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Earthquake Off Kurile Islands Causes Small Tsunami

Posted on March 26, 2020 by RedSquareMaidan 3 comments

March 25, 2020 07:36 GMT UPDATED March 25, 2020 08:54 GMT A powerful 7.5-magnitude earthquake struck off the Kurile Islands on March 24, causing a small tsunami and prompting a tsunami alert on the western coast of the United States and Canada and as far away as Hawaii. The U.S. Geological Survey said the quake struck at 10:49 p.m. 219 kilometers

Russian TV Airs 13M Names of Soviet WWII Casualties Ahead of 75th Victory Day

Posted on February 25, 2020 by foccusser 4 comments

A Russian state-run television channel is airing the names of the nearly 13 million Soviet soldiers killed in World War II in the weeks leading up to the 75th anniversary of the Soviet victory over Nazi Germany. The project is a collaboration between Russia’s Defense Ministry and Memory of the People, an internet database that documents the conflict that Russia

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Pro-Kremlin Disinformation Desperation: MH17 and WWII

Posted on February 20, 2020 by foccusser One comment

This week, the pro-Kremlin disinformation machine has begun “preparations” for the MH17 trial and continued its attack on Poland. A few weeks from now, on March 9th, the District Court of the Hague will begin the criminal trial of four suspects for shooting down Malaysian Airlines flight MH17. With the court date approaching, the pro-Kremlin disinformation machine is desperate to

How the West lost World War II at Yalta

Posted on February 18, 2020 by foccusser 9 comments

by Dan Hannan Seventy-five years ago, we lost the war. Or, more precisely, we gave up on winning it. Among all the 75th anniversaries marked by our politicians — D-Day, V-E Day, V-J Day — this week’s is the one that should make us squirm. On Feb. 11, 1945, at the Crimean resort of Yalta, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Joseph Stalin,

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Israel’s Holocaust Memorial Apologizes for ‘Pro-Russian’ Commemoration

Posted on February 4, 2020 by foccusser 6 comments

Israel’s Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial museum has apologized for hosting an “unbalanced” forum after the event drew criticism for showing what observers said were pro-Russian videos, Israeli media reported Monday. The clips shown at the Jan. 23 event in Jerusalem portrayed the Soviet Union as nearly the only victor over Nazi Germany, the Haaretz daily reported Monday, sparking backlash from

Opposition MPs outraged at Zelensky’s words about USSR causing WWII, Holocaust

Posted on February 3, 2020 by RedSquareMaidan 3 comments

08:46, 3 February 2020 Viktor Medvedchuk and Vadym Rabinovych deny that the Soviet Union was involved in the Holocaust. President Volodymyr Zelensky’s statement that the Soviet Union was the one to launch the WWII and the Holocaust is a blasphemy. Viktor Medvedchuk, Chairman of the Political Council of Opposition Platform – For Life party said so. “I’m definitely outraged at the fact that

Putin Says He Rejects Soviet-Style Leaders For Life

Posted on January 18, 2020 by RedSquareMaidan 14 comments

Russian “President” Vladimir (Platform Shoes) Putin