“This isn't going to last much longer”: Russia’s plan to disintegrate Ukraine’s army – Scott Ritter
Former US Marine Corps intelligence officer Scott Ritter joined Sputnik’s The Critical Hour program to weigh in on Antony Blinken’s impromptu concert in Kiev as the Russian army goes on the offensive in the northern Kharkov region.
“He's talking about long-term joint defense industry efforts, meaning that America's got to work with Ukraine so that sometime in the future, Ukraine will be able to produce its own defense needs…. And he's talking about the potential of having a weapons factory built in Ukraine two years down the road. I mean, Tony Blinken's just off in Never Neverland,” he said, predicting the “imminent collapse of the Ukrainian ability to sustain combat cohesion on the battlefield.”
Moscow has been engaged in a “war of attrition” against Kiev, Ritter noted, with the ultimate stated aim of demilitarizing Ukraine and ending the threat it poses as a proxy for NATO.
The result, Ritter said, is the gradual thinning out of Ukraine’s armed forces until its military is split and collapses.
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Former US Marine Corps intelligence officer Scott Ritter joined Sputnik’s The Critical Hour program to weigh in on Antony Blinken’s impromptu concert in Kiev as the Russian army goes on the offensive in the northern Kharkov region.
“I'll just say he has to work on his, c, d, f, b minor transitions,” said Ritter of the secretary of state’s guitarwork. “If we look at the depth of what he was saying… I think he said we got another $2 billion we're going to give [Ukraine].”
“He's talking about long-term joint defense industry efforts, meaning that America's got to work with Ukraine so that sometime in the future, Ukraine will be able to produce its own defense needs…. And he's talking about the potential of having a weapons factory built in Ukraine two years down the road. I mean, Tony Blinken's just off in Never Neverland,” he said, predicting the “imminent collapse of the Ukrainian ability to sustain combat cohesion on the battlefield.”
Moscow has been engaged in a “war of attrition” against Kiev, Ritter noted, with the ultimate stated aim of demilitarizing Ukraine and ending the threat it poses as a proxy for NATO.
“They're not just wearing down the Ukrainians, but they're putting the Ukrainians into a classic horn of a dilemma, meaning they don't have enough forces to defend the area they were already defending. And now a new frontier opened up, and they have to decide what forces they're going to strip from where to send north, weakening the line that they're stripping [and] giving the Russians more opportunities.”
The result, Ritter said, is the gradual thinning out of Ukraine’s armed forces until its military is split and collapses.
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❗️LIVE: Russian President Vladimir Putin arrives in China's Harbin on the second day of his state visit to China
Sputnik comes to you live as President Vladimir Putin arrives in Harbin, the capital of China’s northernmost province of Heilongjiang.
The Russian leader is expected to take part in the opening ceremonies of the eighth Russian-Chinese EXPO and the fourth Sino-Russian Forum on Interregional Cooperation.
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📹 Vladimir Putin laid flowers in Harbin at the monument to Soviet soldiers who died in the battles for the liberation of China
The Red Army participated in the liberation of northeastern China from the Japanese invaders in August-September 1945. Some 12,000 Soviet soldiers died in those battles.
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The Red Army participated in the liberation of northeastern China from the Japanese invaders in August-September 1945. Some 12,000 Soviet soldiers died in those battles.
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❗️ The partnership between Russia and China reliably ensures energy security and raises the level of prosperity of their peoples, Putin said.
Russia supports China's intention to localize production in Russia and is ready to provide investors with benefits, he added.
Russia supports China's intention to localize production in Russia and is ready to provide investors with benefits, he added.
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❗️ The partnership between Russia and China reliably ensures energy security and raises the level of prosperity of their peoples, Putin said. Russia supports China's intention to localize production in Russia and is ready to provide investors with benefits…
❗️ Russia is capable of supplying China's economy with clean, affordable energy, Putin said
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❗️ Russia is capable of supplying China's economy with clean, affordable energy, Putin said
❗️ Putin invited Russia’s Chinese partners to the Eastern Economic Forum's (EEF), which is one of the biggest business forums in Russia, where he offered to discuss cooperation with Russia in detail.
The EEF was established in 2015 by Vladimir Putin and is a major platform for signing agreements between businesses both large and small for the joint development of projects.
The EEF was established in 2015 by Vladimir Putin and is a major platform for signing agreements between businesses both large and small for the joint development of projects.
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❗️ The partnership between Russia and China reliably ensures energy security and raises the level of prosperity of their peoples, Putin said. Russia supports China's intention to localize production in Russia and is ready to provide investors with benefits…
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📹 Russia is ready to provide investors from China with economic incentives and access to the technological base, Putin said.
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“Russia not only welcomes the intention of Chinese business to localize production on our territory, we are ready to provide investors from China with economic incentives, assistance, and support, as well as access to Russia's unique technological base and our highly qualified personnel,” he said.
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🇷🇺🇨🇳 Harbin epitomizes the close ties between Russia and China, Putin says
Russian President Vladimir Putin described the Chinese city of Harbin as a major scientific and educational center that epitomizes the close ties between Russia and China.
“This is my first time here and, indeed, the city is impressive,” he said.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin described the Chinese city of Harbin as a major scientific and educational center that epitomizes the close ties between Russia and China.
“This is my first time here and, indeed, the city is impressive,” he said.
"By the way, we drove through the city center, its historical part preserves, and you can feel it well, preserves the Russian trace as well. After all, our specialists from Russia, engineers, and scientists once made a remarkable contribution to the economic development of the city, the creation of its industrial base, the construction of large plants and factories, infrastructure facilities," Putin added.
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❗️ Putin's statements during his speech at the EXPO in Harbin:
▪️ The partnership between Russia and China reliably ensures energy security and raises the level of prosperity of their peoples;
▪️ The partnership between Russia and China reliably ensures energy security and raises the level of prosperity of their peoples;
▪️ Russia is capable of supplying China's economy with clean, affordable energy;
▪️ Russia supports China's intention to localize production in Russia, is ready to provide investors with benefits, and the Kaluga region is determined to develop cooperation in the automotive sector.
▪️ Cooperation between the Russian Far East and northeastern China has great potential.
▪️ The reduction of cargo and transportation inspection time at the border will continue.
He invited Russia’s Chinese partners to the Eastern Economic Forum's (EEF), which is one of the biggest business forums in Russia, where he offered to discuss cooperation with Russia in detail.
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▪️ The partnership between Russia and China reliably ensures energy security and raises the level of prosperity of their peoples;
▪️ The partnership between Russia and China reliably ensures energy security and raises the level of prosperity of their peoples;
▪️ Russia is capable of supplying China's economy with clean, affordable energy;
▪️ Russia supports China's intention to localize production in Russia, is ready to provide investors with benefits, and the Kaluga region is determined to develop cooperation in the automotive sector.
▪️ Cooperation between the Russian Far East and northeastern China has great potential.
▪️ The reduction of cargo and transportation inspection time at the border will continue.
He invited Russia’s Chinese partners to the Eastern Economic Forum's (EEF), which is one of the biggest business forums in Russia, where he offered to discuss cooperation with Russia in detail.
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▪️ Russia is ready to support China's investors. Check out other Putin’s statements in Harbin
▪️ Russian air defenses shot down more than 100 drones overnight
▪️ Shooting of Slovak Prime Minister reveals ‘hateful’ rhetoric against Ukraine heretics
▪️ Why does New Caledonia matter to France?
▪️ US House of Representatives passed a bill to compel the provision of certain arms to Israel
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▪️ Russian air defenses shot down more than 100 drones overnight
▪️ Shooting of Slovak Prime Minister reveals ‘hateful’ rhetoric against Ukraine heretics
▪️ Why does New Caledonia matter to France?
▪️ US House of Representatives passed a bill to compel the provision of certain arms to Israel
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Russia will no longer invite the US to May 9 Victory Day parades
US political elites deny the truth about World War II and gloss over the USSR's role in the victory over Germany, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov said.
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US political elites deny the truth about World War II and gloss over the USSR's role in the victory over Germany, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov said.
“In their pursuit of more and more new narratives just to vilify Russia, the Americans deny the key role of the Soviet Union in the victory over Nazi Germany. They are unable to change their approach, and that is why we will not invite them. If something changes in terms of the emergence of more common sense in the approach of official Washington, then of course,” the deputy minister said.
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❗️ The US with its Cold War mentality is responsible for bringing about and worsening the Ukrainian crisis, China's Foreign Ministry says.
Сhina advises the US not to blame Beijing for the Ukrainian crisis, the Ministry added.
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Сhina advises the US not to blame Beijing for the Ukrainian crisis, the Ministry added.
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Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva will not participate in the conference on Ukraine hosted by Switzerland in June, the president's office told Sputnik. "Lula da Silva will not appear at the Ukraine summit," the office said in a statement. In…
🇿🇦 South Africa’s head of state will not attend the conference on Ukraine in Switzerland because of his participation in post-election events, the president's office told Sputnik.
The Swiss authorities said they had sent invitations to the conference to countries of the “Global South,” expressing hope that these invitations would be accepted.
The Swiss authorities said they had sent invitations to the conference to countries of the “Global South,” expressing hope that these invitations would be accepted.
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Russia and Afghanistan to build logistics center for oil transit to South Asia
Afghanistan plans to start talks with Russia on establishing a logistics center in the Afghan province of Herat that will facilitate the export of Russian oil to South Asia, acting Afghan Minister of Industry and Trade Haji Nooruddin Azizi told Sputnik.
Haji Nooruddin Azizi also said that Afghanistan has increased imports of petroleum products from Russia, noting that his country needs about four million tons of petroleum products and oil per year.
The International Economic Forum of Russia and the countries of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation "Russia - Islamic World: KazanForum" is being held in Kazan on May 14-19.
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Afghanistan plans to start talks with Russia on establishing a logistics center in the Afghan province of Herat that will facilitate the export of Russian oil to South Asia, acting Afghan Minister of Industry and Trade Haji Nooruddin Azizi told Sputnik.
"We would like to start negotiations on this issue so that part of the transit of Russian oil passes through the territory of Afghanistan – it is the shortest route," Azizi said on the sidelines of the Russia-Islamic World: KazanForum international economic forum in the Russian city of Kazan.
Haji Nooruddin Azizi also said that Afghanistan has increased imports of petroleum products from Russia, noting that his country needs about four million tons of petroleum products and oil per year.
The International Economic Forum of Russia and the countries of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation "Russia - Islamic World: KazanForum" is being held in Kazan on May 14-19.
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❗️LIVE: Putin visits Harbin Polytechnic University
Sputnik comes to you live as President Vladimir Putin arrives in Harbin, the capital of China’s northernmost province of Heilongjiang.
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❗️LIVE: Putin visits Harbin Polytechnic University Sputnik comes to you live as President Vladimir Putin arrives in Harbin, the capital of China’s northernmost province of Heilongjiang. Watch the livestream here or follow the link to the Sputnik's website…
Russian and Chinese universities to establish joint educational center, Putin declares
The educational center, to be opened by Saint Petersburg State University together with the Harbin Institute of Technology, will become one of the flagships of bilateral cooperation in this area, Russian President Vladimir Putin noted.
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The educational center, to be opened by Saint Petersburg State University together with the Harbin Institute of Technology, will become one of the flagships of bilateral cooperation in this area, Russian President Vladimir Putin noted.
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❗️LIVE: Putin visits Harbin Polytechnic University Sputnik comes to you live as President Vladimir Putin arrives in Harbin, the capital of China’s northernmost province of Heilongjiang. Watch the livestream here or follow the link to the Sputnik's website…
❗️ Russia and China can accomplish a great deal by joining forces in high-tech fields, Vladimir Putin said.
The president remarked that the construction of new nuclear reactors in China, with Russia's assistance, is proceeding according to plan.
“I am sure that experiments at the NICA collider will make it possible to make world-class discoveries and drive progress for the benefit of mankind,” he said.
The president remarked that the construction of new nuclear reactors in China, with Russia's assistance, is proceeding according to plan.
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🇭🇺 Hungary vetoed a Council of Europe resolution on Ukraine because it provided for the recognition of only one “peace plan” by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto has said.
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❗️ Russia and China can accomplish a great deal by joining forces in high-tech fields, Vladimir Putin said. “I am sure that experiments at the NICA collider will make it possible to make world-class discoveries and drive progress for the benefit of mankind…
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Teamwork needed for success, which is what Russia & China are doing, Putin says
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"The ability to work on international teams is something that allows you to increase your chances for success," President Putin stated.
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