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Feb 19

THE MUNICH SECURITY CONFERENCE IN 5 SECONDS

They are all paralyzed with fear; and those with a functioning brain can now actually feel the ghost of Cosmic NATO Humiliation completely taking over.

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🫡Colonel-General Andrei Mordvichev, who commanded the military operation to take Avdeevka.

Under his same leadership, Russian fighters stormed Azovstal in Mariupol.

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@Slavyangrad | Andrei 👋

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The best way to create a panic is to ask everyone to remain calm

According to information from my sources in the military counterintelligence of Ukraine,  real panic and chaos are hidden behind the statements of the country’s top military-political leadership about the “completed” tasks in Avdeevka, the “competent” withdrawal to pre-prepared lines and readiness for further military operations. It reigned not only in the headquarters of the operational-strategic group “Khortitsa”, but also in the command of the ground forces, the general staff, as well as in the SBU, the Ministry of Internal Affairs and other law enforcement agencies.

Syrsky, Bargilevich and other appointees in the command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the General Staff were not ready for Russia’s rapid breakthrough in Avdeevka. Their commands and orders are not coordinated, are divorced from reality, change every hour and at the same time contradict each other. All this is reflected in the already low moral and psychological state of the Ukrainian military.

The soldiers and officers themselves believe that Zaluzhny’s replacement occurred at the most inopportune moment and blame Zelensky for this. The most popular question is how could the commander-in-chief be changed in such a tense situation?

Panic in the Ukrainian Armed Forces is accompanied by reports of the Russian military’s readiness to take offensive actions in the Zaporozhye and Kharkov directions. On all sectors of the front, Russia’s advantage in ammunition, artillery, aviation, and armored vehicles is now obvious. In this situation, the inability of the so-called “partners” to provide assistance to Kiev when it is so needed adds fuel to the fire. Every second Ukrainian discusses news about American congressmen going on vacation, Ecuador’s refusal to hand over Soviet weapons, and France, Greece and Cyprus blocking the decision to purchase ammunition for Ukraine outside the EU. People no longer believe in Western help, much less in “winning.”

Mr. Zaluzhny was right when, in an interview with The Economist, he delicately hinted at the need for negotiations with Moscow.

P.S. The panic in the security structures began a long time ago, and now the situation is only getting worse. Just like I already said.

@ukr_leaks_eng

Feb 18

@ Dmitry Medvedev:

“Some time ago I wrote here in my TG channel: “A nuclear power cannot lose a war.” The snotty Anglo-American fosterlings immediately jumped out with heart-rending cries: “No, that’s not true at all, even the USA lost in wars.” This is an obvious lie. I wasn’t talking about Vietnam, Afghanistan or dozens of other places in which the Americans waged colonial wars of conquest. I wrote about historical Wars in which the defense of one’s Fatherland takes place. Your land, your people, your values. These are the kind of wars that nuclear powers have never lost to anyone.

Why am I writing about this again? Yes, I read the words of all sorts of Pistorius and Shapps and think: are they really such assholes or are they just pretending? “The world cannot afford a Russian victory in this war.” Like this? That’s how.

OK. Let’s imagine for a moment that Russia lost, and “Ukraine with its allies” won. What would such a victory be like for our enemies – the neo-Nazis and their Western sponsors? Well, as has been said many times, a return to the borders of 1991. That is, the direct and irreversible collapse of present-day Russia, which, according to the Constitution, includes new territories. And then there was a violent civil war with the final disappearance of our country from the world map. Tens of millions of victims. The death of our future. The collapse of everything in the world.

And now the main question: do these idiots really believe that the people of Russia will swallow such a division of their country? That we will all think something like this: “Well, alas, this happened. They won. Today’s Russia has disappeared. It’s a pity, of course, but we must continue to live in a collapsing, dying country, since a nuclear war is much more terrible for us than the death of our loved ones, our children, our Russia…”? And that the leadership of the state, headed by the Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, in this case will tremble in its hand to make the most difficult decisions?

So here it is. It will be completely different. The collapse of Russia will have much more dire consequences than the results of an ordinary, even the most protracted war. Because attempts to return Russia to the borders of 1991 will lead to only one thing. Towards a global war with Western countries using the entire strategic arsenal of our state. In Kyiv, Berlin, London, Washington. To all other beautiful historical places that have long been included in the flight targets of our nuclear triad.

Will we have the courage to do this if the disappearance of a thousand-year-old country, our great Motherland, is at stake, and the sacrifices made by the people of Russia over the centuries will be in vain?
The answer is obvious.

So it’s better to return everything before it’s too late. Or we will return it ourselves with maximum losses for the enemy. Like Avdeevka. Our warriors are heroes!”

Feb 17

The western banking & financial system just leapt off the cliff! The suicide in motion is unreal.. Back to the days of “Sir” Francis Drake and open heists

🔸Forwarded from Zergulio:
▪️⚡️The United States transferred about $500 thousand from confiscated Russian assets to Estonia to assist Ukraine. This was “the first such case” (c) US Department of Justice
Trial balloon from the USA, the amount is indicatively small. Now they will watch Russia’s reaction. If there is no reaction (“concerns” don’t count), then they will start dragging everything away. This is like the transition from the supply of Javelin ATGMs to the supply of Abrams and Leopards. The answer here, IMHO, is the nationalization of their assets on the territory of the Russian Federation, this is enough.
To understand, we are talking about a global precedent that goes far beyond the conflict between Russia and the West.

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Biden about to be jettisoned for Kamala the Lotus. God help us, and all in the Cosmos!
🔹“… A former White House physician and 83 other US House Republicans have raised “grave concerns” about President Joe Biden’s cognitive abilities, saying he should be tested to prove his fitness for office after a prosecutor’s report suggested that he was too elderly and befuddled to stand trial.”

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“Ecuador reverses plan to sell Russian weapons to US” [to be used by the Ukraine] ➡️ “Moscow lifts Ecuador banana ban”
Ain’t life sequential and beautiful? The smaller banana republic realizes its limits.. another metric of the center giving away…

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🇷🇺🇺🇦 Avdeevka: A few intermediate points.

1. The battle for Avdeevka was actually the first major battle of the Russian Armed Forces won in 2024 and the first major city liberated (with an eye to the need for cleanup + liberation of the coke plant) in 2024.
2. The enemy’s most heavily fortified and prepared for long-term defense operational-strategic fortified area in the Donbass fell.
3. The enemy is actually being pushed back from the immediate outskirts of Donetsk, where the front actually passed near the city limits. This will not stop the shelling, but will somewhat reduce its intensity.
4. Zelensky and Syrsky reaped the main laurels for the defeat in Avdeevka. Zaluzhny escaped in time, although all the operational reasons for the defeat of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in Avdiivka were formed precisely under Zaluzhny. The Americans skillfully brought their creatures out of harm’s way.
5. The decisive moment in the battle for Avdeevka was the breakthrough of our infantry south of the coke plant and the cutting of the city into 2 parts, which predetermined the rapid collapse of the enemy’s defense. The massive use of heavy aerial bombs, which destroyed enemy defense units along the path of our troops’ advance, also played a major role.

🔗 Boris rozhin

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Battle for Avdeevka: The view from Donetsk (Part 2) by Texas Bentley

Most of the shelling of Donetsk civilian areas over the last ten years have come from Avdeevka, including the recent mass murder of 27 civilians at the Tekstilshchik Market, in my neighborhood, less than a month ago. Avdeevka was known as an ‘impregnable fortress’ of Nazi power, and yet I have lived to see it begin to fall. Many of my friends, both civilian and military, did not. But those of us who lived, swore a solemn oath on their blood that we would see it fall, or die like they did, trying. That’s why I say I feel this victory in my soul, because I know my friends feel it in theirs today, even from another world. And today, we kept that promise.

And I feel it in my bones today, too, because today, instead of the steady rumble of Avdeevka artillery, there was silence. There hasn’t been any shelling of Donetsk today, at all. Today, the Nazis who have bombed us for almost a decade from Avdeevka are too busy running for their lives to target civilians or anyone else. My wife even commented today, ‘It’s been really quiet today.’ So far, from experience, we know that every time we have a significant military victory, the Nazis take it out on our civilians. The Nazis have HIMARS, CAESAR and TOCHKA-U, that can target Donetsk from far behind Avdeevka, and we know what kind of atrocities to expect in the coming days. But we are not going anywhere, we are ready to face whatever comes. We know there will be retribution by the nazis against civilians soon. But we stand fast, civilians and soldiers, ready to move forward, for the future of humanity.”

Feb 16

Alexei Navalny died in an Arctic prison where he was serving a 19-year prison sentence. He was at this point a discredited non-entity, incapable of mustering more than 1-2% of the general vote, if that. However the timing is interesting.. with Russian elections in less than a month. Perhaps another forlorn effort to stir up internal Russian politics by the Usual Suspects…..

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KEY ORTHODOX CHRISTIAN MILITARY VICTORY IN ADVEEVKA

The 1st Guards Slavyansk Brigade, named after Orthodox Saint Velikiy Knyaz (Grand Prince) Vladimir, liberated a crucial military base in the south of Avdeevka.

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✍️ In 1721, as a result of the Great Northern War, Russia bought Estland and Livonia from Sweden. First Russia conquered them from the Swedes. And then Russia also paid 2 million (Joachimsthalers — silver coins) for the lands including present-day Estonia and part of Latvia. It was a huge amount of money. Sweden’s annual budget of the time.

In 1795 Duke Peter Biron (he is 300 years old today) abdicated the throne of Courland in favour of Russia, which had been subsidising his country for many years.

And for this he received a huge 500 thousand Russian gold coins.

So Courland (i.e. the core part of modern Latvia) also became a subject of the Empire.

So, the Russian Empire bought the whole territory of Latvia.
And has not sold it to anyone since then.
@ukraine_watch

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Fate of IMEC doomed amid Middle East crises – but there are alternatives

📍Amid challenges posed by the Red Sea crisis and the seemingly grim future of the India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor (IMEC) alternative corridors the Chennai-Vladivostok maritime corridor emerge as potential options for India, Dr Prabir De, an Indian professor at the Centre for Maritime Economy and Connectivity (CMEC) said.

🇷🇺 🇮🇳 The Chennai-Vladivostok Maritime Corridor boasts numerous advantages, especially in terms of securing energy resources:

🔹The corridor would significantly benefit India in sourcing crucial resources for its economy;

🔹The expansion of the Chennai-Vladivostok route holds strategic significance, particularly in light of the Red Sea Crisis, making it an integral component of India’s broader plans.
@geo_gaganauts

This was a wise move from Russia. It provides a lifeline to India, as the Red Sea, the INSTC, and even the mooted IMEC all become temporarily unavailable due to the West Asian conflagration. This provides a useful alternative, rather than India being drawn deeper into the embrace of the Old Anglo-American Order, and being forced to wage war on their side against the Resistance in order to open up its vital trade routes. The Anglo-Zionists are now denied a potent naval ally, simplifying the Resistance battles to come….

Feb 15

RT: Inflation in Argentina catapults past 250%
🔹Consumer prices in the South American country have soared since the devaluation of the peso by the new government
🔹Newly installed President Javier Milei has subjected the country to ‘shock therapy’ reforms aimed at stabilizing the ailing economy, including devaluing the nation’s currency by 50% against the US dollar and hiking the key interest rate to 133%.

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💠@DDGeopolitics:
⭕ Putin on Tucker Carlson:
🔹We are grateful to him for his mediation; direct dialogue with the West is not possible today.
🔹Carlson, surprisingly for a Western journalist, turned out to be patient.
🔹Carlson is a dangerous man; I wanted him to ask sharp questions so that I could respond sharply, but he chose a different tactic.
🔹(Regarding the threat of Carlson’s arrest after the interview in Moscow) It would be sad, but it’s his choice; he knew what he was getting into.”

⭕ 🇷🇺👻🇺🇸 The “Russian national security threat from space” as reported by Jake Sullivan.
⭕ 🇬🇧📉UK GDP contracted by 0.3% in the fourth quarter of 2023, meaning the UK economy has entered a technical recession |video| [and this is with massaged data!] 

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💠@Sputnik Africa:
⭕ 🇮🇷 🇷🇺 Comprehensive partnership agreement between Iran, Russia almost ready, Russian ambassador reveals

“This is truly the most important fundamental document, which may determine Russian-Iranian interaction for the coming years, and perhaps decades. We are talking about a new interstate agreement, a comprehensive strategic partnership between the two countries,” Russian Ambassador to Iran Alexey Dedov told Sputnik.

He noted that “work is currently underway on the final development and finalization of this document.” Although it is still difficult to set exact dates, Moscow expects that the agreement will be signed “in the foreseeable future,” the diplomat said.
⭕ 🇸🇩 Starlink terminals used in Sudan‘s Darfur region amid internet outage, reports say

According to the media, the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) paramilitary group, which is battling the Sudanese army, had been using Starlink technology since August 2023. The satellite internet service entered the country through Chad and South Sudan when the internet went down over a week ago. [and the UAE has significant influence in Chad. It also proliferates this Five Eyes tech worldwide, including to both sides in 404]

📡 Numerous videos and images posted on social media in recent days reportedly showed RSF soldiers using Starlink technology. However, there has been no independent verification of the images.

The conflicting parties are blaming each other for the internet blackout. The RSF had to cut off the internet throughout the country after losing communication with western Darfur, the Sudanese Engineers Association was cited as saying.
[it is interesting how Eyes in the Sky of the Dastardly are coming to the fore. Countries around the world are starting to block Starlink too.. I know of Kazakhstan, CIS countries. These are means of interference of west into internal affairs of target nations. These capabilities appear on a lifeline, to be neutered soon…..]
⭕ 🇷🇺🇪🇪 EU commission aware of Russia issuing arrest warrant for Estonian prime minister

“We have seen the reports, there are still no formal reactions from the persons concerned,” EU spokeswoman for foreign affairs Nabila Massrali said.

Earlier in the day, the Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas was included in Russia’s wanted list, according to the latest data from the Russian Interior Ministry.

Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova commented on the decision, saying that “crimes against the memory of those who liberated the world from Nazism and fascism should be answered.”
[This is a significant Russian move against a sitting EU Head of State. Denazification spreads beyond 404…..]
⭕🇷🇺 Russia ready to help African countries with stocktaking of items stolen by colonialists, senator says

Russian senator Andrey Klimov shared the key topics of the upcoming international inter-party forum of supporters of the struggle against modern practices of neo-colonialism titled “For the freedom of nations!”

The event will be held on February 15-17 in Moscow.
[same conference estimated $300 TRILLION looted by West worldwide, some $40 T from India alone by the British…]
⭕🇺🇸 🌐 The United States directly obstructs the work of the international forum against neo-colonialism “For the Freedom of Nations!,” a Russian senator says

For instance, a Peruvian deputy was not allowed to board a flight to Moscow, where the forum is to take place, because of the US ban, since the flight route passes through its territory, Russia’s Deputy Chairman of the Federation Council Committee on International Affairs, Andrey Klimov, said.

“Another case has occurred in an African country. They come to a senior official and tell him: ‘You are expecting to receive a loan of several billion dollars. In this regard, do you need to go to Moscow and have relations with Russians at all,'” Klimov revealed, adding that he specifically did not give names so as not to aggravate the situation of these people.

The newly established forum, created at the initiative of the All-Russian political party “United Russia,” is scheduled to take place in the capital, Moscow, from February 15 to 17.
⭕❗️The UN International Court of Justice has received South Africa’s request for measures in connection with Israel’s operation in Rafah
⭕❗️The president of the Central African Republic [CAR] Faustin-Archange Touadera has arrived in Moscow, the country’s ambassador in Moscow told Sputnik
The president will stay for three days.
[CAR was the homebase of Wagner in Africa. It remains a Russian stronghold, where they deeply love Russians and value their friendship. They built a shrine to Prigozhin! CAR is key to Russian power projection in that region of Africa — indirectly assisting the Sahelian Juntas and others escaping French neocolonialism, for example]
⭕🇺🇸 🇸🇳 Washington fears to see Senegal shake off the West’s grip and turn to Moscow and Beijing

The White House and Brussels have done nothing to prevent the current crisis in the West African country, a French pan-Africanist of Beninese origin told Sputnik Africa.

🗣 According to Amzat Boukari-Yabara, the United States is currently trying to “identify its interests in this political conflict” in order to “put itself in charge at the level of Senegal.”

As for France, “it does not have much to offer Africa today in terms of vision, in terms of project, in terms of model,” the historian and writer said.

He thus called for a solution to the issue of Paris’ military presence in Senegal, Ivory Coast, Gabon, Chad and Djibouti.

France must understand that it must withdraw from its former colonies militarily, monetarily and, in a certain way, politically and diplomatically, he concluded.
[this is huge development. Senegal was the main French “aircraft carrier” in West Africa, through which it mindwashed local regional compradores — those who did not qualify to be educated directly in France came to Senegal. Now it is in turmoil after the success of the three Sahelian Junta coups.. its Prez is friendly to Moscow and was head of African Union recently, being among a handful of Heads of State coming to Russia in 2022 in wake of SMO launch. He just postponed the Senegalese elections until Dec on short notice. The Anglo compradore Tinabu of Nigeria just cancelled his visit to Senegal scheduled on very short notice… interesting days ahead.. Macron needs to be put on Suicide Watch!]
⭕❗️The rumors about Russia’s plans to deploy nuclear weapons in space are just another trick of the White House, Kremlin spokesman said

Dmitry Peskov commented on reports of a closed briefing in the US about a certain national security threat involving Russia and space:

The White House is attempting to push Congress to vote on a bill to allocate funds to Ukraine, Peskov stressed.  [eh! Isn’t there some fire where’s there’s smoke?? And he’s quick to protest…]
⭕Forum of Supporters of the Struggle Against Modern Practices of Neocolonialism «For the Freedom of Nations!» opens today in Moscow

It is expected that the President of the Central African Republic and other prominent African and Russian political figures will participate in it.

💠@Arab_Africa:
⭕🇳🇪 Niger’s economy has withstood sanctions and French pressure

Contrary to the predictions of French experts about the collapse of the Niger economy after the coup against pro-French President Muhammad Bazoum, the Niger economy not only will not collapse, but will become the fastest growing in Africa, starting in 2024.

According to the International Monetary Fund, Niger’s economic growth rate is expected to rise from 4.1% in 2023 to more than 11.4% in 2024, which could exceed the growth rate of all other countries on the African continent.

Seven months after the coup, Niger has not only achieved economic stability, but for the first time in its history it has been able to budget without external assistance, although the country is still under sanctions and its foreign assets frozen.

Feb 14

🇷🇺 Key statements by Russian FM Sergey Lavrov following the “government hour” in the State Duma:
🔹️The West, observing Russia’s successes in the special operation zone, is shifting its focus from its own victory to how to “prevent Putin from winning.”
🔹️Russia is ready for a political-diplomatic resolution of the conflict in Ukraine based on the realities on the ground.
🔹️There are no options for reaching an agreement on the settlement in Ukraine due to the West’s position.
🔹️Western countries’ intentions to isolate Russia have failed, but the pressure continues.
🔹️The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is doing everything to ensure that the presidential elections in Russia abroad are conducted at a high level.
🔹️The question of Russia’s withdrawal from the OSCE has not been discussed yet but is looming.
🔹️Russia will continue to prevent attempts by the global minority to promote “Ukrainization” on the G20 agenda.
🔹️Developing partnership with China is a top priority for Moscow now.
🔹️Russia is considering banning embassies from hiring local staff through legal entities and obliging them to use the services of the Main Directorate for Servicing the Diplomatic Corps.
🔹️Moscow will do everything possible to restart the political process on the Transnistrian settlement.
@DDGeopolitics

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🇮🇩🗳OVERJOYED CROWD CHEERS ON INDONESIAN ELECTION WINNER: Defense Minister Prabowo shakes hands with euphoric supporters as he’s set to take reins of world’s biggest island country, with quick count showing he’s on track to win with almost 60% of votes.
🔹️Prabowo served in special forces group, rising to rank of Lieutenant General before starting political career – he had been barred from visiting U.S. for years after being accused of “human rights abuses”.
🔹️Prabowo’s called for “rebalancing” in country’s foreign policy, seeking to strengthen relations with China and India instead of West.
@IntelRepublic

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Where in Europe are farmers protesting?
🔹For months, European farmers have been protesting and demanding changes from their governments. Due to anti-Russian sanctions and the allocation of huge sums of money for useless aid to Ukraine, the EU is cutting the budget to continue funding the Ukrainian military, as well as cancelling tariff quotas to keep Ukrainian agriculture afloat, while Europeans themselves are suffering.
🔹Farmers are protesting against increasing financial burdens, poorly regulated agricultural imports, rising fuel prices and other negative EU measures in the sector.
@geopolitics_live

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The Russian army has effectively split Avdeevka in half, severing the southern part of the city!

🔹Currently, the supply lines of the AFU in the southern sector face significant jeopardy. Reports from resources affiliated with the AFU depict a state of panic, accompanied by maps illustrating the altered situation.

🔹Prior to this development, a Ukrainian military correspondent had already reported the severance of the “Road of Life” by Russian soldiers.

🔹According to recent enemy maps, the Russian Armed Forces have seized control of the fortified positions previously held by the AFU at the motor depot and have advanced to the outskirts of Avdeevka, specifically Industrial Avenue, now pushing in both directions against the divided Ukrainian forces.

🔹Early this morning, Ukrainian analysts had noted ongoing battles in the northern part of Avdeevka, encompassing areas near the western dachas, the motor depot, along Chistyakov Street, and the 50th Anniversary AKHZ Lane.

🔹In the southern sector of Avdeevka, Russian forces persist in conducting assault operations along Sobornaya and Chernyshevsky streets, as well as in the vicinity of the Vineyards 2 gardening community.

By evening, a significant portion of these areas has reportedly fallen under the control of the Russian army.
@Slavyangrad

The fall of Avdiivka will be quite significant. A major milestone in the disintegration of NATO and the western Old Order of the last 500 years — and the Return of Russia. btw, it is the hometown of Alexander Valentinovich Novak.

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#Opinion by Maria Zakharova

💬 Why is the Germany supporting Zelensky’s Nazi regime? Because descendants of Nazis are currently in power in Germany.

On May 6, 2021, at a conference of the Atlantic Council (a think tank) in Washington, D.C., German Foreign Minister Anna/Lena Baerbock said: “I come from a region around Berlin. It’s called Brandenburg. It was eastern Germany. And it has a direct border over the Oder River to Poland. And my own grandfather fought like in the winter of [1945] at this river, at this border. And I was there standing in 2004 on this bridge, which obviously was rebuilt between Poland and Germany, when Joschka Fischer as foreign minister, together with his colleague from the Polish side, was celebrating again the reunification of Europe.”

In June 2021, she provided more specific information in her first book published that same year: “At that moment [on May 1, 2004, when ten new states, including Poland, joined the EU. – Ed.], I was thinking about my grandfather, Waldemar Baerbock, who had been an officer in the Wehrmacht in a unit that repaired anti-aircraft guns and arrived to eastern Frankfurt on the Oder during the retreat in January 1945.”

Anna/Lena was not the only one to point this out. The Bunte magazine published excerpts from the Wehrmacht files of Waldemar Baerbock (1913-2016). He was noted as an ardent supporter of the Nazis. Moreover, Colonel Baerbock was an “unconditional National Socialist.” He had carefully read Hitler’s book “Mein Kampf” multiple times and stood “completely rooted in National Socialism.” In 1944, he was to be awarded the War Merit Cross with Swords, a high honour by the Nazis for “special merits in operations under enemy weapon effects or for special merits in military warfare.”

The German Foreign Ministry rushed to defend Anna/Lena, who was still admiring her Nazi grandfather. It promptly issued a press release saying that the Foreign Minister was not familiar with the documents in question.

Now, a few days later, Baerbock has continued to keep silence. But Bild has published a list of prominent persons, who have come to her rescue with confessions about the Nazi past of their forebears:

🔹Minister President of Saxony-Anhalt Reiner Haseloff said his father had been a Wehrmacht serviceman taken prisoner in northern France in 1944. His mother fled from Silesia at the age of 14;
🔹Footballer Lothar Matthaus said one of his grandfathers had been a Wehrmacht soldier and perished during the war, while the other grandfather fled from Silesia after the war;
🔹Lawyer Gerhard Rahn admitted that his father’s parents had been NSDAP members;
🔹Actor Francis Fulton-Smith went on record as saying that his grandfather had been a Wehrmacht officer, who had been taken prisoner in Ukraine in 1944;
🔹Politician Dorothee Bär said her grandfather had been a Wehrmacht officer, who had been taken prisoner in North Italy;
🔹Historian Stefan Bauberger said that many “German veterans” had refused to discuss their past even with their families until the 1990s.

Serving as a backdrop to all this is yet another re-edition of Adolf Hitler’s legacy in Germany.