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'Such outrages remain unpunished because the United States and their allies with the connivance of international human rights institutes have been covering up the crimes of the Kyiv regime based on the policy of ‘Zelensky might be a b*****d, but he’s our b*****d’-Ameyasema hayo Sergei Lavrov kwny mkutano wa UN na alivyomaliza akasepa zake.
 
Moscow times. Kibaraka was West .
Ndio haohao waliotwambia Russia imeishiwa silaha.
Russia Ina chakula Cha siku tatu.
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Russia’s SWIFT alternative spreads at record pace – central bank​

rt.com
Sep 24, 2022 2:06 PM

The SPFS now includes more than 100 foreign entities from 12 countries

Aleksei Malgavko

Russia’s SPFS interbank messaging system has expanded at record pace this year, Alla Bakina, the head of the central bank’s national payment system department, said on Friday.

“The SPFS financial messaging system showed serious expansion this year, as we have more foreign participants connecting. Since the beginning of the year, more parties have joined the SPFS than in all previous years of the system’s existence,” Bakina said at a banking forum in Kazan.

According to the official, 50 new entities from abroad joined the SPFS in the first six months of 2022, bringing the total number to 440. Over 100 of them are foreign entities from 12 countries, although the regulator does not disclose the list of countries whose institutions have joined the system.

The SPFS is a SWIFT alternative that ensures the transfer of financial messages between banks both inside and outside of Russia. It was created in late 2014 in response to the first wave of sanctions over Crimea’s reunification with Russia, which targeted a number of Russian banks, among other entities.
Earlier this year, as Moscow faced further sanctions in response to its military operation in Ukraine, including the disconnection of many Russian banks from SWIFT, the government started promoting the domestic system as a reliable alternative. Also due to the sweeping sanctions, Moscow accelerated efforts to move away from the dollar and euro towards making settlements in national currencies. According to Bakina, the SPFS is proving helpful in this endeavor.


“This, of course, creates a good basis for further development of settlements in national currencies, moving away from the dollar, the euro in settlements. We also see that friendly countries are becoming more willing to switch to national currencies,” Bakina stated.
The sanctions have also led to an increase in the use of Mir bank cards, Russia’s alternative to Visa and Mastercard, which suspended operations in the country and stopped the cards that were issued in Russia from working abroad. According to Bakina, a third of all bank cards in Russia are now Mir card.
 

Zelenskyy Slams Israel For No Military Aid; Questions China's 'ambiguous' Position On War​

republicworld.com
Sep 24, 2022 12:28 PM

President Zelenskyy rebuked Israel for not providing military aid to Ukraine amid the war with Russia, also questioned China's ambiguous position on the war.​


Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy rebuked Israel on Friday for not offering any military aid to his nation to fight against Russian invasion. His remarks were in reference to Ukraine’s demands to be provided with air defence systems to counter Russia’s advancement into the territory during the early months of the conflict.
“Let me be clear, this shocks me because at the same time Israel exports its armaments to other countries,” Zelenskyy told Ouest-France.
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It is to mention that back in June, Ukraine’s ambassador to Israel, Yevgen Korniychuk, had previously stated in a press conference held in Tel Aviv, “We ask Israel for a defensive tool in the form of an Iron Dome and similar defensive tools.”
The ambassador had further slammed Israel’s government saying, “While Russia slaughters our citizens, the Israeli government remains in its comfort zone and refrains from providing Ukraine with minimal defensive assistance.”

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Turkey pushes to end UN veto​

rt.com
Sep 23, 2022 3:00 PM

The Security Council should be expanded and the Big Five’s veto powers abolished, Ankara’s foreign minister says

FILE PHOTO: United Nations Security Council meeting.

Turkey wants the UN Security Council to be “more inclusive” and to eliminate the veto power of the permanent members, Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu told reporters on Friday. Cavusoglu’s remarks, on the sidelines of the 77th session of the UN General Assembly in New York, reflect Ankara’s long-term policy – but also dovetailed with recent US proposals.

“We believe that the General Assembly, the Security Council should be more inclusive. There are many formulas coming from different countries, and all countries should be well represented here,” Cavusoglu said, according to the state broadcaster TRT.
“Of course, a criteria could be determined according to the population, size and geographical distribution of each country. But on the other hand, the right of veto should also be abolished,” the foreign minister added.


Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has championed the vision he dubbed “the world is bigger than five” – referring to the five permanent UNSC members – for years, Cavusoglu said, adding that other world leaders were now talking about it.

The UN was established at the end of the Second World War by the victorious allied powers, all of which got a permanent seat on the Security Council, with 10 rotating members elected for two-year terms. On a tour of Africa in 2021, Erdogan described this arrangement as unjust and obsolete, with a “handful of countries” dominating the world.

Russian President Vladimir Putin dismissed the idea at the time, saying if the veto was abolished “the UN would die the very same day – it would turn into the League of Nations,” a powerless debate club.
Now, however, Erdogan’s idea seems to have at least partial backing from Washington. US envoy to the UN Linda Thomas-Greenfield has called the Security Council arrangement “an unsustainable and outdated status quo.” Addressing the General Assembly this week, US President Joe Biden proposed expanding the Security Council and limiting the veto to “rare, extraordinary situations.”
The US has used its veto over 80 times, mainly in defense of Israel
 
Na vyoo yanajengewa , yanapewa na subsidies za chakula ili yaende chooni vizuri nakuja kujamba hapa jf , bado yanapewa na pesa na misaada ili yaendelee kuzaa kama panya , bila programs za uzazi salama Chini ya USAID let alone DANIDA ,UK NGOS etc may be hata yangezaliwa vibudu na yasingekuwa hapa yanaandika uzwazwa hapa .

Ungrateful monkeys
 
Waambie kenge hawa
 
Si utani Germany inaweza ikawa deindustrialized.

Volkswagen AG warns of possible relocation of production from Germany​

euroweeklynews.com

In the event of a gas shortage, Volkswagen AG has warned of the possible relocation of production from Germany.​



As reported on Friday, September 23, by the American media agency Bloomberg, the German car giant Volkswagen AG is currently examining ways of counteracting the consequences of a possible gas shortage. The automotive group is also believed to be considering relocating production within its global plant network.

Southwest Europe or the coastal regions of northern Europe, which have better access to LNG supplies from the sea, could benefit from a shift in production, a Volkswagen spokesman told Bloomberg by phone.

Volkswagen already operates car factories in Portugal, Spain, and Belgium. These countries have LNG terminals and are not as dependent on Russian gas supplies.
Relocating production from plants in Germany to other European locations would pose considerable difficulties. Around 295,000 people work in German VW plants. The employee representatives there make up around half of the 20-strong Supervisory Board.


As a medium-term alternative, the company is initially “focusing on greater localisation, relocation of production capacity or technical alternatives, similar to what has been done in the context of challenges with semiconductor shortages and other supply chain disruptions”, Bloomberg quoted Geng Wu, head of Volkswagen’s procurement division, as saying in a statement.
Even if the gas supply in the VW plants is currently secured, the company has identified potential energy savings at its European locations, according to Michael Heinemann, Managing Director of VW Kraftwerk GmbH. It’s about a “mid-double-digit percentage”, Heinemann told Bloomberg.

However, the automaker is concerned about the potential impact of higher energy prices on its suppliers. The group sees politics as being responsible here. According to Thomas Steg, the Volkswagen Group’s General Representative for External Relations, it must “curb the current uncontrolled explosion in gas and electricity prices”, as reported by rnd.de.
 
Kila siku wao ni kuandika ma utopolo hapa bila aibu
 
inashangaza sana kuona mtu anashangilia udhalim unaofanywa na Putin kwenye nchi hambayo haikuwai kurusha hata jiwe katika mipaka yake..,ndo maana wengi wetu tunazidi kuwa tu masikini

Hii lahana [emoji848]
 
Baada ya kuchochea China vs Taiwan,Sasa Marekani anaendelea na project yake ya kuichochea North Korea vs South Korea.

North Korea May Conduct Nuclear Test As Seoul Prepares For US VP Harris' Visit: Report​

South Korea, ahead of US Vice President Kamala Harris' visit to the country, has warned of the possibility of nuclear tests by Pyongyang.​



Seoul has issued a warning that North Korea may be preparing to test a new ballistic missile, as US Vice-President Kamala Harris is set to visit South Korea as part of her Asia tour. Yonhap news agency reported on Saturday that South Korea's military has detected signs that the Democratic Republic of North Korea is likely to test a submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM). It is to mention that SLBM is a ballistic missile capable of being launched from submarines and supports carrying a nuclear warhead.

As per the reports, the South Korean military detected evidence of preparations for the missile tests this week in Sinpo, South Hamgyong Province of North Korea.

According to Yonhap, the information reiterates the revelations made by the Center for Strategic and International Studies, a US-based think tank. In a report that was published this week, the think tank had made similar assumptions regarding the possibility that North Korea may test the missile citing commercial satellite imagery.

Kamala Harris' Asia trip​


The Vice-President of the United States, Harris, is set to visit the region next week and will meet the leader of South Korea and Japan. A senior US administration official informed a briefing on Friday that it was possible that the DPRK may conduct a nuclear test or indulge in other provocations during Harris' trip to the region, but that they officially had no announcements or predictions to make.

Yonhap also reported that the President of South Korea, Yoon Suk-yeol, was aware of the signs and developments regarding North Korea’s possible preparations to conduct such tests.
On the sidelines, an aircraft carrier of the US Navy, USS Ronald Reagan reached the port of Busan on Friday to participate in the joint military drills between the two nations. North Korea has previously denounced US military deployments and joint drills with South Korea as rehearsals for war and evidence of hostile policies by Washington and Seoul.
 
Latvia wameanza kupiga jaramba mdogomdogo.

Neighbouring Russia, Latvians prep for war​

france24.com
Sep 24, 2022 8:56 AM

Latvia's fear of what Russia might do next has led to a four-fold increase in volunteers for the army's reserve forceGints Ivuskans AFP​


Skrunda (Latvia) (AFP) – When war erupted in Ukraine, the head of Latvia's fashion chamber Dita Danosa did not hesitate to become an army reservist, swapping her usually stylish clothes for military fatigues.

"I really felt I couldn't be passive and just watch television," the 49-year-old told AFP at the Mezaine military training ground in western Latvia.
"So I decided, yes, the national guard was the place for me."

Since Russian forces invaded Ukraine in February, Baltic states like Latvia -- which shares a border with Russia -- are anxious about what Moscow might do next.
This fear has led to a four-fold increase in volunteers, like Danosa, for the army's reserve force known as the national guard, or Zemessardze in Latvian.

"When the war started, all European values were endangered," Danosa said, punctuating the silence between the bursts of two bullets.

While Latvia's EU and NATO membership reassured her, Danosa said she felt under threat "because Russian aggression is unpredictable and we don't know what can happen".
Dressed in full combat clothing, including a magazine belt, she recalled that Latvia has a "history of occupation". The former Soviet republic regained its independence in 1991.

Mezaine's location is symbolic. During the Cold War, it was home to the Skrunda-1 radar station, whose two large installations were to alert the Soviet Red Army in the event of a missile attack from the West.
Now the area is used for, among other things, urban guerrilla training.
 
Upigaji kura za kujitenga unaenda vizuri

German observer says people in Zaporozhye Region voting voluntarily​

Russian Politics & DiplomacySeptember 24, 13:18

The German observer also discussed the voting with Melitopol Mayor Galina Danilchenko after she had cast her vote earlier on Saturday​

MELITOPOL, September 24. /TASS/. Participation in the referendum among residents of the Zaporozhye Region is voluntary, and, contrary to Western media reports, there is no pressure whatsoever on them, a German observer told TASS on Saturday.

"Of course, we can see that the Western media has claimed that people are being forced to vote here and that the voting is being conducted in a tense atmosphere, but, being here, I can see with my own eyes that people are voting voluntarily, and we can see the difference between how things are being reported and what’s happening on site," Stefan Schaller, a manager at Energie Waldeck-Frankenberg, said.

The German observer also discussed this with Melitopol Mayor Galina Danilchenko after she had cast her vote earlier on Saturday. "It is very strange to read Western media reports alleging that pressure is being put on voters here, while one can see with one’s own eyes how calm everything has been here," Schaller said, when the mayor asked him if he had any specific comments on the referendum.

In her turn, Danilchenko said that the Western media may be exaggerating things, while people "are happy about the developments here so far."
The Lugansk and the Donetsk People’s Republics as well as the Kherson and the Zaporozhye regions began their vote to join Russia at 08:00 am on Friday. Voting will last until Tuesday.
 
Hivi waungwana haya mabomu ya ukraine ( HIMARS ) yanayzuiliwa kila siku hapo zaporozhye nuclear plant na hapo darajani novaya kakhova mnayaona au???

maana sio kwa ufanisi huo tangu walipoanza kulishambulia hilo daraja na hapo zaporozhye mpaka leo duuuh ni muda mrefu na kila siku yanadunguliwa halafu pro nato mnajifanya hamyaoni haya.

Naomba mnijuze hiyo ndo S400 au ni ipi hiyo green rajab lee van cliff Bwana Utam Qibsyl Hammaz ??
 
Pamoja na hayo mashambulizi unayoyasema huko cremea,VP Ukraine+NATO wamefanikiwa kuirudisha hiyo cremea toka 2014 ambapo sasa ni takribani 8 year s??
 
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