Ukraine Weekly Update
15th November 2024
Following the election fever of last week, many commentators have now focused on speculation about what the Trump administration will do amidst a flurry of activity as the President elect rewards his followers with various posts. However, people who want peace in the Middle East will be disappointed that Trump’s new cabinet will consist of people who are either Zionists, pro-Israel and/or anti -Iran. Some of these people believe that the Israelis are God’s chosen people and have a right to occupy Palestinian land. Colonel McGregor has called it the most pro-Israeli cabinet in history. Some will feel that we have come out of the Biden/Harris pot only to be tossed into a Trumpian frying pan. I will discuss this in more detail below. I will also discuss the America First Agenda that has been endorsed by Trump and may provide an insight into the foreign policy he will pursue. Finally, I will look at the hysterical liberal reaction to Trump’s win.
The Middle East is also worthy of just as much attention given the continuing Israeli slaughter of civilians and the response of the resistance. On the 11th November, Hezbollah launched 100 rockets and two ballistic missiles at the Haifa and Krayot regions of Northern Israel according to the Palestine Chronicle, in one of its heaviest attacks of the war. I watched footage of the launch of the attack and its consequences. This was not a wild claim. This week I have seen reports of many Merkava tanks being destroyed along with bulldozers and Israeli troops. On the 13th November, another heavy attack from Hezbollah in Lebanon hit military targets in towns and cities throughout Israel along with troop concentrations on the Lebanese border. Even the Israeli General Staff were targeted for the first time, according to this report. The Hezbollah attacks are happening daily.
According to another report, the Yemeni army has defeated an attack on its territory by US/British combat squadrons which were forced to retreat. Another Palestinian source, quoting an Israeli news channel, claims that Netanyahu has said that the Lebanon war must end. Islamic Resistance claims the following Israeli losses since the start of the ground operation in Lebanon:
More than 100 dead and 1,000 wounded from the enemy army officers and soldiers - Destroying 43 Merkava tanks, 8 military bulldozers, 2 Hummer vehicles, 2 armored vehicles, and 2 personnel carriers.
There are also reports of the Houthis launching an attack on a US Aircraft Carrier but the US claims that no damage was inflicted.
The Europeans are coming to terms with the Trump victory and there are signs of panic as Olaf Scholz (with zero support) calls elections for February. There are also signs of a narrative shift by Europeans involving an acceptance that Ukraine will be obliged to concede territory as part of a ‘peace’ or ‘security’ deal.
In Ukraine, there are signs of unrest among the population and among the combatants on the fronts who are clinging by their fingernails to places such as Kursk, Kurakhavo, Kupyansk and so on. Problems with troop shortages, desertions and mobilisation are increasing. And the Ukrainians are hemorrhaging men and materiel. It has to be said that the Russians are also taking heavy losses in some Directions.
Trump’s Peace Plan
This Russian source, reports that:
According to the plan of Trump's advisers, the war should be frozen along the entire front, and "peacekeeping" troops from NATO countries should be deployed in the Sumy, Kharkiv, Donetsk, Zaporizhia and Kherson regions as peacekeepers.
In the long run, according to this plan, Ukraine would be allowed to join NATO. Any plan involving the stationing of NATO troops in Ukraine or NATO membership is a non-starter as far as the Russians are concerned. The fact that Trump doesn’t appear to appreciate this is worrying. However, this may simply be an opening gambit by Trump, an experienced trader who knows that you have to start negotiations by asking for much more than you are prepared to accept. Putin is also adept at this, having learned from the bitter past.
Trolling Medvedev
It's actually funny to look at the frightened faces of the mongrels from the European establishment, who used to call Trump a Russian agent and are now getting dirty, rushing to kiss the boots of their new master.
I love this guy.
Bojo Sticks His Oar In
Just when you thought the clown had gone away, hiding his face in shame for the hundreds of thousands of Ukrainian deaths he has facilitated1, he turns up again like a bad penny. Concerned about Trump’s funding cut he said:
If Ukraine falls, we face an even greater threat on our borders, on the borders of Europe, where democracies will come into contact with Russia.
A resurgent Russia ‘will threaten all sorts’ he claimed, disingenuously. God forbid that ‘democracies’ should come into contact with Russia. India, the largest democracy in the world appears to thrive on Russian contact - you Dumbo. Bojo said that it will be necessary to send British troops to protect the Baltic states if Ukraine falls. But we all know that British troops are already involved in the conflict, as Maria Zakharova pointed out:
Britain has been involved in anti-Russian activities for years: complicity in terrorist attacks, providing the Kiev regime with data for targeting strikes, sending intelligence officers to coordinate combat and terrorist actions against Russia, as well as supplying arms.
40 Deputies Resign
According to a Ukrainian source, 40 ‘Deputies’ are planning to resign and leave the country. The former is easy to achieve but maybe not the latter. According to another Ukrainian source, these people are leaving because they know that ‘the game is up’. Perhaps they fear retribution from the Russians. The security forces are tracking the movements of these people.
Escape From Ukraine - Game
Talking about escaping from Ukraine, on the 21st December, a new video game will be released in which Zelensky is shown evading the bullets of border guards in order to escape towards the White House. You can see some footage here.
General Dmitry Marchenko Resigns
Marchenko is the general who recently claimed that the Ukrainian army was collapsing. He appears to have resigned for health reasons as the above photo suggests. But of course, it could have been staged.
Ukrainians Reject ‘Victory Plan’
Many citizens do not support Zelensky’s "victory plan" because it implies the continuation of the conflict and because Ukraine will pay for the support of the West with its natural resources, according to former SBU lieutenant colonel Vasiliy Prozorov. Furthermore, the plan makes no mention of peace.
Zelensky v Yermak
A Ukrainian source, claiming inside information, reports that relations between Zelensky and Yermak have become strained. It is also claimed that the Trump team does not trust Yermak because he let Trump down back in 2019/20 when negotiations were underway between the US and Russia. In view of this, it is believed that Trump will keep Zelensky in power but replace Yermak with his own ‘player’.
Zelensky is Destroying the Evidence
According to Vladimir Rogov, Chairman of the Commission of the Public Chamber of Russia on Sovereignty Issues:
There is reliable information about the beginning of a hasty purge of the Zelensky administration of all documentation related to the supply of weapons, ammunition, and the allocation of funds. Moreover, they are doing this together with NATO and American officials.
Apparently, this is being done to hide fraud which could be uncovered by an anticipated Trump audit.
Ukraine Needs More Cash
In an interview, Verkhovna Rada deputy Olga Vasilevskaya-Smaglyuk, said that there is a huge hole amounting to 120 billions hryvnia in the country’s next budget which means that increased taxation is inevitable.
Body Exchange
The Ukrainians and Russians conducted a ‘body swap’ which appears to support the claim that the Ukrainians are suffering considerably more casualties than the Russians. 37 Russian dead were exchanged for 563 dead Ukrainians.
Ukraine Terror Attacks Targeting Civilians
Comparison - w/e 10th November 2023 - 40 people were killed in terrorist attacks - this is 4-5 times higher than recent weekly fatalities.
8th/9th November
According to the War Chronicle:
The Ministry of Defense reports that 50 Ukrainian UAVs were shot down during the night: 28 over the Bryansk region, 12 over Kursk, 4 in the Novgorod region, Smolensk, Tula, Tver - 1-2 each. In the Tula region, the city of Aleksin, the area of the chemical plant, was attacked, air defense worked. According to some reports, the city was attacked by 11 UAVs of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
In Belgorod, Ukrainian attacks damaged houses and cars but no casualties were reported. The DPR was less fortunate, suffering three dead and one wounded.
9th/10th November
Overnight, 35 drones were shot down over the Moscow region but managed to set houses alight and injured one woman. You can see some footage here. The drones received assistance from NATO reconnaissance satellites in order to hit their civilian targets. A total of 70 drones were destroyed over Russian territory: 14 over the Bryansk region, 7 over the Oryol and Kaluga regions, 6 over the Kursk region, and 2 over the Tula region. In the village of Stary Khutor (Belgorod), a car was blown up by an explosive device’, killing the driver and causing his wife serious injuries. A later report claimed that 93 drones had been shot down above 8 regions of the country. You can read more at Tass.
10th/11th November
According to this report, 5 people were injured by artillery and MLRS attacks in Gorlovka (DPR).
12th/13th November
Overnight, in Bryansk region, air defences destroyed at least 20 drones but some managed to get through causing some damage and injuring two civilians. Many villages in Belgorod came under attack from drones but no casualties were reported, while nine people were injured by cluster munitions in the DPR. In Sevastopol, an explosive device planted in a car blew the legs off a Russian Navy Captain who died of his injuries. Shelling in Energodar, close to the nuclear power plant, destroyed cars and killed one civilian.
13th/14th November
In Belgorod region overnight, four men were injured by kamikaze drone attacks.
14th/15th November - Overnight
According to the Russian MoD:
36 UAVs were shot down over the territory of the Krasnodar region, three over the territory of the Republic of Crimea, two UAVs over the territory of the Belgorod region, and one UAV over the waters of the Sea of Azov.
In Belgorod three civilians and three soldiers were injured by drone attack while in Gorlovka (DPR) 12 civilians were injured by cluster munitions.
The Air War
Russian Missile/Drone Attacks
8th/9th November
Odessa came under attack overnight as you can see from this footage. Sumy was also attacked with missiles at night.
9th/10th November
According to this report, 145 Geraniums flew at targets in Ukraine overnight but only half were shot down, according to Ukrainian sources.
10th/11th November
Geraniums were in the air again overnight, attacking targets in Kiev and Cherkasy. According to this report, air raid warnings have been sounded all over Ukraine and Kinzhal missiles are expected in Kiev. Explosions have been reported in Kiev, Sumy, Donetsk, Dnepropetrovsk, Zaporozhye, Cherkasy, Kiev, Nikolaev, Zhitomir and Kharkov.
11th/12th November
Military airfields and electricity infrastructure were successfully targeted in Dnipro, Nikolaev and Krivoy Rog overnight. - as you can read in Tass.
12th/13th November
Overnight, Kiev suffered a massive attacks from Geraniums while Sumy was hit by two Iskanders. The latter attack damaged an ammunition warehouse, at least 12 armoured vehicles, 6 other vehicles and about 60 Ukrainian fighters. The National Bank of Ukraine was also hit as you can see in the above photo from Slavyangrad. This report claims that Shahed drones were used in the attack on Kiev.
14th/15th November
Missiles and Geraniums attacked Odessa port overnight, destroying a ‘Gepard’ air defence system along with some cargo ships carrying weapons.
Ukrainian Missile/Drone Attacks
11th/12th November
Overnight, a drone attacked an oil depot at Starooskolsky (Belgorod) setting some tanks alight. Ten fire engines managed to extinguish the fire. There were no casualties. In the village of Dronovka, man is reported to have ‘blown himself up on an explosive device’. It is not clear whether he survived or not, In the DPR, a man was seriously injured by a ‘drone drop’. An industrial enterprise in Voronezh was attacked by drones overnight.
13th/14th November
In the DPR, an electricity substation was hit, cutting the power supply to 60,000 people. There were no casualties.
The Ground War
Many sections of the front are close to collapse but according to this report the bad news is being kept from the people and even from Zelensky himself - for fear of causing a panic.
Ukrainian Daily Losses According to Geroman
Donetsk direction – 695 people/day;
Pokrovskoe direction - 513 people/day;
Kupyansk direction - 477 people/day;
Kursk direction - 316 people/day;
South Donetsk direction - 119 people/day;
Kharkiv direction - 106 people/day;
Kherson direction - 67 people/day.
Russian MoD Reports
Comparison w/e 10th November 2023 - 4,800 casualties (one third of current rates)
Weekly Reports - Excludes Kursk
w/e October 25th, 15, 630 Casualties killed and wounded: equipment losses 506.
w/e November 1st, 17,000 Casualties killed and wounded (record high): equipment losses 589.
w/e 8th November 14,330 Casualties killed and wounded: equipment losses 444.
w/e 15th November 15, 570 Casualties killed and wounded: equipment losses 620 (record high).
Kursk
Since the beginning of hostilities in Kursk region, the AFU losses were more than 32,680 troops, 213 tanks, 136 infantry fighting vehicles, 112 armoured personnel carriers, 1,166 armoured fighting vehicles, 944 motor vehicles, 283 artillery guns, 40 MLRS launchers, including 11 of HIMARS and six of MLRS made by the USA, 12 anti-aircraft missile launchers, seven transport-loading vehicles.
The Fronts
Front Line Cats
Kursk
According to this report, the once great Z has insisted that Syrsky hold onto territory in Kursk at any cost - including the loss of the Donbass, from which many troops have been redeployed to this Direction. On the 13th November, Dima from the Military Summary Channel reported that:
After four days of intense fighting, the Russian Armed Forces have managed to break through the Ukrainian defenses in the Kursk direction. Both sides are suffering heavy losses, and both are displaying extreme brutality toward each other.
By the end of the week heavy fighting was taking place near Daryino.
Kupyansk
According to this report on November 13th:
The Russian army advanced near Kupyansk from the north and south [where] they managed to advance 3.5 km towards the city along the Oskol River, Kolesnikovka was almost captured - it is all in the gray zone or under the control of the Russian Federation, [according to] Deep State. From the north, advancement in two places along the flanks of Sinkovka. "Apparently, Russian troops will try to bypass it from two sides," the enemy assumes.
Kupyansk Detail - Marat Khairullin
On the 14th November, according to Geroman:
It looks like Russian forces penetrated the outskirts of [Kupyansk] with small (DRG?) units. The main problem for Ukrainians there is now that all troops east of the Oskol River are trapped. Russians are moving from the south along the river and by having control over the main route from Kupyansk to the east it could be hard to supply or even retreat.
Seversk
By the end of the week the Russians had occupied the village of Fyodorivka, south of Seversk - see the arrow.
Chasiv Yar
According to a Russian report, at the end of the 13th November:
…units of the 6th motorized rifle division managed to break the enemy's resistance in the area of the Seversky Donets-Donbass canal south of the highway to Konstantinovka. And with a broad front they threw the enemy off the local heights, creating a real threat of reaching the rear of the enemy's Toretsk group. If our units reach the settlement of Oleksandro-Shultino, this will already be a harbinger of a catastrophe comparable to the Kurakhovo catastrophe. If we reach the crossroads south of Ivanopol, then the catastrophe will become inevitable.
Toretsk - Map by Marat Khairullin
Fighting is still going on for every house in the centre of Toretsk as the Ukrainians destroy apartment blocks during their retreat.
Pokrovsk - Kurakhovo
According to Info Defence on November 9th:
As Map 2 suggests, the likely goal of the Russian army is to take control of the interfluve of the Solenaya and Volchya rivers. To achieve this, several tasks should be fulfilled. First, complete encirclement of the Ukrainian grouping in Kurakhovo. Second, drive a deep wedge into the Ukrainian defenses and reach the border of the Dnepropetrovsk region, which will not only be an important militarily achievement but will have political significance as well. Third, envelop the Pokrovsk agglomeration from the west, cutting it off from Dnepropetrovsk.
The Kurakhovo-Pokrovsk area is the only place where coking coal is produced. Without it, Ukraine’s metallurgy industry would simply stop.
Retired Colonel Anatoly Matviychuck was amazed at the pace of the Russian advance in this area:
Our troops are advancing at an insane speed, making three to four kilometers a day, and the front from Selidovo to Velikaya Novoselka extends for 65 kilometers. Never before during the special military operation have we seen a front so wide and a blow so powerful. This means we march into battle with decisive goals to finalize the enemy’s defeat and restore territorial integrity of the Donetsk People’s Republic
Beyond Pokrovsk, to the north, road and rail links go all the way through to Kramatorsk which the Russian troops, freed by the Kurakhovo-Pokrovsk battle, can take advantage of. The Russians could also go west towards Dnepropetrovsk. By the end of the week, Ukrainian troops were beginning to leave Kurakhovo due to ammunition and personnel shortages - according to Sputnik.
Kurakhovo Detail by Marat Khairullin
By the end of the week Russians units completely occupied the territory of the villages of Petrovka and Grigoryevka, located west of Selidovo. They also captured Antonovka and were moving towards Ilyinka.
Kurakhovo Direction - Wider Picture
According to InfoDefence on the 13th November:
By evening, Russian attack units entered and established control over the village of Dalnee, leaving only a few kilometers to sever the Kurakhovo-Uspenovka road, which could enable the encirclement of much of the 79th Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. On the left flank, Russian units advanced across lowlands and seized the heights south of Novodarovka, as well as the village of Rovnopol. This brought Russian forces within 9 km of the Dnepropetrovsk region, opening favorable prospects for further progress.
On November 11th, the Ukrainians blew up the Kurakhovsky reservoir dam, apparently in an attempt to disrupt Russian forces. You can see some footage here. The water levels may temporarily prevent the Russians from entering Kurakhovo from the north but they will subside.
Uhledar - Vremivka
According to Rybar:
After a long October lull in the Vremivka direction, the front has again become active. After the liberation of Vuhledar and the push towards Zolota Nyva, and then Shakhtarske, the Russian forces have moved to systematically eliminate the "Vremivka salient", advancing towards Velyka Novosilka from several directions.
Zaporozhye
On the 13th November, Dima reported that:
In the Zaporizhzhia direction, Russian forces have begun a rapid advance northward, with several villages on the brink of falling.
By the end of the week, the Russians were advancing towards Velyka Novosylka and Novopol.
The Economic War
And here in shivering Scotland, in spite of the astronomical cost of energy, pensioners have been deprived of cold weather payments: makes you want to spit!
People say that the UK is going downhill - which is only partially true: prices are definitely going Uphill.
Audi To Lay Off Workers
The German auto company is to lay off 15% of its staff - i.e. 4,500 workers. This is due to a catastrophic fall in profits from 1.2 billions Euros to 100 millions - a fall of 91% in a year. Cuts have also been made by Volkswagen and Michelin, indicating that European de-industrialisation is well under way.
US Turns Off Milk - Cow’s Had Enough
According to House Speaker, Mike Johnson, speaking to Huffington Post, there are no plans for a Ukraine funding bill in 2025 - the milk is being turned off. According to a Ukrainian source, claiming inside information, JD Vance (US VP Elect) refused Yermak’s request to speak on the phone. These Ukrainians believe that Trump’s team does not consider the Ukrainian government to be legitimate because its term has expired (just like the Russians). There is also US concern about the authoritarian nature of the government and its persecution of the Orthodox Church. They suggest that defender of the church, Artem Dmitruk, who was forced to leave Ukraine, is someone with whom the Trump team could work.
Russian Tops World Resources Table
You can read more at Zero Hedge.
Russian Mir and Iranian Shetab Join Hands
Russia's Mir payment system has been officially connected to Iran's Shetab payment system, and now Iranian citizens will be able to use their cards at Russian cash machines. In the second stage of this development, Russians will be able to withdraw cash with Mir cards in Iran - according to Sputnik.
Russia Receives Niger Invite
Niger has invited Russia to help it extract natural resources including uranium. Macron will be in hysterics.
Russia Writes Off African Debt
Russia is to write off $20 billions of African debt - according to Tass.
World Politics
The America First Agenda
This week, many commentators have been preoccupied with speculation regarding Trump’s policies and how these will affect conflicts such as Ukraine and the Middle East. The America First Policy Institute has produced an agenda for future GOP governance which has received Donald Trump’s funding and approval. So, it would be reasonable to assume that this agenda will inform Trump’s foreign as well as his domestic policy; that’s why it is important that people know about it. Pillar six of the document is entitled: ‘Deliver Peace Through Strength and American Leadership’. There is an assumption that America is ‘the last best hope for man on earth’. Apparently, US victories in World War Two and the Cold War have encouraged a belief that ‘freedom’s cause’ throughout the world depends on a strong America. The American exceptionalism of previous policies is repeated here:
The U.S. has a unique role in the world, and our Nation has an unmatched ability to do best for others when its people are strong, safe, and prosperous. An America First approach demands that any commitments of American lives or dollars abroad come with concrete benefits for the American people.
With regard to the military, it states:
We must also maintain the world’s most powerful military force and return our Armed Forces to their core missions of deterrence and warfighting [my emphasis]. Additionally, we must pursue a bold new path to peace and prosperity in the Middle East and hold China accountable for its aggression against its neighbors, lack of transparency, and other actions.
It is not clear who has appointed America as the guardian of peace and prosperity in the Middle East: a role for which it is totally unsuited. This also repeats the lie that China is aggressive towards its neighbours and even if it were, on what grounds and on whose authority does the US have any right to intervene.
However, the document also expresses a desire not to start new wars:
America can defend itself and play a leading role in the world by avoiding new wars, brokering historic peace agreements, and fostering equal and fair burden sharing with our friends and partners.
The last sentence could refer to a desire that European ‘partners’ should pay their share for defence. But the emphasis is placed on American uniqueness (exceptionalism) which makes the US better qualified for leadership of the world than any other country. And it will achieve this dominance in leadership by increasing the strength of the American military. There appears to be a contradiction between this commitment to warfighting and the desire not to start new wars.
So, America under Trump may not depart very far from the policy of ‘full spectrum dominance’2 . There is also a requirement that the American people should benefit from this Agenda when in the past they have not been put first. However, those who hoped that Trump will not start new wars could be disappointed.
The unbridled arrogance of the assumption that America has a right to lead the world shows that under Trump nothing is guaranteed to change in this regard. As long as Trump believes this BS, he will take America over a cliff rather than making it great again - and the American people don’t deserve that.
BRICS countries will no doubt question America’s right to lead and will probably scoff at this hubris. We can only hope that sooner or later, Trump will bump into reality and have the sense to change this nonsense along with his ‘inherited’ antipathy towards Iran and his unquestioning support for Israel. He has to accept that Israel, even with the help of the US, cannot defeat Iran, as he seems to have accepted that Ukraine cannot beat Russia. He must also realise that Russia and China will not allow their trading partner to be destroyed. If he doesn’t do so, we could be in for stormy weather.
Trump’s uncompromisingly pro-Israeli cabinet (see below), along with a genocidal Israeli cabinet will be faced with growing opposition from Arabs, Muslims, BRICS countries, including Iran and its strategic partners, China and Russia. Turkiye has already led the way by breaking off relations with Israel. On the basis of Israel’s failure on the ground in Lebanon, it appears too weak to defeat the forces arrayed against it and Iranian drones and missiles have the capacity to destroy Israel as a viable state. It appears that Iran’s important nuclear and defence infrastructure is situated beneath mountains, so it will not be easy for Israel and the US to destroy it. Under these circumstances, I don’t see how Israel can win. I have absolutely no idea where this will go but a lot can happen before inauguration day on January 20th.
If you would like more detail and analysis of this document, the inimitable Brian Berletic provides it here (first 20 minutes cover this).
Trump - Appointments and Sackings
At least Trump will not be employing the likes of neo-cons Nikki Hayley and Mike Pompeo, though it appears that he has picked what Brian Berletic has called their ‘ideological clones’.
Among these is Pete Hegseth, the Zionist Defense Secretary elect, who believes that China is planning to build an army specifically designed to destroy the Unites States (but at least he is realistic enough to appreciate that China could quite easily destroy America’s surface fleet). Such paranoia will make future wars more likely.
Matt Gaetz, who is against funding Ukraine, is the Attorney General elect while Pro-Israel Marco Rubio is Trump’s choice form Secretary of State, which is disappointing. Pro-Israeli, Mike Huckabee, Trump’s choice for Israeli ambassador, has said that ‘Israel is acting on the property it already owns’ appears oblivious to UN resolutions going back decades that have told Israel to leave Palestinian lands. For someone wanting the UN resolutions to be honoured, these choices do not inspire. Larry Johnson, writing for Sputnik, is very critical of Trump for ‘doubling down on stupid’ with regard to the Middle East. Max Blumenthal is scathing about Trump’s hawkish choices here while Brian Berletic gives his usual considered assessment here. On a positive note (I think), Tulsi Gabbard has been appointed Director of National Intelligence. According to this report, Trump is preparing a list of Pentagon Personnel to sack. He also plans to make some positive changes domestically and has appointed RFK Jnr as Secretary of Health and Human Services.
Trump’s Victory - The Crazy Liberal Reaction
Four Years in Chastity - Take That Trump!
By way of protest, a group of women on Tik Tok is to refrain from sex for the four years Trump is in power. This is like ‘Woke on steroids’ but it is not unprecedented. According to someone on Rybar:
All of this has happened before in human history, my friends. Aristophanes wrote his comedy "Lysistrata" two and a half thousand years ago. In it, wives refuse intimacy with their husbands due to dissatisfaction with the protracted war between Athens and Sparta. However, it didn't work out very well: the unscrupulous women were constantly trying to run home to their abandoned loved ones.
According to this report, some women are shaving their heads instead. In a much more life enhancing response, Trump supporters will be celebrating his victory by having more babies.
An Uncivil War
Yale Psychiatrist, Amanda Calhoun, has advised Americans to cut ties with relatives who voted for Trump:
So if you’re in a situation where you have family members and close friends who voted against you, against your norms, it’s totally okay to not be around those people.
Woke liberals will be so glad that they have received your kind permission to ignore Republican friends and relatives, Dr. Calhoun. But Calhoun has no moral or scientific authority so people would be foolish to listen to her really.
This extreme response is in line with Woke thinking in which everything is taken personally, even voting preferences. I wonder, could this be the start of an uncivil war?
Signs of this civil divide were also evident in the response of workers helping those affected by Hurricane Milton in Florida. The workers, who were assisting people in their own homes, followed orders to ignore dwellings advertising Trump - according to Zero Hedge.
Also, according to the Hedge, some liberal women have vowed to use poison on husbands who voted for the Orange Man. Apparently:
Internet searches for Aqua Tofana—a potent poison created in Sicily around 1630 by a woman named Giulia Tofana, or Tofania, and historically used by women to free themselves from relationships by killing men—spiked shortly after the election results.
Some such women on social media are advising people to divorce their Trumpian husbands or give them a dose of poison. You can see some of these idiots at Zero Hedge or at Rotten Politics. A Hobbesian war of ‘all against all’ is getting real in the US.
Europeans
Z Refuses Orban’s Offer
Hungarian Prime Minister Orban spoke recently with Zelensky offering help to end the conflict. He made the following plea:
Please, my friend, time is not on your side, I am ready to help you, ready to facilitate a ceasefire, and then help achieve an acceptable peace. But Zelensky replied: "Viktor, I have a different opinion. Time is on our side." I said: "Thank you, President. My mission is complete."
You can lead a horse to water, so they say, but you can’t make it drink.
Threatening Europeans - Like Yapping Dogs
Tough talking Secretary General of NATO, Mark Rutte, has warned that: ‘If Trump surrenders Ukraine to Putin, I will personally kick the US out of the alliance’ while German Presidential candidate Friedrich Mertz has given Putin an ultimatum: quit the SMO or we send Taurus missiles to Ukraine. In Holland, NATO Admiral Rob Bauer barked: ‘I am absolutely sure that if Russia did not have nuclear weapons we would have been in Ukraine kicking them out’. You obviously haven’t been paying attention to the SMO pal.
These people put me in mind of the little ‘ankle snapping’ dogs, Larry Johnson recently made reference to: they bark and snarl because they are so small and weak. I have much experience of this since little dogs bark and snarl at Reggie, our English Pointer who, like Putin, is completely unfazed.
Trump Victory Prompts Narrative Change
The Washington Post is reporting that after speaking with 10 European Diplomats who are seeking to lay the groundwork for peace talks in Ukraine, the hitherto taboo notion of Ukrainian territorial concessions no longer raises eyebrows - reality is kicking in (at last). You can read more at Slavyangrad. Thierry Breton, former European Commissioners (pictured), talks about the issue here. He explains that until Trump was elected no one was allowed to talk about a ceasefire yet alone territorial concessions. But that’s all changed.
Habeck - X is Bad For Democracy
In a speech that appears to suggest that he may have missed the US election result, Robert Habeck, a member of the Green Party and vice-chancellor of Germany's collapsed government coalition, said:
Regulating algorithms, X or TikTok, through the application of European legal norms is a central task. We cannot hand over 'democratic discourse' to Elon Musk and Chinese software.
I don’t think Trump will allow this to happen, Herr Habeck. I hear that Trump will also be withdrawing from the Paris Climate Agreement. Oh dear.
German Kids Suffer For Ukraine
Annalena Baerbock (another Green) has admitted that Germany has funded the Ukraine war with money taken from schools and day care centres. Moreover, money that should have funded the modernisation of the German railways went to Ukraine. And, of course, she blamed Putin. Shame on you Annalena: you betrayed your people, so you deserve the epithet traitor that some are using. You boasted that you would fund Ukraine against your people’s wishes. Well - the people have given you an answer on that one Annalena dear - see below.
German ‘Traffic Light’ Coalition Has 0% Support
In a recent poll, the coalition of the SPD, the Greens and the FDP managed to achieve a record 0% support. These politicians will simply lose their jobs but they should be put on trial imv. Elections will be called for the 23rd February, according to the Majors.
Poland Must Prepare for War - Kukula
Last week I showed you a picture of the Polish Siegfried Line which is to built along Poland’s borders with Russia and Belarus. Poland’s super deluded Deputy Defence Ministser, Cezary Tomczyk, claimed that these fortifications would be ‘impossible to penetrate’. Here’s the photo just to remind people:
The Russian bear will cast these aside with one sweep of its paw.
This week, Chief of Staff Wieslaw Kukula (pictured), also deluded, announced that Poland must strengthen its military to prepare for war with Russia. I’m no expert, but I can see no reason why Russia should attack Poland. In France, Emmanuel Macron has announced that it’s defence budget would be doubled, probably out of a realisation that Trump will insist on Europe paying its way. And ‘Jungle’ Josep Borrel wants a European military alliance. So, we appear to be entering a phase of military build up as we did in the early 20th century, in the 1930’s and during the cold war. Interesting times!
Asia and the Middle East
Netanyahu To Face Trial
Netanyahu has failed to delay his trial for corruption which will now start on December 2nd - Hooray for that.
UN Anti-Nazi Resolution
Note that the usual Western suspects voted against.
Arab-Islamic Summit Riyhadh
The demands made by the Summit included:
We demand that the UN Security Council adopt a binding resolution for a ceasefire and the immediate entry of humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip:
We urge the mobilization of international support to freeze the membership of “Israel” in the United Nations General Assembly and its affiliated entities.
We call on all countries to stop exporting weapons to “Israel”.
We condemn the escalation of Israeli attacks on Syrian territory and demand an end to the Israeli occupation of the Syrian Golan.
We call on all countries to stop exporting weapons to “Israel”.
You can view the full list here. Unfortunately, none of this will stop the slaughter.
The emerging Multi-Polar World
Russia-Africa Conference
This was the first Ministerial of the Russia-Africa Partnership Forum held in Sirius Federal Territory (Krasnodar Krai) on the 9th/10th November.
According to Sputnik:
The conference will be attended by over 1,500 people, including more than 40 ministers of foreign affairs, economy, education and science, digital development, and technology. The business program of the conference features 19 panel sessions focused on various aspects of Russian-African relations. These include trade, economic and investment partnership, food security, digitalization of public services, education, healthcare, epidemiological wellbeing, international information security, the fight against terrorism, and prevention of an arms race in outer space. Experts will also address the issue of interaction between Africa and the Eurasian Economic Union.
At the meeting, Uganda was invited to join BRICS as ‘partner country'.
Sergei Lavrov announced that trade between Russia and Africa has increased to a record $24.5 billions. He also advised that:
Despite artificial obstacles from the collective West, we continue to improve business support mechanisms, find effective logistics solutions and use new instruments for mutual settlements that do not depend on negative external interference.
Putin Spokesman, Anton Kobyakov, speaking at the conference, revealed that:
For Russia, the role of security provider for the African continent is a practical, vital necessity. As of today, Russia has signed agreements on regular military-technical cooperation with 33 African countries.
The conference also called for the reform of the UN, the WTO, the IMF and the World Bank.
Belarus Joins BRICS
Belarus has now joined BRICS as a ‘partner country’. You can read more at Tass.
That’s it for another week in which there have been so many important things to cover. Many thanks for your views, likes, shares, subscriptions and kind comments. Have a good week - best Rob
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Your chart on the resource base table shows why it is illogical for Russia to attack Western Europe. Western Europe has limited resources. Russia however is a tempting target to get access to her resources. I'm surprised Ukraine is missing. She has extensive resources maybe not enough to make the table. That is perhaps the most fearsome looking cat yet. When I was growing up i used to go to the Fife coast. Polish soldiers had been based at Tentsmuir beach. They set up pill boxes and tank traps like the ones in your photo in the event the Germans decided to invade. Even as i child i realised those things weren't stopping anything and a pill box was a death trap. You just go round or through or parachute behind. Waste of money for a non event. The Polish government should be more concerned that her best and brightest keep emigrating because of failures of her government not a Russian threat. I think Poland has lost 1 in 5 of its population since it joined the EU.
Regarding the Russian Ukrainian pow exchange/body count i don't agree that evidences the respective kill/capture ratio of itself. It does evidence that the Ukrainians are retreating and are leaving their dead/wounded behind along with those captured by the Russians. But you would expect the Ukrainians to hold less Russian bodies as they retreat. I don't dispute the ratio is in favour of the Russians though. Thanks again.