An unexpected reaction from Russia. How you can turn soft power into a hard hand

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Immediately after reports of negotiations between someone from Russia and representatives of other countries, where issues of placing military or civilian companies on the territory of these states are being discussed, a discussion arises in the media about whether we need it or not.

One group argues for the need for such placement, the other advocates the prudent use of public funds, emphasizing difficulties in medicine, education, the social sphere and other unresolved issues. Moreover, all experts and politicians appeal to figures, studies, the experience of other countries and similar evidence of their innocence.



The society, to which both parties turn, has already developed mechanisms for resolving the dispute at the household level. Statists and liberals look at some Russian publications or at the reaction of "our foreign partners" and, depending on this, decide for themselves which side to support.

Exactly the same discussion arises in Russian society after the decision of our government to provide some bases, airfields or railway stations to other states to solve their own logistics problems.

Some shout about the holy Russian land, which they gave to their enemies for a while. Others, on the contrary, sing hosanna to this decision and talk about Russia's entry into the "family of democratic peoples." And an ordinary citizen of Russia reads and listens to such debaters and gets completely confused.

So did we win or did we win?

Soft power that is powerless


We talk a lot about the fact that it is better to resolve any issues not by military force, but through negotiations, some kind of compromise. Well, no one will argue with this statement. Any war is the death of people.

But the very concept of soft power has changed in recent years.

We are reproached, for example, in Ukraine or Georgia, Moldova, the Baltic states, for the fact that Russia spent little of its funds on "the formation of a pro-Russian society." That is, the modern understanding of "soft power" is reduced to a primitive bribery of the population. Should we buy ourselves allies? Rough, of course, but if we discard the beautiful wrapper of demagoguery, this is what remains, in fact, in all these reproaches.

Alas, what we invest in the education of foreigners, in the development of some parties, social movements, cultural ties in other countries, does not always give the desired result. It is far from a fact that a student of any Russian university, having become a specialist, will remain pro-Russian even in his own country.

How many officers who graduated from universities in the USSR and Russia are serving in the Armed Forces of Ukraine today? How many of these officers are currently fighting on the side of the Taliban or ISIS (banned in the Russian Federation)?

Maybe those who graduated from civil institutes and universities are entirely pro-Russian? Alas.

The situation is exactly the same in other areas of interaction. Those in whom we invest money easily change their political orientation depending on local conditions.

The product, if it is sold, can always be re-purchased. Yes, it will cost more. But, unlike mass “production” in universities, not everyone is outbid, but only those who make decisions, leaders and managers. Anyway it comes out cheaper. And what views this very "product" adheres to is not at all important if it does what the buyer needs.

But, there is really a real version of soft power that works.

And this power is based not on convictions or material interests, but on the personal safety of leaders, leaders of countries. It is clear that only some military or paramilitary formations can ensure this security.

Soft power gets tough


Have you ever tried sticking your hand in a pile of cement? Very easy and even to some extent pleasant. Have you tried hitting the pile of cement? If you haven't tried it, I don't recommend it. A hand fracture is possible. Just because the cement is soft and pleasant to the touch, it instantly turns into stone on impact.

In the previous article about our return to Africa, I spoke about the Wagner PMC, which the government of one of the African countries allegedly invites to protect important objects and the personal protection of state leaders. There were no official statements yet, but the French Foreign Ministry reacted instantly. Hysterical statements with threats followed from the ministers of defense and foreign affairs.

An excellent example of the possible transformation of cement into stone. An example, in no way, except for the speculations of some journalists from a rather limited number of publications, not related to Russia. PMCs are registered in Hong Kong, and those who work in that structure are citizens of many states. As in other companies of a similar direction.

Some time ago, again at the level of rumors, the media disseminated information that Russia was facing problems in Sudan. Remember the agreement between Moscow and Khartoum on the creation of a small military base in the region, literally for 300 servicemen and four ships, in Sudan? There was an agreement on this, but an agreement had to be prepared. Today the papers are almost ready.

Russia received this base in exchange for investments in the development of port infrastructure, some military assistance to Sudan and assistance in ensuring the security of the country's leaders and facilities important for the functioning of the state.

Everyone understands the importance of this base.

The Red Sea, through which the largest number of routes from East to West passes, the Suez Canal and the adjacent waters, in fact, became controlled not only by Western, but also by Russian reconnaissance means. The presence of warships of the Russian Navy greatly changes the general configuration of the distribution of forces.

What is the problem?

Everything is as usual, before the conclusion of the agreement on the naval base, the Sudanese authorities tried to blackmail Russia and put forward additional conditions for its conclusion. The first to let loose was the chief of staff of the armed forces of the Sudan, Muhammad Osman al-Hussein. And then the rumors materialized into specific demands.

So, all the conditions that were negotiated in 2020 remain the same. Khartoum agrees to provide the port for 25 years for the Russian fleet... But Russia must additionally commit itself to annually allocating tranches to support the national currency of Sudan. Which actually means the preservation of the country's currency at the expense of the Russian ruble.

The question arises as to where the wind is blowing from? Why did such conversations appear at all?

Alas, I will not be original. As usual, the wind is from overseas. After Moscow and Khartoum came to an agreement on a naval base, the Americans developed a vigorous activity to break it down. It is clear that Washington is well aware of the consequences of such an agreement.

This is not a rumor, but a fact. The US offered Sudan a multimillion dollar aid package a few months ago. In fact, the Americans have put the Sudanese government in a split position. US money is against the assistance of the Russian Federation. It is clear that someone, most likely from the Ministry of Defense of the Sudan, received his share of this package for voicing the situation.

It would seem that the situation is losing for Russia? Agree, for the sake of creating a naval base, we could agree to some additional agreements within the framework of "improving relations between our countries." Society would quite consciously accept this. How many times have we done this? And then, after a while, they simply wrote off the debt.

But we did something quite unexpected for the government of Sudan, and for the US government as well. Russia refused to discuss this issue at all or to somehow link the creation of a naval base and economic aid to Sudan.

According to rumors, the Kremlin was even ready to abandon the very idea of ​​creating a base.

Life or wallet - an alternative for the government of Sudan


Why did we react so harshly to the statements of the representatives of the Government of the Sudan?

Where is our traditional tolerance?

We are so accustomed to the fact that our government “goes to meet” others in the allocation of money that the refusal came as a shock to many.

It is also interesting that, according to some information, Sudan is making exactly the same demands with regard to China. According to Chinese press reports, Chinese companies that are developing oil fields in Sudan, according to the agreement, are also demanding money to support the Sudanese pound.

Even more interesting is the reaction of the Sudanese government to the rumors published in the press. Charge d'Affaires of Sudan in Russia Onur Ahmad Onur, literally on the same day, made a statement:

“Minor changes will be made, and after that the agreement will be signed ...
I think in the near future. "

"It is not true. These news - not true. This is unfounded news. The Sudanese side is not asking for any payments in connection with the agreement on the military base. "

In fact, if you look closely at the situation in Sudan, the government is in a situation where at any moment it could lose its power, and possibly its life. The internal situation is so tense that, in fact, a very small push from the outside is enough to start a civil war. The civil and military authorities have not been able to agree among themselves for two years now.

The transitional government only nominally controls the power in the country. In addition to the classic confrontation that we see in many countries, the army against civilians, there is a third autonomous force in Sudan - the special services. Intelligence and security forces are not controlled by anyone and play their own game.

Ethiopia may well become an external enemy. It is this country that is now threatening the economy of Sudan. The fact is that on the tributary of the Nile, the Blue Nile in the Benishangul-Gumuz region, Ethiopia is building a large (with a capacity of 6,45 GW) hydroelectric power station. Two months ago, Ethiopia carried out a second filling of the dam with water. Experts from Sudan and Egypt talk about a possible shortage of water for agriculture in these countries.

So, Ethiopia has enough funding for the separatists of Sudan in order for hostilities to start. The lack of real power will lead to unpredictable consequences. Russia, if the agreement on the naval base is implemented, will just become a stopper for the separatists' offensive. Perhaps, purely in theory, the Chinese will also help the existing government.

"A kind word and a colt can achieve much more than just a kind word."

(Al Capone)

A great country that claims to be one of the leading places in world politics cannot be “constantly formidable” or “constantly kind”. The country's foreign policy should be flexible, situational, while maintaining the main direction. Somewhere you need to give in, somewhere to stop the movement, somewhere to shout, and somewhere to use force.

We got too carried away with the struggle against the greats and ceased to be a serious force for small states. That is why there are talks in one place or another about punishing Russia, about non-recognition of Russia, about sanctions against Russia.

For example, I still don't understand why there are only two countries on the list of Russia's enemies? What have the Baltic countries done that we love them for? And Ukraine?

Are we re-educating them? A kind of "good guy" who will forgive?

Do we feel sorry for them because they are small?

The bug is small and smelly, as the foreman from the painting "They Fought for the Motherland" put it.

For the thousandth time I am writing that the world is changing. In these conditions, it is no longer possible to be kind. The powerful of this world will not bite each other, but the numerous “Tabaki jackals” may well. Here they are worth putting in place.

And soft power becomes power only when it is backed up not by words, but by deeds. Cement, again, is a great example of how soft can instantly become hard and break your arms ...
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  1. +16
    21 September 2021 05: 52
    Well, okay there, cement, hardness, softness ... and the base will be in Sudan or not? From the article, I still did not understand this!

    The transitional government only nominally controls power in the country

    Wouldn't our agreements go to pieces, and for one infusion, if power in the country will change and, as always, unexpectedly?
    1. +13
      21 September 2021 06: 40
      As soon as the agreement was signed between Moscow and Khartoum, then almost instantly (an amazing thing) the United States lifted all restrictions and sanctions imposed on the nigras for supporting terrorism and even announced that Sudan is America's friend and immediately poured money into the new authorities, with with which nigras were able to pay off the World Bank ...! And I don’t know there “soft” power, “hard”, but if you look from the point of view of yard pragmatism, it turns out that the nigras, and without getting off the palm tree, beautifully divorced Russia and with the help of us established relations with the United States, having received from them a lot of all sorts of nishtyaks! Here is such a zagulina, it turns out, but whether the base will work out, I personally do not know!
      1. +18
        21 September 2021 07: 10
        Quote: Finches
        with the help of us, we have established relations with the United States, having received from them a lot of all sorts of goodies!

        It's hard to argue with that.

        Quote: Finches
        Here is such a zagulina, it turns out, but will the base work out, I personally I do not know!

        Is it not known what? How so? We, according to the authoritative author, used fucking strength, in the sense - hardness. Well, there must be a result!

        But what about the Russia-Africa summit in 2019? When our tsar treated all the leaders of African countries in Moscow and forgave debts ... will no one even give us a modest base after that? I am surprised! Or maybe not about hardness then you need to write, but about stupidity? This property also occurs in nature.
        1. +4
          21 September 2021 08: 08
          The decision on the technical point in Sudan is the right decision, but the force of opposition of our Western "partners" must also be taken into account, but for now the issue is not completely closed and it is too early to draw conclusions!
          1. 0
            21 September 2021 18: 44
            Quote: Finches
            The decision on the technical point in Sudan is the right decision, but the force of opposition of our Western "partners" must also be taken into account, but for now the issue is not completely closed and it is too early to draw conclusions!

            Here you are absolutely right Zyablitsev, there is no rush in such a case .. We need to calculate everything (at the expense of a full-fledged military base). nevertheless, they are needed to expand their influence in the world .. It will be seen there!
      2. +13
        21 September 2021 09: 49
        The fact that the Americans "poured the dough" to someone I would be careful not to call "nishtyaks". American help is so ... help.
      3. +5
        21 September 2021 10: 17
        In response, our state threatened the Sudanese authorities with a revolution that can be organized in the country in a day. About what the article is almost openly written. Pay off your debts? Wonderful. Revolutionaries have fewer headaches. The article also says that there is intelligence, in which there are clearly our interests. A very interesting article ...
        1. +4
          21 September 2021 10: 22
          There is something to cling to, there is also the factor of separatists from South Sudan ... which were actually recognized by the EU countries!
      4. +2
        21 September 2021 11: 33
        And it is not known what, in fact, "minor changes" were made to the contract. Yes
      5. +1
        21 September 2021 21: 54
        Those who have received "all sorts of nishtyaks" from the United States, as a rule, feel bad. Later. There are no exceptions.
        1. 0
          23 September 2021 06: 53
          Those who have received "all sorts of nishtyaks" from the United States, as a rule, feel bad. Later. There are no exceptions.
          But every new freeloader thinks that he will definitely outsmart and his loss of health will not affect. So they live. Both suckers and the USA.
      6. -3
        22 September 2021 12: 08
        Quote: Finches
        Russia was beautifully divorced and with the help of us we improved relations with the United States, having received from them a lot of all sorts of nishtyaks

        You see only the immediate, obvious results, while Putin is the genius of the multi-pass combinations that he usually wins. So there will be a base and a regime loyal to us in Sudan, moreover, for American money.
    2. -7
      21 September 2021 16: 23
      From the article, I still did not understand this!

      And it's not surprising - it's not about the communists right there ...
  2. +22
    21 September 2021 05: 52
    We got too carried away with the struggle against the greats and ceased to be a serious force for small states
    How dashingly the author slashed - "we too carried away "! With whom did the author get too carried away? If he meant our upper ones, then yes - they got too carried away, just not fighting the great, letting the small ones float freely. They were too carried away by playing foreign policy in general, On the one hand, it is understandable - the image of an external enemy with minimal efforts will always help to unite the people, for this you don't even need to sweat. - judging by the absolutely impotent characters a la Rogozin, Mutko and others, who are transplanted from place to place, and who regularly fill up each new direction from the assigned ones (and if they do not fill up, then there is simply nothing to fill up there).
  3. +6
    21 September 2021 06: 19
    A little about something else. Previously, when there were negotiations, there was no conversation in society. But now, not a horse, not a cart, and you can't get away with a cry. We've built Nord Stream-2. And right there on TV there is such a loud statement - We need Nord Stream-2, Stream -3, Stream -4. And this is said by the adviser in the upper echelons of power. What is he? Want to sell gas for free? And so it is already unclear with gas. If it rises in price, then imports from Europe are more expensive. We love to shout.
  4. +11
    21 September 2021 06: 39
    Sorry Alexander, but this is not analytics, this is "water", soar and flutter. For example, if, as you write, the power of Sudan is not strong, is it worth building a base there, with one power it is, with the other not. Well, that's okay, article based on rumors, not information hi
    1. +10
      21 September 2021 07: 13
      Sorry Alexander, but this is not analytics, this is "water", soar and spread ... the article is based on rumors, not information
      Come on. Good article.
      Pissed on America.
      In an article about Sudan, the Tribals and the Outskirts were kicked.
      Analyzed everyone and everything.
      1. +1
        21 September 2021 18: 48
        Quote: Dimka75
        Come on. Good article.
        Pissed on America.
        In an article about Sudan, the Tribals and the Outskirts were kicked.
        Analyzed everyone and everything

        good laughing Yes sir ..!
  5. +4
    21 September 2021 06: 40
    This was and will be, that's just according to the principle of Al Capone ..... for some reason we are embarrassed to work with the Colt. Although our "partners" are very active at us poking them! And we will answer .... how strong we will be patient! Here we will be in terpily!
  6. +2
    21 September 2021 07: 09
    I think there is no particular conspiracy, they are just waiting for who will give more: Russia or the United States.
  7. -4
    21 September 2021 07: 14
    Off-topic, but wang the creation of a new Anglo-Saxon alliance of the USA, Britain, Canada, Australia and the collapse of the EU.
    1. +4
      21 September 2021 21: 29
      in order not to write nonsense and not catch a minus, you need to learn that England, Canada, Australia are one country, or rather a kingdom. (Yes, yes, they still exist, only the plebeians are not told about it) Therefore, their agreement is like the Krasnodar Territory has agreed with Stavropolsky on the construction of the road.
  8. +7
    21 September 2021 07: 17
    Probably in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, working with limitrophes is not considered prestigious. It doesn't matter if you think carefully and write computer programs that regulate a number of areas of interaction. The main message is Russophobia and other unprofitable activities should be expensive. Suppose a law is passed in the limitrophy, from which some Russian interests, good boar, have suffered, the program decided to increase the cost of the patent + state for the gaster from this limitrophy. duty for compulsory PCR or RT test, HIV. They erected a monument to the Limitrophes to some scum - a sovereign right, as the Russian Foreign Ministry believes. But in response, there is a tightening of checks on goods coming from the limitrophe.
    Translate an aboriginal from Cyrillic to Papuan, no problem, write an essay in Russian to obtain a patent.
    This is how I see soft power.
    Poles issue a card of a Pole abroad, why not come up with something similar in Russia, for example, a "compatriot card" so that there is no misinterpretation, a Russian card, a Tatar card, etc. In order not to heat your own with soft power.
    Sudan is not a limitrophe in relation to Russia, most likely the local authorities ask a lot for a hat and guarantees of personal safety. So-so the prospect of cooperation IMHO.
  9. +6
    21 September 2021 07: 21
    Didn't you understand anything after six years of headaches in Syria?
    This is how you need to covet this maintenance point for 4 ships, in order for the sake of it to agree at your own expense to support the national currency with 400% inflation in another forty-million country torn apart by internal contradictions, with a completely unstable government that does not own the situation under its nose and unquenchable military conflicts with its neighbors !
    1. D16
      +5
      21 September 2021 07: 55
      Didn't you understand anything after six years of headaches in Syria?

      Do you have a headache from news from Syria for 6 years? I sympathize lol ... I can imagine what would have happened there if Russia had not supported Assad and gave him stability.
      1. +1
        21 September 2021 08: 22
        Quote: D16
        I can imagine what would have happened there if Russia had not supported Assad and gave him stability.

        Once, the drunk came to such a state that he decided to hang himself. I climbed onto a stool with a rope ...
        Suddenly, from a height I saw among the dusty junk on the closet a once forgotten check and a dried plane tree.
        Tears, drank, lit a cigarette and thought: "But life is getting better!" ...
        1. D16
          +1
          24 September 2021 18: 43
          The drunk will not go to hell now. May be. laughing
    2. +5
      21 September 2021 09: 59
      Quote: A. Privalov
      in order for him to agree at his own expense to support the national currency with 400% inflation in another forty-million country torn apart by internal contradictions

      Shalom, Mar Privalov! Share information on the support of the Syrian national currency?
      1. +4
        21 September 2021 14: 49
        Have a nice one you too! hi
        Quote: Dym71
        Quote: A. Privalov
        in order for him to agree at his own expense to support the national currency with 400% inflation in another forty-million country torn apart by internal contradictions

        Shalom, Mar Privalov! Share information on the support of the Syrian national currency?

        I don't have the exact numbers at hand right now. But if you are satisfied, then the approximate order of numbers per year is as follows:
        about a billion of evergreen direct investments alone + about 400 million for the maintenance of the military contingent and the conduct of hostilities of varying degrees of intensity. Well, somewhere else about 100 million for every little thing useful in the household.
        If you need to be more precise, do not be too lazy to look in Runet for material on the topic of Russian investments in the Syrian economy.
        1. -8
          21 September 2021 16: 25
          But if you are satisfied, then the approximate order of numbers per year is as follows:
          about a billion evergreen direct investments alone

          Yes, yes, yes ... a billion an hour, aha))))
        2. +1
          21 September 2021 17: 48
          Quote: A. Privalov
          do not be too lazy to look in runet for material on the topic of Russian investments in the Syrian economy

          Found a coy what wink
          Quote: A. Privalov
          about a billion evergreen direct investments alone

          This is humanitarian aid.
          That is, when Israeli hospitals provide medical care to the barmaley, does this mean infusion into healthcare, for example, of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, or in this case, does official Jerusalem have a different mission?
          Quote: A. Privalov
          about 400 million for the maintenance of the military contingent and the conduct of hostilities of varying degrees of intensity

          The maintenance of two additional combined arms armies in the South and North Caucasian federal districts will cost an order of magnitude more expensive.
          1. +3
            21 September 2021 18: 19
            Quote: Dym71
            Quote: A. Privalov
            do not be too lazy to look in runet for material on the topic of Russian investments in the Syrian economy

            Found a coy what wink
            Quote: A. Privalov
            about a billion evergreen direct investments alone

            This is humanitarian aid.
            That is, when Israeli hospitals provide medical care to the barmaley, does this mean infusion into healthcare, for example, of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, or in this case, does official Jerusalem have a different mission?
            Quote: A. Privalov
            about 400 million for the maintenance of the military contingent and the conduct of hostilities of varying degrees of intensity

            The maintenance of two additional combined arms armies in the South and North Caucasian federal districts will cost an order of magnitude more expensive.

            You can call these infusions and the purposes for which they are directed whatever you like, but this does not change the essence.
            Today I am more interested in the prices for a borsch set in Russia than in subsidies to the Syrians. I have two more fellow soldiers living in the Russian Federation. Once upon a time there were four. Two did not even make it to 60 ...

            By the way, today the Sudanese authorities announced that the army has prevented another coup attempt in this country. It has been officially announced that the situation is under control.

            At the same time, local media report that there are tanks on the streets of Khartoum, in particular near the buildings of the government and parliament.

            Based on the information available,
            The coup was attempted by a group of military men who planned to seize the state radio station and announce a change of power. These officers are supporters of former Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir, who was ousted in 2019.
            1. -1
              22 September 2021 00: 46
              DEAR, why do you need our prices "Today I am more interested in the prices for a borscht set in Russia than in subsidies to the Syrians." ? Are you missing Borscht in Israel? or is the set so expensive?
              Judging by the infusions into your military-industrial complex, you will not live peacefully in the near future, but this is your choice. Continue in the same spirit ... wassat
              1. +2
                22 September 2021 05: 44
                Quote: jonht
                DEAR, why do you need our prices "Today I am more interested in the prices for a borscht set in Russia than in subsidies to the Syrians." ? Are you missing Borscht in Israel? or is the set so expensive?
                Judging by the infusions into your military-industrial complex, you will not live peacefully in the near future, but this is your choice. Continue in the same spirit ... wassat

                My dear, I have enough borscht in Israel. A set of roads is yours, not mine.
                My pension does not allow me to make subsidies to your military-industrial complex. I, as I can, help my fellow soldiers overcome the joys of a peaceful life in Russia. Apparently, in the short term, you will not live well, but this is your choice. Continue in the same spirit. hi
            2. -1
              22 September 2021 10: 16
              Quote: A. Privalov
              Today I am more interested in the prices for a borscht set in Russia than in subsidies to the Syrians.

              Hmm, and I am enraged by the very existence of the term "borscht set", but why is there a Syrian humanitarian aid, the purpose of which is to restore infrastructure, without which it is impossible to launch the Syrian economy, which multiplies to zero the whole meaning of our presence there.
              The amount of this humanitarian aid is equivalent to the payment of 1800 rubles. to every pensioner in the Russian Federation, we have distributed 10 thousand rubles and it's about nothing! Neither dozens nor hundreds of such payments will solve the social problems of the state capitalism in which we live, only evolution (and this is a long time!) And no revolutions.
              Quote: A. Privalov
              Once upon a time there were four. Two did not even make it to 60 ...

              I sincerely sympathize, but this is very subjective.
              1. 0
                22 September 2021 12: 02
                Quote: Dym71
                I sincerely sympathize, but this is very subjective.

                It was 4 now 2. Much more objective. One drank himself to death at 54, the second boil on his ass was treated by local sculptors so that he died of sepsis at 58. Pskov region and Oryol.
                You want to feed the Syrian brothers, your business, and I, as I can, take care of two lonely old people under 70. hi
                1. +2
                  22 September 2021 13: 20
                  Quote: A. Privalov
                  You want to feed the Syrian brothers, your business

                  Russia in Syria, it's too late to lament.
                  Quote: A. Privalov
                  and I, as I can, take care of two lonely old people under 70

                  Yeshar Koach
                  1. -1
                    22 September 2021 13: 30
                    Quote: Dym71
                    Quote: A. Privalov
                    You want to feed the Syrian brothers, your business

                    Russia in Syria, it's too late to lament.
                    Quote: A. Privalov
                    and I, as I can, take care of two lonely old people under 70

                    Yeshar Koach

                    It’s right, it’s too late to drink "Esentuki". The kidneys fell off.
                    By the way, they say your handball players were pinned down there for losing to the Israelis.
                    After the first half of the match, the Russian national team was confidently leading with a score of 18:14, the final result - 33:31 in favor of the Israeli national team).

                    At the end of the match, when the score was 31:31, the Russian national team had a numerical advantage, but they conceded a goal. Then the goalkeeper of the Russians received a red card, and the Israelis once again hit the opponent's goal.

                    According to the telegram channel "Mutko against", handball players can be sentenced to seven years in prison under the article of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation "Providing unlawful influence on the result of an official sports competition."

                    PS Google translator from Russian to Hebrew is not mogot. lol
                    1. +3
                      22 September 2021 14: 32
                      Quote: A. Privalov
                      It’s right, it’s too late to drink "Esentuki". The kidneys fell off.

                      In this saying, there is no need to change "Borjomi" to "Esentuki" Yes
                      Currently, the only producer of Borjomi mineral water is IDS Borjomi Georgia, which is part of IDS Borjomi International, owned by the Russian structure of Alfa Group

                      And the kidneys are in place.
                      Quote: A. Privalov
                      By the way, they say your handball players were pinned down there for losing to the Israelis.

                      They are Betting League businessmen, not handball players.
                      Quote: A. Privalov
                      PS Google translator from Russian to Hebrew is not mogot.

                      Not used, correct if something is wrong.
                      1. 0
                        22 September 2021 15: 53
                        Quote: Dym71
                        Quote: A. Privalov
                        It’s right, it’s too late to drink "Esentuki". The kidneys fell off.

                        In this saying, there is no need to change "Borjomi" to "Esentuki" Yes
                        Currently, the only producer of Borjomi mineral water is IDS Borjomi Georgia, which is part of IDS Borjomi International, owned by the Russian structure of Alfa Group

                        And the kidneys are in place.
                        Quote: A. Privalov
                        By the way, they say your handball players were pinned down there for losing to the Israelis.

                        They are Betting League businessmen, not handball players.
                        Quote: A. Privalov
                        PS Google translator from Russian to Hebrew is not mogot.

                        Not used, correct if something is wrong.

                        Well, of course, if the champagne is now a Russian brand, then Borjomi should be from Russia even more. By the way, I don’t like them and I don’t distinguish them from Esentuki. I can even imagine how in a huge tank they unleash calcium chloride, pour it into bottles with a watering can and stick different stickers depending on.
                        The handball players were lucky. 7 years old little thing. In the PRC they would have been shot, and in Iran they would have been hanged. Well, this is not a long road.
                        Okay, take care of yourself there. Happy Holidays.
                        I went to celebrate too. hi
    3. -2
      21 September 2021 16: 33
      Quote: A. Privalov
      Didn't you understand anything after six years of headaches in Syria?

      And what does Syria have to do with it - Syria is just a platform where the system of American global domination is broken, all who did not obey America were destroyed in any way - elections, coup, direct military invasion,
      and after Syria, everyone understood that they could send America, fly with gifts to Moscow and nothing would happen to you, - so America fell, so far only pro-Americans from planes in Kabul, but the process has begun. And you can no longer lure with gingerbread, but threaten that we will leave, which happened in Sudan.
  10. +9
    21 September 2021 07: 40
    And again fantasy in the analytics section.
    This phrase alone
    Russia, in the event of the implementation of the agreement on the naval base, will just become a stopper for the offensive of the separatists

    suggests that the person who wrote the article does not have a clear idea of ​​the situation at all. How the PMTO with a staff of three hundred people will become a "stopper" for the separatists of South Sudan, Darfur, East Sudan and Sudan Nubia - obviously only the author knows.
    So, Ethiopia has enough funding for the separatists of Sudan in order to start hostilities.

    The separatists of Sudan can be financed by anyone, primarily the United States. And no "stopper" will interfere with this process. As for Ethiopia, it cannot afford to finance the separatists of Sudan; it has its own separatists at its side, which, after all, can also be financed.
    1. -10
      21 September 2021 16: 27
      And again fantasy in the analytics section.

      Can you do better? Write an article.
  11. +11
    21 September 2021 08: 25
    Soft power .. yes, everything is simple .. S-400, not everyone on the farm is useful, but pharmaceuticals, cars, aviation, electronics, consumer goods, etc. only Russia cannot offer this, she herself uses foreign countries.
  12. +2
    21 September 2021 12: 49
    I would prefer that Russia was not expired cement, which never solidifies, but granite, which not everyone dares to strike.
  13. 0
    21 September 2021 15: 02
    More, more often and in larger volumes, it is necessary to forgive debts and send humanitarian aid to African countries.
  14. -2
    21 September 2021 16: 18
    In Sudan, it seems like another coup did not take place. It would be necessary to help the local boys, maybe Sudan needs to be updated? And then the collector of the Sultan's lands in the turret region got bored, can let go of the reins, and figs with him, let him also be updated, eh? And Aliyev, Pashinyan's punisher, also wanted something. Why not help him get rid of the burden of the arbiter of the fate of Karabakh. So I say, Kara-BACH.
  15. 0
    21 September 2021 17: 31
    But, there is really a real version of soft power that works.

    And this power is based not on convictions or material interests, but on the personal safety of leaders, leaders of countries. It is clear that only some military or paramilitary formations can ensure this security.

    It is difficult to sit on bayonets, especially for a long time, something else is needed
    1. 0
      21 September 2021 18: 54
      "Working" from the position of "soft power" is a brazen example of Western diplomats, they have selected villains who are suitable for their requirements on the ground (all over the globe) and do what they need.
      This is one of the forms of such soft power, and the Russian media and TV should be more accessible, primarily through the Internet. RT works in many places, but on a paid basis you can watch the same news releases. Sports channels should be available, or better yet, free. Remember how they created with fanfare a free sports TV channel, at the head of which they put a Georgian woman (RT - Armenian) - and what did she turn this channel into? Just like with Pobeda, Aeroflot's daughter, the cheapest flights on the most popular lines, etc. blah blah blah. The most stupid innovations from them, restrictions on hand luggage, at the increased price, they have no equal !?
  16. 0
    21 September 2021 18: 37
    Maybe those who graduated from civil institutes and universities are entirely pro-Russian? Alas.

    The situation is exactly the same in other areas of interaction. Those in whom we invest money easily change their political orientation depending on local conditions.

    Well, just one to one, our own home-grown liberals and democrats are pro-Westerners who, as if at the first opportunity, make their feet across the cordon. Examples of the sea ...
  17. +1
    21 September 2021 22: 00
    "soft" turns into "hard" as a result of an erection.
    But for this you need to have ................
  18. 0
    21 September 2021 23: 59
    We unloaded 1974 T-40 tanks and 55 camp kitchens in this Port Sudan in 20. Almost all the local officers who took over the equipment studied with us at the Odessa Combined Arms, but did not know how to start the tank themselves. Our ship's electrician climbed into the tank, connected the battery, started and adjusted the tank under the hatch clearance. Then we ourselves raised the heavy tank and put it on the dock. Then these officers drove the tank aside. By the way, these gypsies miscalculated for one tank, but then they found it. And where are those tanks, and those officers, and that indestructible friendship? ....... And again we climb into this cesspool.
  19. +1
    22 September 2021 01: 42
    Should we buy ourselves allies?

    That's the only way it was done. Always, at all times.
    Allies are "bought" either by common interests, or by common profit, or simply by money. There is no other way at all, alas - there are no "free friends" in politics, everyone pursues his own benefit. This is the harsh reality.

    It is strange that Alexander Staver, who claims to be an "analyst", does not even know this cynical, but common truth ...

    Russia, if the agreement on the naval base is implemented, will just become a stopper for the separatists' offensive.

    What will the base "become a stopper", interesting to know? Have you seen that Sudan on the map at all, Alexander? And that Ethiopia? And what are the distances from the coast?

    Real tasks at such distances can only be for clear and precise air strikes, missiles are practically useless. I mean, tasks for aircraft carriers - but we simply do not have them, there is nothing to deploy in Sudan.

    Therefore, the only "benefit" from the Sudanese base for our "rulers" is to gain a foothold and try to somehow threaten the movement of ships along one of the most important waterways in the world, the Suez Canal.
    But for such "Wishlist" you will quickly find a huge number of those who will not like this alignment very much. And they are all richer in sum, alas.

    Do you want a base there? Buy offers. Only with your own money, and not with our government money, please ...
    1. 0
      22 September 2021 19: 11
      Ethiopia was "deprived" of the coast, Sudan also "left" part of its territory thanks to the West and the UN, but at least it still has a coast. Only for how long?
      1. +1
        22 September 2021 22: 35
        Whether we like it all or not, but this is already in history, and we can no longer change this. And in this matter we have to proceed solely from the actual situation to date.

        That is why we are talking about the present tense. In which the author of the article stands for the Sudanese naval base of the Russian Federation - practically useless specifically for "Sudanese purposes" (taking into account the geography and composition of the fleet, as he wrote about earlier). That is, it is proposed the next a senseless waste of "no one knows what" Russian finances and resources (already scarce enough). Why, what's the point? So that someone "high-running" would build himself another mansion from this? A different meaning of it all projection I just don't see it here yet ...
  20. 0
    22 September 2021 13: 39
    The powerful of this world will not bite each other, but the numerous “Tabaki jackals” may well. Here they are worth putting in place.

    About Tobacco - the elephant does not react to Pug, you know why?
    But about the mighty of this world it is said strongly - it seems that you not only do not leave the house, but do not even look out the window.
  21. -1
    22 September 2021 15: 28
    Quote: Narak-zempo
    Quote: Finches
    Russia was beautifully divorced and with the help of us we improved relations with the United States, having received from them a lot of all sorts of nishtyaks

    You see only the immediate, obvious results, while Putin is the genius of the multi-pass combinations that he usually wins. So there will be a base and a regime loyal to us in Sudan, moreover, for American money.

    What's in the article, what's in this commentary is an alternate reality ...
  22. +1
    22 September 2021 16: 19
    Soft hand? Soft head is to blame!
  23. 0
    22 September 2021 18: 03
    Coup in Guinea: the military toppled the 83-year-old president after "zeroing". Russia and the UN have condemned the "forceful" change of power, do you want it like in Guinea?
    1. +1
      22 September 2021 19: 08
      We already had our own Guinea with the ascension of EBN to the throne, do you want to at least discuss / condemn?
  24. -1
    22 September 2021 20: 58
    Everyone says - synthylin helps to make a firm hand.
  25. -1
    22 September 2021 23: 28
    A guy and a girl are sitting on a bench. They kissed and she began to stroke the back of his head. He endured, and then told her - enough, the neck is not what you think, it will not get thicker. At the parasailing salon. She cuts the client and says - well, the neck, well, the neck. Client - I'm sucking a beer. You suck at least, you're mine, you're mine!
  26. 0
    23 September 2021 14: 51
    For the thousandth time I am writing that the world is changing.


    Yes, you can write at least in the ten thousandth, and Commissioner Staver, in the same dusty helmet, beats the victorious timpani about how Russia is returning to Africa.
  27. 0
    25 September 2021 08: 32
    In the previous article about our return to Africa, I spoke about the Wagner PMC, which the government of one of the African countries allegedly invites to protect important objects and the personal protection of state leaders. There were no official statements yet, but the French Foreign Ministry reacted instantly. Hysterical statements with threats followed from the ministers of defense and foreign affairs.

    An excellent example of the possible transformation of cement into stone. An example, in no way, except for the speculations of some journalists from a rather limited number of publications, not related to Russia. PMCs are registered in Hong Kong, and those who work in that structure are citizens of many states. As in other companies of a similar direction.

    Good luck and health to the guys.
  28. 0
    25 September 2021 21: 13
    The soft power of the Kremlin - The hard power of the Kremlin - The real power of the USA - The liquid chair of the Kremlin. Law of Geopolitics No. 1 on the transition of matter from a solid state of aggregation to a liquid state with the release of gas.
  29. 0
    26 September 2021 17: 46
    Weddings, pah you, there will be no Base.
  30. 0
    26 September 2021 20: 19
    Let's build enterprises, not bases.
    (by the way, when is our next five-year plan at the State Planning Commission?)
    As in two five-year plans from 1930 to 1940 - 9
    (nine thousand) industrial enterprises.
    And then we will build the bases, if necessary.
  31. 0
    29 September 2021 13: 23
    How many officers who graduated from universities in the USSR and Russia are serving in the Armed Forces of Ukraine today?


    And how many who graduated from universities in Ukraine serve in our troops ??

    Well this is just a thought ..

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