Russia shipping unknown cargo out of S Africa on sanctioned ship. Is Putin moving all the gold he has plundered in Africa or buying arms from S. Africa? US alerted S. Africa but S. Africa did nothing to prevent the ship from docking and loading/unloading cargo. US needs to get the EU to agree to sanction S. Africa for allowing this A sanctioned Russian ship moved cargo under the cover of darkness at a port in South Africa, and the local government won't say what was being unloaded, the Wall Street Journal reports (msn.com) The Wall Street Journal reported that for two nights in December, during nationwide power cuts, a large crane moved cargo off and onto the ship at Simon's Town Naval Base, near Cape Town. Local South African government officials have declined to reveal what was in the cargo and what was being unloaded at the port. The Wall Street Journal reported that the ship — whose company MG-FLOT, which was previously known as Transmorflot LLC, has been accused by the US of transporting Russian arms and weapons — turned off its transponder, which tracks its location, upon docking at Simon's Town last month. The Wall Street Journal reported that the ship's locator was turned on again two days later when it was 100 miles east of Simon's Town. The US sanctioned the Lady R on May 8, 2022, when the ship's company was using the name Transmorflot LLC, according to the Department of the Treasury. The Wall Street Journal reported that the US government alerted South Africa that the ship was under US sanctions when trackers showed it was headed toward the country in November but the US never got a response from South Africa about its warning.
Losing Ukraine, US moves to the next Ukraine ... Taiwan officer reveals details of rare interaction with NATO
Keeping in mind that what you're referring to a "US engineered coup" was a popular uprising replacing the corrupt Russian puppet Viktor Yanukovych who by the way was given exile in Russia by your buddy Vlad. The revolution was almost immediately followed by a free and fair election in which Petro Poroshenko was elected to the presidency of Ukraine.
free and fair election ... which of course the US had nothing to do with. free and fair election ... but not in Donetsk, Lugansk, Kherson and Zaporozhie.
Probably North Koreans. I've been hearing they are having trouble unloading their counterfeit currency on other countries and need a country that is truly desperate. So if you see any dollar bills where Washington looks a little too much like Kim Jong Un, you have your answer.
Russia's executioners are a little too enthusiastic about their job. They sometimes kill other Russian executioners if they do not provide satisfaction with their executioning. Putin’s Secret ‘Squadron’ of Executioners Exposed for Killing Own Men (yahoo.com) The fashion-conscious mercenaries, when they are not killing each other, are also LGBTQ-friendly with a colorful red bracelet on the executioners with HIV. No word on what color bracelet the Jews get to wear. I don't think Putin emphasizes his fashion-forward mercenaries enough in his war speeches. La-Ti-Da, indeed.
Change is palpable. Less and less reports of Russia losing on the battlefield. More and more emphasis on Bad Man Putin.
Europe's oil supplies are 91% full, and prices are dropping. So much for Russia-supporters and hand-wringers claiming that the price of oil would top $400/bbl. Putin is actually struggling to sell his oil for $38/bbl. Energy blackmail, comrade? NYET! The U.S. has thwarted Putin’s energy blackmail. Europe says ‘Tanks a lot!’ (yahoo.com)
No idea. I hope they haven’t bet the bank, so to speak, on Russia not collapsing politically. The smart money is not on Russia … for the moment.
Wagner boss on the ground in Soledar. Apparently, those Ukrainian troops that didn’t flee, or surrender, died to the last man ...
So much fail going on with Putin’s foray into Ukraine. This will probably end op like Carthage’s invasion of Italy at this rate. General “Armageddon” just got the boot after only 3 months. He’s scheduled to fall off a balcony next week. Putin replaces 'General Armageddon' after just 3 months
Endless fake news. The command restructure is a sign that operations in Ukraine are set to expand. Gerasimov has always been Surovikin's superior, so this does not represent a change in that regard. Rather, they've created what is essentially a theater level command for Gerasimov ...
Nearly a year after Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the western narrative of an ‘unprovoked’ attack has become impossible to sustain ... Russia-Ukraine war: How the US paved the way to Moscow's invasion
Well, he has not really spoken out against the war yet. You get to stay on the waitlist for as long as you keep your mouth shut about this political and military disaster.
Just one question. How many NATO troops were in Ukraine prior to Russia's invasion and when did NATO approve Ukraine's request to become a member of the alliance? Just asking. The reality is that Putin decided that as the Chosen One and self-designated successor to the Czars and commissars it was time to begin his mission of reestablishing the Russian/Soviet sphere of influence with Ukraine as the first domino.
seems like the itnernal war between Wagner and the Defense Department is going public. Who is going to take out whom first? Vladamir Putin Deepens Feud With Russian Mercenary Chief Who Bragged His Rogue Troops Captured Key Ukrainian Battleground (msn.com) Vladimir Putin released a statement directly contradicting claims made by his mercenary chief that a key Ukrainian salt mining town had been captured, RadarOnline.com has learned. Yevgeny Prigozhin, who was dubbed “Putin’s chef” before being named chief of the Wagner mercenary group, issued a photo of himself and his mercenaries standing in a salt mine in the eastern Ukrainian town of Soledar. ............................ “Wagner units took control of the entire territory of Soledar. A cauldron has been formed in the centre of the city in which urban fighting is going on,” Prigozhin continued. “The number of prisoners will be announced tomorrow.” But shortly after Prigozhin issued his statement, the Kremlin released a statement of their own indicating otherwise. “Assault squads are fighting in the city,” the Kremlin said. They also indicated that Russian forces had “blocked Soledar from the northern and southern areas of the city” and that the Russian air force is still in the process of striking “enemy strongholds.”
Russia is militarily disasterousing NATO didn’t need any troops. It had a massive war machine, in the Ukrainian army, and Ukrainians to use as cannon fodder ... Destroying the “Mother of All Proxy Armies” in Ukraine
