Why I am not posting anything about the Russian-ICRC humanitarian convey to Novorussia

Japan said on Wednesday that it would “strongly protest” to Russia over military exercises that began on the Southern Kuril Islands, Reuters said. “We have already expressed these thoughts to Russia,” a Foreign Ministry official said. The maneuvers involve more than 1,000 troops, five Mi-8AMTSh attack helicopters and 100 other pieces of military hardware, the Russian Defense Ministry said. Moscow and Tokyo have not signed a formal peace treaty since WWII, when the Soviet Union incorporated the islands, called the Northern Territories in Japan.

Last year Russia mumbled about returning 3 of the 4 islands back to japan and this looks like now they have changed their mind. So Japan has no chance in getting even 1 back.. Russia should transfer one of them to China like how Pakistan transfered some parts of territory it captured from india to china. US at the time said it was bilateral and not an international incident.. Wonder how much yelling about territorial integrity powers will be yelling at the UN about.

Check this report from Col. Cassad:

http://cassad-eng.livejournal.com/52425.html

Maybe a bigger move is being played, finally, under the guise of a humanitarian effort?

Sorry for off topic. It’s about Malaysian airplane that was shot down. Here is a link to vesti ru with some info that implicates the ukies conspiring to shoot the plane. It’s in Russian, though.

http://www.vesti.ru/m/doc.html?id=1883431

One more entry for the Better Late Than Never contest:

The British Telegraph has produced articles about the Nazis in Ukraine. Now a Dutch newspaper De Volkskrant has joined in. The tide is slowly turning.

the convoy is turning to Izvarino… big things ahead…

Any of the 4 countries party to the MH17 investigation (Netherlands, Ukraine, Belgium, Australia) can veto the publication of any information they don’t like about the final report.

So for all purposes, the results of the investigation will be classified.

http://cassad-eng.livejournal.com/52425.html

AUTOMATIC TRANSLATION

The results of the investigation the death of a Boeing 777 classified.

Ukraine, the Netherlands, Australia and Belgium on August 8 signed an agreement not to disclose information obtained in the course of the investigation.

As part of the 4-party agreement signed on August 8 between Ukraine, the Netherlands, Belgium and Australia, information
the progress and results of the investigation catastrophe Malaysian “Boeing-777” will not be disclosed.
As the correspondent UNIAN correspondent, August 10 at a briefing in Kiev said Speaker prosecutor Yuri Boychenko. according to him
said that during the investigations are ongoing examination and other investigative actions – the results will be announced on
completion of the investigation, and only if, the consensus agreement of all the parties who signed the corresponding agreement.
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These deaths flight MH17 in the Donetsk region. will be published in obtaining the consent of all the parties that are involved in
investigation. Any of the signatory countries have the right to veto the publication of results of the investigation without explanation. In the GPU pointed out that at the moment investigations are ongoing, conducted the examination. Only after the conclusion of this agreement the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine ratified the agreement on sending Malaysian personnel to investigate the disaster of the passenger liner “Malaysian Airlines” in the Donetsk region.
International experts admit that to survey the wreck site of the Malaysian Boeing-777 will take a few weeks.
The second phase of the search for the remains of the victims of flight MH17 will be discussed next week.
Thus, we can safely assume – results of the investigation actually classified and final report of the expert or will not be made ​​public never (precedent already exists), or only a few years later, when the political causes of the accident will lose its relevance.
The conclusion is simple – the interim results of the investigation directly prove innocence Russia and / or the DNR to the death of a Malaysian ship and that it does not suit the signatory countries. Of course this does not apply to ordinary citizens or relatives of the victims, and the ruling political elites of these countries.
P.S. The only country which refused (and categorically) to sign the agreement – Malaziyya. But it is in today.

New Tax Threatens to Destroy Gas Production in Ukraine

Independent gas producers in Ukraine are joining forces to pressure the government in Kiev to re-think its new gas tax before everyone makes a run for the border in search of new assets in a more stable environment.

Private producers have compiled a draft letter to Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk, criticizing the government’s doubling of taxes for gas producers, which was justified through the use of “wrong and misleading” data about private companies.

Would this not make gas production in Ukraine more expensive than buying Russian gas? Especially shale gas..

A couple of videos showing surrendered Ukies returning to Ukraine. The first is about 14 mins, the second about 2 mins edited from the first.

They are seen passing through Rostov airport prior to boarding a Ukraine military An-26. Some show signs of being treated medically, one arrives on a stretcher. Several women are present (relatives or troops?). Most travel openly, a couple of guys have covered their faces under their jacket hoods. Guys with leg injuries have to be helped by Ukraine military troops up the rather steep tail ramp of the Antanov.

Russians still dont take India seriously.. For some strange reason, india is always talked about but not acted upon.

Now indians in general consider USA friendly, does not agree with much of US policy, yet 1% of the US population is indians of high standings. They dont even know off russians since maybe 10,000 indians in the entire RF and 3000 or so in Ukraine. Compared to well more than the native populations of UAE, Qatar, Kuwait etc..

So how can Russians expect Indians to behave towards them when Russians are just Cold towards them? They have similar political stance so they are allies but nothing else. Its kind of like platonic friendships with a hands off approach.

I think Russians should learn more about India to gain a better understanding. A country thats like less than a 1/4 of the RF, with over a billion people, over 17 official languages and hundreds of unofficial languages and every single religious and cultural minority from the entire world. You cant even call someone indian other than in a general sense of where they came from. Since are you talking about the war like cholas from the south who have never been conquered in history to the pacifist Buddhists from the Tibetan northern areas. Heck there are even descendants of Alexander the great, followers of jesus and mix of every other cultural and ethnic variants.

It IS a HUGE task to learn about Indians it is not a cohesive society like China or assimilated society like the US/UK.. Its pretty much like learning about every other religion, race and culture. Its actually far stronger strategic partner to the RF than any other country in the world.

http://www.atimes.com/atimes/South_Asia/SOU-01-130814.html

the Pug’s comments 13 August, 2014 15:47

have been denied by RT. Strelkov is alive and well.

http://russian.rt.com/article/45231

Larchmonter445,

Putin is responsible for Russia, and has been waging war on the Empire quite successfully thus far by a plethora of non-military means. What is going on in Ukraine is entirely the Empire’s doing, just like what is going on in Gaza, Nigeria, Iraq, Syria, Libya, Afghanistan, and every other current hot spot. No different, and pretty much the same M.O. Those people matter, too, every bit as much.

But the point is, again, that Putin is responsible for Russia, and the welfare of every single person living there *should be* of vastly more importance to him than the people of the Donbass who by and large have not lifted a finger to fight their own battles.

It’s Godawful to sit here watching this all take place — but you also have to realize that there is so very much going on behind the scenes to which we will never have access, that it’s really pointless to second-guess or predict anything, much less lead with your feelings about what Putin should or should not do. After all, if you’re going with “should”s, the big one is we should stop messing in *anyone* else’s business!!! And the obligate corollary: We The People should get off our collective arses and work together to make that happen! (Instead, we urge on Putin in the hope that *he’ll* stop *us* — what’s wrong with that picture?)

I don’t have the time to read all day every day the comments on blog what with the day to day work of maintaining the household, a herd of children, changing every piece of foolscap we have to Russian Federation from Orkland, writing and such. However, today I have some time and what I’m reading is leaving me a little agape.

Let’s get something straight. None of us have a clue as to what VVP is doing or going to do. We can conjecture, we can wish, we can pontificate, we can worry and bite nails, but we don’t know. That being said, I have no doubt in my mind that VVP will not allow Novorossiya to fall. Understand that. Novorossiya will NOT fall. The price will be extremely high and the price already shows exactly what The West thinks of us. As Juan said some time ago, we are untermenschen, subhumans. So be it. The West doesn’t care how many old men and women, mothers and fathers, children and babes in arms perish in the relentless bombardments of the orks, it doesn’t matter to them….at the moment. In the end it will matter. Remember, up through the late ’60’s certain disreputable people were showing up dead from their deeds during the War. You think Mother has forgotten how to do that? Guess again. Sleep well, my darlings.

There is a lot of trepidation and rumor about a supposed attack on Krimea. I live in Krimea, lived here for years. I have a wife and family here, a home I’ve built with my hands, a life we’ve worked very hard to make pleasant. Few if any of you have been here and fewer still understand us. The best way to put it is during the build up to our referendum to decide whether we wanted to return to Mother or if we wanted to remain part of Orkland only with federalization (sound familiar?), a pretty high lad from Mockba made the comment on live TV, to wit: “My God, these people are more Russian than we are!” That is it in a nutshell, we are more Russian than the rest of Russia.

Know this. If Krim and Sevastopol are attacked, we will fight. ALL of us will fight, Tatari included. Tatari live amongst us, we are friends and do business together and we intermarry. We will ALL fight. The difference between Krim/Sevastopol and Novorossiya is we are Russian, not ethnic Russian but RUSSIAN. When we were threatened in late February from Kiev we immediately barricaded the roads coming in to Krim and all 5 roads coming in to Sevastopol. After our Berkut declared for us they opened their armories to us and we were armed. When many bus loads of right sector arrived at the Krim border they took one look at us and Berkut armed to the teeth and looking at them completely emotionless, soiled their armor and ran back to Kiev as fast as they could with their tales between their legs.

Krim and Sevastopol have a total population of just under 3.5 million. In less than a week we had 15,000 men and women in our local defense units. In two weeks we had 30,000, in three weeks 50,000. Any attack against the Autonomous Republic of Krimea and the Federal City of Sevastopol will be a disaster for the attacker. Look at a topographic map of Krimea. The north 70% is a vast steppe, a flat steppe, a perfect killing ground for any orks who attack from the north, they will have no place to hide. To get in to Krim you have to cross a waterway and/or deep marsh lands from west to east. If the orks manage to get through the steppes, which is highly doubtful, then they will come up against the majority of the populace in the foothills and mountains of the south. The populace will fight, all of us. My wife and I will be on the barricades of this city and we will defend it to the bitter end if needs be. This city and this Republic is OUR home, OUR land, OUR culture. Attack at your own risk, Nato. It will break my heart to have to fight you, my old comrades, but fight you I will. Know that, understand that. You will not win, you will die in Krimu.

Auslander, thank you again for your words and deeds.

I trust Putin will defend Crimea as he would St. Petersburg. I have no doubt that he is loading the area with state of the art weapons systems.

My thoughts about what awaits downstream from the East’s travails is the damage that may be done to knock Russia off its intended track of development.
Clearly, now, Crimea costs Russia some on its budget, but later, Crimea will be an engine for economic success. The potential is enormous.

We all pray that Russia can toss Kiev into the scrapheap of Nazi disasters.

Finally; to quote you: “Remember, up through the late ’60’s certain disreputable people were showing up dead from their deeds during the War. You think Mother has forgotten how to do that? Guess again. Sleep well, my darlings.”

Sounds like sweet music to me.

Auslander,

Beautifully done, my friend! Hа здоровье!

Larchmonter445,

“Tell me how you plan to clean out the Elites running the government.”

I don’t know, dear, but blaming your having been asleep at the switch on The Cult Of Liberalism is silly, counterfactual and sure won’t get the job done. Neither will urging Putin on to shoot ’em all up like a teevee Western.

And neither will sitting back, talking tough, complaining up a storm and doing nothing.

If you have any thoughts on how we can regain some semblance of a truly representative polity — or even what you think it should end up looking like if ever we get so lucky — now that would be helpful. This other stuff? Who needs it?

Anonymous @ 13 August, 2014 09:54

1/ I cannot agree with your contention that the rebels were merely an armed minority and have stayed that way. It is true when this revolt began their numbers were tiny, and they had only a few Kalashnikovs and even some WWII vintage submachine guns. The Ukie nationalists were not lying when they jeered in April that the Maidan enjoyed 100s of thousands of supporters in comparison. Of course what the Ukies from the West always omit from that part of the story is that their nationalists also took over government buildings, their people attacked police men (something the Donbas separatists did not do at least at the beginning until Kiev gave cops orders to shoot them), and they had no problem with violent insurrection for THEIR SIDE declaring independence from Kiev, even if there was no question of Lviv joining Poland.

They also omit that protesting had become a way of life in Lviv, Kiev and many other parts of Ukraine since the Orange Revolution and there had always been money for this, serious money in the case of the Maidan since somebody had to pay for the toilets and the catering if nothing else as the sarcastic Russian video Saker posted months ago pointed out. It was recently confirmed by Christopher Booker writing in the Daily Telegraph that the Maidan movement was paid through German banks, and likely German NGOs. We know for example that Klitschko was a protege of the Christian Democrats’ foreign NGO foundation for years, which is a reason Victoria Nuland in the infamous ‘f the EU’ tape. So you cannot compare the massive and planned for years propaganda push to fully envelope Ukraine into the Atlantic NATO/EU Empire and Russia’s belated and somewhat half-hearted efforts until it took Crimea and the real civil war began in earnest. We all can agree here other than providing Ukraine with half of its foreign trade and cheap gas under Yanukovich Russia did very little to nothing to counter the growing storm of Ukrainian ultranationalism and Russophobia. Except for perhaps some contacts with the Donbas/Novorossiya federalization (at that time it was not a separatist) movement via summer camps in Rostov for young activists like Gubarev, these efforts were almost non-existent before Putin recognized the threat after Yanukovich’s violent overthrow. Daniel Sandford can whine all he likes about how the Novorossiya movement was allegedly already being prepared by the Russian security services and the NAF are simply Russian stooges. The reality is it was the West that spent $5 BILLION dollars from Nuland’s own mouth on bringing Ukraine into its orbit since 1991. How much has Russia spent in that same time to build up proxies or allies in Ukraine? I’m guessing only a fraction of that. Corrupt deals via Putin’s pal Medvechuk, Tymoshenko and Yanukovich not only did not help Russia, they made the situation worse by pushing many Ukrainians who detest corruption but are not anti-Russian into the arms of the Galician Nazis and their fronts like the Fatherland Party or Svoboda.

@ 13 August, 2014 19:39

3/3 To complete part 3 of my long rambling reply to Anonymous, who hopefully IS NOT a concern troll but seems sincere…ALL of the evidence I’ve seen from the battles underway since April is that the Ukies attack, they take heavy casualties, and they retreat. The Ukie army mostly advances and conquers ground where the NAF simply doesn’t have the manpower or the ammo to resist very well, in most cases where they grossly outnumber the NAF 10 to 1 in a sector or a piece of front. The front is always shifting, it is never truly stable except in rare instances like the Southern Cauldron partial encirclement, and even there the NAF lacked the manpower to fully eliminate the pocket they could only destroy 50% of it with perhaps 20% of the survivors fleeing to Russia before being repatriated.

Every.single.time. the Ukies run into an NAF force that is moderately well equipped or try to engage them within ATGM range, they get their asses kicked. Every.single.time. in this war. That’s not to say that there aren’t courageous Ukrainian soldiers or that all Ukies are cowards. Quite the opposite. There is a certain drugged out false ‘courage’ like the Right Sector morons won the other day driving into Donetsk suburbs with unarmored vans and getting slaughtered within seconds due to their hubris and stupidity. There are decent Ukie officers like this one who remind me of Wehrmacht officers in 1942-43: an order’s an order and must be obeyed irrespective of sanity or the nature of the regime. There are a handful of Ukie spetsnaz units that are very well trained, and a broader number of a few hundred paratroopers who survived the Southern Cauldron and who may know how to avoid encirclement by now. But that’s it. The hardcore Nazis, the enthusiasts like the Donbas Battalion with my dumbass fellow American who fights for Ukraine, and even the somewhat more saavy but vicious Azov Battalion will all be dead in four months of fighting. They will die in urban meatgrinders, they will die via roadside bombings or sniper/ATGM and mortar attacks on their exposed block posts, they will die even perhaps from civilians giving their locations to polite men in green, should Putin decide to step up the covert intervention. Azov’s HQ on the Sea of Azov of the same name seems to me to be a sitting duck for Naval spetsnaz from Crimea to come in one night and kill them all by blowing up that place with thermite.

The ONLY way Kiev wins this before winter is via meatgrinder warfare, gross NAF incompetency or infighting, and through the kind of deadly accuracy of fire that can only be introduced via NATO troops being too close to the front for their politicians’ comfort. But there is no way in hell Washington, London or NATO will be able to deny their near-direct participation in the fighting for the Donbas nor can they avoid Russia opting to retaliate in kind, perhaps with a few drone or even cruise missile strikes of its own on Nazi HQs and CPs all over the Donbas.