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Russia is preparing for a long and a big war! Russian President Vladimir Putin appointed former First deputy Prime Minister, Andrey Belousov, to the post of Minister of Defense. Belousov has a reputation as an efficient technocrat, which has never served in army. Andrei Belousov represents a kind of hidden trend in the evolution of the Russian system, which, during the war, made its way to the surface, just as groundwater breaks to the surface after an earthquake. We are witnessing the beginning of the next stage in the transformation of Putinism - its bureaucratic rationalization. The beginnings of the war economy. Finding itself under pressure (and such a war as Putin got himself into is a shock to the system), Putin’s conceptual mafia state began to rebuild into something more technologically advanced, more predictable, and more effective from a management point of view. It does this not because of a good life, but in order to survive. This is precisely the restructuring Putin intends to carry out with the help of Belousov. They will build a rational mechanism for managing the war within the irrational world of Putinism. It can be assumed that in the short term this can have a "positive" effect and extend the life of the system (which is what is required in the context of a war escalating into a resource war). But in the mid-term, the conflict between the rational and irrational components of Putin’s system is inevitable. Mr. Belousov is a macroeconomist and there is some bad symptom in this. This means that Russia is going to transfer the economy to a military footing for many years to come, and this construction of a military economy and a new Russia for a six-year period rests on the shoulders of Belousov. This is an indicator that Russia has turned to militarization for a long time. The idea of a blitzkrieg in Ukraine is gone. Everyone understood that this had developed into a military confrontation with the enormous development of the military industry but the destruction of the civilian economy. If it's not possible to stop the conflict in the coming years, it will obviously develop into a more global one. Putin is getting ready, and I'm not quite sure that the western nations are! #war #geopolitics #Russia #military #army #economy #politics #InternationalRelations #UN #eu #europe #government

The United States has attempted to pull Russia into modern Europe since the collapse of the Soviet Union. Unfortunately, the Soviet Union was completely corrupt, as was the monarchy before it, and Russians basically have no concept of how to create and run something better. Putin, however corrupt he is (and he’s very corrupt!), at least had pride in the power and influence of the USSR, even if he wasn’t particularly a fan of Communism. His goal, therefore, is to recapture the threat of force that the USSR used to be able to threaten its neighbors with. Keep in mind: as Russia attempts to capture Ukraine, it simultaneously threatens to destroy it with ICBMs. Any country Russia attacks is also held hostage that way, which is the ONLY reason NATO hasn’t already helped Ukraine push out the invaders. What is it about Putin and Russia do you think ANYONE else should “like”?

WW3 INFO – Confidential report from NATO to Western leaders: If Putin wins in Ukraine, he will inevitably regain the territories of the Soviet Union, including East Germany, and this will be an incentive for the post-Putin era. He recommended the need to hinder Russia from achieving its goals in Ukraine, and to use legitimate and illegitimate methods to do so. Meanwhile, keep updated Subscribe to @WW3INFO

North Korea's isolation from the rest of the world has severe consequences. Its citizens are largely unaware of what goes on outside their borders. Political prisoners in Russia like Navalny are easily forgotten, and their imprisonment and even execution can go unquestioned. This seclusion allows dictators like Kim Jong-un to operate with impunity, creating a system where tyrants support one another. It is that Freedom Fosters Innovation. Those who praise such regimes should reconsider. Freedom, creates opportunities for people to flourish. Look at Russia: where are their brightest minds in the field of Artificial Intelligence (AI)? Why aren't they creating the next big startups like Nvidia, Microsoft, or Apple, companies that have driven immense wealth creation for the USA? The answer lies in the stifling effect of authoritarian rule. A free mind is a creative mind, and those under the control of dictators like Putin (a former KGB operative) and Kim are destined for stagnation. Their systems are recipes for disaster, not progress.

we can infer that a sense of victimhood and grievance over the perceived humiliation and weakening of Russia following the collapse of the Soviet Union likely plays a role in shaping Russia's assertive and revisionist foreign policy under Putin. events like NATO expansion and the color revolutions in former Soviet states reinforced Russia's view that the West was seeking to undermine its interests and influence.

✍ Hamish de Bretton-Gordon OBE writes: 'President Biden, Sir Keir Starmer, and other Nato leaders are meeting in Germany today with the power to decide the fate of Ukraine and, by extension, Europe for perhaps the next decade. 'We know that Putin only respects strength and ruthlessly exploits weakness. 'If we fail to fully support Zelensky’s plan, it will only embolden Putin, who sees most Western leaders as woke, weak, and incapable of making bold decisions – and, unfortunately, he’s probably right.' Read the full column below ⬇ https://lnkd.in/grKHCDrF #NorthKorea | #Ukraine | #Russia | #War | #Zelensky

For the third time in a month, Vladimir Putin has called for a “definitive resolution” of the Ukraine conflict. Why now the repeated calls for negotiations? Why go begging, hat-in-hand, for military provisions from a runt dictatorship like North Korea? How reliant is Moscow on defense assistance from fellow rogue state Iran? Why does Putin repeatedly humiliate himself trying to prod a sanction-shy Xi Jinping to also give military aid? Could it be that Putin, if not quite yet desperate, is nonetheless getting anxious over the toll his “special military operation” against Ukraine, now into its third year, is taking on his country, not to mention on his leadership prospects? Between 120,000 and 140,000 Russian troops are estimated to have been killed in action in Ukraine out of 450,000 total casualties. Russia's economy now faces three major constraints: a labor shortage, a lack of access to Western technologies, and a lack of investment. As a result, the Russian economy has hit a ceiling and inflation is high and rising. Taken together, the demographic and economic costs are unsustainable. The bottom line is that sooner rather later, Russia will reach a breaking point where the human costs alone will inevitably trigger public pressure no matter the strength of government repression. Putin realizes he is in a race against time. At this point, he is fighting for his own credibility, his legacy and potentially his life. Given his many blunders thus far, he has reason to be worried. https://lnkd.in/egmuGscw

☝️ Half of #Germany was occupied by russia when it joined #NATO 🇨🇿 Petr Pavel, President of #Czechia believes that #Ukraine's accession to NATO should not depend on whether it has full control over its entire territory, and recalls a similar precedent in #history “I believe that the complete regaining of control over the entire territory is not a prerequisite. If there is a demarcation, even an administrative border, we can accept this administrative border as a temporary one and accept Ukraine into NATO on the territory it will control at that time,” President Pavel said. 💡 Petr Pavel mentioned Germany, which was admitted to NATO in 1955, despite the fact that part of the country was occupied by the Soviet Union. “Therefore, I think there is both a technical and a legal solution to allow Ukraine to join NATO without bringing NATO into conflict with Russia,” he added. 📚 Of course, there's a few differences. Officially, the GDR was a separate #UN recognized country back then. And the war was cold. But we shouldn't let differences blind us to the similarities. West Germany joining NATO didn't 'provoke' Moscow, nor did it lead to nuclear war. 🛡 The defensive alliance helped counter russian aggression. And NATO, for all its flaws, has kept the peace in most of #Europe - one of the historically most war torn parts of the world - for 75 years. #Leaders shouldn't spend all day explaining why we can't. True leaders show how we can. #Leadership #StandWithUkraine 🇺🇦

Lunchtime Flashback: Daily World War News from the Past 🌍 World War II History: On October 19, several significant events took place during the global conflict: - 1941 – Soviet Premier Joseph Stalin declared a state of siege in Moscow as German forces approached the city. This marked a critical point in the Battle of Moscow, with Soviet forces preparing to defend their capital against the advancing Nazi forces in what would become a pivotal moment on the Eastern Front. - 1943 – In preparation for the Normandy Invasion, the Allies held the Moscow Conference (also known as the Third Moscow Conference). Representatives from the United States, the United Kingdom, and the Soviet Union gathered to discuss post-war Europe and future Allied strategies, including the planning for the D-Day invasion of France. - 1944 – The Liberation of Belgrade: Soviet and Yugoslav Partisan forces successfully liberated Belgrade, the capital of Yugoslavia, from Nazi occupation. This marked a major victory for the Allies in Eastern Europe and further weakened the Axis control in the region. - 1944 – United States forces land in the Philippines. Under the command of General Douglas MacArthur, the landing marked the start of the Battle of Leyte, part of the campaign to liberate the Philippines from Japanese occupation, fulfilling MacArthur's famous promise, "I shall return." ⚔️🌐 #WWIIHistory #BattleOfMoscow #MoscowConference #LiberationOfBelgrade #UnitedStatesForces #BattleOfLeyte #EasternFront #WorldWarII #SovietForces #NaziGermany #AlliedVictory HaJunk - Business Development