Don’t we all know that Manafort is a Russian asset, if not worse, from the Mueller report? https://t.co/x44XmovYA3
— Anders Åslund (@anders_aslund) August 12, 2024
Day: August 12, 2024
“Ukrainian troops are digging trenches in Russia’s Kursk Oblast. It’s a sign they plan to stay.
Every day the Russians don’t counterattack is a day the Ukrainians dig deeper.”
👉 Damn right. Finder’s keepers.
Kursk is coming home to its historic home: Ukraine 🇺🇦. pic.twitter.com/LdHWUUbmnI
— Jason Jay Smart (@officejjsmart) August 12, 2024
Ukraine has the full right to use the German military equipment it has received as it sees fit, according to Arno Kollatz, the spokesperson for the German Ministry of Defense. Kollatz clarified that once the equipment is transferred to Ukraine, it becomes the property of Ukraine,… pic.twitter.com/5lmX1oiUOy
— Jürgen Nauditt 🇩🇪🇺🇦 (@jurgen_nauditt) August 12, 2024
“If Putin is worried about the situation in the Kursk region, he can stop the war against Ukraine.”
– 🇺🇸 National Security Council’s John Kirby pic.twitter.com/vJkmH0sPf8
— Jason Jay Smart (@officejjsmart) August 12, 2024
What can Putin 🇷🇺 do to restore the political credibility that he has lost in Kursk? Apart from defeating the 🇺🇦 incursion – an open question in itself – his inclination will undoubtedly be to escalate against 🇺🇦. He will certainly try, but does he have the ability? We will see. pic.twitter.com/gD6BqlQlmR
— Carl Bildt (@carlbildt) August 12, 2024
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The Washington Post is reporting that while Iranian Officials in Public have Threatened of a “Tough Response” against Israel for the Assassination of Hamas Chief Political Leader, Ismail Haniyeh; during Behind-the-Scenes discussions with its Proxy Groups like the Houthis and… pic.twitter.com/hX3b8FLZQ4
— OSINTdefender (@sentdefender) August 12, 2024
Worth noting… @KamalaHarris’ national security advisor @PhilGordon46 signed this WaPo oped in 2019.
“China is not an enemy”
Among the letter’s claims…
🔴 “We do not believe Beijing is an economic enemy or an existential national security threat that must be confronted in… pic.twitter.com/vqxm4ohWv8
— Michael Sobolik (@michaelsobolik) August 12, 2024
Ukrainian joke making the rounds:
Lavrov calls Gerasimov and says: “Listen, Gerasimov, don’t hit New York, my daughter lives there.”
Gerasimov, indignantly: “Damn! Peskov asked me not to hit London and Paris, Medvedev asked me not to hit Berlin, Mizulina asked me not to hit…
— OSINT (Uri Kikaski) 🇺🇸 🇨🇦 🇬🇧 🇺🇦 🇮🇱 (@UKikaski) August 12, 2024