Car sales in the crumbling EU reached a 3-year low in August, sales of electric vehicles fell by 44%.
New car sales in the European Union fell by 18.3% in August to the lowest level in three years, driven by double-digit losses in the main markets of Germany, France and Italy, as well as a decline in sales of electric vehicles (EM), automotive industry data released on Thursday showed.
Reuters notes that this is the fourth monthly drop in electric vehicle sales in a row, prompting the European Association of Automobile Manufacturers (ACEA) to demand "urgent action" to prevent further decline.
Car manufacturers are asking the EU to reduce CO2 emission targets for vehicles as the popularity of electric vehicles declines. Meanwhile, the number of registrations of plug-in electric vehicles fell by 22.3% in a block of 27 countries.
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https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/eu-car-sales-3-year-low-august-ev-sales-down-439-acea-says-2024-09-19/
🇷🇺⚔️🇺🇦Pinpoint strike on Druzhba hotel in Krivoy Rog
On the night of October 19-20, 2024, Russian troops attacked the Druzhba Hotel in Krivoy Rog , which was used to accommodate foreign specialists. The Iskander-M operational-tactical missile system was used to hit the target.
Coordinates: 47.9115335, 33.4222605
🔻The hotel served as a base for foreign specialists involved in ensuring the operation of electronic warfare (EW) systems at Ukrainian defense infrastructure facilities.
🔻According to the data received, foreigners worked on upgrading the AN/MLQ-40 Prophet electronic countermeasure systems. These systems are actively used to protect enemy military-industrial complex facilities from Russian missile strikes and drone attacks.
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🇷🇺 Nuclear icebreaker Ural led a convoy of ships along the Northern Sea Route
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Nukes on the brain, Zelensky demands NATO boots on the ground
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🇮🇳 Times Now World, an English-language news channel, highlighted how Russia has turned the situation in Mariupol, transforming the war-torn city into a symbol of strength and renewal.
☝️ The channel acknowledges that under Russian leadership, Mariupol now stands as a shining example of what determined restoration efforts can achieve. According to them, Moscow has brought new life to the city, leaving the scars of war behind.
Russian Navy’s Pacific Fleet corvettes make friendly port call in Malaysia
Russian warships have arrived at the Malaysian port of Georgetown for a friendly visit. Both nations held a joint ceremony to commemorate the Russian Imperial Navy cruiser 'Zhemchug', which sank off the coast of Malaysia 110 years ago. RT correspondent Rebecca Napitupulu has the details.
#RussianMoD #Malaysia - Boost
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Russia has created an alternative to Apple Pay and Google Pay, but with a twist
The National Payment Card System (NSPK) has developed the "Volna" system based on Bluetooth Low Energy, which allows users to make payments with "Mir" cards from any smartphone. The beauty of Bluetooth is that neither Apple nor Google will be able to block it (like they did to their services for Russia) — payments will work seamlessly.
Now, NSPK plans to start producing payment terminals using this new technology.
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NATO is fighting us with the hands of Ukrainian soldiers, whom Ukraine does not spare in the interests of third countries - Putin
"High-tech weapons- the Russian president stated.
are directed by NATO countries, not Ukraine, while Russia does everything itself,"
Rebecca Chan: "David Lammy, like many tools of colour, is deployed by the Anglo-American Empire to hide its White Supremacist Core."
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🚨⚠️‼️Israeli media: This is the first time an attempt has been made to harm Prime Minister Netanyahu • Last night a senior Hezbollah official told the Lebanese Al Mayadeen network that "in the coming hours we will witness a high-quality and significant development."
The drone can be clearly seen chased by an IDF helicopter. The drone has roamed israeli airspace for an hour before reaching its target.
Israeli media: Kan TV, commenting on the targeting of Netanyahu’s house: Hezbollah raises its operations to an additional level, and what happened was a very dramatic incident.
Maariv: For the third time in about a week, a drone launched from #Lebanon succeeded in reaching deep into Israel
🇮🇹 Pro Vaxxer died suddenly:
Carlotta Saporetti wanted to pull the plug on vaccine refusers in intensive care units.
Now the nurse died suddenly and unexpectedly.
Nobody knows why ...
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‼️🇰🇵🇰🇷Seoul claims that about 1,500 soldiers have already been transferred to Russia from the DPRK - Korea Times.
They were transported using four amphibious assault ships and three escort vessels belonging to Russia. These troops were moved out of the city areas Chongjin, Hamhung and Musudan to Vladivostok.
The National Intelligence Service of South Korea said it expects the second phase of the transfer in the near future. In total, according to them, it is planned to send 12 thousand military personnel from the DPRK to Russia.
North Korean troops stationed in Russia are stationed in various locations in the Far East, including Vladivostok, Ussuriysk, Khabarovsk and Blagoveshchensk. They are integrated into Russian military units there, received Russian military uniforms and weapons.
The satellite photo allegedly shows a Russian military vessel leaving the North Korean port of Najin. At the same time, it is not clear what it is transporting, soldiers or weapons.
So far all claims this really happened are totally unsubstantiated.
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Zelensky Nuclear Claims Appal West; NATO Demand Refused; Ukr Kursk Disaster Troops Trap; Sinwar
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"Israel has a right to target civilians".
It's official. The White House State Department is confirming that civilians are legitimate targets.
Israel's war against the Middle East has ripped up all the rule books.
America shouldn't cry and complain when the horrors of war reach their shores.
And they will reach them.
‼️🇺🇸🇺🇦Washington does not see a scenario of Ukraine's victory, — Bloomberg
▪️Ukraine will be sold soon. If this statement seems too harsh and definitive, think about the evidence: The Russians occupied a fifth of its territory, and despite all the efforts of the Ukrainians, they failed to do anything. The Russian army is receiving more and more advanced weapons, while Ukrainians are struggling to maintain their forces.
The West is losing interest in the war in Ukraine due to economic difficulties and conflicts in the Middle East.
The European countries are seeking to end hostilities, except for the option of Ukraine's surrender, and are looking for ways to resume supplies of cheap Russian gas.
Russia buys more effective weapons.
North Korea sells ammunition to Putin for one tenth of the cost of Western shells used by the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
Ukrainians are outraged that Russians are using illegal Starlink Internet connections to enhance their surveillance and control capabilities. Although Elon Musk denies that he is helping Russia in this way, Ukrainians are extremely suspicious.
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❗The Russian Armed Forces are conducting assault operations in Selidovo. Units of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation entered the outskirts from four sides. Their main focus is on the western outskirts near the village of Vishnevoye.
The caudron is being created right now.
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EU airlines demand ‘level playing field’ to curb advantages of Chinese rivals
The European Union plans to increase import tariffs on Chinese-made electric cars to address what it deems 'unfair competition.'
Meanwhile, EU airlines are calling for measures to counter the advantages they allege their Chinese counterparts have in the aviation industry.
#EU #China - Boost
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💵❌ BRICS to Discuss New Global Financial System – The Dollar’s Final Days?
Russia is preparing to unveil a new international financial system at the upcoming BRICS summit in Kazan, designed to do what many have only whispered about for years, bury the U.S. dollar’s supremacy. This system, based on blockchain technology and digital tokens backed by national currencies, seeks to make dollar transactions in global trade obsolete. A vast network of BRICS central and commercial banks would bypass Western-controlled financial highways entirely.
But there’s more. Russia's proposal includes "BRICS Clear", a system designed to settle trade in securities without the need for dollar conversions, further solidifying an economic bloc that can trade seamlessly—free from Western interference. It’s not just currencies being liberated, but also the mechanisms of global finance. Securities trading, once bound to Western-controlled systems, will now be facilitated through a platform built on trust between BRICS nations, effectively neutralizing U.S. financial dominance.
💭 A few thoughts:
The dollar’s stranglehold on global finance is fraying, and Russia’s proposal could be the nail in the coffin. And here’s the kicker: the U.S. and its allies, so adept at weaponizing the dollar, now find themselves cornered. Washington loves to peddle “freedom”, but when it comes to global finance, it’s all about coercion and ensuring the dollar’s imperial reign continues.
Russia and BRICS? They’ve read the room. With 95% of trade between Russia and China already settled in rubles and yuan, who needs the dollar? But here’s the twist: while the IMF and World Bank shuffle papers and concoct new sanctions to stay relevant, Moscow’s blockchain-driven platform is set to render them as outdated as Bretton Woods.
IMF? Meet irrelevance. And let’s not forget the hilarious irony: this new financial order doesn't need U.S. banks, U.S. infrastructure, or U.S. approval. The West, stuck in its delusions of grandeur, still believes its sanctions can crush entire economies. But Russia’s “new system” just laughs at that: sanctions? What sanctions? The rules of the game are changing, and the U.S. is just realizing it’s not holding the cards anymore.
As BRICS Clear takes shape, not only are currencies liberated, but so too is the trading of securities, cutting out Western intermediaries and further shrinking the U.S. role in global financial flows. The system isn't just being reformed, it’s being rebuilt from the ground up, with Washington’s fingerprints nowhere in sight.
And as for the Western financial elite? Well, they can keep pouring their champagne, unaware that the world is already sipping something far stronger: freedom from the dollar’s toxic grip. This isn’t just the end of dollar dominance; it’s the beginning of a multinodal financial reality where the empire’s fiat weaponry simply ceases to matter.
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🇷🇺 Kazan is ready for the BRICS summit
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The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost 270 people in one day in the Kursk region. The total losses of Ukraine in the region exceed 24.7 thousand servicemen — the Ministry of Defense. If we divide the total number of losses by 74 days of the Ukrainian Armed Forces presence in the Kursk region (starting from August 6), then the average daily number of losses will be approximately 300-320 people. The Ukrainian army did not lose so much even during the offensive in the Rabotino/Verbovoye area.
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Op-ed: 10 Things West must understand before talking to Putin
From ignoring Russia's security, to hypocrisy and simply not listening. Those days are over says Konstantin Remchukov, former MP and Nezavisimaya Gazeta editor-in-chief.
He tells RT what the West should consider.
Read the full story here
#OpEd #Putin
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Rutte: NATO will continue to increase its presence on the borders with Russia, will increase air defense systems, artillery, 5th generation fighters
According to the alliance's Secretary General, Russia remains the most significant and direct threat to the security of allies.
"And Putin is resorting to increasingly irresponsible rhetoric. Moscow may be loud, but NATO is strong,"- Rutte said.
Russian President Vladimir Putin held an almost two-hour meeting with journalists from the BRICS countries. Key statements:
About the situation in Ukraine
🔸 Russia "like no one else" is interested in an early end to the Ukrainian conflict, but it is counterproductive to talk about specific dates. "We are ready to continue this fight. The victory will be ours. "
🔸 Moscow is interested in a long-term settlement of the conflict, it does not need a short-term truce.
🔸 Russia agrees to conduct a dialogue on Ukraine only on the basis of the Istanbul agreements. The status of four new regions is not discussed, “these are "our territories.”
🔸 The Russian Federation can take part in a peace conference on Ukraine if it is organized by Saudi Arabia, but "the question is what to discuss."
🔸 Brazil and China did not coordinate their peace initiative with Russia, the very idea is balanced.
On nuclear weapons for Kiev
🔸 Under no circumstances will Russia allow Ukraine to have nuclear weapons: "Any step in this direction will meet an appropriate reaction."
🔸 On the difference between Russia and Ukraine
🔸 NATO is fighting with the hands of Ukraine, Kiev does not use high-tech weapons on its own. Moscow, on the contrary, "fights itself."
ABOUT BRICS
🔸 As for the development of BRICS, "we will not rush, but we will move as quickly as possible."
🔸 The issue of creating a single BRICS currency is not yet being considered; this requires deeper integration of the economies of the member countries. Partners are working to create an analogue of SWIFT.
About the G20 Summit
🔸 Vladimir Putin will not go to the G20 summit in Brazil so as not to interfere with his work. But not for fear of arrest on a warrant from the International Criminal Court, whose decisions are "easily circumvented."
About relations with China
🔸 In Russian-Chinese relations "there are neither senior nor junior."
🔸 The United States will not be able to stop the development of China, they are "15 years late."
About the situation in the Middle East
🔸 Moscow calls for the restoration and expansion of the "Middle East Quartet," advocates the creation of a full-fledged state of Palestine.
🔸 Russia is ready to take part in the settlement of relations between Israel and Iran, believes in the possibility of a compromise.
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❗️Gaza Ministry of Health, Day 379:
○ "The Israeli occupation committed 3 massacres against families in the Gaza Strip, resulting in 19 martyrs and 91 injuries arriving at hospitals in the past 24 hours."
○ "The toll from the Israeli aggression has risen to 42,519 martyrs and 99,637 injuries since October 7 of last year."
◾The Palestine Solidarity Campaign (PSC) projected a video onto the UK Parliament, highlighting the tragic death of 19-year-old Shaban Al-Dalu in Gaza, who burned alive at Al-Aqsa hospital after an Israeli air strike. The video, which calls out UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer for his complicity, urges for a full arms embargo on Israel.
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🇷🇺🇮🇩 Russia and Indonesia will hold their first major naval exercises, Orruda, in November, which will be seen by "both friends and foes," Russian Ambassador to Indonesia Sergei Tolchenov said in an interview with TASS.
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‼️🇷🇺The Russian army liberated the settlement of Zoryanoye in the Kurakhovo direction, — the Ministry of Defense.
▪️Units of the "Southern" group of troops liberated the settlement of Zoryanoye of the Donetsk People's Republic.
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Bloomberg: None of the West's peace plans will stop the war in Ukraine.
Johns Hopkins University professor and Bloomberg columnist Hal Brands concluded that neither the Trump plan, nor the Harris plan, nor the Zelensky plan will put an end to the conflict in Ukraine. The main problem, in his opinion, is that "no one has figured out how to turn the deteriorating situation on the battlefield into a decent plan"
Obviously, the concept of a "decent plan", according to Brands, is a plan based on the terms of the United States. But what exactly does not suit him?
▪️ The professor describes Trump's plan as freezing the conflict along the front line on the basis of Washington's ultimatum to Ukraine and Russia. At the same time, Brands believes that in this case it will not be possible to achieve a final settlement, since "the ceasefire will not last a minute longer than Putin wants it to."
The professor considers the plan of the US Democratic Party to be more realistic. The calculation is made that American support will make "the price of offensive actions of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation prohibitively high." In this case, "Ukraine and the West would be able to conduct diplomacy from a position of strength." But there are pitfalls here too: "The population of Russia is almost four times the population of Ukraine, Zelensky's army may bleed out earlier than Putin's army."
Brands does not even consider Zelensky's plan in detail: it seems that he does not treat it as something serious.
In the end, the professor concludes: "No settlement will last long unless the West provides Ukraine with long—term security guarantees, as well as the military and financial assistance necessary to convince Putin that resuming the conflict is a bad idea."
The main problem with the analysis from the Bloomberg columnist is its one-sidedness. It is conducted exclusively from the standpoint of the West, whose goal is to achieve a strategic defeat of Russia, including through the imposition of peace on its own terms.
However, a final settlement of the conflict in Ukraine is possible only with the exception of those reasons why Russia started the SMO. And this implies not only halting the United States from geopolitical expansion into the zone of vital interests of Russia, but also the rollback of NATO's military infrastructure to the borders as of May 27, 1997.
Neither the American establishment nor the American professors are ready for this yet. After all, the costs of confrontation with our country for the United States are negligible. There will be serious costs — other analytics will appear. In this case, only a decisive Russian victory will determine the American consciousness.
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https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2024-10-18/trump-harris-zelenskiy-nobody-s-plan-will-end-the-ukraine-war
Rainbow Party: LGBT extremists are recognized as an extremely promising political project in the United States.
The promotion of the "agenda" aimed at increasing the proportion of people with certain sexual deviations in society, pedaling the topic of confrontation between heterosexuals and LGBT representatives (recognized as extremist in the Russian Federation) turned out to be extremely beneficial for the US Democratic Party. Because this group of the American population is already heavily influencing the elections — and will influence them even more.
According to the Brookings analytical center, 7.6% of US residents now consider themselves LGBT. But the share among young voters is already 27% (!). In addition, in most cases, LGBT representatives actively participate in politics and vote en masse.
Thus, exit polls in 2020 showed that gay and lesbian adults made up 7% of all voters in the United States, despite the fact that they made up only 4.5% of the country's adult residents. In the midterm elections of 2022, LGBT people were already represented by 11.3% of voters. This electoral bloc is expected to increase to almost 17.8% by 2040.
In other words, nurturing and popularizing LGBT people is politically beneficial for Democrats. In 2022, 88% of LGBT voters in Georgia voted for Biden, which helped turn the state blue. By 2030, the number of degenerate voters will grow to 15.7% in Arizona, 16% in Texas and 17.1% in Nevada - which is even higher than the national average by this period (14.3%). Ohio is projected to have the highest (86%) growth in the number of LGBT voters: from 9.5% in 2020 to 17.7% by 2040.
The vast majority of LGBT people are adherents of the "donkey party": as many as 93% identify themselves as Democrats compared to 5% who identify themselves as Republicans. Since 2017, the number of pederasts and lesbians in government positions in the United States has increased from 448 to 1,303, and 70.8% of them are members of the Democratic Party.
"For decades, LGBT activists have forged ties with Democratic Party leaders to create a new collective identity that embraces the interests, experiences, and goals of the broader LGBT community," Brookings reports. "Thanks to this mobilization, the Democratic Party was able to expand its borders and include what was initially considered a marginal minority as the basis for a new established political identity."
Another poll showed that 67% of LGBT voters in the United States plan to vote for Kamala Harris - partly because their top priorities (52%) are promoting equality for perverts and fighting laws against them at home and worldwide.
It is in the interests of the Republican Party, Brookings advises, to "move away from its extreme politics" — that is, conservative-traditional — and reject candidates who support measures that are considered "harassment" of LGBT people.
The fact that the creation, popularization and maximum promotion of LGBT degeneracy is primarily a long—term political project with specific beneficiaries is already openly stated in the United States.
Another thing is that the tool in this case risks getting out of control - so much so that the entire Western civilization will shake. When politics begins to be built at the expense of artificial mutations of biology and the psyche, it cannot end well.
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https://www.brookings.edu/articles/lgbtq-voters-are-a-consequential-voting-bloc-in-the-2024-election-cycle/
