Posted on 02/24/2024 5:59:01 AM PST by SpeedyInTexas
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“We get a lot of bullshit thrown at us by Putin, if you want to know the truth. He’s very nice all the time but it turns out to be meaningless.”
President Donald Trump, 8 July 2025
Trump is finally starting to see Putin for who he is. I’m not sure he will stand up to him. We’ll see.
“Trump is finally starting to see Putin for who he is”
Trump has long dealt with mafia thugs in the NYC construction trades (unions) and casino business. During his first Administration, he was privy to all the Intelligence on Putin’s corruption (perhaps the richest man on Earth then, with over $200 Billion in hidden assets), his long history of murders, his St. Petersburg mafia background, and close mafia associates that he made into billionaires, and with whom he continued to operate many large rackets - the backbone of Russia’s economy.
I don’t think at all that he was ever naive about Putin’s nature - he was no doubt routinely briefed on it for years.
What is changing, is the messaging that President Trump is sending in public. The open door that he was offering Putin, to allow him a way out of his mess in Ukraine is closing. Now it seems like he is shifting toward ending the war the hard way for Putin.
Putin should have taken the deal.
The Russian Duma has authorized the FSB to operate their own prisons. Not even the Military is allowed that in Russia.
The last time a separate prison system was authorized in Russia, was for the NKVD, to conduct Stalin’s purges.
Kyiv Independent (10 July):
“For the second night in a row, explosions and air raid alarms rocked Ukraine’s capital and cities far from the front lines, as Russia launched a massive missile and drone attack across the country on July 10”
Moscow hit as well.
The Saudis have led OPEC+ to raise their production quotas in each of the last four months (a total of about 1.8 million bpd), over Russian objections. By the end of the Summer driving season, when demand normally dips, these (and additional non-OPEC+) production increases will be well positioned to replace Russia’s approximately 3 million bpd oil export volume, should President Trump choose to impose Bone-Crushing Sanctions on Russia, to end the war.
Kyiv Independent (10 July):
“Republican leaders in the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives are prepared to move forward on a bill that would impose harsher sanctions on Russia and buyers of Russian fossil fuels, House Speaker Mike Johnson and Senate Majority Leader John Thune said on July 9.
The bipartisan legislation, introduced on April 1 by Republican Senator Lindsey Graham and Democratic Senator Richard Blumenthal, seeks to impose a 500% tariff on imports from countries that continue purchasing Russian oil and raw materials…
…Thune also said lawmakers had made “substantial progress” on the bill in talks with the White House and said he expected the bill to come up for a vote before senators go on an extended recess in August.”
Russian forces conducted the largest combined drone and missile strike of the war so far on the night of July 8 to 9 with 741 total drones and missiles — an about 34 percent increase from the previous record high of 550 Russian drones and missiles launched on the night of July 3 to 4.[1] The Ukrainian Air Force reported that Russian forces launched 728 Shahed-type strike and decoy drones from the directions of Bryansk, Kursk, and Oryol cities; Millerovo, Rostov Oblast; and Primorsko-Akhtarsk, Krasnodar Krai.[2] The Ukrainian Air Force reported that Russian forces launched seven Kh-101/Iskander-K cruise missiles from Engels Raion, Saratov Oblast and from Kursk Oblast, and six Kh-47M2 Khinzhal aeroballistic missiles from Lipetsk Oblast airspace. The Ukrainian Air Force reported that Ukrainian forces downed 718 of the drones and missiles, including seven Kh-101/Iskander-K missiles shot down, 296 Shahed-type drones shot down, and 415 drones “lost” or suppressed by Ukrainian electronic warfare (EW) systems. The Ukrainian Air Force reported that Russian strikes primarily targeted Lutsk, Volyn Oblast, and Ukrainian officials reported that the strikes damaged a warehouse, private enterprise, and civilian areas in Lutsk.[3] Ukrainian officials reported that the strikes also hit residential areas, an enterprise, and civilian infrastructure in Kharkiv, Kyiv, Dnipropetrovsk, Kirovohrad, Mykolaiv, Sumy, Khmelnytskyi, Cherkasy, Chernihiv, and Zhytomyr oblasts.[4] Kyiv Oblast Military Administration Head Mykola Kalashnyk reported that the July 8 to 9 Russian strike was one of the largest strikes targeting Kyiv Oblast and that the strikes lasted for over seven hours.[5] Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky stated that Ukrainian forces used interceptor drones to repel the strike and downed “tens” of drones.[6]
The New York Times reported on July 9 that military analysts estimate that Russia will be able to routinely launch over 1,000 drones per strike package by Fall 2025, echoing a recent warning from Ukrainian Unmanned Systems Forces Commander Major Robert Brovdi that Russia could escalate its strike packages to include over 1,000 Shahed-type drones per day.[7] Ukrainian electronic and radio warfare expert Serhiy “Flash” Beskrestnov estimated on June 20 that Russia has increased Shahed production sevenfold and forecasted that Russian strike packages may soon incorporate up to 800 Shaheds — a forecast that is in line with the July 8 to 9 Russian strike package.[8] ISW previously reported that Russia is significantly expanding its long-range drone production capabilities for modified Geran-2 drones (the Russian-made analogue of the Iranian-origin Shahed-136 drones), including by opening production lines with companies in the People's Republic of China (PRC).[9]
The continued increase in the size of strike packages is likely intended to support Russian efforts to degrade Ukrainian morale in the face of constant Russian aggression. Ukrainian Air Force Spokesperson Colonel Yuriy Ihnat reported that Russian forces used over 400 decoy drones in this strike package in order to overwhelm Ukrainian air defense.[10] Russian forces have equipped their decoy long-range drones with warheads and have also modified their strike drones with warheads designed to inflict a wide spread of damage, indicating that Russian forces aim to maximize damage against areas in Ukraine writ large — which disproportionately affects civilian areas.[11] Ukrainian Ground Forces Spokesperson Colonel Vitaly Sarantsev stated in an interview with the Washington Post on July 9 that recent Russian strikes against Ukrainian military registration and enlistment offices seek to disrupt Ukrainian force generation efforts.[12] Sarantsev stated that Russia aims to sow fear among Ukrainians and create the perception that it is dangerous to go to recruitment and enlistment offices. ISW assessed in previous years that Russia has used strike packages targeting civilian areas to generate a morale effect in Ukraine, as seems to be the case with the most recent strikes.[13]
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) found that Russian forces and pro-Russian separatists engaged in illegal military activity in Ukraine between 2014 and 2022. The ECHR found Russian forces and pro-Russian separatists guilty of a pattern of human rights abuses during conflicts in eastern Ukraine and in the first months of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine between May 2014 and September 2022, including indiscriminate military attacks, torture, summary executions, the use of rape as a weapon of war, and the illegal deportation of Ukrainian children.[14] The ECHR noted that Russia ceased to be a member of the European Convention as of September 16, 2022, and that Russia remains culpable for actions prior to this date. Kremlin Spokesperson Dmitry Peskov rejected the ECHR’s findings as “null and void” and insignificant.[15] ISW has previously assessed that Russia perpetuates a systemic pattern of conflict-related human rights abuses, including the consistent deportation and indoctrination of Ukrainian children, torture of Ukrainian prisoners of war (POWs) and civilians, the use of chemical weapons on the battlefield, and indiscriminate military actions that disproportionately affect civilians. These abuses have continued well beyond September 2022 and remain a core part of Russia's military culture, style of offensive operations, and policy of occupation to this day.[16]
The ECHR also determined on July 9 that Russia is responsible for the downing of Malaysian Airlines Flight 17 (MH17) in 2014, which killed 298 passengers and crew, including Dutch nationals.[17] The ECHR concluded that Russia had not followed proper safety measures when firing the missile and did not conduct an “effective investigation” in the aftermath of the event.
https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-july-9-2025
About 38% of Russians have no savings. This became known from a study by the job search service SuperJob. They added that only 6% could survive a year without a salary, and 24% could survive one to two months without one. On average, respondents said their funds would last for four months. 13% said their savings would last for just under a month, 12% for 3-6 months, and 7% for six months to a year. At the same time, there is a growing interest in financial control and budget planning.
https://ura.news/news/1052961910
i.e. less than 62% can survive more than 2 months.
🤔 Seizing the unoccupied parts of the four regions that Putin already claims would take until February 2029.
https://bsky.app/profile/maks23.bsky.social/post/3ltlqit7ews2g
Sadly that may be better than most Americans, regardless pitin continues to spend Russian blood and treasure for his ego
Per Gordan Chang on Maria Bartiromo this morning: China has has officers in Ukraine for while now as ‘observers’. Now they are sending troops.
regardless pitin continues to spend Russian blood and treasure for his ego
I think I speak for countless others when I ask, could please squeeze the word mir into more of your posts? Thank you for your attention to this matter.
“About 38% of Russians have no savings”
Wages went up, but prices went up more.
The financial buffers are shrinking throughout the Russian economy. Households, businesses, banks, and government at all levels have less reserves and more debt.
They are getting more and more brittle, in their ability to absorb financial shocks - especially Bone-Crushing Sanctions.
Gordon Chang is a paid lobbyist for 19FortyFive and the Global Taiwan Institute, but putting that aside, as NATO lines up against Russia, what did they expect in return?
Demand Peace Now.
Fascism is state control of industry, as in pitin taking national control of 3rd largest Russian gold mine and arresting its owner.
Calling someone a nazi means nothing these days, but how they act tells you everything you need to know. If there is anyone who embodies naziism’s actions it is pitin
It is quite the purge - a Federal Government Minister, a three star General and a billionaire oligarch; all in one week.
Knives out in Moscow.
The FSB was just recently (8 July) authorized by the Russian Duma to operate its own pre-trial jails (It must now pass a single reading in the upper-house Federation Council before President Vladimir Putin signs it into law).
FSB fielded a network of torture chamber interrogation centers in Ukraine, and has that capability on hand for use inside of Russia - trained and experienced staff, established techniques and procedures.
It looks like Putin is taking the gloves off, against the Russian elite.
Moscow's Lefortovo Prison:
Episode IV - A New Hope:
Kyiv Independent (10 July):
“U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said he discussed a “new and different approach” to ending Moscow’s war in Ukraine during a meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in Malaysia on July 10, speaking at a follow-up press conference.
“I wouldn’t characterize it as something that guarantees peace, but it’s a concept that, you know, that I’ll take back to the president (Donald Trump),” Rubio said, without giving further details.”
If it's something Rubio is "taking back to the president" then it's a Russian proposal. Trump might be getting past his naivety to such proposals now that he's dealt with Putin a few times.
I noticed Rubio stated today from Kuala Lumpur:
"It’s important to note that since January of this year, as an example just to give you, on the Russian side, they’ve lost 100,000 soldiers – dead – not injured – dead. And on the Ukrainian side, the numbers are less but still very significant. And so that’s – the President doesn’t like wars. He thinks wars are a waste of money and a waste of lives, and he wants them to end. And he’s going to do everything he can within his power to end this war and any other war he has a chance to end, as you’ve seen in the past."
100,000 Russians. And probably 30-40K Ukrainians. What a waste.
“ What a waste. ”
Amen to that.
The killed, the maimed, the traumatized, the destroyed cities, the abandoned farms, the fortunes lost and the families broken.
All because Putin could not stop stealing.
He has to be stopped.
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