23 Mar, 2022 20:55

Ukraine compares itself to Nazi Germany

Ukraine’s parliament on Wednesday appealed again to the West to impose a “no-fly zone” over the country. However, theparliament raised eyebrows online by comparing the devastation suffered by its cities to that suffered by Nazi Germany during Allied bombing raids. The bizarre choice of comparison is the latest Nazi-related statement to come out of Kiev.

Did Zelensky take over all media to get tye message put hes trapped with nazis?. My first thought

An image posted to Twitter by Ukraine’s ‘Verkhovna Rada’ (Parliament) portrays a bombed out building in Hamburg in 1943 alongside similar damage to the Ukrainian city of Kharkov in 2022.

The text above the image reads “When the Sky is Open,” and a message in English demands that the West “#CloseTheSky over Ukraine.”

The Ukrainian parliament equated its own struggles with those of the Third Reich

“Close The Sky” is a reference to the possibility of a NATO-imposed ‘no-fly zone’ over Ukraine, a step Kiev has demanded but leaders in Washington and Brussels have thus far refused to take. It would involve NATO committing to shooting down Russian aircraft over Ukraine, a step that would bring the alliance into open war with Russia and, in the words of US President Joe Biden, lead to “a third world war.”

Bizarrely, the image shared by the parliament asks the same allies that bombed Hamburg in 1943 to fight on Ukraine’s behalf today. The Rada did not explain why it chose to compare Kharkov with Hamburg, especially considering the fact that Kharkov itself was bombed by Germany during the Second World War, which would have made for a comparison that wouldn’t involve comparing Ukraine with Nazi Germany.

The analogy drew some puzzled comments online. “You aren't supposed to compare yourselves to Nazis in public,” one commenter joked. “Man, they really don’t know what optics are,” another quipped.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has accused the Ukrainian government of harboring sympathies to Nazi Germany, and in a speech announcing the start of Russia’s military offensive on Ukraine last month, he said that one of Russia’s goals was to “denazify” the country.

Aside from integrating the neo-Nazi ‘Azov’ batallion into its military, the Ukrainian government has launched efforts to portray its people as racially distinct from Russians, whom politicians in Kiev have openly referred to as “orcs.”

Nazi collaborator Stepan Bandera is considered a hero to Ukrainian nationalists, and just last week a television host in Ukraine, Fahruddin Sharafmal, caused controversy when he approvingly quoted Nazi war criminal Adolf Eichmann in calling for the murder of Russians and their children.

https://www.rt.com/russia/552585-ukraine-nazi-germany-post/

23 Mar, 2022 19:38

Russia expels US diplomats

I finally realized this expelling diplomats (spies) comes and goes and its all theater for the normies, some are expelled and others brought in, why do they allow diplomats in a nation? My guess us we spy on them as much as they spy on us. And its allowed.

The American embassy in Moscow was handed a list of those declared ‘persona non grata’ over the “hostile actions” of Washington

Russia has announced the expulsion of an unspecified number of US diplomats in response to Washington’s order to expel 12 staffers from Moscow’s mission to the United Nations.

The Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement that on Wednesday it summoned “a senior diplomat of the US diplomatic mission in Moscow” and handed him a “a note with a list of deported American diplomatic employees declared ‘persona non grata’.”

The ministry revealed that it was a retaliation to the expulsion of Russian diplomats from the UN mission in New York and of a Russian employee from the UN Secretariat.

“The American side was firmly told that any hostile actions of the United States against Russia would receive a decisive and adequate response,” the statement reads.

Washington notified Moscow of its decision to declare 12 Russian diplomats persona non grata at the end of February. The US claimed the Russians who were expelled had been “engaging in espionage activities that are adverse to our national security.”

Moscow condemned the decision at the time, blaming Washington for a severe violation of commitments and calling on it to show “common sense” and to avoid further escalation. The Foreign Ministry said then that it would prefer not to expel American diplomats again but the “impudence” and “unwillingness or inability to negotiate” of the US might not leave any other choice.

A week prior, the US also ordered the expulsion of the second highest ranking diplomat at the Russian embassy in Washington, Sergey Trepelkov. Late last year, the US ordered 27 Russian diplomats to leave. Previously, about 200 Russian diplomats worked in the US.

On March 21, the Russian Foreign Ministry said that relations between Moscow and Washington were “on the brink of collapse.” Another harsh statement was made after US President Joe Biden, in response to Russia’s military offensive in Ukraine, called his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin a “war criminal,” a “murderous dictator,” and “a pure thug.”

https://www.rt.com/russia/552583-russia-expels-us-diplomats/

23 Mar, 2022 21:36

French carmaker retreats from Russia

Renault suspends production at Moscow plant after Ukrainian pressure campaign

Macron to Putin:

“So Vladimir we going to have to reduce production in Russian plants now, how long will we need to do it?”

Putin:

“Macron we’d prefer you dont do it but three-four weeks is the max, otherwise, we’ll have to cut off your gas!”

Macron:

“I understand, you know the optics, we’ll make it as short as possible. I’ll be in contact next week.”

Putin

“Ok do as you will, but we wont tolerate a lot with all this world condemnation on Russia. You guys started a shitstorm and youre going to end up regretting this if you dont tell the true story!” CLICK

French auto-maker Renault announced on Wednesday it was pausing operations at its Moscow factory and exploring options for selling its majority stake in the Russia-based AvtoVAZ conglomerate.

The move comes after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky mentioned them by name in a speech to French lawmakers, calling on them to support Kiev.

Earlier in the day, Zelensky addressed the parliament in Paris via video-link and demanded that French companies “must quit the Russian market” and stop financing what he called the “Russian war machine.” He specifically named Renault among the examples.

Zelensky’s foreign minister Dmitry Kuleba then called for “customers and businesses around the globe to boycott Group Renault,” accusing the company of supporting “a brutal war of aggression in Europe.”

Within hours, the car-maker based in the posh Paris suburb of Boulogne-Billancourt announced the suspension of operations at the Moscow plant. The French government owns a 15% stake in Renault. In addition to halting production, the group also said it was exploring the ways to sell its stake in the biggest Russian automaker AvtoVAZ.

Renault owns almost 67% of AvtoVAZ, having bought out the stakes held by Nissan in 2017 and General Motors in 2019. The company had initially suspended operations at its Moscow plant at the start of the conflict, but had resumed production since.

Another French company named by Zelensky, the home improvement chain Adeo, said that it would not close its operations in Russia because that would be considered a premeditated bankruptcy and open them up to expropriation, which would only strengthen the government in Moscow. The company said it had “suspended new investments” in Russia at the start of the conflict.

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday thanked the foreign companies that continued working in the country “despite the brazen pressure from the US and its vassals. They are sure to find additional opportunities for growth in the future,” he added.

Moscow sent troops into Ukraine in late February, following a seven-year standoff over Kiev’s failure to implement the terms of the Minsk agreements and end the conflict with the breakaway regions of Donetsk and Lugansk. Russia ended up recognizing the two as independent states, at which point they asked for military aid.

Russia demands that Ukraine officially declare itself a neutral country that will never join the US-led NATO military bloc. Kiev insists the Russian offensive was completely unprovoked and has denied claims it was planning to retake the two Donbass republics by force.

https://www.rt.com/russia/552587-renault-avtovaz-zelensky-ukraine/

23 Mar, 2022 21:20

Russian central bank denies head tried to resign over Ukraine

The news lies and lies

Bloomberg story claiming central bank governor barred from resigning is false – Moscow

Russian Central Bank Governor Elvira Nabiullina did not attempt to resign over Ukraine only to have her resignation personally rejected by President Vladimir Putin, the regulator said on Wednesday. It reiterated that “the information provided by the Bloomberg agency is not true.” Earlier, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov suggested those curious inquire with Nabiullina herself.

The story citedfour anonymous individuals with knowledge of the supposed discussionsbetween Putin and Nabiullina, claiming the central banker had attempted to resign following the offensive in Ukraine, apparently spooked by looming economic catastrophe, only to be asked to stay by the president.

Bloomberg admitted Nabiullina’s “current views couldn’t be learned,” adding that for her to leave now would be seen as a “betrayal” after nearly 20 years of working with Putin. She has not said anything publicly about her position, her appointment to another five-year term on Friday, or her opinion on the conflict, and has given no outward indication that she planned on leaving.

Far from wallowing in it, Nabiullina has urged the central bank’s staff to avoid politics, releasing a short video to colleagues earlier this month asking them to avoid “political debates” which “only burn our energy, which we need to do our jobs.” After the invasion and the multiple rounds of sanctions that followed, Nabiullina more than doubled the key interest rate and imposed capital controls to stop the flow of money out of Russia.

Bloomberg praised Nabiullina’s career, crediting her with bringing inflation under control and amassing “one of the world’s biggest stockpiles of foreign currency and gold” – the latter of which is currently sitting useless in hostile countries’ banks, where the US is attempting to freeze it. She is also credited with fighting the same capital controls she recently imposed in Russia. These allow non-Russians to buy up Russian assets – such as oil and gas stocks whose value has plummeted in the wake of sanctions – and vice versa, permitting Russians to accumulate money in foreign markets.

https://www.rt.com/russia/552586-nabiullina-resigns-ukraine-putin-false/

>>15930275

First this is so stupid. Do you really think Putin at this time would expose himself to a circle that cant be trusted or even show up in public and not a body double. He was in the KGB he will not be easily taken down. Hes going through what Trump had to go through and still does to this day. Trump hired his own security along with SS for this very reason.

Second dont you think thay eight years of planning provided them all the info to detect the traitors. Theres no way any of this is true and pardon me, because “I quite enjoy the bedtime stories”, but this is RRN level stories

23 Mar, 2022 22:57

State partners with Apple for digital IDs

Government and Big Tech aim for ‘seamless and secure’ flying experience

The state of Arizona has become the first to partner with tech behemoth Apple to merge a digital driver’s license and state ID with Apple’s Wallet app. Users can pass through Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport with “just a tap of their iPhone or Apple Watch,” VP of Apple Pay and Apple Wallet Jennifer Baileyenthused in a statementreleased on Wednesday.

The digital ID includes all the data found on a normal state ID or driver’s license, plus detailed facial recognition scans, fingerprints and an unspecified list of other information “requested by the TSA.” All the user needs to do, according to Apple, is consent to provide whatever information the TSA requests using their device’s Face ID or Touch ID function.

While the company touts the convenience of being able to whip out one’s device and move through airline security with “just a tap,” its built-in biometric features already offer up more data than even the most advanced non-computerized driver’s license, and Apple admits that the TSA nabs a photo of the user above and beyond what is needed to travel - just “for verification purposes.”

However, the description of the authentication process also doesn’t seem to include an opt-out if, say, the user doesn’t want to turn over a specific piece of biometric data but is fine with handing over the rest. The Verge asked Apple what happens to the photos the TSA takes, questioning where they’re stored and for how long, and how their privacy is guaranteed. The company passed the questions along to the agency, which has not yet responded. It’s a serious question, given that images from airport scanners have a tendency to end up where they shouldn’t - the more embarrassing, the more widespread, as the controversy over “nude” backscatter body scanners proved over a decade ago.

Apple boasts that the user retains control of their phone at all times rather than physically handing it to security. But given that the phone or watch communicates its digital payload touch-free, the possibility exists that other devices might be able to intercept the signal. Apple insists the data is encrypted, but the company has been caught red-handed in such security fails in the past, such as when the notorious Israeli spyware firm NSO Group was found to be able to implant its Pegasus software into any Apple device it pleased.

Apple announced in September that in addition to Arizona, Connecticut, Georgia, Iowa, Kentucky, Maryland, Oklahoma and Utah would be among the first states to adopt the new form of credential. Wednesday’s press release added Colorado, Hawaii, Mississippi, Ohio, and Puerto Rico to the list.REAL IDdocuments will be required to fly domestically in the US by 2023, unless the deadline is pushed back again.

Apple also allows users to carry their digital Covid-19 vaccination certificates in the Apple Wallet app, and its Apple Pay app adds banking functionality. Such a combination ofdigital ID with banking and healthcare functions brings the user closer than ever before to the World Economic Forum’s Known Traveler Digital Identity, a global ID systemwhich aims to use a single card or app for banking, travel, and healthcare record-keeping purposes – with a bit of social credit scorekeeping on the side. The system has been under test since at least 2020, when the pandemic plunged international travel into uncertainty.

https://www.rt.com/news/552588-arizona-digital-id-apple-wallet/

23 Mar, 2022 22:57

State partners with Apple for digital IDs

Government and Big Tech aim for ‘seamless and secure’ flying experience

The state of Arizona has become the first to partner with tech behemoth Apple to merge a digital driver’s license and state ID with Apple’s Wallet app. Users can pass through Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport with “just a tap of their iPhone or Apple Watch,” VP of Apple Pay and Apple Wallet Jennifer Baileyenthused in a statementreleased on Wednesday.

The digital ID includes all the data found on a normal state ID or driver’s license, plus detailed facial recognition scans, fingerprints and an unspecified list of other information “requested by the TSA.” All the user needs to do, according to Apple, is consent to provide whatever information the TSA requests using their device’s Face ID or Touch ID function.

While the company touts the convenience of being able to whip out one’s device and move through airline security with “just a tap,” its built-in biometric features already offer up more data than even the most advanced non-computerized driver’s license, and Apple admits that the TSA nabs a photo of the user above and beyond what is needed to travel - just “for verification purposes.”

However, the description of the authentication process also doesn’t seem to include an opt-out if, say, the user doesn’t want to turn over a specific piece of biometric data but is fine with handing over the rest. The Verge asked Apple what happens to the photos the TSA takes, questioning where they’re stored and for how long, and how their privacy is guaranteed. The company passed the questions along to the agency, which has not yet responded. It’s a serious question, given that images from airport scanners have a tendency to end up where they shouldn’t - the more embarrassing, the more widespread, as the controversy over “nude” backscatter body scanners proved over a decade ago.

Apple boasts that the user retains control of their phone at all times rather than physically handing it to security. But given that the phone or watch communicates its digital payload touch-free, the possibility exists that other devices might be able to intercept the signal. Apple insists the data is encrypted, but the company has been caught red-handed in such security fails in the past, such as when the notorious Israeli spyware firm NSO Group was found to be able to implant its Pegasus software into any Apple device it pleased.

Apple announced in September that in addition to Arizona, Connecticut, Georgia, Iowa, Kentucky, Maryland, Oklahoma and Utah would be among the first states to adopt the new form of credential. Wednesday’s press release added Colorado, Hawaii, Mississippi, Ohio, and Puerto Rico to the list.REAL IDdocuments will be required to fly domestically in the US by 2023, unless the deadline is pushed back again.

Apple also allows users to carry their digital Covid-19 vaccination certificates in the Apple Wallet app, and its Apple Pay app adds banking functionality. Such a combination ofdigital ID with banking and healthcare functions brings the user closer than ever before to the World Economic Forum’s Known Traveler Digital Identity, a global ID systemwhich aims to use a single card or app for banking, travel, and healthcare record-keeping purposes – with a bit of social credit scorekeeping on the side. The system has been under test since at least 2020, when the pandemic plunged international travel into uncert

https://www.rt.com/news/552588-arizona-digital-id-apple-wallet/