RUNNING UPDATES ON THE CONFLICT IN UKRAINE - 01.04.2023
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.
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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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Russia's Wagner Group Raises Flag At Center Of Bakhmut.
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German lawmaker says US soldiers and nukes must leave her country.
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JACKSON HINKLE
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TELESUR ENGLISH
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TELETRUTH
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Article published by Russia Today (RT) - 1st April 2023:
Russia’s revised foreign policy doctrine: Key points.
Moscow aims to defend the emerging multipolar world order against the vestiges of Western domination.
Offering a glimpse into the nation’s strategic priorities beyond its borders, Russia has released its updated foreign policy doctrine, signed into effect by President Vladimir Putin on Friday. With significant implications for Moscow’s relationships with key players around the world, the document will undoubtedly be closely scrutinized in the weeks ahead.
Putin explained that the need to review the document was caused by “drastic changes” in the international landscape, including what Moscow described as an ongoing “hybrid war” waged by the West against Russia over its actions in Ukraine.
1. ‘Major threat’ to international peace
The updated foreign policy doctrine labels the “aggressive anti-Russian policy” of the US and its allies as a major risk to Russia’s security, as well as to international peace and the development of a “just and balanced” future for humanity.
Russia believes that Washington and its allies are seeking to stop the erosion of a world order that allowed them to enjoy advanced economic growth at the expense of non-Western nations by exploiting their resources. The West “refuses to recognize the realities of a multipolar world” and aims to eliminate military and economic competition, as well as crack down on dissent, the document asserts.
The US in particular sees Russia’s independent policy as a threat to “Western hegemony,” the new policy claims, arguing that America and its allies have launched a “hybrid war” against Moscow aimed at weakening Russia “in every way possible.”
Moscow calls for strengthened cooperation between all nations facing foreign pressure. Only joint efforts by the entire international community on the basis of a balance of power and interests can provide solutions to “the numerous problems of our time.”
2. Relations with the West
Moscow does not treat the US and its allies as adversaries, despite recognizing the threat posed by their policies, the new concept maintains. It adds that “Russia does not consider itself to be an enemy of the West, is not isolating itself from the West, and has no hostile intentions with regard to it.”
Moscow hopes that Western nations will realize that their policies of hostility, confrontation, and hegemonic ambitions have no future and eventually resume “pragmatic cooperation” with Russia on the grounds of mutual respect. Russia “is ready for dialogue and cooperation on such a basis,” the updated policy document states.
3. Equality for all nations
Russia is seeking to build a system of international relations based on reliable security guarantees and equal opportunities for all nations, regardless of their size, geographical location, or military power, according to the new doctrine. Moscow insists that hegemony in international affairs should be rejected, and any interference in other nations’ internal matters should be avoided. States must also renounce any neo-colonial ambitions.
Moscow calls for “broad cooperation” to neutralize any attempts by nations or military blocs to seek global military dominance. The document also urges all nations to take steps to avoid global war and the risks of using nuclear weapons – as well as other weapons of mass destruction – by strengthening international strategic stability, arms control, and non-proliferation regimes through international treaties.
4. Key allies
Moscow believes that deeper cooperation with “sovereign global centers of power” such as China and India will be of significant importance for its foreign policy, according to the new paper. In particular, Russia will seek “comprehensive partnership and strategic cooperation” in all areas with Beijing and a “privileged strategic partnership” with New Delhi.
Cooperation with these nations will extend to “investment and technological ties” as well as trade and security, including enhancing each other’s ability to resist the “destructive actions of unfriendly states.” Moscow endeavors to transform Eurasia into a continent of peace, stability, trust, and prosperity.
5. Global and regional cooperation
Moscow believes it can find friends and reliable partners all over the world, the updated doctrine states. Russia particularly considers Islamic civilization to be “friendly,” and believes that the Islamic world has “great prospects” and can become an independent and influential power in a polycentric world. It seeks to develop cooperation with all the major regional actors, including Iran, Türkiye, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, and others.
Russia also stands in solidarity with Africa in its desire to occupy a more prominent place in the world and eliminate inequality caused by the “neo-colonial policies of some developed states.” Moscow is ready to support the sovereignty and independence of African nations, including through security assistance as well as trade and investments, the new strategic document says.
In Latin America, Russia aims to develop relations “on a pragmatic, de-ideologized and mutually beneficial basis,” as well as strengthen the existing friendly ties with such nations as Brazil, Cuba, and Venezuela. Moscow is also open to cooperation with any other nations ready to be constructive in their relations with Russia.
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* Updates will be added here as and when they become available.
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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.
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: THE UNTHINKABLE FOR THE WEST IS ABOUT TO OCCUR
All the positive and wishful thinking up to now was never going to affect the inevitable final outcome in Ukraine. None of the one-sided commentary, Kiev-stimulated misinformation and hopelessly skewed reporting is not going to affect it either.
Russia, in the next few months is going to achieve its goal of securing the Donbass region against further Ukrainian military attack, prevent Ukraine from ever joining NATO, and will ultimately reduce the Ukrainian military so that in future it has only a purely ceremonial role.
The goal of autonomy, first sought by the people of the Donbass in the Spring of 2014, after the insurrection in their then capital city of Kiev, will be more than accomplished, full sovereignty separate from Ukraine is about to become a reality as integral regions within the Russian Federation. They will fear no more. The nightmare of almost a decade of daily and nightly shelling by Ukrainian forces will be well and truly over.
This event will be a body blow to a western world that has been telling itself fairy stories about the Kiev authorities and assorted military and militia forces winning against a Russia absolutely sure of the need to secure not only the Donbass but through this its own security in perpetuity. What will the reaction of the western world, specifically the western political elites, be regarding these facts?
Up until now in the Spring of 2023, the West has thrown everything it could at Russia to no avail. The big financial and economic guns have been deployed and have missed their targets. Most of the shells have in fact boomeranged back to their gun-emplacements causing financial and economic damage at home within the unfriendly nations of the collective west.
Russia began its 'special military operation' with all its financial and economic resources presenting a sound barrier to the western attacks known to come no matter what it did. In late 2021 it was absolutely vital for the future of Russia that the prevailing circumstances be changed from the ever-worsening situation regarding NATO, the aggression of the uSA, UK and EU and the ever-increasing belligerence of the Kiev regime and their known plans to deliver a military solution to the Russian-speaking region of the Donbass.
A little realpolitik rather than the hysteria and breast-beating by western powers that we have seen up to now would have resolved this matter. But they squandered every chance. Russia wished to take a peaceful path to resolve the question of the long-suffering Russian population of the Donbass. The West and its puppet in Kiev were not interested. War was what they sought since 2015, never reconciliation.
Western leaders chose to make Kiev fight, to keep on supplying it and its dwindling military power with money and weaponry. The incentive was always clearly there for the USA, and the UK in particular, to try to do as much damage to Russia as possible.
The goal of weakening Russia was certainly the goal these close allies had in common and there was the constant enthusiasm of the hawks within their hierarchies to keep the war going even when Russia was calling for negotiations leading to peace. This policy will increasingly be seen as a totally callous one, quite uncaring that through it deaths continued in their tens of thousands even when Russia was clearly calling for an end to them.
We all await these coming events where Russia totally ends all western hopes of weakening the Russian resolve. This is the only way to peace now, this much is clear. Hopefully the western leadership will recognise the defeat that has been dealt them and accept it with some humility and perception of reality. But, as ever with geopolitical events where national interests are involved it may be a mistake to believe that the usual and best human characteristics of compromise and agreement can prevail.
We will soon see...
