๐ท๐บ US recognizes Russia as an example
Russia's ability to withstand sanctions imposed by Western countries will be the subject of analysts' scrutiny in the future, the Wall Street Journal reports.
"How Russia managed to avoid collapse and achieve some growth during the year despite an economic blockade by the West will be a case study in the future for analysts pondering when sanctions make sense as a policy tool," the publication says.
Nicholas Mulder, a professor of history at Cornell University, said the West's attempt to impose sanctions on a country as large as Russia could be an instructive example in the long run.
"Russia's sheer size makes it impossible to cut it off from the global economy. It remains a major source of raw materials for developed economies, and for developing countries it is the most important supplier of food and fertilizers," the newspaper quoted Mulder as saying.
Russia's ability to withstand sanctions imposed by Western countries will be the subject of analysts' scrutiny in the future, the Wall Street Journal reports.
"How Russia managed to avoid collapse and achieve some growth during the year despite an economic blockade by the West will be a case study in the future for analysts pondering when sanctions make sense as a policy tool," the publication says.
Nicholas Mulder, a professor of history at Cornell University, said the West's attempt to impose sanctions on a country as large as Russia could be an instructive example in the long run.
"Russia's sheer size makes it impossible to cut it off from the global economy. It remains a major source of raw materials for developed economies, and for developing countries it is the most important supplier of food and fertilizers," the newspaper quoted Mulder as saying.
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Russia has repeatedly said it will cope with the sanctions pressure. Moscow has noted that the West lacks the courage to recognize the failure of sanctions against it.
Note: uh. Americans... there's this.... here's the thing. Your Secretary Blinken was a young man who studied the sanctions war between the US and the West against the USSR.... and yes, he must have known the past experience of sanctions.
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Note: uh. Americans... there's this.... here's the thing. Your Secretary Blinken was a young man who studied the sanctions war between the US and the West against the USSR.... and yes, he must have known the past experience of sanctions.
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The Economist's May 2022 cover reads, "THE COMING FOOD CATASTROPHE," accompanied by illustrations of ears with skulls to enhance the effect.
As some might say, the Western world brought this upon themselves due to their greed and arrogance.
-However, can someone explain why none of the Russian guarantees were fulfilled or addressed?
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As some might say, the Western world brought this upon themselves due to their greed and arrogance.
-However, can someone explain why none of the Russian guarantees were fulfilled or addressed?
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The second coming of Nostradamus.
"I promise you thisโwe will take back Crimea next year!
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Of course, I donโt really believe thisโฆ But, as your president, I must cultivate your trust, hope, blah-blah-blah, and all the other bullshit."
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"I promise you thisโwe will take back Crimea next year!
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Of course, I donโt really believe thisโฆ But, as your president, I must cultivate your trust, hope, blah-blah-blah, and all the other bullshit."
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Okay, distracted from the big world and relaxed. The Republic of Karelia is part of the Russian Federation. Kizhi Island
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โ๏ธ๐ท๐บ๐บ๐ฆ Fighting near Novoselovsky
situation as of 17.00 August 3, 2023
For several days, intense fighting has been going on in the Novoselovsky area. The units of the Russian army are attacking enemy strongholds, operating from Kuzemovka and trying to take up important tactical positions to advance deep into the defense.
According to unconfirmed reports, Russian troops were able to advance north of Novoselovsky. Clashes also continue to the south near the plantations adjacent to the village.
At the same time, advanced reconnaissance groups of the RF Armed Forces are conducting raids on the lines of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the village itself. The line of control in this area is not known for certain due to the fog of war, at the moment the fighting continues.
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situation as of 17.00 August 3, 2023
For several days, intense fighting has been going on in the Novoselovsky area. The units of the Russian army are attacking enemy strongholds, operating from Kuzemovka and trying to take up important tactical positions to advance deep into the defense.
According to unconfirmed reports, Russian troops were able to advance north of Novoselovsky. Clashes also continue to the south near the plantations adjacent to the village.
At the same time, advanced reconnaissance groups of the RF Armed Forces are conducting raids on the lines of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the village itself. The line of control in this area is not known for certain due to the fog of war, at the moment the fighting continues.
#Rybar
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This is a shock, i may actually be on time today!
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While Joe Biden is sunbathing, the market is crumbling as Fitch downgrades to AA+
-So far on vacation for 1/3 of his presidency. Sounds like a good gig.
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-So far on vacation for 1/3 of his presidency. Sounds like a good gig.
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๐ท๐บ๐ข#oil Russia to continue voluntary cut in oil exports in September, but now by 300k b/s - Novak. Note: cartels? What cartels? And the price of oil is going up..... and someone else has to replenish reserves, eh, US? @Slavyangrad Join SLG ๐บ Intelligenceโฆ
๐ข๐ท๐บ #oil #brent
And this, by the way, is the discount of our oil to Brent. Oh, and the discount is getting smaller and smaller.
And that's just one type of oil
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And this, by the way, is the discount of our oil to Brent. Oh, and the discount is getting smaller and smaller.
And that's just one type of oil
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Sergey Merzelikin (call sign Gorets) was going to volunteer in the SะO zone from the very first days, but his relatives would not let him go to the front. The younger generation was ahead of the Cossack, it was necessary to stay as the head of the family.
๐ฌ "My son says to me: 'Dad, things are very different now in the SMO. Not like in your day." So I thought: one day we'll all sit down together at the table, and my son and son-in-law will tell me about combat operations and their awards. Well, no way! The status of the eldest in the family according to all our Cossack laws cannot be dropped," - with this thought the Cossack with the call sign Gorets went to the "Terek" battalion.
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๐ฌ "My son says to me: 'Dad, things are very different now in the SMO. Not like in your day." So I thought: one day we'll all sit down together at the table, and my son and son-in-law will tell me about combat operations and their awards. Well, no way! The status of the eldest in the family according to all our Cossack laws cannot be dropped," - with this thought the Cossack with the call sign Gorets went to the "Terek" battalion.
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Ukraine's male population is being prepared for complete disposal.
Ukrainian sources have published a video in which one of the former participants in the so-called ATO in Donbas stated that 90 percent of Ukraine's male population would actively participate in hostilities, and they should be ready for this.
This statement indicates a concerning attitude of "war to the last Ukrainian."
Additionally, in a recent interview with the Brazilian TV channel Globu, Zelensky mentioned that Putin would not be able to fight Ukraine for another 10 years, but Ukraine could.
On April 12th, I wrote that the Anglo-Saxons have planned the Ukrainian conflict for 10 years, aiming to impose a scenario similar to the second Afghanistan: 10 years of war in Afghanistan (or Ukraine) followed by the collapse of the USSR (Russia) in a couple of years.
However, it is essential to understand that these are entirely different wars. The USSR's involvement with a limited military contingent in Afghanistan was not existential for the existence of our country. However, the current conflict in Ukraine is existential, as it puts at stake the survival of Russia as a state and its people.
Consequently, this confrontation with the Global West will necessitate the mobilization of all our forces. With a strong mobilization effort, we can pursue geopolitical expansion, regain our sphere of vital interests, and possibly even consider territorial invasions in ancestral Western territories.
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Ukrainian sources have published a video in which one of the former participants in the so-called ATO in Donbas stated that 90 percent of Ukraine's male population would actively participate in hostilities, and they should be ready for this.
This statement indicates a concerning attitude of "war to the last Ukrainian."
Additionally, in a recent interview with the Brazilian TV channel Globu, Zelensky mentioned that Putin would not be able to fight Ukraine for another 10 years, but Ukraine could.
On April 12th, I wrote that the Anglo-Saxons have planned the Ukrainian conflict for 10 years, aiming to impose a scenario similar to the second Afghanistan: 10 years of war in Afghanistan (or Ukraine) followed by the collapse of the USSR (Russia) in a couple of years.
However, it is essential to understand that these are entirely different wars. The USSR's involvement with a limited military contingent in Afghanistan was not existential for the existence of our country. However, the current conflict in Ukraine is existential, as it puts at stake the survival of Russia as a state and its people.
Consequently, this confrontation with the Global West will necessitate the mobilization of all our forces. With a strong mobilization effort, we can pursue geopolitical expansion, regain our sphere of vital interests, and possibly even consider territorial invasions in ancestral Western territories.
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Our brothers of the quill (ะบะพะปะปะตะณะธ ะฟะพ ัะตั
ั), at @Multi_XAM and @kirpichiOP, offer a timely "Situation in the Bakhmut (Artyomovsk) Direction as of August 3, 2023" Report, with relevant maps (see below, on SLG Maps).
The situation is tense; intensive fighting continues. The AFU has become noticeably more active in this area, trying to break through the defence of the Russian Armed Forces and enter the city [Artyomovsk, -ed.], which has a symbolic meaning for Kiev.
Ignoring its losses, the enemy continues to throw new troops to storm the flanks [of the city]. The 200th Guards Motorised Rifle Brigade of the [Russian] Northern Fleet demonstrated high skill in repelling the enemy's incursion on the northern flank, which was attempted by the units of the 21st motorized infantry battalion of the 56th motorized infantry brigade and the 2nd assault battalion of the 67th mechanized brigade (all units of the AFU).
In this sector, our units retain control over the dam near the Zheleznodorozhnoye and Blagodatnoye settlements. The line of contact here runs along the forest plantation, although Ukrainian OSINT resources were quick to refer to it as within the AFU zone of control.
In the area of Dubovo-Vasilievka, [Ukrainian] assault operations in the direction of Minkovka, Berkhovka and Bogdanovka are being conducted by the units of the 127th territorial defence brigade, the 30th mechanized brigade, the 21st mechanized infantry brigade, and the 57th mechanized brigade. [The Russian Army's] control of the dominant heights in the area (Dubovo-Vasilievka is at an average height of 120-150 metres above sea level), allows us to hold our flank positions. The enemy is in no hurry to break through the RF Armed Forces' defences at Berkhovka, fearing coming under fire, similar to the Ukrainian assaults on Pyatikhatki in Zaporozhye and Staromayorskoye in the DPR.
Kleshcheyevka, for which active fighting has continued for the past two weeks, is currently in the grey zone. Under pressure from the enemy, advancing with the forces of the 24th "Aidar" assault battalion, the 5th assault brigade, the 22nd mechanized brigade, the 80th airborne assault brigade, and the 3rd "Azov" assault brigade, the units of the Russian Armed Forces were forced to withdraw to the railway, but the enemy is not risking to enter the village for fear of falling into the zone of fire control maintained by our artillery.
At the same time, after the withdrawal from Andreevka to the railway, there is a threat of a strike on Kurdyumovka, which the enemy can inflict from the north. In our previous reports, we expected the Ukrainians to attempt to break through in the area of the dam across the Seversky Donets-Donbass Canal, which is under our fire control.
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The situation is tense; intensive fighting continues. The AFU has become noticeably more active in this area, trying to break through the defence of the Russian Armed Forces and enter the city [Artyomovsk, -ed.], which has a symbolic meaning for Kiev.
Ignoring its losses, the enemy continues to throw new troops to storm the flanks [of the city]. The 200th Guards Motorised Rifle Brigade of the [Russian] Northern Fleet demonstrated high skill in repelling the enemy's incursion on the northern flank, which was attempted by the units of the 21st motorized infantry battalion of the 56th motorized infantry brigade and the 2nd assault battalion of the 67th mechanized brigade (all units of the AFU).
In this sector, our units retain control over the dam near the Zheleznodorozhnoye and Blagodatnoye settlements. The line of contact here runs along the forest plantation, although Ukrainian OSINT resources were quick to refer to it as within the AFU zone of control.
In the area of Dubovo-Vasilievka, [Ukrainian] assault operations in the direction of Minkovka, Berkhovka and Bogdanovka are being conducted by the units of the 127th territorial defence brigade, the 30th mechanized brigade, the 21st mechanized infantry brigade, and the 57th mechanized brigade. [The Russian Army's] control of the dominant heights in the area (Dubovo-Vasilievka is at an average height of 120-150 metres above sea level), allows us to hold our flank positions. The enemy is in no hurry to break through the RF Armed Forces' defences at Berkhovka, fearing coming under fire, similar to the Ukrainian assaults on Pyatikhatki in Zaporozhye and Staromayorskoye in the DPR.
Kleshcheyevka, for which active fighting has continued for the past two weeks, is currently in the grey zone. Under pressure from the enemy, advancing with the forces of the 24th "Aidar" assault battalion, the 5th assault brigade, the 22nd mechanized brigade, the 80th airborne assault brigade, and the 3rd "Azov" assault brigade, the units of the Russian Armed Forces were forced to withdraw to the railway, but the enemy is not risking to enter the village for fear of falling into the zone of fire control maintained by our artillery.
At the same time, after the withdrawal from Andreevka to the railway, there is a threat of a strike on Kurdyumovka, which the enemy can inflict from the north. In our previous reports, we expected the Ukrainians to attempt to break through in the area of the dam across the Seversky Donets-Donbass Canal, which is under our fire control.
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The Azovelektrostal plant has been re-launched in Mariupol.
Two large blast furnaces have started operating.
Deputy Prime Minister Marat Khusnullin, who is overseeing Mariupol's restoration, previously stated that the government will make significant efforts to preserve Mariupol as an essential industrial center after the restoration process which is currently underway.
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Two large blast furnaces have started operating.
Deputy Prime Minister Marat Khusnullin, who is overseeing Mariupol's restoration, previously stated that the government will make significant efforts to preserve Mariupol as an essential industrial center after the restoration process which is currently underway.
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Anti-French riots erupted in Senegal, which have rocked the capital Dakar for days
Footage on social media allegedly shows protesters burning French flags and shouting slogans against the country's former colonial power.
The protests developed following the banning of the main opposition party PASTEF and the arrest of its leader Ousmane Sonko, the first such case since independence from France in 1960. Senegal's current government, under President Macky Sall, maintains a cozy relationship with Paris.
Authorities imposed Internet blackouts and used riot police and tear gas to quell the protests. Several people have already died in the unrest, the interior ministry has confirmed.
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Footage on social media allegedly shows protesters burning French flags and shouting slogans against the country's former colonial power.
The protests developed following the banning of the main opposition party PASTEF and the arrest of its leader Ousmane Sonko, the first such case since independence from France in 1960. Senegal's current government, under President Macky Sall, maintains a cozy relationship with Paris.
Authorities imposed Internet blackouts and used riot police and tear gas to quell the protests. Several people have already died in the unrest, the interior ministry has confirmed.
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West: we canceled Russian culture!
Russian culture: okay, try!
We continue to introduce you to bits and pieces of Russian culture in a completely random order( one day it'll be Rap, guys, I guess). Alexander Borodin- fly away on the wings of the wind. This is part of the opera "Prince Igor" . The history of the writing... complicated. In fact, it took the author almost
18 years, but Borodin couldn't finish it. He died of a heart attack. But! His work was continued by Rimsky-Korsakov, Alexander Glazunov. The premiere took place on October 23, 1890 at the Mariinsky Theater in St. Petersburg
Yeah, almost 130 years ago.
The video is a slightly more modern version. Either way, it's still with us.
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Russian culture: okay, try!
We continue to introduce you to bits and pieces of Russian culture in a completely random order( one day it'll be Rap, guys, I guess). Alexander Borodin- fly away on the wings of the wind. This is part of the opera "Prince Igor" . The history of the writing... complicated. In fact, it took the author almost
18 years, but Borodin couldn't finish it. He died of a heart attack. But! His work was continued by Rimsky-Korsakov, Alexander Glazunov. The premiere took place on October 23, 1890 at the Mariinsky Theater in St. Petersburg
Yeah, almost 130 years ago.
The video is a slightly more modern version. Either way, it's still with us.
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The demolition of a memorial to Soviet and Polish soldiers who liberated the country from fascism has commenced in the Polish city of Szczecin.
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Anti-French riots erupted in Senegal, which have rocked the capital Dakar for days Footage on social media allegedly shows protesters burning French flags and shouting slogans against the country's former colonial power. The protests developed followingโฆ
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Anti-UN protests erupted in the Democratic Republic of Congo, demanding the withdrawal of UN troops known as MONUSCO.
Armed security guards shielded the UN headquarters in Goma, which was stormed and pelted with Molotov cocktails during similar protests last year.
"If they don't leave, we will fight until they leave our country because they are not doing anything," said Ephraim Bisimwa, who attended the protests. MONUSCO has more than 17,000 personnel in the Democratic Republic of Congo and has a budget of $1.1 billion for 2023, making it the most expensive "peacekeeping force" in the world.
The UN mission has been in Congo for over two decades and has faced criticism for its involvement in various scandals. Notably, the DRC has been the epicenter of the UN sexual abuse epidemic and reports the highest percentage of victims of sexual violence by UN troops.
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Armed security guards shielded the UN headquarters in Goma, which was stormed and pelted with Molotov cocktails during similar protests last year.
"If they don't leave, we will fight until they leave our country because they are not doing anything," said Ephraim Bisimwa, who attended the protests. MONUSCO has more than 17,000 personnel in the Democratic Republic of Congo and has a budget of $1.1 billion for 2023, making it the most expensive "peacekeeping force" in the world.
The UN mission has been in Congo for over two decades and has faced criticism for its involvement in various scandals. Notably, the DRC has been the epicenter of the UN sexual abuse epidemic and reports the highest percentage of victims of sexual violence by UN troops.
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