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re: Latest Updates: Russia-Ukraine Conflict
Posted on 1/16/25 at 8:21 pm to trinidadtiger
Posted on 1/16/25 at 8:21 pm to trinidadtiger
If Zelensky got taken out by one of his own, I wouldn’t really be surprised.
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Posted on 1/16/25 at 8:31 pm to texag7
Russia, Iran to sign strategic partnership agreement on Jan. 17
by Martin Fornusek January 13, 2025 2:20 PM
Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Iranian counterpart, Masoud Pezeshkian, will sign a strategic partnership agreement during the latter's visit to Russia on Jan. 17, the Kremlin's press service said.
The two leaders are also expected to discuss expanding Russian-Iranian bilateral cooperation in "trade, investment, transport, logistics, humanitarian sphere, and current issues on the regional and international agenda," the statement read.
In December 2024, an Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson announced plans to pen the deal by the end of January. The agreement is expected to cement the growing military and political partnership between Russia and Iran.
According to The Moscow Times, the Russian-Iranian partnership agreement will focus on transport, energy, defense, and regional cooperation. The North-South Transport Corridor, an infrastructure project connecting Russia, Iran, and several other countries, is expected to be one of the "central pillars" of the partnership.
Moscow has been Tehran's traditional partner, but their cooperation only intensified after the outbreak of Russia's full-scale war against Ukraine in 2022. Iran has provided Russia with thousands of Shahed drones used in attacks against Ukrainian cities, as well as short-range ballistic missiles.
With Iran's assistance, Russia has begun producing its own variants of Shahed drones called Geran-2.
Iran and Russia have also been at the forefront of confronting what they see as the Western-led global order, with namely Tehran sponsoring militant groups in the Middle East attacking the West's allies.
The Kyiv Independent
by Martin Fornusek January 13, 2025 2:20 PM
Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Iranian counterpart, Masoud Pezeshkian, will sign a strategic partnership agreement during the latter's visit to Russia on Jan. 17, the Kremlin's press service said.
The two leaders are also expected to discuss expanding Russian-Iranian bilateral cooperation in "trade, investment, transport, logistics, humanitarian sphere, and current issues on the regional and international agenda," the statement read.
In December 2024, an Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson announced plans to pen the deal by the end of January. The agreement is expected to cement the growing military and political partnership between Russia and Iran.
According to The Moscow Times, the Russian-Iranian partnership agreement will focus on transport, energy, defense, and regional cooperation. The North-South Transport Corridor, an infrastructure project connecting Russia, Iran, and several other countries, is expected to be one of the "central pillars" of the partnership.
Moscow has been Tehran's traditional partner, but their cooperation only intensified after the outbreak of Russia's full-scale war against Ukraine in 2022. Iran has provided Russia with thousands of Shahed drones used in attacks against Ukrainian cities, as well as short-range ballistic missiles.
With Iran's assistance, Russia has begun producing its own variants of Shahed drones called Geran-2.
Iran and Russia have also been at the forefront of confronting what they see as the Western-led global order, with namely Tehran sponsoring militant groups in the Middle East attacking the West's allies.
The Kyiv Independent
Posted on 1/16/25 at 9:13 pm to texag7
I think it was Azov (?) that once threatened to march back to Kiev and murder him. This was during the interwar period.
Posted on 1/16/25 at 9:26 pm to Lima Whiskey
Posted on 1/16/25 at 9:35 pm to John Barron
ISW Update Jan 16
quote:
Key Takeaways:
Ukrainian forces struck an oil refinery in Voronezh Oblast and a gunpowder plant in Tambov Oblast on the night of January 15 to 16.
The entire North Korean contingent of roughly 12,000 personnel currently in Kursk Oblast may be killed or wounded in action by mid-April 2025 should North Korean forces continue to suffer from their current high loss rate in the future.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer signed a landmark "Centennial Partnership Agreement" on January 16 outlining Ukrainian-British cooperation for the next 100 years and continued UK support to Ukraine.
Russian and Transnistrian authorities are reportedly discussing Russian purchases of European gas for Transnistria through an intermediary, likely to avoid having to gain various states' permission to use the TurkStream and Trans-Balkan pipelines to supply Russian gas to the pro-Russian breakaway Moldovan republic.
Ukrainian forces recently advanced in Kursk Oblast.
Russian forces recently advanced near Chasiv Yar, Toretsk, Pokrovsk, Kurakhove, and Velyka Novosilka.
Posted on 1/16/25 at 10:22 pm to texag7
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If Zelensky got taken out by one of his own, I wouldn’t really be surprised.
This would save so many lives.
Posted on 1/17/25 at 12:50 am to cypher
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Russia, Iran to sign strategic partnership agreement on Jan. 17
Putin partners with the nicest guys.
Posted on 1/17/25 at 1:22 am to SirWinston
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This would save so many lives.
So would've Putin's mom swallowing
Posted on 1/17/25 at 4:20 am to Coeur du Tigre
New Data on the Russian National Welfare Fund, which is the main backstop of funding for the Kremlin (after tax revenue, stealing and extortion). The reserve in the Reserve Bank.
Liquid part of the National Welfare Fund in December -30%
Balances - 37.5 billion dollars (-16.2 billion dollars)
yuan - 164 billion (-55.5 billion)
gold - 187.7 tons (-91.8 tons).
Volume of the liquid part of the National Welfare Fund (billion dollars)
01.01.2022: 113.5
01.01.2023: 87.2 (-26.3)
01.01.2024: 55.9 (-31.3)
01.01.2025: 37.5 (-18.4)
Illiquid assets are stocks and bonds, all subject to revaluation and (heavy) discounting. This process is traditionally done annually but under current regime, more like daily. But not reported to Putin et al.Too many windows out there.
What is happening with the below graph is the liquid portion of the Fund (the foreign currency and gold reserves) is being used to purchase Russian corporate paper. Especially defense corporates. Yes, prices are low (almost free), so the illiquid portion is growing much faster than the liquid portion is dropping, but that is meaningless. Keep your eye on the liquid reserves only. By doing that, we may be able to project the exact date the roof caves in.
LINK and LINK
Liquid part of the National Welfare Fund in December -30%
Balances - 37.5 billion dollars (-16.2 billion dollars)
yuan - 164 billion (-55.5 billion)
gold - 187.7 tons (-91.8 tons).
Volume of the liquid part of the National Welfare Fund (billion dollars)
01.01.2022: 113.5
01.01.2023: 87.2 (-26.3)
01.01.2024: 55.9 (-31.3)
01.01.2025: 37.5 (-18.4)
Illiquid assets are stocks and bonds, all subject to revaluation and (heavy) discounting. This process is traditionally done annually but under current regime, more like daily. But not reported to Putin et al.Too many windows out there.
What is happening with the below graph is the liquid portion of the Fund (the foreign currency and gold reserves) is being used to purchase Russian corporate paper. Especially defense corporates. Yes, prices are low (almost free), so the illiquid portion is growing much faster than the liquid portion is dropping, but that is meaningless. Keep your eye on the liquid reserves only. By doing that, we may be able to project the exact date the roof caves in.
LINK and LINK
Posted on 1/17/25 at 4:46 am to Coeur du Tigre
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If tweet fails to load, click here. The funniest thing about some Putin bros here (like SirWinston) is that they wouldn't last a week in Russia before they'd get thrown in jail before posting something deemed extremist.
He likes Putin, because he thinks that, in Russia, he could be one of the ones throwing other people in jail, but the truth is otherwise.
Posted on 1/17/25 at 5:19 am to GOP_Tiger
British Defence Intelligence
UPDATE ON UKRAINE
INTELLIGENCE UPDATE
17 January 2025
Nikolai Patrushev, an influential and long-term ally and presidential aide to Russian President Putin, as well as the former Secretary of Russia's Security Council reportedly stated that Ukraine could "cease to exist" as a country in 2025 in an interview with the Kremlin-aligned Komsomolskaya Pravda. Despite claiming a "fraternal" bond between Russians and Ukrainians, he blamed the destruction of Ukrainian cities on Ukraine's supposed "violent enforcement of neo-Nazi ideology" and "ardent Russophobia."
Patrushev's comments form part of a longstanding pattern of anti-Ukraine statements by senior Russian officials, which seek to undermine and threaten Ukrainian nationhood, identity and culture. This directly contradicts Russia's recognition of Ukraine's independence and sovereignty following the collapse of the Soviet Union, as well as international recognition of Ukraine.
Russian leadership rhetoric and frequent allegations of Ukrainian Nazism prior to, and since the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022, almost certainly seeks to influence Russian military personnel and the domestic population into participation in, and support for, Russia's war in Ukraine. It seeks to take advantage of the deep historical and psychological impact of Russia's war with Nazi Germany to foster perceptions of Ukraine and Ukrainians as a threat, thereby justifying the Russian invasion. Such narratives have been supported and proliferated by Russian state-controlled media.
UPDATE ON UKRAINE
INTELLIGENCE UPDATE
17 January 2025
Nikolai Patrushev, an influential and long-term ally and presidential aide to Russian President Putin, as well as the former Secretary of Russia's Security Council reportedly stated that Ukraine could "cease to exist" as a country in 2025 in an interview with the Kremlin-aligned Komsomolskaya Pravda. Despite claiming a "fraternal" bond between Russians and Ukrainians, he blamed the destruction of Ukrainian cities on Ukraine's supposed "violent enforcement of neo-Nazi ideology" and "ardent Russophobia."
Patrushev's comments form part of a longstanding pattern of anti-Ukraine statements by senior Russian officials, which seek to undermine and threaten Ukrainian nationhood, identity and culture. This directly contradicts Russia's recognition of Ukraine's independence and sovereignty following the collapse of the Soviet Union, as well as international recognition of Ukraine.
Russian leadership rhetoric and frequent allegations of Ukrainian Nazism prior to, and since the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022, almost certainly seeks to influence Russian military personnel and the domestic population into participation in, and support for, Russia's war in Ukraine. It seeks to take advantage of the deep historical and psychological impact of Russia's war with Nazi Germany to foster perceptions of Ukraine and Ukrainians as a threat, thereby justifying the Russian invasion. Such narratives have been supported and proliferated by Russian state-controlled media.
Posted on 1/17/25 at 5:40 am to cypher
Posted on 1/17/25 at 6:32 am to cypher
This is not looking so great for Putin. This war is hurting Russia, and the oligarchs know this.
Posted on 1/17/25 at 7:24 am to John Barron
Starmers day is coming. The British people are weak. He deserves to be publicly hanged.
Just like Trudeau and Scholz and the rest of the weak neo globalists. All those type governments and politicians are falling. They have failed miserably and people are waking up.
Just like Trudeau and Scholz and the rest of the weak neo globalists. All those type governments and politicians are falling. They have failed miserably and people are waking up.
This post was edited on 1/17/25 at 7:27 am
Posted on 1/17/25 at 7:27 am to AGGIES
quote:
This war is hurting Russia, and the oligarchs know this.
That's where the Reserves are going, to the oligarchs and most critically the siloviki. Putin is buying them off, which helps keep significant body parts attached. But the Reserves are not infinite and are being drawn down rapidly. So Putin's dilemma is pay or...
Igor Sechin
The Rest.
Posted on 1/17/25 at 7:41 am to Coeur du Tigre
latest russian terrorism update...
Russians strike Kryvyi Rih: 4 people killed, 7 injured – video, photos
Iryna Balachuk — Friday, 17 January 2025, 13:19
Russian forces struck the city of Kryvyi Rih in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast on the afternoon of 17 January, leaving three people dead and damaging the premises of an educational institution and residential buildings.
Source: Serhii Lysak, Head of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast Military Administration, on Telegram; Oleksandr Vilkul, Chairman of Kryvyi Rih Defence Council, on Telegram, State Emergency Service of Ukraine; President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Telegram
Quote: "A Russian attack on Kryvyi Rih has damaged an educational institution and residential buildings. Early reports indicate that three people have been killed by the Russian military... People are reported to have been injured. More information later."
Details: At 13:19, Lysak reported that the death toll had risen to four.
Quote: "As of now, there are four fatalities in Kryvyi Rih – three women and one man. Three people have been injured: a woman, 22, and two men aged 34 and 56. All of them are in serious condition. Doctors are providing the necessary assistance."
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that the Russians had attacked the city with ballistic missiles.
Quote from Volodymyr Zelenskyy: "Each such terrorist attack is another reminder of who we are dealing with. Russia will not stop on its own. It can only be stopped by joint pressure. The pressure of everyone in the world who values life."
Ukrainska Pravda
Russians strike Kryvyi Rih: 4 people killed, 7 injured – video, photos
Iryna Balachuk — Friday, 17 January 2025, 13:19
Russian forces struck the city of Kryvyi Rih in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast on the afternoon of 17 January, leaving three people dead and damaging the premises of an educational institution and residential buildings.
Source: Serhii Lysak, Head of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast Military Administration, on Telegram; Oleksandr Vilkul, Chairman of Kryvyi Rih Defence Council, on Telegram, State Emergency Service of Ukraine; President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Telegram
Quote: "A Russian attack on Kryvyi Rih has damaged an educational institution and residential buildings. Early reports indicate that three people have been killed by the Russian military... People are reported to have been injured. More information later."
Details: At 13:19, Lysak reported that the death toll had risen to four.
Quote: "As of now, there are four fatalities in Kryvyi Rih – three women and one man. Three people have been injured: a woman, 22, and two men aged 34 and 56. All of them are in serious condition. Doctors are providing the necessary assistance."
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that the Russians had attacked the city with ballistic missiles.
Quote from Volodymyr Zelenskyy: "Each such terrorist attack is another reminder of who we are dealing with. Russia will not stop on its own. It can only be stopped by joint pressure. The pressure of everyone in the world who values life."
Ukrainska Pravda
Posted on 1/17/25 at 8:22 am to cypher
Posted on 1/17/25 at 8:39 am to John Barron
some of the civilians killed by terrorist strike, the video and story of Ihor is tough...
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Posted on 1/17/25 at 9:01 am to Auburn1968
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quote:Russia, Iran to sign strategic partnership agreement on Jan. 17
I’m still waiting for the BRICS bros, John Barron, texags, SirWinston to comment on this. They won’t touch it with a ten foot pole. YOU SUPPORT IRAN
Posted on 1/17/25 at 9:03 am to John Barron
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