Posted on 12/19/2022 12:38:28 PM PST by Cathi
Alexander: The big news over the last couple of days is that we have had an extraordinarily important sequence of meetings. Now the first one was on Thursday when Putin met with the Security Counsel, which is Russia's top policy making body. We don't know what happened then. That is a regular meeting. On Friday he went to the joint staff headquarters of the Russian military that is engaged in fighting in Ukraine and he was briefed by Surovikin and all his staff. Shoigu, the Defense Minister was there; Gerasimov was there. The meeting went on for a whole day . That was a huge set of meetings and we have to assume that the military leaders were all briefing Putin as to what exactly was going on and what they were going to do...what their battle plans were and apparently he met with them individually afterwards. He met with all the key military commanders individually after the general meeting and then there was a summary meeting afterwards.
And now, after that meeting we learn that he has come to Minsk. He's going to meet Lukashenko. Shoigu, the Defense Minister is with him. Lavrov arrived just before Putin came. So this is a big meeting, bringing together the entire Russian and military leadership...it's key leaders; Putin, Shoigu and Lavrov with Lukashenko and his top staff. And then after that meeting when Putin comes back to Moscow there is said to be another big meeting in the works. This at the Military Collegium of the Defense Ministry. That brings together not just the military leaders who are involved in the war in Ukraine. It brings together all, the entire military establishment as well.
So it's a whole series of important meetings that Putin is now having with all of the key people involved in the conflict, not just in the conflict with Ukraine; but in the conflict, if you like, with the West. The military people in Russia and now, also, the military and political leaders in Belarus. So everything now points to something very big indeed. Some kind of big offensive being on the way; being planned. Clearly all the pieces are now being put into place and all the plans are being perfected.
It is clear that Zaluzhny is terrified of a move towards Kiev. His biggest fear; he has got to protect Kiev. Zelensky said something absolutely astonishing today, by the way. He said, "No, we're not going to evacuate people from Kiev." Even though they're there without heat or water...they're going through the most terrible privation because if we take away the civilian population from Kiev that makes it easier for the Russians to occupy Kiev. So on the one hand he is admitting that he is using the civilian population of Kiev as a kind of shield which is a rather disturbing thought in itself, but it also shows that he is worried about Kiev, too.
Something big is on the way.
Great Moon of Alabama article:
https://www.moonofalabama.org/2022/12/ukraine-is-there-really-a-change-of-the-narrative.html#more
Sullivan: “We don’t know when this is going to end up. What we do know is that it is our job to continue to sustain our military support to Ukraine so that they are in their best possible position on the battlefield, that if and when diplomacy is ripe, they will be in the best possible position at the negotiating table.”
“That moment is not ripe now, and so, as a result, we’ve gone to Congress and asked for a substantial amount of further resources to be able to continue to ensure that Ukraine has the means to fight this war. We’re confident we will get bipartisan support for that… “
General Zaluzhny’s request:
“I know that I can beat this enemy. But I need resources. I need 300 tanks, 600-700 IFVs, 500 Howitzers. Then, I think it is completely realistic to get to the lines of February 23rd.”
Bhadrakumar: “Therefore, in the prevailing circumstances, Russia’s option narrows down to inflicting a crushing defeat on Ukraine in the coming months and installing a government in Kiev that is not under Washington’s control. But that requires a fundamental shift in the Russian military strategy, which would factor in the real possibility of a confrontation with the US and NATO at some point.”
“At the start of the war Ukraine had, at least on paper, a well equipped military”
Ukraine has a lot of tanks and is ranked 13th across the globe with 2,430. In terms of armored vehicles, Kiev also ranks high, occupying the seventh spot globally with 11,435. Kiev’s artillery power is also formidable at 2,040 batteries.”
“That General Zaluzhny requested all that new stuff is a confession that most if not all the old stuff is gone. That includes the weapons he received after the war started. If the 20 percent of the Russian military that was used in Ukraine could do so much material damage in such a short time how long would a NATO army in a war against Russia survive?”
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Sounds like the American plan is to finance tens of thousands of more Ukrainian soldiers deaths until Ukraine is “in their best possible position on the battlefield, that if and when diplomacy is ripe, they will be in the best possible position at the negotiating table.”
Gawd life is cheap...:-(
The DC neocons are greasy subhuman slime.
Expect something to happen in the second half of 2023.
That is a great movie. Found a copy on ebay years ago.
Just discovered that there’s a new version of this movie out, Operation Mincemeat, starring Colin Firth. Available on Netflix.
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Interesting, I had an impression something significant would happen between Christmas and mid July. They certainly seem like a big move is expected.
Saw it, not nearly as good.
OK thanks for that info. The original was a great movie. Wish I could stream it somehow.
I would try ebay. Or your public library. If you have any software like Roxio, you can rip a digital copy for your library, not to sell.
Thanks. Will look into those options.
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