Results of the week. European spring is coming
The management of Naftogaz said that it is seeking “written” contacts with the leadership of Russian Gazprom in order to “resume the execution of the contract by the Russian side”
Russia refused to negotiate with the EU and Ukraine on gas
Stockholm defeat
"Black Swan" flew?
Third Peremoga: 1 dollar for 1 cubic meter
Testing of the Ukrainian gas transmission system without “Ukrainian” gas volumes took place. Practice has shown that three or four days, well, a maximum — a week ... and again they would start to “drill holes” in a pipe ... “Unlimited” gas volumes in UGS began to empty out at an incredible pace. For the first time in the postwar stories The authorities of the “non-volatile” republic decided to recommend the management of educational institutions to suspend work for more than 10 days. As a result, having begun to actively buy Russian gas from Europeans several times more expensive than Gazprom’s straight-through gas, they announced an incredible peak, continuing to monitor weather forecasts on meteorological resources.
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Crowe
“By itself, the decision of Gazprom to terminate contracts with Naftogaz is symbolic for the simple reason that contracts expire in a year and no one is going to renew them, as you might guess. In this case, the procedure itself for the breaking of contracts, all these courts may be delayed for many years. On the other hand, Gazprom should state its position most clearly. Here it is extremely interesting that there will be a general role for Ukraine in the transit of gas.
President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko said that it is impossible to break the contract between Naftogaz and Gazprom. According to the head of the Ukrainian state, such a procedure is simply not provided for in the document.
Oracul
Old military officer
The collapse of the An-26 VKS RF in Syria
Ministry of Defense: 6 March, near 15.00 (Moscow time), during the landing approach at Khmeimim airfield, the Russian An-26 transport plane crashed. 39 people died.
In Syria, crashed An-26 RFL. 32 man died
Eyewitnesses: An-26 landing half-sided
Plane crash can not be accidental. People died, and this can not leave indifferent. It was noted that the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation immediately dismissed two versions of the causes of the incident - a strike from the ground and weather conditions. Thus, the range of versions has actually narrowed down to two main ones: a technical problem and a crew error. It is possible, of course, to narrow further, but the main thing is that in the end the investigation should not turn into a campaign to hush up the real causes of the incident. After all, silencing does not mean taking measures to further eliminate such tragic incidents. And practice shows that our aircraft fall prohibitively often. Too often, and for a variety of reasons, including a banal attitude to the matter, how to put it more mildly ... "leave me alone."
The final official version - damaged flaps. And what caused the damage to the flaps themselves - is still unknown.
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ARES623
The kingdom of heaven and the eternal memory of the dead. Condolences to relatives and friends.
Thrall
Aleksandr21
By NATO standards
Tymchuk:
“However, we note that it was talks about supplying American Javelins that broke not only the Kremlin, but also the Russian military in the Donbas for rags.”
Talking helmet: Talk about "Javelinakh" has already broken the Russian military to rags
After that were published Photo the range of "one of the strongest army in the European continent" in the Nikolaev region is "Wide Lan". The state is such that eloquently testifies to the goodness of those who are being prepared at the training ground. Since 2014, the Ukrainian military, knowing that the landfill is constantly turning into “dirty Venice”, could not even build wooden flooring with their own hands. Apparently, they are also expecting from the United States, as well as the Javelins ... In general, they are holding back Russia for a causal place in sticky slush, which is getting closer and closer to NATO standards ...
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Finches
Xnumx vis
Orionvit
Observer2014
Does it smell like nobel?
The decision of Kazakhstan to join the anti-nuclear treaty may in the long term threaten the entire missile test infrastructure of the Russian Federation in this republic.
That's what 22 billions frozen in American banks do ... And the rest is, of course, an independent and ultramega-correct internal decision of the Kazakhstani leadership, which, judging by all, marks the Nobel Peace Prize.
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ul_vitalii
Cube123
Northern warrior
Stank, boil!
The Avangard strategic complex, with a hypersonic planning and maneuvering warhead, has been put into mass production, reports RT with reference to a military diplomatic source.
And somewhere, one American anti-missile defense system in Eastern Europe, “not directed against Russia,” quietly shed a tear.
At the same time, many sawflies of the US military budget quietly rejoiced at the Pentagon - after all, how many billions can you now request from Congress for the Avangard system with the Dagger ... Joy and in the US printing press service personnel group: there will be work, otherwise Trump said it’s time to put an end to a colossal debt. ” In general, stanochek, cook! ..
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Monos
Hrych
Blondy
Urman
Arrogant such, like, where Russia rypatsya-we managed to explore all of its weapons, rusty ships and airplanes.
Now would look at him.
Operation Democratic Stripping
In Ukraine, the security forces broke up a protest rally held under the walls of the Verkhovna Rada building.
Wait, wait, that is, how is “Maidan overclocked”? But what about “Ukraine is a country of freedom and democracy,” and what about “Ukrainians are not slaves - they want to protest, they don’t want to protest”? Who dared to unceremoniously tear down the monument to the greatest dignity of the revolution, a tent and a tire in the center of Kiev? Oh yes ... This is not at all the fact that the bloody regime of a corrupt official and dictator Yanukovich. These are the lights of good and democracy, led by their leader - the president of the world! .. Then it is clear ...
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Parusnik
Antivirus
75 hammer
The robot can not be offended
Concern "Kalashnikov" announced the successful testing of combat robots "Freeloader" and "Companion".
"Kalashnikov" showed killer news
"Kalashnikov" tested combat robots "Companion" and "Freeloader"
“The parasite” - how many times we hear, but all of one sounds strong ... Perhaps the initial sentence on the title looked even stronger, but then, for correction purposes, decided to add two consonants of the letter “X” and “L "- so that the website of the Ministry of Defense would not be blocked by Roskomnadzor ...
And so let at least “Bucket with bolts” be called, if only for the good of the cause.
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Judging by the photo, it seems that the device should sit well in your hand. About the balance does not seem to be forgotten either. Would hold with pleasure.
Mountain shooter
Vladimir16
Your honor
"Second front" in Syria?
Syria and Russia are on the verge of the failure of the “Afrin Round”, said columnist E. Damantsev. The Pentagon and the "Syrian Democratic Forces" (SDF) are already considering opening a "second front." The command of the SDF is developing an offensive operation on an el-Babskiy bridgehead controlled by pro-Turkish formations. The SDFs are removing a large number of fighters from fortified areas who officially restrain the powerful left-bank enclave of terrorists east of Es-Souvar, which, logically, can lead to a weakening of the defensive barrier in front of the pseudo-caliphate and its further spread on the eastern bank of the Euphrates. Using this "information", representatives of the US Armed Forces command are trying to blur the eyes of the world community, stating that "they warn the SDF field commanders about the consequences of distraction from fighting the IS" (prohibited in the Russian Federation).
Syria and Russia on the verge of the failure of the "Afrin Round". The Pentagon and the SDF are considering opening a "second front"
A coalition led by the United States is preparing a hybrid strike on Syria. "Green berets" seen in the "el-Babskiy bridgehead"
In fact, the terrorists are “filtered out” of this huge cauldron, and then along the Essa-Suvar-Haseke Highway are being transferred to American training camps in northeastern Syria as cannon-fodder for the newly formed “New Syrian Army”, which apparently will , the main militarized component for hybrid operations against Syrian government forces.
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vlad66
1536
SK70
I demand a settlement!
The government of Poland, which has little squabbles in relations with Russia, decided to quarrel with Germany.
Poland estimated the damage inflicted by Germany during World War II at 850 billion dollars. This was stated by Arkadiusz Mulyarchik, the head of the Sejm Reparations Commission. “We are talking about huge but justifiable amounts for ruined cities and villages, the economy and industry. For the lost demographic potential of our country, ”said Mulyarchik, noting that the issue of reparations was not resolved.
The nature of these “claims” is more political than historical. It is probably related to the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline project, the main supporter of which in the European Union is Germany. “The simultaneous initiation of the theme of the Polish lawsuit against this country and the complete failure of Polish efforts to torpedo Nord Stream 2, which will deprive Warsaw of easy money for the transit of Russian gas, speaks for itself,” said columnist Y. Selivanov.
This Polish initiative is certainly coordinated with Washington, which has long been trying to push its overseas gas to Europe instead of cheaper Russian.
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Strashila
82т11
cats
European spring is coming
EU Ambassador to the USA David O'Sullivan made a statement that can be called the first sign of the political spring. There was a “spring” among the Arabs, and now it will strike Europeans who want to be free from American dictate.
According to Mr. O'Sullivan, the Americans want to impose new sanctions against Iran, but these sanctions are "in good conscience" unjustified. And if so, the EU intends to boycott them.
This statement, sensational in its diplomatic and political essence, has a background. At the last UN General Assembly, the French ambassador, Gerard Aro, said: “Iran, China and Russia have made it absolutely clear that there will be no revision of the agreement, it works as it is.” Mrs. Mogherini confirmed: the nuclear deal with Tehran is working.
There was an unusual situation. Against the United States on the same side today are the EU and Russia. And of course, Iran.
Will Mr. Trump go against the collective will of the European Union? Will Brussels and Washington encounter in a diplomatic conflict? If so, how will it end?
The new sanctions policy against Iran could lead to the decision of Iran to develop the very nuclear program. In addition, the new sanctions, issued in a "one-sided" manner, could have an effect on the long-time desire of some EU countries to relax sanctions against Russia. If Washington decides for itself, without its “allies and friends”, what measures against whom to use, then the EU can take a unilateral decision and soften the restrictive measures taken against Russia.
Let's wait for 15 March. On this day, as it is expected, negotiations on the Iranian nuclear program will take place. The maximum period when Trump has to decide something on the Iranian deal comes in May. If the EU reaffirms its determination in March and May and the agreement with Iran is removed, this will mean that the era of American ultimatums is a thing of the past.
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g1washntwn
stalkerwalker
Thus, all the agreements signed earlier, both the WTO and the Iran deal, are interpreted today in the way that is beneficial for the US-EU bond. And this state of affairs is nothing more than a dictate, reinforced by the ringing and rattling of NATO.
In the Anglo-Saxon world finally destroyed the roof of the imaginary impunity. As indicated in his message (far away) GDP 01.03.2018.
And if the United States hopes to sit out for the ocean, then Europe should make a choice: either to renew its independent policy on the Eurasian continent, or to become a sort of US fiction on the European theater of operations.
Masya masya
American, give the name of Russian arms!
The talking heads of the Pentagon pretended that the US Army was not surprised by Putin’s loud statements. US citizens can not worry. According to US military spokeswoman Dana White, the Pentagon is “fully prepared” to defend the country. As for Putin’s goals, then, according to representatives of the American ruling circles, the Russian leader is going to “destabilize” America.
There are other comments on the same topic.
US President Trump and British Prime Minister Theresa May spoke and called Vladimir Putin’s statements about the new Russian weapons “irresponsible.”
Michaela Dodge, Heritage Foundation’s anti-missile defense expert at Heritage Foundation, said Putin’s statements confirm the Trump administration’s recent review of nuclear policy and concerns about Moscow’s behavior. According to the Trump administration, Moscow’s actions are fraught with miscalculation, which will lead to an uncontrolled escalation of the conflict in Europe. The review speaks of a Russian doctrine known as “escalating de-escalation”: Moscow may use or threaten to use low-power nuclear weapons in conditions of limited traditional conflict in Europe, hoping that such tactics will force the United States and NATO to “retreat”.
Putin's new weapon "destabilizes" America
Trump and May commented on Putin’s statement on new weapons
In irony, you can not refuse and Russian. Russians have always been good at joking: the Americans will not lie to you. Just the Americans and addressed a new joke of the Russian Embassy in the United States.
The Russian Embassy in the United States invited American citizens to participate in a competition of names for the newest types of Russian weapons. "Take part in the contest" Name these weapons "announced by Vladimir Putin for a global-range cruise missile, unmanned underwater vehicle and laser weapons," RIA quotes "News»English page of the embassy on Twitter.
Earlier, V. Putin said that the conventional names for the new Russian cruise missile of global range and underwater unmanned system with a nuclear power plant have not yet been selected, and they can be offered on the websites of the Ministry of Defense.
Heather Nauert, Dana White, and Donald Trump himself could arrange a small competition and take part in a Russian competition. Why not? NATO members still have to invent names for their own classification of Russian weapons.
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Altona
PS I don’t know how they will call our new weapon, although the name “Trampet your America” is obviously suggesting, but, apparently, there will be something like Putin’s strike.
Aaron Zawi
Semen1972
By the way, if the rocket bypasses all the missile defense and has an UNLIMITED range, why not launch their 20 units, and let them fly over America, they cannot be shot down, and they can fly unlimitedly?)))
And it is completely incomprehensible ... When, after watching our cartoons, these stupid Americans will start paying tribute already ??? How so: we are the strongest in the world, but they do not give up? What to do next then ???
Airfield on the island of strategic importance
The military airfield on the island of the Kurile Ridge of Matua, capable of receiving light military transport planes and helicopters, is guarded and serviced by a unit of the Pacific fleet, commander of the Pacific Fleet Admiral Sergey Avakyants said. “At the moment, a military airfield is located on the island of Matua, which is capable of receiving light military transport aircraft and helicopters. An appropriate infrastructure has been created for the functioning of the airfield, which is protected and maintained by the Pacific Fleet unit. The staff is provided with everything necessary, ”he said in an interview with Red Star.
Matua Island is located in the middle part of the Kuril Ridge and is of strategic importance because it blocks the entrance to the Sea of Okhotsk. During World War II, the island was a Japanese airfield, whose runway was heated by water from hot springs, and a heavy artillery battery. The approach to the island is protected by a system of pillboxes and underground passages, built so soundly that fortifications are suitable for use even now.
In the fall of 2016, the press wrote that Russia had deployed the latest coastal missile systems, the Ball and Bastion, on the Kuril Islands. Combat duty with reinforced batteries is carried by the division of the Bastion complex on Iturup Island and the division of the Bal complex on Kunashir Island, the Pacific Fleet newspaper Fighting Watch reported.
A machine-gun and artillery division is deployed on the islands of the Kuril ridge. In May 2017, the press service of the Eastern Military District informed that the division was receiving new models of weapons and military equipment, including Drones.
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Hunter 2
St Petrov
Now we are reading the version of our opposition about why the "tyrant" pretends to strengthen the defense, while he himself transfers money into US government treasury bonds, although now we will see what they write, maybe they have already invented something new. Such little things like the airfield on an island near Japan do not cause them pleasure. It would be better for pensioners to distribute, as they say ...
Nasrat
Monos
Grudinin and Yavlinsky: a new Kremlin army
Putin decided to revive the Russian economy, but he has no chances, because you can’t lift the economy with propaganda, foreign experts are ironic. They suggest that the Kremlin will soon take nonstandard steps, and it will agree with the opposition. The details are as follows: the Stratfor brain trust admits that the Kremlin would like to "co-opt both Grudinin and Yavlinsky" in order to "turn them into constructive opposition." There are already reports that the Kremlin is supposedly thinking up a “dialogue” with both. Grudinin and Yavlinsky would help “shape” the future policy of Moscow.
Yavlinsky spoke earlier about changing Moscow’s approach to Ukraine and the need to soften relations with the West in order to attract investors and international capital to the country.
Grudinin would help the Kremlin in developing reforms in the pension sphere, as well as in the fight against poverty.
The findings are very interesting. It seems that in the brain trust it is believed that the Kremlin is not able either to strengthen the economy or to overcome the growth of poverty. Where does such confidence from Stratfor come from? Experts are probably skeptical about Putin's economy, which for almost two decades has demonstrated a high dependence on mineral prices, as well as the inability to live self-sufficiently, with the result that the country's economy is constantly threatened with stagnation: the West has enough sanctions to be included. In addition, the long-standing thesis of Western analysts is the lack of structural reforms in Russia, which repels foreign investors.
Hence the conclusion that can be considered both serious and ironic. There seems to be no one in the entire Kremlin who could raise the national economy and smooth out social tensions. And that's why the Kremlin will invite Grudinin and Yavlinsky to the role of specialists. Two of these comrades will eliminate poverty in Russia, attract foreign investment from abroad, adjust the pension system and increase the growth rate of the Russian economy. As a result, the electorate will be satisfied, the opposition will be driven into a stall, and Putin will continue to rule happy people.
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vladimirZ
SK70
Both Putin and Grudinin are candidates from the power system. Only from different groups. Putin want to leave St. Petersburg, they have everything in the ointment. And Grudinina is being promoted by security officials, who are well aware that even 6 has years of such a policy, and the reality of a social explosion will increase by several times.
And to calm the electorate Putin will have to be dirty to merge. And now he could leave as a follower of the Crimea and a hero of Syria.
KAV
Greenwood
Mr McFaul and Russian toilet paper
No one has the right to ignore Russia, rapidly advancing, reports the foreign press. The time has passed when the enemies of the Russians could sneer at the weakening country. But they began to rot ... the United States!
And the pace of decay is so high that President Trump has already announced the death of two types of American industry. Trump expressed his attitude to the issue via Twitter: “We lost almost all trade deals. Our friends and enemies used the USA for many years. Our steel and aluminum industries are dead. Sorry, it's time for a change! MAKE AMERICA AGAIN GREAT! ”
In addition, the United States has decayed morally, in its "pleasures" dropping to the bottom. Such a conclusion was made by American conservatives.
They tried hard to answer Michael McFaul: he recalled how he stood in the USSR in line for toilet paper and bananas. The former ambassador tweeted: “Putin may have forgotten what it is to stand for an hour in the queue for bananas in the Soviet Union. I have not forgotten. Mr. McFaul developed his thought about the Soviet deficit, recalling that he lived in the USSR in 1983, 1985, 1989 and in 1990-1991. and long stood in line for "rough toilet paper and skinny chickens."
While McFaul recalls toilet paper, the Russian people sincerely regret the collapse of the USSR. And this is why: the USSR was a real superpower and knew how to be self-sufficient, which cannot be said from market-dependent Russia, which is driven into capitalist trepidation and the price of oil with gas, and Western sanctions, and the next “Kremlin lists”, because of which other "patriots" suddenly become citizens of Malta.
Does the Russian people feel nostalgic for queues for bananas and toilet paper? It can be assumed that only McFaul has such memories.
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Galleon
uskrabut
Chaos
Captain45
Tektor
Europe is not the same today
The results of the elections to the Italian Parliament struck both Italy and the entire European Union. So-called populists got the majority of votes, and with them Euro skeptics who oppose migration policies. Traditional parties were defeated. Other European analysts are already talking about the victory in Italy ... Putin. Of course: where without Putin!
The positions of Euroscepticism, on which election winners stand, are not specific to Italy alone. And, perhaps, Moscow could use these sentiments. But not at all for the collapse of the EU and NATO, as the omnipresent conspiracy therapists and supporters of the “Putin’s cunning plan” write about. And to ease the sanctions. The Russian economy is far from being in the best shape, and the weakening of the sanction strangulation would give it an impetus to development. Of course, the revival of trade with Russia would also be useful for the growth of the GDP of the same Italy: after all, the anti-Russian sanctions hurt her.
Earlier, Euroskeptics of Hungary and Austria, and also in Poland, showed impressive results in the elections. Quite good results were also demonstrated by the so-called ultranationalists of the Netherlands, Germany and France.
This kind of national expressions of expression repeatedly shocked Brussels, which extremely negatively reacts to the strengthening of not only “populist” and “pro-Kremlin”, but also frankly anti-immigrant moods. The latter concerns the entire European Union. As a result, Brussels is beginning to suspect that the former united Europe needs cardinal reforms, otherwise the union will break from the inside.
While Brussels pulls, "populists" win elections and offer their solutions. Bureaucracy pulls the EU to the bottom.
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Spartanez300
andj61
And in fact, sensible politicians won. It will be difficult to negotiate with them if they persistently defend their own interests, the interests of Italy. But with them contracts are possible. The current leaders of Italy and the European Union in many respects often obediently followed in the wake of the US policy, looking down at the Americans in the mouth. Now this policy ends. True, I do not think that sanity in the European Union will come quickly - for this you need a few more such victories.
Finches
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