Tag: Donbass

“Legitimate target” — Bellingcat defends terror attack at St. Petersburg cafe

Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)

Christo Grozev of the US government-sponsored Bellingcat endorsed the terror attack that killed a Russian war reporter and injured many others during a public event in St. Petersburg. He also defended Ukraine’s attempt to assassinate a Russian philosopher because he was a “propagandist.”

“Legitimate target” — Bellingcat defends terror attack at St. Petersburg cafe

[2019] Order From Chaos: What does a Pride parade have to do with NATO? More than you might think.

Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)

Editor’s Note: The degree of respect for LGBTQ people has increasingly become a measure of democratic health in former Soviet states. If Russia were a place where Pride parades were allowed, its quarrels with the United States, and ours with it, would possibly diminish, writes James Kirchick. This article originally appeared in the Washington Post.

What does a Pride parade have to do with NATO? More than you might think.

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Meet the true journalists: James Kirchick and Lawrence O’Donnell

*Disclaimer: The views expressed herein are solely those of the author and may or may not reflect those of Ms. Cat’s Chronicles.

St. Petersburg Bomber Hired by CIA Linked Ukrainian Journalist Roman Popkov

Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)

The main suspect in the murder of prominent Russian military blogger Vladlen Tatarsky, Darya Trepova, has admitted she was recruited by a man with ties to the Ukrainian Security Service (SBU), news outlet Shot claimed on Monday, citing sources. Tatarsky was killed on Sunday by a blast from an improvised explosive device.

St. Petersburg Bomber Hired by CIA Linked Ukrainian Journalist Roman Popkov

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Russia arrests anti-war activist following blast that killed hawkish blogger (CNN)

Prominent Russian Military Journalist Killed in St. Petersburg Blast

Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)

A prominent Russian military blogger and war correspondent was killed in an explosion in St. Petersburg on Sunday.

Prominent Russian Military Journalist Killed in St. Petersburg Blast

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War correspondent under International Humanitarian Law:

War correspondents are protected by the Geneva Conventions of 1949 and their additional protocols. In general, journalists are considered civilians so they have all rights related to the civilians in a conflict.

3/24/23: Ted Snider on the Rapidly Changing World Order

Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)

Scott is joined by Ted Snider to talk about the real-time shift we are living through from a unipolar order dominated by Washington to a multipolar world where different blocs engage on more equal footing. They start with the war in Ukraine where western officials are doubling down on some of the choices that have thrown Eastern Europe into chaos in the first place. They then zoom out and examine how Washington’s recent foreign policy has driven Russia and China closer together. That leads finally to a discussion about the ramifications of this Chinese-brokered deal between Saudi Arabia and Iran.

3/24/23: Ted Snider on the Rapidly Changing World Order (YouTube)

How Zelensky was Prevented From Making Peace in the Donbas

Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)

A true story censored by the media bubble

There are two Volodymyr Zelenskys: the one we have known since the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, who has since been celebrated every day in the Western media as a hero with a spotless white (or green) vest; the other, who was less well-known prior to this significant escalation of the war, which, according to NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, began in 2014. (Here are details on the actual start of this war in 2014).

How Zelensky was Prevented From Making Peace in the Donbas