPDATE
No update posted so far today
M MAPPING UPDATE
No update posted so far today
FREE RUSSIA CHANNEL UPDATE
No update posted so far today
WEEB UNION UPDATE
No update posted so far today
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.
UPDATES TO BE ADDED HERE AS AND WHEN THEY BECOME AVAILABLE OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS
UKRAINE: IS EVERYTHING GOING ACCORDING TO PLAN?
The title of this commentary does not refer to the Russian plan for its campaign in Ukraine.
I don’t even intend to give any comment on that subject.
This commentary is on a related, but quite different subject.
It strikes me that given there is a clear goal by the western powers to replace the leaders and systems of governance of both Russia and China the current situation in Ukraine has many convenient aspects to it in this regard.
If you wanted to achieve the object of first isolating Russia (or isolating at least Europe from Russia) and then later isolate China for not forsaking Russia as a partner over its Ukrainian campaign, you could do no better than plan things as they are currently panning out.
First you would do everything possible to frustrate Russia in regard to both NATO and Ukraine, keep Russia hoping for a settlement to both and never seeking to make good on one and ensuring Ukraine never does either. In fact keep pushing Russia further and further into a corner with one more reason after another to explode out of it. Then of course, once the desired explosion occurs (the Ukraine campaign) you have the justification you need for all that follows, the various, continuous and expanding raft of measures that push Russia out of Europe for good.
This could be seen as the first stage. The second, once Russia is fully engaged in Ukraine, is the manufacture of a series of incidents/events that deliver additional “justifications” for ever broader secondary sanctions, cutting of connections and permanent burning of bridges.
Meanwhile, China is pressured to condemn its partner Russia, something it is judged China will never do. This gives “cause” to begin a similar isolation of China, bringing NATO into the fray with warnings to China, contradicting of course Biden’s stated position to better relations with China. This last technique of seeming diplomacy followed by betrayal having worked well with Russia is simply a case of rinse and repeat. Stirring the pot, creating confusion, shaking stability and exerting pressure while seeming at one point to wish to find agreement then immediately having the State Department issue aggressive statements creates unease and potential instability while encouraging angry responses that give the casual observer misgivings.
Is it all a conspiracy theory too far?
Why would the USA, UK and their allies wish to take such a potentially devastating course that could destabilise the entire world provoking global division and worldwide instability if not outright war?
Is there any basis for the notion that the stakes could be that high for the collective west?
In fact there is.
9/11 made the U.S. elites aware that to make America totally safe they needed to eliminate ALL potential sources of threat and this required the elimination of all opposition, great and small.
Putin and Russia became the first target in 2007 when he stated quite clearly that Russia was not in agreement with the imposition of a unipolar world run by one nation of a coterie of allied nations.
Then China unexpectedly rose and rose economically without changing its communist leadership. It had been expected that with greater and greater reliance on capitalism that the communist system of central control would atrophy and die. It did not. It became even stronger and more deeply entrenched.
But the decisions made after 9/11 demanded that ALL opposition and potential opposition must be made to disappear and be replaced by West-friendly leaders and systems of governance.
What now?
The now may just be what is happening in Ukraine, what is happening across the western world and the actions against Russia that may well be seen happening also to China very soon.
Is it all just a coincidence that what was seen as an absolute necessity in the hours after 9/11 is now playing out? Is there nothing odd about that?
Or, just maybe, is everything going according to plan?
