Day: April 21, 2024
On 12 March, rebel forces aligned against Vladimir Putin’s government launched a military incursion into Belgorod Oblast. This is the third such incursion in two years. Residents of Russian border villages fled in the face of violent clashes between paramilitary groups and Russian National Guard units. Both Ukraine and Russia claim some degree of victory or strategic advantage from these raids. These competing narratives create a grey zone of information. We will analyse the actual achievements of these raids, their potential impact on other restless Russian regions, and the probability of more cross-border attacks in the near future.
Key Judgement 1. It is likely that cross-border incursions into Belgorod Oblast prompt Russia to divert manpower and assets away from the east in order to protect its southern flank in the next 6 months.
Key Judgement 2. It is likely that cross border incursions into Belgorod will embolden other resistance groups within Russian republics in the next 6 months.
Key Judgement 3. It is highly likely that Ukraine will continue to sponsor cross-border incursions by Russian resistance groups in the next 6 months.
Même les américains en ont assez de la corruption endémique de Zelensky et ses sbires.
Le directeur de la CIA, William Burns, s’est rendu secrètement à Kiev pour avertir le président Zelensky que Washington était conscient de sa corruption personnelle et de sa réticence à limoger… https://t.co/lSE2rcVaiu— Flo Delorbe 🚜 (@Flodelorbe) April 21, 2024
The current director of the CIA, William Burns, said in 2008 that for Russia, “Ukraine’s accession to NATO is the brightest of all red lines.”
“I have not yet found anyone who would consider Ukraine in NATO as something other than a direct challenge to Russia’s interests,”
— Vedic spectator (@Sukadeva108) April 21, 2024
CIA局长警告:美须认真看待习近平对台野心 美中央情报局(CIA)局长威廉·伯恩斯(William Burns)4月18日表示,没有任何人会低估当下中国的野心,尤其是在习近平治下。他警告,“我认为习近平已下定决心要在他的政治生涯中控制台湾,这并不表示他计划明天或下月或明年就要入侵,但它意味着我们必须非常严肃 pic.twitter.com/UpdbgjCE3T
— feimao (@feimao14168607) April 21, 2024
We now know thanks to wikileaks that former ambassador to Russia and current CIA director William Burns warned NATO expansion to Georgia and Ukraine was a red line and would lead to war. Would we allow Canada and Mexico to be Russian allies? No more Lieshttps://t.co/SGxJUdKkCp
— CFB Bets (@CFBWinnerBets) April 21, 2024


