Overall excellent summary by Colonel Douglas #Macgregor of πΊπΈ#US/West's anti-Russia propaganda & instigation of Ukraine coup, US/#NATO moving east to π·πΊ#Russia's borders, πΊπ¦#Ukraine & 1/9
2/9 its backers' ignoring of #Minsk agreements & pushing Russia to defend itself & its people.
"Russia is by no means the evil aggressor in this thing. If anything, Russia launched an operation that it felt it had to to secure its country.
3/9 We have been working tirelessly for at least the last 20 years to undermine & weaken π·πΊ#Russia in whatever way possible.
...In 2014, you had this coup that we helped to organize & implement, which put people in power that would otherwise never have gotten there.
4/9 These people were violently anti-Russian, hostile to #Russian national security interests. We encouraged that, we cultivated it. We began pouring money into this thing called the #Ukrainian army.
5/9 In 2014, this fledging Ukrainian army began attacking Russians in eastern πΊπ¦#Ukraine, in the #Donetsk & #Lugansk Republics. In the time between the 1st attacks by artillery in 2014 & the intervention by π·πΊ#Russia in February 2022, they killed 14,000 people.
6/9 In the week or two just before the Russians finally moved in (Feb 2022), they fired over 2000 rounds of artillery ammunition. These were all being fired at #Russian civilians. They were technically Ukrainian citizens, they just happened to be Russians....
7/9 The Russians of eastern πΊπ¦#Ukraine have been third or second class citizens for years...
...(Re the #Minsk accords) #Merkel & #Macron admitted the whole thing was a hoax, it was simply a device to buy time for the #Ukrainians to build their forces up.
8/9 It became very clear to the Russians that this large force that was well-equipped was poised to launch an attack at π·πΊ#Russia, with the goal of crushing the #Russians in #Lugansk & #Donetsk & then ultimately re-taking #Crimea..."
Explosions and heavy fire in Nikolayev [this city is under Nazi control.]
Russian missiles continue to fly to targets in other regions of former πΊπ¦#Ukraine.
From a statement by Vasily #Nebenzya, Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation to the UN and the UN Security Council on the humanitarian situation in πΊπ¦#Ukraine.
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βToday we are going to hear a lot about solidarity of Western community with Ukraine, and their readiness to stand with it βuntil the endβ. It must be understood however that their support is exactly what is pushing Ukraine towards this end.
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In 2022, external debt increased to reach the record $132 billion or 89 % of the GDP. By various estimates, it is expected to surpass 100 % of the GDP at the end of this year.
Evgeny Prigozhin, head of the #Wagner PMC:
"This πΊπΈ#US citizen came to the meeting. Nikolos.
Where is this Nikolos?"
Musician: "Here he lies." 1/3
2/3 Evgeny Prigozhin:
"Here we have the veteran Nikolos. We're going to put him in a coffin, respectfully cover him with a U.S. flag and give him to the United States.
Because he didn't die in bed as an old man, he died in the war. And he probably died with dignity, didn't he?"
3/3 Musician: "He shot back as he was retreating."
Eugene Prigozhin: "He died in combat. Tomorrow morning we're handing over his papers and packing up his body."
βͺοΈ 8 incendiary shells flew into the village of Stary Khutor in Valuy District, 2 km from the border on the evening of May 15, 2023. 1/4
2/4 The nearest houses were only 250 meters away from this shelling. Fortunately, there were no casualties or destruction.
3/4 βͺοΈ On the morning of May 16, 2023, the Ukrainian armed forces fired 12 more incendiary phosphorus shells at the village of Nizhniye Melnitsy in the Belgorod region. From there it is 2.5 km to the border. There were no casualties.