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Yep. That's why Lukashenko was making noises last week, in order pull AFU troops away from whatever they've got planned. No chance that worked.So a silence before the strom ?
also good to make the enemy nervous.
Distraction of the AFU rather than incursion was the plan from the onset. Lukashanko needs all his soldiers at home to keep from ending up like Ceausescu.Any incursion from the north will be met by a battle-hardened and well eqipped military that did not exist eight months ago and it will not end well for anyone that attempts it.
I wonder how many Rasputin types with Russian connections are whispering into Olaf Scholz' ear…. "no Leopards for Ukraine…they can't support them, they don't have the skills, we'll endanger Germany, we must wait for the Americans to act first…" and so on.German cybersecurity chief fired over Russia connections[/h2]Germany's cybersecurity chief, Arne Schönbohm, has
I was thinking the same thing. It just took 79 years to work. Sanctions do take time, I guess.Was there a raid on Schweinfurt that we did not hear about?
On the plus side, something is definitely afoot with the AFU. There's a near total news blackout. MSM guesses are that the AFU are about to smash their way to Kherson City or make a dash for Melitopol. We'll know in the next 48-72 hours.
I'm optimistic, but I also fear that the news blackout is due to some offensive going tits up for the AFU and the good guys are now struggling to regroup somewhere away from the media, cameras and bloggers.I've noted this over the last four or five days, that the news is very samo-samo, and that the information flow from the battlefields in both the Eastern and Southern fronts has dried up. Someone's laying doggo. I expect the Russians are wondering right now where the next shoe will drop. If Ukrainian intelligence has some info about where the recent call-ups are going, that might decide the thrust -- assuming there is one in store.
from BBC
German cybersecurity chief fired over Russia connections
Germany's cybersecurity chief, Arne Schönbohm, has been fired after allegations of being excessively close to Russia through an association he helped set up.
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Mr Schönbohm has led the Federal Cyber Security Authority (BSI) - charged with protecting government communications - since 2016, but was accused by German media of having had links with people involved with Russian intelligence services.
His former employer, a private company called the Cyber Security Council Germany, is accused of having a subsidiary of a Russian firm set up by an ex-KGB officer as a member. The company denies any wrongdoing.
I wonder how many Rasputin types with Russian connections are whispering into Olaf Scholz' ear…. "no Leopards for Ukraine…they can't support them, they don't have the skills, we'll endanger Germany, we must wait for the Americans to act first…" and so on.
A spokesperson for Interior Minister Nancy Faeser said public trust in Mr Schönbohm's "neutrality and impartiality" had been damaged, but emphasised that the security chief would be "presumed innocent" while an investigation into the allegations was conducted.
POTUS45 and whomever was pulling his strings comes to mind. No US politics, but the world and Ukraine's future dodged a bullet on 3 Nov 2020. If only Ukraine and the world were as lucky 12 Nov 1933 with the German general election. It's amazing how domestic elections can have such an impact on global peace and security.It makes me wonder how many "agents" are in place throughout NATO.….
I'm optimistic, but I also fear that the news blackout is due to some offensive going tits up for the AFU and the good guys are now struggling to regroup somewhere away from the media, cameras and bloggers.
Hmm. Would DJT have left Zelenskey twisting in the wind after having refused to investigate JRB's meddling in Ukraine domestic corruption investigation of Burisma? The world will never know.
In this case the post would not have been made if an earlier post had not had a go at one side of US politics thus provoking the response.Why are you injecting American politics into this? We've already had plenty of warnings about introducing politics into this discussion. I care much less about your hypothetical than I do about what's happening on the ground there, myself.
In this case the post would not have been made if an earlier post had not had a go at one side of US politics thus provoking the response.