24 Mar, 2023 12:32

Nuclear warning issued to Ukraine over Crimea

Russia would be justified in using any means necessary if Kiev tries to retake the peninsula, former President Dmitry Medvedev has claimed

Any Ukrainian attempt to capture Crimea could bemet with a nuclear responseby Moscow, former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has warned. He insisted, however, that Kiev’s claims that it could seize the peninsular are nothing more thanhollow threats.

Speaking to journalists on Friday, Medvedev dismissed the likelihood that Ukraine would carry out an attack on Crimea, asserting that “this is propaganda and should be treated that way, during war it always exists.”

Medvedev, who currently serves as the deputy head of Russia’s Security Council, added that “if we talk about some sort of serious offensive that is associated with an attempt to retake Crimea, it is quite obvious that this is the basis for the use ofall means of protection, including those provided for by the fundamentals of the Doctrine of Nuclear Deterrence, when the use of any types of weapons against Russia threatens the existence of the state itself.”

Crimea became part of Russia in 2014 after the local population voted overwhelmingly in favor of the move following a Western-backed coup in Kiev. Ukraine and its Western supporters have refused to recognize the step, and Kiev has repeatedly vowed to retake the peninsula by force.

Medvedev stressed that any attempt to break off part of Russia would be considered as athreat to the nation’s existence. “Therefore, draw your own conclusions. There are absolutely grounds for using any weapon here. Absolutely any kind. And I hope our ‘friends’ across the ocean understand this,” the former president said.

He also stressed that the prospect of a nuclear conflict has not faded, but insteadcontinues to grow.Every day that Western weapons are delivered to Ukraine, the closer the world moves towards a “nuclear apocalypse,”Medvedev cautioned, adding that “it doesn’t mean that this will happen, butthe horsemen of the apocalypse continue to move.”

The former Russian leader also claimed that without military aid and “direct cash injections”from NATO, the “Kiev regime would not have survived even a week” against Russian forces. The greater the supply of weapons, the more difficult the situation becomes, Medvedev added.

He stated that it is “obvious” Kiev is preparing some sort of new offensive, although Russia’s General Staff is making its own assessments and planning a response. Medvedev insisted that Russia would prefer to resolve all issues peacefully, but that the West seems uninterested in such a resolution.

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24 Mar, 2023 14:01

Kiev labels Austrian bank ‘sponsor of war’

The move comes in response to Raiffeisen Bank's decision to maintain business operations in Russia

Ukraine’s National Agency on Corruption Prevention (NACP) has included Austrian banking group Raiffeisen in its list of international sponsors of war.

According to an agency statement on Thursday, the designation is due to the continued operation of the European bank in Russia and to its official recognition (through its representative office) of the Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR) and Luhansk People’s Republic (LPR), which were recognized by Moscow as independent states in February 2022.

NACP expressed discontent with the fact that the Russian branch of Raiffeisen provides favorable credit terms to the Russian military, and that it also uses the wording ‘special military operation’ in its documents.

The Ukrainian agency has included in its notorious listGerman wholesaler Metro, French retailer Auchan, Italian cement company Buzzi Unicem, and others for the same reason.

Meanwhile, according to media reports, Raiffeisen has also come under pressure from the European Central Bank (ECB), which is urging the Austrian banking group to quit the Russian market. The ECB has been pressuring it to develop a plan for unwinding its business in the sanctioned country, with one of the options being a sale or closure of its Russian affiliate, Reuters reports.

Raiffeisen, which has been operating in Russia since 1996, plays a critical role in the country’s economy, providing a lifeline for euro payments to and from Russia. It’s one of only two foreign banks on the Russian Central Bank’s list of 13 systemically important credit institutions, the other being Italy’s UniCredit.

https://www.rt.com/business/573512-ukraine-austrian-bank-war-sponsor/

24 Mar, 2023 14:06

Russia warns of radioactive disaster in Ukraine

Depleted uranium shells promised to Kiev by the UK would “cause irreparable harm” to soldiers and civilians alike, Moscow says

The potential use of Western-supplied depleted uranium shells by Ukraine would have adevastating impacton the country’s economy and population, lasting for centuries to come, the Russian Defense Ministry warned on Friday.

Speaking at a briefing, Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov, who is in charge of Russia’s Nuclear, Biological and Chemical Defense Forces, issued a scathing criticism of the UK’s plans to support Kiev with armor-piercing rounds containing depleted uranium.

He noted that such munitions have only ever been deployed in combat by NATO countries, most notably during the Iraq War, when the US used at least 300 tons of depleted uranium.

“As a result,the radiation situation in the [Iraqi] city of Fallujahwas much worse than in the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki after the nuclear bombings by the United States,” Kirillov stated, recalling that Fallujah had been dubbed “the second Chernobyl,” while the local population suffered from askyrocketing number of cancer cases.

The West is well aware of the consequences of using such weapons, the general stressed. Even though it “will cause irreparable harm” to the health of Ukrainian troops and civilians, “NATO countries, in particular the UK, express a readiness to supply this type of weapon to the Kiev regime,” Kirillov stated.

He warned that the use of the munitions will contaminate farmland. “In addition to infecting its own population, this will cause tremendous economic damage to the agro-industrial complex of Ukraine… reducing any export of agricultural produce from Ukrainian territory for many decades, if not centuries to come,” the general said.

The UK’s plans to send depleted uranium shells to Ukraine for use with Challenger 2 battle tanks were first unveiled on Monday, prompting an outcry from the Russian Foreign Ministry, which called the move a sign of “absolute recklessness, irresponsibility and impunity” on the part of London and Washington.

While the US has said it does not plan to support Ukraine with such ammunition, it shrugged off Russian concerns over the matter, describing depleted uranium shells as “a commonplace type of munition” which has “been in use for decades.”

https://www.rt.com/russia/573527-ukraine-uranium-radioactive-disaster/

Anthony Tata:American Weakness, NATO Shattered, KGB & CCP Meeting, Ukraine debacle, no thought out strategy by EU, they expect the US to pick the tab.NATO has lost all ability to function inside their charter or mission. It’s not our job to be involved with Ukraine, they are not in NATO, but NATO keeps increasing participation there. There is NO reason for US groups on the ground there

US is violating international law, but peaceful protestors are jailed in our country

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God bless Trump, Q, Anons and the good souls and warriors WW. Great Appreciation to All

>>18572821

Ok anon grabbing those memes, thank you and you're very generous. Kek

24 Mar, 2023 11:44

Ukrainian counter-offensive ‘will shock the world’ – US adviser

Kiev’s forces will be in better shape than they were a year ago, Dan Rice has predicted

The Ukrainian military is poised to unleash a massive offensive against Russian troops in the coming weeks, which will stun the global community, a US adviser to Kiev's top general claimed on Thursday.

Speaking in an interview with the Ukrainian daily New Voice, Dan Rice, an Iraq War veteran who now serves as an adviser to Valery Zaluzhny, Commander-in-Chief of the Ukrainian armed forces, claimed Russia had encountered serious hurdles while trying to gain control of the key Donbass city of Artyomovsk, known in Ukraine as Bakhmut.

In recent weeks, Russian forces have captured several villages around the strategic logistical hub, with Evgeny Prigozhin, chief of the Wagner Private Military Company, claiming the group was in control of 70% of the city. Last week, Russia’s Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN, Dmitry Polyanskiy, described the Ukrainian troops’ situation on the ground as “very poor,” saying they were virtually encircled and suffering heavy losses.

While Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky himself has described the battle as “one of the hardest,” Rice played downthose difficulties, focusing instead on adverse weather conditions, and asserting that Moscow had chosen a “terrible time to attack.”

He stated that when the “right time” for Kiev’s offensive comes in the spring, “Ukraine will have a much stronger army, and much better provision than it had a year ago” when hostilities started.

“And you have to go on the offensive to win back positions. And I believe that this spring Ukraine will have a very powerful counteroffensive that will shock the world,”Rice insisted.

Last week Politico reported, citing sources, that the US expected Kiev to start its counterattack in May after receiving more Western weapons. The news outlet said that while Kiev had not made a final decision on its strategy, US officials believe thatUkrainian forces could push into Crimea either by crossing the Dnieper River– a scenario deemed unrealistic – or move from the north in a bid to cut off Russian troops on the peninsula.

When asked to comment on the report, Mikhail Podoliak, a senior aide to Zelensky,expressed frustrationthat such sensitive information was being disclosed, explaining that any counter-offensive “should be a surprise for the enemy”. (Right, sure. This announcement was worked out for weeks to see if anyone believes it. Such nonsense.)

(Did anyone notice very little if any news on Ukraine for 8-9 days so they had to release Propaganda, to prop up the Ukraine troops abandoned without food and arms)

https://www.rt.com/russia/573513-ukraine-counteroffensive-shock-world/