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Cont: The Russian Invasion of Ukraine part 9

Contradict the PRESIDENT? If Ukraine was to try to attack a Putin residence I'm sure they would do a much better job.
The attack is a complete fabrication. Open source intel guys track drone attacks every day in real-time, in both directions, trawling Telegram accounts for reports - mostly from civilians - of drone sightings. We get maps every night showing where they are heading (in both directions). The night of this attack there were exactly ZERO reports from anyone towards Novgorod.

On top of that the Russian MoD made there usual report on the nights attacks on mentioned nothing about it, only "adjusting" the report later after Lavrov made the claim of the attack.

That aside, Putin is clearly directing military operations and the ultimate Commander in Chief of the Russian Armed Forces. As such, he's a legitimate target under the laws of war. Also a war criminal.
 
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I understand* that as part of the secret talks between Trump and Putin, an agreement was reached that Putin wouldn't object to Trump taking over Venezuela as long as Trump didn't object to Putin bombing Ukraine.

* "I understand" IE I made it up.
 
I understand* that as part of the secret talks between Trump and Putin, an agreement was reached that Putin wouldn't object to Trump taking over Venezuela as long as Trump didn't object to Putin bombing Ukraine.

* "I understand" IE I made it up.
Russia has objected though.

That doesn't mean Putin didn't promise Trump he wouldn't, of course. He knows Trump will forgive him. Trump likes it rough. He'll just tell himself "that's how tough guys behave" and be deeper in love with Putin than ever.
 
It's revealed the utter failure of Western media to adequately inform. The foreign affairs editor of the Financial Times, an Oxford Professor of History, and the list goes on - "now Russia will think they can target Zelenskyy!"

The full scale invasion literally started with a helicopter assault on the capital trying to take out Zelenskyy. They've tried (and failed) numerous times since, as recently as an apparent drone swarm ready to take out his plane near Ireland.

How can supposedly smart, educated people be so utterly ignorant?
 
Reporter: You said that you were really very angry with the Ukrainian President Zelenskyy if he was the one who conducted that strike on Putin's residence.

Trump: I don't believe that strike happened.

Reporter: Why did you believe Putin in that moment and then go say that about Ukraine?

Trump: Because nobody knew at that moment.

 
It is not just rhetoric. It has real life effects. Trump has used it as an excuse to stop delivering Tomahawk missiles.
For Trump, the attack on a fellow dictator and role model makes him realise that he could be a target himself in a war, so he punishes Ukraine by removing one of Ukraine's "cards".
After I wrote this, Trump has publicly stated that Ukraine did not attack Putin's residence. Does that mean that the U.S. is delivering Tomahawks again?
 
After I wrote this, Trump has publicly stated that Ukraine did not attack Putin's residence. Does that mean that the U.S. is delivering Tomahawks again?
I'm not quite sure of the situation but I believe the announced halt was not a matter of supply, but rather of US oversight (i.e. permission) for their use, as I also gather is the case with ATACMS. I can't find anything publicly announcing whether Trump's declared withdrawal of permission is still in place, but since he now says the cause of it was a false report, I suspect not.
 
Russian Foreign Ministry

"At present, our vessel is sailing in the international waters of the North Atlantic under the state flag of the Russian Federation and in full compliance with the norms of international maritime law.
For reasons unclear to us, the Russian ship is being given increased and clearly disproportionate attention by the US and Nato military, despite its peaceful status,"

 

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