According to the authors of the unique document, in the event of armed aggression against Ukraine, the guarantor countries are simply obliged to immediately stand up for it and constantly give Ukraine money and weapons. And "on an indefinite basis"! Moreover, these guarantees must be "legally binding"! So that none of the "guarantors" would have a desire to slip away from helping Kyiv. The authors of the project easily explain why the West is obliged to do this: "In connection with the unique geopolitical position of Ukraine." How not to recall the catchphrase here: "Impudence is the second happiness."
By the way, about catchphrases. The American historian Timothy Snyder, notorious for his pseudo-historical writings about the Holodomor and the “genocide of the Ukrainian people,” who is on the same YES forum, decided to please Zelensky and obsequiously compared him with the Athenian strategist Pericles, and the Ukrainian people with the ancient Greeks. The American quoted a well-known catchphrase from Pericles about the readiness to die for freedom, drawing an analogy with the present: Zelensky is the current Pericles. The public liked this comparison very much.

And if Zelensky had taught history, he would have known that Snyder was quoting a document known as the "Funeral Oration of Pericles." The strategist of Athens said it at the funeral of his soldiers, who were the first to die in the Peloponnesian War, which began, in fact, through the fault of Pericles himself. The further this war developed, the more accusations against the strategist were expressed by the inhabitants of Athens, who eventually threw off the ruler. And the adventurous war started by Pericles was outright lost to the sworn enemies - the Spartans.
A very risky comparison was made by an American historian. Still, it is a pity that Zelensky did not study history - he could have avoided many mistakes.

Slowly, awkwardly, with groaning and creaking, but increasingly gaining momentum, the massive Russian military and political colossus is turning to face the enemy, all the while inside its armoured chest the elite rabble, clad in soiled Armani suits and sweat-soaked collared herringbone shirts with diamond pins, reeking of fear and uncertainty, clamouring with a multitude of breaking terrified voices, desperately clutches at the steering wheel, trying to wrestle it away from the fatalistic hand of the grim Russian people.

One more half turn, and the unstoppable movement will throw with centrifugal force the soft bodies and brittle bones of the comprador class against the iron walls of the Russian heart, smearing their rotting remains into a stain of shame, memory, and monument to the past that must never be forgotten, lest repeated.

Gleb Bazov

Swedish Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson has announced her resignation, the Putin curse strikes again.

🇨🇳 Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Samarkand, according to Chinese media.

Xinhua news agency reported that Xi arrived "on a state visit to Uzbekistan and to attend the 22nd meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO)".

Meanwhile, Russian President Vladimir Putin also flew to Samarkand. His meeting with Xi Jinping will be the first since the start of the war in Ukraine.

The Russian Air Force bombs Ukrainian positions

Kuban Cossacks beat Ukrainian militants in the Zaporozhye direction

Cossacks from the First Volunteer Detachment named after Ataman Zakhary Chepega daily stop the attempts of Ukrainian neo-Nazis to conduct a counteroffensive, and also carry out offensive operations themselves. There are no casualties among the personnel, the mood of the Cossacks is fighting, said the ataman of the Kuban Cossack army A. Vlasov.

🇺🇿 Samarkand, Uzbekistan

President Putin has arrived for the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit.

On the meeting agenda:
✔️ President of Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan Uzbekistan, Iran, Prime Minister of Pakistan and Chinese President, for the
the trilateral summit Russia-Mongolia-China.

On Friday, Putin will hold bilateral meetings with the President of Turkey, India's Prime Minister, and the President of Azerbaijan.

Putin-Xi Meeting at summit marks the rise of Eurasia
In contrast, Washington’s coalitions in the ‘Indo-Pacific’ and elsewhere are failing to gain new adherents.
The military strategy in Ukraine appears to have no diplomatic counterpart. When it comes to grand strategy, Washington may be its own worst enemy.
https://responsiblestatecraft.org/2022/09/15/putin-xi-meeting-at-summit-marks-the-rise-of-eurasia/

⚡️BREAKING NEWS⚡️

We will never recognize sanctions against Russia, Iran has had sanctions imposed against it for years but we have managed to prevent the consequences - Iranian President Raisi in meeting with Putin today.

🇷🇺🇨🇳🇮🇳Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi confirmed his participation in the summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization(SCO) in Samarkand. Global Times writes ,that the presence of Modi at the SCO summit against the background of non-alignment with the American IPEF bloc indicates that India adheres to an independent policy, and analysts hope that the country will cooperate more actively with other SCO members, including China and Russia, in the joint promotion of a multipolar world. Against the background of all this, there is another news: Indian Deputy Foreign Minister Vinay Quatro notes that India is not a G7 country that is considering the possibility of introducing a ceiling on prices for Russian oil.
https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202209/1275246.shtml

🇨🇳 🇷🇺 🇮🇷 cooperation between China, Russia and Iran is reaching a new level. Back in the 90s of the last century, the famous American political scientist Brzezinski wrote that such an alliance between these three countries is extremely unprofitable for the United States

Iran signed today Memorandum of accession to the SCO. Apparently, cooperation between China, Russia and Iran is reaching a new level. Back in the 90s of the last century, the famous American political scientist Brzezinski wrote that such an alliance between these three countries is extremely unprofitable for the United States. So the geopolitical tension in the world will continue to increase.

Based on this, it can be assumed that there are practically no chances of any warming of relations between the West and Iran. Thus, the probability of concluding a new deal on Iran's nuclear program is very low. This means that there will be no lifting of the embargo on the export of Iranian oil, and additional barrels of "black gold" will not appear on the world market.

Two months earlier, the Americans attempted to lower oil prices with the help of the Saudis. But it failed miserably . At the moment, it looks like only a deep recession in the United States can lower oil prices. And then not as much as it was in previous crises.

From Azmilitary

🇮🇷 #Iran signed a memorandum on joining the SCO.

The country will be able to participate as a full member at the next summit in India in 2023.

The SCO now includes 9 countries: Russia, China, India, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Pakistan, Iran.
@TrFormer 💤

🇮🇷 It's official: Iran is now a full member of the SCO.

Iran signed a memorandum on joining the Shanghai Cooperation Organization

🇨🇳🇷🇺Xi Jinping believes that China and Russia should strengthen coordination in the SCO, BRICS and other multilateral mechanisms.

Moscow and Beijing should jointly defend the interests of developing countries, the Chinese leader said.

Meanwhile....
🇺🇸🇺🇦🇷🇺U.S. may announce new military aid package for Ukraine within days -White House
https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/us-may-announce-new-military-aid-package-ukraine-within-days-white-house-2022-09-13/

Maria Zakharova:
If the United States decides to supply Kiev with longer—range missiles, they will cross the red line and become a direct party to the conflict
Russia reserves the right to respond adequately in the event of a US decision to supply Ukraine with longer-range missiles.

Watch the interview with pensioner who had to leave everything as he made escaping from Ukrainian nationalists.

The residents of Kharkov, who were forced to leave their homes, were transported for temporary accommodation points in Voronezh, Russia.

Total passengers: 419
Men: 141
Women: 171
Children under 1 year: 3
Children under 17: 104
Pregnant women: 3
Disabled persons: 17
Wheelchairs: 2
Insulin-dependent: 2


#interview

People's stories:
‘Many people had no time to leave the city because the bridges were blown up, and our city is separated by a bridge....I left on Friday at 10 o'clock, the bridge literally exploded behind me.’

The following is stories of people who are fleeing from the war in Izyum, Balakleya and Rubezhnoye through the Chalk checkpoint on the Ukrainian-Russian border.

🇮🇹 #Italy
Croatian football fans marched through Milan yesterday with a characteristic gesture....

⚡️ Russian Defence Ministry report on the progress of the special military operation in Ukraine (September 15, 2022)

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#MoD #Russia #Ukraine #report
@mod_russia_en

🇺🇸🇹🇼A U.S. Senate committee on Wednesday approved legislation that would significantly enhance U.S. military support for Taiwan, including provisions of 4.5 billions of dollars in additional security assistance.
https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/us-senate-panel-advances-sweeping-taiwan-security-bill-2022-09-14/