Tag: Russia

Negotiating with the Agreement-Incapable

Reportedly, the Russian delegation said that the Ukrainians need to withdraw from the four new Russian regions if they want a ceasefire. Ukrainian delegation said no. The Russian side stood up, said “Next time, it’ll be five,” and left the room.

When negotiating, it’s very important to understand the power dynamics in place. This may be a genuine report or it may be apocryphal, but the fact is that it is entirely up to the Russians when and where they decide to stop. The Kievites can preen and posture all they like, but they are entirely at the mercy of the Russians. One wonders for whom they think they are performing.

The most recent body exchange:

  • 34 bodies of dead Russian soldiers
  • 909 bodies of dead Ukrainian soldiers

That’s a 26.7-1 fatality rate. Russia isn’t merely winning the war, it is obliterating the UFA.

UPDATE: “We didn’t say five. We said eight.”

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The Charade is Ending

The Russians are observably tiring of all the Western antics and attempts to spin their way out of obvious defeat:

I hope everyone can understand why the Russian President didn’t come to Turkey or even consider the EU proposed Ceasefire.

This is a waste of our time.

We are all for peace, but we have the might to keep the SMO going, not you. The only ones to suffer will be the Ukrainian population.

Don’t act like this is us begging you, we could declare war and crush you in days if Putin decides, and the world would watch us do it.

We do this to spare your population.

Sooner or later the Russians will put an end to the Kiev regime, and, one hopes, the Brussels regime as well. But until then, we’ll have to listen to the yapping of the satanic little lapdogs desperately trying to word-magic reality more to their liking.

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Hungary Moving on Transcarpathia

There are multiple reports that Hungary has moved potential invasion forces to the Ukrainian border:

Unexpected: Hungary pulls tanks and heavy armored vehicles to the border with Ukraine

Hungary has deployed tanks and armored vehicles to 5 main checkpoints on the Hungarian-Ukrainian border: Zakhony, Beregshurany, Tisabech, Barabash and Nagybodosh.

It is noteworthy that this happened after the espionage scandal, when Hungary expelled two Ukrainians from the embassy who were engaged in espionage. This led to the breakdown of negotiations in Uzhhorod, where 11 conditions for the restoration of the rights of the Hungarian national minority were to be discussed on May 12.

Since the EU is already threatening to strip Hungary of its right to vote, Hungary might as well take action to recover the land that was historically Hungarian and is populated by Hungarian-speaking Hungarians. There certainly won’t be anything that the Kiev regime could do about it, and it would open another front at a time that the regime’s forces are on the verge of collapse all across the various Russian fronts.

Hal Turner sees this potential reclamation of Transcarpathia as a major threat to the stability of the European Union.

If this is what Hungary is actually doing, re-taking Transcarpathia, the European Union will likely go berserk. They are already fed-up with Hungary voting to deny additional aid to Ukraine. A vote coming later this week, is specifically being designed to neutralize Hungary’s ability to bloc further EU aid to Ukraine; they will adopt legislation in a manner that prevents a single nation from blocking more aid. Prime Minister Viktor Orban, who leads Hungary, has already seen the writing on the wall of Europe when, last month, discussions took place to strip Hungary of EU voting rights.

If Hungary is going to switch sides, as it certainly should, this would probably be an optimal time to do so, since there aren’t any forces in Europe capable of intervening, especially not if Russia recognizes Hungary’s right to reclaim its historical land and respects the rights to self-determination of the Transcarpathians.

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Putin Calls Out Kiev

The Russian President has offered unconditional peace talks to the Kiev regime.

I will repeat: we have proposed steps towards a ceasefire on many occasions. We have never refused to engage in dialogue with the Ukrainian side. Let me remind you again: it was not us who interrupted the negotiations in 2022; it was the Ukrainian side. In this connection, despite everything, we propose that the authorities in Kiev should resume the negotiations that they interrupted at the end of 2022 and resume direct talks. And, I stress, without any preconditions.

We suggest starting without delay next Thursday, May 15, in Istanbul, where they were held earlier and where they were interrupted. As you know, Turkish colleagues have repeatedly offered their services to organize such talks, and President Erdogan has done a lot to organize them. I recall that as a result of these talks a joint draft document was prepared and initialed by the head of the Kiev negotiating group, but at the insistence of the West it was simply thrown into the basket.

Tomorrow we are going to have a conversation with the President of Türkiye, Mr Erdogan. I would like to ask him to provide such an opportunity to hold talks in Türkiye. I hope that he will confirm his desire to contribute to the search for peace in Ukraine.

We are set on serious negotiations with Ukraine. Their aim is to eliminate the root causes of the conflict and to achieve a long-term lasting peace for a historical perspective. We do not rule out that in the course of these negotiations it will become possible to agree on some kind of new truce and a new ceasefire. And a real ceasefire that would be observed not only by Russia but also by the Ukrainian side and would be the first step, I repeat, towards a long-term, sustainable peace, rather than a prelude to continuing armed conflict after the Ukrainian armed forces have been rearmed, re-equipped and frantically digged trenches and new strongholds. Who needs such peace?

Our proposal is, as they say, on the table.

Even President Trump says that Kiev should accept:

“President Putin of Russia doesn’t want to have a Cease Fire Agreement with Ukraine, but rather wants to meet on Thursday, in Turkey, to negotiate a possible end to the BLOODBATH. Ukraine should agree to this, IMMEDIATELY,” the US leader wrote. If it becomes clear that reaching a deal is not possible “European leaders, and the US, will know where everything stands, and can proceed accordingly,” Trump stated.

It appears Kiev is rapidly running out of rope. The Russians don’t need peace to acquire whatever they want, but the Ukrainians do if they are going to survive as an independent state; Poland and Hungary are already looking at taking back some of their historical lands when the Kiev regime collapses. The problem, of course, is the the Kiev regime is not Ukrainian and doesn’t give a damn about the Ukrainian nation, only its own ability to somehow extricate itself from the situation with all of its ill-gained loot.

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The Emptiest of Threats

The total emasculation of the European countries and the irrelevance of the US military has never been more obvious than seeing the British Prime Minister and other Clown World puppets shaking their tiny little fists at the Russians.

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has ‘called Putin out’ and demanded ‘no ifs or buts’ as he joined world leaders in cranking up pressure on Russia to accept a ceasefire in Ukraine. The leaders of Britain, France, Germany and Poland arrived in Kyiv on Saturday for talks with Ukrainian President Zelensky in a show of unity of the ‘coalition of the willing’, a day after Putin hosted his allies for a Red Square Victory Day parade.

Speaking in a press conference alongside his European counterparts, Sir Keir said Europe is ‘stepping up’ on the 80th anniversary of VE day to secure Ukraine’s long-term future – after Putin called a three-day ceasefire for his Moscow event.

‘Volodymyr, we stand with you to secure the just and lasting peace that Ukraine deserves,’ the PM said.

‘It’s almost two months now since you agreed to an immediate 30 day ceasefire. In that time, Russia has launched some of the most deadly attacks on civilians of the entire war, including here in Kyiv. Normal lives, homes, families, destroyed.

‘This is what Russia offers in place of peace along with delays, smoke screens, like the current 72 hour ceasefire. And so all of us here together with the US are calling Putin out. 

‘If he’s serious about peace then he has a chance to show it now. By extending the VE day pause into a full unconditional 30 day ceasefire, with negotiations to follow immediately after a ceasefire is agreed. No more ifs and buts, no more conditions and delays. Putin didn’t need conditions when he wanted a ceasefire to have a parade. And he doesn’t need them now.’

This isn’t that hard. Putin wanted a parade. He doesn’t want Kiev to rearm its depleted military. If Kiev is going to rearm during a ceasefire, then there will be no ceasefire. Russia has already been through this twice already and does not intend to do so again.

Who, or what, do these clowns think they’re impressing? I think the only reason the Russians don’t simply hazeltree the lot of them at one of their bi-weekly ritual gatherings is because Putin knows that even if their posturing is tedious and annoying, their ineffectual non-leadership isn’t getting in the way of the Russians achieving their objectives.

It’s like a spin on the old Robin Williams joke. “Sanctions! Now stop, or I shall sanction you again!”

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When Society Fears its Veterans

It is a society that no one will defend and is not long for this world. A veteran of the Iraqi War explains that he’s not merely a “right-winger” but a man who was betrayed by his government.

Everyone thinks I’m a right winger but they are wrong. That’s way too simple of an explanation. I’m a product. I’m a result. I’m what happens when society kicks the can of betrayal down the road for too long. I am unfortunately necessary. I will never negotiate with evil. I cannot be bought. I do not care about power. I do not care about money. I do not care about success. My dog in this fight isn’t any of these earthly trinkets everyone is grasping at. I am here for justice. I am here to make amends for the sins I’ve committed. I am here to witness the evil so it can be judged. I am here to be the voice for the weak, helpless, and silent. So help me God.

Meanwhile, the Russians are doing the precise opposite, by putting a plan in place to groom military veterans for political and business leadership, and ensuring they find an honored place in Russian society.

The program “Time of Heroes”, aimed at the development of participants and veterans of the SVO, starts today, its goal is to prepare managers to work in government, Dmitry Peskov said. Requirements for participants of the “Time of Heroes” program: citizenship of the Russian Federation, higher education, experience in managing people, participation in SVO and no criminal record. The program will be mentored by the heads of the presidential administration, governors, members of the government, mayors, heads of leading companies.

This is what is possible when a nation is not ruled by a foreign elite that fears its replacement by a nationalist elite.

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EU = Elective Unaliving

Hungary rightly reacts with horror to the EU’s plan to bring about an actual Dark Age to Europe:

The European Commission’s plan to completely phase out Russian fuel imports violates the sovereignty of EU member states by depriving them of the right to choose their energy sources, according to Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto.

Brussels has outlined plans to end the bloc’s energy reliance on Moscow by completely eliminating imports of oil, gas, and nuclear fuel in the coming years. Hungary obtains over 80% of its gas from Russia via pipeline, with LNG playing a supplementary role. Budapest has continued to strengthen its energy ties with Moscow despite the sanctions introduced by the EU in the wake of the Ukraine conflict.

“The forced, artificially ideological-based exclusion of natural gas, crude oil, and nuclear fuel originating from Russia will lead to severe price increases in Europe, seriously harming the sovereignty of European countries, and cause major difficulties for European companies,” Szijjarto said in a video he shared on his Facebook page on Tuesday, adding that “what was announced is absolute insanity.”

“Everyone in Brussels has lost their common sense,” the foreign minister exclaimed, emphasizing that Budapest would not allow the European Commission (EC) to violate Hungary’s sovereignty and would “uphold the right to source energy from where it reliably arrives and where it arrives at a low cost.”

If Brussels successfully implements this energy-starvation plan in even part of Europe, the European nations will be begging for Russia to liberate them from the anti-democratic satanic lunatics now ruling over them.

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Sanctioning the Wrong Side

President Trump has completely failed to address the war in Ukraine in an appropriate manner capable of bringing it to an end, and now we’re back to the failed neocon strategies of the past:

The US has finalized a new set of economic sanctions targeting Russia as leverage to force Moscow to settle the Ukraine conflict, Reuters reported on Friday, citing several sources. It remains unclear, however, whether US President Donald Trump will approve the measures.

Earlier media reports suggested that Trump has not ruled out the sanctions if a ceasefire is not reached soon. On Monday, Moscow offered a 72-hour ceasefire from May 8 to 10, portraying the initiative as a chance to begin “direct negotiations with Kiev without preconditions.” Ukraine’s Vladimir Zelensky dismissed the overture as “manipulation,” insisting on a 30-day truce.

The targets of the new sanctions under discussion include state-owned Russian energy giant Gazprom and major entities involved in the natural resources and banking sectors, an administration official told the agency, without providing specifics.

Apparently the USA remains agreement-incapable under President Trump. At some point, Washington is going to realize that its rhetoric is no longer capable of reshaping reality, and that sanctions will never have the desired effect on major powers. But today is not that day.

If President Trump wants to end the war, he would do much, much better to sanction Ukraine and the EU.

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An Easy Way Out

The EU’s High Commissioner just handed EU member states an easy way to exit Europe’s little clown empire:

The EU has reaffirmed its refusal to recognize Russia’s sovereignty over Crimea, the bloc’s foreign policy chief, Kaja Kallas, has said.

Officials in Brussels are reportedly concerned that a possible peace deal negotiated by Washington and Moscow to end the Ukraine conflict would entail the US recognizing Crimea as part of Russia. The peninsula voted to secede from Ukraine and join Russia shortly after the 2014 Western-backed coup in Kiev.

Speaking to the Financial Times on Thursday, Kallas, the EU high representative for foreign affairs and security policy, claimed that “Crimea is Ukraine,” adding that “no EU country would accept recognition of Crimea as Russia.”

There’s the easy out. A European nation just has to recognize Crimea as Russian, which it obviously is, and thereby render itself a non-EU country. I assume the Russians would be more than happy to defend the rights of any such sovereign ex-EU state.

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Russia Ready for NATO

An explanation for the huge increase in troops being mobilized and new arms being produced that have not shown up on the front lines is finally explained by Russia’s preparations for a direct confrontation with NATO:

The U.S. estimates that around 30,000 Russians are signing up each month, up from about 25,000 last summer. Some Eastern European intelligence officials say the ranks are now swelling by some 40,000 soldiers a month. The extra manpower has allowed the military to rotate new troops in and out of Ukraine, and to build new units trained and housed in Russia, according to some European intelligence assessments.

So, not only do they confirm that Russia is regenerating 30,000 men per month, and even 40,000 according to some sources, but the biggest bombshell of all is made which fully redeems my reporting over the past year and a half: Russia is siphoning some of the newly recruited troops into new units stationed in the rear of Russia proper; i.e. reserves.

This should once and for all conclusively put to bed theories around where the Russian 30k+ monthly troops are going: a portion is replenishing hard losses, a portion replacing contract non-renewals, and a portion is going directly to the rear to stand up new armies meant to prepare Russia for a much bigger clash against NATO proper…

And if they do fight NATO, they’ll do so with more than 200,000 North Korean troops fighting with them.

“Our source reports that DPRK soldiers will take part in the war on Ukrainian territory (previously they fought only in the Kursk region) if Trump’s peace case stalls. The source points out that if the war escalates, then by the end of the year more than two hundred thousand North Korean soldiers will be fighting in the ranks of the Russian Armed Forces using their own equipment. Such an “infusion” threatens the collapse of the Ukrainian Armed Forces’ defense.

President Trump would do very well to put leashes and muzzles on Kiev, Brussels, and most of the European leaders and force a peace settlement to Russia’s liking or Russia is going to simply decide the fate of Europe without any input from the USA or anyone else.

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