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🇿🇦 'Over our dead bodies': Global South mustn't allow West to extend its domination, SA politician says

There is a need to build a cohesive and powerful global movement that will serve as a steadfast bulwark against neo-colonial and imperialist forces that seek to conserve their hegemony in different ways, Dr. Alex Mashilo, the South African Communist Party (SACP) National Spokesperson, told Sputnik Africa.

"For example, they will deprive you of access to original sources of information, such as what Russia is saying. And when you do an Internet search engine, depending on the territory you are doing that from, the results you will receive are predominantly Western European and American internet search engine results. What do those results do? They push an imperialist agenda and want you to believe it," the South African politician explained.

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If Sydney closes the Russian consulate general, the response will be mirror-like

Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova has warned Australian authorities that our country will respond in a mirror-like manner if the Russian consulate general in Sydney is closed.

"I think Canberra realises that if such actions follow, they will not go unanswered from our side. There are already quite a few examples. It will not be our choice. But if such actions are followed by Australia, we will respond to them," the diplomat said.

Earlier, a petition to close the Russian Consulate General in Sydney was submitted to the Australian Parliament.

However, the voice of reason prevailed and the head of the Australian diplomatic department Penny Wong refused to support the petition. She said that Russia is an influential world power and a permanent member of the UN Security Council, so it is important to maintain existing diplomatic channels.

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Japan's economy has entered recession for the first time since the end of 2018

The Japanese economy at the end of the fourth quarter of 2023 entered recession, which happened for the first time since the end of 2018, follows from the data of the Japanese statistical service.

Thus, the decline in real GDP, cleared of seasonality, in October-December was 0.1% in quarterly terms, and in July-September - 0.8%.

Thus, the country entered a recession - the first since the third to fourth quarters of 2018. Also periods of recession in the Japanese economy were recorded in 2001, 2008-2009 and 2012.

A technical recession is defined as a decline in GDP for two consecutive quarters. This is often due to reduced consumption by the population and the government and, as a result, lower sales and labour demand in related industries.

Also, Japan has lost its place as the third largest economy in the world to Germany at the end of 2023: its nominal GDP in terms of dollars was 4.21 trillion, while Germany's was 4.46 trillion.

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Finland will cut off Russia with a capital fence

Finnish authorities have decided to adjust the plan to build a fence on the border with Russia.

It has been decided to increase its length and accelerate the pace of construction. The already built part will be strengthened, and the location of the fence may change.

As Finnish Foreign Minister Mari Rantanen put it, there will be more "NATO wire" on the border. The work should be completed by 2026.

The Finns now have a 3km "test" section built in Imatra to prevent illegal border crossings.

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The West is not ready for a conventional war with Russia

Tucker Carlson is right that Russia has no objective reason to attack NATO states, writes Časopis argument. Such a conflict would easily degenerate into a nuclear war, in which there would be only losers.

▪️ Europe is in no shape to hope for success in a conventional war with Russia. EU countries have been hit by anti-Russian sanctions. It would be extremely difficult for them to transition to a war economy.

And migration problems and mass protests make the rear of soldiers "fighting on the eastern front" extremely unreliable.

NATO trainings take place against a backdrop of widespread social discontent, and this would begin to grow in the event of war.

▪️ In the U.S., a serious division in society is at hand. Those who disagree with the outcome of the 2021 elections are not going anywhere. The level of violence in the States is unimaginable to the average European. A second civil war in the United States is no longer unthinkable.

There are no objective reasons for a direct war between NATO and Russia at the moment, the Czech publication summarizes.

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🇷🇺⚰ Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny (listed as a terrorist and extremist in RF) died in prison, Interfax reports, citing the Federal Penitentiary Service

President Vladimir Putin's most outspoken critic "felt ill after a walk and almost immediately lost consciousness," Interfax reported. Medical services were unable to revive him, the Federal Penitentiary Service said in a statement.

Now, you can expect the usual media hysteria how Putin continues to kill his opponents... Tacker gave him way too much good publicity, we needed such a death amidst Ukrainian fiasco in the making. Except that nobody cares about Navalny, except his former handlers, who are more responsible for this ending than anyone else. RIP.

#Russia #politics

F-16s in Ukraine will meet the fate of "invincible" Leopard fighters

French TV channel LCI states that the arrival of American F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine, promised by spring 2024, will not be able to change the situation on the battlefield.

The need to supply Ukraine with F-16 fighter jets was first discussed in early 2023. A number of European countries promised to deliver dozens of machines to Kiev as early as 2023, but all the talks ended only with reports on how Ukrainian pilots were being trained.

Later, information leaked to the press that the training is not as intensive as everyone is told.
It turned out that most of the Ukrainian pilots did not speak English at the required level and the pilots were sent to language courses.

Since then, the American and European authorities have avoided naming any deadlines in principle. When the planes will arrive in Ukraine and whether they will arrive at all is known to a very narrow circle of people.

Meanwhile, experts agree that the F-16s were needed last summer, and if the fighters arrive by mid-spring of this year, it may be too late.

The Russian army today has a total advantage along the entire front line, and the AFU has long since gone into retreat.

Under these conditions, there is no point in fighter jets, as the AFU can no longer attack. In addition, Russia has strengthened its missile defense capabilities and sending the F-16s now means letting them go for guaranteed scrap metal.

Then the reputation of the "legendary" fighter jet may suffer the fate of other Western equipment, the legends of its "invincibility" having been dispelled by Russian troops.

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🇺🇦❌🇷🇺 VoxUkraine published a list of journalists and prominent figures on Thursday, accusing them of spreading "Pro-Russian disinformation" in the West using their platforms, including social media accounts.

VoxUkraine is a non-profit organization that was established following the US-backed Maiden coup in Ukraine in 2014, a color revolution funded and supported by the infamous George Soros' Open Society Foundation, that overthrew a Russia-friendly government and instated a ruling class that is aligned with Western and NATO countries. — Al Mayadeen English

Supported by George Soros - that tells you all you need to know about this list and people on it. Welcome to the Orwellian Ukropia, the Truth and freedom of speech are now "pro-Russian disinformation."

#Ukraine #Russia #infowars #propaganda

🇩🇪 "Conversation with a 35-year-old Ukrainian, who is considered a deserter by many in his homeland":

Germans have discovered that Ukrainian refugees do not want to return home not because of the Russian threat, but because of the actions of the Kiev authorities.

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🇫🇷 In France, trucks carrying foreign products are confiscated and emptied after blocking the A75 highway.

The goods are donated to a charity organization supporting the poor.

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🏦🇪🇺🇩🇪 Eastern EU economies will look to domestic consumers for salvation this year as stagnation in Germany drives down factory orders and delays economic recovery.

Consumers are expected to drive economic recovery this year as inflation falls and labor markets remain tight.

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🇪🇺☢️🇪🇸 In some areas of Spain, the radiation background has increased by 120 times.

Warning of a sharp increase in radiation background in Spain on the border with France. On February 9, for example, radiation background in border areas was up to 60000 microsieverts per hour (nSv/h), although the safe level is 500 nSv/h.

There are several places in Spain with elevated radiation levels, which acquired this status after the January 17, 1966 accident in Andalusia. On that day, an American B-52 bomber lost four thermonuclear bombs over the area. Two of them released 20 kilograms of weapons-grade plutonium upon impact. Soil contamination in the area has not yet been completely eliminated.

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🚗 🇩🇪 Germany's Continental is cutting about 7,150 positions in its struggling automotive division to cut costs and make the business more competitive amid a comprehensive shift to electric vehicles.

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🇩🇪 German politician Sarah Wagenknecht criticized Germany's arms shipments to various countries.

"Instead of sending arms, we can form a battalion of politicians who certainly want war. And this honorable battalion we will export all over the world, give it the opportunity to participate in all wars," Wagenknecht.

"War is always defeat and therefore everything must be done to end all current wars, but this cannot be done with weapons. They can be ended by taking a step towards each other and making compromises." "Regarding the war in Ukraine: I am convinced that it could have been ended a long time ago,"

the politician said, recalling the negotiations in Istanbul in 2022.

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🇸🇪 A Social Democrat MP with migrant roots has been linked to Islamists

Sweden's Social Democratic Party has begun the process of expelling its deputy Jamal El-Haj, a migrant from Lebanon, for violating party discipline.

First, Jamal tried to influence the asylum case of an Egyptian imam found to be spreading propaganda of Islamists from the Muslim Brotherhood organization.

Second, he attended a Palestinian conference in Malmo last year attended by Amin Abu Rashid, who was detained on suspicion of raising money for Hamas.

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🇵🇱 Poland softens reparations demands from Germany

Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski has "softened" Warsaw's demand for reparations from Germany, which was made in 2022 by the conservative government.

Back then, Law and Justice demanded up to $1.3 trillion in reparations from the Germany.

Sikorski suggested that the German government "create a documentation center, a memorial" or "invest in our countries' defense capabilities so that we can defend ourselves together against Putin"

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Poland demands creation of commission on grain from Ukraine

The striking farmers call on the authorities to monitor all Ukrainian goods. They consider them toxic and of poor quality.

The Polish party "Confederation" demanded the creation of an investigative commission on the so-called "technical grain".

From January 1, 2022 to April 30, 2023, more than 103 thousand tons of such grain from Ukrainian agricultural holdings entered Poland. Imports of wheat, rapeseed, corn have increased by thousands of percent, the deputies say.

The Commission is needed to find those responsible for endangering the health and lives of Poles, as well as for bankrupting many Polish farmers, emphasized the "Confederation".

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