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US Allied with Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF); Syrian Free Army; Iraqi Kurdish Peshmerga; Countering ISIS, Iran, and Russia in Syria and Iraq Under 2001 and 2002 AUMF
“Syria: Areas of Influence US Congressional Research Office”, US Congressional Research Office. The US is formally fighting ISIS/ISIL in eastern …
All NATO Members Have Now Ratified Finland’s Membership
FM @Haavisto: “Teşekkürler! Grateful to Grand National Assembly of Türkiye for the decision to ratify Finland’s Accession Protocol #FinlandNATO #NATO …
Russia is Larger Than Any Other Country But Little is Black Sea Waterfront; The Black Sea is Dominated By NATO Countries and Ukraine
Crimea isn’t Russian but was conquered by Russia multiple times: https://miningawareness.wordpress.com/2022/09/23/why-crimea-ukraine-is-scottish-not-russian-move-over-vladimir-here-come-the-scythians-3/ The Crimean War was fought (and won) against a …
Crimean War End (1856): Black Sea Trade Reopened by Banning Russian Warships
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Russia today, and yesterday, has acted in a manner similar to the Barbary pirates. The Treaty…
Roots of Italian Russophilia: Ideology on the Left, a Long-Standing Market Opportunity on the Right
This photo was in 2005, which shows just how long these jokers have been around. Berlusconi is now among Putin’s …
US Senate “India Caucus” was First Foreign Country-Focused Caucus; Formed by Sens. Cornyn and Hillary Clinton in 2004; List of US Congress “India Caucus” Members; VP Kamala Harris’ Uncle Still Connected to India Defence Institute; India & Russia Make Missiles Together (BrahMos)
Why are there foreign caucuses in the US Congress? Why did they delete the Senate “India caucus” membership list months …
Ukraine News: 13 November 2022
Here’s betting that the Istanbul attack is Putin’s payback for Turkey blocking a Russian warship from returning to the Black …
Ukraine News: 10th, 11th, 12th November 2022
Sergey Bratchuk video screen grab of Armed Forces of Ukraine entering Kherson Ukrainian Troops Enter Kherson; Instructions Issued by Ukraine …
Ukraine News: Monday 7 November 2022
https://www.ukrinform.net/rubric-society/3609721-cat-stepan-becomes-ambassador-of-save-ukrainian-culture-project.html “Berlin sees Ukraine’s, not Russia’s readiness for talks: “Germany takes the position that Ukraine should decide itself when and …
Ukraine News, Wednesday 2 November 2022
“Михайло Подоляк @Podolyak_M “When someone talks about “diplomatic settlement”, they are actually proposing Ukraine to fulfill Russia’s ultimatum: “give away …
Crimean War End (1856): Black Sea Trade Reopened by Banning Russian Warships
Russia today, and yesterday, has acted in a manner similar to the Barbary pirates. The Treaty of Paris (1856) Reopened …
Presidents Xi of China and Putin of Russia Met at the Shanghai Cooperation Organization
Xi and Putin met at the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO). Both have been members for 21 years. India is also …
Russia, Libya and Weaponizing Human Migration
“RUSSIA, LIBYA AND WEAPONIZING HUMAN MIGRATION By Mark Grey May 7, 2020, US Army War College THE KREMLIN’S ABILITY TO …
Russia ‘Weaponizing Refugees’ To Advance Its Geopolitical Goals?
“Is Russia ‘Weaponizing Refugees’ To Advance Its Geopolitical Goals? February 19, 2016 16:25 GMT By Ron Synovitz Is Russia trying …
Blue Stream: the Russian and Italian Governments are Business Partners (Gazprom & Eni)
“Figure 1. Southeastern European Gas Infrastructure Source: Created by CRS using data from U.S. Department of State, IHS, ESRI, European …
TurkStream Pipeline: the Russian and Turkish Governments are Business Partners (Gazprom & BOTAŞ)
“Figure 1. Southeastern European Gas Infrastructure Source: Created by CRS using data from U.S. Department of State, IHS, ESRI, European …
Ukraine Will Continue to Do Everything to Export Grain, and the Issue of Ship Safety Depends on International Partners who Agreed with the Russian Federation – President Zelenskyy
War in Ukraine Map including Snake Island for illustration purposes – CC-0; not recently updated: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:War_in_Ukraine_(2022)_en.png It’s obvious what will …
August 2, 1990: Saddam Hussein/Iraq Invaded Tiny Kuwait; US Soldiers Share Memories of Liberation of Kuwait
For those who forgot, never knew, or didn’t care at the time: Saddam Hussein (Iraq) invaded his tiny next door …
Turkey, Finland, and Sweden Sign Agreement Paving the Way for Finnish and Swedish NATO Membership
“Türkiye, Finland, and Sweden sign agreement paving the way for Finnish and Swedish NATO membership 28 Jun. 2022 – Last …
Three Tons of Russian Origin Gold Exported from UK to Switzerland in May; Apparent Sanctions Loopholes
Merkers Mine Nazi gold – after end of WWII in the European theatre. Why did the UK allow the export …
Fossil Fuel Imports from Russia Financing Putin’s War (First 100 Days): Poland & the USA Made Biggest Dent in Russia’s Revenue; India Increased Crude Imports to 18% of Russia’s Crude Exports
Russia earned 93 billion euros, $96.7 billion US dollars from fossil-fuel exports during the first 100 days of Russia’s assault …
Europe has been a Key Destination for Russia’s Energy Exports; New Crude Oil and Petroleum Product Sanctions
“The European Council agrees that the sixth package of sanctions against Russia will cover crude oil, as well as petroleum …
Sweden: Officials Voice Support for NATO Membership; Turkey Threatens Veto
“Sweden officials voice support for NATO membership as report foresees ongoing Russia crisis: Six out of Sweden’s eight political parties …
Russian Invasion of Ukraine: Fears of Attack on Odessa
Not only is Odessa in the west and near NATO countries, but both pre-and post-invasion Russian propaganda suggests that Russia …
Russia Launches Missile Strike Near Odessa Ukraine; Odessa’s Approximately 125 miles from NATO-EU Member Romania
UK Defence Intel Map update for 8 April 2022 Krasnosilka is slightly NNW of Odesa. As can be seen on …
Europe Russia Middle East Map; Baltic-Kaliningrad Maps
Europe Middle East Russia Map. The map is cropped from a US government world map (CIA gov) and public domain …
Turkey Press Release Regarding the Eighth Anniversary of the Illegal Annexation of Crimea by Russia
“No: 88, 16 March 2022, Press Release Regarding the Eighth Anniversary of the Illegal Annexation of Crimea Ukraine’s Autonomous Republic …
UK Sanctions Against Russia Include World Economic Forum “Strategic Partner” VTB Bank, which is Russian Gov. Owned-Controlled
UK Sanctions Against Russia Include Klaus Schwab-World Economic Forum “Strategic Partner” VTB Bank, which is Russian government owned-controlled. It’s unclear …
Ukraine Foreign Minister on UK, Turkey, Poland Support of Ukraine; Horrific Russian Rocket Strikes on Kiev (Friday Morning)
Ukraine Foreign Minister tweets: “Horrific Russian rocket strikes on Kyiv. Last time our capital experienced anything like this was in …
UK PM Boris Johnson Meets NATO Sec. General To Discuss Russia’s Military Build-Up In and Around Ukraine; Four Years Ago Russia Appeared to Threaten to Poison Boris; Russia Committed Genocide Against Boris’ Relatives and Sold his Ancestress into Slavery
As can be seen on the map, Boris Johnson’s indigenous Circassian homeland is along the Black Sea, near Crimea. Both …
Mare Nostrum Strategy: Russian Military Activity in the Black Sea
From the Warsaw Institute: “Date: 21 March 2019 Author: Grzegorz Kuczyński Mare Nostrum Strategy: Russian Military Activity in the Black …
Refugee Group (IRC) Connected to Blinken-Kissinger Accused of Defrauding US Taxpayer During Syria Refugee Crisis; Now Begging for Money for Afghan Refugees; Previously Acknowledged Sex Abuse Cases in DRC
This is at least part of their funding from the US government. They get almost $200 million per year (at …
Turkish Government-Owned Bank Charged in US Federal Court for Its Participation in a Multibillion-Dollar Iranian Sanctions Evasion Scheme; Bank Worked with Trump Istanbul Tenant-Giuliani Client
Originally posted on Mining Awareness + :
Inside Trump Towers Istanbul. Iranian born Reza Zarrab, central to the sanctions evasion scheme, was a…
Trump Engaged World Leaders for His Own Gains, Bolton Says; Judge Rules Bolton Book About Trump Presidency Can Be Published
“Trump Engaged World Leaders for His Own Gains, Bolton Says By Patsy Widakuswara Updated June 19, 2020 04:22 AM WASHINGTON …
General Michael Flynn Fired From The DIA – Russia Connections: A Summary
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NB – Russia Annexed Crimea: February 20 – March 19 2014 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annexation_of_Crimea_by_the_Russian_Federation This article was published by…
Greek PM says “No Illegal Entries into Greece will be Tolerated” as Migrants & Refugees at Greek-Turkish Border Try to Enter Greece Illegally
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis: “Significant numbers of migrants and refugees have gathered in large groups at the Greek-Turkish land …
US Forces Block Another Russian Convoy as Tensions Rise in Northeast Syria
Click to enlarge maps. Recall that Trump abandonned the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), who were US allies, to be rolled …
Iraq & Syria: of Memory & Maps
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From OpenDemocracy: “Iraq and Syria: of memory and maps by DARIUS A. KAMALI 12 May 2018…
Trump AG William Barr Denies Discussing Concerns With Bolton Re Trump Granting Apparent Personal Favors to the Leaders of China & Turkey
Ivanka’s trademarks and lifting of ZTE sanctions certainly looks like a “personal favor” quid pro quo, this for that: “Ivanka …
Putin and Erdogan Launch Turkish Stream Natural-Gas Pipeline
2017 map from EIA.gov. The route appears to have changed slightly. See more recent map in the RFERL article below. …
Halkbank Accused of Largest Iranian Sanctions Evasion Scheme in US History; Trump, Giuliani Connection
The Halkbank case is still ongoing in US court. “Wyden Statement on Treasury Response to Halkbank Investigation NOVEMBER 25,2019 Senate …
Complex Global Smuggling Networks Underpin Heroin and Cocaine Markets
Excerpt from UN “World Drug Report 2019“: “Complex global smuggling networks underpin heroin and cocaine markets The Balkan route remains …
US Congressional Statement-Letter Re Trump’s Meeting with Turkey’s President Erdogan
US House Foreign Affairs Committee Chair “Engel Statement on Trump-Erdogan Meeting November 13, 2019 Washington—Representative Eliot L. Engel, Chairman of …
Erdogan’s Turkey Continues to Attack Kurds in Syria, While Arresting Pro-Kurdish Officials within Turkey & Others Opposing the Invasion
From Syrian Democratic Forces: “The attacks of the Turkish invasion army and the terrorist factions loyal to it continue with …
Turkish Govt Files Complaint Against French Magazine for Accusing Erdogan of Ethnic Cleansing
Le Point should put Trump on the cover with Erdogan. From VOA News: “Turkey Targets Foreign Journalists in Press Freedom …
US Senators Request Expedited Visitor Visa for Syrian Democratic Forces General Mazloum to Testify to Congress
“OCTOBER 23, 2019 VAN HOLLEN, SENATORS REQUEST EXPEDITED VISA FOR GENERAL MAZLOUM U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Maryland), Lindsey Graham …
Kurdish Dreams Fade After Trump Betrayal and Putin-Erdogan Deal
Seven years of democratic autonomy killed in the blink of an eye by Trump: “Syrian government and Russian troops already …
Erdogan Meets Putin at Sochi, Doubles Down on Anti-Kurd Offensive; Russian Patrols Roving Around Syrian Border Area
From VOA News, Middle East” “Erdogan Meets Putin, Doubles Down on Anti-Kurd Offensive By Ken Bredemeier October 22, 2019 12:33 …
Turkish Government-Owned Bank Charged in US Federal Court for Its Participation in a Multibillion-Dollar Iranian Sanctions Evasion Scheme; Bank Worked with Trump Istanbul Tenant-Giuliani Client
Inside Trump Towers Istanbul. Iranian born Reza Zarrab, central to the sanctions evasion scheme, was a Trump Towers Istanbul tenant …
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