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Anonymous ID: b450cd March 6, 2022, 1:28 p.m. No.15799372   🗄️.is 🔗kun   >>9383 >>9440 >>9589 >>9791 >>9948

6 Mar, 2022 20:36

 

US hints at what happens if Zelensky is killed

 

Washington confirms “continuity of government” plans exist for Ukraine

 

Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said on Sunday that the Ukrainian government has “plans in place” to ensure the “continuity of government” should President Volodymr Zelensky be killed. Zelensky insists he is still in Kiev, but western officials have already reportedly planned to set him up as a leader in exile.

 

“The Ukrainians have plans in place that I'm not going to talk about or get into any details on to make sure that there is what we would call continuity of government one way or another,” Blinken told CBS News when asked about the prospect on Sunday, adding “let me leave it at that.”

 

The US’ top diplomat then called Zelensky and his cabinet the “embodiment of these incredibly brave Ukrainian people.”

 

Blinken, President Joe Biden, and a broad array of NATO and Western leaders have offered Zelensky similar messages of support, as well as shipments of arms and humanitarian aid. However, decision makers in Washington and Europe have explicitly ruled out direct military intervention, and refused to implement a “no-fly zone.” The latter, which Zelensky has repeatedly requested, would see the US and NATO commit to shooting down Russian aircraft over Ukraine, a move that Moscow has said it would consider an act of war.

 

Although Zelensky’s military is receiving a steady stream of western weapons, Russia has been advancing through Ukraine in the 11 days since its forces first crossed the country’s borders. Some cities have been taken by Russian troops and others - including Kharkov, Mariupol, Volnovakha and Kiev - are currently encircled.

 

This encirclement has given rise to speculation that Zelensky might have already fled Kiev. While the president has appeared in nondescript surroundings during most of his recent video addresses, he released a video on Instagram on Friday purportedly shot in his Kiev office, saying that “nobody has fled anywhere.”

 

Despite Zelensky’s declared commitment to the fight, US officials have already brainstormed plans to extricate the Ukrainian leader. Days into the conflict, Zelensky was reportedly offered an evacuation from Kiev, which he said he refused. According to reports in multiple American news outlets over the weekend, Western officials have discussed supporting a possible Zelensky government in exile, as the Trump administration attempted to do with Venezeulan opposition leader Juan Guaido in 2019.

 

Plans mooted reportedly include Zelensky governing from the western Ukrainian city of Lvov, or from another European country. Some political figures in the US and Europe, most notably former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, have suggested supporting a possible Ukrainian insurgency against Russian forces in this evantuality.

 

Zelensky better get back to Israel soon!

 

https://www.rt.com/news/551377-zelensky-killed-backup-plan/

Anonymous ID: b450cd March 6, 2022, 1:35 p.m. No.15799405   🗄️.is 🔗kun   >>9443 >>9581

IMHO Trump was warning them what the DS would do

 

6 Mar, 2022 20:40

 

Trump jokes about false-flagging Russia into war with China – media

 

Bomb Russia with Chinese-flagged planes, former president reportedly chortled

 

Former US president Donald Trump joked that Washington should “bomb the s***” out of Russia using F-22 fighter jets emblazoned with the Chinese flag during a speech to Republican National Committee donors on Saturday.

 

“And then we say, China did it,” he continued, according to CBS News, which cited sources present at the event. “Then they start fighting with each other, and we sit back and watch.”

 

The audience reportedly got a good chuckle out of the president’s suggestion, which they may or may not have considered during the runup to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, a period in which Secretary of State Antony Blinken dropped the phrase “false flag” on a near-daily basis.

 

Unlike the US and its allies, China has deliberately avoided being swept up in the sanctions frenzy triggered by the conflict in Ukraine, remaining studiously neutral. Beijing has obvious advantages to gain by the US tying up its finances and war machine in a drawn-out conflict with another world power, and while some Chinese entities have withdrawn from doing business with Russia, others have seized the opportunity created by the financial troubles being waged on Russia and inked major deals with the country.

 

The Chinese Foreign Ministry has denounced what it referred to as “illegal unilateral sanctions” imposed on Russia in response to the invasion, ordering the West to steer clear of “harm[ing] the legitimate rights and interests of China and other parties” with its financial punishments.

 

Trump was eviscerated in the media last month for describing Russian President Vladimir Putin as “savvy” and “brilliant” for his actions in Ukraine, words which triggered many of the same pundits who made their careers denouncing him as a Russian puppet. He subsequently pivoted to blaming current President Joe Biden for being insufficiently tough on Putin, insisting “nobody has ever been tougher on Russia than [Trump]” and arguing that had he remained president, Putin would never have invaded Ukraine.

 

READ MORE: Russia and China sign major energy deal

Trump also had harsh words for NATO, however, dismissing the transatlantic alliance as a “paper tiger.” During his presidency, he repeatedly complained about NATO allies not paying their fair share of the costs required to run the alliance and threatened to leave the group entirely. However, he never followed through on those threats and it’s unclear whether he was actually serious.

 

The former president touched on a series of familiar topics during his speech, from the “rigged” 2020 election to climate change being a “hoax”. According to a recent CBS poll, 69% of Republicans want Trump to run for president again in 2024, and the former president has teased such a campaign, promising “we will see a Republican president reclaim that magnificent White House in 2024,” according to the source. “I wonder who that might be,” he continued.

 

https://www.rt.com/news/551378-trump-china-plane-bomb-russia/

Anonymous ID: b450cd March 6, 2022, 1:40 p.m. No.15799424   🗄️.is 🔗kun   >>9435 >>9440 >>9589 >>9791 >>9948

6 Mar, 2022 21:17

 

Russia confirms striking ‘Ukrainian Air Force airfield’ in country’s west

 

Moscow says it targeted a military infrastructure target, Kiev claims it was a civil airport

 

Russia’s Armed Forces have rendered a Ukrainian Air Force airfield in the western city of Vinnitsa “inoperative” with a long-range precision strike, Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement on Sunday. Moscow maintains that it only targets Ukraine’s military infrastructure during its ongoing “operation” aimed at “demilitarizing” Ukraine.

 

Russian fighter jets and air defense systems have also shot down three Ukrainian Su-27 fighters and three drones, the ministry’s spokesman, Major General Igor Konashenkov, said, adding that the Ukrainian Air Force lost 11 military planes and two helicopters over Saturday and Sunday.

 

“Almost all Kiev’s combat-ready aircraft are destroyed,” Konashenkov said, adding that Moscow has “reliable data” suggesting Ukraine has moved some of its military aircraft to other countries, including Romania. Any use of foreign nations’ infrastructure by Ukrainian military aircraft in their fight against the Russian forces “can be considered an involvement by these nations into the military conflict” between Russia and Ukraine, he has warned.

 

Earlier on Sunday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky accused Russia of “destroying” the Vinnitsa “airport.” Claiming that the facility was targeted by eight Russian missiles, he said “Our peaceful Vinnitsa has never threatened Russia in any way,” calling the attack “a brutal, cynical missile strike.”

 

Zelensky has also once again called on the western nations to impose a no-fly zone over Ukraine, describing such a move as their “humanitarian duty.”

 

“If you fail to do that and fail to provide us with aircraft to defend ourselves, that would only mean one thing: you also want to see us slowly slaughtered,” the Ukrainian president said in a scathing rebuke.

 

Earlier, NATO said that a no-fly zone is not an option since it would mean direct military confrontation between the military bloc and Russia.

 

The Russian Defense Ministry meanwhile announced on Sunday that Russian forces will target Ukraine’s defense industry. Russia called on defense industry employees to leave the premises of defense industry facilities. Russia’s plans have been made public in advance to minimize civilian casualties, the ministry added.

 

https://www.rt.com/russia/551379-missile-strike-ukraine-airport/

Anonymous ID: b450cd March 6, 2022, 2:35 p.m. No.15799731   🗄️.is 🔗kun

6 Mar, 2022 16:22

 

Russian gymnast adds ‘Z’ to vest on medal podium

Ivan Kuliak won bronze at the World Cup event

Russian gymnast Ivan Kuliak has appeared at a World Cup medal ceremony wearing a 'Z' added to his vest.

 

The 20-year-old debutant at the event won bronze in the parallel bars competition in Doha.

 

Kuliak appeared to have taped the letter, which is one of the insignia on Russian military equipment, to the front of his vest.

 

Ukrainian Ilya Kovtun, who won gold, and silver medalist Milad Karimi, of Kazakhstan, stood next to Kuliak.

 

Russian athletes are competing at the World Cup under neutral status as part of sanctions imposed by the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) following the invasion of Ukraine.

 

Together with their Belarusian counterparts, Russian athletes will not be allowed to take part in FIG competitions from Monday.

 

Kaluga-born Kuliak became the Russian Junior all-around and floor champion in 2019.

 

The prospect has won a string of gold medals among a haul of honors at competitions in his homeland.

 

His third-placed finish in Qatar marked a successful start to his 2022 campaign in his first competition of the year.

 

In a statement on Friday, FIG confirmed that Russian and Belarusian athletes will not take part in the Acrobatic Gymnastics World Championships in Baku from March 10-13 2022.

 

The federation said the "exceptional and emergency measures" had been taken "in view of extraordinary circumstances."

 

"They constitute preventive measures aiming at preserving the integrity of gymnastics, the safety and integrity of members and all athletes and participants, and at fighting against all forms of violence and of sports injustice," it added.

 

"[We] will continue to monitor the situation closely and may further adapt these exceptional measures according to future developments."

 

https://www.rt.com/sport/551367-ivan-kuliak-russian-gymnastics-world-cup/

Anonymous ID: b450cd March 6, 2022, 2:46 p.m. No.15799807   🗄️.is 🔗kun

4 Mar, 2022 17:52

Experts tell RT how Russian offensive in Ukraine will end

Russian analysts weigh in on the advance of Moscow's troops in Ukraine

As Russia's armed forces conduct an attack designed to cripple Ukraine's military, delegations from Moscow and Kiev have held two rounds of high-stakes peace talks in Belarus. RT got in contact with Russian experts about when and how the so called "special operation" is likely to draw to a close, what this could mean for Ukraine's sovereignty, and what lessons can be learned in relation to information warfare.

Moscow's mission to demilitarize Ukraine

Russia's Permanent Representative to the UN Vasily Nebenzya has insisted that, through the invasion of Ukraine, Moscow is exercising its right to defend itself from a neighboring country that is seeking to acquire an arsenal of nuclear weapons. Speaking at the Munich Security Conference last month, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky touched on Kiev's decision to hand over its atomic armaments under the Budapest Memorandum, inked in 1994, in exchange for security guarantees.

Some observers interpreted this as the former Soviet Republic looking to renounce its non-nuclear status.

“As soon as there is an understanding that the Ukrainian authorities are willing to start the demilitarization and denazification process, it’ll be a step towards wrapping up the operation,” Nebenzya claimed.

The Head of the Center for Comprehensive European and International Studies at the Higher School of Economics (HSE), Vasily Kashin, explained to RT that analysis of the military intervention in Ukraine should be based on President Vladimir Putin’s statements.

“We have limited understanding of Russia’s goals here. It seems that we’re talking about moving through all of Ukraine’s territory and changing its political system. I suppose the point is to make Ukraine into something it would’ve become had it been observing the Minsk Agreements – a country with a weak center and strong regions. That would make it impossible for Ukraine to single-mindedly pursue a bloc-oriented foreign policy. Moreover, the nationalists would be cut off from politics. How exactly Russia intends to achieve that is still unclear to me, considering Ukraine is a big country and the Russian forces are limited,” he said.

Moscow has repeatedly insisted that it has no intentions of occupying Ukraine, but is working to demilitarize Ukrainian territory. Commenting on what sort of timescale could be expected to achieve this objective, Kashin referred to the US military's 2003 Operation Iraqi Freedom, which lasted for 21 days.

“It’s likely that Kiev will be first surrounded and then taken, but I don’t think it will be that soon, since the locals were given weapons there. Russia is mostly focused on other parts of the country now. In a week or two, Ukraine’s organized defense will probably crumble, and then there will be the issue of bringing the country under control and establishing a new regime,” the HSE expert claimed.

Valdai Discussion Club program director Oleg Barabanov told RT he believes that the outcome of the intervention in Ukraine will depend on how successful the Russian military operation is, specifically whether or not Kiev's forces and militia will halt their armed resistance.

“If the operation is going well in the next couple of days and military objectives are achieved, Ukraine will have no choice but to start discussing Russia’s demands on demilitarization. But if the operation starts stalling, the shock of the first few days will dissipate, and Ukraine will be able to shore up its defense. Then this will turn into a prolonged military conflict where negotiations won’t play a decisive role,” he said.

Casualties

The Ukrainian leadership is doing everything in its power to make Russia's advance through the country “as costly as possible,” Kashin claims.

“Handing out guns to untrained civilians outside the army structure doesn’t make much sense defense-wise. But they will get killed if they try to resist and every such death will lead to several dozen more people getting involved in anti-Russian activities – every person killed has loved ones and friends, after all. This is the reasoning behind the unrelenting defense of Kiev instead of retreating west and holding the line at the border there."….

 

https://www.rt.com/russia/551097-russia-ukraine-military-operation/