Posted on 02/24/2024 5:59:01 AM PST by SpeedyInTexas
Kremlin snuff box, 11/22/24
https://t.me/s/kremlin_secrets
The Ministry of Defense is dissatisfied with the pace of attracting migrants to the Northern Military District
Sources in the Ministry of Defense express dissatisfaction with how many illegal migrants detained in Russia have agreed to serve our country within the framework of the SVO.
“More and more migrants are choosing deportation instead of participating in the SVO,” the interlocutor states. He hopes that before the New Year, contracting rates with the Ministry of Defense will increase significantly.
Some see this as a shortcoming of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, which was largely entrusted with the function of monitoring migrants and “brightening” the country.
At the same time, according to our data, at least 100 thousand migrants have moved or been deported from Moscow alone since September 1. The AP, however, considers this figure small. But the Moscow authorities are hinting that as a result of this policy they had to urgently raise wages. **“There is simply no one to work in low-paid jobs,”** says the source.
They must have been what I was thinking of…
OilPrice.com reports:
Miami Financier’s Bold Bid for Nord Stream 2 Sparks Controversy
“US investor Stephen P. Lynch, who has decades of business dealings in Moscow, has reportedly asked US officials for permission to bid on the sabotaged Nord Stream 2 pipeline if it is auctioned off in a Swiss bankruptcy court, according to a report by the Wall Street Journal.
Lynch has discussed with US senators, Treasury officials, and State officials the possibility of American ownership of the sabotaged NS2 pipeline, which runs from Russia to Germany through the Baltic Sea.
“The bottom line is this: This is a once-in-a-generation opportunity for American and European control over European energy supply for the rest of the fossil-fuel era,” Lynch told the Journal.
Lynch, who lives in South Florida and supports President-elect Donald Trump, sounds like he understands that a peace deal between Russia and Ukraine is highly probable in Trump’s second term. This suggests that NatGas flows from Russia to Germany could restart once again...
...WSJ provided more color on the situation:
Lynch sought a license from the US Treasury Department in February, according to a letter written by his lawyers at WilmerHale and viewed by The Wall Street Journal. The license would allow him to negotiate for the pipeline with entities currently subject to US sanctions.
The letter said there is a hard deadline in January in the Swiss bankruptcy proceeding for Nord Stream 2 to either restructure its debt—which the letter says is unlikely—or face liquidation. Lynch argues that once the war is over it will be tempting for both Russia and its former customers in Germany and Europe to turn on the pipeline, regardless of who owns it.
Lynch believes he can purchase the slightly used pipeline - with some wear and tear - for pennies on the dollar (the pipeline was once valued at around $11 billion)...
He has told people that he thinks he can buy Nord Stream 2, which has been valued at around $11 billion, for pennies on the dollar, according to people familiar with matter. He has said many investors won’t bid because of the complex geopolitics tied to the conduit, and the other bidders are likely to include Russian proxies, Chinese entities or others at odds with US interests...
...”The Biden administration and incoming Trump administration should be able to agree on this,” Lee Wolosky, a former special counsel to President Biden and a friend of Lynch, said, adding, “His background as an American investor who has navigated Russia adeptly makes him well-suited to lead the effort.””
21NOV2024 “A Bunker and a Terrible Disease.” Two Very Strange Rumors About Putin Have Appeared
This hasn't happened for a long time - over the past 24 hours we have received more than 200 (!) questions about what is happening with Vladimir Putin. There are two main rumors, and we are simply forced to respond to both.
Firstly, very respected people, including even those in the Ministry of Defense, say the following: they say that Vladimir Vladimirovich allegedly now spends most of his time “in a well-fortified and protected place” (in fact, in a bunker). “Many say that the Kiev regime has not only been allowed to shoot deep into Russian territory. They also say that Kiev has secretly received some special missiles that can reach Moscow and beyond. That is why the president has allegedly reduced his public activity. I would not believe it, but such people are saying this, including those from the FSO... They have even started talking again about moving the capital from Moscow ( we wrote about this, - ed.)”, - one of our interlocutors said with confusion.
Secondly, rumors have appeared again (not for the first time, we have already reported on such cases [1] ) about a terrible and fatal disease from which the president allegedly suffers. In particular, in the corridors of the Presidential Administration they are discussing that Vladimir Vladimirovich “has an aggressive form of cancer, is undergoing intensive treatment in order to live a few more months and agree on something with Trump, to achieve at least some of the goals of the FSO.” And also that “the president sees ill-wishers everywhere who want him dead, and is going to take revenge on them.” We will tell you how it all really happens. The FSO has really stepped up security measures in connection with the increased missile threat from Kiev. “I won't even say anything about the bunker, are you kidding me that I should comment on this?” a source in Putin's security was indignant. In addition, Vladimir Vladimirovich is currently undergoing treatment (our colleagues have already written about this [2]). “There are health problems, but nothing fatal. The treatment is proceeding intensively and according to plan,” our source in the Kremlin reported. When asked whether this treatment was taking place “in a bunker,” he laughed.
Who then is spreading such wild rumors about Vladimir Vladimirovich? There are many options. We will tell you about them later, when we find out all the details.
https://t.me/generalsvr/2802
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[1] 27SEP2024 Upset and sick? Strange rumors about Putin have appeared
We did not want to write anything on this topic, as we do not like rumors and gossip, the channel specializes in verified information. But we decided to publish this post at the numerous requests of our friends and acquaintances. Over the past few days, we have received more than 50 (!) questions on this topic: is it true that Vladimir Putin is seriously ill? They say that he allegedly looks somehow wrong, and they say that he is not feeling well, and that doctors have been summoned to see him. Since there are so many questions, we answer.
“Indeed, there are a lot of rumors. We have every day that Vladimir Vladimirovich is ill, they say,” a source in the AP told us. According to him, they say the following: the president is very upset about what is happening on the front. In particular, the fact that it is not possible to dislodge the enemy from Kursk region. And that the DNR has not yet been liberated. Against this background, he allegedly had heart problems. Plus, quote, “age is taking its toll”. “Some of us are even asking: what's next? What after Vladimir Vladimirovich? There are different answers, there is no unambiguous one,” our interlocutor admitted. Several sources close to Putin categorically denied these rumors. “Vladimir Vladimirovich is healthy, alert and full of new ideas. He will still surprise his detractors,” one of them assured.
At the same time, he does not deny the existence of rumors about the president's illness. “Most likely, they are spread by those who tried to organize an assassination attempt on Vladimir Vladimirovich (we wrote about it - ed.),” the source believes. He announced a thorough investigation, as a result of which all those who spread rumors about Putin's health will be punished. And urged “in no case to believe gossip, to report those who spread it to the competent authorities.”
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[2] 20NOV2024 According to EZhA’s source, starting November 11, all publications by the Kremlin press service are pre-recorded recordings.
At the moment, Putin is undergoing routine annual medical treatment, which is not life-threatening and allows him to work remotely and conduct official international telephone conversations (Tauder, Scholz, Aliyev, Mohammed Ben Salman). By early next week, the President will return to a full working schedule and is expected to pay an official visit to Astana on November 27.
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21NOV2024 To all those who have been particularly concerned about the fate of Vladimir Putin, who “suddenly” disappeared, we inform, or rather remind, that he has been inanimate on the territory of his residence in Valdai for over a year now. And the fate of the president's double is really being decided these days and literally hangs by a thread. The Politburo is having passionate debates and discussions not only about possible responses to the West for Ukraine's permission to launch missile strikes on Russian territory, but also about the fate of the transit of power. The Politburo has never seen such a tense situation. The double was placed in a bunker until a consensus decision is made.
The majority in the Politburo demands that the transit begin in the coming days and proposes a radical option, with giving a “body” to the land, and early election of not only the president, but also the parliament, relying on a smooth transition of power with a reform of the system. This formula also includes ending the war on the “compromise” terms proposed by Donald Trump's team. But the “hawks” from the rival tower are in no hurry to agree with this option and demand that the preliminary agreements be maintained, granting them broader powers at least until December 15 of this year. The “hawks” believe that the newly elected US President Donald Trump is in collusion with Joe Biden, and both deliberately created an escalation by allowing Ukraine to strike on Russian territory, in order to create additional leverage for bargaining on a peaceful settlement of the conflict in Ukraine. The debate between the representatives of the two towers is in full swing.
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Russian President Putin:
There are no defense systems in the world that can intercept Russia's Oreshnik missiles. pic.twitter.com/vQ9YmXjKOq— Globe Eye News (@GlobeEyeNews) November 22, 2024
Slower day for casualties.
Winter is coming
First snow of the season in Kyiv recently
Russian tank films the arrival of an FGM-148 Javelin on the tank in front!
We're the crew, OK?
https://x.com/ChallengerInUA/status/1859893136086212743
https://x.com/NOELreports/status/1860000512986481085
https://x.com/front_ukrainian/status/1859987392318627851
Where are the S-400s?
Protecting putler's palaces?
https://x.com/bayraktar_1love/status/1859683779251667271
https://x.com/ChuckPfarrer/status/1860040945779245121
Are the South Korean intel officers in Poland or Ukraine. My guess is Poland.
The Dollar to Ruble exchange rate may have been 1:103.25 this morning; it’s 1:104.32 this afternoon.
Rumors have been circulating since yesterday that there is a serious split among the Kremlin elites, as well as fear of escalation.
Also, information appeared on Russian Telegram channels that today was Putin's first appearance in the Kremlin in the past two weeks. Before today, his location was unclear.
What do you think about their faces?
https://x.com/Gerashchenko_en/status/1860021092431131058
Nobody wants rubles.
Comrade Putin is not only military genious, he also sets new economic records.
⚡The Kremlin has released possible strike locations of NATO facilities across Europe.
"Those who supplied weapons used against Russia are within legal bounds to be retaliated against"
– Russian Officials
The non-nuclear IRBM "Oreshnik" is capable of reaching the UK in 17min pic.twitter.com/Cn4G4QIRq8— Spetsnaℤ 007 🇷🇺 (@Alex_Oloyede2) November 22, 2024
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