💥🇷🇺🇺🇦 With massive air strikes, the Kremlin intends to force Kiev to postpone the counteroffensive — CNN
Russia is spending more ammunition than usual trying to confuse the Kiev regime's air defenses, a U.S. official familiar with the situation said.
In a conversation with CNN, he stressed that the Kremlin carried out larger-scale air attacks simultaneously in several directions, aiming at control centers in Kiev, as well as other important facilities.
According to the American TV channel, this is how Russia is trying to force the regime in Kiev to postpone its counteroffensive, but the American official believes that the Kiev regime was able to withstand the attacks by intercepting a high percentage of missiles and drones through a layered air defense system provided by Western countries.
Russia is spending more ammunition than usual trying to confuse the Kiev regime's air defenses, a U.S. official familiar with the situation said.
In a conversation with CNN, he stressed that the Kremlin carried out larger-scale air attacks simultaneously in several directions, aiming at control centers in Kiev, as well as other important facilities.
According to the American TV channel, this is how Russia is trying to force the regime in Kiev to postpone its counteroffensive, but the American official believes that the Kiev regime was able to withstand the attacks by intercepting a high percentage of missiles and drones through a layered air defense system provided by Western countries.
🇹🇷🇬🇷 The genocide of the Greeks in Turkey is one of the dark pages in the history of the Turkish people
▪️When we remember the genocide of the Greeks and Armenians, we are obliged to honor the memory of various nations and nationalities that lived in Turkey. Unlike the Turks, we realize that the genocide of peoples is one of the dark pages in the history of the Turkish people and of its statehood.
▪️Regardless of the death of millions of people, a wave of hatred rose everywhere throughout Turkey, trying to implement monstrous programs known only to the leadership of the empire, serving only the goals known to them. That’s how the first killing machine was created in the twentieth century, which later, in the twenty-first century, in fact, was reanimated already in the Middle East by many terrorist organizations. For the Turkish leadership, countries and peoples do not matter. For them, when achieving their goals, countries and peoples are only the source material.
Eduard Polatov is Chairman of the Organization of Greeks of Armenia and Artsakh “Patrida”
▪️When we remember the genocide of the Greeks and Armenians, we are obliged to honor the memory of various nations and nationalities that lived in Turkey. Unlike the Turks, we realize that the genocide of peoples is one of the dark pages in the history of the Turkish people and of its statehood.
▪️Regardless of the death of millions of people, a wave of hatred rose everywhere throughout Turkey, trying to implement monstrous programs known only to the leadership of the empire, serving only the goals known to them. That’s how the first killing machine was created in the twentieth century, which later, in the twenty-first century, in fact, was reanimated already in the Middle East by many terrorist organizations. For the Turkish leadership, countries and peoples do not matter. For them, when achieving their goals, countries and peoples are only the source material.
Eduard Polatov is Chairman of the Organization of Greeks of Armenia and Artsakh “Patrida”
The hand of the “Master”: the formula for the success of the Russian University of Special Forces
The Realist News Agency managed to penetrate into the holy of holies of the Russian University of Special Forces (RUS), to evaluate Daniil Martynov's contribution to the establishment of this institution, as well as to understand the principles of training fighters who participate in the special military operation on the territory of the former Ukraine.
Daniil Martynov and his team are not afraid to do new things. He is not afraid to gain experience by trial and error, building the project that turned out to be successful.
The successes of the Akhmat units in the SMO zone, the number of people who come to RUS every day as volunteers, show the result of the joint work of the university and the leadership of Chechnya.
"In our reality, many specialists work following a template, according to those documents that were once written by someone. They are satisfied with such activities. When they hear something new and advanced, they ask the question: "Why is it necessary if everything is already there?". It must be remembered that all documents were written by humans. The formula for success is not to be afraid to create new things, not to stand still and always go forward. If you stop, eventually you fall behind," the interlocutor of the Realist News Agency stressed.
According to Korovin, another element of the success of RUS is the efficiency and management of processes. Operational decisions at the University are made by the head of the institution, without a lot of approvals and collecting signatures.
The Realist News Agency managed to penetrate into the holy of holies of the Russian University of Special Forces (RUS), to evaluate Daniil Martynov's contribution to the establishment of this institution, as well as to understand the principles of training fighters who participate in the special military operation on the territory of the former Ukraine.
Daniil Martynov and his team are not afraid to do new things. He is not afraid to gain experience by trial and error, building the project that turned out to be successful.
The successes of the Akhmat units in the SMO zone, the number of people who come to RUS every day as volunteers, show the result of the joint work of the university and the leadership of Chechnya.
"In our reality, many specialists work following a template, according to those documents that were once written by someone. They are satisfied with such activities. When they hear something new and advanced, they ask the question: "Why is it necessary if everything is already there?". It must be remembered that all documents were written by humans. The formula for success is not to be afraid to create new things, not to stand still and always go forward. If you stop, eventually you fall behind," the interlocutor of the Realist News Agency stressed.
According to Korovin, another element of the success of RUS is the efficiency and management of processes. Operational decisions at the University are made by the head of the institution, without a lot of approvals and collecting signatures.
🇦🇲🇮🇱 The Armenians and the Jews should take care of each other: Chief Rabbi of Armenia
The Jews and the Armenians are a global nation. Most of the people live outside their historical territory. There is no country where there are no Jews, and also there is no country where there are no Armenians. These are two outcast peoples who have been proving their right to live in their historical homeland for thousands of years, which is denied by many, said the Chief Rabbi of Armenia Gershon Burstein.
The Jews and the Armenians are a global nation. Most of the people live outside their historical territory. There is no country where there are no Jews, and also there is no country where there are no Armenians. These are two outcast peoples who have been proving their right to live in their historical homeland for thousands of years, which is denied by many, said the Chief Rabbi of Armenia Gershon Burstein.
Patriarch Kirill called the main challenge for the human of the XXI century
The main challenge of the XXI century is the challenge from the godless secular world. But today we, Christians and Muslims, starting from our religious beliefs, can together resist this tragic trend in the development of the civilization, which displaces God from human life and imposes a different worldview where there is no God, just as they tried to do during the Renaissance. To resist this challenge, we need the consolidation of all the traditionally minded forces of society, the head of the Russian Orthodox Church said.
The main challenge of the XXI century is the challenge from the godless secular world. But today we, Christians and Muslims, starting from our religious beliefs, can together resist this tragic trend in the development of the civilization, which displaces God from human life and imposes a different worldview where there is no God, just as they tried to do during the Renaissance. To resist this challenge, we need the consolidation of all the traditionally minded forces of society, the head of the Russian Orthodox Church said.
Russia needs not an ideology, but a clear concept of the image of the future
The problem is that no one in high offices has anн idea about the image of the future of Russia, and everyone sees the development of the country not by the methods of the XXI century, but tries on successful methods of the past. This is no longer working, therefore our results are not very good, says media manager Dmitry Sviridov.
The problem is that no one in high offices has anн idea about the image of the future of Russia, and everyone sees the development of the country not by the methods of the XXI century, but tries on successful methods of the past. This is no longer working, therefore our results are not very good, says media manager Dmitry Sviridov.
Aram Torosyan on cinema, culture and beauty of Armenia
What does Armenian cinema need today? How to properly unlock the cultural potential of Armenia? Why is the country of all Armenians worth seeing and learning about?
Aram Torosyan, Director of Academy Films, answered these and other questions of the Realist News Agency.
"The cinematography of the modern Armenia should pursue the same goals that cinematography pursues all over the world. The national cinematography should tell about our values, about our way of life, it should represent the country, show its beauty and diversity, as well as integrate it into the world community. Cinema is very diverse today and we have the opportunity to develop this industry here, despite the fact that we are still lagging behind in many ways. In order for the industry to develop, it is necessary that movies be produced constantly, flow-line.
To do this, I consider it very important to attract foreign film production, since our country objectively does not yet have enough capacity for such a scale. The more films will be produced in Armenia, the more professionals will be constantly provided with work, the better our product will become. Now we are betting on festival cinema, on a single product, which, of course, can help mark our place on the map of world cinematography, and we have such examples. But for long-term development, we need to develop the industry."
What does Armenian cinema need today? How to properly unlock the cultural potential of Armenia? Why is the country of all Armenians worth seeing and learning about?
Aram Torosyan, Director of Academy Films, answered these and other questions of the Realist News Agency.
"The cinematography of the modern Armenia should pursue the same goals that cinematography pursues all over the world. The national cinematography should tell about our values, about our way of life, it should represent the country, show its beauty and diversity, as well as integrate it into the world community. Cinema is very diverse today and we have the opportunity to develop this industry here, despite the fact that we are still lagging behind in many ways. In order for the industry to develop, it is necessary that movies be produced constantly, flow-line.
To do this, I consider it very important to attract foreign film production, since our country objectively does not yet have enough capacity for such a scale. The more films will be produced in Armenia, the more professionals will be constantly provided with work, the better our product will become. Now we are betting on festival cinema, on a single product, which, of course, can help mark our place on the map of world cinematography, and we have such examples. But for long-term development, we need to develop the industry."
How has the Russian elite changed during the year of the SMO
In the year of the special operation, the Russian elites has become much more homogeneous ideologically, because all those who were against the special military operation somehow dropped out of the ruling class, said Yevgeny Minchenko, president of the communication holding “Minchenko Consulting” in a comment for EISI.
“All those who were against the special military operation somehow dropped out of the elite: both out of business and politics, and, of course, a significant part of the cultural elite left Russia. Therefore, the elite has become more monolithic. At the same time, interestingly, these departed singers and actors who claimed to be the conscience of the nation are not perceived as such by the population. There was a process of “delomization” (LOM is the Russian abbreviation for “leader of public opinion”) according to Viktor Poturemsky‘s apt remark, and we actually had a shortage of public opinion leaders.” the political scientist stressed.
In the year of the special operation, the Russian elites has become much more homogeneous ideologically, because all those who were against the special military operation somehow dropped out of the ruling class, said Yevgeny Minchenko, president of the communication holding “Minchenko Consulting” in a comment for EISI.
“All those who were against the special military operation somehow dropped out of the elite: both out of business and politics, and, of course, a significant part of the cultural elite left Russia. Therefore, the elite has become more monolithic. At the same time, interestingly, these departed singers and actors who claimed to be the conscience of the nation are not perceived as such by the population. There was a process of “delomization” (LOM is the Russian abbreviation for “leader of public opinion”) according to Viktor Poturemsky‘s apt remark, and we actually had a shortage of public opinion leaders.” the political scientist stressed.
What caused the growing tensions in relations between Iran and Taliban Afghanistan?
Several sources in Iran and Afghanistan at once claim that the real reason for the increase in tension between Tehran and Kabul is only partially related to water, says Andrei Serenko, head of the Center for the Study of Afghan Politics.
“The main reason for the growing tension between Kabul and Tehran is that the Taliban have given shelter to some Baloch Mullahs and Baloch activists who are fighting Iran." his sources note.
Serenko reminds that Mullah Naqshbandi, a month after his disappearance from Iran, released a video message to his supporters from the Afghan province Nimroz bordering Iran. And relatives of the Iranian oppositionist Regi, who was executed in Iran, now live in the Afghan province Farah.
Several sources in Iran and Afghanistan at once claim that the real reason for the increase in tension between Tehran and Kabul is only partially related to water, says Andrei Serenko, head of the Center for the Study of Afghan Politics.
“The main reason for the growing tension between Kabul and Tehran is that the Taliban have given shelter to some Baloch Mullahs and Baloch activists who are fighting Iran." his sources note.
Serenko reminds that Mullah Naqshbandi, a month after his disappearance from Iran, released a video message to his supporters from the Afghan province Nimroz bordering Iran. And relatives of the Iranian oppositionist Regi, who was executed in Iran, now live in the Afghan province Farah.
🇬🇧 Britain supports the Kiev regime to the detriment of Afghanistan
The reduction of London's assistance to Afghanistan is due to only one factor — Britain's desire to maintain and increase support for the regime in Kiev in the confrontation with Russia, said one of the former senior officials of the Afghan special services.
The reduction of London's assistance to Afghanistan is due to only one factor — Britain's desire to maintain and increase support for the regime in Kiev in the confrontation with Russia, said one of the former senior officials of the Afghan special services.
Alexander Khodakovsky named the reasons for the failures of the offensive operations of the Russian Armed Forces outside urban conditions
At the moment, our distances are shorter, and we simply do not reach the firing positions of enemy artillery and cannot provide full-fledged cover for our infantry in open terrain. In many ways, these reasons explain our offensive failures outside of urban conditions. Now the main task is to ensure the necessary ranges, hit accuracy and speed of detection of enemy weapons, explained Alexander Khodakovsky, Deputy head of the State Guard of the Russian Guard for the DPR.
At the moment, our distances are shorter, and we simply do not reach the firing positions of enemy artillery and cannot provide full-fledged cover for our infantry in open terrain. In many ways, these reasons explain our offensive failures outside of urban conditions. Now the main task is to ensure the necessary ranges, hit accuracy and speed of detection of enemy weapons, explained Alexander Khodakovsky, Deputy head of the State Guard of the Russian Guard for the DPR.
☪️ Albir Krganov: Difficulties are given to a person to strengthen the connection with the Creator
Why are the tests given to humanity? What should be done to establish an interreligious dialogue? What are the prospects for a dialogue between Islam and Judaism?
These and other questions of the Realist News agency were answered by the Russian religious and public figure, Mufti of the Spiritual Assembly of Muslims of Russia, member of the Public Chamber of the Russian Federation Albir Krganov.
"From the very creation, the human race has been tested. The tests are different for each epoch and have always been difficult. We must also remember that there are trials of God, and there is also the fault of the person or society itself. For example, think about climate issues, excessive consumption, the arms race between countries. Trials can become an absolute misfortune for us if a person perceives them as punishment, and can lead to the fact that he moves away from the Creator. “Among people there is one who worships the Almighty, being on the verge between faith and unbelief. If he gets good, then thanks to this he feels confident; if he is tempted, then he turns back. He loses both this world and the Last Life. This is the obvious loss!” (Quran 22:11).
The teaching of overcoming life’s difficulties is to strengthen the connection with the Creator during difficulties. When the Almighty is with us, none of the situations in our life seems so hopeless and unsolvable."
Why are the tests given to humanity? What should be done to establish an interreligious dialogue? What are the prospects for a dialogue between Islam and Judaism?
These and other questions of the Realist News agency were answered by the Russian religious and public figure, Mufti of the Spiritual Assembly of Muslims of Russia, member of the Public Chamber of the Russian Federation Albir Krganov.
"From the very creation, the human race has been tested. The tests are different for each epoch and have always been difficult. We must also remember that there are trials of God, and there is also the fault of the person or society itself. For example, think about climate issues, excessive consumption, the arms race between countries. Trials can become an absolute misfortune for us if a person perceives them as punishment, and can lead to the fact that he moves away from the Creator. “Among people there is one who worships the Almighty, being on the verge between faith and unbelief. If he gets good, then thanks to this he feels confident; if he is tempted, then he turns back. He loses both this world and the Last Life. This is the obvious loss!” (Quran 22:11).
The teaching of overcoming life’s difficulties is to strengthen the connection with the Creator during difficulties. When the Almighty is with us, none of the situations in our life seems so hopeless and unsolvable."
🇷🇺🇨🇳 Results of Mishustin’s visit to China: the struggle for world leadership takes on more concrete features
Russia's alliance with China is necessary and inevitable. But building this alliance, one needs to think not only about the interests of an ally, but also not forget about the interests of your own country, emphasizes political scientist Dmitry Zhuravlev.
Russia's alliance with China is necessary and inevitable. But building this alliance, one needs to think not only about the interests of an ally, but also not forget about the interests of your own country, emphasizes political scientist Dmitry Zhuravlev.
🇺🇸 DeSantis is betting on the polarization of American society
At first glance, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis gives the impression of a kind of new Trump reissue, but softer in rhetoric, not a fan of dramatic excesses — and generally a more easily elected politician. But this impression is deceptive, says Austrian journalist Thomas Seifert.
At first glance, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis gives the impression of a kind of new Trump reissue, but softer in rhetoric, not a fan of dramatic excesses — and generally a more easily elected politician. But this impression is deceptive, says Austrian journalist Thomas Seifert.
🇮🇶 Iraq unveils transport project worth $17 billion
The $17 billion logistics project, dubbed the "Route of Development," will link the port of Grand Fau in the oil-rich south of the country with the Turkish border in northern Iraq. It can compete with the Egyptian Suez Canal as a transport hub in the region.
The $17 billion logistics project, dubbed the "Route of Development," will link the port of Grand Fau in the oil-rich south of the country with the Turkish border in northern Iraq. It can compete with the Egyptian Suez Canal as a transport hub in the region.
States invest in nuclear arsenals as geopolitical relations deteriorate
A Swedish think tank has sounded the alarm over the growing number of operational nuclear weapons in the arsenals of major military powers. The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) estimated that there are now 12,512 nuclear warheads globally, up 86 from last year.
Of the 12,512 total nuclear warheads, the think tank estimates that 3,844 of them are deployed with missiles and aircraft.
The nine nuclear-armed states—the United States, Russia, the United Kingdom, France, China, India, Pakistan, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (North Korea) and Israel—continue to modernize their nuclear arsenals and several deployed new nuclear-armed or nuclear-capable weapon systems in 2022.
A Swedish think tank has sounded the alarm over the growing number of operational nuclear weapons in the arsenals of major military powers. The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) estimated that there are now 12,512 nuclear warheads globally, up 86 from last year.
Of the 12,512 total nuclear warheads, the think tank estimates that 3,844 of them are deployed with missiles and aircraft.
The nine nuclear-armed states—the United States, Russia, the United Kingdom, France, China, India, Pakistan, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (North Korea) and Israel—continue to modernize their nuclear arsenals and several deployed new nuclear-armed or nuclear-capable weapon systems in 2022.
🇺🇸 Inflation rose at a 4% annual rate in May
The inflation rate cooled in May to its lowest annual rate in more than two years, likely taking pressure off the Federal Reserve to continue raising interest rates, the Labor Department reported Tuesday.
The consumer price index, which measures changes in a multitude of goods and services, increased just 0.1% for the month, bringing the annual level down to 4% from 4.9% in April. That 12-month increase was the smallest since March 2021, when inflation was just beginning to rise to what would become the highest in 41 years.
The inflation rate cooled in May to its lowest annual rate in more than two years, likely taking pressure off the Federal Reserve to continue raising interest rates, the Labor Department reported Tuesday.
The consumer price index, which measures changes in a multitude of goods and services, increased just 0.1% for the month, bringing the annual level down to 4% from 4.9% in April. That 12-month increase was the smallest since March 2021, when inflation was just beginning to rise to what would become the highest in 41 years.
Azerbaijan is effectively canceling the November 9, 2020 agreement, showing that they will do whatever they want.
This behavior of Azerbaijan is due to a number of circumstances. Erdogan has visited Azerbaijan and supported his brothers. We also see the degeneration of the democratic community, which does not react in any way to the processes taking place around Artsakh, on the contrary, it supports the aggression of a non-democratic country against a democratic country.
And all this gives another pretext for Azerbaijan and Turkey to toughen their policy. It would be naive to think that they should not do so. That's what you need to think about, and not about the guarantees that some “smart” people constantly appeal to.
David Babayan, diplomat
This behavior of Azerbaijan is due to a number of circumstances. Erdogan has visited Azerbaijan and supported his brothers. We also see the degeneration of the democratic community, which does not react in any way to the processes taking place around Artsakh, on the contrary, it supports the aggression of a non-democratic country against a democratic country.
And all this gives another pretext for Azerbaijan and Turkey to toughen their policy. It would be naive to think that they should not do so. That's what you need to think about, and not about the guarantees that some “smart” people constantly appeal to.
David Babayan, diplomat
🇮🇱 Shin Bet embraces cutting-edge AI to thwart cyberattacks
Israel continues to explore innovative uses for artificial intelligence (AI) in various aspects of security and law enforcement, helping to foil numerous threats.
"AI technology has been incorporated quite naturally into the Shin Bet's interdiction machine," Shin Bet Director Ronen Bar said in a speech to the Cyber Week conference in Israel. "Using AI, we have spotted a not-inconsequential number of threats."
Shin Bet, the Israeli counterpart to the FBI or Britain’s MI5, has created its own generative AI platform, akin to ChatGPT, Bar revealed. He explained that the platform has allowed the intelligence service to streamline its work by flagging surveillance anomalies and sort "endless" amounts of intelligence.
Israel continues to explore innovative uses for artificial intelligence (AI) in various aspects of security and law enforcement, helping to foil numerous threats.
"AI technology has been incorporated quite naturally into the Shin Bet's interdiction machine," Shin Bet Director Ronen Bar said in a speech to the Cyber Week conference in Israel. "Using AI, we have spotted a not-inconsequential number of threats."
Shin Bet, the Israeli counterpart to the FBI or Britain’s MI5, has created its own generative AI platform, akin to ChatGPT, Bar revealed. He explained that the platform has allowed the intelligence service to streamline its work by flagging surveillance anomalies and sort "endless" amounts of intelligence.
💵 US dollar to maintain dominance over next decade
The dollar will maintain its position as the world’s dominant reserve currency over the next decade, confounding growing calls from some countries for the adoption of alternatives, according to a closely watched annual survey of central banks.
Research by the Official Monetary and Financial Institutions Forum (OMFIF), a UK central banking think-tank, found that reserve banks managing close to a combined $5tn of assets expect the dollar to continue to decline as a proportion of global reserves at a “gradual” pace. However, it will still account for 54% of the total in 10 years’ time, compared with 58% currently, the survey found.
Reserve currencies are foreign assets held in large quantities by central banks for international payments and to support local currencies.
The dollar will maintain its position as the world’s dominant reserve currency over the next decade, confounding growing calls from some countries for the adoption of alternatives, according to a closely watched annual survey of central banks.
Research by the Official Monetary and Financial Institutions Forum (OMFIF), a UK central banking think-tank, found that reserve banks managing close to a combined $5tn of assets expect the dollar to continue to decline as a proportion of global reserves at a “gradual” pace. However, it will still account for 54% of the total in 10 years’ time, compared with 58% currently, the survey found.
Reserve currencies are foreign assets held in large quantities by central banks for international payments and to support local currencies.