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ARTICLE
CIA chief: The uprising in Russia shows ‘signs of weakness’ in Putin’s rule
NPR
Greg Myre
Updated July 21, 20234:04 PM ET
https://www.npr.org/2023/07/21/1189110621/cia-chief-the-uprising-in-russia-shows-signs-of-weakness-in-putins-rule
CIA Director William Burns said that a recent uprising by a mercenary group in Russia exposed “signs of weakness” in President Vladimir Putin’s regime and contributed to growing discontent among Russians.
“Putin has constructed his image around the notion that he is the arbiter of order in the Russian system,” Burns said Thursday. But last month’s brief rebellion by mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin challenged the persona Putin had cultivated for more than two decades.
“What we saw was Russian security services, the Russian military, Russian decision-makers adrift, or they appeared to be adrift, for those 36 hours. The question was, ‘Does the emperor have no clothes?’ Or at least, ‘Why is it taking so long for him to get dressed?’” Burns added.
The spy chief took several jabs at the Russian leader during at interview with NPR’s Mary Louise Kelly, co-host of All Things Considered, at the Aspen Security Forum in Colorado.
During the rebellion, Putin denounced Prigozhin in harsh terms, but met with him only days later and agreed not to prosecute him. Prigozhin is now believed to be in neighboring Belarus, where some of his mercenaries have apparently followed the man often referred to as “Putin’s chef.”
“What was remarkable to me was the way in which Putin felt compelled to do a deal with his former caterer,” Burns told Kelly.
AN OPPORTUNITY TO RECRUIT SPIES
The spy chief said this turbulence in Russia, and growing disaffection with the war in Ukraine was creating fertile ground for the CIA to recruit Russians to spy on behalf of the U.S.
“It would be crazy for us not to take advantage of what is, in effect, a once-in-a-generation opportunity for a human intelligence service,” Burns said.
The CIA recently posted a video on the Telegram app providing Russians with a secure way to contact the U.S. spy agency. Burns said it received 2.5 million views the first week it was posted.
“So the truth is, there’s a lot of disaffection in Russia, in the elite and outside it, in Russia right now,” he said.
Russia continues to unleash daily airstrikes on Ukraine, and this week the focus is the southern port city of Odesa and surrounding areas. Ukraine exports most of its grain from Odesa, and Russia announced it was suspending a deal that has allowed Ukraine to send its agricultural products through the Black Sea, which is controlled by Russia.
“What Putin is trying to do is wreck the Ukrainian economy and wreak real havoc on innocent Ukrainian civilians,” Burns said. “What Putin is engaged in is a very systematic effort. It’s not just about pulling out of the grain deal. It’s also about three nights in a row of intensive attacks in port cities against grain storage facilities.”
Ukraine last month began a counteroffensive in an attempt to dislodge Russian forces in the east and the south. But progress has been limited, with heavy casualties on both sides.
“I don’t think it should come as a surprise to anyone that the counteroffensive is a hard slog. Offense is a lot harder than defense. The Russians have had months to prepare. I am, however, an optimist,” he said, adding that he ultimately expected Ukraine to make some advances.
A LONG HISTORY WITH RUSSIA
Burns has played a prominent role in the U.S. efforts to support Ukraine. He’s made multiple visits to Ukraine, including one just last month, as part of the increasingly close intelligence partnership between the two countries.
In another reflection of his role in the administration, President Biden announced on Friday that he is elevating Burns to be a member of his Cabinet.
“It seems to me that William Burns is in many ways the right man, at the right place, at the right time,” said Calder Walton, a national security specialist at Harvard and author of the new book, Spies: The Epic Intelligence Battle Between East and West.
“With his background as a diplomat and his deep knowledge, particularly on Russia, this was an absolute godsend for the U.S. intelligence community when Putin launched his war in February 2022,” said Walton.
Walton believes Burns played a key role in the U.S. decision to declassify some of the intelligence on Russia’s war plans in advance of the invasion. The move is widely seen as helping galvanize international support for Ukraine and preventing Russia from developing its own narrative about the conflict.
In his interview, Burns also offered his assessment of possible Chinese military action against Taiwan.
Chinese leader Xi Jinping has said his country’s military should be prepared to carry out an invasion by 2027, and Burns was asked if he thought that was likely.
“Today, President Xi and the People’s Liberation Army leadership have doubts about whether they could pull off a successful, full-scale invasion of Taiwan at acceptable cost to them,” Burns replied.
“I think no foreign leader has paid more careful attention to Putin’s experience in Ukraine than President Xi has, as he thinks about Taiwan. And I think that’s probably reinforced some of those doubts,” he added. “But having said all that, I don’t think any of us at CIA or in the U.S. intelligence community underestimate President Xi’s commitment eventually to try to control Taiwan.”
Since taking over as CIA direction a little more than two years ago, Burns has established a China Mission Center dedicated to the country seen as the most serious long-term U.S. adversary.
However, this project is seen as a major challenge given China’s vast, cutting-edge surveillance systems that make the country so difficult for foreign intelligence agencies to penetrate.
Before taking the top job at CIA, Burns was a diplomat for more than three decades, including a stint as U.S. ambassador to Russia. He sometimes jokes that most of his white hair came from dealing with Putin.
So who was the “creepiest” foreign leader he ever had to deal with? Answer: Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi, who was overthrown and killed in 2011.
“You know, Gadhafi was in a class by himself,” Burns said.
VIDEOS
1. There will be new uprisings in Russia, there is evidence
Kanal13
1.59M subscribers
7-22-2023 6:30 p.m EDT
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQHI93Os3Ew
2. ANOTHER UKRANIAN STRIKE - HUGE RUSSIAN AMMUNITION DEPOT IS HIT IN CRIMEA || 2023
Warthog Defense
586K subscribers
7-22-2023 7:00 p.m EDT
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2yxbTU0RcRg
Neocons are scum.
How much longer will this wanton, mindless slaughter continue?
Weeks, months, years, decades?????
is this war about burisma and the bidens?
VIDEO
1. 22 July: Ukrainians FINALLY CROSS THE CANAL | Russians SUFFER HUGE LOSSES | Ukraine Updates
Divine Justice
Jul 22, 2023
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jxFCfqX7V-c
Day 514 July 22:
So the Russians accepted the power of the Ukrainian troops.
There is no trace of Putin’s self-confident invasion of Ukrainian territory now.
Ukrainian fighters demonstrate a steady success for their land. The senior US military official stated that Ukraine has “significant” reserves that it has not yet processed for its offensive against Russian troops. The Ukrainian army also forced the Russians to retreat near Andriivka.
Ukrainian forces made limited territorial gains on Bakhmut’s southern flank.
Also, the Ukrainian Armed Forces advanced near Andriivka.
The warriors then crossed the Siverskyi Donets-Donbas Canal.
US analysts also wrote in their reports that Ukrainian forces had made limited territorial gains on Bakhmut’s southern flank.
A Russian military blogger regretfully admitted that the Ukrainian Armed Forces were advancing near Andriivka and crossing the Siverskyi DonetsDonbas Canal. Colonel Serhiy Cherevaty, spokesman of the Eastern Forces Group of Ukraine,
reported that the Ukrainian forces continued the initiative on the Bakhmut front.
Ukrainian forces continue to attack Russian positions near Klishchiivka. However, Ukrainian fighters are trying to take back their positions in the Berkhivka region.
The Ukrainian General Staff reported that Russian forces carried out unsuccessful attacks in the southwest of Andriivka and in the Berkhivka region.
The Russians are fighting desperately to defend their positions. A Kremlin-affiliated military blogger sadly announced that Russian forces had unsuccessfully counter-attacked near Berkhivka. Krasnohorivka is a mighty fortress located between Avdiivka and Marinka. But before attacking the castle, the Russians need to secure their flanks. Of course, however, the invaders must eliminate all Ukrainian positions on the
fields.
ARTICLE
Ukraine developed its own medium-range air defense systems
Ukrainska Pravda
KATERYNA TYSHCHENKO
Saturday, 22 July 2023, 23:12
https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/07/22/7412512/
Yehor Cherniev, Ukrainian deputy from the Servant of the People party, as well as Deputy Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada Committee on National Security, Defence and Intelligence, said that Ukraine has developed and is testing its own air defence systems.
SOURCE: Cherniev on the air of the national 24/7 newscast
QUOTE: “We have the latest air defence systems. They are now medium range.
This, of course, is not an equivalent of Patriot, SAMP-T or IRIS-T. I think it is closer to HAWK or medium range systems. They are, in fact, of Ukrainian production and Ukrainian development.
I will not name these developments now, they are now being tested, quite successfully. Missiles have already been developed.”
EARLIER:
On 21 July, NSDC Secretary Oleksii Danilov said that the Ukrainian defence industry is already producing means that will allow Ukraine to protect its port infrastructure against Russian attacks.
VIDEOS
1. Famous ‘French Hammer’ finally Arrive! The russian army can no longer come within 350 km of ukraine!
Oracle Eyes
473K subscribers
7-22-2023 9:15 p.m. EDT
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R7ZxPcWHI4Q
2. Russian attacks in 3 directions were repelled, a large number of equipment, missiles were destroyed
Kanal13
1.59M subscribers
7-22-2023 4:30 p.m. EDT
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n8u4nBvA-Gc
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TOTALLY GET IT :D
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It will not stop until Rusia is defeated. If this time then the net time. To save lives we must see Russia defeated now so there will not be any more wars started by them. They are already plotting a war against Moldavia. Russia is claiming that Finland is historically Russian it is not). They even say that Alaska was illegally sold to USA. We should support Ukraine and end it this year and Putin should be ended as well.
ARTICLE
Rheinmetall to provide Ukraine with new ammunition for shooting down Russian drones
European Pravda
KATERYNA TYSHCHENKO
Saturday, 22 July 2023, 19:34
https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/07/22/7412499/
New anti-aircraft ammunition for Gepard self-propelled guns, which are crucial for shooting down Russian drones, should be handed over to the advanced units of the Armed Forces in the near future.
SOURCE: European Pravda with reference to Bild
DETAILS: To solve the acute shortage of ammunition, Rheinmetall installed a new production line at its plant in Unterluss, Lower Saxony, in a matter of months – something that normally takes years, according to the publication.
It is noted that Rheinmetall is expected to supply 300,000 shells for the Gepard, 40,000 of which will be delivered this year.
According to the article, due to the shortage of ammunition, the Ukrainian military usually fires only five times, although these gun systems are capable of firing up to 20 shells in one turn.
In Germany, there was a shortage of ammunition for these guns because the Gepard dates back to the 1980s, and there is no documentation for their management. That’s why the engineers reworked the existing 35-mm ammunition intended for infantry fighting vehicles to use them in air defence systems.
“These products save lives. Every downed drone is important for the residents of Kyiv and other cities, who fear new attacks every day,” said Rheinmetall head Armin Papperger.
The cluster bombs we and 150 other country’s banned?
what a cluster ****
VIDEOS
1. Ben Hodges: I Told You Russia Will Lose This War! Russia’s Military Is Running Out
Infinity
439K subscribers
7-22-2023 9:30 a.m. EDT
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-bKD4IiH81c
2. ANOTHER UKRANIAN STRIKE - HUGE RUSSIAN AMMUNITION DEPOT IS HIT IN CRIMEA || 2023
Warthog Defense
586K subscribers
7-22-2023 8:45 p.m. EDT
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2yxbTU0RcRg&t=3s
Not banned by the US. Many of the countries that did sign a ban also have stockpiles of these munitions.
What if in order to end Putin we have to end ourselves? Remember that whole mutually assured destruction thing?
ARTICLE
Shelling of Druzhkivka with cluster munitions, two residents injured
Ukrainska Pravda
KATERYNA TYSHCHENKO
Saturday, 22 July 2023, 18:57
https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/07/22/7412497/
DRUZHKIVKA IN DONETSK OBLAST
Two residents have been injured and houses damaged in a Russian shelling of the Druzhkivka hromada in Donetsk Oblast with cluster munitions. [a hromada is an administrative unit designating a town, village or several villages and their adjacent territories – ed.]
SOURCE: Druzhkivka City Military Administration
QUOTE: “On 22 July 2023 at 15:55, the enemy once again shelled the Druzhkivka hromada.
Early reports indicate that two residents were injured and hospitalised after cluster munitions hit a residential building. About 12 houses were damaged in a residential area.
Information is being established. All relevant services are working on the spot.”
BACKGROUND:
Earlier on Saturday, a cameraman of the German state media company Deutsche Welle, was injured in the city of Druzhkivka, Donetsk Oblast, when the film crew came under fire.
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