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  • Ukrainians living under Russian occupation are coerced to vote for Putin

    03/14/2024 10:37:32 AM PDT · by Chad C. Mulligan · 37 replies
    ABC news ^ | March 14, 2024, 12:18 PM | YURAS KARMANAU and EMMA BURROWS
    Ukrainians living in regions illegally annexed by Russia are being coerced to vote in the presidential election of their wartime occupier, Vladimir Putin — an exercise denounced by Ukraine as an illegitimate effort by Moscow to tighten control over its neighbor. Polls don't open in Russia until Friday, but they are open in four annexed regions of Ukraine close to the front line, some of which are not fully in Putin’s control. *snip* In the Donetsk region, the Ukrainian mayor of Mariupol, Vadym Boychenko, said his city was a symbol of Russia’s “military nightmare” and of an “electoral process in...
  • Russia election: Stage-managed vote will give Putin another term

    03/13/2024 11:13:07 PM PDT · by Chad C. Mulligan · 61 replies
    BBC ^ | 14 Mar 2024 | Steve Rosenberg
    As I walk around Borovsk, two things strike me about this town 60 miles (100km) from Moscow. First, there is almost no sign of the presidential election coming up this weekend. I see few election banners or billboards and no political flyers being handed out. Not surprising, really. The absence of election preparations mirrors the absence of drama surrounding a stage-managed event that will hand Vladimir Putin a fifth term in the Kremlin. The other thing you can't help noticing in Borovsk is the street art. It's everywhere. Much of it has been created by street artist Vladimir Ovchinnikov. All...
  • History of Xi Jinping

    03/12/2024 11:25:13 AM PDT · by Eleutheria5 · 21 replies
    John Coogan ^ | 12/3/23 | John Coogan
    History of Xi from youth forward.
  • Spate of Mock News Sites With Russian Ties Pop Up in U.S.

    03/08/2024 5:21:13 AM PST · by Timber Rattler · 53 replies
    The New York Times ^ | March 7, 2024 | Steven Lee Myers
    Into the depleted field of journalism in America, a handful of websites have appeared in recent weeks with names suggesting a focus on news close to home: D.C. Weekly, the New York News Daily, the Chicago Chronicle and a newer sister publication, the Miami Chronicle. In fact, they are not local news organizations at all. They are Russian creations, researchers and government officials say, meant to mimic actual news organizations to push Kremlin propaganda by interspersing it among an at-times odd mix of stories about crime, politics and culture. While Russia has long sought ways to influence public discourse in...
  • Vladimir Solovyov wants to nuke Western cities

    03/08/2024 10:32:40 AM PST · by MeganC · 91 replies
    Russian Media Monitor (You Tube channel) ^ | 7 March 2024 | Russian Media Monitor
    Synopsis: A panel of Russian commentators on Russia One (official Russian state television) discuss conducting nuclear first strikes against Western nations. Nuclear war is then discussed not as an option, but as an inevitable aspect of Russia's war to conquer Ukraine. Various Western cities are discussed as potential targets for Russian nuclear weapons and the panel laughs as they consider these options. The video ends with Solovyov voicing his regrets that the Soviet Union disintegrated in 1991 and he refers to the USSR as "we" meaning he sees no difference between the USSR and the Russian Federation, they are one...
  • Vladimir Putin May Be A Bloodthirsty Tyrant, But Is He An End-Times Figure?

    03/08/2024 9:49:16 AM PST · by Roman_War_Criminal · 21 replies
    Harbingers Daily ^ | 3/7/24 | Mark Hitchcock
    Vladimir Putin today is considered by many to be the world’s enemy number one. He’s a bloodthirsty tyrant, and his country holds the world’s largest nuclear stockpile. Bible prophecy speaks of an evil despot who is going to rise from Russia in the end times to lead a great coalition of nations that invades Israel. What we see happening today is a frightening preview of that. The Bible in Ezekiel 38 and 39 talks about an individual called Gog. These two chapters were written over 2500 years ago, but they read like they were ripped from today’s headlines. Gog is...
  • France and Moldova to sign defence pact amid fears of Russian destabilisation

    03/07/2024 3:31:38 AM PST · by Timber Rattler · 77 replies
    Reuters ^ | March 6, 2024 | John Irish and Elizabeth Pineau
    Moldova and France will sign a defence cooperation accord on Thursday as part of the West's efforts to strengthen the former Soviet state's capabilities amid what they fear are increasing efforts by Russia to destabilise Moldova. Moldova, a western neighbour of Ukraine, has a tiny defence budget and has long had tense relations with Moscow, which have worsened as Chisinau backs Ukraine in the war against Russia. Russia has troops and peacekeepers based in Transdniestria, a breakaway statelet of Moldova that has maintained its autonomy for three decades with the Kremlin's support. The French presidency said in a statement on...
  • Moldova reports 'unprecedented' Russian interference in leadup to 2 major votes

    03/05/2024 4:36:08 PM PST · by Chad C. Mulligan · 38 replies
    Fox online ^ | 5 March 2024 | AP Staff Writer
    Moldova’s national intelligence agency warned Tuesday against "unprecedented" Russian interference as the country gears up for a referendum on joining the European Union and a presidential election. The Intelligence and Security Services, or SIS, released a report saying it has gathered data indicating Russia plans to launch vast hybrid attacks against Moldova through 2024-2025 to try to bring the former Soviet republic back under Moscow's influence. Head of the SIS, Alexandru Musteata, said in a press conference that Russia sought to undermine the democratic polling this year in the eastern European country. "There is information about an attempt to compromise...
  • Hamas delegation meets with Russian Deputy Foreign Minister - report

    03/03/2024 10:53:44 AM PST · by Roman_War_Criminal · 13 replies
    Jerusalem Post ^ | 3/1/24 | Jerusalem Post Staff
    The Hamas delegation met with the Special Envoy of the Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov, at the headquarters of the Russian Foreign Ministry on Friday, the terror organization stated on its Telegram channel. Hamas’s delegation included members of the political arm of the terror organization including Mousa Abu Marzouk and Hossam Badran. “The movement’s delegation thanked the Russian Federation for their positions in support of the Palestinian people, and for hosting the Palestinian meetings.” Hamas stated on its Telegram channel.
  • Civil Unrest Spreads Across Russia; Explosions Near The Crimean Bridge | Welcome Back To Day 738 Of The News!

    03/02/2024 7:35:11 PM PST · by UMCRevMom@aol.com · 68 replies
    Youtube.com ^ | The Enforcer
    STREAMING VIDEO - live 3-2-2024 🔴 The Enforcer 5.1 K Watching 3-2-2024 10:00 p.m EST https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kuu5H5RFtGA
  • NATO needs to pull its soldiers from Ukraine

    03/02/2024 10:19:04 AM PST · by EnderWiggin1970 · 33 replies
    Asia Times ^ | 3/1/24 | Stephen Bryen
    If NATO is so much against sending troops to Ukraine, why doesn’t NATO demand that the soldiers already there be sent home? On Monday, February 26, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said that Germany would not provide its Taurus long-range cruise missiles to Ukraine because doing so would require German troops to be sent there to operate them, just as the British are operating the Storm Shadow air-launched cruise missiles. The British cried foul and accused Scholz of a “flagrant abuse of intelligence” – meaning that Scholz confirmed what everyone already knows, that NATO officers and trained personnel are in Ukraine...
  • NAVALNY FUNERAL LIVE | Surrounded By Police, Anti-Putin Chants

    03/02/2024 10:11:41 AM PST · by Eleutheria5 · 23 replies
    Inside Russia ^ | 2/3/24 | Konstantin
    Footage starts at 6:33
  • Blackwater Founder Erik Prince on Ukraine, ” We Need to Bring That War to a Close – An Ugly Peace is Better than Whatever Their idea of an Ideal War Is”

    03/02/2024 8:53:15 AM PST · by bimboeruption · 83 replies
    Gateway Pundit ^ | 3-2-24 | Jim Hoft
    Erik Prince, the founder of Blackwater, joined Patrick Bet David recently. Prince described what he sees as the best solution for Ukraine – an ugly peace. Prince is a former US Navy SEAL officer and well-respected military strategist. Erik Prince: “We need to bring that war to a close because all Ukraine is doing right now is destroying itself demographically. They’re chewing up the next generation of manpower that they really can’t really replace right now. They don’t have enough manpower. The Western defense base is pathetic. And you’re not going to out-conventional war the Russian Bear. And I would...
  • Russia warns NATO of certain war if West puts troops into Ukraine-Allied leaders rush to distance themselves from French President Emmanuel Macron’s suggestion that allies could put boots on the ground to help Kyiv.

    02/27/2024 9:08:22 AM PST · by SJackson · 95 replies
    Politico ^ | 2-27-24 | LAURA KAYALI AND CLAUDIA CHIAPPA
    A conflict between Russia and NATO would be inevitable if Western troops go to Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin's spokesman said today. The Kremlin's comments come after French President Emmanuel Macron did not rule out putting boots on the ground in Ukraine as Kyiv struggles to fend off Russia's full-scale invasion. While Macron noted that there was no consensus about troops at this stage, Ukraine has not asked allies for soldiers to fight its cause and other Western governments even scrambled Tuesday to insist troops were not set to be deployed, the mere suggestion sparked a furious response from Moscow....
  • Thousands turn out to mourn Navalny, defying Putin, at funeral in Moscow

    03/01/2024 2:59:58 PM PST · by Timber Rattler · 40 replies
    NBC News.com ^ | March 1, 2024 | Alexander Smith
    For one day at least, Russia’s opposition came alive to mourn its lost leader. The funeral of Alexei Navalny on Friday almost did not happen at all. But thousands ultimately turned out — braving the snow, heavy security and weeks of Kremlin efforts to derail the event — so that they could pay their respects to the man who challenged President Vladimir Putin with a vision for a democratic Russia. Bearing flowers, candles and placards, the crowd chanted Navalny’s name as his body was first delivered to a church in southern Moscow for a brief funeral and then to a...
  • Russia Struggles to Build New Planes Amid Sanctions

    03/01/2024 10:10:12 AM PST · by canuck_conservative · 23 replies
    Newsweek ^ | March 1, 2024 | Isabel van Brugen
    Deliveries of all-new Russian aircraft have been delayed by two years due to safety concerns ... The publication said that, for example, the weight of the new MS-21 passenger aircraft has increased by 5.75 tons, compared to the previous version, which used foreign components and Western engines. This means its flight range and altitude have been significantly reduced. One of Kommersant's sources said that, if Russia is unable to reduce the weight of the aircraft, it will be impossible for authorities to make the plane achieve the desired performance characteristics. "It's impossible to increase engine thrust by 20 percent," the...
  • Putin’s vision for Russia’s next 6 years: Keep fighting, quit drinking, have babies

    03/01/2024 12:18:07 PM PST · by Kazan · 153 replies
    Politico ^ | FEBRUARY 29, 2024 | BY EVA HARTOG AND DENIS LEVEN
    The Kremlin promised entertainment.Western analysts feared Vladimir Putin would declare another war.But the Russian president’s more than two-hour-long address on Thursday delivered on neither expectation, though Putin presented Russians with a vision of the future that alternated between nuclear saber-rattling and grand social promises. ###Putin, who cut a relaxed figure, also called for the safeguarding of “traditional family values.”“We see what is happening in some countries where moral norms and family institutions are deliberately being destroyed, pushing entire peoples to extinction and degeneration,” he said. “We choose life.”
  • PROMOTING A CULTURE WAR: HOW PUTIN USED TRUMP TO SEIZE ALMOST TOTAL CONTROL OVER THE REPUBLICAN PARTY

    03/01/2024 9:26:44 AM PST · by packagingguy · 68 replies
    Milwaukee Independent ^ | Mar 1, 2024 | Thom Hartmann
    Meanwhile, under Trump’s and Putin’s direction, Republicans in Congress are doing everything they can to damage the people of the United States. They believe it will help them in the 2024 election if they can ruin the U.S. economy while convincing American voters that our system of government is so corrupt (“deep state”) that we should consider replacing democracy with an autocratic strongman form of government like Putin’s Russia. Tucker Carlson is even suggesting that Russia is a better place to live than the US. They revel in pitting racial, religious, and gender groups against each other while embracing a...
  • How many of our tax dollars have gone up his nose? (Ukraine President Zelensky Interview With MSNBC)

    03/01/2024 9:16:41 AM PST · by bimboeruption · 23 replies
    X ^ | 2-25-2024 | Still Boneless
    How many of our tax dollars have gone up his nose?
  • Apparently, Vladimir Putin is to Blame For Mass Migration to Europe

    03/01/2024 8:07:06 AM PST · by packagingguy · 23 replies
    Modernity ^ | March 1, 2024 | Paul Joseph Watson
    A new narrative has dropped claiming that the massive numbers of illegal immigrants flooding into Europe is all a plot cooked up by Vladimir Putin. Yes, really. The Telegraph cites nebulous “intelligence documents” it has seen that detail a plan for Russia to “set up a 15,000-man strong border police force comprising former militias in Libya to control the flow of migrants.” “If you can control the migrant routes into Europe then you can effectively control elections, because you can restrict or flood a certain area with migrants in order to influence public opinion at a crucial time,” a source...