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

I'm not sure if there were any active North Korean troops participating in the SMO at all.🤔

Yeah, that's not a very good article at all. Pretty much what I would expect from a Reuters/CIA 'investigation'. Ooga-booga, be scared of Putin + ooga-booga, be scared of Kim Jong Un, enemies of the free world, etc.

North Korea may be offering some aid as a token goodwill gesture based on bilateral cooperation agreements, but Russia's military capacity has been capable of demilitarizing NATO all on its own.
 
The agreement expired at midnight today. I wonder what will follow? I must admit that in Russia, many expect a strong blow to the energy sector of ukrop. Well, let's see.
The moratorium on strikes on power facilities has expired
Today, on April 17, 2025, the 30-day moratorium on strikes on critical infrastructure, initiated by US President Donald Trump as part of efforts to de-escalate the Russian-Ukrainian conflict, expired. According to a statement by the Russian authorities, the Russian Armed Forces, following the instructions of President Vladimir Putin, completely refrained from attacks on energy and infrastructure facilities in Ukraine during the entire period of the agreement, which began on March 18. At the same time, Ukraine, according to the Russian Defense Ministry, did not observe the moratorium for a single day, launching more than 100 strikes against similar targets on Russian territory using missiles, drones and artillery. These actions undermine attempts to reduce the intensity of the conflict and call into question the effectiveness of such initiatives.

The moratorium, agreed upon during a telephone conversation between Putin and Trump, was intended to be the first step towards a broader truce, including negotiations on a cease-fire in the Black Sea and a complete cessation of hostilities. Russia saw the agreement as an opportunity to protect key facilities such as power plants, oil refineries, and gas pipelines from attacks that cause significant economic damage. However, Moscow believes that numerous violations by Kiev indicate the unwillingness of the Ukrainian authorities to follow the agreements, which complicates further dialogue.

According to Reuters, Russia has recorded 14 attacks on its energy infrastructure in the last 24 hours of the moratorium alone, including attacks on substations in the Belgorod region and the Russian-controlled part of the Zaporizhia region. TASS, citing Russian Foreign Ministry Ambassador Rodion Miroshnik, reports that the total number of violations has exceeded 107, including attacks on gas stations, oil storage facilities and power lines. In particular, the Russian Defense Ministry pointed to an attempted attack on the Turkstream compressor station in the Krasnodar Territory. Ukraine, in turn, denies the accusations, saying that its forces are attacking exclusively military targets.

Сегодня в полночь истек срок договоренности. Интересно, что за этим последует? Надо признаться , что в России многие ждут сильного удара по энергетике укропов. Что же, посмотрим.
 
Energy moratorium ends, we also have this statement. It cost very little for Russia to cooperate with this show of good faith, knowing that it was very unlikely to achieve anything. If Ukraine won't implement this test run, what's the point of a more comprehensive agreement?


A ceasefire in Ukraine is unrealistic at this point, as Kiev fails to honor the moratorium on striking energy infrastructure, said Russia's envoy to the UN, Vasily Nebenzya.

"We had an attempt at a limited ceasefire concerning energy infrastructure, which was not observed by the Ukrainian side. Under these circumstances, it is simply unrealistic to talk about a ceasefire at this point," he told reporters.

On March 18, US President Donald Trump put forward a proposal for the sides of the conflict to refrain from strikes on energy infrastructure for 30 days. Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed and immediately gave the Russian military the appropriate command. Vladimir Zelensky later said Ukraine would also support the proposal.

However, Ukraine attacked Russian energy sites from March 18 to April 16 in 15 regions. They are the Belgorod, Bryansk, Voronezh, Zaporozhye, Kursk, Lipetsk, Rostov, Saratov, Smolensk, Tambov, Krasnodar and Kherson regions, Crimea, and the Donetsk and Lugansk people’s republics. The strikes were carried out with drones and various artillery capabilities, including the HIMARS. Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Kiev has not actually observed the moratorium, and attempts to attack the Russian energy sector continue.
 
Checked out an X post to see if it was real and it is. I found it interesting that this is on an official Russian gov't website.

The website of the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service has an article, beginning with an unflattering cartoon of Ursula von der Leyen with bloody limbs in the shape of a swastika, that makes a case for Europe's predisposition towards extreme authoritarian ideologies, and that, as the title reads, "EUROFASCISM, JUST LIKE 80 YEARS AGO, IS A COMMON ENEMY OF MOSCOW AND WASHINGTON," suggesting perhaps that Russia and the USA should combine forces to defeat the EU leadership. It makes fair points about Europe's past.

Any opinions about this?

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Any opinions about this?
In my opinion, the action of certain forces seeking to plunge Europe into the chaos of war by any means is quite clearly visible. Just look at the leadership of European structures. Von der Leyen, Callas, Rutte, etc. I do not know the mechanism of selection/appointment to specific positions, but this is not so important in this case. It is only important that the peoples of Europe have virtually no influence on this process.
I, as a Russian and as a citizen of Russia, probably see somewhat better than other forum participants how diligently European structures make Russia an enemy of the "collective West" and now, with the development of the situation, the goals and means are slowly beginning to change places. I'll explain what I mean. I used to think that the main goal is to destroy Russia as a single, powerful state, and the means for this is the active militarization of the entire "collective West", but now with the change in US policy and the reaction of the leadership of European structures to this change, I have suspicions that the true goal is to destroy Europe in its current form and the alleged clash with Russia is either a secondary goal, or just a means to achieve the main goal.

На мой взгляд довольно явственно просматривается действие неких сил, стремящихся любыми путями погрузить Европу в хаос войны. Посмотрите только на руководство европейских структур. Фон дер Ляйен, Каллас, Рютте и т.д. Я не знаю механизма выбора/назначения на конкретные должности, но это в данном случае не так уж важно. Важно только, что народы европы практически никак не могут влиять на этот процесс.
Мне, как русскому и как гражданину России наверно несколько лучше чем другим участникам форума видно как старательно европейские структуры делают из России врага "коллективного Запада" и теперь уже с развитием ситуации потихоньку начинают меняться местами цели и средства. Я поясню, что я имею ввиду. Раньше я думал, что основной целью является уничтожение России, как единого, мощного государства, а средством для этого активная милитаризация всего "коллективного Запада", но теперь с изменением политики США и реакцией на это изменение руководства европейских структур, у меня появляются подозрения, что истинная цель заключается в уничтожении Европы в нынешнем ее виде, а предполагаемое столкновение с Россией это либо вторичная цель, либо всего лишь средство для достижения основной цели.
 
"EUROFASCISM, JUST LIKE 80 YEARS AGO, IS A COMMON ENEMY OF MOSCOW AND WASHINGTON,"
Any opinions about this?
Eurofascism is the patsy between Washington and Moscow.
And what is fascism nowadays ? The USA and Russia have their share in that matter !
As youlik wrote, the true goal might be to destroy Europe in its current form, but also to fight each other by proxy.
The real enemy anyway is pathocraty, sociopathy, phallocraty, psychopathy in brief.
 
Eurofascism is the patsy between Washington and Moscow.
And what is fascism nowadays ? The USA and Russia have their share in that matter !
As youlik wrote, the true goal might be to destroy Europe in its current form, but also to fight each other by proxy.
The real enemy anyway is pathocraty, sociopathy, phallocraty, psychopathy in brief.

Yeah, the plan for a while now has been to Syrianize the EU, as indicated by the C's in 2017:

A: US wishes to destabilize EU similar to Syria so that they can come in and "fix" things. i.e. rule and control resources and trade the "American way". Everyone will speak English!
 
imo, Any (centralized)formal power that is exercised explicitly will over time be subject to social pressure , so sts overlords are always playing a game of three shell card monte, only a matter of how long for any formal structure, E.U (s.s.r) certainly seems to fit the bill.
 
It is quite expected and not the first decision in the framework of this conflict.
"We stop fighting from 18: 00" - Putin announced an Easter truce

The Kremlin has shown good will and its desire to resolve the Ukrainian conflict. Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a truce in Ukraine, ordering it on April 19 during a personal meeting with the Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces, First Deputy head of the Russian Defense Ministry, Army General Valery Gerasimov.

According to the decision of the President of the Russian Federation, the Russian side stops all military operations from 18: 00 on Saturday, April 19 to 00: 00 on Monday, April 21, i.e. for 30 hours. Speaking with Gerasimov, Putin said that this decision was made taking into account humanitarian considerations. At the same time, units of the Russian Armed Forces, according to the head of the Russian state, should be in constant readiness to repel possible attacks, various violations or provocations by the Ukrainian forces, any of their aggressive actions and other militant similar manifestations.

I order you to stop all military operations for this period
- Putin pointed out.

The Russian leader noted that Moscow hopes that Kiev will follow its example and also stop the fighting. This short period of truce, its course, should show Ukraine's readiness for a peaceful settlement or its real unwillingness and inability to take this step.

The expected reaction of the enemy.
Zelensky negatively responded to the cease-fire from Russia

The illegitimate President of Ukraine, Vladimir Zelensky, sharply commented on the initiative of Russian President Vladimir Putin to introduce an Easter truce. On the evening of April 19, shortly after the announcement of a temporary cessation of hostilities by Russia, Zelensky announced an air alert announced throughout Ukraine.

Regarding another attempt by Putin to play with the lives of people - now there is an air alert on the territory of Ukraine
- said the head of the Kiev regime.

He added that at 17:15, the Ukrainian military recorded Russian attack drones in the sky. According to him, the air defense forces and aviation have already started working on targets to protect the Ukrainian sky.

"Shahids" in our sky - this is Putin's real attitude to Easter and to human life

Zelensky stressed, accusing Moscow of duplicity and hypocrisy.

In addition, the illegitimate president of Ukraine reported on the situation at the front. According to him, the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Alexander Syrsky, reported on the ongoing fighting in the Kursk region of Russia, where Ukrainian forces "maintain their positions." In the Belgorod region, according to Zelensky, the Ukrainian army allegedly made progress and increased the control zone.

Recall that earlier on April 19, Vladimir Putin announced the introduction of an Easter truce. The Russian side, according to him, stops fighting from 18: 00 on April 19 to midnight on April 21. The network has already received a mixed reaction.

In my opinion, this is the first time. Enemy equipment has already been used many times by the Russian Army, but previously it was mainly transport equipment, and from combat equipment originally from the USSR was used. Now it's the turn of Western military equipment.
BMP Bradley in the Kursk border area will now fight for Russia

It became known that the "marines" of the 155th separate Guards Kursk Orders of Zhukov and Suvorov Brigade of the Marine Corps of the Pacific Fleet of the Russian Armed Forces, currently part of the North group of Troops, actively used at least one M2A2 ODS-SA Bradley infantry fighting vehicle captured from the APU American production. Its use is currently in the process of being tested by the combat coordination unit at one of the training grounds in the Kursk region.

The captured BMP that lit up was repaired and equipped with additional protection against drones, barraging ammunition and ATGMs in the form of dynamic protection units (DZ) on the hull, a grill structure on top – as well as pieces of special rubber and chains on the sides of the tower. It is used as a convenient vehicle for fighters, for medical and evacuation purposes, as well as for solving combat tasks. Spare parts should be enough (a lot of damaged ones), and ammunition, although limited,can also be obtained. Now in the Kursk border area "Bradley" will fight for Russia.

Note that the "Bradley" has good survivability and characteristics. This was proved in the course of combat operations in the SVO and KTO zones, as well as during tests conducted by Russian specialists. It is not known how many such captured infantry fighting vehicles are currently used in the Russian Armed Forces. However, we can confidently talk about several units exactly, since a similar BMP with a similar "body kit" was identified back in November 2024 at the disposal of the soldiers of the 30th separate Guards motorized Rifle Brigade of the Central Military District. They restored it after it hit an anti-personnel mine and was abandoned by the crew, and then learned how to use it, including on the battlefield.

Вполне ожидаемое и уже не первое в рамках этого конфликта решение.
Вполне ожидаемая реакция противника.
По моему, это в первый раз. Техника противника уже много раз использовалась Российской Армией, но раньше это была в основном транспортная техника, а из боевой использовалась техника родом из СССР. Теперь очередь дошла и до западной боевой техники.
 
In my opinion, the action of certain forces seeking to plunge Europe into the chaos of war by any means is quite clearly visible. Just look at the leadership of European structures. Von der Leyen, Callas, Rutte, etc. I do not know the mechanism of selection/appointment to specific positions, but this is not so important in this case. It is only important that the peoples of Europe have virtually no influence on this process.
I, as a Russian and as a citizen of Russia, probably see somewhat better than other forum participants how diligently European structures make Russia an enemy of the "collective West" and now, with the development of the situation, the goals and means are slowly beginning to change places. I'll explain what I mean. I used to think that the main goal is to destroy Russia as a single, powerful state, and the means for this is the active militarization of the entire "collective West", but now with the change in US policy and the reaction of the leadership of European structures to this change, I have suspicions that the true goal is to destroy Europe in its current form and the alleged clash with Russia is either a secondary goal, or just a means to achieve the main goal.

На мой взгляд довольно явственно просматривается действие неких сил, стремящихся любыми путями погрузить Европу в хаос войны. Посмотрите только на руководство европейских структур. Фон дер Ляйен, Каллас, Рютте и т.д. Я не знаю механизма выбора/назначения на конкретные должности, но это в данном случае не так уж важно. Важно только, что народы европы практически никак не могут влиять на этот процесс.
Мне, как русскому и как гражданину России наверно несколько лучше чем другим участникам форума видно как старательно европейские структуры делают из России врага "коллективного Запада" и теперь уже с развитием ситуации потихоньку начинают меняться местами цели и средства. Я поясню, что я имею ввиду. Раньше я думал, что основной целью является уничтожение России, как единого, мощного государства, а средством для этого активная милитаризация всего "коллективного Запада", но теперь с изменением политики США и реакцией на это изменение руководства европейских структур, у меня появляются подозрения, что истинная цель заключается в уничтожении Европы в нынешнем ее виде, а предполагаемое столкновение с Россией это либо вторичная цель, либо всего лишь средство для достижения основной цели.
I agree, and have understood that the tail has been wagging the dog for a long time. With vary old roots in Europa I feel the pain quite deeply, and the lack of foresight that seems to be present with the majority dispite their anxiety is troubling. Godspeed with their awakening.
 
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Zelensky is undermining peace talks because he wants to make deal for "military assistance" with US.
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US President Donald Trump didn’t take a hard stance as to whether he intends to stop providing military assistance to Ukraine if peace talks fall apart. Meanwhile, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio stated that after three years of supporting Ukraine and providing it with billions of dollars, the US has reached a point where it needs to focus on other tasks.
 
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