SPECIAL REPORT: Russian high officials greenlight use of nukes to defeat "terrorist regime" / Missile strike update for May 4, 2023
Duma speaker Vyacheslav Volodin has green-lighted the use of "any weapons necessary" to defeat the "terrorist regime" in Kiev. Does not rule out nukes.
Special report: high Russian officials now green-lighting use of nuclear weapons to defeat “terrorist regime” in Kiev
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Here is your daily missile strike update for May 4, 2023
Translation with my notes in bold typeface and in [brackets]. You can consult the map linked here, and also read my explanation of possible motives.
https://ria.ru/20230504/trevoga-1869603382.html
04.05.2023)
Ukrainian authorities have announced an air alert in several oblasts of the country
MOSCOW, May 4 - RIA Novosti. An air alert was announced in the Sumy, Poltava, Kharkiv and Dnipropetrovsk oblasts of Ukraine, as well as in the parts of the Kherson and Zaporozhye oblasts controlled by Kyiv, according to the data of the online map of the Ministry of Digital Transformation of the country.
The danger signal sounded around 11:17 (coincides with Moscow time).
Tonight, the Ukrainian media reported on explosions in Kyiv and Odessa oblasts. At the same time, the air defense system worked in the capital cities.
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May 4, 2023
Rogozin called for the use of tactical nuclear weapons before the counteroffensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
The head of the group of military advisers "Tsar's Wolves" Dmitry Rogozin, who is in the zone of the special operation in the Zaporozhye oblast, said that fine weather has now come in the region. “And this means that the enemy is preparing to make a move,” he wrote on his Telegram channel.
"The expectation of an imminent deadly fight is hanging in the air," Rogozin said.
In the published video, he added that "in accordance with our doctrine, we have every right to use tactical nuclear weapons." [emphasis added. This statement in itself can be called an escalation because it seems inevitable that tactical nukes will be used in accordance with the new Russian doctrine. The Russians will no longer put up with so many threats from a neighboring state]
According to him, this weapon exists for the moment when there is "an obvious discrepancy in the forces and means of conventional weapons in favor of the enemy." Rogozin explained that the use of tactical nuclear weapons is necessary to destroy the offensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. However, he acknowledged that such a step would have consequences.
“But there is no other option, it seems to me, at the moment,” Rogozin said.
At the same time, he assured that the Russian military is preparing for a counteroffensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. They understand that it will not be easy, but no one is going to give up positions.
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https://www.rt.com/russia/575727-volodin-kiev-terrorist-regime/
Senior Russian lawmaker Vyacheslav Volodin has called on Moscow to use any weapons necessary to remove the “Nazi regime” in Kiev. [emphasis added. Volodin is not ruling out the use of nukes!]
Volodin proclaimed that there “can be no negotiations with the Zelensky regime” following the attempted attack on the Kremlin, and vowed that Russian lawmakers will “demand the use of weapons capable of stopping and destroying the Kiev terrorist regime.”
I will add that everyone here [RT lives in Crimea] knows that it is the USA that is behind this war and all of the recent attacks in Russia and Crimea, though they do not name the USA directly. Note the language in this article.
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More from RT. We greatly appreciate having a correspondent in Crimea:
The attack on the Kremlin and attempted elimination of Putin has people angry. Plus in the span of four days, three train derailments, four oil storage tanks destroyed, and the attempted assassination of the head of Crimea and his deputy have people now questioning Putin and his inner circle. Doesn't bode well.
Add to this the attack on the bridge at Kerch, and the destruction of the Nord Stream pipelines and it putting a great deal of pressure on Putin to act decisively. Friends in Moscow saying that many now are angry. [Let me add that Westerners are brainwashed into believing that this war and all things related to it are Putin’s doing. That is absolute BS! This is NOT Putin’s war. The decision to launch the special military operation in Ukraine was NOT Putin’s decision at all. He was forced to make this decision by the Duma, which was in turn acting on behalf of the Russian people, who were fed up with the interference of Washington in Kiev and the Kiev regime’s genocidal actions against the Russian speakers in Donbass. And with the fact that the US regime and its sounding board in the press refused to report on this genocide. Which is why I published the article “So the Russian incursion in Ukraine was unprovoked, eh?” Don Hank]
For the first time I am feeling nervous, anxious, and worried that all hell is about to break out. [There is probably no need to worry about a coup d’état. Putin will probably make the right decision now that Kiev has escalated by attempting to murder him. But I do expect that, since we have several Russian leaders pushing for the use of tactical nukes, that if Kiev decides to launch a counter-offensive, Russia will be using tactical nukes if necessary. Don]
ATTACHED is Dr. Vladimir Kozin's report from yesterday. [Pasted below]
Vladimir Kozin is a Chief Adviser and a Head of the Group of Advisers to the Director, Russian Institute for Strategic Studies, Russian Presidential Administration, a Corresponding Member at the Russian Academy of the Natural Sciences, a Professor at the Russian Academy of Military Sciences and a Member of a new All-Russian Analytical Association. He is a holder of the Ph.D. degree, Academic rank of a Senior Researcher and a State Counselor of the Russian Federation, 2nd Class, diplomatic rank of a “Counselor 1st Class” and a title “Honorary Staff Member of the Russian Foreign Ministry”. Vladimir Kozin graduated from the Moscow State Institute of International Relations, Soviet Foreign Ministry, in 1972, a post-graduate course at the Diplomatic Academy of the Soviet Foreign Ministry (in 1981) and the Royal College of Defense Studies based in London (in 1995).
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Report # 235. Two Ukrainian UAVs approached the Kremlin on May 3rd May 3, 2023 BREAKING NEWS
Thwarted Ukrainian Drone Attack on Kremlin: What is Known So Far
By Andrei Dergalin
In the early hours of May 3, two Ukrainian UAVs approached the Kremlin – an iconic landmark in the city of Moscow that serves as the official residence of the Russian president. The approaching drones were spotted by Russian security personnel on-site who immediately moved to intercept and neutralize the threat through the use of electronic warfare equipment. As a result, both UAVs were downed, their debris scattering on the Kremlin's premises.
The Kremlin press service stated that no injuries or "material damage" were caused by this attack.
However, in the footage allegedly showing the aftermath of the UAV attack that has since emerged on social media, smoke can be seen rising over the Senate Palace, one of the buildings located in the grounds of the Kremlin.
What happened to President Putin?
Russian President Vladimir Putin was not present at the Kremlin during the attack and continues carrying out his duties normally, his press service has revealed.
How did the Kremlin react?
In a statement issued on May 3, the Kremlin described this incident as a "planned terrorist act and an attempt on the life of the President of the Russian Federation" Vladimir Putin.
How did the city of Moscow react?
On May 3, Moscow Mayor Sergey Sobyanin announced a ban on the use of UAVs in the city, saying that the only exception is for drones "used by decisions of state authorities."
He did not, however, make any reference to the attack on Kremlin. It also appears that the drone attack did little to disrupt normal life in Moscow, with Russian media correspondents reporting from the scene that no additional security buildup has been spotted near the Kremlin where city residents and foreign tourists could be seen strolling on the May 3 afternoon.
How did Russian lawmakers react?
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky should be officially designated as a terrorist, said Russian MP Oleg Morozov [underlining added]
According to Morozov, the attack on the Kremlin signifies a new stage in Russia's ongoing military operation in Ukraine, and that an adequate military response is required in order for Russia to show that actions such as this UAV attack won't go unpunished.
Russia's State Duma (parliament's lower house) Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin has also insisted that the whole "Nazi regime in Kiev" should be recognized as a terrorist organization that, having seized control of Ukraine, now threatens the safety of Russia, Europe and the entire world. He added that "politicians in Western countries that supply Zelensky's regime with weapons" should realize that they now became complicit of "terrorist activity."
How did Kiev react?
2 Officials from the Ukrainian President's Office claimed that Kiev is not responsible for the attack on the Kremlin, with one of these officials, Presidential Adviser Mykhailo Podolyak, even attempting to blame this terrorist act on some unspecified "local resistance forces."
Podolyak, however, also claimed that Ukraine "wages an exclusively defensive war and does not attack targets on the territory of the Russian Federation," despite the fact that Ukrainian forces repeatedly attacked civilian infrastructure in Russia during the past several months.
The regime in Kiev had also previously displayed reluctance to accept responsibility for other terrorist attacks committed by its forces, such as, for example, the explosion at the bridge across the Kerch Strait, which was perpetrated by Ukrainian terrorists.
2. Presidential Press Service announcement (dated May 3, 2023 at 14:35 Moscow time) In English (translation)
Last night, the Kiev regime attempted a drone strike against the residence of the President of the Russian Federation at the Kremlin.
Two unmanned aerial vehicles targeted the Kremlin. Timely action by the military and special services involving radar systems enabled them to disable the devices. They crashed in the Kremlin grounds, scattering fragments without causing any casualties or damage. We view these actions as a planned terrorist attack and an assassination attempt targeting the President, carried out ahead of Victory Day and the May 9 Parade, where foreign guests are expected to be present, among others. [Let me chime in here: The irresponsible statements from utterly incompetent and very stupid US officials like Lindsay Graham, who actually called for Putin to be assassinated make this much more serious because these statements cast suspicion on the US as a possible accomplice in this murder attempt, and that gives Russia additional justification to blame the US and its Western accomplices for this attack. These statements give Russia justification to declare war on the US and NATO!]
The President has not suffered in this terrorist attack. His working schedule remains unchanged and follows its ordinary course.
Russia reserves the right to take countermeasures wherever and whenever it deems appropriate.
3. Additional information
This UAV episode will not affect a military parade in Moscow to be scheduled for May 9th, 2023. It will be arranged as usual.
Many Russian experts demanded to punish Ukrainian regime as a terrorist one, and to destroy its Armed Forces in the most effective and quickest way, but without employment of any type of nuclear arms. A strongly worded warning should be given to all NATO member-states that are supplied Kiev with deadly weapons, including attack UAVs, academic community added.
[The provision by the experts not to use nuclear arms is important because it can be used as reference for the government to refrain from using nukes. Nonetheless, these experts are not government officials, so this recommendation is not binding. Note, however, that the statements by Volodin and Rogozin leave the door open to the use of nukes, and Vyacheslav Volodin is a ranking Duma official (the speaker)! Don.]
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Scott Ritter on the drone attack in Moscow
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Our thanks to RT for this piece of wisdom:
“He who is not angry when there is just cause for anger is immoral. Why? Because anger looks to the good of justice. And if you can live amid injustice without anger, you are immoral as well as unjust.”
— Thomas Aquinas
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Saudi and Iran developing good relations thanks to China
https://edition.cnn.com/2023/05/03/middleeast/saudi-diplomacy-iran-sudan-mime-intl/index.html
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Thank you, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. I’ve been saying this since 2014
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says the US supported “a coup d'état in 2014 against the democratically elected government of Ukraine"
Pointing to the post-coup Ukrainian government's war against Donbass residents, Kennedy pointed out that "if Mexico did that to expatriate Americans, we’d invade in a second," adding that the West should "put themselves in the shoes of opponents."
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Then VP Joe Biden involved in bribery scandal
https://twitter.com/mirandadevine/status/1653822253421801472
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House subpoenas FBI file on Biden role in ‘criminal scheme’ as new whistleblower emerges
May 3, 2023
Excerpt:
Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) said that the new whistleblower tip “raises concerns that then-Vice President Biden allegedly engaged in a bribery scheme with a foreign national.”
“The American people need to know if President Biden sold out the United States of America to make money for himself,” Comer said.
An excellent article that shows the opinions of people who have good insight into what has & is going on in Ukraine. Thanks Don. Walt