PUTIN: ‘Ukraine's Adventure in Kursk Region Has Completely Failed’ - Russian Forces Liberate Gornal and Expel the Last Ukrainian...
Russian forces have successfully reclaimed Gornal, marking a significant shift in the conflict as the last Ukrainian troops are expelled from Kursk Province. The implications of this development are profound.
“Putin congratulated the entire personnel, all fighters, and commanders on the full liberation of the Kursk region.
The complete defeat of the enemy in the Kursk border area creates conditions for further successful actions of the Russian Armed Forces on other crucial frontlines, Putin emphasized.
The liberation of the Kursk region brings closer the defeat of the neo-Nazi regime, stated Putin.
Putin noted the effective actions of the Russian Armed Forces units in the Kursk region, including the 76th Airborne Division, the 116th Division, the “Akhmat” regiment, and the marines.”
And North Koreans?
Russia praises North Korean ‘heroism’ in Kursk Region https://www.rt.com/russia/616356-north-korean-troops-kursk/
I don't even know if the Russians are trolling.
At this stage of the war, who knows?
Great good news. This means, at least, that Zelensky's intended quid pro quo of territorial holding has evaporated. Perhaps in short order the front will conform to the oblast borders of Donesk, Lugansk, Zaporozhye, and Kherson and all that will be left is the de-Nazification and neutralization of the remaining Ukraine. The longer Zelensky drags his feet on recognizing this, the more his bargaining position evaporates, like a damp spot under the midday sun.
If Zelensky gets frantic, Trump can say, "Give me a good reason to lift a finger. You had plenty of opportunity for a reasonable peace. Now you will be forced to capitulate and subordinate."
I just wish Trump would level with Americans (and the world) and say, "Look, folks, I hate to say this, but now we have unequivocal evidence that the U.S. State Department has provoked everything since the Maidan Revolution in 2014. This whole war was the brainchild of Victoria Nuland and her accomplices, including a secret war management operation conducted by General Milley. She has been responsible for provoking the deaths of millions of combatants and civilians. She damn near caused this to escalate into World War III. And Europe was right along with it, mainly the United Kingdom and France, but also others. I wasn't aware of this when i was the 45th President, but that is no longer the case. We will reach out and touch the responsible parties."
I think this (expanded) revelation should be a briefing conducted as a special address before both houses of Congress and broadcast on all media. Names should be named. Evidence of crimes against humanity (bio-warfare laboratories, Ukrainian human shield operations and civilian targeting) should be presented. True casualty figures should be presented. And the briefing content should be gathered into a comprehensive report and made available in file format or as physical document. Just present an overwhelming barrage of receipts. Announce apologies for the deaths of named U.S. personnel who were participating in the background operations. (This will potentially shock families who might have been told otherwise.) Provide evidence for the human trafficking, brothels for women and children, and child abattoirs. Show photos. Leave the entire nation in stunned silence. And start arresting those implicated (maybe as they leave the Capitol building).
I am not much a fan of elaborate fantasies, so this is not my usual style. But, somehow, it has to happen. And this is my conviction of how extreme it should be, since the only thing we have in our favor is the truth, and therefore the truth should be made into a barrage to pulverize a mountain. Don't tell me the people can't "handle" it. I live in a state where Mount St. Helens erupted in a gigantic explosion that affected the region with volcanic ash and landscape alterations. We got through it, and people on the other side of the country were not bothered. Don't tell me that these revelations are somehow more traumatic than a 24-megaton volcanic explosion. Or hurricane damage and losses. Or forest fires. Or deaths in the family. I am disgusted with the degree to which there is an idea that normal people cannot "handle the truth." We handle it ALL THE TIME.
Sorry. End of Rant. I approve of Trump's guidance by boxing insight. But there is such a thing as a killing blow, and we need it sorely.
Yes, I think we can handle the truth. What else have we got?
There must be a really good reason why they're keeping it under wraps. I know that ongoing prosecutions are part of the reason. Maybe the other part is that rumours of ETs in control are true?
I would like to think so. The current scenario seems like a combination of damage control and optics. Maybe it is related to Trump's ambition to secure a controlling interest in Ukrainian resources for the sake of cost recovery, but he is trying to seek two conflicting objectives (death avoidance and financial gain) while Zelensky wants neither of them to occur. Nor does Russia have much interest in those objectives, for which I can hardly blame them.
The problem with carrying multiple objectives in combat is that it will always come down to which one is paramount, and the necessity of ending on that point. People misunderstand the choice to use atomic bombs to end the War with Japan. It indeed worked out to result in fewer deaths all around---but that was not the objective. The objective was to have the fewest American deaths. It was as simple as that. And needs no defense.
I have misgivings. The problem is that a large part of this was going on under Trump's nose in his previous term. Who wants to drag something like this out and say, "Oops, my bad"? I see also that he is giving at least lip service (if not credence) to the Ukrainian & State Department propaganda lies and misrepresentations about casualties and targeting. I have the impression he is trying to finesse this fiasco so as to evade all these terrible disclosures. It is like the captain's dilemma on the Titanic: which way to steer? Post-mortem analysis of that event arrived at the conclusion that the right answer may have been to steer directly into the berg. (It would have smashed the heck out of the bow, but it would not have split a crack along the entire length of the ship's side, resulting in the fatal flooding.) In effect, that is what I am advocating: steer directly into the berg and just suffer the impact.
ETs? European Tit-twisters? Egyptian Toilets? 'Eumongous Turtles? I crave to know.
What this means is Trump has less leverage than ever in getting Putin to concede anything. Zelenskyyy is going to be lucky to walk away with his shirt at this point.
I don't see why Putin *should *concede anything. Zelensky is nothing but a damned grifter tyrant. Putin would be doing us a favor if he quietly had the bastard killed and went on about his business. To hell with Z and his endless war.
What has Trump asked of Putin except for a cease fire?
I think also to stop at certain land-boundaries. If Putin and Z continue this slow march to the eradication of Ukraine as a sovereign state, Putin could eventually have the 'breadbasket of the East' and all of those rare earth minerals for his own country. Think of how that would make him look in his own country.
Who knows. That might be the strategy here.
This war is incredible. Now, I don't like Putin, but I like WWIII even less. It is astonishing how many people I know, be it family, friends, or colleagues, they seem to hate Putin so much, that they'd rather have a WWIII, than letting Putin gain land in Ukraine. Unbelievable...
Yes. The fake news has made the sheeple hate Putin as much as they hate Trump. It's Putin derangement syndrome. Badge of honor almost.
Of course. Blatant hogwash fills in the void of total ignorance. And virtue signalling seals the deal, with no thought of consequences.
They pulled reserves into Kursk from other areas leaving them vulnerable, now they are gone, a foolish move.
To be clear, you are speaking of Ukraine. The Russians took their time and killed 75,000 Ukrainian troops during the Kursk campaign. The West has this fixation on territory. Russia is concerned about territory, but its main priority is the destruction of the Ukrainian military potential. So, methods that seem slow to us in recovering territory are perfectly acceptable to the Russians, as they are tallying the enemy body count, not the hectares reclaimed. (75,000 people is the size of the city I live in.)