Laura Ru
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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
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🚇Russian President Vladimir Putin has officially opened the Big Circle Line (BCL) of the Moscow Metro.

The 70-kilometer (43-mile) line, which includes 31 stations and three depots, has become the world's largest underground metro ring, Putin said, adding that he intends to show the BCL to Chinese leader Xi Jinping during his upcoming visit to Moscow.
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When you thought that Germany's foreign policy couldn't get any more absurd than it has been since the "traffic light" coalition (Green party, Free Democrats, Social Democrats) took power, here comes Annalena Baerbock's new initiative. She wants a feminist overhaul of the country’s diplomacy, including the creation of a new role: “ambassador for feminist foreign policy.” Her US sponsors' plan is to further isolate Germany and thanks to this initiative Baerbock seems determined to deliver the desired result. @LauraRuHK https://www.politico.eu/article/germany-annalena-baerbock-feminist-ambassador-foreign-policy/
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Pensavate che la politica estera della Germania non potesse diventare più assurda di quanto non lo sia da quando la coalizione "semaforo" (Verdi, Liberi Democratici, Socialdemocratici) è salita al potere? Vi sbagliavate. Ecco che arriva una nuova iniziativa di Annalena Baerbock. Vuole una revisione femminista della diplomazia del Paese, compresa la creazione di un nuovo ruolo: "ambasciatrice per la politica estera femminista". Il piano dei suoi burattinai statunitensi è quello di isolare ulteriormente la Germania e grazie a questa iniziativa la Baerbock sembra determinata a raggiungere il risultato desiderato. @LauraRuHK https://www.politico.eu/article/germany-annalena-baerbock-feminist-ambassador-foreign-policy/
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In my recent article i mentioned the Orwellian European Peace Facility, a EU fund set up in 2021 to arm Ukraine. Not only the fund, worth €5 billion, was financed outside the budget, for a period of seven years, it was conceived and set up well before the start of Russia's military operation in Ukraine. 📍Now the European Union proposes that €1 billion shall be specifically dedicated to ammunition, particularly 155mm artillery shells, according to a document seen by POLITICO.

The EU is helping supply Ukraine with arms through this inter-governmental cash pot which is used to reimburse countries that export arms to Ukraine. So far, the facility has disbursed €3.6 billion in military aid to Ukraine, with member countries deciding last December to increase its funding by €2 billion in 2023.

To date, the spending needs have been loosely defined but the EU is now placing heavy emphasis on artillery ammunition. @LauraRuHK Read more here https://medium.com/p/7d41818139a9
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Mash claims to have identified one of the saboteurs: "Against the background of the paramedic's station in Bryansk Lyubechany - Denis Nikitin. He is a former friend of the neo-Nazi Maxim Martsinkevich. Last year he moved to Ukraine and joined the unit as part of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
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🇷🇺🇺🇦 About the perpetrators of the terrorist attack on the Bryansk region

A video with representatives of the Russian Volunteer Corps, which is part of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, is circulating on the network at the feldsher-obstetric station in the village of Lyubechane, Bryansk region.

The armed men in the video claim that their group crossed the border of the Russian Federation, and that they are responsible for the attack on the border regions of the country.

🔻Who are they?

▪️The Russian Volunteer Corps is an anti-Russian nationalist movement that was officially formed in August 2022 and became part of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

▪️One of the founders is Denis Kapustin, known under the pseudonym Denis Nikitin. It is he who calls on the Russian people to take up arms in the video.

▪️ The number of movements is small. The main composition is Russian emigrants who have been living on the territory of Ukraine for a long time. The group also conducts recruitment from other countries.

▪️According to the participants in the movement, they can perform tasks at the company level. However, before that, RDK was used mainly for PR campaigns.

Earlier, they also declared their involvement in the murder of Daria Dugina and sabotage within Russia. The group has been repeatedly used by the Ukrainian authorities to acquit themselves of charges of terrorism.

🔻Why attack the Bryansk region

▪️Provocation for the purpose of PR and popularization of the activities of the "Russian Volunteer Corps", which has not previously been seen in active hostilities.

After completing the task of shooting near the key buildings of the border villages, the saboteurs left the territory of the Bryansk region.

▪️A worked out plan of the Ukrainian authorities to use pseudo-Russian movements to organize sabotage. At the same time, the video is aimed at disavowing accusations of terrorism against Kiev: “this was not done by Ukrainian formations, but by people with Russian passports.”

🔻One of the goals of such actions is to create a picture of the struggle within Russian society. From here, the opposition and Western media are actively circulating reports that the attack was allegedly carried out by Russian people who disagree with the policy of the Russian authorities.

In fact, small radical groups under the full patronage of the Main Intelligence Directorate perform tasks to destabilize Russia.

And given the popular trend in the West to "cancel" Russian culture and replace everything Russian with "terrorists", "orcs", "neo-Nazis", the customers of this "performance" are obvious.
#Bryansk #Russia #Ukraine
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🇷🇺🇺🇦 Sugli autori dell'attacco terroristico nella regione di Bryansk

Un video con i rappresentanti del Corpo dei volontari russi, che fa parte delle Forze armate dell'Ucraina, sta circolando in rete.

Gli uomini armati nel video affermano che il loro gruppo ha attraversato il confine della Federazione Russa e che sono responsabili dell'attacco alle regioni di confine del Paese.

🔻 Chi sono?

▪️The Il Corpo dei Volontari Russi è un movimento nazionalista anti-russo che si è costituito ufficialmente nell'agosto del 2022 ed è entrato a far parte delle Forze Armate dell'Ucraina.

▪️One dei fondatori è Denis Kapustin, conosciuto con lo pseudonimo di Denis Nikitin. È lui che nel video invita il popolo russo a prendere le armi.

▪️ Il numero dei movimenti è esiguo. La composizione principale è costituita da emigrati russi che vivono da tempo sul territorio ucraino. Il gruppo effettua anche il reclutamento da altri Paesi.

▪️ Tuttavia, prima di adesso, il movimento veniva utilizzato principalmente per campagne di autopromozione.

In precedenza, hanno anche dichiarato il loro coinvolgimento nell'omicidio di Daria Dugina e nel sabotaggio all'interno della Russia. Il gruppo è stato ripetutamente utilizzato dalle autorità ucraine per assolversi dalle accuse di terrorismo.

Perché attaccare la regione di Bryansk?

▪️Provocazione a scopo pubblicitario e di divulgazione delle attività del "Corpo dei volontari russi", che non è mai stato visto in precedenza in ostilità attive.

Dopo aver completato il compito di sparare vicino agli edifici chiave dei villaggi di confine, i sabotatori hanno lasciato il territorio della regione di Bryansk.

▪️Un piano elaborato dalle autorità ucraine per utilizzare movimenti pseudo-russi per organizzare azioni di sabotaggio. Allo stesso tempo, il video mira a smentire le accuse di terrorismo rivolte a Kiev: "questo non è stato fatto da formazioni ucraine, ma da persone con passaporto russo".

🔻Uno degli obiettivi di tali azioni è quello di creare l'impressione di uno scontro interno alla società russa. Da qui, l'opposizione e i media occidentali stanno facendo circolare attivamente notizie secondo cui l'attacco sarebbe stato compiuto da russi in disaccordo con la politica delle autorità russe.

In realtà, piccoli gruppi radicali sotto il pieno patrocinio della Direzione principale dei servizi segreti ucraini svolgono compiti di destabilizzazione della Russia.

E data la tendenza popolare in Occidente a "cancellare" la cultura russa e a sostituire tutto ciò che è russo con "terroristi", "orchi", "neonazisti", i clienti di questa "performance" sono chiari.

(Fonte: Rybar, DonbassDevushka) @LauraRuHK
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🇷🇺🇺🇦 The FSB gave a new commentary on the situation on the border of the Bryansk region.

According to the FSB, the situation in the settlements of the Klimovsky district of the Bryansk region is under the control of law enforcement agencies.

The area is being checked and inspected, a large number of explosive devices of various types have been found , mine clearance is underway. As a result of the attack by Ukrainian nationalists , a local resident was killed, an 11-year-old child was shot.
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🇷🇺⚡Putin called what happened in the Bryansk region a terrorist attack : "They opened fire on civilians, ... they saw that there were children in the car."
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China is rapidly losing patience with the US due to its continuous provocations. @LauraRuHK
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Meet Ludivine Dedonder, Belgium's Minister of Defense. She knows nothing about defense, which seems to be a requirement for the job in EU countries. After all, defense has been outsourced to US-NATO, and the less you understand what is going on, the better. Before her appointment in 2020 she was in charge of waste management for an intercommunal organization and previously worked as a journalist. She is an avid TikToker. @LauraRuHK https://t.me/levigodman/7804
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