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Russian orthodoxy in a nutshell: Yevgeny Nikiforov, head of the religious radio station Radonezh, appeared on TV channel Spas and advocated a brutal genocide of Ukrainians — incinerating them with thermobaric weapons and slitting their throats.
https://t.co/H7CbjACGeh
Russian orthodoxy in a nutshell: Yevgeny Nikiforov, head of the religious radio station Radonezh, appeared on TV channel Spas and advocated a brutal genocide of Ukrainians — incinerating them with thermobaric weapons and slitting their throats.
https://t.co/H7CbjACGeh
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Russian Orthodox TV channel advocates genocide of Ukrainians
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Putin’s weaponry runs on advanced electronic components obtained from a hidden international market.
via Foreign Policy https://foreignpolicy.com/2023/09/07/western-sanctions-russia-ukraine-war/
via Foreign Policy https://foreignpolicy.com/2023/09/07/western-sanctions-russia-ukraine-war/
Foreign Policy
The Dangerous Loophole in Western Sanctions on Russia
Putin’s weaponry runs on advanced electronic components obtained from a hidden international market.
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In time of war, Russia turns up aggression on transgender citizens
When Russian authorities took away Yan Dvorkin’s 10-year-old adopted son last spring, there was nothing he could do but shout in frustration. His crime? He was a transgender, nonbinary person, married to a man.
The family had fallen afoul of one of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s most vehement obsessions, his rejection of what he sees as Western “degradation and degeneration,” in particular transgender people, leading to a raft of repressive laws and, according to LGBTQ+ activists, rising street violence against transgender people.
Putin has framed the Ukraine invasion as a war against “Satanists,” liberal Western values, and “parent number one and parent number two.” His venom is echoed by everyone from state television propagandists to politicians and, as the war has ground on, Russia has witnessed increasingly harsh measures against these groups.
Read the full story here.
When Russian authorities took away Yan Dvorkin’s 10-year-old adopted son last spring, there was nothing he could do but shout in frustration. His crime? He was a transgender, nonbinary person, married to a man.
The family had fallen afoul of one of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s most vehement obsessions, his rejection of what he sees as Western “degradation and degeneration,” in particular transgender people, leading to a raft of repressive laws and, according to LGBTQ+ activists, rising street violence against transgender people.
Putin has framed the Ukraine invasion as a war against “Satanists,” liberal Western values, and “parent number one and parent number two.” His venom is echoed by everyone from state television propagandists to politicians and, as the war has ground on, Russia has witnessed increasingly harsh measures against these groups.
Read the full story here.
Murder allegations: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s shocking allegations that India orchestrated the murder of a separatist leader leaves Biden caught between one of the US’s closest allies and an increasingly important partner in countering China. https://tinyurl.com/4ebc2jpu
Bloomberg.com
Trudeau’s Murder Claim Risks Upending US Courtship of India
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s shocking allegations that India orchestrated the murder of a separatist leader leaves President Joe Biden caught between one of the US’s closest allies and an increasingly important partner in countering China.
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A broader conflict involving Iran could lead to attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz—disrupting the global energy market.
via Foreign Policy https://foreignpolicy.com/2023/10/09/israel-hamas-gaza-palestine-iran-shipping-oil/
via Foreign Policy https://foreignpolicy.com/2023/10/09/israel-hamas-gaza-palestine-iran-shipping-oil/
Foreign Policy
How the Israel-Hamas War Could Spike Oil Prices
A broader conflict involving Iran could lead to attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz—disrupting the global energy market.
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The idea worked well until the Kremlin adapted, which is the usual fate of sanctions.
via Foreign Policy https://foreignpolicy.com/2023/10/26/russia-oil-price-cap-sanctions-evasion-ukraine-war-shipping-tankers-us-eu-g7-india-china/
via Foreign Policy https://foreignpolicy.com/2023/10/26/russia-oil-price-cap-sanctions-evasion-ukraine-war-shipping-tankers-us-eu-g7-india-china/
Foreign Policy
How Russia Evaded the Oil Price Cap
The idea worked well until the Kremlin adapted, which is the usual fate of sanctions.
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Японские исследователи заявили о двух «двойниках Путина»
Японские специалисты по распознаванию лиц и голосовой идентификации подтвердили набирающую популярность теорию о наличии у Владимира Путина «двойников», которые замещают президента России на публичных мероприятиях, пишет британский таблоид The Sun.
Проанализировав различные выступления Путина с использованием технологий искусственного интеллекта, японские эксперты пришли к выводу, что у российского президента есть по крайней мере один «двойник», а с большой вероятностью — и второй.
В качестве «реального» был выбран Путин, который в мае 2023 года проводил парад на Красной площади. При сравнении черт лица японские специалисты выяснили, что президент, который в декабре 2022 года проехал по Крымскому мосту за рулем автомобиля Mercedes, лишь на 53% «совпадает» с Путиным на параде.
Еще меньше — лишь 40% совпадения — японские эксперты обнаружили у «парадного Путина» с президентом, который в марте 2023 года совершил поездку в Мариуполь. На кадрах, показанных тогда государственным ТВ, прежде избегавших близких контактов Путин на автомобиле ехал по превращенному в руины городу, а затем инспектировал строительство жилого квартала, общался с людьми и посещал, как утверждалось, трехкомнантную квартиру, в процессе раздавая указания вице-премьеру Марату Хуснуллину.
Совпадение черт Путина в Мариуполе с Путиным на Крымском мосту и вовсе составило лишь 18%, утверждают японские исследователи. Согласно их выводам, ИИ-анализ «ясно указывает» на вероятность по меньшей мере «двух двойников».
По инф. Moscow Times
Японские специалисты по распознаванию лиц и голосовой идентификации подтвердили набирающую популярность теорию о наличии у Владимира Путина «двойников», которые замещают президента России на публичных мероприятиях, пишет британский таблоид The Sun.
Проанализировав различные выступления Путина с использованием технологий искусственного интеллекта, японские эксперты пришли к выводу, что у российского президента есть по крайней мере один «двойник», а с большой вероятностью — и второй.
В качестве «реального» был выбран Путин, который в мае 2023 года проводил парад на Красной площади. При сравнении черт лица японские специалисты выяснили, что президент, который в декабре 2022 года проехал по Крымскому мосту за рулем автомобиля Mercedes, лишь на 53% «совпадает» с Путиным на параде.
Еще меньше — лишь 40% совпадения — японские эксперты обнаружили у «парадного Путина» с президентом, который в марте 2023 года совершил поездку в Мариуполь. На кадрах, показанных тогда государственным ТВ, прежде избегавших близких контактов Путин на автомобиле ехал по превращенному в руины городу, а затем инспектировал строительство жилого квартала, общался с людьми и посещал, как утверждалось, трехкомнантную квартиру, в процессе раздавая указания вице-премьеру Марату Хуснуллину.
Совпадение черт Путина в Мариуполе с Путиным на Крымском мосту и вовсе составило лишь 18%, утверждают японские исследователи. Согласно их выводам, ИИ-анализ «ясно указывает» на вероятность по меньшей мере «двух двойников».
По инф. Moscow Times
The Sun
‘Proof’ Putin does use body doubles as AI analysis shows multiple 'fake Vlads'
VLADIMIR Putin does use body doubles, a Japanese AI analysis has claimed. Research based on facial recognition, voice comparison, and body movements indicates there are several different Vlads…
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Ukrainian lawmaker with ties to Giuliani arrested on treason charges
KYIV — Ukrainian law enforcement officials on Tuesday jailed Oleksandr Dubinsky, a member of parliament who four years ago helped Rudy Giuliani in his failed attempts to dig up dirt on Joe Biden on behalf of then-president Donald Trump.
Dubinsky is accused of treason for allegedly working to help Russia in its war against Ukraine. His arrest restores a spotlight on the efforts by Trump and his associates to gain political advantage by discrediting Biden and his son, Hunter Biden. Trump, despite facing numerous legal prosecutions, is the overwhelming Republican favorite to challenge Biden in next year’s election.
Authorities from the Security Service of Ukraine, or SBU, and the State Bureau of Investigations informed Dubinsky on Monday that a criminal case had been opened against him on charges of state treason, the agencies said in statements posted on the Telegram messaging platform.
Read the full story here.
KYIV — Ukrainian law enforcement officials on Tuesday jailed Oleksandr Dubinsky, a member of parliament who four years ago helped Rudy Giuliani in his failed attempts to dig up dirt on Joe Biden on behalf of then-president Donald Trump.
Dubinsky is accused of treason for allegedly working to help Russia in its war against Ukraine. His arrest restores a spotlight on the efforts by Trump and his associates to gain political advantage by discrediting Biden and his son, Hunter Biden. Trump, despite facing numerous legal prosecutions, is the overwhelming Republican favorite to challenge Biden in next year’s election.
Authorities from the Security Service of Ukraine, or SBU, and the State Bureau of Investigations informed Dubinsky on Monday that a criminal case had been opened against him on charges of state treason, the agencies said in statements posted on the Telegram messaging platform.
Read the full story here.
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The West must get tougher on oil revenues to build a more effective regime.
via Foreign Policy https://foreignpolicy.com/2023/11/13/russia-sanctions-evasion-oil-revenue-ukraine-war/
via Foreign Policy https://foreignpolicy.com/2023/11/13/russia-sanctions-evasion-oil-revenue-ukraine-war/
Foreign Policy
Russia Is Shrugging Off Sanctions
The West must get tougher on oil revenues to build a more effective regime.