The Three Fronts of Putin’s War on the West: Ukraine, Middle East, and the Global South

When he launched the war on Ukraine in February of 2022, Vladimir Putin said that he thought that the Russian people would be able to distinguish “true patriots from scum and traitors.” This was again expressed at a rally in Moscow a month later, where he also stated that Russia’s “fifth column” was made up of those who had left the country or refused…

PUTIN’S WAR ON THE WEST economist – Google Search https://t.co/10rBS4I1IZ pic.twitter.com/xvYn7QEMGV— Michael Novakhov (@mikenov) November 7, 2023

4/8🧵Sometimes institutional, at others factional.Influence in #Ukraine🇺🇦🌻?Competitive #Russian Intelligence model. “3 briefing books”📚 #FSB, #GRU, #SVR#NikolaiPatrushev, #SergeiShoiguM pic.twitter.com/GKTFL2GgYB— Truth & Social Justice (@truthjustice61) November 7, 2023

“Russia’s war machine operates in the shadows and is behind most of the world’s strife.” https://t.co/5yiD0aSFc1The brain of this machine is the GRU – #GRU, the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Russian General Staff. Putin, especially lately, appears to be their Talking…— Michael Novakhov (@mikenov) November 7, 2023

Everyone’s talking about the Global South. But what is it? https://t.co/3oIIefliKk— Michael Novakhov (@mikenov) November 7, 2023

The third front of the PUTIN’S WAR ON THE WEST: THE GLOBAL SOUTH – GS https://t.co/2NjG4wcgg6 Putin and Xi’s Bet on the Global South – WSJ-Ukraine and the Global South: Putin’s Two-Front War …RealClearDefensehttps://t.co/0ZOuY74r1Z › 2023/11/06 › ukra…1 day ago — It… pic.twitter.com/cYVIc4LpBn— Michael Novakhov (@mikenov) November 7, 2023

https://t.co/u4NrRjq9m011:26 AM 11/7/2023 – Opinion: It’s World War III … Egypt: President El-Sisi Meets Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Director William Burns … C.I.A. Director Visits Israel and the Middle East Amid Israel-Hamas War … Zelensky accuses Russia of… pic.twitter.com/D6PzBzilR1— Michael Novakhov (@mikenov) November 7, 2023

NEW | The Islamic Resistance in #Iraq—a coalition of Iranian-backed Iraqi militias—doubled its rate of claimed attacks on US bases in Iraq and #Syria and claimed that it fired a missile at #US forces. Read today’s update from CTP and @thestudyofwar: https://t.co/Ta9e29ic15 (1/9) pic.twitter.com/25MQqaz3Ww— Critical Threats (@criticalthreats) November…

It’s World War III ▶https://t.co/5yiD0aSFc1 The Israel-Gaza and Ukraine-Russia conflicts are the result of a world war started in 1999 by Vladimir Putin to recreate the Soviet Union’s empire. Russia’s war machine operates in the shadows and is behind most of the world’s…— Michael Novakhov (@mikenov) November 7, 2023

The reason CIA Director William Burns and national security adviser Jake Sullivan have been wrong so often is because they still fail to realize that we are at war—a single war against dictatorships and terrorists, writes @Kasparov63https://t.co/NFwyI0UR8o— Wall Street Journal Opinion (@WSJopinion) November 3, 2023

🇺🇸🤝🇮🇱 – CIA Director #WilliamBurns arrived in Tel Aviv. The purpose of the visit is to coordinate with local intelligence services the search and release of American hostages from the hands of Hamas. #Israel pic.twitter.com/balvgThRXM— 🔥🗞The Informant (@theinformantofc) November 5, 2023

The Director of the CIA, William J. Burns has reportedly arrived in Israel tonight to discuss the ongoing War in Gaza as well as Hostage Rescue Operations with Israeli Military and Intelligence Officials; following his Visit to Israel, Director Burns is set to Travel to several… pic.twitter.com/T9Y9QOUkwr— OSINTdefender (@sentdefender) November 5, 2023…

Had the opportunity to congratulate Japanese Foreign Minister @Kamikawa_Yoko on hosting the @G7 Foreign Ministers Meeting. The U.S. remains grateful for her partnership and for @MofaJapan_en’s important work around the world to advance our shared priorities. pic.twitter.com/MleyfJHOeB— Secretary Antony Blinken (@SecBlinken) November 7, 2023

Ukraine and the Global South: Putin’s Two-Front War Against the West https://t.co/eT5HtsJGt0— Michael Novakhov (@mikenov) November 7, 2023

PUTIN’S WAR ON THE WEST – GS https://t.co/XR0gTEQleK pic.twitter.com/QchRYeHyLv— Michael Novakhov (@mikenov) November 7, 2023

Special Tribunal for Russian war criminals: They will be arrested and taken to The Hague#Ukraine #UkraineRussianWar #UkraineRussiaWar #kyiv # https://t.co/eFnrVyihUH— Tillie Farnum (@FarnumTill82923) November 7, 2023

Patriarch #Kirill supports the #Russian invasion of Ukraine. Now, #Ukraine has pressed criminal charges against the head of the Russian #Orthodox #Church.https://t.co/J093bacOf5— Christian Network Europe (CNE.news) (@news_cne) November 7, 2023

PUTIN’S WAR ON THE WEST: Ukraine – South Russia and the Middle East are the two fronts of the PUTIN’S WAR ON THE WEST. And he will lose it, badly. Scorned at being appointed the Christian Saint , now he wants to be appointed The Great Russian Martyr. It is all about the… pic.twitter.com/NAtjjuGbjm— Michael Novakhov (@mikenov) November 7, 2023

HE IS ridiculed for his mendacity and ostracised by his peers. He presides over a free-falling currency and a rapidly shrinking economy. International sanctions stop his kleptocratic friends from holidaying in their ill-gotten Mediterranean villas. Judged against the objectives Vladimir Putin purported to set on inheriting Russia’s presidency 15 years…

NEW DELHI (AP) — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi says his country is “becoming the voice of the Global South,” and that at the upcoming Group of 20 meetings being held in New Delhi, that voice will be heard. At the August summit of the BRICS nations — Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa — current chair South Africa declared its goal was…

The Israel-Gaza and Ukraine-Russia conflicts are the result of a world war started in 1999 by Vladimir Putin to recreate the Soviet Union’s empire. Russia’s war machine operates in the shadows and is behind most of the world’s strife. It is not a goose-stepping monolith, but a hidden Hydra with thousands of tentacles that reach worldwide and have grown…

FOX News’ Trey Yingst provides updates on Israeli forces’ efforts to press into Gaza and ramp up pressure on Hamas after Prime Minister Netanyahu rejected calls for a cease-fire. #FoxNews Subscribe to Fox News! https://bit.ly/2vBUvAS Watch more Fox News Video: http://video.foxnews.com Watch Fox News Channel Live: http://www.foxnewsgo.com/ FOX…

As protests across the U.S. denounce President Biden for refusing to support a ceasefire in Gaza while arming Israel’s deadly bombardment of Palestine, polls conducted by the Arab American Institute reveal Biden’s support among Arab American voters is plummeting, dropping from 59% to 17% since the 2020 presidential election. “Something horrible is happening…

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The federal budget of the Russian Federation for January-October 2023 received 7.21 trillion rubles ($78.3 billion) in oil and gas revenues, which is 26.3% lower than a year earlier

Today, President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi met with Director of the Central Intelligence Agency, the CIA, Mr. William Burns. The meeting was also attended by Director of the General Intelligence Service, Major General Abbas Kamel. Spokesman for the Presidency, Counselor Ahmed Fahmy, said during the meeting the two sides underscored the robust strategic…

The episode occurred in a suburb outside Los Angeles amid pro-Israel and pro-Palestinian demonstrations.

William J. Burns’s visit comes as the United States tries to prod Israel to pursue a more targeted approach to attacking Hamas, allow pauses in the fighting and do more to avoid civilian casualties.

https://t.co/9PnhTG15Ra https://t.co/pHZDbogncq The commander-in-chief of Ukraine’s armed forces on how to win the warposted at 10:47:16 UTC via https://t.co/kJbJFYDK6F pic.twitter.com/OR9nlg7fQX— Michael Novakhov (@mikenov) November 7, 2023

The Death Of Mikhail Lesin: here’s what the autopsy records obtained exclusively by myself and @carl_schreck say about the former Russian press minister’s final days https://t.co/QCugbjVRbk— Mike Eckel (@Mike_Eckel) March 16, 2019

My latest: Vladimir Putin is the reason the war started. He is also an excuse it is still not over.https://t.co/6OLSynMZnh— Lev Stesin (@LStesin) August 13, 2023

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This is my latest piece and the first one in The Hill. Who stands behind Hamas’s pogrom? Who did the meticulous planning of the massacre? Is it Iran’s exclusive project or is there another power lurking behind the fog of war? https://t.co/FfuQb3rAuw— Lev Stesin (@LStesin) November 2, 2023

The state opening of Britain’s parliament by King Charles, the first time he will oversee the formal start of the parliamentary year as monarch.#KingCharles #RoyalFamily #UK #Parliament #live #news #reutersKeep up with the latest news from around the world: https://www.reuters.com/Michael Novakhov’s favorite articles LIVE: King Charles opens Britain’s…

Russia benefits from war in Gaza. Was that the plan all along?posted at 14:50:13 UTC via thehill.comIt’s been four weeks since Hamas attacked Israel on Oct. 7. The fog of war is still very thick. Weeks into the war, we still don’t know many details of either the attack itself or its planning. Yet there is one aspect of the bacchanalia of brutality of…

The state opening of Britain’s parliament by King Charles, the first time he will oversee the formal start of the parliamentary year as monarch. #KingCharles #RoyalFamily #UK #Parliament #live #news #reuters Keep up with the latest news from around the world: https://www.reuters.com/

King Charles III will be present at the State Opening of Parliament as monarch for the first time today. It will be the first time since 1950 that a King has opened Parliament.

G7 foreign ministers visiting Tokyo, Japan, have a working dinner. The Group of Seven wealthy nations – Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan and the United States – as well as the European Union, meet in Tokyo on Nov. 7-8 to discuss issues including Russia’s war in Ukraine and the Israel-Gaza crisis. #G7 #Tokyo #Japan #USA #UK #Canada #France…

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel would consider ‘tactical little pauses’ in fighting in the Gaza Strip to let hostages leave or aid get through, but again rejected calls for a ceasefire despite international pressure. At least 23 Palestinians were killed in two separate Israeli air strikes early on Tuesday in the southern Gaza cities…

В Комитете госбезопасности самопровозглашенной республики Южная Осетия заявили, что застреленный в понедельник, шестого ноября, российскими пограничниками гражданин Грузии Тамаз Гинтури “оказывал сопротивление при задержании”. В ведомстве утверждают, что пограничный наряд обнаружил двух нарушителей де-факто границы на автомобиле, при этом мужчины…

Боевое крыло палестинского движения ХАМАС — «Бригады аль-Кассам» — заявило об уничтожении 27 израильских единиц тяжëлой техники в секторе Газа за последние два дня, сообщает сегодня, 7 ноября, Middle East Monitor (MEMO).

The Israel-Gaza and Ukraine-Russia conflicts are linked — and are part of a world war started by Vladimir Putin in 1999 to restore the Soviet Union’s empire after becoming President of Russia. This world war has not been recognized because it uses proxies, non-state actors like Hamas or other terrorist organizations, as well as extremist political…

Israel, Iran, Ukraine and Russia are driving so much about geopolitics today.

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RUSSIA’S INVASION of Ukraine in February 2022 provoked a global security crisis. The assault on democracy by a morally sick imperial power in the heart of Europe has tilted the balance of power in other parts of the world, including the Middle East and Asia-Pacific. The failure of multilateral bodies such as the UN and Organisation for Security and…

Is President Vladimir Putin a fascist, a neo-Nazi or is he simply misunderstood and bad-mouthed by the West? The West needs to answer these questions to successfully help Ukraine defend against Russia’s aggression. The Jews and the leadership of Israel, in particular, must not run away from these questions. They need to realize that “the great evil”…

Less than three weeks after Hamas’s brutal attack on Israel, leaders of the militant group showed up in Moscow for talks with Russian officials. For many in the West, not least in Israel itself, the Hamas delegation’s visit was a pointed thumb in the eye of the relatives of the victims, most of them civilians, and of a reeling government. For close…

It’s been four weeks since Hamas attacked Israel on Oct. 7. The fog of war is still very thick. Weeks into the war, we still don’t know many details of either the attack itself or its planning.  Yet there is one aspect of the bacchanalia of brutality of that day that experts, professional militaries and astute observers agree on: Hamas did not act…

Russia is emerging as a major beneficiary of the war in Gaza.

Russia unleashed an unprecedented bombardment in southern Ukraine overnight in what local officials described as a “massive attack” in the conflict which has continued to rage even as the international community’s attention has moved to the war between Israel and Hamas in Gaza.The Ukrainian Internal Affairs Ministry on Monday morning said Russia dropped…

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Fighting in Gaza between the Israeli army and the armed faction of Hamas is a textbook example of modern asymmetric warfare. Whenever fighting ends, it will be studied by strategists and tacticians. The term “asymmetric warfare” has been used for less than 60 years, but the concept is much older. Originally it denoted a conflict between significantly…

Asymmetric wars are usually bloodier and more savage than those between regular armies.