Kremlin snuff box, 01/19/24
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Lukashenko asked Putin to give him a “Hazel Tree” for Christening
He said this during a telephone conversation with our president. “Vladimir Vladimirovich congratulated Lukashenko on his Epiphany. He thanked him and offered to give him a gift for the holiday.
Transfer “Oreshnik” to Belarus in the coming days. Vladimir Vladimirovich was surprised by such a proposal. And he said that these missiles would be in Belarus as planned . But there is no way to transfer them right now,” a source in the Kremlin told us.
He is outraged by Alexander Grigorievich’s request and believes that he simply wanted to “show off at the expense of Russia.”
“Lukashenko has elections soon (January 26, - ed.). I think he would like to show off in front of them, show how tough he is, how Putin is arming him, and as a result, Belarus will threaten the whole of Europe under such a strong leader. It won’t work,” the source in the Kremlin emphasized.
Let us note that it is planned to place Oreshniki in Belarus no earlier than the second half of 2025. **At the same time, many military personnel are against it and believe that Lukashenko, after receiving such a formidable weapon, may resort to provocations - even to the point of attacking Moscow with these missiles.**
Kremlin snuff box, 01/20/24
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“Let’s talk about mobilization in February”
A source in the Ministry of Defense made this request to us in response to this post . There, we recall, we clearly showed why mobilization in Russia is being prepared. And what are the options?
“You are right in many ways, but please wait a little. There will be more clarity on this issue in February, then let’s talk,” our interlocutor noted.
Another representative of the Ministry of Defense explained the situation:
“Vladimir Vladimirovich ( as we wrote - ed. ) was given proposals for mobilization. Gerasimov conveyed it, but before that he agreed on the main points with Andrei Removich Belousov.
“Plus, there are a number of factors - Trump, for example. And not only. We are waiting for the president’s response, but for now I see no point in discussing this topic.”
He did not go into details of the document handed over to Vladimir Putin. He only said that the military was proposing “moderate mobilization”, in which the army would be replenished with no more than 290-320,000 new fighters.
“The US is about to flood the world with liquefied natural gas”
Oil too.
Russia must deal, or die.
Kremlin snuff box, 01/20/24
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Putin was surprised that he was not invited to Trump’s inauguration
A source in the AP told us about this.
“Vladimir Vladimirovich, of course, would not fly to America. But a polite gesture in the form of an invitation would not be out of place. But okay, don’t worry about it,” he said.
At the same time, the channel’s interlocutor believes that the lack of an invitation should not in any way affect possible negotiations between Putin and Trump in the future.
In response to our remark that foreign leaders are almost never invited to the inaugurations of US Presidents, he replied that “in this case an exception could be made.”
EU fast tracking the cutoff of Russian energy, to free up market share for the Trump flood of liquid gold. Thanks Vlad, you schmuck.
Kyiv Independent reports:
EU plans to eliminate Russian fossil fuels, aims to end gas imports
The European Commission is developing a strategy to eliminate Russian fossil fuels from the European Union’s energy market. However, gas deliveries from Russia to Europe persist despite the EU’s efforts, and Brussels is determined to halt this, Anna-Kaisa Itkonen, the EU’s spokesperson for energy and housing, said.
Speaking at a press briefing in Brussels on Jan. 20, Itkonen noted that work on a comprehensive roadmap to fully phase out Russian fossil fuels is ongoing. “This initiative was announced as a priority for the Energy Commission to deliver within its first 100 days, so we still have a little time before the deadline,” she said, according to Interfax news agency.
Itkonen highlighted that the EU has already made substantial progress in reducing its dependence on Russian energy. “We have significantly reduced imports of Russian gas, eliminated all coal imports from Russia, and cut most oil imports,” she explained.
Despite these achievements, Russian gas continues to be present on the EU market, which remains a concern. “This is an issue we aim to address in the roadmap that will be unveiled in the coming weeks,” Itkonen added.”
