Another correlation. GOP neophyte candidates threatening Civil war , the threat of Nuclear weapons by the Kremlin over Kherson, and annexation
I see a serious inter connection as that so much of the radical right side of the GOP is now openly allied with Russia, that there is now developing the following inter correlation all within the confines of the Kremlin. The Liz Cheney side of the GOP will be in a nose to nose nuclear confrontation with people whom have ideologically made their bed with promoting a civil war, all for the benefit of Vladimir Putin
A. Genuine conservatives, not curated by the Kremlin are NOT the enemy, but those who are Kremlin AGENTS certainly are. Not because of ideology, but because of the alliance with PUTIN. If the GOP wishes to confuse the two issues, as it is so simple , then that will merely highlight the difference. Idiots
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Noting the growth are far-right rabble-rousers who have been emboldened to run for public office because of the success of Donald Trump who went from real estate developer to president of the United States, the report documents an alarming rise in violent rhetoric coming from the political neophytes.
According to the report, fringe GOP candidates are going far beyond complaining about their Democratic opponent's policy disagreements and saying Democrats believe conservative voters are the "enemy."
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The Institute for the Study of War (ISW) said in its July 19 war assessment that should the Kremlin annex the regions that are currently occupied by Russian forces, Putin may state, directly or obliquely, that Russian doctrine permitting the use of nuclear weapons to defend Russian territory applies to newly annexed territories.
Russia's?military doctrine ?allows battlefield use of nuclear weapons in response to any non-nuclear assault on Russian territory. Versions of the doctrine published since 2000 state that Russia "reserves the right to use nuclear weapons to respond to all weapons of mass destruction attacks" on Russia and its allies.
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How serious this is ? Right now there ARE far right candidates who would openly ask for Russia to ANNEX their areas of residence, and in doing so, try getting guarantees from Putin of a military nature. Places in Texas, Florida, and in Alabama
It is not funny. Chance of it working ZERO, but it would lead to ENORMOUS bloodshed
C. And Zeleniskyy is not waiting
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On Saturday, UK defence officials reported heavy fighting near Kherson.
The Ukrainian advance meant that Russian supply lines west of the river were "increasingly at risk",?according to their assessment.
Earlier this month, Ukraine's Deputy Prime Minster Iryna Vereshchuk urged Kherson residents to evacuate the city as soon as possible to avoid becoming trapped in the city during a counteroffensive in southern Ukraine.
"It is necessary to do so for the Armed Forces of Ukraine not to endanger the civilian population during offensive operations," she told state TV.
Serhiy Khlan, an adviser to Kherson's government, told Ukrainian television the region would "definitely be liberated by September", AFP report.
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In a word, we are going to see nuclear threats from the Kremlin, as Ukraine takes over Kherson in September, totally unhinged far right GOP candidates begging for a civil war and the maximum level of distraction for the USA initiated by all three in October.
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https://www.rawstory.com/gop-2657719190/
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July 24, 2022
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According to a report from the Washington Post's Dave Weigel, extremist GOP candidates campaigning to be on the November 2020 midterm election ballot are larding their stump speeches with warnings?that riots and civil war are imminent ?if Democratic officeholders are not defeated.
Noting the growth are far-right rabble-rousers who have been emboldened to run for public office because of the success of Donald Trump who went from real estate developer to president of the United States, the report documents an alarming rise in violent rhetoric coming from the political neophytes.
According to the report, fringe GOP candidates are going far beyond complaining about their Democratic opponent's policy disagreements and saying Democrats believe conservative voters are the "enemy."
"The rhetoric is bracing, if not entirely new. Liberal commentators made liberal use of the word 'fascism' to describe Trump’s presidency. The baseless theory that President Barack Obama was?undermining ?American power as a foreign agent was popular with some Republicans, including Trump, who succeeded Obama in the White House," Weigel wrote before adding, "Many Democrats saw the backlash to Obama as specific to his race, and saw Biden as unlikely to inspire mass opposition to Trump in the presidential election. But many Republicans also portray Biden as a malevolent figure — a vessel for a hateful leftist campaign to weaken America."00:02
Writing, "...candidates described a country that was not merely in trouble, but being destroyed by leaders who despise most Americans?— effectively part of a civil war. In both swing states and safe seats, many Republicans say that liberals hate them personally and may turn rioters or a police state on people who disobey them," Weigel continued, "[The] argument has been dramatized in ads that, for instance, show one armed candidate appearing to charge into the home of a political enemy, and another?warning ?of 'the mob' that threatens ordinary Americans. In many cases the candidates are brandishing firearms while threatening harm to liberals or other enemies,"
"The arrests of hundreds of rioters who stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, has frequently been cited by Republican candidates as proof of a government war on its people," the report adds.
You can?read more here .
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Also see this:
https://www.newsweek.com/putin-russia-nuclear-weapons-deter-counteroffensive-annexed-regions-1726287
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Russia May Use Nuclear Threats to Stop Ukraine Counteroffensive—ISW
BY?ISABEL VAN BRUGEN? ON 7/20/22 AT 7:49 AM EDT
Russian President?Vladimir Putin ?may use nuclear threats to deter a Ukrainian counteroffensive against the occupied Kherson, Zaporizhzhia, Donetsk, and Luhansk regions, according to a U.S.-based think tank.
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The Institute for the Study of War (ISW) said in its July 19 war assessment that should the Kremlin annex the regions that are currently occupied by Russian forces, Putin may state, directly or obliquely, that Russian doctrine permitting the use of nuclear weapons to defend Russian territory applies to newly annexed territories.
Russia's?military doctrine ?allows battlefield use of nuclear weapons in response to any non-nuclear assault on Russian territory. Versions of the doctrine published since 2000 state that Russia "reserves the right to use nuclear weapons to respond to all weapons of mass destruction attacks" on Russia and its allies.
"Such actions would threaten Ukraine and its partners with nuclear attack if Ukrainian?counteroffensives? to liberate Russian-occupied territory continue," the ISW said in its campaign assessment.
Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a weekly meeting with ministers of the government at the Novo Ogaryovo state residence October 29, 2014 in Moscow, Russia. Putin may use nuclear threats to deter a Ukrainian counteroffensive against the occupied Kherson, Zaporizhzhia, Donetsk, and Luhansk regions, a U.S.-based think tank said.
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The think tank's assessment comes after top U.S. national security official John Kirby warned Tuesday that Russia is moving toward annexing areas in Ukraine that are currently occupied by Russian forces—a move that would mirror the annexation of Ukraine's Crimea peninsula by Russia in 2014.
"Russia is beginning to roll out a version of what you could call an annexation playbook," Kirby told a White House press briefing, citing newly declassified intelligence.
There is "ample evidence in the intelligence and in the public domain" to suggest that?Russia ?plans to annex occupied Ukrainian territory, including Kherson, Zaporizhzhia, and all of the Donetsk and Luhansk regions, as soon as the fall of this year, Kirby said, pointing to Russian efforts to roll out the Russian ruble, install proxy officials, and force some residents to apply for Russian passports.
The deputy chairman of Russia's defense council,?Dmitry Medvedev, ?said on Sunday there would be swift, tough action that would mean doomsday for Ukraine if Crimea is attacked.
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The ISW said?Putin ?may believe that the threat or use of nuclear weapons would restore Russian deterrence after his "disastrous invasion shattered Russia's conventional deterrent capabilities," adding that previous Russian hints at Moscow's willingness to use nuclear weapons have "proven hollow."
"Ukraine and its Western partners may have a narrowing window of opportunity to support a Ukrainian counteroffensive into occupied Ukrainian territory before the Kremlin annexes that territory," the think tank said.
The July 19 assessment also stated that the Kremlin is facing increasing pressure to declare a general mobilization. Declaring all-out war on Ukraine would allow Putin under Russian law to draft conscripts and mobilize reserve forces. Putin has so far described the ongoing conflict as a "special military operation" against Ukraine.
Newsweek?has contacted Russia's Foreign Ministry for comment.
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Also
https://www-bbc-co-uk.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-62283196.amp
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Ukraine war: Kyiv's forces moving towards occupied Kherson - Zelensky
24 July 2022, 10:43 BST
Artillery strikes have allowed Kyiv's forces to advance towards Kherson
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky says his forces are advancing "step by step" into the occupied southern region of Kherson.
Kherson city fell to Russia early in the war and sits on a strategic location west of the Dnipro river.
On Saturday, UK defence officials reported heavy fighting near Kherson.
The Ukrainian advance meant that Russian supply lines west of the river were "increasingly at risk",?according to their assessment.
Earlier this month, Ukraine's Deputy Prime Minster Iryna Vereshchuk urged Kherson residents to evacuate the city as soon as possible to avoid becoming trapped in the city during a counteroffensive in southern Ukraine.
"It is necessary to do so for the Armed Forces of Ukraine not to endanger the civilian population during offensive operations," she told state TV.
Serhiy Khlan, an adviser to Kherson's government, told Ukrainian television the region would "definitely be liberated by September", AFP report.
Kyiv's forces have been targeting river crossings in the region in an effort to stretch Russia's supply lines. On Saturday, an artillery strike hit the Daryivskyi bridge across the Inhulets river, a tributary of the Dnipro.
And on Tuesday, they targeted the Antonivskyi Bridge over the Dnipro itself with US-supplied artillery.
Speaking to the state backed Tass news agency, the deputy head of the Russian-backed administration in Kherson admitted that if the strikes continued the bridge could collapse.
UK officials have described the Antonivskyi Bridge as a "key vulnerability" for Russian forces and on Saturday said if "crossings were denied, and Russian forces in occupied Kherson cut off, it would be a significant military and political setback for Russia".
Mr Khlan said "every bridge is a weak point for logistics and our armed forces are skilfully destroying the enemy system".
Meanwhile, a senior defence adviser to Mr Zelensky claimed that around 1,000 Russian troops in the region have been encircled by Ukrainian forces.
Oleksiy Arestovych said the Russians had been caught in a "tactical encirclement" near the village of Vysokopillya in Kherson oblast. The BBC has not independently verified this claim.
Tass reported that?plans in Kherson to hold a referendum on joining Russia have moved forward , with authorities there forming an election committee. The US has accused Russia of preparing to annex parts of Ukraine.
Russia captured Kherson with relatively little resistance early in the war, and the failure of Ukraine's security service (SBU) to destroy crossing points over the Dnipro before fleeing the city is believed to have led to?Mr Zelensky's dismissal of the agency's director Ivan Bakanov on Monday.
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2 年Both Putin and Trump share common tactics: nothing they say publicly can be trusted as truth, both have ruthless and unhealthy ambitions, and both use bribery, blackmail and extreme financial pressure strategically to silence and or win over new supporters.