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Russia pushes sex-at-work scheme as population crisis escalates​

Caitlin McFall / Sat, September 21, 2024 at 9:19 AM EDT

Russia pushes sex-at-work scheme as population crisis escalates
The Kremlin’s top doctor this week encouraged all Russians to engage in a "sex-at-work" scheme in a move to back President Vladimir Putin’s attempts to counter a growing population crisis.
Despite cash incentives, tax breaks, a nationwide push to discourage abortions and Putin’s years-long attempt to encourage procreation across the country, Russia saw its lowest birth rate in the last quarter-century for the first six months of 2024, reports said following UN findings on worldwide population rates.
Speaking during a Eurasian Women’s Forum on Wednesday, Putin encouraged women’s role in the workplace, but he also reiterated his push for higher birthrates.

Russian President Vladimir Putin attends the Eurasian Women's Forum in Saint Petersburg, Russia September 18, 2024.

RUSSIA SEES HISTORIC POPULATION DROP SPURRING DEMOGRAPHIC CRISIS AMID WAR IN UKRAINE

"Proper conditions are being created for women to succeed professionally while remaining guardians of the hearth and lynchpins of large families with many children," he said, according to report by Newsweek.
The Kremlin chief reportedly said that women can cope with the load of being both a career-woman and a mother because they "possess a secret that men are unable to fathom."

When pressed by a female reporter about when women are supposed to find the time to manage a family, Russia’s Health minister Dr. Yevgeny Shestopalov said, "Being very busy at work is not a valid reason, but a lame excuse."

Russia pushes sex-at-work scheme as population crisis escalates

Russian officials are making a huge push across the country to boost birth rates and get women to procreate by encouraging sex at work as Russia's population crisis escalates and Putin scrambles.

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Ukraine may not be able to do much to increase Russia's birthrate, but may yet boost Russia's mortality rate.

 

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On Tuesday 24/10/15 PBS NewsHour interviewed author Bob Woodward from The Washington Post about Woodward's new book WAR .
During this PBS interview the following exchange was reported between U.S. Secretary Austin, and Russian Sec. Shoigu about Russian first use of nuclear weapon in Ukraine:

"If you did this, all the restraints that we have been operating under in Ukraine would be reconsidered ... . This would isolate Russia on the world stage to a degree you Russians cannot fully appreciate." U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin

"I don't take kindly to being threatened." Sec. Sergei Shoigu

"I am the leader of the most powerful military in the history of the world. I don't make threats." U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin

"We have all this intelligence that says the Ukrainians are thinking about using a dirty bomb." [releasing radioactive material into Ukraine] Sec. Sergei Shoigu

"This seems to us like you are trying to establish the predicate for using nuclear weapons ... . Don't do it." U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin

"I understand." Sec. Sergei Shoigu

We are lucky to have such competent public servants supervising U.S. involvement in Russia's War in Ukraine.
The stakes there may be far higher than some U.S. voters realize.

"... The characteristics of Trump are, he really has no plan, it's just what comes into his mind. And he has no team. And he operates alone." Woodward 24/10/15

Vote Harris / Walz November 5, 2024

 

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North Korean Troops Deserting Ukraine Frontline Days After Arrival: Report​

Some 18 North Korean soldiers are believed to have deserted the Russian frontline, with Kremlin fighters reportedly searching for them.

The troops were deployed in Russia's Kursk and Bryansk oblasts, about four miles from the border with Ukraine, when they deserted, the public broadcasting company of Ukraine, Suspilne, reported.

Intelligence officials cited by the broadcaster said ...

North Korean troops deserting Ukraine frontline days after arrival: Report

At least 18 soldiers provided to Putin by Kim Jong Un were said to have abandoned their positions after arriving to the front, Ukrainian media reports.

www.newsweek.com

 

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Birds of a feather can go flock themselves?

Saint Thomas More said: "A drowning man will clutch at a straw." These two dictators are desperate.

North Korean Troops Deserting Ukraine Frontline Days After Arrival: Report​

Some 18 North Korean soldiers are believed to have deserted the Russian frontline, with Kremlin fighters reportedly searching for them. #43

Desertion I understand. But that implies seeking refuge. Where?
And for the North Korean dictator (KJU), it's a tough secret to keep. KJU could inform the family the deserter was KIA. Where's the body?
As existence seems to be the purpose of a totalitarian dictatorship, KJU would need some persuasive compensation from Russia for North Korea to continue the supply of troops.
Just how much Stolichnaya can the NK porker guzzle?

“We fell in love.” President Trump commenting on his relationship w/NK/KJU

 

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North Korea has sent 3,000 troops to support Russia in war against Ukraine – Reuters​

Alona Mazurenko — Wednesday, 23 October 2024, 14:54

South Korean intelligence has reported that North Korea has sent 3,000 troops to Russia to support the occupation forces in the war against Ukraine and is also trying to isolate the families of selected soldiers in a certain place to prevent information from spreading.
Source: Reuters
Quote: "North Korea has sent 3,000 troops to Russia to support the Kremlin's forces in its war in Ukraine and thousands more were expected to follow, South Korean lawmakers said on Wednesday."
Details: Seoul reported that Pyongyang has promised to provide a total of about 10,000 troops, whose deployment is expected to be completed by December.
The latest figures came after Seoul's National Intelligence Service said that about 1,500 special forces soldiers had arrived in Russia by ship: "Signs of troops being trained inside North Korea were detected in September and October."
Moscow and Pyongyang deny any arms transfers but have pledged to strengthen military ties by signing a mutual defence treaty at a summit in June. The Kremlin has dismissed as fake news South Korea's claim that Russia was sending North Korean troops to war.

North Korea has sent 3,000 troops to support Russia in war against Ukraine – Reuters

South Korean intelligence has reported that North Korea has sent 3,000 troops to Russia to support the occupation forces in the war against Ukraine and is also trying to isolate the families of selected soldiers in a certain place to prevent information from spreading.

www.pravda.com.ua

There's more to this story, even if not all is disclosed in this article. Is this Putin "leadership" consolidating the dregs political regimes of the planet ? If so, what next? If not, what?

What sort of desertion rate can North Korea / Russia expect from these NK troops? And what will become of North Korean deserters? Comfortable living in South Korea?

Over 30,000 North Korean defectors now living in South Korea, with majority in Seoul area​

Over 30,000 North Korean defectors now living in South Korea, with majority in Seoul area - The Korea Daily

The number of North Korean defectors residing in South Korea has surpassed 30,000, according to recent data. Representative Han Jung-ae of the Democratic

www.koreadailyus.com

 

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Germany's upstart leftists chip at pro-Ukraine consensus​

By Sarah Marsh and Andreas Rinke / November 3, 2024 12:02 AM GMT-5


BERLIN, Nov 3 (Reuters) - Germany's new leftist populist party aims to exact a high price from mainstream parties for helping them govern three eastern states: demanding that their regional officials join calls to stop arming Ukraine.
Such concessions risk eroding the pro-Ukraine consensus in Germany, Kyiv's second biggest military supporter against Russia's full-scale invasion of its neighbour.

https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/germanys-upstart-leftists-chip-pro-ukraine-consensus-2024-11-03/

The risks to Germany of Russian military expansionism are obvious. Unified Germany is an occupied nation, just as former West Germany was, an ever-present reminder.

 

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Biden to urge Trump not to walk away from Ukraine, US security adviser says​

US election live updates: Biden to urge Trump not to walk away from Ukraine, US security adviser says

When the pair meet on Wednesday, they are expected to discuss the "top priorities" for domestic and foreign policy.

www.bbc.com

Vance boasted he doesn't care about Ukraine.

What Trump and his administration need to understand:
if Putin isn't smacked back to Russia, if Putin is allowed to profit, to benefit from his ruthless military adventurism, there's certain to be more of it.

So the U.S. can help Ukraine to defend itself by providing matériel and intelligence.
Or we can let Russia's authoritarianism and military adventurism grow, and as it grows, expands, strengthens, Western Europe, our NATO allies, our trade partners become progressively more vulnerable.
Reductio ad absurdum: it's either U.S. matériel today, or U.S. blood and treasure tomorrow.

Facts do not cease to exist because they are ignored - Aldous Huxley

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It's more than a wild guess.
This is going to be a very tough sell for Biden. The most persuasive:
political repercussions certain to strike during the next 4 years if the U.S. & Western Europe allow Putin to benefit.
Is there persuasive evidence Biden is prepared to pitch that angle to Trump? Count me a skeptic, and thus, deep trouble for Ukraine ahead.

 

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Like father like son? Donald Jr. on Zelensky:

Donald Trump Jr mocks Zelensky by suggesting that he’s just weeks away from ‘losing allowance’​

James Liddell / Mon, November 11, 2024 at 7:23 AM EST
Donald Trump Jr took a swipe at Volodymyr Zelensky after sharing a social media post suggesting that the Ukrainian president was just weeks away from losing his “allowance” – a reference to US military funding for fighting Vladimir Putin’s.
President-elect Donald Trump has staunchly criticized the Biden Administration spending more than $64 billion in providing security assistance to Ukraine since Russia’s invasion of the nation in February 2022, according to figures from the US Department of State.
On Sunday, Trump’s eldest son mocked Zelensky in a social media tirade, teasing that Ukraine’s military aid budget was about to be abolished.

Donald Trump Jr mocks Zelensky by suggesting that he’s just weeks away from ‘losing allowance’

President-elect’s eldest son also called to keep ‘neocons and war hawks’ out of the Trump Administration

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Biden allows Ukraine to use US arms to strike inside Russia​

Mike Stone and Humeyra Pamuk / Updated Sun, November 17, 2024 at 2:29 PM EST
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Joe Biden's administration has allowed Ukraine to use U.S.-made weapons to strike deep into Russia, two U.S. officials and a source familiar with the decision said on Sunday, in a significant reversal of Washington's policy in the Ukraine-Russia conflict.
Ukraine plans to conduct its first long-range attacks in the coming days, the sources said, without revealing details due to operational security concerns.
The move comes two months before President-elect Donald Trump takes office on Jan. 20 and follows months of pleas by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy to allow Ukraine's military to use U.S. weapons to hit Russian military targets far from its border.
The change comes largely in response to Russia's deployment of North Korean ground troops to supplement its own forces, a development that has caused alarm in Washington and Kyiv, a U.S. official and a source familiar with the decision said.

Biden allows Ukraine to use US arms to strike inside Russia

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Joe Biden's administration has allowed Ukraine to use U.S.-made weapons to strike deep into Russia, two U.S. officials and a source familiar with the decision said on Sunday, in a significant reversal of Washington's policy in the Ukraine-Russia conflict. Ukraine...

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Long overdue Joe.

 

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Marjorie Taylor Greene and Donald Trump Jr accuse Biden of trying to start WWIII with Ukraine missiles move​

James Liddell / Mon, November 18, 2024 at 6:29 AM EST
Marjorie Taylor Greene and Donald Trump Jr have accused President Joe Biden of trying to start World War III after he gave Ukraine the green light to use US-supplied long-range supersonic missiles to strike inside Russia for the first time.
The Biden administration’s granting of Kyiv’s request to use the ATACMS missiles outside of its own borders marks a change in stance in the president’s final days in office, before President-elect Donald Trump – who has indicated he will limit US support for Ukraine – returns to the White House in January.

Marjorie Taylor Greene and Donald Trump Jr accuse Biden of trying to start WWIII with Ukraine missiles move

Biden’s decision marks a change in stance in the president’s final days in office, before President-elect Donald Trump – who has indicated he will limit US support for Ukraine – returns to the White House in January

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Ironic perhaps that sycophants to one with megalomaniacal tendencies would be so clueless about Putin's expansionist aspirations.
They're half right.
Biden's policy change is risky. BUT !
After 1,000 days of War in Ukraine, allowing Ukraine to slowly lose its capacity to wage defensive War might easily be expected to set up a whole new row of dominoes to fall to Russian military conquest.

The carnage in Ukraine is a catastrophe.
Biden lifting this restriction may potentially help prevent the Ukrainian catastrophe from suddenly developing into global cataclysm.

It seems M.T. and Dj value partisanship over survival.

 

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Russia claims it shot down US-made ATACMS missiles and issues nuclear threat​

DAVID BRENNAN and PATRICK REEVELL / Tue, November 19, 2024 at 9:44 AM EST
The Russian Defense Ministry said on Tuesday that it defeated a Ukrainian ATACMS attack in the western Bryansk region, shortly before the Kremlin updated its nuclear weapons doctrine to allow for nuclear strikes in response to foreign ballistic missile attacks.

Russia claims it shot down US-made ATACMS missiles and issues nuclear threat

The Russian Defense Ministry said on Tuesday that it defeated a Ukrainian ATACMS attack in the western Bryansk region, shortly before the Kremlin updated its nuclear weapons doctrine to allow for nuclear strikes in response to foreign ballistic missile attacks. Ukrainian forces fired six...

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