GERMANY: Former BILD editor-in-chief Julian Reichelt warned that German police are bracing for a surge in looting due to a "fuel crisis caused by Russia"
What I read from his comments is that he, Putin and Russia to a great extent have eyes wide open to what could happen in the future. Putin said years ago that a world without Russia is unthinkable. They were forced on a course, set by others, to defend not only themselves but whatever of humanity wants to follow them. Putin and by extension all those who support him are prepared to take this to it's ultimate conclusion. They will die (Russia) rather than be taken prisoner. To me this is a repeat of the Trojan War. Russia will finish this war one way or the other. What the result will be God only knows but I really believe it will be Russia who decides the outcome.
I may be totally wrong but Russia's constancy seems to speak to this and they are mentally and spiritually prepared.
Artillery of the Russian Armed Forces again struck the positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine — Sukhoi Headquarters in the Nikolaevskaya-Krivoy Rog direction.
White flashes were visible from dozens of kilometers. According to some reports, Russian thermobaric heavy flamethrower systems TOS-1A worked on the said targets.
Apparently, tomorrow the Armed Forces of Ukraine will again have to evacuate the seriously wounded to Bereznegovatoe. How they’re going to do that is unknown. They will face difficulties due to the rising water level in the Ingulets— as Russian Armed Forces struck the hydraulic structures in Krivoy Rog and Iskrovka.
I'm guessing that his comments probably reflect what he thinks, as well as what (some) others in that circle think, and perhaps also, in part, what Putin thinks, but cannot be seen to publicly say.What really strikes me here about Medvedev‘s statements are several points, which leave me wondering what the heck is going on:
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- (Correct me if I’m wrong) Medvedev was always considered to be more on the liberal and moderate side? If so, how come that he „changed“ so much now?
Vbros/Fake news. See the Kremlin thread."Sources close to Putin indicated that the Russian president’s limousine was attacked with grenades from the left front wheel of the car, followed by the eruption of “thick smoke.”
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Is it ok to laugh now?
Poland passes reparations bill
"The request of $1.3 trillion from Germany"
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You know, this could actually be an intentional blackout. You do this when you expect bombing raids so you try to make it harder for the planes to acquire their targets.Ukraine at night on Sep 6
The Russians spared some, just barely enough to keep Ukraine power supply at a minimum.
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As for the sudden change in Medvedev: Tim Kirby recently put out a video addressing that very question. It's a short video but, if i remember correctly, what he basically says is that Medvedev never was the liberal he played himself to be whilst president, and instead that he, more of less, took it on as a role because it was conducive to diplomacy at the time. What with his recent comments, it seems there's probably some truth to that.
Unfortunately a shared link shows 404 error...transcript translated into to English here.
As far as I can tell, Medvedev's "liberalism" concerned the economy and that's it. And was especially exercised when he was the PM (2012-2020) and devoted to rebuild Russian economy, or make Russia great again if you will. And he succeeded to a great extent.
Do Russian liberals have reason to hope that President Dmitry Medvedev will really reform Russia? Newsweek's Moscow correspondents call Medvedev a "fake liberal. Despite promises to shrink the bureaucracy, create an independent judiciary, rebuild the economy, and crack down on police corruption, so far the reforms remain superficial. Medvedev is absolutely loyal to his mentor, Vladimir Putin, so the reforms cannot affect the business interests of the FSB and top bureaucrats who control the huge state corporations - Gazprom, Rosneft, and others. Newsweek quotes Russian analysts as saying that the Medvedev reforms are part of the "Russia 2020" plan drawn up by Putin's team back in 2005. Its first phase gave the Kremlin control over the media and political parties. The second phase, controlled liberalization, would allow more freedom of the press, friendlier relations with the West, and the hiring of former liberal critics of the regime as Kremlin advisers.
If Putin and his team are still in power, why do they need liberals like Medvedev? The main reason, according to Newsweek, is that the appearance of reforms will allow them to keep the money they have managed to embezzle during their decade in power. Transparency International Russia estimates that the Russian economy has been stripped of more than $200 billion annually. They need reassurance that the next generation of leaders will not hold them accountable. Medvedev and Putin have different styles, outlooks, and backgrounds, but they are united in their understanding of the main task: not to allow outsiders into the system under any circumstances. Regardless of what post Putin holds, the authoritarian system he created will remain in place, along with the people he appointed to run it. Medvedev is one of them," concludes Newsweek.
Ukraine at night on Sep 6
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thorbiorn, I could be wrong, but I haven't seen any mention in the press or the news in France concerning the presence of BHL with Zelensky in this accident... Maybe a French member of the forum can confirm or deny this...Car crash, okay. But who was with Zelensky: French celebrity Bernard Henri-Levy