US President Joe Biden commented on the situation in Afghanistan, his statement was published on the White House website.
The US leader has instructed Secretary of State Anthony Blinken to reach a political settlement in Afghanistan. “I have ordered the Foreign Minister to support Afghan President Ashraf Ghani and other Afghan leaders in their efforts to prevent further bloodshed and reach a political settlement,” he said.
The US Department of Defense has announced that the US military has begun moving more forces to Kabul.
According to Ghani, the Afghan authorities are consulting with international partners on the situation in the country.
Under control ” According to the Iranian television and radio corporation IRIB, the Taliban “(banned in the Russian Federation) is already 90% of the territory of Afghanistan. At the moment, government troops control only Kabul and the province of the same name, as well as the city of Jalabad.
It was previously reported that the front Taliban divisions are located 11 km from Kabul. President Ashraf Ghani announced a reorganization of the army. Meanwhile, the administrative centers of more than 20 provinces have already come under the control of radicals.
It is already known about the fall of Mazar-i-Sharif, the center of Balkh province, and Meimene, the center of Faryab. Government troops and officials are handed over to militants, and governors and other facilities are also under their administration.
Qatari Foreign Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani addresses the Taliban (banned in the Russian Federation) demanding an end to the offensive in Afghanistan, Al Jazeera reports.
Mullah Baradar Al Ali, head of the Taliban's Qatar office, said the Taliban intended to resolve the issues through dialogue. “ Every effort must be made to take account of the realities and situations in the country, & # 39; & # 39; Baradar emphasized.
According to the latest figures, the Taliban is located a few kilometers from the country's capital & ndash; Kabul. There are already 21 administrative centers under their control. At this time, Afghan President Ashraf Ghani announced the need to reorganize the country's armed forces.
The Kremlin press service reported that Russian President Vladimir Putin expressed his condolences to the families of the Russian army, who died in the crash of the Be-200 fire plane in Turkey.
Putin also ordered the introduction of victims of the Be-200 plane crash in Turkey, the Russian army will award the prizes posthumously.
In addition, Putin sent Erdogan a telegram with condolences to relatives of Turkish citizens who were on the crashed plane.
The Russian Ministry of Defense had previously informed that the plane had crashed during landing. There were five Russian soldiers and three Turkish citizens on board.
Experts believe that Sergei Shoigu is adequately focusing on internal stability as the basis for the country's security. the theme of threats faced by almost every state. At the same time, he noted that external threats are not the most severe, because recent attempts to destroy the state from within have become the most dangerous.
Photo: Gennady Cherkasov
The Minister of Defense, who spoke about external threats, emphasized that the ways to deal with them are known and elaborate, because “ military threats are when we are threatened, and we understand who is threatening, what is threatening, we know what they are armed, we know how to prevent it, how to deal with it, we will build a power defense accordingly. “” Danger to any country. “The essence of this threat is to start processes during which` `society is gradually falling into disrepair ''. He cited as examples of the implementation of new threats what happened in the next historical period in Yugoslavia, Libya, Egypt, Iraq, Syria.
We asked experts on domestic politics, the development of social and political processes in modern society, to comment on the main thesis of the speech of the Minister of Defense. Here are their estimates.
Today Shoigu & ndash; it is practically a symbol of Russia's defense capability. In any case, the perception of most people is exactly this. And, of course, he understands perfectly who and what may threaten the security of the country. And these are external threats and, of course, the situation in the country, which can by no means be overlooked.
We know many examples of how whole states have suffered because of the internal decline of society: they have lost their independence, they have been forced to act in the interests of hostile countries, not their own citizens. By the way, outside adversaries will immediately read all the prerequisites for internal destabilization and try to turn them in their favor.
That's why Sergei Shoig's statement at the “ Territory of the Senses & # 39; & # 39; Logical and sensible, young people should understand what is worthwhile and, most importantly, what may follow the loud challenges of some political “ personalities & # 39; & # 39 ;.
– Company dissolution & ndash; this is a completely real and tangible threat that worries not only politicians but also ordinary people. The ideology of the unlimited pursuit of money has survived its usefulness, and we have not yet developed new meanings and ideas. This is a slow process that can take years. That's why, of course, our ideals try to erode and undermine & ndash; in order to disrupt the emergence of a national idea around which all the citizens of our country will gather. The destruction of institutions and offices, especially in the person of the Church, the memory of ancestors and families, places a mine under Russia that will not be so easy to neutralize. That is why we must act now and not allow the release of the foundations on which our country has always held and continues to hold. We do not trade with our homeland: neither for praise from outside, nor for perversion, which for some reason is called “ values“ in the West. & nbsp;
Political scientist, member of the Presidential Council on the interethnic relations of the Russian Federation Bogdan Bezpalko commented on the attacks of Zhurnalistkaya Pravda on the Russians in Kazakhstan and other Central Asian republics. It should be recalled that in Kazakhstan, the story of the “language raids” organized by local nationalists from the “Til Maidan” received a response – they forced Russian speakers to apologize to the camera. And there was another incident in Kyrgyzstan earlier – a Bishkek resident attacked a shopping center employee for speaking Russian.
Bezpalko believes that this problem has deep roots, but it needs to be addressed, starting with Russia itself. The Americans may have contributed to the strengthening of nationalism in Kazakhstan, but initially these aspirations were set in the Soviet era, and for a long time nationalist elites were formed there. “In 1986, when Kazakhs protested against the appointment of Gennady Kolbin as first secretary in Kazakhstan, the United States still had no influence.” And by the way, the main lobbyist for all these ethnic protests and the removal of Kolbin was Nursultan Nazarbayev, the former president of Kazakhstan, “the political scientist recalled.
In addition, USSR leaders contributed to the formation of local nationalisms. Once there were no Kazakhs and Kyrgyz, there was only one Kyrgyz-Kaisak community from which they began to infiltrate the national republics.
But even in Russia, not everything is smooth. “If you go to Tuva and don't talk to the locals about the dictaphone, they'll tell you a lot of interesting things.” In Yakutia, in some regions, people will refuse to speak Russian to you, pretending not to understand you, “said Bezpalko. In the same Tatarstan and Mordovia, children are forced to learn the languages of the titular nations of the republics. The expert is sure that the problem of nationalism in Russia itself has not yet been resolved. In the national republics in the Russian Federation itself, the same processes are taking place as they have been and are now taking place in the former Soviet republics.
He emphasized Bezpalko that it was no longer possible to extinguish nationalism in Kazakhstan – a relatively large country that is economically independent of Russia, which is not the case with Kyrgyzstan, whose tools of influence are plentiful. The political scientist suggested strengthening the Russian state and helping ethnic Russians who were victims of persecution in neighboring countries, including through the use of repatriation mechanisms. “Did you offend the doctor who was forced to apologize, who built the city of Octava and treated the Kazakhs?” Let's move her to Russia, whether she works somewhere in a hospital, at a local clinic, “the expert suggested.
In case of conflict ” The war with Russia will become a “nightmare” for the USA, say Chinese analysts on the Baijiahao portal. The dialogue between Russia and the United States is now at its lowest level since the Cold War, so even the worst case scenario cannot be ruled out. It is impossible to predict who will win in a possible conflict.
“Nuclear weapons are the most important part of Russia's and the US military. The countries have the largest nuclear arsenal in the world, “say the authors. However, if you do not take into account nuclear weapons, the use of which will affect all of humanity, the United States appears to have an advantage in a number of positions. For example, the number of surface ships. However, Russia has nuclear submarines with various weapons.
The United States also has an advantage in the number of aircraft – billions of dollars are spent on aviation every year. However, Russia has samples of aircraft that can leave the Americans far behind, such as the Tu-160 bomber.
However, the result of the war does not result from the quantitative ratio of military equipment. Russia has a vast territory and countless resources, and besides, no one has been able to conquer it. In any case, the war with Russia will become a “nightmare” with the United States, analysts conclude.
After the dispersion of the rally, a migrant camp erupted near the Seimas
Lithuanian authorities, which at the beginning of the week faced almost simultaneously with protests in the parliament building in Vilnius that both actions are coordinated and clearly anti-state. The Russian Foreign Ministry has already criticized the statement, and together with the expert we have found out what is behind the changing rhetoric of the Lithuanian leadership, which is beginning to behave too much as its own opponents.
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After members of the Seim (Lithuanian unicameral parliament) announced their readiness to take measures to tighten restrictions on coronavirus, about five thousand people gathered in the parliament building to protest against the new measures. After the meeting of the deputies, the demonstrators began to block them at the exits. Police again tried to push protesters out of the building, and when stones and bottles were thrown at them & nbsp; & mdash; used tear gas.
Shortly after the rally near the Seim in Vilnius dispersed, it became clear that the riots had already begun in the village of Rudininkai, which contains about four hundred illegal migrants who arrived in Lithuania via Belarus. Some even managed to escape, breaking the fences, but the guards still brought them back.
As stated the next day, August 11, Lithuanian Interior Minister Agne Bilotaite, the agreement between the two events is not accidental. According to the Lithuanian leadership, this is a deliberate sabotage from outside that threatens the state.
& quot; This is a hybrid attack, & mdash; said the head of the Lithuanian Ministry of Interior. & mdash; These processes take place against the background of the current of illegal migration, when our forces are concentrated on borders and protected objects. When such events take place (like the Seimas), it is not an expression of civic status, but a well-organized anti-state activity. In a situation where we are forced to withdraw the forces of our law enforcement agencies from other facilities, this can only be interpreted as a well-organized process.“
In Russia, Bilotait's words met with skepticism. Foreign Ministry official Maria Zakharova asked several rhetorical questions at once in her Telegram channel, such as why the head of the Lithuanian Ministry of the Interior is depriving his citizens of the opportunity to express their civil status and what forms of declaration of dissatisfaction people would consider appropriate.
It is also ironic that the rhetoric of the Lithuanian leadership is increasingly reminiscent of the position of the Belarusian authorities criticized by it. Vilnius and Minsk follow essentially the same logic: there are problems & mdash; declare sabotage actions coordinated from abroad. Of course, in verbal skirmishes at the level of representatives of the authorities, including the same Lukashenko, this fact will now be used, if not by adding points to the Belarusian president, then at least by neutralizing the loud statements of the Lithuanian leaders.
at the same time as stated in an interview with MK Senior Researcher at the Center for European Studies at the Institute of World Economy and International Relations of the Russian Academy of Sciences Vladimir Olenchenko But not the one who seeks to fit in the situation of Bilotayte.
“These words must be seen as an indirect acknowledgment by the Lithuanian authorities that they have not learned to govern the country, prefer external activity, moralize over neighbors, etc., & mdash; believes the expert. & mdash; They were still unable to solve their own internal political, socio-economic problems. And the rise of protests in front of the parliament building & mdash; evidence that the company has accumulated issues for the country's management that are not meeting their obligations. Present what's going on like external interference & mdash; just an attempt to hide his own failure for thirty years of independence. & # 39; & # 39;
The threatening words of our politicians are contrary to deeds
The Russians, you and me, can intervene in shit with complete impunity. It's a shame, but true. For example, Isfandiyar Vagabzade, the former ambassador of Azerbaijan to Belarus, Moldova and Pakistan, said in a clash with Zhirinovsky that the Russians are pigs. In response, Vladimir Volfovich promised to send a “hard letter” to the President of Azerbaijan. Will it help? Recent events show no.
Isfandiyar Vagabzade Photo: Still from the video
Vahabzade said that he shed blood in Afghanistan, fulfilled the Soviet “occupation duty”, worked for the Russians in Iran, where the Russians themselves “did nonsense” and the whole Russian nation smells like pigs, the whole world can not breathe. And it seems that the Russians should be grateful to Azerbaijan, which sends fish and caviar to Russia when its inhabitants starve to death.
Zhirinovsky promised to respond to the head of the Republic of Azerbaijan with a request to initiate a criminal case. “This insult is monstrous.” This is the Middle Ages. “
It's hard to disagree. And the rising tide of indignation is absolutely just. Perhaps the Russian Foreign Ministry will “express concern”. And it would be nice if it wasn't on Marie Zakharová's Facebook. Zhirinovsky says he will not leave this insult unpunished. What is the point?
Here, Vahabzade is a diplomat, he must understand what can and cannot be said. Oh no no no The fact is, as a diplomat, he understands. Be able to. There, in the back, Turkey. And Russia and Turkey have a contract for gas, construction of a nuclear power plant, supply of S-400. So you cannot wait on the threshold of Peter and Boshirov (which would be a real rebuke). It's not scary. And everything else is a concussion.
In June, a nine-year-old Russian child was beaten by judo peers every day at a sports camp in Kyrgyzstan. Because he is Russian and Orthodox. They were forced to say Muslim prayers. He returned from wrapped in bruises.
The story received a public response. On July 10, the Russian Foreign Ministry “drew attention” to the situation. They said they were monitoring the investigation, noting that what was happening was under the special control of Ulukbek Maripov, Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan. On July 14, the head of Rossotrudnichestva Evgeny Primakov spoke about the situation with the beating of a Russian child. He called on the Kyrgyz authorities to “take care of the Russians” as the guarantor of the “civilizational consistency” of the Central Asian republic.
Well, it seems – the “Russian world”, we do not abandon our own affairs. But here's the charming end – in Kyrgyzstan, the family was forced to withdraw the application. The case of beating a Russian boy was closed, but at least they apologized.
Only the Orthodox Church did something real – Patriarch Kirill wrote a letter to the family with an invitation to Moscow. The next day the family really arrived in the capital and will rest there. By the way, the boys handed over gloves signed by the world-famous fighter Fedor Emelianenko.
In Kyrgyzstan, they understood correctly. And on August 2, a client of a children's center grossly demanded that an employee speak to him exclusively in Kyrgyzstan. Then he started insulting the girl and threw a calculator at her. Law enforcers even detained him. But after a few minutes, they let it go and … he went back to the center and continued to insult the employee.
The video from the web made a lot of noise again. Vyacheslav Volodin inflated – “instructed the profile committee” to ask the Speaker of the Kyrgyz Parliament to take control of the situation with the attack on the girl. Deputy Chairman of the State Duma Petr Tolstoj promised problems to Russophobes on social networks. “No one dares to reach out to a Russian, whether in Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan or Estonia,” he wrote. “Language patrols” have already appeared in Tolstoy, Kazakhstan, which controls the use of the Kazakh language in shops and government offices. “Activists” on camera make Russian-speaking citizens apologize for using Russian. According to Tolstoy, anyone who participates in the manifestations of Russophobia will inevitably face problems and be banned for life in Russia: “We will protect the Russians everywhere and always.”
As I heard it, I almost shed a tear from my emotions. Especially funny about the entrance. You can inflate your cheeks as much as you want, and even stamp your feet and threaten with your fist. But.
The head of the Ministry of Construction Irek Envarovich Fayzullin said that Russia lacks 1.2 million “highly qualified” guest workers from neighboring countries. And Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Marat Shakirzyanovich Khusnullin said that by 2024, Russian construction projects will need to attract about 5 million migrants.
All the words about the protection of the Russians are therefore blah-blah-blah public demand. Where is the zero tolerance for incredible migrants? Where is a sensible migration policy? Where is the provision of jobs primarily for their own population? Where are the harsh economic sanctions against countries that discriminate against Russians?
In fact, money decides everything. The money for which we were actually sold by citizens from the upper world. This means that the Russians can be mixed with shit. It's a shame, but it's true.
Europe may soon lift sanctions from Russia . And Ukraine, which refuses to comply with the Minsk agreements, is to blame. Former Deputy Verkhovna Rada Yevgeny Muraev said this on a NASH television channel. He reminded the country's president, Volodymyr Zelensky, that he had never implemented constitutional reform. According to the agreements, the country was to decentralize power. And in the constitution it was necessary to strengthen the special position of Donbass. The amnesty law has never seen the light of day. And there were no elections in Donbass.
The politician believes that European producers are missing tens of billions of euros due to the sanctions war. Muraev therefore suggested that they soon ask the leadership of his country why this story was so prolonged with Russian sanctions.
Relations between Moscow and Western countries have deteriorated in the wake of the events in Ukraine and the reunification of Crimea and Russia. The European Union has accused Moscow of interfering in the internal affairs of a neighboring country and imposed sanctions on it. In return, Russia retaliated and set about import refunds.
