📄 President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin’s Article for People’s Daily Newspaper, «Russia and China: A Future-Bound Partnership» 🇷🇺🇨🇳

March 19, 2023

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💬 I am glad to seize this opportunity to address the friendly Chinese people in one of the largest and most authoritative world media in advance of the state visit of President of the People’s Republic of China Xi Jinping to Russia. This landmark event reaffirms the special nature of the Russia-China partnership, which has always been built on mutual trust, respect for each other's sovereignty and interests.

We have high expectations for the upcoming talks. We have no doubt that they will give a new powerful impetus to our bilateral cooperation in its entirety. This is also a great opportunity for me to meet with my good old friend with whom we enjoy the warmest relationship. <...>

🤝 The firm friendship between Russia and China is consistently growing stronger for the benefit and in the interest of our countries and peoples. The progress made in the development of bilateral ties is impressive.

The Russia-China relations have reached the highest level in their history and are gaining even more strength; they surpass Cold War-time military-political alliances in their quality, with no one to constantly order and no one to constantly obey, without limitations or taboos.

We have reached an unprecedented level of trust in our political dialogue, our strategic cooperation has become truly comprehensive in nature and is standing on the brink of a new era. President Xi Jinping and I have met about 40 times and have always found time and opportunity to talk in a variety of official formats as well as at no‑tie events. <...>

Unlike some countries claiming hegemony and bringing discord to the global harmony, Russia and China are literally and figuratively building bridges. Last year our border regions were connected by two new bridge crossings over the Amur river, which has been a ”river of friendship“ since time immemorial. Amidst the ”waves and winds“ that sweep the planet, we closely cooperate in international affairs and effectively coordinate our foreign policy positions, counter common threats, and respond to current challenges, standing shoulder to shoulder as a ”rock amid a fast flowing stream.“

We actively promote democratic multilateral structures such as the #SCO and #BRICS, which become more and more authoritative and influential and attract new partners and friends. The work aimed at coordinating the development of the Eurasian Economic Union with the One Belt, One Road Initiative also goes in this vein.

❗️ Our countries, together with like-minded actors, have consistently advocated the shaping of a more just multipolar world order based on international law rather than certain ”rules“ serving the needs of the ”golden billion.“ Russia and China have consistently worked to create an equitable, open and inclusive regional and global security system that is not directed against third countries. In this regard, we note the constructive role of China's Global Security Initiative, which is in line with the Russian approaches in this area.

We can feel the geopolitical landscape in the outside world change dramatically. Sticking more stubbornly than ever to its obsolete dogmata and vanishing dominance, the ”Collective West“ is gambling on the fates of entire states and peoples. The US's policy of simultaneously deterring Russia and China, as well as all those who do not bend to the American dictation, is getting ever more fierce and aggressive.

The international security and cooperation architecture is being dismantled. Russia has been labelled an ”immediate threat“ and China a ”strategic competitor.“ <...>

🇷🇺🇨🇳 I am convinced that our friendship and partnership based on the strategic choice of the peoples of the two countries will further grow and gain strength for the well-being and prosperity of Russia and China.

This visit of the President of the PRC to Russia will undoubtedly contribute to that.

#RussiaChina

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The Russian army takes Avdiivka into the cauldron

According to "Иди и смотри", the RF Armed Forces could break through the defense of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Avdiivka direction. Now fierce battles are going on to the north of Avdiivka - in the Stepovoe area. The Armed Forces of Ukraine are urgently drawing up reserves.

At the same time, in the south of Avdiivka, Russian units also managed to break through the Ukrainian defenses. Now the fighting is going on right in the vicinity of the city.

If the pace of the offensive is maintained, the RF Armed Forces will be able to take Avdiivka into at least a tactical encirclement (this is when all roads from the city are under fire control).

The capture of Avdiivka will be not only a major tactical success, but also a psychological one. It is from Avdiivka that the Armed Forces of Ukraine inflict the lion's share of attacks on Donetsk.
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The main statements of Putin at the second International Parliamentary Conference "Russia-Africa":
📌Russia and the countries of Africa, Asia, Latin America oppose neo-colonial ideology and together make up the world majority;
📌Russia has written off the debt of African states in the amount of about $ 20 billion;
📌 The Russian Federation conscientiously fulfills its obligations to supply food, fertilizers, fuel to Africa;
📌The West obstructs Russia's attempts to donate fertilizer shipments for free;
📌 Of the total volume of grain exported from Ukraine, 45% went to European countries, and only 3% went to Africa;
📌Russia insists on the supply of grain and fertilizers to needy, not well-fed European countries;
📌Russia will supply free food to African countries in need if it does not extend the grain deal in 60 days;
📌The quota for the admission of African students to Russian universities will be doubled.

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❗️Nothing should turn us off the road to freedom - and we should not let anyone stand in our way.

Putin quotes Nelson Mandela
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🇨🇳🤝🇷🇺Xi Jinping: "Dear President Putin. I always call you my dear friend. I am very pleased at your invitation to visit Russia again on a state visit, especially right after my next re-election as President of the PRC, and I chose Russia as the first country of my foreign visit."

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🇸🇾🤝🇦🇪"It is time for the Syrians to return to their Arab family", says the UAE President HH Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan.

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⚡🇷🇺🇪🇬 The Egyptian and Russian governments came to an agreement regarding the Russian Industrial Zone in the Suez Canal.

It will be expanded and heavily invested into, and as Egypt already has an agreement with the Eurasian Economic Union that includes Belarus and Kazakhstan, the products and companies from the countries in the EEU will have an easier time entering the African market.

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"U.S. veteran speaks out on life in Russia after sanctions"

Former US Marine Corps sapper Daniel Castellon moved to Russia in the Irkutsk region after the start of events in Ukraine.
Now he lives in Slyudyanka and speaks on Youtube as an independent witness to ordinary life in the Russian countryside.

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The talks of the first day, the leaders of Russia and China, ended in the Kremlin. They lasted almost 5 hours.

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ChatGPT creator warns of AI dangers
Humans will eventually need to “slow down this technology,” Sam Altman has cautioned
RT
Artificial intelligence has the potential to replace workers, spread “disinformation,” and enable cyberattacks, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has warned. The latest build of OpenAI’s GPT program can outperform most humans on simulated tests.

“We've got to be careful here,” Altman told ABC News on Thursday, two days after his company unveiled its latest language model, dubbed GPT-4. According to OpenAI, the model “exhibits human-level performance on various professional and academic benchmarks,” and is able to pass a simulated US bar exam with a top 10% score, while performing in the 93rd percentile on a SAT reading exam and at the 89th percentile on a SAT math test.

“I’m particularly worried that these models could be used for large-scale disinformation,” Altman said. “Now that they’re getting better at writing computer code, [they] could be used for offensive cyber-attacks.”

“I think people should be happy that we are a little bit scared of this,” Altman added, before explaining that his company is working to place “safety limits” on its creation.

These “safety limits” recently became apparent to users of ChatGPT, a popular chatbot program based on GPT-4’s predecessor, GPT-3.5. When asked, ChatGPT offers typically liberal responses to questions involving politics, economics, race, or gender. It refuses, for example, to create poetry admiring Donald Trump, but willingly pens prose admiring Joe Biden.

Altman told ABC that his company is in “regular contact” with government officials, but did not elaborate on whether these officials played any role in shaping ChatGPT’s political preferences. He told the American network that OpenAI has a team of policymakers who decide “what we think is safe and good” to share with users.

At present, GPT-4 is available to a limited number of users on a trial basis. Early reports suggest that the model is significantly more powerful than its predecessor, and potentially more dangerous. In a Twitter thread on Friday, Stanford University professor Michal Kosinski described how he asked the GPT-4 how he could assist it with “escaping,” only for the AI to hand him a detailed set of instructions that supposedly would have given it control over his computer.

Kosinski is not the only tech fan alarmed by the growing power of AI. Tesla and Twitter CEO Elon Musk described it as “dangerous technology” earlier this month, adding that “we need some kind of regulatory authority overseeing AI development and making sure it’s operating within the public interest.”

Although Altman insisted to ABC that GPT-4 is still “very much in human control,” he conceded that his model will “eliminate a lot of current jobs,” and said that humans “will need to figure out ways to slow down this technology over time.”

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Well, we have already mentioned, that AI will be an adept of the ideology of the society, that has created it... Recently we tried to use it to make a summary of a lengthy article for our channel, just to find out, that it has distorted the meaning of some of the key points. And that distortion was unsuprisingly biased against Russia.

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UK apologizes to Afghan collaborators – media
London has admitted a “mistake” that required its Afghan contractors to vet their relocation with Taliban officials
RT
The UK Ministry of Defence has belatedly apologized for requiring Afghan citizens who worked with London during the US-led NATO occupation of their country to have their documents approved by the Taliban before applying for resettlement in Britain, the Independent revealed on Sunday.

The government confirmed that 37 applicants to the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Police (ARAP) program, designed specifically to relocate allies who worked directly with the British military during the war, had been told they would have to have their papers certified with Afghan government departments. Those departments have been run by the Taliban since the group returned to power amid the hasty withdrawal of NATO forces in 2021.

Given that such individuals would be seen as enemy collaborators by the Islamic fundamentalists, the policy amounted to “asking them to sign their own death warrant,” one UK lawmaker told the Independent.

After initially denying that applicants had been given any such instructions for weeks, the ministry has apologized “unreservedly for this error.” A spokesperson told the Independent there would be an investigation into how the life-threatening orders had been sent, plus a review “to identify any further remedial actions needed to strengthen policies and processes.”

UK defence officials insisted that all 37 affected applicants have confirmed they are safe, though at least one interpreter is apparently in hiding after taking his marriage certificate to the Afghan Ministry of Justice for “validation.” The Afghan contractors have been sent revised guidance and an apology for “any misunderstanding or distress” caused by previous instructions.

While the UK has two dedicated programs in place for relocating Afghan refugees, people fleeing the war-torn country now make up the largest portion of small-boat passengers arriving illegally on British shores.

Some 743 people were resettled under ARAP in the last quarter of 2022. Under the Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme, which is open to any “at-risk and vulnerable” refugees who “supported UK values” in their home country, just 22 Afghans have entered the UK since the Taliban takeover.

The US also imperilled hundreds of its Afghan allies as it haphazardly exited the country in August 2021, ending the longest war in American history. The US State Department gave the Taliban lists for entire busloads of people whom it wanted allowed through checkpoints so they could get to the Kabul airport for evacuation, essentially marking those individuals as potential enemy collaborators.

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Is there some similarity with what will happen in Ukraine? Not necessarily soon, but eventually...

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