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The Vineyard of the SakerSitrep: Zone BAmarynth for the Saker Bloghttp://thesaker.is/sitrep-zone-b/Serbs pressing on with pro-Russian stanceKiyoshi Hatanaka for the Saker Bloghttp://thesaker.is/serbs-pressing-on-with-pro-russian-stance/Russian and Eurasian PoliticsTHE IRAQ SCENARIO: The Specter of Ukrainian Instability and ChaosGordon M. Hahn | Expert Analyst at Corr Analytics, http://www.canalyt.com and a Senior Researcher at the Center for Terrorism and Intelligence Studies (CETIS), Akribis Grouphttps://gordonhahn.com/2022/04/18/the-iraq-scenario-the-specter-of-ukrainian-instability-and-chaos/India PunchlinePakistan stirs up Pashtun hornet’s nest [by attack on Afghanistan]MK. Bhadrakumar | retired diplomat with the Indian Foreign Service and former
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The Vineyard of the SakerThe Vineyard of the SakerSitrep: Zone BAmarynth for the Saker Bloghttp://thesaker.is/sitrep-zone-b/Serbs pressing on with pro-Russian stanceKiyoshi Hatanaka for the Saker Bloghttp://thesaker.is/serbs-pressing-on-with-pro-russian-stance/Russian and Eurasian PoliticsTHE IRAQ SCENARIO: The Specter of Ukrainian Instability and ChaosGordon M. Hahn | Expert Analyst at Corr Analytics, http://www.canalyt.com and a Senior Researcher at the Center for Terrorism and Intelligence Studies (CETIS), Akribis Grouphttps://gordonhahn.com/2022/04/18/the-iraq-scenario-the-specter-of-ukrainian-instability-and-chaos/India PunchlinePakistan stirs up Pashtun hornet’s nest [by attack on Afghanistan]MK. Bhadrakumar | retired diplomat with the Indian Foreign Service and former
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Lars Pålsson Syll writes Andreas Cervenka och den svenska bostadsbubblan
Mike Norman writes Trade deficit
Merijn T. Knibbe writes Christmas thoughts about counting the dead in zones of armed conflict.
Lars Pålsson Syll writes Debunking the balanced budget superstition
Sitrep: Zone B
Amarynth for the Saker Blog
http://thesaker.is/sitrep-zone-b/
Kiyoshi Hatanaka for the Saker Blog
http://thesaker.is/serbs-pressing-on-with-pro-russian-stance/
Gordon M. Hahn | Expert Analyst at Corr Analytics, http://www.canalyt.com and a Senior Researcher at the Center for Terrorism and Intelligence Studies (CETIS), Akribis Group
Russia's Investigative Committee opens case on genocide of LPR’s Schastye residents
https://tass.com/society/1439255
Russian and Eurasian Politics
THE IRAQ SCENARIO: The Specter of Ukrainian Instability and ChaosGordon M. Hahn | Expert Analyst at Corr Analytics, http://www.canalyt.com and a Senior Researcher at the Center for Terrorism and Intelligence Studies (CETIS), Akribis Group
https://gordonhahn.com/2022/04/18/the-iraq-scenario-the-specter-of-ukrainian-instability-and-chaos/
India Punchline
Pakistan stirs up Pashtun hornet’s nest [by attack on Afghanistan]
MK. Bhadrakumar | retired diplomat with the Indian Foreign Service and former ambassador.
TASS (Russian state media)
Telegram sees massive influx of audience, outshines other platforms (free speech)
https://tass.com/economy/1439291
Pakistan stirs up Pashtun hornet’s nest [by attack on Afghanistan]
MK. Bhadrakumar | retired diplomat with the Indian Foreign Service and former ambassador.
https://www.indianpunchline.com/pakistan-stirs-up-pashtun-hornets-nest/
Telegram sees massive influx of audience, outshines other platforms (free speech)
https://tass.com/economy/1439291
Putin says Western barrage of sanctions failed
https://tass.com/world/1439261
Putin urges to speed up shift to rubles, other national currencies in foreign trade
https://tass.com/economy/1439239
https://tass.com/society/1439255
China takes Washington to task over America’s worsening human rights situation
https://tass.com/world/1439149
The American Empire Has No Moral Authority (when you lose people like Lt. Col. Astore...)
W. J. Astore, Lieutenant Colonel (USAF ret.), taught at the Air Force Academy, the Naval Postgraduate School, and currently at the Pennsylvania College of Technology
https://bracingviews.com/2022/04/18/the-american-empire-has-no-moral-authority/
Zero Hedge
British Elite SAS Soldiers Are Training Troops On Ukrainian Territory
https://www.zerohedge.com/military/british-elite-sas-soldiers-are-training-troops-ukrainian-territory
British Elite SAS Soldiers Are Training Troops On Ukrainian Territory
https://www.zerohedge.com/military/british-elite-sas-soldiers-are-training-troops-ukrainian-territory
https://www.zerohedge.com/military/russia-expands-cruise-missile-strikes-western-city-lviv
Tyler Durden
Ambassador Antonov Accuses US of Stealing Russian Money After Central Bank Assets Frozen (Hey, it worked with Afghanistan.)
https://sputniknews.com/20220418/ambassador-antonov-accuses-us-of-stealing-russian-money-after-central-bank-assets-frozen-1094863421.html
Where is Gonzalo Lira? Fears for YouTuber Missing in Ukraine's Kharkov
https://sputniknews.com/20220418/where-is-gonzalo-lira-fears-for-youtuber-missing-in-ukraines-kharkov-1094849209.html
https://sputniknews.com/20220418/chechen-leader-says-nato-arms-shipments--mercenaries-mean-dozens-of-states-fighting-russia-1094842784.html
NAÏVE QUESTIONS ABOUT RUSSIA’S WAR ECONOMY
John Helmer
http://johnhelmer.net/naive-questions-about-russias-war-economy/
Biden’s been consumed by Ukraine. His team wants to bring the focus back home.
Laura Barrón-López and Jonathan Lemire
https://www.politico.com/news/2022/04/18/biden-domestic-policy-shift-00025862
The Week
The sinking of Russia's flagship might be a bad sign for the U.S. Navy (Is the day of the deep-draft vessel over with the advent of long-range precision-strike missiles, especially hypersonics armed with thermobaric weapons?)
Joel Mathis
https://theweek.com/talking-points/1012665/the-nba-belongs-to-the-world-now