Posted on 02/24/2024 5:59:01 AM PST by SpeedyInTexas
Congratulations to comrade Dmitry Anatolyevich Medvedev! You made the target list! Keep running your mouth, until you Find Out!
US likely moved nuclear weapons to UK for first time since 2008 amid Russian threats, Bloomberg reports
Kyiv Independent (29 July):
“The United States likely stationed a portion of its nuclear weapons arsenal in the United Kingdom for the first time since 2008, Bloomberg reported on July 28, as the U.S. seeks to reaffirm solidarity with European allies amid increased Russian threats.
According to Bloomberg, citing open-source data and defense analysts who spoke with the publication, the U.S. likely delivered the nuclear weapons on July 16, following a flight from the Kirtland Air Force Base in Albuquerque, New Mexico to an airbase in Lakenheath, England. The flight, made by a U.S. C-17 transport aircraft, flew with its transponder on and involved the U.S. Air Force’s Prime Nuclear Airlift Force.
The weapons deliveries likely comprise of the B61-12 thermonuclear bombs, a newer version of a tactical nuclear weapon first developed during the Cold War, according to Bloomberg...
...Trump has also seemingly shifted his position towards Russia in recent weeks amid Russian President Vladimir Putin’s rejection of a ceasefire in Ukraine.” (Ya think?)
Reportedly, he used to like them as sex objects (he is in his seventies now).
It is likely that he doesn't hate them - it's just that he doesn't care if they suffer or die - a sociopath, who doesn't feel empathy for others. He does clearly get a kick out of power and getting away with theft, so if he can use children (or anyone) to achieve those rewards, he feels good about it.
Like that multiple murderer in Oregon.
https://x.com/NOELreports/status/1950220636992729593
Several OPEC+ members have failed to produce up to their newly increased quotas in recent months, so OPEC+ kept the production quotas unchanged at yesterday’s meeting, and tasked underperformers to rectify their output over the next few weeks.
That, and the accelerated timeline for Bone-Crushing Sanctions on Russian oil exports, got a rise out of the oil market today, with prices up a bit. We can expect a temporary surge in prices when the new sanctions crush Russian exports in earnest. How much and how long remain to be seen.
OilPrice.com (29 July):
Oil Prices Up 2.5% As OPEC+ Agrees To Maintain Production Levels (Brent $71.50, WTI $68.25)
“OPEC+ maintained its current oil output policy at the Joint Ministerial Monitoring Committee (JMMC) meeting, with no changes to production plans.
The JMMC emphasized the critical importance of full conformity with agreed production levels, noting uneven compliance among some members.
Countries that under-delivered on pledges have until August 18 to submit updated compensation plans, as the (previously approved) 548,000 bpd production increase for August remains on track...
The next JMMC meeting is set for October 1.”
Kissed by Vladimir Putin: how Russian president treats kids
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lZxoZ_TEsy4
Mr Litvinenko, a former FSB agent, wrote: “Putin kneeled, lifted the boy's t-shirt and kissed his stomach. “Nobody can understand why the Russian president did such a strange thing as kissing the stomach of an unfamiliar small boy.”
Mr Litvinenko's accusations of Mr Putin being a paedophile is thought to be one of the motives the Russian government had to allegedly order his assassination. The former FSB agent also claimed Mr Putin found “videotapes in the FSB Internal Security directorate, which showed him making sex with some underage boys”, which he then hid.
The Russian Foreign Ministry has dismissed the report, and a spokesperson said: “We need time to study in detail the contents of this document, and then give a detailed assessment.
The Institute reported that satellite imagery captured through July 8 showed that Iranian personnel have not made any visible attempts to access the underground portions of the Natanz nuclear facility.[4] CTP-ISW previously reported that commercially available satellite imagery captured on June 27 showed that Iran has filled in a crater above the enrichment hall caused by the June 21 US strike.[5] Satellite imagery captured on June 8 showed that Iran has placed a cover on the point.[6]
https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/iran-update-july-12-2025 Andrei Illarionov: Putin was preparing war for 11 years, it will be long
The expert is confident that the events in Ukraine cannot be called “the crisis in Ukraine or the Ukrainian crisis”. “This is not a crisis. This is a war. The war in the simplest meaning of the word,” he said. “This is a Russian-Ukrainian war. To be more precise, this is Putin's war against Ukraine. Most Russians do not support the war. Putin's war against Ukraine is already a long-term one,” the expert is confident.
Speaking about the duration of the war, Illarionov said he was sure that the preparation took at least 11 years. “Since 2003. I can say that certain questions relating to the future war with Ukraine were discussed in my presence. I didn't think the talks would really lead to a real war,” he said. The expert recalled the year 2004, when preparations for the future occupation and annexation of Crimea were checked during the Orange Revolution. In 2008, Russian JOurnal published the leaked plan of the military command, “in which you will see a detailed draft project of a war against Ukraine”. Information about actions to support separatists in Ukraine began to appear in 2009. “So, they were preparing the war for a long time. The other matter is that it is a long war that has been continuing for more than 16 months. It was officially launched on July 27, 2013, by Putin's speech in Kyiv on the occasion of the anniversary of the baptism of Kyivan Rus. You can find here clear remarks about the start of the hybrid campaign, an intervention, but not a war,” he thinks.
“Unfortunately, the war won't end in the nearest time,” Illarionov thinks. “We see what Putin says and what he does. We have faced a long-term war. But this is not only Putin's war against Ukraine,” the expert is confident. He recalled problems with Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Transnistria and Kazakhstan. “Putin said Kazakhstan didn't have historical statehood. It means that the state without historical statehood can lose it when Nazarbayev is not here,” the expert said, pointing at the events in Latgale, a region in eastern Latvia with Russian-speaking population, in the past few weeks. “He [Putin] has the same intention he had in Crimea and eastern Ukraine. He uses the same approach. This is not a challenge only to post-Soviet countries. This is a challenge for the entire EU and NATO. And there's no answer to the challenge,” Illarionov said.
The expert says these actions are aimed at “breaking Europe's order of the last few decades”. Illarionov also turned attention to Putin's latest speeches in Valdai and Sochi “that are important for any European policy”. He compared the speeches to Adolf Hitler's letters to UK prime minister Chamberlain on 23 and 25 August 1939, in which Hitler offered to change the world order. The expert says the letters and Putin's speeches have 25 common points. “Almost the same words, sentences and ideas. We spoke some months ago about Putin's idea to restore the so called “Russian world”. The idea is out-of-date now. Ambitions are more far-reaching. They include the proposals to change the world order, the international system existing since World War II. We now see not just regional problems, such as Putin's war against Ukraine or a war against neighbours in the post-Soviet area, but a war against the EU and NATO. It is an intention to change the entire world order,” Illarionov said.
According to him, Putin and “his propaganda machinery said clearly that it is the fourth world war”. “It is obviously for you if you listen to them. They regard the cold war as the third world war and say the fourth world war must change the game rules,” the expert thinks. Illarionov is confident the war can end “only when Russia becomes a free democratic state”. “Risks and threats will exist for as long as Russia remains dictatorial,” Illarionov thinks.
The Western press wrote that our army is advancing slowly at the front, and that Russia will allegedly need 89 years to completely liberate Ukraine. Enemy propagandists, as often happens with them, exaggerate the problems and lie. But, unfortunately, at the same time they confirm what we wrote. We reported: Vladimir Putin several times expressed dissatisfaction with the pace of our advance at the front. And he demanded serious victories from the military. Now the situation is getting worse.
“Vladimir Vladimirovich is pleased with how we are striking at the Ukrainian rear, we are bombing Kiev and other cities well. He even praised Belousov for such strikes. But the president is not satisfied with the pace of advance at the front. And now they can give Ukraine more Western weapons, the situation will worsen. Plus, no matter how hard the Defense Ministry tries, the army often recruits low-quality personnel on contract, many new servicemen die or are out of action in the first days at the front. This also does not contribute to our advancement. That is why the nasty Western press is happy,” a source in the Kremlin told us. According to him, Putin is expecting big victories and, at a minimum, several liberated cities. Otherwise, in a month and a half or two, he may take drastic steps. The first of these will most likely be the resignation of Valery Gerasimov. As we wrote, Andrei Mordvichev may be appointed Chief of the General Staff instead. The president may also take a number of other serious measures. Sources do not want to say what exactly.
The Russian Ministry of Defense has filed a lawsuit against the Tupolev Joint-Stock Company. This was reported by the Moscow Arbitration Court.
More bribes. Antonov AN-124 Ruslan UR-82073 flying from Kyiv, Ukraine after long time on the ground and will help other five Antonov AN-124 aircrafts of Antonov Airlines with air freights of oversized and extra heavy loads. Base on Flightradar24 data the flight number was ADB9154 with live tracking from Ukraine - Poland border.
Successfull flight of civil cargo aircraft Antonov AN-124 Ruslan in Ukraine air space inspires all Ukrainian aviators that the skies of Ukraine will soon be open! Below just illustrative video from 2020 of the take-off of Antonov AN-124 Ruslan UR-82072 - younger brother of Antonov AN-124 Ruslan UR-82073.
Just one more aircraft Antonov AN-124 UR-82009 of Antonov Airlines left in Kyiv which was damaged in 2022 and now there is a great hope that we will see her in the air too!
https://ukraine-kiev-tour.com/2025/an-124-ruslan-ur-82073-kyiv-leipzig.html
video: Flight over Kyiv:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=udB3XW0LmBg Ukrainian intelligence assesses that Russian forces are unlikely to realize the Kremlin's goal of seizing the entirety of Donetsk Oblast by the end of 2025, which is consistent with ISW’s ongoing assessment of Russia's offensive capabilities. Ukraine's Main Military Intelligence Directorate (GUR) Head Lieutenant General Kyrylo Budanov assessed on July 11 that Russia's goal of seizing all of Donetsk Oblast by the end of 2025 is “not realistic.”[11] Budanov stated that the Russian military command has also tasked Russian forces with advancing into Dnipropetrovsk Oblast and establishing another 10-kilometer-deep buffer zone in the oblast. Ukrainian Presidential Office Deputy Head Colonel Pavlo Palisa stated on June 5 that Russia intends to seize and occupy the full extent of Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts by September 1, 2025.[12] The Economist assessed on July 9 that it would take Russian forces until February 2028 to seize the remainder of Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson, and Zaporizhia oblasts (which Russia has illegally annexed) at their current rate of advance.[13] Russian efforts to seize Donetsk Oblast, enter Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, and establish a 10-kilometer-deep buffer zone will likely exacerbate existing constraints in the Russian military by further extending the already degraded Russian Southern and Central groupings of forces that have been engaged in near constant combat operations in Donetsk Oblast since October 2023. ISW continues to assess that Russian forces are taking very high casualties in return for disproportionately small gains in pursuit of their political and territorial ambitions.[14] It remains unclear on what basis the Russian military command imagined that it could seize the remainder of Donetsk Oblast by September 2025.
Kremlin officials continue to justify the Kremlin's ongoing censorship efforts and appear to be seizing on Russia's hypercontrolled information space to push the Kremlin's informal state ideology. Kremlin Spokesperson Dmitry Peskov told Russian business magazine Expert on July 11 that the “situation that [Russia is] in” geopolitically and in relation to the increasing speed of information necessitates military censorship and that the Russian government is “justified” in its ongoing efforts to eliminate media outlets that are critical of the Kremlin.[15] Peskov praised the Russian media's increase in positive “patriotic” content that generates feelings of loyalty to and pride in Russia. Peskov stated that he believes that the “patriotic” trend will continue and that the Kremlin will take into account the “mistakes” of the past when outlets, such as Russian opposition outlet Meduza, were allowed to criticize Russia broadly. Peskov stated that Russia will demand a “softer” informational policy in the future and that this will allow a number of “neutral” outlets to emerge. The Kremlin is unlikely to take an impartial view of the neutrality of media outlets in the future, however. Peskov stated in September 2024 that Russian media will shift to “freedom of information” if Russia emerges from this period of “acute inflammation,” referring to its war in Ukraine and the geopolitical situation.[16] The refusal to acknowledge that Russia is, in fact, engaged in a major war is part of the Kremlin's general efforts to shape and distort the Russian information space.
Peskov’s recent statements signal that the Kremlin has not abandoned its wartime efforts to censor and centralize control over the Russian information space and is setting conditions to continue censorship efforts post-war. The Kremlin has been engaged in a wide censorship campaign aimed at controlling the narrative of the full-scale invasion since 2022. Russian officials have limited access to foreign websites and platforms, attempted to eliminate access to opposition media, and arrested administrators of Telegram channels that were publicly critical of Russian political and military leadership over the last three years.[17] The Kremlin appears to be setting conditions for long-term control of the information space as it attempts to leverage social media and traditional news outlets to create future generations less likely to question Kremlin decision-making and narratives. The Kremlin is currently establishing an informal state ideology that promotes Russian nationalism, perpetuates the idea that the West unfairly and unjustly seeks to collapse the Russian state, and mythologizes veterans of the Russian military.[18] The Kremlin's efforts to encourage “patriotic” media are only one avenue through which the Kremlin is encouraging military service and loyalty to the Russian government throughout Russian society amid ongoing efforts to expand extracurricular youth military-political organizations and military education programs in Russian schools.[19]
Russian and Belarusian officials plan to develop a domestically trained artificial intelligence (AI) bot, likely to consolidate control over the information space within the Union State framework. State Secretary of the Union State Sergei Glazyev, a former Russian economic official, announced on July 11 that Russian and Belarusian officials plan to create an AI bot based on “traditional values.”[95]
https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-july-11-2025
https://x.com/front_ukrainian/status/1950271510175695274
Oil Prices now up 4% for the day (Brent $69.50, WTI $72.80).
Looks like the market is preparing for the Bone-Crushing Sanctions on Russian oil exports.
Gentlemen, start your popcorn makers!
It looks like things are going to get real next week!
“Massive UAV attack reported on 🇷🇺 Russian regions”
Seems that I recall that the Germans said that deliveries of a new long range capability would be arriving to Ukraine in July.
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No Country for Old Men: Zelensky signs law expanding mobilization to men over 60 as Ukraine’s war effort strains
Exiting mobilization rules already require men aged 25–60 to serve
Men aged 18–24 can sign separate contracts, though they face guaranteed front line deploymentpic.twitter.com/YF0AUrt5xG— Levan Gudadze (@GudadzeLevan) July 29, 2025
Pitin raises reservist call up age to 70
Standard Conscription: As of January 1, 2024, the maximum age for standard military conscription for Russian men is 30 years old. All men are required to serve for one year between the ages of 18 and 30, unless they have specific exemptions (e.g., students, those with serious health conditions). Previously, the maximum age was 27.
Mobilization of Reservists: Russia has also raised the upper age limits for mobilized reservists, meaning individuals who have completed their initial military service or have signed up for military training after their initial service. Depending on rank and category, these age limits can be as high as 65 or even 70 years old for some high-ranking officers.
No country for old men😂
Kremlin officials decisively rejected US President Donald Trump's new deadline for Russia to negotiate an end to its war against Ukraine and reiterated Moscow's interest in continuing the war. Russian Security Council Deputy Chairperson Dmitry Medvedev claimed on his English-language X (formerly Twitter) account that Trump cannot dictate the timing of peace negotiations and that negotiations will end when Russia has achieved all of its war objectives — likely referring to Russia's original war aims, including regime change in Ukraine, changes to NATO's open-door policy, and the reduction of Ukraine's military such that it cannot defend itself.[1] Kremlin Spokesperson Dmitry Peskov similarly claimed that Russia will continue its war against Ukraine in order to protect Russia's interests, despite Trump's July 28 announcement of the new 10- or 12-day deadline.[2] Peskov claimed that there is currently a slowdown in the process to normalize Russian-American relations, that the Kremlin remains interested in normalization, and that progress will require “impulses” from both sides.[3] Peskov claimed that the current state of Russian-American relations is hindering the process of negotiating an extension of the New START Treaty.[4] The Kremlin previously dangled the prospect of incentives that were unrelated to the war in Ukraine, such as bilateral arms control talks and economic projects, in order to extract concessions from the United States about the war in Ukraine.[5] Peskov’s statements about the deterioration of Russian-American relations and New START are likely part of efforts to compel Trump to renounce his deadline for the sake of normalizing bilateral relations and pursuing increased cooperation. ISW continues to assess that the Kremlin is uninterested in negotiations to end the war and is instead trying to protract the war in Ukraine in order to make additional gains on the battlefield.[6]
https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-july-29-2025
The earthquake's epicenter was located roughly over 100 kilometers from Avacha Bay, home to Russia's Pacific Fleet, which hosts both diesel and nuclear submarines. Early footage from Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, indicates damage from both ground shaking and tsunami.
The bay has multiple installations, but three stand out: the North-Eastern Repair Center, which services both diesel and nuclear submarines; the Rybachiy Submarine Base, home to Pacific Fleet submarines; and a specialized SLBM loading jetty used for arming submarines.
The infrastructure is situated directly along the shoreline, elevated roughly 3 to 6 meters above sea level. The extent of damage from the earthquake itself remains unclear. As for the tsunami, if wave heights exceed 3 meters, some impact to the facilities can be expected.
As of July 17th, high-resolution imagery, which we can't publish due to licensing restrictions, shows 5 submarines docked at the pier. In lower-resolution imagery from July 20th, at least 3 are visible and marked in white. The location of two other submarines are marked yellow
High-resolution imagery that could allow for a preliminary damage assessment is expected in the coming days. Once reviewed, updates will follow.
U.S. President Donald Trump said on July 29 that he would likely allow Ukrainians who fled Russia's full-scale invasion to remain in the United States until the war ends.
"I think we will, yeah, I will," Trump said when asked by a journalist whether he would allow Ukrainians who fled the war to stay in the country.
"We have a lot of people that came in from Ukraine, and we're working with them."
Кремлевская табакерка
22JUL2025 Gerasimov’s “competitor” is preparing a plan for Putin to accelerate the offensive at the front. And proposals on what to do with Armenia and Azerbaijan
According to our sources in the Kremlin, the plan to improve the situation in the SVO zone for the president is being prepared by the commander-in-chief of the Ground Forces Andrei Mordvichev. “Andrei Nikolaevich learned that Vladimir Vladimirovich is not very happy with the pace of our advancement at the front and the liberation of territories. He is preparing proposals to optimize the offensive actions of the troops, increase the efficiency of the use of equipment and manpower, staffing the army, and so on. There will be no details, the information is classified,” said one of the channel's interlocutors.
According to another, Mordvichev also proposed “investigating the issue of the advisability of using military elements of influence” on Armenia and Azerbaijan in connection with their unconstructive behavior towards Russia. This was the initiative of the general himself. Sources in Mordvichev’s entourage confirmed this information to us. And they assured that the preparation of proposals for Putin is not connected with rumors that Andrei Nikolaevich could be appointed Chief of the General Staff instead of Valery Gerasimov. “General Mordvichev thinks about Russia and about Victory, and not about posts,” assured a military man close to the commander-in-chief of the Ground Forces.
https://t.me/kremlin_secrets/5952
29JUL2025 The situation in Sumy Oblast is grave. Gerasimov is silent
The situation in Sumy Oblast remains grave. Sources in the troops note that despite the loss of control over Kondratovka, no reserves were added there. And those units that were directly on the front line suffered serious losses. “The artillery suffered greatly. We lost a lot of infantry and attack aircraft. Because we were advancing, no one prepared fortifications. Now we are suffering,” the source said.
Another source noted that the Chief of the General Staff Valery Gerasimov is not commenting on what is happening. But it was the General Staff that should have analyzed the situation and intelligence data even before the enemy troops advanced.
30JUL2025 Is a case being prepared against Mordvichev?
The Commander-in-Chief of the Ground Forces, Colonel General Andrei Mordvichev may become a defendant in a high-profile criminal case. Our own sources told us about this. The interlocutors note that not everyone likes Mordvichev’s independence and influence. And the accelerated offensive plan he developed , which the general handed over to Vladimir Putin, has completely puzzled the generals. After all, such documents should have been discussed with his immediate superior, Valery Gerasimov.
“The system is built in such a way that questions can arise for anyone if desired. There are interesting documents regarding Mordvichev. If necessary, they will be handed over to the right hands,” the source said. It should be noted that Mordvichev has repeatedly been called Gerasimov’s competitor. It is likely that he is the initiator of the criminal proceedings.
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