Posted on 11/20/2023 10:59:37 AM PST by marcusmaximus
The Russian and Iranian foreign ministers on Sunday discussed over phone the situation in Gaza as Israel's war rages on.
Sergey Lavrov and Hossein Amir-Abdollahian underscored the importance of an immediate cease-fire and aid delivery to the impacted civilian population, according to a Russian Foreign Ministry statement.
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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.
Where are those F-16s ?
Seems Israel is ready counter any
Hezbollah attack on Northern border.
At least for now.....that meeting may
give Hez the all out order. 35 Rockets
from Hezbollah yesterday. And Israel
hit Damascus Sat.
https://www.idf.il/en/mini-sites/hamas-israel-war-23/real-time-updates/
" Aid=Hidden Weapons, propaganda and support for the perpetrators.
Both these countries are cursed.
“Sergey Lavrov and Hossein Amir-Abdollahian underscored the importance of an immediate cease-fire and aid delivery to the impacted civilian population...”
Translation: Israel won’t let us resupply Hamas!
What Lavrov and Hossein Amir-Abdollahian will talk about publicly is calls for ceasefire, humanitarian aid, and blaming the west. In private they will discuss how to distance themselves from Hamas while keeping their mutual arms trade going. The plight of the perpetually oppressed Palestinian people is just a excuse for business as usual to them.
sonar21.com is a known Russian propaganda site
IOW, the opposite of everything they say is probably the truth!
The real problem is this;
Nobody wants “Palestinians”
in their country.
I don’t blame them.
These idiots sure like letting their mouths write checks that their fannies can’t cash.
Guess what morons: there is Someone Who will cash those checks and they will NOT like the payout.
Ezekiel 38 and 39
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