RUNNING UPDATES ON THE CONFLICT IN UKRAINE - 13.12.2023
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.
*** ZELENSKY FAILURE: LEAVES WASHINGTON WITH NOTHING NEW ***
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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
Zelensky Bad Day: Republicans Reject Ukr Funding, Marinka Falls, Rus Enters Avdeyevka; BRICS UN Gaza.
ALEX CHRISTOFOROU of THE DURAN
Elensky gets $200M military aid. Ukraine, as long as we can. Milei 360. CNN, 87% Russia troops lost.
THE DURAN - ALEX CHRISTOFOROU & ALEXANDER MERCOURIS
Biden not briefed on attacks on ships in Middle East.
Bidenomics, accelerating the economy over the cliff.
RUSSIANS WITH ATTITUDE
RWA NEWS December 13.
DANNY HAIPHONG - PEPE ESCOBAR
Pepe Escobar: Gaza CHANGES EVERYTHING as Russia, China Confront Neocon Agenda for Middle East.
ANDREI MARTYANOV
NYT Admissions.
LEVAN GUDADZE
The battle for Marinka ended - Russia Won, Zelensky’s disastrous visit to the USA, New Trade Routes.
RUSSIAN NEWS
Russia continues to work to increase its naval power! Putin.
EMIL COSMAN
The "Allies" start the blame-game for losing. NATO war textbooks SUCK. Ukrainian Sec. Chief says.
Massive Russian attack on Kiev with New-Generation S-400 ballistic missiles and drones overnight.
Ukraine Front Update 12 Dec. Russians finishing Avdiivka's encirclement, 73 combat clashes recorded.
Coup d'etat in Ukraine? Zelensky's gone, the 3 generals Zaluzhny, Umerov, Syrsky pictured TOGETHER.
Is Zelensky threatening Gen. Zaluzhny? Zelensky reveals number of Ukraine's Ground Forces fighting.
Will Zelensky return to Ukraine after US visit? Zelensky's US visit priorities: Military, Arms, Banks.
US military bases in Iraq, Syria attacked again, total of 90 times in 2 months. US unwanted there.
"I am a Zionist." Biden says. How about, "I am an American?"
Video-Polish lawmaker extinguishes Hanukkah candles with fire extinguisher in the parliament.
RUSSIAN NEWS
Interview: Now Westerners say that Lavrov is growling! Zakharova, Russia, Ukraine.
THROUGH THE EYES OF... ANIA
LARRY JOHNSON (EX-CIA) / LIVE
THE HILL
Zelensky SNUBBED; Formalizing Impeachment.
ShanghaiEye魔都眼
Zelensky visits Washington to make a plea for aid as Congress in its final week.
BORZZIKMAN
Russian Paratroopers Crushed 'AZOV' Near BAKHMUT┃Ukrainian Nationalists Began To Surrender En MASSE.
DEFENSE TV
Approaching Victory: Russia Attacks Over 100 Settlements in 24 Hours.
MILITARY TUBE TODAY
LOOK! Massive operation of Russian units destroys hundreds soldiers of Ukraine in Kupyansk.
DEEP WEAPONS
Tank killer: Russian Shturm-S can hit Leopard 2, Challenger 2 and M1A1 Abrams.
JUDGE ANDREW NAPOLITANO - SCOTT RITTER
Israeli Slaughter Serves No Meaningful Military Purpose.
REPORTERFY MEDIA
SCOTT RITTER LIVE | The Next War With America | Gaza | Israel.
THE GRAYZONE
Let it be a tale - The Grayzone live.
JUDGE ANDREW NAPOLITANO - SCOTT RITTER
BUCKLE UP! - Scott Ritter: REACTS to Statement by National Security Spokesman, John Kirby.
DANNY HAIPHONG - RICHARD MEDHURST
Richard Medhurst Reveals the TRUTH About US Veto of Gaza Peace at UN Security Council.
RAY MCGOVERN (EX-CIA)
CIA Analyst Ray McGovern asks Palestinian Prof. Sami Al-Arian about the Israeli/US genocide of Gaza.
JUDGE ANDREW NAPOLITANO - MATTHEW HOH
Are America's Diplomatic Moves Making It a Target?
KATIE HALPER
The Assassination Of Palestinian Poet Refaat Alareer & The Witch-hunt On College Campuses.
DECLASSIFIED UK
Peter Oborne Investigates Israeli Settlers Terrorising Palestinians.
GEOPOLITICAL TRENDS
The US ‘Double Standards’ as it Vetoed Gaza Truce Resolution at UNSC.
HINDUSTAN TIMES
Houthis Attack Tanker Shipped From India With Missiles; Narrow Escape For Fuel Vessel | Watch:
Israel Govt Briefs Media After Hamas Ambush Kills 10 IDF Soldiers | Gaza War.
Putin's Missile Strike Sets Ukrainian Capital On Fire; 19 Russian Ballistic Missiles Hit Kiev.
Ukraine Cannot Win If...': Zelensky Hints At Russian Victory As Support From Western Declines.
'No Special Treatment': Ukraine & Zelensky Jolted As EU Member Opposes Membership Bid.
Israel Army Attacks Syria, Lebanon, Gaza In 12 Hours & Loses 8 Soldiers | IDF Toll Tops 113.
Israeli Forces Suffer Casualties In Hamas' Fiery Mortar Attack In Gaza, Says Qassam Brigades | Watch:
DAWN NEWS ENGLISH
Gaza Is Described As ‘Graveyard’: European MP Clare Daly.
Delaware State Rep. Wilson Disrupts US Vice President To Demand A Ceasefire.
CHRIS THRALL
Israel Hides MASSIVE Casualties As Combat Footage Emerges...
RICK WALKER
Maverick News Top Stories.
SYRIANA ANALYSIS
Joe Biden's America is complicit.
THE ECONOMIC TIMES
'Israel's goal is to erase not only Hamas but also entire idea of Palestine': Pakistan at UN.
Israel, US face isolation at UN; Saudi Arabia, Iran, India, Canada & Russia back Gaza ceasefire call.
GERALD CELENTE
FOOLS ON THE HILL: "NO GAZA CEASE FIRE, WAR IS PEACE."
MIDDLE EAST EYE
Palestinian Foreign Minister: ‘Israel deliberately uses starvation as a weapon of war’.
Scottish actor Brian Cox reads final poem of Palestinian scholar and poet Refaat Alareer.
Palestinians from Silwad recount how Israeli forces raided their homes.
Israeli army uses Telegram channel to mislead Israelis.
BRIAN BERLETIC & ANGELO GIULIANO of THE NEW ATLAS
US Using Myanmar and Philippines to Encircle, Contain China's and Asia's Rise.
FIRSTPOST
China MoFA LIVE: China, Vietnam Hails Strategic Upgrade of Ties, As Xi Jinping Visits Hanoi.
CGTN
Why China can keep playing the role of global economic engine.
STEPHEN GARDNER
The White House Can't Hide This Lie ANYMORE!
ACTIVISM MUNICH
Prof. Noam Chomsky - Das Propagandamodell.
FOOD FOR THOUGHT
SCOTT RITTER
Brutally unreralistic..
Articles from Russia Today (RT) - 13th December 2023:
Third EU state objects to Ukrainian membership talks.
Austria has joined Hungary and Slovakia in opposing fast track procedures for accepting Ukraine and Moldova into the union.
There should be no preferential treatment for Ukraine in regards to its path to becoming a member of the European Union, Austrian Federal Chancellor Karl Nehammer said during a government meeting on Monday.
His statement came in response to proposals from the European Commission to launch accession talks with Ukraine as soon as possible. However, after opposition from Hungary and Slovakia, EC President Ursula von der Leyen said on Sunday that the bloc’s leaders would only discuss “the opening of accession negotiations, not accession itself” at the upcoming European Council summit this week.
Answering questions from members of Austria’s EU Main Committee, Nehammer stated that his country was generally in favor of EU enlargement and agreed to offering Ukraine and the Republic of Moldova accession prospects.
However, he insisted that there should be no “fast-track procedure” for the two states and that internal EU reforms would also be needed to prepare the bloc for enlargement. He stressed that Austria would not agree to any accession talks with Ukraine under the current conditions.
Nehammer also noted that von der Leyen had not consulted with him or any other EU leaders before issuing a recommendation last month to open formal membership talks with Ukraine, arguing that it had made significant progress in internal reforms to warrant such a step.
Read more: Orban explains why EU can’t accept Ukraine
This recommendation was also met with opposition by Slovakia and Hungary, whose Prime Minister Viktor Orban called it “unfounded and poorly prepared.” Slovak Foreign Minister Juraj Blanar also stated that he “couldn’t imagine” Kiev joining the union while it was still in a “state of war,” noting that its membership was still “terribly far away.”
Kiev, meanwhile, has insisted that it has already fulfilled all the key requirements in its bid to join the bloc and demanded that EU members “play fairly” and recognize its efforts.
“We can jump, we can dance if that is requested in addition,” said Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba, insisting that “If we are told to do something, and we do that, that must be registered as a result.”
For years, the Ukrainian government has cited accession to the bloc as one of its priorities, with little actual progress made. Ukraine officially applied for membership in February 2022, days after Russia launched its military operation.
Third EU state objects to Ukrainian membership talks.
Zelensky’s visit ‘disgraceful’ – US senator.
Ukrainian president came to Washington ‘lecturing’ Americans and ‘demanding’ more taxpayer dollars, JD Vance says.
The visit by Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky to the US is an attempt to pressure Americans to give up their fight for border security and allow more funding for Kiev instead, Republican Senator James David Vance said on Tuesday.
On Monday, Zelensky arrived in Washington, where he was scheduled to meet with US President Joe Biden, who is struggling to secure congressional approval for the new multibillion-dollar aid pledged to Kiev.
Speaking to Fox News’ Laura Ingraham, the Ohio senator called Zelensky’s move to seek more funding “utterly disgraceful.” Vance added that the Ukrainian president is coming to the US “lecturing” Americans and “demanding” more of their taxpayer dollars.
He said Zelensky’s visit will end with an “undignified process” in which the Ukrainian leader will demand that US lawmakers sign off on further funding or be labeled “puppets” of Russian President Vladimir Putin.
After arriving in Washington, the Ukrainian leader gave an address at the National Defense University of the US, claiming that the delays and scandals related to “unresolved issues on Capitol Hill” are inspiring the Kremlin.
Commenting on this, Vance said that “if you want to secure your border first, you are actually a Putin puppet: He said this publicly today,” and added that he found it “disgraceful” and “grotesque.”
Last week, a bill that was supposed to provide more than $110 billion for overseas security, including more than $60 billion for Kiev, was blocked in the Senate. It came as Republicans demanded tougher immigration controls on the southern US border.
On Tuesday, Zelensky was scheduled to meet with US President Joe Biden to discuss “the continuation of defense cooperation” between the states and their coordination of efforts in the coming year, according to his office.
This all comes amid Ukraine’s six-month counteroffensive against Russia, which has failed to yield any significant results. According to the Russian Defense Ministry, since the beginning of June, Kiev’s troops have lost more than 125,000 military personnel and 6,000 pieces of heavy equipment.
Meanwhile, the Washington Post reported that as Ukrainian leaders plead for more military aid from Western allies, draft-eligible men are trying to flee the country at a time when they are needed “more than bullets.”
READ MORE: Zelensky to meet Biden
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov on Tuesday reiterated that Moscow would prefer to achieve its goals in the Ukrainian conflict politically and diplomatically, noting that Russia is “still ready for negotiations.” He added that the possibility of reaching agreements has been disrupted by Kiev.
Last October, Zelensky signed an official decree banning any negotiations with Russia under President Vladimir Putin.
Zelensky’s visit ‘disgraceful’ – US senator.
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No update posted so far today
NEW WORLD GEOPOLITICS
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M MAPPING UPDATE
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FREE RUSSIA MAPPING UPDATE
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HS MAPPING UPDATE
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PROJECT GREAT MAPPING UPDATE
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WEEB UNION 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.