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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📍 Even as China and Russia are closing the gap on U.S. military spending, American taxpayers continue to pay for the largest war machine in history.

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Mauricio Metri: " The energy that feeds the United States machine of violence in different parts of the world (such as the militarization in the South China Sea, the hot war in Ukraine, or even the genocide in Gaza) comes from a leading source of supply: the disproportionate financing and spending capacity of the United States, derived from the position of its currency in the global monetary hierarchy and the way the international economic system has been in operation since the end of the Cold War. In this way, the world, by continuing to absorb, without apparent limit, American public debt bonds, finances the violence perpetrated by Washington, however contradictory that may seem.

Therefore, the de-dollarization of the international system has become a “silver bullet” to dismantle an essential part of this war machine without military confrontation. For this reason, de-dollarization is urgent not only as a first-order geopolitical objective for the so-called Global South but also as an ethical and humanitarian imperative against the barbaric invasions of the West." https://strategic-culture.su/news/2024/03/20/silver-bullet-against-barbarian-invasions-of-west-de-dollarization-of-international-system/
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Forwarded from Geopolitics Prime
🇷🇺 Russian President Vladimir Putin requested that Bakytzhan Sagintayev, the Chairman of the Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC) Board, explore options for collaborative efforts between the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) countries and the BRICS association.

"Russia is chairing BRICS this year," noted President Putin during his meeting with Sagintayev. "Our other countries (EAEU) are not members of the association, but there are significant opportunities, especially considering the plans of our Chinese friends – 'One Belt, One Road.' We have always said that these projects are compatible – our Eurasian development and Chinese ideas. The BRICS leaders are coming to Kazan. I earnestly request that you work with your Russian colleagues on how we could involve the economies of our association's other countries in joint efforts with the BRICS countries. There could be many joint projects and areas for development in general."


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The Zionist lobby goes after anyone who dares to break ranks. Like the Mafia. ▪️Yesterday Irish PM Leo Varadkar resigned. He announced his resignation after visiting Washington on March 17 (St. Patrick's Day) and meeting Biden. ▪️Interestingly, there is no mention of the war in Gaza in the statement released by the White House despite the fact that it was certainly a point of contention in their meeting. https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2023/03/17/readout-of-president-joe-bidens-meeting-with-taoiseach-leo-varadkar-of-ireland/ This glaring omission would suggest that Varadkar was blackmailed in Washington and stepped down to avoid consequences. ▪️As a globalist tool, he will probably land on his feet, maybe in some international organization where he won't be in a position to step on the wrong toes. @LauraRuHK
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Forwarded from @MTODAYNEWS 👈 RT News new channel!!!
Media is too big
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Our new documentary, 'Inventing Ukraine', is about the creation of an entire anti-Russian state by the West. Historians believe that back in the 16th century, the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth began to form the nationalist project of 'Ukraine'. It was promoted in different periods by Austria-Hungary, the Third Reich and the United States.

What methods did these states use to force the native Russian people to abandon their roots? When did the first Ukrainian nationalists appear? And how did the West use them to weaken the USSR, and then Russia? Find out in our new film.

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The West cares so much about freedom and democracy that a Russian woman in London received threats and was fired after voting for Vladimir Putin in the recent election. @LauraRuHK
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Here is how this corrupt scheme works. Wealth transfer from European citizens to weapon manufacturers because we all know that Ukraine will never be able to pay for the weapons it receives. ▪️France lists the ways in which the EU needs to step up funding, including through the issuing of joint debt ― an echo of the controversial tool it used to finance its post-Covid recovery programs and which several of the bloc's leading figures said would be a one-off. Last year i wrote about joint vaccine procurement as a model for arms procurement. @LauraRuHK https://medium.com/p/808fa925820e
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...but will the EU ever let the Chinese build the tunnel? I suspect it's a classic "bait and switch". And of course the bait is poisonous because it's used to put pressure on Beijing to distance itself from Moscow. @LauraRuHK
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US asset Carl Bildt apparently suffers from the same cognitive disorder that is affecting Biden. He thinks that Bush (Sr or Jr?) is running for president.🤣 Update: Bildt has just cancelled his tweet and posted a new one, replacing Bush with Biden. @LauraRuHK
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GLI UCRAINI VOGLIONO RISCRIVERE I LIBRI DI TESTO ITALIANI - Massimiliano Di Pasquale, direttore dell’ Osservatorio Ucraina presso l’istituto “Gino Germani” (istituto di ricerca finanziato dall'industria bellica e dagli USA, legato all'intelligence NATO, che gia' aveva compilato liste di proscrizione di politici e giornalisti italiani accusati di essere filorussi) vuole mettere all'indice pure i libri di scuola. Di Pasquale ha inviato al ministro dell’Istruzione Giuseppe Valditara un elenco di 13 libri sospetti ed è già all’opera per fare una ricerca più allargata. “Un gruppo di attiviste ucraine di Milano e Roma – racconta Di Pasquale – si è rivolto a Irina Cascei, giornalista ucraina che ci ha segnalato la questione." @LauraRuHK
▪️Irina Cascei https://lb.ua/world/2024/02/24/599796_italiyski_pidruchniki_mriya_putina.html
▪️https://www.ilfattoquotidiano.it/2024/03/20/nei-libri-scolastici-di-storia-e-geografia-narrazione-che-pare-dettata-dal-cremlino-valditara-annuncia-verifiche-del-ministero/7486535/
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Tanto per darvi un'idea di cosa fa l'Istituto Germani e di chi lo finanzia. @LauraRuHK
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Ukrainians want to rewrite Italian textbooks. They have teamed up with Atlanticist think tank Istituto Gino Germani (aka Fondazione Germani) to put pressure on Italian Minister of Education Giuseppe Valditara. @LauraRuHK https://lb.ua/world/2024/02/24/599796_italiyski_pidruchniki_mriya_putina.html
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🇨🇳🇷🇺"In order to realize the immense potential of the partnership that is shaping the multipolar world order, public support and people-to-people relations are crucial. A welcome step in this direction is the designation of 2024-25 as Russian-Chinese Years of Culture.

The two-year project of cultural exchanges will kick off in May with a concert – Chinese and Russian folk-instrument orchestras will play together weaving threads of their traditions into one musical tapestry: a fitting metaphor for the kind of relations the two countries are developing. Cultural exchanges aim to foster a deeper and more nuanced understanding of each other’s social identities, values, aspirations and traditions, allowing social perceptions to reflect the present reality rather than be clouded by outdated stereotypes and misconceptions. Cultural cooperation, on the other hand, is a strategic concept: people work together to promote common interests or achieve common goals.

It will be exciting to follow and review the progress of Sino-Russian cultural relations in the next two years and see how they move to the cooperation level, but before the official program starts it might be useful to take stock of the past and present state of affairs, and indulge in a few reflections along the way." ▪️The wait is over. My latest article has been published. It's long. Very long. You'd better sit comfortably, pour yourself a drink and then start reading. Slowly. 😏 @LauraRuHK https://strategic-culture.su/news/2024/03/21/china-and-russia-are-taking-cultural-relations-to-next-level/
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China and Russia are determined to safeguard their cultural traditions and consider history as the most vital, profound and enduring wellspring of strength for progress. They are building their future by preserving the past through a dialectical interplay of past and present. Dynamic and living civilizations don’t sever their roots, they instill a respect for the past and the achievements of previous generations. ▪️Culture is one of the pillars of China’s Five-Year Plan, meaning the government is making a concerted effort to support Chinese investment in this sector and is leveraging culture to enhance its governance, drive development and strengthen national identity. In Xi Jinping’s words: “Without full confidence in our culture, without a rich and prosperous culture, the Chinese nation will not be able to rejuvenate itself.”▪️If orientation towards the West was previously seen as a sign of modernization and progress in China and Russia, this is no longer the case. The decline in Western leadership is glaring and only those who are living in the Platonic cave created by Western media are unable to see it. ▪️If you want to share my essay on platforms that have banned Strategic Culture Foundation, please use this link to bypass their censorship. @LauraRuHK https://medium.com/p/ced41a872084
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🇨🇳🇷🇺Lu Xun (1881-1936), a leading figure of modern Chinese literature, in 1932 wrote: "Russian literature has revealed to us the beautiful soul of the oppressed, his sufferings, his struggle". Lu Xun completed volumes of translations, notably from Russian. He particularly admired Nikolai Gogol, and made a translation of Dead Souls. His own first story's title, Diary of a Madman, was inspired by Gogol’s story of the same name. Lu played an important role in the development of modern Chinese literature, his books remain influential and popular today, both in China and internationally. @LauraRuHK
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Forwarded from Pepe Escobar
THE HOUTHI-CHINA-RUSSIA TRIAD

This is immense.

Deal reached in Oman.

Not only the Houthis are defeating thalassocracy: they have the Russia-China strategic partnership ON THEIR SIDE.

The Empire moves its puny pawn France?

Russia-China counter-attack with Ansarallah.

That's how you play chess/go.

The Houthis assured Beijing and Moscow their ships can sail through the Bab-al-Mandeb, Red Sea and Gulf of Aden with no problems.

In exchange, Russia and China offer total political support.

The road is paved for YEMEN to be considered as a serious candidate in the next BRICS+ expansion at the October summit in Kazan.
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Ahah, today someone asked me why i wrote one very long article instead of three regular-size ones. My reply? Keep reading this Telegram channel, I am sure you will appreciate the character limit. I am a creature of excess, it's either long articles or short notes on Telegram. A long article condenses months of research and can be read in 15-20 minutes. It's like a meal. A post on Telegram is the equivalent of a snack. We can have both, can't we?
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I follow many Telegram channels in several languages and to those who speak French, I highly recommend Laurent Michelon's channel https://t.me/la_realgeopolitik He focuses on China and its international affairs. Soon this wellspring of news and analyses will be available in English as well.
As you know, Western media outlets systematically distort everything related to China, that's why Laurent Michelon's work is so important. He is a China expert who has lived and worked in the country for 25 years. I met him and can testify that he is not a bot 😏
He is also on X, @LH_86_
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