You can work hard and still fail while others are just winning without even trying hard. Reality check.

Putin arrived at the aircraft factory in Irkutsk and ordered the MS-21's range increased.

Do you understand?

The plane doesn't exist.
They haven't been able to launch it into production for over 10 years.
An elderly man is giving instructions on the specifications of a non-existent plane. And this is called "the revival of the aviation industry."

A telling example of state propaganda at work: when major Wildberries logistics hubs burn down in several Russian regions, national television pretends nothing has happened.

Instead of real news from their own regions, Channel One viewers are routinely fed other people's problems and routine "successes": from foreign blackouts and Baltic intrigues to the latest scientific achievements.

The formula for the information bubble hasn't changed for decades: the rye is ripening, the milk yield is growing, we're defeating everyone.

🇷🇺 Elvira Nabiullina: There are no restrictions on transferring cryptocurrency out of Russia for any category of investors. However, it should be noted that such transactions do not have legal protection.

Other statements by the head of the Central Bank of the Russian Federation:

• The Central Bank and the Ministry of Finance are considering various options to assist investors with frozen foreign assets.
• We see potential for further easing of monetary policy, but at a slower pace than previously anticipated.
• It is impossible to completely rule out the possibility of raising the key interest rate if the situation requires it. However, there are currently no grounds for a preemptive rate hike.
• Given the new circumstances, a higher trajectory for the key interest rate is required.
• We have thoroughly considered lowering and maintaining the key interest rate. There were isolated proposals to raise it.
• The market is going through a period of volatility, but from the perspective of financial stability, there is no reason for concern.
• There is no need to take additional measures to protect financial stability at this time.
• The banking sector has adapted to the sanctions, and we do not see any serious problems.
• Sustainable inflation in the second half of 2026 will remain close to current levels.
• We still believe that the acceleration of price growth is temporary.
• The rise in fuel prices is already beginning to affect the prices of a wide range of goods and services.
• We see that the government's measures to stabilize the fuel market are beginning to yield results.
• "Servicing the national debt will not be a problem for the Russian economy.
• In the baseline forecast, we expect a budget deficit of 2% of GDP in 2026 and 1% of GDP in 2027.
• The capital buffer of banks currently amounts to approximately ~₽10 trillion.
• Household savings activity has slightly decreased, but the share of citizens' funds in financial market instruments is gradually increasing.
• We expect that companies will restore their production capacity by the end of 2026.
• Do not look for hidden signals in my clothes and brooches. The Central Bank writes everything in plain text.
• It is not necessary to use the term "stagflation" indiscriminately and scare people with it. A single year in which price growth is caused by a supply shock does not necessarily mean stagflation.

🇷🇺📦 Russia's largest online marketplace, Wildberries, is reportedly facing mounting logistical and financial difficulties, raising concerns about the stability of one of the country's most important retail platforms.

Economic analyst Stanimir Dobrev says the company's logistics network is approaching collapse. Customers in Belarus have reportedly been waiting up to six days for deliveries, while distribution centers in the Moscow region and western Russia are said to be overwhelmed. Similar disruptions have been reported in southern regions, including Kuban and Stavropol, where delayed shipments are causing growing losses for small businesses.

According to Dobrev, Wildberries has started compensating customers for damaged goods, but the payouts are often only a fraction of the products' value. He also claims that some customers are encountering restrictions when attempting to withdraw funds from their accounts.

Dobrev argues that if the crisis continues, thousands of small businesses dependent on the marketplace could be severely affected, while Chinese companies may be well positioned to expand their influence and capture an even larger share of Russia's retail market.

What island are you raiding?

If the entire system is corrupt, what's the point of working for the system?

One might consider that working for it at this stage is simply extending its reign

"The eagle never argues with crows, it simply flies higher"

JUST IN: 🇺🇸🇮🇷 Trump Shifts Into ‘Revenge Mode’, Tehran Braces as Diplomacy Appears to Collapse

President Donald Trump has grown deeply skeptical that diplomacy with Iran can succeed and is now in "revenge mode," according to a senior administration official.

If this assessment reflects U.S. policy, it could signal a major hardening of Washington's stance toward Tehran, with diplomatic options narrowing as tensions continue to escalate.

🚨🇺🇸 America's Next Nuclear Missile Is Coming, And It's Built for the Next 50 Years

Northrop Grumman has released new images of the Sentinel intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), the United States' next generation land based nuclear deterrent.

The LGM-35A Sentinel will replace the aging LGM-30G Minuteman III, which has been in service since the 1970s. Designed to remain operational for decades, Sentinel will feature improved reliability, enhanced cybersecurity, greater accuracy, modern command and control integration, and the ability to deliver nuclear warheads across intercontinental ranges of more than 10,000 km (6,200+ miles).

The program is set to become the backbone of the U.S. land based nuclear deterrent well into the second half of the 21st century.

❗️During July 23-24, pilots of the Unmanned Systems Forces attacked another 19 substations in the temporarily occupied territories (17 in Crimea and 2 in Donetsk region), — Magyar

The number of energy facilities hit by the units during July amounts to 136.

🚨 WE ARE ABOUT TO WITNESS THE BIGGEST WAR IN HISTORY FOR THE SURVIVAL OF PETRODOLLAR

Massive U.S. bomber formations, continuous surveillance flights, and heavy air movements are now saturating the skies near Iran. This is no longer posturing.

This is the opening chapter of the biggest geopolitical-financial war of our lifetime, the one that will decide whether the petrodollar survives… or dies.

If the U.S. fails to completely dismantle the IRGC’s control inside Iran, the consequences are not gradual. They are terminal‼️

Iran has already laid down the new law of energy: Every single barrel of oil that passes through the Strait of Hormuz, the artery carrying ~20% of the world’s crude, must be settled in Chinese yuan. No dollars. Full stop.

The moment that demand sticks, the 50-year monopoly that forced the world to recycle oil revenues into U.S. Treasuries collapses overnight. The petrodollar doesn’t weaken. It dies. And the yuan (backed by real oil flow) becomes the new settlement currency of the energy world.

Watch the bombers. Watch the surveillance orbits. Watch Hormuz.

Because if this war ends with the IRGC still standing, the dollar’s exorbitant privilege ends with it and a multipolar monetary order ruled by Beijing’s currency and decentralized rails takes its place.

The markets haven’t priced this yet. They will.

The faith of the petrodollar is now being decided in the skies over the Gulf.

China is quietly preparing for a post‑Putin Russia. This isn’t speculation — it’s documented across WSJ, Meduza, Moscow Times, Der Spiegel, Insider, Le Monde and AFP.

🔥 Key points:
• Beijing is building ties with Russian elites outside Putin’s inner circle. • Russia is becoming a junior partner, increasingly dependent on China. • Chinese intelligence is recruiting mid‑level Russian officials. • Military cooperation is transactional: electronics for battlefield data. • European leaders warn this axis threatens EU security. • China denies everything, as expected.

🎯 Bottom line
This is not a stable alliance. It’s China shaping Russia’s future — with or without Putin.

#China #Russia #Geopolitics #Security

Russia attempted a traditional armored breakthrough near Dobropillia — a move straight out of Soviet doctrine. But modern warfare doesn’t care about Soviet doctrine.

🔥 What happened

• Dozens of Russian tanks and armored vehicles advanced. • Ukraine detected them instantly. • Phoenix drone operators launched wave after wave of strikes.
End result:
9 tanks destroyed
2 armored vehicles eliminated

3 Grad launchers wiped out

dozens of Russian soldiers killed

a “major offensive” collapsed in hours

🔥 Why it matters

This is the new pattern of the war: • Russia pushes armor → Ukraine burns it with drones • Russia tries mass → Ukraine uses precision • Russia loses 5,000–6,000 troops per week (Rubio)

🎯 Bottom line

Russia cannot execute classic armored breakthroughs anymore. The battlefield has changed — and Ukraine owns the drone domain.

#Ukraine #Russia #Donetsk #DroneWarfare #Geopolitics