- US rep admits US sanctions and occupation of eastern Syria are to prevent reconstruction for use as leverage following Washington’s failed proxy war;

- Russian missiles & drones targeted Ukraine’s power grid inflicting heavy damage nationwide;

- The missile/drone strikes included an unmanned naval drone targeting a bridge in Odessa;

- Western governments and analysts admit that it will take years to send Ukraine NATO jets;

- Any appearance beforehand means NATO pilots are posing as Ukrainian pilots;

- CNN claims captured “Wagner” fighters say Russia is suffering heavy losses, CNN suggests 80% of the 50,000 Wagner recruited have died, been injured, or are captured;

- This suggests only 10k Wagner fighters are outfighting/surrounding Ukrainian troops in Bakhmut;

- CNN used US-EU supported front “Russia Behind Bars” to back claims in report, a similar tactic used during the US proxy war in Syria;

References:

WaPo - Lifting sanctions on Syria won’t help earthquake victims:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/02/09/earthquake-syria-sanctions-assad/
Archived version with original headline:
https://web.archive.org/web/20230210102455/https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/02/09/earthquake-syria-sanctions-assad/
US DoD - Dana Stroul:
https://www.defense.gov/About/Biographies/Biography/Article/2539910/dana-stroul/
Hands off Syria - “Dana Stroul, Biden official, boasts that Washington "owns" one third of Syria” (2019):
https://youtu.be/FSE3FWKFp4g
FT - Russia launches fresh missile bombardment on Ukraine (February 12, 2023):
https://www.ft.com/content/3b3433fb-7892-4be3-b04c-c9b7005925ba
Reuters - Ukraine says three major regions can avoid power cuts after attacks (February 11, 2023):
https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/ukraine-says-three-major-regions-can-avoid-power-cuts-after-attacks-2023-02-11/
Telegraph (UK) - Russia strikes key Odessa bridge with first use of drone boat:
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2023/02/11/ukraine-invasion-russia-strikes-key-odessa-bridge-drone-boat/
War on the Rocks - UNFOLDING OFFENSIVES AND COUNTER-OFFENSIVES IN UKRAINE:
https://warontherocks.com/2023/02/unfolding-offensives-and-counter-offensives-in-ukraine/
UK Gov - PM extends Ukraine military training to pilots and marines as President Zelensky makes first visit to the UK since Russian invasion (February 8, 2023):
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/pm-extends-ukraine-military-training-to-pilots-and-marines-as-president-zelenskyy-makes-first-visit-to-the-uk-since-russian-invasion
Reuters - 'No magic wand' in Ukraine war, says UK's Wallace on question of supplying jets (February 3, 2023):
https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/no-magic-wand-ukraine-war-says-uks-wallace-question-supplying-jets-2023-02-02/
Air & Space Forces Magazine - Romania Is a Model for Training Ukraine’s Pilots to Fly F-16s (August 2022):
https://www.airandspaceforces.com/romania-is-a-model-for-training-ukraines-pilots-to-fly-f-16s/
Reuters - Ukraine says pilots would need six months for F-16 combat training (January 27, 2023):
https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/ukraine-says-pilots-would-need-six-months-f-16-combat-training-2023-01-27/
CNN - ‘Just to survive’: Wagner fighters recount the horrors of battle in eastern Ukraine (February 2023):
https://edition.cnn.com/2023/02/12/europe/wagner-convicts-eastern-ukraine-pleitgen-intl/index.html
CNN - UK sanctions British blogger over videos from Ukraine (July 2022):
https://edition.cnn.com/2022/07/27/uk/uk-sanctions-british-blogger-over-videos-from-ukraine-intl/index.html
US NED - 2019 Vaclav Havel Journalism Fellows:
https://www.ned.org/events/reporting-from-the-front-lines-of-authoritarianism-a-conversation-with-the-2019-vaclav-havel-journalism-fellows/
Bloomberg - When Russian Officials ‘Nightmare’ Your Business, You Can Lose Everything—Even Your Life (2018, admission Russia Behind Bars sought EU funding):
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2018-01-29/when-russian-officials-nightmare-your-business-you-can-lose-everything-even-your-life
Khodorkovsky - What is Open Russia?
https://khodorkovsky.com/what-is-open-russia/

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