Russian Ops in Ukraine: Week 3

It is now 3 weeks since Russia launched special operations in neighboring Ukraine to confront NATO expansion, the building of a Western-sponsored army of literal Nazis on Russia’s borders, and to end the 8 year long war the US-sponsored regime in Kiev has waged on ethnic Russians on Russia’s doorstep in eastern Ukraine.

We discuss the decisive measures Russia has taken regarding “foreign volunteers,” the censorship and propaganda war waged by the West, the stress this conflict is placing on friends and family, and also how this conflict is inevitably serving as a stepping stone toward wider conflict between the West and China.

References:
1. BBC – Ukraine war: ‘Sky turned red’ as missiles hit Lviv military base (2022):
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe…

2. US Congress – H.R.133 – Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021:
https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-c…

“Sec. 9015. NOTE: Azov Battalion of the funds made available by this Act may be used to provide arms, training, or other assistance to the Azov Battalion.”

3. CTV News – Far-right extremists in Ukrainian military bragged about Canadian training, report says (2021):
https://www.ctvnews.ca/world/far-righ…

4. Institute for European, Russian, and Eurasian Studies, George Washington University – Far-Right Group Made Its Home in Ukraine’s Major Western Military Training Hub (2021):
https://www.illiberalism.org/far-righ…

5. CTV News – Ukraine denies Russia’s claim that 180 foreign nationals died in latest strike (2022):
https://www.ctvnews.ca/world/ukraine-…

“The Yavoriv base is home to the International Centre for Peacekeeping and Security. It served as the headquarters for the Canadian Armed Forces mission in Ukraine until they relocated to Poland last month.”

6. Nolan Peterson (Twitter) – thread on foreign mercenaries pleading to be saved from Russia:
https://twitter.com/nolanwpeterson/st…

7. NPR – A closer look at the volunteers who are signing up to fight the Russians (2022):
https://www.npr.org/2022/03/03/108411…