Kiev Panic, Budanov Blames Syrsky, Troops Surrender, Shoigu Runs Rus MIC, Belousov DefMin
Topic 1199

Belousov MoD. Shoigu promoted. German, UKR no-fly zone. Volchansk surrounded, Budanov blames Syrsky
Topic 1327

Putin's new administration & the Security Council of Russia
The Duran: Episode 1906

The Duran: Episode 961
France's Marine Le Pen Acquitted in Case Over Violating Hate Speech Laws
https://sputniknews.com/europe/202105041082797685-frances-marine-le-pen-acquitted-in-case-over-violating-hate-speech-laws/

Dnipro, Monday evening, 13 May 2024

I had cause to drive to Kharkov today, and back again. I was absolutely staggered at the amount of men and equipment enroute to the Kharkov front along the Dnipro Kharkov Road. At least 80 percent of all traffic was military.

I won't post pictures, but apart from a small grouping of Azov in more modern usa Humvees, Canadian Senators and a couple of Bradley's, the rest of the transports were very old and delapidated, and the onky real equipment was a half dozen howitzers being towed behind supply trucks. It was also interesting that there was no police convoy, and they seemed to be nearly all just getting there in very small groups of 3-4 trucks/cars.

Seemed very poorly organised to me.

DMITRY TRENIN: A MASSIVE TRANSFORMATION IS TAKING PLACE IN RUSSIA, AND THE WEST IS BLIND TO IT

A societal transformation in Russia that started before fighting broke out in Ukraine in early 2022 now seems irreversible.

By Dmitry Trenin, a research professor at the Higher School of Economics and a lead research fellow at the Institute of World Economy and International Relations. He is also a member of the Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC).

Two and a half years into its war against the West in Ukraine, Russia certainly finds itself on a course toward a new sense of itself.

This trend actually predated the military operation but has been powerfully intensified as a result. Since February 2022, Russians have lived in a wholly new reality. For the first time since 1945, the country is really at war, with bitter fighting ongoing along a 2,000-kilometer front line, and not too far from Moscow. Belgorod, a provincial center near the Ukrainian border, is continuously subjected to deadly missile ...

https://tass.com/world/1787327

Georgian legislature to pass foreign-agents bill in final reading on May 14 — PM

According to Irakli Kobakhidze, it "will play a crucial role in ending the so-called polarization that was imposed from the outside"

TBILISI, May 13. /TASS/. The Georgian parliament will adopt the bill on foreign agents in the third and final reading on May 14, Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze told reporters.

"Tomorrow the Georgian parliament will act in accordance with the reasonable will of the majority of the Georgian population and will pass the third reading of the bill, which will play a crucial role in ending the so-called polarization that was imposed from the outside," he said at a news conference.

The prime minister criticized police violence against the protesters.

Some Georgian news media earlier released photos and video footage showing police using force against people that were detained at a rally outside the Georgian parliament.

"I really dislike such incidents. I again urge ...