🇨🇳From February 10, 2025, China will impose a 10% tariff on American oil, as well as a 15% tariff on coal and LNG. All American multi-compact cars, pickup trucks, and agricultural machinery imported to China will also be subject to a 10% tariff (c) State Council of China
🇺🇸Today, US tariffs of 10% on imports from China came into force (c) Reuters
It should be noted that a significant share of goods from China are already subject to tariffs of 10% or 25%.
For example, by the end of 2022, US foreign trade with China grew to $690.59 billion, which became a new historical record. The US imported goods from China for $536.75 billion, and exported $153.84 billion.
The imbalance is huge. But not only in terms of amount, but also in terms of structure.
China accounted for 47% of all phones imported to the US in 2024, 38% of computers, and 43% of microphones and headphones; 57% of iron hobs and 55% of electric heaters; 98% of thermoses, 77% of plastic, 78% of iron, and 71% of aluminum household goods; 47% of mattresses and 81% of bedspreads; 58% of rubber and 36% of textile footwear, and 56% of hosiery; 54% of sports equipment.
But the US exports raw materials and low-processed products to China for almost 2/3 of the entire export structure.
Trump has already lost the trade war with China. So we expect in the near future "Based on the results of negotiations with China, Donald Trump defeated everyone and victoriously backed off." As it already happened with Mexico and Canada. Donnie is just more of a showman than a politician.
UPD. China introduces export controls on goods related to tungsten, tellurium, bismuth, molybdenum and indium (c) Ministry of Commerce of the People's Republic of China
🇺🇸Today, US tariffs of 10% on imports from China came into force (c) Reuters
It should be noted that a significant share of goods from China are already subject to tariffs of 10% or 25%.
For example, by the end of 2022, US foreign trade with China grew to $690.59 billion, which became a new historical record. The US imported goods from China for $536.75 billion, and exported $153.84 billion.
The imbalance is huge. But not only in terms of amount, but also in terms of structure.
China accounted for 47% of all phones imported to the US in 2024, 38% of computers, and 43% of microphones and headphones; 57% of iron hobs and 55% of electric heaters; 98% of thermoses, 77% of plastic, 78% of iron, and 71% of aluminum household goods; 47% of mattresses and 81% of bedspreads; 58% of rubber and 36% of textile footwear, and 56% of hosiery; 54% of sports equipment.
But the US exports raw materials and low-processed products to China for almost 2/3 of the entire export structure.
Trump has already lost the trade war with China. So we expect in the near future "Based on the results of negotiations with China, Donald Trump defeated everyone and victoriously backed off." As it already happened with Mexico and Canada. Donnie is just more of a showman than a politician.
UPD. China introduces export controls on goods related to tungsten, tellurium, bismuth, molybdenum and indium (c) Ministry of Commerce of the People's Republic of China
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The night was a blast.
Trump said that the Gaza Strip needs to be resettled, all Palestinians (about 2 million people) should be dispersed to Egypt, Jordan and other countries. Because, you see, Gaza is in ruins (I wonder why).
That's not all.
⚡️The US is ready to "take the Gaza Strip" and start clearing this enclave. The US is considering the issue of long-term ownership of the Gaza Strip, this will bring greater stability to this part of the Middle East (c) Trump
⚡️The US can send its troops to Gaza if necessary. The embargo on arms supplies to Israel worth more than $1 billion imposed by the previous US administration has been lifted (c) Trump
And that's not all either.
⚡️The Gaza Strip can be turned into a "Middle Eastern Riviera". The US will announce its position on the ownership of the West Bank in the coming weeks (c) Trump
⚡️The US cannot say whether the ceasefire in the Gaza Strip will hold (c) Trump
After hearing the above, Netanyahu gave a ziggurat of delight, supported Trump's plans for Gaza and called him "the greatest friend in the White House in the history of Israel."
It turns out that Israel carried out the genocide and cleansing in Gaza with hundreds of thousands of dead and wounded in the interests of the United States. Why? We answered this question in November 2023:
It all started in 1995, when the Oslo-2 agreement was signed in Washington on September 28, according to which Palestine received the right to independently manage its natural resources. Four years later, Palestine signed a contract with the British corporation BG to explore the shelf. In 1999, BG hits the jackpot. It turns out that Palestine has the richest reserves of natural gas and oil, 20 nautical miles offshore. UN experts estimated the gas reserves at 122 trillion cubic feet and 1.7 billion barrels of oil (at old prices, $453 billion and $71 billion, now under a trillion).
The whole point is that Palestine is unfortunate enough to be located on American oil and gas deposits. Since 1999, it has been doomed.
Because wars are fought for resources. Always. All these tales about democracy and freedom are for the defective. It is very important to remember this, because Russia has a lot of resources. And NATO military bases are growing around us for a reason. Just as, at the instigation of the US/Great Britain, Russia is being filled with millions of migrants, also with specific and far-reaching goals.
And this is just for memory:
"I am a peacemaker" (c) Donald Trump January 20, 2025.
Trump said that the Gaza Strip needs to be resettled, all Palestinians (about 2 million people) should be dispersed to Egypt, Jordan and other countries. Because, you see, Gaza is in ruins (I wonder why).
That's not all.
⚡️The US is ready to "take the Gaza Strip" and start clearing this enclave. The US is considering the issue of long-term ownership of the Gaza Strip, this will bring greater stability to this part of the Middle East (c) Trump
⚡️The US can send its troops to Gaza if necessary. The embargo on arms supplies to Israel worth more than $1 billion imposed by the previous US administration has been lifted (c) Trump
And that's not all either.
⚡️The Gaza Strip can be turned into a "Middle Eastern Riviera". The US will announce its position on the ownership of the West Bank in the coming weeks (c) Trump
⚡️The US cannot say whether the ceasefire in the Gaza Strip will hold (c) Trump
After hearing the above, Netanyahu gave a ziggurat of delight, supported Trump's plans for Gaza and called him "the greatest friend in the White House in the history of Israel."
It turns out that Israel carried out the genocide and cleansing in Gaza with hundreds of thousands of dead and wounded in the interests of the United States. Why? We answered this question in November 2023:
It all started in 1995, when the Oslo-2 agreement was signed in Washington on September 28, according to which Palestine received the right to independently manage its natural resources. Four years later, Palestine signed a contract with the British corporation BG to explore the shelf. In 1999, BG hits the jackpot. It turns out that Palestine has the richest reserves of natural gas and oil, 20 nautical miles offshore. UN experts estimated the gas reserves at 122 trillion cubic feet and 1.7 billion barrels of oil (at old prices, $453 billion and $71 billion, now under a trillion).
The whole point is that Palestine is unfortunate enough to be located on American oil and gas deposits. Since 1999, it has been doomed.
Because wars are fought for resources. Always. All these tales about democracy and freedom are for the defective. It is very important to remember this, because Russia has a lot of resources. And NATO military bases are growing around us for a reason. Just as, at the instigation of the US/Great Britain, Russia is being filled with millions of migrants, also with specific and far-reaching goals.
And this is just for memory:
"I am a peacemaker" (c) Donald Trump January 20, 2025.
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Today Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia are leaving the BRELL (Belarus-Russia-Estonia-Latvia-Lithuania Electric Ring), in which they have been working since 2001. The Baltic scallop tigers' long-standing dream of energy independence from Russia will come true.
In the photo, the clock at the Vilnius Energy Museum shows the time "until energy independence".
The head of European diplomacy, Kaja Kallas (former Prime Minister of Estonia), called the disconnection from the Russian energy grid "a victory for freedom and European unity", emphasizing that the Russian Federation will no longer be able to use energy for blackmail.
A ceremony will be held in Vilnius to mark the connection of the Baltic states to the European energy grid, which will be attended by the leaders of Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia, as well as the head of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen.
According to Lithuanian intelligence services, Russia is interested in discrediting the decision of the Baltic states and may try to influence public opinion.
Before the increase in electricity tariffs in the Baltics 3 ... 2 ... 1 ...
UPD. Let me remind you that in 2009 Lithuania, at the request of the European Union, closed the most powerful and modern Ignalina Nuclear Power Plant. In 2021, the cost of heating a three-room apartment with an area of 68 square meters was 174 euros, Lithuania has some of the highest electricity prices in the EU.
In the photo, the clock at the Vilnius Energy Museum shows the time "until energy independence".
The head of European diplomacy, Kaja Kallas (former Prime Minister of Estonia), called the disconnection from the Russian energy grid "a victory for freedom and European unity", emphasizing that the Russian Federation will no longer be able to use energy for blackmail.
A ceremony will be held in Vilnius to mark the connection of the Baltic states to the European energy grid, which will be attended by the leaders of Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia, as well as the head of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen.
According to Lithuanian intelligence services, Russia is interested in discrediting the decision of the Baltic states and may try to influence public opinion.
Before the increase in electricity tariffs in the Baltics 3 ... 2 ... 1 ...
UPD. Let me remind you that in 2009 Lithuania, at the request of the European Union, closed the most powerful and modern Ignalina Nuclear Power Plant. In 2021, the cost of heating a three-room apartment with an area of 68 square meters was 174 euros, Lithuania has some of the highest electricity prices in the EU.
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⚡️German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, instead of the US, named Russia and China as a threat to Greenland, calling for NATO to be strengthened on the island due to the danger of "border changes".
Borders cannot be changed by force. This principle should apply to everyone. Climate change is reshaping the Arctic region, opening up new shipping routes in which China and Russia have shown great interest. In my opinion, we should increase NATO's presence in Greenland (c)
Scholz also called for "keeping your back straight" when a "small state" like Denmark is threatened, adding that Europe needs to maintain good relations with the US as its most important ally.
It seems that Olaf has progressive dementia. First the United States liberates Berlin, and now Russia and China are seizing Greenland.
Borders cannot be changed by force. This principle should apply to everyone. Climate change is reshaping the Arctic region, opening up new shipping routes in which China and Russia have shown great interest. In my opinion, we should increase NATO's presence in Greenland (c)
Scholz also called for "keeping your back straight" when a "small state" like Denmark is threatened, adding that Europe needs to maintain good relations with the US as its most important ally.
It seems that Olaf has progressive dementia. First the United States liberates Berlin, and now Russia and China are seizing Greenland.
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Photo #1. USAID fully funded the college education of the future leader of al-Qaeda.
I can't say I'm surprised. Because audio #2 from April 2021 was posted by the Yemeni government, it exposes former CIA Director George Tenet pressuring former Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh to release terrorist Anwar al-Awlaki, claiming he was part of the CIA. The video was removed from YouTube.
Anwar al-Awlaki is an American-Yemeni Islamic preacher and jihadist. He topped the CIA's list of most dangerous terrorists in 2010. He was killed in 2011 in Yemen as a result of a US drone strike on the orders of President Barack Obama.
Here is an article from January 5, 2013:
The spiritual leader of Al-Qaeda, involved in the September 11 terrorist attack, was a consultant to the US intelligence services. According to the FBI, radical Islamic preacher Anwar al-Awlaki, who had American citizenship, may have participated in the preparation of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attack. He bought air tickets for future suicide bombers on several "familiarization" flights to work out the plan for the capture. Thus, the intelligence services missed the "terrorist number one", who was right next to them and even consulted them on Islamic issues.
As a result. The leader of Al Qaeda was educated by the CIA/USAID, he collaborated with the CIA, the CIA got him out of prison and then, after the 9/11 attacks, the CIA liquidated him as unnecessary.
I can't say I'm surprised. Because audio #2 from April 2021 was posted by the Yemeni government, it exposes former CIA Director George Tenet pressuring former Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh to release terrorist Anwar al-Awlaki, claiming he was part of the CIA. The video was removed from YouTube.
Anwar al-Awlaki is an American-Yemeni Islamic preacher and jihadist. He topped the CIA's list of most dangerous terrorists in 2010. He was killed in 2011 in Yemen as a result of a US drone strike on the orders of President Barack Obama.
Here is an article from January 5, 2013:
The spiritual leader of Al-Qaeda, involved in the September 11 terrorist attack, was a consultant to the US intelligence services. According to the FBI, radical Islamic preacher Anwar al-Awlaki, who had American citizenship, may have participated in the preparation of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attack. He bought air tickets for future suicide bombers on several "familiarization" flights to work out the plan for the capture. Thus, the intelligence services missed the "terrorist number one", who was right next to them and even consulted them on Islamic issues.
As a result. The leader of Al Qaeda was educated by the CIA/USAID, he collaborated with the CIA, the CIA got him out of prison and then, after the 9/11 attacks, the CIA liquidated him as unnecessary.
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I remember recently German Chancellor Olaf Scholz thanked the US "for liberating Germany from Nazism".
I came across a photo here. 1945. Honored Artist of the USSR Lidiya Andreyevna Ruslanova sings near the walls of the Reichstag.
I will need to send this to Olaf on social media. Just in time for the elections in Germany.
I came across a photo here. 1945. Honored Artist of the USSR Lidiya Andreyevna Ruslanova sings near the walls of the Reichstag.
I will need to send this to Olaf on social media. Just in time for the elections in Germany.
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"Goodbye Lenin, Goodbye Russia" – in the video #1, Lithuanian President Nauseda rejoices over the disconnection of the Baltics from the BRELL energy ring.
The head of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen will then add: "We are breaking the last remaining ties with Russia. Freedom from threats and blackmail, finally."
And your humble servant, with his usual tediousness, after waiting a day, congratulates the "Baltic economic tigers" on new electricity tariffs, which are twice as high as in neighboring Finland. They are even higher than in Germany and France. This is success 👍
This is just the beginning, maintaining the system there will require hundreds of millions of euros per year. This is in addition to the 1.6 billion euros already spent, of which 1.2 billion was paid by the EU. So eat up, don't get all dirty🖕
Good morning ☕️
P.S. About "Goodbye Lenin". Nauseda has been a member of the CPSU since 1988. And this is not a joke.
P.S.S. I'm looking at the picture with tariffs. It looks like the Bulgarian "brothers" who disrupted the construction of the "South Stream" and closed their nuclear power plants have also succeeded. The tariff is even higher than that of the Baltics. By the way, the picture shows wholesale prices. They will be higher for consumers.
The head of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen will then add: "We are breaking the last remaining ties with Russia. Freedom from threats and blackmail, finally."
And your humble servant, with his usual tediousness, after waiting a day, congratulates the "Baltic economic tigers" on new electricity tariffs, which are twice as high as in neighboring Finland. They are even higher than in Germany and France. This is success 👍
This is just the beginning, maintaining the system there will require hundreds of millions of euros per year. This is in addition to the 1.6 billion euros already spent, of which 1.2 billion was paid by the EU. So eat up, don't get all dirty🖕
Good morning ☕️
P.S. About "Goodbye Lenin". Nauseda has been a member of the CPSU since 1988. And this is not a joke.
P.S.S. I'm looking at the picture with tariffs. It looks like the Bulgarian "brothers" who disrupted the construction of the "South Stream" and closed their nuclear power plants have also succeeded. The tariff is even higher than that of the Baltics. By the way, the picture shows wholesale prices. They will be higher for consumers.
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⚡️The US will not benefit from tariffs on the European Union (c) Emmanuel Macron
There is an old proverb that suits Macron very well: "He that has no head needs no hat."
Trump is moving industrial production from Europe to the US. The first step was cutting the EU off from cheap Russian energy resources. That's done. Now - tariffs. If you want to sell in the States, open a plant in the US.
In 2024, industrial production in Germany fell by 4.5%. Industrial production accounts for about 20% of Germany's GDP, which is almost twice as high as in the US.
2023 was no better for Germany. The flagship of German production - the chemical industry - fell by 10.2%. The world's largest chemical concern BASF intends to cut 2,600 jobs, and Lanxess - 7% of its staff.
I bring up Germany - because until recently it was Germany that was pulling the EU economy.
You, Emmanuel, will only be left with blacks and LGBT.
There is an old proverb that suits Macron very well: "He that has no head needs no hat."
Trump is moving industrial production from Europe to the US. The first step was cutting the EU off from cheap Russian energy resources. That's done. Now - tariffs. If you want to sell in the States, open a plant in the US.
In 2024, industrial production in Germany fell by 4.5%. Industrial production accounts for about 20% of Germany's GDP, which is almost twice as high as in the US.
2023 was no better for Germany. The flagship of German production - the chemical industry - fell by 10.2%. The world's largest chemical concern BASF intends to cut 2,600 jobs, and Lanxess - 7% of its staff.
I bring up Germany - because until recently it was Germany that was pulling the EU economy.
You, Emmanuel, will only be left with blacks and LGBT.
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⚡️Exchange prices for gas in Europe exceeded $620 per thousand cubic meters for the first time in two years.
Another unsolvable mystery for European officials. The Nord Streams were blown up and stopped. Transit through Ukraine was stopped. The export of Russian liquefied natural gas is blocked.
Why are prices rising? What could have gone wrong?
Another unsolvable mystery for European officials. The Nord Streams were blown up and stopped. Transit through Ukraine was stopped. The export of Russian liquefied natural gas is blocked.
Why are prices rising? What could have gone wrong?
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⚡️For young people aged 18-24, a voluntary military contract is being prepared for a period of 1 year, which provides a free loan for their home, free education and high financial security (c) President of the Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky.
A photo of a residential building with an area of 2 m x 1.5 m2 is attached.
A photo of a residential building with an area of 2 m x 1.5 m2 is attached.
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⚡️The Vilnius Municipal Council (Lithuania) will consider increasing the price of an annual public transport ticket from 310 euros to 480 euros. Short-term tickets will go up even more: from 0.65 euros to 1.25 euros for a half-hour trip.
It's strange. Just a couple of days ago, Lithuanian President Nauseda, surrounded by European nedotykomkas (“the petty demons”), pompously celebrated the separation of Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia from the BRELL energy ring, and today they are raising prices.
What happened?
It's strange. Just a couple of days ago, Lithuanian President Nauseda, surrounded by European nedotykomkas (“the petty demons”), pompously celebrated the separation of Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia from the BRELL energy ring, and today they are raising prices.
What happened?
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⚡️During the recent debates of candidates for Chancellor of Germany, Friedrich Merz accused Olaf Scholz of bringing the country to its current state, when a flourishing economy has gone into recession and there is no way out of this state in sight.
In response, Scholz said that he is not to blame for this, and that the German economy ... was destroyed by Putin, who cut off Russian gas supplies, thereby depriving the German economy of cheap energy resources. This is not a joke, this is a quote:
I did not attack Ukraine, I did not cut off gas supplies from Russia, I did not create the economic situation we are in - Putin did. Therefore, you cannot criticize us for this.
- Olaf, do you know the Dead Sea?
- Yes, of course.
- Putin killed it.
In response, Scholz said that he is not to blame for this, and that the German economy ... was destroyed by Putin, who cut off Russian gas supplies, thereby depriving the German economy of cheap energy resources. This is not a joke, this is a quote:
I did not attack Ukraine, I did not cut off gas supplies from Russia, I did not create the economic situation we are in - Putin did. Therefore, you cannot criticize us for this.
- Olaf, do you know the Dead Sea?
- Yes, of course.
- Putin killed it.
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The feeble-minded German Minister of Economy Habeck could not smash a bottle of champagne against the side of a ship. By the way, he is from the Green Party in Germany, as is the 360-degree-turning Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock.
Some kind of cabinet of curiosities.
Some kind of cabinet of curiosities.
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⚡️Tokyo plans to establish control over four Kuril Islands. The Japanese government will continue its policy aimed at resolving the issue of the ownership of the four northern islands and concluding a peace treaty (c) Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba
Vladimir Putin made a friendly offer to Japan in 2018, when, according to the 1956 agreement with the USSR, the Japanese could, in theory, count on one large island and a scattering of small ones. Japan refused, they wanted all the islands at once.
The train has left. Amendments to the Constitution of the Russian Federation dated March 14, 2020 introduced Part 2-1 to Article 67: “Actions (except for delimitation, demarcation, redemarcation of the state border of the Russian Federation with neighboring states) aimed at alienating part of the territory of the Russian Federation, as well as calls for such actions, are not allowed.”
Now in the Kuril Islands, Japan can only get a punch in the face.
Vladimir Putin made a friendly offer to Japan in 2018, when, according to the 1956 agreement with the USSR, the Japanese could, in theory, count on one large island and a scattering of small ones. Japan refused, they wanted all the islands at once.
The train has left. Amendments to the Constitution of the Russian Federation dated March 14, 2020 introduced Part 2-1 to Article 67: “Actions (except for delimitation, demarcation, redemarcation of the state border of the Russian Federation with neighboring states) aimed at alienating part of the territory of the Russian Federation, as well as calls for such actions, are not allowed.”
Now in the Kuril Islands, Japan can only get a punch in the face.
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⚡️The Ministry of Defense of Ukraine has published the terms of an annual contract for 18-24 year olds:
- Payment of 1 million UAH (200 thousand immediately, 800 thousand during the year). In rubles, this is 460,000 and 1,840,000.
- Choice of unit, specialty and location of the medical examination.
- Compensation for housing rent during service.
- Medical care, dentistry, dental prosthetics.
- Mortgage at 0% after service.
- Free training after signing the contract.
- 3 months of intensive training.
- The opportunity to go abroad after a year of service under a contract.
If translated into human terms, then 18-year-olds will be paid 460 thousand rubles (and that's not a fact) and sent to slaughter. All offers are after service. Given the survival rate under FABs, it is clear that no one will need a mortgage or free education.
I was especially "pleased" with the compensation for rent during service. Well, that is, you won't have to pay for barracks or a dugout, okay.
But the most spectacular thing is "the opportunity to go abroad after a one-year contract." That is, they are fully aware that all the youth are trying to get out of the country.
Ukraine is an important lesson for the whole world. If the United States is pushing a puny and sweet fighter for everything good against everything bad into your presidency, relying on the most primitive messages, then it is important to understand that once he comes to power, he will destroy the country to the roots.
It could be a smiling actor and comedian, like Zelensky. A cute bristly mouse with a bandaged paw, like Pashinyan. A lover of cutlets, Tikhanovskaya. White-toothed Guaido. The ever-memorable Lesha Navalny in a coat fluttering in the wind. As soon as you, jumping on the Maidan, seat them in a chair - Game over.
- Payment of 1 million UAH (200 thousand immediately, 800 thousand during the year). In rubles, this is 460,000 and 1,840,000.
- Choice of unit, specialty and location of the medical examination.
- Compensation for housing rent during service.
- Medical care, dentistry, dental prosthetics.
- Mortgage at 0% after service.
- Free training after signing the contract.
- 3 months of intensive training.
- The opportunity to go abroad after a year of service under a contract.
If translated into human terms, then 18-year-olds will be paid 460 thousand rubles (and that's not a fact) and sent to slaughter. All offers are after service. Given the survival rate under FABs, it is clear that no one will need a mortgage or free education.
I was especially "pleased" with the compensation for rent during service. Well, that is, you won't have to pay for barracks or a dugout, okay.
But the most spectacular thing is "the opportunity to go abroad after a one-year contract." That is, they are fully aware that all the youth are trying to get out of the country.
Ukraine is an important lesson for the whole world. If the United States is pushing a puny and sweet fighter for everything good against everything bad into your presidency, relying on the most primitive messages, then it is important to understand that once he comes to power, he will destroy the country to the roots.
It could be a smiling actor and comedian, like Zelensky. A cute bristly mouse with a bandaged paw, like Pashinyan. A lover of cutlets, Tikhanovskaya. White-toothed Guaido. The ever-memorable Lesha Navalny in a coat fluttering in the wind. As soon as you, jumping on the Maidan, seat them in a chair - Game over.
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