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But did they play the Palau national anthem before the game?
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“If everyone fought for their own convictions there would be no war.” ― Leo Tolstoy, War and Peace
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Washington is a "swamp," Biden is a "puppet," and Putin is a "gentleman."

Seems about right. :roll:

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Russia ‘very likely’ to invade Ukraine without ‘enormous sanctions’ – Schiff
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This looks intriguing, but Paywall:

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Russian businessman's Kremlin ties could prove intelligence 'gold mine' for US, former official says

(CNN)A Russian businessman who appeared in US court Monday on securities fraud charges could be a valuable asset in US efforts to gather more information on Russian interference in the 2016 election as well as other intelligence operations, former US officials tell CNN.

Former Justice Department and Homeland Security officials say that Vladislav Klyushin's Moscow-based cybersecurity firm's work with the Russian government and Klyushin's alleged relationship with an ex-Russian GRU military intelligence officer will likely be of keen interest to US law enforcement and intelligence officials.
The Russian businessman, who is in his early 40s, made an appearance in federal court in Massachusetts via videoconference on Monday in what was supposed to be an arraignment hearing. But Klyushin's US-based lawyer, Maksim Nemtsev, did not file the requisite paperwork for the hearing to proceed, according to Magistrate Judge Marianne Bowler. The arraignment hearing is now slated for Wednesday.

US prosecutors have accused Klyushin and four other Russian men of an elaborate insider trading scheme that involved hacking into companies that Tesla and other firms used to file Securities and Exchange Commission reports.

The US government has not publicly connected Klyushin to Russian interference in the 2016 election. But one of Klyushin's co-defendants in the securities fraud case is Ivan Ermakov, who was one of a dozen GRU officers whom a federal grand jury indicted in 2018 for interfering in the 2016 election by hacking and leaking documents from the Democratic National Committee.

Klyushin's case is just the latest high-stakes US pursuit of a Russian national with potentially illuminating connections to Russian hacking activity targeting US interests.


Christopher Krebs, former head of the US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, called Klyushin's arrest and prosecution a potential "gold mine" for US intelligence because it could shed additional light on GRU operations against the US and its allies. "This is a big get for a few reasons: If he flips, he may be able to confirm the intelligence community's findings about Russian efforts to interfere in the 2016 election," Krebs told CNN.
Even if Klyushin doesn't cooperate, Krebs said, a conviction on the charges of securities fraud could send "a strong signal to others like him that they don't have a whole lot of freedom of movement outside Russia.
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I’ve convened #NATO-#Russia Council meeting on Jan 12 to discuss issues related to European security, esp the situation in/around #Ukraine & issues related to mil activities, reciprocal transparency & risk reduction. An agenda for meaningful dialogue in the interest of all of us.
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Russia reacts furiously to Blinken jibe over troops in Kazakhstan http://reut.rs/3zDbJLm
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The IEA, which represents many big fossil fuel consuming countries, believes Russia is holding back at least a third of the gas it could send to Europe, while draining Russian-controlled storage facilities to bolster the impression of tight supplies.
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The head of the International Energy Agency has accused Russia of throttling gas supplies to Europe at a time “of heightened geopolitical tensions” implying Moscow has manufactured an energy crisis for political ends.
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That reads like a classic spam scam.
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pipistrelle wrote: Sat Jan 15, 2022 1:23 pm That reads like a classic spam scam.
Down to the misspelling of “tranche” as “trench.”
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And here is the setup of the Belarus front. Russian troops in Belarus was one of the last step many were expecting in the pre-invasion force mobilization.

Now the only thing that’s missing is the pretext for war. Likely won’t have to wait long…
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Russian troops are already arriving in Belarus, says secretary of its Security Council Alexander Volfovich. Trains with Russian military vehicles have been spotted all over the country. Here is one in Kolodishchi, just outside Minsk. Video by @MotolkoHelp from earlier today.
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Russia has cleared out its embassy in Ukraine.

Jen Psaki now saying Russia could launch attack on Ukraine at any point.
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The Kremlin said tension around Ukraine was increasing, pointing to weapons deliveries, military maneuvers and NATO aircraft flights, something it said Russia's international partners should pay attention to https://reut.rs/33MK5Qc
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How dare Urkaine's tension go up when threatened with Russia invading.
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"Xi Jinping might ask Vladimir Putin not to invade Ukraine during the Winter Olympics in Beijing." twitter.com/tvrain/status/…
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Volkonski wrote: Sat Jan 22, 2022 11:43 am X Soviet
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"Xi Jinping might ask Vladimir Putin not to invade Ukraine during the Winter Olympics in Beijing." twitter.com/tvrain/status/…

This isn't funny although I laughed when I read it.
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Yeah, two good ol' boys, sitting up in the bleacher seats and deciding whether to invade a country with 45 million people. Or not, maybe.

Anybody want a peanut? :whistle:
Out from under. :thumbsup:
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Having engineered the crisis by surrounding Ukraine with forces from the north, east and south, Moscow is now citing the Western response as evidence to support its narrative that Russia is the target, not the instigator, of aggression
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Russian, Cuban leaders discuss 'strategic partnership' coordination - Kremlin http://reut.rs/3KF8Df6
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We have witnessed a normalization and acceptance of Russia's challenge, to the point where we now know exactly when demands to violate sovereign rights were accepted as agenda points in Euro-Atlantic diplomacy.

That in itself is a victory for Russia.
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Western media, and an alarming number of western politicians, seem to have swallowed the idea that what Russia wants is limited to halting NATO enlargement. But Russia’s real demands, as laid out in the “draft treaties,” extend far further.
https://politicshome.com/thehouse/artic ... er-ukraine
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