Exploded with laughter at the Russian incompetence. And why the right wingnuts have pivoted to the next boogieman Mainland China. Maybe they won't turn out to be a paper tiger.
Russia Removes Nuclear Munitions From Belgorod Amid Conflict: Ukraine https://www.newsweek.com/russia-removes-nuclear-munitions-belgorod-amid-conflict-ukraine-1801940 Russia has reportedly removed its nuclear munitions from a storage facility in Belgorod following the seizures of settlements by Russian defectors fighting alongside the Ukrainian army. Members of the Freedom of Russia Legion, formed mere weeks into Russian President Vladimir Putin's "special military operation" he launched on Ukraine last February, is made up of former Russian army members in addition to other Russian and Belarusian volunteers not previously part of military factions. The Russian city of Kozinka was seized in the region—taken by members of the legion and the Russian Volunteer Corps (RDK). Ilya Ponomarev, an exiled Russian politician and political representative for the group, told Newsweek on Monday that its goal is "to liberate Russia from Putinism." Andriy Yusov, a spokesman for Ukraine's military intelligence directorate, said during a telethon on Monday that the Russian facility is known as military unit No. 25624 and located in Grayvoron, a town and administrative center of the Belgorod oblast situated in western Russia near the Ukrainian border, according to Ukrainian news agency Ukrainska Pravda. It was labeled as "object C" in reference to Russian Strategic Missile Forces' conventional name for its central nuclear storage facility, according to Ukrainska Pravda. Nikolai Sokov, senior fellow at the Vienna Center for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation, told Newsweek via email on Monday that he is more than "99 percent certain" that if the report is true, the withdrawal was conducted for the safety of the weapons—adding that Russian use of them "is practically zero." "If nuclear weapons are used, this will follow an escalation with NATO and they will be used against NATO (most likely Poland)," Sokov said. "So far, however, Moscow has displayed relative caution: In spite of various vague threats, they have not taken steps at escalation—which could result in nuclear use." Grayvoron was entered by legion members, according to Ukrainska Pravda, where they called on residents to stay home and "not to resist." The Russian village Gora-Podol was also reportedly in the midst of being taken over. Mikhail Troitskiy, professor of practice at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, agrees with Sokov, and told Newsweek in an email that it's "strange" Russia did not previously remove such munitions considering the facility's proximity to the border. It could be a sign that the actions of the Russian defectors within the legion may have somehow caught the Kremlin by surprise, he said. "While Ukraine would likely not be able to deploy the nuclear warheads even it gets hold of them, Moscow may be preventing their fall in the hands of NATO countries," Troitskiy added. "So, moving nuclear munitions out of the warzone would be a reassuring sign that suggests Russia does not want to create a pretext for using nukes against Ukraine in purported retaliation for Ukraine tinkering with seized Russian nuclear munitions." Yusov said Monday's events had nothing to do with Ukraine and its military. "The security and defense forces of Ukraine are liberating Ukrainian territory and de-occupying our lands in order to reach the internationally recognized borders of Ukraine of 1991," Yusov said, according to Ukrinform. "Everything that is happening on the territory of the Russian Federation is an internal Russian conflict." Meanwhile, Yusov's claim is taken by Sokov with a large grain of salt. Sokov believes the incursion may ultimately have deadly consequences, citing a previous report by The Washington Post affiliated with leaked documents that purportedly showed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and top military brass pondering "conducting strikes in Russia" to occupy border cities in order "to give Kyiv leverage in talks with Moscow". "As a result, and since Moscow sees this war as a proxy war with NATO, the risk of escalation increases," he said. "Where this 'Legion' advances further and shoots at the nuclear storage, even if it is empty by that moment, the risk of escalation will increase further. It has been my expectation that summer and early fall may see dangerous developments. Unfortunately, things do seem to go that way." Newsweek reached out to the Ukrainian and Russian defense ministries via email for comment.
Navalny's team engaged in some psychological warfare with Motor-Mouth there on Russian TV. He would probably have a better chance of surviving at the front in Ukraine than after explaining this to the wife. And if it is all fake and made-up just to rattle him- I have no problem with that. Take it up with the wife. Married Putin Stooge Accused of Hiding Kids With Secret American Lover Vladimir Solovyov is one of Russia’s top-tier propagandists, omnipresent on the airwaves of the state media and twice decorated by Russian President Vladimir Putin for his service to the Kremlin. He often derides the West as “satanic,” and refers to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine as a “holy war.” Scarcely a broadcast goes by without Solovyov calling for nuclear strikes against the United States and its allies. As it turns out, the 59-year-old TV host might be hiding an explosive secret himself. more at link. https://news.yahoo.com/married-putin-stooge-accused-hiding-000033710.html
Economic assassins, there is even a documentary about it, should be named USoB. https://vm.tiktok.com/ZGJ9afspW/
Truth based on facts! Hard to swallow for some cause they see themselves as self-elected liberators and protectors of world peace from all things evil, not evil enough? No problem, we will sort this out for you. https://vm.tiktok.com/ZGJ9a4p2T/
Looks like no one wants to be in an alliance with Putin anymore. Say goodbye to the CSTO. Putin Ally Threatens to Blow Up Russian-Led Military Alliance https://www.thedailybeast.com/armen...rawal-from-csto-russian-led-military-alliance