If you ever doubted that NED took over from the CIA regime change operations, and assists the CIA in carrying them out, this phone conversation between NED's Vice President of Communications and Public Engagement Leslie Aun and The Grayzone's journalists Alex Rubinstein and Max Blumenthal is highly recommended. https://thegrayzone.com/2023/05/29/grayzone-national-endowment-democracy-vp-cia/

“ We are ready for a counteroffensive” - Volodymyr Zelensky in an interview with WSJ.

But then he clarified:

▪️Ukraine needs more Patriot systems to protect both civilians and the military on the front lines.

▪️RF has air superiority. The lack of protection from enemy aircraft means that many soldiers will die during the counter-offensive.

▪️Biden helped Ukraine more than Trump. When the latter was president, there was no "full scale". But the likely change of administrations is frightening

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While both Chile and the United States have freedom of expression enshrined in their constitutions, neither government has issued a statement on the arrest of Chilean/American citizen Gonzalo Lira, a popular war blogger who has been living in Kharkov, Ukraine for several years. On May 1, Ukrainian state security agents arrested Lira for the second time in just over a year.

The first time he was jailed, Lira emerged after several days, announcing his freedom to the public through new social media accounts. This time, however, Ukrainian authorities charged him with the alleged crime of justifying “Russia’s armed aggression” and disseminating “fakes about the war in Ukraine.” If convicted of these crimes, he faces 13 years in prison. His father talked to The Grayzone and fretted that the Ukrainian government was preparing a “kangaroo court” for his son. https://thegrayzone.com/2023/06/01/father-gonzalo-lira-american-jailed-in-ukraine-imprisonment/?s=35

Switzerland refuses to supply weapons to Ukraine

98 members of the National Council (Parliament) of Switzerland voted against the bill, which allowed other states to transfer Swiss-made weapons to Ukraine, 75 voted for its adoption. This country has a so-called war materials law that prohibits the supply of Swiss weapons to warring countries.

Despite pressure from Kyiv and its allies, Switzerland has not yet been given permission to re-export its weapons. To date, it has already turned down multiple requests, including from Germany, Spain, and Denmark, remaining true to its neutrality while expressing clear support for Kyiv.

In June 1989, when i was still living in Milan, i attended a rally in support of the Chinese students who had gathered in Tiananmen Square. I knew nothing about China but as a young activist i thought all student protests were genuine and worthy of support. Little did i know Gene Sharp, the father of colour revolutions, was in Beijing instructing students, that NED and Soros had invested a lot of money in this protest. Ten years later, in 1999, i attended a candlelight vigil to mark the tenth anniversary of what in Hong Kong is known as "June 4", a ritual that received generous support from NED and other US outfits. On that occasion i picked up a booklet published by Human Rights in China, an organization based in New York and funded by the US government, that had compiled a list of 155 victims among protesters but had conveniently omitted to mention that casualties among the PLA soldiers sent to quell the riots were even higher. To put these figures into perspective, in 1980 the South Korean military regime admittedly killed 165 students, though the opposition puts the death toll at over 600. In 1998 in Indonesia the Suharto regime was responsible for the massacre of around 1000 protesters. Many people in the West never heard of what happened to students in South Korea and Indonesia but for reasons you can easily imagine, the "Tiananmen massacre" narrative is still going strong in the West. In recent years I had several interesting chats with foreign diplomats who were in Beijing in 1989 and also read articles published by mainstream media at the time. Interestingly their accounts are far more in line with the Chinese official narrative than what you may read on Wikipedia these days. If you are interested in the topic, this is a pretty informative source. It states that the Tiananmen Square massacre was a hoax because no one died in the square itself, most people (workers and soldiers, but very few students) were killed elsewhere. A fact confirmed by a Wikileaks cable from the US Embassy in Beijing (sent in July 1989) that quoted eyewitness accounts of a Latin American diplomat and his wife: “They were able to enter and leave the [Tiananmen] square several times and were not harassed by troops. Remaining with students … until the final withdrawal, the diplomat said there were no mass shootings in the square or near the monument.” @LauraRuHK https://www.criticalsocialworkpublishinghouse.com/post/1989-tiananmen-square-student-massacre-was-a-hoax

#TiananmenSquareMassacre? Once upon a time Western journalists dared to question the official narrative. Students didn't die in the square, but was blood spilled in June 1989 in Beijing? Yes, about 200-300 people died in violent riots in various parts of Beijing — and about half of those who died were soldiers and cops sent to thwart this US-led colour revolution. @LauraRuHK

Nel giugno 1989, quando vivevo ancora a Milano, partecipai a una manifestazione a sostegno degli studenti cinesi che protestavano in piazza Tiananmen. Non sapevo nulla della Cina, ma da studente e giovane attivista pensavo che tutte le proteste studentesche fossero genuine e degne di essere sostenute. Ovviamente non sapevo che Gene Sharp, il padre delle rivoluzioni colorate, era andato a Pechino per istruire gli studenti e che NED e Soros avevano investito molto in queste proteste. Dieci anni dopo, nel 1999, partecipai a una veglia in cui migliaia di persone con canti e candele commemoravano il decimo anniversario di quello che a Hong Kong è noto come "4 giugno", un rituale che riceveva un generoso sostegno dalla NED e da altre organizzazioni statunitensi. In quell'occasione presi un opuscolo pubblicato da Human Rights in China, un'organizzazione con sede a New York e finanziata dal governo statunitense, che aveva stilato un elenco di 155 vittime tra i manifestanti, ma aveva opportunamente omesso di menzionare che le vittime tra i soldati del PLA inviati a sedare le rivolte erano ancora più numerose. Molti di quei giovani soldati erano disarmati e non erano stati addestrati per sedare rivolte, molti di loro finirono bruciati dalle molotov lanciate sui camion che li trasportavano. Gli anni 80-90 in Asia hanno visto altre proteste di studenti finite nel sangue, ma stranamente non ne parla quasi nessuno, mentre quanto avvenne a Pechino viene tuttora ricordato dai media occidentali che hanno completamente riscritto la storia per demonizzare il governo cinese. Nel 1980 il regime militare sudcoreano ha ammesso di aver ucciso 165 studenti, anche se l'opposizione stima che le vittime siano state molte di piu', oltre 600. Nel 1998, in Indonesia, il regime di Suharto fu responsabile del massacro di circa 1000 manifestanti. Molte persone in Occidente non hanno mai sentito parlare di ciò che è accaduto agli studenti in Corea del Sud e in Indonesia, per ragioni che si possono facilmente immaginare: i regimi di questi due paesi erano sostenuti dagli USA. Negli ultimi anni ho avuto diversi scambi interessanti con diplomatici stranieri che si trovavano a Pechino nel 1989 e sono andata a spulciare gli articoli pubblicati dai giornali occidentali in quell'occasione. È interessante notare che i loro resoconti sono molto più in linea con la versione ufficiale del governo cinese di quanto si possa leggere su Wikipedia. Se siete interessati ad approfondire l'argomento, questo articolo contiene parecchi link e informazioni. Afferma che il "massacro" di Piazza Tiananmen è una bufala perché nessuno morì nella piazza stessa, la maggior parte delle persone (lavoratori e soldati, ma pochissimi studenti) furono uccise in altre parti della citta'. Un fatto confermato da un cablogramma di Wikileaks dell'Ambasciata USA a Pechino (inviato nel luglio 1989) che cita le testimonianze oculari di un diplomatico latinoamericano e di sua moglie: "Hanno potuto entrare e uscire dalla piazza [di Tiananmen] più volte e non sono stati molestati dalle truppe. Rimanendo con gli studenti... fino al ritiro finale, il diplomatico ha detto che non ci sono stati spari sulla folla nella piazza o vicino al monumento". @LauraRuHK https://canadianpatriot.org/2021/08/20/the-comprehensive-tiananmen-square-massacre-hoax-dossier/

Le proteste di Tiananmen del 1989 sono state cosi' "spontanee" che MI6 e CIA avevano predisposto l'Operazione "Yellowbird" - nome in codice - per l'esfiltrazione dei leader della rivolta. Vennero portati a Hong Kong e poi da qui molti di loro finirono negli USA, dove tuttora lavorano contro la Cina. @LauraRuHK

The Tiananmen Square protest was so "spontaneous" that student leaders were exfiltrated by the MI6 and CIA in what is known as Operation Yellowbird.

Apparently Yellowbird didn't exfiltrate only student leaders in 1989, more than 400 people, were smuggled through Hong Kong, and then onwards to Western countries. @LauraRuHK

A senior Chinese general lashed out at US Secretary of Defence Lloyd Austin on Saturday, accusing him of “seriously distorting the facts and truth” of Taiwan’s status.
At the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore, Lieutenant General Jing Jianfeng, vice chief of the Central Military Commission’s Joint Staff Department, said Austin had tried to “pull out of Beijing’s one-China principle”.
“The US’ comments on Taiwan ignore the facts, distort the truth and are completely wrong,” Jing said on the conference’s sidelines.
“First, there’s only one China in the world, and Taiwan is a sacred and inalienable part of Chinese territory.
“Second, the one-China principle represents the consensus of the international community.
“Third, it is the common aspiration and sacred responsibility of all Chinese people, including our Taiwan compatriots, to complete the reunification of the motherland.”
Jing accused the US of hollowing out the one-China principle – which is not US policy – by strengthening exchanges between US and Taiwanese officials, condoning Taiwanese separatist activities and selling more and more capable weapons to Taiwan.
“It has frequently transited through the Taiwan Strait to flex muscles and induced other countries to interfere in the Taiwan question.” The comments came after Austin told the defence conference that the US network of friendly countries in Asia would defend against coercion, especially in the Taiwan Strait.

Jing warned independence-learning forces and other countries that the People’s Liberation Army was “fully prepared” for a fight for Beijing’s long-standing goal of “reunification”.
“The Chinese PLA Army stands fully prepared and ready to firmly defend China’s sovereignty, reunification and territorial integrity at any time,” he said. (Source: SCMP) @LauraRuHK

Chinese Defence Minister General Li Shangfu delivered a thinly veiled criticism of the United States on Sunday, saying “some country” liked to force its rules on others in its “rules-based international order”.
“Its so-called rules-based international order never tells you what the rules are, and who made these rules,” Li said in a speech at the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore, without naming the US or its partners.
“It practises exceptionalism and double standards and only serves the interests and follows the rules of a small number of countries,” he told Asia’s biggest defence conference.
Li’s first speech to the forum highlighted China’s Global Security Initiative, a set of foreign policy principles and directions in line with Beijing’s style of diplomacy announced by Chinese President Xi Jinping in April last year.
They include opposition to unilateral sanctions and the use of economic development to stem instability and conflict.
China has accused the US of using sanctions without getting United Nations approval, but Beijing has imposed unofficial retaliatory trade embargoes on Australia, Canada, Lithuania, South Korea and Taiwan.
“We in China believe that the key for countries to live in harmony is mutual respect and treating each other as equals,” he said.
“We are strongly opposed to imposing one’s own will on others, placing one’s own interests above those of others and pursuing one’s own security at the expense of others.” But Li took a more moderate tone when discussing US-China relations directly.
He said ties between the two countries in the past few years had reached a “record low” since 1979, when the countries established official relations.
“It is undeniable that a severe conflict or confrontation between China and the US would be an unbearable disaster for the world,” he said.
“China believes that a big power should behave like one instead of provoking bloc confrontation for self-interest.”
He said the US needed to act with sincerity and “take concrete action” with China to stabilise and prevent further worsening of ties. @LauraRuHK https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3222882/shangri-la-dialogue-chinese-defence-minister-accuses-us-double-standards-veiled-attack?module=lead_hero_story&pgtype=homepage

❗SIAMO TUTTI ANDREA LUCIDI!

https://www.lantidiplomatico.it/dettnews-nuovo_gravissimo_attacco_del_regime_di_kiev_ad_un_giornalista_italiano_siamo_tutti_andrea_lucidi/45289_49868/

🟥Il Global Times (organo ufficiale del Partito Comunista cinese) commenta così il discorso del Segretario alla Difesa Austin al Dialogo di Shangri-La

A Pechino, il tempo della diplomazia sembra davvero finito

https://www.lantidiplomatico.it/dettnews-global_times_impossibile_che_i_legami_militari_usacina_seguano_il_percorso_tracciato_da_washington/39602_49866/

Belgium to demand answers after Ukraine uses its weapons in Russia raid

Belgium said it would demand clarifications from Ukraine after it reportedly used Belgian weapons and hardware supplied by NATO allies in a raid on Russian villages, media reported Sunday.

Belgian Defense Minister Ludivine Dedonder and Foreign Minister Hadja Lahbib said they would raise the issue with Ukraine at the earliest opportunity, Le Soir daily reported citing sources in the know.

Belgium has been supplying heavy weapons to Ukraine on condition that they will only be used to defend the Ukrainian territory, a source familiar with the matter told the newspaper.

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Ukrainian govtech app Diia hunts pro-Russian citizens

Award-winning app initially aimed at helping people access public services is now used for wartime efforts, American presenter Clayton Morris says. Originally an online document collection platform is now closely monitoring and reporting Ukrainian citizens who support Russia. The application is sponsored by the United States Agency for International Development, USAID, as well as US taxpayer money, hence has direct connections to the US government

Diia is turning into a legalized spying tool that leaks personal data and hunts those, whose viewpoints differ from the governmental position, therefore, its applications are endless.

Interessante articolo pubblicato da Il Fatto Quotidiano, purtroppo accessibile solo agli abbonati. InfoSannio lo ha ripreso https://infosannio.com/2023/06/05/la-cupola-industrial-militare-che-pilota-la-commissione-ue/