https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Flf1grUWCU (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Flf1grUWCU)
In the Trenches of Russia?s War Against Ukraine
https://carnegieeurope.eu/strategiceurope/85810 (https://carnegieeurope.eu/strategiceurope/85810)
https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-zelenskiy-russia-escalation/31580464.html (https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-zelenskiy-russia-escalation/31580464.html)
Zelenskiy Says Ukraine Ready For Any Escalation With Russia, Claims Coup Plans Uncovered
https://www.rferl.org/a/31579310.html (https://www.rferl.org/a/31579310.html)
The President And The Tycoon: Could A Fight Between Ukraine's Leader And Its Richest Man Lead To Real Change?
https://www.ukrinform.net/rubric-economy/3357835-imf-outlines-ukraines-losses-due-to-nord-stream-2-operation.html (https://www.ukrinform.net/rubric-economy/3357835-imf-outlines-ukraines-losses-due-to-nord-stream-2-operation.html)
https://www.rferl.org/a/31579046.html (https://www.rferl.org/a/31579046.html)
What's Behind The Russia-Ukraine War Fears -- And What Might Actually Happen?
https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2021/11/23/kremlin-unlikely-to-know-any-more-than-us-if-invasion-is-coming-to-ukraine-a75648 (https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2021/11/23/kremlin-unlikely-to-know-any-more-than-us-if-invasion-is-coming-to-ukraine-a75648)
https://cepa.org/how-to-survive-winter-confound-putin-and-save-ukraine/ (https://cepa.org/how-to-survive-winter-confound-putin-and-save-ukraine/)
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/u-intel-shows-russia-plans-132032850.html (https://finance.yahoo.com/news/u-intel-shows-russia-plans-132032850.html)
https://universul.net/russia-irritated-by-romanian-foreign-ministers-comments-on-black-sea-threats/ (https://universul.net/russia-irritated-by-romanian-foreign-ministers-comments-on-black-sea-threats/)
Just hope he's not a German Ribbentrop, Merkel was all her life
https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/1526713/olaf-scholz-germany-news-new-chancellor-europe-russia-putin-ukraine-spt (https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/1526713/olaf-scholz-germany-news-new-chancellor-europe-russia-putin-ukraine-spt)
https://www.wral.com/putin-says-russia-will-offer-good-gas-deal-to-serbia/20001638/ (https://www.wral.com/putin-says-russia-will-offer-good-gas-deal-to-serbia/20001638/)
https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russian-aggression-against-ukraine-should-lead-eu-sanctions-merkel-2021-11-25/ (https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russian-aggression-against-ukraine-should-lead-eu-sanctions-merkel-2021-11-25/)
just sanctions, Ribbentrop Merkel?
https://www.ft.com/content/1c56235e-dcc6-4505-851c-8e904b46339b (https://www.ft.com/content/1c56235e-dcc6-4505-851c-8e904b46339b)
British armoured division returns to Germany amid Ukraine tensions
https://www.spglobal.com/platts/en/market-insights/latest-news/lng/112521-japans-jera-will-not-renew-55-mil-mtyear-of-long-term-qatari-lng-supply-president (https://www.spglobal.com/platts/en/market-insights/latest-news/lng/112521-japans-jera-will-not-renew-55-mil-mtyear-of-long-term-qatari-lng-supply-president)
https://www.foxbusiness.com/economy/opec-oil-production-biden-release-crude (https://www.foxbusiness.com/economy/opec-oil-production-biden-release-crude)
https://mustreadalaska.com/bidens-war-on-alaska-will-benefit-russia/ (https://mustreadalaska.com/bidens-war-on-alaska-will-benefit-russia/)
https://oilprice.com/Energy/Energy-General/Why-Is-Ukraine-Ignoring-Its-Massive-Bioenergy-Potential.html (https://oilprice.com/Energy/Energy-General/Why-Is-Ukraine-Ignoring-Its-Massive-Bioenergy-Potential.html)
not biomass, but biogas! generates 11%
https://www.rferl.org/a/31579310.html (https://www.rferl.org/a/31579310.html)
The President And The Tycoon: Could A Fight Between Ukraine's Leader And Its Richest Man Lead To Real Change?
https://www.ukrinform.net/rubric-defense/3357772-russians-sowing-panic-among-own-audiences-to-justify-possible-aggression-against-ukraine-reznikov.html (https://www.ukrinform.net/rubric-defense/3357772-russians-sowing-panic-among-own-audiences-to-justify-possible-aggression-against-ukraine-reznikov.html)
https://rochan-consulting.com/the-build-up/ (https://rochan-consulting.com/the-build-up/)
https://112.international/politics/poland-baltic-states-to-take-action-too-if-putin-invades-ukraine-secretary-of-national-security-council-67187.html (https://112.international/politics/poland-baltic-states-to-take-action-too-if-putin-invades-ukraine-secretary-of-national-security-council-67187.html)
https://belsat.eu/en/news/26-11-2021-lukashenka-visits-migrant-camp-in-bruzgi/ (https://belsat.eu/en/news/26-11-2021-lukashenka-visits-migrant-camp-in-bruzgi/)
https://belsat.eu/en/news/26-11-2021-over-600-migrants-fly-to-iraq-from-belarus/ (https://belsat.eu/en/news/26-11-2021-over-600-migrants-fly-to-iraq-from-belarus/)
https://belsat.eu/en/news/26-11-2021-alyaksandr-lukashenka-s-hybrid-aggression-is-just-the-beginning-is-russia-preparing-for-a-big-war/ (https://belsat.eu/en/news/26-11-2021-alyaksandr-lukashenka-s-hybrid-aggression-is-just-the-beginning-is-russia-preparing-for-a-big-war/)
https://belsat.eu/en/news/25-11-2021-russian-rapper-morgenshtern-leaves-for-belarus-after-drug-peddling-accusations/ (https://belsat.eu/en/news/25-11-2021-russian-rapper-morgenshtern-leaves-for-belarus-after-drug-peddling-accusations/)
https://electroverse.net/historic-snow-hits-japan-russia-china-and-spain/ (https://electroverse.net/historic-snow-hits-japan-russia-china-and-spain/)
https://www.wetterzentrale.de/nl/topkarten.php?map=2&model=gfs&var=47&time=18&run=18&lid=OP&h=1&mv=0&tr=6 (https://www.wetterzentrale.de/nl/topkarten.php?map=2&model=gfs&var=47&time=18&run=18&lid=OP&h=1&mv=0&tr=6)
snow ice northern hemisphere
https://www.tropicaltidbits.com/analysis/models/?model=gfs®ion=eu&pkg=asnow&runtime=2021112606&fh=240 (https://www.tropicaltidbits.com/analysis/models/?model=gfs®ion=eu&pkg=asnow&runtime=2021112606&fh=240)
On the territory of the National Reserve "Sofia Kiev" during excavation archaeologists found a lead seal of the XII century, on which the images of the Blessed Virgin and King Solomon are visible.
This was reported by archaeologist, candidate of historical sciences Timur Bobrovsky.
"The sugar seal of orienteering XII century from excavations this year near Sofia Kiev. On one side of her there is an image of the Blessed Virgin Oranta printed, on the other, probably St. The prophet of King Solomon. It is still unknown to whom this seal could belong," the archaeologist noted.
The Berlin wall was constructed by the Russian Communists which controlled East Germany and East Berlin after the end of the World War in 1945.
The Russians built the wall inside Berlin,, not to keep people out, but to keep them in..like in a prison.
The newly formed SOVIET UNION which consisted of 15 republics: Kazakstan, Belarus, Turkmenistan, Armenia, Moldova, Georgia, Uzbekistan, Bulgaria, and a half dozen other nations controlled by the Communists , were along with other Eastern European countries : Poland , the Baltic States, Romania, Czechoslovakia, Yugoslavia, Hungary and a few others, considered by Western Democratic countries as THE CAPTIVE NATIONS.
During the Nazi invasion of Europe and of Russia, the Western Democracies became naturally allied with the Soviet Union to help fight fight Hitler's Nazism. . Ukraine was thus a member of the Western Alliance, simply by its heroic contribution to the defeat of the Nazis. Ukraine is a comparably large country, the largest in Europe. It is situated on the western border of Russia. The Nazis had to fight their way thru this 1000 + km east- west land mass , to reach Russia. It was a bloody and complicated fight and ukrainians once again were attacked and mortally wounded.
My parents, both born in 1919, were caught as young adults in the middle of the war. They survived, became refugees but they never returned to Ukraine, their new newly Communist controlled country.
In total, Russian Communists controlled Ukraine for 70 year, and Communist East Germany, which had no choice, became the USSR's 'right arm' in europe. Their Communist parties worked together to control East, Central, and other european regions.
Today, Germany is still a 'pacifist nation' , unable to determine it's independence from Russian or even American influence.
They have no significant military, and the country does not ' feel or react ' to the dangers in their region. It is the most economically successful country in Europe and at the same time , spends a minute fraction on its Defence. Germany's negligence of protecting its interest, while relying on the U.S. has encouraged russian aggression, and contributed to its distorted feeling of power.
Such a lack of Balance of power, actually can lead to a miscalculated attack by Russia.
No one should forget that earlier, in 1932-1933, the Russian Communists had organized a Forced Starvation in Ukraine, killing 5 -7 million people.
They did this because Ukraine which has always been a land endowed with rich, fertile Black Land, ...they call it CHORNA ZEM..and their farmers known as Kulaks, were well organized, protective and proud of their productive work.
The Communists wanted to expropriate their land and the farmers vehemently refused.
The intent of Russia was to eliminate the true founders of the cultures which grew from the Kievian Rus,,the Ukrainians, in their long efforts to develop a peaceful, enlightened population and organize a nation in accordance with their Western European neighbors. Taking the land , killing the people, and falsifying history to eliminate a trace of this Civilization was their plan.
In 988, the King of Ukraine ,Volodymir the great, and Olha..his mother,
adopted Christianity. .Putin claims that Volodymir the great was Russian, but unfortunatily for him,, Russia and Moscow did not arise until many centuries later. The historical evidence of Ghengis Kahn and his Golden Mongol hordes can tell you that they occupied the territories now called Russia until the 14th century at least. But the great originators and masters of Fake News have had their free ' propaganda reign ' as their power and violence allowed them.
In Ukraine, what do you do when people refuse to cooperate and you want Possession of their land ? There were no legal proceedures...you just ' take it' .
After all, Communism allowed you to do anything you wanted...why ? Because you were doing it for the ' people '.
So without delay or legal proceedure, the crops and the lands were then taken by force. The grains and products were transported to Russia.. the people had no food, and they starved to death. Ukrainians call this massacre the HOLODOMOR .translated,.".death by starvation". In a word GENOCIDE..the total murder and elimination of a ethnic group.
The germans had invented Lethal poison Gas, during the first world war, and so their method of killing was different..but the outcome was the same...just more efficient and quick.
The Russians had their way to kill,
and it was a ' road test ' to the next
GENOCIDE ; , it was a precusor to the Holocost of Germany against Jews, less than 10 years later. Jews and ukrainians together, suffered the horrors of the violence that 'Human Insanity' can inflict on its own species. Planned and executed by Stalin who was cooperating with Hitler at the time, both of these dictators had similar ideas and practices. Bloody repression and exploitation, and terrorist murder.
With their memories of russian violence for centuries running through their minds and their veins, many Ukrainians fought both Nazis and Communists to gain their independence. Some even sided with Germany to free themselves from the russians and their forced Soviet Union.
In 1945 Germany was defeated and was then divided and controlled by the victors of ww2.
There was a Soviet controlled Zone: East Germany and a Democratic Zone: West Germany.
The current president of Russia, Vladimir Putin later in the 1980's became a high KGB officer in East Germany. He worked with the East German Stazi spies and police. The current leader of Germany Angela Merkel, who is the age of Putin, lived in East Germany and worked for german reunification. They may have even known each other back then; maybe that is why they seem to get along.
The Stazis , working with the Soviet KGB terrorized many nations in the region; Poland, Hungary, Czechoslovakia, the Baltic States among others.
Today, Germany and Berlin have been reunited since 1990, under Democratic rule.
The USSR was founded after the 1917 Russian Revolution, when the Bolsheviks overthrew and assasinated their Romanov emperor and his entire family.
After internal wars, in 1921 or so,,the Communist party under Lenin, took control of Russia and began to annex neighboring governments and lands.
But after 70 years of failure to provide adequate ' guns and butter '..
the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, became so weak and disorganized, that it could no longer manage the 15 countries that it controlled..and these republics all voted to Break Away..to become independent countries again.
Russia then abandoned Communism..which technically had meant that 'The People ' the proletariat owned everything ; was this really true ? did the people get their share of the country's wealth that they had sacrificed and that so many millions had died for fighting the Nazis ?
Absolutely not... the connected former Communist Party leaders and their friends stole the factories, the farms, the natural resources..everything...and transformed themselves into: Communo Capitalists..today, they are known as OLIGHARKS.
Communism was a DECEPTION.
It was invented to DICTATE.
Now, Russia is still a DICTATORSHIP, a very repressive police state....and most people are still poor.
We must realize that Russia has always been ruled by either a Monarchy , a ruling party ( the Communists) and a Dictator ( Putin). They have never known DEMOCRACY, and they are limited because of that.
Putin is quoted as saying that " the russian people are not ready or capable of governing themselves".
That suited his dictatorial instincts perfectly. He would make sure that democracy would never threaten his control.
Putin became the richest man in the world, as he controls the entire country thru his KGB/MILITARY might.
There is no " illusion " of control and ownership thru the proletariat... No one attemps to tell the people that they ' own a part of the country '. That would be absurd when you see the huge difference in wealth between the rich and the poor majority.
Russia is fast losing population.
The problems are poverty, health and life expectancy. Low birth rate. high Out migration, and practically no In migration.
The Covid epidemic is hitting Russia hard. It is clear that Russia is not well. Russia is still so remote and isolated, that we really do not have a full understanding of the challenges facing Russia.
Putin is trying to reconstruct the RUSSIAN Empire, but no one wants to be part of it ; and it will not be possible to reconquer it.
He is especially obcessed with the fading
prospects of ruling Ukraine again.
The " brotherly " relationship with Ukraine is only a fadind slogan..Russia and Ukraine will not be able cooperate given Putin's violence and seven year war with the occupations of the Donbas and Luhansk provinces on the russian border,.as well as the as the occupation and annexation of Crimea..the land of the Turkic Crimean nation, which was liberally governed by Ukraine. Putin says that the war is a ' Ukrainian Civil War '.
How can Democratic European nations deal with such a violent dictator who claims to be European himself ?
Living in mutual respect is the only solution. All neighboring nations have had good and poor relationships; but Europe formed its Union to cooperate and not to fight.
Russia cannot continue to destabilize countries under the guise of 'Self Defense'. It cannot accuse others of the violence it commits.
Ukrainian society and its maturing democratic governance has given Ukraine much more confidence. In the 30 years of its most recent independence, and with the help that it has received from the Western Democracies, Ukraine has become a new country, resulting in a huge contrast today between Russian and Ukrainian societies.
There is no way to alter history's power..Ukrainians prefer Europe to Russia. The E.U. provides everything that people need..Russia offers very little.
How many of the migrants to Belarus would accept an invitation to settle in Russia ?
In 2014, Russia attacked Ukraine and has been conducting a hybrid war to force Ukraine to join Russia again...just as Putin is trying to force Belarus to do.
Ukraine is a large European country that has been constantly attacked by Russia throughout it's history, but has never given up it's its fight to remain free. This is not easy because Russia is vast, powerful and aggressive. But Ukrainians understand the Russian mind, and deal with it with a routine stoicism. They know Russian Control and Subversion tactics, and have no fear or illusion.
Russia knows that it cannot survive long as a country on its own. With only the
population of 120 million , same as Japan..it is twice the size of the United States.
It's main industry are fossil fuels, mining, lumber and weapons.
It spends at least half of its income on its military.
Ukrainians have their own, quite different and beautiful language, and in time th
ey will no longer use or even study the russian language. French, English, German, Chinese will be much more useful.
Kiev has been the capital of Ukraine for hundreds of years before Russia appeared on the map. Ukrainian culture and history is deep and rich; It is not russian at all, and the people are not aggressive conquerors. They do not have Mongol/ Asian blood, and habits.
Vikings and Greeks have had their distinct influence on Ukraine. The Ukrainian people are hard working, resourceful and can live with anyone, anywhere.
They love their land and their Cossak heritage helps them defend themselves.
Putin would like the world to think that there never was such a country as Ukraine. That Kiev is a russian holy city.
He may be ready to risk invading Ukraine in order to survive.
Or, one hopes more realisticm pragmatic minds will prevail, and Russia can attempt to change just as Ukraine is doing, and try to live and get along peacefully.
Ukraine can no doubt help and work with Russia, for the benefit of both societies and countries.
History is a human construct..and Putin has ' created his version of History.. we can see it as HIS...STORY ?
What is a more accurate Story..my explanation is my own personal interpretation as well ! There must be a million other interpretations, at least until Science helps us..and we become better guided toward the truth.
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http://krantvannederland.nl/discuss/list/2021/27112021 (http://krantvannederland.nl/discuss/list/2021/27112021)