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Opinion On Russians
So someone wanted to know my opinion on Russians, not the government or the history and the likes, but normal Russians, people like you and me who do a 9 to 5 job, their culture, morals, etc.
I've interacted with many Russians, both in the real world (tourists, on the streets, etc), and the Internet, and generally speaking, Russians on average, to me at least, are less "fake" than some nationalities, say from Europe or North America, like Arabs they're generally blunt and get to business, and if you're a friend, relative, or a friendly acquaintance, you'll receive true warmth and hearty interactions.
Also, Russians are portrayed as evil terrorists on the big Hollywood screen like me, so there's some kinship in that part.
Russians are more understanding of the Oriental perspective, not out of the kindness of their heart or whatever, but simply because they've had a thousand years worth of interactions with Oriental societies, Arab, Persian, Chinese, etc, than say, Europeans or Americans, they were simply the frontier, of course it wasn't all rosy, there were wars, conflicts, and so on, but the point is that we've known them far longer than we've known America or Sweden, and so, at least, we understand each other's mentalities.
Besides that, not much, they're people just as much as everywhere, why should they be objectively better or worse than say, Brazilians or Vietnamese?
And also, I was somewhat surprised that we had a few common expressions, the expression "Bread and Salt" in Arabic and Russian are identical, so make of that as you wish.
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So someone wanted to know my opinion on Russians, not the government or the history and the likes, but normal Russians, people like you and me who do a 9 to 5 job, their culture, morals, etc.
I've interacted with many Russians, both in the real world (tourists, on the streets, etc), and the Internet, and generally speaking, Russians on average, to me at least, are less "fake" than some nationalities, say from Europe or North America, like Arabs they're generally blunt and get to business, and if you're a friend, relative, or a friendly acquaintance, you'll receive true warmth and hearty interactions.
Also, Russians are portrayed as evil terrorists on the big Hollywood screen like me, so there's some kinship in that part.
Russians are more understanding of the Oriental perspective, not out of the kindness of their heart or whatever, but simply because they've had a thousand years worth of interactions with Oriental societies, Arab, Persian, Chinese, etc, than say, Europeans or Americans, they were simply the frontier, of course it wasn't all rosy, there were wars, conflicts, and so on, but the point is that we've known them far longer than we've known America or Sweden, and so, at least, we understand each other's mentalities.
Besides that, not much, they're people just as much as everywhere, why should they be objectively better or worse than say, Brazilians or Vietnamese?
And also, I was somewhat surprised that we had a few common expressions, the expression "Bread and Salt" in Arabic and Russian are identical, so make of that as you wish.
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German government approves delivery of 178 Leopard 1 tanks
The federal government is taking another big step in arms aid for Ukraine. According to SPIEGEL information, the Federal Security Council approved the delivery of 178 Leopard 1 tanks.
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The federal government is taking another big step in arms aid for Ukraine. According to SPIEGEL information, the Federal Security Council approved the delivery of 178 Leopard 1 tanks.
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(S+) Ukraine: Bundesregierung genehmigt Lieferung von 178 Leopard-1-Panzern
Bei der Waffenhilfe für die Ukraine geht die Bundesregierung einen weiteren großen Schritt. Nach SPIEGEL-Informationen genehmigte der Bundessicherheitsrat die Lieferung von 178 Leopard-1-Panzern.
Ukraine’s Coming Electricity Crisis
How to Protect the Grid from Russian Attacks
By Thomas Popik for the Foreign Affairs
After 11 months of war and nearly four months of relentless Russian attacks on Ukraine’s energy sector, the country’s electric grid comes nearer to collapse each day. In addition to its brutal barrages on residential areas, Russia has targeted power plants, substations, and other critical infrastructure that electrifies the country. Ukrainians are now habituated to rolling blackouts, but the electricity supply falls far short of what the country needs, inducing severe economic disruption. Further strikes could cause the total failure of Ukraine’s electric grid, plunging tens of millions of people into darkness.
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How to Protect the Grid from Russian Attacks
By Thomas Popik for the Foreign Affairs
After 11 months of war and nearly four months of relentless Russian attacks on Ukraine’s energy sector, the country’s electric grid comes nearer to collapse each day. In addition to its brutal barrages on residential areas, Russia has targeted power plants, substations, and other critical infrastructure that electrifies the country. Ukrainians are now habituated to rolling blackouts, but the electricity supply falls far short of what the country needs, inducing severe economic disruption. Further strikes could cause the total failure of Ukraine’s electric grid, plunging tens of millions of people into darkness.
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How to protect the grid from Russian attacks.
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An American military plant that supplied UAVs to Ukraine is on fire in Latvia
A fire with a high level of complexity at the Edge Autonomy military drone factory that supplied the Armed Forces in Mārupe near Riga. The authorities ask the population not to approach, stay at home and close windows so as not to be poisoned by harmful substances.
Firefighters deal with the fire, but it spreads quickly.
Edge Autonomy is one of the leading manufacturers of UAVs, headquartered in California and affiliated with the US Department of Defence and a number of US agencies.
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A fire with a high level of complexity at the Edge Autonomy military drone factory that supplied the Armed Forces in Mārupe near Riga. The authorities ask the population not to approach, stay at home and close windows so as not to be poisoned by harmful substances.
Firefighters deal with the fire, but it spreads quickly.
Edge Autonomy is one of the leading manufacturers of UAVs, headquartered in California and affiliated with the US Department of Defence and a number of US agencies.
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Assault on Marinka by fighters of the Southern Military District of the Russian Armed Forces
Russian fighters said that Ukrainian nationalists practically do not take away their “two hundredths” (killed in action) and “three hundredths” (wounded), because they “do not care at all”.
“They give up extremely rarely, and then most often if their commander or overseer at the stronghold just ran away,” one of the commanders added.
The military also noted the strange behaviour of the enemy — some Ukrainian soldiers do not sleep for several days and continue to resist, even when they are bombarded with grenades:
“They use some drugs, they injected them — and for three days we don’t eat, we don’t sleep, we endure everything on our feet. The infantry fired at the soldiers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, hitting the arms and legs, but they still continue.”
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Russian fighters said that Ukrainian nationalists practically do not take away their “two hundredths” (killed in action) and “three hundredths” (wounded), because they “do not care at all”.
“They give up extremely rarely, and then most often if their commander or overseer at the stronghold just ran away,” one of the commanders added.
The military also noted the strange behaviour of the enemy — some Ukrainian soldiers do not sleep for several days and continue to resist, even when they are bombarded with grenades:
“They use some drugs, they injected them — and for three days we don’t eat, we don’t sleep, we endure everything on our feet. The infantry fired at the soldiers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, hitting the arms and legs, but they still continue.”
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Borrell acknowledged that the EU actively supports foreign media in Russia.
"We actively help them, we stand on the side of the Russian independent media, human rights defenders and civil society. And it's not just rhetoric. I can't disclose the details, but believe me, we are the ones who support them in a practical way. I can't say exactly how, because I will do them a disservice," Borrel added.
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"We actively help them, we stand on the side of the Russian independent media, human rights defenders and civil society. And it's not just rhetoric. I can't disclose the details, but believe me, we are the ones who support them in a practical way. I can't say exactly how, because I will do them a disservice," Borrel added.
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Chicherina — Donbass Palace Battalion
If someone with a sword comes to us, he will die by the sword. On that stood and standing will be the Russian land.
The clip is cool and made with the maximum violation of all the canons of show business.
It is, of course, a masterpiece. The idea with a boot, a bear and a nuclear strike is so childishly pure, frivolous and spontaneous that the clip can only cause pure delight among lively and Russian people.
And for the Ukies creative intelligentsia and for the Ukies rockers, the song can only cause regular spasms of hatred for all living things and for everything Russian.
The clip will not withstand any criticism of the venerable masters of video production. But in turn, the masters of video production will not withstand any criticism from Yulia Chicherina.
The real punk is Chicherina. That's where the violation of hypocritical norms, that's where punks not dead. Hooray for her! Victory will be ours!
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If someone with a sword comes to us, he will die by the sword. On that stood and standing will be the Russian land.
The clip is cool and made with the maximum violation of all the canons of show business.
It is, of course, a masterpiece. The idea with a boot, a bear and a nuclear strike is so childishly pure, frivolous and spontaneous that the clip can only cause pure delight among lively and Russian people.
And for the Ukies creative intelligentsia and for the Ukies rockers, the song can only cause regular spasms of hatred for all living things and for everything Russian.
The clip will not withstand any criticism of the venerable masters of video production. But in turn, the masters of video production will not withstand any criticism from Yulia Chicherina.
The real punk is Chicherina. That's where the violation of hypocritical norms, that's where punks not dead. Hooray for her! Victory will be ours!
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Certainly, it is not the end, but it is another step in the right direction.
Dear American comrades, please take easy some of our anti-American stance. It is the flow. And we are carried away. We do very much understand, that there are different people everywhere, and we have nothing against the majority of the great American people. One of our TransFormators has grown on the novels of Dos Pasos, Robert Penn Warren and, certainly, old Ernie (aka Hemingway). Later he has discovered for himself Richard Bach and was shocked by Jonathan Livingston... I wish that modern Americans would know the great American literature, as well as that Russian man does...
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Certainly, it is not the end, but it is another step in the right direction.
Dear American comrades, please take easy some of our anti-American stance. It is the flow. And we are carried away. We do very much understand, that there are different people everywhere, and we have nothing against the majority of the great American people. One of our TransFormators has grown on the novels of Dos Pasos, Robert Penn Warren and, certainly, old Ernie (aka Hemingway). Later he has discovered for himself Richard Bach and was shocked by Jonathan Livingston... I wish that modern Americans would know the great American literature, as well as that Russian man does...
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An absolutely unimaginable picture: Israeli and Iranian military transport planes are standing side by side at the Turkish Gaziantep airport.
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Zelenskiy will travel to the UK today and meet there with Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and the Ukrainian military, who are undergoing training.
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With the statement that the previous administration increased the US foreign debt like no one before, Biden caused outrage among the Republican part of Congress. The buzz grew with the mention of proposals to cancel social benefits. Amid the shouts of Republicans, Biden's call to increase the debt ceiling in order to avoid default sounded somewhat indistinct.
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🇺🇸The decline of the US dollar as the main reserve currency will occur over the next decade, - Roubini
The aggravation of the geopolitical confrontation between the United States and China will reduce the importance of the dollar as a world reserve currency, — said economist Nouriel Roubini, known for his prediction of the economic crisis of 2008, on the pages of the British Financial Times
The current monetary system threatens emerging market countries due to internal factors of the US economy, such as inflation, he wrote. China in December, together with Saudi Arabia, conducted the first transaction in yuan, in the future, these two countries can agree on oil trade with settlement in Chinese currency. Digital currencies, WeChat Pay and Alipay payment systems, and the emergence of an alternative to the Swift interbank system also pose a threat to the dominance of the dollar.
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The aggravation of the geopolitical confrontation between the United States and China will reduce the importance of the dollar as a world reserve currency, — said economist Nouriel Roubini, known for his prediction of the economic crisis of 2008, on the pages of the British Financial Times
The current monetary system threatens emerging market countries due to internal factors of the US economy, such as inflation, he wrote. China in December, together with Saudi Arabia, conducted the first transaction in yuan, in the future, these two countries can agree on oil trade with settlement in Chinese currency. Digital currencies, WeChat Pay and Alipay payment systems, and the emergence of an alternative to the Swift interbank system also pose a threat to the dominance of the dollar.
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