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RUSI Briefing Examines Possible Russian Military Strategies Against Ukraine #factories #technology
https://www.rusi.org/news/ref:N533EEE036731B/
Lots of interesting analysis:
Troop capabilities and suspected location.
Russia’s dependence on Ukraine for military technologies
Next month is critical
The fact that Russia is so dependent upon military technology made in Ukraine is the scariest part — it’s a huge incentive for Russia to invade. What if Ukraine destroyed the factories as a strategy? It’s an interesting perspective. Also interesting to think that a military invasion might put an exclamation point on Ukraine’s long overdue divorce from Russia.
About “Rushah”
Пусть россияне опровергнут эти 10 фактов:1. Державу с названием – Московия царь Петр 1 переименовал в Россию, аж в 18 веке, в 1721 году.2. Племя Мокши назвало свою речку Москва,а перевод этого названия, с языка Мокши, звучит как “грязная вода”. Любые другие языки Мира не могут перевести слово Москва. Слово “кремль”- татарское и обозначает укрепления на возвышенности.
З. В средние века все картографы Европы писали и проводили границу Европы вдоль границ Руси (Русь – это территория нынешней Украины!!!) Московия – улус, со своими финскими народами, всегда была составляющей Орды и ее Европа справедливо относила к Азии.
4. Московия (Россия) платила дань Крымскому Хану(!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!), своему СУВЕРЕНУ и
ХОЗЯИНУ ,который был правоприемником Золотой Орды, вплоть до 1700 года. Царь Московии встречал крымского посла на Поклонной горе, садил его на своего коня, сам пешим, под узду, вел коня с крымским послом в Кремль,
садил его на свой трон и вставал перед ним на колени!?
5. В 1610 году, в Московии на Борисе Годунове (мурза Гудун) закончилась династия Ченгиз идов (родственник Чингисхана) и на трон возвели Алексея Кошку с финского рода Кобылы, а при венчании его на Царство церковь дала ему фамилию Романов, якобы прибывший с Рима править Московией!
6. Екатерина 2-я, после оккупации последней свободной Руськой Державы-Великого Княжества Литовского (тер. Беларуси) в 1795 г., своим приказом велела назвать угро-финские племена Московии какими-то великороссами, а украинцев – истинных русичей – малороссами!
7. Никто и никогда не видел в оригинале договор о воссоединении между Московией и Украиной якобы подписанный Б.Хмельницким и Царем А.Романовым!?
8. Уже несколько столетий археологи Московии ищут артефакты подтверждающие достоверность Куликовской битвы, но пока безуспешно, вот только басню о победе Д.Донского над Мамаем распевают до сих пор, на все
голоса!?
9. Псковская, Новгородская, Смоленская области России,- это бывшие славяно-руськие Княжества и до угро-финской Московии не имели никакого отношения, покуда Московия – Орда не оккупировала их соответственно в 1462, в 1478, и в 1654 годах. А в других областях РФ (Московии) никогда не обитали славянские племена и народы.
10. Золотая Орда и ее дочь – Московия,- это единственные страны Мира, которые держали в рабах собственный народ. Это и объясняет вечную отсталость богатой на природные ископаемые Московию от сравнительно обделенных на природные ресурсы европейских стран. Ведь эффективность
работы свободных людей гораздо выше, чем рабов…
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Translation: Let the Russians refuted these 10 facts :
1. The country was called – Muscovy. Tsar Peter 1 renamed Russia , already in the 18th century , in 1721.
2 . Moksha tribe called his Moscow river and the translation of the name , the language of Moksha , sounds like ” dirty water .” Any other language in the world can not translate the word Moscow . The word ” kremlin ” – refers to the Tatar and fortifications on the hill.
3. In the Middle Ages all European cartographers wrote and performed abroad in Europe along the borders of Russia ( Russia – is the territory of today’s Ukraine !) Muscovy – Ulus , with its Finnish people , has always been part of the Horde and Europe Equity relates to Asia.
4 . Muscovy ( Russia ) paid tribute to the Crimean Khan (! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !) , and its sovereign
The host, who was the successor of the Golden Horde , until 1700 . Tsar of Muscovy Crimean ambassador met on Poklonnaya Hill Sadilov him on his horse , himself on foot , under the bridle , led the horse with the Crimean ambassador to the Kremlin ,
Sadilov him on his throne and stood up to her knees ! ?
5 . In 1610 , in Muscovy on Boris Godunov ( Mirza Gudun ) ended the dynasty of Genghis ide (a relative of Genghis Khan ) and the throne erected Alexei Cat with Finnish kind Mares , and at the wedding of his kingdom to the church gave him the surname Romanov allegedly arrived from Rome to rule Muscovy !
6. Ekaterina 2nd , after the occupation of the last free Ruska Powers of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania ( ter. Belarus ) in 1795 , told his order called Finno-Ugric tribes Muscovy some Great Russians and Ukrainians – true Ruthenians – Little Russians !
7. No one had ever seen in the original agreement on reunification between Muscovy and Ukraine allegedly signed B.Khmelnitsky and King A.Romanovym ! ?
8. For several centuries , archaeologists are looking Muscovy artifacts confirming the accuracy of the Battle of Kulikovo , but so far unsuccessfully , that’s just a fable about a victory over D.Donskogo Mamma singing until now, all
Voice! ?
9. Pskov, Novgorod , Smolensk region of Russia – a former Slavic- Ruska Principality to Finno-Ugric Muscovy had nothing to do , as long as Muscovy – Horde did not occupy them , respectively, in 1462, in 1478 and in 1654 respectively. And in other areas of Russia ( Muscovy ) never lived Slavic tribes and peoples.
10 . The Golden Horde and her daughter – Muscovy – is the only country that kept slaves in their own people . This explains the eternal backwardness rich in natural minerals from relatively disadvantaged Muscovy natural resources of European countries. because efficiency Singles work is much higher than the slaves …
Now is a time of pride and fear in #ukraine.
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Russian Fighter Jets Violate Ukrainian Airspace
Lithuania bans another Russian broadcast station for instigating violence
McDonalds Suspends Work in Crimea
Seems like the plan to restore the Soviet Union is on track.
Bulgaria’s Currency Board versus Ukraine’s Chaos
Brilliant!
(Thanks for the link, Walt.)
As he looked into the abyss, President Petar Stoyanov decided against taking the plunge and appointed me as his advisor in January 1997. I immediately prescribed a currency board system to put an end to Bulgaria’s malady, something I had laid out for Bulgaria back in 1991 (Steve H. Hanke and Kurt Schuler, Teeth for the Bulgarian Lev: A Currency Board Solution. Washington, D.C.: International Freedom Foundation, 1991.).
Bulgaria installed a currency board in July 1997. The lev was backed 100% by German marks and traded freely at a fixed rate of 1000 leva to 1 mark. Inflation and interest rates fell like stones. The economy stabilized, and the Bulgarians learned that, even though stability might not be everything, everything is nothing without stability. Discipline at last.
Yes, the main feature of a currency board is the fiscal and financial discipline that it provides. No more running to the central bank for a fiscal bailout. A currency board ties the hands of those meddlesome monetary authorities. And forget the silly theoretical and obscure arguments made by economists who don’t embrace fixed exchange rates. A currency board regime is all about discipline.
http://www.cato.org/blog/bulgarias-currency-board-versus-ukraines-chaos
Firtash indicted for racketeering in US, could face many years in prison if convicted
Supremely Arrogant Russian Ambassadors Joking About Further Invasion
It gets really interesting around 3:15
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“Shalom” ?
(Thanks for the link, Andriy)
The Post Soviet vs Western Perspective
From an Estonian friend:
My understanding of politics is greatly helped by 2 things that I have been lucky enough to experience:
1. Life in Soviet Union.
2. Experiencing social & political revolution first hand (Estonian Singing Revolution).From first I learned how boldly state can lie and that people in power can resort to anything to stay in power. Also, of course I learned about the utter disaster that is socialism (it’s so bad, it’s not even funny). And while I do not want to conflate Soviet Union with Russia or Russian culture, there is way too many similarities between the leadership, TV and mentality in SU and current Russian Federation.
From second I learned what societal change looks like. It is something hard to describe, it is a time of chaos, of hope, of crazy events and uncertain future. Not something you want to live in permanently but still an exiting time to be around. And I hope this has given me some understanding of political events in other places and times.
This gives me (and others with similar fate) some edge over Westerners and also Western libertarians who don’t have that experience (not all of them of course). Some of them don’t recognize revolution from street protest and they also don’t seem to have any immunization against Soviet lies and propaganda. I hope this might explain some strange attitudes and claims from people who I presumed think in similar ways to me…
New Gov’t Encounters Its Bureaucrats
The system needs to be dismantled, not rescued by IMF loans.
When members of Ukraine’s newly-appointed government walked into their offices just over a month ago, on top of a military invasion, a looming economic collapse and other external challenges, they discovered the mess in their own back yard is almost as massive a problem.
Most of the civil service turned out to be completely dysfunctional, highly corrupt and disruptive, turning every step and every decision almost into an act of heroism.
“We have worked for just 34 days, but we feel as if we have worked for more than two years,” Ostap Semerak, minister of the Cabinet, told a room full of investors at the Dragon conference on April 2. Semerak’s job is to coordinate the work of the government and its staffing policies.
The government has made a decision to dismiss 10 percent of civil servants, or 24,000 people. However, some ministers confess in private that it would probably be fair to keep 10 percent of the existing staff, but they cannot do this because they are constrained by legislation and potential lawsuits that would drain time and energy.
the Kremlin’s loaded lexicon
JOURNALISTS like nice simple categories and descriptions. So Ukraine is divided between “Ukrainian-speakers” and “Russian-speakers”. Crimea is “historically Russian” and in the recent “referendum result”, Russia’s “compatriots” on the peninsular gave an “overwhelming majority” for “reunification” with Russia. The “large Russian ethnic minorities” in the Baltic states may have similar sympathies, writes Edward Lucas for the Lithuania Tribune.
Without realising it, many Westerners writing about the grim news of the past few weeks have adopted the Kremlin’s terminology. This skews their reporting, their readers’ understanding, and (quite possibly) the course of future events.
For a start, nobody should accept the idea of “Russian-speaker” as a political label. I am a Russian-speaker, as are many (though sadly not all) foreigners who deal professionally with Russia. Most people over 40 in the former Soviet empire speak at least some Russian. In some countries (Ukraine is an example), educated people of all ages know the language. But none of these “Russian-speaker” categories means any particular political affiliation, let alone pro-Kremlin sympathies.
Ukraine detains 12 riot police for ‘mass murder’
Twelve members of Ukraine’s disbanded ‘Berkut’ riot police have been detained on suspicion of shooting peaceful participants in Kiev’s months-long anti-government protests.
More than 100 people were killed, most by police snipers, on the streets of the capital in the run-up to the ouster of Viktor Yanukovich on February 21st and the ‘Berkut’ force have largely been considered responsible.
“By this morning 12 people had been detained, all of them suspected of mass murder on Institutska Street,” a spokesman for Ukraine’s general prosecutor said today.
http://www.irishtimes.com/news/world/europe/ukraine-detains-12-riot-police-for-mass-murder-1.1748682
The Russian Province of Kuban is 47% Ukrainian.
The Russian Province of Kuban is 47% Ukrainian. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuban_Oblast)
It’s where many Kozaks fled after Catherine destroyed their main base. If you talk about secession there, however, you go to jail.
Springtime in Lviv :)
Beer, hatchet, & the flesh of my enemies.
Yanukovych interview with DozhdTV (RainTV)… taking long pauses and wearing an ear piece… nothing to see here.
Russia says Ukraine must become a federation, allowing regional autonomy
Ukraine & “Federalization”
The word “Federalization” has become poison in Ukraine, since Russian FM Sergey Lavrov insisted Ukraine do so immediately.
Local autonomy is the most European thing Ukraine can do, but it’s a bad idea while the Russian military is massed on the border, and Russian sponsored provocateurs are murdering pro-Ukrainian activists.
Let the population arm itself first. No one should ever negotiate with Russians unless they’re heavily armed. (See the Budapest Memorandum, Treaty of Pereyaslav, Catherine’s guarantee that feudalism wouldn’t be imposed after the Kozaks disbanded, Moscow’s promises to the Ukrainian Communist Party, etc, etc, etc.)
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In response, Ukraine offered confederalisation plan, 50 state languages to Kremlin:
Scholarship for Maidan victims to study in Canada
Kremlin’s Professional Internet Propagandists
(Thanks for the link, Walt!)
The Saint Petersburg Times describes how they uncovered a troll operation aimed at political opponents and American politics, culture, and way of life.
Local reporters infiltrated a covert organisation hiring people to blog and attack opponents
These Internet agencies are numerous, and a journalist talked to one coordinator who explained with an example of the the work they do.
