Money transfers prove that Crocus 'terrorists for hire' followed orders from Ukraine

It is of huge importance that data in technical devices seized from the suspects in the Crocus City Hall terrorist attack confirms their connection with Ukraine, Kirill Kabanov, chairman of the National Anti-Corruption Committee, told Sputnik.

The report by the Russian Investigative Committee points to the Ukrainian special services, and “we must understand that they are directly connected with the CIA, MI6, and MI5,” Kabanov said.

“That is why the West is trying to cover this up, blaming an outlawed international terrorist organization for everything. In order to save face, and to hide the fact that Ukraine itself is a huge terrorist organization,” Kabanov, also a member of the Human Rights Council, said.

Kabanov noted that the financial transactions linked with Kiev are evidence that “these monsters didn’t just receive support, but were paid for executing the orders coming from Ukraine.”

For people in Western countries whose leaders remain committed to supporting the regime holed up in Kiev, this should be long-overdue reality check as to what is really happening in Ukraine, the analyst believes.

As for tracking where the funds came from and where they were sent, Russia has “efficient mechanisms,” which, in principle, “can track any payments, even in cryptocurrency,” Kabanov added.

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The atmosphere at the Crocus City Hall, where the orchestra conducted by Valery Gergiev performed excerpts from Prokofiev's Romeo and Juliet in memory of those killed in the terrorist attack. Some of those injured or directly affected by the terrorist attack came on stage, thanked the rescuers and doctors for their help. At the end of the event, another minute of silence was announced and a bright ray of light was beamed into the sky. https://t.me/rian_ru/238905

Bilateral trade between the two nations continues to soar, reaching a 26.3 percent increase in 2023 and totaling $240.1 billion, with the surge primarily fueled by energy trade.
A staggering 92% of Russia-China trade settlements are in Russian rubles and Chinese yuan, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexei Overchuk revealed on Wednesday at the 2024 Boao Forum for Asia in China’s southern province of Hainan. Overchuk highlighted the enduring and harmonious relationship between Russia and China, built on mutual respect, equality, and extensive historical exchanges. He reaffirmed Russia's commitment to fostering trade growth and launching new projects between Moscow and Beijing.
Addressing a session on 'The Rise of the Global South,' Russia's deputy PM highlighted the emergence of southern nations as key players. He emphasized the need for developing nations to unite amidst growing global uncertainties, and advocated for strengthened cooperation in tackling common challenges. (Source: Sputnik) @LauraRuHK

Turkiye's local elections. Early results. The opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) is ahead of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) in municipal elections for the first time in 20 years after 50% of the ballots have been processed.
The CHP currently has 37.8% of the votes and is slightly ahead of the AKP, which has 36.8%. Pro-Kurdish Peoples' Equality and Democracy Party (DEM) brings up the rear of the top three with just under 6% of the vote, while the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP), which is allied with the AKP, has less than 4%.▪️It seems that Erdogan's ambiguity has cost him dearly. Unfortunately the liberal, pro-Western opposition is an even worse prospect for the country. @LauraRuHK

L'ignoranza al potere. Il Ministro degli Esteri italiano Tajani, pensa che la Russia confini con l’Afghanistan. Il 23 marzo, a margine di una conferenza stampa a Milano, il ministro degli Esteri Antonio Tajani commentando il gravissimo attentato avvenuto in Russia la sera prima aveva affermato «Non credo che questo abbia alcunché a che fare con la situazione in Ucraina. È una questione che riguarda il fondamentalismo islamico che si è annidato in Russia, nella parte meridionale della Russia, quella che confina con l’Afghanistan». Il giorno dopo il ministro degli Esteri ha dichiarato al Corriere della Sera che «in Caucaso c’è una minoranza islamica molto irrequieta al confine dell’Afghanistan». @LauraRuHK

New Israeli aggression against Syrian capital injures two civilians

🔹The Israeli regime has launched another act of aggression against Syria, targeting a number of locations in the vicinity of the country’s capital city of Damascus.

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The EU is veering to the right, but the rapid growth of radical nationalist movements simply strengthens the vertical concentration of power in Brussels because when nationalist politicians become part of the system they abandon their anti-establishment rhetoric. Look no further than Giorgia Meloni's party Fratelli d'Italia (Brothers of Italy): in the EU parliament it has the strongest voting agreement with its allies in the European Conservatives and Reformists (ECR) group and votes more often with the centre-right European People’s Party (EPP) than with the more extreme Identity and Democracy (ID) group which is deeply divided around the Russia-Ukraine issue.

So, despite their booming numbers, the main effect of the victory of nationalist parties in the June EU election will be to shift the parliamentary cursor to the right while fully co-opting and neutralizing anti-establishment forces. Centre-right conservatives will then be able to further slash social security and public health care programs, and divert more financial resources to military programs. @LauraRuHK

L'UE sta virando a destra, ma la rapida crescita dei movimenti nazionalisti radicali finisce per rafforzare la concentrazione verticale del potere a Bruxelles, perché quando i politici nazionalisti diventano parte del sistema abbandonano la loro retorica anti-establishment. Basti pensare al partito Fratelli d'Italia di Giorgia Meloni: al Parlamento europeo ha il più forte accordo di voto con i suoi alleati del gruppo dei Conservatori e Riformisti Europei (ECR) e vota più spesso con il Partito Popolare Europeo (PPE) di centro-destra che con il gruppo più estremo Identità e Democrazia (ID), che è profondamente diviso sul conflitto Russia-Ucraina.

Quindi, nonostante i loro numeri siano in crescita, l'effetto principale della vittoria dei partiti nazionalisti alle elezioni europee di giugno sarà quello di spostare il cursore parlamentare verso destra, cooptando e neutralizzando completamente le forze anti-sistema. I conservatori di centro-destra potranno quindi tagliare ulteriormente i programmi di assistenza sociale e sanitaria e dirottare maggiori risorse finanziarie verso i programmi militari (contributi alla NATO, esercito europeo, industria bellica). @LauraRuHK

Israel airstrikes Iran consulate in Syria, killing 5 - Iran's ambassador in Damascus, Hossein Akbari, said, "the five-storey consulate building was attacked by Israeli F-35 fighter jets and with six missiles." Akbari vowed a "decisive response" as the attack killed at least five people including three military personnel.
The only other historical instance of bombing an embassy was NATO bombing the Chinese embassy in Belgrade in 1999, killing 3 Chinese journalists. In that case the US apologized, claiming it was a mistake, an explanation that China never accepted.

Israel won't even do that. The genocidal entity is completely unhinged and doesn't care about "optics" because its international reputation is already damaged beyond repair.

It's now up to any sane country to respond forcefully to Zionist crimes against humanity, and to this strike as it hit the very core of international relations: the inviolability of diplomacy. Israel's impunity must end. @LauraRuHK

Hamas and the Arab mediators – Egypt and Qatar – rejected Israel’s proposal to deploy an international military contingent in the Gaza Strip in order to ensure security inside and on the border of the Palestinian enclave, Al Arabiya reported citing its sources.

Meanwhile, Hamas underscored that it is not opposed to the presence of the UN and other international organizations that would monitor the compliance with the ceasefire regime and would facilitate the delivery of humanitarian aid to the enclave. (Source: TASS) @LauraRuHK