Russia-Ukraine War - News and Developments PART 2
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Putin may not be a military strategist, but he's former KGB and knows the game of politics inside and out.
He's made himself irreplaceable. If he dies, Russia will fall apart. It's one of the reasons why Prigozhin hasn't deposed him yet, because Prigozhin knows that the moment he gets rid of Putin, he himself will get shot.
A lot of people with zero knowledge speaking a lot of nonsense.
This seems to be part of a Russian civil war that's already started. The Wagner group maybe could have taken Bakhmut months ago but were starved of support by Putin because Wagner is more of a threat to him than the West. This does not look good for Putin
Seem to remember analysts saying Wagner were using as many artillery rounds at the Bakhmut front as the russian forces on the rest of the frontline combined. They werent really starved, just not prioritized anymore.
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Prigozhin, according to rumors, may have sold out the Russian military to Ukraine. Rumors say that he gave Ukrainian intelligence information of RF positions in exchange for Ukrane eventually retreating in Bakhmut.
If this is true, this would amount to treason.
It could also be a psyop by the Ukrainians, who knows?
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South Africa has made it's position clear:-
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The Russian vessel, Lady R, is docked at the Simon's Town Naval Base near Cape Town, South Africa, Thursday, Dec. 8, 2022. The U.S. ambassador to South Africa has accused the country of providing weapons to Russia. Ambassador Reuben Brigety said the U.S. government was certain that weapons were loaded onto a cargo ship that docked secretly at a naval base near the city of Cape Town for three days in December. (AP Photo)© Provided by The Associated Press
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Russia's top army general and his South African counterpart discussed "military cooperation” while meeting Monday in Moscow, the Russian Defense Ministry said.
The announcement came hours after South African President Cyril Ramaphosa denied accusations by the United States that his country was siding with Russia in the war in Ukraine and had sent weapons to help it.
Gen. Oleg Salyukov, the commander of Russia's ground forces, met the chief of South Africa's army, Lt. Gen. Lawrence Mbatha, at Russia's general command headquarters in Moscow, the Russian ministry said.
“The sides discussed issues of military cooperation and the implementation of projects geared to enhance the combat readiness of the two countries’ armies,” the ministry said in a statement. “The meeting between the military commanders yielded agreements on the further expansion of cooperation between the land forces in various areas.”
FILE - Russian Commander-in-Chief of the Ground Forces Colonel-General Oleg Salyukov inspects a guard of honor during his visit to Sri Lanka's military head quarters in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Monday, Feb. 3, 2020. Russia's top army general and his South African counterpart discussed "military cooperation” while meeting Monday in Moscow, the Russian Defense Ministry said. The announcement came hours after South African President Cyril Ramaphosa denied accusations by the United States that his country was siding with Russia in the war in Ukraine and had sent weapons to help it. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena, File)© Provided by The Associated Press
The Defense Ministry said a South African delegation would visit a number of Russian army “educational and training facilities.”
The South African army said the trip was planned well in advance of the U.S. ambassador to South Africa alleging last week that the country had provided weapons to Russia when a ship under U.S. sanctions made a secret stop at a South African naval base in December.
The South African government has denied the Russian cargo ship's stop involved an official sale of weapons, although it has not categorically ruled out an arms transaction took place.
Ramaphosa has said an investigation was underway to determine if anyone loaded weapons onto the Russian-flagged Lady R cargo ship at the Simon's Town naval base near Cape Town.
Ramaphosa used his weekly message to the nation Monday to reaffirm South Africa's non-aligned stance with regard to Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The president's statement was seen as a response to U.S. Ambassador to South Africa Reuben Brigety, who questioned South Africa's neutrality in the Ukraine war while making the allegations about a weapons shipment.
The Russian vessel, Lady R, is docked at the Simon's Town Naval Base near Cape Town, South Africa, Thursday, Dec. 8, 2022. The U.S. ambassador to South Africa has accused the country of providing weapons to Russia. Ambassador Reuben Brigety said the U.S. government was certain that weapons were loaded onto a cargo ship that docked secretly at a naval base near the city of Cape Town for three days in December. (AP Photo)© Provided by The Associated Press
Brigety was subsequently summoned to a meeting with South Africa's foreign minister.
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“We do not accept that our non-aligned position favors Russia above other countries,” Ramaphosa wrote in his weekly message. “Nor do we accept that it should imperil our relations with other countries.”
Ramaphosa added: “We have been firm on this point: South Africa has not been, and will not be, drawn into a contest between global powers.”
He also hinted that Russian President Vladimir Putin would visit South Africa for a meeting of leaders of the BRICS economic bloc in August. The Kremlin has not confirmed that Putin plans to attend the BRICS summit.
Such a trip would entangle South Africa in another diplomatic mess because the country is a signatory to the treaty that created the International Criminal Court, which issued an arrest warrant for Putin in March for alleged war crimes involving the abductions of children from Ukraine.
Since the indictment, Putin has traveled rarely, and only to countries that are close allies of Russia. Countries that are parties to the treaty would be obliged to arrest the Russian leader.
While Russia and South Africa both described Monday's meeting of the countries' top army generals as part of a normal bilateral trip, it's bound to increase scrutiny of Africa's most developed economy, which is seen as an influential nation in the developing world.
South Africa is the only African nation in the BRICS bloc, which also includes Brazil, Russia, India and China.
FILE - Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, speaks to South African President, Cyril Ramaphosa, right, during a plenary session at the Russia-Africa summit in the Black Sea resort of Sochi, Russia on Oct. 24, 2019. The U.S. ambassador to South Africa, Reuben Brigety, has accused South Africa of providing weapons to Russia saying the U.S. government was certain that weapons were loaded onto a cargo ship that docked secretly at a naval base near the city of Cape Town for three days in December. (Sergei Chirikov/Pool Photo via AP, File)© Provided by The Associated Press
Aside from the weapons allegations, South Africa also hosted Russian and Chinese warships and took part in naval exercises off its east coast in February that coincided with the one-year anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
Brigety, the American ambassador, said last week that U.S. officials have “respect for South Africa’s policy of neutrality and non-alignment in international affairs” but had “noted a series of issues which suggest that in practice the government of South Africa is in fact not non-aligned.”
The Associated Press independently verified that the Lady R cargo ship stopped at the South African naval base for at least three days in December, as Brigety claimed. A review of records by the AP also shows that the Lady R is tied to a company that was sanctioned by the U.S. for transporting weapons for the Russian government and aiding its war effort in Ukraine.
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Magome reported from Johannesburg. AP Writer Dasha Litvinova in Tallinn, Estonia, contributed to this report.
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South African army general in Moscow days after country accused of sending weapons to Russia
Story by By GERALD IMRAY and MOGOMOTSI MAGOME, Associated Press • 4h agoThe Russian vessel, Lady R, is docked at the Simon's Town Naval Base near Cape Town, South Africa, Thursday, Dec. 8, 2022. The U.S. ambassador to South Africa has accused the country of providing weapons to Russia. Ambassador Reuben Brigety said the U.S. government was certain that weapons were loaded onto a cargo ship that docked secretly at a naval base near the city of Cape Town for three days in December. (AP Photo)© Provided by The Associated Press
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Russia's top army general and his South African counterpart discussed "military cooperation” while meeting Monday in Moscow, the Russian Defense Ministry said.
The announcement came hours after South African President Cyril Ramaphosa denied accusations by the United States that his country was siding with Russia in the war in Ukraine and had sent weapons to help it.
Gen. Oleg Salyukov, the commander of Russia's ground forces, met the chief of South Africa's army, Lt. Gen. Lawrence Mbatha, at Russia's general command headquarters in Moscow, the Russian ministry said.
“The sides discussed issues of military cooperation and the implementation of projects geared to enhance the combat readiness of the two countries’ armies,” the ministry said in a statement. “The meeting between the military commanders yielded agreements on the further expansion of cooperation between the land forces in various areas.”
FILE - Russian Commander-in-Chief of the Ground Forces Colonel-General Oleg Salyukov inspects a guard of honor during his visit to Sri Lanka's military head quarters in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Monday, Feb. 3, 2020. Russia's top army general and his South African counterpart discussed "military cooperation” while meeting Monday in Moscow, the Russian Defense Ministry said. The announcement came hours after South African President Cyril Ramaphosa denied accusations by the United States that his country was siding with Russia in the war in Ukraine and had sent weapons to help it. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena, File)© Provided by The Associated Press
The Defense Ministry said a South African delegation would visit a number of Russian army “educational and training facilities.”
The South African army said the trip was planned well in advance of the U.S. ambassador to South Africa alleging last week that the country had provided weapons to Russia when a ship under U.S. sanctions made a secret stop at a South African naval base in December.
The South African government has denied the Russian cargo ship's stop involved an official sale of weapons, although it has not categorically ruled out an arms transaction took place.
Ramaphosa has said an investigation was underway to determine if anyone loaded weapons onto the Russian-flagged Lady R cargo ship at the Simon's Town naval base near Cape Town.
Ramaphosa used his weekly message to the nation Monday to reaffirm South Africa's non-aligned stance with regard to Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The president's statement was seen as a response to U.S. Ambassador to South Africa Reuben Brigety, who questioned South Africa's neutrality in the Ukraine war while making the allegations about a weapons shipment.
The Russian vessel, Lady R, is docked at the Simon's Town Naval Base near Cape Town, South Africa, Thursday, Dec. 8, 2022. The U.S. ambassador to South Africa has accused the country of providing weapons to Russia. Ambassador Reuben Brigety said the U.S. government was certain that weapons were loaded onto a cargo ship that docked secretly at a naval base near the city of Cape Town for three days in December. (AP Photo)© Provided by The Associated Press
Brigety was subsequently summoned to a meeting with South Africa's foreign minister.
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“We do not accept that our non-aligned position favors Russia above other countries,” Ramaphosa wrote in his weekly message. “Nor do we accept that it should imperil our relations with other countries.”
Ramaphosa added: “We have been firm on this point: South Africa has not been, and will not be, drawn into a contest between global powers.”
He also hinted that Russian President Vladimir Putin would visit South Africa for a meeting of leaders of the BRICS economic bloc in August. The Kremlin has not confirmed that Putin plans to attend the BRICS summit.
Such a trip would entangle South Africa in another diplomatic mess because the country is a signatory to the treaty that created the International Criminal Court, which issued an arrest warrant for Putin in March for alleged war crimes involving the abductions of children from Ukraine.
Since the indictment, Putin has traveled rarely, and only to countries that are close allies of Russia. Countries that are parties to the treaty would be obliged to arrest the Russian leader.
While Russia and South Africa both described Monday's meeting of the countries' top army generals as part of a normal bilateral trip, it's bound to increase scrutiny of Africa's most developed economy, which is seen as an influential nation in the developing world.
South Africa is the only African nation in the BRICS bloc, which also includes Brazil, Russia, India and China.
FILE - Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, speaks to South African President, Cyril Ramaphosa, right, during a plenary session at the Russia-Africa summit in the Black Sea resort of Sochi, Russia on Oct. 24, 2019. The U.S. ambassador to South Africa, Reuben Brigety, has accused South Africa of providing weapons to Russia saying the U.S. government was certain that weapons were loaded onto a cargo ship that docked secretly at a naval base near the city of Cape Town for three days in December. (Sergei Chirikov/Pool Photo via AP, File)© Provided by The Associated Press
Aside from the weapons allegations, South Africa also hosted Russian and Chinese warships and took part in naval exercises off its east coast in February that coincided with the one-year anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
Brigety, the American ambassador, said last week that U.S. officials have “respect for South Africa’s policy of neutrality and non-alignment in international affairs” but had “noted a series of issues which suggest that in practice the government of South Africa is in fact not non-aligned.”
The Associated Press independently verified that the Lady R cargo ship stopped at the South African naval base for at least three days in December, as Brigety claimed. A review of records by the AP also shows that the Lady R is tied to a company that was sanctioned by the U.S. for transporting weapons for the Russian government and aiding its war effort in Ukraine.
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Magome reported from Johannesburg. AP Writer Dasha Litvinova in Tallinn, Estonia, contributed to this report.
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Prigozhin, according to rumors, may have sold out the Russian military to Ukraine. Rumors say that he gave Ukrainian intelligence information of RF positions in exchange for Ukrane eventually retreating in Bakhmut.
If this is true, this would amount to treason.
It could also be a psyop by the Ukrainians, who knows?
When you actually think about it, it kind of makes sense. The Wagner Group are guns for hire. Why wouldn't he? He gets paid for their work and Russian soldiers? As far as he's concerned, their just meat for ginder.
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Ukrainian counter attack forces ready:-
As long as he keeps control of the mines, that's all he cares about. Bakhmut was not even part of the Russian strategy. He went there with Wagner to secure access to his personal prize - the mines. That's what Russians have been dying for. So it's credible he would float such an unholy bargain as described in the leaks.
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Russians take out a Ukrainian sniper position in Bekhmut:-
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Ugly head of Euro Nazis rising again:-
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Passengers on an Austrian train running from Bregenz to Vienna were shocked when they heard a recording of an Adolf Hitler speech play over the train's loudspeaker system on Sunday.
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It's the same, US Military do takes non-American, and they have the same paygrade than American Citizens, it was paid to soldier according to rank and not according to the Citizenship status.
Again, first of all, International Law is not common law. In fact, as my wife said, international law is a different jurisprudence all together because you would have to fit that into all kind of legal system in the world, at least to the framework for those who sign those law and treaty.
On the other hand, a lot of international treaty does not actually make sense. That's why most international law tends to update over time.
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These idiots have always existed. Same in Russia, by the way. Wagner literally started out as a neo nazi group, and Prigozhin was a well known fascist.Ugly head of Euro Nazis rising again:-
Hitler speech and Nazi slogans played on Austrian train's loudspeakers | CNN
Passengers on an Austrian train running from Bregenz to Vienna were shocked when they heard a recording of an Adolf Hitler speech play over the train's loudspeaker system on Sunday.
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As long as it is the same, there is no excess compensation, so they are not mercenaries - even if they make more money there than someone that meet all th3 criteria of a mercenary in a poor nation.
If in individual is brought to a court in a country using common law, it would make sense they use that principle to try to make sense out of the law.
Right now, the Wagners are in Ukraine, Are they really residents of Ukraine if they come from Georgia? They could be on a plane to an African nation the next day.
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