Russian MASSIVE strike on Ukraine - Update

Sky News: Reports in its 7.14am post the following, " Russia says it carried out 'massive strike' on Ukraine "

Let's Get Real:

The Russians know they are on the backfoot, Putin has admitted that the Russian economy has been hurt by the Ukrainian drone strikes, the Russian people are taking their roubles out of banks, they fear what the next steps could be, Putin escalation of the war to include the Baltic States or Poland, Drone strikes on NATO countries that could lead to WW3.  The clock is ticking folks, Midnight is coming and the UK is not ready.

Putin ADMITS Ukrainian strikes have damaged the Russian Economy - Update

Sky News: Reports in its 1.55pm post the following, " Vladimir Putin has admitted Ukraine's drone campaign against its oil refineries and infrastructure is affecting the economy. "

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The Ukrainian military strategy is working, the deep drone strikes is starting to have an effect on the Russian economy, inflation is going up and as reported people are taking billions of Russian roubles from their banks under the fear that the Putin Regime will use it to support the War in the Ukraine, thus whatever domestic problems Zelensky is in this should not change the strategy of the war.  At least the Ukrainian people can protest, in Russia you end up in jail or dead.  

Russians taking billions from banks - Update

Sky News: Reports in its 1.46pm post the following, " Russians 'withdraw billions' from banks over fears Kremlin could seize deposits to fund war "

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Are the Russian people smelling the coffee of defeat, they could be thinking as the post suggests that the Russian Government under Putin might take their savings to pay for his WAR in the Ukraine.  It can also be postulated that the Russian people fear that Putin could fall because he falls ill or there is a couple in Moscow.  The Russissns can only take do much deaths in the front line and economic mess due to the WAR.

Russian frozen Assets for the Ukraine ? - Update

BBC News Reports that President Zelensky has stressed the need for frozen Russians to be given to Ukraine, they need it for the WAR effort.

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The Belgium PM has great reservations about the plan, this blog has a long memory, the UK supported Belgium in 1914, thus the start WW1, also Belgium during the First Gulf War would not give missil parts for the UK, they said SORRY, its the first reaction that is important, the European Countries are trying prevent WW3, while Belgium is playing politics, if they are ever invaded again then the UK should consider its position.  Let's hope Europe gets its act together over the next few hours and days.

Witkoff to meet Zelensky in Germany - Update

BBC News: Reports that the US Envoy Steve Witkoff is to meet President Zelensky in Germany.

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Thus more meetings, Trump might have a point about that, the US wants the Donbas in East Ukraine to become a Free Economic Zone, the Ukrainian troops would leave, would you trust the Russian word not take advantage of this new situation.  The Ukraine would require IRON CLAD Security Guarantees, from Europe and the US, legally binding, not just Trump's word, not worth the paper it would be written on.    Europe has decided to freeze Russian assets, they should given to the Ukraine, that would hurt Putin and help the Ukraine.   

Russia THROWN OUT of SWIFT - Ukraine - Russian War - New Cold War 2

White House: Statement by the US on throwing Russia out of SWIFT, " We, the leaders of the European Commission, France, Germany, Italy, the United Kingdom, Canada, and the United States condemn Putin’s war of choice and attacks on the sovereign nation and people of Ukraine. We stand with the Ukrainian government and the Ukrainian people in their heroic efforts to resist Russia’s invasion. Russia’s war represents an assault on fundamental international rules and norms that have prevailed since the Second World War, which we are committed to defending. We will hold Russia to account and collectively ensure that this war is a strategic failure for Putin....This past week, alongside our diplomatic efforts and collective work to defend our own borders and to assist the Ukrainian government and people in their fight, we, as well as our other allies and partners around the world, imposed severe measures on key Russian institutions and banks, and on the architects of this war, including Russian President Vladimir Putin....As Russian forces unleash their assault on Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities, we are resolved to continue imposing costs on Russia that will further isolate Russia from the international financial system and our economies. We will implement these measures within the coming days.. Specifically, we commit to undertake the following measures:..First, we commit to ensuring that selected Russian banks are removed from the SWIFT messaging system. This will ensure that these banks are disconnected from the international financial system and harm their ability to operate globally...Second, we commit to imposing restrictive measures that will prevent the Russian Central Bank from deploying its international reserves in ways that undermine the impact of our sanctions....Third, we commit to acting against the people and entities who facilitate the war in Ukraine and the harmful activities of the Russian government. Specifically, we commit to taking measures to limit the sale of citizenship—so called golden passports—that let wealthy Russians connected to the Russian government become citizens of our countries and gain access to our financial systems....Fourth, we commit to launching this coming week a transatlantic task force that will ensure the effective implementation of our financial sanctions by identifying and freezing the assets of sanctioned individuals and companies that exist within our jurisdictions. As a part of this effort we are committed to employing sanctions and other financial and enforcement measures on additional Russian officials and elites close to the Russian government, as well as their families, and their enablers to identify and freeze the assets they hold in our jurisdictions. We will also engage other governments and work to detect and disrupt the movement of ill-gotten gains, and to deny these individuals the ability to hide their assets in jurisdictions across the world...We stand with the Ukrainian people in this dark hour. Even beyond the measures we are announcing today, we are prepared to take further measures to hold Russia to account for its attack on Ukraine.  "

Lets Get Real:

The main news is that Russia has been thrown out of SWIFT, this will really HURT RUSSIA, they will react, if this had been done a week ago it might have prevented Putin taking this course of WAR.   The next couple couple hours the brave people of Kiev will face horror through missile strikes, artillery fire, tanks firing, one can only hope that they can get through this LATEST horror.  The Kremlin wants a quick win, and it is not getting it, the Russia  News is under the power of the Kremlin, they report what the Kremlin wants, one hopes people get their information from other other source and come out to protest.  It is fair to say that Putin has LOST THE PLOT.  Also how will the West re-arm the Kiev Government and other Ukraine Forces, by road or air, tense few hours ahead, one hopes that Kiev can resist the on coming horror.