WW3 ‘Gates’ Open-Putin & Breakthrough Trump

Table of Contents

• 1 1. Ukraine bombs Russia with deadly US missiles
• 2 2. US Closes Embassy in Kyiv
• 3 3. NATO deploys 3,600 troops in Russia’s ‘Backyard’
• 4 4. The US Admiral reveals the situation of the Ukrainian and Arab War
• 5 5. Russia responds to US missile fire with Ukraine
• 6 6. Putin Ready to Negotiate with Trump
• 7 7. Russian Intel talks about Ukraine
• 8 Video: Russia signs order on use of nuclear weapons, could attack US
• 9 What are the key factors contributing to the ​current escalation of tensions between Russia and ‍Ukraine?

Jakarta, CNBC Indonesia – The dynamics of the Russian-Ukrainian war continue. Going into more than a thousand days of fighting, the momentum of the war has not yet reached the level of peace.

On Sunday, the President of the United States (US) Joe Biden gave his blessing to Ukraine to attack inside Russia using weapons it produces. This is expected to open up possibilities for World War (PD) 3.

The following are the latest developments as summarized from various sources by CNBC IndonesiaWednesday (20/11/2024):

1. Ukraine bombs Russia with deadly US missiles

Ukraine begins using US long-range weapons to attack Russia. Referring to Reuters, Ukraine used the US Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS), attacking several cities in Moscow.

Russia said its forces shot down five of six missiles fired at military facilities in the Bryansk region. Debris from one of the missiles hit the facility, starting a fire, although fortunately there were no injuries or damage.

“Ukraine’s military has launched a number of US-made ATACMS missiles towards Russia’s Bryansk Region, some of which have been intercepted,” the Russian Defense Ministry said, also reported by the website of France, AFP.

Ukrainian media also reported how Kyiv had sent an ATACMS missile into Russia for the first time. Released footage is considered the starting point.

Ukraine admitted it hit a Russian military base, about 110 kilometers (km) inside President Vladimir Putin’s government territory, in an attack that caused a “secondary explosion”.

But Ukraine’s military has not publicly said what weapons it used, although government sources from President Volodymyr Zelensky and Washington officials confirmed that ATACMS was used.

“Russia managed to intercept two of the eight missiles fired by Ukraine and that the attacks were carried out at weapons supply points,” said the US official, who did not give names.

2. US Closes Embassy in Kyiv

The United States Embassy in Kyiv, Ukraine, will be temporarily closed on Wednesday (20/11/2024) following information regarding the possibility of a major airstrike. The US Department of Consular Affairs said on the embassy’s official website that this action was taken for security reasons.

“As a precautionary measure, the embassy will be closed, and staff have been ordered to shelter in place,” the statement said. Reuters. The embassy also advised US citizens in Kyiv to prepare to seek shelter as soon as the air alert was issued.

This warning comes a day after Ukraine used US-made ATACMS missiles to attack Russian territory. The use of these missiles was made after Ukraine received permission from the administration of President Joe Biden on the 1,000th day since the start of the war between Russia and Ukraine.

Russia has previously warned that if Washington allows Ukraine to use missiles supplied by the US, the UK and France to attack Russian territory, Moscow will consider the NATO countries directly involved in the war.

3. NATO deploys 3,600 troops in Russia’s ‘Backyard’

Thousands of NATO troops are now behind in Russia’s “back garden”. This is in connection with large artillery exercises in the Finnish Arctic this month.

AFP writes that around 3,600 troops from the United States (US), Sweden, Britain, France and other NATO members will conduct live fire exercises during November in a snowy hilly area Rovajarvi. It is part of the largest NATO artillery exercise ever held in Europe, called Dynamic Front 25, including exercises in Estonia, Germany, Romania and Poland in the there were about 5,000 soldiers in total.

The director of training for Dynamic Front 25 in Finland, Colonel Janne Makitalo, said that the main objective is to train and improve interoperability within the alliance’s artillery units. Including preparing troops for the harsh conditions of the Arctic, after Norway, Sweden and Finland became members of NATO.

“Of course this sends a message that we can train together and that we are developing our assets,” he told reporters, announced on Wednesday (20/11/2024).

“Artillery is pretty much the king and queen of the battlefield, as we’ve seen from the experience of fighting in Ukraine,” Makitalo said.

He dismissed suggestions that NATO could provoke Moscow. In addition, by showing his military power in Russia’s backyard.

“This is not some kind of force,” he said, adding that Finland joining NATO is bringing 280,000 troops to the northern side of the alliance.

4. The US Admiral reveals the situation of the Ukrainian and Arab War

Sam Paparo, Admiral Asia-Pacific, United States (US) explained Uncle Sam’s military position in dealing with conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East. He shared this in an official statement, on Tuesday (19/11/2024).

In his presentation, Paparo said the conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East were eating away at US air defense supplies. This, according to him, would burden the costs of the war that Washington was preparing for.

“With some of the Patriots that were deployed, some of the air-to-air missiles that were deployed, now this is eating into the stockpile. , he said at an event, announced Reuters.

Biden has given Kyiv a full set of defenses, including Patriot missiles and the national advanced surface-to-air missile system. Not only that, the White House recently agreed that Ukraine used the Army’s Tactical Missile System, or ATACMS, to attack Russia.

The green light given by Biden invited a strong response from Russia to immediately reinforce its latest nuclear doctrine. The doctrine is officially known as the ‘Fundamentals of State Policy in the Field of Nuclear Deterrence’.

The doctrine, which is written for 4 pages, explains the conditions for threats that can be answered by using nuclear weapons.

“Russia will consider a nuclear strike if it, or its ally Belarus, faces an attack using conventional weapons that poses a serious threat to its sovereignty and (or) territorial integrity,” says the new doctrine, signed by President Vladimir Putin.

“An attack against the Russian Federation and (or) its allies by any non-nuclear state with the participation or support of nuclear states is considered the joint attack,” the statement said.

5. Russia responds to US missile fire with Ukraine

Russia responded to Ukraine’s attack by using the United States (US) long-range missile, the Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS), which further increased the threat of World War II (PD 3). Russia even signaled to the US and its allies that it was ready for a nuclear conflict.

Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said that the West wanted to escalate the conflict. He confirmed this on the sidelines of the G20 Summit press conference in Brazil, on Tuesday.

“The fact that ATACMS was used again tonight in (Russia’s) Bryansk region is, of course, a sign that it is those (in the West) who want to escalate (war),” Lavrov said. according to the Tass. report, mentioned CNBC International Wednesday (20/11/2024).

“And without America, it would be impossible to use these high-tech missiles,” he said.

Moscow has indeed repeatedly warned the West not to allow Ukraine to use its long-range weapons to attack Russia directly. Several officials, including Russia’s Deputy Security Council and former Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev, have threatened escalation and a new world war.

However, US President Joe Biden finally decided on Monday to authorize the use of weapons made by Lockheed Martin Corporation, which are capable of hitting targets up to 300 kilometers (km). The policy, which was implemented just two months before Donald Trump replaced Biden, was endorsed by the fact that he had brought North Korean troops into the war between Russia and Ukraine to protect Kremlin troops. help

6. Putin Ready to Negotiate with Trump

Russian President Vladimir Putin is reportedly open to discussing a ceasefire deal in Ukraine with the President-elect of the United States (US), Donald Trump. This happened when Trump, who won the election earlier this month, promised to resolve the conflict.

In the aforementioned detailed statement Reutersfive current and former Russian officials said the Kremlin generally said Moscow could agree to freeze the conflict on the front lines.

“There may be room for negotiation regarding the exact division of the four eastern regions of Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia and Kherson,” according to the three, who all requested anonymity to discuss sensitive issues.

“Russia may also be open to withdrawing from the small portion of land it controls in Kharkiv and Mykolaiv regions, in the north and south of the Ukraine,” two other officials said.

Putin said this month that any ceasefire deal must reflect the ‘reality’ on the ground. But he fears a short-term ceasefire would only allow the West to rearm with Ukraine.

“If there is no neutrality, it is difficult to imagine good neighborly relations between Russia and Ukraine,” Putin told the Valdai discussion group on November 7.

“Why? Because this means that Ukraine will continue to be used as a tool in the wrong hands and harm the interests of the Russian Federation.”

7. Russian Intel talks about Ukraine

Moscow will respond to Western moves to threaten Russia with long-range attacks. This was warned by the head of the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR), Sergey Naryshkin.

Russia’s spy chief said that changes to the country’s nuclear doctrine that President Vladimir Putin put in place on Tuesday had reduced the room for Western powers in their conflict with Moscow.

“Attempts by some NATO members to participate in facilitating long-term strikes with Western weapons deep inside the territory of Russia will not go unpunished,” Naryshkin said in an interview with the Russian magazine National Defensewhich was released on Wednesday.

The new guidelines on nuclear deterrence state that an attack on Russia by a non-nuclear state backed by a nuclear state would be considered cooperation. This could also provoke nuclear retaliation from Moscow

“These changes de facto exclude the ability to defeat the Russian Armed Forces on the battlefield,” said Naryshkin.

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