1 Sep, 2023 21:49

Ukrainian naval drones target Crimean Bridge – MOD

At least three hostile unmanned boats were detected and destroyed in the Black Sea, according to the Russian military

Multiple attempted attacks by Ukrainian maritime drones on the strategic bridge which links the Crimean peninsula to the Russian mainland were foiled on Friday evening and early Saturday morning, the Russian Defense Ministry has claimed.

“On September 1, at about 11:15pm Moscow time, the Kiev regime attempted to launch a terrorist attack on the Crimean Bridge using a semi-submersible unmanned boat,” the ministry said in a brief statement, adding that the hostile craft was “promptly detected and destroyed” in the Black Sea.

Three hours later, around 2:10am Saturday, another drone was destroyed in the area as it also attempted to strike the bridge, the Russian military said. A third incoming unmanned boat was reportedly neutralized at 2:20am.

All traffic on the Crimean Bridge was briefly stopped as a precaution on Friday evening, and restored after 3am.

The Crimean Peninsula, which is home to a key Russian naval base, has been a frequent target of Ukrainian drone and missile attacks. With its fleet reduced to a handful of patrol boats, Kiev has also resorted to attacks on Russian infrastructure and ships by remotely operated vessels.

In mid-July, a drone damaged a span of the Crimean Bridge, killing two civilians and injuring their 14-year-old daughter. In August, Kiev officially admitted to the attack and even provided CNN with never-before-seen footage showing a first-person view from the drone.

The Security Service of Ukraine also claimed responsibility for the truck bomb attack on the Crimean Bridge in October of last year, which killed three civilians and significantly damaged the structure.

Russian President Vladimir Putin described the attacks on the Crimean Bridge as “brutal” and pointless from a military perspective, explaining that it is no longer used to transport combat equipment. Nevertheless, Ukraine’s defense chief, Aleksey Reznikov, has vowed to continue attacking the bridge and other targets on the peninsula.

https://www.rt.com/russia/582247-crimea-brodge-ukrainian-drone/

2 Sep, 2023 01:10

US to send depleted uranium munitions to Ukraine – Reuters

New controversial weapon shipment may be announced as early as next week

The US is set to become the second country after the UK to greenlight shipments of depleted-uranium shells to Ukraine, according to Reuters, despite concerns that such munitions could have a dramatic negative effect on public health and the environment.

The munitions are intended for US Abrams tanks, the first of which are expected to arrive in Ukraine in the coming weeks, the agency reported. According to several unnamed US officials and a “document” cited by Reuters on Saturday, the depleted uranium shells will be part of the next multi-million dollar arms donation expected to be announced next week.

The reported plan follows another highly controversial US move to supply cluster munitions to Ukraine, which had been criticized even by some of Washington's closest allies. Should the White House approve depleted-uranium shells for Ukraine, it would follow an earlier move by the UK, which announced similar shipments in March.

The UK’s decision left Moscow furious, with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov saying that the delivery would be “taking this escalation to a new and very serious stage.” Russia’s embassy in London accused the US and its allies of being willing to turn Ukraine into “not only an anti-Russian military shooting range, but also a radioactive landfill.”

When the toxic shells first showed up in Ukraine, Moscow warned that the UK would be “held accountable” for the irreparable harm caused to civilians and soldiers alike.

However, both UK and US officials have disputed health hazards associated with DU shells – which use a dense uranium core to improve their armor-piercing capabilities – and deny studies that the weapons were linked to a spike in cancer and birth defects in Iraq.

In the wake of the British move, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced that Moscow would respond by placing tactical nuclear weapons in neighboring Belarus. He noted that in this respect Moscow’s actions did not differ from those of the US, which has stationed nuclear weapons in five European countries. Russia has said it would only remove these weapons if the US did the same with its own nuclear missiles from Europe and dismantled the infrastructure associated with them.

Ukraine’s Western backers claim that they are not directly participating in the conflict in Ukraine, and have avoided providing certain weapons – notably fighter jets and long-range missiles – that would risk provoking a direct clash with Russia. Nevertheless, they have sent Kiev more than $100 billion in arms, while ignoring Moscow’s repeated warnings that every subsequent weapons package brings the US and NATO closer to active participation in the conflict. Furthermore, by enabling Ukraine’s drone attacks on Russian civilians, Western nations have become “sponsors of terrorism,” according to the Kremlin

(It seems like the US, UK and EU want to make sure that if Ukraine is lost entirely to Russian it's a toxic land mass forever)

https://www.rt.com/news/582251-us-depleted-uranium-shells/

Kekkity! He will figure out a way to change it by 2027, because as a "wiseguy" he's got the mafia on his side.

2 Sep, 2023 03:02

Macron calls French presidential term limit ‘bulls**t’

The country's youngest leader since Napoleon will be legally barred from reelection after his second term expires in 2027

French President Emmanuel Macron has condemned his country’s presidential term limit as “damnable bulls**t,” rejecting a proposal to further restrict presidents to just seven years in office, AFP reported.

Macron reportedly voiced irritation with the law during a 12-hour marathon meeting with party leaders on Wednesday, saying it was “damnable bulls**t that one could not be reelected” following their second five-year term.

The comments came in response to a suggestion to limit French presidents to a single seven-year term, floated by the head of the right-wing National Rally party Jordan Bardella, according to veteran leftist MP Jean-Luc Melenchon and two other participants at the discussions cited by AFP.

Taking office in 2017 at the age of 39, and winning reelection last year, Macron is set to complete his second and final term in 2027, when he will become France’s youngest ex-president.Under French law, he would be prohibited from a third presidential bid.

Macron’s allies have also criticized term limits in the past, with former parliamentary speaker Richard Ferrand, a close supporter, declaring in June that they restrict “the expression of the popular will.”

“All of that puts a straightjacket on our public life with rules that limit the free choice of citizens,” he told the Figaro newspaper. “Let’s change it all, while keeping the bicameral system and the Constitutional Council, the guardian of our republican principles and public liberties.”

Ferrand’s proposal was slammed by critics across the political spectrum, however, with both right-wing senator Alain Houpert and socialist leader Mathilde Panot rejecting the idea as authoritarian.

Once a major colonial power, France has regularly urged African leaders to implement and respect term limits in their own countries, though in modern times Paris only adopted similar rules following a 2008 constitutional reform. Before that time, there was no limit on how many terms a president could serve, with elections previously held once every seven years. The French prime minister, meanwhile, is not subject to a formal term limit, and holds office so long they maintain support of the National Assembly.

https://www.rt.com/news/582252-macron-blasts-presidential-term-limit/

>>19476055

there are so many more "biggest things" he will go down as…..much worse

>>19475925

Honestly the fucking weirdest video of ever seen of Clinton, he's walking not quite as bad as Bidan, But almost like a women would.

The whole 30 seconds is filled with strange and bizarre things

I'm just wondering why the SS guy let the women touch his body while passing behind him?

Why did he just stop in front of them?

He looked like a fairy from Peter Pan really!

Who was the guy that showed up at the door when Clinton was coming in.

Why did Clinton look like he got imbalanced seeing him.

Seriously have you ever seen Clinton in video where he didn't say a fucking word?

There has got to be a message in this.

>>19476071

None of them are in government or military, PDJT made them dress up and prance around like idiots for close to three years, as punishment. All the world's a stage and all the men and women of the Bidan admin are players

>>19476045

strange, its like everything is some kind of fake WW play and they are being directed by someone that won

>>19476022c

I agree with you for the sake of mercy, but McConnell and his wife have destroyed people WW and blocked patriots. Let God intervene if he thinks old Mitch deserves mercy. The destruction of America and the Gov systems for massive for power and money. Let the DS use him as a puppet, so he can balance a little karma before he dies. He has been an evil man for decades, I'll let that up to someone else with a higher power

One Day we will find out what the exact meaning of Old Crow means