Ex-Russian MP claims Russian partisans responsible for Moscow car bombdr Cassandra Nojdh skrev: ↑söndag 21 augusti 2022 10:17 Vad som ligger bakom denna händelse kan jag förstås inte ha någon bestämd åsikt om.
Informationskriget fortsätter. Det kan emellertid noteras att Putin/FSB sällan använder sprängning som avrättningsmetod, jämfört med förgiftning, skjutning och defenestrering. I och för sig skulle detta kunna vara en operation under falsk flagg - det är trots allt så Putin kom till makten.The Guardian skrev:Speaking in Kyiv, where he is based, Ilya Ponomarev alleged the explosion on Saturday evening was the work of the National Republican Army, which he claimed was an underground group working inside Russia and dedicated to overthrowing the Putin regime.
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The statement promised the NRA would not target civilians. It described Daria Dugina as a legitimate target and “faithful companion” to her father, who supported genocide in Ukraine. “She was a voice calling for violence and murder” in Russian-occupied areas of Ukraine, it stated.
China’s New Vassal: How the War in Ukraine Turned Moscow Into Beijing’s Junior Partner
Ja, det där gick visst inte som planerat...Foreign Affairs skrev:The war in Ukraine has cut Russia off from much of the Western world. Barraged by sanctions, denounced in international media, and ostracized from global cultural events, Russians are feeling increasingly alone. But the Kremlin can rely on at least one major pillar of support: China. Russian President Vladimir Putin’s decision to invade Ukraine has forced Russia to turn to its fellow Eurasian giant, hat in hand.
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To keep China happy, Russian leaders will have little choice but to accept unfavorable terms in commercial negotiations, to support Chinese positions in international forums such as the United Nations, and even to curtail Moscow’s relations with other countries, such as India and Vietnam. In the writing of many Western analysts, China and Russia often appear as a pair, two great authoritarian powers seeking to revise the international order. But theirs is not a relationship of equals. The Kremlin’s dependence on China will turn Russia into a useful instrument in a larger game for Zhongnanhai, a tremendous asset in Beijing’s competition with Washington.
Ryssland måste däremot lära sig att omvandla taktiska vinster till operativa framgångar:dr Cassandra Nojdh skrev: ↑onsdag 17 augusti 2022 16:03Visst. En anonym twittrare är ju en oerhört pålitlig källa. Speciellt vederbörandes gissningar.
Men lär er skillnaden mellan strategi och taktik, grabbar, om ni vill ha någon ordning i era tankegångar.
Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, August 21
Frågan är om det ens blir någon annektering i år...ISW skrev:Russian offensive operations in eastern Ukraine have likely exhausted the limited momentum they gained at the end of July and are likely culminating. The Russian military has shown a continual inability to translate small tactical gains into operational successes, a failing that will likely prevent Russia from making significant territorial advances in the coming months barring major changes on the battlefield.
Är det därför Putin behöver hjälp av tölpen från Belarus?dr Cassandra Nojdh skrev: ↑söndag 21 augusti 2022 21:22 Så ryssarna har haft ganska god tid på sig att köpa på sig nödvändig teknik.
Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, August 21
ISW skrev:Ukrainian military intelligence reports that Russia and Belarus have reached an “urgent” agreement for Belarus to repair damaged Russian aviation equipment for re-use in Ukraine. This agreement could be part of a Russian effort to use the looser sanctions regime on Belarus to circumvent sectoral sanctions on Russia.