Clearly everyone is going nuts. Why on earth is a Ukrainian official from Zelensky's inner circle briefing the press that Special Forces were/are inside Russia guiding drone attacks? Compromising the secrecy of their own covert operations is ridiculous. https://abcnews.go.com/International/live-updates/russia-ukraine/?id=88905005#94608782
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Let’s hope so. Remote drone control can be dodgy at long distance and inside EW defences. British Special Forces paint targets with lasers behind enemy lines (probably for missile strikes or smart bombs rather than drones).
Seems there are also experimental laser controlled drones that evade electronic counter measures but require line of sight control. https://newatlas.com/drones/laser-control-drone-qinetiq/ Nothing long range as far as I can see ATM.
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Any 'far' ideology tbh. There's been pushback against sending support from both Far-Right and Far-Left speakers.
That's true, but right now i see a lot more far-left in democrats than far-right in republican.
Could be done after they left Russia, or perhaps to increase psychosis in it, don't know.
Btw, there were sighting of post-soviet modernized anti-air defense working on Ukraine territory that wasn't reported before. It ain't patriot but it's something i guess.
I think that's oversimplifying it. The republican party can't just be boiled down to conservative nationalism. It's evolved into a broad anti-establishment movement containing the remnants of 20th century counterculture, Libertarianism, Trotskyism and a dozen other tendencies that have no reason to "like" Russia but are at the forefront of counternarratives about Ukraine. It's less about dogmatic political labels or ideals, and more about forming an anti-establishment consensus to counter the Democrat establishment. People like Tucker Carlson sound more like 70s counterculture leftists to me than nationalist conservatives.
Their rationale is mostly "hmm, the democrats seem hysterical about Russia, maybe they're hiding something...?". That's basically it. It's a similar strategy behind most of the "far right" in the west, which like the US is more countercultural than strictly conservative anyway.
Right wing conservative Republicans seem to admire people like Bolsonaro, Orbán, Berlusconi, Le Pen - even Duterte.
They're not necessarily anti-establishment. But they're all conservative nationalists.
They're not necessarily anti-establishment. But they're all conservative nationalists.
If there’s no question, then no denial’s required.
www.independent.co.uk
tass.com
“According to investigators the group had even called on the services of clairvoyants to check the veracity of their plan.”
www.theguardian.com
”Another suspect has been identified as Vitalia B, a Russian woman who was asked to approach Moscow on Heinrich's behalf. The Russian embassy in Berlin said in a statement that it did not "maintain contacts with representatives of terrorist groups and other illegal entities".”
Anyway, not much of a plot, if only 25 people needed arrest.
‘No question of Russian involvement’ in alleged German coup, says Kremlin
Among those arrested in Germany as an alleged plotter was a Russian citizen
www.independent.co.uk
Suspected coup plotters reached out to Russian officials â German prosecutorâs office
It was also pointed out that "the suspects began preparations that were stepped up no later than at the end of November 2021
tass.com
Reichsbürger: the German conspiracy theorists at heart of alleged coup plot
Despite description of alleged plotters by prosecutors as a ‘motley crew’, the threat was considered very real
www.theguardian.com
Germany arrests 25 accused of plotting coup
A far-right group is suspected of planning to storm parliament and install an aristocrat as leader.
www.bbc.co.uk
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Most incumbent politicians outside the west are some kind of conservative nationalist. It's pretty much the baseline norm in South America, Eastern Europe, Africa and most of Asia. But you'll never find a republican who admires Deng Xiaoping or David Cameron.
What makes bolsonaro, orban and duterte etc different is that they're these populist "anti-government" politicians who badmouth and undermine their own institutions to appeal to people who hate those institutions. Some of the biggest trump fanatics are ex hippies and new age crystal moms, while a sizeable portion of the anti trump movement is made up of boomers. In every country where these new populists have emerged, they've split the "right wing" party down the middle, and drawn in new people from liberal or social democrat parties.
Nazi Hippies: When the New Age and Far Right Overlap
Both the New Age and the far right are drawn to conspiracy theories
gen.medium.com
I definitely think the term "right wing" is far too broad to be of any use in this context.
That's plain wrong and you should try to do better than this.
Why would Putin flee to Venezuela when he could move to Mar-a-Lago? 
www.newsweek.com
Putin has escape plan to Venezuela if Russia loses war: Former speechwriter
"I usually don't retell insider stories, but today I will make an exception," Abbas Gallyamov wrote on his Telegram channel.
www.newsweek.com
What a boring video (watched 3 mins.).
edition.cnn.com
Ukrainian official claims that an explosion rocked mercenary group's headquarters in Luhansk region
Kyiv's forces launched attacks on occupied regions of Ukraine overnight, with missiles striking Melitopol in the south and Donetsk in the east.
Ukraine strikes Wagner HQ in Luhansk, governor says
Kyiv's forces hit a hotel used by the mercenary group, according to Luhansk governor Serhiy Haidai.
www.bbc.com
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Has Vladimir Putin triggered a succession war? | ITV News
President Putin’s spokesman brushed off the suggestion, but told ITV News 'of course, we are all thinking about the future.' | ITV National News
www.itv.com
'Putin has ruined the future of Russia', Bill Browder tells Euronews
"The war has to end. Then there have to be reparations and there has to be a democratic government before we can ever look at Russia the same again", said the Kremlin critic. #Globalconversation
www.euronews.com
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If it's in an Excel table with a detailed breakdown, it must be true.
I'd rely on serious Western think tanks whose output is not used as propaganda, but as summary for the Western intel community and the decision- making professionals in the military and intel communities. You can also try this reading list, unless Brexit forbids EU sites.
For the Ukrainian GS numbers, the bull**** factor is around 0.6. They are obviously useless and unreliable, but widely used by propaganda articles. Why would you even look at those numbers and related websites like minusrus?
I also wouldn't trust Ursula's aides, as she is a politician with an agenda too.
I'd rely on serious Western think tanks whose output is not used as propaganda, but as summary for the Western intel community and the decision- making professionals in the military and intel communities. You can also try this reading list, unless Brexit forbids EU sites.
For the Ukrainian GS numbers, the bull**** factor is around 0.6. They are obviously useless and unreliable, but widely used by propaganda articles. Why would you even look at those numbers and related websites like minusrus?
I also wouldn't trust Ursula's aides, as she is a politician with an agenda too.
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Organising available data into a spreadsheet helps me think through the issues.
Thanks for the link. Brexit’s no barrier, I voted against it. The idiots who did vote for it are now suffering it’s economic consequences even thought they’re blaming it all on Covid lockdowns and the Ukraine war.
Because I want to understand if that’s official bs from the Ukrainian government or independent bs.
It's amazing that I continue to be surprised by Russian legislation:
War crimes aren't crimes if they're in our interests.
Other Classics:
It's a crime to call Putin's Special Military Operation a war or invasion
www.npr.org
Wagner Group "is a private military company that cannot exist under Russian law, and therefore it does not legally exist in Russian law"
Russian "fakes" law "...an activist was detained in Moscow for a poster with eight asterisks. Before that, pacifists had been arrested for holding blank sheets of paper..."
www.themoscowtimes.com
War crimes aren't crimes if they're in our interests.
Other Classics:
It's a crime to call Putin's Special Military Operation a war or invasion
Russian law bans journalists from calling Ukraine conflict a 'war' or an 'invasion'
In order to control what the Russian public knows about invasion of Ukraine, President Vladimir Putin has signed a law that imposes stiff sentences on journalists who air "false information."
www.npr.org
Wagner Group "is a private military company that cannot exist under Russian law, and therefore it does not legally exist in Russian law"
Russian "fakes" law "...an activist was detained in Moscow for a poster with eight asterisks. Before that, pacifists had been arrested for holding blank sheets of paper..."
How Russia's New Law Against 'Fakes' is Being Applied - The Moscow Times
A number of repressive laws have been introduced in Russia since the begining of the invasion of Ukraine, including two laws, one criminal and one administrative, that essentially criminalize independent reporting on the war and virtually any protests against it.
www.themoscowtimes.com
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It's amazing that I continue to be surprised by Russian legislation:
War crimes aren't crimes if they're in our interests.
Other Classics:
It's a crime to call Putin's Special Military Operation a war or invasion
Russian law bans journalists from calling Ukraine conflict a 'war' or an 'invasion'
In order to control what the Russian public knows about invasion of Ukraine, President Vladimir Putin has signed a law that imposes stiff sentences on journalists who air "false information."
Wagner Group "is a private military company that cannot exist under Russian law, and therefore it does not legally exist in Russian law"
Russian "fakes" law "...an activist was detained in Moscow for a poster with eight asterisks. Before that, pacifists had been arrested for holding blank sheets of paper..."
How Russia's New Law Against 'Fakes' is Being Applied - The Moscow Times
A number of repressive laws have been introduced in Russia since the begining of the invasion of Ukraine, including two laws, one criminal and one administrative, that essentially criminalize independent reporting on the war and virtually any protests against it.
Now don't get me wrong, I think this is a disgusting war perpetrated by a bunch of sadistic WWII LARP-ers and criminals, but come on. These tactics aren't even Russian originals - America did most of this during the most recent Iraq War. They should have been smart enough to know how that turned out for the States, though.
