Results of the week. "He flew away, but promised to return!"
Vladimir Putin ordered on March 15 to begin the withdrawal of the main Russian forces from Syria. The President believes that "the tasks assigned to the Ministry of Defense are generally fulfilled." At the same time, according to the president, Russian points in Tartus and on the basis of Khmeimim should continue to work in the same mode: “Our basing points are maritime in Tartus and aviation at the Khmeimim airdrome - they will function as before. They must be reliably protected from land, from the sea and from the air. ” Putin also noted that part of the remaining military will control the ceasefire.
American experts and strategists have already responded to the hot news. According to analysts of Stratfor, the withdrawal of Russian troops from Syria will affect the course of the inter-Syrian negotiations in Geneva. Some Russian experts believe that "an extremely sensible decision was made."
The operation of the Tartus and Chemeim base stations in the previous regime and the Russian control over the cease-fire mean the preservation of Russia's presence in Syria. Without a doubt, Moscow will not let Damascus leave the center of attention, since President Assad is there.
Preserving the sphere of influence of Russia in the region will be of paramount importance for the inter-Syrian negotiations. Other alarmists in the media and blogs are talking about the “surrender” of Damascus by Moscow, but these people need to be reminded: Russia (and this is recognized by international experts) achieved a number of goals in Syria, and cannot afford a second Afghanistan.
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makst83
Py Sy. Putin leaked, only from this drain for some reason, Obama tensed!
VP
Hooks
I forgot about humanitarian aid - the Syrian Express will not stop either.
Welcome back, Heroes!
Russian President Vladimir Putin met with military personnel who took part in the counterterrorist operation in Syria. The Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation expressed gratitude to the servicemen for their military work, which allowed them to achieve success in combating international terrorism and help the political forces of the SAR to sit at the negotiating table.
A solemn ceremony was held in the St. George Hall of the Kremlin, during which the president not only thanked the Russian military for the Syrian operation, but also presented state awards. The official list of recipients is 17 representatives of the Armed Forces of the country, including one representative of the fair sex - senior lieutenant, engineer of the 1073 signaling department of the Center for Control of the Russian Aerospace Force Elena Veselova. She was awarded by the President “For Services to the Fatherland” II degree.
Generally, Welcome back, Heroes! И combat successes to those servicemen of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation who continue to remain in Syria!
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St Petrov
But since he is an officer himself, he did everything right. And I am sure that Putin himself is pleased to present awards to the peasants. He feels at ease among the officers. And the words are correct said:
“Therefore I named your husbands, fathers, sons by names. And not as the Supreme Commander or President, but as a citizen of Russia who is grateful and grieving for these losses. ”
Dmitry Potapov
Rostovchanin
Artistic design
Information that Vladimir Putin ordered the withdrawal of the main forces from the Syrian Arab Republic became a real bomb, which, having exploded, contused most of the experts and analysts. Representatives of the “partner” countries turned out to be the most contused, who only a day after the declaration of GDP were able to move the language.
But after all, thanks to the president for throwing bread for analysts of all classes and trends - and of course, for us too. After all, if not this step of Vladimir Putin, then the week would have passed without a single question in the classic Ukrainian style: “tse zrada ch peremoga?” And then there is a wide scope for flight of thought as from those who have all the gills of Russia completely defeated in Syria, and for those who, with every cell of the body, feel the greatest strategic move of Moscow. It seems that the day will come when the president will not need to explain anything at all: we will explain everything for him, moreover, we will explain it in the way we all seem to be necessary. It reminds something of the work of art critics: “the artist wanted to tell us with this canvas ...” Yeah ... Yeah ... I wanted ... What the artist really wanted to say, and why he painted this picture right now - he knows anyway only the painter himself ...
Dryuya2
Botanologist
varov14
Askort154
Do not Kalash one ...
Infromagentstva with reference to a high-ranking representative of the military-industrial complex reports that the first tests of a hypersonic Zircon cruise missile have begun. The agency interlocutor stated that the speed of sound will exceed the speed of sound (5-6 Max) by the calculations in 5-6 times.
Began testing hypersonic cruise missiles "Zircon" from the ground launch complex
The “partners” no longer have time to learn how to pronounce the names of Russian vehicles, which have either been put into service or will be adopted in the near future. They say that the language began to break after “CheburEshki”, and here it is “Ducklings”, then “Zircons”, then modernization of “Buratino” with “Sunkeepers”. Another 10-15 years ago, the "partners" were clearly easier - they knew the word "Kalash", and in this word everything fit for them weapon Russians. And now there will not be enough linguists with speech therapists ... Well, gentlemen, "partners", broaden your horizons!
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Bulvas
They'll have to do something with their ships.
Iline
"... the concept of effective combat use of hypersonic weapons in the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation is being developed."
But this is more serious and closer to the body. If anyone does not know, then the Tu-22М3 was armed at the time with hypersonic aeroballistic missiles X-15. And they really flew at hypersonic speeds of the order of 5M. And then they were decommissioned. Why? Just after launch, they abruptly gained a height of the order of 40 kilometers and swooped down on the target from that height. It turned out that almost before the nose of the aircraft. The pilots said that in such a situation it is easier to bomb than to launch these missiles. I hope that with the development of the concept of combat use of "Zircon" I will not step on the previous rake.
g1v2
Nezhdanchik from "Almaty"
After the T-14 tank was shown in 2015 at the Victory Parade, many analysts decided that this was just an experimental model, and mass production is still very far away. However, now the manufacturer’s statement that “Armata” is already in serial production unpleasantly surprised “friends”.
Media: The West is unpleasantly surprised by the fact that “Armata” is already in production
And again, the West and home-grown "friends" of Russia have problems. After all, yesterday they were all confident that the preparation of the Armat two-three for the 2015 Victory Parade of the Year in Russia had spent the cardboard and green gouache in stock. Like, "you just look - the padded jackets overlaid the Chinese bulldozers with cardboard boxes and are happy ..."
However - a surprise ... "Armata" is already in production! And the liberal get-together needs to change the sayings. Apparently, now, according to the logic familiar to the aforementioned crowd, we should expect sobs in the style of “It would be better for the old people to raise their pensions ...” or “Russia is preparing a tank attack on Vilnius”. Well, yes ... To Vilnius, and certainly a tank. Lithuania on this occasion, won - even adopted a new military strategy. He says we must hope for the help of NATO and be afraid of Russia more actively.
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Now we are free
If this statement takes place to be de facto, then congratulations and low bow to our defense and security officers (for the latter were able to hide this fact until the last moment). If this information is untrue, then (who knows, and maybe it does?), Then Western tank builders are hoping to "Fapat" on 2A7 Leopard with 140 mm gun, BUT and then "In zagashnike" domestic tank builders already have pre-prepared response gun caliber 152 mm. We will not wish good luck to the European "Western" tank builders, we wish them prudence as well as their leadership ...
Ami du people
Maxiban
And throwing caps into the air ...
On the night of 10 on 11 March, a meeting on economic issues was held in the Kremlin. The meeting was attended by President Vladimir Putin, Dmitry Medvedev and heads of departments of the economic bloc. According to some reports, Sergey Glazyev and Alexey Kudrin were also present at the meeting. The sources of the conference are called A. Ulyukaeva. The development of the country's economy and project financing programs were discussed at the night event. However, the economic bloc did not come to an agreement: Nabiullina spoke out against the state investment program proposed by Ulyukaev.
And by the end of the working week, for the first time in the last few months, a barrel of Brent oil surpassed the 42 dollar, and in the “economic bloc”, it must have been whistled and with a sigh of relief fell into their leather chairs. After all, according to the Central Bank, 42 with more than a bucks per barrel of oil is above the bar of the so-called pessimistic scenario, which means that the “economic guru” can already be shouted “hal-le-lu-yayayayaya!” And throw up caps (portfolios) to ceiling with bas-reliefs. Toss up and at the same time keep the cams so that the barrel does not fall again. What kind of thoughts about the diversification of the economy, when such a miracle ...
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Asadulla
Russia is not smart and not stupid, it is simply not strong enough. When a country is closed, and there are no market relations in it, it is quite simple to set up the economy, and the law enforcement agencies will execute the order, and the supervisory authorities will control it. Development will be weak and depend on the movements of the center. When a country is open and the economy is a market economy, the economy will fully meet the realities of the market and the law of competition. And power and supervisory authorities will use instruments of restraint and counterbalance. Development in this case is provided by a common mechanism for all such countries. From the ruble fell, not because oil fell, but as a deterrent to the outflow of foreign exchange reserves from the country. As such, they consisted of export earnings. This is a response to the financial war declared by the West. Yes, the ruble fell, oil fell, but let the oil industry go bankrupt? And now we’re looking at the financial aggressor’s high-tech oil production from the sands — almost completely ruined; shale oil and associated gas — more than half-ruined. Wheat, exports fell to unprofitable values due to cheap Russian wheat. And much more, not on such a scale. This is an exchange of blows, and Russia, although not economically strong, not only holds the blow, but also gives back.
Rom8726
Gorodovik
Twirl the whole planet
A curious article by S. Borgerson and M. Byers appeared in The Wall Street Journal - not journalists, but experts. American Scott Borgeson heads the company CargoMetrics, and Michael Byers the Canadian scientist, head of the department of world politics and international law at the University of British Columbia (Vancouver). Both experts believe that the US authorities need to assess the chances of Russian warships appearing on the Canadian coast: after all, the strategic priorities of insatiable Russians may imply the "annexation" of more than Crimea alone.
It turns out that it was not for nothing that the ultra-liberal press informed its regular readers that Patriarch Kirill "met with penguins in Antarctica." And although the Arctic and Antarctic are things that are diametrically opposed geographically, but perhaps Western experts will stop this. Where the penguins are, there will be polar bears in the “expert press”, and there the main thing is “aggression”, “annexation”, “occupation” ...
At the University of British Columbia, they say that "these aggressive Russians" are going to occupy the core of the earth and even the "axis of the earth" to turn the entire planet ...
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ImPerts
Just arrange in your house everything in Feng Shui)))
Sensatus
Camel
The occupation begins !!!
Je suis TVZ-117
The Rostvertol enterprise replaced the Ukrainian TVZ-117 engine, previously installed on the Night Hunter, with the domestic VK-2500.
No, well, a complete peremoga in Zaporozhye: the Ukrainian engines (Motor Sich products) are now free from supplies to the “aggressor”, and here to Lenin’s highest monument in Ukraine (again in Zaporozhye) piled up. And if the bronze statue of the “leader” can be handed over at least to non-ferrous metal, rescuing a large amount of relief for the development of independence, then here is where to deliver the engines that were provided for deliveries to the Russian market? Where will the entire production line go, given that the European “brothers” are not eager to pack up Motor Sich products? Is it really “Je suis TVZ-117”?
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Ramzaj99
Bannik
Mountain shooter
Ogrebet - not ogrebet ...
All week from the DPR, there were reports of a significant increase in the activity of Ukrainian security forces. It is not only about strengthening the shelling of the territory of the DPR, but also attempts to carry out provocations in the territories of Donbass, controlled by Kiev itself. The most difficult situation is at the contact line in Yasinovataya-Avdiivka square.
Full-scale battles in the Donbass: from Gorlovka to the Azov coast
From the statement of the head of the DPR Alexander Zakharchenko:
The whole question is whether Mr. Poroshenko himself sends these parties, and he is told by an “inner voice”, very reminiscent in tone and other characteristics of the voice of US Vice President Joe Biden? On the one hand, Poroshenko understands that as soon as peace really prevails in the Donbass, the Ukrainian population will concentrate all their attention directly on the authorities, and therefore, it seems like, you need to continue to peel in Donetsk and Gorlovka from all calibres. On the other hand, Pedro Alekseevich is well aware of the fact that it is possible to get rid of LDNR ... And given the fact that Minsk and Minsk-2 were actually ordered to live long, it’s not the fact that everything will be limited to a single springboard. with a victorious retreat to previously prepared positions. " More precisely, the retreat will be, but to what, as they say, gardens - no one knows now ... And the main question for Pedro Alekseevich: does he have a spare garden on the distant cordon in the case of the “grandiose shukher”?
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Finches
eyed
"Something in the conservatory is wrong ..." And in them, and in our ...
Ramzes33
Obama failed
Senator McCain admitted: the Kremlin’s withdrawal of troops from Syria demonstrates Moscow’s gain and Obama’s foreign policy failure.
Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, John McCain, issued a press statement just a few hours after President Putin announced the beginning of the withdrawal of some armed forces from Syria. In his statement, McCain explicitly noted that this shows the decision: Putin believes that he won in Syria.
McCain believes that Putin sent a signal to the world: the bombing of "opponents of the bloody regime of Assad" is already enough; Assad's "survival" is "secured." The US administration on this background showed its helplessness, just watching Putin come in, intervened and "protected him (Assad) the cruel regime."
McCain said that the Obama administration "comforts itself," piously believing that there was no military solution to the Syrian issue. Mr. McCain himself is sure of the opposite: definitely, it is the “military dimension” that will lead to the establishment of peace in Syria. And this is what Russia demonstrated. The Russians "changed" the military factors on the ground and "created the conditions for a political settlement" that are "favorable to their interests."
Putin’s order to withdraw the main troops from Syria was a complete surprise for Western experts, military strategists and politicians. Many observers and experts admit that Moscow has achieved its goals in the Syrian campaign, even though IG continues to exist. Critics of the White House administration against the background of Russian successes do not get tired of denigrating B.H. Obama, during whose reign the US influence in the Middle East weakened. And even Senator McCain, this famous “friend” of Russia, was forced to publicly admit that Russia demonstrated military successes in the Syrian campaign and created conditions for a political settlement in the country - and even those that are favorable to the interests of the Kremlin.
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SRC P-15
weksha50
Let Assad legitimately solves issues both internal and external. Now the same United States and Turkey have already realized that when they talk to Assad, Putin, that is, Russia, is invisibly standing behind him. And legally we are on the sidelines. Just fulfilled the legitimate request of the legitimate government of Syria ...
kos2910
Diplomacy "winners"
"The New York Times" made public the statement of militants "Dzhebhat an-Nusra", made a few hours after the Russian president ordered the withdrawal of the main forces of the Russian Aerospace Forces from Syria. The statement of the terrorists says that they consider Russia "loser", and therefore they are ready to launch an offensive.
From the statement: “It has now become clear to everyone that Russia has suffered a defeat. She emerged from the war because of the cowardly Syrian army. Over the next 48 hours, the “Front of Nusra” will launch its offensive in Syria. ”
You can, of course, laugh at the resurrected “fighting spirit” of these “winners”, but it is better to seriously consider increasing the activity of the terrorist group in the next few days, if not days. In addition, it became known that the Dzhebhat militants, together with the thugs from Ahrar al-Sham and Fajr al-Ummah, decided to merge into a new, more powerful, structure called Jaysh al-Fustat. This is not only a force, but also a “diplomatic” move: after all, Dzhebhat an-Nusra is recognized by the UN Security Council as a terrorist organization, and the new name will give the militants the “green light” - the American coalition should not bomb "black list". The strategic move of the terrorists cannot be underestimated. It should be remembered that a couple of weeks ago, the Jebhat men intended to send a delegation to ... the UN. You never know?
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Lelek
Euroskeptics are pressing!
In Germany, the Christian Democratic Union of Chancellor Angela Merkel lost the regional elections in two of the three federal states. Moreover, the party “Alternative for Germany” (right-wing euro skeptics) passed to the parliaments of all three lands.
Recall in 2015-2016's. The CDC / CSU center-right bloc rating, headed by Chancellor Angela Merkel, catastrophically went down. Further political career of Frau Merkel was a big question.
According to opinion polls conducted in Germany, in recent months, support for conservative policies has dropped to 32,5% (the worst result from the elections to the Bundestag in 2013, when the center-right coalition gained 33,8 percent). The same polls showed an increase in the “Alternatives for Germany” rating. In January, 2016, its support level was 12,5%. But in 2013, the ADG gained only 4,7% and did not go to parliament.
The Merkel rating has gone down since the beginning of the European migration crisis: 40% of Germans who are descendants of migrants believe that the state should accept fewer refugees. 45% of indigenous people agreed with them, and even 24% of migrants themselves.
The party "Alternative for Germany" takes a clear "anti-fencing" position. This movement seemed to be close to collapse when the founder himself left it last year, but was revived against the background of public discontent caused by Merkel’s refusal to limit the number of asylum seekers arriving in the country.
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Gray 43
varov14
dvg1959
standing
"Not everything is subject to Washington"
Where it is profitable, Russia will interact with America, but at the same time it will give a tough response to any unfriendly actions on its part, the Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov reports to RIA Novosti.
In an interview with the REN-TV channel, the minister said: “Not everything is subject to Washington. This cavalry-cowboy mood, of course, will be a thing of the past. It is painful and takes some time. But we will treat this with understanding, we will wait for this new reality to settle and settle in the minds of Washington politicians, and in the meantime we will cooperate where it is in our interests, and, of course, we will give a hard answer to any unfriendly actions to our address. "
It is unlikely, of course, that in the near future, the “cavalry-cowboy mood” of Washington will go down in history. All US presidential candidates are in favor of "Great America" and bitterly criticize B. H. Obama, who, in their opinion, did not do enough for this "greatness". The White House will continue to intervene in the affairs of sovereign states around the world, dictate the will of the EU or Japan and Australia, establish and change governments in the world, promote "democracy" and "liberalism", notice violations of "human rights" in Russia, China or Syria and ignore them in Saudi Arabia or Qatar. The temporary workers in the White House are so accustomed to the "hegemony" of their native state that they will continue the old policy of inertia: after all, a departure from hegemony would have taken away the "exclusivity" from the Americans and destroyed the whole world order created by the American state after World War II and after the so-called victory in the cold war. Not a single US president would do such a thing, and especially the belligerent H. Clinton, who has very high chances to become the next president, will not.
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ohtsistem
Baikonur
Michael67
It would be nice to drop off the answers for all their past deeds, since they organized the genocide of the Indians. Well, and then on the list.
Ami du peuple
In order to be taken seriously, it is necessary, besides warnings, to take some action. And we, even the impudent Ukrainians from impunity, who trash our diplomatic missions, cannot be replaced. Correctly K. Semin said: “Recently, we have suffered so many weighty slaps in the face that if we decided to hold a championship in long-suffering in the world, we would definitely occupy the whole pedestal.” Sadly all this ...
For being "photographed"
RIA "Novosti", citing a source in the special services of the Russian Federation, reported the detention of a United States citizen who had shown an excessively hot interest in Russian aviation at the Chkalovsky airfield near Moscow. The liberal press managed to “be horrified” by the fact that “an American citizen was detained just because he was photographed against the background of a military aircraft.”
In fact, the liberal press, as always, is trying to present the situation in a favorable light for itself, and this “light” has little to do with reality. The reason for the detention of the American is connected not only with the fact that he was taking photographs of a military object without the appropriate permissions, but also with the fact that he was using a special device to try to scan the frequencies used by the aerodrome flight control center.
So, you understand, and it happens with these foreign citizens: if you want to keep your scanner in your pocket, take an innocent photo "on the background", and the guys in camouflage are right there. Interfere, you know, self-study.
What is the American Mr. thinking now? Probably, that there is neither freedom, nor democracy in Russia. But vigilance enough!
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alex-s
FenH
Koshak
Iline
Something ambivalent about this news. I can still understand about Mozdok: there are combat aircraft. But "Chkalovsky" is a court aerodrome of the MoD, and there are mainly transport planes there. There is even customs there, because airplanes fly not only from Russia and across Russia. Air photos of Chkalovsiy - the sea on the Internet, space images - please, at least in YandexCards, at least in GoogleMaps.
Take pictures of several special boards of VKP type, etc., located there? Again, get on the Internet - these pictures are there ... And what will this picture give?
The scanner tuned to the frequency of the flight control center would only use the frequency of operation of this center with airplanes in the airfield area. Believe me, there is nothing interesting in it, everything is similar to civilian dispatchers. And this frequency changes (except for the emergency one) once a quarter, if nothing has changed lately.
Something there guys are completely different wise.
"Victim of terrorism"
As reported by Radio Poland, Polish Defense Minister Anthony Matserevich called the plane crash near Smolensk, in which Lech Kaczynski died, a terrorist act. Accordingly, Poland has become the "first victim of terrorism." Irina Yarovaya, chairperson of the State Duma Committee on Security and Anti-Corruption, believes that Matserevich allowed “delusional statements”, and the head of the Media Relations Department of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation, Vladimir Markin, wrote on Twitter: “The Polish Ministry of Defense burns today: they have terrorism, fraud . So, you see, and it will come to a burglary ”.
“Warsaw demonstrates the absence of rational foreign policy plans, and builds a policy based on irrational complexes that are historically motivated,” said "Free Press" Director of the Institute for Political Studies Sergey Markov. “The new Polish government is, in my opinion, not only extremely Russophobic, but also anti-German, anti-Brussels and, by the way, very anti-Ukrainian. This is the government of real nationalists, who are far more right-wing in their views than the leader of the French National Front, Marine Le Pen, or the leader of the Austrian Freedom Party Heinz Christian Strache, who is branded in Europe for radicalism. At the same time, the Polish government is also frankly pro-American, and therefore fear to accuse him publicly in the EU. ”
The expert singled out one more important characteristic of the members of the Polish government - “their low education”, “rural”. “That is why Warsaw medialogiya takes such primitive forms,” believes Markov.
Recall that the Interstate Aviation Committee previously acknowledged the cause of the crash pilot error. Poland, nevertheless, conducted its own investigation, as a result of which she laid some “blame” on the dispatchers of the Russian Federation.
In October 2012, the newspaper Rzeczpospolita published a report that local experts who examined the wreckage of the presidential plane found traces of explosives on them. However, such "information" officially denied the prosecutor's office of Poland.
However, the "villagers" from the Polish Ministry of Defense have their own point of view. And neither the refutation of the prosecutor's office, nor the resolution of the Interstate Aviation Committee, nor the explanations of the RF IC will shake it.
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Good cat
Dam
Jarome
Lost record from the cabin, which was washed the entire Polish elite. Forgot…
Pavel Tsybai
Brain attack aircraft from Europe
On March 14, the foreign ministers of the EU member states were going to brainstorm. The subject of discussion was chosen Russia. It has become fashionable to talk about Russia, about sanctions and “normalizing relations” in the EU. Eurobusiness incurs multibillion-dollar losses due to sanctions, capitalists complain, budgets receive less taxes. And therefore, the foreign affairs agencies of a dependent Europe, acting with an eye on the overseas hegemon, would like to somehow get closer to the Russians so as not to quarrel with the said hegemon. Well, they began to formally converge: the ministerial meeting adopted five principles of the EU policy on building relations with the Russian Federation.
Principle number one: “the full implementation of the Minsk Agreements as a key moment in our relations” (in quotes, the words of the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Federica Mogherini, quoted in TASS).
Principle number two: “strengthening relations with our Eastern partners and other neighbors” (talking about the continuation of Eastern Partnership projects aimed at Ukraine, Belarus, Moldova, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, TASS notes).
Principle number three: ensuring “EU sustainability, particularly in the area of energy security”.
Principle number four: the development of cooperation with the Russian Federation on specific vectors of the international agenda, of particular interest to the EU. The need for cooperation with Russia on international issues (Iran, Syria, the Middle East region, migrants, the fight against terrorism, climate change, etc.) was noted.
Principle number five: “support of the civil society of the Russian Federation and relations between people in Russia and the EU”.
The attention of the well-known analyst Gevorg Mirzayan, writing for Expert magazine, drew on the fifth principle concerning “support of the civil society of the Russian Federation and relations between people in Russia and the EU”. And indeed, it is curious: how will such a point be interpreted in Brussels?
After all, for such support of relations, the European Union should liberalize the visa regime with the Russian Federation. As for the "support of civil society", then you need ... to lift the sanctions. After all, they are damaging the Russian middle class as the basis of civil society, and at the same time the European image.
The expert does not exclude that the euro sanctions "may be canceled in the foreseeable future."
It is unlikely that the European Union, we will add, dare “unilaterally” (that is, without the approval of the United States) not to extend the sanctions automatically. There are no suitable conditions for this: the hegemon of the refusal of sanctions will clearly not approve. In addition, 2 March 2016. The US administration extended the sanctions on Russia “because of events in Ukraine” for a year. Moreover, Washington is not going to stop there. In the evening, 15 March, it became known about the new sanctions plans of the "hegemon": it turns out, the State Department will study what other sanctions can be imposed against Russia because of the "annexation of the Crimea." This was stated by Assistant Secretary of State Victoria Nuland.
Under the circumstances, it is very difficult to even count on any kind of easing of the policy of US sanctions, not to mention their lifting. As for the European Union, he always followed Washington in foreign policy. And even if “obstinate” states like Hungary or Greece even spoke out against sanctions in due time, they somehow continued to support them. After all, to extend the sanctions regime, we need the votes of all EU members, without exception. Is it true that Brussels will break up with Washington in the summer? The legend is fresh, but it's hard to believe.
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Al1977
Pvi1206
CBR assumes, and Washington has
From January 2015 to January 2016, Russia increased its investment in US government securities by 14,7 billion dollars (from 82,2 billion to 96,9 billion dollars). This was reported in the January report of the US Treasury Department on other countries investing funds in US government bonds. Russia ranks fifteenth in the list of US securities holders. The number one investor is China.
Readers of the Military Review are often wondering: why is the Russian Central Bank investing in a foreign economy, and even a “hostile” pressure on Russia with sanctions? Why not spend this money on the development of its own industry? Some people see in these actions of the Central Bank the intrigues of the “fifth column” and “enemies of the people” and wonder: why does Putin not see all this? And if he sees, why is he "satisfied" with the work of the Central Bank, and in general, the economic bloc of the government?
According to the public relations director of the Kalita-Finance financial group, Alexey Vyazovsky, last year “the financial management of Russia tried to do something, get away from this dependence — the gold reserves in the country were increased to a record size.” But then oil prices rose a bit, a stream of foreign exchange earnings went into the country, and the government "did not think of anything better than how to invest it in US bonds." “The fact is that inside the country they simply do not know where to invest this money,” he said. "Free Press".
Dmitry Abzalov, President of the Center for Strategic Communications, expressed a more specific opinion in an interview with “SP”. According to the expert, in Russia it is necessary to create financial instruments and to invest normally in our economy, in infrastructure projects. If, however, we finance them directly, “there may be big costs,” namely, the “corruption component”. “If the funds will be allocated just for the state-owned company, then it is likely that the money, let's say, will be spent inefficiently,” the expert gently remarked.
We can assume, let us add, that the state is afraid of corruption ... in the state. Fearing himself, the state invests currency in a foreign economy, and invests so that the risk is minimal. Therefore, the American economy is elected. By the criterion of reliability of investments.
The obvious reason for the relevant decisions of the Central Bank is the reliability and liquidity of US government securities. Apparently, this is well understood, not only in Russia, but also in China, and in Japan, whose investments in US government bonds exceed a trillion.
Moscow’s investment of currency in the home economy will most likely lead to a new round of corruption, rather than to the development of domestic economy and industry. At least some experts think so.
So, we continue to finance the development of the US economy. God help you, Mr. Obama!
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Aleksander
The impression that everything is let loose: how it goes, so it goes. Neither the will nor the desire to change the situation, which has already led to the absurdity - Russia’s financing its main enemy.
smel
Beard
Suhov
And further. It is impossible to discuss the economic course of our government without using the so-called profanity. And to express the attitude to this course and the government is impossible in principle.
So, the administration of the site, you either relaxed in terms of vocabulary when discussing economic issues, or enter a taboo on this topic.
gray smeet
guzik007
And then recently cosmonaut Lazutkin naively crucified, such as: a flight to Mars should become a national idea. What ... flights! Will be stolen before the start: =)
Uncle VasyaSayapin
Igor39
Nsk 54
Ami du peuple
Although there is another (fantastic) way - to change the socio-economic formation. I remember that under the Soviet regime theft was not raised to the meaning of life and did not accept such cosmic dimensions that threaten the security of the country.
* “He flew away, but promised to return!” - a phrase from the cartoon “The Kid and Carlson”
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