Tag: Lugansk

EU parliamentarian calls to sanction Vanessa Beeley and all observers of Donbass referendums

Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)

MEP Nathalie Loiseau of France is lobbying for individual sanctions on all observers of the Russian-organized referendums in the Donbass region. She has singled out journalist Vanessa Beeley not only for her coverage of the vote, but for her reporting on the foreign-back war against Syria’s government.

EU parliamentarian calls to sanction Vanessa Beeley and all observers of Donbass referendums

New $1.1 Billion Arms Package for Ukraine Includes 18 HIMARS Launchers, as The U.S. and Europe are running out of weapons to send to Ukraine

Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)

New $1.1 Billion Arms Package for Ukraine Includes 18 HIMARS Launchers

The HIMARS that the US has been sending to Ukraine are equipped with missiles that have a range of about 50 miles. But that can change, and Kyiv is requesting Army Tactical Missile Systems, which have a range of 190 miles, but Washington has been hesitant to send the longer-range missiles. Russia has warned that providing such arms would cross a “red line.”

Related:

The U.S. and Europe are running out of weapons to send to Ukraine

In the U.S. weapons industry, the normal production level for artillery rounds for the 155 millimeter howitzer — a long-range heavy artillery weapon currently used on the battlefields of Ukraine — is about 30,000 rounds per year in peacetime.

The Ukrainian soldiers fighting invading Russian forces go through that amount in roughly two weeks.

…

Is the U.S. ability to defend itself at risk?

The short answer: no.

…

The U.S. has essentially run out of the 155 mm howitzers [M777?] to give to Ukraine; to send any more, it would have to dip into its own stocks reserved for U.S. military units that use them for training and readiness. But that’s a no-go for the Pentagon, military analysts say, meaning the supplies reserved for U.S. operations are highly unlikely to be affected.

Source: CSIS.

Scott Ritter Interview: How Donbass Joining Russia Just Turned the Tables on Ukraine

Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)

A New War

“Do you know who endorses revenge?” he says, “Azov endorses revenge. So the Donetsk people will have to look themselves in the mirror and say ‘do we really want to become that which we hate, or are we better than that?’ And its hard to be better than that when so many bad things have happened to you. But again, if they want to become part of Russia, they’re going to have to behave as Russians.”

Scott Ritter on the prisoner exchange, which included four leaders of Azov Battalion.

I didn’t see a tribunal, as revenge, but as justice. Revenge would’ve been executing them, on the spot, or worse!

Video via Deborah Armstrong

13 Year Old HERO of Donbass, Faina Savenkova, on the Ukrainian Capture Kill List!

Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)

Sep 28, 2022 – There aren’t a lot of people that truly impress me, but 13 Year Old Faina Savenkova certainly does! Her story is amazing, as she tells it in a shy and humble way. Her parents should be proud! While most 13 year old kids in America are worried about if their iPhone battery will last until the end of the school day, this 13 year old girl considers if she’s going to be murdered before her school school day is over for speaking out against the Ukrainian bombings of women and Children in the Donbass.

13 Year Old HERO of Donbass, Faina Savenkova, on the Ukrainian Capture Kill List! via John Mark Dougan

Roger Waters’ open letter to Vladimir Putin + Roger Waters’ gigs in Poland canceled as he’s urged to visit Ukraine

Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)

Sep 26, 2022 Roger Waters

Recently I have been reading comments on social media, asking why I’ve written to Mrs. Olena Zelenska but not Mr. Vladimir Putin? Very good question, I’m glad you asked, here it is.

Roger Waters’ open letter to Vladimir Putin.

Dear President Putin, since The Russian Federation invaded Ukraine on February 24th this year I have tried to use my small influence to encourage a ceasefire and a diplomatic settlement that addresses the security needs of both Ukraine and The Russian Federation. In that endeavor I have written two open letters to Mrs. Olena Zelenska the wife of the Ukrainian President. These letters are readily available on the internet. I am increasingly asked to write to you too, so here goes. Firstly, would you like to see an end to this war? If you were to reply and say, “Yes please.” That would immediately make things a lot easier. If you were to come out and say, “Also the Russian Federation has no further territorial interest beyond the security of the Russian speaking populations of The Crimea, Donetsk and Lugansk.” That would help too. I say this because, I know some people who think you want to overrun the whole of Europe, starting with Poland and the rest of the Baltic states. If you do, fuck you, and we might as well all stop playing the desperately dangerous game of nuclear chicken that the hawks on both sides of the Atlantic seem so comfortable with, and have at it. Yup, just blow each other and the world to smithereens. The problem is, I have kids and grandkids, and so do most of my brothers and sisters all over the world and none of us would relish that outcome. So, please Mr Putin indulge me, and make us that assurance.

Alright back to the table, if I’ve read your previous speeches correctly, you would like to negotiate a state of neutrality for a sovereign neighboring Ukraine? Is that correct? Assuming such a peace could be negotiated it would have to include an absolutely binding agreement not to invade anyone ever again. I know, I know, the USA and NATO invade other sovereign countries at the drop of a hat, or for a few barrels of oil, but that doesn’t mean you should, your invasion of Ukraine took me completely by surprise, it was a heinous war of aggression, provoked or not.

When Mrs. Zelenska replied to me via Twitter, I was very surprised and mightily moved, if you were to reply to me, I would mightily respect you for it, and take it as an honorable move in the right direction towards a sustainable peace.

Yours sincerely

Roger Waters

Related:

Roger Waters’ gigs in Poland canceled as he’s urged to visit Ukraine

“PUTIN IS GOING TO ANNEX” — in human language, that means protect the population from extermination

Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)

The yellow press is raving that “Putin is going to annex”. They care zero about people. They are apparently not human because they do not hate Russia. Donbas is a “land without people” to NATO and the US. As is Crimea or Kherson.

“PUTIN IS GOING TO ANNEX” — in human language, that means protect the population from extermination

Related:

Alexei Zhuravko – A rebellious opposition politician assassinated by the Kiev regime

RT news crew comes under Ukrainian fire in Kherson

Peace in Ukraine or U.S. Hegemony? America Must Decide

Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)

Peace in Ukraine or U.S. Hegemony? America Must Decide

But looking at it from another angle, Putin’s speech also presents a golden opportunity for the United States to checkmate Russia, end the war in Ukraine, avoid a nuclear catastrophe, and shape a new world order. It might sound strange, but this is a “now or never” moment to steer the world out of the immediate mess created by Russia, as well as decades of bad statecraft by the United States and Europe.

…

It will come at a price. These three countries will resist being enrolled in an initiative that has a hidden agenda of helping the United States maintain global supremacy. They more or less acquiesced to Russia in the first place precisely given their resentment of U.S. supremacy. This allowed them to overlook their adversarial interests with Russia in Central Asia, for example. To help end the war, they will ask that the United States soften the pursuit of its values abroad as a policy benchmark. Even more so, they will ask for the United States to amend and reform the international system so that it no longer serves American interests exclusively and is used by the United States to underwrite its global policies.

…

The United States might get away with going solo thanks to its military power. It might be possible to push Russia back and uphold America’s right to be the global leader. Recalling prognoses for global economic growth putting Emerging Markets and Developing Economies (EMDE) in the forefront, such a policy might postpone the reckoning by a decade. Yet, the risks of doing so are higher compared to the benefits of moving now when the United States is still strong and can play a major role in designing a new global system that does not exclusively reflect American and European interests.

H/T: MoonOfAlabama

Not sure what he’s trying to get at, as it seems contradictory. It sounds like he’s saying that the US should accept a multipolar world, yet he also states that there would be a “hidden agenda of helping the United States maintain global supremacy”. Doesn’t sound multipolar to me. 🤷🏼‍♀️

18+: “Donbass, 8 years later” (Anne-Laure Bonnel, September 2022) – English Translation

Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)1 Comment

Sep 24, 2022 – WARNING: Strong, haunting images. Just sharing and adding English subtitles. This is Anne-Laure’s latest documentary. The images are mostly from February/March 2022, so there’s nothing very new. But it’s a good recap from what’s being going on since 2014 over there, now that there is a referendum. In the end, what do the people there want? I would think that it doesn’t matter so much if it’s a Russian, DPR or Ukrainian flag, as long as they don’t have to live under perpetual bombings. We can’t pretend that those people were living in peace before 2022, so everything must start from there. May they have peace, and we, too. We don’t need this bad remake of World War II, with soldiers on each side roleplaying Nazis and Soviets, neither we need further destruction in the name of Western democracy, or whatever NATO’s excuse is now. The people living there want peace, and we want it too. Nobody wants WWIII. Thanks. No copyright infringement intended. Anne Laure Bonnel’s official channel is here (French)

“Donbass, 8 years later” (Anne-Laure Bonnel, September 2022) – English Translation via Tom

Anne’s original video in French (description is machine-translated by Google):

Read More »