I realized that many of those who have joined this channel in recent months and/or contacted me with various, sometimes strange, requests actually don't know much about me. To dispel some of the most common misconceptions, here is an old interview i gave to a Chinese news outlet. https://medium.com/p/8db43da47397

Wang Yiwei, director of the Institute of International Affairs at the Renmin University of China, who's now visiting Russia for research, told the Global Times on Thursday that since the end of the Cold War, "we found that Russia is probably the only country that can survive and even realize development and growth under the all-out sanctions launched by the West." (Source: Global Times) @LauraRuHK

China on Thursday released the statistical communique on national economic and social development in 2023, reaffirming that the Chinese economy maintained recovery momentum and made solid progress in pursuing high-quality development despite internal and external challenges.

Coming just days before China kicks off the annual two sessions, one of the most important political gathering each year, the communique, which drew a more comprehensive picture of the Chinese economy in 2023, laid a solid foundation for economic recovery in 2024 and provided valuable signals for where the Chinese economy is headed and top policy priorities for the year, analysts noted.

A slew of social and economic development goals for 2024 will be set at the annual legislative and political consultative sessions, with the GDP growth target among the most closely watched. Chinese national lawmakers, political advisers and analysts said that the focus will be on further consolidating economic recovery and continuing efforts to pursue high-quality development. Some economists expect the GDP growth target to be set at around 5 percent for 2024.

China's economy grew by 5.2 percent year-on-year in 2023, according to the statistical communique released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) on Thursday, reaffirming the figure released in January and staying above the official GDP growth target of around 5 percent in 2023. Meanwhile, the per capita GDP in 2023 increased by 5.4 percent over the previous year. @LauraRuHK https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202402/1307929.shtml

Is Germany preparing strikes against Russia?

Margarita Simonyan, editor-in-chief of RT and Rossiya Segodnya, Sputnik's parent media group, said she had obtained an audio recording of high-ranking officers of the German Bundeswehr discussing "how they will bomb the Crimean bridge".

The recording lasts 40 minutes, Simonyan writes. The German officers also mention colleagues from the United States and Britain, "discussing that these people have been directly involved in the conflict for a long time".

"What does this mean? Isn't it time for Russia to actively remind Germany of what happened last time when Russian bridges were blown up? I would like to see the answer, as is customary for all requests from your media, by noon today," Simonyan wrote on her Telegram channel.

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Congratulations to George Galloway for his sweeping victory in the Rochedale by-election. After winning this seat, he is back to the UK Parliament as an MP! After the election results were announced Galloway made a speech to remind Labour leader Keir Starmer, a Zionist tool, that this is a victory for Gaza. Meanwhile the BBC tried to silence Chris Williamson https://t.me/QudsNen/97515

Avevo parlato del piano armi di Ursula VdL qualche mese fa....[L’emergenza Covid-19 ha offerto agli Stati Uniti l’occasione perfetta per verificare se tutti gli alleati europei erano in fila sull’attenti. Per la prima volta nella sua storia, l’UE ha adottato una strategia di approvvigionamento comune: l’acquisto congiunto di vaccini non solo ha messo alla prova la coesione, il coordinamento, la capacità di “agire rapidamente” e di mobilitare risorse finanziarie, ma ha costituito un precedente che ha poi facilitato l’acquisto congiunto di armi per l’Ucraina e l’imposizione di sanzioni alla Russia. L’esclusione dei vaccini russi e cinesi ha dimostrato agli USA che si potevano fidare che l’UE obbedisse agli ordini anche quando questi erano in conflitto con i suoi interessi economici: i sieri mRNA statunitensi erano più costosi dell’alternativa e si basavano su una tecnologia la cui sicurezza non era stata dimostrata. I media e i dibattiti politici dell’UE hanno utilizzato un linguaggio bellico facendo riferimento a una “guerra” contro il Covid-19, il virus è stato “combattuto”, i medici e i paramedici sono stati descritti come “soldati in prima linea”.

La metafora cognitiva della guerra ha contribuito a strutturare la percezione della realtà. Lo stato di eccezione è stato normalizzato, portando alla sospensione dei diritti costituzionali. La pandemia ha offerto il pretesto per realizzare la più vasta psyop mai tentata in tempo di pace: ogni manifestazione pubblica di dissenso o di non conformità a regole insensate è stata duramente repressa, i media e i social media sono stati usati come arma per il lavaggio del cervello e per censurare il dissenso, è stato potenziato il nuovo esercito di “fact-checkers” dell’UE ed è stata estesa la penetrazione della sorveglianza digitale.

I lockdown hanno portato a enormi perdite economiche (e a guadagni per una manciata di aziende tecnologiche e farmaceutiche, per lo più statunitensi), ma anche a un cambiamento di paradigma nelle politiche fiscali, monetarie e di investimento dell’UE, in particolare attraverso l’adeguamento degli aiuti di Stato per consentire agli Stati membri di sostenere le proprie economie con interventi più diretti. Questo ha segnato una rottura con la politica di austerità adottata dopo la crisi finanziaria del 2008. Man mano che gli Stati si indebitavano, dovevano cedere ancora più sovranità all’UE: le strategie e gli obiettivi di sviluppo degli Stati membri dovevano allinearsi alle priorità stabilite dall’UE e di cui beneficiavano principalmente gli Stati Uniti. La trappola del debito è stata presentata come un piano di ripresa con nomi altisonanti come Next Generation EU (NGEU) — 360 miliardi di euro in prestiti e 390 miliardi di euro in sovvenzioni.

Come si dice, mai sprecare una crisi. Un’emergenza crea un senso di urgenza e la necessità di agire rapidamente, cosa che riduce seriamente la capacità di analisi. Questo approccio ha spianato la strada all’accettazione di perdite ancora maggiori in seguito, quando l’UE ha imposto sanzioni alla Russia che si sono trasformate in un boomerang. Una potenziale esitazione a rinunciare al gas russo è stata prontamente anticipata dal suo “partner” statunitense attraverso il sabotaggio dei gasdotti Nord Stream. ]https://medium.com/p/2338a3005a5d

A few months ago i had anticipated Von der Leyen's plan for joint procurement of weapons. [The Covid-19 emergency offered the US the perfect opportunity to check if all its European ducks were in a row. For the first time in its history the EU adopted a joint procurement strategy: the joint procurement of vaccines not only tested cohesion, coordination, the ability to ‘act quickly’ and mobilize financial resources, it constituted a precedent that later facilitated the joint procurement of weapons for Ukraine and the imposition of sanctions on Russia. The exclusion of Russian and Chinese vaccines showed that the EU could be trusted to obey orders even if they conflicted with its economic interests — US mRNA vaccines were more expensive than the alternative and relied on a technology whose safety hadn’t been proven. The EU media and political debates deployed the language of warfare by referring to a ‘war’ against Covid-19, the virus was ‘fought back’, medics and paramedics were described as ‘front-line soldiers’. A cognitive metaphor of war helped structure the perception of reality. The state of exception was normalized, leading to the suspension of constitutional rights. The pandemic offered the pretext to carry out the most far-reaching psychological operation ever attempted in peace time: any public display of dissent or non-compliance with nonsensical rules was harshly repressed, media and social media were weaponized to brainwash and censor the public, the capacity of the EU new army of ‘fact-checkers’ was boosted and the scope of digital surveillance was extended. Lockdowns led to huge economic losses (and gains for a handful of mostly American tech and pharma companies) but also to a paradigm shift in the EU fiscal, monetary and investment policies, notably through the adaptation of State aid to allow member states to support their economies by means of more direct intervention. It signalled a break from the austerity policy adopted after the financial crisis of 2008. As states became more indebted they had to cede even more sovereignty to the EU: the development strategies and goals of member states had to align with priorities set by the EU and mainly benefitting the US. The debt trap was presented as a recovery plan with high-sounding names such as Next Generation EU (NGEU) — €360 billion in loans and €390 billion in grants.

As they say, never let a crisis go to waste. An emergency creates a sense of urgency and the need to act quickly, which seriously reduces the ability to think carefully. This approach paved the way for the acceptance of even greater losses later, when the EU imposed sanctions on Russia that turned into a boomerang. Any hesitation to give up Russian gas was promptly preempted by its American ‘partner’ through the sabotage of the Nord Stream pipelines.] https://medium.com/p/808fa925820e

https://t.me/LauraRuHK/7815⚡️ RT's Editor-in-Chief Reveals Covert Efforts by Germany's Top Military Brass to Provoke Major Ukraine Escalation

A transcript between high-ranking military officers has revealed that a faction inside the Bundeswehr is pushing for the transfer of long-range Taurus missiles to Ukraine, despite Chancellor Olaf Scholz not greenlighting the move.

The audio, obtained by Margarita Simonyan via a security service source, also explicitly suggests that of the approximate 100 missiles intended for Ukraine, up to 20 would be used to destroy the Crimea Bridge, a vital crossing between the peninsula and mainland Russia.

According to the Bundeswehr officials, the Taurus missiles could be used by British launchers, that already are in Ukraine, however, setting them up would take around eight months. (Source: RT)

Some pictures from the World Youth Festival in Sochi. Participants come from all over Russia and 188 foreign countries. (Russia) https://t.me/truekpru/146524

She is striking again:
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Russian Foreign Ministry: blocking accounts on social network X at the request of the Bundeswehr is “covering tracks”

Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova responded to Bild's message about the blocking of accounts distributing an audio recording of the German military discussing the attack on the Crimean Bridge.

She said that German citizens should know not only about their rights, but also about human rights in Russia, Belarus and China.

"It's called covering your tracks." Will everything follow the same scenario as the German “investigation” of the Nord Stream terrorist attacks? , – wrote Zakharova.
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Many state actors belonging to Western intelligence services, often with military status, have been in Ukraine for many years. Either under the cover of diplomatic staff, "advisors" inserted into the Ukrainian general staffs or special forces. Now their presence has been admitted publicly. "All allied states are present in Ukraine. These are not combat units, but there are, for example, representatives of all the intelligence services," said a Ukrainian diplomatic source, who welcomed the fact that the reinforcement of the allied military presence in his country had been "in the air" since December. "If there are arms deliveries, there must be people who give information to use the equipment on the ground". Ukraine is also being used as a testing ground for new equipment. Drones are being tested on site. These kinds of professionals are on the ground, of course." @LauraRuHK https://www.lemonde.fr/international/article/2024/03/01/en-ukraine-une-si-discrete-presence-militaire-alliee_6219428_3210.html

Altra prova inconfutabile del preoccupante declino cognitivo del presidente americano. Ieri Joe Biden, durante il suo incontro con una cameriera italiana alla Casa Bianca, ha confuso Gaza con l'Ucraina mentre la informava di un prossimo lancio aereo di aiuti umanitari "in Ucraina". Il suo portavoce ha dovuto chiarire quello che Biden intendeva ma non riusciva a spiegare. @LauraRuHK https://t.me/geopolitics_live/17605

At the turn of the XIX century trade between China and Russia was dominated by two commodities: furs from Russia (which accounted for 95% of Russian exports) and tea from China (which in other years reached the same 95%). Kyakhta, in Buryatia, was for centuries the main border crossing for trade between the two countries. Situated by the small Kyakhta River, the settlement was on the most direct caravan route between the Siberian center of Irkutsk and Beijing. In Kyakhta traders spoke Russian-Chinese pidgin, a language that is grammatically simpler than Russian, contains some Chinese words and reflects Chinese pronunciation. https://ar.culture.ru/en/exhibition/rossii-chaynoy----staraya-stolica#:~:text=The%20museum%20houses%20a%20collection,silver%2C%20and%20red%20lacquer%20wood

💬 Russia’s MFA Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova:

The hybrid war launched by the West against the people of Russia is well underway.

Read the transcript in full
Listen to the original audioleak

Here are a few excerpts from the leaked February 19, 2024, conversation between Brigadier General Frank Graefe, head of the Operations and Exercises Department of the Bundeswehr Air Force Command, Lieutenant General Ingo Gerhartz, Bundeswehr Air Force Inspector, and officers of the Air Operations Centre of the Bundeswehr Space Command Stephan Fenske and Frostedte, who discussed plans for attacking the Crimean Bridge.

🔊 Frostedte: Regarding the bridge, I believe that the Taurus [missiles] don’t have the necessary range, and we also need to know how effective this would be, which means we must have satellite information. I don’t know if we can quickly train Ukrainians for this mission, that is, within a month. How would a Taurus attack on the bridge look? From an operational perspective, I can’t say how quickly Ukrainians will learn to plan such missions and how long integration will take. Since we are talking about the bridge and military bases, I would say that they want to have them as soon as possible.

Fenske: I’d like to say the following about the destruction of the bridge. After thorough consideration, we unfortunately concluded that the bridge is similar in size to a landing strip. Therefore, we would need more than 10 or even 20 missiles.

Gerhartz: It is believed that the Taurus missile, if launched from a French Dassault Rafale fighter jet, can accomplish this.

Fenske: This would only make a hole in the bridge and damage it. Before making any definitive statements, we must first…

Frostedte: I’m not advocating the idea of [attacking] the bridge. I’m simply being pragmatic. We need to know what they want, and what we need to teach them. <...>

Gerhartz: We all know that they want to destroy the bridge, and the potential consequences this may have, and how [well] it is protected, because it has both military strategic and political significance. On the other hand, they also have a land corridor. There are certain concerns about maintaining direct links with the Ukrainian armed forces. Hence my question is: Can we use a diversionary tactic by sending our people to MBDA? In this case, we would only maintain direct ties with Ukraine through MBDA, which is much better than if they were connected to our Air Force.

Graefe: Mr Gerhartz, it doesn’t matter. We must be very careful from the beginning to avoid any wording that would implicate us in the conflict.

I am exaggerating a bit, of course, but if we inform the minister now that we are planning meetings and will travel by car from Poland to remain undetected, this will be seen as involvement. We won’t do this. As for the producer, we must first of all ask MBDA if they can handle this. And it doesn’t matter if our people do this in Buechel or Schrobenhausen, it will still be seen as involvement. I don’t think we should do this. We defined it as the main part of the “red line” from the very beginning, and so we will only take part in training.

We’ll tell them that we will draft a roadmap. The training period needs to be divided into several phases. A long phase will last four months, during which we will thoroughly train them, including the bridge option. A short phase will last two weeks, to teach them to use the missiles as soon as possible. And once they have been trained, we’ll ask the Brits if they would take over at that stage. I believe this would be the right course of action. Just imagine the uproar if the media were to find out about our personnel in Schrobenhausen or our car trips to Poland. I regard this option as unacceptable.

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🔊 Gerhartz: We are fighting a war that uses many more modern technologies than our good ol' Luftwaffe did.