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Page 3: Non-WoT
3 21:42 Rambler in Virginia [11129]
3 16:58 Hupusoling Dingle2963 [11137]
Page 4: Opinion
1 20:41 Lemuel Thud5071 [11134]
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Operation on 33 ‘Wagnerians’ was profiled by the CIA
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
[KP] In July 2020, the Belarusian authorities showed a video about the detention of 33 Russian citizens.

Let me tell you why the conclusion of the British investigators that the delay in the departure of the Wagnerites from Minsk, which occurred after the meeting with Zelensky on July 24, led to the disruption of the special operation, is complete nonsense. And that is why the publication does not say a word about the participation of the CIA in this whole provocation.

Representatives of the Russian special services told me about this last year, and I have no reason not to trust them. Moreover, after the Bellingcat publication coincided with my facts in the smallest detail. So, it was the CIA curators in Kiev, Timothy James Skovin and Brian Thomas O'Burn, who canceled the option of landing a plane with the Russians in Kiev. Here is my dialogue with people who untangled this tangle:
Russian counterintelligence in bold
- At the final stage, at the suggestion of the Americans, an additional, more global, strategic goal appeared - to split the Belarusian-Russian relations. It was for this that the special services of Ukraine brought the group to Minsk and created conditions for its non-departure to Istanbul.

- The Ukrainian media reported that after the departure of the liner with the Russians on board, it was supposed to land at one of the airfields in Ukraine. Journalistic versions differed - the Ukrainian agent on the plane was supposed to pose as either a sick person who suddenly became ill, or a terrorist.

- Such options were discussed in the offices of the SBU, but only at the initial stage. Already in the spring of 2020, it was decided to drag a group of conditional "Wagnerites" to Minsk and detain them with the hands of the special services of Belarus. Let me remind you that at the time of crossing the border with Belarus late at night on July 24, tickets for all 33 Russian citizens with an original departure date on the morning of July 25 from Minsk were canceled, which the members of the group did not know.

- In Ukraine, some are inclined to believe that the operation failed due to treason. Allegedly, at a meeting with Zelensky on July 24, a decision was made to postpone the operation, which ultimately suffered a fiasco ...

- Perhaps, on July 24, Zelensky had some kind of meeting. Maybe even on this topic. Let me just remind you that the booking for tickets on the Minsk-Istanbul route for all 33 Russians with a departure date on July 25 was canceled from Kiev on July 20! That is, four days before the 24th, the organizers of the action assumed that all Russian citizens would remain in Belarus, and then end up in Ukraine.

- How do you yourself assess this operation?

- Operations in intelligence and counterintelligence are not figure skating or rhythmic gymnastics, where the performance of complex elements is assessed. Here, success or failure is judged by the end result. It is necessary, as in hockey, to look at the scoreboard. And today we see on it that Russian citizens are in their homeland. What is this if not a failure of the CIA and their Ukrainian partners?

That is, both the conclusions of the Provisional Investigative Commission of the Verkhovna Rada, and the conclusions of the British coinciding with it, are an attempt to shield the involvement of the CIA, which, in fact, profited the operation. Leaving their Ukrainian partners to take the rap. * Organization recognized as a foreign agent.
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#1 

So You See "Bear" 🐻
No, It is really a short man
in bear suit, who is drinking Vodka
(little water - with strong preservative - alcohol)

I like picture 🖼
remind me of cold days at home 🏡
and father caring for child...
could have been me...
but Dad only drank "4 Roses - Kentucky straight bourbon Whiskey 🥃 "

Here is to You Dad " 🥂 " - Bottoms Up 👆 - Prost!
Posted by: Lemuel Thud5071 || 11/20/2021 20:41 Comments || Top||


Russian Bad Weather Report
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
[REGNUM] On Saturday, November 20, Krasnoyarsk will be cloudy with clearings, light snow, air temperature -12 to -10 degrees C, ice on the roads. This is reported by the Hydrometeorological Center of the Russian Federation.

At 08:50 it was -12 degrees C at Teatralnaya Square.

At night from 20 to 21 November it is expected to reach −11 to −9 degrees C, cloudy, and light snow.

The speed of the southwest wind is 5-10 m/s. Pressure 750 mm Hg. Art.

On Sunday, November 21, in Krasnoyarsk up to -6 to -4 degrees C, cloudy, with a little short-term snow. At night, up to -8 to -6 degrees C, no precipitation.

On Monday, November 22, in Krasnoyarsk it is expected to reach −3 to +0 degrees C during the day and up to −2 to +0 degrees C at night, cloudy, sometimes slight precipitation.

According to forecasts of the Central Siberian UGMS, on November 20, in the south of the Taimyr Municipal District (MR), a gusty southerly wind of up to 15-18 m/s is expected. In the central and southern regions of the Krasnoyarsk Territory, ice on the roads.

On November 20-22, an avalanche is dangerous in the mountainous regions of the Krasnoyarsk Territory, Khakassia and Tuva.


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Posted by: badanov || 11/20/2021 00:00 || Comments || Link || [11129 views] Top|| File under:

#1  Big Deal!!! Winnipeg is forecast for -16 C Sunday night. Winter has just begun More fun to follow.
Posted by: Canuckistan sniper || 11/20/2021 21:16 Comments || Top||

#2  Строит характер.

Builds character.
Posted by: Merrick Ferret || 11/20/2021 21:32 Comments || Top||

#3  Someone once said that global warming is just a Canadian plot to finally get decent weather.
Posted by: Rambler in Virginia || 11/20/2021 21:42 Comments || Top||


UAZ is being prepared for sale
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
[REGNUM] The Ulyanovsk Automobile Plant (UAZ LLC) is being prepared for sale, the Kommersant newspaper writes.

According to the sources of the publication, the company has been relieved of non-core assets: this being done by Sollers Auto. The search for a new platform for car production will begin in the first quarter of next year.

Earlier, the general director of UAZ, Adil Shirinov, at the online conference "Business Online" said that the enterprise would eventually be closed. The cars produced at the plant are not planned to be modernized.

“UAZ cannot create a new product. First, it means huge investments, expertise, and so on. To create a product ... What ?! You need to keep up with the times. The new product will be created by those who can do it. "

The head of the enterprise noted that the plant has its own segment of off-road vehicles, which "today needs to be worked out - before a more competent solution is found."

Later, the Vedomosti newspaper clarified that UAZ will become a partner of the global auto concern: the foreign partner will provide its platform for the production of cars under its own brand and under the UAZ brand. This should be expected in 2022.


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Posted by: badanov || 11/20/2021 00:00 || Comments || Link || [11137 views] Top|| File under:

#1 
Posted by: M. Murcek || 11/20/2021 8:30 Comments || Top||

#2  How much money would you like to through down this hole? (I can see GM or Chrysler borrowing money to do this. Fiat is probably counting couch cushion cash as we speak.)
Posted by: ed in texas || 11/20/2021 12:41 Comments || Top||

#3  EV division?
Posted by: Hupusoling Dingle2963 || 11/20/2021 16:58 Comments || Top||



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