Russo-Ukrainian War - 2022 Edition - Part 8

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Russia announces ‘reciprocal’ expulsion of German diplomats​


Russia has announced tit-for-tat expulsion of more than 20 German diplomats following the “mass” removal of Russian embassy staff from the country and accused Berlin of destroying ties, Russian state media said.

Foreign ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova told state-run television Zvezda on Saturday that “more than 20” German diplomats would have to leave
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Russia announces ‘reciprocal’ expulsion of German diplomats

A foreign ministry official says ‘more than 20’ German diplomats will have to leave Russia, according to state media.
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Russia names new commanders for Baltic and Pacific fleets​


Moscow has installed new commanders at the head of its Baltic and Pacific fleets, Russia’s Interfax and TASS news agencies have reported.

The former head of Russia’s Baltic Fleet, Admiral Viktor Liina, is now in charge of the Pacific Fleet, the news agencies reported on Friday, and Vice Admiral Vladimir Vorobyov is the new commander of the fleet in the Baltics.
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Russia names new commanders for Baltic and Pacific fleets

Former head of the Russian Baltic Fleet, Admiral Viktor Liina, named as new chief of the Russian Pacific Fleet.
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Documents reviewed by The Washington Post reportedly show how Russia has attempted to forge a coalition between Germany's far-left and the far-right to oppose support for Ukraine.

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Kremlin influencing anti-war coalition in Germany: report

Documents reviewed by The Washington Post reportedly show how Russia has attempted to forge a coalition between Germany's far-left and the far-right to oppose support for Ukraine.
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Blu82 said:
Was it on flight radar?
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Yep. It may have been preparing to land in Hoedspruit as it was flying a little low at 23k ft 3/4 distance between Pta and Hoedspruit. It was heading in that direction.
 
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Intrigued how he will accomplish this, will he then bully the other countries to toe his line and withdraw support. At the start he called Putin a genius for invading. Ukrainian's have shown how they want nothing to do with Russia, there's no way they will accept giving away a large part of their country. One can hold territory but not control it, partisan's will see to that.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1650031433463783425
 
BBSA said:
Documents reviewed by The Washington Post reportedly show how Russia has attempted to forge a coalition between Germany's far-left and the far-right to oppose support for Ukraine.

amp.dw.com

Kremlin influencing anti-war coalition in Germany: report

Documents reviewed by The Washington Post reportedly show how Russia has attempted to forge a coalition between Germany's far-left and the far-right to oppose support for Ukraine.
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I have seen this happen in real time in 2022 (still in 2023) when german tankies (if this the word tankie offends someone I will rather then say people who are more left leaning in their views) try to ignore any war crimes committed by russian military. It is interesting how far they will go out of their way criticising europe and germany just to avoid any atrocities committed by russian military. It is almost like a literal blind spot. I tried walking in their shoes by watching their oliver stone documentaries to understand their point of view and even listening to george galloway since that seems like their biggest sources of "thinking™". I really tried to see their point of view, somehow I can understand how masterfully those documentaries are crafted to appeal to innate desires of both sides who think they "think critically". Once again I will say this over and over again. Msnbc and cnn has nothing on the propaganda power of russian state media. They achieved total demoralisation and absolute control of people's opinions who think they can think can think independently, this statement is backed up by studies done on surkov's methodologies of political technology and various other studies on this subject. At this point there is nothing we can do but observe and point out where these things happen.

Edit: since my spidey senses are tingling from people who might say I am just focusing on russian state media, yes other countries also try to do similar things. the context of my post was on russian state media influence on german individuals.


Bonus Search on Oliver Stone's post on 4 March 2022 where you can see that even condemns what happened. This is oliver stone's official facebook page. https://www.facebook.com/TheOliverStone Scroll down to 4 March 2022 to see what he says.
 
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Ukrainian forces land on left bank of Kherson Oblast

The Institute for the Study of War (ISW) has stated that Ukrainian forces took up positions on the left (eastern) bank of the Dnipro River in Kherson Oblast.
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The Institute for the Study of War (ISW) has stated that Ukrainian forces took up positions on the left (eastern) bank of the Dnipro River in Kherson Oblast.

Source: ISW report

Details: Analysts at the ISW have said that Russian "military journalists" provided enough geographically referenced video footage and text messages to confirm that Ukrainian forces had taken up positions on the eastern bank of Kherson Oblast.

Quote: "Geolocated footage published by a Russian milblogger on April 22 shows that Ukrainian forces have established positions on the Dnipro River bank north of Oleshky (7km southwest of Kherson) and advanced up to the northern outskirts of the settlement on the E97 highway, as well as west of Dachi (10km south of Kherson).

This footage also indicates that Russian forces may not control islands in the Kinka and Chaika rivers less than half a kilometer north of the geolocated Ukrainian positions near the Antonivka Bridge."
 

Russian artists back Putin or face censorship​

The war with Ukraine has split Russia's artistic community.
Those who support it have enjoyed government backing, but those who oppose it have come under huge pressure to toe the line.
Speaking out comes at a price in Russia. You can get killed, jailed or forced into exile, and if you are a person of culture, you can also be frozen out of key platforms and venues.
Andrei Makarevich is one of the best-known performers to fall from favour after criticising government policies in Vladimir Putin's Russia.
He rose to prominence during the Soviet era as the frontman of a rock group called Mashina Vremeni (Time Machine). State TV once called him "a Beatle of Perestroika", referring to Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev's wide-ranging programme of reforms.
But over time Makarevich grew increasingly critical of President Putin. After Russia's initial invasion of Ukraine in 2014, Makarevich wrote a song titled My Country Has Gone Mad and attended anti-war rallies. After this, a string of his concerts across Russia were cancelled, and Makarevich accused the Kremlin of orchestrating a campaign of persecution.
Nikolai Rastorguyev, on the other hand, is an example of a performer favoured by the state. He is the lead singer of Lyube, which is often described as "Putin's favourite band". He is a vocal supporter of the Kremlin's policies including the "special military operation" in Ukraine.
Unlike Makarevich, Rastorguyev appears to have enjoyed easy access to Russia's best venues for years.
On 15 March 2014, the day Makarevich was nearly assaulted by anti-Ukraine activists following a peace march in Moscow, Lyube celebrated its 25th anniversary at the capital's Olympic Stadium.
The following day, his band performed in Crimea in support of a vote that had no international recognition but was used by the Kremlin to justify its annexation of the Ukrainian region.
Rastorguyev and his band have played at Kremlin-organised mass rallies held at Russia's largest stadium, Luzhniki, and attended by President Putin. It has also authored a song celebrating a bridge linking annexed Crimea to Russia. In a sign of the band's influence, police searching for political subversives have even forced patrons at a bar in Moscow to sing a Lyube song, as proof that they support the government.
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Ukraine war: Russian artists back Putin or face censorship

Russian musicians and artists face a choice: support Putin and the war, or lose the spotlight.
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sefeddt said:
Intrigued how he will accomplish this, will he then bully the other countries to toe his line and withdraw support. At the start he called Putin a genius for invading. Ukrainian's have shown how they want nothing to do with Russia, there's no way they will accept giving away a large part of their country. One can hold territory but not control it, partisan's will see to that.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1650031433463783425
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Trump is posturing. American foreign policy changes little. For America they have an important interest in keeping the Russians and Chinese (and China/Russia are allying in this) out of Europe. Otherwise America will be pushed out of Europe and serious decline of the US empire will commence. If Putin wins significantly in Ukraine, Taiwan will be next. And then America will also be pushed out of the Pacific. There are obviously people in the States who won't allow Trump to do anything stupid and he'll have to toe the line. Call it the deep state if you wish.

If Trump is saying he can be buds with Putin he will lose the East European voters in America. That's a few people who previously voted Democrat and then swung for Trump that time he won, but most won't vote for him. He knows this.

Should America abandon Europe, we'll likely see nuclear proliferation.
 
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