RUNNING UPDATES ON THE CONFLICT IN UKRAINE - 28.02.2023
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.
*** ARE THE WORLD’S VIEWS ON UKRAINE CHANGING? ***
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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 men & 3 women died, all civilians.
Air attack on pro-Russian separatists in Luhansk kills 8, stuns residents.
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Lead feature:
Latest update on events within Ukraine by Alexander Mercouris of ‘The Duran’.
Ukraine Admits Bakhmut Crisis, Drones Strike Russia; China Hosts Lukashenko, Egypt FM Meets Assad.
ALEX CHRISTOFOROU OF THE DURAN
Yellen $1.2B investment. Hate a bully. Orban likes China plan. Borrell, Serbia-Kosovo deal. U/1
THE DURAN
Losing Bakhmut, losing Donbass.
SCOTT RITTER
Ukraine/Russia Update Questions & Answers.
TELESUR ENGLISH
Russia denounces U.S. provocation with toxic subtances in Ukraine.
Morning Briefing of The Ministry of Defense of Russia (February 28, 2023).
PATRICK LANCASTER
Moment Child Films Rocket Hitting Home In Donetsk Russia - Ukraine War (Special Report).
INFO DEFENSE
Ukrainian Nazis keep targeting Donbass emergency workers.
EURASIAN TIMES
Russia To Unleash Marker UGVs To Hunt 'Leopards' In Ukraine.
GARLAND NIXON
THE UKRAINE CRISIS - WITH SCOTT RITTER AND ANDREI MARTYANOV.
GEORGE GALLOWAY - iEARLGREY
INTERVIEW: Enough warmongering. Putin sets out new vision for Russia.
ALL ABOUT RUSSIA WITH ALEX CHRISTOFOROU FROM @TheDuran.
REDACTED
“You have only 4-hours to live!” - Ukraine faces CRUSHING truth as Putin closes in | Redacted News.
THE DURAN: Russia Ready to Go ALL OUT in Ukraine After Neocons Reject Peace.
SYRIANA ANALYSIS
Hungary: What's Viktor Orban's Policy on Ukraine?
COLONEL DOUGLAS MACGREGOR
Ukraine/Russia & More… BUCHA.
Ukraine is a NeoCon Project.
SCOTT RITTER
The Horrific Reality of the Ukrainian Government.
AFRICAN DIASPORA NEWS CHANNEL (1.42 million subscribers):
Ukrainian Refugees Concerned That There Are Too Many BIack People In The UK.
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FIRSTPOST
Russia, China & Belarus - The New Anti-West Axis? | Vantage with Palki Sharma.
THE JIMMY DORE SHOW
Biden Forgot About U.S. Invasion HE PUSHED FOR.
Harry Potter & Han Solo Are Like Ukrainian Neo-Nazis Says NATO.
JOHN MEARSHEIMER
GANGSTERS
GEORGE GALLOWAY
INTERVIEW: Biden funds war whilst his own people starve.
JUDGE NAPOLITANO
Hey MAGA - Enough with the War-Mongers. Are you willing to ditch the RINOs & Country Clubbers?
JACKSON HINKLE
They DEFEATED U.S. Imperialism.
BREAKTHROUGH NEWS
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LINE FLUX
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HINDUSTAN TIMES
Putin ready for 'peace deal' with Zelensky if Ukraine agrees to this condition; 'Will talk...'
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BEN NORTON
US military plans for war on China, backing Taiwan separatists.
FIRSTPOST
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TECH REVOLUTION
Russia's Strategy Is DESTROYING Western Sanctions | U.S STRIKES Back Again.
SINO SPHERE
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LIU SIVAYA
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V-N Rangeloni
Donetsk, mine antiuomo ucraine sui civili.
FOOD FOR THOUGHT
Ukraine's far-right children's camp: 'I want to bring up a warrior'.
Article from Russia Today (RT) - 28th February 2023:
White House admits Russia has survived Western sanctions.
Washington has acknowledged Moscow’s resilience to severe financial restrictions.
The Russian economy has managed to hold up against the massive sanctions imposed by Western countries and their allies over Moscow’s military operation in Ukraine, White House National Security Council spokesman John Kirby admitted on Friday.
As the conflict enters its second year, Washington revealed more anti-Russia penalties, targeting dozens of companies and individuals linked to the country, and raising tariffs on Russian goods whose imports were still allowed. Meanwhile, the EU approved its tenth package of sanctions against Russia, which includes export limitations on dual-use items and technology, measures against so-called Russian disinformation, and new restrictions against individuals and entities for their alleged support of the Russian military. Western allies Britain, Switzerland, Australia, Japan and New Zealand joined the measures.
Russia’s economy is “showing some resilience,” according to Kirby, who added, however, that it’s not clear whether this “can be sustained for the long haul.”
“He has had to take some drastic measures to prop up his economy, to prop up his currency, including playing pretty aggressively with interest rates, for instance,” Kirby said, commenting on steps approved by Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Russian statistics service Rosstat reported that GDP of the sanctions-hit nation contracted by just 2.1% in 2022, much less than the 10-15% some had predicted after sanctions hit last March. The Russian economy is actually forecast to increase by 0.3% during the current year, according to the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
The strength of the Russian economy has been partially attributed to global prices for oil and gas, which saw a dramatic surge shortly after one of the world’s biggest exporters of the two commodities was targeted by Western sanctions. The growth of energy prices has reportedly compensated for the drop in the volume of the country’s exports.
At the same time, Russia managed to re-orient some of its exports, including energy sales, eastwards after Western buyers opted to shun direct shipments under the sanctions pressure.
The Russian national currency, the ruble, has also managed to stay afloat after bouncing back following a dramatic decline seen shortly after the sanctions were imposed last March. This has been attributed to strict capital controls, a dramatic interest-rate hike by the Russian central bank, and the country’s move to trade transactions with allied countries in domestic currencies.
The share of the ruble in Russia's international settlements has doubled compared with December 2021. Last week, President Putin said that Moscow would continue to work with partners to form a stable and secure global payment system independent of the US dollar and of other Western currencies.
The ruble strengthened further after Moscow introduced a new payment mechanism from April 1. This requires nations that impose sanctions on Russia to pay for natural gas in rubles.
President Putin has also attributed Russia’s economic resilience to the country’s strong agricultural sector. According to the latest data provided by Russia’s statistics service, the harvest amounted to 153.8 million tons, a 26.7% increase year-on-year against 2021.
“By the end of the agricultural year, that is, by June 30, 2023, we will be able to bring the total volume of grain exports to 55-60 million tonnes,” he said last week during his annual address to the Federal Assembly.
Meanwhile, parallel imports of non-sanctioned products and flourishing trade with countries that refrained from punishing Moscow had also contributed to the economic resilience. In addition, Russia has been successful in moving a lot of products to Asian markets such as India and China, and to Türkiye.
Additionally, Russia also had several years to prepare for sanctions following its reunification with Crimea in 2014. Moscow succeeded in developing an alternative to SWIFT, the messaging network that underpins global financial transactions. This came in response to Western threats to cut the country off from the international banking system.
The Russian authorities also created a national payment system called Mir as a domestic alternative to Visa and Mastercard, after Crimea-related sanctions were imposed. The Central Bank of Russia has issued some 150 million Mir cards since late 2015.
MAPPING/ANALYSIS CHANNELS
* Updates will be added here as and when they become available.
LATEST UPDATE FROM DIMA OF THE MILITARY SUMMARY CHANNEL (86.7k subscribers)
Ukraine. Military Summary And Analysis 2023.02.28
KEEP IT SECRET NEWS (1.7k subscribers):
Ukraine Russian War, Rybar Map, Analysis and Events for February 27, 2023.
'NWE WAR REPORTS' (31.4k subscribers):
No update posted so far today
LATEST UPDATE FROM DEFENSE POLITICS ASIA (58.5k subscribers):
[ Bakhmut ] Ukraine MUST withdraw frm Bakhmut NOW; Wagner forces merely 1km and 400m away frm roads!
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LATEST UPDATE BY ‘BALKAN MAPPING’ (135k subscribers):
Ukraine [28 Feb 2023] 'Today'.
LATEST UPDATE BY THE ‘MILITARY AND FOREIGN AFFAIRS NETWORK’ (57.2k subscribers):
No update posted so far today
LATEST UPDATE FROM ‘RYBAR’:
No update posted so far today
LATEST UPDATE FROM ‘M MAPPING’ (4.57k subscribers):
Russians are very close to cut off the only road left for ukranian forces to withdraw from Bakhmut.
LATEST UPDATE FROM WEEB UNION (64.1k subscribers):
Ukraine Withdraws From The East of Bakhmutovka River | Bakhmut Front Update 28/02/23.
Wagner Looking To Include Chasiv Yar in the Encirclement? | Full Front Update 28/02/23.
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
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FOR HOW MUCH LONGER CAN WESTERN ELITES HOPE TO RULE THE WORLD?
As the chant goes, "The whole world is watching!" and the world is coming to some pretty jaundiced conclusions about the western section of it.
The saying, something along the lines of, "Methinks thou dost protest too much" also comes to mind.
The leaders of the collective west are giving themselves a collective showing up or so it seems to me.
Desperate in their rabid anxiety to shore up their fast slipping patrician grip with a view to taking it up to what they conceive to be absolutely necessary post 9/11, to global manipulative capacity... they are watching it ALL go down in flames. It is clear that their goal of restoring the ‘Unipolar Moment’ and the obvious impossibility of attaining it is driving them quite mad.
And like a hapless fly in a tarantula's web they are struggling like fury... making the situation only worse by every movement.
Every propaganda trope and piece of reckless, simplistic rhetoric makes the majority of the world’s population grimace in disdain for the dying empire they see struggling to enforce its ever-weakening role and rule. The heady days when Britain ‘ruled the world’ are over, well and truly over. And the number of occasions when the USA can pridefully boast it is exceptional in every way are lessening by the day. I mean, have you looked closely at either the UK or USA recently?
Britain is in the throes of one disastrous political debacle after another, with strikes by nurses and ambulance workers, rail workers and who know how many others. People in Britain are having to choose whether to eat or heat in a great many cases. Prices have soared to a point where the whole societal structure of so-called Great Britain is close to collapse, businesses are closing their doors because they can no longer afford to function, shops are struggling to find sources for fruit and vegetables due to home grows being unable to afford the cost of raising crops…
And there’s so much more that shows Britain is once again the ‘sick man of Europe’, those above are only the tip of the iceberg, an iceberg that is sinking ‘Titanic Britain’. Britain, out of a Europe that is going through its own massive problems of deindustrialisation, problems of its own reckless making via its massively failing sanctions on Russia.
But America, exceptional America… how is it faring these days? You may have seen the litter-strewn streets, the tent cities and the zombie-like Opioid denizens who lope around or stand bent over and motionless in these locales. It has a president who couldn’t care less but spouts inane and garbled mutterings that increasingly show just how unfit he is for high office, or indeed any office at all. Across this beautiful nation we see multiple fires and black smoke belching. We hear of declining life expectancy and every manner of disease and disability. Sexual perversion has become a celebrated cause and very soon you can identify as anything you wish, as a gay spider perhaps, a doorknob or lamppost and everyone will most probably have to address you as such before long. Exceptional? Exceptionally suicidal, yes. Exceptional regarding right conduct, right thought and right deed? I think not.
Yet these two debased, diseased, debt-ridden and degraded nations still insist on telling you they are the epitome of life on Earth, the crowns of creation, blessed by Almighty God and His chosen ones. They insist also on telling the rest of us how to live and how to organise our systems of governance. They moralise as the most sanctimonious saints out there on how we should act and behave as if they represent the template of universal good and wisdom. Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya, Syria… we are to forget they all happened. And we are to believe they are right about everything concerning Ukraine, Russia, China, Iran and everywhere else they have some national interest.
But how much longer can this unholy patrician self-interest be tolerated? With India and many others refusing to accept their command to hate and sanction others now the death knell of their ambition to once again rule the world is sounding… and louder every blessed day that dawns.
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