Speaking of which...my understanding is there is some evidence that Drueke is a chemical weapons specialist and not an ordinary combat soldier.
That said, when I did a contract years back in Saudi and was contracted by a foreign nation ( no names), I was warned that participating in any “ host military actions” would result in my citizenship being revoked. We were half Brits, a quarter US, and a quarter Paki nationals. The Brits ran the operation, and were very careful ( and clever) in keeping the operation sealed….remember way back when the US supplied helicopters to the Kingdom? Well, a few were shot down around Tabuk, by the Israelis, a real $hitshow….US supplied the helo’s, a foreign country contracted to maintain and fly them in the Kingdom, the Kingdom gave them to the Palestinians, the Palestinians flew them on missions against Israel our “ Allie’s”, getting to see the picture?
I can only imagine the deception by the Biden administration in Ukraine.
Forgot, NOTHING is as it appears, government deception is at an historic high, what never would have been done under previous administrations is now being done with impunity.
Just how intimately involved was the CIA in the operations you participated in? Getting one of the CIA operatives who’ve been working the Ukraine CF to fess up in captivity would be quite the PR coup.
Hundreds of Ameriican mercenaries or whatever…have already died in Ukraine. Hundreds more remain. There actually are more Canadians than Americans involved.
Military Summary on Rumble posted a Russian list of numbers from all countries in his 17 June update.
This is a good analyst to follow. Daily updates.
https://rumble.com/v18te46-ukraine.-military-summary-and-analysis-17.06.2022.html
Volunteers are not mercenaries. There is an actual and legal distinction which you and others on this forum clearly do not recognize or appreciate.
I can’t even get on a side here. I am certainly untrusting of the Americans, even if they are working for America. I am not siding with Russia. But I am not siding with America or Americans either. A government that does this much lying does not deserve the backing of its own people. When they lie to us, they go it alone.
Konashenkov warns that pro-Ukrainian fighters won't be considered combatants in accordance with international humanitarian law or become prisoners of war.
MARCH 4, 2022
How does this work? An American travels to Ukraine, and joins a Ukrainian military unit. Maybe he did that for idealistic reasons. Or maybe he’s working for some shadowy company, and he really is a mercenary. Anyway, his ID papers are all in order, They say he’s a member of the Ukrainian army. Then he’s captured.
Is he a member of the Ukrainian military, or is he a mercenary? How can the Russians differentiate?
Speaking of which...my understanding is there is some evidence that Drueke is a chemical weapons specialist and not an ordinary combat soldier.
That's partially because many of today's young folk are dumb enough to post everything on social media.
"Hey, I'm going to Ukraine to fight the Ruskies! I'll keep ya'll posted! Follow and Like!"
War as hell. It’s kind of like being a gunfighter in the 1800s. You always think you’re going to shoot the other guy and are shocked as you lay on the ground with a gut wound, slowly dying.
Knock, knock, knocking on heaven’s door...
These civilian folks knew they could die, so how it happens is no matter. Confusing any of this with accepted military protocols is not to be taken serious and never has been.
Basically, it's all the various alphabet agencies in all those countries trying to justify their existence. The great game it used to be called.
Play stupid games...
The question is really are these people “mercenaries” in the legal sense. Usually a mercenary is considered a “hired professional soldier who fights for any state or nation without regard to political interests or issues”. (Source; Britannica). Individual Soldiers or military technical experts who serve a friendly or neutral (to the soldiers country of citizenship) foreign government for ideological reasons are generally not considered mercenaries.
It is a gray area but personally I believe that soldiers and military/security experts who contract out to foreign governments as a profession do fit the definition of mercenary whether or not they are actually engaged in combat. Also foreign troops who are “hired” out to a different government via a government or sovereign agreement, clearly are acting as mercenaries even though individually they do not have a say in the matter.
Putin fans are the dregs of humanity. I suppose that Hitler had his fans also.
Interesting. Could you do a more step-by-step description about how it goes (recruitment, etc.) and how you think mercs are being inserted in Ukraine? I know the latter is speculative, but your educated guess would be interesting.
I can only imagine the deception by the Biden administration in Ukraine.
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I would say: biden Administration
I think it is no ‘biden’ and all ‘Administration’.