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CIA boss heads for Z-Day in Kyiv as Ukraine falters (William Burns, boss of the CIA, is flying to the Ukrainian capital for urgent, secret meetings with Zelensky)
Asia Times ^ | November 15th, 2023 | by Stephen Bryen

Posted on 11/14/2023 5:26:00 PM PST by Mariner

Wednesday, November 15th is Z-Day for the War in Ukraine. CIA Chief William Burns will arrive in Kiev for urgent, secret meetings with Zelensky. It is worth asking: How come Burns is on an urgent mission to Ukraine?

The answer to the question is that Ukraine is imploding. The crumbling of the Zelensky regime is unsurprising: Ukraine has been sustaining far too many casualties to survive for much longer. Ukraine either must find a way to make a deal with Russia or face an internal rebellion.

Zelensky is setting the stage to have Ukrainian General Valerii Zaluzhny arrested and purged. He’s likely to prepare the ground by firing three generals tied to Zaluzhny. (Zaluzhny’s top aide has already died in what’s described as an accident.)

The three are Commander of the Joint Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Sergei Naev, Commander of the Operational-Strategic Group of Troops “Tavria” Alexander Tarnavsky and Commander of the Medical Forces of the Ukrainian Armed Forces Tatyana Ostashchenko.

(Excerpt) Read more at asiatimes.com ...


TOPICS: China; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: fakenews
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To: Nervous Tick
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21 posted on 11/14/2023 6:02:33 PM PST by cabojoe ( 🇺🇸 Stop Ukie censorship. Release Gonzalo Lira)
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To: ansel12; Reverend Wright

>> Don’t carry grudges from thread to thread and don’t ping people to threads they aren’t on.

Sure, Karen.
(It appears someone’s ox got gored!)


22 posted on 11/14/2023 6:03:06 PM PST by Nervous Tick ("First the Saturday people, then the Sunday people...": ISLAM is the problem!)
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To: Mariner

When Russia’s assets get sold, that’ll be $300 billion more (at no cost to the US taxpayer)

and that will keep Ukraine going for years, they can buy a lot of missiles with that

goodbye Black Sea Fleet!


23 posted on 11/14/2023 6:08:57 PM PST by canuck_conservative
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To: Mariner

With extreme prejudice


24 posted on 11/14/2023 6:14:18 PM PST by hardspunned (Former DC GOP globalist stooge)
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To: Mariner

So. Is this where the CIA now communicates their plan for Z’s EXFIL to him?


25 posted on 11/14/2023 6:17:10 PM PST by Gaffer
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To: canuck_conservative

We’ve got some of that there ‘propaganda’ right here in River City - in the form of a couple of FR people, well known.


26 posted on 11/14/2023 6:18:37 PM PST by Gaffer
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To: canuck_conservative

Things are getting complicated with the dead Putin situation and the March 17 Russian presidential election. “Putin” is supposed to announce his candidacy a month from tomorrow so it’s no coincidence Burns will be in Kyiv tomorrow. Patrushev is looking for a way out to save face for Dec 13th.


27 posted on 11/14/2023 6:19:20 PM PST by marcusmaximus
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To: marcusmaximus
“Putin” is supposed to announce his candidacy a month from tomorrow

why then?


28 posted on 11/14/2023 6:21:52 PM PST by canuck_conservative
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To: Mariner
Along with running a blatantly dictatorial operation from Kyiv, Zelensky’s success is built on a base of graft and theft. He finances his support by allowing officials to steal as much as they can. That way they stay loyal.

Luckily for him, the US (and its allies) have refused to stop the disappearance of billions of dollars of US and European aid. But the US Congress is increasingly under pressure for accountability for money and weapons sent to Ukraine. It will be hard to move money to Ukraine without provisions that put in place independent audits.

Meanwhile, Zelensky’s political opponents are well aware of the corruption in Kyiv and are saying so. It is anyone’s guess whether that information gets to Congress, but it may.

Burns won’t be suggesting Zelensky talk to the Russians or even change his tune on demanding that Russian forces leave Ukraine. Burns can’t go against Washington’s policy, which is to drag out the Ukraine war until Biden is reelected.

29 posted on 11/14/2023 6:25:00 PM PST by FarCenter
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To: canuck_conservative

3 months before the “election”. Even Zelensky mentioned it today. Massive pressure on Russia to have an “announcement” on Dec 13. Peskov is twisting himself into a pretzel making excuses for the delay since the announcement was originally supposed to be this week.


30 posted on 11/14/2023 6:30:18 PM PST by marcusmaximus
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To: marcusmaximus

It’s always hilarous to see Putinists project their strongman fetishes onto others. Ukraine has had 5 presidents since the mass murdering KGB filth occupied the Kremlin. Zelensky will be gone sooner or later like the rest but the malignant cancers deeply embedded in Russian society and culture will remain.


31 posted on 11/14/2023 6:39:31 PM PST by lodi90
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To: Mariner

Hey Volod...don’t get in the APC (armoured personnel carrier) with the CIA guy.


32 posted on 11/14/2023 6:40:18 PM PST by mass55th (“Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway.” ― John Wayne)
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To: canuck_conservative

ONLY a dunce thinks Russia’s $300bil will be seized and sold.

Dunce.

https://lieber.westpoint.edu/seizure-russian-state-assets-state-immunity-countermeasures/#:~:text=After%20Russia%E2%80%99s%20invasion%20of%20Ukraine%20in%20February%202022%2C,the%20Russian%20Central%20Bank%20as%20foreign%20exchange%20reserves.


33 posted on 11/14/2023 6:58:53 PM PST by Mariner (War Criminal #18)
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To: lodi90; All

“Ukraine has had 5 presidents since the mass murdering KGB filth occupied the Kremlin. “


So has the USA.

Another commonality. Both countries had a President win an election but be overthrown by a USA Deep State-backed Color Revolution.


35 posted on 11/14/2023 8:43:53 PM PST by Reverend Wright ( Everything touched by progressives, dies !)
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