Anton Furgal, son of the former governor Sergei Furgal, who is in Lefortovo remand on charges of organizing the murder of businessmen and attempted murder, has been denied a nomination as a State Duma candidate.
According to the Khabarovsk Territory, the Electoral Commission Anton Furgal submitted 15,789 signatures in support of them as a self-proclaimed candidate in the State Duma elections in Komsomolsk's 70-member constituency, but 48.2% of the total number proved verified to be invalid and unreliable.
Terrorists of the terrorist movement banned in Russia ” The Taliban announced that on the morning of August 13, they had captured another 5 provinces in Afghanistan. In particular, the provinces of Herat, Badghis, Gore, Helmand and Kandahar were ruled by terrorists. However, the Government of the Republic does not confirm this information.
Earlier, the governor of Uruzgan province, Mohammad Omar Shirzad, said that the elders of the tribes living in the province had called on him to end the war with the Taliban. This happened after several days of violent fighting, which led to the significant destruction of the region. At the same time, government troops are still in Tarinkot. At the same time, the Afghan Ministry of Defense said that during the past day, Republic troops were able to destroy 202 terrorists and injured another 89 Taliban. This success has been achieved in the provinces of Nangarhar, Ghazni, Farah, Badghis, Balkh, Helmand and Kapisa.
Swedish Member of Parliament Hans Wallmark said Stockholm and Brussels “must make it clear to Moscow” that falsifying the results of the upcoming elections “will have consequences”. Ann Linde, the head of the Swedish Foreign Ministry, turned to the head of the Swedish Foreign Office with such an appeal. RT informs about it.
According to him, on the eve of the election, “those in power in the Kremlin” allegedly decided to deal a serious blow to the opposition and “democratic forces”. Wallmark added that the European Union and Sweden are trying to show support for the Russian opposition, but the measures they are taking are not enough.
“These elections cannot be fair because many candidates are prevented from participating. The EU and Sweden must make it clear to Russia in advance that electoral fraud has serious consequences, “Wallmark said.
The President of the State Duma, Vyacheslav Volodin, did not previously rule out that Western countries could interfere in the September elections to the lower house of the Russian parliament.
Vladimir Polovovov believes former ambassador “talked about article” … The diplomat spoke obscenely against the older Duma, but he did not limit himself to insults against him: he also swore dirty against the Russian people.
Isfandiyar Vagabzade, still from the video message for Zhirinovsky>He turned to the president of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev, and warned that no one has the right to “slanted” `Russian peacekeepers in Nagorno-Karabakh.
The politician also said that Aliyev should be “ called to the carpet“. “ Do you understand me, Ilham? & # 39; & # 39; – added the leader of the Liberal Democratic Party.
otvetka; Zhirinovsky flew from the direction of Vagabzade. The Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Azerbaijan began by insulting Žirinovsky himself.
“ Volodao, listen, fat pig, old donkey … You stink like a pig, & # 39; & # 39; the ambassador addressed the non-diplomatic Russian representative.
It would be understandable if Vagabzade's anger fell only on Zhirinovsky himself, but the diplomat began to insult the entire Russian people. We will not quote Vagabzad's words, but its style is similar to insults to a Russian politician.
Russian TV presenter Vladimir Solovyov pointed out the insults of the Azerbaijani diplomat.
“ This citizen surrenders to himself. Report the level of the scandal? It is interesting to hear the views of Azerbaijani officials. He just said about that article, & # 39; & # 39; wrote the journalist on his telegram channel.
Solovyov also cited a reference to an article on Vagabzade. It states that the diplomat pursued his career exclusively at the expense of his father, the famous Azerbaijani poet. In addition, Vahabzade was seen in a drunken brawl during his diplomatic service in Pakistan.
& nbsp; According to the author of the article, the envoy called on the Azerbaijani authorities to start a war against Russia.
Iran is developing a so-called kamikaze drone program to intensify hostilities at sea, analysts warn. Counter Extremism (CEP) experts have warned that new drone bombing tactics are a “key element” in Tehran's efforts to influence the region.
The warning came at a time after a drone hit a tanker on a key shipping route in the Persian Gulf on July 30, with Iran denying its involvement. British Army guard and veteran Adrian Underwood was killed along with Romanian captain MT Mercer Street.
Soon after, in another incident, armed men – suspected of Iranian special forces – climbed aboard the asphalt princess, but fled as Western forces approached the ship. Tehran again denies any participation.
CEP analyst Daniel Roth said: “The Iranian threat to shipping in the Persian Gulf is significant and is confirmed by numerous examples of Iranian attacks, abductions, detentions and, increasingly, drone attacks.
“Iran considers the Gulf to be its private lake, which it has decided to share with its Arab coastal neighbors, but openly rejects foreign powers exercising their right to freedom of navigation in international waters.”
He added: “The fact that its American adversary has a naval base in Bahrain and regularly deploys the Fifth Fleet around the Persian Gulf is a slap in the face of Tehran due to its ancient Persian history and image of itself as a superpower. Lacking global deployment opportunities, Iran is doing its utmost to project and assert its power in its backyard. This often involves catching merchant ships. The target ship is usually associated with some specific foreign policy provocation or score settlement. Ships, even those with indirect communication with Israel, are therefore always vulnerable. In other cases, Iran detained a South Korean tanker to force Seoul to release funds, and a British tanker in retaliation for the arrest of an Iranian oil tanker for a regime sanctioned by Assad in Syria by the Royal Navy. These arrests are always made under the pretext that is most interesting. Roth, director of research at Washington's CEP, told Metro.co.uk that the recent naval incursions are part of a wider range of the military's new drone program the regime is developing.
“Iran has an army of drones at its disposal.” Iran's military drone program is a key element in expanding Iran's presence in a region used by both Tehran and its terrorists. “Threats to the freedom of navigation in international waters, the use of military successes in the Syrian and Iraqi conflicts and the disruption of the airspace of Israel and Saudi Arabia.
CEP scientists said Iran was making drones used by the Hutis against Saudi Arabia, where a terrorist group was attacking oil fields and civilian targets.
Active confrontation, “said Roth.
“In April this year, Iranian state television Press TV showed a disturbing video shot seven years ago by an Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) drone flying over a US aircraft carrier in the Persian Gulf, as well as footage from a drone kamikaze.” Iran's ability to wage war with drones has apparently expanded significantly since the 2014 footage. “
Roth warned that the regime is committed to “maintaining dominance over the Gulf waterways” and that it seeks to secure “strategic interests in expanding and strengthening its influence in the region.”
The analyst warned: “Iran regularly transports people and equipment to its Houthi allies in Yemen and continues to supply oil and weapons to the Syrian ally. Iran also has a strategic interest in a simple projection of power and perceived regional hegemony. Chasing large US ships or detaining commercial ships under unlikely pretexts is two relatively inexpensive ways to achieve this, thanks to the IRGC Navy's fast boats. Roth warned that Tehran would continue to persecute Britain. He warned: “In regime circles, Britain is considered a 'little satan' compared to the 'great satanic' American, an unreliable puppet of Western imperialism. Although the United Kingdom continues to support a nuclear agreement with Iran or a joint comprehensive action plan, Iran remains a cold contempt for Britain in all other areas. Tehran is currently involved in several diplomatic quarrels with London.
“Where will the democratic perfume go?” how an official Vilnius used tear gas against protesters in the Lithuanian parliament.
She recalled that on January 23, 2021, the Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda compared the situation in Russia, where he believes the protests are being severely repressed, “reminiscent of the era of Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin.”
, police used tear gas against protesters near the Lithuanian parliament.
satellites when it comes to controlling internal networks and suppressing protests at home? “, Said an official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry.
According to the Ukraina.ru portal, musicians from several Ukrainian groups, who were invited to a gala concert in honor of Ukraine's Independence Day, refused to attend the event.
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According to the concert director Ekaterina Tsarik, the event will take place on August 24 in Kiev. However, there was a small incident with the participants – some groups will not be able to perform during the holidays because & nbsp; attend concerts at & nbsp; other cities. And other guest stars are just & nbsp; did not want to participate & nbsp; charity concert.
She noted that among the “ refusenics & # 39; & # 39; groups such as “Boombox”, “Crying Aremia”. & nbsp;
“We really wanted to see the band Green Gray, negotiated … But unfortunately” After the release of video news in & nbsp; social networks of one of the participants & nbsp; Murika, by & nbsp; language law, we will not be able to invite them, “said Tsarik.
“Faster, taller, stronger” – three words of the motto of the Olympic Games, proposed by Pierre de Coubertin at the establishment of the International Olympic Committee in 1894, after 127 years have been supplemented by a quarter: “together”. It was believed that global problems, the pandemic that postponed the 2020 Olympics for a year, should unite humanity. So: “Faster, taller, stronger-together.”
Travis Tygart. Photo: AP
But the chronicle of the preparation and running of the Tokyo Olympics, objectively speaking, requires one more addition: “Faster, higher, stronger – together. But not with everyone. “The IOC and the WADA (World Anti-Doping Agency) have sharply uncovered attempts to turn the games into another tool for 'restricting Russia'. In the most direct, literal sense of the word: “How many times do we potentially see this scam on the world's biggest stage again?”
This means that too many medals were received by even half of the efforts of WADA, Taygart, Rodchenkov's team in Russia.
Taylor's pirouette is similar to gymnastic throws, but you can appreciate this somersault of facts and facts only by remembering another popular accusation of Russia … What is there after doping? That's right: hackers.
Let's start with friends. It was famous, attributed to Russia (“bear in the name!”). A group of hackers, Fancy Bear, broke into the World Anti-Doping Agency base and published information that American sports stars – tennis players Serena and Venus Williams, gymnast Simona Zluci – were taking illegal drugs “for therapeutic purposes”.
In response, WADA has released many explanatory notes: why they can.
The Williams sisters were allowed to ban others: oxycodone, hydromorphone, prednisolone, methylprednisolone … The whole pharmacy or laboratory! p>
A comparison of the case of American nurses with Maria Sharapova, disqualified only for meldonium – a drug that helps heal quickly, completely legal, but … invented in Soviet Riga and banned in 2016 – the comparison only screams. Even scarier than comparing looks: the figures of Sharapova and the Williams sisters.
What does this have to do with it? I will remind you of the 1970s. Doping has been observed before, but it was an intra-sport topic that was of little importance to the rest of the world. And when they first began vigorously explaining the importance of combat to the world, they published propaganda (like “smoking lungs”) photographs of “doping victims”: ugly, “swinging” figures, mountains of inflated muscles. Since then, political correctness has taken huge steps, it is impossible to publish photos of specific people with captions “what doping leads to”. But find the old ones, or fill in the new ones in the search engine (without your full name). Compare them with photos of those American sports heroines whose documentation was discovered by hackers Fancy Bear … Then compare them again with a photo of disqualified Sharapova and think about it. No “extremism, propaganda”, photographs are not publicly available. Comparisons in the name of political correctness have not yet been banned.
According to the documents, everything is legal: an exception was made for American women. The phrase “this is different” is established in the Liberal Dictionary. But “this is different” was revealed only after the work of hackers! This means that in their ideal, athletes compete, communicate, live nearby, in the Olympic Village and do not know, they should not have known (if not for “hacker bears”!) That someone has a secret leniency from WADA in their pocket!
Historian's note: it was Scandinavia that was the engine of Protestants, Lutherans in their struggle with Rome and … that is true, the practice of selling indulgences. This is a note for the ridiculed famous “Norwegian asthmatics”. Probably no one will go there without “asthma” and skis.
But back to Tokyo, we can compare the scandal with a gymnast with the cry of Travis Tygart (“Russian thirst for medals, not for values”) Simona Biles: unsuccessful jump, self-check-out from the Olympics, return …
Her banned but covered WADA indulgent drug – the psychostimulant methylphenidate USADA (also after the work of hackers) explained: an exception was made for the treatment of “attention deficit hyperactivity disorder” (ADHD). Biles' Twitter: “I'm not ashamed of the drugs that helped me overcome my concentration problems.” From “I'm not ashamed” to the famous American “I'm proud of you!” – one step, but why should hackers who are ashamed (and even persecuted) ) should expose this “shameful”?
Among the explanations for the indulgence, they said: Biles is also a victim of sexual harassment by team doctor Larry Nassar. As an amateur, it's hard for me to understand how “attention deficit” and “harassment” come together. But the questions from experts are deeper: the very practice of invention, the introduction of new “syndromes” – how much does American psychologists monopolize? Will Riga scientists be able to “break through” their “syndrome” treated with their Meldonium? Who decides at all: this set of indicators, parameters is a characteristic of an ordinary person, and it is already a “syndrome”? I remember the joke: Americans were tired of Russian medals at wrestlers – a campaign was launched to ban mutton.
Australian researchers published a study in 2010: 20 years have shown that ADHD stimulant treatment is ineffective. This means that gymnast Simone was in vain and they were not allowed to do so. And many scientists believe that such a pathology, ADHD, does not exist at all. But the effect of the drug allowed for the American quite objectively makes it possible to “suppress emotional experiences, fear of heights and provide maximum concentration of attention.” “Therapeutic exceptions” are sometimes given to athletes for the period of recovery from injury or illness and to Americans throughout her career. These are the facts, the media supplement them with replicas of backstage gymnasts (without naming): “We hope that the chemical Simon, a robotic girl, saturated with victories, will leave and return to gymnastics.”
And Biles' return to his own removal will help understand the case as early as 1980. Paul McCartney, a real (sorry, Simon!) World superstar who came to Japan on tour (multimillion budgets!), Was arrested, held for 9 days and deported. For illegal marijuana. The Japanese did not even start a “bile laboratory” with the same adherence to the principles. Selection. But then … Maybe: “It's different” – and chemical gymnastics resumed.
And there was a scandal in rhythmic gymnastics on the last day of the games. Dina Averina's “gold” was given to Lina Ashram. Coach Irina Vinerova: “This is sabotage – Russia is being eliminated in all respects, even though I have never been politicized. Dina did not lose, she won. But unfortunately, the referee was an obvious injustice. He will go down in history, as will Nemov, when he was applauded for 12 minutes. Dina Averina did everything cleanly, she wasn't wrong at last glance. Unfortunately, Lina Ashram made a glaring mistake, due to which all brigades take off their glasses for performance, technique and art. “
I would suggest a short flash mob: “Pick up the tape and the medal!” Averina's opponent dropped the tape during her speech. Dropping the apparatus is a guaranteed defeat in gymnastics, but if the opponent is from Russia, then … But this case is now the subject of Russian protests, investigations, let's wait. Today's main point: doping and sanctions.
IOC President Thomas Bach: “Russian athletes, as well as representatives of other countries participating in the Olympic tournament, have passed all qualifications and tests. They also have the right to treat them accordingly. In Tokyo, the ROC fully complies with the sanctions adopted by WADA. “It would seem exhaustive …
However, the Daily Mail said:” American athletes are preparing démarches against the Russians at the 2020 Olympic Games. express your protest gestures. “
Despite the fact that Russian athletes are the most tested today!
So American athletes who have been preparing “gestures” for Russian champions are either numb with their press or are happy with their long-standing privilege (like a dollar) and also want an “umbrella named after Simone Biles”.
In the Khmelnitsky area In Ukraine, the employees of the children's camp ended up, mainly because they played Soviet and Russian music for children. TSN informed about it.
It all started when a post from volunteer Lesya Ivaschenko appeared on Facebook, in which she complained to the pioneering leader of the Tchaikovsky children's camp, which contained the songs of Katyusha, Victory Day for children, as well as songs by Basta and Morgenstern. For this reason, the volunteer quarreled with the leader of the pioneers and the leadership of the Chaika camp.
Then the Ministry of Education and Science of the Khmelnytsky City Council announced that the camp staff had left after an inspection organized by department. Their actions were in conflict with the law “On ensuring the functioning of the Ukrainian language as a state language”, which entered into force in July 2019.
The third largest city Afghanistan, Herat, has come completely under the control of the Taliban movement (banned as a terrorist organization in the Russian Federation). This was reported by Agence France-Presse, citing a source in Afghan special services.
Herat is located in northwestern Afghanistan, in the Gerirud River Valley. According to the 2013 census, 436,000 people lived in the city. The ethnic composition of the population is diverse, with Tajiks, Uzbeks, Turkmen and Khazars living in the city.
Earlier, the Taliban announced the conquest of the city of Kandahar and before it, another large Afghan city, Ghazni, took control of the Taliban.
