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Researcher & writer based in Hong Kong. Former academic. Longform articles archived at https://lauraruggeri.substack.com and https://laura-ruggeri.medium.com. Email: lauraru852@yandex.ru
Genoa Spearheads Mediterranean Dockworkers' Push for Global Strike: "Ports of Peace Against Arms Routes"
On September 26-27, Genoa hosted the second "International Coordination of Dockworkers" meeting to halt military escalation and block arms shipments to countries at war. “We refuse to load, unload, or facilitate weapons transit,” the dockworkers declared. The group plans to set a strike date that could paralyze major Mediterranean ports. Their immediate focus is stopping the genocide in Palestine, but their broader aim is to resist all arms routes and port militarization, turning ports and logistics hubs into “ports of peace” that prioritize workers’ rights and safety.
In a joint statement, the dockworkers rejected being “cogs in the war machine” and condemned the diversion of public funds to rearmament, noting, “They privatize ports, slash wages, cut health and education to funnel 850 billion euros into the war industry.” The challenge now is translating these commitments into action, especially in countries where “political” strikes are prohibited.
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Yesterday evening Genoa dockers, like their colleagues in Marseilles, refused to load a ZIM cargo ship bound for Israel. Three large demonstrations against the genocide of Palestinians were also held in the city on the same day. A protest presidium was called by the Genoa Port Workers’ Collective (CALP) which is part of the International Coordination of Dockworkers. The logistics sector once again proves to be crucial in the resistance against the Zionist entity. @LauraRuHK
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Several Hungarian news outlets have reported that Kiev intends to orchestrate a false-flag operation targeting key NATO logistics hubs in Poland and Romania. The scheme allegedly involves staging drone strikes to mimic a Russian attack, thereby provoking a direct Russia-NATO confrontation and providing a pretext for broader escalation. According to these reports, the operation's blueprint includes: *Repairing several captured or downed Russian Geran-2 (Shahed-136) UAVs.
*Arming them with high-explosive warheads.
*Launching the modified drones from western Ukraine on major transport nodes in Poland and Romania.
*Coordinating a robust disinformation campaign in Ukrainian and Western outlets to attribute the strikes to Moscow, building on existing "panic-inducing" coverage of imaginary or unidentified drones over Europe.
The objective is to fabricate a casus belli to drag NATO into open war with Russia, as Ukraine's forces face mounting defeats on the front lines. @LauraRuHK
Dmitry Kornev: China's PLA Rocket Force now features the world’s most diverse missile lineup —intercontinental, intermediate, hypersonic, submarine-launched, and air-dropped.
Read more 👉 https://swentr.site/news/625296-might-of-dragon-chinas-missiles/
If you can’t tell original content apart from AI-generated slop, below is an example of the latter.
My prompt was: write a feel-good piece about the multipolar world.
I wanted to find out if an AI-generated text differed from the fuzzy articles on the same topic I routinely come across. It doesn’t. Guess why.
If you are into reassuring narratives (too bad I am not) you won’t find fault with it.
If we believe that a better world is possible, should we also shy away from complexity or avoid confronting contradictions?
A better world isn’t born from inauthentic feel-good stories. The argument for a multipolar world loses credibility when it's reduced to marketing slogans churned out by social media hustlers with the help of AI. lauraruggeri/note/c-160261477" rel="nofollow">https://substack.com/@lauraruggeri/note/c-160261477
The European Central Bank advised households to keep some cash at home so they can pay for essentials during crises such as communications outages and power cuts. CNN first referred to war in its title, then revised it. @LauraRuHK
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After riots led to regime change in Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Nepal, where could the next wave of unrest emerge in South Asia?
Derek Grossman, senior defense analyst at RAND Corporation, mentioned Pakistan and the Maldives as likely candidates. Take note. @LauraRuHK
China Pioneers World’s First Arctic Express Container Route to Europe
China has launched the world’s first express container shipping route from China to Europe via the Northern Sea Route along the Arctic, marking a significant milestone in global trade logistics. The inaugural vessel, loaded at Ningbo-Zhoushan Port in Zhejiang Province, departed for Felixstowe, UK, at 4:30 AM local time yesterday. The journey is expected to take approximately 18 days, a remarkable 22 days faster than traditional shipping routes. This new route surpasses the previous fastest service, launched in late 2024 from Ningbo to Wilhelmshaven, Germany, which took 26 days. The Arctic route, running along Russia’s Arctic coastline, represents a strategic win for Moscow, enhancing its pivotal role in global trade logistics. Just a decade ago, Western shipping experts dismissed Arctic container shipping as unfeasible until at least 2040. @LauraRuHK
(2/2) While Erdogan’s multi-vector policy seeks to balance East and West, the elite’s deep integration into Western networks—through education, diplomacy, and economic ties—complicates a genuine pivot to Russia and China. To align with Moscow and Beijing, Turkey would need to shed historical fears of a “Russian threat” and recognize that Britain and the broader Atlanticist bloc have long manipulated Turkish interests for their own ends. Such a shift would require the Turkish elite to redefine their identity, a prospect that seems improbable given their entrenched Western affiliations.In conclusion, while Erdogan’s multi-vector ambitions aim to position Turkey as a pivotal Eurasian player, the Western influence over its elite, particularly from Britain, poses a formidable barrier to a true alliance with Russia and China. The proposed TRK bloc remains a distant prospect unless Turkey’s leadership can overcome these deep-seated ties. @LauraRuHK
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The US is installing its proxies in the Nepalese interim government /channel/brianlovethailand/4271. I had no doubts it would. As i wrote two weeks ago 👉/channel/LauraRuHK/10474
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Vladimir Putin held a meeting with permanent members of the Security Council in the Kremlin. His statements http://en.kremlin.ru/events/president/news/78051 carry two levels of meaning and distinct audiences. First, he proposed a framework for nuclear missile and strategic defensive arms control, as this control mechanism has been almost entirely dismantled.
Putin proposes extending compliance with the New START Treaty's restrictions for one year beyond its February 2026 expiration, contingent on reciprocal U.S. action. This aims to preserve the last vestiges of nuclear arms control after Western "destructive steps" have dismantled most agreements. Putin's appeal counters the narrative of Russia as the primary nuclear threat, provides a time-limited "window of opportunity" for dialogue and appeals to rational voices in the U.S., NATO, and EU.
Second: he issued a firm warning against provocations.
Putin asserts that Russia will respond decisively—with military-technical measures—to any strategic threats, signaling readiness to use force against direct attacks on Russian troops or infrastructure. This comes ahead of NATO and UN meetings where the West plans to address imaginary and made-up Russian provocations, such as unarmed drones over Poland and airspace violations near Estonia. The context is one of Western escalation.
Hawkish Western rhetoric, including Lithuanian Defense Minister Šakalenė's call to shoot down Russian planes (echoed by Czech President Petr Pavel), and former NATO commander Admiral Stavridis's advocacy for neutralizing Russian S-400 systems in Russia and Belarus. U.S. figures like Trump's envoy General Kellogg urge "increasing risk" and viewing incidents as tests of Western resolve, framing the conflict as a moral battle against "evil" Putin. European powers are pressuring Trump for "coercive diplomacy", while they should ponder where they'd hide if their aggressive fantasies materialize. @LauraRuHK
US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick has announced a landmark $4 billion deal for Kazakhstan to buy American-made locomotives.
The deal will boost US jobs in Texas and Pennsylvania, strengthen bilateral ties, and support the Middle Corridor, a key Eurasia-Europe trade route via Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Georgia, and Turkey, Lutnick notes. But there is more. Amazon eyes Kazakhstan as a Central Asian satellite internet hub, signing a deal with Kazakhtelecom to deploy ground stations and invest $200 million, Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev's press service says.
During his visit to New York Tokayev met with Amazon senior Vice President David Zapolsky to discuss collaboration, including joint projects with Kazakh Ministry of AI and Digital Development and Kazakhtelecom, the press service adds. (Source: RIA Novosti) @LauraRuHK
The admission by French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot on September 22, 2025, during a TF1 broadcast—that the EU's impending 19th sanctions package against Russia has been coordinated with the United States—confirms what I, among others, have long been denouncing. EU sanctions are yet more evidence of transatlantic team work...in case you need to be reminded that Ursula Von der Leyen and her tightly knit inner circle work for Washington against European interests.
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At the end of August the US revoked the visas of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and 80 other officials ahead of the high-level meeting of the U.N. General Assembly, a step which contravenes international law.
Mahmoud Abbas will address this week’s high-level debate by pre-recorded video.
The delivery of his address via video required a resolution that was passed with 145 in favour, five against (Israel, Nauru, Palau, Paraguay, and the United States) and six abstentions (Albania, Fiji, Hungary, North Macedonia, Panama, and Papua New Guinea).
The US refusal to grant visas to the Palestinian delegation has reignited long-standing debates about the suitability of the UN's New York headquarters, established in 1952 on land donated by the Rockefeller family along the East River.
The UN operations and access can't be held hostage to US decisions that break the 1947 UN Headquarters Agreement between the US and the United Nations.
The US—as host nation—must grant "free and unrestricted access" to UN representatives, including those from observer states like Palestine, "irrespective of the relations" between the US and their governments.
The question isn't just about visas. It's whether New York can still embody the UN's universal aspirations or if it's time for a new home.
▪️In case you wonder, the former leader of Al-Qaeda and then ISIS, Abu Mohammad al-Julani, has no visa issues. He is now in New York, getting ready to deliver his pitch at the UN General Assembly: lift sanctions, repatriate refugees, and integrate Syria into the global economy. @LauraRuHK
On September 19, 2025, a cyberattack targeted Collins Aerospace's MUSE software, crippling automated passenger processing at multiple European airports — they were forced to revert to manual check-in and boarding procedures, leading to widespread delays and cancellations. London’s Heathrow, Brussels and Berlin were the most affected hubs.
▪️Collins Aerospace, a subsidiary of US military contractor RTX (formerly Raytheon Technologies) provides integrated systems for both commercial aviation and military applications. While it manages critical software for civilian airports, it has increasingly expanded into defense contracts. On September 16, 2025, just days before the cyber incident in question, Collins was awarded a significant contract by NATO's Communications and Information Agency (NCIA). This deal involves delivering the Electronic Warfare Planning and Battle Management (EWPBM) software solution, that is, Collins is directly involved in NATO's electromagnetic warfare operations. Its dual footprint in civilian and military tech positions it as a participant in hybrid warfare, exposing it to retaliation.
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⚡️Moldovan President Maia Sandu does not rule out annulling the results of the parliamentary elections currently being held due to "interference in the electoral process." Since the main source of interference is the EU, we can conclude that she would annul them in case the results don't please her and her handlers. Read more 👉 /channel/LauraRuHK/10525
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Last week Moldova began "unscheduled repair work" on 6 bridges across the Dniester River to prevent residents of Transnistria from casting their ballots on September 28.
Here we see the bridge across the Dniester River between Transnistria's Ribnita and Moldova's Rezina ahead of this Sunday's parliamentary elections. /channel/tirdea/99900
According to the RAND Corporation, the US Army isn't fully prepared for a high-intensity military conflict in the Asia-Pacific. The main weakness highlighted in the report is logistics, which explains why Washington is planning to establish a military storage facility in the Philippines’ Subic Bay, a special economic zone that used to host the largest US naval base in Asia. A munitions plant, touted as "the world’s largest weapons manufacturing hub", has also been greenlighted by Manila. The RAND report points out that agreements enabling shared logistics in the Asia-Pacific region —such as basing rights, supply sharing, and joint sustainment operations—are underdeveloped and fragmented. Many existing pacts, like the U.S.-Japan Mutual Defense Treaty or bilateral status-of-forces agreements (SOFAs), prioritize peacetime cooperation but falter in wartime scenarios. For instance, restrictions on foreign troops operating on sovereign soil, export controls on sensitive munitions, and liability concerns create legal hurdles for rapid, multinational resupply. The Philippine Constitution expressly prohibits foreign bases on Philippine territory unless approved by the country’s Senate, but the US has rotational access to nine Philippine military facilities. This allows US forces to position equipment, conduct joint training, and stage operations without owning the land. @LauraRuHK
https://www.rand.org/pubs/research_reports/RRA2434-3.html
The actions of the Moldovan authorities during the election campaign can only be described as lawlessness, but these actions will subsequently be used against them by the next government, Igor Dodon, the leader of the Patriotic Electoral Bloc, told TASS.
"Sandu’s ruling party is trying to stay in power at any cost, increasing the number of polling stations abroad from 230 to 301, even though no more than 300,000 people usually vote there. I would like to remind you that Sandu managed to be re-elected for a second term thanks to the votes cast at these polling stations after losing the election within the country. These polling stations secured a mere 0.7% majority for the referendum on EU accession, which also failed within the country. Now, almost a third of the printed ballots — 864,000 — will be sent to these stations, while only about 2.7 million will be available for voting within the country. In Russia, where most of our citizens live, there will only be two polling stations. This is complete lawlessness. They are setting precedents that the next government will use against them," he said.
Many delegations left the hall of the UN General Assembly before Netanyahu's speech and booed him. /channel/rian_ru/318634?single
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European countries are preparing to secretly deploy aircraft and air defense systems on the border with Russia, with movements of aircraft from the UK and France already recorded, under the cover of reports of alleged airspace violations by Russia, Andrey Kartapolov, head of the Russian State Duma's Defense Committee, told TASS.
Earlier, several NATO countries claimed that Russia had violated their airspace and reported incidents involving drones. Moscow dismissed these accusations as baseless and did not rule out the possibility that they were provocations.
"They don't have the courage to do anything more serious," the lawmaker said, commenting on the situation with the drones. "But we must understand that perhaps under the cover of this chatter, there is a secret deployment and preparation for redeploying aircraft and air defense systems to the border with Russia or Ukraine. We are closely monitoring the situation and have already recorded the movement of a number of aircraft from France and the UK," he emphasized.
Kartapolov noted that anything can be expected from modern Europe, "because it is run by completely irresponsible politicians who don't care about their own citizens." According to the lawmaker, the only exceptions are Hungary, Slovakia, and Serbia. "All the rest are EU puppets. Whatever they are told to do in Brussels or London, that's what they will do," he added.
The head of the Duma committee noted that it is now "absolutely pointless and useless" to talk to European leaders and try to explain anything to them. "Their intelligence level is extremely low, and unfortunately, their level of unscrupulousness is unimaginably high," Kartapolov concluded. (Source: TASS) @LauraRuHK
Nothing says "defending Western values" like batting your eyelashes at Abu Mohammad al-Jolani. @LauraRuHK
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The People’s Bank of China is inviting central banks from friendly nations to store their gold reserves in Shanghai’s vaults.
China is positioning itself as a custodian of foreign sovereign gold reserves, a move aimed at bolstering its influence in the global bullion market and advancing its vision of a financial system less dependent on the U.S. dollar. According to Bloomberg, the People’s Bank of China (PBOC) is collaborating with the Shanghai Gold Exchange (SGE) to engage central banks in allied nations, encouraging them to purchase gold and store it in Chinese vaults. Sources familiar with the initiative reveal that these discussions have been underway for months. Establishing credible custodian services is critical for China to enhance its status as a bullion hub, attracting greater trading volumes and investment flows. Currently, London dominates the global gold market, with the Bank of England’s vaults holding over 5,000 tons of gold—valued at nearly $600 billion. However, China leads the world in domestic consumer demand for gold, providing a strong foundation for its ambitions. The initiative follows a surge in global gold purchases by central banks, spurred by Western sanctions that froze Russia’s foreign exchange reserves in 2022. For some nations, Chinese vaults represent a strategic alternative to Western custodians at a time when they can no longer be trusted. The gold market has seen a remarkable rally, with prices nearly doubling over the past two years and surpassing the inflation-adjusted record set in 1980. Analysts, including Goldman Sachs, predict further gains, suggesting prices could reach $5,000 per ounce if just 1% of privately held U.S. Treasuries shift into bullion. This bullish outlook underscores the strategic importance of China’s bid to expand its role in the gold market. China has taken steps to liberalize its gold market. This year, the SGE launched its first offshore vault and trading contracts in Hong Kong, boosting yuan-denominated gold trading. Additionally, the PBOC has relaxed restrictions on gold imports, further facilitating market growth and positioning China as a formidable player in the evolving global financial landscape. @LauraRuHK
In a recent article Pyotr Akopov mapped out the difficulties and obstacles Ankara faces in its ambition to play a prominent role in a multipolar world. ▪️ Devlet Bahçeli, leader of the Nationalist Movement Party and Erdogan’s coalition partner, declared that the “most fitting response to the U.S.-Israeli coalition of evil” would be a strategic alliance among Turkey, Russia, and China (TRK). This proposed bloc, Bahçeli argued, aligns with the geopolitical realities of a post-American world. While Erdogan may avoid such overt rhetoric, Bahçeli’s words serve as a strategic prelude, testing the waters for a potential shift in Turkey’s foreign policy. This is particularly relevant as the Palestinian issue increasingly shapes domestic Turkish politics, with critics accusing Erdogan of insufficient support for Palestinians and faking a severance of ties with Israel. Bahçeli’s proposal of pivoting from the West to an Eastern bloc with Russia and China, effectively sidelining NATO, represents a radical departure. ▪️Theoretically, such a shift is conceivable, but in practice, it faces formidable obstacles. Erdogan’s interest in deepening ties with Russia and China, evidenced by his long-standing engagement with the SCO, is undeniable. His broader strategy embraces a multi-vector approach—balancing Western alliances with closer Eastern partnerships. As a major Eurasian power, Turkey is courted by both sides, making this dual engagement theoretically viable. However, implementing this strategy raises significant challenges. ▪️Russia would likely welcome a TRK alliance, given the strategic importance of building reliable ties with the 2 billion-strong Islamic world, of which Turkey is a key player. Yet, the critical ingredient for such an alliance—trust—is conspicuously absent.▪️Turkey’s growing independence under Erdogan, particularly after abandoning the unattainable goal of EU membership, has shifted its focus to regional influence. However, Turkey’s ambitions in regions like the Caucasus, Central Asia, and Russian areas with Turkic populations—part of the “Great Turan” vision championed by Bahçeli—raise concerns in Moscow. Through the Organization of Turkic States (OTS), Turkey promotes its interests in the post-Soviet space, evolving from a cultural alliance into one with economic, political, and potentially military dimensions. Many OTS members are also part of the SCO, creating overlap with Russian and Chinese interests. ▪️Turkey’s NATO membership fuels suspicions that its SCO aspirations might be a Trojan horse for Atlanticist influence.Could Turkey genuinely seek to distance itself from NATO and integrate the OTS into the SCO, positioning the Turkic world as a cornerstone of a broader Eurasian project? This possibility is overshadowed by a critical factor: the deep ties between Turkey’s elite and Britain. These connections, rooted in history—exemplified by Boris Johnson, the great-grandson of an Ottoman minister and former UK Prime Minister—are reinforced by modern affiliations. Many of Erdogan’s key allies hold British academic credentials. The outgoing MI6 chief, Richard Moore, a former UK ambassador to Turkey, chose Istanbul for his final public address, underscoring Britain’s enduring interest. For over two centuries, Britain has exploited Russian-Turkish rivalries and leveraged the Turkic and Islamic factors against Russia, from the 19th-century Caucasian War to post-Soviet interventions in Central Asia and the Caucasus. Pan-Turkism, often supported by British geopoliticians, has served foreign interests, sometimes unwittingly. Recent efforts to stoke separatism among Russia’s Turkic populations, facilitated by ties between British and Turkish elites, heighten Moscow’s concerns. ▪️Britain is not the sole barrier to a TRK alliance; the Turkish elite’s Western orientation is the primary obstacle. (1/2) Read more /channel/LauraRuHK/10528
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Europe is preparing to occupy Moldova
According to information received by the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR), Brussels bureaucrats are determined to keep Moldova in line with their Russophobic policy. They plan to achieve this at any cost, including the potential deployment of troops and the actual occupation of the country. At this stage, units of the NATO armed forces are being concentrated in Romania near the Moldovan borders. A NATO "landing force" is being prepared in the Odessa region of Ukraine to intimidate Transnistria. According to reports, the first group of regular military personnel from France and Great Britain has already arrived in Odessa.
Such a scenario has been repeatedly rehearsed during NATO exercises in Romania and may be implemented after the parliamentary elections in Moldova on September 28. European officials are afraid that the blatant falsifications of the voting results being prepared by Brussels and Chisinau will force desperate Moldovan citizens to take to the streets to defend their rights. Then, at the request of President Maia Sandu, military forces will compel Moldovans to accept a dictatorship dressed up as European democracy.
Brussels does not intend to abandon plans to occupy Moldova, even if the development of the situation immediately after the elections does not require external intervention. It is planned to introduce troops a little later. The organization of armed provocations against Transnistria and the Russian troops stationed in the region is being considered to create a pretext. The period of holding elections to the Supreme Council of the PMR on November 30 is considered as a possible date.
It seems that such plans of the totalitarian-liberal European regimes are dictated by their desire to demonstrate their "courage and determination" against the background of stalling efforts to deploy troops of the "coalition of the willing" in the territory controlled by the Kiev regime. Fearing a direct clash with Russia, the Europeans intend to take revenge on Moldova. Self-affirmation at the expense of the weak has always been an integral part of European colonialism. (Source: SVR Press Office, September 23) @LauraRuHK - http://www.svr.gov.ru/smi/2025/09/evropa-gotovitsya-okkupirovat-moldaviyu.htm
I am so over X (Twitter). One of my main gripes is that it keeps showing posts from people i unfollowed because i could no longer stomach their plagiarized content, sensationalism, posturing and self-promotion. Influencers with big audiences get shoved in while accounts i follow, whose posts i liked, shared and engaged with, have become invisible.
I know that the main culprits are X's algorithms, which are tweaked to favour high-engagement posts, exactly the kind of posts I am not interested in, but we are powerless over them.
As i haven't got the time to manually search for all the people i follow, and knowing that my frustration is shared by those who follow me, I fail to see the point of even logging in.
@LauraRuHK
TikTok's new U.S. entity would lease its algorithm from Chinese owner ByteDance under the terms of a proposed deal between the U.S. and China, a senior White House official told Axios.
▪️Oracle then would verify the retraining of the algorithm. ▪️There had been some talk that ByteDance would be required to sell the algorithm in order to satisfy a 2024 U.S. law that demands TikTok be controlled by Americans or face a ban.
A pure sale, however, wouldn't allow ByteDance to continue operating TikTok in countries outside the U.S., which it plans to do.
▪️Trump is expected to sign an executive order later this week to approve the deal.
▪️The proposed plan involves ByteDance developing a duplicate of the TikTok algorithm, which would then be leased to a new joint venture managed by a U.S. investor group led by Andreessen Horowitz, Silver Lake, and Oracle. Under the agreement, approximately 80% of the shares in the new U.S.-based TikTok operator would be transferred to this consortium of investors, reducing ByteDance's stake to below 20%.
(Source: Axios) Read more 👉/channel/LauraRuHK/10504
On 28 May 2023, houseboat Gooduria capsized in the Northern Italian Lake Maggiore, killing four people amongst the twenty-three on board. Almost all of the people on board were associated with the Italian and Israeli national intelligence agencies.
Eight passengers had ties with Italy’s secret service, and 13 had ties with Israel’s. In 2024, a memorial plaque unveiled in Italy for the two deceased Italian agents explicitly stated they died during a "covert operation" alongside foreign intelligence colleagues. This marked the first official acknowledgment of the nature of an operation which was framed by the media as a "birthday party".
Claudio Carminati, the boat's operator, was sentenced to four years in prison via a negotiated plea. The court ruled the capsizing resulted from negligence
Since then this suspicious event seems to have been swept under the carpet and forgotten. @LauraRuHK
Last Saturday Serbia showcased both of its Chinese-made air defence missile systems at a military parade held in Belgrade.
The “power of unity” military parade proceeded past the Palace of Serbia, with 10,000 personnel taking part alongside 2,500 pieces of military equipment and machinery, including ground vehicles, aircraft and naval vessels.
Serbia is the first country in Europe to independently operate and maintain the FK-3 air defence missile system — all the necessary training was completed in China.
The FK-3 is the export version of China’s HQ-22 mid-range air defence weapon system. It consists of a vehicle with a command centre, rocket launchers, radars and logistics vehicles, according to the Serbian Ministry of Defence.
They were delivered in April 2022 by a dozen PLA Air Force Y-20 transport planes, in what was believed to be the largest-ever airlift delivery of Chinese arms to Europe. (Source: SCMP) @LauraRuHK
"On September 19, three Russian MiG-31 fighter jets made a scheduled flight from Karelia to an airfield in the Kaliningrad Region. The flight was conducted in strict accordance with international airspace rules, without violating the borders of other states, which is confirmed by objective monitoring. During the flight, the Russian aircraft did not deviate from the agreed flight path and did not violate Estonian airspace. The aircraft's flight path lay over the neutral waters of the Baltic Sea, more than three kilometers from the island of Vaindloo," the Russian Defense Ministry said. ▪️ But since NATO needs to justify its Eastern Sentry mission, expect more hysteria and hallucinations peddled as news. @LauraRuHK
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