RUNNING UPDATES ON THE CONFLICT IN UKRAINE - 11.12.2023
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.
*** ISRAEL & UKRAINE: COLLAPSING WESTERN INFLUENCE & CONTROL ***
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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:
ALEXANDER MERCOURIS of THE DURAN
Biden Summons Zelensky, Criticism Zelensky Grows, Rus Officials Rule Out Kiev Talks, Hint Annexation.
ALEX CHRISTOFOROU of THE DURAN
Elensky hugs Milei, confronts Orban, travels to meet Biden. MTG, Gaetz, Vance; no money to Ukraine.
THE DURAN - ALEX CHRISTOFOROU & ALEXANDER MERCOURIS
Isolated Putin.
THE DURAN - ALEX CHRISTOFOROU & ALEXANDER MERCOURIS
Q & A: World order in disorder.
BRIAN BERLETIC of THE NEW ATLAS
West's "New" Strategy for Ukraine Victory: Same as the Old One & Why it Can't Work...
RAY MCGOVERN (EX-CIA)
Putin Pleased? - Ukraine vs. Gaza - Lloyd Austin's to Kiev - Murder of Seth Rich.
JUDGE ANDREW NAPOLITANO - RAY MCGOVERN (EX-CIA)
.What Happens When Government Lies Are Exposed.
JUDGE ANDREW NAPOLITANO - ALASTAIR CROOKE
Dark Lessons Learned in Russia.
DANNY HAIPHONG - MARK SLEBODA
Putin Just Scored a KNOCKOUT Blow to NATO and the US with This Move.
RUSSIAN NEWS
The U.S. doesn't hide that by the end of the year it will not have funds to help Ukraine.
ANDREI MARTYANOV
Hearing Kinzhal Coming.
THE JIMMY DORE SHOW
Biden CAN’T STOP Fearmongering About Russia!
Joe Biden Is IRATE Over Hunter’s New Indictments.
KIM IVERSEN
Jill Stein Calls To END NATO, And End War In Ukraine.
LENA PETROVA
🔴 The Blame Game: Germany's Scholz Says Russia Refuses To Supply Gas To Germany and the EU.
THROUGH THE EYES OF... ANIA
"EUROPE IN PANIC MODE OVER RAPID DEPLETION OF MILITARY STOCKPILES". DEATH TOLL IN THE GAZA STRIP...
LEVAN GUDADZE
EU considers Zaluzhny and Budanov as successors to Zelensky.
Zelensky on his way to the US, Israel escalates, Comeback of the Boris Johnson, Serbia in the EU...
EMIL COSMAN - RUSSIA/UKRAINE
Hungary's FM Szijjarto will SMACK Ukraine's FM Kuleba today. They finally meet in Brussels.
Massive overnight Russian Ballistic Missile and Drone Attack, almost 500 settlements without power.
Why West's Generals "visit" Ukrainian front lines? Sweden's Commander-in-Chief checks the investment.
Germany will collapse economically and socially. Germany pays 2.5 more for 2.5 less gas. Traitors?
Gonzalo Lira is "back." Elon Musk calls Zelensky+Biden over Lira's imprisonment,wants US involvement.
ANTIWAR NEWS WITH DAVE DECAMP
US Vetoes UN Gaza Ceasefire Resolution, Zelensky to Visit Washington to Push for More Aid, and More.
THE ECONOMIC TIMES
EAM Jaishankar shows mirror to West for pressurising India: 'Our choice must be our choice.'
REVOLUTIONARY BLACKOUT
Robert Kiyosaki Predicts American Empire Fall.
COLONEL DOUGLAS MACGREGOR
Speaks Plain Truth On Ukraine-Russia SMO & Israel-Gaza War.
BORZZIKMAN
Russian Engineers Received A Captured German 'Leopard 2A4' TANK In Absolutely Perfect Condition.
MILITARY TUBE TODAY
Loitering drone taken out Ukrainian equipment on the right bank of the Dnieper.
DEFENSE TV
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DEEP WEAPONS
Russia accelerate the commissioning of the S-70 Okhotnik drone.
GEORGE GALLOWAY
MENU: More bombs on Gaza than Hiroshima.
Gone to political graveyards every one.
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HINDUSTAN TIMES - ISRAEL/GAZA
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Al-Qassam Inflicts Heavy Losses On Israel Army In Gaza; Four More Dead Soldiers Take Toll To 102.
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Watch Putin's Calm Response To Netanyahu's Rant Against Russia's Gaza Stand, Cooperation With Iran.
MILITARY TUBE TODAY
Violent Palestinian resistance attack on Israeli forces in Khan Yunis.
GEOPOLITICAL TRENDS
The US Seeking Help from Saudi Arabia & UAE Against Houthis.
BREAKING POINTS
Israel, Hamas War Crimes EXPLAINED | Beyond The Headlines.
MIDDLE EAST EYE
Western Civilisations are ‘The Most Ruthless, Efficient Killers.’
UIC student shows solidarity for Palestine during Graduation.
HINDUSTAN TIMES
Putin's Top Mideast Ally Shoots Down Israeli Missiles; IDF Strikes Hezbollah In Syria | Watch:
COMMUNITY CHURCH of BOSTON
Alfred de Zayas: JFK's Peace Speech as Reflected in Principles for a Peaceful International Order.
TELESUR ENGLISH
Palestine: At least 17,975 dead and more than 51,300 injured after 65 days of Israeli siege.
DAWN NEWS ENGLISH
Israel Is Losing The War: US Senator Bernie Sanders.
Israel Applies The Concept Of Equality In Terms Of Its Mass Murder: Husam Zomlot.
What's happening in Gaza is a huge human catastrophe: Qatar's Finance Minister.
Israeli Soldiers Set Fire To Food And Water Supplies In Gaza.
FIRSTPOST
Russians & Belarusians Athletes Back in Olympics.
BREAKTHROUGH NEWS
Genocide, Proxy Wars & WW3 Prepping: How Washington is Setting Your Tax Dollars on Fire.
DUE DISSIDENCE
Glenn Greenwald: Power ALWAYS Cracks Down on REAL Dissidents.
AFRICAN DIASPORA NEWS CHANNEL
Africa is Waking Up || Malawi Leaders suspends All Foreign Trips To Save The Country From Bankruptcy.
TECH REVOLUTION
Iran Just Announced The Unthinkable, Shocks Everyone With A Huge Warning | West Is Terrified.
FOOD FOR THOUGHT
ANDREI MARTYANOV
No Turning Point for NATO.
Articles from Russia Today (RT) - 11th December 2023:
Another EU state sees truckers block Ukraine freight at border.
Hungarian haulers followed Poland and Slovakia’s lead and are demanding that the EU stop favouring their Ukrainian counterparts.
Hungarian truckers staged a demonstration on Monday near a checkpoint at the border with Ukraine and are slowing down any trucks attempting to go in or out of the country. The protesters are demanding that Brussels introduce quotas on Ukrainian freight trucks entering the EU.
According to the M1 TV channel, personal cars and buses are being allowed through the Zahony-Csop checkpoint, but demonstrators are only permitting two trucks per hour to cross the border in each direction. As a result, Hungarian police estimate that the waiting time for cars and buses at the Zahony-Csop checkpoint is currently 30 to 60 minutes, while trucks may have to wait more than 48 hours to leave the country.
As reported by the Hungarian news outlet Utinform, the tailbacks at the Hungary-Ukraine border have prompted police to redirect some of the trucks to the Romanian border, where there is also now a kilometer-long traffic jam.
The Hungarian haulers’ demonstration had been sanctioned by the police, which allowed about a dozen trucks to partially block the road leading to the crossing. However, there has been no information about exactly how long the partial blocking of the road would last. Some media outlets have reported that the blockade could last until the end of the month.
The Zahony-Csop crossing protest follows similar demonstrations in Poland and Slovakia in recent weeks, where truckers have also been blocking border crossings with Ukraine, demanding that Brussels restore a permit system for Ukrainian freight carriers crossing into the EU.
The European haulers have insisted that they were being undercut by their colleagues from Ukraine, who were exempted from seeking permits to cross into the bloc after the outbreak of fighting between Russia and Ukraine last year.
On Monday, however, Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister and Infrastructure Minister Aleksandr Kubrakov announced that Polish truckers have supposedly agreed to lift their blockade at the Jahodyn-Dorohusk crossing, which had been closed since November 6.
Last week, the border blockades in Poland and Slovakia resulted in more than 1,500 trucks being stuck at the crossing between Ukraine and Hungary, forming a 22-kilometer-long line of trucks seeking alternative ways to enter the EU.
In November, members of the International Road Transport Union from Hungary, Poland, Slovakia, the Czech Republic, and Lithuania sent a joint letter to European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, urging her to review the agreement that allows traffic privileges for Ukrainian drivers. The deal is due to expire next June.
However, von der Leyen has insisted that re-introducing permits or quotas for road transport from Ukraine is not legally possible, as it would violate the current agreement between Brussels and Kiev.
Another EU state sees truckers block Ukraine freight at border.
Key member state issues warning about EU funding for Ukraine.
The bloc’s financial resources to support Kiev are limited, according to Spanish Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares.
The EU may not have sufficient funds to continue its financial support of Ukraine, Spanish Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares signaled in an interview with the newspaper El Pais published on Sunday.
According to Albares, who commented on the proposed allocation of a new €50 billion ($53.8 billion) aid package to Kiev, the bloc may need to review its priorities.
“We are in the early stages of discussing this multiannual financial framework. Ukraine has very important needs that we have been covering up until now. Yet funds are limited, and priorities must be analyzed,” the official stated.
He noted that while the EU member states “agree to maintain support for Ukraine as long as necessary,” it is also true that the escalation of hostilities between Israel and Palestine in Gaza “has shifted the focus.”
Albares added that the solution to the conflict in Ukraine “is a decision that is only in the hands of Russia” but signaled that the bloc is unlikely to give up on its sanctions policy in order to force Moscow to end the military operation.
“We cannot allow basic principles such as sovereignty or territorial integrity to be violated in Europe. It would be going back. We are not going to give up,” he stated. The official also pledged to support Ukraine’s appeal for EU membership.
READ MORE: Western aid to Ukraine falls off a cliff – German monitor
The leaders of the 27 EU countries are expected to discuss whether to begin negotiations with Ukraine and Moldova on their accession to the bloc at an upcoming summit on December 14-15. Hungary has openly opposed the move, with Prime Minister Viktor Orban calling Ukraine “one of the most corrupt countries in the world.” Budapest has also blocked the allocation of the EU’s new aid package for Kiev and warned numerous times that Brussels’ attempts to resolve the conflict with Russia by force were doomed to fail.
Key member state issues warning about EU funding for Ukraine.
Who is the detained US journalist Elon Musk is asking Biden and Zelensky about?
A critic of the Kiev government, Gonzalo Lira is now awaiting trial in the Ukrainian city of Kharkov.
US-Chilean journalist and filmmaker Gonzalo Lira has been in pre-trial detention in Ukraine since last summer on accusations of justifying Moscow’s military operation against Kiev. The blogger’s fate has caused concerns from none other than Elon Musk, the SpaceX, Tesla and X CEO.
In his posts on X (formerly Twitter), Musk demanded answers on the status of Lira from US President Joe Biden and his Ukrainian counterpart Vladimir Zelensky. He wondered how it was possible that an American citizen is in prison in Ukraine after “we sent over a $100 billion” to support the country amid the conflict with Russia. The entrepreneur also stressed that it would be a “serious problem” if it turned out that the journalist was being persecuted for “simply criticizing Zelensky.”
Who is Gonzalo Lira?
Lira is a journalist, blogger, writer, and filmmaker who has experience working in Hollywood. He’s the author of several novels in English and Spanish, including the 2002 spy thriller ‘Acrobat.’ The 55-year-old was also known online as ‘Coach Red Pill,’ offering lifestyle advice to a male audience.
He reportedly moved to Ukraine in 2010 and married a native woman. The blogger lives in Kharkov, Ukraine’s second-largest city, located in the east of the country, not far from its border with Russia.
He reportedly moved to Ukraine in 2010 and married a native woman. The blogger lives in Kharkov, Ukraine’s second-largest city, located in the east of the country, not far from its border with Russia.
READ MORE: US journalist missing after attempt to flee Ukraine
After Russia and Ukraine’s long-simmering disputes turned to military confrontation in February 2022, Lira began actively covering the fighting on social media. He said that he loved Ukraine and its people and that the whole thing was a tragedy, but insisted that the conflict had been provoked by the Zelensky government and its Western backers. The blogger said that Ukraine had no chance of winning against Russia and predicted failure.
He also criticized efforts by the Western media to portray Ukraine as a “democracy,” speaking about rampant corruption in the government and publishing a list of Zelensky’s opponents who, he claimed, had been “disappeared” by the Kiev authorities.
Lira’s three arrests
Lira’s disappearance in April 2022 made international headlines, with some accounts on social media claiming that he could’ve been abducted and murdered by the members of the notorious neo-Nazi unit ‘Kraken’ over his criticism of the Ukrainian authorities.
However, he reemerged on social media a week later, saying that he had been detained by Ukraine’s Security Service (SBU). According to the journalist, he was released without charge but that access to his accounts was blocked and he was told not to leave Kharkov.
The journalist was arrested once again in May 2023, ultimately being released from a pre-trial detention center house arrest after posting bail. On this occasion he claimed he had been subjected to extortion and physical abuse in custody.
He was arrested again in July, with Ukrainian law enforcement stating he had attempted to leave the country for Hungary on a motorbike. Lira has remained in custody ever since.
Washington’s reaction to the arrest
The US has remained largely silent on the Lira affair, with the journalist claiming he had been receiving care while in jail only from the Chilean mission, with the US Embassy calling him “three times, but gave me nothing but ‘support’ – empty bromides.” Lira has also alleged he might end up extradited back to Ukraine should he ever be able to leave the country, specifically because US Under Secretary of State Victoria Nuland “hates my guts, or so I’m told.”
Asked about Lira’s fate back in August, US Department of State spokesman Matthew Miller refused to provide any meaningful answer on the matter, citing “privacy” reasons.
“The safety and security of every American overseas is our first priority. Because of privacy rules we’re unable in a lot of cases to talk about specific cases, but obviously the safety and security of Americans is our top priority,” Miller told reporters at the time.
What his father says
The father of jailed journalist Gonzalo Lira Sr. has squarely blamed the situation on the US administration and its ties to Kiev. The alleged persecution of his son stems from the fact that the latter had bravely reported on about a dozen Zelensky “opponents” who had “disappeared,” he claims.
READ MORE: Father of American journalist jailed in Ukraine blames Biden
“This that is happening to my son, he’s a victim of this Biden government and his relation with that puppet Zelensky,” Lira Snr stated on Saturday in an interview with US journalist and political commenter Tucker Carlson.
The link between the US administration and the blogger’s hardships might be even deeper, his father suggested, given that his second arrest in Ukraine came mere days “after condemning Joe Biden and Kamala Harris.”
“Why was he not detained earlier? When he was let go the previous year, he continued the same criticism against the war,” the reporter’s father added.
What is Ukraine saying?
Kiev insists it has rightfully targeted Lira over his activities, with the SBU repeatedly stating the journalist has been accused of “producing and distributing materials justifying the armed aggression,” as well as disseminating “fakes” about the country’s armed forces. The journalist is now awaiting trial, with the first hearing on his case set to take place on December 12.
Who is the detained US journalist Elon Musk is asking Biden and Zelensky about?
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HS MAPPING UPDATE
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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.