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The Serbian Intifada. Foreign Interference? The 2024-2025 Protest Movement of University and High School Students. Stephen Karganovic
Serbia

The Serbian Intifada. Foreign Interference? The 2024-2025 Protest Movement of University and High School Students. Stephen Karganovic

Posted by: John Phoenix In-depth Report: THE BALKANS Or would Serbian Children’s Crusade perhaps be a better description? Since the driving force behind the protests and the bulk of the protesters are university and high school students in their teens and early 20s, supported in many places by equally rebellious elementary school pupils, such a historically connotative description would not seem unwarranted. For the last eight months, formerly submissive Serbia has been putting up stiff resistance to the perceived malfeasance of the ruling regime and its insatiably greedy minions. It all began on 1 November of last year when a concrete canopy at the newly “renovated” railway station in the northern city of Novi Sad collapsed, squashing to a horrible death 16 ...
A Chance for Peace
Russia, Ukraine

A Chance for Peace

By: Israel Shamir  Russia has found itself in the difficult position of Thor. The Nordic god Thor, in the Castle of Utgaard, was requested to drink up a great horn filled with mead. He drank and he drank but he could not empty the horn – it turned out that it was connected to the sea. Likewise, Putin was pushed into a fight with Russia’s sister republic of Ukraine, but he promptly discovered that the Ukraine is connected to all the armies and industries of the united West. Mind you, the Ukraine alone was quite formidable, with its 50 million inhabitants and heavy industry. The military might of the whole Soviet Union was largely concentrated into the westernmost part of the country. Against the endless support of the NATO bloc, Russia quickly found itself in dire straits. Putin res...
Russia and Ukraine agree on leaders’ summit – Turkish FM
Russia, Ukraine

Russia and Ukraine agree on leaders’ summit – Turkish FM

Posted by: John Phoenix The third round of peace talks in Istanbul has been a meaningful step forward, according to Hakan Fidan Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan ©  Sputnik/Sergey Guneev Moscow and Kiev have agreed for Russian President Vladimir Putin to meet with Ukraine’s Vladimir Zelensky, according to Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan. His remarks came shortly after the latest round of bilateral negotiations facilitated by Ankara. The third round of direct peace talks took place on Wednesday in Istanbul. While no ceasefire was reached, the parties made some progress on humanitarian issues, including agreements on the further exchange of prisoners of war and civilians. “During the meeting, leaders discussed the conditions under which they might ...
Russia’s victory in Kursk
Russia, Ukraine

Russia’s victory in Kursk

Posted by: John Phoenix Report on the liberation of Kursk by the Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces Valery Gerasimov to Comrade Supreme Commander-in-Chief, President Vladimir Putin. Valery Gerasimov: Today, we liberated the village of Gornal, the last populated area in the Kursk Region, from Ukrainian units. Units of the 22nd Motor Rifle Regiment of the 72nd Division, the 810th and 40th Separate Marine Brigades, the 177th Separate Marine Regiment and the 1427th Motor Rifle Regiment have particularly distinguished themselves in this regard. The defeat of the armed formations of the Ukrainian armed forces that invaded the Kursk Region has thus been completed. The plans of the Kiev regime to create a so-called strategic bridgehead and disrupt our ...
Ukraine war – approaching the end game.
Ukraine

Ukraine war – approaching the end game.

Posted by: John Phoenix The crushing defeat of the West’s proxy forces in Ukraine has kicked the door open to an eventual possible diplomatic solution to the immediate conflict, one that addresses Russia’s legitimate security concerns (namely the aggressive expansion of Nato up to Russia’s borders), advances the denazification of Ukrainian society, and guarantees measures to prevent any future imperialist meddling in the region. No such positive outcome is guaranteed, or is even likely, but at the least the unceremonious dumping of both Brussels and Kiev from the talks draws a clear line dividing the current negotiations from the mendacious travesty of the Minsk process whose sole purpose was to string Russia along whilst Kiev replenished its forces, as was freely attested to b...
African state suspends defence ties with Germany
Africa, Germany

African state suspends defence ties with Germany

Posted by: John Phoenix Uganda has accused Berlin’s envoy of engaging in subversive activities in the country FILE PHOTO: Ugandan soldiers. ©  John Cantlie / Getty Images Uganda has suspended defense cooperation with Germany in response to the latter’s ambassador allegedly being involved with hostile groups said to be working against the East African country’s government. Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) spokesperson Chris Magezi announced the decision in an official statement posted on the army’s website on Monday, citing “credible intelligence reports” as the basis. “His Excellency Matthias Schauer is actively engaged in subversive activities in the country,” the statement read. “The suspension will remain in force until...
NATO chief fears Trump-Zelensky conflict could derail summit – NYT
NATO, Politics, Ukraine, USA, ZIO-NAZI

NATO chief fears Trump-Zelensky conflict could derail summit – NYT

Posted by: John Phoenix Mark Rutte is reportedly hoping to keep any meeting between the two “short and sweet” NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte © Getty Images / Omar Havana NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte fears that tensions between US President Donald Trump and Ukraine’s Vladimir Zelensky could undermine the bloc’s upcoming summit in the Netherlands, The New York Times reported on Monday. Citing European officials and diplomats, the outlet has said that Rutte has sought to keep the meeting “short and sweet” to avoid renewed public rifts over Ukraine’s bid to join the military bloc. The NATO summit, set for June 24–25 in The Hague, is expected to focus on accelerating militarization and Ukraine’s possible membership. According to the New York ...
What If the Conventional Wisdom About Putin’s War is Mostly Wrong?
Russia, Ukraine, USA

What If the Conventional Wisdom About Putin’s War is Mostly Wrong?

Posted by: John Phoenix Photograph Source: Kremlin.ru – CC BY 4.0 The conventional wisdom regarding Russian President Vladimir Putin’s war against Ukraine is universally accepted by retired generals and ambassadors; bipartisan majorities in the House and Senate; too many political scientists, and of course the ever obedient mainstream media.  The conventional wisdom roughly dictates that Putin invaded Ukraine to overthrow the government and occupy the entire country, marking the first step to reach further into East Europe to return states such as Poland to the Russian orbit; and to recreate the Soviet empire. This wisdom dictates that the only response to Putin’s putative empire-building is to isolate Moscow; increase sanctions; pursue the war as Ukraine’s benefact...
“It’s not my war.” —Donald Trump (on board Air Force One on April 25)
Ukraine, USA, ZIO-NAZI

“It’s not my war.” —Donald Trump (on board Air Force One on April 25)

President Donald Trump has said repeatedly that the Ukraine War is Joe Biden’s, not his. But now the Ukraine war belongs to Trump. He can no longer deny ownership. From Defence-blog.com: President Donald Trump’s administration has reportedly approved its first weapons sale to Ukraine since the start of his second term, with plans to authorize direct commercial exports valued at $50 million or more. The move was first reported by Kyiv Post, citing diplomatic sources, and later confirmed through congressional records. According to the report, the U.S. administration formally notified Congress on April 30 of its intention to allow the sale of military goods to Ukraine under the Direct Commercial Sales (DCS) program. This mechanism permits U.S. defense companies to negotiate a...
Russia’s victory in Kursk
Russia, Ukraine

Russia’s victory in Kursk

Posted by: John Phoenix Report on the liberation of Kursk by the Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces Valery Gerasimov to Comrade Supreme Commander-in-Chief, President Vladimir Putin. Valery Gerasimov: Today, we liberated the village of Gornal, the last populated area in the Kursk Region, from Ukrainian units. Units of the 22nd Motor Rifle Regiment of the 72nd Division, the 810th and 40th Separate Marine Brigades, the 177th Separate Marine Regiment and the 1427th Motor Rifle Regiment have particularly distinguished themselves in this regard. The defeat of the armed formations of the Ukrainian armed forces that invaded the Kursk Region has thus been completed. The plans of the Kiev regime to create a so-called strategic bridgehead and disrupt our ...