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Showing posts with label NATO. Show all posts
Larry C. Johnson & Col. Larry Wilkerson | Trump & Putin in Alaska: Deals, Drama, and Dangerous Moves | Aug. 15, 2025
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Andrei Martyanov | Putin Beating Trump at His Own Game - Can Israel Survive a War W/ Iran W/o the US? | Aug. 14, 2025
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Richard D. Wolff & Micheal Hudson | Trump Declares WAR on Russia in Alaska | Aug. 14, 2025
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Larry C. Johnson | What to Expect From Putin-Trump Meeting in Alaska | Aug. 14, 2025
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Source: Glenn Diesen youtube
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Larry Johnson is a former intelligence analyst at the CIA, who also worked at the US State Department's Office of Counterterrorism. Johnson discusses what to expect from the meeting in Alaska aimed at ending the war.
Alex Krainer | Is Ukraine Doomed to War Forever? - Is Israel on the Brink of War with Iran? | Aug. 14, 2025
Douglas Macgregor | Ukraine War Is Over & NATO Exhausted Itself | Aug. 13, 2025
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Source: Glenn Diesen youtube
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Douglas Macgregor is a retired Colonel and former advisor to the Secretary of Defense. Col. Magregor explains how the Ukrainian army and society exhausted itself, and why NATO has also reached the end of the line.
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Douglas Macgregor is a retired Colonel and former advisor to the Secretary of Defense. Col. Magregor explains how the Ukrainian army and society exhausted itself, and why NATO has also reached the end of the line.
Pepe Escobar | Putin RALLIES BRICS for a Showdown as Trump Turns Up the Heat in Alaska! | Aug. 12, 2025
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Col. Douglas Macgregor | Russia SUDDEN ADVANCE Near Pokrovsk | Aug. 12, 2025
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Source: Daniel Davis youtube
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Political context before the Trump–Putin meeting
The meeting is days away, with European leaders preparing to press Trump toward a settlement with Putin that aligns with their interests.
They are also trying to get Zelensky involved or present at the talks, but Trump appears uninterested in accommodating that request.
While Washington and Brussels focus on diplomatic maneuvering, analysts argue the real drivers of the situation are unfolding on the battlefield.
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Political context before the Trump–Putin meeting
The meeting is days away, with European leaders preparing to press Trump toward a settlement with Putin that aligns with their interests.
They are also trying to get Zelensky involved or present at the talks, but Trump appears uninterested in accommodating that request.
While Washington and Brussels focus on diplomatic maneuvering, analysts argue the real drivers of the situation are unfolding on the battlefield.
Major breakthrough on the Eastern Front
In the past 48 hours, Russia has launched its largest advance in two years near Pokrovsk (also spelled Picrosk/Pokrovske area), north of that sector.
The Russian strategy remains focused on destroying Ukrainian forces, not holding land for its own sake.
Ukrainian troop numbers are critically low; battalions are being filled with underage recruits and older men.
Russia is recruiting about 35,000 new soldiers per month, with 150,000 currently in training.
The Russian advance has expanded rapidly—roughly 10 km per day—and already cut the Druzhkivka–Kramatorsk road, a major logistical artery.
This road is one of only a few paved connections in the region; losing it severely limits Ukrainian ability to move troops, supplies, or reinforce positions.
In the past 48 hours, Russia has launched its largest advance in two years near Pokrovsk (also spelled Picrosk/Pokrovske area), north of that sector.
The Russian strategy remains focused on destroying Ukrainian forces, not holding land for its own sake.
Ukrainian troop numbers are critically low; battalions are being filled with underage recruits and older men.
Russia is recruiting about 35,000 new soldiers per month, with 150,000 currently in training.
The Russian advance has expanded rapidly—roughly 10 km per day—and already cut the Druzhkivka–Kramatorsk road, a major logistical artery.
This road is one of only a few paved connections in the region; losing it severely limits Ukrainian ability to move troops, supplies, or reinforce positions.
Why the breakthrough matters
If Russia pushes deeper, they could encircle Ukrainian forces in a “cauldron,” starving them of supplies and forcing surrender or destruction in place.
The area behind the current Ukrainian line includes major cities like Kramatorsk and Sloviansk, as well as Ukraine’s last major defensive line in the east (marked on Ukrainian maps in yellow).
Previous defensive lines south of this area were undermanned, allowing Russia to bypass them quickly.
If Russia pushes deeper, they could encircle Ukrainian forces in a “cauldron,” starving them of supplies and forcing surrender or destruction in place.
The area behind the current Ukrainian line includes major cities like Kramatorsk and Sloviansk, as well as Ukraine’s last major defensive line in the east (marked on Ukrainian maps in yellow).
Previous defensive lines south of this area were undermanned, allowing Russia to bypass them quickly.
Ukrainian defensive situation
Ukraine’s high command has recognized the severity of the breach and deployed its final strategic reserve—an elite Air Assault (AOV) brigade.
Ukraine’s high command has recognized the severity of the breach and deployed its final strategic reserve—an elite Air Assault (AOV) brigade.
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It’s only one brigade, not multiple brigades or divisions.
They will be arriving to an area with minimal or no prepared fortifications beyond the yellow line.
Once committed, Ukraine will have no remaining strategic reserve.
Russian commanders are likely aware of this deployment and may try to annihilate the brigade outright.
It’s only one brigade, not multiple brigades or divisions.
They will be arriving to an area with minimal or no prepared fortifications beyond the yellow line.
Once committed, Ukraine will have no remaining strategic reserve.
Russian commanders are likely aware of this deployment and may try to annihilate the brigade outright.
Analyst perspectives
Col. Douglas Macgregor and other military analysts believe Russia has effectively won the war militarily—the question now is only how far they push.
They see no evidence Russia timed this offensive for the summit; instead, it’s driven by battlefield opportunity and the approaching autumn rains, which will slow movement.
Comparisons to Ukraine’s surprise Kharkiv counteroffensive in 2022 are dismissed—back then Russia had few troops in the region and withdrew in good order; Ukraine today has no comparable reserves or equipment for such a reversal.
Russia has improved in countering Ukraine’s drone tactics, using jamming, intercepts, and striking operators’ positions.
Col. Douglas Macgregor and other military analysts believe Russia has effectively won the war militarily—the question now is only how far they push.
They see no evidence Russia timed this offensive for the summit; instead, it’s driven by battlefield opportunity and the approaching autumn rains, which will slow movement.
Comparisons to Ukraine’s surprise Kharkiv counteroffensive in 2022 are dismissed—back then Russia had few troops in the region and withdrew in good order; Ukraine today has no comparable reserves or equipment for such a reversal.
Russia has improved in countering Ukraine’s drone tactics, using jamming, intercepts, and striking operators’ positions.
Implications for the summit
Putin may present the battlefield reality to Trump as proof Ukraine’s position is untenable, potentially pushing for a settlement. However, analysts doubt the meeting will alter Russia’s military plans.
Ukrainian analysts fear the current breach could trigger a broad collapse of the eastern front, with mass withdrawals across the Dnipro River if the “cauldron” scenario unfolds.
Putin may present the battlefield reality to Trump as proof Ukraine’s position is untenable, potentially pushing for a settlement. However, analysts doubt the meeting will alter Russia’s military plans.
Ukrainian analysts fear the current breach could trigger a broad collapse of the eastern front, with mass withdrawals across the Dnipro River if the “cauldron” scenario unfolds.
Andrei Martyanov | Mosaic | Aug. 12, 2025
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Source: smoothiex12.blogspot.com
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Resultant vectors and mosaic fragments for Alaska meeting.
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Resultant vectors and mosaic fragments for Alaska meeting.
Col. Jacques Baud | Europe's Dishonesty Exposed as Project Ukraine Collapses | Aug. 12, 2025
Source: Glenn Diesen youtube
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Is this a war within Ukraine, a Russian-Ukrainian War, or a NATO-Russia proxy war in Ukraine? The failure to reach a common understanding of the war results in a failure to agree on what peace requires.
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Is this a war within Ukraine, a Russian-Ukrainian War, or a NATO-Russia proxy war in Ukraine? The failure to reach a common understanding of the war results in a failure to agree on what peace requires.
However, many of the misunderstandings are based on false narratives. As Project Ukraine collapses, the intellectual dishonesty in Europe is exposed. Colonel Jacques Baud is a former military intelligence analyst in the Swiss Army and the author of many books.
Mohammad Marandi | Iran’s DEADLY Warning: Missiles Poised to OBLITERATE Any Israeli Strike! | Aug. 12, 2025
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John Helmer | Putin’s Blitz Wipes Out Trump’s Ultimatum in Minutes! | Aug. 12, 2025
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Paul Craig Roberts | Trump’s Putin Meeting Could Blow Up—Why No One Sees the Danger! | Aug. 11, 2025
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Col. Jacques Baud | Can the EU Afford PEACE? | Aug. 11, 2025
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Pepe Escobar | Is the US Morally Qualified to Lead? | Aug. 8, 2025
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Col. Douglas Macgregor | If Alaska Summit Fails, We Cannot Control Escalation | Aug. 10, 2025
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Source: Daniel Davis youtube
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Col. Doug warns that U.S. leaders and military brass are dangerously cavalier about nuclear war, unlike Russia, which treats the threat seriously and is repositioning weapons in response to NATO actions.
He criticizes Washington’s lack of strategic-level thinking, citing the deployment of tactical nukes to the UK and inflammatory public statements by generals, which risk escalation. Historical arms control like the 1987 INF Treaty helped reduce nuclear tensions, maintain NATO unity, and signal mutual interest in avoiding war — but U.S. withdrawal in 2019 and current provocations reverse those gains.
NATO’s missile defenses are inadequate, infrastructure unprepared, and past military simulations consistently showed that direct war with Russia would almost certainly lead to uncontrollable nuclear exchange. He argues that current rhetoric and planning — including threats to Russian territory — are reckless, potentially deliberate, and show a lack of enlightened leadership, echoing James Madison’s warning that the state will not always be led by wise men.
Col. Doug warns that U.S. leaders and military brass are dangerously cavalier about nuclear war, unlike Russia, which treats the threat seriously and is repositioning weapons in response to NATO actions.
He criticizes Washington’s lack of strategic-level thinking, citing the deployment of tactical nukes to the UK and inflammatory public statements by generals, which risk escalation. Historical arms control like the 1987 INF Treaty helped reduce nuclear tensions, maintain NATO unity, and signal mutual interest in avoiding war — but U.S. withdrawal in 2019 and current provocations reverse those gains.
NATO’s missile defenses are inadequate, infrastructure unprepared, and past military simulations consistently showed that direct war with Russia would almost certainly lead to uncontrollable nuclear exchange. He argues that current rhetoric and planning — including threats to Russian territory — are reckless, potentially deliberate, and show a lack of enlightened leadership, echoing James Madison’s warning that the state will not always be led by wise men.
Andrei Martyanov | Alaska August 15th | Aug. 10, 2025
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Larry C. Johnson & Col. Larry Wilkerson | Hezbollah REJECTS – Iran and Russia Push Back | Aug. 8, 2025
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