"The logic of NATO terrorists and their direct hires, the Kiev Nazis, is clear — the destruction of the main ideologists of the Russian Renaissance. Our enemy is smart, ruthless and insidious. He understands the meaning of thought. Much better than we are. But the most important thing in this Holy War is the battle of ideas", Alexander Dugin on the assassination attempt on Malofeev
https://t.me/EurasianChoice/25080

Saudi Arabia will raise oil prices from April, Bloomberg writes. Oil prices for parts of the Old World will rise by $1.30 per barrel.

Saudi Arabia's decisions are often followed by other producers in the Gulf such as Iraq and Kuwait. Traders expect a price tag of $100 a barrel in the coming months.

Europe has set the price of Russian oil at $60 while global demand is growing - analysts expect it will reach a record 101.9m bpd in 2023. That's how disconnected from reality Europe is.

OPEC+ is and will remain the largest oil producer in the world. And Russia is part of it.
Good luck, Europe. Getting rid of oil dependence from Russia isn't happening any time soon.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-03-05/saudi-arabia-raises-oil-prices-for-asia-and-europe-for-april

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⚡️🇷🇺🇺🇦🧨 @Wargonzo on the Terrorist Group "US"⚡️

🔹 Project @wargonzo, long before SMO started, considered the correct wording - terrorist group "US" (Ukrainian State) - in relation to the Kiev regime. By committing terrorist act after terrorist act, preparing them, the US has in fact already announced a new qualitative phase of the war, making terrorism a priority form of armed confrontation.

🔹 There is no difference in this context from ISIS or al-Qaeda. The only trigger there is religious radicalism, but here it is nationalist radicalism.

📌 By the way, all the states that sponsor the US and Kiev regime should also be recognized as sponsors of terrorism. In fact they are.

t.me/sitreports /@wargonzo/#ass/
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I fatti?? Ah, si'. Fattissimi di sostanze psicotrope al Fatto(ne) Quotidiano. Non serve neppure sbufalare, perche' queste notizie si contraddicono una con l'altra, in una manciata di minuti. Basta avere un po' di pazienza. Oppure possiamo credere ai "fatti" riportati e restare ammirati davanti ad un esercito che con le pale di un secolo fa sta mettendo in fuga truppe armate, addestrate e finanziate dalla NATO. Se proprio volete ci beviamo questa narrazione, anzi brindiamo al coraggio e all'ingegnosita' dei russi. 😏

🇷🇺🇺🇦 On multinational units and the importance of the ideological component

RT channel in Russian @rt_russian published a story about the Yenisei Cossack battalion. The unit is one of the most multinational ones at the front: Russians, Armenians, Azerbaijanis, Tajiks, Uzbeks, Kazakhs, Georgians and Roma serve there.

According to the soldiers, for all their differences, there is a friendly atmosphere on the battalion. Soldiers speak openly of their confidence in their comrades-in-arms who will cover them in combat. There is no talk of any internal conflicts for cultural or religious reasons.

The video demonstrates that even in the most multinational unit it is perfectly possible to avoid friction. Of course, the authority of the commander and his deputies, as well as the level of organization, play a huge role here. But there is also the ideological component: for example, one of the Chechen fighters said: “If Russia falls, we all fall.”

Having this a seemingly obvious idea in mind, each soldier knows exactly what he is fighting for. This allows them to keep high morale and discipline, which will make it possible to avoid most of the interethnic, domestic, and other conflicts in the unit.

🔻 A year of SMO clearly illustrated the need for simple and accessible truths that would answer the question "why all this is necessary." They lie on the surface, all that is left is to bring them to people in a comprehensible way. Without this, the mobilization of society is impossible.

Translation: @rusa_alena

Si dice che gli eserciti di mezzo mondo stiano contrattando con i produttori di pale russe la fornitura di quest'arma micidiale. Tutti vogliono le pale che stanno liberando Bakhmut, mettendo in fuga decine di migliaia di soldati ucraini armati e addestrati dalla NATO. @LauraRuHK

до Берлина! 😁

WEF puppet Trudog has been told to smear China. If only Russia and China meddled in Western elections! The result would be a marked improvement over the status quo. Instead we have to put up with the likes of the Canadian PM. The old "election meddling" narrative that was used to accuse and isolate Russia is now being directed against China. Never mind that the Trump-Russia collusion narrative was utter bunk, the Steele dossier a complete fabrication concocted to help Hillary Clinton and damage her opponent, the usual suspects are now relying on the same playbook to defame China. @LauraRuHK

🇨🇳Welcome Qin Gang! Promoted two months ago, Qin Gang is holding his first annual press conference as foreign minister at this year's National People's Congress in Beijing. And wow! Confident, authoritative, direct, he perfectly embodies China's new role on the world stage. Qin blames the US for creating a diplomatic crisis with the spy balloon saga.
"The US agreed it was an accident that did not pose a national security threat, but Washington nonetheless violated international law and abused force."
In a fierce attack against the Biden administration’s alliance-focused China strategy, "the US perception of China is seriously distorted. The US claims of competition with China are meant to contain and suppress China in all respects and push bilateral ties to a zero-sum game."
He accuses the US of ignoring international rules despite its repeated talk about rules, "the so-called guardrails the Biden administration advocates mean China does not defend its own interests. (...) If the US does not hit the brakes but continues on the wrong path, there will surely be conflict and confrontation. Who will bear the catastrophic consequences?”

"If the US has ambitions to make itself great again, it needs to have a broad mind to allow China and others to prosper." On Taiwan: "The US needs to explain its plan for 'the destruction of Taiwan'. (...) Why can the United States talk about sovereignty and territorial integrity over Ukraine, but does not respect China’s sovereignty and territorial integrity over Taiwan? Why the US prevents other countries from supplying weapons to Russia while the US arms Taiwan? If the Taiwan question cannot be handled well, it will shake the very foundation of China-US relations". (1/4) @LauraRuHK

🇨🇳Qin Gang criticises the US Indo-Pacific strategy, calling it an “Asia-Pacific version of Nato”.
He says the strategy forms a “small circle” and promotes “decoupling” while claiming to support freedom and openness, regional security and prosperity.
Qin says a Ukraine-style crisis should never be duplicated in the Asia-Pacific.
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) should not be a proxy for a great power rivalry, and Asia should never be a chess board in a cold war. 🇯🇵 China and Japan “are close neighbours” and need each other. "To improve relations, both parties must honour their commitments to partnership rather than posing a threat to each other".
Warning against historical revisionism, he says China will never forget its painful wartime history.
“Forgetting history is a betrayal and denying a crime is repeating a crime.”
Qin says China has always treated Japan with goodwill, but Japan has not reciprocated. (2/4) @LauraRuHK

Belt and Road Initiative
Qin says China will host the first China – Central Asia Summit this year, and the third Belt and Road forum will also be held this year.
"The Belt and Road Initiative is a high-quality and sustainable public project.
It was initiated by China, jointly built by all parties and shared by the world.
Three-quarters of the world and 32 organisations have joined the initiative". On the Debt Trap: "US interest rate increases have put an extra burden on indebted countries. China should be the last one to be accused of [creating] the so-called debt trap. (...) China is always committed to helping countries that have financial problems. Beijing makes the biggest contribution to the Group of 20’s Common Framework for debt relief." Concerns over China’s economic outlook are “unnecessary”: "China’s projected economic growth this year is around 5 per cent, which is higher than many economies in the world." (3/4) @LauraRuHK

‘Dance with wolves’. On “Wolf Warrior” diplomacy, Qin Gang says describing Chinese diplomats as Wolf Warriors is a “narrative trap”.

“Those who create this narrative trap either do not understand China and Chinese diplomacy, or ignore the facts and have ulterior motives.
Chinese diplomacy has enough kindness and goodwill, but when wolves get in the way and wolves attack, Chinese diplomats must ‘dance with wolves’ to defend their home and country.” (4/4) @LauraRuHK

🇨🇳Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang speaks to reporters at the annual session of China's parliament, the National People's Congress, in Beijing. You can watch the full press conference here. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a6ELOIuv7XI

Some takeaways from Foreign Minister Qin Gang’s NPC press conference
📍China has not supplied weapons to Russia. China’s ties with Russia set a good example for international relations. Currency cooperation with Russia: China will use whatever currency is “efficient, safe and credible”.
📍The US is responsible for a series of global problems. There seems to be an “invisible hand” pushing to escalate the crisis in Ukraine; US interest rate rises are triggering debt crises; and the region does not need an Asia-Pacific version of NATO.
📍The deterioration of China-US relations has to be stopped. If the US does not “hit the brakes, and continues on the wrong path, there will surely be conflict and confrontation”.
📍 China-Europe engagement is an independent choice, and China-Europe relations are not targeted at, dependent on, or subject to any third party. Europe should aim for “strategic autonomy” and “long-term security and stability”. 📍Chinese diplomacy has enough kindness and goodwill, but when wolves get in the way and wolves attack, Chinese diplomats must ‘dance with wolves’ to defend their home and country.” 📍 Concerns over China’s economic outlook are “unnecessary”: China’s projected economic growth this year is around 5 per cent, which is higher than many economies in the world. 📍China and countries in the Middle East agreed to elevate cooperation through the first Arab and Gulf summits in Saudi Arabia and the recent visit of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi. China supports strategic independence for the Middle East, and opposes interference from external forces. 📍The US Indo-Pacific strategy is an “Asia-Pacific version of NATO”.
A Ukraine-style crisis should never be duplicated in the Asia-Pacific. 📍China and Japan are close neighbours and need each other. To improve relations, both parties must honour their commitments to partnership rather than posing a threat to each other. 📍The US needs to explain its plan for “the destruction of Taiwan”. @LauraRuHK

Ecco il think tank di Guido Crosetto, pomposamente chiamato "Comitato per lo sviluppo e la valorizzazione della cultura della Difesa". Il “Sistema Difesa” viene definito strumento di politica estera e volano di crescita per il Paese. Praticamente Crosetto ha riunito un comitato d'affari e alcuni giullari di corte che devono produrre narrazioni volte a convincerci che aumentare le spese militari fara' bene al Paese. Non a caso il segretario è Filippo Maria Grasso, da anni a capo delle relazioni istituzionali del colosso militare Leonardo. Poi ci sono i solerti Riotta e Panebianco, che sui loro giornali tanto amano stilare liste di proscrizione di fantomatici putiniani, Giulio Anselmi, presidente dell’agenzia di stampa “ANSA”, Fabio Tamburini del Sole24Ore ecc. Tra gli altri fanatici adepti della causa atlantista, Angelo Maria Petroni (dal 2007 Segretario generale dell'Aspen Institute), e Vittorio Emanuele Parsi. Oltre ai media e all'universita', un'attenzione anche al mondo dell'arte, intrecciato a quello dei salotti romani, con il nome di Anna Coliva che misteriosamente ha ricevuto nel 2013 la Légion d'honneur, massima onorificenza francese (!), amica degli Elkann, esperta delle collezioni d'arte di banche come Intesa-Sanpaolo, ex-direttrice della Galleria Borghese. Tutto torna. @LauraRuHK https://www.difesa.it/Primo_Piano/Pagine/Costituito-il-Comitato-per-lo-sviluppo-e-la-valorizzazione-della-cultura-della-Difesa.aspx

Zelensky told the chief of staff "to find the appropriate forces to help the guys in Bakhmut”.

Ukrainian presidential aide Mykhaylo Podolyak claimed there was “consensus” within the military on the need to “continue defending” the city.

Outside Bakhmut, some Ukrainian soldiers told AFP they had lost hope that Kiev would hold the city and looked set to retreat.

Near the town of Chasiv Yar, 10km west of Bakhmut, one soldier said he came to repair his tank after a month of fighting.
“Bakhmut will fall,” he told AFP from the vehicle.
“We are almost encircled. The units are progressively retreating in small groups.” Who are you going to believe, the coke addict and his clan, or those who are actually on the front line? Agence France Press seems to give more credibility to soldiers than those sending them to the Bakhmut meat grinder. The ukro narrative is finding fewer buyers in the West. The Brits will probably be the last to admit that Bakhmut is lost. @LauraRuHK

Ieri Valentina Tereshkova, la prima donna a volare nello spazio, ha compiuto 86 anni.

La Tereshkova non è stata solo la prima donna cosmonauta a raggiungere lo spazio. È stata anche:
- la prima e unica cosmonauta a compiere un viaggio in orbita in solitaria;
- il primo civile nella storia a raggiungere lo spazio;
- il primo generale donna nell’Esercito Sovietico;
-la prima madre ad essere stata nello spazio.

Domani 8 marzo, quando sentirete discorsi retorici sulle donne, ricordatevi che Valentina Tereshkova e' sottoposta a sanzioni da parte di USA e UE. Alle bambine dell'Occidente fluido vengono proposti altri modelli di riferimento.

Aspira alla carica di Segretaria Generale della NATO. Direi che e' perfetta per il ruolo, avendo dimostrato in modo inequivocabile la sua fedelta' agli interessi USA guidando la Commissione Europea, ormai solo una propaggine della coalizione atlantica a guida americana. @LauraRuHK