RUNNING UPDATES ON THE CONFLICT IN UKRAINE - 05.01.2023
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.
*** UKRAINE/USA/RUSSIA: WESTERN VOICES OF REASON ***
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“Ukraine. What is the truth...?
Why won’t western media tell both sides…?”
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Lead feature:
‘Shane Greenhough’ (1 subscriber):
Is Escalation Even Necessary - Bottlenecking the West in Ukraine.
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Can A Godless West Afford The Threat of WW3.
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Latest update on events within Ukraine and their knock-on effects on the western world, by Alexander Mercouris of ‘The Duran’. (192k subscribers):
US Admits Russia Bakhmut Advance, Russia Claims Solidar Gains, US France To Provide Light Armour.
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Latest update from Brian Berletic of 'The New Atlas' (202k subscribers):
Western Escalation in Ukraine: Sending in Armor - But is it Too Little Too Late?
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Latest update from Alex Christoforou of ‘The Duran’ on the geopolitical events of the previous 24 hours. (153k subscribers):
Biden, Bradleys to Ukraine. Macron, light tanks. Estonia, seize assets. Poland, WW2 reparations. U/1
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'Dialogue works' (9.58k subscribers):
Addicted to WAR | Jeffrey Sachs & Norman Solomon.
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'The Left Lens with Danny Haiphong' (37.2k subscribers):
Ukraine War Predictions for 2023 w/ Brian Berletic.
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'FINANCE MAIL' (21.9k subscribers):
Scott Ritter: United States Is Misleading Ukraine & Europe Very Badly. Something Big Is Coming.
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‘IASBristol’ (443 subscribers):
Peter Hitchens 'Why I Like Vladimir Putin'.
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‘TalkTV’ (350k subscribers):
Peter Hitchens: 'Britain is inefficient, incompetent and unworkable'.
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‘GBNews’ (635k subscribers)
Peter Hitchens gives his take on the war in Ukraine.
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Peter Hitchens on Ukraine, Russia and the West.
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‘American Jewish Committee’ (6.64k subscribers):
Power, Politics, and Putin: Russia’s Role in Today’s World Order.
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‘The Real News Network’ (637k subscribers):
Debunking the Putin Panic with Stephen F. Cohen.
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‘The Grayzone’ (252k subscribers):
Ukrainegate impeachment saga worsens US-Russia Cold War.
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‘Commonwealth Club of California’ (163k subscribers):
Stephen F. Cohen: The Ukrainian Crisis - It's not All Putin's Fault.
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‘The Duran’ (323k subscribers):
US Intelligence community & conflict with Russia - Ray McGovern, Alexander Mercouris & Glenn Diesen.
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‘Counter-narrative’ (390 subscribers):
John Mearsheimer & Ray McGovern.
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‘The University of Chicago’ (227k subscribers):
Why is Ukraine the West's Fault? Featuring John Mearsheimer.
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‘Consortium News’ (17.9k subscribers):
Ray McGovern: Historical Context for Conflicts in Ukraine.
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‘Gerald Celente’ (188k subscribers):
US AND NATO: LETS KILL FOR PEACE.
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‘Tulsi Gabbard’ (101k subscribers):
Russia, Ukraine and Preventing Nuclear Holocaust with Jeffrey Sachs.
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'Dialogue works' (9.58k subscribers):
Addicted to WAR | Jeffrey Sachs & Norman Solomon.
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New Economic Thinking’ (235k subscribers):
Peace is the Result of Diplomacy, Never of War.
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‘The Left Lens with Danny Haiphong’ (37.1k subscribers):
Scott Ritter: West Used Minsk Accords to Prepare for Ukraine Proxy War.
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‘Habla News!’ (160 subscribers):
Col Douglas Macgregor: Ukraine Facing Collapse.
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‘FINANCE MAIL’ (21.2k subscribers)
Douglas Macgregor: Putin Is Not A Fool. Russian Force Is Designed To Exclusively Defend Russia.
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‘Douglas Macgregor Col’ (25k subscribers):
Douglas Macgregor - I can't Believe. It's Insane.
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Anti-Zelensky Street Art
Warsaw, Paris, Berlin, Madrid.
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'Multipolarista with Ben Norton' (39.9k subscribers):
US now world's top LNG exporter, as Europe boycotts cheaper Russian gas.
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‘Djuki San’ (37.5k subscribers):
Morning briefing of the Ministry of Defense of Russia (January 5, 2023).
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'U.S. Tour of Duty' (21.3k subscribers):
Scott Ritter: War would have been avoided had Ukraine accepted Minsk accords.
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Scott Ritter: Adam Kinzinger is pathetic.
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'iAFRICAN' (71 subscribers):
◾The truth about Donbass is making its way into Europe.
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'TeleSUR' (193k subscribers):
Russian ship with hypersonic missiles to patrol the oceans and the Mediterranean Sea.
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Presidents of Russia and Türkiye discuss developments in the "grain corridor".
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Artistic event in Syria pays tribute to martyrs of Syrian-Arab army and allies.
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Article from Russia Today (RT) - 5th January 2023:
No need to ‘fight’ Russian language or culture – EU nation’s president.
One shouldn’t take out political frustrations on culture, Estonia’s Alar Karis has said.
There is no need to “fight” the Russian language, Estonian President Alar Karis has told a national broadcaster, dissenting from recent anti-Russian sentiments voiced by Ukraine and the Baltic country’s neighbors. His comments come after the government in Tallinn rolled out linguistic requirements for education that target the quarter of the nation’s population who speak Russian at home.
Knowing multiple languages is a good thing, “until they put chips in our heads and we can understand others automatically,” Karis told the state broadcaster ETV in an interview recorded on December 29.
“Language is a tool,” he said. “I see no reason to fight against languages. Russian itself is a language of culture. And Russian, unfortunately, you need to start learning earlier than other languages, because it has a different alphabet and it is more difficult to master. At least that's what the teachers say.”
“There is no reason to fight against languages, just as there is no reason to fight against Russian literature.”
His comments came as officials in Kiev called for a boycott of Russian language and culture in relation to the conflict in Ukraine. The culture minister of nearby Lithuania, Simonas Kairys, has said an outright ban would be “authoritarian” but urged a “mental quarantine” on Russian culture instead.
“I think part of education is that we are able to understand literature that does not correspond to today's understanding of how we would like to see the world, in accordance with its era: when the book was written, and why it was written,” the Estonian president said.
Karis claimed he knew ethnic Russians who now refused to speak Russian due to the conflict in Ukraine, but described this as a “passing phenomenon.”
“You shouldn’t blame the language for anything,” Karis added.
One of the reasons Karis addressed the language issue was Estonia’s push to drive Russian out of schools. Under a program approved by the education ministry on December 17, all kindergartens and elementary schools will switch to Estonian-only instruction by 2024. All teachers will have to be fluent in the national language as a requirement for employment.
About a quarter of Estonia’s population speaks Russian at home. Currently, Russian speakers have the right to education in their mother tongue up to the 9th grade, while at higher levels about 40% of classes are taught in Russian, according to the Interfax news agency.
MAPPING CHANNELS
* Updates will be added here as and when they become available.
LATEST UPDATE FROM DIMA OF THE MILITARY SUMMARY CHANNEL (78.6k subscribers):
Ukraine. Military Summary And Analysis 05.01.2023.
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KEEP IT SECRET NEWS CHANNEL (815 subscribers):
Ukraine Russian War Chronicle, Rybar Map for January 3-4, 2023 Soledar on the Edge.
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LATEST UPDATE FROM THE 'DEFENSE POLITICS ASIA' MAPPING CHANNEL (50.7k subscribers):
No update posted so far today
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LATEST UPDATE BY ‘NEW WORLD ECONOMICS’ (28.2k subscribers):
UKRAINE WAR MAP | Vladimir Putin Orders Russian Forces to 36 Hour CEASEFIRE for Orthodox Christmas.
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No update posted so far today
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LATEST UPDATE BY ‘BALKAN MAPPING’ (134k subscribers):
Ukraine [5 Jan 2023] 'Today' - Western Tanks for Ukraine?
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LATEST UPDATE BY THE ‘MILITARY AND FOREIGN AFFAIRS NETWORK’ (55.8k subscribers):
Battlefield Ukraine.
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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):
No update posted so far today
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LATEST UPDATE FROM WEEB UNION WAR UPDATES (35.3k subscribers):
Bakhmut | Klischiivka | Soledar | In Depth Analysis | The Fall Of Soledar.
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Bakhmut Front Quick Update | Russian Advance Southwester & North Of Bakhmut.
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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.