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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Asset strategico italiano diventa americano. Telecom Italia ha approvato la vendita per 19 miliardi di euro della sua rete fissa alla società statunitense di private equity KKR, diventando il primo gruppo di telecomunicazioni in un grande paese europeo a separarsi dalla propria rete fissa. L'operazione, sostenuta dal governo Meloni, riguarda un asset di importanza strategica. Si stima che la metà dei dipendenti di TIM (oggi impiega circa 40.000 persone) sarà licenziata. ▪️ KKR - Dal 2013 il generale David Petraeus è presidente del KKR Global Institute. Il Generale Petraeus ha prestato servizio per oltre 37 anni nell'esercito americano, compreso il comando dell'operazione militare Surge in Iraq, il Comando Centrale degli Stati Uniti e il comando delle forze della coalizione in Afghanistan. Dopo il pensionamento dall'esercito ha servito come direttore della CIA. Attualmente è vicepresidente senior del Royal United Services Institute (RUSI), membro della Commissione Trilaterale, del Council on Foreign Relations e dell'Aspen Strategy Group, nonché membro dei consigli di amministrazione dell'Atlantic Council e dell' Institute for the Study of War. @LauraRuHK
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Forwarded from Multipolar Market
How the US undermining Europe

In dollar terms, the European Union economy is now 65% of the United States economy, FT reported. That’s down from 91% in 2013.

Quite a drop.

American GDP per capita is more than twice that of Europe, and the gap continues to widen.

And why exactly is 2013 important?

Because after that since 2014, the US began to use sanctions mechanisms to deprive Europe of cheap Russian gas and forcing it to break off beneficial projects with Russia.

They'll probably throw allies under the bus if needed

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🇷🇺🇨🇳 MGIMO to sign an agreement with two oldest universities in China

The Russian Foreign Ministry's Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO) has agreed to sign a cooperation agreement with Zhejiang University in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, and Tsinghua University in Beijing. This was announced by the Vice-Rector for International Relations of MGIMO Stanislav Surovtsev, who is currently in China on a working trip.

The document talks about academic exchanges between students and teachers, joint research work, as well as common projects.

Tsinghua University is one of the leading universities in China, founded in 1911. There are many famous people among the university's graduates, including the current and previous presidents of the People's Republic of China Xi Jinping and Hu Jintao.

The Zhejiang University is also one of the oldest and most prestigious Chinese educational institutions, founded in 1897. Both are part of the C9 League, China's nine elite universities.

MGIMO already works with 16 Chinese universities. Concurrently, about 400 people study Chinese at MGIMO now.
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"Gaza bombings deprive Biden of his last chance for re-election"
by Pyotr Akopov
Unconditional support for Israel will cost the US and the Biden administration dearly - and it's not just the billions of dollars allocated to the Jewish state. It is the US, whose patronage and military might enable Israel to kill thousands of Palestinians in the Gaza Strip with impunity, that is the target of the wrath of the entire Islamic world - and while Arab governments still hope that they will be able to persuade Washington to press Netanyahu to stop the Palestinian genocide, these illusions will soon dissipate. And the attitude towards America as the main enemy of the two-billion-strong Islamic world will only intensify - with corresponding consequences for American influence not only in the Greater Middle East, but worldwide. Moreover, even in the U.S. itself, Biden's unambiguously pro-Israeli stance is already having a major impact on the outcome of the upcoming presidential election in exactly one year.
And it's not just the split within the ruling Democratic Party - its left wing opposes the bombing of Gaza and demands that Israel be stopped. Many Democrats are horrified by Israel's war crimes, but the establishment knows how to ignore the voters. Almost always - except during election season. Because in an election a year from now, voters will remind Biden of what he said and did during the Gaza bombings. Of course, left-wing Democrats won't vote for Trump in retaliation, especially since Republicans take an even more pro-Israel stance than the current administration, but they may vote for independent candidate Robert Kennedy or they may not vote at all. And this is especially true of Muslim Democrats, and there are many of them.

But the problem is not even their number, but the states in which they live. In 2020, Biden won Michigan - one of the so-called swing states, i.e. those where voters give the majority of votes to Democrats and Republicans. Biden's margin of victory then was 155,000 votes - a rather noticeable figure for a state with a population of ten million. Most of the 146,000 local Muslims who came to the polls, who traditionally favoured Democrats, voted for him. But now they won't support Biden - even CNN acknowledges that in its report. That is, the Democrats will lose Michigan - fresh opinion polls also show this. Trump's advantage over Biden in that state has reached five per cent: 48 to 43 percent. Clearly, this is not just about Muslims: Biden is consistently losing support in virtually all major groups of his nuclear constituency, from Latinos to blacks (among whom, incidentally, there are many Muslims).
Most importantly, the incumbent is now losing not only in Michigan, but also in five of the six swing states. Moreover, his gap with Trump is tangible everywhere, and in Nevada it even reaches ten per cent. Biden only leads in Wisconsin, but by only two per cent.

What does that mean? That if current trends continue, Biden is virtually guaranteed to lose the presidential election - because it is the swing states that determine the outcome. Virtually everyone else votes traditionally: some for the blue (Democrats), others for the red (Republicans). Even if Biden manages to get ahead of Trump in national polls (and he's behind him here), it won't make a difference - if he loses in swing states, he'll lose the White House. (1/2) continues
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How are the Democrats going to prevent Trump's comeback? They can put him in jail, of course, but that will only result in the ex-president getting more votes from behind bars and triumphantly entering the White House. Ban his registration in some states, so that when voters come to the polls, they simply won't see Trump's name on the ballot? But that would backfire on the Republicans - their states would start blocking Biden's registration. Not to mention that such a mutual cross-out would be a huge step towards the refusal of individual states to recognise the legitimacy of the election and its results, i.e. it would open the way to the collapse of the federation.

The only option left is to assassinate Trump, but even this is only half the solution. The "Washington swamp" can physically eliminate the hated candidate, but this will not ensure Biden's re-election and the Democrats' staying in power. Stunned by the assassination, voters will vote for a replacement for the slain ex-president - whether it will be Florida Governor Desantis or someone else. Of course, all of them will be a little more acceptable to the elite than Trump, but they will radicalise the Republican Party and strengthen the positions of Trumpists in it even more.
In other words, the "Washington swamp" simply does not have a workable strategy to ensure Biden's re-election in November 2024. And the international situation - both in Ukraine and especially in the Middle East - will only work to reduce the support of American voters for the incumbent president. At the same time, Biden simply cannot change his foreign policy line (neither on Ukraine nor on Israel), i.e. he will continue to bury himself. It is clear, however, that the American establishment is not going to allow Trump's return to the White House, and in the coming months we will see how exactly they will try to realise the impossible. (Source: RIA Novosti) @LauraRuHK
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🇷🇺🇨🇳 Il commercio Russia-Cina è aumentato del 27,7% nei primi 10 mesi del 2023

Nel periodo in esame la Cina ha esportato verso la Russia beni per un valore di $90,076 miliardi, il 52,2% in più rispetto allo stesso periodo del 2022, e le consegne dalla Russia alla Cina sono aumentate del 12,4%, raggiungendo $106,405 miliardi.

Solo a ottobre il fatturato commerciale tra i due Paesi ha raggiunto quasi $19,8 miliardi. (Fonte: Sputnik) @LauraRuHK
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🇷🇺🇨🇳 Russia-China trade up 27.7% in 10 months of 2023

China delivered goods worth $90.076 billion to Russia in the reporting period, 52.2% higher than during the same period in 2022, and deliveries from Russia to China increased by 12.4% to $106.405 billion.

Separately, in October, trade turnover between the two countries reached nearly $19.8 billion, with Russia exporting $11.1 billion of goods to China and purchasing $8.68 billion of goods. (Source: Sputnik) @LauraRuHK
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Pfizer ha deciso di licenziare 781 dipendenti attualmente impiegati nel New Jersey. Ecco cosa succede quando Ursula Von Der Leyen non rinnova gli ordini 😏 @LauraRuHK
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🔸ELEZIONI LOCALI IN MOLDAVIA - La politica del presidente moldavo Maia Sandu, che mira esclusivamente all'integrazione europea del Paese, è stata un completo fallimento - ha dichiarato il presidente del Consiglio pubblico della Repubblica, segretario esecutivo della piattaforma patriottica "Unione popolare della Moldavia" Veaceslav Perju.

"I risultati preliminari delle elezioni locali in Moldavia hanno mostrato il reale stato d'animo dei cittadini nei confronti della strategia pro-europea del partito PAS al governo e della sua leader informale Maia Sandu. La situazione in cui il partito al governo non riesce a formare una sola maggioranza stabile in nessun consiglio comunale, né nelle città né nelle località rurali, dimostra il completo collasso del partito al governo e il completo fallimento del suo vettore "europeo" e "filo-romeno"", ha dichiarato Perju a RIA Novosti.

Secondo l'esperto, la ragione di questo stato d'animo dei cittadini è una grave crisi economica che le autorità del Paese non sono riuscite a superare.

"In generale, è successo anche a causa del rifiuto di Sandu e del suo partito di cooperare con la Russia e i paesi del CSI, che ha portato a una riduzione delle esportazioni di prodotti moldavi e a un aumento del costo delle risorse energetiche", ha detto il personaggio pubblico.

Secondo Perju, i residenti hanno un atteggiamento estremamente negativo nei confronti delle politiche russofobe, soprattutto in Gagauzia e Transnistria, motivo per cui hanno votato per i partiti filorussi e filo-eurasiatici alle elezioni. Ha sottolineato che i cittadini moldavi non accettano nemmeno il rifiuto dell'identità moldava, la censura dei media e la messa al bando dei partiti politici d'opposizione. (Fonte: Sputnik-Moldavia) @LauraRuHK
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DIPLOMATIC BOYCOTT OF ISRAEL - South Africa and Chad have joined the growing list of countries which have withdrawn their diplomatic staff from Israel. Bolivia broke off its diplomatic relations with Israel on October 31. Türkiye, Jordan, Bahrain, Honduras, Colombia and Chile have also recalled their ambassadors. @LauraRuHK
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Assistant to Ukraine’s top general killed in grenade blast.
Valery Zaluzhny has revealed that Major Gennady Chastyakov died during a party celebrating his birthday after a gift exploded
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Major Gennady Chastyakov, an aide to Ukraine’s top general, Valery Zaluzhny, has been killed in a blast at his home, the commander-in-chief has announced.

The incident occurred on Monday when Chastyakov was celebrating his birthday, Zaluzhny said in a statement posted on social media.

An “unknown explosive device” was concealed inside one of the presents, the commander-in-chief claimed.

Unverified footage circulated by local media and said to have been taken from the site of the incident, however, shows multiple hand grenades scattered among damaged presents. An empty syringe is also visible in the photo. The grenades appear to be DM51/DM51A2 frags, German standard-issue military munitions, which have been supplied by Berlin to Kiev amid the conflict with Russia. According to the Ukrainian Interior Ministry, preliminary findings indicated that the blast was an accident caused by “careless handling” of the munitions. Apart from killing Chastyakov on the spot, the explosion also seriously wounded his 13-year-old son, who was hospitalized, an Interior Ministry spokeswoman, Maryana Reva, said while speaking live on Ukrainian TV.

Ukrainskaya Pravda newspaper reported, that the exploded present contained “alcohol bottles” and “souvenir grenade-shaped cups.”

Chastyakov's wife claimed the grenade detonated in her husband's hands. The explosive was in a gift bag that he had brought home himself, she said, according to law enforcement sources cited by the newspaper. (Source: RT) @LauraRuHK
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La Moldavia va osservata con attenzione, visto che Bruxelles ha accettato la sua candidatura, insieme all'Ucraina, per una futura accessione all'UE. La sconfitta alle elezioni locali del partito pro-UE del presidente-fantoccio Maia Sandu, amata da Soros e Schwab ma non dal suo popolo, potrebbe spingere i soliti noti ad azioni di disturbo in Transnistria. La Transnistria è una piccola repubblica indipendente stretta tra Moldavia e Ucraina, all’interno della quale sono dislocate truppe russe fin dai tempi in cui la Moldavia era una repubblica sovietica. Attaccare la Transnistria potrebbe essere un modo per distrarre l'attenzione dagli insuccessi militari del regime di Kiev e dagli insuccessi politici di Maia Sandu, che mostrano senza ombra di dubbio il fallimento della direzione russofoba ed europeista di Chisinau. https://t.me/LauraRuHK/6780
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During an interview with the Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera, the former US House speaker said:"I don't think Hungary should be in the EU today, but once they are in it is difficult to get them out." Well, actually it's the US that shouldn't be in the EU, but the Convitato di Pietra (Stone Guest) has been in from day one and it's difficult to get it out. @LauraRuHK
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Pietrogrado - La sera del 7 novembre 1917, l'incrociatore Aurora sparò un colpo a salve per segnalare agli artiglieri della Fortezza Petropavlovskaya di aprire il fuoco sul Palazzo d'Inverno. Quattro ore dopo il palazzo fu conquistato dai bolscevichi. Il Paese non aveva idea del cambiamento epocale che lo aspettava. @LauraRuHK
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L'incrociatore Aurora ed io qualche mese fa.
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On this day in 1917, at 9 p.m. the Aurora cruiser and the Peter and Paul Fortress began to open fire on the Winter Palace in Petrograd (St.Petersburg) Little damage was done but the action persuaded most of those defending the seat of government to surrender. The Winter Palace fell to the Bolsheviks. ♦️In 2023 half of Russians (50%) believe that the October Revolution had positive consequences for Russia, according a public opinion survey. The opposite opinion is held by 21% of respondents.

49% said they would have supported the Reds in the Civil War, 9% the Whites, and 12% no one. @LauraRuHK https://t.me/rian_ru/220782
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After his father was instrumental in the destruction of Ukraine, Alex Soros discusses reconstruction projects with the head of Zelensky's office, Andriy Yermak. @LauraRuHK
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Dopo che il padre ha contribuito alla distruzione dell'Ucraina, Alexander Soros discute di progetti per la ricostruzione del paese con il capo dell'ufficio di Zelensky, Andriy Yermak. @LauraRuHK
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Forwarded from Quds News Network
BREAKING | Rami Abdu, the Chairman of the Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Monitor:

⭕ Dozens of dead bodies are lying on the sides of roads east and west of Gaza City, and are being EATEN BY DOGS.

⭕ Hundreds of victims are missing under the rubble, and their bodies are decomposing. Some of them were alive, but no one was able to pull them out from under the rubble.

⭕ People in Gaza City and the northern regions of Gaza are starving to death due to the depletion of food and drinking water, and child deaths are being reported due to drought and starvation.

https://t.me/QudsNen
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