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Jul 04 2024 Medvedev speaks:
This I believe could be a phase in the comments on this post:
The question: Does the US understand Russia? https://sovereignista.com/2024/07/02/the-question-does-the-us-understand-russia/
There is a sense that Medvedev is pushing the rhetoric to almost a vile top of the mountain. There is a reason. He is using US experiences to explain to the US what they are. Does… Continue reading -
Jul 03 2024 Elvira Nabiullina: Transformation of Russian economy is marathon with barriers — Central Bank chief
Ed Note: It is still surprising that Nabiullina was accused of being an Atlanticist who worked hand in hand with the US Central Bank. Now we look back and she was and is an excellent economist and throughout the sanctions, did not lose a beat as Russian Central Bank Governor. This is a fair… Continue reading
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Jul 01 2024 What Really Happened to the USSR
There are two themes here.
First, a historical note on how fast Superpowers can collapse:
In early 1991, Soviet citizens voted on the New Union Treaty which proposed to reform-rather than dissolve-the USSR. 76% of Soviet voters ultimately supported maintaining the federal system of the Soviet Union, including a majority in nine of the 15 republics. (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Union_Treaty#:~:text=The%20New%20Union%20Treaty%20(Russian,and%20reform%20the%20Soviet%20Union.)
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Jun 28 2024 Sergey Lavrov: remarks and answers to questions at the Primakov Readings
Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s remarks and answers to questions (https://mid.ru/en/foreign_policy/news/1959636/) at the Primakov Readings International Forum (Moscow, June 26, 2024)
The one sentence bolded is mine.
Key talking points:
🌐 We are witnessing the development of a fairer multipolar and polycentric architecture.
• Those whose business is to analyse international developments cannot disregard the fact that more and more… Continue reading
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Jun 27 2024 Medvedev at SPILF: seizure and forfeiture of Russian State assets – Casus Belli
SPILF is on in Russia.
Vladimir Putin has sent greetings to the participants, organizers, and guests of the St. Petersburg International Legal Forum 2024, whose main theme this year is ‘Law: The Foundation of Global Balance’.
Putin drew attention to BRICS. His main statement: “In the current conditions, generally accepted legal norms remain the solid foundation… Continue reading
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Jun 26 2024 Mr Lavrov at the “Primakov Readings”
This is a must listen to. You will realize the extent of Mr.Lavrov’s work on multipolarity.
A summary from TASS:
The Biden administration’s desire to inflict a strategic defeat on Russia will certainly fail, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said, addressing the 10th Primakov Readings international forum on Wednesday.
The Russian foreign minister also said… Continue reading
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Jun 26 2024 The Main Threat …
Just a while ago in the Hearty Salon, based on one of his comments, I preached to AHH:
AHH, to your comment: ” I have to change my mind about divinely-sent Men sent to torment western demons – it is currently limited to Yemen and N Korea. I must take Russkies out of the short list… Continue reading
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Jun 25 2024 Dmitry Medvedev: There will be hell to pay
Yet another package of anti-Russian sanctions has been adopted. This already is the fourteenth one, and the total number of sanctions is nearing 20.000. There is nothing new, or scary in it, but each time it’s getting more and more delirious.
So, for example, the EU Council has stated that Europe will go on buying liquefied… Continue reading
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Jun 25 2024 “Pax Rossiya” versus “A New American Century”
by Peter Koenig
For those who are less familiar with the Project for the New American Century (PNAC), since the media abstained from mentioning it lately, PNAC was officially created in 1997 in Washington DC, by the cream of the crop of the then new neoliberal elite, William Kristol and Robert Kagan. Both are of Jewish descent.
William… Continue reading
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Jun 24 2024 Russian Foreign Ministry statement on the terrorist attack at Sevastopol (with EU UPDATE)
Russian Foreign Ministry statement (https://mid.ru/en/foreign_policy/news/1958997/) on the terrorist attack at Sevastopol
(Ed Note: Bolding is mine)
On June 23, the Kiev regime, with support from the US and its satellites, committed yet another heinous terrorist crime against civilians in Russia by firing missiles at Sevastopol. For their terrorist attack, they specially chose a day – Holy Trinity… Continue reading
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Jun 24 2024 Larry Johnson writes: U.S. Crosses Redline And Russia is Now Ready to Respond With Force
Read it as I think he is right in terms of Russia must respond, if only for the Russians themselves. But to guess what they may do is an exercise in futility. We may not even know what they do. We have never been able to outguess the Kremlin and the Russian Ministry of Defense… Continue reading
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Jun 22 2024 June 22 – Day of Memory and Sorrow
⭕ 🇷🇺☦️Action “Memory Candle” at the walls of the Main Church of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation
At exactly 4 a.m., after the bell struck, the participants of the action placed candles at the monument to “Mothers of the Winners” and at capsules with soil from the mass graves.
Throughout the day, everyone will be… Continue reading
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Jun 21 2024 Medvedev: The US wants to discuss conditions for negotiations with US on new strategic arms reduction treaty
Yesterday
Politico – The U.S. has told Ukraine it can use American-supplied weapons to hit any Russian forces attacking from across the border — not just those in the region near Kharkov, according to U.S. officials. Initially this was limited to the Kharkov region and there were other restrictions.
In the same evening:
Russia intercepts 120 Ukrainian drones… Continue reading
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Jun 20 2024 Putin answers Russian Media questions on conclusion of his DPRK and Vietnam
In conclusion of his state visit to Vietnam, Vladimir Putin answered questions from Russian media.
🔹 This is now complete. (This is not complete yet, but we will post it as it gets completed). My comments if any are in indents underneath each paragraph with some bolding which is mine. Mr.Putin shifted a paradigm or two… Continue reading