The next big shoe to fall in American domestic politics will happen with the surrender of the Severodonetsk chemical plant. An estimated 600 foreign fighters are among the 2,000 or so who were pushed into that insane counter-offensive, and now they are trapped. It’s certain there are at least dozens of Americans among the trapped. They could face the death penalty. This is going to be big.
What am I missing here—are they mercenaries or volunteers? I thought mercenaries get paid while volunteers don’t.
Here is a thought! Are they really mercenaries? or American operatives? Just saying!
Problem solved! (At least for the future.)
Regards,
“The traditional end result for captured mercenaries is execution; however, Russian President Vladimir Putin may not want to hang these two State Dept. conscripts.”
Sundance doesn’t understand the mindset of the present US Administration. Unlike virtually every other country, including even the UK, our Mercenaries are looked at, by the present US Administration, as TOTAL IDIOTS, being suckered into going there based on the Western Media Blitz.
For all the US Administration cares, their families might as well throw bake sales and hire the best Russian lawyers money can buy - and if the Mercenaries are lucky, they’ll spend a few decades in Siberia.
“during fighting with Russian forces “ -— Shouldn’t that be fighting “against” Russian forces? The media has gone downhill with illiterates and software writing articles.
Play stupid games — win stupid prizes!!
Another good idea: Don’t poke the bear!
Way to go Brandon. What a government you’ve got there.
Oh no! Who will wave the rainbow flag in Ukraine now ?
I have read the threat and I think everyone here is missing the point. There is more here than meets the eye. Some people volunteered as foreign mercenaries and may be paid form non-Ukrainian sources. There are also those sent by Western governments and in this case Russia is forcing France, Britian, and the US to admit we sent in military personnel or intel agency assets to assit in direct combat operations. The NATO declared personnel that are doing training are not these people, but there were reports last month that France had 50 military officers assigned to NATO captured with no official resolution - however, no public trails either.
Contractors such as Wagner, or the French Foreign Legion, are sanctioned combatants who take on more risk than common soldiers and are treated as lawful combatants. These type of soldiers are paid from governments openly.
America is going to probably leave the CIA assets on their own rather than admit publically we are involved directly in this war.
NATO staffed joint command posts in the Ukraine and Russia has worked hard to capture them when possible. The same for Biden family Hunter Biden biolabs to which the Pentago admits.
British Intel will not get their assets back. NATO might. Volunteers not paid by Ukraine will be sentenced.
IF you are determined enough to go somewhere and fight someone elses war, why would you not be determined enough to fight to the death?
Remember Gary Powers. There will at least be a show trial. Hopefully for these fighters who wanted to be heroes, if they’re lucky, Putin will trade them for concessions from the US and Britain.