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The Ukraine continues to execute Deep Battle aka "Assault Breaker" operations against the Russians. This approach worked every time in war games and in operations in the mid to late 80s when we planned to beat the Warsaw Pact conventionally in Europe. . I think the new term today is "Contested Logistics." Sneaking light infantry into Russia was part of that plan back then and its being done now, too. Back then we had to do artillery raids rather than the long range missiles.

The West is playing chess and the Russians are playing checkers.

IDK... Perhaps you are right....... If you extend the timeline this conflict is going to damage the financial markets around the world.
Sun Tzu addressed that issue 3,000 years ago.

“Quickness is the essence of the war.”
 
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I don’t subscribe to the lie that just because a man is paid to do a job he is relieved of accountability. The people in that US embassy are traitors. Protecting them is is inexcusable. No different than the national guardsmen that postured against Americans at the capitol in January.
 
I don’t subscribe to the lie that just because a man is paid to do a job he is relieved of accountability. The people in that US embassy are traitors. Protecting them is is inexcusable. No different than the national guardsmen that postured against Americans at the capitol in January.
What a nutjob.
 
The Ukraine continues to execute Deep Battle aka "Assault Breaker" operations against the Russians.

by this, it seems you mean that the Ukrainians are "taking it deep" from the Russians?

because what Ukraine is doing right now has absolutely no semblance to the afore named Soviet operations vs the Wehrmacht in '43-45
 
Thats just our Wade. Ask about anything, like what the best dishwasher soap is, and he'll reply don't trust the government, they're out to kill you. Which is weird, because it kind of does seem that way...
Just raising awareness is all. It’s my part-time unpaid gig. ;)
You would think by now it would be unnecessary. It’s not.
 
I'm not sure who BrianF is ......... but you are correct: McCarthy was right. In retrospect, that might have been the last opportunity, all those years ago, to arrest, try and imprison the Demo-Marxist cancer that overthrew the United States instead of coddling and encouraging it. We've been living on borrowed time since then.
 
Brianf is a referral to the thread Where Do You Get Your News From or something like that.
I'm not sure who BrianF is ......... but you are correct: McCarthy was right. In retrospect, that might have been the last opportunity, all those years ago, to arrest, try and imprison the Demo-Marxist cancer that overthrew the United States instead of coddling and encouraging it. We've been living on borrowed time since then.
 

WILL RUSSIA SHIFT TO A WAR STRATEGY?​

20 June 2022 by Larry Johnson 33 Comments

Two events in the last few days–Lithuania’s decision to prevent the transit of Russian supplies for Kalinigrad and the Ukrainian missile attack on a Russian oil platform in the Black Sea–may be the tipping point for Russia in shifting to a War strategy rather than continue with the Special Military Operation. Let me explain.
The Special Military Operation, besides the stated goals of demilitarizing and denazifying Ukraine, consisted of restricted rules of engagement. Russia did not destroy all communication infrastructure and networks. The internet remained operational in most parts of Ukraine. Cell phone towers and power grids were not targeted and destroyed. The lights stayed on in the cities and towns, including Lviv and Kiev. Civilian fuel depots and oil refinery plants were left largely unmolested.
Ukrainian government buildings, including the Ministry of Defense, have not been reduced to rubble. They still stand and daily business continues. The civilian transportation grid is still operating. Some rail travel has been disrupted in order to stop the movement of NATO military supplies to the eastern part of Ukraine, but trains continue to roll, albeit diesel fueled beasts.
Notwithstanding western propaganda that Russian “orcs” are raping, pillaging and wantonly killing civilians, the truth is otherwise. Russia has not targeted purely civilian areas (unlike Ukraine, which is shelling the city of Donetsk where there is no Russian military activity) and has pressed Ukraine to open safe escape routes for civilians caught in a combat zone. Ukraine has blocked many of these relief efforts.
The defining feature of the Special Military Operation is the size of the Russian military force deployed to Ukraine–only an estimated 250,000 Russian troops going up against a Ukrainian army and territorial defense force of 600,000. Conventional wisdom among military strategists is that an attacking army should have a 3 to 1 advantage if it hopes to succeed:
The 3-1 rule of land combat is a military aphorism rooted in operations research that states that an attacking force should have a 3 to 1 advantage over a defending force in order to succeed. The reason the attacking force must be so large of course, is to account for losses that can occur when assaulting a fortified position. A smaller attacking force often assumes much greater risk by not having enough soldiers to create and exploit a breach; likewise, choice of terrain, cover, level of preparedness, area denial, distance to resupply, distance to reinforcements, and home field advantage (morale) is usually on the side of the defender.
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Russia turned the conventional wisdom on its head. Despite being outnumber almost three to one by Ukraine, which was fighting a defensive battle from fortified positions, Russia quickly obtained air supremacy and crippled Ukraine’s ability to provide close air support to besieged units. Ukrainian fixed wing and rotary wing aircraft have not played a significant offensive role in the Ukrainian operations.
Russia also relied on the militias in the Luhansk and Donetsk Republics and let them carry the brunt of the battle in recapturing territory held by the Ukrainian army. It appears that Russia played the role of supporting commander while the military forces of Luhansk and Donetsk were the supported commanders. In other words, Russia provided artillery, armor, air support and missiles to back up the military operations of the Donbas republics. Russia also provided troop reinforcement as needed. Despite western claims that Russia has suffered catastrophic losses, there is no evidence on social media in Russia to back up that claim. Vladimir Putin does not have the power to prevent bereaved parents and spouses from mourning sons lost on the battlefield.
The carnage the Ukrainian forces are experiencing on the ground will pale in comparison if Russia decides to take the gloves off and conduct a full scale war on Ukraine as the supported commander. You will no longer see photo ops with western politicians and celebrities strolling the streets of Kiev. Russia has a variety of options–it can destroy Ukraine’s electrical network or shutdown the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant–the largest plant in Europe. Russia also could kill Ukraine’s access to oil and take out refineries. And Russia can begin targeting Ukraine’s government infrastructure.
I hope it does not come to this, but Vladimir Putin has made it clear that this is an existential fight for Russia and the west, by its words and actions, have reinforced that belief. One German journalist has awakened to the danger:
German TV is admitting what’s become increasingly obvious: the West is in denial that Russia has all but won its military conflict with Ukraine.
“I am afraid we are now faced with a situation where we now have to face an uncomfortable truth,” said journalist Wolfram Weimer last week. “And that is that Russia has won this war.”

“Now, our chancellor is working with this language template: ‘Russia must not win this war. Ukraine must win,’” Weimer continued.
“I’m just wondering where this is headed politically, because in fact Russia has practically conquered the Donbas in just a matter of a few days. The area gains are huge, they are about as big as Holland and Belgium put together. The land connection to Crimea is there. That means, how is Russia supposed to lose this war now?”
Weimer went on to say that Ukraine “does not have the strength” to militarily fight Russia despite receiving billions of dollars of weapons and assistance from the West, and that Russia is “also winning the international game of sanctions.”
 
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From the article
"Yes, a very revealing article. Thanks for pointing it out, Larry. The CIA has known the real situation on the ground for a while, even back when the media and politicians were pissing away 10s of $billions and lying to us.
Certain mutual former friends/affiliates on another site have been saying that the US is conducting ongoing training of Ukrainian troops on US/NATO weapons systems, in Poland, and the pipeline back to UKR is long and wide. I have been skeptical because UKR losses, confirmed by UKR itself, seem to me to have been greater than conceivable replacement volumes. Anyhow, this article, basically a leak as you point out, puts that pro-UKR propaganda to rest.​
One doesn’t see too much mention of UKR in the news anymore and what little one does see isn’t rosy for UKR."​
 
One doesn’t see too much mention of UKR in the news anymore and what little one does see isn’t rosy for UKR."​
They got their 40 Billion approved... then crickets.

Hell at the G-7 Bidens talking about spending 200 Billion to counter China. Specifically mentioned working for 2 billion to go to Angola for solar enery projects.



Edit- These fuckers literally started a conflict in Russia then are using for their reasons to fo this shit.
 

WILL RUSSIA SHIFT TO A WAR STRATEGY?​

20 June 2022 by Larry Johnson 33 Comments

Two events in the last few days–Lithuania’s decision to prevent the transit of Russian supplies for Kalinigrad and the Ukrainian missile attack on a Russian oil platform in the Black Sea–may be the tipping point for Russia in shifting to a War strategy rather than continue with the Special Military Operation. Let me explain.
The Special Military Operation, besides the stated goals of demilitarizing and denazifying Ukraine, consisted of restricted rules of engagement. Russia did not destroy all communication infrastructure and networks. The internet remained operational in most parts of Ukraine. Cell phone towers and power grids were not targeted and destroyed. The lights stayed on in the cities and towns, including Lviv and Kiev. Civilian fuel depots and oil refinery plants were left largely unmolested.
Ukrainian government buildings, including the Ministry of Defense, have not been reduced to rubble. They still stand and daily business continues. The civilian transportation grid is still operating. Some rail travel has been disrupted in order to stop the movement of NATO military supplies to the eastern part of Ukraine, but trains continue to roll, albeit diesel fueled beasts.
Notwithstanding western propaganda that Russian “orcs” are raping, pillaging and wantonly killing civilians, the truth is otherwise. Russia has not targeted purely civilian areas (unlike Ukraine, which is shelling the city of Donetsk where there is no Russian military activity) and has pressed Ukraine to open safe escape routes for civilians caught in a combat zone. Ukraine has blocked many of these relief efforts.
The defining feature of the Special Military Operation is the size of the Russian military force deployed to Ukraine–only an estimated 250,000 Russian troops going up against a Ukrainian army and territorial defense force of 600,000. Conventional wisdom among military strategists is that an attacking army should have a 3 to 1 advantage if it hopes to succeed:

CAA-Battle-Outcome-vs.-Force-Ratio.png

Russia turned the conventional wisdom on its head. Despite being outnumber almost three to one by Ukraine, which was fighting a defensive battle from fortified positions, Russia quickly obtained air supremacy and crippled Ukraine’s ability to provide close air support to besieged units. Ukrainian fixed wing and rotary wing aircraft have not played a significant offensive role in the Ukrainian operations.
Russia also relied on the militias in the Luhansk and Donetsk Republics and let them carry the brunt of the battle in recapturing territory held by the Ukrainian army. It appears that Russia played the role of supporting commander while the military forces of Luhansk and Donetsk were the supported commanders. In other words, Russia provided artillery, armor, air support and missiles to back up the military operations of the Donbas republics. Russia also provided troop reinforcement as needed. Despite western claims that Russia has suffered catastrophic losses, there is no evidence on social media in Russia to back up that claim. Vladimir Putin does not have the power to prevent bereaved parents and spouses from mourning sons lost on the battlefield.
The carnage the Ukrainian forces are experiencing on the ground will pale in comparison if Russia decides to take the gloves off and conduct a full scale war on Ukraine as the supported commander. You will no longer see photo ops with western politicians and celebrities strolling the streets of Kiev. Russia has a variety of options–it can destroy Ukraine’s electrical network or shutdown the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant–the largest plant in Europe. Russia also could kill Ukraine’s access to oil and take out refineries. And Russia can begin targeting Ukraine’s government infrastructure.
I hope it does not come to this, but Vladimir Putin has made it clear that this is an existential fight for Russia and the west, by its words and actions, have reinforced that belief. One German journalist has awakened to the danger:
The sooner Russia takes the gloves off and finishes this bullshit the better.
 
They got their 40 Billion approved... then crickets.

Hell at the G-7 Bidens talking about spending 200 Billion to counter China. Specifically mentioned working for 2 billion to go to Angola for solar enery projects.


Besides not being even close in scale to Chinese BRI that is worth well over a Trilion $ and has a head start of more than a decade , i can only imagine who will actually be working these projects.

Chinese are probably laughing their asses as even if this ever takes off they will be making the most $$$ on these 200billion! Starting with that 2 billion Solar energy project in Angola , with made in China components on Washingtons dough.
 
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WILL RUSSIA SHIFT TO A WAR STRATEGY?​

20 June 2022 by Larry Johnson 33 Comments

Two events in the last few days–Lithuania’s decision to prevent the transit of Russian supplies for Kalinigrad and the Ukrainian missile attack on a Russian oil platform in the Black Sea–may be the tipping point for Russia in shifting to a War strategy rather than continue with the Special Military Operation. Let me explain.
The Special Military Operation, besides the stated goals of demilitarizing and denazifying Ukraine, consisted of restricted rules of engagement. Russia did not destroy all communication infrastructure and networks. The internet remained operational in most parts of Ukraine. Cell phone towers and power grids were not targeted and destroyed. The lights stayed on in the cities and towns, including Lviv and Kiev. Civilian fuel depots and oil refinery plants were left largely unmolested.
Ukrainian government buildings, including the Ministry of Defense, have not been reduced to rubble. They still stand and daily business continues. The civilian transportation grid is still operating. Some rail travel has been disrupted in order to stop the movement of NATO military supplies to the eastern part of Ukraine, but trains continue to roll, albeit diesel fueled beasts.
Notwithstanding western propaganda that Russian “orcs” are raping, pillaging and wantonly killing civilians, the truth is otherwise. Russia has not targeted purely civilian areas (unlike Ukraine, which is shelling the city of Donetsk where there is no Russian military activity) and has pressed Ukraine to open safe escape routes for civilians caught in a combat zone. Ukraine has blocked many of these relief efforts.
The defining feature of the Special Military Operation is the size of the Russian military force deployed to Ukraine–only an estimated 250,000 Russian troops going up against a Ukrainian army and territorial defense force of 600,000. Conventional wisdom among military strategists is that an attacking army should have a 3 to 1 advantage if it hopes to succeed:

CAA-Battle-Outcome-vs.-Force-Ratio.png

Russia turned the conventional wisdom on its head. Despite being outnumber almost three to one by Ukraine, which was fighting a defensive battle from fortified positions, Russia quickly obtained air supremacy and crippled Ukraine’s ability to provide close air support to besieged units. Ukrainian fixed wing and rotary wing aircraft have not played a significant offensive role in the Ukrainian operations.
Russia also relied on the militias in the Luhansk and Donetsk Republics and let them carry the brunt of the battle in recapturing territory held by the Ukrainian army. It appears that Russia played the role of supporting commander while the military forces of Luhansk and Donetsk were the supported commanders. In other words, Russia provided artillery, armor, air support and missiles to back up the military operations of the Donbas republics. Russia also provided troop reinforcement as needed. Despite western claims that Russia has suffered catastrophic losses, there is no evidence on social media in Russia to back up that claim. Vladimir Putin does not have the power to prevent bereaved parents and spouses from mourning sons lost on the battlefield.
The carnage the Ukrainian forces are experiencing on the ground will pale in comparison if Russia decides to take the gloves off and conduct a full scale war on Ukraine as the supported commander. You will no longer see photo ops with western politicians and celebrities strolling the streets of Kiev. Russia has a variety of options–it can destroy Ukraine’s electrical network or shutdown the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant–the largest plant in Europe. Russia also could kill Ukraine’s access to oil and take out refineries. And Russia can begin targeting Ukraine’s government infrastructure.
I hope it does not come to this, but Vladimir Putin has made it clear that this is an existential fight for Russia and the west, by its words and actions, have reinforced that belief. One German journalist has awakened to the danger:
I’ve been wondering when russia was going to bomb zelensky and his money laundering clowns into rubble.

I’m really tired of being told how much of a hero he is, and seeing him wearing the same shirt for months.
 
I’ve been wondering when russia was going to bomb zelensky and his money laundering clowns into rubble.

I’m really tired of being told how much of a hero he is, and seeing him wearing the same shirt for months.
When things were hot near Kiev , he was appearing only in green screen productions for a whole month even tough neither he or Kiev were actually targeted at any time. and first meeting with some EU leaders that was supposedly in Kiev actually happened in Poland. Only after Russians withdrew from north of Kiev and U2 was already having concerts he started serious poser work.


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Btw- US trying to fund projects in Angola its related back the the same old Us vs Russia crap and why it was mentioned at the G-7 after blaming Russia for the current world . Angola is run by the MPLA which is socialist/marxist and supported by eastern block/Soviet countries. IMO- US is tryin to fund a power grab in Angola.
 
I’ve been wondering when russia was going to bomb zelensky and his money laundering clowns into rubble.

I’m really tired of being told how much of a hero he is, and seeing him wearing the same shirt for months.

Russia might not want to finish this right away. If Russia does, they'll have tons of people that will try to sabotage everything that they do.
Currently, Russia is killing everyone who might stand up to them. Think about this for a second; this may or may not be their strategy.
If you occupy, people will constantly try to sabotage what you are doing. If you prolong the war for a few months; you kill every military person who might stand up against you. What do you have left? A nation of sheep; with lots of available women for Russian men.

I keep waiting for Russia to shove their full infantry might into Ukraine. Russia has lots of men. Look at the western front vs Germany. Tons of troops. If anyone thinks that Russia can't round up a million soldiers and send them to Ukraine, they haven't read history.
Wait till the wheat harvest fails. Russia is making tons of money on their high priced oil. Russia knows it will make a ton of money on wheat.
What do the bean counters in Russia say?
 
Russia might not want to finish this right away. If Russia does, they'll have tons of people that will try to sabotage everything that they do.
Currently, Russia is killing everyone who might stand up to them. Think about this for a second; this may or may not be their strategy.
If you occupy, people will constantly try to sabotage what you are doing. If you prolong the war for a few months; you kill every military person who might stand up against you. What do you have left? A nation of sheep; with lots of available women for Russian men.

I keep waiting for Russia to shove their full infantry might into Ukraine. Russia has lots of men. Look at the western front vs Germany. Tons of troops. If anyone thinks that Russia can't round up a million soldiers and send them to Ukraine, they haven't read history.
Wait till the wheat harvest fails. Russia is making tons of money on their high priced oil. Russia knows it will make a ton of money on wheat.
What do the bean counters in Russia say?
I think there is some logic to this. They have openly stated from the beginning that they intend to get rid of the Azov types and are obviously using old equipment (for the most part) to get it done, including retired fat generals. Not using everything to finish the conflict is a tell. The longer they go the more they drag the Northern Hemisphere to winter and closer to their goals, both for Ukraine, Europe and their trading partners (both old and new).
 
Bean counters and military said, we got some old shit laying around that we need to pay $$ to dispose of. Putin's like, I got this idea on how to get rid of it for cheap. Second, it's Putin's excuse to buy NEW equipment and upgrade. 3rd, Putin can upgrade his military and use the excuse, we are not stockpiling weapons. 4th Putin will have a military with new equipment, ready to put the hurt on Nato's old equipment.
Putin was using some old missiles from 1960s and 1970s. I'm sure Putin's like, don't destroy them, use em. Hell, I bet most of that Artillery is WWI and WWII stuff. Burn it up. Russia's been stock piling shells for 100 years. 7m used so far, I bet they have another 21million stashed somewhere.

Does Germany even have helicopters that can fly? Last report was 80-90% are non-functional.
As trump said, every dollar Europe gives Russia, is a dollar that will be used against them (same thing with China) sighs

Germany Has Fewer Than 10 Tiger And 12 NH90 Helicopters Ready For Combat link

 
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Russia’s crude and condensate production has increased in June by 5% to an average of 10.7 million barrels per day (bpd), Russian daily Kommersant reported on Wednesday, quoting sources familiar with the production numbers.
The production level includes condensate, which is not included in Russia’s quota in the OPEC+ deal but which the Russian authorities don’t report separately from crude production.
Russia is believed to be producing around 800,000 bpd-900,000 bpd of condensate.
The June level of Russia’s oil production is below the January-February level of around 11 million bpd, before the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the mass shunning of Russian crude oil in the West.

 
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Russia might not want to finish this right away. If Russia does, they'll have tons of people that will try to sabotage everything that they do.
Currently, Russia is killing everyone who might stand up to them. Think about this for a second; this may or may not be their strategy.
If you occupy, people will constantly try to sabotage what you are doing. If you prolong the war for a few months; you kill every military person who might stand up against you. What do you have left? A nation of sheep; with lots of available women for Russian men.

I keep waiting for Russia to shove their full infantry might into Ukraine. Russia has lots of men. Look at the western front vs Germany. Tons of troops. If anyone thinks that Russia can't round up a million soldiers and send them to Ukraine, they haven't read history.
Wait till the wheat harvest fails. Russia is making tons of money on their high priced oil. Russia knows it will make a ton of money on wheat.
What do the bean counters in Russia say?
Cough, Katyn, cough cough, Katyn.
 
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Operative command South: Russian forces have left Snake island after massive missile and artillery strikes​


Russia withdraws from the Snake Island, claiming it's a sign of 'goodwill'. The truth is they have been pounded by Ukrainian forces using Western artillery. The conclusion: give Ukraine more Western weapons to force Russia do more 'goodwill' withdrawals from the occupied
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Operative command South: Russian forces have left Snake island after massive missile and artillery strikes​


Russia withdraws from the Snake Island, claiming it's a sign of 'goodwill'. The truth is they have been pounded by Ukrainian forces using Western artillery. The conclusion: give Ukraine more Western weapons to force Russia do more 'goodwill' withdrawals from the occupied
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Conflicting reports... lol

 
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Let’s borrow more money to China, send it to General Dynamics, Lockheed, etc so that they ship more stuff to Ukraine that will get

1) Sold on the black market/dark web
2) Confiscated by Russians
3) Destroyed via Air Strikes/arty

Don’t forget, 10% goes to the big guy.
 
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Let’s borrow more money to China, send it to General Dynamics, Lockheed, etc so that they ship more stuff to Ukraine that will get

1) Sold on the black market/dark web
2) Confiscated by Russians
3) Destroyed via Air Strikes/arty

Don’t forget, 10% goes to the big guy.
They are not "borrowing" money, they are simply "printing" more. Funny, they can't print more to build the wall, produce more US oil or upgrade the infrastructure.
 
You know that time when Sen. Rand Paul blocked the bill and asked for auditors to be part of the 40billion $ package that ultimately went out with no oversight? Lets just say that this was predictable.

And this is just the tip of the iceberg from a single swiss canton , this is likely taking place all over the world

High-Ranking Ukrainian Officials Caught Splurging On Luxury Real Estate In Switzerland​

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High-ranking officials from Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky‘s inner circle have been purchasing multi-million dollar properties and real estate in Switzerland, a Newspunch investigation can reveal.

According to extracts from the Switzerland’s local land registry, high-ranking Ukrainian officials have purchased luxury real estate in the land of private bank accounts and alpine meadows.

Dmitry Razumkov, the 38-year-old politician and former Chairman of the Verkhovna Parliament of Ukraine, is the proud new owner of a luxury property in the luxury resort town of Gstaad, Switzerland, worth just under 9 million Swiss francs. For reference, the Swiss franc is worth almost the same as the USD.


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Dmitry Razumkov is the owner of a Swiss property worth almost $10 million in the exclusive resort town of Gstaad
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Oleksandr Danyliuk, the former Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council (NSDC) of Ukraine is the proud new owner of a luxury property in the resort town of Gstaad. Danyliuk’s property is worth a cool $10 million.

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Former Ukrainian finance minister Oleksandr Danylyuk is the owner of a 1,321 square meter luxury property in Gstaad
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Lyudmila Denisova, the same ombudsman who was fired because of false reports about the atrocities of the Russian army against children, is now in possession of a 1,492 square meter Gstaad resort property worth more than $10 million.
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Ljudmila Denisova’s luxury Gstaad apartment is the largest and most expensive of the collection, valued at a cool $10+ million
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Did anybody stop to think that sending billions of dollars in no-strings-attached aid to one of Europe’s poorest countries — that also happens to be one of the world’s most corrupt countries — might be a poor use of US taxpayer funds?
According to Transparency International’s 2021 Corruption Perceptions Index, (a scale of least to most corrupt nations), Ukraine ranked 122nd out of 180 countries, the most corrupt in Europe.
Statements from US and Western officials, as well as accounts in the mainstream media, have created a purposefully misleading image of Ukraine. There has been an effort to portray the country not only as a victim of Putin’s aggression, but as a plucky and noble underdog and a champion of freedom and democracy in the region. CNN’s John Blake literally compared Ukraine to America in the Revolutionary War.
The reality is darker and troubling: Ukraine has long been one of the most corrupt countries in a world of corrupt countries.
Ukraine’s track record of protecting democracy and civil liberties is not much better than its performance on corruption. In Freedom House’s 2022 report, Ukraine is listed in the “partly free” category, with a score of 61 out of a possible 100.
While there is no evidence US funds were spent on these Swiss properties, corruption has been rampant in Ukraine since the end of the Cold War and the world is now turning a blind eye while pumping Kiev’s coffers full of the folding stuff. Given this sobering reality, calls for Americans to “stand with Ukraine” are misplaced.
 
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