Geopolitical mosaic: Bucharest is licked to Ukraine, and consultations on a peace treaty between Russia and Japan began in Tokyo
Historical aspects as a starting point. “A hole in Fukushima.” “How to become a political hawk.” - Canadian smuggler general and his Afghan affairs. - Named anti-Semite number 2. - The Syrian government put the terrorists in an awkward position. - The chemical series has changed to biological. - International criminals. - The explosion in Alexandria. - Corsica: war with the police. - French double standards. - Breivik complained to the Russians. - London bankers in droves settle accounts with life. - Penalty and prison on weekends. - Romanian appetites. - PACE: the Russians are to blame. - Yanukovych got sick. “Cookies again?” “The death of the captain.” - Is someone cunning? - “The bandit phase”: the opinion of L. Ivashov. - Will there be no loan to Ukraine? - Secret Russian rocket. - Pay and learn. - Newborns with chips. - Ben Bernanke leaves the post of head of the Fed. - The NSA will have a new director. - American nuclear officers again disgraced.
Historical aspects as a starting point. Consultations on the issue of a peace treaty between Russia and Japan at the level of deputy foreign ministers of the two countries, Igor Morgulov and Shinsuke Sugiyama, began in Tokyo, reports correspondent RIA "News" Ksenia Naka.
At the opening of the consultations, Comrade Morgulov said: “We are ready for consultations on the most significant problems of bilateral relations and on international issues. This is the first official round on the issue of a peace treaty between Russia and Japan, in which attention will be paid to the historical aspect. ”
As the correspondent reminds. RIA "News"Earlier, the head of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Sergei Lavrov, said that the negotiations would consider the historical aspects of the problem, since this is the most important starting point for substantive discussions.
Hole in Fukushima. Employees of the Fukushima-1 nuclear power plant discovered a damaged section of the shell of the second reactor of the station, through which radioactive water leaks, transmit "Vesti" with reference to ITAR-TASS.
As reported by the operating company TEPCO, the diameter of the hole in the bottom of the reactor exceeds three centimeters.
Through the hole water flows out, which the station staff pumped into the reactor for its constant cooling. After that, it enters the drainage system of nuclear power plants, and then pollutes the groundwater under its territory. Experts believe that this happens on all three damaged power units. Until now, they have not been able to find specific areas through which water flows.
Now TEPCO employees are exploring ways to plug the hole.
How to become a political "hawk". Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe voluntarily subjected to "beating", says El Mundo in an editorial. And this article is illustrated with video recording, notes "Inopressa".
The newspaper writes: “As a clergyman explained, a politician practices a kind of meditation in one Japanese temple, which helps him to enter the state of“ Zen ”and calmly meet the challenges.”
The video shows Abe's composure: he suffers blows without a single groan.
Canadian smuggler general and his Afghan affairs. Former commander of the Canadian military contingent in Afghanistan Brigadier General Daniel Menard arrested in Kabul on suspicion of smuggling weapons. He writes about it RIA News" with reference to the newspaper "Globe and Mail".
A representative of the company Garda World, for which the ex-general worked, spoke about the activities of Menara.
Since the end of 2009, Menard has headed a unit of Canadian troops in Kandahar province. In May 2010, he was removed from command: it became known about his love affair with a subordinate female officer.
Later, in the 2012 year, having retired from service, Menard returned to Afghanistan as an employee of the private military security company Garda World. 10 January after a meeting with officials of the Afghan Interior Ministry, the former military was arrested.
Suspicion of his involvement in arms smuggling was reported by the head of the Kabul police, General Zaher Zaher. Menar had 129 rifles and 148 walkie-talkies, which he was not authorized to store.
Named anti-Semite number XXUMX. Israeli Minister of Strategic Planning Yuval Steinitz called Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas the most anti-Semitic world leader after Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, reports MIGnews.com.
Thus, we add from ourselves, marked the world anti-Semite number two. However, Yuval Steinitz still does not consider him second.
“Since Ahmadinejad left the political arena, Abu Mazen (Abbas) is number one anti-Semite,” said Steinitz at a security conference in Tel Aviv. To this, the minister added: “Under Abu Mazen, the level of anti-Israeli and anti-Semitic incitement in (Palestinian) politics reached new highs, where the main line is the destruction of Israel.”
The minister cited some details of the anti-Semitic activities of Mahmoud Abbas: “As a person who denied the Holocaust in his youth, today he denies the very existence of the Jewish people and their right to their own state. So far, we do not see significant changes in the (Palestinian) education system and the media, and the peace agreement is an illusion. ”
The Syrian government has put the terrorists in an awkward position. A delegation from the NCTRS refused to discuss a draft document condemning terror at the Geneva talks, according to "Vesti" with reference to ITAR-TASS.
The government delegation of Syria has put forward a draft statement that calls for the fight against terrorist groups and their expulsion from Syria. The document emphasizes that countering terrorism is the duty of every Syrian citizen.
Not surprisingly, let us add from myself that NKORS refused to support the draft statement. Where have you seen the bandits signed papers, according to which they will have to fight against themselves?
The chemical series has been replaced by biological. Washington announced the emergence of new threats from Syria. According to the Director of National Intelligence of the United States, Damascus may produce biological weapons. Details - from the correspondent "RT" Marina Portnoy.
Speaking in the Senate, James Clapper said that Syria was unable to develop an effective biological weapons delivery system, but the government has facilities that can be used to launch it. Some elements of the Syrian biological weapons program could go beyond the research phase. Syria may be capable of producing a limited number of components of such weapons.
Clapper also warns that Al-Qaeda-related al-Nusra Front plans to attack the United States.
He said that extremist groups in Syria run training camps where people are being prepared to return to their homeland and commit terrorist acts there. Approximately 26 of thousands of militants fighting against the Assad government in Syria are extremists. According to his calculations, 7 thousands of them come from 50 from different countries, including European ones.
So even more support any "opposition", gentlemen intelligence, add from himself. Al Qaeda is what you gave birth to in the eighties. Now you support those who want to overthrow Assad. And what will happen in the event of overthrow? That's right: after Damascus, the militants promised to take Washington. However, the American special services, apparently, love when someone attacks America. In such cases, the White House and congressmen are ready for any appropriations, and the Fed's printing press is working non-stop. A couple of explosions in American cities, and abbreviated or curtailed generals and colonels are back in business, and the Al-Qaida trademark is again ahead of Coca-Cola.
International criminals. Anti-war activist Brian Becker believes that Washington’s statements about the development of biological weapons by Syria are just a new excuse to overthrow the Assad government. This channel tells "RT".
According to the expert, the United States is looking for an excuse to put pressure on the government of Bashar Assad. “The word“ pressure ”is a euphemism. In fact, the United States, without a doubt, is committing an international crime by financing armed struggle, as well as supplying equipment and weapons to Syria, ”comrade Becker said.
The White House’s actions are clearly fueling a civil war: “We saw the same thing in Iraq and Libya, and now this is happening in Syria. The United States pursues a policy of fomenting armed struggle and civil war, and for this they need to provide some kind of justification. ”
The statement about the development of biological weapons in Syria is "a way to counter the" Geneva-2 "and continue to blacken the Assad government." After all, its overthrow is the true goal of the White House, and not a peaceful resolution of the internal conflict, the expert said.
Who would doubt, add on my own. American top does not change. Hillary Clinton said: "Assad must go, Assad must go." Over time, both the US special services and the State Department admitted that terrible bearded Islamists are fighting against Assad, ready to attack Washington. But this understanding did not change anything. Almost the same as Hillary Clinton, US Assistant Secretary of State John Kerry insists on Assad’s departure. America will be destroyed by impenetrable stupidity and striking double-thinking of its leaders. The latter are great reminiscent of other characters Orwell.
The explosion in Alexandria. January 30 near the police station of Alexandria, launched a low-power bomb. On the same day, clashes erupted between local residents and supporters of the Muslim Brotherhood in the northern capital of Egypt.
To disperse the fighting police used tear gas, reported "Vesti" with reference to ITAR-TASS.
Corsica: war with the police. The demonstration in Corsica ended with the clash of nationalists with the police. The demonstrators threw the police bottles with "Molotov cocktails." As a result, 19 law enforcement officers were injured, reports "RT" with reference to ITAR-TASS.
Police clashes with Corsican nationalists occurred in Korte. On the eve there at the initiative of the local grouping “Youth for Independence” a demonstration was held, which gathered about a thousand participants. Protesters took to the streets demanding to give official status to the Corsican language and simplify tax legislation for the inhabitants of Corsica.
After the rally was over, a group of the most radical nationalists remained in the square and entered into a confrontation with the police guarding the local administration building. The nationalists began to throw stones, pyrotechnic products, and bottles with the Molotov cocktail in the police station. Shots were distributed also. Police restrained the attackers with tear gas grenades.
Two gendarmes and 17 fighters of the special police unit were injured.
French double standards. French authorities called on the participants of the confrontation in Ukraine to stop the violence and support one of the opposition leaders, namely Vitali Klitschko. The French Foreign Ministry also welcomed the resignation of Prime Minister Mykola Azarov and the decision of the Ukrainian parliament to revise the laws of January 16, which prohibited unauthorized tents, provided for arrest for disturbing peaceful assemblies and up to 10 years in prison for riots, reminds Maria Balyabina"Voice of Russia").
“Violence and radicalization cannot be the answer to the aspirations of the Ukrainian people,” said the French Foreign Minister.
However, on the eve of the French police showed the opposite attitude to rallies: dispersed a demonstration from the streets of Paris. Tens of thousands of protesters gathered in the “Day of Wrath” in Bastille Square to speak out against the domination of the oligarchic parties and against the policies of Francois Hollande: “We are tired of Hollande and his whole gang. From his incompetence, from all the dirt that they create in the country. "
The police broke up the rally and arrested a 262 man. They were accused of participating in an armed assembly. In France, such an accusation can touch any assembly, if at least one of the participants has a police officer noticed a weapon or its “substitutes”. The unfortunate demonstrator faces at least three years in prison.
The journalist cites the example of the actions of the French police in 2010 year. The public response was caused by harsh police actions towards migrants who opposed their eviction from the temporary hostel. Mostly women and children took to the streets.
The police used force: they dragged women along the ground, twisted their arms. Jean-Baptiste Eyreau, a representative of Right to Home, which helps immigrants find housing, participated in this protest. According to him, he did not expect such actions from the police:
Ukrainian protesters are not women and not children. These are strong guys going for an open conflict. Molotov cocktails and homemade grenades are also used.
Breivik complained Russian. The Norwegian terrorist Anders Breivik sent a letter to the editorial office of the REN TV channel complaining about the conditions of detention. Journalists called the message cynical and dedicated a plot to it for news release, which was posted on YouTube, reports NEWSru.com.
Breivik counted seven illegal actions by the prison administration.
“I am forbidden to communicate with other prisoners, including those who are nationalist, like me,” the terrorist complained. “They are forbidden to study, they say that the prison will not pay for my textbooks. They are not allowed to create my political party and stand for election, ”the Norwegian terrorist wrote. “I do not have constant access to the shower and fresh air,” added Breivik.
“That day (July 22 2011 of the year) I was humanely with people: killing them, I did not torture them, therefore I demand a humane attitude towards myself,” said the murderer.
Of course, let us add on our own, the prison authorities act not only inhumanely, but also not tolerantly. In the age of legalization of homosexuals, pedophiles, and zoophiles in Western Europe, the struggle for their rights as criminals is of particular relevance. If the West already registered the party of pedophiles, then why not get hold of your party Breivik? He could call it, for example, the "Party of Terrorist Humanism." Prison authorities must understand: the popularity of Breivik is less and less every day, and the chances of being elected to the Storting (parliament) by the hero Utoi are lower and lower.
Leaving aside irony, let us ask ourselves the question: why did Breivik turn to the Russian TV channel? Well, I suppose he follows the news. And in Russia, the president has been pardoning everyone: Mr. Khodorkovsky came out and even flew to Berlin, “Pussy” are walking about freely, and indeed the Russians have complete amnesties. Consequently, all freedoms and all human rights are now concentrated in Moscow. In Western Europe, however, the oppressors and masters' masters were concentrated in power. That is why Breivik wrote a letter to the Russian TV channel.
London bankers are massively reducing accounts with life. In La Repubblica, an article by Enrico Francescini “In the City of London a series of suicides among bankers: too much stress” was published (the source of the short translation is "Inopressa").
"Wolves" City die from stress. In the London Citadel of Finance, where painful rivalry reigns, a deadly work schedule, where stress is comparable to huge earnings, bankers and brokers reduce accounts with life. They do not stand up. A mirage to get everything leads to the risk of losing the most precious thing: life itself, ”writes the journalist.
“One jumped out of the Canary Wharf skyscraper's 50 floor, where many banks and investment companies moved. Gabriel Maggi, a 39-year-old American, worked for JP Morgan as deputy head of technology. The same day, the police urgently left for Chelcie, in one of the most expensive neighborhoods in London, where 58-year-old William Broxmith, also an American, former head of Deutsche Bank, committed suicide. Last week, Tim Dickenson, director of communications at Swiss Re, unexpectedly died. The circumstances of the incident were not disclosed, ”the author continues.
“Three suspicious deaths in the City may be a coincidence, but this is a common ailment. Last summer, as a result of an epilepsy attack, a recent graduate died who had an internship at the Bank of America office in London, died at a desk after the 16-hour work day. It is known that banks establish “Stakhanov” working conditions for interns and newly recruited workers: they have to work 7 days per week, overtime is twice the normal schedule of work. But stress reaches the highest levels: officials either retire, or commit suicide. According to The Wall Street Journal, some banks, such as Credit Suisse, Merril Lynch, and Bank of America, have introduced measures to curtail working weekends for young interns. But is this enough to reduce stress and commit suicide in the financial capital of the world? ”The journalist wonders.
Penalty and prison on weekends. Former Slovenian Foreign Minister Zoran Thaler was sentenced to prison 2,5 for corruption during his term as a member of the European Parliament, reports correspondent RIA "News" Nikolay Sokolov.
Thaler was one of those who fell into the trap of the British newspaper The Sunday Times. In 2011, journalists under the guise of lobbyists proposed four deputies from different countries on 100 thousand euros in exchange for amendments to documents passing through the European Parliament. Three of them agreed to the proposal. The meetings were filmed on a hidden camera, the recordings were made public.
Now the politician has agreed with the prosecutor's office and admitted guilt. The former minister will serve his sentence weekly on weekends. He will also have to pay a fine of 15 thousand euros. For five years he will not be able to work in state institutions.
Romanian appetites. "In the event that a civil war begins in Ukraine, Romania will be able to return the Northern Bukovina and Southern Bessarabia that once belonged to it." "Bucharest should benefit from the Ukrainian political crisis." Such appeals are increasingly appearing in the Romanian press. Artyom Kobzev told about them ("Voice of Russia").
One of the main Romanian newspapers, Adevarul, asked the readers: “Ukraine is on the verge of a civil war. The division of the country into the pro-European West and the pro-Russian East is not excluded. Is Romania ready to intervene to protect the Romanians of Northern Bucovina and Southern Bessarabia? ”
The author of the article is sure: if the official Ukrainian authorities are unable to maintain order in the regions populated by ethnic Romanians, then Bucharest will have to restore order. To prepare for this the Romanian authorities have now.
However, Bucharest is unlikely to succeed in justifying the seizure of the territory by caring for the tribesmen. But this does not mean that talk of intervention is meaningless. Their goal is not to prepare public opinion for war, but to divert the population from pressing problems. This is evidenced by the deputy director of the Institute of CIS Countries Vladimir Zharikhin:
Pace: blame Russian. The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe adopted a resolution in which it placed the blame for the events in Kiev on the authorities of Ukraine and Russia, write Andrei Rezchikov and Mikhail Moshkin ("Sight").
Yesterday in Strasbourg, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe adopted a resolution on Ukraine called “The Functioning of Democratic Institutions in Ukraine”. Authors of the document: Swede Marietta de Purbe-Lundin and Estonian Mailis Reps.
The resolution states that the Kiev events broke out as a result of "an unexpected decision of the Ukrainian authorities to suspend the process of signing an association agreement with the European Union."
PACE stresses that “the change of political course took place without prior consultation with the public and without any attempts to achieve a national consensus” around European integration.
ITAR-TASS reports that the resolution pays special attention to the role of the Kremlin. It is stated that "PACE takes note of the public statements of the Ukrainian leadership that the decision not to sign the association agreement was seriously affected by pressure from the Russian Federation, especially the Russian threat to close the borders for the import of Ukrainian goods, if the association agreement is signed."
“Threats of sanctions and economic and political blackmail aimed at influencing political decisions in another country contradict generally accepted diplomatic and democratic norms and are unacceptable,” the resolution notes.
In case of Euromaidan dispersal, the Assembly threatened Ukraine with sanctions. PACE promises to return to this issue at the session in April.
The draft resolution was criticized by the leader of the socialist group in PACE, the Swiss MP Andreas Gross (he usually prepares reports on Russia). According to him, the resolution lacks analysis, depth and self-criticism “regarding the actions of the EU, which cornered” Ukraine. Of course, his comments did not take into account.
The Russian delegation voted against the project. The head of the delegation, Alexei Pushkov, stated that the provisions of the resolution are in fact “a reproduction of the propaganda position of the European Union regarding the leadership of Ukraine and Russia, exceed the mandate of PACE, and have no relation to human rights activities.
Pushkov said that while developing the resolution, PACE was guided by double standards and tried, distorting the facts, to strike at Russia.
“PACE ignored the amendment proposed by the delegation of Ukraine itself - the country that was the“ addressee ”of the resolution: the Ukrainian representatives, we recall, called for a paragraph allowing for the possibility of a referendum on the choice of a further path of integration. This proposal was ignored, as were the amendments proposed by representatives of other countries, and this refusal was not explained in any way, ”Leonid Kalashnikov (CPRF), First Deputy Pushkova, member of the Russian delegation to the PACE, told the Vzglyad newspaper.
The parliamentarian noted that in the final text, contrary to objections, there remained passages characterizing Russia as a hindrance on the path of Ukraine’s European integration. “Nobody bothered himself with explanations,” said the representative of the Russian delegation. “But you need to get used to it, because in PACE people often get acquainted with the situation from press reports and are“ charged ”with this tendentious coverage:“ peaceful people took part in a demonstration ”and so on.”
About the same "charged", add from myself, on the "BO" was described in the article "Euromaidan and crying stars". Even Schwarzenegger, to whom the attitude in Russia is generally positive, recorded a video where he wished the “Ukrainian people” success in the “peaceful struggle for democracy and freedom”. Another question is whether the actor will find Ukraine on the world map ...
Experts spoke on the PACE resolution. Their comments leads Oleg Bulgak ("Voice of Russia").
Vice-Rector of the Russian Economic University named after Plekhanov, a member of the Public Chamber Sergei Markov, regarding the PACE decision, said:
The expert notes that Yanukovych is threatened with the creation of an international "independent tribunal" to investigate crimes. On whatever compromise with the opposition he goes, the tribunal will be waiting for him.
With regard to the charges in the direction of Russia, the expert here note the following:
As the Russian Federation and Ukraine should relate to the PACE resolution, the director of the Institute of CIS countries Konstantin Zatulin also told the Voice of Russia.
Yanukovych got sick. President of Ukraine hospitalized. About this reports Verkhovna Rada deputy Anna Herman. Earlier, the presidential administration reported that the head of state is on sick leave, the channel said "RT".
“In the evening of January 29, the president went to the hospital, he had a temperature of 39 degrees. But when we called him from parliament and said that we needed his help, he got up and came. Then the president returned to the hospital where he is still in, ”said A. Herman.
In the afternoon of January 30, the presidential administration of Ukraine reported that the head of state was on sick leave: “A sick leave is opened for the President of Ukraine due to an acute respiratory illness accompanied by high fever.”
Cookies again? As transmits correspondent ITAR-TASS Andrey SurzhanskyAssistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs Victoria Nuland will again visit Ukraine. There she is scheduled to meet with representatives of the government and the opposition. The State Department informs that from January 31 to February 6 Nuland will visit a number of European countries, in particular, Germany, Greece, Cyprus, the Czech Republic and Ukraine. In Kiev, it will be 6 February.
"In Kiev, Assistant Secretary of State Nuland will meet with government representatives, opposition leaders, representatives of civil society and business circles," the State Department said in a statement.
Why would an American diplomatist call in Kiev? Oh, everything as always, the scenario does not change: it will call on the Ukrainian leaders "to agree on a new government and an action plan that can put Ukraine back on the path leading to the realization of the hopes of the Ukrainian people for democracy, respect for human rights, European integration and economic growth."
The death of the captain. In Ukraine, the captain of the internal troops of the Ministry of Internal Affairs Dmitry Donets died from a cardiac arrest. According to "Lenta.ru" With reference to Korrespondent.net, the Minister of Internal Affairs of the country, Vitaly Zakharchenko, linked the death of an employee with work on Grushevskogo Street in Kiev.
According to Zakharchenko, the 30-year-old officer died on the morning of January 30. Previously, he had no serious health problems. The minister noted: “These are the consequences of that daily tension in the confrontation on Grushevskogo, where Dmitry was in charge of protecting public order.”
Someone cunning? Viktor Yanukovych’s words that the government fulfilled all the obligations that it assumed during negotiations with the opposition - slyness and an attempt to misinform the society. This was stated by the party "UDAR", transmits Interfax.
“Negotiations should be continued, since such self-dismissal of the president from explaining an acute political crisis indicates that he either does not fully understand what is happening in the country, or he is satisfied with it,” the party said in a statement.
The party claims that after the last meeting with the president, Justice Minister Elena Lukash noted that the negotiations would continue. Therefore, the president actually “washes his hands”, stating that all obligations have been fulfilled, noted in “UDAR”.
Representatives of the party also believe that the concessions made by the authorities do not at all correspond to the list of demands with which the opposition went on negotiations. Among other things, in "UDAR" they drew attention to the fact that Yanukovych did not sign the document on the abolition of the package of bills from January 16.
“The gangster phase”: the opinion of L. Ivashov. Comment on the situation in Ukraine gave "Voice of Russia" Leonid Ivashov, President of the Academy of Geopolitical Problems. Among other things, he expressed an opinion about Klitschko and other opposition leaders. We quote two paragraphs:
Who benefits? United States.
As for Klitschko and Yatsenyuk, according to Ivashov, they will not establish order in Ukraine. They will collapse Ukraine or destabilize it, and go into the shadows. For Klitschko and Yatsenyuk there are various groups in the West, the expert notes. And they are in a warring state.
Ukraine will not credit? Moscow apparently decided: "Let the strongest be designated, and then we will decide what to do about it." A new review of western newspapers from "Foreign Press".
On Wednesday, the former President of Ukraine, Leonid Kravchuk, warned against sliding into a “civil war”, and Russia darkened the situation even more by announcing the suspension of financial assistance, which only supported Ukraine’s creditworthiness, writes The New York Times.
On Tuesday, Vladimir Putin told EU leaders at a summit in Brussels that his government was going to fulfill its promises of financial assistance to Ukraine. But this attitude changed at a meeting with members of the government in Moscow on Wednesday. Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev suggested that the agreement should be implemented meaningfully, "only when we understand what the economic course of the new government will be, who will work there and what rules they will adhere to." Putin quickly agreed with this, saying: "Well, that is reasonable."
Putin decided to wait with the provision of further financial assistance to Ukraine in the light of the confrontation between the protesters and the authorities, Gerhard Gnauk writes in Die Welt. Russia has already provided Ukraine with 3 billion from the promised 15 billion dollars.
Large Russian media resort to harsh statements. In general, their meaning is as follows: “If Yanukovych makes too big concessions to the opposition, Russia can freeze the promised loans and return to a trade war.”
The pro-Kremlin publication Komsomolskaya Pravda, the article notes, went even further: quoted a source in the special services who compared the Ukrainian opposition with Al Qaeda and said that it was also funded from the United States.
The way the Western press describes street protests in Ukraine has very little to do with reality, says The Guardian columnist Sheimas Milne: they say, pro-democratic activists are fighting an authoritarian government, they are aiming for Europe, but Putin has vetoed their chance for freedom and prosperity. The author objects to this interpretation: Ukraine has never been offered and is unlikely to be offered to join the EU, Yanukovych won the elections, which international observers recognized as honest, "and many of those who took to the streets do not particularly want democracy."
Milne points out that it is impossible to understand from most of the reports that "in the heart of the protests and attacks on government buildings were ultra-right nationalists and fascists."
At the head of this campaign, among others, is the “hard-right anti-Semitic party Freedom.” Its leader, Oleg Tyagnibok, claims that the “Moscow-Jewish mafia” controls Ukraine, and US Senator McCain was happy to stand on the same podium with this man, the journalist notes.
Milne also writes that Yanukovych “cannot be confused with the progressive leader,” but the main opposition leaders do not offer any genuine alternative and certainly do not challenge the Ukrainian oligarchy.
From myself, we add that Comrade Milne is a progressive British journalist who constantly writes for The Guardian. Link on his page in the newspaper.
Secret Russian rocket. The United States brought to NATO allies concern about a possible violation by Moscow of the Russian-American Treaty on the Elimination of Intermediate-Range and Shorter-Range Missiles (CIAS), reports The New York Times. Washington’s anxiety is associated with information about the Russian test of a cruise missile, recalls Interfax.
“American officials believe that Russia tested this missile in 2008 year. Such tests are banned by INFs, which were signed in 1987 by US President Ronald Reagan and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev, and were considered one of the fundamental documents that marked the end of the Cold War era, the American edition notes.
State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki confirmed that the US side is concerned about reports of a cruise missile test. “The United States always without hesitation communicates its concern over the observance of the provisions of the treaty to Russia, and this issue is no exception. The issue is under discussion, and we would not like to speculate on this issue or anticipate its outcome, ”Psaki told the newspaper.
However, another statement on the rocket theme is known.
The United States raised at the talks with Russia the question of a possible violation of the Treaty on the Elimination of Medium and Short Range Missiles, but did not conclude that Moscow violated the agreement, State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki told reporters. He writes about it RIA "News" Peter Martynychev.
“I have nothing to refute in this message, in the article“ New York Times ”. There is a consideration of the issue, an interdepartmental analysis of whether there was a violation of the agreement. This process is underway. Consultations have been going on for months, ”said psaki.
She stressed that it was yet to determine whether there was a violation.
Pay and learn. Republican leaders in the US House of Representatives have formulated a new immigration reform proposal that gives illegal immigrants legal status, but not citizenship. He writes about it correspondent RIA "Novosti" Alexey Bogdanovsky.
At the Republican Party congress in Maryland, the faction leadership approved a document titled “Immigration Reform Standards”, which offers 11 to legalize millions of illegal immigrants, but prohibits them from applying for US citizenship in the future. To obtain legal status, these people will be offered to pay tax arrears, learn English and become familiar with the laws of the country. More migrants should be able to support themselves.
Corr. RIA “Novosti” reminds that one of the factors of the loss of Mitt Romney in the presidential election of 2012 of the year was his proposal to illegal immigrants to “independently deport” from the country. As a result, more than 70% of Hispanic voters voted for Barack Obama, who is calling on Congress to adopt immigration reform.
Newborns with chips. From May this year, all newborns in the US and Europe will begin to chip, reports Vremya.ua.
The chip will have a GPS sensor. Microbattery to it will be changed in public clinics every two years. A GPS chip is able to locate a person with an error in 5 meters. The chip will have a direct connection with the satellite.
Ben Bernanke leaves the post of Fed Chairman. In the US Federal Reserve, an entire era is ending. The term of office of Ben Bernanke, who headed the US central bank for eight years, expires, reports correspondent ITAR-TASS Dmitry Zlodorev.
Most experts positively assess his activities at the head of the Fed. Many people pay attention to the fact that the recent financial crisis, which in the USA is called the Great Recession, came at a time when the main banker of the country was a person specializing in studying the Great Depression 1930's.
“Bernanke has always strived to take creative and aggressive steps,” said former Fed employee Lawrence Meyer, who now founded Macroeconomic Advisers. According to him, the head of the federal system "released many balloons into the air, knowing full well that not all of them will work." “But some still worked. This is Bernanke’s leadership style, which was willing to make risky decisions. ”
A new chapter in the history of the Fed will be written by 67-year-old Janet Yellen. Until now, she was Deputy Bernanke. Officially, she takes up the powers of February 1.
The NSA will have a new director. The President of the United States decided to nominate Vice Admiral Michael Rogers for the post of Director of the National Security Agency and at the same time the head of the US cyber command. This was announced by the US Secretary of Defense, who is on a visit to Poland. His statement was circulated in Washington by the Pentagon’s press service, correspondent ITAR-TASS Ivan Lebedev.
If the Senate of the United States Congress approves Rogers, this person will replace General Keith Alexander as head of the NSA and the cyber command. The resignation of the latter has been planned for a long time. Alexander headed the NSA since 2005, and cyber command since 2010, reminds corr. ITAR-TASS. Rogers, a 30-year senior naval officer, previously led Pacific intelligence operations fleet, and recently led the US Navy cyber command. Obama decided to nominate him on the recommendation of Chuck Hagel.
“The NSA is now at a critical time, and Vice Admiral Rogers, thanks to his unique qualifications, will be able to successfully lead his work and implement the reforms outlined by President Obama,” said C. Hagel.
The Pentagon’s press service said that the first deputy director of the NSA would be Richard Ledget, who heads the US National Security Damage Assessment Working Group, inflicted by Edward Snowden.
American nuclear officers again disgraced. Nearly a hundred officers serving the US intercontinental nuclear missiles are involved in the cheating scandal. This was announced by the Minister of the United States Air Force, Deborah Lee James, reports RIA "Novosti" Alexey Bogdanovsky.
“The investigation is progressing, and we can report that we have found 92 people who were somehow involved (cheating),” the minister said.
Earlier it was reported that cheated on the exam 34 officer.
And then we are surprised to add on our own that President Bush couldn’t show Iraq on the world map with which he waged war, and that Obama counted fifty-seven states in the United States. It is terrible to imagine where these officers can start a bullet if the American population confuses Chechnya en masse with the Czech Republic, and the state of Georgia with Georgia. In addition, in the media they write that American nuclear warriors also indulge in drugs ...
Historical aspects as a starting point. Consultations on the issue of a peace treaty between Russia and Japan at the level of deputy foreign ministers of the two countries, Igor Morgulov and Shinsuke Sugiyama, began in Tokyo, reports correspondent RIA "News" Ksenia Naka.
At the opening of the consultations, Comrade Morgulov said: “We are ready for consultations on the most significant problems of bilateral relations and on international issues. This is the first official round on the issue of a peace treaty between Russia and Japan, in which attention will be paid to the historical aspect. ”
As the correspondent reminds. RIA "News"Earlier, the head of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Sergei Lavrov, said that the negotiations would consider the historical aspects of the problem, since this is the most important starting point for substantive discussions.
Hole in Fukushima. Employees of the Fukushima-1 nuclear power plant discovered a damaged section of the shell of the second reactor of the station, through which radioactive water leaks, transmit "Vesti" with reference to ITAR-TASS.
As reported by the operating company TEPCO, the diameter of the hole in the bottom of the reactor exceeds three centimeters.
Through the hole water flows out, which the station staff pumped into the reactor for its constant cooling. After that, it enters the drainage system of nuclear power plants, and then pollutes the groundwater under its territory. Experts believe that this happens on all three damaged power units. Until now, they have not been able to find specific areas through which water flows.
Now TEPCO employees are exploring ways to plug the hole.
How to become a political "hawk". Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe voluntarily subjected to "beating", says El Mundo in an editorial. And this article is illustrated with video recording, notes "Inopressa".
The newspaper writes: “As a clergyman explained, a politician practices a kind of meditation in one Japanese temple, which helps him to enter the state of“ Zen ”and calmly meet the challenges.”
The video shows Abe's composure: he suffers blows without a single groan.
Canadian smuggler general and his Afghan affairs. Former commander of the Canadian military contingent in Afghanistan Brigadier General Daniel Menard arrested in Kabul on suspicion of smuggling weapons. He writes about it RIA News" with reference to the newspaper "Globe and Mail".
A representative of the company Garda World, for which the ex-general worked, spoke about the activities of Menara.
Since the end of 2009, Menard has headed a unit of Canadian troops in Kandahar province. In May 2010, he was removed from command: it became known about his love affair with a subordinate female officer.
Later, in the 2012 year, having retired from service, Menard returned to Afghanistan as an employee of the private military security company Garda World. 10 January after a meeting with officials of the Afghan Interior Ministry, the former military was arrested.
Suspicion of his involvement in arms smuggling was reported by the head of the Kabul police, General Zaher Zaher. Menar had 129 rifles and 148 walkie-talkies, which he was not authorized to store.
Named anti-Semite number XXUMX. Israeli Minister of Strategic Planning Yuval Steinitz called Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas the most anti-Semitic world leader after Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, reports MIGnews.com.
Thus, we add from ourselves, marked the world anti-Semite number two. However, Yuval Steinitz still does not consider him second.
“Since Ahmadinejad left the political arena, Abu Mazen (Abbas) is number one anti-Semite,” said Steinitz at a security conference in Tel Aviv. To this, the minister added: “Under Abu Mazen, the level of anti-Israeli and anti-Semitic incitement in (Palestinian) politics reached new highs, where the main line is the destruction of Israel.”
The minister cited some details of the anti-Semitic activities of Mahmoud Abbas: “As a person who denied the Holocaust in his youth, today he denies the very existence of the Jewish people and their right to their own state. So far, we do not see significant changes in the (Palestinian) education system and the media, and the peace agreement is an illusion. ”
The Syrian government has put the terrorists in an awkward position. A delegation from the NCTRS refused to discuss a draft document condemning terror at the Geneva talks, according to "Vesti" with reference to ITAR-TASS.
The government delegation of Syria has put forward a draft statement that calls for the fight against terrorist groups and their expulsion from Syria. The document emphasizes that countering terrorism is the duty of every Syrian citizen.
Not surprisingly, let us add from myself that NKORS refused to support the draft statement. Where have you seen the bandits signed papers, according to which they will have to fight against themselves?
The chemical series has been replaced by biological. Washington announced the emergence of new threats from Syria. According to the Director of National Intelligence of the United States, Damascus may produce biological weapons. Details - from the correspondent "RT" Marina Portnoy.
Speaking in the Senate, James Clapper said that Syria was unable to develop an effective biological weapons delivery system, but the government has facilities that can be used to launch it. Some elements of the Syrian biological weapons program could go beyond the research phase. Syria may be capable of producing a limited number of components of such weapons.
Clapper also warns that Al-Qaeda-related al-Nusra Front plans to attack the United States.
He said that extremist groups in Syria run training camps where people are being prepared to return to their homeland and commit terrorist acts there. Approximately 26 of thousands of militants fighting against the Assad government in Syria are extremists. According to his calculations, 7 thousands of them come from 50 from different countries, including European ones.
So even more support any "opposition", gentlemen intelligence, add from himself. Al Qaeda is what you gave birth to in the eighties. Now you support those who want to overthrow Assad. And what will happen in the event of overthrow? That's right: after Damascus, the militants promised to take Washington. However, the American special services, apparently, love when someone attacks America. In such cases, the White House and congressmen are ready for any appropriations, and the Fed's printing press is working non-stop. A couple of explosions in American cities, and abbreviated or curtailed generals and colonels are back in business, and the Al-Qaida trademark is again ahead of Coca-Cola.
International criminals. Anti-war activist Brian Becker believes that Washington’s statements about the development of biological weapons by Syria are just a new excuse to overthrow the Assad government. This channel tells "RT".
According to the expert, the United States is looking for an excuse to put pressure on the government of Bashar Assad. “The word“ pressure ”is a euphemism. In fact, the United States, without a doubt, is committing an international crime by financing armed struggle, as well as supplying equipment and weapons to Syria, ”comrade Becker said.
The White House’s actions are clearly fueling a civil war: “We saw the same thing in Iraq and Libya, and now this is happening in Syria. The United States pursues a policy of fomenting armed struggle and civil war, and for this they need to provide some kind of justification. ”
The statement about the development of biological weapons in Syria is "a way to counter the" Geneva-2 "and continue to blacken the Assad government." After all, its overthrow is the true goal of the White House, and not a peaceful resolution of the internal conflict, the expert said.
Who would doubt, add on my own. American top does not change. Hillary Clinton said: "Assad must go, Assad must go." Over time, both the US special services and the State Department admitted that terrible bearded Islamists are fighting against Assad, ready to attack Washington. But this understanding did not change anything. Almost the same as Hillary Clinton, US Assistant Secretary of State John Kerry insists on Assad’s departure. America will be destroyed by impenetrable stupidity and striking double-thinking of its leaders. The latter are great reminiscent of other characters Orwell.
The explosion in Alexandria. January 30 near the police station of Alexandria, launched a low-power bomb. On the same day, clashes erupted between local residents and supporters of the Muslim Brotherhood in the northern capital of Egypt.
To disperse the fighting police used tear gas, reported "Vesti" with reference to ITAR-TASS.
Corsica: war with the police. The demonstration in Corsica ended with the clash of nationalists with the police. The demonstrators threw the police bottles with "Molotov cocktails." As a result, 19 law enforcement officers were injured, reports "RT" with reference to ITAR-TASS.
Police clashes with Corsican nationalists occurred in Korte. On the eve there at the initiative of the local grouping “Youth for Independence” a demonstration was held, which gathered about a thousand participants. Protesters took to the streets demanding to give official status to the Corsican language and simplify tax legislation for the inhabitants of Corsica.
After the rally was over, a group of the most radical nationalists remained in the square and entered into a confrontation with the police guarding the local administration building. The nationalists began to throw stones, pyrotechnic products, and bottles with the Molotov cocktail in the police station. Shots were distributed also. Police restrained the attackers with tear gas grenades.
Two gendarmes and 17 fighters of the special police unit were injured.
French double standards. French authorities called on the participants of the confrontation in Ukraine to stop the violence and support one of the opposition leaders, namely Vitali Klitschko. The French Foreign Ministry also welcomed the resignation of Prime Minister Mykola Azarov and the decision of the Ukrainian parliament to revise the laws of January 16, which prohibited unauthorized tents, provided for arrest for disturbing peaceful assemblies and up to 10 years in prison for riots, reminds Maria Balyabina"Voice of Russia").
“Violence and radicalization cannot be the answer to the aspirations of the Ukrainian people,” said the French Foreign Minister.
However, on the eve of the French police showed the opposite attitude to rallies: dispersed a demonstration from the streets of Paris. Tens of thousands of protesters gathered in the “Day of Wrath” in Bastille Square to speak out against the domination of the oligarchic parties and against the policies of Francois Hollande: “We are tired of Hollande and his whole gang. From his incompetence, from all the dirt that they create in the country. "
The police broke up the rally and arrested a 262 man. They were accused of participating in an armed assembly. In France, such an accusation can touch any assembly, if at least one of the participants has a police officer noticed a weapon or its “substitutes”. The unfortunate demonstrator faces at least three years in prison.
The journalist cites the example of the actions of the French police in 2010 year. The public response was caused by harsh police actions towards migrants who opposed their eviction from the temporary hostel. Mostly women and children took to the streets.
The police used force: they dragged women along the ground, twisted their arms. Jean-Baptiste Eyreau, a representative of Right to Home, which helps immigrants find housing, participated in this protest. According to him, he did not expect such actions from the police:
“I did not think that such a level of violence is possible: to attack small children and pregnant women is cruel. We believe that an investigation is needed to understand how this could have happened. The explanations of local authorities, such as the fact that they were warned, but they did not leave, are absurd. ”
Ukrainian protesters are not women and not children. These are strong guys going for an open conflict. Molotov cocktails and homemade grenades are also used.
Breivik complained Russian. The Norwegian terrorist Anders Breivik sent a letter to the editorial office of the REN TV channel complaining about the conditions of detention. Journalists called the message cynical and dedicated a plot to it for news release, which was posted on YouTube, reports NEWSru.com.
Breivik counted seven illegal actions by the prison administration.
“I am forbidden to communicate with other prisoners, including those who are nationalist, like me,” the terrorist complained. “They are forbidden to study, they say that the prison will not pay for my textbooks. They are not allowed to create my political party and stand for election, ”the Norwegian terrorist wrote. “I do not have constant access to the shower and fresh air,” added Breivik.
“That day (July 22 2011 of the year) I was humanely with people: killing them, I did not torture them, therefore I demand a humane attitude towards myself,” said the murderer.
Of course, let us add on our own, the prison authorities act not only inhumanely, but also not tolerantly. In the age of legalization of homosexuals, pedophiles, and zoophiles in Western Europe, the struggle for their rights as criminals is of particular relevance. If the West already registered the party of pedophiles, then why not get hold of your party Breivik? He could call it, for example, the "Party of Terrorist Humanism." Prison authorities must understand: the popularity of Breivik is less and less every day, and the chances of being elected to the Storting (parliament) by the hero Utoi are lower and lower.
Leaving aside irony, let us ask ourselves the question: why did Breivik turn to the Russian TV channel? Well, I suppose he follows the news. And in Russia, the president has been pardoning everyone: Mr. Khodorkovsky came out and even flew to Berlin, “Pussy” are walking about freely, and indeed the Russians have complete amnesties. Consequently, all freedoms and all human rights are now concentrated in Moscow. In Western Europe, however, the oppressors and masters' masters were concentrated in power. That is why Breivik wrote a letter to the Russian TV channel.
London bankers are massively reducing accounts with life. In La Repubblica, an article by Enrico Francescini “In the City of London a series of suicides among bankers: too much stress” was published (the source of the short translation is "Inopressa").
"Wolves" City die from stress. In the London Citadel of Finance, where painful rivalry reigns, a deadly work schedule, where stress is comparable to huge earnings, bankers and brokers reduce accounts with life. They do not stand up. A mirage to get everything leads to the risk of losing the most precious thing: life itself, ”writes the journalist.
“One jumped out of the Canary Wharf skyscraper's 50 floor, where many banks and investment companies moved. Gabriel Maggi, a 39-year-old American, worked for JP Morgan as deputy head of technology. The same day, the police urgently left for Chelcie, in one of the most expensive neighborhoods in London, where 58-year-old William Broxmith, also an American, former head of Deutsche Bank, committed suicide. Last week, Tim Dickenson, director of communications at Swiss Re, unexpectedly died. The circumstances of the incident were not disclosed, ”the author continues.
“Three suspicious deaths in the City may be a coincidence, but this is a common ailment. Last summer, as a result of an epilepsy attack, a recent graduate died who had an internship at the Bank of America office in London, died at a desk after the 16-hour work day. It is known that banks establish “Stakhanov” working conditions for interns and newly recruited workers: they have to work 7 days per week, overtime is twice the normal schedule of work. But stress reaches the highest levels: officials either retire, or commit suicide. According to The Wall Street Journal, some banks, such as Credit Suisse, Merril Lynch, and Bank of America, have introduced measures to curtail working weekends for young interns. But is this enough to reduce stress and commit suicide in the financial capital of the world? ”The journalist wonders.
Penalty and prison on weekends. Former Slovenian Foreign Minister Zoran Thaler was sentenced to prison 2,5 for corruption during his term as a member of the European Parliament, reports correspondent RIA "News" Nikolay Sokolov.
Thaler was one of those who fell into the trap of the British newspaper The Sunday Times. In 2011, journalists under the guise of lobbyists proposed four deputies from different countries on 100 thousand euros in exchange for amendments to documents passing through the European Parliament. Three of them agreed to the proposal. The meetings were filmed on a hidden camera, the recordings were made public.
Now the politician has agreed with the prosecutor's office and admitted guilt. The former minister will serve his sentence weekly on weekends. He will also have to pay a fine of 15 thousand euros. For five years he will not be able to work in state institutions.
Romanian appetites. "In the event that a civil war begins in Ukraine, Romania will be able to return the Northern Bukovina and Southern Bessarabia that once belonged to it." "Bucharest should benefit from the Ukrainian political crisis." Such appeals are increasingly appearing in the Romanian press. Artyom Kobzev told about them ("Voice of Russia").
One of the main Romanian newspapers, Adevarul, asked the readers: “Ukraine is on the verge of a civil war. The division of the country into the pro-European West and the pro-Russian East is not excluded. Is Romania ready to intervene to protect the Romanians of Northern Bucovina and Southern Bessarabia? ”
The author of the article is sure: if the official Ukrainian authorities are unable to maintain order in the regions populated by ethnic Romanians, then Bucharest will have to restore order. To prepare for this the Romanian authorities have now.
However, Bucharest is unlikely to succeed in justifying the seizure of the territory by caring for the tribesmen. But this does not mean that talk of intervention is meaningless. Their goal is not to prepare public opinion for war, but to divert the population from pressing problems. This is evidenced by the deputy director of the Institute of CIS Countries Vladimir Zharikhin:
“In Romania, very disappointing to join the European Union. The Romanians had the same hopes as those who today rally on the Maidan of Kiev: here we join the EU, and we will receive salaries, as in Germany, and pensions, as in Germany. But it turned out that salaries are not like in Germany, and pensions are also, and in general the economic situation deteriorated rather than improved. Therefore, the people now need to provide some new idea that will distract from economic failures. For this, the method that has been tested over the centuries has been used - expansionist aspirations ”.
Pace: blame Russian. The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe adopted a resolution in which it placed the blame for the events in Kiev on the authorities of Ukraine and Russia, write Andrei Rezchikov and Mikhail Moshkin ("Sight").
Yesterday in Strasbourg, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe adopted a resolution on Ukraine called “The Functioning of Democratic Institutions in Ukraine”. Authors of the document: Swede Marietta de Purbe-Lundin and Estonian Mailis Reps.
The resolution states that the Kiev events broke out as a result of "an unexpected decision of the Ukrainian authorities to suspend the process of signing an association agreement with the European Union."
PACE stresses that “the change of political course took place without prior consultation with the public and without any attempts to achieve a national consensus” around European integration.
ITAR-TASS reports that the resolution pays special attention to the role of the Kremlin. It is stated that "PACE takes note of the public statements of the Ukrainian leadership that the decision not to sign the association agreement was seriously affected by pressure from the Russian Federation, especially the Russian threat to close the borders for the import of Ukrainian goods, if the association agreement is signed."
“Threats of sanctions and economic and political blackmail aimed at influencing political decisions in another country contradict generally accepted diplomatic and democratic norms and are unacceptable,” the resolution notes.
In case of Euromaidan dispersal, the Assembly threatened Ukraine with sanctions. PACE promises to return to this issue at the session in April.
The draft resolution was criticized by the leader of the socialist group in PACE, the Swiss MP Andreas Gross (he usually prepares reports on Russia). According to him, the resolution lacks analysis, depth and self-criticism “regarding the actions of the EU, which cornered” Ukraine. Of course, his comments did not take into account.
The Russian delegation voted against the project. The head of the delegation, Alexei Pushkov, stated that the provisions of the resolution are in fact “a reproduction of the propaganda position of the European Union regarding the leadership of Ukraine and Russia, exceed the mandate of PACE, and have no relation to human rights activities.
Pushkov said that while developing the resolution, PACE was guided by double standards and tried, distorting the facts, to strike at Russia.
“PACE ignored the amendment proposed by the delegation of Ukraine itself - the country that was the“ addressee ”of the resolution: the Ukrainian representatives, we recall, called for a paragraph allowing for the possibility of a referendum on the choice of a further path of integration. This proposal was ignored, as were the amendments proposed by representatives of other countries, and this refusal was not explained in any way, ”Leonid Kalashnikov (CPRF), First Deputy Pushkova, member of the Russian delegation to the PACE, told the Vzglyad newspaper.
The parliamentarian noted that in the final text, contrary to objections, there remained passages characterizing Russia as a hindrance on the path of Ukraine’s European integration. “Nobody bothered himself with explanations,” said the representative of the Russian delegation. “But you need to get used to it, because in PACE people often get acquainted with the situation from press reports and are“ charged ”with this tendentious coverage:“ peaceful people took part in a demonstration ”and so on.”
About the same "charged", add from myself, on the "BO" was described in the article "Euromaidan and crying stars". Even Schwarzenegger, to whom the attitude in Russia is generally positive, recorded a video where he wished the “Ukrainian people” success in the “peaceful struggle for democracy and freedom”. Another question is whether the actor will find Ukraine on the world map ...
Experts spoke on the PACE resolution. Their comments leads Oleg Bulgak ("Voice of Russia").
Vice-Rector of the Russian Economic University named after Plekhanov, a member of the Public Chamber Sergei Markov, regarding the PACE decision, said:
“I think this is a gross political mistake of the PACE. She essentially laid all the responsibility for the violence on the Ukrainian authorities, all the time talking about Vilnius, about refusing to sign the Association Agreement with the EU. It is clear that this resolution is a revenge for Yanukovych for not having signed a semicolonial treaty with the European Union. ”
The expert notes that Yanukovych is threatened with the creation of an international "independent tribunal" to investigate crimes. On whatever compromise with the opposition he goes, the tribunal will be waiting for him.
With regard to the charges in the direction of Russia, the expert here note the following:
“Naturally, the Russian delegation voted against. The Council of Europe shifts from a sore head to a healthy one, accusing Russia of pressure, and fully justifies its arrogant presence. The resolution almost every line says about the geopolitical choice of Ukraine, about the Vilnius treaty, about the fact that Yanukovych did not sign it. It is clearly visible that this is Yanukovych’s revenge for not having signed a semicolonial treaty with the European Union. ”
As the Russian Federation and Ukraine should relate to the PACE resolution, the director of the Institute of CIS countries Konstantin Zatulin also told the Voice of Russia.
“... All that we see is the pushing from the first days of the opposition to active actions, its information“ protection ”, and the most radical part of it, which does not share European values and does not aspire to European integration. I mean all these militants who storm buildings, arrange provocations.
At the same time, the EU says that Russia "put pressure". Now let the European Union put pressure on Ukraine, present the same funds on the same conditions, make the same payments that Russia began to make. According to my ideas, the Europeans do not want to exert any pressure at their own expense - they want to turn Ukraine into an arena of clashes, tear it away from integration projects with Russia and take revenge for delaying the signing of an association document called Eastern Partnership.
At the same time, the EU says that Russia "put pressure". Now let the European Union put pressure on Ukraine, present the same funds on the same conditions, make the same payments that Russia began to make. According to my ideas, the Europeans do not want to exert any pressure at their own expense - they want to turn Ukraine into an arena of clashes, tear it away from integration projects with Russia and take revenge for delaying the signing of an association document called Eastern Partnership.
Yanukovych got sick. President of Ukraine hospitalized. About this reports Verkhovna Rada deputy Anna Herman. Earlier, the presidential administration reported that the head of state is on sick leave, the channel said "RT".
“In the evening of January 29, the president went to the hospital, he had a temperature of 39 degrees. But when we called him from parliament and said that we needed his help, he got up and came. Then the president returned to the hospital where he is still in, ”said A. Herman.
In the afternoon of January 30, the presidential administration of Ukraine reported that the head of state was on sick leave: “A sick leave is opened for the President of Ukraine due to an acute respiratory illness accompanied by high fever.”
Cookies again? As transmits correspondent ITAR-TASS Andrey SurzhanskyAssistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs Victoria Nuland will again visit Ukraine. There she is scheduled to meet with representatives of the government and the opposition. The State Department informs that from January 31 to February 6 Nuland will visit a number of European countries, in particular, Germany, Greece, Cyprus, the Czech Republic and Ukraine. In Kiev, it will be 6 February.
"In Kiev, Assistant Secretary of State Nuland will meet with government representatives, opposition leaders, representatives of civil society and business circles," the State Department said in a statement.
Why would an American diplomatist call in Kiev? Oh, everything as always, the scenario does not change: it will call on the Ukrainian leaders "to agree on a new government and an action plan that can put Ukraine back on the path leading to the realization of the hopes of the Ukrainian people for democracy, respect for human rights, European integration and economic growth."
The death of the captain. In Ukraine, the captain of the internal troops of the Ministry of Internal Affairs Dmitry Donets died from a cardiac arrest. According to "Lenta.ru" With reference to Korrespondent.net, the Minister of Internal Affairs of the country, Vitaly Zakharchenko, linked the death of an employee with work on Grushevskogo Street in Kiev.
According to Zakharchenko, the 30-year-old officer died on the morning of January 30. Previously, he had no serious health problems. The minister noted: “These are the consequences of that daily tension in the confrontation on Grushevskogo, where Dmitry was in charge of protecting public order.”
Someone cunning? Viktor Yanukovych’s words that the government fulfilled all the obligations that it assumed during negotiations with the opposition - slyness and an attempt to misinform the society. This was stated by the party "UDAR", transmits Interfax.
“Negotiations should be continued, since such self-dismissal of the president from explaining an acute political crisis indicates that he either does not fully understand what is happening in the country, or he is satisfied with it,” the party said in a statement.
The party claims that after the last meeting with the president, Justice Minister Elena Lukash noted that the negotiations would continue. Therefore, the president actually “washes his hands”, stating that all obligations have been fulfilled, noted in “UDAR”.
Representatives of the party also believe that the concessions made by the authorities do not at all correspond to the list of demands with which the opposition went on negotiations. Among other things, in "UDAR" they drew attention to the fact that Yanukovych did not sign the document on the abolition of the package of bills from January 16.
“The gangster phase”: the opinion of L. Ivashov. Comment on the situation in Ukraine gave "Voice of Russia" Leonid Ivashov, President of the Academy of Geopolitical Problems. Among other things, he expressed an opinion about Klitschko and other opposition leaders. We quote two paragraphs:
“Peaceful protest was manifested no more than two days on the Maidan. And then moved to the power option. And in fact, it was a plan to seize power. The oppositionists were first united by a common desire to overthrow the current government, to create an atmosphere of chaos, to carry out a coup d'état. And then - to turn Ukraine towards the European Union. But when the power was already shaken, then various opposition groups began to appear among the oppositionists.
And today, as a matter of fact, this crowd on the Maidan no longer obeys either Klitschko or Yatsenyuk. And they went to the first positions of the Tyagnibok, which has an extensive system of militants, gangster structures, and Dmitry Yarush. Yarush announced the creation of a national guard. And in general, he took responsibility for the revolution on himself. Of course, it scared everyone today. Because such a nationalism is harsh both in the case of Yarush, and in general among the “zapadents” such an approach is against everyone. Against the "Muscovites", against the "Jews", against the Communists, and even against the Orthodox. It is clear that today this already translates the situation in Ukraine into a new phase. Phase radical phase gangster.
And today, as a matter of fact, this crowd on the Maidan no longer obeys either Klitschko or Yatsenyuk. And they went to the first positions of the Tyagnibok, which has an extensive system of militants, gangster structures, and Dmitry Yarush. Yarush announced the creation of a national guard. And in general, he took responsibility for the revolution on himself. Of course, it scared everyone today. Because such a nationalism is harsh both in the case of Yarush, and in general among the “zapadents” such an approach is against everyone. Against the "Muscovites", against the "Jews", against the Communists, and even against the Orthodox. It is clear that today this already translates the situation in Ukraine into a new phase. Phase radical phase gangster.
Who benefits? United States.
“Americans understand perfectly well that the European Union is America’s tough competitor, especially in the financial and economic sphere. And they, of course, would like to see such Ukraine, destroyed, with fascist views, with anti-Semitism, and so on, slipped into Europe. As they slipped the terrorists, in fact. And Europe today toilsya with them. And the Americans stand aside. Naturally, Europe does not want such a Ukraine. He does not want to see her even at his side. ”
As for Klitschko and Yatsenyuk, according to Ivashov, they will not establish order in Ukraine. They will collapse Ukraine or destabilize it, and go into the shadows. For Klitschko and Yatsenyuk there are various groups in the West, the expert notes. And they are in a warring state.
Ukraine will not credit? Moscow apparently decided: "Let the strongest be designated, and then we will decide what to do about it." A new review of western newspapers from "Foreign Press".
On Wednesday, the former President of Ukraine, Leonid Kravchuk, warned against sliding into a “civil war”, and Russia darkened the situation even more by announcing the suspension of financial assistance, which only supported Ukraine’s creditworthiness, writes The New York Times.
On Tuesday, Vladimir Putin told EU leaders at a summit in Brussels that his government was going to fulfill its promises of financial assistance to Ukraine. But this attitude changed at a meeting with members of the government in Moscow on Wednesday. Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev suggested that the agreement should be implemented meaningfully, "only when we understand what the economic course of the new government will be, who will work there and what rules they will adhere to." Putin quickly agreed with this, saying: "Well, that is reasonable."
Putin decided to wait with the provision of further financial assistance to Ukraine in the light of the confrontation between the protesters and the authorities, Gerhard Gnauk writes in Die Welt. Russia has already provided Ukraine with 3 billion from the promised 15 billion dollars.
Large Russian media resort to harsh statements. In general, their meaning is as follows: “If Yanukovych makes too big concessions to the opposition, Russia can freeze the promised loans and return to a trade war.”
The pro-Kremlin publication Komsomolskaya Pravda, the article notes, went even further: quoted a source in the special services who compared the Ukrainian opposition with Al Qaeda and said that it was also funded from the United States.
The way the Western press describes street protests in Ukraine has very little to do with reality, says The Guardian columnist Sheimas Milne: they say, pro-democratic activists are fighting an authoritarian government, they are aiming for Europe, but Putin has vetoed their chance for freedom and prosperity. The author objects to this interpretation: Ukraine has never been offered and is unlikely to be offered to join the EU, Yanukovych won the elections, which international observers recognized as honest, "and many of those who took to the streets do not particularly want democracy."
Milne points out that it is impossible to understand from most of the reports that "in the heart of the protests and attacks on government buildings were ultra-right nationalists and fascists."
At the head of this campaign, among others, is the “hard-right anti-Semitic party Freedom.” Its leader, Oleg Tyagnibok, claims that the “Moscow-Jewish mafia” controls Ukraine, and US Senator McCain was happy to stand on the same podium with this man, the journalist notes.
Milne also writes that Yanukovych “cannot be confused with the progressive leader,” but the main opposition leaders do not offer any genuine alternative and certainly do not challenge the Ukrainian oligarchy.
From myself, we add that Comrade Milne is a progressive British journalist who constantly writes for The Guardian. Link on his page in the newspaper.
Secret Russian rocket. The United States brought to NATO allies concern about a possible violation by Moscow of the Russian-American Treaty on the Elimination of Intermediate-Range and Shorter-Range Missiles (CIAS), reports The New York Times. Washington’s anxiety is associated with information about the Russian test of a cruise missile, recalls Interfax.
“American officials believe that Russia tested this missile in 2008 year. Such tests are banned by INFs, which were signed in 1987 by US President Ronald Reagan and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev, and were considered one of the fundamental documents that marked the end of the Cold War era, the American edition notes.
State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki confirmed that the US side is concerned about reports of a cruise missile test. “The United States always without hesitation communicates its concern over the observance of the provisions of the treaty to Russia, and this issue is no exception. The issue is under discussion, and we would not like to speculate on this issue or anticipate its outcome, ”Psaki told the newspaper.
However, another statement on the rocket theme is known.
The United States raised at the talks with Russia the question of a possible violation of the Treaty on the Elimination of Medium and Short Range Missiles, but did not conclude that Moscow violated the agreement, State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki told reporters. He writes about it RIA "News" Peter Martynychev.
“I have nothing to refute in this message, in the article“ New York Times ”. There is a consideration of the issue, an interdepartmental analysis of whether there was a violation of the agreement. This process is underway. Consultations have been going on for months, ”said psaki.
She stressed that it was yet to determine whether there was a violation.
Pay and learn. Republican leaders in the US House of Representatives have formulated a new immigration reform proposal that gives illegal immigrants legal status, but not citizenship. He writes about it correspondent RIA "Novosti" Alexey Bogdanovsky.
At the Republican Party congress in Maryland, the faction leadership approved a document titled “Immigration Reform Standards”, which offers 11 to legalize millions of illegal immigrants, but prohibits them from applying for US citizenship in the future. To obtain legal status, these people will be offered to pay tax arrears, learn English and become familiar with the laws of the country. More migrants should be able to support themselves.
Corr. RIA “Novosti” reminds that one of the factors of the loss of Mitt Romney in the presidential election of 2012 of the year was his proposal to illegal immigrants to “independently deport” from the country. As a result, more than 70% of Hispanic voters voted for Barack Obama, who is calling on Congress to adopt immigration reform.
Newborns with chips. From May this year, all newborns in the US and Europe will begin to chip, reports Vremya.ua.
The chip will have a GPS sensor. Microbattery to it will be changed in public clinics every two years. A GPS chip is able to locate a person with an error in 5 meters. The chip will have a direct connection with the satellite.
Ben Bernanke leaves the post of Fed Chairman. In the US Federal Reserve, an entire era is ending. The term of office of Ben Bernanke, who headed the US central bank for eight years, expires, reports correspondent ITAR-TASS Dmitry Zlodorev.
Most experts positively assess his activities at the head of the Fed. Many people pay attention to the fact that the recent financial crisis, which in the USA is called the Great Recession, came at a time when the main banker of the country was a person specializing in studying the Great Depression 1930's.
“Bernanke has always strived to take creative and aggressive steps,” said former Fed employee Lawrence Meyer, who now founded Macroeconomic Advisers. According to him, the head of the federal system "released many balloons into the air, knowing full well that not all of them will work." “But some still worked. This is Bernanke’s leadership style, which was willing to make risky decisions. ”
A new chapter in the history of the Fed will be written by 67-year-old Janet Yellen. Until now, she was Deputy Bernanke. Officially, she takes up the powers of February 1.
The NSA will have a new director. The President of the United States decided to nominate Vice Admiral Michael Rogers for the post of Director of the National Security Agency and at the same time the head of the US cyber command. This was announced by the US Secretary of Defense, who is on a visit to Poland. His statement was circulated in Washington by the Pentagon’s press service, correspondent ITAR-TASS Ivan Lebedev.
If the Senate of the United States Congress approves Rogers, this person will replace General Keith Alexander as head of the NSA and the cyber command. The resignation of the latter has been planned for a long time. Alexander headed the NSA since 2005, and cyber command since 2010, reminds corr. ITAR-TASS. Rogers, a 30-year senior naval officer, previously led Pacific intelligence operations fleet, and recently led the US Navy cyber command. Obama decided to nominate him on the recommendation of Chuck Hagel.
“The NSA is now at a critical time, and Vice Admiral Rogers, thanks to his unique qualifications, will be able to successfully lead his work and implement the reforms outlined by President Obama,” said C. Hagel.
The Pentagon’s press service said that the first deputy director of the NSA would be Richard Ledget, who heads the US National Security Damage Assessment Working Group, inflicted by Edward Snowden.
American nuclear officers again disgraced. Nearly a hundred officers serving the US intercontinental nuclear missiles are involved in the cheating scandal. This was announced by the Minister of the United States Air Force, Deborah Lee James, reports RIA "Novosti" Alexey Bogdanovsky.
“The investigation is progressing, and we can report that we have found 92 people who were somehow involved (cheating),” the minister said.
Earlier it was reported that cheated on the exam 34 officer.
And then we are surprised to add on our own that President Bush couldn’t show Iraq on the world map with which he waged war, and that Obama counted fifty-seven states in the United States. It is terrible to imagine where these officers can start a bullet if the American population confuses Chechnya en masse with the Czech Republic, and the state of Georgia with Georgia. In addition, in the media they write that American nuclear warriors also indulge in drugs ...
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