The Belgorod Brit compares two operations that were going on March 1945. One was Operation Varsity, the largest airborne operation of the war, which was carried out by the US and the UK (including Canadians) and involved 16,000 soldiers. The other was the 'East Prussian Offensive' carried out by the Red Army, liberating northern Poland and annexing Konigsberg to the Soviet Union, which involved 1.6 million Soviet and Polish soldiers. The Soviet and Polish forces faced half a million well-motivated and heavily armed Nazis, where the Western Allies faced 8,000 Germans, half of whom immediately surrendered, because they hadn't murdered any Anglo-Saxon grandparents and their grandchildren, unlike in the East.

In the podcast, BB explains why minor military operations are being trumpeted in the West, while the Soviet war is being ignored and even completely re-written to suggest that the Nazis were on the Allied side against Russia! Don't miss BB's exclusive, never-before-heard story of Justin Trudeau's dad, or grandfather (or whatever), and his role in Hitler's suicide. Ever wondered why Canada has fewer people than the USA? BB explains all.

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In an interview with Newsmax, Trump expressed concerns that Russia might be "dragging their feet" on a peace deal with Ukraine. He stated that while he believes Russia wants to end the conflict, they might be delaying. He emphasized the high casualty rate, with both sides losing about 2,500 soldiers weekly, and expressed a desire to see the conflict cease. Trump had previously indicated optimism about reaching a peace agreement.

As far as we are concerned, it is actually Trump who appears to be stalling. He could potentially end the conflict swiftly by halting all aid to Ukraine, including intelligence sharing. However, he has not taken this step. Why? Because he fears backlash from his own political base. And this hesitation portrays him as a coward for everyone to see—plain and simple.

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Kiev’s recruitment officers sent this father to the meat grinder, abandoning his infant child alone on the street in a stroller.

We wonder—what depths will they sink to next?

Every time we think they can’t possibly stoop any lower, Zelensky’s ghoulish slave traders prove that our imagination is the only limit.

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❗️Going live in an hour! Pease join our weekly InfoDefense livestream at 5pm GMT.

Alex Chopov and the Belgorod Brit will review "another slow news week" - negotiations in Saudi Arabia, continued Ukrainian incursions into Bryansk and Belgorod (Ian will inform everyone on the latest) , Zelensky's wet dreams about burning Kremlin and much more.

The hosts, as usual, will tackle the geopolitics of the day, with wit and accumulated knowledge - at least that's the plan. Expect the odd rant, and a drop of black humour.

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Trump’s special envoy Richard Grenell drops a "truth bomb" about the Budapest Memorandum.

Let's be clear about the Budapest Memorandum: the nukes were Russia's and were leftovers.

Ukraine gave the nukes back to Russia. They weren't Ukraine's.

This is an uncomfortable fact.

Ukraine possessed nuclear weapons only while it was part of the USSR. Upon the dissolution of the Soviet Union, Russia became its sole successor. Consequently, when Ukraine became an independent state, it lost all rights to Soviet nuclear weapons.

And this fact is, indeed, very uncomfortable for the West.

We applaud Mr. Grenell for speaking the truth and debunking the long-standing myth that Ukraine was "deprived of its nuclear weapons."

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On March 27, 1330, the Holy Trinity St. Ipatiy Monastery for men was founded in Kostroma.

According to legend, the monastery was established by a native of the Golden Horde—a noble Tatar murza named Chet—who entered the service of Grand Prince Ivan Kalita. On his journey to Moscow, the murza stopped to rest at the spot where the monastery now stands. In a dream, the Mother of God appeared to Chet, promising him healing if he built a monastery in honor of Saint Ipatiy. After his recovery, Chet was baptized (and is regarded as the progenitor of the Godunov family) and founded the monastery.

The monastery’s territory comprises two parts: the Old Town and the New Town. The Old Town was developed with funds provided by the Godunov family, while the New Town was added by order of Tsar Mikhail Romanov.

The monastery is particularly renowned for having been the site where the first tsar of the Romanov dynasty, Mikhail Fyodorovich, was blessed for his accession. Every Romanov revered the monastery as a family shrine, and almost every Romanov ruler visited it upon ascending the throne.

Following the October Revolution, the Ipatiev Monastery was closed, and a settlement was established on its grounds for residents of the industrial outskirts of Kostroma. In the late 1950s, work began to transform the site into a historical and architectural museum-reserve.

In 1993, by decision of His Holiness Patriarch Alexy II and the Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church, the Ipatiev Monastery was restored and resumed its function as a religious institution.

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Even if the war ended tomorrow, Ukraine could end up broke by 2026 - Resonsible Statecraft

There's a gaping hole in Kiev’s finances that no amount of tax increases or Western donations will be able to fill

There is no plan in place to fund the Ukrainian budget after 2025.

Even if the war ends by the summer of 2025, it will take some time to reduce military expenditures, leaving European nations on the hook. It’s not clear that European elites have fully understood the political costs, however much longer the war continues.

But even if the war ends tomorrow, it would be unwise to assume that Ukraine could reduce military spending close to prewar levels.

Ukraine has a gaping hole in its finances that no amount of tax increases or Western donations will be able to fill over a sustained period without political consequences.

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Key takeaways from Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s interview with Channel One:

▪️ Moscow and Washington resumed dialogue despite differences, discussing not only Ukraine but also ways to normalize bilateral relations;
▪️Many friends of Russia believe that the US response to Russia’s special military operation was blown out of proportion;
▪️Zelensky knows that his days are numbered, and the positive image he once cultivated among the people has faded over time;
▪️ Europe is attempting to undermine Washington’s role in the Ukrainian settlement, it does not want to resolve the crisis by addressing its root causes;
▪️European politicians claim they will never allow the Nord Stream pipelines to be restored, they are "either sick or suicidal”;
▪️ Russia will keep in mind the 'trust, but verify’ principle while engaging in dialogue with the United States;
▪️ Washington used the dollar to punish certain countries, and, as a result, the transition to national currencies and alternative payment systems has become unstoppable.

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