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'Pro-Moscow' Russian Orthodox monks resist Zelensky's eviction from Ukraine monastery

Brendan Cole
Newsweek
Wed, 29 Mar 2023 16:35 UTC

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Protesters hold placards reading "Moscow shaman - get out of the Sacred Lavra!," left, and "Moscow priests - get out of Ukraine!," right, at the entrance to the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra in Kyiv on March 28, 2023.

Monks have refused an order to leave a Kyiv monastery following accusations they had links to Russia, whose invasion of Ukraine has strained religious ties between the warring neighbors.

After Russia's full-scale invasion in February 2022, the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (UOC) officially cut ties with the Moscow Patriarchate, whose primate, Patriarch Kirill has been accused of endorsing the war started by Vladimir Putin.

However, Kyiv believes the UOC is de facto dependent on Moscow and terminated the lease that allowed the monks to stay at monastery caves at Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra, which overlooks the Dnipro River and has a key role in both Ukrainian and Russian history.

The Ukrainian government had given an eviction deadline of Wednesday to monks at the ancient cave monastery. But Metropolitan Kliment, the head of the information and educational department of the UOC, told reporters the monks would not leave.

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'Unfriendly' West triggers consolidation of Russian elite

South Front
Thu, 30 Mar 2023 15:11 UTC

The claim that sanctions, the ICC arrest warrant against President Putin, and other unfriendly actions by the West have had no effect on Russian political reality is fundamentally false.

After the collapse of the USSR, the new economic elites of Russia aligned themselves firmly with the West. Flattering themselves that they would be whole-heartedly embraced by the Western global aristocracy, they felt little solidarity with their less-fortunate compatriots, and were happy to enable the merciless colonial exploitation of Russia that prevailed in the last decade of the 20th century. The country plunged into chaos, and the poverty of the ordinary people became a stark contrast to the glitter of the oligarchy.

It could not go on like this for long. The excesses of the exploiters provoked the rise of a new political class, determined to restore the nation's sovereignty, and, after Putin came to power, the country began the long hard crawl back to self-respect. Amongst the first signs of this was a new determination to rein in the most odious oligarchs, some of whom were forced to relinquish the assets acquired so cheaply during the mis-managed privatizations. Some even left the country, bitterly complaining that the times had turned against them.

At that time, a uniquely Russian system of social relations had become the norm. This resembled neither the principles of socialism nor those of Western democracy, and still treated the people of Russia as the object, rather than a subject, of politics. Nonetheless, at least some of the new political elites were aware that without social consolidation it would be impossible to withstand the supremely challenging geopolitical and geo-economic conditions of the 21st century.

Comment: To get a little overview of changes in the first 20 years of Putin being the leader of Russia, see: 20 Years Of Putin: His Top Domestic & Foreign Policy Successes

Comment: The Western plan to crush Russia has backfired spectacularly. Those, not clouded by wishful thinking did mention it at the time, that the Western sanctions would primarily hurt the West, yet the Russophobic war lobby and the belief in the Western war machine drowned out all sane voices.

Governance by Artificial Intelligence: The ultimate unaccountable tyranny

Brandon Smith
Alt-Market.US
Tue, 28 Mar 2023 00:00 UTC

It's no secret that globalist institutions are obsessed with Artificial Intelligence as some kind of technological prophecy. They treat it as if it is almost supernatural in its potential and often argue that every meaningful industrial and social innovation in the near future will owe its existence to AI. The World Economic Forum cites AI as the singular key to the rise of what they call the "Fourth Industrial Revolution." In their view, there can be no human progress without the influence of AI algorithms, making human input almost obsolete.

This delusion is often promoted by globalist propagandists. For example, take a look at the summarized vision of WEF member Yuval Harari, who actually believes that AI has creative ability that will replace human imagination and innovation. Not only that, but Harari has consistently argued in the past that AI will run the world much better than human beings ever could.

Hungary comments on Ukraine's NATO and EU bids

RT
Sat, 25 Mar 2023 10:57 UTC

Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto

Budapest will not support Kiev's membership due to discrimination against minorities, the foreign minister has insisted.

Hungary will not agree to Ukraine joining NATO and the EU as long as Kiev continues to discriminate against ethnic Hungarians living in Transcarpathia, Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto has stated.

Szijjarto added that he raised the issue at a meeting with the UN assistant secretary general for human rights, Ilze Brands Kehris.

Up to 99 Hungarian primary and secondary schools are in danger of being closed in Ukraine due to the nation's education law, Szijjarto said. "I made it clear to Ilze Brands Kehris... that Hungary will not be able to support Ukraine's transatlantic and European integration [bids] under any circumstances as long as Hungarian schools in the Transcarpathia region are in danger," the minister posted on Facebook on Friday.

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'Those who play with fire will perish': China warns US that trip by Taiwanese president could lead to 'serious confrontation'

Orange Wang
South China Morning Post
Thu, 30 Mar 2023 06:54 UTC

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Taiwanese leader Tsai Ing-wen arrives in New York on Wednesday. She is scheduled to stop by California before beginning a 10-day trip to Central America.

Past transits by Taiwanese leader Tsai Ing-wen through the US were "mistakes" and the precedent will not restrain Beijing's response to her current visit, China's senior envoy to Washington warned as Tsai arrived in New York on Wednesday.

Xu Xueyuan, chargé d'affaires at Beijing's embassy in the US, also sounded an alarm about another "serious confrontation" in the rival powers' relations if a planned meeting between Tsai and US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy were to take place.

Xu conveyed those messages at a press conference on Wednesday a few minutes after Tsai landed in New York as a stopover en route for her 10-day trip to Central America. Tsai is also expected to visit Los Angeles during her return trip next week where she is expected to meet McCarthy, a California Republican.

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Saudi partners with China-led SCO, in latest move reflecting growing ties with multipolar alliance

Al Jazeera
Wed, 29 Mar 2023 12:00 UTC

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Chinese President Xi Jinping, right, shakes hands with Saudi King Salman during a signing ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China . Saudi cabinet approves decision at a meeting chaired by King Salman in a move that could grant Riyadh dialogue partner status in the bloc.

Saudi Arabia has agreed to join the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) as a "dialogue partner", state media reported on Wednesday, the latest indication of closer political ties with China.

The Shanghai Cooperation Organization was established in 2001 as a political, economic and security organisation to rival Western institutions.

Besides China, its eight members include India, Pakistan and Russia, as well as four central Asian countries - Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan. Iran joined SCO as a permanent member last year.

China, Brazil strike deal to ditch dollar for trade

The Straits Times
Wed, 29 Mar 2023 23:51 UTC

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Brazilian politician/engineer Jorge Viana speaks at the Brazil-China Business Seminar, in Beijing, on March 29, 2023.

China and Brazil have reached a deal to trade in their own currencies, ditching the US dollar as an intermediary, the Brazilian government said on Wednesday, Beijing's latest salvo against the almighty greenback.

The deal will enable China, the top rival to US economic hegemony, and Brazil, the biggest economy in Latin America, to conduct their massive trade and financial transactions directly, exchanging yuan for reais and vice versa instead of going through the dollar.

"The expectation is that this will reduce costs... promote even greater bilateral trade and facilitate investment," the Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency (ApexBrasil) said in a statement.

Comment: This is particularly notable considering President Lula's evident allegiance to the establishment and its agenda: Brazil's Lula warns that poor families who don't vaccinate their children will not receive financial aid

See also: Color Revolution? Massive wave of protests against new Netanyahu government sweeps across Israel

EU approves law to end sales of new CO2-emitting cars by 2035

Kate Abnett
Reuters
Tue, 28 Mar 2023 21:12 UTC

European Union countries' energy ministers gave final approval on Tuesday to a law ending sales of new CO2-emitting cars in the EU in 2035, after Germany won an exemption for cars running on e-fuels.

The law will now enter into force. It will require all new cars sold to have zero CO2 emissions from 2035, and 55% lower CO2 emissions from 2030, versus 2021 levels.

The European Commission has pledged, however, to propose additional rules allowing sales of new combustion engine cars that only run on e-fuels to continue after 2035, after Germany demanded this exemption from the ban.

West's labeling of Russia as 'imperialist' disgusts most Africans - senior diplomat to RT

RT
Tue, 28 Mar 2023 20:47 UTC

African countries are beginning to recognize their own national interests and are breaking away from the Western-dominated world order, Oleg Ozerov, the head of the Secretariat of the Russia-Africa Partnership Forum has claimed in an exclusive interview to RT.

Speaking to RT host Oksana Boyko, Ozerov noted that African-Russian relations have been on a significant upswing in recent years and that Russia is treating its African partners in a dramatically different manner than Western countries, which have retained a colonial mindset in their dealings with the continent.

This mindset "manifests itself in the form of patronizing attitudes, lecturing and moralizing, insisting that the Western model alone should be accepted as a gift from the gods by our African friends" the diplomat explained, adding that this "aura of arrogance" is backed by a desire to keep African nations dependent and subservient to the West.

Bellingcat and mouse game reveals advance Russian intelligence of Nordstream attack operation

John Helmer
Dances with Bears
Tue, 28 Mar 2023 00:00 UTC

The NATO intelligence publicity department known as Bellingcat has just produced new NATO-sourced evidence of an elaborate cat-and-mouse game which the navies and air forces of Denmark, Sweden, Germany, Poland, and the US played against Russian forces in the Baltic Sea off Bornhom Island in the week before the detonation of explosives on the Nord Stream gas pipelines last September 26.

Cat and mouse is also the game the NATO propaganda agencies are now playing.

The aim of the intelligence, published last week by the quasi-state German media platform called T-Online, and in the Danish offshoot of Bellingcat known as Oliver Alexander, is to accuse the Russian Navy of the pipeline attack, using a mini-submarine and deep-sea divers. This is based on NATO and US identification and tracking of a six-vessel Russian flotilla several days before the explosions - an intelligence vessel, a deep-sea operations vessel, two tugs, and heavily armed anti-ship and anti-submarine frigate and corvette.

Comment: The only explanation that will float is the truth.

Has earth ever been hit by a large Gama Ray Burst? If so, how do we look for the evidence if there is any?

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Oh those Evil Russians ! Putting the blame on something not man-made ... :O

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Puppet Masters

'Pro-Moscow' Russian Orthodox monks resist Zelensky's eviction from Ukraine monastery

'Unfriendly' West triggers consolidation of Russian elite

Governance by Artificial Intelligence: The ultimate unaccountable tyranny

Hungary comments on Ukraine's NATO and EU bids

'Those who play with fire will perish': China warns US that trip by Taiwanese president could lead to 'serious confrontation'

Saudi partners with China-led SCO, in latest move reflecting growing ties with multipolar alliance

China, Brazil strike deal to ditch dollar for trade

EU approves law to end sales of new CO2-emitting cars by 2035

West's labeling of Russia as 'imperialist' disgusts most Africans - senior diplomat to RT

Bellingcat and mouse game reveals advance Russian intelligence of Nordstream attack operation

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