27 Feb, 2024 11:30

US Army calls Russia ‘the enemy’.

A manual meant to prepare the American military for fighting Russia has been released

The US Army has branded Moscow the “enemy” while promoting a newly-published manual on the Russian military on social media.

The Combined Arms Doctrine Directorate’s (CADD) new 280-page manual gives a detailed overview of Russian military strategy and tactics, and tries to predict how the country would conduct itself in future conflicts. The CADD promoted the manual in a post on X (formerly Twitter) on Monday, asking, “Do you know your enemy?” (Yes we do, our own military provoking useless wars)

The primary focus is on Moscow’s ground forces, which would be pitted against the US Army in a hypothetical direct war.

The document, known as ATP 7-100.1 and released last week, is part of a series that the US Army Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC) has been developing for years. Previous publications provided similar studies of the militaries of other potential near-peer and peer opponents: North Korea, China, and Iran. The materials are not classified and intended for professional US and allied military officers.

With Russia currently involved in the Ukraine conflict, US military researchers stressed that they are still examining data gathered there and would revise their instructions accordingly. They said it was “too early to assess the structure and equipping of any Russian unit for the next 5 to 10 years” with hostilities still ongoing.

Discussing Russia’s relations with the US and its NATO allies, the manual says they are defined “by a perpetual state of competition and self interest.” The country seeks recognition as a world power and it is “highly likely” that future Russian leaders will pursue policies similar to that of the current government “for the foreseeable future,” it said;Russia will “challenge the relative position of US influence in the global orderwhile avoiding direct confrontation with the US military.”

The Russian leadership views NATO as an instrument of American geopolitical hegemony and has called its expansion in Europe a threat to national security.The Ukraine conflict, according to Moscow, is part of a wider US-led proxy war against Russia, in which Ukrainian troops are sacrificed in the name of containment.

”The core of the problem is not in Ukraine but in those who are trying to destroy Russia with Ukrainian hands,” President Vladimir Putin said last month while visiting a military hospital. “Even though they have been pursuing this goal of tackling Russia for ages, we will sooner tackle them.”

(EU and US ramping up war with Russia)

https://www.rt.com/news/593241-russian-tactics-us-army/

France creates coalition to arm Ukraine with long-range weapons

The aim is to enable Kiev to “carry out deep strikes” amid flagging US support, President Emmanuel Macron (tiny Napoleon) has said

France is leading a new coalition that aims to provide Ukraine with “medium and long-range missiles and bombs,” President Emmanuel Macron has announced.He has also not ruled out deploying ground forces to support Kiev in future.

Macron made the remarks following a summit of Ukraine’s backerson Monday, intended to demonstrate unwavering support for Kiev amid the suspension of American aid.

According to the French leader, the newly established coalition seeks to enable Ukraine to “carry out deep strikes.”There is a “broad consensus to do even more and faster together”to support Kiev, Macron added….

Speaking on Monday, Macron also claimed that the deployment of Western troops to Ukraine cannot be ruled out, insisting thatParis will “do everything necessary to ensure that Russia cannot win this war.” His remarks were echoed by French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal in comments to the RTL broadcaster on Tuesday.

In response, Kremlin spokesperson DmitryPeskov warned that “in this case, we have to talk not about the probability, but rather the inevitability” of a direct conflictbetween NATO and Russia, should Western military personnel be deployed to Ukraine.

In January, Macron revealed plans toprovide Ukraine with 40 more SCALP-EG long-range cruise missilesand “hundreds of bombs.”

https://www.rt.com/news/593253-france-macron-coalition-long-range-weapons-ukraine/

27 Feb, 2024 11:59

Ukrainian imports costing EU farmers billions – official

The influx of cheap produce has destabilized markets in the bloc

The EU’s agricultural sector lost €19 billion ($20.6 billion) in 2022 and 2023 as a result of a liberalization of trade with Ukraine, European Agriculture Commissioner Janusz Wojciechowski announced on Monday.

Members of the bloc lifted tariffs and quotas in 2022 for Ukrainian agricultural produce in order to enable foodstuffs, mainly grain, to be shipped onward to global markets. However, much of the supply has ended up getting stuck in Eastern European countries, which has endangered the livelihoods of local farmers.

Speaking at an EU agriculture ministers meeting in Brussels, Wojciechowski cited statistics showing the overall trade balance between Ukraine and the bloc having been positive over the past two years, bringing the EU economy €19 billion in revenues. Overall exports from the EU to Ukraine totaled €69 billion, while imports to the bloc amounted to €50 billion.

However, in the agricultural sector the glut of cheap Ukrainian produce has left EU farmers struggling against what they view as unfair competition. According to the minister, in 2022-2023, the bloc lost billions due to the influx of imports from Ukraine.

“Export is about €6 billion during two years, import [was worth] €25 billion, which means €19 billion minus,” Wojciechowski told reporters after the meeting, which took place amid angry protests by farmers across the EU.

He noted that Ukrainian exports were initially intended to be shipped onward to Asia, Africa, and the Middle East, and urged for steps to be taken to divert the flows to these markets.

Tensions among EU agriculture producers reignited last September when Brussels declined to extend the restrictions. Poland defied the decision and kept its ban on Ukrainian grain imports, but allowed transits of goods through the country.The protesting farmers say that shipments are still being diverted to local markets. Because Ukrainian producers don’t have to abide by EU rules, their products are cheaper, the protesters have argued.

The inflow destabilized markets in Eastern Europe, prompting several EU members, including Poland, to ban imports from the neighboring country.

(The EU is being destroyed by allowing Ukraine do anything they want and funding their war.The national elections in the states are coming soon in Europe. All the traitors against their own sovereignty will be kicked out. More countries wanting to leave the EU, because it was supposed to support trade, but turned into Dictators on policy and politics in their states. There will be a real rebellion there soon. The farmers started a real change in the EU, more industries will join)

https://www.rt.com/business/593248-eu-ukraine-agriculture-import-losses/

26 Feb, 2024 08:04

Washington’s ‘credibility at stake’ – Polish FM (Angry Little Pollack says)

America’s promise to do whatever it takes to help Ukraine must be followed up with action, Radoslaw Sikorski has said

The US will lose credibility if Congress fails to approve US President Joe Biden’s request for additional military funding for Ukraine, Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski has warned. (Fuck Off idiot, find some friends to screw in that lightbulb)

Though the Senate passed a $95 billion bill with aid for Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan earlier this month, opposition from House Republicans stalled the legislation, as they seek to tie their demand for tighter border controls to stem the flow of illegal immigration to renewed aid for Ukraine.

House Speaker Mike Johnson refused to put the bill to a floor vote, saying it could be weeks or even months before Congress sends it to Biden’s desk.

In an interview with CNN’s ‘Fareed Zakaria GPS’ on Sunday, Sikorskysaid Ukraine is currently in “defense mode” and is facing defeat on the battlefieldbecause of the lack of ammunition. (They’ve lost over and over, and close to 1/2 a million soldiers died or disabled)

“They are outgunned. Around Avdeevka, outgunned in artillery eight to one,” he added, blaming the situation on the front line on House Republicans, who would not pass the supplemental funding bill that includes more than $60 billion in aid for Ukraine.

Asked what his message to House Speaker Mike Johnson would be, Sikorski responded, “I would say… it is the fate of Ukraine, it is the tortured people of Ukraine that beg you, but it is also the credibility of your country that is at stake.” (NOwe will not support this loser country. PS we have no credibility with Bidan as the fake resident)

He went on to recall Biden’s visit to Kiev last year, saying the president “planted the standard of the United States” by pledging “to do whatever it takes for however long it takes”to help Ukraine prevail, adding that the words need to be backed up by action.

For months, Biden has struggled to have additional military funding for Kiev passed in Congress, arguing that Ukraine will lose the conflict without US assistance.

Earlier this month he blamed the fall of Avdeevka, a key Donbass stronghold for Kiev, on “congressional inaction,” claiming that Ukrainian forces were forced to withdraw due to dwindling supplies of ammunition.

Moscow has condemned the Western arms shipments to Ukraine, arguing that they will only prolong the conflict.

(The US should have followed the words of famous Generals of the US, after WWII they said we should never fight a war in Europe ever again, they create wars and then fail to fight.)

https://www.rt.com/news/593162-washingtons-credibility-at-stake-polish/

>>20483120

Since when were mental patients allowed to diagnose anyone else?

27 Feb, 2024 10:17

EU nation’s PM decries ‘martial’ mood at Ukraine meeting

Slovakia will under no circumstances send troops to help Kiev fight Russia, Robert Fico has insisted

Pro-Ukrainian leaders of EU states seem intent on continuing hostilities with Russia “at all costs,” Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico claimed after a key security meeting in Paris on Monday. Bratislava’s fears have been confirmed in this respect, he added.

The gathering was convened by French President Emmanuel Macron to discuss EU members’ Ukraine policy, in light of battlefield setbacks for Kiev and other challenges. Following the meeting, Macron said the official deployment of Western troops to Ukraine cannot be ruled out, even though there is no consensus on the issue.

The event was remarkable due to a “purely martial atmosphere,” Fico saidin a video statement. He declined to reveal who had said what behind closed doors, but stated that pro-Ukrainian participants had appeared determined “to support the war at all costs.”

“I was very surprised that not a single word was said about any peace plan,” the Slovak prime minister stressed.

The Fico-led government remains “peace-oriented” and will not provide weapons to Kiev, let alone send Slovak troops to its aid, he insisted. Bratislava’s help will instead be focused on civilian projects, a position that Fico said he had conveyed to other national leaders.

Macron arguedin his post-meeting remarks thatKiev’s backers must “ratchet up” their support because “Russia must not win,”arguing that EU security was at stake.

The French leader cited the escalation of Western military aid to Ukraine – from “helmets and sleeping bags” to long-range missiles and fighter jets – to explain why the reluctance over a direct military confrontation with Russia may change in the future.

”We are determined to do everything necessary for as long as necessary. That is the key takeaway from this evening,” Macron declared.

Moscow perceives the Ukraine conflict as a US-initiated proxy war on Russia, in which Ukraine and EU nations are forced to pay the price. Fico is among the European politicians to have openly questioned the Western approach and its rationale.

(Macron and Scholz devised this war with Russia, they have planned for years with the EU and US to destroy Russia and steal their abundant natural resources.)

https://www.rt.com/news/593247-slovakia-fico-paris-meeting/

27 FEB, 06:46

West’s attempts to ban cooperation with Russia ineffective — Lavrov

The top Russian diplomat pointed out that "the destructive policy course of Western elites toward Russia’s isolation, including in the global information and cultural space," "has completely failed"

MOSCOW, February 27. /TASS/. Western countries’ attempts to ban cooperation with Russia are not stopping anyone from doing so asthe initiative to isolate Russia has completely failed, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said at the opening ceremony of the Second Congress of the International Russophile Movement.

"These days, it is clear to all sober-minded people that attempts by Western capitals to ban cooperation with Russia are not stopping anyone besides their instigators, and you have contributed to this as well," Lavrov told the congress attendees.

The top Russian diplomat pointed out that "the destructive policy course of Western elites toward Russia’s isolation, including in the global information and cultural space," in general, the policy to cancel everything Russia-related in one way or another, "has completely failed."

"The global community is sincerely interested in unbiased, comprehensive, honest assessments of the causes of current geopolitical tensions, it does not approve of the flood of misinformation and lies churned out by media outlets controlled by the collective West, at least, their overwhelming majority," he added.

According toLavrov, "Russia has multitudes of true, time-tested friends everywhere, including in the US and Europe." "And all of them not only display an interest in us but also share the values that we promote, common for all world religions and civilizations," the Russian foreign minister stressed.

https://tass.com/politics/1752167

27 FEB, 02:53

FSB foils planned terrorist attack involving chemical warfare agent in Zaporozhye Region

The substances seized are used in the making of chemical weapons of mass destruction and were developed in the US

MOSCOW, February 27. /TASS/. Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) has foiled a planned terrorist attack in the Zaporozhye Region thatUkrainian intelligence agencieswere preparing to carry outusing a chemical warfare agent, the FSB said in a statement.

"Russia’s Federal Security Service foiled an attempt by Ukrainian intelligence agencies to carry out a terrorist attack in the Zaporozhye Region by using a substancesimilar to the chemical warfare agent known as BZaccording to its NATO classification. Three Ukrainian nationals were detained," the statement reads.

The substances seized are used in the making of chemical weapons of mass destruction and were developed in the US.

The FSB Investigative Department launched a criminal investigation under Article 355 ("Development, Production, Stockpiling, Acquisition or Sale of Weapons of Mass Destruction") and Article 205 of the Russian Criminal Code ("Act of Terrorism").

(Where is the UN investigating Ukraine for attacking civilians and using chemical weapons? The hypocrisy of the UN letting Ukraine and the West to continue in committing serious war crimes, is outrageous.)

https://tass.com/politics/1751953