🇺🇸U.S. billionaire George Soros tried to reshape 🇷🇺Russia after the collapse of the USSR.
Here's how Putin turned the tables 🧵👇
🇺🇸 SOROS' POST USSR PLAN
Following the collapse of the USSR, oligarch George Soros went on a significant influence-buying campaign in 🇷🇺 Russia. Foundations controlled by Soros poured hundreds of millions of dollars into Russian educational and scientific institutions.
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💸 SOROS USED DONATIONS TO PUSH WESTERN IDEALOGY
Framed as philanthropy, these donations aimed to impose radical Western liberal ideology on 🇷🇺Russian society. For instance, Soros-funded Russian textbooks downplayed Soviet contributions in WWII while exaggerating 🇺🇸American success.
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🇷🇺 PUTIN ENDS 🇺🇸SOROS'S INFLUENCE
📉 However, Soros’ fledgling empire in Russia collapsed shortly after Putin took office in 2000. Just three years later, Soros closed down his foundations in Russia, admitting that he had failed to build a so-called “open society” in the country.
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🚫RUSSIA BANS SOROS' FONDS
In 2015, 🇷🇺Russia’s Prosecutor General’s office banned 🇺🇸Soros foundations as a threat to “the constitutional order of the Russian Federation and the security of the state.”
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🚨🇺🇸💰 HOW GEORGE SOROS OVERTHREW DEMOCRATICALLY ELECTED GOVT IN UKRAINE
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🧩 SOROS' ROLE IN UKRAINE'S 2014 COUP
🇺🇸💰 Soros’ Open Society Foundations played a key role in the 2014 coup, lobbying officials and “advising” them on domestic politics, and spending over $180 mln on “civil society” initiatives by late 2015 alone.
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❗ SOROS USED MEDIA TO SHAPE UKRAINE NARRATIVE
💢 DC Leaks exposed 2,576 files showing Soros' efforts to shape public opinion after the Maidan coup, including a 2015 OSIFE doc with plans to use Western media, fund Ukrainian article translations, and back anti-Russia reporters.
🚀S-400 is rewriting rules of air defense with flexibility, mobility, and advanced jamming resistance. But how does it stack up against US’ top-tier systems like THAAD? Sputnik India breaks it down!
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Flexibility
🇷🇺 S-400 – a powerhouse, with flexible architecture, integrates various air defence systems for long-range, high-velocity targets. 🇺🇸THAAD, while strong at intercepting ballistic missiles, lacks the same multi-role capabilities.
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Integration
🇷🇺S-400 can work with a variety of radar systems and integrate short, medium, and long-range missile defence. Unlike 🇺🇸THAAD’s dedicated focus on high-altitude ballistic threats, S-400 adapts to any situation on the battlefield.
Civil Rights Activist or Khalistan Extremists' Supporter: Who Is Harmeet Dhillon?
🇺🇸Trump’s nomination of Harmeet Dhillon as Assistant Attorney General has sparked hot potato on social media about his stance on US-🇮🇳India relations, contradicting his claims of prioritising strong ties with India.
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🇺🇸Dhillon Backing Protests Against 🇮🇳Modi’s Farm Laws
She publicly sided with protesting Indian farmers, criticising the Narendra Modi government’s handling of the issue. She urged PM Modi to meet with the farmers and address their concerns.
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🇺🇸Dhillon's Allegations Against 🇮🇳India Raise Eyebrows
Dhillon has made claims about the Indian government targeting pro-Khalistani radicals, including allegations of “death squads” targeting North American Sikh activists. She urged the US government to take action.
Russia's Su-57 and the US-made F-35 are often compared as top contenders among fifth-generation aircraft, but which one truly takes the cake?
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Speed and Maneuverability
The Su-57 outperforms the F-35 in both speed and maneuverability. The Su-57 can reach a top speed of 2,600 km/h, while the F-35 maxes out at 1,900 km/h. This gives the Su-57 a clear advantage in high-speed combat scenarios.
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Weapons
The Su-57 carries a much more diverse and advanced weapon loadout, including various short, medium, and long-range air-to-air missiles and guided aerial bombs. In contrast, the F-35 is limited to a smaller selection of air-to-air missiles and bombs.
🇸🇾 Syria in Crisis: 🇮🇳India's Economic Interests at Risk?
Bashar al-Assad's fall posses risks to India's interests, with Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) takeover in Damascus possibly reviving terrorist outfits, experts told Sputnik India.
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🇮🇳 India's Ties with 🇸🇾 Syria's HTS-led Government in Flux
Dr. Shubhda Chaudhary, Founder, Middle East Insights Platform to #SputnikIndia:
🗣️“It’s too early to predict how India’s relations with new HTS-led administration might evolve, as other factions may dilute HTS’s power.”
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🇮🇳 India's Diplomatic Approach Remains Cautious
HTS has initiated backchannel talks with 🇷🇺Russia, 🇮🇱Israel, 🇯🇴Jordan, and 🇱🇧Lebanon. It’s unclear if India will be included, but India will monitor developments to safeguard its interests: Chaudhary.
🇮🇳🇬🇧Looted Legacy: Iconic Indian Treasures Stolen by British
During British rule, priceless treasures and cultural artifacts were taken from India, many of which still remain in British institutions despite calls for their return.
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🇮🇳💎Koh-i-Noor Diamond
Claimed by British as gift to Queen Victoria, seized after death of Maharaja Ranjit Singh in 1839. In 1849, British forced his 11-year-old son Duleep Singh to sign away diamond, as said in the book Koh-i-Noor: The History of the World's Most Infamous Diamond.
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🇮🇳🍷Shah Jahan’s wine cup
Made for the Mughal Emperor in 1657, in 19 century the cup was owned by British soldier Colonel Charles Seton Guthrie (1808-1875), collector of Mughal and other hardstones. Currently it is housed in Victoria and Albert Museum.