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 News at first was he was missing. Now Scott Ritter said he has been killed the Azov Battalion, but no third party confirmation.

The Vineyard of the SakerSitrep: Operation ZNightvisionhttp://thesaker.is/sitrep-operation-z-12/Reminiscence of the Future"We Bear Heat And Light"(c)http://smoothiex12.blogspot.com/2022/04/we-bear-heat-and-lightc.htmlLarry Johnson On Intel Matters In War. Plus Some Other Quick Observations.http://smoothiex12.blogspot.com/2022/04/larry-johnson-on-intel-matters-in-war.htmlAndrei Martyanov, former USSR naval officer and expert on Russian military and naval issuesA Son of the New American...

Video, no transcript 13.26A Son of the New American RevolutionRT Interviews Larry JohnsonLarry C. Johnson | CEO and co-founder of BERG Associates, LLC, an international business-consulting firm with expertise combating terrorism and investigating money laundering, formerly Deputy Director in the U.S. State Department’s Office of Counter Terrorism (1989-1993, and CIA operations (1984-1989)https://sonar21.com/rt-interviews-larry-johnson/

As the US exports record amounts of petroleum and natural gas, the dollar's bull run may be only beginning. Trade and invest using the concepts of MMT. Get a 30-day free trial to MMT Trader. https://www.pitbulleconomics.com/

Today, Wednesday, we have our regular musical feature (might surprise today) as well as a brief commentary on the growing friction between the IMF and the World Bank on what governments and central banks should be doing to address the current inflationary pressures. One [IMF] says hike rates (apparently thinking that will get Russia to withdraw, Covid to go away and OPEC to behave) while the other [WB] says provide better income support and wait out this transitory inflationary phase....Bill...

TASS (Russian state media)Russia’s operation in Ukraine stems from West’s desire to dominate the world — Lavrovhttps://tass.com/world/1439699China to boost ties with Russia regardless of international situation — senior diplomat [Chinese Deputy Foreign Minister Le Yucheng]https://tass.com/world/1439621Information on presence of civilians at Azovstal plant false, DPR military official sayshttps://tass.com/society/1439549Middle East EyeAl-Aqsa: Israeli forces push out Palestinians as settlers...

[embedded content]Phase 2 in progress.Andrei Martyanov, former USSR naval officer and expert on Russian military and naval issues. Martyanov was born in Baku, USSR in 1963. He graduated from the Kirov Naval Red Banner Academy and served as an officer on the ships and staff position of Soviet Coast Guard through 1990. He took part in the events in the Caucasus which led to the collapse of the Soviet Union. In mid-1990s he moved to the United States where he currently works as Laboratory...

There's 2 things working against the yen, and neither of them have anything to do with monetary policy.

Hypothetical, but....Zero HedgeEU To Impose Full Embargo On Russian Oil Next Week, Will Send Price Above $185 According To JPMorganTyler Durdenhttps://www.zerohedge.com/markets/full-embargo-russian-oil-would-send-brent-185bbl-jpmorganAlso at ZHRussia Must Prepare For "Possible Aggressive Action" From NATO, Putin Advisor [and former president Dmitry Medvedev]...

Top official explains why Russia hasn't run out of precision missiles in UkraineThe country’s defense industry carried out extensive modernization for years, says the Deputy Prime Minister in charge of the process...There was extensive import substitution after previous sanctions. Forewarned is forearmed.Many interesting details in this post.RT (Russian state-sponsored media)Top official explains why Russia hasn't run out of precision missiles in...