Tag: US
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[Sharing] 51 Days to Victory Day – Sputnik
The Red Army divided the Altdamm group of forces in two on March 19, 1945, as it continued its successful offensive operations. In the meantime, the Soviet Union’s Western allies persisted in independent talks with the Nazi high command to set up the local surrender of Wehrmacht soldiers in Italy [end] Related March 18, 2025:…
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[Sharing] 54 Days to Victory Day – Sputnik
Eighty years ago today, the Red Army began the Vienna Operation, which led to the liberation of Austria’s capital and western Hungary. In the meantime, intense fighting was going on close to Altdamm and southwest of Koenigsberg [end] Related March 15, 2025: 55 Days to Victory Day – Sputnik March 14, 2025: 56 Days to Victory…
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[Sharing] The Minsk Agreements and why they failed – Ian Proud, Strategic Culture Foundation
The Minsk agreements fell apart because delivering special status for the Donbas was politically too difficult in Ukraine The Minsk agreements fell apart because delivering special status for the Donbas was politically too difficult in Ukraine. And because sanctions policy against Russia both disincentivized their compliance, and actively incentivised Ukrainian non-compliance. Claiming that Russia reneged…
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[Sharing] 60 Days to Victory Day – Sputnik
In an effort to free the eastern regions of the present-day Czech Republic and deny the Wehrmacht access to metallurgical resources, the Red Army began the Moravia–Ostrava offensive operation on this day eight decades ago. Over 100,000 people were killed when the US bombarded Tokyo at the same time [end] Related April 30, 2024: Soviet…
