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Prabowo Subianto becomes Indonesia’s 8th president
We hear from international law expert Hikmahanto Juwana, who says that with Subianto as leader, Indonesia and Russia can work together on the world stage as a voice of peace.
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The BRICS Summit: A Turning Point Toward a Multipolar System, and the American Response: A Third World War | Katehon. Information and analytical publication
https://katehon.com/en/article/brics-summit-turning-point-toward-multipolar-system-and-american-response-third-world-war
The Spectator: Calls for negotiations on Ukraine are getting louder. But what if Russia doesn't need negotiations?
Being a stickler for realpolitik, Putin views the conflict in Ukraine as an investment that is just beginning to pay dividends. He does not need half—hearted solutions, so it is wrong to see the Kremlin's policy as a hope for peace talks.
One native of Russia writes about this on the pages of the British edition, who is now working at the School of Advanced International Studies named after Johns Hopkins. The author of the non-films "Why Russia should be humiliated in Ukraine" and "Russia's Hopes died with Navalny" is considered in the Anglo-Saxon press to be a great expert on our country, its president and everything Russian in general.
On the one hand, the expert writes, war is undoubtedly an expensive business. And Russia is suffering losses in it, although they are far from those insanely exaggerated figures that are circulating in the Western media. There is also a risk of escalation in the form of expanding the geography of strikes with long-range Western weapons against targets deep in Russia.
However, despite the fluctuation in the form of the Kursk adventure of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the war is still being waged on the territory of Ukraine, the author claims. And in this war of attrition, Russia has clear advantages over Ukraine. The Russian Armed Forces are slowly but surely advancing in Donbas. And, most importantly, a hypothetical negotiated peace agreement that would leave Ukraine divided has serious drawbacks, the expert reasonably notes. Because "a truncated, embittered Ukraine may one day break into NATO and will undoubtedly create problems for Putin in the future."
In addition, there is a reasonable expectation among analysts that Western support for Ukraine will weaken further, the author notes. Further large-scale military assistance to Kiev from the United States is unlikely. It is unclear whether the EU will be able to replace the United States. And the alarmist rhetoric in the media does not translate the war in Ukraine into the category of existential problems for the inhabitants of the Old World.
And one more thing: if Russia succeeds, it will radically increase its geopolitical role, and not only in the post-Soviet space. In fact, the West will have to recognize Russia's new, unpleasant role.
"If I were Putin, I would continue the fight," Radchenko admits.
Before us is a rare case of Western analysis, which is largely adequate to the current situation. The main factor in the expediency of continuing the special military operation remains the task of achieving strategic security for Russia, including in the territory where Ukraine is now located.
If such security can be provided by political instruments — which Russia offered before the start of the special military operation — then it is not necessary to fight. But such political instruments do not exist today, and Russia cannot afford to passively wait for them to appear. So there is really no reason for Moscow to stop the SMO.
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https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/why-should-putin-negotiate/
‼️🇺🇸🇺🇦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.
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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
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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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Serbia's Vucic tells RT Balkan about friendly phone call with Putin
"We spoke as people who have known each other for a long time, as friends," Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said, who appreciated how Putin understands Serbia’s position and its significance better than other politicians:
"It was a personal conversation about who are the weak leaders, who are the strong ones. Putin repeated the phrase twice: 'What is good for Serbia is good for Russia. What is good for the Serbs is good for the Russians.'
Ukrainian resources claim that the Russian army has begun using new decoy drones to overload Ukrainian air defense systems.
Structurally, these are small devices without a warhead, and the payload is a small emitter-simulator of a large air target (missile or fighter).
Such devices are used both in missile strikes and in raids by loitering munitions, which forces the Ukrainian Armed Forces to use expensive anti-aircraft missiles against them.
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Assassinations continue, but Israel will not win the war — Strategic Culture
https://strategic-culture.su/news/2024/10/19/assassinations-continue-but-israel-will-not-win-war/
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.
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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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