Russia, France, rebels & the death of Chinese in Central African Republic

Colleagues from ASIANOMICS found interesting news regarding the killing of 9 Chinese nationals in Central African Republic (CAR). Updates are coming in.
Along with 9 killed, 2 were severely injured. The victims are said to have been working in a goldmine run by the UK Gold Coast Group.

The Washington Post's article perfectly encapsulates the US' biggest fear: "Washington and Moscow now seem to have come full circle.

But unlike the last Cold War, when there was a Sino-Soviet split over ideological differences, China now looks set to confront the US and Europe

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with Russia by its side." China and Russia present a united front because both have experienced, and are still experiencing, US' attempts to hinder their economic development,

The West’s respond to Putin’s visit to Mariupol

The Western press is running true to form. What can be added? Let’s see…

🔹Wall Street Journal shifts focus from the visit's historical significance toward some "Russian atrocities" that have occurred in the city. 🔸Washington Post referred to the visit as a "show of defiance" following the unfair International Criminal Court's decision to issue a warrant for Putin's arrest.

More war please, thanks!

Washington firmly opposes a ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine.

US National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said, branding any peace initiatives as “unacceptable” in the current situation. Kirby touched on the upcoming visit of Xi Jinping to Moscow to meet Putin, stating that should any peace initiatives come out of their meeting, Washington would reject them.

NATO has expanded 8 times since its creation in 1949. After the collapse of the USSR, the alliance included 14 countries (post-Soviet and former Warsaw Pact countries). The latest expansion at the moment took place in 2020 - North Macedonia joined NATO.

At the moment, the candidates are Sweden and Finland, as well as Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Zelenskyy was not allowed to meet & speak to the press; he could not answer questions from the press, and he looked as if he had just been brought from a rehab center. All of the major European leaders— Macron, Meloni, Scholz, & even the head of European diplomacy, Borrell—answered the questions.

It should be noted that just before Zelensky was supposed to come out to the press on the red carpet, the broadcast was "unexpectedly" interrupted.

US dollar may lose global currency status, warns Congresswoman

US dollar may cease to be a global currency as, even under heavy sanctions, Russia is showing the world that it can do without the US dollar & Washington’s friendship, Marjorie Taylor Greene. "Two years ago <…> we were living in times of world peace. Today <…> we are on the verge of world war.

And the innocent victims are each nation’s people paying taxes to those in power.

The US proxy war with Russia, in Ukraine (a non-NATO nation), benefits China the most,

Sergei Khatylev, former head of the Russian Air Defence Forces, on the upcoming Russian offensive:
🧵 No counter-offensive, but an offensive by our forces across the entire width of the front.
Due to the fact that Ukrainian armed forces running out of artillery shells & rockets, have lost a lot of equipment, including heavy equipment, MLRS, tanks and artillery pieces.

PMC Wagner Code of Practice 1. protect the interests of Russia always and everywhere

2. the honor of a Russian fighter is above all

3. fight not for money but on principle, and the principle is one - Victory

"... and I think this was the best present to all of us, because it said it all))

'The 2014 Minsk Agreement was indeed a ploy to buy Ukraine time and should be credited for Kiev’s “successful resilience” now, former French president Francois Hollande said on Friday. Confirming former German chancellor Angela Merkel’s assessment of the truce, Hollande also blamed US weakness for the failure to deter Russia. Earlier this month, Merkel described Minsk as “an attempt to give Ukraine time” to build up its military.

The End of the Age of Sanctions?

Sanctions have long been the United States' favoured diplomatic weapon, but the era of their dominance is coming to an end, writes Foreign Affairs.
According to the article, Russia and China have already scored at least one victory against them Washington increasingly relies on sanctions, but many of the affected countries have begun to strengthen their economies against such restrictions.

Retired US Army Lieutenant Colonel Daniel Davis, in an article for 19 Forty-Five, pointed to the lack of scenarios for Ukraine's victory in the conflict with Russia and stated: "The Ukrainian Armed Forces are not capable of standing up to the Russian army." "The reason for this is the lack of necessary military resources."

"There is no scenario that predicts victory for the Ukrainian army." "The military reality is that the

Democrats, fearful of likely conservative landslide in U.S. midterms, say "democracy is at stake" By Carlos Esteban

Democracy is at stake. That’s the alarmist message Democrats, fearful of losing power in key chambers and states in the upcoming midterm elections on Nov.8, are banking on, and with them, the mainstream media that act as their propaganda arm.

Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan, who was ousted through a US-orchestrated post-modern coup in early spring as punishment for his independent foreign policy, narrowly survived an assassination attempt on Thursday.

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He led his promised Long March from Lahore to Islamabad along with thousands of his supporters to demand free and fair elections as early as possible.

Before the former premier set off, Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah threatened to “hang him upside down.”

Keeping Starlink on isn't good enough, implies Ukrainian First Lady Elena Zelenskaya. She hopes billionaire Tesla co-founder Elon Musk merely made a “chance mistake” when he tweeted a plan for peace between Kiev and Moscow last month, she told The Guardian in an interview published on Thursday.

German chancellor has changed his stance, wants ‘common ground’ with Russia, says Turkish president The German chancellor has changed his stance over Russia, saying that “we should find a common ground” with Russian leader Putin, the Turkish president said on Wednesday.

The resumption of the grain deal is the moment of truth for the Kiev regime. The deal was resumed under the guarantee that there would be no more provocations and terrorist attacks. But everyone understands (in the Kremlin first of all) that Kiev will not keep and will definitely break its promise. It's like cheese in a mousetrap - a thieving mouse will definitely try to steal it.

By the end of 2023, 55% of Ukrainians will (either) be below the poverty line, (or will be part of new Russian republics) According to the World Bank Regional Director for Eastern Europe, Arup Banerjee, by the end of 2022, 25% of the population of Ukraine will live in poverty, compared with just over 2% before the start of the military conflict,

A source associated with the intelligence agencies claims that the armed attack near the Shah Cherah Mausoleum in the Iranian city of Shiraz on October 26, 2022, which killed 15 people and injured 45 others, was organised not by Saudi intelligence agencies but by the British Joint Intelligence Committee. The warlord whose men carried out the attack was a long-time resident of Britain and has close ties to the British wing of ISIS.

Kremlin: Russia has not decided whether to extend Black Sea Grain deal MOSCOW, Nov 3 (Reuters) - The Kremlin said on Thursday it had not committed to staying in the Black Sea grain deal, which has freed Ukraine's grain shipments from a Russian blockade of its Black Sea ports, beyond its current expiry date of Nov. 19. Kremlin spokesman

Erdogan recalled that back in October he pointed out to Brussels that the approach to Moscow was wrong. However, this is not the first time he has tried to mediate in the current conflict.

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So, earlier he expressed his readiness to organize direct negotiations between Vladimir Putin and Vladimir Zelensky, and offered Istanbul as a negotiating platform.