Navalny was neither a politician nor a political opponent to anyone. End of. He was the most visible and vocal critic of Putin for exclusively western audiences. In other words, a western narrative construct. Navalny began his career as a businessman in the 2000’s… buying companies in order to privatise their profits (which was illegal…
Thoughts on Maidan
For anyone sincerely and objectively seeking understanding of events in Ukraine around 2014, including Maidan, I would highly recommend watching the entire ‘Roses Have Thorns‘ series from Watchdog Media; a lengthy collection of contemporary news reports and video, without commentary. There is a playlist still available (for now) on YouTube. However Maidan is presented, in…
Protected: My Unique Cousin, Steve
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Ukraine ~ July 2023
Ukraine cannot go toe-to-toe with Russia, despite the huge assistance of her western partners; doing so has cost Ukraine army after army. Ukraine has received and is receiving hand-me-downs. Ukraine are on the brink of collapse. It is also true to say that Ukraine/NATO/US are losing by the terms of their own victory conditions, aims…
Ukraine ~ A Current Overview
In a show of incredible hubris, Ukraine released two professionally-produced ‘Hollywood’ trailers for their (as then) forthcoming military offensive… One month into Ukraine’s semi-Schrödinger’s Offensive and the results are pretty definitive. By any measure, it’s a failure. During World War Two, Operation Market Garden was an allied military offensive that lasted ten days, from 17th…
Kramatorsk ~ Hotel and Restaurant Missile Attack
On June 27th, a Russian missile struck an hotel, shop and restaurant complex in Kramatorsk. The BBC reported that eight people had been killed, including three children. A later BBC report, told that: The award-winning Ukrainian writer Victoria Amelina has died from her injuries after a Russian missile hit a pizza restaurant in the eastern…
The NATO Conundrum
Both Ukraine and Russia argue that there is an existential threat facing them. Russia argues that the largest component of that existential threat for Russia emanates from NATO, and Ukraine’s long-planned-for membership of NATO. Ukraine argues that her existential threat comes from the military force deployed by Russia. Russia argues that she deployed this military…
Luhansk Anniversary
On June 2nd 2014, the Ukrainian Air Force launched a rocket attack on the Regional State Administration building in Luhansk. Many civilians died. Many were wounded and disabled for life. Despite video evidence, Kiev denied involvement. Some declared that an ‘air conditioner’ had exploded. Lest we forget. On Bitchute, or… Age-Restricted by YouTube/Google…
Schrödinger’s Offensive
Autumn has come and gone. Winter. Spring. All gone. But at least now we have the Hollywood trailer for the upcoming Ukrainian offensive. Summer? Anyone? For months now, Ukraine has been preparing a ‘fist’ of new units, armed with the very latest in shiny new NATO toys. According to the leaked Pentagon information, bean-counted and…
The Kuenssberg Parallax
On 28th May 2023, the BBC’s Laura Kuenssberg, (onetime Political Editor and now host of the flagship BBC Political ‘show’ ‘Sunday With Laura Kuenssberg’) penned an article for the BBC News, entitled ‘Ukraine War: Russian Ambassador Andrei Kelin issues warning of escalation in Ukraine.‘ This article was an accompanying piece to an interview with the…