Monthly Archives: December 2016

More propaganda on bombing Ukraine

Rostislav Ishchenko – who also has pushed the idea that Russia should occupy the Baltic states – this week had a chance to present his current views on Ukraine on Russian TV, finding Russian ground forces would suffer significantly if  … Continue reading

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More calls for “enlarging” Russia emerge

A professor of the international relations department of the University of St. Petersburg has told the world how Estonia is a military threat to Russia – and how to evade (or provoke) war with Estonia and NATO. To test more … Continue reading

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Russia also finds that Belarus is theirs

Just a few hours after a Russian pundit stepped out with demands to use the Russian aviation and cruise missiles against Ukraine, Leonid Reshetnikov (director of the Russian Institute for Strategic Studies RISS) found that Belarus is not really an … Continue reading

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Russia thinks aloud to bomb Ukraine

It now is clear that Donald Trump will be the next US president, and Russia has quickly reacted in Ukraine: First, with so far unsuccessful attempts to seize better positions at Svitlodarsk (northwest of the Debaltseve region) – which has … Continue reading

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Sweden orders local authorities to prepare for war

Apparently Sweden returns to the concept of “Total Defense” applied during the Cold War – and ordered communities to take according preparations. This comes after it was communicated the island of Gotland was to turn down a Russian request to … Continue reading

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Ukraine again faces large Russian cyberattack

According to the Head of the National Security and Defense Council, Andriy Turchynov, the attack aimed at the finance and banking sector of the country, with the goal to disrupt the functioning of government agencies, budget-allocating processes and the payment … Continue reading

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Belarus legalizes operation of Russian units on its territory

Ukrainian media discuss a decree of 6 December 2016 of President Lukashenka. It concerns an international agreement with Russia which is found to legalize the operation of Russian special units on the territory of Belarus and additionally provides a legal … Continue reading

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Polish border guards confirm Russian drones fly into Polish territory

They notably mentioned drones flying into Polish territories from Kaliningrad – another question is drones flying into Polish territory from Belarus, not considered here apparently. For 2015 and 2016 four incidents were registered respectively. Locations named were Gołdap and Banie … Continue reading

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