West Admits Jets for Ukraine will Take Years + US Sanctions Blocking Syrian Earthquake Relief

Update on Russian military operations in Ukraine for February 13, 2023 US sanctions deliberately compounding Syrian earthquake relief efforts: - US rep admits US sanctions and occupation of eastern Syria are to prevent reconstruction for use as leverage following Washington’s failed proxy war; - Russian missiles & drones targeted Ukraine’s power grid inflicting heavy damage nationwide; - The missile/drone strikes included an unmanned naval drone targeting a bridge in Odessa; - Western governments and analysts admit that it will take years to send Ukraine NATO jets; - Any appearance beforehand means NATO pilots are posing as Ukrainian pilots; - CNN claims captured “Wagner” fighters say Russia is suffering heavy losses, CNN suggests 80% of the 50,000 Wagner recruited have died, been injured, or are captured; - This suggests only 10k Wagner fighters are outfighting/surrounding Ukrainian troops in Bakhmut; - CNN used US-EU supported front “Russia Behind Bars” to back claims in report, a similar tactic used during the US proxy war in Syria; References: WaPo - Lifting sanctions on Syria won’t help earthquake victims: Archived version with original headline: :// US DoD - Dana Stroul: Hands off Syria - “Dana Stroul, Biden official, boasts that Washington “owns“ one third of Syria” (2019): FT - Russia launches fresh missile bombardment on Ukraine (February 12, 2023): Reuters - Ukraine says three major regions can avoid power cuts after attacks (February 11, 2023): Telegraph (UK) - Russia strikes key Odessa bridge with first use of drone boat: War on the Rocks - UNFOLDING OFFENSIVES AND COUNTER-OFFENSIVES IN UKRAINE: UK Gov - PM extends Ukraine military training to pilots and marines as President Zelensky makes first visit to the UK since Russian invasion (February 8, 2023): Reuters - ’No magic wand’ in Ukraine war, says UK’s Wallace on question of supplying jets (February 3, 2023): Air & Space Forces Magazine - Romania Is a Model for Training Ukraine’s Pilots to Fly F-16s (August 2022): Reuters - Ukraine says pilots would need six months for F-16 combat training (January 27, 2023): CNN - ‘Just to survive’: Wagner fighters recount the horrors of battle in eastern Ukraine (February 2023): CNN - UK sanctions British blogger over videos from Ukraine (July 2022): US NED - 2019 Vaclav Havel Journalism Fellows: Bloomberg - When Russian Officials ‘Nightmare’ Your Business, You Can Lose Everything—Even Your Life (2018, admission Russia Behind Bars sought EU funding): Khodorkovsky - What is Open Russia? Where to Find My Work: Website: Telegram: Twitter: Odysee (YouTube alternative): @LandDestroyer:8 Rumble (YouTube alternative): Weibo: ไบรอัน แฟนคลับ (Facebook): Line Group: Gab: VK (Facebook alternative): How to Support my Work (and thank you!): Buy Me A Coffee: Patreon: PromptPay: 0851547235