Links and Stuff
Examples of racism/euro-centrism during the Russia-Ukraine conflict
Add to the above list if you can, thank you.
Resources For Understanding The War Beyond The Bulletins
Defense Politics Asia’s youtube channel and their map, who is an independent youtuber with a mostly neutral viewpoint.
Moon of Alabama, which tends to have good analysis (though also a couple bad takes here and there)
Understanding War and the Saker: neo-conservative sources but their reporting of the war (so far) seems to line up with reality better than most liberal sources.
Alexander Mercouris, who does daily videos on the conflict and, unlike most western analysts, has some degree of understanding on how war works. He is a reactionary, however.
On the ground: Patrick Lancaster, an independent journalist reporting in the Ukrainian warzones.
Unedited videos of Russian/Ukrainian press conferences and speeches.
Telegram Channels
Again, CW for anti-LGBT and racist, sexist, etc speech, as well as combat footage.
Pro-Russian
https://t.me/aleksandr_skif ~ DPR’s former Defense Minister and Colonel in the DPR’s forces. Russian language.
https://t.me/Slavyangrad ~ Gleb Bazov, banned from Twitter, referenced pretty heavily in what remains of pro-Russian Twitter.
https://t.me/asbmil ~ ASB Military News, banned from Twitter.
https://t.me/s/levigodman ~ Does daily update posts.
https://t.me/patricklancasternewstoday Patrick Lancaster - crowd-funded U.S journalist, mostly pro-Russian, works on the ground near warzones to report news and talk to locals.
https://t.me/riafan_everywhere ~ Think it’s a government news org or Federal News Agency? Russian language.
https://t.me/gonzowarr ~ Front news coverage. Russian langauge.
https://t.me/rybar ~ Russian language.
https://t.me/epoddubny ~ Russian language.
https://t.me/boris_rozhin ~ Russian language.
https://t.me/mod_russia_en ~ Russian Ministry of Defense.
https://t.me/UkraineHumanRightsAbuses ~ Pro-Russian, documents abuses that Ukraine commits.
Pro-Ukraine
With the entire western media sphere being overwhelming pro-Ukraine already, you shouldn’t really need more, but:
https://discord.gg/projectowl ~ Pro-Ukrainian OSINT Discord.
https://t.me/ice_inii ~ Alleged Ukrainian account with a rather cynical take on the entire thing.
Yesterday’s discussion post.
By Larry Johnsson [https://sonar21.com/why-the-west-lusts-after-ukraine/]:
"…Let me share with you some critical facts about Ukraine and its economic potential. When you consider these facts you will likely wonder why Ukraine is not one of the richest nations in Europe.
UKRAINE IS:
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1st in Europe in proven recoverable uranium ore reserves;
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2nd place in Europe and 10th place in the world in titanium ore reserves;
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2nd place in the world in terms of explored reserves of manganese ores (2.3 billion tons, or 12% of world reserves);
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The 2nd largest iron ore reserves in the world (30 billion tons);
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2nd place in Europe in mercury ore reserves;
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3rd place in Europe (13th place in the world) in terms of shale gas reserves (22 trillion cubic meters);
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4th place in the world in terms of the total value of natural resources;
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7th place in the world in coal reserves (33.9 billion tons).
Ukraine is an important agricultural country:
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1st in Europe in terms of arable land area;
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3rd place in the world by the area of chernozem (25% of the world volume);
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1st place in the world in the export of sunflower and sunflower oil;
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2nd place in the world in barley production and 4th place in barley export;
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3rd largest producer and 4th largest exporter of corn in the world;
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The 4th largest potato producer in the world;
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The 5th largest rye producer in the world;
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5th place in the world for honey production (75,000 tons);
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8th place in the world in wheat exports;
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9th place in the world in the production of chicken eggs;
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16th place in the world in cheese exports.
Ukraine can meet the food needs of 600 million people.
Ukraine was an important industrially developed country:
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1st in Europe in ammonia production;
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The 2nd and 4th largest natural gas pipeline systems in the world;
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3rd largest in Europe and 8th in the world in terms of installed capacity of nuclear power plants;
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3rd place in Europe and 11th in the world in terms of the length of the railway network (21,700 km);
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3rd place in the world (after the USA and France) in the production of locators and navigation equipment;
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3rd largest iron exporter in the world;
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The 4th largest exporter of turbines for nuclear power plants in the world;
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The world’s 4th largest manufacturer of rocket launchers;
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4th place in the world in clay exports;
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4th place in the world in titanium exports;
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8th place in the world in the export of ores and concentrates;
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9th place in the world in the export of defense industry products;
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The 10th largest steel producer in the world (32.4 million tons).
I found this list stunning. A country with these natural riches should be on top of the world economically. But Ukraine lags the rest of Europe. The explanation is simple–western politicians and businessmen, such as Mitt Romney, John Kerry, Joe Biden, Nancy Pelosi, John McCain and a legion of others, have their hooks in Ukraine and are expropriating Ukrainian wealth for their own enrichment."
Only thing I wonder but without the sources to back it up, he listed only American names. No doubt there are rich motherfuckers from other countries who also enjoy expropriating Ukrainian wealth?
A nation being rich in resources does not equal a rich developed nation. That is only the case if the wealth gained from those resources goes to the development of the nation, the education of the populace & that money stays internally within Ukraine.
Some of the most resource rich nations on earth are the most cash poor because they have been colonized, with a comprador class working to keep the profits private and flowing out to the imperialists
Well it’s not a curse for nations that are within the imperial core and free from attack and coups. It’s a boon for Norway and the US for example. It’s also beneficial to have lots of resources if you are able to stand up to the global hegemon (such as Russia, China or Iran).
It’s only really a curse if you are a small powerless nation who can’t stand up to the imperialists and draws their attention
