Ah...Russian State Media.
Got it.
Posted on 11/20/2023 3:54:29 AM PST by Timber Rattler
A Bulgarian arms magnate who survived two Russian assassination attempts has raised the alarm about a sabotage campaign that he says Moscow has been waging for years as it tries to disrupt crucial weapons supplies to Ukraine.
Emilian Gebrev, whose company, Emco, produces much of the Bulgarian output of Soviet-standard bullets and tank shells shipped to Kyiv, told the Financial Times that Russian saboteurs have actively targeted his factories and depots — including after Russian President Vladimir Putin’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine last year.
“The Russian threats [mean] a new set of measures should be undertaken at a national level, as well as the level of the alliance,” he wrote in emailed answers to questions. He was referring to Nato, of which Bulgaria has been a member since 2004.
The arms manufacturer said Russian military intelligence (GRU) operatives who tried to kill him twice in 2015 “obviously acted on orders from a very high level in Moscow”, but said it remained unclear why Russia “would use subversive methods on defence-related sites and [against] individual lives on Nato and EU soil”.
No Russian operatives were captured or prosecuted in connection with his poisonings and the explosions at his company’s sites, a failure that Gebrev blamed on Moscow’s ongoing influence over Bulgaria’s government.
Russian meddling, which also extends to political parties and the media, threatens Bulgaria’s growing ambition to increase production of Soviet-era weapons and ammunition used by Ukraine and clients around the developing world, according to analysts and government officials.
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And the problem is?
Where are those F-16s you told us Zelensky was getting?
Ukrainian F-16 Pilots Arrive in the US for Initial Training
US DoD pledge: $44.2bn and 90 days of spare parts for Ukraine’s F-16 fleet
Romania opens F-16 pilot training hub for NATO allies, Ukraine
So says TASS, eh?
UKRAINIAN PILOT DEFECTS TO RUSSIA - MEDIA.
The pilot is already on Russian territory and is being interviewed by the security services, the TASS news agency says.https://t.co/VvvY15Zn9p#Ukraine #Ukrainian #Pilot #Defects #Russia #TASS pic.twitter.com/wFzY6w6x14— THE END GAME WAR 🇷🇺🇷🇺🇷🇺🇷🇺 (@THEENDGAMEWAR1) November 19, 2023
Well if Russian State Media says so then it must be true...LOL!
The Future Pilot Fighter - F - 16?
Mobilisation Continues In Ukraine - Why Aren't Authorities Keen On It Being Filmed? 🤔 pic.twitter.com/5W3SEpkXnO— Ignorance, the root and stem of all evil (@ivan_8848) November 12, 2023
Is Bulgaria exporting small arms ammo to the US?
And the problem is?
Russia?
Richard Nathan Haas is an American diplomat. He was president of the Council on Foreign Relations from July 2003 to June 2023, prior to which he was director of policy planning for the United States Department of State and a close advisor to Secretary of State Colin Powell in the George W. Bush administration.
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Despite Ukraine’s much-heralded counteroffensive, Russia has actually gained more territory over the course of 2023 than Ukraine has.
The problem is that Ukraine’s military shows no signs of being able to break through Russia’s formidable defenses, no matter how long and hard it fights. Defense tends to have the advantage over offense, and Russian forces are dug in behind miles of mine fields, trenches, traps, and fortifications. The West can send more tanks, long-range missiles, and eventually F-16 fighter jets. But there is no silver bullet capable of turning the tide on the battlefield.
Time will not be on Ukraine’s side if a high-intensity war drags on indefinitely. Russia’s economy and its defense industrial base are on a war footing. Moscow is also importing arms from North Korea and Iran and has access to consumer items that contain technology that it can repurpose for military uses. Should Russia need to reinforce its military presence in Ukraine, it has a large pool of manpower on which to draw. Russia has also found new markets for its energy, while sanctions have had only a modest effect on the Russian economy. Putin appears politically secure and in control of the levers of power, from the military and security services to the media and public narrative.
Nit wit Austin went to Ukraine, the “ subject” was F-16’s…..as a Ukie pilot just defected to Russia, Austin wanted assurances a Ukie F-16 pilot would not defect and turn over a U.S. F-16 to Vlad…….wouldn’t that be special?
And you know that how?
UKRAINIAN PILOT DEFECTS TO RUSSIA - MEDIA.
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Nit wit Austin just went to Ukraine, discussed: assurances a Ukie F-16 pilot would not defect and deliver his F-16 to Vlad…….wouldn’t that be special?
We can only hope.
And you know that how?
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Numerous NON- WESTERN media, social sites, etc….which I have found to be very accurate, neutral, and does NOT promote senile Joe’s Ukie narrative.
Even two western sites discussed this issue, I posted one a few days ago. Of course there is no changing the minds of the Ukie war cheerleaders, but as all the western welfare equipment ( wonder weapons that will “save” Ukraine) have all but been eliminated, the third major city Aviidivka falling, the “great Ukie offensive” failed,…it is getting easier every day to see the collective West’s war with Russia has failed.
Ah...Russian State Media.
Got it.
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