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08.04.202507:55
📝Liberation of Huieve📝
Russian forces have fully liberated Huieve, overcoming the resistance of Ukrainian formations. The enemy actively redeployed reinforcements here from the neighboring Hornali, including special forces units.
Motorized riflemen of the Russian Armed Forces from the 44th Army Corps' 22nd Regiment, together with the 177th Marine Regiment, advancing from several directions, have managed to fully liberate the settlement by this point.
Until recently, the presence of Ukrainian formations remained on the outskirts, but now, judging by the footage and statements, there are no AFU units in Huieve.
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#Kursk #Russia #Ukraine
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Russian forces have fully liberated Huieve, overcoming the resistance of Ukrainian formations. The enemy actively redeployed reinforcements here from the neighboring Hornali, including special forces units.
Motorized riflemen of the Russian Armed Forces from the 44th Army Corps' 22nd Regiment, together with the 177th Marine Regiment, advancing from several directions, have managed to fully liberate the settlement by this point.
Until recently, the presence of Ukrainian formations remained on the outskirts, but now, judging by the footage and statements, there are no AFU units in Huieve.
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#Kursk #Russia #Ukraine
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08.04.202506:06
Fwd from @dva_majors
Morning Summary on April 8, 2025
▪️ In Bryansk Region, against the backdrop of constant strikes by the AFU and the death of a civilian yesterday, the administration of the Sevsk district reported the centralized organization of voluntary evacuation from border villages.
▪️ In Kursk Region, reports from the scene yesterday indicated the success of the Russian Armed Forces in liberating Guevo. Battles continue near Gornali and on the approaches to Oleshnya, the last settlements in Kursk Region not yet liberated. The enemy is trying to build an echeloned defense in the Guevo - Gornali direction, hoping to use the heights (Mount Fagor) to control the movements of our assault groups. The evacuation of civilians from the combat zone continues.
▪️ From the Belgorod border area, footage was released yesterday of the destruction of an American Abrams tank that tried to break through to Demidovka, as well as an armored recovery vehicle that attempted to evacuate it. The AFU continue to maintain a presence near Popovka and Demidovka. The transfer of AFU assault units to the Krasnopillia district of Sumy Region continues: units of the 82nd Air Assault Brigade of the enemy have been detected. With the help of UAVs, the enemy is trying to isolate the combat area, mining supply routes for our troops in the Krasnoyaruzhsky district, and hunting for equipment. In the village of Borki in the Valuyki district, two teenagers were injured by a drone strike by the enemy. UAVs attacked a civilian vehicle on the Ziborovka - Murom highway, the village of Golovchino in the Graiveron district, and in Krasnaya Yaruga a drone struck an enterprise.
▪️ North of Kupiansk, there are reports of battles near Zapadnoye, Malaya Shapkovka and Kondrashivka, the enemy is taking countermeasures near Figolievka.
▪️ In the Krasny Liman direction, the Russian Armed Forces, advancing from Ivanovka, occupied Katerynivka, as announced by the Russian Ministry of Defense.
▪️ Southwest of Dzerzhynsk, there are reports of counter-movement of Russian Armed Forces units from Panteleymonovka and the area of the settlement of Zelene Pole.
▪️ In the Pokrovsk (Krasnoarmiisk) direction, the Russian Armed Forces are attacking in the area of the settlements of Kotlino, Pischane and Zverevo, heavy fighting is underway. High intensity of combat operations is noted in Lysovka.
▪️ On the South Donetsk direction, our units at the liberated settlement of Razliv continue to deepen into the enemy's defenses. The capture of a key height in the area of the settlement of Bogatyr was an important development.
▪️ On the Zaporizhia front, the Russian Armed Forces are most active in the Kamianka direction and in the Shcherbaky area. There are reports of battles near Lobkove. The enemy carried out an artillery strike on the Kamianka-Dniprovska city hospital, where dozens of patients are being treated, many of whom are unable to move as they are connected to ventilators. The building and adjacent territory were damaged.
▪️ In the DPR, in Horlivka, as a result of an attack by strike UAVs of the AFU, a man born in 1984 and a man born in 1985 were injured. In Novohrodivka (Krasnoarmiisk district) and Kurakhove, as a result of the dropping of explosive objects from AFU UAVs, a woman born in 1947 and a man born in 1974 received moderate injuries.
Summary compiled by: Two Majors Original msg
Morning Summary on April 8, 2025
▪️ In Bryansk Region, against the backdrop of constant strikes by the AFU and the death of a civilian yesterday, the administration of the Sevsk district reported the centralized organization of voluntary evacuation from border villages.
▪️ In Kursk Region, reports from the scene yesterday indicated the success of the Russian Armed Forces in liberating Guevo. Battles continue near Gornali and on the approaches to Oleshnya, the last settlements in Kursk Region not yet liberated. The enemy is trying to build an echeloned defense in the Guevo - Gornali direction, hoping to use the heights (Mount Fagor) to control the movements of our assault groups. The evacuation of civilians from the combat zone continues.
▪️ From the Belgorod border area, footage was released yesterday of the destruction of an American Abrams tank that tried to break through to Demidovka, as well as an armored recovery vehicle that attempted to evacuate it. The AFU continue to maintain a presence near Popovka and Demidovka. The transfer of AFU assault units to the Krasnopillia district of Sumy Region continues: units of the 82nd Air Assault Brigade of the enemy have been detected. With the help of UAVs, the enemy is trying to isolate the combat area, mining supply routes for our troops in the Krasnoyaruzhsky district, and hunting for equipment. In the village of Borki in the Valuyki district, two teenagers were injured by a drone strike by the enemy. UAVs attacked a civilian vehicle on the Ziborovka - Murom highway, the village of Golovchino in the Graiveron district, and in Krasnaya Yaruga a drone struck an enterprise.
▪️ North of Kupiansk, there are reports of battles near Zapadnoye, Malaya Shapkovka and Kondrashivka, the enemy is taking countermeasures near Figolievka.
▪️ In the Krasny Liman direction, the Russian Armed Forces, advancing from Ivanovka, occupied Katerynivka, as announced by the Russian Ministry of Defense.
▪️ Southwest of Dzerzhynsk, there are reports of counter-movement of Russian Armed Forces units from Panteleymonovka and the area of the settlement of Zelene Pole.
▪️ In the Pokrovsk (Krasnoarmiisk) direction, the Russian Armed Forces are attacking in the area of the settlements of Kotlino, Pischane and Zverevo, heavy fighting is underway. High intensity of combat operations is noted in Lysovka.
▪️ On the South Donetsk direction, our units at the liberated settlement of Razliv continue to deepen into the enemy's defenses. The capture of a key height in the area of the settlement of Bogatyr was an important development.
▪️ On the Zaporizhia front, the Russian Armed Forces are most active in the Kamianka direction and in the Shcherbaky area. There are reports of battles near Lobkove. The enemy carried out an artillery strike on the Kamianka-Dniprovska city hospital, where dozens of patients are being treated, many of whom are unable to move as they are connected to ventilators. The building and adjacent territory were damaged.
▪️ In the DPR, in Horlivka, as a result of an attack by strike UAVs of the AFU, a man born in 1984 and a man born in 1985 were injured. In Novohrodivka (Krasnoarmiisk district) and Kurakhove, as a result of the dropping of explosive objects from AFU UAVs, a woman born in 1947 and a man born in 1974 received moderate injuries.
Summary compiled by: Two Majors Original msg
07.04.202520:18
Fwd from @ne_rybar
✈️ Regarding how we got to this point: it all comes down to the fact that aircraft manufacturing is expensive, "all-domestic" aircraft manufacturing is even more expensive, and aircraft manufacturing at the level of global analogues is simply lights out.
➡️ As examples, we can look at how much time and resources were spent on the development and refinement of the most popular aircraft engine models for Boeing and Airbus. Or the level of international cooperation in them, where even titanium from Russia has a place.
➡️ The air transportation industry also operates in commercial realities: if the hypothetical Soviet "Aeroflot" could afford the Tu-154M with its fuel consumption and five-member crew, the hypothetical S7 would scratch its head at these figures and go buy an A321. Because tickets and everything else will be cheaper.
➡️ Therefore, in creating the same "Superjet", the starting point was the reality that making something "completely our own" for a reasonable cost and time frame would not work, so there was a lot of imported content. One can criticize, but first it's better to remember that the competitor to the SJ was the "completely our own" Tu-334 with a three-member crew and "our own" Ukrainian engines.
➡️ A similar approach was taken with the MS-21, except the degree of imported content was somewhat less, up to having our own engines in the second stage. But since it was developed already in the sanctions era, it almost immediately ran into problems with the composite wing and more.
➡️ The year 2022 that has come has naturally exacerbated all these problems, and the plans for aircraft production have shifted to the right. The work is underway, but to expect miraculous 200-300 aircraft by 2030 - that's in the realm of fantasy. A hundred would be an achievement.
If someone thinks the above is insignificant and "you just need to spend a lot of money," let them look at China: its new C919s fly on American engines and avionics, as do the regional ARJ21s. Despite China's huge financial capabilities.
❗️In summary: covering domestic demand through domestic production in the coming years will not work. There are three options: resuming cooperation with Boeing, buying parts and used aircraft around the world, or significantly reducing air travel. The first option seems preferable.
And the proposal to abandon imports in aircraft manufacturing looks about the same as the proposals of urban lunatics to stop selling oil to adversaries. Original msg
✈️ Regarding how we got to this point: it all comes down to the fact that aircraft manufacturing is expensive, "all-domestic" aircraft manufacturing is even more expensive, and aircraft manufacturing at the level of global analogues is simply lights out.
➡️ As examples, we can look at how much time and resources were spent on the development and refinement of the most popular aircraft engine models for Boeing and Airbus. Or the level of international cooperation in them, where even titanium from Russia has a place.
➡️ The air transportation industry also operates in commercial realities: if the hypothetical Soviet "Aeroflot" could afford the Tu-154M with its fuel consumption and five-member crew, the hypothetical S7 would scratch its head at these figures and go buy an A321. Because tickets and everything else will be cheaper.
➡️ Therefore, in creating the same "Superjet", the starting point was the reality that making something "completely our own" for a reasonable cost and time frame would not work, so there was a lot of imported content. One can criticize, but first it's better to remember that the competitor to the SJ was the "completely our own" Tu-334 with a three-member crew and "our own" Ukrainian engines.
➡️ A similar approach was taken with the MS-21, except the degree of imported content was somewhat less, up to having our own engines in the second stage. But since it was developed already in the sanctions era, it almost immediately ran into problems with the composite wing and more.
➡️ The year 2022 that has come has naturally exacerbated all these problems, and the plans for aircraft production have shifted to the right. The work is underway, but to expect miraculous 200-300 aircraft by 2030 - that's in the realm of fantasy. A hundred would be an achievement.
If someone thinks the above is insignificant and "you just need to spend a lot of money," let them look at China: its new C919s fly on American engines and avionics, as do the regional ARJ21s. Despite China's huge financial capabilities.
❗️In summary: covering domestic demand through domestic production in the coming years will not work. There are three options: resuming cooperation with Boeing, buying parts and used aircraft around the world, or significantly reducing air travel. The first option seems preferable.
And the proposal to abandon imports in aircraft manufacturing looks about the same as the proposals of urban lunatics to stop selling oil to adversaries. Original msg
07.04.202518:18
📝Migrant Influx in Bashkiria📝
In Bashkiria, they stated the need to attract new migrants to the region due to a reported shortage of drivers and utility workers. For this, they plan to even hold meetings with diaspora representatives.
The population greeted the news without enthusiasm, at least because one of the reasons for the situation is the outflow of the local workforce to other regions due to low salaries in Bashkortostan itself. They are asking the question, wouldn't it be logical to first try to pay the residents more?
🖍Other concerns of citizens are related to the fact that the region risks repeating the fate of Yekaterinburg: migrants from Central Asia began to flock there massively, worsening the crime situation and creating conditions for the formation of ethno-criminal enclaves.
🚩At the same time, there were no specific statements about the mechanism for controlling the arriving migrants and other measures on the part of the republican authorities. Although this is extremely relevant against the background of the activity there of destructive pro-Turkish Panturkist elements.
❗️In these conditions, the mass importation of migrants to Bashkiria will facilitate their work, creating conditions for destabilizing the situation and significantly reducing the level of security in the region.
#Bashkortostan #migrants #multiculturalism #Russia
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In Bashkiria, they stated the need to attract new migrants to the region due to a reported shortage of drivers and utility workers. For this, they plan to even hold meetings with diaspora representatives.
The population greeted the news without enthusiasm, at least because one of the reasons for the situation is the outflow of the local workforce to other regions due to low salaries in Bashkortostan itself. They are asking the question, wouldn't it be logical to first try to pay the residents more?
🖍Other concerns of citizens are related to the fact that the region risks repeating the fate of Yekaterinburg: migrants from Central Asia began to flock there massively, worsening the crime situation and creating conditions for the formation of ethno-criminal enclaves.
🚩At the same time, there were no specific statements about the mechanism for controlling the arriving migrants and other measures on the part of the republican authorities. Although this is extremely relevant against the background of the activity there of destructive pro-Turkish Panturkist elements.
❗️In these conditions, the mass importation of migrants to Bashkiria will facilitate their work, creating conditions for destabilizing the situation and significantly reducing the level of security in the region.
#Bashkortostan #migrants #multiculturalism #Russia
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07.04.202516:48
Fwd from @dva_majors
🇪🇺Reuters: EU finance ministers discuss creating a joint intergovernmental defense fund
At the initiative of 🇵🇱Poland, the creation of a "European Defense Mechanism" (EDM) is proposed, which will purchase and own defense equipment. The EDM, which will also be able to issue loans, will include states outside the EU (primarily 🇬🇧Britain, 🇺🇦Ukraine, 🇳🇴Norway).
In addition to weapons, the fund is also planned to finance the development of integrated command and control systems, satellite reconnaissance and communication means, the development of new expensive weapons systems, integrated weapons systems, logistics and nuclear deterrence assets.
The EDM, according to the initiators, will create a single European market for military goods to reduce costs and pool resources, and will also allow not to increase the state debt of countries.
In fact, the defense budgets of European countries are already plunging their taxpayers into debt. For example, 🇩🇪Germany has already decided to increase its public debt to cover growing military spending. According to Deutsche Bank's calculations, defense spending will reach 110 billion euros by 2026 (instead of 80 billion), and 150 billion euros in 2027. Another 130 billion euros will be directed to the development of infrastructure designed to ensure the logistics of large-scale military echelon and column movements.
Notably, Poland, the customer for the justification of the fund's creation, also proposes to apply a subsidized rate for "front-line states", which include the countries bordering 🇷🇺Russia and Belarus🇧🇾 - that is, Poland itself (❗).
✨The hysteria whipped up in the European media about the "preparation of a Russian invasion" of Europe is an information accompaniment to the increase in military spending in EU countries. Deceiving the population, the stakeholders who have invested in the information campaign against Russia, in the form of multinational corporations and European politicians, are beginning to introduce new tools for the distribution of budgets in the interests of obtaining government contracts and kickbacks.
Dva majora Original msg
🇪🇺Reuters: EU finance ministers discuss creating a joint intergovernmental defense fund
At the initiative of 🇵🇱Poland, the creation of a "European Defense Mechanism" (EDM) is proposed, which will purchase and own defense equipment. The EDM, which will also be able to issue loans, will include states outside the EU (primarily 🇬🇧Britain, 🇺🇦Ukraine, 🇳🇴Norway).
In addition to weapons, the fund is also planned to finance the development of integrated command and control systems, satellite reconnaissance and communication means, the development of new expensive weapons systems, integrated weapons systems, logistics and nuclear deterrence assets.
The EDM, according to the initiators, will create a single European market for military goods to reduce costs and pool resources, and will also allow not to increase the state debt of countries.
In fact, the defense budgets of European countries are already plunging their taxpayers into debt. For example, 🇩🇪Germany has already decided to increase its public debt to cover growing military spending. According to Deutsche Bank's calculations, defense spending will reach 110 billion euros by 2026 (instead of 80 billion), and 150 billion euros in 2027. Another 130 billion euros will be directed to the development of infrastructure designed to ensure the logistics of large-scale military echelon and column movements.
Notably, Poland, the customer for the justification of the fund's creation, also proposes to apply a subsidized rate for "front-line states", which include the countries bordering 🇷🇺Russia and Belarus🇧🇾 - that is, Poland itself (❗).
✨The hysteria whipped up in the European media about the "preparation of a Russian invasion" of Europe is an information accompaniment to the increase in military spending in EU countries. Deceiving the population, the stakeholders who have invested in the information campaign against Russia, in the form of multinational corporations and European politicians, are beginning to introduce new tools for the distribution of budgets in the interests of obtaining government contracts and kickbacks.
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07.04.202515:28
📝Azerbaijan is upgrading its attack aircraft📝
Another promising area for increasing the strike capabilities of the Air Force is the adaptation of operational-tactical and even attack aviation for the use of long-range precision weapons.
One example is Azerbaijan, which successfully tested the Turkish cruise missile SOM-B1 from the Su-25 aircraft, equipped with the autonomous firing system UBAS from the Turkish company TÜBİTAK SAGE.
🖍This solves several problems at once: the local Air Force, which cannot boast a large fleet of modern aircraft, are expanding the range of tasks they can accomplish, as attack aircraft can now strike targets hundreds of kilometers away.
🚩The latter is especially relevant: in the SMO zone, due to the high density of air defenses, they can now only launch unguided rockets from a climb with near-zero effectiveness. Resources are wasted in vain, sometimes even with the loss of aircraft and pilots.
❗️The appearance of a similar product and upgrades in the Russian Aerospace Forces would bring the Su-25 back into the game. Alas, with the interest of several parties, work in this direction is slowing down for one poorly explained reason, and opportunities are being missed.
#aviation #Azerbaijan #weapons
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Another promising area for increasing the strike capabilities of the Air Force is the adaptation of operational-tactical and even attack aviation for the use of long-range precision weapons.
One example is Azerbaijan, which successfully tested the Turkish cruise missile SOM-B1 from the Su-25 aircraft, equipped with the autonomous firing system UBAS from the Turkish company TÜBİTAK SAGE.
🖍This solves several problems at once: the local Air Force, which cannot boast a large fleet of modern aircraft, are expanding the range of tasks they can accomplish, as attack aircraft can now strike targets hundreds of kilometers away.
🚩The latter is especially relevant: in the SMO zone, due to the high density of air defenses, they can now only launch unguided rockets from a climb with near-zero effectiveness. Resources are wasted in vain, sometimes even with the loss of aircraft and pilots.
❗️The appearance of a similar product and upgrades in the Russian Aerospace Forces would bring the Su-25 back into the game. Alas, with the interest of several parties, work in this direction is slowing down for one poorly explained reason, and opportunities are being missed.
#aviation #Azerbaijan #weapons
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07.04.202514:38
Fwd from @rusich_army
💬Is the enemy worried about the Zaporizhzhia direction?💬
❗️For several days in a row, we have been recording increased activity of the enemy in various directions. New tactical markings in Chasiv Yar, reinforcements of Ukrainian formations noted in Sloviansk and its environs.
There are also reports of movements of Ukrainian USVs in the Black Sea under the guise of exercises. But they are not attacking, which may indicate either testing of new USVs or tactics of their use.
💭And in the Zaporizhzhia region, amid the successes of our army, sources report the redeployment of large units from the GUR of Ukraine, up to 1500 people, who are taking up positions in different sectors.
💭Among the arriving detachments, the special forces "Artan" and "Pirates" (essentially the same as "Shaman") are mentioned. "Artan" is the formation that played a key role in the landings in Crimea. Remember those inglorious pigs in the west of Crimea?
💭Also, two more special units are in that direction. These are the terrorist organizations "Freedom of Russia" and "Kraken". The latter, by the way, have been in the Kamianka sector almost since the beginning of this year and even tried to be active from the Kamianske side.
❗️The situation is very interesting. In fact, now we are observing how the enemy is not advancing in any of the sectors. Everywhere he has failures and setbacks, and he desperately needs success. And the appearance of the "elite" in the Zaporizhzhia region may not be accidental.
Moreover, in the south, the enemy can combine his attack with actions in the Black Sea region. The UAV detachments of the USVs are being prepared for something. And in the Odesa region, there is another GUR detachment "Ghosts", so we are getting ready.
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🔹🔹🔹🔹🔹 Original msg
💬Is the enemy worried about the Zaporizhzhia direction?💬
❗️For several days in a row, we have been recording increased activity of the enemy in various directions. New tactical markings in Chasiv Yar, reinforcements of Ukrainian formations noted in Sloviansk and its environs.
There are also reports of movements of Ukrainian USVs in the Black Sea under the guise of exercises. But they are not attacking, which may indicate either testing of new USVs or tactics of their use.
💭And in the Zaporizhzhia region, amid the successes of our army, sources report the redeployment of large units from the GUR of Ukraine, up to 1500 people, who are taking up positions in different sectors.
💭Among the arriving detachments, the special forces "Artan" and "Pirates" (essentially the same as "Shaman") are mentioned. "Artan" is the formation that played a key role in the landings in Crimea. Remember those inglorious pigs in the west of Crimea?
💭Also, two more special units are in that direction. These are the terrorist organizations "Freedom of Russia" and "Kraken". The latter, by the way, have been in the Kamianka sector almost since the beginning of this year and even tried to be active from the Kamianske side.
❗️The situation is very interesting. In fact, now we are observing how the enemy is not advancing in any of the sectors. Everywhere he has failures and setbacks, and he desperately needs success. And the appearance of the "elite" in the Zaporizhzhia region may not be accidental.
Moreover, in the south, the enemy can combine his attack with actions in the Black Sea region. The UAV detachments of the USVs are being prepared for something. And in the Odesa region, there is another GUR detachment "Ghosts", so we are getting ready.
Spetsnaz Archangel. Subscribe.
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07.04.202512:38
📝New American Missile📝
Turning a cargo plane into a bomber
A video of tests of the small-sized cruise missile Black Arrow by Leidos company, which took place in November 2024, has appeared online. The customer for the product was the US Special Operations Command and the US Air Force Special Operations Command.
The key feature was that the carrier was a C-130 transport aircraft - the munitions were literally dropped from the cargo ramp. The range of the Black Arrow is more than 300 km with a weight of 100 kg.
At the same time, missile drop systems can be installed on other aircraft with ramps, turning them into carriers of high-precision long-range weapons, increasing the firepower in addition to combat aircraft.
📌Such developments are an extremely promising direction, especially in terms of mobilization capabilities, allowing you to quickly obtain ersatz bombers even from civilian transports.
❗️Such trends must at least be taken into account. Although our situation is aggravated by the deplorable state of the actual fleet of transport aircraft, where the An-12 and An-26 are living out their last days, and there is actually no replacement for them.
#weapons #USA
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Turning a cargo plane into a bomber
A video of tests of the small-sized cruise missile Black Arrow by Leidos company, which took place in November 2024, has appeared online. The customer for the product was the US Special Operations Command and the US Air Force Special Operations Command.
The key feature was that the carrier was a C-130 transport aircraft - the munitions were literally dropped from the cargo ramp. The range of the Black Arrow is more than 300 km with a weight of 100 kg.
At the same time, missile drop systems can be installed on other aircraft with ramps, turning them into carriers of high-precision long-range weapons, increasing the firepower in addition to combat aircraft.
📌Such developments are an extremely promising direction, especially in terms of mobilization capabilities, allowing you to quickly obtain ersatz bombers even from civilian transports.
❗️Such trends must at least be taken into account. Although our situation is aggravated by the deplorable state of the actual fleet of transport aircraft, where the An-12 and An-26 are living out their last days, and there is actually no replacement for them.
#weapons #USA
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07.04.202507:08
Fwd from @dva_majors
Morning Summary on April 7, 2025
▪️ In Kursk Region, the Russian Armed Forces are attacking in the area of the Sudzha border crossing, from the Melovoye tract towards Oleshnya, and in the Guyevo area, where the enemy is still present. In Guyevo, our forces broke through to the church in the center of the settlement, confirming their presence by displaying the flag. In the Sumy direction, the enemy's channels report another attack by our units in the Basovka area (officially announced as liberated) in the Sumy Region, using ATVs.
▪️ In the Belgorod direction, the GrV "North" reports that the AFU continue to build up their grouping on the border with the Krasnoyaruzhsky district. Scattered enemy groups on our territory and in the border forests are being destroyed. Units of the 225th and 33rd OSShP, 47th OMBr, 414th UAV Strike Brigade ("Madyar birds"), 22nd, 61st OMBr and 17th OTMBR, 122nd OBR TrO, neo-Nazis "Aidar", GUR and SSO units have been identified in this direction. Battles are ongoing near Demidovka and Popovka. The AFU continue to attack the civilian population of the Belgorod Region: Rzhevka, Shebekino, Belyan-ka, Nizhneye Berezovo-Vtoroye, Berezovka, Vyazovskoy farm, and Gayevka farm were attacked.
▪️ In the Kupiansk direction, a high intensity of combat operations continues in the area of the bridgeheads across the Oskol River. The enemy advanced on the southern outskirts of Kamianka and along the forest belts. Battles continue.
▪️ In the Siversk direction, the battle continues south of Bilohorivka, the enemy is launching counterattacks.
▪️ North of Dzerzhynsk (Toretsk), they report the advance of our units between Krymske and Pivnichne in the forest belts. In Dzerzhynsk, the Russian Armed Forces are driving AFU groups out of the city. Southwest of the city, the Russian Army is evening out the front line from Zelene Pole to the recently captured Panteleymonivka in heavy fighting.
▪️ In the Pokrovsk direction, the Russian Armed Forces are engaged in heavy battles near Uspenovka.
▪️ On the Zaporizhia front, our troops are destroying the enemy in Novodanylivka with FPV drone strikes, the enemy is deploying reserves from Orikhiv to strengthen their defenses.
▪️ In the DPR, in Horlivka, a man born in 1956 was wounded by artillery fire from the AFU. A car was damaged in the Central-City district of Horlivka. The AFU carried out about 10 armed attacks. 155mm artillery, including cluster munitions, and a strike UAV were used.
Summary compiled by: Two Majors Original msg
Morning Summary on April 7, 2025
▪️ In Kursk Region, the Russian Armed Forces are attacking in the area of the Sudzha border crossing, from the Melovoye tract towards Oleshnya, and in the Guyevo area, where the enemy is still present. In Guyevo, our forces broke through to the church in the center of the settlement, confirming their presence by displaying the flag. In the Sumy direction, the enemy's channels report another attack by our units in the Basovka area (officially announced as liberated) in the Sumy Region, using ATVs.
▪️ In the Belgorod direction, the GrV "North" reports that the AFU continue to build up their grouping on the border with the Krasnoyaruzhsky district. Scattered enemy groups on our territory and in the border forests are being destroyed. Units of the 225th and 33rd OSShP, 47th OMBr, 414th UAV Strike Brigade ("Madyar birds"), 22nd, 61st OMBr and 17th OTMBR, 122nd OBR TrO, neo-Nazis "Aidar", GUR and SSO units have been identified in this direction. Battles are ongoing near Demidovka and Popovka. The AFU continue to attack the civilian population of the Belgorod Region: Rzhevka, Shebekino, Belyan-ka, Nizhneye Berezovo-Vtoroye, Berezovka, Vyazovskoy farm, and Gayevka farm were attacked.
▪️ In the Kupiansk direction, a high intensity of combat operations continues in the area of the bridgeheads across the Oskol River. The enemy advanced on the southern outskirts of Kamianka and along the forest belts. Battles continue.
▪️ In the Siversk direction, the battle continues south of Bilohorivka, the enemy is launching counterattacks.
▪️ North of Dzerzhynsk (Toretsk), they report the advance of our units between Krymske and Pivnichne in the forest belts. In Dzerzhynsk, the Russian Armed Forces are driving AFU groups out of the city. Southwest of the city, the Russian Army is evening out the front line from Zelene Pole to the recently captured Panteleymonivka in heavy fighting.
▪️ In the Pokrovsk direction, the Russian Armed Forces are engaged in heavy battles near Uspenovka.
▪️ On the Zaporizhia front, our troops are destroying the enemy in Novodanylivka with FPV drone strikes, the enemy is deploying reserves from Orikhiv to strengthen their defenses.
▪️ In the DPR, in Horlivka, a man born in 1956 was wounded by artillery fire from the AFU. A car was damaged in the Central-City district of Horlivka. The AFU carried out about 10 armed attacks. 155mm artillery, including cluster munitions, and a strike UAV were used.
Summary compiled by: Two Majors Original msg
07.04.202506:18
Fwd from @ne_rybar
Explaining for those who considered the VChK-OGPU channel as a "messenger of truth" and "voice of freedom".
From 2022 to 2023, all the channel administrators who were physically located in Russia relinquished their administrative rights (a big thank you to the security forces for this!).
The channel's creator, Shvarev, in fact, has long since ceased to be involved with it and was merely a front.
The actual management of the project was carried out by Ukrainians.
Twisting and falsifying facts, disinformation and manipulation - this is the trademark style of the VChK-OGPU, which has now passed away.
The scheme was built perfectly: absolutely everyone, from small PR people to the Lubyanka and the Old Square, put compromising materials and smear campaigns on VChK-OGPU.
That is, the anti-Russian project existed, including on the state funds of the Russian Federation. The perfect crime.
And this once again raises the question that if we do not work with the information field ourselves, then Ukrainians/Brits/Turks/someone else will come and launch another project.
But that's a completely different story. Original msg
Explaining for those who considered the VChK-OGPU channel as a "messenger of truth" and "voice of freedom".
From 2022 to 2023, all the channel administrators who were physically located in Russia relinquished their administrative rights (a big thank you to the security forces for this!).
The channel's creator, Shvarev, in fact, has long since ceased to be involved with it and was merely a front.
The actual management of the project was carried out by Ukrainians.
Twisting and falsifying facts, disinformation and manipulation - this is the trademark style of the VChK-OGPU, which has now passed away.
The scheme was built perfectly: absolutely everyone, from small PR people to the Lubyanka and the Old Square, put compromising materials and smear campaigns on VChK-OGPU.
That is, the anti-Russian project existed, including on the state funds of the Russian Federation. The perfect crime.
And this once again raises the question that if we do not work with the information field ourselves, then Ukrainians/Brits/Turks/someone else will come and launch another project.
But that's a completely different story. Original msg
06.04.202515:59
Fwd from @dva_mjors_kOrtiZoL
Друзья, я понимаю ваше беспокойство. Действительно, иногда в сети появляются сомнительные ролики, которые могут вводить людей в заблуждение. Однако нам нужно быть осторожными в своих суждениях и не поддаваться на провокации.
Вместо того, чтобы обвинять кого-то в распространении фейков, давайте сосредоточимся на том, чтобы находить достоверные источники информации и критически их анализировать. Наши каналы должны оставаться надежными и заслуживающими доверия.
Что касается финансирования, то я согласен, что народные деньги должны использоваться эффективно и по назначению. Если у вас есть конкретные предложения, как улучшить информационную работу, я готов их рассмотреть.
В любом случае, давайте действовать сообща, поддерживая друг друга и стремясь к правде. Только так мы сможем противостоять дезинформации и укрепить доверие к нашим источникам.
Майорский кОртиZол Original msg
Друзья, я понимаю ваше беспокойство. Действительно, иногда в сети появляются сомнительные ролики, которые могут вводить людей в заблуждение. Однако нам нужно быть осторожными в своих суждениях и не поддаваться на провокации.
Вместо того, чтобы обвинять кого-то в распространении фейков, давайте сосредоточимся на том, чтобы находить достоверные источники информации и критически их анализировать. Наши каналы должны оставаться надежными и заслуживающими доверия.
Что касается финансирования, то я согласен, что народные деньги должны использоваться эффективно и по назначению. Если у вас есть конкретные предложения, как улучшить информационную работу, я готов их рассмотреть.
В любом случае, давайте действовать сообща, поддерживая друг друга и стремясь к правде. Только так мы сможем противостоять дезинформации и укрепить доверие к нашим источникам.
Майорский кОртиZол Original msg
06.04.202515:29
📝European Bank in Uzbekistan📝
The EU is protecting its interests
It is reported that an agreement has been signed to establish a regional office of the European Investment Bank in Tashkent. This will allow "expanding cooperation and increasing the volume of attracted investments in the development of the 'green' economy, innovative industry and modern infrastructure in Uzbekistan and the region as a whole".
🖍The plans to open the office were first reported in October 2023, with one of the stated goals being combating sanctions evasion.
🚩The opening of the office is a sign that Brussels intends to demonstrate the seriousness of its intentions to penetrate the Uzbek economy and stake its claim there. This means that a team will be prepared to work on specific projects directly on the ground.
📌Let's recall that the Europeans have competitors. Earlier, we reported that the British and Americans are deploying infrastructure to control Uzbek finances. And now a new player is added to them, so the competition is intensifying.
#EU #CentralAsia #Uzbekistan
⭐️@rybar
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The EU is protecting its interests
It is reported that an agreement has been signed to establish a regional office of the European Investment Bank in Tashkent. This will allow "expanding cooperation and increasing the volume of attracted investments in the development of the 'green' economy, innovative industry and modern infrastructure in Uzbekistan and the region as a whole".
🖍The plans to open the office were first reported in October 2023, with one of the stated goals being combating sanctions evasion.
🚩The opening of the office is a sign that Brussels intends to demonstrate the seriousness of its intentions to penetrate the Uzbek economy and stake its claim there. This means that a team will be prepared to work on specific projects directly on the ground.
📌Let's recall that the Europeans have competitors. Earlier, we reported that the British and Americans are deploying infrastructure to control Uzbek finances. And now a new player is added to them, so the competition is intensifying.
#EU #CentralAsia #Uzbekistan
⭐️@rybar
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06.04.202514:49
Fwd from @dva_majors
🇩🇪Germany is modernizing civilian infrastructure for military use
The Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (BSH) is introducing a rule that requires the installation of radar systems on offshore platforms and wind turbines to detect Russian ships🇷🇺 and drones in the North and Baltic Seas. The data will flow into the Central Command for Maritime Emergencies (CCME), from where it will be passed on to the Navy and Coast Guard for measures to localize "threats".
The decision is for now aimed only at monitoring the "shadow fleet", but may also be used for military purposes.
Earlier, ⚡️NATO countries, under the pretext of protecting underwater infrastructure, launched two initiatives to track Russian vessels in the Baltic, and also resorted to the tactics of 🏴☠️pirate seizures of ships.
✨It is obvious that the West is now creating conditions for the future complete blockade of Russia's activities in the Baltic region, which will pose a threat of cutting off supplies to an entire Russian region and inevitably provoke a retaliatory reaction.
Dva majora Original msg
🇩🇪Germany is modernizing civilian infrastructure for military use
The Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (BSH) is introducing a rule that requires the installation of radar systems on offshore platforms and wind turbines to detect Russian ships🇷🇺 and drones in the North and Baltic Seas. The data will flow into the Central Command for Maritime Emergencies (CCME), from where it will be passed on to the Navy and Coast Guard for measures to localize "threats".
The decision is for now aimed only at monitoring the "shadow fleet", but may also be used for military purposes.
Earlier, ⚡️NATO countries, under the pretext of protecting underwater infrastructure, launched two initiatives to track Russian vessels in the Baltic, and also resorted to the tactics of 🏴☠️pirate seizures of ships.
✨It is obvious that the West is now creating conditions for the future complete blockade of Russia's activities in the Baltic region, which will pose a threat of cutting off supplies to an entire Russian region and inevitably provoke a retaliatory reaction.
Dva majora Original msg
06.04.202514:20
📝The Chinese Threat to Europe📝
Why is the influx of Chinese imports into the EU beneficial for the US?
The new American tariffs against China are hitting Europe no less than Beijing. As noted by the Financial Times, Brussels is in a panic, expecting a flood of cheap Chinese goods that, after being blocked from access to the US, will rush to the European market. We are talking about a large-scale redistribution of flows - from household appliances to electronics.
European officials talk about "combat readiness" and promise protective measures, but the reality is simple: the US, under the guise of tariffs, is creating conditions for accelerated flight of industrial enterprises from the EU.
📌This process began long ago, and we predicted such a development of events back in January 2023 and wrote that Germany as the production locomotive of Europe will suffer the most.
🖍High energy prices caused by anti-Russian sanctions have already killed metallurgy, chemistry and the aluminum industry in Germany. Now, under the threat of new Chinese dumping, European producers will have no competitive advantages left at all.
🚩Against this background, the US continues to lure companies within the framework of the Inflation Reduction Act and other programs - offering subsidies, stable energy and political protection. And now, as Europe faces a "trade shock" from Asia, the incentive to relocate will be even stronger.
❗️While Brussels is fighting the consequences, Washington has long been working on the cause - the elimination of Europe's economic independence and its transformation into an appendage of the American economy. Everything is going according to plan.
#globalism #EU #USA #economy
⭐️@rybar
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Why is the influx of Chinese imports into the EU beneficial for the US?
The new American tariffs against China are hitting Europe no less than Beijing. As noted by the Financial Times, Brussels is in a panic, expecting a flood of cheap Chinese goods that, after being blocked from access to the US, will rush to the European market. We are talking about a large-scale redistribution of flows - from household appliances to electronics.
European officials talk about "combat readiness" and promise protective measures, but the reality is simple: the US, under the guise of tariffs, is creating conditions for accelerated flight of industrial enterprises from the EU.
📌This process began long ago, and we predicted such a development of events back in January 2023 and wrote that Germany as the production locomotive of Europe will suffer the most.
🖍High energy prices caused by anti-Russian sanctions have already killed metallurgy, chemistry and the aluminum industry in Germany. Now, under the threat of new Chinese dumping, European producers will have no competitive advantages left at all.
🚩Against this background, the US continues to lure companies within the framework of the Inflation Reduction Act and other programs - offering subsidies, stable energy and political protection. And now, as Europe faces a "trade shock" from Asia, the incentive to relocate will be even stronger.
❗️While Brussels is fighting the consequences, Washington has long been working on the cause - the elimination of Europe's economic independence and its transformation into an appendage of the American economy. Everything is going according to plan.
#globalism #EU #USA #economy
⭐️@rybar
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06.04.202507:20
Fwd from @dva_majors
Overview Summary for April 6, 2025
▪️ The past week continued to shake the world, with the main topic being the introduction of protective tariffs by Trump for many countries, which became a manifestation of super-protectionism. Globalism and the "global division of labor" are fading, and trade wars are flaring up. The goals are to draw real industrial production onto their territory, optimize costs, and balance the trade balance with China. Eurocrats express outrage, but Europe sees anti-war rallies with slogans "We need new hospitals, not missiles." This happens against the backdrop of European militarism, servicing the arms lobby and reducing social spending. Rallies also took place in the US, due to the split in society from liberal fascism propaganda.
▪️ The negotiation process was characterized by the arrival of a representative from the Supreme - Dmitriev. He talked to the Americans about the benefits of cooperation with Russia instead of free deliveries of weapons to the AFU.
▪️ Such meetings are presented as the "imminent end of hostilities in Ukraine", which is not true. Mindless implementation of manuals has led to a decrease in material support for the front and conversations among servicemen about the allegedly imminent end of the war. This undermines the morale of many fighters and commanders.
▪️ On the front line, the Russian Army maintains strategic initiative, while the enemy conducts a defensive operation, slowing our advance. In the Kursk Region, the AFU maintain a presence in the border settlements, the Russian Armed Forces are fighting in the Sumy Region. In the Belgorod Region, fighting continues in the border area, the enemy is trying to transfer reinforcements and maintain pressure points. In the Bryansk Region, the AFU are shelling our civilian population, but information is not always published. North of Kupiansk, the Russian Armed Forces are expanding bridgeheads. In the Krasny Liman direction, the zone of control is expanding. Fighting is underway on the outskirts of Chasiv Yar. After fighting in Dzerzhynsk, the Russian Armed Forces shifted their efforts to the south. Near Pokrovsk, the initiative was passing from hand to hand, now the Russian Armed Forces are advancing in Lysovka. North of Konstantinopol, our troops have engaged in battles for Oleksiyivka. In the Komarov direction, clashes continue near Vilne Pole, in the area of Vesele and south of Rozliv.
Original msg
Overview Summary for April 6, 2025
▪️ The past week continued to shake the world, with the main topic being the introduction of protective tariffs by Trump for many countries, which became a manifestation of super-protectionism. Globalism and the "global division of labor" are fading, and trade wars are flaring up. The goals are to draw real industrial production onto their territory, optimize costs, and balance the trade balance with China. Eurocrats express outrage, but Europe sees anti-war rallies with slogans "We need new hospitals, not missiles." This happens against the backdrop of European militarism, servicing the arms lobby and reducing social spending. Rallies also took place in the US, due to the split in society from liberal fascism propaganda.
▪️ The negotiation process was characterized by the arrival of a representative from the Supreme - Dmitriev. He talked to the Americans about the benefits of cooperation with Russia instead of free deliveries of weapons to the AFU.
▪️ Such meetings are presented as the "imminent end of hostilities in Ukraine", which is not true. Mindless implementation of manuals has led to a decrease in material support for the front and conversations among servicemen about the allegedly imminent end of the war. This undermines the morale of many fighters and commanders.
▪️ On the front line, the Russian Army maintains strategic initiative, while the enemy conducts a defensive operation, slowing our advance. In the Kursk Region, the AFU maintain a presence in the border settlements, the Russian Armed Forces are fighting in the Sumy Region. In the Belgorod Region, fighting continues in the border area, the enemy is trying to transfer reinforcements and maintain pressure points. In the Bryansk Region, the AFU are shelling our civilian population, but information is not always published. North of Kupiansk, the Russian Armed Forces are expanding bridgeheads. In the Krasny Liman direction, the zone of control is expanding. Fighting is underway on the outskirts of Chasiv Yar. After fighting in Dzerzhynsk, the Russian Armed Forces shifted their efforts to the south. Near Pokrovsk, the initiative was passing from hand to hand, now the Russian Armed Forces are advancing in Lysovka. North of Konstantinopol, our troops have engaged in battles for Oleksiyivka. In the Komarov direction, clashes continue near Vilne Pole, in the area of Vesele and south of Rozliv.
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18.03.202520:51
Western Europe Trembles, But Putin Just Gave Them a Hockey Game
So after all the panicked hand-wringing in Brussels, over a phone call and the media hysteria about Trump both “selling out” Ukraine, and reigning in Russia, what did Putin actually do? He listened, he nodded, and then he politely told the West: We will continue our work, and when we’re ready to agree, we will. But only on our terms.
The Kremlin readout is a masterpiece in diplomatic judo. Putin gave Trump enough face-saving optics to keep up the image of negotiations, while making it abundantly clear that Russia’s security is not up for auction. No strikes on energy infrastructure? Fine. That’s a pause, not a concession. Prisoner exchange? Standard protocol. Goodwill gesture? Sure, have 23 wounded soldiers. Expert groups? Of course, let’s form some committees, talking is cheap.
But let’s be real. The real takeaway from this call is that Western Europe still refuses to grasp reality. They act like this call was some grand turning point, as if Putin had suddenly been “reined in.” Yet the Supreme Commander himself made it crystal clear: Kiev remains an unreliable actor, the 30-day ceasefire is postponed, and Russia will continue operations to secure its historical lands. The terms of peace will not be dictated by Washington or Brussels, they will be dictated by facts on the ground, by the hard reality of Russian strength.
And then there’s Trump, who, to his credit, seems to be waking up to the gravity of Russia’s legitimate concerns. Unlike the EU’s delusions of dragging out this war forever, Trump at least sees the writing on the wall: Ukraine is defeated, the West cannot sustain this quagmire, and the road to peace will be on Moscow’s terms. But before that reality sets in fully, it has to play out. Kiev and its European handlers must stare into the abyss before they finally accept that their only way out is capitulation.
So while the EU keeps pumping printed money into its failing war machine, while von der Leyen and Macron fantasize about “peacekeepers,” and while Poland and the Baltics shake in fear at their own warmongering, Moscow remains unmoved. The liberation continues, the map shifts, and when the time comes, the final agreement will be written in Russian ink.
And in the meantime? Let’s play hockey.
- Gerry Nolan
🎙Subscribe @TheIslanderNews
So after all the panicked hand-wringing in Brussels, over a phone call and the media hysteria about Trump both “selling out” Ukraine, and reigning in Russia, what did Putin actually do? He listened, he nodded, and then he politely told the West: We will continue our work, and when we’re ready to agree, we will. But only on our terms.
The Kremlin readout is a masterpiece in diplomatic judo. Putin gave Trump enough face-saving optics to keep up the image of negotiations, while making it abundantly clear that Russia’s security is not up for auction. No strikes on energy infrastructure? Fine. That’s a pause, not a concession. Prisoner exchange? Standard protocol. Goodwill gesture? Sure, have 23 wounded soldiers. Expert groups? Of course, let’s form some committees, talking is cheap.
But let’s be real. The real takeaway from this call is that Western Europe still refuses to grasp reality. They act like this call was some grand turning point, as if Putin had suddenly been “reined in.” Yet the Supreme Commander himself made it crystal clear: Kiev remains an unreliable actor, the 30-day ceasefire is postponed, and Russia will continue operations to secure its historical lands. The terms of peace will not be dictated by Washington or Brussels, they will be dictated by facts on the ground, by the hard reality of Russian strength.
And then there’s Trump, who, to his credit, seems to be waking up to the gravity of Russia’s legitimate concerns. Unlike the EU’s delusions of dragging out this war forever, Trump at least sees the writing on the wall: Ukraine is defeated, the West cannot sustain this quagmire, and the road to peace will be on Moscow’s terms. But before that reality sets in fully, it has to play out. Kiev and its European handlers must stare into the abyss before they finally accept that their only way out is capitulation.
So while the EU keeps pumping printed money into its failing war machine, while von der Leyen and Macron fantasize about “peacekeepers,” and while Poland and the Baltics shake in fear at their own warmongering, Moscow remains unmoved. The liberation continues, the map shifts, and when the time comes, the final agreement will be written in Russian ink.
And in the meantime? Let’s play hockey.
- Gerry Nolan
🎙Subscribe @TheIslanderNews
Видалено23.03.202512:29
Переслав з:The Islander
22.03.202516:59
"Can Zelensky Survive?” Wrong Question. It’s Not His War Anymore
The Western press is breathless again. Trump’s envoy to the Middle East (Kellogg was never up to the task) yes, the Middle East, Steve Witkoff, has stumbled into geopolitical reality in his long-form interview with Tucker Carlson, uttering the forbidden truth: the territories don’t want to go back to Ukraine.
The Donetsk and Lugansk People’s Republics. Zaporozhye. Kherson. The referendums are real. The will of the people was crystal clear. The Russian language, culture, bloodlines, and identity have always tied them to Moscow, not Lvov, not Brussels, and certainly not Foggy Bottom.
And yet Witkoff, to his credit, finally pointed out the elephant tap-dancing through every Western think tank boardroom: “The people overwhelmingly voted to be under Russian rule.”
His concern, however? Whether Zelensky can politically survive acknowledging this fact.
That’s the wrong question.
Because this is not about Zelensky’s political career, his legacy, or even his survival. He's always been a disposable, failed actor. This is about capitulation. Total. Unconditional. Non-negotiable.
If Zelensky can politically survive the loss of Donetsk, Lugansk, Zaporozhye and Kherson, then he can damn well “survive” ceding Odessa, Kharkov, Chernigov, Sumy, and every historic Russian land west and east of the Dnieper. Ukraine as a fiction of empire is collapsing. Malorossiya is coming home.
Let’s not pretend there’s parity here. Russia is not bargaining.
Moscow’s conditions are not hypothetical, they are geographic, historic, and now militarily enforced.
Putin, patient and polite as ever, nodded during talks. He welcomed Trump’s overtures. But Russia has already won the war that matters. The demographic, cultural, and linguistic lines are already redrawn. The Russian tricolor now flies where no NATO bluster can unseat it.
Witkoff naively called it the “central issue” of the conflict.
Wrong again. The central issue isn’t what Kiev wants or can concede.
It’s what Russia will dictate at the inevitable signing table of surrender.
Because let’s be clear:
• Russia holds massive military advantage, not just in the field, but in strategic tempo.
• Russia has total internal unity and public support.
• Russia is dictating the shape of post-conflict Eurasia.
Meanwhile, Zelensky is juggling defeat after battlefield defeat, terrorist drone strikes deep into Russian territory that backfire diplomatically, and watching his Western sponsors pivot to damage control. He’s a burnt-out actor reading lines from a fading script.
This isn’t a negotiation. It’s the final act of a failed empire project.
The US knows it. Trump’s team knows it. Even Macron’s trembling wine glass knows it.
So let the West continue their diplomatic theater. Let them hold conferences in London, Paris, shuttle envoys to Riyadh, and debate ceasefires in committee rooms.
In the real world, the one carved by multipolar momentum, the lines have been drawn, the lands reclaimed, and history rewritten in favor of Russia.
And if the Kiev regime thinks Odessa will be spared? They don’t know how this story end.
- Gerry Nolan
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The Western press is breathless again. Trump’s envoy to the Middle East (Kellogg was never up to the task) yes, the Middle East, Steve Witkoff, has stumbled into geopolitical reality in his long-form interview with Tucker Carlson, uttering the forbidden truth: the territories don’t want to go back to Ukraine.
The Donetsk and Lugansk People’s Republics. Zaporozhye. Kherson. The referendums are real. The will of the people was crystal clear. The Russian language, culture, bloodlines, and identity have always tied them to Moscow, not Lvov, not Brussels, and certainly not Foggy Bottom.
And yet Witkoff, to his credit, finally pointed out the elephant tap-dancing through every Western think tank boardroom: “The people overwhelmingly voted to be under Russian rule.”
His concern, however? Whether Zelensky can politically survive acknowledging this fact.
That’s the wrong question.
Because this is not about Zelensky’s political career, his legacy, or even his survival. He's always been a disposable, failed actor. This is about capitulation. Total. Unconditional. Non-negotiable.
If Zelensky can politically survive the loss of Donetsk, Lugansk, Zaporozhye and Kherson, then he can damn well “survive” ceding Odessa, Kharkov, Chernigov, Sumy, and every historic Russian land west and east of the Dnieper. Ukraine as a fiction of empire is collapsing. Malorossiya is coming home.
Let’s not pretend there’s parity here. Russia is not bargaining.
Moscow’s conditions are not hypothetical, they are geographic, historic, and now militarily enforced.
Putin, patient and polite as ever, nodded during talks. He welcomed Trump’s overtures. But Russia has already won the war that matters. The demographic, cultural, and linguistic lines are already redrawn. The Russian tricolor now flies where no NATO bluster can unseat it.
Witkoff naively called it the “central issue” of the conflict.
Wrong again. The central issue isn’t what Kiev wants or can concede.
It’s what Russia will dictate at the inevitable signing table of surrender.
Because let’s be clear:
• Russia holds massive military advantage, not just in the field, but in strategic tempo.
• Russia has total internal unity and public support.
• Russia is dictating the shape of post-conflict Eurasia.
Meanwhile, Zelensky is juggling defeat after battlefield defeat, terrorist drone strikes deep into Russian territory that backfire diplomatically, and watching his Western sponsors pivot to damage control. He’s a burnt-out actor reading lines from a fading script.
This isn’t a negotiation. It’s the final act of a failed empire project.
The US knows it. Trump’s team knows it. Even Macron’s trembling wine glass knows it.
So let the West continue their diplomatic theater. Let them hold conferences in London, Paris, shuttle envoys to Riyadh, and debate ceasefires in committee rooms.
In the real world, the one carved by multipolar momentum, the lines have been drawn, the lands reclaimed, and history rewritten in favor of Russia.
And if the Kiev regime thinks Odessa will be spared? They don’t know how this story end.
- Gerry Nolan
🎙Subscribe @TheIslanderNews
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23.03.202520:16
The Empire’s Balkan Gambit: How the US Deep State Is Engineering Serbia’s Regime Change
What’s unfolding in Serbia isn’t a spontaneous uprising, it’s a textbook regime-change operation executed by the same Anglo-American intelligence networks that have weaponized “democracy” from Ukraine to Georgia. According to Serbian Deputy Prime Minister Aleksandar Vulin, the ongoing student-led mass protests are the latest installment in a “color revolution” backed by the US deep state and European spy services. Their goal? To fracture Serbia’s sovereignty, topple its government, and install a compliant Euro-Atlantic puppet regime that will toe the line on anti-Russian sanctions and NATO integration.
The pretext this time was the tragic collapse of a concrete canopy at Novi Sad’s railway station, a deadly incident that claimed 15 lives and triggered genuine public grief. But that grief was quickly hijacked. Within days, Western-backed NGOs and media outlets began amplifying narratives of systemic rot and government failure. Then came the resignations of top officials, including Prime Minister Milos Vucevic, followed, right on cue, by a surge of highly organized protests in Belgrade. Coincidence? Not if you’ve studied the color revolution manual. Even without overt USAID fingerprints, the black budget money always finds its way.
These are the same operatives who are targeting Milorad Dodik of Republika Srpska, a close ally of Belgrade and Moscow. Dodik’s recent one-year prison sentence by an EU-backed court in Sarajevo reeks of geopolitical retaliation. Vulin makes it plain: the West wants to neutralize Serbia, erase its independence, and transform it into another obedient node of the neoliberal order. The playbook is brutally familiar, pressure, delegitimize, destabilize, overthrow.
But Serbia is not just another domino. It has refused to join the sanctions chorus against Russia, maintained close ties with the Kremlin, and stood as one of the last sovereign holdouts in a Europe now colonized by Washington’s strategic will. That makes it dangerous in the eyes of the empire. It must be brought to heel. The timing, too, is no accident. As President Trump works to negotiate an end to the Ukraine war, the same deep state elements that fear peace are lighting fires elsewhere to keep Eurasia unstable and Russia surrounded.
President Vucic has already warned of Western, Croatian, and Albanian intelligence involvement in the unrest. He knows what’s at stake: sovereignty or subjugation. If a new government isn’t formed within the next 30 days, snap elections will follow. And you can bet the full weight of Western meddling will be thrown behind whichever candidate promises to sever Serbia’s historical ties to Russia and fully submit to Brussels and Washington.
Let there be no illusions. What we are witnessing is a hybrid war operation in broad daylight, a fusion organic greivances, psychological warfare, fifth-column agitation, and transnational intelligence coordination. From the Maidan in Kiev to the squares of Belgrade, the script hasn’t changed, only the cast.
And yet, the resistance still holds. Serbia, like Russia, understands that its future must not be dictated by unelected Atlanticist overlords. It is not 1999. The people are waking up, and the age of imperial impunity is over.
- Gerry Nolan
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What’s unfolding in Serbia isn’t a spontaneous uprising, it’s a textbook regime-change operation executed by the same Anglo-American intelligence networks that have weaponized “democracy” from Ukraine to Georgia. According to Serbian Deputy Prime Minister Aleksandar Vulin, the ongoing student-led mass protests are the latest installment in a “color revolution” backed by the US deep state and European spy services. Their goal? To fracture Serbia’s sovereignty, topple its government, and install a compliant Euro-Atlantic puppet regime that will toe the line on anti-Russian sanctions and NATO integration.
The pretext this time was the tragic collapse of a concrete canopy at Novi Sad’s railway station, a deadly incident that claimed 15 lives and triggered genuine public grief. But that grief was quickly hijacked. Within days, Western-backed NGOs and media outlets began amplifying narratives of systemic rot and government failure. Then came the resignations of top officials, including Prime Minister Milos Vucevic, followed, right on cue, by a surge of highly organized protests in Belgrade. Coincidence? Not if you’ve studied the color revolution manual. Even without overt USAID fingerprints, the black budget money always finds its way.
These are the same operatives who are targeting Milorad Dodik of Republika Srpska, a close ally of Belgrade and Moscow. Dodik’s recent one-year prison sentence by an EU-backed court in Sarajevo reeks of geopolitical retaliation. Vulin makes it plain: the West wants to neutralize Serbia, erase its independence, and transform it into another obedient node of the neoliberal order. The playbook is brutally familiar, pressure, delegitimize, destabilize, overthrow.
But Serbia is not just another domino. It has refused to join the sanctions chorus against Russia, maintained close ties with the Kremlin, and stood as one of the last sovereign holdouts in a Europe now colonized by Washington’s strategic will. That makes it dangerous in the eyes of the empire. It must be brought to heel. The timing, too, is no accident. As President Trump works to negotiate an end to the Ukraine war, the same deep state elements that fear peace are lighting fires elsewhere to keep Eurasia unstable and Russia surrounded.
President Vucic has already warned of Western, Croatian, and Albanian intelligence involvement in the unrest. He knows what’s at stake: sovereignty or subjugation. If a new government isn’t formed within the next 30 days, snap elections will follow. And you can bet the full weight of Western meddling will be thrown behind whichever candidate promises to sever Serbia’s historical ties to Russia and fully submit to Brussels and Washington.
Let there be no illusions. What we are witnessing is a hybrid war operation in broad daylight, a fusion organic greivances, psychological warfare, fifth-column agitation, and transnational intelligence coordination. From the Maidan in Kiev to the squares of Belgrade, the script hasn’t changed, only the cast.
And yet, the resistance still holds. Serbia, like Russia, understands that its future must not be dictated by unelected Atlanticist overlords. It is not 1999. The people are waking up, and the age of imperial impunity is over.
- Gerry Nolan
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10.03.202522:51
Washington Blinks First: Baby Steps in Moscow, But Russia Holds All the Cards
Trump’s envoy Steve Witkoff heading to Moscow isn’t a negotiation, not yet. It’s a reality check. The empire knows it’s losing, but it needs to stage-manage the retreat, to make its inevitable defeat look like a strategic recalibration instead of a humiliating collapse.
Because let’s be honest: Moscow won this war before it even started. NATO is depleted, Ukraine is a graveyard, the EU is bankrupt, and the BRICS+ bloc is expanding by the minute. The global chessboard is shifting from unipolar fantasy to multipolar reality. But Washington can’t afford to admit this outright, not to its vassals, not to its media, and certainly not to the American public already seething over another imperial disaster.
So, what’s the play? Face-saving. The US needs a way to exit Ukraine without looking like it’s being kicked out. They’ll demand meaningless “concessions” from Moscow to save political face. But Russia doesn’t need to give them anything. This war ends on Russia’s terms, on the battlefield, not at the negotiating table.
We’ve seen this script before:
• Vietnam, 1975: The US loses but pretends it was a “noble cause.”
• Afghanistan, 2021: The US loses, but Biden blames Trump.
• Ukraine, 2024-2025: The US loses, but Zelensky gets the knife in the back.
And NATO? The great “defensive alliance” that couldn’t even defend its own ammo stockpiles? This is their Suez Crisis moment, an irreversible turning point where the entire world sees Western power for what it really is: a declining empire trying to control the future with outdated threats.
Meanwhile, Russia has all the time in the world. It’s militarily, economically, and diplomatically stronger than ever. The Kremlin isn’t rushing for a less than perfect peace, it’s waiting for reality to sink in. Because when the US comes crawling for a real deal, they won’t be dictating terms.
This isn’t about negotiations. This is about Washington slowly accepting that it lost.
And when the smoke clears, the multipolar world moves forward to the next battle.
-Gerry Nolan
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Trump’s envoy Steve Witkoff heading to Moscow isn’t a negotiation, not yet. It’s a reality check. The empire knows it’s losing, but it needs to stage-manage the retreat, to make its inevitable defeat look like a strategic recalibration instead of a humiliating collapse.
Because let’s be honest: Moscow won this war before it even started. NATO is depleted, Ukraine is a graveyard, the EU is bankrupt, and the BRICS+ bloc is expanding by the minute. The global chessboard is shifting from unipolar fantasy to multipolar reality. But Washington can’t afford to admit this outright, not to its vassals, not to its media, and certainly not to the American public already seething over another imperial disaster.
So, what’s the play? Face-saving. The US needs a way to exit Ukraine without looking like it’s being kicked out. They’ll demand meaningless “concessions” from Moscow to save political face. But Russia doesn’t need to give them anything. This war ends on Russia’s terms, on the battlefield, not at the negotiating table.
We’ve seen this script before:
• Vietnam, 1975: The US loses but pretends it was a “noble cause.”
• Afghanistan, 2021: The US loses, but Biden blames Trump.
• Ukraine, 2024-2025: The US loses, but Zelensky gets the knife in the back.
And NATO? The great “defensive alliance” that couldn’t even defend its own ammo stockpiles? This is their Suez Crisis moment, an irreversible turning point where the entire world sees Western power for what it really is: a declining empire trying to control the future with outdated threats.
Meanwhile, Russia has all the time in the world. It’s militarily, economically, and diplomatically stronger than ever. The Kremlin isn’t rushing for a less than perfect peace, it’s waiting for reality to sink in. Because when the US comes crawling for a real deal, they won’t be dictating terms.
This isn’t about negotiations. This is about Washington slowly accepting that it lost.
And when the smoke clears, the multipolar world moves forward to the next battle.
-Gerry Nolan
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29.03.202520:30
🇷🇺 An Aurus Senat caught fire in central Moscow today.
Which wouldn’t even be a big story if The Sun (a literal tabloid) hadn’t taken the original report from SHOT, added some spice to it, and then retarded Western influencers on X used it to fish for clicks.
This is what happens when Elon tells everyone they’re a journalist. Common sense would tell you that a vehicle in Putin’s fleet would never be parked on a random street in Moscow in front of a restaurant unguarded. Secondly, if it were his vehicle, civilians would NOT be that close to it even if it were on fire.
Use your brains. PLEASE we beg.
Also, ACTUAL JOURNALISTS know not to take THE FUCKING SUN as a credible source.
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Which wouldn’t even be a big story if The Sun (a literal tabloid) hadn’t taken the original report from SHOT, added some spice to it, and then retarded Western influencers on X used it to fish for clicks.
This is what happens when Elon tells everyone they’re a journalist. Common sense would tell you that a vehicle in Putin’s fleet would never be parked on a random street in Moscow in front of a restaurant unguarded. Secondly, if it were his vehicle, civilians would NOT be that close to it even if it were on fire.
Use your brains. PLEASE we beg.
Also, ACTUAL JOURNALISTS know not to take THE FUCKING SUN as a credible source.
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01.04.202521:50
The Empire Strikes Itself:
Liberation Day or Desperation Day?
Trump just lit the fuse. “Liberation Day”, a universal tariff regime on all U.S. imports, isn’t much of a trade strategy. It’s a euphemism for controlled economic demolition. A last ditch rear guard action, made in panic by the Empire.
But it does have the unintended consequence of being a funeral pyre for neoliberalism, the final act of a rentier empire that offshored its manufacturing, hollowed out its working class, and sold its soul to Wall Street derivatives and Silicon Valley surveillance.
The U.S. can no longer outcompete. So it’s trying to out-tariff.
Let’s be clear: this isn’t about protecting domestic industry. America’s industrial base was dismantled decades ago. There are no foundries, no machine-tool factories, no national industrial plan. This is like slapping a steel dome on a house that already burned down.
So why do it?
Because the elites are panicking.
Because the dollar is losing its supremacy, brick by BRICS.
Because real assets: energy, minerals, manufacturing—are migrating east. And because the Global South is no longer playing by the script.
Trump didn’t declare a trade war. He just declared war on globalization’s corpse. What Trump has done is expose the rot. Wall Street hates it. Silicon Valley hates it. Davos hates it.
And that’s the point or at least the unintended beauty of it. The chaotic circus ringmaster is bringing down the house, quite litterally.
The empire is no longer hiding its decline. So it may as well weaponizing it. From its point of view of course.
Universal tariffs won’t rebuild America, they’ll raise prices, slash margins, and speed up de-dollarization as the rest of the world builds supply chains that bypass U.S. control altogether.
And for all the panic on CNBC and in the Moody’s press releases, you know what? Good. Let them panic.
Let the algorithmic traders, overleveraged hedge funds, and globalist NGOs feel a fraction of the instability they exported to the Global South for 40 years.
Liberation Day isn’t really about America. It’s about the system revealing its terminal fragility.
Trump, whether by instinct or ignorance, just set fire to the neoliberal scaffolding. Now comes the smoke, the price shocks, the screams from Wall Street, and underneath it all, the slow, painful rebirth of sovereignty for the Global Majority, so long as the world has the courage to grab it.
Not neat. Not elegant. But necessary.
it's an easy equation for me. You either build industrial capitalism or you decay into financial parasitism. And when the parasites start eating themselves, you know the system’s done.
So buckle up!
Liberation Day isn’t the beginning of greatness. It’s the beginning of the end of the empire’s economic illusion.
🔥 And we say, light the match.
- Gerry Nolan
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Liberation Day or Desperation Day?
Trump just lit the fuse. “Liberation Day”, a universal tariff regime on all U.S. imports, isn’t much of a trade strategy. It’s a euphemism for controlled economic demolition. A last ditch rear guard action, made in panic by the Empire.
But it does have the unintended consequence of being a funeral pyre for neoliberalism, the final act of a rentier empire that offshored its manufacturing, hollowed out its working class, and sold its soul to Wall Street derivatives and Silicon Valley surveillance.
The U.S. can no longer outcompete. So it’s trying to out-tariff.
Let’s be clear: this isn’t about protecting domestic industry. America’s industrial base was dismantled decades ago. There are no foundries, no machine-tool factories, no national industrial plan. This is like slapping a steel dome on a house that already burned down.
So why do it?
Because the elites are panicking.
Because the dollar is losing its supremacy, brick by BRICS.
Because real assets: energy, minerals, manufacturing—are migrating east. And because the Global South is no longer playing by the script.
Trump didn’t declare a trade war. He just declared war on globalization’s corpse. What Trump has done is expose the rot. Wall Street hates it. Silicon Valley hates it. Davos hates it.
And that’s the point or at least the unintended beauty of it. The chaotic circus ringmaster is bringing down the house, quite litterally.
The empire is no longer hiding its decline. So it may as well weaponizing it. From its point of view of course.
Universal tariffs won’t rebuild America, they’ll raise prices, slash margins, and speed up de-dollarization as the rest of the world builds supply chains that bypass U.S. control altogether.
And for all the panic on CNBC and in the Moody’s press releases, you know what? Good. Let them panic.
Let the algorithmic traders, overleveraged hedge funds, and globalist NGOs feel a fraction of the instability they exported to the Global South for 40 years.
Liberation Day isn’t really about America. It’s about the system revealing its terminal fragility.
Trump, whether by instinct or ignorance, just set fire to the neoliberal scaffolding. Now comes the smoke, the price shocks, the screams from Wall Street, and underneath it all, the slow, painful rebirth of sovereignty for the Global Majority, so long as the world has the courage to grab it.
Not neat. Not elegant. But necessary.
it's an easy equation for me. You either build industrial capitalism or you decay into financial parasitism. And when the parasites start eating themselves, you know the system’s done.
So buckle up!
Liberation Day isn’t the beginning of greatness. It’s the beginning of the end of the empire’s economic illusion.
🔥 And we say, light the match.
- Gerry Nolan
🎙Subscribe @TheIslanderNews
Donate - Support Our Work
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16.03.202521:51
Imperial Overreach: Washington’s Reckless Yemen Escalation Unmasked
In yet another disturbing chapter in Washington’s endless narrative of ‘peace through violence,’ the United States has launched sweeping airstrikes against Yemen’s Houthi-controlled territories, tragically killing 31 Yemenis and injuring over 100, according to Yemeni Health Ministry spokesman Anis Al-Asbahi. This latest barrage targeted the capital Sanaa and regions across Saada, Dhamar, Al-Bayda, Radaa, Hajjah, and Marib, executed under the orders of US Secretary Marco Rubio, with active participation from British KC2 Voyager tankers, another grim reminder of NATO’s complicity in America’s forever wars.
These strikes, cynically justified by Rubio as a response to an alleged “unrelenting campaign of piracy, violence, and terrorism,” follow Houthi declarations to resume attacks on Israeli vessels in the Red and Arabian Seas, citing Israel’s cruel blockade against humanitarian aid to Gaza. In essence, Washington, acting as Tel Aviv’s global enforcer, chooses aggression over diplomacy, conflating resistance with terrorism and sovereignty with defiance.
The real story beneath the Pentagon’s flashy bravado is unmistakable. A decade ago, as Brigadier General Abdullah bin Amer recalled, a Gulf coalition arrogantly boasted it would crush the Houthis within “two weeks.” A decade later, Yemen remains unconquered and defiant. This latest round of U.S. military bravado, involving drones, fighter jets, and surveillance aircraft, supported by Britain’s military assets from Cyprus, will likewise end in humiliation.
Yemen is the Vietnam of the Arabian Peninsula, a resilient nation against whom empires break. Washington, drunk on the illusions of dominance, refuses to learn that military might cannot subdue a people willing to bleed for sovereignty. Just as with Afghanistan, Iraq, and Syria, American bombs may destroy buildings but never break the spirit of resistance.
This latest escalation underscores the grotesque hypocrisy of the global order: the ICC chases minor leaders in Africa and Asia yet turns blind eyes to Netanyahu’s genocidal violence in Gaza or Biden’s catastrophic Afghan exit. Such hypocrisy is not lost on the Global South, now watching closely as Yemen becomes yet another battleground where imperial delusions unravel spectacularly.
- Gerry
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In yet another disturbing chapter in Washington’s endless narrative of ‘peace through violence,’ the United States has launched sweeping airstrikes against Yemen’s Houthi-controlled territories, tragically killing 31 Yemenis and injuring over 100, according to Yemeni Health Ministry spokesman Anis Al-Asbahi. This latest barrage targeted the capital Sanaa and regions across Saada, Dhamar, Al-Bayda, Radaa, Hajjah, and Marib, executed under the orders of US Secretary Marco Rubio, with active participation from British KC2 Voyager tankers, another grim reminder of NATO’s complicity in America’s forever wars.
These strikes, cynically justified by Rubio as a response to an alleged “unrelenting campaign of piracy, violence, and terrorism,” follow Houthi declarations to resume attacks on Israeli vessels in the Red and Arabian Seas, citing Israel’s cruel blockade against humanitarian aid to Gaza. In essence, Washington, acting as Tel Aviv’s global enforcer, chooses aggression over diplomacy, conflating resistance with terrorism and sovereignty with defiance.
The real story beneath the Pentagon’s flashy bravado is unmistakable. A decade ago, as Brigadier General Abdullah bin Amer recalled, a Gulf coalition arrogantly boasted it would crush the Houthis within “two weeks.” A decade later, Yemen remains unconquered and defiant. This latest round of U.S. military bravado, involving drones, fighter jets, and surveillance aircraft, supported by Britain’s military assets from Cyprus, will likewise end in humiliation.
Yemen is the Vietnam of the Arabian Peninsula, a resilient nation against whom empires break. Washington, drunk on the illusions of dominance, refuses to learn that military might cannot subdue a people willing to bleed for sovereignty. Just as with Afghanistan, Iraq, and Syria, American bombs may destroy buildings but never break the spirit of resistance.
This latest escalation underscores the grotesque hypocrisy of the global order: the ICC chases minor leaders in Africa and Asia yet turns blind eyes to Netanyahu’s genocidal violence in Gaza or Biden’s catastrophic Afghan exit. Such hypocrisy is not lost on the Global South, now watching closely as Yemen becomes yet another battleground where imperial delusions unravel spectacularly.
- Gerry
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27.03.202522:50
Auto War: Trump Hits Tokyo and Frankfurt with a Sledgehammer
Trump’s trade war just went nuclear again, this time slamming the global auto industry with a 25% tariff hammer that sent shockwaves through European and Asian markets. The move, touted by Trump as a bold step toward reviving American manufacturing, has already vaporized over $14 billion in market value from Europe’s largest carmakers, according to The Telegraph. From Frankfurt to Tokyo, the message was clear: the United States is no longer playing by the old rules.
Japan took a heavy blow. Toyota’s shares dropped 2%, Nissan lost 1.7%, and Honda tumbled 2.5% in response to the announcement. This isn’t just investor jitters, it’s economic reality. Automobiles make up nearly 28.3% of Japan’s total exports to the U.S., pumping out roughly $63 billion annually. According to estimates from Nomura Research Institute, Trump’s tariffs could slice 0.2% off Japan’s GDP, about $8 billion gone, evaporated by the stroke of a presidential pen. The timing couldn’t be worse for Tokyo. With consumer inflation already above target, the Bank of Japan had been eyeing a long-awaited rate hike in May. That window may have just slammed shut.
Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba kept his response measured, stating Tokyo is evaluating “what’s best for Japan’s national interest,” and that all options are on the table. But the subtext was clear: Japan’s political class is scrambling to recalibrate its approach in the face of Washington’s increasingly erratic protectionism.
For Trump, this isn’t just economic policy, it’s domestic theater. He claims the tariffs will generate $100 billion annually in tax revenue and revive an American auto industry hollowed out by decades of neoliberal outsourcing. The tariffs are scheduled to kick in on April 2, with a second wave targeting car parts one month later. Meanwhile, S&P Global Mobility reports that nearly half of all new passenger vehicles sold in the U.S. last year were manufactured abroad, underscoring how deeply integrated America’s auto market has become with the very nations now under fire.
But here’s where it gets deeper and darker.
This isn’t just about trade. It’s about empire in retreat, turning in on its own vassals. Trump is torching what remains of transatlantic and transpacific economic cooperation, turning Germany and Japan from loyal vassals into collateral damage. This is the late-stage imperial reflex: when you can’t win against China or Russia, you cannibalize your own "allies" to buy time and votes at home.
Europe, already battered by energy shocks and NATO overreach, now watches as its industrial core is gutted by the very hegemon it once pledged allegiance to. Japan, caught between hosting U.S. bases and courting Chinese trade, is learning the hard way what multipolarity means: adapt or perish.
This is the “America First” doctrine in its final form, not strategy, but economic Darwinism. Allies be damned. Supply chains be damned. Stability be damned. Trump doesn’t care if Tokyo burns or Frankfurt bleeds, as long as Michigan gets a few more factory jobs and the illusion of sovereignty returns to dying Rust Belt towns. Funny thing is many of these don't have recripocrical tarrifs at least until now, but the US simply couldn't complete.
The irony? While Washington imposes tariffs to build cars at home, Russia and China are building a new world economy, outside the dollar, outside dinosaur SWIFT, and increasingly outside the gravitational pull of American policy altogether. Eurasia is rising. BRICS is expanding. And the West, led by a tariff-throwing real estate mogul turned messiah, is punching its allies in the face, again. I love it.
What began as a trade war is ending as a self-inflicted collapse.
- Gerry Nolan
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Trump’s trade war just went nuclear again, this time slamming the global auto industry with a 25% tariff hammer that sent shockwaves through European and Asian markets. The move, touted by Trump as a bold step toward reviving American manufacturing, has already vaporized over $14 billion in market value from Europe’s largest carmakers, according to The Telegraph. From Frankfurt to Tokyo, the message was clear: the United States is no longer playing by the old rules.
Japan took a heavy blow. Toyota’s shares dropped 2%, Nissan lost 1.7%, and Honda tumbled 2.5% in response to the announcement. This isn’t just investor jitters, it’s economic reality. Automobiles make up nearly 28.3% of Japan’s total exports to the U.S., pumping out roughly $63 billion annually. According to estimates from Nomura Research Institute, Trump’s tariffs could slice 0.2% off Japan’s GDP, about $8 billion gone, evaporated by the stroke of a presidential pen. The timing couldn’t be worse for Tokyo. With consumer inflation already above target, the Bank of Japan had been eyeing a long-awaited rate hike in May. That window may have just slammed shut.
Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba kept his response measured, stating Tokyo is evaluating “what’s best for Japan’s national interest,” and that all options are on the table. But the subtext was clear: Japan’s political class is scrambling to recalibrate its approach in the face of Washington’s increasingly erratic protectionism.
For Trump, this isn’t just economic policy, it’s domestic theater. He claims the tariffs will generate $100 billion annually in tax revenue and revive an American auto industry hollowed out by decades of neoliberal outsourcing. The tariffs are scheduled to kick in on April 2, with a second wave targeting car parts one month later. Meanwhile, S&P Global Mobility reports that nearly half of all new passenger vehicles sold in the U.S. last year were manufactured abroad, underscoring how deeply integrated America’s auto market has become with the very nations now under fire.
But here’s where it gets deeper and darker.
This isn’t just about trade. It’s about empire in retreat, turning in on its own vassals. Trump is torching what remains of transatlantic and transpacific economic cooperation, turning Germany and Japan from loyal vassals into collateral damage. This is the late-stage imperial reflex: when you can’t win against China or Russia, you cannibalize your own "allies" to buy time and votes at home.
Europe, already battered by energy shocks and NATO overreach, now watches as its industrial core is gutted by the very hegemon it once pledged allegiance to. Japan, caught between hosting U.S. bases and courting Chinese trade, is learning the hard way what multipolarity means: adapt or perish.
This is the “America First” doctrine in its final form, not strategy, but economic Darwinism. Allies be damned. Supply chains be damned. Stability be damned. Trump doesn’t care if Tokyo burns or Frankfurt bleeds, as long as Michigan gets a few more factory jobs and the illusion of sovereignty returns to dying Rust Belt towns. Funny thing is many of these don't have recripocrical tarrifs at least until now, but the US simply couldn't complete.
The irony? While Washington imposes tariffs to build cars at home, Russia and China are building a new world economy, outside the dollar, outside dinosaur SWIFT, and increasingly outside the gravitational pull of American policy altogether. Eurasia is rising. BRICS is expanding. And the West, led by a tariff-throwing real estate mogul turned messiah, is punching its allies in the face, again. I love it.
What began as a trade war is ending as a self-inflicted collapse.
- Gerry Nolan
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