US bombed Nord Stream gas pipelines, claims investigative journalist Seymour Hersh
The bombing of the Nord Stream underwater gas pipelines in the Baltic Sea was a covert operation ordered by the White House and carried out by the CIA, a report by a veteran investigative journalist claims. Seymour Hersh, a Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter, has claimed that US deep-sea divers, usingwww.thetimes.co.uk
Yeah they are all screwed up in the head in Russia, obviously something in thier vodka.
Crazy.
We've pandered to them for far too long, trying to 'westernise' them with McDonalds etc etc. Russia could, and should be a fabulous country. There's a different mindset...Most people born into the decades before German reunification and the fall of the iron curtain remained deeply suspicious of Russia. Particularly when the benevolent Gorbachev was deposed and the drunk Yeltsin took over to be followed by ex KGB comrade Putin. Russia has never been on friendly terms with the'west' has always taken an opposite stance on geopolitics trying to destabilise it's neighbours. It has been a long time coming (since 1945) but if cold war turns to hot war it is not too surprising in my view.
He's definitely curated a cult of personality.
*Romania: Can’t Confirm Russian Missile Crossed Its Airspace*Ukraine’s Top General: Two Russian Missiles Crossed Into Moldovan and Romanian Airspace on Friday Before Entering Ukraine
*Romania: Can’t Confirm Russian Missile Crossed Its Airspace
*Moldova: Missile Crossed Its Airspace Towards Ukraine
Looking at the map, it's possible a missile fired in the Black Sea could pass over Moldova and Romania on the way to Lviv. Edit: I don't know the targets hit, just looking at how it could occur.What? So the missiles flew past Ukraine, did a 180 degree turn and came back to Ukraine? Or were the launched from the west towards Ukraine?
*Moldova Says Condemns Violation of Moldovan Airspace*Romania: Can’t Confirm Russian Missile Crossed Its Airspace
*Moldova: Missile Crossed Its Airspace Towards Ukraine
What? So the missiles flew past Ukraine, did a 180 degree turn and came back to Ukraine? Or were the launched from the west towards Ukraine?
*Romanian Defence Ministry: Romanian Air Surveillance System Detected What Looked Like a Cruise Missile Launched off a Russian Ship Near CrimeaLooking at the map, it's possible a missile fired in the Black Sea could pass over Moldova and Romania on the way to Lviv.
I think it was always on the cards, both with it coming up to the one year anniversary of the invasion and the west ramping up support with tanks and long range weapons in the near future.Surely if they fail, they won't be able to try another major offensive for ages?
*Romanian Defence Ministry: Romanian Air Surveillance System Detected What Looked Like a Cruise Missile Launched off a Russian Ship Near Crimea
*Romanian Defence Ministry: The Missile Crossed Into Moldovan Airspace but Did Not Reach Romania’s
China is the elephant in the room, but realistically they will not be invading Europe (at least in the next 50 years), and are we really likely to be deploying a significant proportion of our air force or army to fight them in some third country (India, say)? I really struggle to imagine any such scenario.
No surprise there tbh. It was pretty obvious when they met at the time of the word cup and they were on the podiums together, when Trump defended Putin against his own Intelligence agenciesThat whole series of videos on Putin and the Presidents was really interesting viewing. Bolton's was the most damning of Trump but all of them confirm Putin thought he was an idiot who was easy to manipulate and was doing Putin's work for him in regards to weakening NATO bonds.
They have more than one, think it was 10 they had in Ukraine.Well, he won’t be back.