RUNNING UPDATES ON THE CONFLICT IN UKRAINE - 15.11.2023
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 BECAME YESTERDAY’S NEWS - TO BE FORGOTTEN ASAP. ***
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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
MSM: Avdeyevka Ukr Faces Defeat, Ammo Shortages; Kherson Blocked; $60 Oil Price Cap Total Fail.
THE DURAN - ALEX CHRISTOFOROU - ALEXANDER MERCOURIS
REPORT finds Russia, Ukraine wanted peace. US, UK, Germany pushed war.
JUDGE ANDREW NAPOLITANO - PHIL GIRALDI (EX-CIA)
Support for Ukraine is Collapsing.
REPORTERFY - BRIAN BERLETIC
🔴 Live Brian Berletic: THE UKRAINE War Is Over.
ALEX CHRISTOFOROU of THE DURAN
World Ahead 2024. Xi in SF. Oil price cap fails. Pompeo, Kiev Telco job. Kallas, YES NATO. U/1
DANNY HAIPHONG
NATO is FINISHED as Ukraine's Defeat Fractures EU ft. Scott Ritter.
HINDUSTAN TIMES
'Rely On Domestic Arms...': EU 'Ditches' Ukraine, Says No More Ammunitions To Spare | Watch:
ALEXEI MARTYANOV
Russian General Staff and SitRep.
LEVAN GUDADZE
Power Struggle in Ukraine, IDF attacked al-Shifa hospital, Finland, Hungarian NPP, Armenia...
EMIL COSMAN
Russian troops break the front around Avdiivka, successfully advance to encircle the town.
THE HILL
NORD STREAM: Tucker Carlson Was RIGHT About Pipeline Explosion, WaPo Admits?
BORZZIKMAN
NATO Was Left Speechless┃Russia's Newest AMS VIKING Chained all Enemy Aircraft & Missiles In Ukraine.
The U.S. Has Deprived The Ukrainian Army Of Intelligence In KUPYANSK.
RUSSIAN NEWS
Once again I want to draw attention to your chicken blindness.
BRIAN BERLETIC of THE NEW ATLAS
Israel Continues Ops in Gaza, Storms Hospital - US Continues Arming IDF.
THE CONVO COUCH
Israel-Palestine, Journalism & More with Vanessa Beeley.
GLENN GREENWALD
"IT'S A DISASTER!" Jeffrey Sachs Breaks Down Israel-Gaza.
Why Are Americans So Uniquely Provoked by Israel—A Foreign Country?
GEORGE GALLOWAY
TEARS OF BLOOD - MOATS with George Galloway Ep 291.
JUDGE ANDREW NAPOLITANO - COLONEL TONY SHAFFER
The End of Zelenskyy?
JUDGE ANDREW NAPOLITANO - SCOTT RITTER
Israel threatens nuclear war.
KIM IVERSEN
Israel Bombs Center For Gaza Reconstruction Efforts.
KATIE HALPER
Presidential Candidate DISRUPTS Blackrock Over Gaza.
RACHEL BLEVINS
The Never-Ending War U.S. War on Syria w/ Vanessa Beeley.
THE GRAYZONE
Aaron Maté The Grayzone: Questions Sen Coon$ About Gaza.
REDACTED
The REAL reason U.S. and Israel invaded Gaza.
KIM IVERSEN
Israel Says 'Chief Target' is Largest Hospital In Gaza.
BREAKTHROUGH NEWS
How the Israel Lobby Brought Down Jeremy Corbyn & What the Left Must Learn, w/ Asa Winstanley.
GEORGE GALLOWAY
Those lies have fuelled a genocide.
ANTIWAR NEWS WITH DAVE DECAMP
400 US Officials Criticize Biden's Israel Policy, Israel Begins Raid of al-Shifa Hospital, and More.
COLONEL DOUGLAS MACGREGOR
"WW3 will happen and it will be because of Israel. Palestine has already WON."
DAWN NEWS ENGLISH
What Led To Oct 7 Hamas Attack? | Dr Fadi Zatari.
NOVARA MEDIA
Palestinians Should Permanently Leave Gaza, Says Israeli Minister.
TELESUR ENGLISH
Israeli army continues brutal attacks on Gaza hospitals.
STEPHEN GARDNER w/ MICHAEL SAVAGE
Biden will be REMOVED because of THIS.
HINDUSTAN TIMES
Al Qassam Fighters' Devastating Strike; Two More Israeli Soldiers Killed In Northern Gaza | Details.
Houthis' Ballistic Missile Attack On Israel; Al-Shifa Hospital New Battleground.
U.S. Troops Attacked 55 Times In Iraq, Syria; Biden 'Worried' As Situation In Middle-East Hots Up.
Dr. STEVE TURLEY
Nikki Haley Is IMPLODING!!!
Rachel Maddow Finally LOSES IT.
LENA PETROVA
🔴 Real Estate Delinquencies Rise: Banks See Overdue Loans Hit 10-Year High, WeWork Bankruptcy Shock.
DANNY HAIPHONG
China Warns US of Coming War as Xi-Biden Summit FAILS to Improve Ties.
CHINA-FOCUS-CNF
NVIDIA Introduced Three New "Customized Chips" for China in Defiance of the Ban.
LI JINGJING 李菁菁 w/ DANNY HAIPHONG
Americans & Chinese Exchanging Thoughts on Xi-Biden Meeting｜w/Danny Haiphong & Jason Smith.
FIRSTPOST
China MoFA LIVE: China's Xi Jinping Arrives in US For Much Anticipated Talks With Biden.
BREAKING POINTS
Biden Aides: NO CAPACITY To Be President.
AFRICAN DIASPORA NEWS CHANNEL
Concerns Grow Over NATO Illegally Forcing Its Way Into Africa.
LENA PETROVA
🔴 Energy Regulator Warns: Winter Blackouts and Power Outages Possible For Two-Thirds of Americans.
ASIAN QUICKTAKE
"EARTHQUAKE" in the BOND MARKET. China Sells $514.6B US Debt & 1,402T of Gold Arrives.
LARRY C. JOHNSON (EX-CIA)
Sick of the US Hypocrisy.
Articles by Russia Today (RT) and Sputnik International - 15th November 2023:
Fyodor Lukyanov: Here's the secret behind Russia's stance on the Middle East crisis.
Moscow’s policy is shaped by its confrontation with the West in Ukraine, forcing it to establish closer ties with countries that empathise with Hamas.
The acute crisis in Palestine came as a surprise to everyone – both those who were directly involved and external players. For years, the long-standing conflict was considered frozen and ‘deadlocked’, and because of this, for many global, and even regional, powers, the issue retreated into the background.
No one was really content with the status quo, but it didn't seem to bother anyone either. Apparently, other important events in the Middle East had overshadowed the Palestinian problem, which was once a key issue. For example, the Syrian war and the settlement of this conflict, the destruction of ISIS, and the rapprochement of the Gulf monarchies with Israel (the Abraham Accords) and Iran (the reconciliation between Riyadh and Tehran, mediated by China) were not related to the Palestinian issue. Some experts believed this could help form a ‘new’ Middle East – a more interconnected and independent region that would be less dependent on the interventions of external forces.
Solving the region’s other problems while avoiding the Palestinian issue suited almost everyone – except, of course, the Palestinians themselves. Hamas wanted to crush these plans and force everyone to turn their attention back to Palestine – and whatever the outcome of the war, they have most likely achieved this goal.
Russia had not been active in the Middle East for years – since the collapse of the USSR and up to the mid-2010s. Moscow made a ‘comeback’ in 2015, when it conducted a military intervention to save the government of Bashar Assad in Syria. The goal was achieved, and there was a turning point in the Syrian war in favour of Damascus. Following this, Russia became one of the most influential non-regional forces in the Middle East. Both in the military-political and economic sense, it had become a lot more active.
The military operation in Ukraine marked a new stage for Russia. The internal, foreign, defense, and economic policies of our country all came together to serve a single goal. Other areas of interest were considered primarily through this lens. This does not mean that they ceased to exist, but there was a change in Russia’s system of priorities and its willingness to allocate resources.
Due to the Ukraine focus, a certain change came about that turned out to be particularly important for Russia in the context of the Middle East. The undisputed strength of Moscow’s policy used to be based on its ability to hold businesslike, pragmatic dialogues with almost all political forces there, including those strongly opposed to each other. These included Iran and Israel, various Palestinian and Lebanese factions, conflicting parties in Libya and Yemen, the Turks and Kurds, Saudis and Iranians, and to a certain extent, even those who participated in the Syrian civil war.
As a result of the Ukraine conflict, Russia lost this unique quality (at the very least it was significantly weakened). Relations between Moscow and the West entered a phase of direct and undisguised antagonism, a real and acute Cold War. Moreover, Russia’s relations with different nations and groups became dependent on their position and ties with the US.
This change has had the strongest impact on our relations with Israel. After the end of the confrontation in the late 1980s, relations between the two countries actively developed – not just on the political level, but particularly in the human sense. After the start of the Ukraine conflict, the Israeli authorities criticized Moscow but tried to maintain a balance and did not directly participate in the anti-Russia sanctions coalition headed by Washington. However, the growing cooperation between Moscow and Iran, which the Kremlin needed to achieve its goals in Ukraine, put Israel in an increasingly difficult position. The Hamas attack and the outbreak of the war in Palestine in which the US and EU have unconditionally supported Israel, established the Jewish state as an integral part of the ‘Collective West’, which Russia fiercely confronts. This has simplified the previously complex scheme (of relations) and provided less space for political maneuvering.
The ongoing military campaign and increasing humanitarian costs may affect the situation in the West itself. Both in the US and Western Europe there are already certain disagreements on the issue of supporting Israel. However, there will not be any major changes. In the context of the Western coalition’s attempts to ensure the political and economic blockade of Russia, Moscow needs the support of the part of the world (the majority) that now condemns Israel and treats the Palestinians with understanding. The position of the US is unpopular among the countries of the ‘Global South’, and this opens up additional opportunities for Russia.
None of this means that Moscow supports Hamas as such. The Islamist group with its nationalist slogans brings back many unpleasant memories for our country. At the end of the 1990s and in the early 2000s, Russia fought against militant Islamists in the North Caucasus who sought to undermine the state. In fact, they were partly financed and armed by Middle Eastern interests, including those countries with which Russia now has business ties. The West also sympathized with the ‘insurgents’, considering them representatives of their people, who wished to break away. Leftists and liberals of the time justified the Islamists’ frankly terrorist, bloody methods – claiming they had no other way to achieve their goals. Presently, some apply the same logic to Hamas.
Since Russia currently views all international events through the Ukrainian lens, the overstretch that the US is now experiencing is favorable for Moscow. Washington is forced to provide quick and effective support to two military partners at the same time, which is problematic even for such a strong world power. The US, however, has placed this burden on itself. Many people in Russia are quite emotional about what is happening in and around Palestine. However, due to the country’s diversity, there is no single opinion on the matter. Russian Muslims strongly support the people of Gaza, while those who have friends, relatives, or business partners in Israel, formed as a result of the many years of strong ties between the two countries, empathize with the Jewish state.
Currently, Russia does not expect the conflict to escalate into a region-wide war, although, like most other powers, it emphasizes the potential risks. In general, Moscow’s position concerning the Middle East will be quite restrained, showing a certain support toward the Palestinians, calling on the parties to end the violence and resume the political process to resolve the Palestinian issue. While Israel has ruled out any peace processes, it may eventually come to the conclusion that there is no other solution. Then, Russia’s ties with the different sides may come in handy once again – especially if by that time, there is greater clarity on the Ukrainian conundrum.
Fyodor Lukyanov: Here's the secret behind Russia's stance on the Middle East crisis.
G7’s Russian oil price cap not working – Financial Times.
The $60-a-barrel limit is not being enforced, an EU official has claimed.
The price cap on Russian oil introduced by the G7 and EU is being completely ignored, as almost no seaborne crude cargos have been traded below the $60-a-barrel limit, the Financial Times reported on Tuesday, citing Western officials and Russian export data.
The mechanism, which was put in place to reduce Moscow’s export revenues, was introduced in December 2022, and this February was followed by similar restrictions on exports of Russian petroleum products.
According to the FT, one senior EU official acknowledged that Moscow has been successfully sidestepping the cap, as “almost none” of the crude shipments were sold at or below the price limit.
These concerns were confirmed by Russia’s official statistics, which show that the average price of oil sold in October was $80 a barrel.
“The latest data makes the case that we’re going to have to toughen up… there’s absolutely no appetite for letting Russia just keep doing this,” the official said.
EU officials are now considering ways to reinforce the price cap, including options to restrict Russia’s access to the used oil tanker market. Russia has reportedly moved crude exports on a fleet of ageing tankers, or ‘shadow fleet’, on which the price restrictions have limited traction.
The average cost of the main export, Urals oil, surged above the $60 cap this summer after it rallied due to supply and export cuts introduced by Russia and Saudi Arabia along with other members of the OPEC+ group.
The surge in Russian oil prices dealt a blow to Western efforts to curtail Moscow’s energy revenues, as nearly all seaborne flows of Russian crude went without Western insurance in August – evidence that the international sanctions are being circumvented, the outlet said.
While Moscow’s revenues from oil and gas sales dropped by 46% year-on-year in January to 426 billion rubles ($4.6 billion) after the price cap was first enforced, they have since risen dramatically. According to the latest data from the Russian Finance Ministry, the country’s oil and gas revenues stood at 1.635 trillion rubles ($17.6 billion) in October, more than doubling month-on-month and up by more than a quarter from October 2022.
G7’s Russian oil price cap not working – Financial Times.
European Countries Still Supplied With Russian Gas - Russia's Gazprom CEO.
European countries, including those that have officially declared their refusal from Russian gas, continue to export it under existing contracts, Russian energy giant Gazprom CEO Alexey Miller said on Saturday.
"In general, as regards southern, southeastern Europe, Russian gas is still being supplied there under signed contracts. That is why, Russian gas is still in the European market, and not in small volumes. I would like to stress this is still being observed even in the countries declaring that they do not have Russian gas in their own markets," Miller told Rossiya 1 reporter Pavel Zarubin.
Russia is supplying gas via Ukrainian territory to a hub in Baumgarten, Austria, through which it is being shipped to countries of the European Union, the Gazprom CEO added.
The European Union started seeking ways to limit Russia's income from gas and oil exports, as well as their dependence on Russian fuel after the country launched a military operation in Ukraine in February 2022. The decision led to a sharp rise in gas prices across the bloc.
European Countries Still Supplied With Russian Gas - Russia's Gazprom CEO.
MAPPING/ANALYSIS CHANNELS
* Updates will be added here as and when they become available.
MILITARY SUMMARY CHANNEL
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HS MAPPING UPDATE
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M MAPPING UPDATE
Wagner Assault On Avdiivka | Multiple Advance Reported.
WEEB UNION UPDATE
Israel STORMS Al-Shifa Hospital.
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.
