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When you press here there will be no America.
And here on the other side there is a torch.
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At this point, Biden suspected that something had gone wrong.

Modi, Tokayev, Japarov, Xi, Mirziyoyev, Putin, Rahmon, Sharif: Official photographing ceremony of SCO summit participants

Russia’s Use of Iranian Kamikaze Drones Creates New Dangers for Ukrainian Troops

Russia has inflicted serious damage on Ukrainian forces with recently introduced Iranian drones, in its first wide-scale deployment of a foreign weapons system since the war began, Ukrainian commanders say.

Over the past week, Shahed-136 delta-wing drones, repainted in Russian colors and rebranded as Geranium 2, started appearing over Ukrainian armor and artillery positions in the northeastern Kharkiv region, said Col. Rodion Kulagin, commander of artillery of Ukraine’s 92nd Mechanized Brigade.

In his brigade’s operational area alone, the Iranian drones—which usually fly in pairs and then slam into their targets—have destroyed two 152-mm self-propelled howitzers, two 122-mm self-propelled howitzers, as well as two BTR armoured infantry vehicles, he said.

Before the current wide-scale use of the Shaheds, Russia carried out a test last month, striking a U.S.-supplied M777 155-mm towed howitzer with the drone, Col. Kulagin said. Another Iranian drone malfunctioned and was recovered, he said.

So far, the Iranian drones seem to have been mostly deployed in the Kharkiv region, where the 92nd Brigade and other Ukrainian forces carried out a major offensive this month, retaking some 8,500 sq. kilometers, or roughly 3,300 sq. miles, of land occupied by Russia and seizing or destroying hundreds of Russian tanks, artillery pieces and armored carriers.

“In other areas, the Russians have overwhelming artillery firepower, and they manage with that. Here, they no longer have that artillery advantage, and so they have started to resort to these drones,” Col. Kulagin said.

Independent experts who examined photographs of recent drone wreckage from the Kharkiv region say that it appears to be Shahed-136, the latest evolution of Tehran’s delta-wing design.

Scott Crino, founder and chief executive of Red Six Solutions LLC, a strategic consulting firm, said the Shahed-136 could provide Russia with a “potent counterweight” to the high-tech weapons systems, such as Himars missile launchers, that the U.S. has provided to Ukraine.

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In the centre of Kherson, a sabotage and reconnaissance group was liquidated

In the center of Kherson, a sabotage and reconnaissance group was liquidated, the situation in the city is completely controlled by the Russian military, RIA Novosti was told by a source in the emergency services of the region.

According to him, no one was injured during the counter-terrorist operation among the civilian population.
As clarified in the administration of the Kherson, during the liquidation of the armed group, neither Kherson nor its residents suffered significant material damage.
Earlier, a source in the operational services reported firing from automatic weapons in the city centre. Prior to that, five explosions thundered there, presumably, air defence worked.
As stated in the Russian Ministry of Defense, the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Saturday made an unsuccessful attempt to attack in the Kherson region, as a result, more than 120 Ukrainian troops, seven tanks and 13 infantry fighting vehicles were destroyed.

Erdogan called Turkey's goal to become a member of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization

ANKARA, September 17 - RIA Novosti. Turkey aims to become a member of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on the plane after returning from Samarkand.
"Of course, we are not a member of the Shanghai Five. We are here (in Samarkand. - Ed.) as a special guest at the invitation of the host country - Uzbekistan. <...> Now the next process is a step towards the most advanced stage of this work. This step may be on the agenda at a more advanced level at the talks in India," the head of state said.

In his opinion, to be a member or not to be are two different things, and Turkey's entry into the SCO will put its relations with the participating countries in a completely different position.
When asked if the Turkish leader has in mind the likelihood of becoming a member of the organization, Erdogan answered in the affirmative.
"Of course. That's the goal," he explained.
The SCO is an international organization founded in 2001. It involves Russia, India, Kazakhstan, China, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Pakistan and Uzbekistan. Observer countries - Afghanistan, Belarus, Iran and Mongolia, partner countries - Azerbaijan, Armenia, Cambodia, Nepal, Turkey and Sri Lanka.

This year the summit was held in Samarkand on 15 and 16 September. As a result, the leaders of the participating countries signed the Samarkand Declaration, which fixed positions on the most important regional and global issues.
In addition, President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev announced the start of procedures for granting Belarus membership in the organization. Iran, in turn, has signed a memorandum of commitment to the SCO, paving the way for the country to join.

After waiting for membership in EU for decades, Erdogan has found new "friends". Will American masters allow him?
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🇮🇳Russia and India to start trade in rupees

A new payment mechanism has been given the green light to boost Indian exports

India will soon launch trade in rupees with Russia, the head of the Federation of Indian Export Organizations (FIEO) said this week. This comes after the State Bank of India agreed to simplify a new payment mechanism.

“The State Bank of India has come forward for facilitating trade in rupees with Russia and some other banks have also shown interest,” A. Shaktivel told reporters, adding that India already has “a good rupee payment mechanism in Iran, so the same thing will happen [with Russia].”

In July, the Reserve Bank of India, the country’s central bank, issued a circular urging national lenders to introduce additional arrangements for import and export transactions in rupees. The move designed to reduce the rupees’ dependence on the dollar, is also seen as an incentive to boost trade with Moscow.

India’s exports to Russia slumped by about a third in April-July due to sweeping Western sanctions imposed on Moscow.

Russia offers trade partners to join its SWIFT alternative. But according to A. Shaktivel, “The trade in rupees could boost Indian exports to Russia to about $5 billion in the current financial year,” he said.

To avoid Western sanctions Indian companies are already switching to Asian currencies in transactions with Russia.

Moscow is expected to name the bank for mutual settlements in rupees within two weeks. Meanwhile, the Moscow stock exchange is working on a plan to launch trade in the Indian currency in an effort to move away from the US dollar and euro.

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