Posted on 05/05/2022 3:39:55 PM PDT by Meet the New Boss
Intelligence shared by the U.S. helped Ukraine sink the Russian cruiser Moskva, U.S. officials told NBC News, confirming an American role in perhaps the most embarrassing blow to Vladimir Putin’s troubled invasion of Ukraine....
The attack happened after Ukrainian forces asked the Americans about a ship sailing in the Black Sea south of Odesa, U.S. officials told NBC News. The U.S. identified it as the Moskva, officials said, and helped confirm its location, after which the Ukrainians targeted the ship....
The U.S. role in the sinking has not been previously reported. But NBC News detailed last month how American intelligence shared with Ukraine had been instrumental in Ukraine’s successes to date, including in helping Ukraine target Russian forces and avoid Russian attacks.
American officials have expressed concerns that reporting about U.S. intelligence sharing with Ukraine could anger Putin and provoke an unpredictable response.
The revelation about the Moskva comes on the heels of reporting by The New York Times that intelligence shared by the U.S. had in some cases helped Ukraine kill Russian generals.
(Excerpt) Read more at nbcnews.com ...
The Neocon/Dem/MSM borg is determined to use this opportunity to manipulate the US and Russia into a direct war against each other, something they have long worked for.
This is why they are publishing classified information in the MSM trying to provide Putin with a casus belli to sink a US ship or attack a US military facility or take some other form of retaliation.
It’s amazing they haven’t.
Keep poking that Mother Bear folks, Russia has long memories.
Don't the Neocons know the bear has nukes? And assassins who operate in the West?
Putin took the Ukraine bait just like Saddam took the bait in Kuwait. We’ll see if Putin takes the bait again and directly attacks USA assets doubtful) or NATO, etc. I think he’ll incrementally escalate.
So sad. Joe is so desperate to get his polls up he’s trying to take credit for killing Russian generals and sinking Russian ships.
I mean, Putin saw what happened in Afghanistan and realized he could make a move on Biden he never could do with Trump around.
Well, I guess if you can’t take back occupied territory or oust Putin, you’ll take what you can get.
“We helped sink a ship!”
How the mighty have fallen.
Hint to Joe and the Dems — this won’t save you in November.
Reagan put fear into the Soviets. This sinking should do the same. Their only recourse is with nukes. They never did it before and they should know better than to push us to that point. Having a democrat in the WH makes it more dangerous for both sides. All of Europe is united politically. Breaking up NATO is another motive-won’t happen. Does NATO threaten Russia? Paranoia strikes deep.
Trump directed the world’s worst terrorist be killed.
Biden is trying to get his ratings up by setting up the killing of Russian brass. It won’t work.
Too true.
Some people just refuse to remove their cranium from their rectum.
Of course, it’s a proxy war. It’s the start of WWIII, nukes will fly eventually.
Kissinger taught Schwab in school, stop being afraid of the bomb and learn to love it. Well here we are.
Who has that GIF of Fred Thompson from Red October?🙄
My own take is that the Ukrainians will be able to recover their territory occupied by the Russian military, setting aside Crimea.
A collapse of the Russian position once it begins could be quite rapid, similar to what happened with their position around Kiev, if the Russians cannot find some reserve forces somewhere.
I think behind the scenes between Putin and Lukashenko is wrangling by Putin to secure the Belarusian military as that reserve force, which Lukashenko has deftly managed to resist so far.
But the globalists have bigger plans than just driving the Russian invasion out of Ukraine, and they don't want to let this opportunity go to waste.
If the US really did help to sink the Moskva, that secret should have been buried deep underground. And it should have been denied by every last American official.
Oops. I forget that Biden’s folks are running things now. They’ll brag and they’ll puff, and the consequences be damned.
The Russians won’t do a damn thing as long as it isn’t U.S. troops actually pulling the triggers.
Not taking out LA would really be noticed by many around here.
I am growing tired of the Russia has lived through tough times; they know hardship; they are used to deaths in war; they have long memories.
Russia is a failing country. They are demographically dying much faster than the rest of the world. They are corrupt beyond the west’s ability to comprehend. They are sick in terms of alcoholism, drug addiction, and disease.
In the past 100 years they have added little to culture of the world. They have only been modestly helpful in science. And they have been useless in creating a first world economny==even though they have been blessed with massive natural resources.
I think the world is becoming less and less “frightened” by the “bear.”
I wonder about Putin’s missile arsenal. Based on his tanks and army, I am sure that 80% of his nuclear arsenal has been maintained. The remaining 20% is probably not able to be mounted on effective missiles. And what is launched will probably miss their targets.
The Russian bear is old, toothless, and has the mange.
Poking him doesn’t seem to be doing much these days.
Oh...but wait until “Victory Day.” This is a case of not what they accomplished in 1945, but what have they done for the world lately?
Maybe they’ll catch a whiff of polonium?
Nice summary. Russia isn’t going to do squat as long as it isn’t U.S. troops actually meaning the weapons. Supplies, intelligence, etc. are something they’ll tolerate because they have no real choice.
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