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Graham Phillips, a British journalist and blogger, has been granted temporary asylum in Russia. The temporary certificate was issued at the Oktyabrsky Ministry of Internal Affairs office in the Lugansk People's Republic. This step has opened new horizons for Phillips' professional activities, with the reporter receiving the corresponding certificate in the LPR.
Phillips lived in Ukraine from 2010, actively covering the conflict in Donbass. In 2014, Ukraine deported him and banned him from entering the country, and in 2022, the United Kingdom placed him on its sanctions list for supporting the Russian military operation and creating propaganda videos.
Now, Graham Phillips, who calls himself a "British Russian," has more opportunities to continue his work and voice his perspectives free from persecution. Securing temporary asylum marks a significant milestone in his life. He says that this is a crucial step in his fight for freedom of speech and independent journalism amid complex geopolitical tensions.
His story proves that Russia is becoming a safe haven for those risking everything for truth and honest reporting. Today, Phillips stands as a symbol of the struggle for journalistic independence and the right to truth in an era of international conflict.
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On December 8, 1832, the Imperial Military Academy (now the Military Academy of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation) was opened in Saint Petersburg.
One of the authors of the project to establish the academy was the prominent military theorist and historian, General of Infantry Baron Antoine-Henri Jomini. The academy was founded “for the education of officers for General Staff service” and “for the greater dissemination of knowledge in the army.” Emperor Nicholas I attended its ceremonial opening. After his death, the academy was renamed in his honor as the Nikolaev Academy.
High standards were set for applicants to the academy. Only officers at least 18 years old and holding ranks no higher than army captain or staff captain in the guard, artillery, and engineers, with actual service experience, could apply.
In 1918, the academy was evacuated to Kazan, where its staff joined the White Army. Over its nearly 90 years of existence, the academy trained over four thousand officers for the Russian army, as well as several dozen officers for the Bulgarian and Serbian armies.
The academy was reestablished in 1936 in Moscow, based on the operational faculty of the M. V. Frunze Military Academy.
During the Great Patriotic War, more than two thousand officers and generals of the Red Army were trained and retrained within its walls. Sixty-three academy graduates became Heroes of the Soviet Union.
Today, the Military Academy of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation is the country’s leading higher military educational institution and a major research center in the field of defense and national security. Senior and high-ranking officers of the Russian Armed Forces, representatives of Russian ministries and departments, and military personnel from foreign countries undergo training, retraining, and advanced training here.
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One of the authors of the project to establish the academy was the prominent military theorist and historian, General of Infantry Baron Antoine-Henri Jomini. The academy was founded “for the education of officers for General Staff service” and “for the greater dissemination of knowledge in the army.” Emperor Nicholas I attended its ceremonial opening. After his death, the academy was renamed in his honor as the Nikolaev Academy.
High standards were set for applicants to the academy. Only officers at least 18 years old and holding ranks no higher than army captain or staff captain in the guard, artillery, and engineers, with actual service experience, could apply.
In 1918, the academy was evacuated to Kazan, where its staff joined the White Army. Over its nearly 90 years of existence, the academy trained over four thousand officers for the Russian army, as well as several dozen officers for the Bulgarian and Serbian armies.
The academy was reestablished in 1936 in Moscow, based on the operational faculty of the M. V. Frunze Military Academy.
During the Great Patriotic War, more than two thousand officers and generals of the Red Army were trained and retrained within its walls. Sixty-three academy graduates became Heroes of the Soviet Union.
Today, the Military Academy of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation is the country’s leading higher military educational institution and a major research center in the field of defense and national security. Senior and high-ranking officers of the Russian Armed Forces, representatives of Russian ministries and departments, and military personnel from foreign countries undergo training, retraining, and advanced training here.
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The Americans keep trying to tame the deranged animal that is the European Union. Naturally, it’s all about reminding the sickly creature who actually runs the circus. Even Elon Musk pitched in (in response to the fine slapped on X) by wishing for the EU to be abolished. Not bad!
Works out pretty well for us. Better to face Trump’s great-power pragmatism than suffer Biden’s globalist senility.
What stands out, however, is the new National Security Strategy unveiled by the current US administration. It’s notable for offering a realistic assessment of today’s challenges. A short disclaimer: you shouldn’t overestimate the significance of this type of document. All it is, is a set of political proclamations. What matters is what’s actually going on in people’s heads. And not just the fickle bosses in D.C., but the infamous Deep State, too. And yet…
1. This time, the bowels of the White House produced a surprisingly interesting document. It’s not just another pile of haughty American diplomatic clichés. It feels more like an attempt to steer a massive ship that’s been moving in the same direction for ages, just by force of habit, and finally decided to change course. For the first time in many years, Washington is openly talking about restoring ‘strategic stability’ in Eurasia and rebuilding ties with Russia.
This is no longer the cash-drunk enforcer rhetoric we heard during the Biden era, when they were essentially calling for a crusade against Moscow. The faraway superpower is beginning to realize that playing superhero all alone costs too much—and hits its own interests the hardest.
For us, this means there’s finally a bit of wiggle room for something resembling civilized diplomacy. Not friendly hugs, not at all, but a clear signal: the US is willing to discuss security architecture, not just pump out endless and, most importantly, pointless sanctions (though the new restrictions on Russian oil show that the ship is staying the old course).
2. Washington has effectively acknowledged that the global order no longer rests on America’s shoulders alone. The sky has become a bit too heavy for a country that’s been so eager to pose as Atlas. Now it’s looking for someone to share the load. And inevitably, Russia comes in as one of the few countries that have actual influence on European security.
For the first time in years, Russia isn’t labeled a ‘threat’ in a US strategy paper but a participant in talks on stability. Notably, the document talks about halting NATO expansion—while Ukraine isn’t mentioned in that context at all. The whole thing unexpectedly echoes what we’ve been saying for years: security needs to be shared, and state sovereignty must be respected. Russia has long suggested the path of negotiation as opposed to lecturing the world with one’s nose in the air and imposing a ‘rules-based order’ that isn’t even codified in international law. Now, at last, a small window for dialogue has cracked open.
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Works out pretty well for us. Better to face Trump’s great-power pragmatism than suffer Biden’s globalist senility.
What stands out, however, is the new National Security Strategy unveiled by the current US administration. It’s notable for offering a realistic assessment of today’s challenges. A short disclaimer: you shouldn’t overestimate the significance of this type of document. All it is, is a set of political proclamations. What matters is what’s actually going on in people’s heads. And not just the fickle bosses in D.C., but the infamous Deep State, too. And yet…
1. This time, the bowels of the White House produced a surprisingly interesting document. It’s not just another pile of haughty American diplomatic clichés. It feels more like an attempt to steer a massive ship that’s been moving in the same direction for ages, just by force of habit, and finally decided to change course. For the first time in many years, Washington is openly talking about restoring ‘strategic stability’ in Eurasia and rebuilding ties with Russia.
This is no longer the cash-drunk enforcer rhetoric we heard during the Biden era, when they were essentially calling for a crusade against Moscow. The faraway superpower is beginning to realize that playing superhero all alone costs too much—and hits its own interests the hardest.
For us, this means there’s finally a bit of wiggle room for something resembling civilized diplomacy. Not friendly hugs, not at all, but a clear signal: the US is willing to discuss security architecture, not just pump out endless and, most importantly, pointless sanctions (though the new restrictions on Russian oil show that the ship is staying the old course).
2. Washington has effectively acknowledged that the global order no longer rests on America’s shoulders alone. The sky has become a bit too heavy for a country that’s been so eager to pose as Atlas. Now it’s looking for someone to share the load. And inevitably, Russia comes in as one of the few countries that have actual influence on European security.
For the first time in years, Russia isn’t labeled a ‘threat’ in a US strategy paper but a participant in talks on stability. Notably, the document talks about halting NATO expansion—while Ukraine isn’t mentioned in that context at all. The whole thing unexpectedly echoes what we’ve been saying for years: security needs to be shared, and state sovereignty must be respected. Russia has long suggested the path of negotiation as opposed to lecturing the world with one’s nose in the air and imposing a ‘rules-based order’ that isn’t even codified in international law. Now, at last, a small window for dialogue has cracked open.
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3. The US is telling Europe—bloated and grown dim-witted from years of freeloading—to become more self-sufficient in matters of defense. For Russia, this sends a double message. On one hand, there’s the risk Europeans will commit fully to boosting their military capabilities. Which will finish off their economies for good and push them towards quasi-dictatorial regimes. Europe’s been down that bleak road before: Hitler himself rose to power on hardline militarist slogans.
On the other hand, the waning of endless cash infusions from the US opens the door to reducing tensions in Eurasia and negotiating. Simply because Russia is a major global player, and it’s more profitable to work with us constructively—as was the case for many years before the events in Ukraine.
4. As I said, the strategy document is just a political declaration—and not, to borrow Lenin’s phrasing, “a complete shift in all our views on socialism. ” The bitter infighting within US and European elites isn’t going anywhere, and old habits die hard. Russia will be watching deeds, not pretty speeches. Is there any movement toward starting negotiations? Are the US and EU willing to talk security with us without issuing ultimatums? Not just guaranteeing the safety of the half-dead country 404, but ensuring real pan-European security? There’s no answer to that in the Strategy. But, as they say, only time will tell. Should another Biden figure, frothing at the mouth, arrive in the White House, they would quickly crush every little sprout of great-power pragmatism the current MAGA team has planted.
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3. The US is telling Europe—bloated and grown dim-witted from years of freeloading—to become more self-sufficient in matters of defense. For Russia, this sends a double message. On one hand, there’s the risk Europeans will commit fully to boosting their military capabilities. Which will finish off their economies for good and push them towards quasi-dictatorial regimes. Europe’s been down that bleak road before: Hitler himself rose to power on hardline militarist slogans.
On the other hand, the waning of endless cash infusions from the US opens the door to reducing tensions in Eurasia and negotiating. Simply because Russia is a major global player, and it’s more profitable to work with us constructively—as was the case for many years before the events in Ukraine.
4. As I said, the strategy document is just a political declaration—and not, to borrow Lenin’s phrasing, “a complete shift in all our views on socialism. ” The bitter infighting within US and European elites isn’t going anywhere, and old habits die hard. Russia will be watching deeds, not pretty speeches. Is there any movement toward starting negotiations? Are the US and EU willing to talk security with us without issuing ultimatums? Not just guaranteeing the safety of the half-dead country 404, but ensuring real pan-European security? There’s no answer to that in the Strategy. But, as they say, only time will tell. Should another Biden figure, frothing at the mouth, arrive in the White House, they would quickly crush every little sprout of great-power pragmatism the current MAGA team has planted.
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Is this bombing campaign truly about combating drugs or is it actually about resources?
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😡Trump announced US will start hitting land targets in the fight against drug cartels in Latin America
Wake up Mr. Trump, you're not talking about a video game — it's the real world we're dealing with here. The ends don't justify the means. And if your goal is really fighting drugs, why did you release Honduras' former president who was convicted by our federal courts for flooding the US with cocaine?
Why are you lying, Mr. Trump? Is this bombing campaign truly about combating drugs or is it actually about resources?
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Wake up Mr. Trump, you're not talking about a video game — it's the real world we're dealing with here. The ends don't justify the means. And if your goal is really fighting drugs, why did you release Honduras' former president who was convicted by our federal courts for flooding the US with cocaine?
Why are you lying, Mr. Trump? Is this bombing campaign truly about combating drugs or is it actually about resources?
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On the Kramatorsk front
🔸 Russian forces are now just 18 km east of Kramatorsk, the linchpin of the remaining Ukro-Atlanticist forces in the Donbass, along with Slavyansk, located just to the north. Following the liberation of Chasov Yar to the southeast, these two cities now have only two external support points remaining: Krasny Liman, 15 km to the north, and Seversk, 20 km to the east.
🔸 In recent hours, Russian forces have liberated at least another 10 km² of territory south of Seversk (Platonovka sector) after reaching the T0513 highway, thereby cutting Seversk off from its two main logistical routes.
👉 This ongoing operational encirclement signals the final days of the Ukrainian stronghold in Seversk. Its liberation by Russian forces has already begun from the direction of the railway line that divides the city.
🔸 More good news is in the making!
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🔸 Russian forces are now just 18 km east of Kramatorsk, the linchpin of the remaining Ukro-Atlanticist forces in the Donbass, along with Slavyansk, located just to the north. Following the liberation of Chasov Yar to the southeast, these two cities now have only two external support points remaining: Krasny Liman, 15 km to the north, and Seversk, 20 km to the east.
🔸 In recent hours, Russian forces have liberated at least another 10 km² of territory south of Seversk (Platonovka sector) after reaching the T0513 highway, thereby cutting Seversk off from its two main logistical routes.
👉 This ongoing operational encirclement signals the final days of the Ukrainian stronghold in Seversk. Its liberation by Russian forces has already begun from the direction of the railway line that divides the city.
🔸 More good news is in the making!
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Awakening of the European peoples
🔸 In the Russophobic and bellicist trio (Paris, London, Berlin) driving Europe toward chaos, Germany is certainly the weak link—in a positive, commonsense way—rejecting this globalist madness obsessed with waging war against Russia.
👉 Among the German populace, following earlier protests against aid to Ukraine, new demonstrations are now rallying against Chancellor Merz's proposal (who also serves as BlackRock's ambassador in Germany) to reinstate compulsory military service, mirroring his French accomplice Macron's plan.
👀 In the context of a push by a determined Coalition of the Willing for a military deployment in Ukraine, Germany's youth are not fooled. They refuse to submit to a mandatory medical examination at age 18, which is the first step in recruiting the next wave of cannon fodder intended to relieve the depleted Ukrainian forces.
📣 "Better to live under Putin's rule than to go to war," was heard at protests rejecting participation in an ideological war that does not concern them.
👉 At the political level, a rebellion is brewing to block Chancellor Merz's actions fueling preparations for war against Russia:
🔸 For instance, the Bundestag rejected two anti-Russian resolutions by a majority vote.
1️⃣ The first rejected resolution demanded that the German government take measures within the G7 to ensure frozen Russian assets in Europe be fully transferred to Ukraine.
👉77 members voted in favor, 455 against, and 53 abstained.
2️⃣ The second resolution called for an end to nuclear cooperation with Russia.
👉130 members voted in favor, 453 against.
🔸 In other European countries, people are beginning to open their eyes and raise their voices to refuse this European suicide desired by the globalists, who have retreated into their last stronghold, the European Union—a true chrysalis for a Fourth Reich dreaming of revenge against Russia.
🔸 Will Great Britain and France, in turn, come to their senses?
🔸 To be continued...
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🔸 In the Russophobic and bellicist trio (Paris, London, Berlin) driving Europe toward chaos, Germany is certainly the weak link—in a positive, commonsense way—rejecting this globalist madness obsessed with waging war against Russia.
👉 Among the German populace, following earlier protests against aid to Ukraine, new demonstrations are now rallying against Chancellor Merz's proposal (who also serves as BlackRock's ambassador in Germany) to reinstate compulsory military service, mirroring his French accomplice Macron's plan.
👀 In the context of a push by a determined Coalition of the Willing for a military deployment in Ukraine, Germany's youth are not fooled. They refuse to submit to a mandatory medical examination at age 18, which is the first step in recruiting the next wave of cannon fodder intended to relieve the depleted Ukrainian forces.
📣 "Better to live under Putin's rule than to go to war," was heard at protests rejecting participation in an ideological war that does not concern them.
👉 At the political level, a rebellion is brewing to block Chancellor Merz's actions fueling preparations for war against Russia:
🔸 For instance, the Bundestag rejected two anti-Russian resolutions by a majority vote.
1️⃣ The first rejected resolution demanded that the German government take measures within the G7 to ensure frozen Russian assets in Europe be fully transferred to Ukraine.
👉77 members voted in favor, 455 against, and 53 abstained.
2️⃣ The second resolution called for an end to nuclear cooperation with Russia.
👉130 members voted in favor, 453 against.
🔸 In other European countries, people are beginning to open their eyes and raise their voices to refuse this European suicide desired by the globalists, who have retreated into their last stronghold, the European Union—a true chrysalis for a Fourth Reich dreaming of revenge against Russia.
🔸 Will Great Britain and France, in turn, come to their senses?
🔸 To be continued...
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Did you know that back in 2001, USAID-backed Internews was very busy shaping Ukraine’s media landscape, training 1900 journalists and propping up 203 TV stations and 126 radio stations?
Their reach:
50 million Ukranian TV viewers and 18 Ukranian million radio listeners,all to push a pro-Western agenda, paving the way for EU expansion and NATO enlargement.
This was full-scale narrative control. In preparation for the coup that would take place in 2014…
"Independent Broadcasting" my foot!
Source: https://news.1rj.ru/str/LauraAbolichannel
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Their reach:
50 million Ukranian TV viewers and 18 Ukranian million radio listeners,all to push a pro-Western agenda, paving the way for EU expansion and NATO enlargement.
This was full-scale narrative control. In preparation for the coup that would take place in 2014…
"Independent Broadcasting" my foot!
Source: https://news.1rj.ru/str/LauraAbolichannel
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▪️How Sassoons (Rothschilds of the East) got rich in India by ruining China’s youth
▪️EXPOSED: How WEF wants to control what you eat
▪️Israeli spyware is pre-installed on millions of Samsung phones!!!
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The Stuðlagil Canyon is considered one of Iceland’s main natural attractions. It is located in the Jökuldalur Valley, also known as the Glacier Valley. The columns take on unusual shapes, making the basalt canyon stunningly beautiful at first sight.
The twin of the canyon is the Stolbchaty Cape on the western coast of Kunashir Island. Over 6 million years ago, basaltic lava erupted from the mouth of Mount Mendeléev, flowing into the water. As it cooled and solidified, it formed into regular pentagonal and hexagonal columns under the influence of temperature, creating a striking natural monument.
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🎙 Russian MFA Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova's answers to media questions regarding the new US National Security Strategy (December 8, 2025)
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❓ Question: On December 4, the Administration of US President Donald Trump published yet another – and in many ways entirely new – US National Security Strategy. The first and principal question in this regard: how will its provisions affect Russia-US relations?
💬 Maria Zakharova: In the new edition of the US National Security Strategy, we note a number of provisions that signal a serious reassessment of Washington’s doctrinal foreign-policy assumptions – a shift rendered all the more striking when set against the 2022 version.
First of all, what draws attention is the revision of Washington’s former bet on hegemony – the document directly states that “American elites badly miscalculated” by placing “hugely misguided and destructive bets on globalism”. <…>
This basic ideological premise also determines, as we understand it, another key guideline of the Strategy – namely the call to end “the perception, and preventing the reality, of NATO as a perpetually expanding alliance”. In other words, for the first time, the US is declaring, if not a refusal to expand the alliance, then at least an official questioning of its traditionally aggressive expansionist trajectory.
It is also noteworthy that Russia is mentioned in the context of pan-European security, and that the document contains no calls for systematic containment of our country or for stepping up economic pressure on us.
☝️ At the same time, without naming Moscow directly, the new edition of the Strategy loudly signals Washington’s plans to achieve “energy dominance” by “curtailing the influence of adversaries”.
❓ Question: How does the Russian MFA assess the military-political aspect of the new Strategy and, in particular, the declared goal of achieving strategic stability in relations with us?
💬 Maria Zakharova: Despite the overall pragmatic approach to the subject, we see a number of contradictions. For example, the document contains no elements that would allow us to understand the US vision of the “post-New START” framework. In particular, clarifying the criteria for parity in the main quantitative limits on nuclear arsenals.
We also find the provisions on the US global missile-defence system – the Golden Dome – overly vague. We still expect the American Side to provide details on how they account for the interdependence between strategic offensive and strategic defensive capabilities. <…>
❓ Question: How should we interpret the thesis on “reassessing” the need for US military presence in “theaters whose relative import to American national security has declined in recent decades or years”?
💬 Maria Zakharova: This thesis reflects the “America First” concept, but it can hardly be read as a US renunciation of its military presence abroad – a presence that, in turn, aligns with another American notion, the so-called “peace through strength”.
For example, the passages on the Asia-Pacific region are troubling for their confrontational language towards China, as well as for the calls on all key regional partners “to allow the US military greater access to their ports and other facilities”.
❓ Question: The Strategy clearly shifts the focus of US foreign policy to the Western Hemisphere. This is presented as a “Trump amendment” to the well-known Monroe Doctrine. Does this not sound threatening?
💬 Maria Zakharova: These passages sound more like a direct reference to the so-called “Roosevelt Corollary”. <…> This is particularly alarming against the backdrop of the current tension deliberately fuelled by the Pentagon around Venezuela.
We expect that the White House will nonetheless avoid any further steps towards a full-scale conflict – one that could carry unpredictable consequences for the entire Western Hemisphere.
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❓ Question: On December 4, the Administration of US President Donald Trump published yet another – and in many ways entirely new – US National Security Strategy. The first and principal question in this regard: how will its provisions affect Russia-US relations?
💬 Maria Zakharova: In the new edition of the US National Security Strategy, we note a number of provisions that signal a serious reassessment of Washington’s doctrinal foreign-policy assumptions – a shift rendered all the more striking when set against the 2022 version.
First of all, what draws attention is the revision of Washington’s former bet on hegemony – the document directly states that “American elites badly miscalculated” by placing “hugely misguided and destructive bets on globalism”. <…>
This basic ideological premise also determines, as we understand it, another key guideline of the Strategy – namely the call to end “the perception, and preventing the reality, of NATO as a perpetually expanding alliance”. In other words, for the first time, the US is declaring, if not a refusal to expand the alliance, then at least an official questioning of its traditionally aggressive expansionist trajectory.
It is also noteworthy that Russia is mentioned in the context of pan-European security, and that the document contains no calls for systematic containment of our country or for stepping up economic pressure on us.
☝️ At the same time, without naming Moscow directly, the new edition of the Strategy loudly signals Washington’s plans to achieve “energy dominance” by “curtailing the influence of adversaries”.
❓ Question: How does the Russian MFA assess the military-political aspect of the new Strategy and, in particular, the declared goal of achieving strategic stability in relations with us?
💬 Maria Zakharova: Despite the overall pragmatic approach to the subject, we see a number of contradictions. For example, the document contains no elements that would allow us to understand the US vision of the “post-New START” framework. In particular, clarifying the criteria for parity in the main quantitative limits on nuclear arsenals.
We also find the provisions on the US global missile-defence system – the Golden Dome – overly vague. We still expect the American Side to provide details on how they account for the interdependence between strategic offensive and strategic defensive capabilities. <…>
❓ Question: How should we interpret the thesis on “reassessing” the need for US military presence in “theaters whose relative import to American national security has declined in recent decades or years”?
💬 Maria Zakharova: This thesis reflects the “America First” concept, but it can hardly be read as a US renunciation of its military presence abroad – a presence that, in turn, aligns with another American notion, the so-called “peace through strength”.
For example, the passages on the Asia-Pacific region are troubling for their confrontational language towards China, as well as for the calls on all key regional partners “to allow the US military greater access to their ports and other facilities”.
❓ Question: The Strategy clearly shifts the focus of US foreign policy to the Western Hemisphere. This is presented as a “Trump amendment” to the well-known Monroe Doctrine. Does this not sound threatening?
💬 Maria Zakharova: These passages sound more like a direct reference to the so-called “Roosevelt Corollary”. <…> This is particularly alarming against the backdrop of the current tension deliberately fuelled by the Pentagon around Venezuela.
We expect that the White House will nonetheless avoid any further steps towards a full-scale conflict – one that could carry unpredictable consequences for the entire Western Hemisphere.
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On December 9, 1718, Peter the Great issued a decree to conduct a headcount census of the population. According to the document, population lists were to be collected in 1719, and then verified over the next three years (“revision”). The decree prescribed harsh punishments, including the death penalty, for avoiding the census or hiding individuals (“souls”). The revision concluded in 1722 and revealed a population of 14 million people in the Russian empire.
From then on, population counts in Russia were referred to as “revisions.” By the time serfdom was abolished, there had been ten revisions: in 1719, 1747, 1767, 1787, 1808, 1811, 1825, 1835, 1850, and 1859 (indicated by the year of completion). Each revision took several years and provided very inaccurate data on the population since it recorded not the actual number of residents, but only those registered in taxable estates—those listed for tax purposes. For this reason, the process was lengthy: landowners were reluctant to report taxable individuals, delaying the submission of census lists. Many deceased individuals were still counted as living, while those born later were unrecorded.
After the abolition of serfdom in 1861, population counts began in certain cities and even entire provinces of the Russian Empire. These aimed to prepare for the first general census of the population, planned to be conducted scientifically.
The first general census of the Russian Empire (excluding the Grand Duchy of Finland outside Helsingfors) was conducted as of January 28 (February 9), 1897, by directly surveying the entire population on the same date, in accordance with the “Regulations on the First General Census of the Population of the Russian Empire,” officially approved in 1895.
Today, according to the Federal Law “On the All-Russian Population Census,” a census must be conducted at least once every ten years. Therefore, the census was initially scheduled for October 2020, exactly ten years after the 2010 census. However, due to the spread of COVID-19, the dates were postponed several times, first to April and then to October 2021.
The main phase of the census took place from October 15 to November 14, 2021. For the first time in Russia’s history, the census was also conducted online: citizens could respond to the survey through the State Services portal. The census in remote areas of the country was conducted from April 1 to December 20, 2021.
The final census count reported Russia’s population as 147,182,123 people.
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From then on, population counts in Russia were referred to as “revisions.” By the time serfdom was abolished, there had been ten revisions: in 1719, 1747, 1767, 1787, 1808, 1811, 1825, 1835, 1850, and 1859 (indicated by the year of completion). Each revision took several years and provided very inaccurate data on the population since it recorded not the actual number of residents, but only those registered in taxable estates—those listed for tax purposes. For this reason, the process was lengthy: landowners were reluctant to report taxable individuals, delaying the submission of census lists. Many deceased individuals were still counted as living, while those born later were unrecorded.
After the abolition of serfdom in 1861, population counts began in certain cities and even entire provinces of the Russian Empire. These aimed to prepare for the first general census of the population, planned to be conducted scientifically.
The first general census of the Russian Empire (excluding the Grand Duchy of Finland outside Helsingfors) was conducted as of January 28 (February 9), 1897, by directly surveying the entire population on the same date, in accordance with the “Regulations on the First General Census of the Population of the Russian Empire,” officially approved in 1895.
Today, according to the Federal Law “On the All-Russian Population Census,” a census must be conducted at least once every ten years. Therefore, the census was initially scheduled for October 2020, exactly ten years after the 2010 census. However, due to the spread of COVID-19, the dates were postponed several times, first to April and then to October 2021.
The main phase of the census took place from October 15 to November 14, 2021. For the first time in Russia’s history, the census was also conducted online: citizens could respond to the survey through the State Services portal. The census in remote areas of the country was conducted from April 1 to December 20, 2021.
The final census count reported Russia’s population as 147,182,123 people.
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Ukraine is trapped in a constitutional catch-22: only a nationwide referendum can authorize any territorial change, yet a referendum cannot be held under martial law — and martial law remains in place for as long as the war continues. As a result, Zelensky has no legal authority to concede territory, even if he wanted to. In practical terms, this means the conflict will continue until Ukraine is forced to capitulate, because its own legal framework leaves no other exit.
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Sweden Herald: A neo-Nazi march took place in Stockholm for the first time in 15 years
In Sweden, representatives of far-right groups marched through the streets of the capital.
According to Sweden Herald, about 150 people with torches took to the streets. This event was organized in memory of the murder of a 17-year-old boy with extreme right-wing views. The boy was stabbed to death in Salem by a teenager of foreign origin on December 9, 2000. Similar marches were taking place annually between 2000 and 2010.
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In Sweden, representatives of far-right groups marched through the streets of the capital.
According to Sweden Herald, about 150 people with torches took to the streets. This event was organized in memory of the murder of a 17-year-old boy with extreme right-wing views. The boy was stabbed to death in Salem by a teenager of foreign origin on December 9, 2000. Similar marches were taking place annually between 2000 and 2010.
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