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Sunday, 23 December 2018

Developments in Ukraine/Donbass - 12/22/2018

Ukrainian Deputy Calls On Poroshenko To Declare War On Russia
Petro Poroshenko | Getty Images

22 December, 2018

 
KIEV, Ukraine – A Ukrainian parliamentarian has presented to the Supreme Rada (Ukrainian parliament) a draft appeal to the country’s president, Pyotr Poroshenko, which contains the request to declare war on Russia.

The proposal was made by Mr Vitaly Kupry. Information about the appeal was posted on the official website of the Ukrainian parliament.

The document was presented under the title “Draft decree on the appeal of the Supreme Rada of Ukraine to the Ukrainian president regarding the declaration of war, rupture of diplomatic relations and suppression of communications by means of transport with the Russian Federation.”

Last week, the Ukrainian leader signed a law ending the Treaty of Friendship, Cooperation and Partnership between Ukraine and the Russian Federation. The new law provides that the agreement will cease to apply from April 2019. Moscow described the decision of Kiev as a destructive step and lamented the break.

The Treaty of Friendship, Cooperation and Partnership between Russia and Ukraine was signed in Kiev on 31 May 1997. The document, valid for 10 years, entered into force on 1 April 1999 with automatic extension for a further 10 years if there are no objections.

The document is essential for bilateral relations between the two countries and provides for a strategic partnership.

Meanwhile, Kiev is moving parachute units to the sea coast of Azov and Black Sea, stated Poroshenko during his visit to the part of the Donetsk region controlled by Ukrainian authorities.

According to the Ukrainian president, among others will be displaced, by air, detachments of the 95th brigade, which will also strengthen the defense of the coast, a Ukrainian TV channel said.

Poroshenko added that after the imposition of martial law, the short-term training of the brigades that defended the most dangerous flank was carried out.

Russian Deputy Aleksandr Sherin believes that Poroshenko’s statement is one more way of raising his popularity and a pretext for prolonging martial law. According to him, the decision is not appropriate from the military point of view, nor from the point of view of military tactical or strategic actions.

"Declaration of War on Russia" Bill Introduced in Ukraine Parliament


22 December, 2018

*** BULLETIN ***

Russia Assigns 3,000 Troops to "Nuclear Decontamination"

See 4:03 PM Update

A Member of the Ukraine Rada (Parliament) has introduced the paperwork for a Declaration of War on Russia, the cessation of Diplomatic Relations,  and the severing of Transport ties.

The Member of Parliament (MP) Vitaliy Nikolayevich Kuptiy introduced the Resolution today, December 21, as shown below:



I don't know what type of suicidal maniac one must be in order to introduce something like this into the Ukraine legislature, but clearly, someone over there is out of his mind.

It seems to me that no one would even THINK of doing such a thing unless they were being given assurances that NATO and the USA "have Ukraine's back."

Whoever in NATO and the USA gave such assurances should be stopped.   This is utter madness.

In response to this action, More than a dozen SU-27 and SU-30 fighter jets which Russia is deploying to boost its air force, amid heightened tensions with Ukraine, arrived in Crimea today.

I earnestly hope all of you have "preps" of emergency food, water, medicines, fuel for generators and heat.  Because if what you see above is actually enacted by the Ukraine legislature, World War 3 is upon us all.

UPDATE 12:29 PM EST -- 


More and more signs that Ukraine President Poroshenko will launch an offensive against Donbass in order to cancel elections and remain in power: 100s of tanks and armored vehicles amassed near the frontline.

 Russia has previously made it explicitly clear that if Ukraine launches a military offensive against the Russian-speaking populations of Donetsk and Luhansk, the two break-away provinces in eastern Ukraine, Russia would be compelled to intervene militarily.  Those two provinces broke away from Kiev (Capital of Ukraine) after the US and NATO fomented the violent overthrow of democratically-elected President Victor Yanukovich, and installed a puppet regime favorable to Europe and the US.

Since that time, the Ukraine has been using military to try to regain control over the two Provinces, but the people there are fighting them using militia-style tactics.  The Ukraine government has not been able to forcibly overcome those militias.  So apparently now, Ukraine intends to launch a full-out military offensive; exactly what Russia warned would result in a Russian military response.

UPDATE 12:59 PM EST --


For geographic reference purposes, you need to know that the Mediterranean Sea joins the Black Sea via the Strait of Bosporus.   The Black Sea then joins the Sea of Azov via the Kerch Strait.  Here's a map of the region: (Click Map to enlarge)




The Bosporus strait is tightly regulated by a very old Treaty called the Montreaux Convention and it describes what types of ships may enter the Black Sea.  The ships are classified by tonnage and whether they are civilian or military. 
Under no circumstances whatsoever can a vessel the size of an Aircraft Carrier transit the Bosporus strait into the Black Sea UNLESS it is a vessel of a nation state bordering the Black Sea.   So no US Aircraft carriers are ever able to enter the Black Sea.   That means air power for any conflict with Russia would have to come from elsewhere.

The Montreaux convention would allow US Destroyers and guided missile cruisers entry.  Vessels of that size have already entered the Black Sea for years.  But if war comes, every single man on any of those ships -- and the ships themselves -- would be utterly wiped out. 

The Sea of Azov and the Black Sea are, in military terms, “Russian lakes.” That means that Russia has the means to destroy any and all ships (or aircraft) over these two seas: on the Black Sea the life expectancy of any intruder would be measured in minutes, on the Sea of Azov,  in seconds.

Any and all ships deployed in the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov are detected and tracked by Russia and they can all easily be destroyed. The Russians know that, the Ukrainians know that and, of course, NATO knows that. Again, keep that in mind when trying to make sense of what is happening.


Whether the waters in which the Kerch Strait incident happened (
Where Ukraine sent ships without advance notice which were fired upon and impounded weeks ago) belong to Russia or not is entirely irrelevant. Everybody knows that Russia considers these waters are belonging to her and those disagreeing with this have plenty of options to express their disagreement and challenge the legality of the Russian position.

Trying to break through waters Russia considers her own with several armed military vessels is simply irresponsible and, frankly, plain stupid considering Russia's military dominance and superiority in that region. This is simply not how civilized nations behave (and there are plenty of contested waters on our planet).

If Ukraine moves ahead with its Declaration of war upon Russia, all military assistance from NATO would have to come via land in Europe.  No vessel trying to transit the Black Sea or the Sea of Azov would have any hope of arriving in Ukraine.

If Europe begins supplying Ukraine in a war with Russia, then Europe itself becomes a target of Russia. 

It is estimated in both military and Intelligence circles that the Russian Army could be in Vienna, Austria within about eight HOURS, and conquer Paris France within about a week.

THAT is what the powers-that-be are getting us into as they pursue this suicidal endeavor with Ukraine.

MILITARY INTEL UPDATE 1:32 PM EST --


According to former colleagues of mine with whom I worked during my years with the FBI Joint Terrorism Task Force (JTTF) as a National Security Intelligence Asset, Russia has been building up military forces along the Ukraine/Russia mutual border. 

Ukraine President Petro Poroshenko has said Russia has moved "more than 80,000 troops, 1,400 artillery and multiple rocket launch systems, 900 tanks, 2,300 armored combat vehicles" and hundreds of aircraft to the area.

Apparently, Poroshenko does not seem to equate what HIS OWN COUNTRY is doing and saying, is what has caused this military build-up.  He seems oblivious to the fact that, for weeks, his country has been openly talking about "going to war against Russia."

CRIMEA TODAY --

Russian APC's on the move in Crimea:




Russia continues to position military assets in Crimea to defend against a planned attack by Ukraine in an effort to negate the VOTE undertaken by citizens in Crimea to join Russia.   

Almost 90% of the adult voters in Crimea voted to join Russia after the US and NATO fomented the overthrow of the former Ukraine President, Victor Yanukovich.  The Crimeans VOTED to join Russia. 

Ukraine refuses to recognize that vote.  Europe and the US refuse to recognize that vote.  NATO/Europe/US intend to forcibly take Crimea and give it "back" to Ukraine, and assist Ukraine in FORCIBLY conquering Luhansk and Donetsk, so that ultimately, the US and NATO can put Missile Interceptors in Ukraine, like we did in Poland and Romania.

Russia pointed out that those missiles  have interchangeable warheads and, what LOOKS like a missile interceptor, can quickly be re-fitted with a nuclear warhead for first-strike purposes.

Russia also pointed out that these missiles in Poland and Romania are of a type that can travel so fast, and so far, that it would be nearly impossible for Russia to defend against such missiles.  Given that such missiles can be fitted with nuclear warheads, and given the fact those missiles CAN REACH RUSSIA'S NUCLEAR DETERRENT FORCES, those missiles put Russia in the position of losing it's nuclear deterrent and succumbing to a NATO/US nuclear first strike.

Finally, Russia points out that the reasons the US and NATO would undertake such a first strike is to steal Russia's vast natural resources: oil, gas, gold and such.  They point to the fact that after Europe/NATO/US fomented the forcible overthrow of Ukrainian President Yanukovich, one of the FIRST things done was to put an AMERICAN as President and CEO of Ukraine's national oil and gas company.  Who is that American?  Former Vice President Joe Biden's SON.

What is taking place right now is about conquest of Russia to grab it's natural resources, and remove all obstacle to absolute world domination by Europe/ the US and NATO.   Russia simply will not allow these things to happen.

Thus, the stage is now set and the pieces are moving into final position for an all-out battle.  Because people outside Russia want to get their filthy, thieving hands on Russian natural resources, and remove all obstacle to them doing whatever they want, worldwide.  In simple terms: Money and power.

The fact that World War 3 would have to take place to achieve that seems not to matter to the people seeking this.  The deaths of tens of millions seem to also not matter. 

Apparently, you, I -- and our families and our countries --  are viewed as canon fodder . . . . expendable . . .  in the machinations of these psychopathic, rich, power-hungry, madmen; folks who simply cannot stop themselves from lying, cheating, stealing and killing to get . . .  more.

***BULLETIN ***


 UPDATE 4:03 PM EST --

Russia Assigns 3,000 servicemen to Decontamination Duty for aftermath of nuclear attack in Russia's south.


From COVERT INTELLIGENCE Sources with whom I worked in my years with the FBI:

Today, Saturday December 22, Russian military servicemen from the 49th general army participated in large-scale military refresher-training and drills to practice decontamination of objects after a massive nuclear attack.

"On the territory of the Stavropol and Kuban regions, over 3,000 servicemen took part in drills on conducting radiation, chemical and bacteriological reconnaisance; as well as on deactivating contamination from nuclear weapons from terrain, weapons, and military equipment.
It should be apparent to even the most mentally dense persons, that Russia would not undertake this activity unless it thought a nuclear exchange was coming.
ASSESSMENT: If there is a nuclear exchange between Russia/Ukraine, it could be IMMEDIATELY shared with both Europe and the Continental United States -- at least on a small, but survivable scale, just to share the horror.
Things are spinning rapidly out of control and danger for all of us is mounting at this hour.  If you have any last-minute preps you need, food, water, fuel for electric generators or wood/kerosene for emergency heating, NOW is the time to get it. 
All cars/trucks should be fueled-up full and ready to go. 
Go-bags for bugging-out should be packed and accessible.


Thursday, 20 December 2018

Fast-moving events in Ukraine/Kerch Strait

Turchynov Calls For New Kerch Strait Provocation With NATO Support

29 November, 2018


The secretary of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine, Oleksandr Turchynov, said that Ukraine plans to carry out a new passage of ships through the Kerch Strait with the involvement of international partners.

“This is, for us, fundamental. If we stop and retreat, Russia will actually fulfill its task of seizing the Sea of ​​Azov, presenting to the world certain new sea borders in the Black Sea, de facto legalizing the occupation of the Crimea,” he said in an interview with BBC Ukraine.
The secretary of the National Security and Defense Council stressed that this issue should not be delayed.
“We also offer our partners to take part in this passage from the Ukrainian Black Sea ports to the Ukrainian ports on the Azov coast,” added Turchinov.
According to him, Ukraine intends to invite representatives of the OSCE and other international organizations, including NATO, to take part in this passage.
“It would be very logical. That the NATO ships invited by us to the ports of the Sea of ​​Azov prove that Russia must reckon with international law. So far, our initiative has not received a response. But I hope that during the next passage of the Ukrainian warships through the Kerch Strait, they at least send their observers to us,” said Turchinov.

He also commented on the likelihood of Russia detaining representatives of NATO and the OSCE.
“When the attention of the leading countries of the world will be riveted on this issue, Russia will hold its tail and will not risk acting aggressively. But if we leave the situation that is unfolding around the Kerch Strait to the mercy of fate, if our sailors are not immediately released from captivity, then the civilized world will in fact recognize that Russia has the right to any aggression, to any changes in borders and will not be held responsible! ”, said Turchinov.



More than 40 US senators called on President Donald Trump to conduct a multinational military operation against Russia in the Black Sea.

According to them, it is necessary to ensure freedom of navigation, as well as to demonstrate support for “internationally recognized borders” and bilateral agreements. It also notes the need to “resist the excessive claims of Russia to sovereignty.”


The Federal Security Service (FSB) detained a gang member in the Republic of Crimea for storing 12 kg of TNT. According to the intelligence service, the accused is related to the nationalist organization “Noman Chelebidzhikhan’s battalion” TASS reports today, December 19th. Noman Chelebidzhikhan was a prominent figure in Crimean Tatar history. He was head of the Crimean Tatar national government in 1917-1918, and was a writer, poet, and the author of the national anthem.


UKRAINE TO SEND **MORE** WARSHIPS THRU KERCH STRAIT


19 December, 2018

BREAKING - UPDATED 3:25 & 3:45 PM EST. 

 

SEE BOTTOM UPDATES

 

The Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council (NSDC) of Ukraine, Oleksandr Turchynov, has just told about the preparation of a new passage for Ukrainian warships through the Kerch Strait.
Whether they choose to abide by the agreement to inform Russia beforehand and get cooperation as they did in the past, or not like they tried several weeks ago (which erupted into a shooting naval battle) is not yet known.
This is developing . . . more info soon . . .
Secretary of the NSDC Alexander Turchinov said in an interview with the BBC .
“This is fundamental for us. If we stop and retreat, Russia will actually fulfill its task of seizing the Sea of ​​Azov, impose self-determined new sea borders in the Black Sea to the world, de facto legalizing the occupation of Crimea,” Turchinov said.
He added that the transition is possible in the near future, because, in his opinion, this question cannot be delayed. "We offer our partners to take part in this passage from the Ukrainian Black Sea ports to the Ukrainian ports on the Azov coast," the NSDC secretary added. 
According to him, Ukraine will invite representatives of the OSCE and other international organizations to be present on our ships in order to prove to the whole world that Ukraine and its seamen do not violate any laws and international rules.
At the same time, he noted that so far such an initiative has not received a response. “When the attention of the leading countries of the world is drawn to this issue, Russia, with its tail between its legs, will not risk aggressively acting,” Turchinov is sure. 
He stressed that if left to the mercy of fate the situation that unfolds around the Kerch Strait, if the Ukrainian sailors are not immediately released from captivity, then the civilized world will in fact recognize that Russia has the right to any aggression, to any changes in borders, and will not bear for that responsibility.
“Let's be honest - the Russian Federation has been condemned, but not punished,” the head of the National Security Council believes. In his opinion, sanctions against Russia should be significantly tightened, appropriate measures taken against the Russian fleet around the world, otherwise subsequent actions will be even more bloody and dangerous not only for Ukraine but also for other countries.

UPDATE 3:25 PM EST --

 

RUSSIA: The next passage of Ukrainian ships through the Kerch Strait, announced by Ukraine’s National Security and Defense Council Secretary Alexander Turchinov earlier, will be considered as a new irresponsible provocation''-Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova
"This is just an announcement of a new provocation, which has the same provocative nature," the diplomat said. "It is absolutely irresponsible. It is only meant to make the situation worse."
"Many Ukrainian partners are trying to defuse the tensions in this situation, and are actually working on finding ways of de-escalation," Zakharova noted. "To make such a statement in the context of these attempts made by several states, including EU member countries, is to confirm that provocations are the calling card of the current Kiev regime."
Earlier today, Turchinov stated in an interview with the BBC that Ukraine has no plans to cease the passage of its military vessels through the Kerch Strait, and did not rule out the possibility of eliminating the Crimean Bridge. He added that Ukraine is ready to invite representatives of the OSCE, NATO and other international organizations to be present at the Ukrainian vessels.

Kerch Strait incident

 

On November 26, Ukraine’s parliament, the Verkhovna Rada, endorsed President Pyotr Poroshenko’s decree on imposing a 30-day martial law in the Vinnitsa, Lugansk, Nikolayevsk, Odessa, Sumy, Kharkov, Chernigov, Donetsk, Zaporozhye and Kherson regions, as well as Ukraine’s territorial waters in the Sea of Azov. Initially, Poroshenko sought to impose martial law for 60 days, but this put into question holding the March presidential elections and sparked a public outcry.
The pretext for the decision to declare martial law was an incident in the Kerch Strait on November 25, when three Ukrainian warships, en route from Odessa to Mariupol, illegally crossed Russia’s state border, entered Russia’s territorial waters and started performing dangerous maneuvers.
Despite the repeated warnings and demands to stop, the Ukrainian vessels continued their way, forcing Russia to use weapons. All three Ukrainian ships were detained in the Black Sea. Three Ukrainian servicemen were slightly wounded and received medical assistance, and their lives are not under threat. A criminal case has been launched over the violation of Russia’s state border. Moscow slammed the incident as a provocation.
Twenty-four Ukrainian sailors have been detained in Russia until January 25, 2019.

UKRAINE GOES "FULL RETARD" 

 

UPDATE 3:45 PM EST -- 

 

Secretary of National Security Defense Council of Ukraine Turchynov: "New Ukrainian missiles allow our military to de-block Azov Sea and destroy the [Kerch] bridge."
(HT Analysis: In this one sentence, the government of Ukraine just gave Russia an actual reason to utterly smash Ukraine. When he said "destroy the [Kerch] Bridge" he killed his own country. If any single event is recorded in history as to how World War 3 began in Europe, THIS STATEMENT from Ukraine ought to be shown as the reason.   Completely retarded.  Utterly stupid.

 BREAKING NEWS: UKRAINE NOW ATTACKING DONETSK! 


Thursday, 6 December 2018

NATO is provoking war with Russia over the Kerch Strait


NATO Sending War Ships to Crimean Coast



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US Navy sends ship to Russia’s Far East, reportedly prepares to enter Black Sea

US Navy sends ship to Russia’s Far East, reportedly prepares to enter Black Sea

RT,
5 December, 2018

An American destroyer sailed off the Russian coast, near the Pacific Fleet base in Vladivostok, in a first such stunt since the Cold War. Another US ship is expected in the Black Sea soon, amid tensions between Russia and Ukraine.

The USS MCCampbell (DDG-85) went into the vicinity of Peter the Great Bay to “challenge Russia's excessive maritime claims and uphold the rights, freedoms, and lawful uses of the sea” enjoyed by the US and others, Lieutenant Rachel McMarr, a spokesperson for the US Pacific Fleet, said in a statement.

The US Navy calls such stunts “Freedom of Navigation Operations” (FONOP). The last time a FONOP was conducted in this area was 1987, at the peak of Cold War tensions with the Soviet Union.

The US sailed the guided missile destroyer USS McCampbell Wednesday "in the vicinity of Peter the Great Bay to challenge Russia's excessive maritime claims" in the Sea of Japan, according to the US Navy https://cnn.it/2Qy8b9a 

These operations demonstrate the United States will fly, sail and operate wherever international law allows,” McMarr said. “That is true in the Sea of Japan, as in other places around the globe.”

Peter the Great Bay was named after the first emperor of Russia, and is dotted with bases of the Russian Pacific Fleet. The presence of a US destroyer in the area is comparable to a Russian sail-by of San Diego, California or Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.

Peter the Great Bay © Google Maps

Washington does not recognize Russia’s territorial claims in the Sea of Japan, with a Navy official telling CNN they far exceed the 12 nautical mile limit guaranteed by the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS). While Russia has ratified the convention, the US has not.

That is not all, however. The US Navy could also be planning to send a warship into the Black Sea in the near future. CNN reported that the State Department has notified Turkey of the intent to send a warship through the Bosporus and the Dardanelles, which requires a 15-day notice under the terms of the 1936 Montreux Convention.

The 1936 treaty also limits the presence of ships from nations that don’t border the Black Sea to a maximum of 21 days. The US last had a ship in the area back in October.

Anonymous US officials told CNN the move was a response to last month’s incident between Russian coast guard ships and three Ukrainian vessels in the Kerch Strait, which connects the Sea of Azov to the Black Sea.

“We routinely conduct operations to advance security and stability throughout the US 6th Fleet area of operations to include the international waters and airspace of the Black Sea,” fleet spokesman Commander Kyle Raines told CNN.

The US has also repeatedly sent ships to the parts of East China Sea claimed by Beijing, drawing repeated protests from China - most recently last week, when the guided missile cruiser USS Chancellorsville (CG-62) sailed through the area.


The United States delivered Russia a 60-day ultimatum on Tuesday to come clean about what Washington says is a violation of a 1987 nuclear arms control treaty

 
The Kremlin said on Wednesday that the United States was manipulating facts in order to falsely accuse Russia of violating the Intermediate-range Nuclear Forces arms control treaty and create a pretext to leave it. Russia's General Staff chief Valery Gerasimov added that Russia will retaliate against U.S. allies hosting U.S. missiles in the case of confrontation - including with the use of new laser technology.

“You as military professionals must understand that the target for Russian retaliation won’t be U.S. territory but the countries where the intermediate-range missiles are deployed,” Gerasimov said in a statement.

Bloomberg reported Wednesday that Russia's Defense Ministry claimed it has deployed laser weapons, including the Peresvet laser, which while most of its capabilities remain secret is believe by military experts to be capable of disrupting "drones, missiles and aircraft."

Russian President Vladimir Putin unveiled multiple new weapon systems during his annual address in March, the actual operational capabilities of which were largely disputed at the time.

The laser is named for a 14th century Orthodox monk who single-handedly fought the Tatar champion at the Battle of Kulikovo.

The United States delivered Russia a 60-day ultimatum on Tuesday to come clean about what Washington says is a violation of a 1987 nuclear arms control treaty, saying it would be forced to start a six-month process of withdrawal if nothing changed.

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