Highlights of Vladimir Putin’s Post-Election Victory Speech at His Election HQ: from election results to a Russia-NATO confrontation and a sanitary cordon in the Kiev-controlled territories.
“If the enemy likes meat grinders, then all the better for us.”
On the Current Election:
☑️I imagined a powerful and sovereign Russia. I hope that the election results will allow us to achieve this goal.
☑️High voter turnout is linked to the dramatic events that Russia is facing today. The turnout was also high, and, at times, even higher, in Russia’s new regions and border territories.
☑️Ordinary Russians feel that they are truly needed in their country.
☑️Many foreign observers attended this election.
☑️Russia’s electronic voting system is transparent and objective, unlike voting by mail.
☑️“We are forced to defend the interests of our citizens literally with weapons in our hands.”
Russia-NATO:
☑️Everything is possible in today’s world including a direct confrontation between Russia and NATO (in response to a journalist asking about a direct confrontation).
☑️Nothing good awaits NATO soldiers who are already in Ukraine. They are dying in large numbers.
War in Ukraine:
☑️“If the enemy likes meat grinders, then all the better for us.”
☑️The momentum in the Special Military Operation Zone is fully on the side of Russia. Russian troops are advancing daily.
☑️Russia may have to create a sanitary cordon in the territories controlled by the Kiev regime the depth of which would be such that it could not be penetrated especially by foreign weapons.
☑️Russia’s defense industry and its Armed Forces must continue to improve to support the Special Military Operation.
☑️The so-called “Russian Volunteer Corps” is comparable to the Nazi collaborator Vlasov, and we all know what happened to them in the end. These people are being used as cannon fodder in their unsuccessful raids of the Russian border. Russia doesn’t have capital punishment but “we’ll treat traitors as if they are in the war zone.”
☑️The Olympic truce proposed by Macron may be considered. However, such decisions would be based on Russia’s interests first and foremost.
Multipolarity:
☑️The relationship between Russia and China, and their shared interests, acts as a stabilizing factor on the global stage. This relationship will continue to develop in the coming years.
Navalny:
☑️Putin was ready to exchange Navalny.
On the West’s Reaction to Russia’s Election:
☑️“It’s to be expected.”
Source: RIA. Translated by me.
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“If the enemy likes meat grinders, then all the better for us.”
On the Current Election:
☑️I imagined a powerful and sovereign Russia. I hope that the election results will allow us to achieve this goal.
☑️High voter turnout is linked to the dramatic events that Russia is facing today. The turnout was also high, and, at times, even higher, in Russia’s new regions and border territories.
☑️Ordinary Russians feel that they are truly needed in their country.
☑️Many foreign observers attended this election.
☑️Russia’s electronic voting system is transparent and objective, unlike voting by mail.
☑️“We are forced to defend the interests of our citizens literally with weapons in our hands.”
Russia-NATO:
☑️Everything is possible in today’s world including a direct confrontation between Russia and NATO (in response to a journalist asking about a direct confrontation).
☑️Nothing good awaits NATO soldiers who are already in Ukraine. They are dying in large numbers.
War in Ukraine:
☑️“If the enemy likes meat grinders, then all the better for us.”
☑️The momentum in the Special Military Operation Zone is fully on the side of Russia. Russian troops are advancing daily.
☑️Russia may have to create a sanitary cordon in the territories controlled by the Kiev regime the depth of which would be such that it could not be penetrated especially by foreign weapons.
☑️Russia’s defense industry and its Armed Forces must continue to improve to support the Special Military Operation.
☑️The so-called “Russian Volunteer Corps” is comparable to the Nazi collaborator Vlasov, and we all know what happened to them in the end. These people are being used as cannon fodder in their unsuccessful raids of the Russian border. Russia doesn’t have capital punishment but “we’ll treat traitors as if they are in the war zone.”
☑️The Olympic truce proposed by Macron may be considered. However, such decisions would be based on Russia’s interests first and foremost.
Multipolarity:
☑️The relationship between Russia and China, and their shared interests, acts as a stabilizing factor on the global stage. This relationship will continue to develop in the coming years.
Navalny:
☑️Putin was ready to exchange Navalny.
On the West’s Reaction to Russia’s Election:
☑️“It’s to be expected.”
Source: RIA. Translated by me.
@NinaByzantina
Thanks to Macron’s saber rattling, French-language memes keep delivering the lols:
“Martine learns Russian (just in case)”
🤣
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“Martine learns Russian (just in case)”
🤣
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Media is too big
VIEW IN TELEGRAM
I spit out my coffee watching this. 🤣
This brilliant Russian Sanctions song spoofing the powerful women in Russian politics, MFA’s Zakharova, the Central Bank’s Nabiullina, and the Safe Internet League’s Mizulina, in the style of old Soviet movies, should be at Eurovision! 🤣
Some highlights include:
-Whom did you *really* introduce the sanctions to, and where did you insert them?
-Olaf, Rishi, and Recep are envious of us.
-Our budget is growing even without offshore accounts.
-You can only stop the verbal attacks by all kinds of bastards (in the West) with precise, polished statements (by Zakharova).
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This brilliant Russian Sanctions song spoofing the powerful women in Russian politics, MFA’s Zakharova, the Central Bank’s Nabiullina, and the Safe Internet League’s Mizulina, in the style of old Soviet movies, should be at Eurovision! 🤣
Some highlights include:
-Whom did you *really* introduce the sanctions to, and where did you insert them?
-Olaf, Rishi, and Recep are envious of us.
-Our budget is growing even without offshore accounts.
-You can only stop the verbal attacks by all kinds of bastards (in the West) with precise, polished statements (by Zakharova).
@NinaByzantina
They: Putin is acting like a modern-day Stalin!!!!111
Us: There’s a lot more missing than the moustache, but we work with what we have. 😜
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Us: There’s a lot more missing than the moustache, but we work with what we have. 😜
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Putin’s arrival foretold by a 100-year-old painting! 😜
A 1922 painting by the famous Russian artist Boris Kustodiyev, housed at the Tretyakov Gallery in Moscow, shows a joyous winter celebration. Kustodiyev often painted rural life: open-air markets, celebrations, taverns, and other positive social gatherings and places. A large sign in this painting reads, “PUTIN,” as the public enjoys fun winter activities under its blocky letters.
Much like they’ve been celebrating the presidential election of 2024!
https://my.tretyakov.ru/app/masterpiece/8893
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A 1922 painting by the famous Russian artist Boris Kustodiyev, housed at the Tretyakov Gallery in Moscow, shows a joyous winter celebration. Kustodiyev often painted rural life: open-air markets, celebrations, taverns, and other positive social gatherings and places. A large sign in this painting reads, “PUTIN,” as the public enjoys fun winter activities under its blocky letters.
Much like they’ve been celebrating the presidential election of 2024!
https://my.tretyakov.ru/app/masterpiece/8893
@NinaByzantina
Oh look! They suddenly care about the environment again! The massive environmental damage from the Nord Stream sabotage brand of maritime terrorism somehow slipped their mind though. Strange, huh?
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Nothing to see here. Just Catherine the Great Russifying herself through bloodletting! 😜
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Which Kremlinologist mood swing are you today: the “everyone adores me” braggart or the “everyone hates me” whiner? 😜
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This diaspora Russian 🤡 was a tad HORRIFIED not to find a “Putin must go” echo chamber in an emigre social media group where I lurk. 😂 This speaks VOLUMES.
“Wow, I definitely stopped by the wrong place. I fell for the group’s name [Russian Canada]. I’m a Russian speaker, live in Canada, and have Russian citizenship…What’s wrong with me then? You should change your group’s name or state in the group’s rules that this group is only for Russian Putin supporters. I would’ve kept walking. It seems that I landed amidst a clan of hyenas.”
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“Wow, I definitely stopped by the wrong place. I fell for the group’s name [Russian Canada]. I’m a Russian speaker, live in Canada, and have Russian citizenship…What’s wrong with me then? You should change your group’s name or state in the group’s rules that this group is only for Russian Putin supporters. I would’ve kept walking. It seems that I landed amidst a clan of hyenas.”
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Russian woman on social media: I’m exercising my right to vote by choosing Putin.
UK employer: You’re fired for a pro-war message! 🫠
I trust they’re being consistent and firing those “supporting war” starting with pro-Israel messages and those for every other country that’s at war now. 🤔
I also trust she sues the last pair of pants off them.
@NinaByzantina
UK employer: You’re fired for a pro-war message! 🫠
I trust they’re being consistent and firing those “supporting war” starting with pro-Israel messages and those for every other country that’s at war now. 🤔
I also trust she sues the last pair of pants off them.
@NinaByzantina
You may remember the story of a Russian fuel tanker, accompanied by a US ice breaker, aiding a desperate iced-in Alaskan town in 2012. But do you know about the dramatic Soviet rescue of over 2,000 ice-trapped belugas with classical music in 1985?
Read on.
In late 1984, thousands of beluga whales chased a key food source to shallower waters and got trapped in thick ice in the Bering Sea just outside of Chukotka, Russia (not too far from Alaska, US). With only a few ice holes left to breathe, as the temps dropped, the ice closed in. Without food or access to ice holes, the entire pod was facing a certain death. The local fishermen were the first to take note. These fishermen were initially excited about this but then realized the scale of this disaster. They tried to keep the belugas alive for weeks by crushing ice around them and feeding them fish. Despite their efforts, the mammals began to perish by the dozens.
Meanwhile, the Soviet authorities initiated a rescue mission by using the icebreaker Moskva led by Captain Kovalenko. The rescue mission came to be known as Operation Beluga (“Belukha” in Russian). Arriving in the area in early February, the ice was so thick that the Captain almost abandoned his mission. But seeing the scale of the tragedy, he persisted. At first, the icebreaker cut large pools to ensure that the belugas could continue breathing and eating.
But a big problem remained: how could the ship lure the whales to safety when they were terrified of a giant, 400-foot-long ship and its noisy propellers?
Then Moskva’s crew had a brilliant idea.
Music!
Thus, they began experimenting: Soviet pop music, classical, you name it.
Remarkably, the belugas proved to be fans of classical music and started to follow the ship. Other reports, however, mentioned their penchant for Soviet pop music instead. Be that as it may, the belugas moved slowly by following music. The Captain noted:
«Our tactic is this: We back up, then advance again into the ice, make a passage, and wait. We repeat this several times. The belugas start to ‘understand’ our intentions and follow the icebreaker. Thus, we move kilometer by kilometer.»
Slow and steady, all the remaining trapped belugas eventually made it to the open sea.
The estimates for the cost of this operation range from $150,000 to $200,000 in today’s money.
Sources: RBTH, Whale Scientists, Russia7, NYT.
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Read on.
In late 1984, thousands of beluga whales chased a key food source to shallower waters and got trapped in thick ice in the Bering Sea just outside of Chukotka, Russia (not too far from Alaska, US). With only a few ice holes left to breathe, as the temps dropped, the ice closed in. Without food or access to ice holes, the entire pod was facing a certain death. The local fishermen were the first to take note. These fishermen were initially excited about this but then realized the scale of this disaster. They tried to keep the belugas alive for weeks by crushing ice around them and feeding them fish. Despite their efforts, the mammals began to perish by the dozens.
Meanwhile, the Soviet authorities initiated a rescue mission by using the icebreaker Moskva led by Captain Kovalenko. The rescue mission came to be known as Operation Beluga (“Belukha” in Russian). Arriving in the area in early February, the ice was so thick that the Captain almost abandoned his mission. But seeing the scale of the tragedy, he persisted. At first, the icebreaker cut large pools to ensure that the belugas could continue breathing and eating.
But a big problem remained: how could the ship lure the whales to safety when they were terrified of a giant, 400-foot-long ship and its noisy propellers?
Then Moskva’s crew had a brilliant idea.
Music!
Thus, they began experimenting: Soviet pop music, classical, you name it.
Remarkably, the belugas proved to be fans of classical music and started to follow the ship. Other reports, however, mentioned their penchant for Soviet pop music instead. Be that as it may, the belugas moved slowly by following music. The Captain noted:
«Our tactic is this: We back up, then advance again into the ice, make a passage, and wait. We repeat this several times. The belugas start to ‘understand’ our intentions and follow the icebreaker. Thus, we move kilometer by kilometer.»
Slow and steady, all the remaining trapped belugas eventually made it to the open sea.
The estimates for the cost of this operation range from $150,000 to $200,000 in today’s money.
Sources: RBTH, Whale Scientists, Russia7, NYT.
@NinaByzantina