On Sunday, Russian President Vladimir Putin vowed Ukraine would face more “destruction” in response to a Ukrainian drone attack deep inside Russia.
The attack was launched on Saturday and targeted apartment buildings in the city of Kazan, which is about 620 miles from the frontlines in Ukraine. Six drones hit residential buildings, and one hit an industrial facility, causing some damage, but no casualties were reported.
“Whoever and however tries to destroy something in our country, he will face destruction many times larger in his own country and will regret its attempts to do that in our country,” Putin said.
Throughout the war, Russia has stepped up its bombardment of Ukraine in response to Ukrainian attacks on Russian territory. Last week, Ukraine fired more US-provided ATACMS missiles and British Storm Shadow missiles into Russia. Two days later, Russia launched heavy missile strikes on Kyiv, killing one and cutting heat to hundreds of residential buildings, an attack Moscow said was a response to the NATO missiles being fired into its territory.
While the ATACMS and Storm Shadows strikes are more provocative since they are directly supported by NATO countries, Ukrainian drones are able to hit much deeper inside Russia. There are also indications that the drone attacks are supported by the US and NATO.
Last year, The Economist reported that Ukrainian drone attacks on Russian territory were carried out using intelligence provided by Ukraine’s Western backers. The US also recently announced it would spend $800 million to help Ukraine manufacture more long-range drones, marking another type of support for attacks inside Russian territory.
The only way this will end is with Russians and Americans shooting at one another.
That's a practical impossibility (nuclear war is a serious danger but also a major no-no). It will end when a new major communist revolution succeeds and they agree to join forces against it.
Otherwise: Capitalism > Monopolism > Imperialism > War (Lenin 1916).
Shooting hypersonic nukes!
Ukraine is now on double secret probation.
The US doesn't have any hypersonic missiles, they just had their first partially-successful test last week. So far only Russia, China and Iran do, although India is suspected to be close.
Zerohedge recently published the most offensive article on India, apparently written by an Indian at AmRen. I want to hear feedback from people who’ve been there…
Link? I don’t hang out there. I only spent a week in Bangalore, which was interesting, but have worked with plenty of people there supporting Amazon’s data center security.
I linked earlier, but basically they have a clannish system. Europe under Christianity rid itself of clans. “The West” is individualistic, currently anyway.
What he’s describing has much more to do with his social class than with the majority of the Indian populace. He was raised with those assumptions and doesn’t seem to have had much exposure (within India, anyway) to non-elites. My dad did high-end remodeling for a long time and I saw the same attitude among some of the wealthiest customers, those born with a silver spoon in their mouths. They seem to feel that we peons should feel honored to have the opportunity to interact with them, they’ll pay as little as they can, as late as they can, and if if you let them get away with it will cheat you out of everything you’re owed, and feel no shame about it because it’s simply what they’re “owed” by us lesser beings. I’ll guarantee that the plumber they complained about left a mess because he was treated like crap and paid like crap (if he was paid at all).
In India it’s much more blatant, because there’s a much larger class of people who feel that way.
On the other hand, project management is pretty much an unknown concept there, at least in the construction trades, which makes it hard to get things done right. And corruption is bad, but certainly no worse than several score other countries.
If Iran has that, I suppose Israel won’t go to war with it. Iran seems to be struggling under the economic burden of an arms race.
Menawhile in the backstage, Zelensky tried to bribe the only decent European leader, President Robert Fico of Slovakia. From RT:
Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky has confirmed that he offered money to Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico during their recent meeting in Brussels, amid a row between the two nations over the transit of Russian gas.
Kiev intends to cut supplies of Russian fuel through its territory when a five-year transit contract expires at the end of the year, which Slovakia says would undermine its energy security. After a meeting of EU leaders with Zelensky last week, Fico claimed he had rejected an offer of €500 million ($520 million) in exchange for Bratislava’s backing of the Ukrainian bid to join NATO. Zelensky disputed the reason for his proposal in a post on X on Tuesday.
“We offered him solutions regarding potential compensation for Slovaks – the Slovaks specifically – for losses from Russian transit, as well as alternatives for transit – any other gas, not Russian, at the request of the European Commission,” he wrote.
It’s important to note that the $500M offered are from frozen Russian funds.
Yeah, not even his own money, what a pathetic little con-man.
Forgot who said it and I paraphrase, “the best salesman on the planet.”
With the backing of the USUK Empire, he duped many countries. Keep in mind, many were also told the duping was good for them as is more expensive LNG shipped across the Atlantic.
IDK, I never liked salespeople and I always rejected sales jobs for myself, as I think they’re intrinsically evil, only apt for psychopaths.
I took a part-time sales job — telemarketing — once to supplement my factory work income.
I hated it.
In fact, how much I hated it was one factor in my decision to rejoin my Marine Corps Reserve unit, which I’d just gone inactive from a few months before (the telemarketing job was to make up for THAT lost income) when I heard they were being activated for Desert Shield (
I failed at sales when I was ten years old trying to sell Christmas cards door to door. My main defect was that I was perfectly content to take no for an answer. I didn't sell a single box, and never tried to sell anything again.
They're only intrinsically evil if they involve force or fraud. I've known many people involved in sales who served their customers well.
Maybe. I just see selling as near-identical to scamming, as fraud.
Have you ever bought anything from anyone?
Almost not. Ha! I hate shopping but anyway, I don’t mind traditional shopping, I can even put up with supermarkets, mostly because they don’t push things on you but let you pick on your own volition but phone or door-to-door salespeople I find hateful (or sometimes I just pity them).
That was the empire’s giant thumb.
"decent"
lol
Didn’t I block you?
refuge of the pathologists
Well, he did get an Oscar from Sean Penn, so I guess he’s a great thespian?
Zelensky acts just like the portrayal of a Mafia sitcom star. He reaffirms this impression every day.
I've gotten to the point where I just assume the worst about this clown without having to look beyond the headlines. Dead to me.
Well, he is. He’s also a decent actor embedded into his role, a bit too much at times.
Last is that France offered Russia to bypass Kiev for peace negotiations.
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Medvedev in Beijing.
Putin in Baku.
Belousov in Pyongyang.
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The chessboard is rockin'.
The chessboard is rocking why the West sitting at the "kid's table" cheat playing checkers and then throwing the board on the floor screaming.
ok
I must not understand international politics when the country I live in deems long range missiles for Ukraine more important than food for starving children in Gaza.When profit for the military industrial complex is more important than the lives of tens of thousands of Palestinians.
From the river to the sea,Palestine will be free!
Yes you don't understand international politics. "From the river to the sea,Palestine will be free" That phrase is code for calling for the destruction of Israel. Well the people in the USA don't support that idea. Trump is for full support of Israel.
Did they increase payment for hasbara? Why so few twits. Why r they increasing pay in hasbara with fully capable ai to do ur jobs for u. Make ur money while u can man
Wrong, the Likud party's platform calling for a greater Israel from river to sea is a colonialist call for genocide.
By large margins the US people oppose Israel's slaughter in Gaza.
As to Trump, I was wondering how long it would be until you voiced support for him.
The answer, not long at all.
And the homeless and hungry right here.
bet you don't know which river and sea its referring to
Bet you're a supporter of the Zionist war criminals.
Answer my statement
Go fq yourself, Nobody appointed you Chief Interrogator
And you lost the argument.
There was no argument. There was a war crimes supporting Zionist spewing insults and acting like a Nazi interrogator, and there was me telling him to fq off.
Zionists can't win the argument without the help of other Zionists acting as censors.
Fortunately, at this website that's not much of a problem.
Crush the Zionist assault on free speech!
If you're a Palestinian it's the Jordan to the Mediterranean, if you're an Israeli it's the Euphrates to the Red Sea.
Their definition of "free" is different as well. For the Palestinians freedom is for everyone, for the Israelis it's for Israelis-only.
Didn't the last batch of US military giveaways to Ukraine also include drones fully ready to kill Russian civilians with..? Put that on the long list of ways the US is directly involved in (but not really invested in the outcome of) the war with Russia. CNN's website finally got around to mentioning the war again after a long hiatus. No "good news" to be found, so best to shut up than tell the truth I guess.
They aim them at civilian installations like apartment buildings and hospitals because Russian air defense will take them out if they get near a military installation. They're routed to give any air defense a wide berth.
The civilization of the West has deteriorated into greedy, fat, zombie like idiots who somehow believe somehow that they are the geniuses the world has to listen to.
Some people are wising up.
"You know, for 400 years, or maybe some say that for 500 years we were colonial powers and dominated. At first we say that it's because of Christianity, because we are civilized guys. Now it's because of democracy. We always use this to say that we have to dominate. And I think for the first time we understand that this time has come to an end. And the symbol of why it is coming to an end is the Ukrainian war." – Former Assistant Secretary General of the UN, Michael von der Schulenburg
They also know that it is coming to an end, that's why they are getting more and more destructive.
Every dying empire, like any other mortally wounded animal, thrashes violently around looking in vain for relief until the final shudders puts an end to the chaos. BRICS+ may be the coup de grace.
https://www.rt.com/news/609866-trump-sustainable-peace-ukraine/
"A sustainable peace between Russia and Ukraine is one of President-elect Donald Trump’s top foreign policy priorities, according to his special envoy for Ukraine and Russia, retired Army General Keith Kellogg."
I surmise that Russia will desire more than just sustainable peace in Ukraine.
The Russians will make a 'subtle proposal through back channels' that even a retired US general can comprehend. It may occur between now and January 20, 2025. NATO's dissolution and America's land-based nuclear missile battery removal from Europe.
How could European leaders refuse? Klaus Schwab's not-so-hidden hand will intervene.
https://sputnikglobe.com/20241225/no-illusions-russia-seeks-legally-binding-solutions-to-ukraine-crisis-1121267290.html
I'd never conflate Washington and Europe with legal and morally binding agreements.
Russia may have to accept the SMO has anywhere from 1-5 years to continue–barring a nuclear war and prolonged hyperinflationary collapses across North America and Europe.
Russia may have to accept their 3 day special moron operation (war) will continue anywhere from 1-5 years longer, barring hyperinflationary collapse in Russia
I signed in this evening because I had an errand here: to block your bullshit.
Putin is desperate. Just launched another massive missile strike on civilian infrastructure in Kyiv on Christmas.
The so called adult in the room. Lol. What a loser.
He cannot be trusted. He is paying a very high price for his personal war and it will not end well for him.
Russia offered Ukraine a ceasefire over Christmas. Ukraine outright refused.
Ukraine has paid and will continue paying a higher price until this is over. Learn how to read a map and this will be clear to you.
Zelensky and his handlers are the real losers in this failed experiment. Just like the Democrats in the last election.
Technically, this was Orban’s idea, and I’m not sure either party trusted the other in not using it to advantage.
That's right and I stand corrected. I do believe Putin was open to it, but Z-boy dismissed it thinking that the few days would leave NATO is a worse off position with their failing 'active defense'.
I still scratch my head in wonder when I hear the term 'active defense.'
You should scratch your head when you hear the 1000 plus soldiers Russia is losing per day. Buch of young men dying for nothing/Putin.
That's right and I stand corrected. I do believe Putin was open to it, but Z-boy dismissed it thinking that the few days would leave NATO is a worse off position with their failing 'active defense'.
I still scratch my head in wonder when I hear the term 'active defense.'
Technically, this was Orban’s idea, and I’m not sure either party trusted the other in not using it to advantage.
RUhh! Muh FAFO! Muh Ruzzia Scary! Muh I Love Putin
The such experiment was done by Putin and it blew up in his face, you Kremlin propagandist.
Russia didn't offer a god damned thing, they invaded and annexed parts of Ukraine after breaking all agreements.
The real ceasefire is when Putin brings his dying soldiers home and stop the massacre he started.
Ukraine is paying a very high price, they got invaded by a "super power' but the real price is being paid by Russia who turned a 3 day war into a 3 plus years and counting.
You and your Russian army of cannon fodders are the real losers.
Wrong.
Learn the correct history.
Next!
That's not what they're getting paid to do.
Then you should want the war to continue. Ukraine is winning and soon Russia will be out of men.
Actually Zelinsky is doing well, he now has properties in Miami, London, Geneva, and a villa in Tuscany, and millions in Switzerland. As long as he times his escape correctly he'll probably be richer than the oligarchs he was working for. If he doesn't, well, his widow will be happy at least.
Did you happen to see the picture that accompanied this article? That high rise doesn't look very much like a military installation.
Not to you, Mr. "don't talk shit about dictators."
Did you hear what was taking place in that floor?
Please don't check on RT news or TASS like you idiots always do.
Plus if you cannot call out the destruction of civilian infrastructure in Ukraine, shut the fuck up.
I don't read RT news or TASS. Never have. I got my information on that building from what it says under the picture of that building. (A view shows a damaged multi-story residential building following a Ukrainian drone attack in Kazan, Russia, December 21, 2024. REUTERS/Stringer). But please do tell me what was taking place on that "floor" and tell me YOUR source.
And why are you so insistent that I "call out" the destruction of civilian infrastructure in Ukraine? Do you think I condone either side destroying each other's infrastructure. Why don't YOU call out the US for the continued use of Ukraine as fodder? Or maybe you should just shut the fuck up since it is YOU that wants the destruction of Ukraine to continue.
Airliner hit by Russian missile. We know about it because it crashed in Kazakhstan, otherwise, we would have never known if it had crashed in Russia.
https://united24media.com/latest-news/signs-of-missile-fragment-damage-reportedly-found-on-crashed-azerbaijan-plane-4709
All Moscow airports mysteriously closed with no reason given
https://metro.co.uk/2024/12/26/moscow-airports-mysteriously-closed-no-reason-given-22253653/
prolly because of certain events in chechnya
I see your crazy and raise you insanity!
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About the plane shootdown in Chechnya…
In Ruzzia they're probably celebrating a working air defense unit.
https://smoothiex12.blogspot.com/2024/12/why-terrorism.html
There's little to 'negotiate' until Ukrainians elect a new government.
If Moscow views it as other than a democratically-elected government, then. . . .
Putin Vows Ukraine Will Face ‘Destruction’ Over Drone Attack Deep Inside Russia
Sounds Oreshnik to me…!
Headline is incorrect though, it said whoever ordered the attacks will face destruction. Oreshnik should have demonstrated to Zelinsky that his bunker is no longer protection enough, I wonder if he's sleeping in a different place every night like Arafat used to.
Ukraine targets residential buildings with no military significance because Russian air defense will stop any of their drones that threaten whatever they're guarding. Utter waste of weaponry and even larger waste of lives.