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Russia and Belarus could go into direct conflict with NATO in the future

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Russia and Belarus may go into direct conflict with NATO in the future, Belarusian Defense Minister Viktor Khrenin has said.

At the international security conference held in Moscow, he warned that the conflict in Ukraine has turned into a global conflict between the West and the East, and that the possibility of direct war with NATO is increasing in the future.

While questions and doubts are being raised about the weapons deployed by Moscow in Belarus, Russia has said that it will remove its weapons deployed in Belarus only if the US removes its nuclear missiles and their related infrastructure from Europe.

On the other hand, Western supporters of Ukraine have claimed that they are not directly involved in the conflict in Ukraine, however, the warplanes and long-range missiles provided by Europe and the United States are helping Ukraine to provoke a direct conflict with Russia. Ignoring Moscow’s repeated warnings, Moscow has said that the arms package provided to Ukraine has brought the US and NATO closer to active participation in the conflict.

Khrenin says that the war between Russia and Ukraine has turned into a global confrontation between West and East on the territory of Ukraine, and that the Ukraine proxy war has actually brought the entire planet to the brink of World War III.

Nuclear warning issued to Ukraine over Crimea

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Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has warned that any Ukrainian attempt to capture Crimea could be met with a nuclear response by Moscow. He insisted, however, that Kyiv’s claims that it could seize the peninsula are nothing more than hollow threats.

Speaking to journalists on Friday, Medvedev dismissed the likelihood that Ukraine would carry out an attack on Crimea, asserting that “this is propaganda and should be treated that way, during the war it always exists.”

Medvedev, who currently serves as the deputy head of Russia’s Security Council, added that “if we talk about some sort of serious offensive that is associated with an attempt to retake Crimea, it is quite obvious that this is the basis for the use of all means of protection, including those provided for by the fundamentals of the Doctrine of Nuclear Deterrence when the use of any types of weapons against Russia threatens the existence of the state itself.”

Crimea became part of Russia in 2014 after the local population voted overwhelmingly in favor of the move following a Western-backed coup in Kiev. Ukraine and its Western supporters have refused to recognize the step, and Kiev has repeatedly vowed to retake the peninsula by force.

Medvedev stressed that any attempt to break off part of Russia would be considered as a threat to the nation’s existence. “Therefore, draw your own conclusions. There are absolutely grounds for using any weapon here. Absolutely any kind. And I hope our ‘friends’ across the ocean understand this,” the former president said.

He also stressed that the prospect of a nuclear conflict has not faded, but instead continues to grow. Every day that Western weapons are delivered to Ukraine, the closer the world moves towards a “nuclear apocalypse,” Medvedev cautioned, adding that “it doesn’t mean that this will happen, but the horsemen of the apocalypse continue to move.”

The former Russian leader also claimed that without military aid and “direct cash injections” from NATO, the “Kiev regime would not have survived even a week” against Russian forces. The greater the supply of weapons, the more difficult the situation becomes, Medvedev added.

He stated that it is “obvious” Kiev is preparing some sort of new offensive, although Russia’s General Staff is making its own assessments and planning a response. Medvedev insisted that Russia would prefer to resolve all issues peacefully, but that the West seems uninterested in such a resolution.RT

Ukraine looking for a way to directly involve the US and NATO in the conflict: ex-CIA official

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Former CIA officer Philip Giraldi said Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is looking for ways to directly involve the US and NATO in the conflict, as former CIA officer Philip Giraldi speaks about the recent drone strikes inside Russia’s borders.

On the other hand, Secretary of State Antony Blinken has said that the US has nothing to do with the Ukrainian drone attack on two air bases within the borders of Russia, but will continue to supply everything that Kyiv needs.

Speaking to reporters, Blinken said, “We have neither encouraged nor enabled the Ukrainians to attack inside Russia. What really matters is how Ukraine responds to the ongoing Russian aggression,” he said. It is determined to provide the equipment it needs to defend its territory, to defend its independence, but when the US first sent HIMARS to Ukraine, it said it received assurances from Kyiv that those weapons would not be used against Russian territory.

According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, two strategic bomber camps in the Ryazan and Saratov regions were attacked by drones on Monday morning. Moscow said three soldiers were killed and two bombers were lightly damaged by drones shot down by air defenses.

Meanwhile, Moscow has warned that providing heavy weapons to Ukraine has crossed Russia’s “red line” and threatens that it will involve the US and NATO directly in the conflict.

Ukraine wants to frame Russia as ‘nuclear terrorist’ – Moscow

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Russia has been warning the West about the alleged plans of Ukraine to use a dirty bomb to frame Russia. The West has also remained largely dismissive of these warnings.

The Defense Ministry of Russia claimed that Ukraine is planning on labeling Moscow as a nuclear terrorist organization in order to launch a powerful anti-Russia campaign. According to Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov, the West’s refusal to believe that Ukraine is planning on using dirty bombs makes the threat still relevant.

According to the Russian Defense Ministry, Ukraine is planning to detonate a “dirty bomb” in a bid to intimidate the local population, trigger a refugee exodus to the European Union and portray Moscow as “a nuclear terrorist,”. 

The UN also called on all parties in the conflict to show restraint. During a briefing on Monday, Stephane Dujarric, the spokesperson for UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres, said that all parties should avoid actions that could trigger further escalation.

Russia has no intention of destroying Ukraine: Putin

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Russian President Vladimir Putin has said that the Russian Federation has no intention of destroying Ukraine.

Speaking to journalists after a summit with regional leaders in Kazakhstan’s capital Astana, President Putin said, “What is happening today is not pleasant, to put things mildly,”. “But at the same time, if Russia hadn’t attacked, Russia would have been in the same situation, only the conditions would have been worse for us. So we’re doing everything correctly and at the right time.”

President Putin also said that if Ukraine had not cut the water supply to Crimea, where 2.4 million people live there would have been no retaliatory actions, but we didn’t have any other options apart from entering the area and reopening the water supply to Crimea.

President Putin said it was not Russia’s intention to destroy Ukraine, but he did not regret the invasion as Ukraine was joining NATO and playing according to the west to weaken Russian Federation.

He said most of the designated targets had been hit, and the recent stike had destroyed 22 out of the 29 targets in Ukraine set by the military and that they are getting the remaining seven.

He also said that the wave of missile strikes on cities across Ukraine recently was the retaliation for a blast which damaged a key bridge between Russia and annexed Crimea.

Meanwhile, Analyst says that all this comes after the Russian forces are retreating where the Ukraine is advancing its attack and Russia’s influence in the region is declining.

Ukraine’s referendum challenges NATO and the West

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The referendum held by Ukrainians in Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson and Zaporizhia regions from September 23 to 27 on joining Russia has ended.

A referendum held in these four regions of Ukraine will undoubtedly include those regions in Russia. Despite the opposition of the European Union and the Western countries, this referendum has sent a message to the Western countries and especially the United States that are indirectly fighting with Russia by pushing Ukraine forward, that Russia will not back down from the war under any circumstances. Taking precedent of the fact that the United States and NATO recognized Kosovo as an independent country in 2008, Russia annexed Crimea to its territory in 2014 and again will include four regions of Ukraine in its territory giving an example of Kosovo.

Ukraine’s referendum has become a serious challenge to the US and Western countries, which are indirectly fighting the Ukraine war to weaken Russia. If the Western countries, which are continuously supporting Ukraine with arms and money, wanted to stop the Russia-Ukraine war and move forward with the peace talks, yesterday they could have done so only on the condition that Russia would withdraw its troops and Ukraine would not join NATO. But today the conditions for peace talk might include the four regions of Ukraine annexed by Russia to be returned, which Russia will never agree with.

By promising to help Ukraine to fight the war against Russia, America is prolonging the Russia-Ukraine conflict and now it has reached a situation where the war will not stop even if it wants to. In the meantime, the issue of how to help Ukraine and what to help has become a challenge for America. In this sense, the Ukraine war was a conflict between Russia and America and even today this war is indirectly a war between Russia and America. Because Ukraine did not have the power to fight a war against Russia yesterday and still does not have it today. Therefore, the US wants to prolong the war to weaken Russia on the one hand, and on the other hand to increase its arms sales. But after the referendum, Russia has openly challenged the use of nuclear weapons to protect the territories annexed by Russia. After this incident, Russia has decided to deploy weapons and troops in full capacity, considering the territory as Russia’s border.

Ukraine’s next path is to seek help from Western countries to return the lost territory or to give up the lost territory and negotiate peace. But the US still wants to prolong the Russia-Ukraine conflict and weaken Russia. Therefore, the possibility of peace talks is very low. Also, Europe and America have declared that the referendum and its results are not valid. But that declaration will not make any difference to Russia and Russia will now provide full security to that territory. Now, in this scenario, if the US still wants to prolong this war, the US and NATO countries, which have been fighting the Ukraine war against Russia in the background until now with weapons and financial support, will have to come directly to the war and if that happens, the next direct war will not be Russia vs. Ukraine, but Russia vs. America and NATO nations.

If indeed NATO nations and the US join forces against Russia, Russia will have no choice but to start a nuclear war. But the possibility of direct military intervention against Russia by the NATO countries that understands America’s war policy is very low, and America does not have the ability to fight a war with Russia alone without the support of NATO countries. Another thing is that as the US mid-term elections approach closer, the US itself is less likely to join the war directly. In order for the US to join the war directly or stand up more aggressively in favor of Ukraine, the US Senate and its majority members and the American people will have to approve . In American politics, a unilateral decision by the president can make no big difference. But in the case of President Putin and Russia, this scenario is completely reversed. Therefore, if the Russia-Ukraine war continues, Ukraine will have to face more crisis.

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Russia warns of ‘direct military clash’ with US

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Russia has warned of a “direct military confrontation” with the US.

The Russian Embassy in the United States has warned that the behaviour of the United States on the world stage may lead to a direct conflict between the nuclear nations.

In a statement released by the embassy through its Telegram channel, the United States continued actions without regard for the security and interests of other countries may contribute to the threat of nuclear conflict.

The embassy also says that the US move to engage more in a hybrid confrontation with Russia in the context of the Ukrainian crisis has unexpectedly increased the direct military confrontation of the nuclear powers.

The statement also noted that the US had recently withdrawn from two major arms control treaties, the 1987 Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty, which banned certain classes of land-based missiles, and the 1992 Open Skies Treaty, which allowed for surveillance flights over each other’s territories.

The embassy also urged the United States to take a closer look at its own nuclear policy instead of making baseless accusations against countries whose whose worldviews do not coincide with the American ones.

Diplomats of the embassy have said that we will faithfully fulfill our obligations as a nuclear weapons state and make every effort to reduce nuclear risks.

The embassy issued such a statement after the United States accused Moscow of using the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant in southern Ukraine as a cover for its soldiers. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken called Russia’s action “the height of irresponsibility”.

Refuting US Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s statement, Moscow said that its own artillery fire by the Ukrainian army had caused several fires and power outages in many places this month.

Russia initiated a UN Security Council meeting last week regarding the situation around the Zaporozhye power plant. Russian envoy Vassily Nebenzia urged the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to inspect the nuclear power plant as soon as possible and said that Russia would fully cooperate with it.

US to send long-range rockets to Ukraine

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President Biden has announced to send more advanced rocket system in Ukraine to help defend itself.Mr Biden said the lethal aid would strengthen Kyiv’s negotiating position against Russia and make a diplomatic solution more likely.

The weapons will help to strike enemy forces more precisely from a longer distance.New weaponry will include the M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS).The systems can launch multiple precision-guided missiles at targets as far as 70km (45 miles) away – far further than the artillery that Ukraine currently has.
Helicopters, anti-tank weapons, tactical vehicles and spare parts are to be included in what will be the 11th package of military aid approved by the US for Ukraine since the invasion began in February.

Previously Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has accused the West of “pumping up the Ukrainian nationalists with weapons” and said that any cargo of arms bound for Ukraine would become a legitimate target for Moscow.The ministry has said that Nato countries are “playing with fire” by sending weapons to Ukraine.

Putin promises response to strategic threats

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Russian President Vladimir Putin has warned outside forces against interfering in the Ukrainian conflict, promising a “lightning-speed” response to such actions, with the use of Moscow’s most advanced weaponry.

Speaking to lawmakers in Moscow on Wednesday Putin said,“If someone decides to intervene in the ongoing events from the outside and create unacceptable strategic threats to us, they should know that our response to those oncoming blows will be swift, lightning-fast”.

“We have all the tools to do this. Tools that no one except us can brag about. But we’re not going to brag. We’ll use them if such a need arises.Russian authorities have already made all the necessary decisions to prepare for such a response, he added.

Last week, Moscow successfully tested its state-of-the-art RS-28 Sarmat inter-continental ballistic missile. The new nuclear-capable weapon can carry several Avangard hypersonic gliders, which are said to be able to bypass any existing air defenses due to their extreme speed and ability to make constant maneuvers during their flight.

Unlike Russia, the US and its NATO allies currently have no hypersonic weapons in service. For now, at least.

Western countries have been actively supplying Kiev with weapons, including anti-tank and anti-aircraft missile systems, armored vehicles and howitzers, since the start of the conflict with Russia. They have also imposed harsh sanctions aimed at reducing Russia’s ability to fund its military campaign.

Source: RT

Russia cuts off gas supply to Poland and Bulgaria

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Russia’s state-owned energy company Gazprom has said it will cut off Russian gas supplies to Poland and Bulgaria, two countries that have been supporting and providing military aid to Ukraine.

Russia has said it has cut off gas supplies to Poland and Bulgaria because of their continued military support to Ukraine and its reluctance to pay in rubles.

Russia’s move has been opposed by most European nations since the Kremlin proposed that Russian enemies pay in rubles. However, in response to the economic sanctions imposed on Russia, Russia demanded that the payment to be made in Russian rubles in every trade with Russia.

Oil and gas prices in the United States and European countries have risen to 40-year highs since Russia cut off supplies.