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"Pushkin is still fighting with us
today - for the Russian word!"
June 6th, 2023
(CPRF Central Committee news)
[Precise of a full report]
On June 6th, communists, Komsomol members, allies and
supporters of the party, held a festive event dedicated
to the Day of the Russian Language, and
Pushkin Day, in Russia.
The meeting was opened by the Deputy Chairman of the
Central Committee of the Communist Party of the
Russian Federation, Head of the All-Russian
Headquarters of Protest Actions,
Academician of the Russian
Academy of Sciences,
V. I. Kashin.
Vladimir Ivanovich greeted everyone gathered on Pushkin
Square of the capital, on this day. He stressed that
Pushkin's work and the Russian language, are
inseparable. V. I. Kashin also noted the huge
role played by the Communist Party faction
in the State Duma --- in establishing the
state status of the holiday. After all,
it was thanks to their efforts, that
the relevant presidential decree
was issued.
Vladimir Ivanovich also noted that the Russian language is
now distorted by our enemies and Russophobes, but we
will cope with all the threats and will definitely win.
Because, such geniuses as Pushkin, are also
fighting for the Russian world, with their
words, today. And with them - we are
stronger than all the enemies.
Then the floor was given to the Chairman of the Central
Committee of the Communist Party of the Russian
Federation, Head of the Communist Party faction
in the State Duma, G. A. Zyuganov.:
- Dear comrades, my friends!
Every nation has its own brilliant creations. And I believe that
the main brilliant creations of our people, are the powerful
and beautiful Russian language and the great thousand
-year-old statehood, that has covered the Russian
world, from the Baltic Sea to the Black Sea
and the Pacific Ocean.
You probably noticed, that today, the NATO and Anglo-Saxons
have declared a war of annihilation on the Russian world.
They destroy the memory of the great Soviet era,
demolish monuments to those who fought
against Nazism and German fascism,
and burn books by great Russian
writers and poets.
Today, the main blow is being dealt to Pushkin – a man who, in
his incomplete 38 years, in fact, embraced the whole world
and represented the entire great Russian world and
Russian statehood in poems, fairy tales, and
other works.
If you want to know what the Russian world is, you should
start with Pushkin's fairy tales. And there ----- you will see
that good always triumphs over evil. You will understand
what the sovereign current of the Neva is. You will see..
why "The Bronze Horseman" and other beautiful works
appeared - including those dedicated to the
Pugachev riot.
At the time of Pushkin, there were no planes or railways. And
yet, he used to go to the Yaitsk steppes on perekladny only
to hear the stories of eyewitnesses and understand why
the Pugachev riot happened. And in The Captain's
Daughter, Pushkin brilliantly described the
popular protest against exploitation
and humiliation, that manifested
itself in this riot.
If you want to understand what heroism and perseverance
are, open the poem "Poltava". Then you will understand
why Peter the Great --- when the troops were reeling,
personally led the battle. As a result, a victory was
won, after which, returning to the capital,
Peter was proclaimed emperor, and our
country received a new recognition
and quality.
Pushkin is also famous for the fact that, starting from the
first grade of a Soviet school, already on the second
page of the primer, you could see the images that
he imagined in his childhood.
Here --- at this memorable place --- we always celebrate his
birthday, and now, the Day of the great Russian Language.
And I want everyone in this holy place to think today: why
Russophobia & anti-Sovietism became the main weapons
used to attack our common great Motherland - the Soviet
Union. Why today, the NATO members and their forty
vassals, have declared war against the Russian
world, which they are waging in fraternal
Ukraine, subjugating it to the Nazis,
Bandera and fascists.
At the same time, they shoot at famous Donbass, where
all the peoples of the great Soviet country, built 500
factories and broke into the future, ensuring
new victories.
Today we have opened a magnificent exhibition in the State
Duma --- which presents the works of children from our
cultural centres from all over the world. And they are
available in 150 countries around the world. This is
a great exhibition, that reflects both the love of
the Russian word and language, and
Pushkin's creations.
The State Duma also awarded prizes to the winners of the
All-Russian Creative Festival-competition "Russian Way" -
2023. These are 458 prizes awarded to those who know
poetry, who love Pushkin, who continue the glorious
artistic and patriotic traditions. And... I thank the
entire country that participates in the Russian
''Lad'' movement. It is not by chance -- that it
got this name -- because the main meaning
of Pushkin's work is harmony, with people,
with nature, with our sovereign greatness,
and our 1,000 year history. Therefore...
while congratulating everyone on this
holiday - I would like us to remember
that Pushkins words - still penetrate
the armour of German tanks, that
are crawling across the Slavic
land again. Pushkin's call for
unity and unity in the name
of great power... once
again inspires us -
to new feats ---
and victories.
They won't do anything to us! Because the great people who
created a thousand-year-old state proved in seven battles
that we are not afraid of either the German knights who
broke into Russian land, or the Napoleonic hordes who
brought 100 thousand Poles to Moscow, and then we
drove them all to Paris. We are not afraid of the
fascist hordes, nor of the new Nazis and
fascists in Anglo-Saxon uniforms.
We are the people of victory! And Pushkin is the main winner,
who today is fighting for the Russian world, for the Russian
soul, for Russian collectivism, for Soviet justice, for our
great power. Happy holidays!
Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party
of the Russian Federation, First Secretary of the Central
Committee of the LKSM of the Russian Federation,
State Duma Deputy V. P. Isakov, noted that back
in 1990, 350 million inhabitants of the Earth
spoke Russian. And it has been studied
by hundreds of millions of people
around the world.
"This was largely because Russian was the language of the
world's first socialist state," the speaker emphasized. "It
was the language of Vladimir Ilyich Lenin. It was the
language of humanity's great breakthrough. And
people all over the world looked with hope, at
the great Soviet civilization."
V. P. Isakov reminded that the Soviet government provided
an incredible breakthrough in the field of education, and
enriched the Russian language. It not only gave people
literacy, but also brought the Russian language to the
world level. And Pushkin was known by many
leaders of countries all over the world.
"Let's not forget about this - and the Communist Party
of the Russian Federation, will do everything - to
preserve our language, our literature, and
our history!"
The Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the
Plurinational State of Bolivia, to the Russian Federation,
Ms. Maria Luisa Ramos Ursagaste, conveyed greetings
& best wishes from the Bolivian people. She stressed
-- that Bolivia opposes the discrimination against the
Russian language, which Bolivians love very much.
In confirmation of her words, Mrs. Ambassador
read the poem "Flower" by A. S. Pushkin.
Then flowers were laid at the monument to Alexander
Pushkin. After that, the literary and poetic part of
the holiday was held, which was attended by
the laureates.... of the All-Russian Creative
Festival-competition "Russian Way" - 2023.
Just a glimpse - into the emotional tone
of the Communist Party of the Russian
Federation --- as they fight forward!
It makes me smile, to think of all the
different reactions this piece might
meet --- what do you think?
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Vucic spoke about receiving
more than 200 direct death
threats ---- every day
June 4th, 3:08pm
(Lenta.ru)
Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic receives more than 200
direct death threats every day. He said this while speaking
at a ceremony on the occasion of the Day of the Ministry
of Internal Affairs and Police celebrated in the country,
TASS reported on Sunday, June the 4th.
"I live with this, I am used to it, when you are the president of
the republic or a prominent political figure, you need to learn
to tolerate it," he admitted.
So the Serbian leader responded to a request from journalists
to comment on the action of the opposition, who brought a
doll of a hanged man depicting Vucic, to the rally held the
day before in Belgrade.
"My job is to put up with such filth. I am the president of
the republic, my job is to endure death threats, even
such blatant ones," he said, noting that gallows
have been constantly appearing at anti-
government demonstrations since at
least 2017, which, according to
him, he is already used to.
Earlier, Vucic expressed doubts that repeated municipal
elections in northern Kosovo and Metohija will help
resolve the current escalation. As the head of
state specified... he does not know what
could solve the crisis at the moment.
The politician said that there is no
"magic pill" to solve the crisis.
Magic pill? Vucic deserves a rest!
How about trusting in the universal
power of love - working through us
to bring about NATO's destruction?
200 a day is not by accident.
What do you think?
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The US is trying to blackmail
the PRC - by worsening its
relations with Europe
June 2nd 12:31pm
https://en.news-front.info/
“Russia’s support is costing China dearly in Europe,”
say staff at the American Foreign Policy Council
(AFPC) think tank.
And then they refute themselves:
“Certainly relations between Europe and China were
already deteriorating before Russia attacked
Ukraine in February 2022”.
The reason for the “bad” relations between the Old World
and the Middle Kingdom was “concerns about the
security of Huawei telecommunications
equipment, Chinese espionage and
repression in Hong Kong and
Xinjiang”, AFPC explains.
There was also the EU’s repeal, back in 2021, of the “long-
awaited investment agreement between the PRC and the
EU, adopted by the European Parliament by 599 votes to
30 just a few months earlier”.
But that was before the Russian special operation. Now what
has changed? And then AFPC analysts roll out the “crowning”
argument that will, they say, force the PRC to side with the
West and drop its support for Russia. Of course, it’s
“Ukraine’s long-awaited counteroffensive, which
will decisively change the contours of
the conflict”.
After the “Ukraine counter-offensive”, Beijing, according to
the Americans, “may be faced with critical foreign policy
choices with consequences for decades to come”.
Therefore, it would be better to “withdraw
support from Moscow and try to
reanimate its relations with
European capitals”
even now.
Of course, economic relations with Europe are important to
China. In 2022, total trade between China and the EU was
approximately $1.6 trillion, 8 times greater than
with Russia.
However, first, the turnover within China’s “One Belt and One
Road” project, which includes Russia, is even greater –
about $2 trillion. Second, Europe is becoming poorer
before our eyes and is no longer always seen as a
“premium” market. And thirdly, it is the EU, under
pressure from the U.S., that is cutting economic
ties with China, not vice versa. Given the EU’s
lack of political agency, it makes no sense
for Beijing to make concessions.
Of course, Beijing will seek to postpone the economic
rupture with Europe, that has already been
predetermined by Washington.
But not at the cost of refusing to cooperate with
Russia, which has agency as a political entity.
Elena Panina
Oh, China... knowing that your rise and culture
is feared, hated and despised by the USUK...
and that the US ELITE IS INSANE... know
that the world outside USUK' influence
loves you - and sees you as the hope
of the world. Are you, dear reader,
capable of thinking as clearly
as China's leaders?
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The economic press
is now a war space
May 30th, 12:53pm
https://en.news-front.info/
There is one thing you certainly cannot accuse these guys of
and that is a lack of consistency. No sooner had the big
scandal broke – along with the successful (to put it
mildly) visit of Mikhail Mishustin to China – than
the enormous Reuters story, amicably picked
up by several media outlets, about China
abandoning the Power of Siberia-2 in
favour of the Turkmen pipeline, and
another scandal broke out this
weekend following the same
pattern and using the same
media grid, now at the
behest of The Wall
Street Journal.
The WSJ writes that now it is no longer Beijing, but Riyadh,
that is allegedly going to break off relations with Moscow
in the near future. But for now it just expresses its sharp,
unambiguous dissatisfaction with Russia’s incomplete,
according to Saudi Arabia, fulfillment of its promise
to reduce oil production amid Western sanctions.
And, according to high-ranking (but, of course, unnamed)
sources of WSJ, the heavy conflict between Moscow
and Riyadh, caused by Moscow’s unwillingness to
comply with the allegedly agreed oil production
cuts, was not at all accidental, just on the
eve of the OPEC+ ministerial meeting.
What can be said here. As Bulgakov’s Woland said, delighted
by the story of the cat Behemoth, how he wandered in the
taiga and fed on the meat of a tiger he killed.. “the most
interesting thing about this lie is that it is a lie from the
first to the last word”. And we are not even going
to refute the stories told only by “Western
investigative experts” -- and not by the
Saudis, about Russia not respecting
the “agreed terms”. But - just to
remind you that there never
were any such agreed
conditions – from the
word “at all”.
It’s that simple.
Let us recall in order what happened. First, Russia voluntarily
and unilaterally announced reduction of production, and at
that for reasons not at all connected with OPEC+ price
policy. It was simply that when transferring volumes to
the east – on the short-term track – our oil industry
was not able to cope with this task purely
logistically. Then, no less voluntarily and
also without any mutual obligations,
some – but by no means all! –
countries of the OPEC and
OPEC+ agreements (not
the cartel, sorry).
Starting with Saudi Arabia. So once again: there
were no agreements, at least not formal ones.
Now again, let’s pay attention to how and for whom
exactly this is being done. For an audience in the
Kingdom of SA?!
Come on! We all remember all too well how the Saudis feel
about the Western press. And in general, money loves
silence. The Saudi authorities have other sources of
information and other levers of influence on their
Russian counterparts, mostly non-public.
And the “almighty public opinion” to which the Western media
appeals, is about as purple as the problems of LGBT people,
which the WSJ simply cannot be unaware of.
Which means this essay is, sorry, for us. And it is aimed solely
at splitting not even the Russian society, but at causing
further confusion in the minds of our already far from
always professional and not at all staunch elites.
That is, in fact, all there is to it. That is why we
are simply stating once again that when you
read any such materials, you should not
jump in the mode of a mad squirrel
from an American cartoon, but
rather... use a cool head.
Right now the economic press
is also a war space.
Dmitry Lekukh, RT
It always was -- which is why
the Soviets refused to ''open
up'' ...and now?
What do you think?
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Why Europe obediently
wears the NATO collar
May 25th, 9:51am
https://en.news-front.info/
In addition to constantly pumping more and more powerful
weapons into the AFU, NATO is increasing its presence in
the Baltic states as part of a strategy to “contain” Russia
-- leading to increased tensions in the Baltic Sea region.
Will combat aircraft and long-range missiles be handed over
to Ukraine? Will the United States and its allies be able to
supply the Kyiv regime with equipment and ammunition
for long? What are the goals of the alliance’s constant
military exercises in the Baltics and near other
Russian borders? These and other questions
were answered in an interview with
RuBaltic.Ru by TASS military
observer, retired colonel
Victor LITOVKIN.
Viktor Nikolaevich, Russia in Ukraine is essentially fighting
alone against the NATO bloc. The alliance is constantly
raising the stakes by handing over more and more
weapons to Kiev. Will it come to aircraft and
missiles of even greater range than the
British Storm Shadow?
''I think it is not ruled out. There could be any number of
variants. But what is the point? It is an attempt to
intimidate Russia, but to do such a thing is
pointless. Russia - is not afraid of anyone.
We have the means to counteract Storm
Shadow, as well as Tomahawk, or
anything else. And, it should be
understood that Moscow can
use any weapon - to defend
its national interests.''
''Russia’s military doctrine states that in the event of an
attack by a country or bloc of countries possessing
nuclear weapons, it has the right to use its own.
Including against NATO.''
''And this is not a matter of intimidation, but of the fact that
such a situation could indeed arise. The North Atlantic
Alliance, for example, may well make the Baltic
Republics into a kind of kamikaze to be thrown
into the furnace of a big war --- and it is not
certain, that in case of aggression against
Russia, they will come to the rescue.''
How much ammunition in the West, given its expenditure in
Ukraine, will be enough at all? Will the US and its allies be
able to get their military industry up and running at
full capacity?
''I call tales of their lack of arms and ammunition, crocodile
tears or cries of Yaroslavna. The military-industrial
complex of NATO countries operates in Germany,
France, Great Britain and other countries. And
due to the situation in Ukraine, they are doing
it very intensively, so they have everything
in abundance.''
''And talk about not having enough ---- can be explained by a
desire to frighten their own population into not being able to
defend themselves in the event of a shortage of armaments.
So they also divert attention from inflation, rising prices,
and other pressing issues.''
''After all, all this money is being spent on the “holy cause”
of buying weapons for Ukraine and rescuing the victims
of Russian “aggression”.''
''At the same time, no one remembers that before this
very “aggression” - for eight years - Kiev shot up
part of its territory – the civilians of Donbas.
And it continues to do so.''
''I don’t know.... how much the state or private media in the
Baltic states write about this, but if people there had the
opportunity to watch Russian television, they would
understand -- why the USO started. So.. it is an
attempt to smear the real state of affairs, to
turn everything upside down and justify
the arms race.''
''The US is ready to reimburse arms and ammunition
expenditure to other NATO countries at any time.
It is big business... on blood.''
''For example, Eastern European countries handed over all
their Soviet equipment to Ukraine, but what is supplied in
return? American equipment. For which they have to pay.
And this is covered by stories: that tomorrow a Russian
Ivan will come and enslave you. Which is, of course,
a great folly.''
In Estonia, the British-led Spring Storm exercise is underway,
in Poland the Griffin Shock 23-1 maneuvers are underway, in
Sweden the largest NATO-led Aurora 23 exercise in 25 years
has come to an end. All of them are about to “send a signal”
to Russia. How should we respond to them?
''Moscow is carefully picking up such “signals”. We are
carefully watching what is going on there, analyzing,
studying, we are on full alert and will be able to
repel any aggression against our country. And
we -- are not scared of the exercises taking
place in Eastern Europe. It is a senseless
waste of money -- that will not lead to
any kind of movement for Russia,
so to speak.''
The head of the NATO Military Committee, Rob Bauer, has
said that a plan of action in the event of a military clash
with Russia is being drawn up. However, the Alliance is
already waging war with it indirectly, using the AFU
to do so. What conclusions can be drawn about
the capabilities of the West, based on the
experience of the SMO?
''Over the course of the special operation, Western countries
have learned to sacrifice their national interests --- for US
interests. NATO is simply a tool, to consolidate American
power in Eurasia. For Europe, this bloc, like the
European Union, is a kind of collar. After all,
both are essentially the same states, with
the help of which Washington solves its
problems on the continent.''
''Incidentally, none of the countries that have previously
joined the Alliance have ever improved their financial
and economic situation, only worsened it. Neither...
has security.''
''No one was going to attack them before. And now they
are sacrificing their sovereignty for obscure purposes.
Because if any of them violates the border with
Russia and uses arms, everyone will have to
pay for it.''
''When it is claimed that NATO has plans in case of war with
Russia, it is a lie – they have all been developed a long time
ago. After all, the bloc was created to oppose the USSR,
and now it is being used for the same purpose against
Russia. Therefore they have ambitious plans.. for
all occasions.''
''But the thing is, that at every new summit, they talk about
what new concept they have developed. That the concept
of “smart defence”, that the concept of “30-30-30-30”
(assemble 30 battalions of ground troops, 30 air
squadrons, 30 naval flotillas, within 30 days),
that the concept of containment, to prevent
Russia from developing normally, to impose
their will, their ideas of what is good and
what is bad.''
''We all understand that, and we are not being drawn into
the arms race they are trying to impose on us, and we
have everything we need to repel aggression by
NATO countries --- both individually ---
and all together.''
''Including the use of nuclear
weapons. If necessary.''
Nikolai Ulyanov, Rubaltic.Ru
That's telling 'em.
What do you
think?
_______________________________
US-Israel plot to divide Yemen,
control its natural resources
failed: Official
May 23rd 4:36pm
(PressTV)
The US, UK and the Israeli regime have made desperate
bids to sow the seeds of division in Yemen, but their
nefarious plots have failed, says a senior
Yemeni official.
In an exclusive interview with the Press TV website on the
occasion of the 33rd anniversary of Yemen's National Day
of Unity, the head of media affairs at the Yemeni
presidency, Zaid al-Gharsi, exposed and
denounced ---- the meddlesome and
hegemonic role of the West and
Israeli regime in the
Arab country.
The National Unity Day, which falls on May 22nd, marks the
unification of North Yemen and South Yemen in 1990.
The day is marked every year by massive rallies
in the Arab country.
Gharsi said the Arab country that has been grappling with
a Saudi-backed war and siege for years is geopolitically
important ---- given the location of the Bab el-Mandeb
Strait, which is one of the most important straits
in the world for the transfer of oil and global
trade and transit.
He also referred to Yemen's strategic islands in the Red Sea,
the Gulf of Aden and the Arabian Sea. Socotra, Mion and
Fatima, are among the most important of them.
Owing to its geopolitical significance, the Yemeni official
said the Western powers as well as the Israeli regime
have, for long, been bent on dividing the country.
During the 2014 National Dialogue Conference, he stressed,
the US ambassador was the first to propose a plan to
divide Yemen into six regions.
After the September 21 Revolution and during the Saudi-led
coalition attack, there were clear moves to dominate
southern Yemen, the Socotra Island and the Bab
el-Mandeb Strait, Gharsi noted, adding that the
arrogant powers... have a direct presence in
those areas that are still under occupation.
The Yemeni presidency's media affairs chief said the
formation of the Southern Transitional Council was
a British and Emirati plot --- to push the partition
move --- and dominate the oil resources of the
provinces of Shabwah, Hadramaut and etc.
He accused the arrogant powers of conspiring to divide
Yemen into small states, with plans including the
"Southern Arab state in Aden", the "Hadramaut
state in eastern Yemen" and "the state of
Al-Mahra and Socotra in the East".
He emphasized that a meeting called the "South Currents"
was held recently with the aim of declaring separatism
but it ended in failure as other groups refused to take
part in it.
Gharsi further said the objectives of the US and Israel in
the plan to divide Yemen -------- include the dominance of
Yemen's geopolitical position; control of Bab el-Mandeb;
dominance over Yemen's rich natural resources and
wealth; helping the Israeli regime, which regards
Bab el-Mandeb, as its southern gateway, to
enter different countries of the world;
and to destroy the September 21
Revolution which chanted the
slogan of death to America
and Israel.
He added that the US and Israel also aims.. to weaken and
divide Yemen as it became one of the strongest countries
on the resistance front after the revolution and changed
the power balance in the region and played a strategic
role in supporting regional nations.
Gharsi pointed to Israel's move to set up military bases
under the cover of the UAE's presence in the islands
of Socotra and Mion and also the presence of
Israeli delegations in Socotra and
other areas.
On the 33rd anniversary of Yemen's Unity Day, he said such
desperate bids and conspiracies have failed as the Yemeni
army and people have stood up to counter the occupiers
and drive them out of Yemen, and to reestablish stability
in the country.
He added that the leader of Yemen's Ansarullah resistance
movement had emphasized the need to expel occupiers
from Yemen to aggression and also announced that
Yemen's access to military and technological
power has enabled the country to have a
presence anywhere in the Red Sea.
The Yemeni official further said that recent drills in the 4th
military zone on the borders of Aden province carried the
message that the army can expel the aggressors from
the country and if the negotiations fail to reach a
conclusion, the army will expel the occupiers
from all areas in the country.
The occupiers, including the Zionist regime, have heard
the message from Yemenis that they will never back
down until the liberation of the country and
the securing of national sovereignty.
Gharsi also thanked Press TV
for supporting the oppressed
Yemeni people.
In the 1960s, I met some young UK soldiers, who
had left the UK army in disgust. They mentioned
that in a village outside Aden -- they saw troops
catch hold of a youth, skewer his muscles with
the wire from wire coathangers, and drag him
screaming through the village - to frighten
and cow the locals.
Were these young men telling porkies...
What do YOU think?
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Military experts on the significance
of the liberation of Artemivsk
"The enemy's potential has
noticeably weakened"
by Alexey Zakvasin,
Elizaveta Komarova
May 21st, 10:16pm
(RT.ru)
Artemivsk has completely come under the control of Russian
forces. Assault detachments with the support of units of
the Russian Armed Forces knocked out the remnants of
Ukrainian formations from the city.
Vladimir Putin congratulated the Russian soldiers on the
liberation of Artemivsk, stressing, that all those who
distinguished themselves will be presented with
state awards.
Military analysts note that the capture of the city was a
serious blow --- to the morale of the Armed Forces of
Ukraine and significantly weakened the position
of Ukrainian militants in the Donbas.
"The Head of State congratulated the assault detachments
of the Wagner PMC, as well as all the servicemen of the
Russian Armed Forces units, who provided them with
the necessary support and flank protection... on the
completion of the operation to liberate Artemovsk.
All those who have distinguished themselves will
be presented with state awards," the Kremlin
website says.
On the night of May 21, the Russian Defense Ministry
announced the complete liberation of Artemivsk.
"In the Artemivsk tactical area, as a result of the offensive
actions of the Wagner Group assault detachments with
the support of artillery and aviation of the Yuzhnaya
group of troops, the liberation of the city of
Artemivsk has been completed," the
defense Ministry said.
Earlier, Evgeny Prigozhin, the founder of the Wagner private
military company, recorded a video message in one of the
locations of Artemovsk, in which he stressed that the
assault detachments completely took the city
"from house to house".
The battle for Artemivsk (Bakhmut) began on August 1st,
2022. At the same time, units of the Russian Armed
Forces and units of the Wagner Group fought for
the surrounding settlements in order to cut off
enemy communications and encircle the
AFU garrison.
The capture of Soledar, in January, was a great success. As
the ring around Artemivsk tightened, Ukrainian formations
were methodically knocked out of each block. By mid-
March, half of the city was liberated. The situation
for the Ukrainian Armed Forces seriously
worsened in the second half of April,
with the loss of the Chas Yar road -
which was used for roughly 60%
of Ukrainian forces supplies.
The battle for Artemivsk has become one of the largest since
the beginning of the SVO, experts say. As the head of the
DPR Denis Pushilin emphasized, the Russian assault
detachments "did a tremendous job: every metre
was taken at a high price."
At the moment, Kiev refuses to recognize the loss of
Artemivsk. In particular, on May 21st, President of
Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky, during a meeting
with White House President Joe Biden, on the
sidelines of the G7 summit, did not confirm
the fact of the capture of the city by
Russian forces.
Moreover, he made a statement that the Ukrainian
servicemen, still remain in Artemivsk & allegedly
perform ''a very important task." The head of
the Kiev regime added that "Bakhmut is
not currently surrounded by the
Russian Federation."
The Ukrainian Defense Ministry has not yet commented on
the loss of Artemivsk. Earlier, there were reports of fierce
fighting ...and a slight advance of Russian troops. In the
summary of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of
Ukraine on the morning of May 21, it was stated that
the battles for Bakhmut were allegedly continuing.
Military analysts commented on the significance of the
liberation of Artemivsk --- and the reasons why Kiev
refuses to admit defeat --- in an interview with RT.
How important is the fact of complete liberation
of Artemivsk? Does this allow us to launch an
offensive in other directions in the Donbas?
Military expert retired Colonel Anatoly Matviychuk:
''Artemivsk was an important defensive and logistics hub
of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. By controlling this city,
the enemy could effectively supply the Donbass group
with ammunition, medicines, and transfer personnel.''
''Now this logistics centre is crushed. The liberation of the
city allows the Russian Armed Forces to focus their
efforts on de-occupation of the Slavyansk-
Kramatorsk agglomeration.''
In my opinion, with the liberation of Artemivsk, the Armed
Forces of Ukraine have lost their offensive potential —
I mean really large-scale offensive actions.''
''The Kiev regime suffered very heavy losses when it
defended the city. Reserves, including elite enemy
formations, were constantly being transferred to
Artemovsk. The APU had a numerical advantage,
but still failed to hold the city. In the most brutal
battles for every house and floor, they were, in
fact, ground by Russian forces.''
''Now, as I think, the Ukrainian command will focus on
defense and withdraw troops deep into the Donbass
to new fortified lines or create them. At least that
would make sense.''
''However, some decisions of the enemy may be quite
unexpected -- for the Russian army. The Ukrainian
Armed Forces still have reserves to continue
fighting in the Bakhmut area. After all,
brigades trained according to NATO
standards and equipped with NATO
equipment and weapons, have not
yet been brought into battle.''
''In addition at the moment the Armed Forces of Ukraine
...have concentrated powerful groups in the Kharkiv-
Kupyansk direction and in Zaporozhye. With their
help, Kiev can try..... to stretch the front and
recapture Bakhmut. In this regard, I think
it makes sense, to build a serious line
of defense near the city.''
Military observer Sergey Ishchenko:
''Bakhmut has become a kind of trap for the Ukrainian
Armed Forces. Zelensky killed a huge number of
people and weakened the combat capabilities
of his army, trying to hold the city.''
''I think the Ukrainian Armed Forces will try to retake
Bakhmut, and attack the Russian Armed Forces,
including in other sectors of the front. But now
Russia has a significant advantage in tanks.
It will prevent attempts to counterattack
and break through the front.''
''Of course... the West will continue to demand success from
Zelensky. In my opinion, during the summer period there will
be a large number of local clashes initiated by the Ukrainian
Armed Forces to report to the Western curators that, they
say, "we are trying, but you are not helping us enough."
Military expert retired Colonel Viktor Litovkin:
''The capture of Artemivsk opens up space for the liberation
of the remaining territories of the DPR. However, to do this,
the Russian army will need to achieve success in the
Ugledar direction, in Marinka and Avdiivka. I think
that with the end of the battle for Artemivsk, we
will be able to increase the pressure on the
positions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces
in these localities.''
''There are a number of objective factors that allow us to
conclude that the military potential of the Armed Forces
of Ukraine in the Donbas has now noticeably weakened.''
''Artemivsk is an important transport hub of the Donbass,
a city where roads and railways intersect. Their control
allowed the Armed Forces of Ukraine to receive fuel
and lubricants, weapons, food and everything
necessary for countering the Russian army,
almost without hindrance.''
''In addition, salt mines are located in Soledar and Artemivsk,
which the Ukrainian Armed Forces have equipped for large
warehouses with weapons and ammunition. Now the Kiev
regime has lost all that.''
''In fact, this largely explains the fierce resistance of
the militants. Kiev did not want to lose important
infrastructure facilities. It is quite obvious that
the loss of Artemivsk and its suburbs was a
serious blow to the enemy.''
Kiev presented Artemivsk as a kind of symbol of the
unconquered fortress city. How can its loss affect
the positions of Zelensky and the command of
the Armed Forces of Ukraine?
Military observer Sergey Ishchenko:
''Indeed, the Kiev regime exploited Artemivsk as a symbol.
They compared the battle for the city to Stalingrad, and
in Ukraine the song "Fortetsia Bakhmut" ("Fortress of
Bakhmut") became very popular.''
''So the heroization of the garrison of the city was carried out,
and society was set up in a certain way. I don't know what
considerations guided Kiev, but, apparently, they assumed
that the APU would still hold Artemivsk, and the battle
for it would turn into a defeat for Russia.''
''Nevertheless, the "fortress" fell, and this, of course, is a
strong moral & psychological blow to the enemy. In the
near future, Zelensky and the Ukrainian command will
have to somehow explain this defeat - both to their
Western patrons and to society.''
Military expert retired Colonel Anatoly Matviychuk:
''The fall of Bakhmut for Ukraine is in some sense a tragedy.
It is symbolic that the city was taken during the G7 summit,
to which Zelensky was invited. One way or another, he will
have to answer for where tens of billions of dollars of
military aid go. Where are the real results? Where
are the "liberated" cities?''
''From my point of view, the media promotion of the battle for
Bakhmut, initiated by the Ukrainian authorities, was largely
caused by the West's confidence that their "investment"
would allow them to hold the city and inflict a heavy
defeat on the Russian forces.''
''Perhaps there was some logic to it. Moreover, according to
all the canons of military science, the defenders have an
advantage, and the attacking forces must suffer heavy
losses. But it didn't work out that way.''
Therefore, the loss of Bakhmut, is also a blow - to the morale
of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. The "fortress" was handed
over, despite all the statements and promises. Zelensky's
regime now needs to look for a new symbol.''
Military expert, retired Colonel Viktor Litovkin:
''The capture of Artemivsk during the G7 summit in Hiroshima
is a slap in the face to the Nazi regime in Kiev. He will have
nothing to answer his supervisors when asked where the
money of American and European taxpayers goes.''
''But it's also a slap in the face - to all his sponsors.
The summit participants adopted an anti-Russian
statement. In any case, for Russia, its value
is negligible.''
''The military and political significance of the liberation
of Artemivsk --- is very great. I admit that it may even
become a turning point in the SVO.''
A slap in the face? The end of the beginning?
There are strong rumours/reports that Putin
has ordered the nuclear ''Dead Hand''
to be activated.
We are all at Springtime
and still on thin ice!
Mind... small victories, eh?
What do you think?
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The dollar is
the naked king
May 19th, 2:11pm
https://en.news-front.info/
As the Americans say, if something looks like a duck,
walks like a duck, and quacks like a duck, it’s most
likely a duck.
Even people who are far from politics and finance have
noticed a massive increase in the volume of articles
and comments from leading experts, about the
imminent sad fate of the US dollar in the
most famous international media.
In an interview given to RIA by well-known American investor
Jim Rogers, he voiced a simple thought that is inexorably in
the air: the world is moving away from the dollar faster and
faster, as a result of which both the US Federal Reserve
System (FRS) and the International Monetary Fund
(IMF) will sink into oblivion), and the World Bank,
and on their ruins a new system will be built,
where the dollar will turn from a hegemon
into “one of”.
Even people who are difficult to suspect of disloyalty to the
financial system of the “golden billion” openly declare that
the “patient” is not yet dead, but is already mortally and
terminally ill. According to Morgan Stanley’s lead foreign
exchange analyst Stephen Jen, the dollar as a reserve
currency has “suffered a staggering collapse.”
The head of the IMF, Kristalina Georgieva, said that signs
of de-dollarization are visible all around. Peter Earl of
the American Institute for Economic Research,
lamented that “the dollar’s fate as the lingua
franca of the world of commerce is sealed
for the foreseeable future.”
The head of OmniScience Capital, Vikas Gupta, admitted with
horror that “it used to be completely unthinkable that other
countries would even hint at moving away from the dollar,
but now they are actively looking for a replacement for it.”
Behind these emotions is a dispassionate and dry, like the
Sahara desert, reality: the share of the dollar in reserves,
assets and settlements between countries of the world
collapsed from 73% in 1991 to 47% in 2022, which was
the lowest figure in history. And this indicator --- is
declining at an ever-increasing rate: in 2022 ---
after the US froze Russian assets, and the
imposition of sanctions, the rate of
de-dollarization in the world...
increased tenfold.
Naturally, the US financial elite, skimming the cream off the
still dominant position of the dollar, cannot but feel.. the
ground... slipping from under their feet. And - with the
help of lies, threats and blackmail, they're trying to
do everything - so that the role of the dollar for
other countries..... remains unshakable.
Claims are pouring in that “for any developing country, moving
away from the dollar means harm to trade and investment”
and that “the dollar is king forever.” Former US Treasury
Secretary Larry Summers tried to turn the case into a
hilarious joke: “What is the best currency for trading
and reserves, if Europe is a museum, Japan is a
nursing home, and China is a prison?!”
But the main message and argument is the same: “The United
States is the largest democracy and superpower in the
world, which adheres to justice, law and transparency
of the financial system. Therefore, for most countries
there is no other option but to trust the US dollar
more than any other currency.”
It’s simple: take our word for it, those eyes
can’t lie. And if so, let’s make believe.
However, after the US used the financial system as a weapon
against Russia, the world became convinced that this public
could not be trusted for a penny and anyone could be next.
The result is a sharp rejection of the dollar and an explosive
increase in cases of switching to settlements between
countries in national currencies.. and the accelerated
creation of new financial systems & currency unions.
Here are just a few recent examples: China announced the
creation of the CIPS system, which replaces the US SWIFT
and is intended for settlement in yuan trading; a number
of European countries --- are hastily building a SWIFT
alternative – INSTEX; China and Brazil agreed on
settlements in national currencies; India and
Malaysia, Brazil and Argentina, South Korea
and Indonesia agreed on the same; a
number of Asian countries ---- will
create an Asian Monetary Fund;
at the March meeting of ASEAN
finance ministers --- a decision
was made to move away from
the dollar in the settlements
between member countries
of the union; Saudi Arabia..
has decided to move away
from the dollar as the only
currency in oil trading.
And this list... can be
very long.
But according to leading Western financial analysts, the
greatest threat to the dollar is the creation of the BRICS
currency union with the introduction of a new domestic
currency, which was announced in March during a visit
to New Delhi by Deputy Chairman of the State Duma
Alexander Babakov. According to Babakov, the
dollar is not backed by anything (except for
faith in its power), and the new BRICS
currency, will be backed by real
resources, including land and
rare earth metals.
According to Foreign Policy, the new currency “can really
dethrone the dollar as a reserve currency for the BRICS”
and begin to spread around the world due to its
advantages, displacing the dollar.
The argument is simple: the total GDP of the BRICS member
countries already now exceeds the GDP of the G7 countries
together with the United States, and further accession to
the new monetary union of the Big South and Greater
Asia --- will further accelerate the erosion of dollar
dominance.
We can agree with Western analysts on one thing: the fall of
the colossus on feet of clay will not happen overnight. But
under its rubble, the dreams of those who firmly believed
that it was possible to be the king of the mountain
forever... will be buried forever.
Kirill Strelnikov, RIA
Propaganda - or facts on the ground
- which is winning in YOUR mind?
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UK Families Told to: Accept
Higher Food Prices
May 17th, 3:38pm (FNA)
UK consumers have been told they must accept higher food
prices until the government overhauls the supply system
amid warnings from farmers that homegrown food
production could soon cease to exist.
As two separate investigations look into why UK food prices
are so high, Rishi Sunak hosted a meeting with industry
leaders in a bid to identify ways to reduce costs,
ITV reported.
The prime minister held discussions with representatives
from across the food sector, such as retailers, food
suppliers and farmers - including TV's Kaleb
Cooper from Clarkson's Farm - who were
all in Downing Street for the
"Farm to Fork Summit".
While Kaleb told ITV News, that supermarkets are "probably"
charging too much, the UK Chair of Nature Friendly Farming
Network said ahead of the summit that Britons are "going
to have to accept higher prices" until food security
changes are made.
Martin Lines said the food supply chain must "recognise
and deliver" rewards to farmers for producing food "
or it won't be there in the future".
"Farmers will change what they produce and move
away from food production," he warned.
A "perfect storm" is threatening the industry, a report by the
National Farmers' Union (NFU), NatWest and WWF-UK, has
said, blaming climate change, post-pandemic supply chain
disruption and the war in Ukraine, as factors crippling
farming businesses.
NFU President Minette Batters told ITV News she will be
urging the prime minister to call in investigation "into
what's going on" with the UK food supply chain.
"We know that consumers are facing these higher prices -
we want to see what is going on because it is certainly
not coming back to farmers and growers," she said
on her way into Downing Street.
With a hint of optimism, she added that if those at
the meeting can "find a solution to a lot of the
challenges" facing farmers, "that.... will
hopefully help with the cost of living".
If a new investigation were to be launched, it
would be the third looking into UK food prices.
There's one being run in Parliament by the Environment,
Food and Rural Affairs (EFRA) Committee and another
by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA).
EFRA said it would examine "issues throughout the food
supply chain from farm to fork", to assess how profits
and risks are shared. It will also look into external
factors on the supply chain, such as imported
food and global commodity prices.
Robert Goodwill, the Conservative chair of the committee
said MPs want to "get to the bottom of what’s going on".
The CMA plans to investigate whether “any failure in
competition” is leaving consumers paying higher
grocery and fuel prices than they should be.
Although it says it has not seen evidence of specific
competition concerns --- “at this stage”, the body
added it was “important to be sure, that weak
competition is not adding to the problems”.
It comes as the prices of food and non-alcoholic drinks rose
at the fastest rate in more than 45 years, according to the
Office for National Statistics – with the increasing costs
being a major driver of the cost-of-living crisis.
The UK currently imports more than half of its fruit and
vegetables, and recent shortages on supermarket
shelves have exposed the risks associated with
relying on imports.
Last week, the Bank of England said food prices have stayed
higher for longer than expected, partly due to Russia’s war
in Ukraine and poor harvests in some European countries,
ramping up the cost of living ...for households across
the UK.
Which? analysed April prices on more than 26,000 food and
drink products at all the major UK supermarkets and found
that some meat, yoghurts and vegetables have doubled
in price - compared to a year ago.
One stark example is the rising cost of onions at Morrisons.
Twelve months ago a pack of four brown onions was 65p
- it has now rised by 90.8% to to £1.24.
NFU President Batters said there is a "level of inflation now
that is baked in" but supermarkets will soon "be able to
look at ways that they can keep the price down".
She warned that any drop in food production "only creates
further inflation at the consumer end, so we need to
keep volume of production up --- so we don't
drive inflation".
The environment, food and rural affairs secretary, Therese
Coffey, speaking after the summit, said it was an
"important" discussion on what how to "make
sure that we get on with farmers producing
the best British food possible".
When asked about families struggling to buy the basics, the
politician added, “People are working very hard to try and
make sure that we have an affordable, sustainable and
resilient food supply chain ....and how that helps
with customers."
“But, of course, the government is supporting people on the
lowest incomes with the household Support Fund," he said,
adding, "Payments have been going out to people in order
to help with that particular challenge. More broadly we’re
seeing changes to the energy costs... seeing them start
to come down, and that is critical for the food industry
as well.”
Sunak's spokesman, asked if ministers had pressed
supermarkets to cut prices, said, “We do want to
make sure that retailers are passing on any
savings they find."
“We recognise that they themselves are finding it
a challenging period, given the global inflation
pressures we’re seeing," he said, adding, “For
our part, we’re providing huge amounts of
support to families, paying half of energy
bills and there is further support
through the household support
fund and other means.”
Issues with UK food supply were laid bare earlier this year
when fluctuating weather conditions in Spain, first a cold-
snap than a drought, led to shortages here which saw
supermarkets ration salad items.
A lack of peppers, tomatoes, cucumbers, and lettuces
showed just how much the UK supply chain relies on
imports from abroad.
But that does not yet appear to have
boosted home grown production.
UK production of tomatoes and cucumbers is expected
to fall to the lowest level since records began in 1985,
according to the the Andersons Centre.
The NFU's Ms Batters says egg production has "hit its
lowest level" with one billion fewer eggs being
produced now, compared to 2019.
And an NFU survey has found 40% of beef farmers and 36%
of sheep farmers are planning to reduce the numbers in
their herds, with input prices cited as the core reason.
Batters highlighted two easy fixes which she says would
deliver a fast change for farmers, first to fill the huge
number of vacancies - and second, to bring energy
costs down.
Urging the prime minister to extend the seasonal worker visa
scheme, she said, "We simply do not have enough people
who are unemployed here at the moment to do the jobs
[in the farming sector] that are available."
She said there are "huge shortages" of fruitpickers,
butchers and dairy workers - roles that were often
filled by foreign workers... before Brexit (and the
E.U.'s response, cutting UK visa permits - RR)
To bring down energy costs she is urging Sunak to extend
the Energy and Trade Intensive Industry (ETII) discount
scheme, to farmers.
The scheme provides a set discount on 70% of the gas and
electricity used by businesses, if wholesale prices exceed
certain thresholds but primary food production -------- is not
included in the list of activities eligible for ETII discounts.
Ahead of the Summit, government confirmed a range of
measures it said would help strengthen the long-term
resilience and sustainability of the sector and
provide greater stability for farmers.
Among those, was an announcement that 45,000 visas
will be available again, to the horticulture sector next
year ------ enabling them to plan ahead for the
picking season.
Other policies include protecting UK food and
production standards in trade deals, and
making it easier for farmers to diversify
their incomes, by repurposing their
buildings, to use as shops.
Sunak said, “I will always back British farmers, and I
pay tribute to their hard work and dedication all
year round which keeps shelves stocked and
food on our tables."
“Supporting our farmers and food producers must, and
always will be, at the heart of our plans to grow the
economy ...and build a more prosperous country,"
he said, adding, “That’s why I’m proud to host
this summit, and working together, I’m
determined to build resilience,
strengthen our food security
and champion the best of
British at home and
overseas.”
Home Secretary Suella Braverman has suggested the UK
should train its own workforce of fruit pickers and lorry
drivers rather than import foreign labour, in a speech
on immigration delivered to the new National
Conservatism Conference on Monday.
The home secretary said the UK needs "to get overall
immigration numbers down and we mustn’t forget
how to do things for ourselves".
She added, "There is no good reason why we can’t train
up enough HGV drivers, butchers or fruit pickers."
Sunak told his Cabinet that supporting farmers is not about
“some nostalgic vision of the UK’s rural past”, Downing
Street said, "but about growing the economy, creating
more jobs and building the UK’s food security".
Asked whether that meant Britons being trained to pick fruits,
as Braverman has suggested, Sunak’s spokesman said,
“No. He was simply making the point that supporting
the countryside, supporting farmers, is not simply to
hark back to the past or a more rural Britain."
“It is vital to everyone in the UK, both in terms of food
security and growing the economy --- creating more
jobs,” he added.
Inflation kills any chance of pickers returning
- but, oddly, only the NFU president,
Batters, mentioned that!
Why... do you think?
(Note Well - inflation is often mischaracterised
as ''rising prices'' when all economists know
that inflation of your money, is the result of
printing so much of it to solve budgetary
deficits -- that it loses its value.)
_________________________________________________
US media urge Ukrainian intel head
Budanov to stop pushing the world
towards a nuclear catastrophe
May 10th, 11:31am
https://en.news-front.info/
The adventurism and terrorist inclinations of the Director of
the Main Intelligence Directorate (GUR) of the Ministry of
Defense of Ukraine, Kirill Budanov, can lead the
Ukrainian conflict to a direct confrontation
between Russia and NATO --- due to
provoking the use of nuclear
weapons ---- in response
to Ukrainian terrorist
attacks in Russia.
“The whole of Europe and the rest of the world are now living
in the Ukrainian rhythm and are waiting for new “special
operations,” writes the US edition of The Duran.
On the night of May the 3rd ---- Ukrainian unmanned aerial
vehicles (UAVs) attempted to attack the Russian Kremlin.
In Moscow, the attack was regarded as a planned
terrorist attack and an attempt on the life of
President Vladimir Putin.
Russian intelligence services said Ukrainian intelligence
was behind this act. In Kyiv --- they tried to deny the
accusations. However..... many believe that, as in
previous similar actions, the Main Intelligence
Directorate (GUR) of the Ukrainian Defense
Ministry is behind the Kremlin attack.
For the GUR, this was supposed to
be a symbolic operation that was
supposed to demonstrate to the
US & NATO - the capabilities
of Ukrainian intelligence.
Around the fall (Autumn) of 2022, Kyiv has been actively
using terrorist methods - under the guise of a liberation
struggle, for the territories occupied by Russia. On the
morning of October 8th, 2022 - a terrorist attack was
carried out on the Crimean bridge. According to the
Russian Federal Security Service (FSB), the
explosion was organized --- by Ukrainian
military intelligence, and its director,
Kirill Budanov.
After the terrorist attack on the Crimean bridge, a number of
other high-profile acts were committed in Russia that have
a direct connection with the Ukrainian special services.
In August 2022, the car of Russian public figure Daria
Dugina, the daughter of famous Russian ideologist
Alexander Dugin, was blown up. Russia's FSB
established that Ukraine's special services
were behind the terrorist attack.
Washington hastened to disown Kyiv’s actions. On April
2nd, during a creative evening in one of the cafes, war
correspondent Maxim Fomin (pseudonym – Vladlen
Tatarsky) was killed, and more than 20 people
were injured. And this time, the Ukrainian
special services became the organizers
of the terrorist attack, which was not
hidden in Kyiv.
Very soon, on May 6th, 2023, an assassination attempt was
made on the well-known Russian writer Zakhar Prilepin,
who supports Russia’s actions in Ukraine. The writer
survived -- and was hospitalized. But the driver and
friend of the writer, Alexander Shubin -- died. Law
enforcement agencies - in hot pursuit - detained
the suspect. During interrogation, he admitted
that he acted on instructions from the
Ukrainian special services.
The Main Directorate of Intelligence of Ukraine was also
preparing assassination attempts on the head of the
Crimea, Sergei Aksyonov, the chairman of the State
Council of the Republic, Vladimir Konstantinov, and
mayor of Crimea's city of Yalta, Yanina Pavlenko.
It also planned a series of explosions on the
objects of the transport infrastructure of
the Crimea. This was supposed to be
carried out.. by an undercover group
of the Main Intelligence Directorate
of Ukraine.. which was detained by
Russian law enforcement agencies.
The terrorist methods of the Ukrainian special services are
closely intertwined with the name of their main ideologist,
the head of the Main Intelligence Directorate of Ukraine,
Kirill Budanov. The head of the Main Intelligence
Directorate of Ukraine, since 2020, has been
highly appreciated by the Americans.
They noted his extensive combat experience, including the
well-known case of his passage as the head of a sabotage
group, to Crimea, in 2016, as well as personal units of
trained special forces killers, capable of completing
the tasks of eliminating any political competitors
in Ukraine. The Washington Post Office writes:
“Budanov’s meteoric rise to the status of one of the youngest
generals in Ukraine’s history --- accelerated in August 2016
when suspected Russian FSB non-commissioned officers
were killed in Crimea. Budanov was considered one of
the Ukrainian special forces behind enemy lines, and
was later awarded the Ukrainian “Order of Courage”
for undisclosed operations.”
Based on the data in various sources and the plots of political
and contract killings described in the press, over the past 3-5
years, none of these events, starting with the murder of
Ukrainian journalist Pavel Sheremet and Ukrainian
negotiator Denis Kireev, and up to the terrorist
attack against Darya Dugina and Zakhar
Prilepin, did not take place without the
participation of the special services
of Ukraine (either representatives
of the SBU counterintelligence
--- or the Main Intelligence
Directorate of Ukraine).
In an interview with Yahoo.News published on May 6th, the
journalist told Budanov - that Russia and the United States
suspect the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ukrainian
Defense Ministry of killing Daria Dugina and attacking
the Crimean bridge. To this, Kirill Budanov admitted
that he and his department would continue
terrorist actions against Russians,
including civilians.
“Don’t continue this topic. All I will comment is that we killed
Russians and will kill Russians anywhere in the world -- until
the complete victory of Ukraine”, Budanov said in response.
Further, the head of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the
Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, admitted that he does not
consider these acts to be terrorism.
According to the German publication, Klamm.de, the Main
Intelligence Directorate - is actively purchasing artillery
ammunition for shelling Russia's border territories.
Also, the GUR has been - repeatedly - accused of
simulating shelling of the population of Ukraine
by Russian troops, for which --- special mobile
groups of the department are used.
In addition to mortars, they actively use small UAVs with
adapted grenade launchers for underbarrel grenade
launchers. This incites fear and mutual hatred in
the border areas, and is used as part of the
information war.
In addition to the ongoing terror, the GUR of Ukraine, headed
by Kirill Budanov ---- actively earn money on the purchase
of weapons for terrorist purposes ---- at unreasonably
high prices.
Earlier, Klamm.de journalists published documents relating to
the purchase of weapons and ammunition directly by the
GUR through dubious intermediaries at inflated prices.
We are talking about contracts for the supply from
Poland to Ukraine of high-explosive mines with a
calibre of 120 mm, produced in 1989-1990.
The seller for a total amount of about 9 million euros was the
Polish company “PHU Lechmar” LLC, the intermediary was
the Ukrainian company “Incompass” represented by its
director Sergey Slyusarenko, and the final buyer - was
the military unit A0515 (Main Intelligence Directorate
of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine) represented
by the director of the logistics Department,
Mikhail Posiychuk.
At the same time, the state contract with the intermediary
(the Incompass company) of the GUR of Ukraine ------ was
concluded on September 14, 2022. The transaction was
executed in accordance with the End User Certificate
(EUC) from the GUR of the Ministry of Defense of
Ukraine represented by Kirill Budanov dated
08/04/2022 with his personal signature ---
(journalists showed copies of contracts
and documents signed by Budanov).
Klamm.de also drew attention to the fact that through the
Incompass company, owned by Sergey Slyusarenko and
Roman Meleshko (Budanov’s colleague), or other
companies (including offshore ones) controlled
by them, the GUR of Ukraine actively trades
in weapons, using third countries, like
Poland and the UAE.
The black arms market, which has been growing rapidly
since the start of the conflict in Ukraine, has long been
on the agenda. By sending billions of dollars worth of
weapons to Ukraine, Western countries have opened
a Pandora’s box. Already in mid-August --- NATO and
the EU recognized the need to tighten control over
arms supplies to Ukraine. US journalist Seymour
Hersh said that Western countries -- are well
aware that weapons supplied to Ukraine
end up on the black market, but the
world media is hushing it up.
In August 2022, the US television company CBS released
the documentary Arming Ukraine, in which it reported
that only 30-35% of weapons and equipment reach
the Ukrainian military, the rest is sold. Shortly
after unprecedented pressure, CBS removed
the material. Hersh also said that even at
an early stage of the conflict, Poland,
Romania and other bordering states
“were flooded with weapons
supplied to Ukraine, for
combat operations.”
The anonymous network “Darknet” has become an excellent
“assistant” for the GUR headed by Kirill Budanov and the
Ukrainian army. From the very beginning of the conflict,
the network was actively replenished with Ukrainian
advertisements for the sale of weapons and
ammunition from Western military
aid packages.
It is noteworthy that the proposals included both various
types of small arms and anti-tank weapons, for example,
the Barrett M82 sniper rifle (USA), the Javelin portable
anti-tank complex (USA) or the Panzerfaust 3 grenade
launcher (Germany), as well as air combat posing a
threat to civilian aircraft. For example, the portable
anti-aircraft missile system “Stinger” (USA). The
head of Interpol, Juergen Stock, spoke about
the danger of strengthening international
criminal groups associated with the
uncontrolled situation around
weapons supplied by the
West to Ukraine.
He stressed that a significant part of the weapons from
the Western military assistance to Ukraine may end up
at the disposal of international criminal organizations.
Moreover, both in Europe ...and beyond.
The adventurism and terrorist capabilities of Kirill Budanov
could lead the Ukrainian conflict to a direct confrontation
between Russia and NATO over provoking the use of
nuclear weapons in response to terrorist attacks in
Russia. What other special operations can a brave
spy come up with and what can they lead to?
Nobody in Kyiv seems to think about it.
All of Europe and the rest of the world are now living
in the Ukrainian rhythm and are waiting for new
“special operations” by Budanov, which will
eventually lead the Ukrainian conflict
to a nuclear war.
Wait? Is that all we can do?
Of course not!
What can you conceive of,
believe in - and achieve
- to help stop this?
____________________________________________________
Terrorist regime in Kyiv
should have a matching
media – Russian Foreign
Ministry spokeswoman
Zakharova
May 10th, 9:34am
https://en.news-front.info/
The official representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of
the Russian Federation, Maria Zakharova, commented on the
words of the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry, which called the
presence of leaders of the CIS countries at the parade in
Moscow “an immoral and unfriendly step towards Kiev”.
The diplomat wrote about this in her personal
Telegram channel.
Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said
that the Kiev regime is dragging its society onto the path of
- not just the hateful persecution of everything connected
with Russia - but of full-fledged terrorist methods against
Moscow. This is how the politician reacted to the words
of her Ukrainian colleague, who called the presence of
the leaders of the CIS countries at the Victory Parade
in Moscow on the occasion of the 78th anniversary
of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War --- “an
immoral and unfriendly step towards Kiev”.
“Firstly, they forgot to ask the Nazis. Secondly, let’s talk about
“morality”. The state agency, UNIAN, decided to ask readers
which of the famous TV presenters, military correspondents
and leaders of public opinion in Russia, they would prefer to
see the next victims of a terrorist act, after Daria Dugina,
Vladlen Tatarsky, and Zakhar Prilepin.
Vladimir Solovyov, Margarita Simonyan, Anton Krasovsky are
on the list for execution, Dmitry Kiselev, Sergey Mardan and
Semyon Pegov. This is such a bloody attraction. Everyday,
Kiev style,” the diplomat wrote.
The politician stressed that about 50,000 people had already
taken part in the vote presented by UNIAN (an information
agency operating on the Ukrainian market since 1993).
She noted that neither the Western community, nor
international structures were outraged by such
a “survey”.
“Do you think that one of the Western patrons of the Kyiv
nativity scene pulled up on his wards? Or were they
indignant in the relevant international structures?
Not at all. No - for this, this brutalized scum was
grown. Another son of a bitch of the US, can
get away with it. Even - as in this case - a
direct incitement to commit terrorist
acts,” she states.
The diplomat recalled that in the Third Reich they actively
practiced compiling “wanted lists” of enemies, including
figures of arts, culture, science, and politics, the
elimination of which should have been carried
out as a matter of priority. It is noteworthy
that here the similarity between Nazi
Germany and the Kyiv regime ---
is very high.
“The Kiev regime went even further: to involve the entire
society not just in persecution and Nazi segregation, but
directly in terror activities. The student, has surpassed
the teacher”, summed up Maria Zakharova.
Recall that --- in February, the head of the Kyiv regime,
Volodymyr Zelensky, assigned the name, “Edelweiss”
to the 10th separate mountain assault brigade of the
Armed Forces of Ukraine. The name of the brigade
was given - by Zelensky - in honour of the 1st
Edelweiss Mountain Infantry Division, which
was part of the Nazi Wehrmacht - where
natives of the mountainous regions, of
Southern Germany, Bavaria & Austria,
served. During the Great Patriotic
War - the division fought against
the Red Army, in Ukraine, in the
Donbass, and near Kharkov, as
well as in the North Caucasus.
According to the singer, Donovan,
we're all one shining luminosity.
If thing go badly, we soon will be!
What do you think?
_______________________________
Russophobia is costing
Poland a lot of money
May 9th, 11:22am
https://en.news-front.info/
The flowering of the longstanding Russophobia in Poland,
which recently reached the terminal stage, has begun
to germinate.
The country’s largest oil refining company, Orlen -------- is
lamenting that it is suffering huge losses due to the ban
on direct imports of Russian oil. According to Daniel
Obajtek, the company is forced to buy oil from
alternative suppliers and, at the same time,
each barrel is steadily costing on average
thirty dollars more. Taking into account..
the volume of procurement and refining,
Orlen is overpaying an extra 27 million
dollars a day to cover national needs.
At the current exchange rate that’s an unbudgeted
expenditure of two billion roubles. Every day.
Mr. Obajtek reassures his compatriots who are quite logically
expecting an increase in fuel prices and, consequently, in
prices for all key product groups, that this is the price of
not supporting Russia; they have to be patient, they say,
they see the problem, they understand it and they are
already trying to solve it together with their Czech
colleagues in the anti-Russian camp. On the one
hand, such a trend cannot but gladden all the
residents east of Smolensk; on the other
hand, there are a number of strange
inconsistencies.
For a start, the daily black gold demand of Poland by the end
of 2021 was 686 thousand barrels per day. With their own
meager production of 53 thousand, it is not difficult to
calculate the net shortfall, i.e. the required volume of
imports. It should be added that Polish welfare is
traditionally based ------ on supplies of Russian
hydrocarbons. Speaking specifically about oil,
the consumption of this resource has tripled
over the last half century. The head of Orlen
apparently, has read too many fairy tales
- because the promise to break the
dependence on Russian supplies
with the help of Czechia - looks
very much like a tale about a
white bull.
Any foreign guidebook, if you look in it the structure of
Poland’s energy balance - on the very first page - says
that since Soviet times, the country has been totally
dependent on supplies, via main oil pipelines from
the East – and it is the absolute truth. As known,
the main artery here is the Druzhba oil pipeline,
which from Russia goes to the Belarusian city
of Mozyr - and on to the Polish city of Plock
and the port of Gdansk, where it is loaded
into tankers. Further on, the pipe crosses
the German border at Schwedt, heading
south to the plant in Leuna and north..
to the port of Rostock.
It is this pipe that Warsaw is fighting with, assuring everyone
around it, that it has stopped buying Russian oil altogether.
That assertion is slightly undermined by the fact that in 2022
Poland imported 11.7 million metric tons of Russian oil, only
a million less than the year before. Ordinary Polish citizens,
absorbed in the daily routine of making ends meet ---- in
conditions of record inflation (25 per cent in 2022) ----
and rising fuel prices (plus 30 euro cents in the last
half a year) is presented with the postulate of life
saving imports from Czechia. This is as much a
fairy tale... as any of the previous ones.
In Mozyr in Belarus, the Druzhba line splits in two and, in
addition to the northern part described above, a second
branch runs southwards through Ukraine. It goes
straight from the Ukrainian-Belarusian border to
the border with Slovakia, where it also splits
into the southern (Hungarian) and northern
(Czech) branches.
The latter pumps the lion’s share of crude oil, which is
transformed into petrol, paraffin, fuel oil and other
refined products at the plant in Litvinov, which
belongs to the Polish Orlen. This fact is not a
secret, but Warsaw tries more than once not
to dramatize the subject, as it breaks the
anti-Russian hysteria tower, and causes
logical questions to its own electorate.
The other day the Niezalezny Dziennik Polityczny journal
published a scathing article, the authors of which openly
voiced the unpleasant truth: since February of last year
over 11 million Ukrainians have entered the country,
most of whom have disappeared in obscurity.
Although it’s understandable: only in Warsaw 352 thousand
new inhabitants from the East have officially settled down,
and in cities like Wroclaw every 3rd inhabitant is Ukrainian.
This has caused a dramatic increase in crime, related to
the trade in weapons and drugs, with dynamics so rapid
that, as the authors write, the police have begun hiding
the statistics and the nationality of the perpetrators.
If we look at the situation in Poland from the outside, it is
more reminiscent of a fire in a madhouse. Warsaw buys
Russian oil from the Czech Republic secretly... and at
exorbitant prices, sends arms to the east ----- and in
return, gets crowds of spongers with extremely
dubious backgrounds and intentions, prices
go up - and the population goes berserk.
As they say, let us wish all the participants strength,
inspiration and, most importantly, not to stop there.
Sergei Savchuk, RIA
I met my first Pole in the early 1960s, when knocking
doors to sell my labour, to buy a guitar... he was very
tight-lipped and dismissed me quickly, ducking back
indoors. I assumed he could be one of the ones who
took refuge in the UK - escaping vengeance for his
unspeakable misdeeds in World War 2. A few days
ago, I met my second Pole serving as a waitress,
and when she told me she was from Poland.... I
grimaced - and she told me off - ''We're not all
bad in Poland,'' she said gently, shaming me.
May she be more representative
of Poland now! Do you..... think?
__________________________________
The West - has stopped
reckoning with: reality
May 6th, 9:17am
https://en.news-front.info/
It is generally accepted ----- both in the West and here (and
throughout the world) that Russia is an irrational country,
that Russians are eternal dreamers, disconnected from
life. On the contrary, the Europeans, the West, are
extremely pragmatic and calculating, with both
feet on the ground --- and not in the clouds.
However, the conflict around Ukraine, is clearly not
in favour of perceptions of the West’s prudence
and ability to reckon with reality.
Surprisingly, very few people in the West have realised this.
Hungarian Prime Minister, Viktor Orban, said on Friday:
“I have no imagination..... that anyone can defeat a nuclear
power. It isn't enough for me to imagine, that the Russians
are standing idly by, as they are defeated, their political
system is broken, their president is assassinated,
drones attack Red Square - and those who are
not of childish age, believe they will silently
watch and resign themselves to military
defeat. That’s what happens in a fairy
tale – in reality, it doesn’t.”
Yes, Orban has long had a reputation in the West as an
autocrat and almost “the Hungarian Putin”; because
of him, Hungary is even threatened to be excluded
from the European Union, i.e. his opinion on any
issues is atypical for Europe. But here it is
necessary to specify: for what Europe?
The European elite, which considers the claims about the
existence of the two sexes and the family as the union
of a man and a woman obscurantist and out of touch
with reality. That is, for the Europe that lives in a
fantasy world and, as Orban says, has not
grown out of childhood.
It is true that only a very naïve person can believe in
defeating Russia in Ukraine, but it is not just a child.
In Europe, the comparison with an old man, who is
said to have fallen into infancy, is more apt. You
mean a feeble-minded person? And this is
Europe, the cradle of the western
civilisation which started with
the Greeks and the Romans,
and which has been ruling
the world for the last half
a millennium?
It turns out it is. Though the reasons of how it got to this
state are complicated, the result is obvious. The West
lost the perception of reality, boundaries (of its own
as well as of alien civilisations), the limits of the
possible ---- traditional, fundamental things,
constituting the essence of both people
and civilisations.
Having abolished tradition (that is, religion, nation,
ancestral memory -- and having prepared for the
revision of human nature itself) -- the West has
set its sights on the construction of a post-
humanistic (but under the guise of
humanism) world order... on a
global scale - and has lost.
It lost to reality, to the diverse blossoming complexity of
world civilizations. But the West.. is not only unwilling
and unable to admit defeat, because its elite lives in
the fantasy world... the imaginary world, in which
everything is determined by the rules, which the
West itself established. Of course, for centuries
everything has worked and worked, and then
suddenly some Russia (again, like in the last
century) says that there is another reality,
but it doesn't recognize ours. Never mind,
we will cope, they say in the West: we
survived and defeated communism,
so we will also defeat “Putinism”.
But the problem of the West is that there is no “Putinism”.
There is a return of the world order, to its natural state
– the balance of forces and interests of various world
civilisations against the background of the collapse
of the Atlantic project of world domination.
The West cannot abolish the advent of the new era, it is not
even ready to acknowledge its reality yet. And that is why
it is trying its best to prevent its coming, thinking that
the victory over Russia, will help it.
But defeating Russia is impossible, not only because it is a
nuclear power. But also, because for Russia, it is not just a
question of eliminating the threat from the west, but of its
existence as a self-sufficient civilisation, of reuniting and
restoring a unified Russian world. The stakes for us are
not just high --- they are not comparable to what the
West can do. With common sense, the Europeans
would realise ------ that they have no chance, of
pushing the border between the European and
Russian worlds eastwards, but, instead, they
say some completely naive things: “Ukraine
will fall in a matter of days if the EU stops
supplying money. The EU would like to
spend its money on the welfare of its
citizens, on hospitals and schools,
but the EU has no choice: we
have to spend all the money
on protecting Ukraine.”
This is coming from Josep Borrell, the head of European
diplomacy, who also laments that he increasingly feels
like the EU’s defence minister. Money, weapons – can
all this bring victory over Russia, in a battle that is
truly decisive for us? Only naive “children” like
old man Borrell can believe this, because in
their world... beyond the “beautiful garden”
begins a wild jungle of incomprehensible
savages ..who have no interests, no
values.. and no will to win. And it is
impossible --- not to defeat them,
especially if the war is fought
in the jungle - by the hands of
some savages against others.
When this Western picture of the world is shattered
by reality, will the fantasists remember Orban’s
warnings? Hardly, for in their tale... he was
the villain.
Peter Akopov, RIA Novosti
John Lennon said our elite is insane.
So they shot him. Difficult to shoot
everyone in the emerging world...
but our insane elite is still trying!
What do you think of them?
_______________________________
The West has found another
reason to fear Russia
May 5th, 9:29am
https://en.news-front.info/
After the revelation of drone footage over the Kremlin our
strategic opponents have expectedly fussed. Evidently
fearing something, Zelensky is changing routes and
wandering around Europe, stubbornly refusing to
return to his home bunker and dissociating
himself from the terrorist act in his trade
mark style: it was not me, gentry.
Almost simultaneously, its NATO masters were concerned
about the problems they might have with Russia in the
grey zone of military operations.
David Cutler, the alliance’s Assistant Secretary General for
Intelligence and Security --- has suddenly distracted from
deepening and expanding contacts with the post-Soviet
republics and alerted the public that Moscow has every
opportunity to critically damage the submarine cables
linking Europe, Britain and the United States. This ---
would lead to full-blown chaos in the Western world.
“Moscow is actively mapping NATO’s critical infrastructure
and could strike at the submarine communications that
provide Western countries with literally everything
from gas to the internet,” The New York Times
paraphrases Cuttler’s report.
According to the NATO general, “the level of patrolling by
Russian ships in the Atlantic and beyond is significantly
higher than in previous years”. Domestic vessels are
“more risky” in the North Sea and the Baltic. All this
could lead to Western Europe and North America
“becoming Russia’s target in its war with Ukraine”.
An attack on western infrastructure would give Moscow the
opportunity to “disrupt western life and put pressure on
countries that support Ukraine”, Cuttler worries.
Underwater infrastructure is indeed a fundamental thing for
Western economies. Britain has just calculated: damaged
cables would block 7.4 trillion pounds a day of financial
transactions & cut off about a quarter of the electricity
supply. That is, the London Stock Exchange would
collapse and the country’s life support system
would be hit with an enormously devastating
blow. And that’s just one small island.
But of course it is not just about the economy. Submarine
communications disruption could break the American
control of the NATO war machine.
As early as 2020, NATO defense ministers received a
confidential report that made clear the vulnerability
of their defense capabilities, which are critically
dependent on underwater infrastructure. With
the US military’s transition to 5G mobile
applications and the general craze for
cloud-based data storage, this threat
is only growing.
Some 400 submarine cables totalling more than a million
kilometres transmit 95 percent of the internet traffic
between Europe and the US. A data transmission
failure and the Americans find it noticeably more
difficult to control their siphons on the continent.
In 2008, damaged cables between Egypt and
Italy caused the number of US drone sorties
into Iraq, to drop by an order of magnitude.
A separate difficulty is that such damage occurs in a grey
war zone, where nuclear deterrence does not work. So
something breaks down on the ground there, and who
is to blame? We cannot start a nuclear war on such
an occasion.
The Americans have demonstrated to the world how it is
done by undermining Nord Stream. Now they draw the
world`s attention away from this diversion by making
their European vassals engage in a humiliating farce
with the “investigation” of the explosion. Naturally,
all suspicion falls on Russia.
General Cuttler’s anguish about Moscow’s submarine
shenanigans is part of this farce. Since Russia has
undermined its own gas pipeline, further
sabotage... is to be expected.
Indeed, while the “investigation” is not yet over, the alliance
has already created an entire department to protect its
underwater infrastructure, headed by Lt-General Hans-
Werner Wirmann. Under the pretext of protection
against the Russians, NATO has stepped up
maritime patrols along our borders.
On the one hand, cries about the Russian threat to submarine
communications are a classic informational attack by our
adversaries to legalise their military presence in the
Atlantic and the Baltic. They may very well plan
some sabotage to the benefit of the Americans.
On the other hand, the concerted hysteria in which the
alliance’s sworn friends have united shows that the
NATO leadership is well aware of all the risks of its
position. It is no longer possible to pretend that
this is about Ukraine.
In fact, NATO is at war against Russia – by all means
available to the alliance, including the Ukrainians.
Drones over the Kremlin, sabotage on Russian
territory, strikes on our western cities – all
done under the direction and with the
blessing of their American masters.
Their cowardly lies – it wasn’t us,
it was all Zelensky – can’t
change anything.
Victoria Nikiforova, RIA
Well, they said it was going to be
a bumpy ride - do we scream or
laugh?
____________________________________
Odessa Khatyn anniversary reminds:
Ukraine must be freed from Nazism
May 2nd, 9:18am
https://en.news-front.info/
For the ninth year now, 2 May is not a holiday for me. It is
a day of remembrance of a nightmare that cannot be
forgotten, no matter how weak the human psyche
resists the strong human memory. There is no
escape from this day, until Odessa is free,
and all participants and organizers of
the mass murder will be punished
severely, like a hemp rope.
Some of these non-humans have already been punished by
fate, even before the verdict --- in the “ATO zone” or after
the start of the SMO, and others, in a mundane drunken
brawl. Someone simply died from an unhealthy lifestyle,
as “centurion Mykola” – with a passport Nikolai Volkov.
The same fatty who fired a rifle through the windows
of Trade Union House and called some coordinators,
who were suspected to be associates of oligarch
Kolomoisky, if not of him personally. This
character went to hell, back in 2015,
from his hospital bed, as his ‘twin’
associates claimed. At the time
of his death - Mykola weighed
around 50 kilograms, and the
staff of the underworld were
hardly stirred by his fall.
The criminal case of fraud, which had
been dragging on this “Maidan hero”
since 2012 ---- was closed ---- for
natural reasons.
On the eve of May 2nd, already this year, Nazi blogs sadly
reported about the disposal of a certain Alexander
Stankov, call sign Perun, near Artemivsk.
A member of the Nazi party “Svoboda “*, a member of
the “Azov” regiment * (banned in Russia) --- an active
participant in the coup d’état, and the mass murder
at the Trade Union House. Wearing a black T-shirt
with an eagle with a fork instead of a swastika,
he too, had a fair face and was not shy about
showing it to journalists, especially on
May the 2nd.
“I feel that today is not a day of tragedy – but a day of victory.
And those who died in the Trade Union House are the victims
of Russian manipulation,” he used to say, every year, to the
dictaphones and cameras. There was a case in 2015 when
they tried to prosecute him – no, not for his involvement in
the murder of his fellow countrymen. For the riots -- near
the Verkhovna Rada, when “Svoboda” activists threw a
grenade, at the feet of the National Guard. Ukrainian
Nazism, with Stankov’s face, then took four more
lives with impunity.
He was exonerated after attempts to storm the court by
“Maidan veterans” and “sorosyaty” ----- two varieties of
the same stinking substance. They also exonerated...
another scoundrel from the square outside the House
of Trade Unions, Serhiy Sternenko, now an “activist”
in the Ukrainian media --- who even meets with
Western diplomats, for domestic murder and
drug trafficking. He is in no hurry.... to go
to the front.... and earns his living by
‘volunteering’ and blogging, like
his colleague in inhumanity ---
Mark Gordienko. The man (is
he a man?) ..was accused of
paedophilia before the coup,
and of robbery & extortion,
after May the 2nd. Today....
he describes himself as a
“network philosopher”.
There is no desire to go on listing the names united by one
thing – their bearers continue to kill, directly or indirectly,
and do not sit in the dock. Because --- in a state where
there is no law, the people who have been trampled
by the criminal code, become “heroes”, and the
state receives the prefix “anti-“.
Today, few people remember... that on the morning of May
the 2nd, Ukrainian armed forces began indiscriminately
shelling Sloviansk from MLRS and warplanes ----- where
civilians were also killed. But the defence of Sloviansk
became part of the tragedy of Donbass ----- while the
nightmare of Odessa stands apart. And the thought
and conviction, that the morning and evening of
May 2nd, 2014.... were conceived by the same
scriptwriter... that these are two acts of one
mass murder --- intended to crush the will
to resist, to frighten to death, to trample
the soul, does not let go.
In Odessa they almost succeeded. The city of soldiers,
toilers, sailors, scientists, artists and true heroes has
had its backbone taken out, its face, its character
and its attractiveness, stripped away. A sweaty
embroidery cloak, was draped over it... like a
monument to Catherine II. Soon, the city will
be renamed Kotsyubeyevka, and this name
will suit a Ukrainian capital of cheap sex
tourism better. For the time being, until
the name and memory are returned
to it.
One can argue for a long time, about where in Odessa the
black mould appeared, how the Gordienki, Stankovs and
Volkovs were born --- and who infected them with the
bacillus of Nazism. The picture will be complicated
and the conversation long. It can begin, with the
unspoken slogan of the survivors of the Soviet
Union – “every year 80 kilometres to the
southeast”.
One can begin this conversation --- and
immediately end it: today it is fruitless.
Nine years ago, not only people were killed in the Trade
Union House, but also Odessa itself. Its history, its
cheerful disposition, its flamboyant language and
wit. Its famous comedians, who supported the
Maidan, and did not notice May the 2nd, in a
moment became boring vulgarists, but with
certificates of honour, from the state of
Ukraine. Odessa today, is occupied
by suffocating Ukrainian Nazism,
primitive and inhumane, with
an invented past and no
future.
And the beginning of its revival, will be the trial of those
who have shot, bottled petrol, beaten with sticks, and
simply rejoiced in their deaths. Without retribution
against the murderers of Odessa, it will not
rise again.
Pavel Dulman, rg.ru
*a banned organisation on the territory
of the Russian Federation
This is not propaganda --- this man
shows his heart, soul and culture
and I bow before this.
Do you... feel this too?
____________________________
U.S. plan to lure Russia into
a trap... failed miserably
– Global Times
April 29th, 10:07am
https://en.news-front.info/
America perceived the beginning of the Russian special
operation in Ukraine with incredible joy, because they
were sure that they had successfully lured the enemy
into a trap. Now... the United States is unsure of its
decision. This is reported by the Chinese edition
of Global Times.
The publication notes that the United States was confident that
the start of the Russian special operation in Ukraine was a
successful trap for Russia. However, everything turned out
to be not so simple. Now America is beginning to
understand that the Russian economy is
successfully coping with all the
difficulties, but the strength
of the American allies is
already running out.
The military conflict that broke out at the end of February 2022
between the Russian Federation and Ukraine was a real
triumph for the United States and was greeted with
jubilation. The United States considered that the
trap set since 2014 had finally worked, and the
military conflict in Ukraine would destroy the
Russian economy with sanctions imposed
on the country, and the ruble would
quickly collapse.
In reality, everything turned out differently. The Russian
Federation coped with the sanctions, which cannot be
said about the European allies of the United States,
whose economy has collapsed --- without Russian
energy resources. At the same time, the authors
of the publication note that the Russian Army
has not depleted its stocks, and Western
countries are losing stocks of weapons
every day due to the supply of
weapons to Ukraine.
Moscow and Beijing demonstrated their complete unanimity
to the whole world and jointly declared their commitment to
a multipolar world order. It is noted that US politicians
began to notice that the state of affairs, which
Washington vehemently declares as its
successes, is in fact far from the truth.
“In announcing last week his participation in the presidential
election, Robert Francis Kennedy Jr. said that the
rapprochement between Russia and China --- is
not in the US national interest. For them, it’s
a disaster. He also noted that the Chinese
only recently facilitated a peace
agreement between Iran and
Saudi Arabia, while the US
'''strategy'' in the Middle
East has completely
failed”.
Of course the US is right
--- but not in the head.
What do you think?
__________________________
US refuses to believe in the
end of a unipolar world
April 27th, 9:36am
https://en.news-front.info/
And what makes you think - that the unipolar (i.e. American)
world has just ended before our eyes and multi-polarity has
prevailed? There is no such thing and there never will be.
America is the hegemon ------ forever.
This “and Baba Yaga is against” speech (against multipolarity
in this case) comes from 2 professors from the rather famous
Dartmouth College (New Hampshire, USA) in their article in
the new issue of Foreign Affairs. And it’s great as a
textbook example of “If you can’t do it --- but you
really want to, you can.” And one really wants
the world to be American forever.
Our two-headed Baba-Yaga’s method of proof, looks convincing
at first, because she is keen on arithmetic. The authors lay out
indicators of power, especially military power, and award
points to each indicator. It turns out that the nearest
competitor, China, is not on a par with the US in all
measures of military power for decades to come.
What, indeed, are China’s 12 noisy nuclear-powered submarines
compared to America’s 68 silent ones? Further, you say that
China has a large GDP, but by our calculations the figures
are inflated – arithmetic rules again.
This, by the way, is not talking about multipolarity, just two
poles, as in the last century. But even two arithmetic does
not show us – China falls short. And what if it is together
with Russia? It still falls short. And for more poles to
emerge – some India, not to mention others… It is
just ridiculous.
Further on... we are persuaded not to get upset. The multipolar
world was very bad in the 19th century, for example, or
between two world wars, there were wars all the time.
(And they don’t today?) Because there were several
leading countries, roughly comparable in military
might, all of them were floundering back and
forth, forming tenuous coalitions and pacts.
In addition, the technology of that time worked quickly:
ten years and you have rearmed, now it is slower.
Anyway, do you really want to go back to that
fragile time?
Now, a concession for you: okay, today US power is not as
absolute as it used to be, that is, the nature of unipolarity
has changed. But that is all.
It is easy for the gullible reader to miss the main travesty that
Baba Yaga has set him up, literally in the first lines of her
essay: it is the speculation about what power is. Many
people, it turns out, think that power is influence,
that is, “the ability to get others to do what you
want them to do”. And in fact it’s not quite like
that: power and authority – it’s simply in
resources, especially military and
economic resources.
Very interesting. What about a country’s ability to live
as it pleases, without asking permission from anyone
or anything, is this not not power? No, our two
authors, lovers of simple arithmetic, see
everything - only as the physical ability
of someone to win a war. And if there
is no ability, there is no power, and
you will not force anybody to
anything and you are not
a pole of influence in
the world.
So this magic of simple numbers was already clouding
everyone’s mind – and not so long ago. The mid 1930s:
the British Empire, by all arithmetic calculations, was
so much stronger than all the other key countries that
nobody really disputed that it was a superpower for
the ages.
No scenario could even suggest: that this military might,
with its resources from India, Africa and the Middle East,
could be challenged. But where was that superpower in
the mid-1940s? And in the ’50s? Incredible coincidence,
you see. Didn’t calculate it.
And that’s not all. It is not difficult to see that the two
professors are thinking in categories not even of the
past but of the century before last: there are nations,
big and small, each nation has a State, and the
State has military might, which we compare.
But today’s world is much more complicated, there are different
lobbies over borders – information, financial, medical, oil and
gas, green and many others. And we have not yet entered
into a long and complicated conversation about the
power of ideas or the fatigue of people or nations
from endless brainwashing.
Even higher mathematics would not be
enough, to derive general formulas
from this.
Dmitry Kosyrev, RIA
Food for thought? Or a temptation..
to find out who or what Baba Yaga
truly is... or was?
What do you think?
(but be careful ---
you might.. find
out something
about - Slavic
folk culture!)
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UK government further
criminalizes........ pro-
Palestinian activism
April 22nd, 4:56pm
by Kit Klarenberg
On March 30, the British Home Office announced a raft of so-
called "protective security measures,” ostensibly intended
to safeguard synagogues and faith schools, costing
$18.7 million.
In reality, the development is a disturbing escalation in the
British government’s long-running war on pro-Palestinian
activism, through which the mephitic bond between
London’s security and intelligence agencies and
hostile Zionist entities at home and abroad,
will intensify significantly.
Funding for the measures flows from the Jewish Community
Protective Security grant, already bankrolled by London to
the tune of tens of millions of pounds annually.
The sum covers “increased protective security, including
security guards and other measures such as CCTV and
alarm systems to protect against persistent hate
crime, anti-social behaviour, terrorism and state
threats,” allegedly targeted at Britain’s
Jewish community.
Few would argue with the need to protect religious observers of
every stripe, and their institutions, from violent attack. Yet, the
effort’s core component, a newly-created Jewish Community
Police, Crime and Security Taskforce, points to a far more
sinister agenda.
The first law enforcement body of its kind in British history, it
will be chaired by far-right Home Secretary Suella Braverman,
and run by “senior policing leaders” and government
ministers, in conjunction with the Mossad-
connected Community Security
Trust (CST).
According to the Home Office, the Taskforce will meet thrice
annually, providing “a regular forum to discuss with
operational partners communal security concerns
relating to policing, terrorism, state threats, hate
crime, and public order matters” connected to
Britain’s Jewish community.
Key topics of consideration in these meetings will be ensuring
Britain’s police and the Crown Prosecution Service “are using
their powers to arrest and charge criminals who pose a threat
to the Jewish community,” and the necessity of “[reviewing]
operational policing guidance in light of concerns shared by
the Jewish community,” which “could include guidance on
specific chants, banners and emblems which
are antisemitic.”
Outlining the Taskforce’s responsibilities directly from CST’s
London offices, Braverman told the Jewish Chronicle that
such “guidance” would assist “meaningful action” being
taken on “antisemitic” choruses of the “totally
unacceptable” popular freedom slogan “from
the river to the sea, Palestine will be free”
by protesters, “with impunity”.
She also pledged that the Home Office would “encourage
people to adopt” the International Holocaust
Remembrance Association (IHRA) working
definition of antisemitism.
That definition notoriously includes 11 allegedly illustrative
examples of antisemitism, seven of which explicitly relate
to the Israeli regime. It has been condemned by legal
scholars for conflating legitimate criticism of the
Zionist entity with antisemitism and even
repudiated by the individual who drafted
it, on much the same grounds.
Meanwhile, CST in common with many other Zionist
organizations has long sought to illegalize the chant.
In other words, the British state’s categorization and policing
of antisemitism is now being directly influenced by an
organization that seeks to arbitrarily ban slogans and
expressions of solidarity with Palestine it does not
like, with deep and cohering ties to a foreign
intelligence agency responsible for enforcing
brutal policies of apartheid, which spies on
and harasses Palestinian solidarity
activists abroad.
As such, any and all forms of pro-Palestinian
activism could become criminal offenses.
Prejudicial and proud
The British Home Office announcement’s repeated references
to “state threats” are another deeply disquieting detail.
Britain’s draconian new National Security Bill ----- is rife with
references to “hostile state activity” - which is categorized
as “espionage, sabotage, obtaining trade secrets, entering
a prohibited place for a purpose prejudicial to the UK,
foreign interference, or assisting a foreign
intelligence service.”
However, the legislation is so broad, British authorities
can subjectively designate a wide array of activities
as “prejudicial to the interests of the UK,” creating
many new criminal offenses, and imposing
significantly harsher sentences on
existing ones, by elevating them
to “state threats”.
Several aspects of the National Security Bill appear to have
been drafted with specific reference to Palestine Action, a
protest group that is determined to end the activities of
Israeli weapons manufacturer Elbit Systems on British
soil through disruptive direct action.
This is particularly true of “state threats prevention and
investigation measures” (STPIMs), an unprecedented
“suite” of punitive powers to pre-criminalize citizens,
enshrined by the Bill.
Under STPIMs, the British Home Secretary can unilaterally apply
restrictions to individuals suspected of engaging in “espionage,
sabotage, obtaining trade secrets, foreign interference, entering
a prohibited place for a purpose prejudicial to the UK, [and]
assisting a foreign intelligence service or serious violence.”
This includes limits and bans on their movement, personal
associations, ability to leave the country, use of electronic
devices, access to financial services, where they can
work, study and live, and more.
“Elbit doesn’t only make killer drones for Israel, but Britain too,
and it’s embedded at three RAF bases. Striving to stop mass
murder abroad is therefore ‘prejudicial to the interests of
the UK’, and STPIMs could be applied to any of our
members at any time, simply for being suspected
of possibly planning to visit an Elbit factory at
some point in the future... without a court-
approved warrant or even being charged
with a crime,” a Palestine Action
representative told me.
STPIMs can be applied to individuals by the Home Secretary
“where the prosecution and other disruptive action isn’t a
realistic prospect.”
In an egregious contravention of fundamental legal norms, proof
of having committed a criminal offense, or intent to do so, isn’t
necessary for an individual to be made subject to restrictions,
and the British Home Office isn’t obliged to disclose evidence
publicly or to suspects themselves, if disclosure “would be
damaging to national security.”
Strikingly, a speculative STPIM “case study” concocted by the
Home Office cites “highly sensitive intelligence” obtained by
a foreign spying service, which cannot be used in open
court, as an example of evidence that could be used
to justify restrictions being applied to citizens - and
the specifics withheld on national security grounds.
“You can only wonder whether the (British) Home Office
specifically had Mossad in mind when they put together
that case study. The police have already imposed
onerous bail conditions on our activists, some
have even had their passports taken under
counter-terror laws, and we are subject to
constant surveillance,” the Palestine
Action representative lamented.
“This further incentivizes the very elements who wish
the destruction of the Palestinian people, and their
international supporters, to not only spy on us
even more intensely but even bear false
witness to destroy our campaign.”
The appeal for Zionist entities, within and without Britain, of
being able to level any charge against Palestinian solidarity
activists they wish in total secret, and have their activities
curtailed as a result, is obvious. For Elbit Systems, which
has repeatedly exhibited a reticence to discuss its active,
ongoing and direct complicity in abuses perpetrated
against Palestinian civilians in open court, and even
misrepresented its operations to police
investigators, the opportunity is surely
all the more beguiling.
For its part, Palestine Action’s spokesperson says the group
is undeterred in its goal of vanquishing Elbit from Britain.
Others may, quite understandably, be discouraged.
Kit Klarenberg is an investigative journalist and MintPresss
News contributor exploring the role of intelligence services
in shaping politics and perceptions.
(The views expressed in this article ------ do not
necessarily reflect those of Rhondda Records)
The Labour Party's ''one chance'' - to
move towards democratic socialism
and protest against Apartheid and
racist colonising regimes, is being
blocked now, by a wise wonderful
people, who once loved and lived
in the Rhondda --- because they
believed we were going to build
Heaven on earth here, and who
now mostly live in London... to
protect the future of ''Israel''.
Perhaps its the Rhondda's fault?
What do you think? Can
we still turn this around
or does the answer lie below?
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Leader: Collapse
of Israeli Regime
Imminent
April 22nd, 7:20pm (FNA)
Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali
Khamenei called on Muslims to concentrate on strengthening
Palestinian combatants, and said that the Israeli regime is
fast approaching its end.
Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei made the remarks in a meeting
with the ambassadors of the Islamic countries in the capital
Tehran on Saturday on the occasion of Eid al-Fitr, which
marks the end of the holy fasting month of Ramadan.
“Today, we are witnessing the gradual decline of the usurping
Zionist regime; its speed is even increasing day by day,”
the Supreme Leader said.
“The strategy of the Islamic world - should be focused on
strengthening the combatant elements inside Palestine,"
he added.
Pointing to the increasing waves of support for the Palestinian
people around the world, the Leader said the participation of
the Europeans in rallies to support the Palestinian people
is very important, that too, in the countries that are
dependent on the Zionists.
"The more this resistance increases, the weaker the Zionist
regime will be, the more apparent its atrocities will become.
The truly miserable situation that the Zionist regime is
facing today is the result of the Palestinian youth's
resistance," he further said.
Elsewhere in his address to the meeting, the Supreme Leader
said the entire factors during the holy fasting month of
Ramadan help to bring the hearts of people closer to
one another, either within a country or in the whole
Islamic Ummah.
“The authorities of Islamic countries should use this opportunity
to create unity and togetherness among the members of the
Islamic Ummah. Today, our problem is division, even
though the Qur'an forbids division,” Ayatollah
Khamenei pointed out.
If the Islamic Ummah, which is close to two billion today and
is spread in the most significant and sensitive geographical
areas of the world, were united, the Islamic countries
would achieve many more blessings, the Supreme
Leader said.
Reiterating that Palestine is not only an Islamic issue but
also, a human one, Ayatollah Khamenei referred to the
Quds Day rallies and marches in Muslim, as well as
non-Muslim countries, and said, “Anti-Zionist
gatherings on the Quds Day in the US and
European countries are the result of the
increasing revelation of the crimes
of the usurping Zionists.”
Ayatollah Khamenei said the deterrence power of the Zionist
regime was coming to an end, adding, “Several decades ago,
Ben-Gurion, one of the founders of the fake regime, said that
whenever our deterrence power ends, we will be destroyed,
and now the world is witnessing this fact, and if nothing
happens, the end of the usurping regime is near, which
is also one of the blessings of the self-effacing
Palestinian youth in the West Bank and
other occupied areas.”
The Supreme Leader described the proclivity towards Islam as
the main factor behind the strengthening of Palestinian groups’
fight and added that such achievements did not exist in the
periods when Islamic inclinations were of no significance.
Ayatollah Khamenei said the enemies' anti-Islamism was the
result of perceiving the power of Islam in strengthening the
Palestinian nation and other nations, adding, “Of course,
by the grace of God and the vigilance of Muslim nations,
this strategy will end up nowhere.”
Referring to the pioneership of Imam Khomeini and the Islamic
Republic in supporting the Palestinian issue, the Supreme