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Vladimir Putin has the flailing West over a barrel

Russia will use its new axis of evil with Iran to exert massive pressure on the world’s democracies

It is two decades since George W Bush coined the phrase “axis of evil” to describe the rogue states that threatened the well-being of the West. And, to judge by this week’s Russo-Iranian summit, an equally deadly alliance is being formed between two states determined to undermine Western values.

The White House claims that President Vladimir Putin has been forced to embrace the ayatollahs because he finds himself totally isolated on the global stage following the invasion of Ukraine. The countries that have so far remained loyal to Moscow – North Korea, Eritrea, Belarus and Syria – can hardly be  said to uphold the principles of democratic rule.

by Blazingcatfur•July 21, 2022July 21, 2022•0•Iran, Russia

Putin’s Private Army, “The Wagner Group,” Guilty of War Crimes on Three Continents

Russian President Vladimir Putin’s private army, the Wagner Group, is being condemned by the United Nations experts from the Human Rights Council, and independent investigators, for committing war crimes and murdering civilians. The Wagner Group is a Russian mercenary militia that offers its services “for delicate missions abroad,” in exchange for access to the natural resource riches of the host nation.

While the Wagner Group has played a role in Syria and Ukraine, it is on the African continent where its domestic interference and human rights abuses have been most evident.

by Blazingcatfur•July 21, 2022July 21, 2022•0•Russia

Putin flies to Iran to cement new anti-West alliance

Both Russia and Iran are under massive international sanctions, both are ruled over by men with near-unlimited powers — and both view the West as an evil, corrupting force. President Putin will find much that is familiar when he arrives in Tehran tomorrow for talks aimed at boosting ties between the two amid the war in Ukraine.

by Blazingcatfur•July 20, 2022July 19, 2022•0•Iran, Russia

Germany’s ambassador to Canada on Ukraine, turbines and Canada as an energy exporter — just not right away

Like you, I did not expect turbines would be on the exam. But the Trudeau government’s decision to waive export restrictions for Russian-owned turbines puts Canada right in the middle of a dispute between Ukraine and Germany over sanctions against Russia. Volodymyr Zelensky is furious, the World Ukrainian Congress is suing Canada, and this all looks more like a preview of coming attractions than like a one-off.

I called Sabine Sparwasser, Germany’s ambassador to Canada, who’s an old acquaintance and has held previous postings in Canada, off and on, since 2003.

by Sarcasticat•July 14, 2022July 14, 2022•0•Canada, Canada's Corrupt Liberal Government, Germany, Justin Trudeau Useful Idiot, Russia, Ukraine

World hunger to spread as Russia cuts off food to developing world, and many Dutch farmers face ruin

Poor countries will suffer massive food shortages due to Russia’s war with Ukraine, which has cut off grain exports from Ukraine. Meanwhile, the world’s second biggest food exporter, the Netherlands, is planning to restrict farming in the name of protecting the environment, which will gravely damage the Netherlands’ highly efficient agricultural sector, and cut the number of livestock by an estimated 30%.

by Sarcasticat•July 11, 2022July 10, 2022•0•Food shortage, Netherlands, Russia, Ukraine, War

Germany’s Largest Residential Landlord to Impose Heating Rationing For Tenants

Germany’s largest residential landlord which owns around 490,000 properties is set to impose energy rationing that will cut heating to tenants at night in response to falling gas imports from Russia.

Vonovia “will cut the heating output between 11 p.m. and 6 a.m. to 17 degrees Celsius,” reports Reuters, adding that the company hopes the measures will save up to 8% of heating costs.

Residents have already been informed that they will face huge spikes in heating bills as a result of Germany being forced to respond to Russia restricting supplies via the Nord Stream 1 pipeline.

by Sarcasticat•July 10, 2022July 9, 2022•0•Energy shortages, Germany, oil and gas, Russia

Canada imposes new sanctions on Russian media in crackdown on Ukraine war disinformation

Canada has imposed a new round of sanctions on Russia’s media machine designed to puncture disinformation campaigns about the war in Ukraine.

The sanctions target Russian news agencies, TV stations and journalists, including Petr Akopov, who has written approvingly about President Vladimir Putin’s rationale for the invasion of Ukraine, and Tigran Keosayan, a pro-Kremlin television presenter.

by Sarcasticat•July 9, 2022July 8, 2022•0•Canada, Russia, Sanctions, Ukraine, War

Putin adviser threatens to ‘claim back’ Alaska

Speaker of the State Duma Vyacheslav Volodin warned that “when [U.S. lawmakers] attempt to appropriate our assets abroad, they should be aware that we also have something to claim back” in a Monday session of the lower house of the Russian Federal Assembly, according to the Washington Examiner. The United States purchased Alaska from Russia in 1867 for $7.2 million.

by Sarcasticat•July 8, 2022July 7, 2022•0•Russia, USA

Venezuela Is Becoming a Chinese and Russian Cyber Hub on America’s Doorstep

In the last decade, Venezuela has quickly become a hub for Russian and Chinese cyber technologies in the Western hemisphere. In an effort to expand its grip on power, the Maduro regime in Caracas has allowed the country to become a laboratory for digital surveillance and authoritarian social control. Moscow and Beijing are thus able to project their global ambitions into the Western hemisphere by sending their cybersecurity know-how and infrastructure to Venezuela. In other words, it’s a win-win exchange for both sides as they carve out an anti-American cyber partnership in Latin America.

by Blazingcatfur•July 1, 2022June 30, 2022•0•"China - Communist Slave State", Russia, Venezuela

Deafening Drumbeats for War – Biden Sends More U.S. Troops to Ukraine Border, 101st Airborne Deployed, Six Destroyers to Mediterranean, F-35 Squadrons to U.K.

There is a slow-motion buildup to a hot war with Russia happening. The NATO and western alliance motive for the war is clear. The question is rapidly moving from “if” to “when.”

by Sarcasticat•June 30, 2022June 29, 2022•0•NATO, Russia, USA, War

War Is Coming

When it starts to show around the world that food is running out (the inevitable result of western nations chasing climate change energy policy) visible starvation is the moment when NATO and the Western alliance will attack Russia as a distraction. (Threadreader for you anti-Tweeter peoplekind)

Original Twitter Thread

by Sarcasticat•June 28, 2022June 28, 2022•0•Batshit Crazy Eco-Luddites, Food shortage, Global Warming Hoax, NATO, Russia, War

Joe Biden funded Hunter Biden’s trysts with Russian whores

“President Joe Biden apparently unwittingly financed his son’s participation in an escort ring tied to Russia,” reports the Washington Examiner. That’s what “records from a copy of Hunter Biden’s abandoned laptop show.”

Documents on the laptop show that “Hunter Biden spent over $30,000 on escorts, many of whom were linked to ‘.ru’ Russian email addresses and worked with an ‘exclusive model agency’ called UberGFE during a 3 1/2 month period between November 2018 and March 2019.”

He was able to do this due “to Joe Biden committing to wiring him a total of $100,000 to help pay his bills from December 2018 through January 2019.” For example, “Joe Biden wired his son $5,000 while he was actively engaged with an UberGFE escort.”

by Sarcasticat•June 27, 2022June 27, 2022•0•Biden Family Corruption, Russia

Germany could ration gas this winter as Russia cuts supply

Germany says that its citizens may have to ration the use of natural gas this winter as the country faces an energy “crisis” due to Russia reducing its supplies last week.

Berlin’s top financial official announced on Thursday that Europe’s largest economy was activating the second phase of its three-step emergency plan for natural gas consumption.

by Sarcasticat•June 24, 2022June 23, 2022•0•Energy shortages, Germany, Russia

Is a Military Conflict Between America and Russia in the Making?

As the war between Russia and Ukraine drags on into its fourth month, it is increasingly apparent that neither side is likely to achieve a decisive victory any time soon. It is similarly apparent that simply letting the sides bleed each other white, on the assumption that the conflict will remain a limited one, is reckless. The fresh dispute between Moscow and Vilnius over Lithuania’s decision to severely limit the transport of Russian goods to Kaliningrad is merely the latest example of how easily the confrontation between the two sides may spin out of control. The costs of indefinite hostilities now loom large, ranging from the disastrous local impact on Ukraine itself to severe global economic consequences—particularly in the food and energy sectors—going far beyond Ukraine, and Europe more generally—with the potential to destabilize the international system itself.

by Blazingcatfur•June 22, 2022June 21, 2022•0•Russia, USA

Russian mercenaries accused of deadly attacks on mines on Sudan-CAR border

Russian mercenaries have mounted a series of bloody attacks on artisanal mines in the lawless border zones between Sudan and Central African Republic (CAR) in an effort to plunder the region’s valuable gold trade, witnesses and experts have said.

Dozens of miners are thought to have died in at least three major attacks this year allegedly involving mercenaries working for the Wagner Group, a private military company that has been linked to the Kremlin by western officials. There are also reports of further attacks on mines in at least six other places across CAR.

by Blazingcatfur•June 22, 2022June 21, 2022•0•Russia