Putin Recognizes Donbass Republics, Sends Russian Military to 'Denazify' Ukraine

[Mark7]

In some ways I am lucky at work because very few even mention what is going on in Ukraine as if it doesn't even reach their radar. They are wrapped up in their own personal dramas to even notice that things are changing quite rapidly.

I find it disturbing that so many people are still so clueless as to what's going on. Normalcy bias to the max. Normies are still just 'living for the weekend', and going to the game, church, bar, restaurant, or whatever of choice. Limited to childish, self-calming pursuits - playing, having fun, 'enjoying life', as they avoid "negativity" and cling to conformity - comfort zones/kundabuffers. The situation is practically asking for a few jolting lessons.

 

[Cosmos]

As far as I can see, the following new speech from Putin hasn’t been posted yet:

Meeting with winners of 2021 Presidential Prize for young cultural professionals and for writing and art for children and young people​

On Cultural Workers’ Day, Vladimir Putin had a meeting, via videoconference, with winners of the 2021 Presidential Prize for Young Cultural Professionals and the 2021 Presidential Prize for Writing and Art for Children and Young People.

March 25, 2022
16:05
Novo-Ogaryovo, Moscow Region


President of Russia Vladimir Putin: Good afternoon, friends.

First of all, I would like to congratulate you and all your colleagues on Cultural Workers’ Day. This holiday was established to honour an enormous cohort of people, true enthusiasts who dedicated their lives to Russian culture. Magnificent and inexhaustible, our culture reflects the entire diversity of the spiritual and historical legacy and traditions of our multiethnic country. It is one of the most essential foundations of the Russian state and society that strengthens our unity and develops a sense and understanding of the Motherland in our young citizens.

Russia’s cultural space was created by the hard work and talent of many generations of artists, authors and composers, actors and musicians. It is represented by a unique network of museums, libraries, cultural centres, concert venues and folk centres. In addition to the iconic Hermitage, the Bolshoi Theatre and the Mariinsky Theatre, there are thousands of local cultural facilities across Russia. Children’s theatres and libraries are another entirely Russian achievement of cultural education, available all over the country.

Russian culture has made an invaluable contribution to the development of world civilisation. For centuries, Russian masters of literature, music and fine arts have given humankind new aesthetic traditions and, more importantly, ideals and meanings that have become moral and spiritual guidelines for millions of people and entire generations.

Russian culture is human-centric. The best classical works are focused on the inner life, personal quests and emotional experiences of human beings. They ask relevant questions, help people to think, understand and draw conclusions.

It is not surprising that the Russian mentality is known for taking things to heart. We feel very strongly about other people’s pain and injustice. We are capable of feeling sincere joy about others’ success and helping those who truly need our help.

Russian culture always protected Russia’s national identity. While readily taking in all the best and constructive, it patently rejected anything false or momentary, anything that would disrupt the continuity of our spiritual values, moral principles, and historical memory.

This unique quality reliably protects the Russian people even today, when seemingly eternal concepts and norms are being eroded and undermined in different countries, history is being distorted, and the laws of nature itself are being violated.

In a number of countries – mainly the so-called Western countries – these processes have not just permeated politics, society, sports and education, but they often run the show in these areas, they are being aggressively imposed.

Suffice it to mention the notion of cancel culture, which generally refers to public ostracism, boycotting, and sometimes withholding, even oblivion of certain obvious facts, books, names of historical and modern public figures, writers or anyone who does not fit into modern patterns, no matter how absurd they actually are.

This did not begin yesterday. For example, as we are well aware, Hollywood has regularly released films that declared the United States the sole defeater of Nazism. Those films effectively “cancelled” the courage and heroism, and the victory achieved by the Red Army, which made a decisive contribution – suffice it to consider the numbers of military units that fought on the Eastern Front, near Germany – that decisive contribution has been cancelled as well.

When Japan annually commemorates the victims of the nuclear bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August, they either bashfully keep silent about who dropped the bombs on their cities, or they write flagrant nonsense, that some abstract allies did it. This is what their textbooks say. They simply prefer not to talk about the fact that it was the United States that committed such as a terrible and unjustified massacre at the end of World War II. They have cynically decided to “cancel” this truth as well.

Children's writer J. K. Rowling, the author of books that have sold hundreds of millions of copies around the world, has recently been cancelled in much the same way for displeasing supporters of so-called gender freedoms.

Today, they are trying to cancel an entire millennium-old country, our people. I am referring to the mounting discrimination against everything related to Russia, about the trend that is gaining momentum in a number of Western states – with the complete connivance and sometimes with encouragement from the ruling elite.

This notorious cancel culture has turned into the cancellation of culture. The names Tchaikovsky, Shostakovich and Rachmaninoff are blacked out on concert posters. Russian writers and their books are banned. The last time a campaign like this happened, it was the Nazis who began destroying objectionable literature in Germany. We know well and remember from documentaries the burning of books right on public squares.

It is impossible to imagine this in our country. We are insured against this largely owing to domestic culture. For us, this is inseparable from our Motherland, from Russia where there is no room for ethnic intolerance and where representatives of dozens of nationalities and ethnic groups have lived, worked and brought up children for centuries. Our society is proud of its cultural diversity – the strength and advantage of our state.

I think many people know, have seen how a street artist painted Fyodor Dostoyevsky on a wall of a building. The West has now “cancelled” or “is cancelling” this Russian writer. This still gives us the hope that mutual sympathy and culture, which link and unite all of us, will pave the way for truth, that art and education will only promote wisdom, kindness and other time-tested values, as they should.

I am confident that it will not be otherwise in Russia. One of the confirmations of this is the creativity of the participants in our meeting – the winners of prizes for young cultural figures and for works for children.

Friends, you belong to different generations and serve in different areas of Russian culture and education. Yet, you are equally loyal to them. You are striving to multiply their rich traditions and bring up new generations of thinking and spiritually rich people who are able to perceive and pass on traditional values, who know and respect the past and present of their homeland, who are the true citizens of Russia.

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[ziutek]

Great article

“Events like this happen once a century”: Sergey Glazyev on the breakdown of epochs and changing ways of life | The Vineyard of the Saker

A bird's eye view of the vineyard

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[Cosmos]

The Empire is experiencing difficulty coping with the new reality

Is it because they only know how to make superficial threats to intimidate?

For those who still doubt.

https://www.rt.com/business/552820-gas-ruble-payments-putin/

Russia sets ruble gas payment deadline​

President Putin says ‘unfriendly countries’ must switch to its currency by March 31

Russian President Vladimir Putin has authorized the government, the central bank, and Gazprombank to take the necessary steps to switch all payments for Russian natural gas from “unfriendly states” to rubles starting March 31.
The measure targets “member states of the EU and other countries that have introduced restrictions against citizens of the Russian Federation and Russian legal entities,” the mandate published on the Kremlin website reads.
Russia will stop shipping natural gas to countries refusing to settle payments in rubles, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said on Monday.
The decision, first announced last week, came as Russia’s oil trade has been left in disarray as importers put orders on hold due to the latest sanctions introduced against Moscow over its military operation in Ukraine.

A nice April Fool date? April drop dead date?

It very much looks like the collective west is committing suicide, and very fast. It sounds like Russia won't deliver gas any more pretty soon to all those countries if they really think that it is a good idea to not pay in rubles:

Peskov: Russia won’t engage in charity to supply free gas to Europe

Moscow is working on the details of delivering gas to unfriendly countries for rubles, but if Europe refuses to pay in the Russian currency, Russia will not engage in charity work, Report informs citing TASS that Russian presidential spokesman Dmitri Pesk

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It seems that this will practically mean that in the next few weeks' gas will completely stop coming from Russia to "the collective west". With FAR reaching ramifications! As I understand it, for Europe the Russian gas alone makes up a very big percentage of the energy needs, which will mean no heating for many people in Europe and rolling blackouts, not to mention a skyrocketing inflation and possibly the collapse of the Euro and Dollar. And by all accounts the western leaders seem to be foolish enough to not stop even there, which will likely mean that the Russians will extend the rouble payments to other commodities such as oil, wheat, etc, step by step. In fact, it sounds like Russia is prepared to switch to rubles far all of its commodities and will do so if the west isn't wising up fast!

As I said, I think Putin checkmated them, or is in the process of doing so.

 

[Mark7]

Sarah Westall interviews Veterans Today editor, Mike Harris about the "The Hidden History of the Incredibly Evil Kazarian Mafia". There seems to be some objective and timely information here. I listened to most of the 3 parts and could not find an obvious agenda or misleading statements. Westhall qualifies the info here to some extent - she says that while she does not always agree with all the analyses from Veterans Today, much of what Harris says here about the Kazarians is supported by her own research. Harris could have gone into much more detail around certain topics, but there are some interesting tidbits nevertheless.

Supposedly, the Kazarians were known to murder travelers and steal their identities. They would assume the identities of their victims and often rip off both parties in any business deals their victims were involved in - "Name Stealers". The Kazarian elite practiced some kind of "Babylonian Black Magic". This magic was incorporated into their own brand of Judaism when the Kazarian King adopted the Jewish religion for the entire country.

The Kazarian Mafia presumably use the controlled Jewish population both to commit their crimes and also to take the brunt of any repercussions resulting from such crimes. Some careful research may produce some interesting things.

The Hidden History of the Incredibly Evil Khazarian Mafia w/ VT Editor Mike Harris (1of3)

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[bjorb]

As I said, I think Putin checkmated them, or is in the process of doing so.

Close, or... (session 10 October 2015)

(Perceval) Yes. I wanted to ask about the extent to which the US and the powers in that camp have been checkmated by Russia and Putin? They seem to be extremely quiet. All they can do is talk a lot of nonsense and throw silly accusations around...

A: Not checkmate just yet, but the queen is certainly in danger of being taken.

Is Europe the queen piece of the Empire?

It seems that this will practically mean that in the next few weeks' gas will completely stop coming from Russia to "the collective west". With FAR reaching ramifications! As I understand it, for Europe the Russian gas alone makes up a very big percentage of the energy needs, which will mean no heating for many people in Europe and rolling blackouts, not to mention a skyrocketing inflation and possibly the collapse of the Euro and Dollar.

My thoughts exactly. But Europe might come around, once the people revolt on a big scale. Accepting Russian gas/oil/food and leaving the US further isolated.

 

[bjorb]

 

[Redrock12]

@cope

Sadly Supratim Barman writes what seems to me to be a truthful analysis of the US/MIC/Deep State/etc. inhumanity to so many countries around the world. That is not an easy thing for any US citizen to say but I have seen this for so long it breaks my heart that so many here are still asleep or just do not want to see it.

Ditto @goyacobol. Very close to the same in Canada. In fact, it seems the norm is an extremely hostile reaction if you criticize the mainstream narrative on Ukraine, or even going as far back as the Vietnam war. Sadly, I get the impression that a lot of Canadians don't want to wake up. Complacency-things are going too good-I guess, and/or an unwillingness to face reality.
Sad but true

 

[ziutek]

What a bunch of nonsense this is.
He probably thinks that by the time this war is over it will be the end of the world?
After all, no one will talk to him about anything anymore.


"After the start of full-scale armed aggression of the Russian Federation against Ukraine between Ukrainians and Russians there was a deep historical and cultural split, which is unlikely to be overcome in the coming years," Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenski said in a conversation with representatives of Russian media from the YouTube channel Zygar, the channel of Dozd TV, the portal Meduza and the newspapers Kommiersant and Novaya Gazeta.

Zelenski stressed that after February 24, Ukrainians began to treat Russians much worse, the emotional component in the attitude not only to Russia itself, but also to the people of this country was lost.

"This month there was a global historical and cultural split. This is not just war, I think everything is much worse"- said Volodymyr Zelenski.

The president noted that some Russians have been forced to leave their country in protest against the Russian invasion of Ukraine, but the majority of the population supports the actions of the Russian government.

"I think this is the worst disappointment that has happened. Disappointment has turned into hatred of nations. I have no answer how it can be returned, I have no answer if it will ever come back"- said the Ukrainian president.

Volodymyr Zelenski stressed that the Russian invaders are committing terrible crimes by destroying cities and villages in Ukraine, leaving behind no infrastructural facilities.

"They are coming. If local authorities or anyone doesn't want them, they are immediately kidnapped. People start shouting about it-everything is burned"- noted the president.

According to Zelensky, such actions will increase the hatred of Ukrainians for everything related to Russia, in particular, the culture and language of this country.

"Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin has done the worst thing for the Russian language. I think it is an irreparable damage. Of course, people outside of Russia will sometimes be ashamed to speak Russian in any society. This was the case after the war, as a result of which a particular aggressor was recognized in the world"- said Volodymyr Zelenski.

The President of Ukraine stressed that before the war some Ukrainians were loyal to Russia, but now, when the aggressor destroyed their cities and killed their loved ones, this attitude was replaced by hatred.

Regarding the POW issue, Zelenski said that "the Ukrainian side is ready to exchange Russian POWs for Ukrainian POWs even before the end of hostilities."

"Lists are being drawn up. I know that our military made lists. Of all those who are (in captivity-my emphasis)-these lists are there, the data are there. I don't know if they are interested in them. I think the politicians are not very interested in them. I'm just not sure if these lists are needed by the Russian side"- said Zelenski, declaring that he favors carrying out the exchange of prisoners of war without waiting for the war to end.

"It is not necessary to act according to some generally accepted canons: they say we will wait until the end of the war, or we have to recruit more there (...) I don't understand why it is so. I think there is an agreement to trade everyone for everyone, there are so many today- let's trade enough. Don't compare: 10 for 10, 11 for 11"- said the Ukrainian president.

He also noted that Ukraine does not want to leave the corpses of Russian soldiers on its territory, but wants to give them to the relatives of the dead.

"They (the Russian side-note mine) first refused, and then they offered us some bags (...) It looks like (...) You know, even when a dog or a cat dies, they don't do that. These are garbage bags. I do not understand what people think, what the parents of these children think"- said Zelenski.

Volodymyr Zelenski noted that for him, as the president of a fighting country, such an attitude is unacceptable even towards the soldiers of an enemy state.

"This is not cattle. And why is all this appalling? Because if such an attitude towards your own, what is the attitude towards everyone else? And here we differ with the Russian authorities"- concluded Zelenski.

"The Russian Federation for several years has been trying to destabilize the political situation in Ukraine, but these attempts have failed, and therefore the armed aggression against our country has not achieved its goals"- stated Zelenski.

He stressed that Russia is trying to weaken the situation in Ukraine through the activities of individual political parties, which, among others, took part in local elections.

The president pointed out that the Russian Federation chose the tactic of gaining power by pro-Russian forces in the regions of Ukraine, and even bought out the local organizations of some of them.

"Then we saw the first steps- in various local, district or provincial councils they came out with an ultimatum: somewhere to block, somewhere to demote representatives of the ruling party. Somewhere they introduced aspects that this or that reform should not work, because we have a way to decentralize power and we will solve it ourselves"- said Volodymyr Zelenski.

He pointed out that these forces of Russian influence tried to initiate early elections to the Verkhovna Rada in order to create political chaos in Ukraine.

"This destabilization was necessary in order to, having strong regional control, come to a breakdown of the mono-majority. Economic chaos and political instability in Ukraine would lead to escalation from the Russian Federation"- said the Ukrainian president.

According to Volodymyr Zelensky, such destabilization could greatly simplify Russian plans to occupy Ukraine, but the destabilization did not happen.

According to him, political leaders of the Russian Federation can receive false information that the Ukrainian people will greet the occupiers with "flowers and smiles", and the current government allegedly has no support in society.

"And at that moment, when they saw that something went wrong, of course the parallel exit was to neutralize as much as possible those who would stabilize the situation in power. And when there is war, who can guarantee stability? Under martial law, only the president by virtue of his authority can do that"- said Volodymyr Zelenski and added that this is why attempts are being made to eliminate him by force.

By the way, I would like to add that this message was addressed to the Russian audience, and such a steak of nonsense has not been heard there for a long time.

Probably, for many who did not have a fully formed opinion on the Kiev junta, this interview opened their eyes.

And besides, Zelenski should only be very concerned about his life - and like Adolf H. sit safely - like a mouse under a broom, in his luxurious shelter, where maybe he will make only a reasonable and final decision in some time?

I can only add that his chances for a personal meeting with the president of the Russian Federation at this point have fallen to zero, because he is no longer a partner for anyone after this interview - he simply proved that he is just a hypocritical cabaret performer whose real reality is mixed up with the skits he plays on stage."

Translated with www.DeepL.com/Translator (free version)

Wojna już nie domowa na Ukrainie 28.03.2022r.- 2470 dzień od nowego rozejmu (pełnowymiarowa operacja zbrojna USZ wobec republik w Donbasie, zakończona interwencją wojsk FR- dzień 39).

„Niemy krzyk”– dzień 676.

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[Pierre]

Map of Ukraine as of March, 27th (Source: Intel Slava)



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[goyacobol]

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In the spirit of the Z...it reminds me of an old TV series of the cunning of a fox...

 

[Metrist]

I'm wondering how climate effects these political tensions. And if perhaps politics is cover for the reality of systematic failure, or impending failure because of it.

And so, the powers get a jump on the impending failure by preparation. With Russia securing itself and surroundings, and the West hoping to weaken Russia as it stands to come out on top in being ready to weather the hardship.

So, strategies in face of global climate would 'jump the gun' and act prior to the hardships to gain advantage in the uncertainty.

So, the fighting which is happening, is slanted towards demonizing each other prior to escalation, but it is just a power grab to secure advantages. The real underlying cause is mostly climate, and ability to provide for each nations interests.

There's no reason for everyday people to hate on each other, but politics would have us do just that - in order to fortify their power ambitions. And in a time when we should be more cooperative, the opposite is happening - because opportunists see this as a all-or-nothing proposition. And as it pans out, their strategies shift and turn toward anything to keep from sinking into nothingness, as their motives are unrealistic.

 

[youlik]

So the move will come and to these ghouls

The identity of the Nazis who shot Russian prisoners of war has been established
28.03.2022 19:00
The sources of the Telegram channel "Go and See" were able to identify and confirm the identity of the Ukrainian Nazis who mocked and shot at Russian prisoners of war.

Among them are the well-known criminal and the leader of the Kharkiv "Azov" * Sergey "Chili" Velichko and the commander of the local defense battalion Konstantin Nemichev. In addition, the place of the base where the prisoners were tortured was also established — the village of Malaya Rogan near Kharkov.

"Chili" is known in Kharkiv and throughout Ukraine as a psychopath and a violent criminal. He committed kidnappings, engaged in extortion and torture. Moreover, even among his comrades-in-arms, he has a bad reputation: he even mocked "comrades".

It is worth noting that "Chile" was among those who were released by the Kiev regime to fight the "aggressor". A person with such a biography was given a weapon and given power. This has already led to the death of the Russian military and it is unknown how many civilians suffered at his hands.

https://news-front.info/2022/03/28/...tov-rasstreljavshih-rossijskih-voennoplennyh/

 

[goyacobol]

I'm wondering how climate effects these political tensions. And if perhaps politics is cover for the reality of systematic failure, or impending failure because of it.

I seems reasonable to wonder if many in the upper echelons know more about the climate changes than they are revealing.

 

[Ellipse]

I listened to the analysis of this video which is from a French guy who described himself as "Aviation enthusiast, former aviator in the naval aviation specialized in air safety. Aeronautical consulting director and founder of Aviation NXT."

The video is well documented and allow for a counter point of view. For him, Russian army is in big troubles. Propaganda? Perhaps. The post of Laurentien2 have some interesting elements too. Some elements of the video:

- Unsustainable material losses for the Russians (23:23). 1.800 proved vehicles loss, certainly more. Detail here.
- 50% of the Russian army engaged. Can't do much more without putting Russia in danger (opening Russia to an invasion from other sides, 30.000 NATO soldiers currently at training in Norway).
- Big difficulties to coordinate efficiently the battlefield.
- Article published by Russians (and quickly retrieved) said 9.861 dead and 16.153 wounded persons. So, from an extrapolation of captured vehicles, 1/4 of the 150.000 military Russian force is annihilated (150.000/4 = 37.500). It's incredible.
- Current capacities ofthe army are partially occupied to hold sieges and another part to hold rebellious population. No exit possible. Proof of younger engaged (prisoners).
- They try to reinforce themself by all means. WWI machine gun PM M1910 saw on the battlefield.
- At the opposite, Ukrainian receive fresh material from NATO.
- Interception of unencrypted communications show shortage of fuel, ammunitions and food + Chilblains (-15°C / 5°F).
- Small drones made in Turkish able to detect Russian position and are hard to destroy
- Imprecision of missiles (footage show how they missed landing strip by 4 or 5 meters)
- Ukrainian counter offensives in some cities witch are now again Ukrainian and so some Russians became isolated.
- Container of advanced electronic warfare captured
...

You can watch the full video with the automatic translation. A lot of others points and contain a lot of footages too.
It contrast with an article such as this one: "The Ukrainian Army Has Been Defeated. What's Left Is Mop-Up".

I think an incredible harsh battle is ongoing on the ground. I saw an article untitled "Will NATO get every last Ukrainian killed?" A good summary?