One European intelligence chief recalled being taken aback to learn how deeply enmeshed his N.A.T.O. counterparts had become in Ukrainian operations. “They are part of the kill chain now,” he said.

The partnership’s guiding idea was that this close cooperation might allow the Ukrainians to accomplish the unlikeliest of feats — to deliver the invading Russians a crushing blow. And in strike after successful strike in the first chapters of the war — enabled by Ukrainian bravery and dexterity but also Russian incompetence — that underdog ambition increasingly seemed within reach.🤡

https://a.devs.today/https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/03/29/world/europe/us-ukraine-military-war-wiesbaden.html

#US #Nato #Ukraine #Russia

🇸🇾 Syria The True Story - Tyranny Unmasked | 2016

The real story that has been kept from the people being fed #propaganda to fuel a #war of greed, #oil and power across #Syria and the Middle East. It goes into #Turkey's hands in #ISIS / #AlQuaeda and how the plot goes all the way back to the #US and other #NATO #EU allies (#UAE #KSA #Mossad #UK #FR )

#Documentary

🇷🇺🇩🇪Patrick Lawrence: Exploding Gas Pipelines – https://a.devs.today/https://consortiumnews.com/2025/04/23/patrick-lawrence-exploding-gas-pipelines/

Volumes of inexpensive energy imported from Russia, oil and natural gas, and exports of high-end, excellently engineered manufactured goods sold into world markets: Germans often speak of this as the economic model that drove their nation’s success for so many years — speaking wistfully, I should add, because this model was in ruins by the time I traveled in Germany a few months ago.

And so we come to the infrastructure of interdependence, as we may as well call it. We come to the matter of gas pipelines.

This is a story that runs from the 1980s through to Sept. 26, 2022, when the Biden regime destroyed, in broad daylight, the natural gas pipeline that, just completed, ran under the Baltic Sea between Russian and German ports.

#Nordstream #Germany #Russia #Ukraine #Nato #US
@CIJ_Consortium_News

#Palantir Arms #NATO With #AI Weapons: The Edge Of Chaos | HelioWave

06:11 Palantir #Gotham Project
08:06 The #Foundry Project
09:20 #Skykit Program
09:56 AI Platform For #War
14:46 The Human Cost
18:27 The Global Agenda
19:59 NATO vs Russia (War Escalations)

"To be able to predict the possibility of a hypothetical 'agreement' at the current stage, we must first return to the basic question of February 2022: understanding what objectives both sides are pursuing in the conflict and what ideas they have about its prospects.

Is controlling four regions of Ukraine, reducing the size of its army, and maintaining military neutrality Russia's war aim, which would bring it complete victory? Of course not.

For the other side, would the loss of control of four regions, the reduction in the size of its army, and military neutrality mean a total defeat for kyiv? No, not either.

The initial objective of the Russian military campaign was precisely to restore political control over the entire former Ukrainian SSR and eliminate the threat of its entry into NATO through the use of military force. This was not an attempt to physically seize a handful of additional regions that Russia did not need. Taking control of them simply provides something to sink its teeth into for the protracted campaign.

The complete or partial acquisition of four regions will physically expand Russia's sphere of influence, but the kyiv regime will continue to rule over a vast territory that poses an extreme threat to Russia on land, sea, and air. Moreover, it will continue to be supported by most Western countries. This clearly does not play into Russia's hands and does not resolve the initial problem.

From the outset, the goal of Kyiv and its Western allies was to preserve the current political regime in Kyiv and the Ukrainian state. The complete or partial loss of four regions will be an extremely painful outcome for Kyiv, but by no means fatal, since the country will not come under Russian political control in its entirety. Kyiv retains not only its central power, but also access to the Black Sea, a critical point for Russian maritime security.

All abstract commitments about neutrality, army reduction, recognition of Russia's control over the territory it controls and other wonderful ideas should be considered temporary, they will be violated as soon as possible for a convenient pretext (cf. Minsk-1 and Minsk-2).

As the military campaign dragged on, we moved from the Istanbul agreement, which granted kyiv very broad concessions, to slightly less favorable conditions.

Given the lengthy negotiations, the continuation of the war will further reduce the concessions granted to kyiv.

The kyiv authorities understand that without the full support of the United States, they will lose their arguments justifying these Russian concessions, because Europe will not be able to compensate for anything militarily.

Therefore, reaching an agreement will depend on Kyiv's belief that US support will cease and that Moscow will be able to continue the war without resorting to a new mobilization. On the Russian side, Moscow could also have an incentive to negotiate if it believes that a new, massive, politically costly mobilization is becoming inevitable.
https://t.me/milinfolive/146885

#Ukraine #US #EU #Nato #Russia

The Road to War in Ukraine — The History of NATO and US Military Exercises With Ukraine — Part 1 https://sonar21.com/

The Road to War in Ukraine — The History of NATO and US Military Exercises With Ukraine — Part 2

The Road to War in Ukraine — The History of NATO and US Military Exercises With Ukraine — Part 3

@sonar_21
#Ukraine #Nato #Russia #US

Britain has confirmed the deployment of troops to Ukraine, The Telegraph reports. Defence Secretary John Healey said the British contingent would be deployed to the west of the country and would focus on restoring the combat capability of Ukrainian forces. It is also planned to provide air and sea support to the Ukrainian Armed Forces using the Royal Air Force and Navy.

Igor Strelkov on UK confirmation of sending troops to Ukraine

The military intervention of NATO countries on the territory of the former Russian Empire, the former USSR, that is, on the territory of Russia, specifically on Ukraine - Malorossiya, Novorossiya, has begun. And now NATO countries will be drawn deeper and deeper into military actions, step by step, until they move on to full-scale military actions, albeit limited, but quite serious military contingent.

Accordingly, now to cover this military contingent it will be necessary to transfer air defense, missile defense and aviation to Ukraine. Which will significantly, firstly, relieve the Ukrainian air defense and aviation from countering Russian strikes. And secondly, it will significantly complicate these very strikes from our side.

In fact, Great #Britain has entered the fighting on the side of Ukraine in this war. Which, in fact, was something that had long been warned about: that sooner or later this would happen.

Naturally, there is nothing to rejoice about here. If we were unable to defeat #Ukraine alone, then it is simply stupid and ridiculous to expect that we will be able to defeat Ukraine alone plus the military contingents that #NATO countries will bring into its territory. At least, fighting with the same methods, the same forces, the same means and from the same perspective, that is, with the same "scope" of forces, means and, most importantly, brains.

https://t.me/strelkovii/7043
#Russia #UK

IGOR STRELKOV: THE PROLONGATION OF THE MILITARY CONFLICT IS TO THE ENEMY'S BENEFIT

Thank you for the detailed news summary from 19.05.25! I don't see much point in commenting on it yet, since almost all events are "within the boundaries" of the previously given strategic forecast. - The war will continue at least until late autumn (and most likely even further) and will end (possibly) only when one of the parties admits (publicly or secretly - it doesn't matter) its military defeat. So far this has not happened and is not expected. - I have already written about this more than once.

Apparently, both sides are preparing for offensive operations, but a truly major "turning point" is not expected in the near future, objectively (although both sides can "miss the blow", of course - that's what war is for, to be full of unexpected events). In any case, the prolongation of the military conflict is to the advantage (as before) of the enemy - he is "putting together" a strong coalition, "creepingly" preparing to introduce foreign military contingents into "#Ukraine". In addition, the industrial capabilities of the EU, the USA (and China!), supported by a virtually unlimited number of "yards" of money - objectively lead to an escalation of the "air war" against Russia in increasingly dangerous and destructive proportions: soon the war will really "knock on every door" not only in the form of fresh graves in military cemeteries and "cheerful" messages on TV... This is advantageous to the enemy, of course.

And we still have “inarticulate mumbling” instead of a clear strategy to eliminate the threat “at its root” - i.e. the military-political defeat of the “Kyiv partners”.

Sincerely, I. V. Girkin
25.05.2025

/fragment of a letter to Getmanov's comrade Alexander/
#Russia #Nato
https://t.me/strelkovii/7073

IGOR STRELKOV: FORECAST FOR THE SUMMER CAMPAIGN

At the same time, since only such actions are possible at the tactical level (in reality, not in theory): it means that the solution must be sought “at a higher level”. I have some thoughts on this matter, but I am keeping them to myself for now: I still need to “gather” some information and double-check the correctness of my own understanding of the realities of modern “machine* war”.

Otherwise:

1) The forecast for the "wide offensive on Sumy-Kharkov-Dnipro-Zaporizhia" "suspected" by many is purely negative. We do not have any forces for this now. With the available forces we can (probably) take 1-2 cities like Vovchansk/Chasova Yar/Pokrovsk (maybe all three of the above + something else in Sumy Oblast) by the end of summer, but no more than that (or rather less, since the enemy will not "sit idly by" either and has forces and will continue to have them). Hence the second (below):

2) I am almost certain that in the near future the president's threatening statements will be backed up by a new (partial or broad - I won't say) mobilization, which alone can significantly "change the balance of power" on the "Ukrainian front". (Although I have already written more than once about the dangers of this step - as very, very belated - it is, nevertheless, absolutely impossible to do without it, if there are no other plans but to lose the war, of course).

https://t.me/strelkovii/7090
#Russia #Ukraine #Nato

Refueling for War: U.S. Air Force And Navy Mobilize for Potential Iran Conflict | SouthFront

The U.S. Air Force has conducted a large-scale transatlantic deployment of Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker and Boeing KC-46 Pegasus aerial refueling tankers, with nearly 30 aircraft crossing the Atlantic overnight. While officially framed as part of #NATO’s Atlantic Trident 25 exercises, the unprecedented number of tankers suggests a far more urgent strategic purpose, preparation for potential military action in the Middle East, amid escalation between Iran and Israel...

Satellite imagery from #DiegoGarcia, a key U.S. base in the Indian Ocean roughly 2,000 miles from Iran, reveals a significant military buildup...

#Iran

Trump threatens to double #Spain’s trade deal after their socialist PM refuses to increase #NATO defense spending.

A Spanish reporter asked if Trump was OK with PM Pedro Sánchez refusing to raise defense spending to 5%.

“Oh, I think Spain’s terrible what they’ve done. No, I do, they’re the only country that won’t pay the full up. They want to stay at 2%. I think it’s terrible.”

“And you know, they’re doing very well. The economy is very well. And that economy could be blown right out of the water with something bad happening.”

“So we’ll make it up. You know what we’re going to do? We’re negotiating with Spain on a trade deal. We’re going to make them pay twice as much.”

“And I’m actually serious about that.”

“But Spain is the only country out of all of the countries that refuses to pay. And, you know, so they want a little bit of a free ride, but they’ll have to pay it back to us on trade because I’m not going to let that happen.”

#fdt

The Kay Griggs Interviews (1998)

Kay Griggs, wife of U.S. Marine Corps Colonel George Griggs Chief of Staff, Marine Atlantic / Head of Psychological Operations, #NATO speaks openly about leadership induction and training, murder and assassination, drug running and weapons sales, brainwashing and mind control. How does it really work? How do men dominate each other? Who are our world leaders, and how are they chosen? Who are the SEALs, the Special Forces? What goes on in Skull and Bones?

#psyop