Some folks ridiculously expects that capitalists in russia will be sainter that Pope, suddenly. It is not how it works. Communists had ideology that proclaims something generally good, and thus was at times forced to do something in oppose to their current interests. Russia is no longer communist, communis, is nearly dead and comminists party candidate took merily 4% of votes, and don't even had grounds to outcry about manipulations or something, being unable to driver even a hundred of people on the streets. So nothing stops capitalists from doing their interests, even if that interests are dozen wars all around globe - even failures they can convert into profits.
I briefly remember something about how the creator of Telegram is living in self exile but has been working with Russian authorities, likely to assist opening back doors into the encrypted app.
Durov is hiding in Dubai from US pressure on ground of cryptocurrency fraud. Being russian, he probably choose to trade with russian authorities that with US ones. Especially after US pressure on TikTok.
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Russia is extremely isolated now even Sweden wants to join NATO, they were not even in World War I or 2.
That is not true. Africa, Arab world, most of Asia remain or even increase links with Russia, from making money of 'gray' russian oil&gas or breach of western sanctions, to get some political trades in relations with West. For them, the more US&NATO is busy with Russia, the larger is their freedom to deal with local area issues and took some grounds on own independence.
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What in this war can Russia take responsibility for? I ask only to begin to form a basis of facts built on the notion Russians are not infallible. Can anyone answer?
Probably we prefer to NOT take any responsibility at all. It works good for West in decades, and even for Israel, China, India, Pakistan, etc. May be after 100 years some Russian president will made an apology with crocodile tears about something bad happened to someone, like https://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/americas/10/01/us.guatemala.apology/index.html The real question is - how Putin plans to build-up relations with ukrainians in case of some kind of 'victory'. Of course, switching TV programmes to opposite will do a lot of work (like it did well in Ukraine after 2014), 10 mil mostly pro-nationalis population fled to Europe will help greatly too, but after visiting some 'liberated' places in person, it definitely will not be enough. And it is a mystery for me...probably Russia will face an british-irish relations at its worst. Like Poles before and during WW1.
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Don't forget Paratmar, your country has no independent media. They may appear that way to you in their Curated television programs to average Russians. But make no mistake, Dictatorships only have State-controlled media.
One of five suspects testified he was proposed 500 000 RUR, i.e. 5 500 USD. So we have merely 6% of sum proposed to Kuzminov for his betrayal, terrorism never was so cheap.
I spent my time on www.courtmh17.com materials. Virtually all they had was Bellingcat's materials, used 'as is', even while some other investigators found part of them was forged or wrong, and single unnamed whistleblower. Verdict is full of contradictions, like agreement that Ukraine air force do strikes on civilian areas but establishing of AA defenses was a conspiracy to kill people, or denial of respect defendants as combatants while sentencing on fact of being in chain of command. At least they dropped Ukrainian 'talking head' calls interceptions. For defense of only participated in trial accused one was relatively easy drop charges due to lack of evidence. Even while i'm personally quite believe it was shot down by rebels, seems like most of evidences was deprived from tribunal, possibly to hide Ukrainian govt and western intelligence involvement into disaster. Unlikely with Bucha will be any better.
Although, it may have no relation to Ukraine too...there was signs before, that it may be a someone's plan to deal with hostile migration into Russia, and now that people in russian politicians and 'siloviks' will got a free pass to crush ethnic criminal rings and expell most of migrants outside Russia. There is a possibility. When Western media praise heil to ISIS in well organized chorus, and Russian state media made an eneryday 'two hours hates' to Ukraine, any sentinent man must try to watch on other possible cases and paths.
dj I understand, that even if whole Biden`s family will be convicted for corruption, you will still have a good words for them. Done.
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I heard Russian State has posted the body cam video footage on social media but the West does not have access.
Such videos was leaked into Telegram, did`nt watch still. Happily was on work that times and got the news only tomorrow. Faces of perpertuators was shown in TV.
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Even if they did Russian bombs Ukrainian theaters, apartment buildings with children and civilian targets almost every day. Plus there's the genocide mass murder in Bucha and other places.
Your forgot MH-17, for which US and Britain officials promised to provide sat images and intelligence data, but didn't give anything to court. And, after exactly two years after Bucha, we unlikely see any investigations at all. For now, the Western media are Judge Dredd - they investigate, they prosecute, they execute, and even elected by people politicians can only obey, like doll-Biden.
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American intelligence says it was ISIS but they offered no proof just their standard Jihadist celebration generic video. And would ISIS really want revenge for Syria? Doesn't make much sense. Maybe it's Chechynan separatists? They already had history doing this savage attacks in Russia vs civilians.
American intelligence is in Ukrainian conflict itself in front of US at all (and with no Congress approvals or even hearings, of course), so their words costs as wooden nicle. Highly unlikely that was an ISIS. ISIS fighters will not tried to flee, they likely will take hostages, use media coverage to spread their word, and tried to explode with hostages during police storm, like was in Bataclan theatre 2015. Same with Chechen separatists during Nord-Ost in 2002. Here terrorists act synchonycally, like on clock, do not tried to take hostages, and leave scene just after 40 minutes. Their trace to border to Ukraine is suspicious too, though unlikely an asylum awaited them there, even if it was promised, likely they will be met with fire trap to break any traces to real planners behind. Right now stories told by terrorists are too similiar to stories of random russian men and women, forced to make arsons by fake money debts and psycologicall pressure via messengers like Telegram - and everyone in Russia know who is behind it...russian army several times captured dedicated 'call centers' in Ukraine, maintained by ukrainian SBU.
I wonder if soon we watch some news about US helicopter crash over sea with multiple losses, tradition for ratification of US personal losses since Cambodge.
Sharji is Kremlin propagandist channeling word for word talking points exactly what the Russian State lies about. Why would Ukraine allegedly feel the need to kill him? It's not necessary, Zelensky is extremely popular both internally within Ukraine and globally. That's not real investigative journalism to just be propagandist on behalf of government(s). A real investigative journalist would be similar to Police investigator, or even better than Police to expose true crime or corruption, then back that up with actual evidence.
Try to read even wikipedia about him, it have some answers. Sharij already published in his media name and photo of ukrainian agent in Spain related to assassination attempt- https://t.me/ASupersharij/27456
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As far as the Russian Helicopter pilot defector, why would Ukraine want to kill him? What would be the motive?
You missed part about 500 000 USD.
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Millions globally use Russian weapons especially assault rifles.
VSS and VAL are not usual infantry weapons. That's special services ones. While some quantities was lost in Chechnya and Syria, its still too much for usual crimerings.
Phalanx CIWS can defend against these type of craft. There is likely an already of emerging EW component as well.
If i remember correctly, Phalanx have angle of depression only -20 degrees, and usually placed on topsides of ships for better AA angles. It is also have only ~1km effective range and ammo only for 20-sec of continuous fire. Considering EC/EW tools - its already failed for Russia, wide-area actions are useless because of too many satellites available for USV/UUV in Starlink and GPS, and direct 'guns' like anti-drone rifles demand too many troops and barrels to effectivly catch a dozen of attacking drones.
Last stands of Russian Black Sea fleet ships: 'Caesar Kunnikov', 'Sergey Kotov': 1, 2
After numerous attempts (germal FL-boats in WWI, italian MTM boats and Croci torpedoes in WWII, experiments by Japan, Tamil tigers, Al-Quaeda) USVs and UUVs reached maturity. The only component missing to employ them by everyone is US Starlink...but it is only about time. And 100% of current ships of all the Navies in world are have only machine guns to confront them.
He also revealed that France delivers their version of Storm Shadow missiles, known as Scalp, to Ukraine in the back of Audi Q7s, a commercial SUV that costs about £67,000.
What a mix of conventional warfare and Africa-style clashes we got in Ukraine...
I like that German military is still professional and do not want to be drag into was, unfortunately, like in Russia and US, political pressure often too high to deal with.
Yes that's true but there's a reason why they failed at killing Zelensky. At the beginning stages of the "Special Military Operation" 2 years ago, the strategy was to send 2 plane loads of elite paratroopers directly into Kiev. Along with other special forces deployed behind Ukrainian lines. However some how Ukraine knew of plans in advance, ready for the paratroopers and shot down both planes with all hands lost. This gave Zelensky's security team advance notice Russian special forces were attempting to attack him. And Zelensky was able to learn from these Russian mistakes to improve his security team, likely purging any Russian informants. Russia too learned from this disaster and my guess is they found Ukrainian informants and plugged the intelligence leak.
Sorry, but it looks like ukrainian-propaganda legend like 'Ghost of Kyiv' or 'Russian ship FY'' . There was a lot of opportunities in 2022 to kill Zelensky, but Putin had no intentions to make it happen. And now, with CIA , and, probably, US Secret Service cover, it's nearly impossible.
If Russian secret services be effective on 10% of western claims, Zelensky and top of his command already should be long in past. As well as some of US generals with too long tongues, you know, crime in US are so high, that there should be no US general who goes to sleep without wondering if get their throat slit in the middle of the night.
And i`m pretty sure, that Russian mafia in Spain will easily do the job for Ukrainian GUR for 10% of 500 000 USD bounty proposed to Kuzminov.
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In Spain was killed russian pilot, who deflected to Ukraine past september - https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/20/world/europe/russian-pilot-maksim-kuzminov-spain.html Act by Russian GRU is most obvious version, but 'erasure' by Ukrainian GUR for me is more likely - 500 000 USD is a too big money to pay to someone, who is not from Zelensky 'crew'. Also, russian secret services shown not good performance with such tasks in past. In any way, zero regrets about traitor's death - two from his crew was unarmed and shot point blank, maybe by Kuzminov himself - https://russian.rt.com/russia/article/1206626-mi8-pogibshie-intervyu
Second strange death - one of famous russian fighter against Ukraine since 2014 commit suicide: https://dzen.ru/a/ZdXH2vmsyBRtfKq0 He was bullied by state media for TG post about high losses in Avdiivka and virtually unopposed Ukrainian retreat (post: https://t.me/ghost_of_novorossia/20452) . He leaved strange last message https://t.me/wehearfromyanina/3495 about being forced by command to STFU under threat of cut from ammo supply (here we can remember Prigozhin's claims about the same).
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