"They emphasised that all external actors need to respect the sovereignty and independence of the Republic of Belarus, and stop trying to provoke confrontation in Belarusian society and undermine the process of normalising the situation."
Russian Deputy FM Morgulov spoke with #Iran's ambassador Kazem Jalali about a range of bilateral issues
Russian Deputy FM Ryabkov then met with #Iran's ambassador Jalili to discuss preserving the #JCPOA and invalidating US claims under 2231
Russian rector of the Diplomatic Academy of the Ministry of Foreign Yakovenko again meets with Saad #Hariri's Russia point man George Shaaban (previously spoke August 17) for a wide-ranging conversation on #Lebanon and other international issues.
"The Russian side emphasized the unacceptability of imposing any mediation efforts or ready-made solutions on Minsk."
Putin's MENA envoy Bogdanov meets with #Palestinian ambassador Abdel Hafiz Nofal to discuss the Middle East and Israeli-Palestinian negotiations based on, inter alia, 2SS and Arab Peace Initiative.
As always, Russia emphasised need for Palestinian unity under the #PLO platform
Russia's MENA envoy Bogdanov held telephone conversations with #Fatah's Saeb Erekat, #Hamas' Mousa Abu Marzook, #PFLP's Maher al-Taher, and #PLO's Mustafa Barghouti.
They welcome Russia's proposal to begin holding regular all-Palestinian summits in Moscow to unify the factions
Bogdanov met with #Turkey's Charge d'Affaires in Russia to discuss #Libya and other issues of mutual interest in the Middle East
#Finland President Sauli Niinistö calls Putin to discuss #Belarus and bilateral relations.
"Vladimir Putin reaffirmed...that meddling in the internal affairs of a sovereign state and attempting to exert external pressure on the legitimate authorities are unacceptable."
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Seems the "Georgian Legion" that basically kicked off what became NAFO was a scam, one I promoted and to which I donated and got my friends to donate significant amounts of money.
.@jonathanchait: "They are treating apologias for Hamas as a factually or logically flawed application of left-wing ideals. I believe...that Hamas defenders are applying their own principles correctly. The problem is the principles themselves." nymag.com/intelligencer/…
@jonathanchait: "The illiberal left believes treating everybody equally...merely serves to maintain existing structures of power. It follows...that the legitimacy of a tactic can only be assessed with reference to whether it is being used by the oppressor or the oppressed."
@jonathanchait: '“Decolonization”...has a model of the world in which conflicts are analyzed as a struggle pitting settler-colonist-Europeans, who are evil, against native/indigenous/BIPOC people...[It] does not leave room to judge the morality of any methods.'
"Wagner...has also released several horrifying snuff films and images of executions, mutilations and beheadings that would make Islamic State blush." archive.md/2023.06.12-060…
"RIM and Wagner are the Russian equivalent of...Jaish-e-Mohammad, Lashkar-e-Tayyiba and Hezbollah. The former two are...well-known terrorist fronts created by [Pakistan]...while the latter is essentially the Lebanese branch of Iran’s [IRGC]." aijac.org.au/op-ed/barbaric…
'Australia is not bound by whatever considerations are underlying the [US] reluctance. Home Affairs should act quickly on...Paterson’s letter and demonstrate that Australia sees these NRVE groups for what they are...“horrible terrorist organisations”.'
14th report of the UN Analytical Support and Sanctions Monitoring Team on ISKP: "At least five new [ISKP training camps] built in 2022. The group has created a network of sleeper cells in the centre of the country...elsewhere [ISKP] operate in cells of 5 to 15 people."
"There had also been a targeted campaign to recruit TTP members, Uighurs and ethnic Tajik and Uzbek minorities, which prompted reports of [IMU] units secretly pledging allegiance [IS] while remaining under the Taliban umbrella and biding their time."
"Attacks against high-profile Taliban figures raised [ISKP] morale, prevented defections and boosted recruitment, including from within the Taliban’s ranks."
A fascinating account in @newlinesmag about Iran's all-expenses-paid, Orwellian recruitment centres in Qom masquerading as religious institutions, where it's struggle sessions, lies, spies, antisemitism, conspiracy, and Khomeini worship 24/7. newlinesmag.com/first-person/h…
"The biggest taboo of all was Khamenei...We would never, ever speak about him, his role in Iran or the Iranian regime. It was really strange to see his Orwellian portrait everywhere without being able to speak about him."