18 Feb, 2023 14:49

Russia explains request to shut down Jewish NGO

The organization has been mishandling the private data of citizens, the Justice Ministry says

A Moscow court has begun processing a request by the Russian Justice Ministry to close down the Jewish Agency for Israel nonprofit organization, also known asSokhnut, it was announced on Saturday.

A hearing was initially scheduled for August of last year but was postponed at the request of the defense, which argued that Sokhnutneeded time to correct violationspointed out by the Russian authorities.

The Jewish agency’s lawyers had asked for a second delay, although the judge refused the request and has now heard the positions of both parties.

Representatives of the Justice Ministry stated that Sokhnut, which helps facilitate the repatriation of Jews to Israel, had beencollecting the personal data of Russian citizens and placing it on foreign websites, which is banned by Russian law.

The NGO committed16 such violationsbetween April 2019 and March 2022, and was issued with fines totaling 735,000 rubles ($9,900) as a result.

The Justice Ministry considers those breaches to be “systematic” and sufficient enough to seek the shutdown of the organization, representatives explained. They added that the ministryhas other complaintsabout Sokhnut’s operations.

Lawyers for the NGO argued that a shutdown was an excessively harsh measure, considering the violations. They also said that each breach should be considered separately by the court as it would allow the ministry to indicate “mistakes.”

The presiding judge has ordered a break in the case, with the two sides returning to the courtroom on Tuesday.

Late last year, Sokhnut announced that a record 70,000 foreign Jews had immigrated to Israel in 2022. The NGO credited its work toencourage Russians and Ukrainians to repatriate amid the conflictbetween their nations as leading to such a high figure.

The number of Russians making the so-called ‘Aliyah’ last year was 37,364, exceeding the total figure of immigrants for 2021 by almost 9,000, according to the organization’s data.

https://www.rt.com/news/571703-jewish-agency-sokhnut-court/

18 Feb, 2023 14:03

India slams George Soros for meddling

The Foreign Minister says the billionaire activist is "old, rich, opinionated and dangerous"

India’s Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar and otherofficials have blasted billionaire George Sorosfor suggesting that the scandal around the Adani Group, linked to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, might bring a "democratic revival" for the country.

Soros said during the Munich Security Conference on Thursday that fraud allegations against the multinational conglomerate, headed by the PM’s long-time associate Gautam Adani, would "significantly weaken Modi’s stranglehold on India’s federal government… I may be naive, but I expect a democratic revival in India."

Those comments didn’t go unnoticed in New Delhi, with Jaishankar firing back on Saturday at the 92-year-old billionaire and neo-liberal political activist. The foreign minister described Soros as "old, rich, opinionated and dangerous" because he’s willing to invest his money in "shaping narratives."

"People like him think an election is good if the person they want to see wins and, if the election throws up a different outcome, then they will say it is a flawed democracy," he added.

Jaishankar also recalled that Soros, who runs the Open Society Foundation and sponsors numerous NGOs around the globe, hasn’t always been correct in his forecasts. "Few years ago, he actually accused us of planning to strip millions of Muslims of their citizenship, which of course didn't happen. It was a ridiculous suggestion," the minister said.

The head of India’s Ministry for Women and Child Development, Smriti Irani, commented that the recent statement by the Hungarian-American investor was "not just an attempt to hurt India’s image; if you listen to him carefully, he talks of regime change."

"India has always defeated foreign powers whenever it has been challenged and will continue to defeat them in the future, too,"Irani told the journalists at the headquarters of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).

The country’s second-largest party, the Indian National Congress (INC), has also rejected attempts by Soros, who has often been called a "champion of globalism," to meddle in India’s internal affairs.

"Whether the 'PM-linked Adani scam' sparks a democratic revival in India depends entirely on the Congress, Opposition parties and our electoral process.It has nothing to do with George Soros," INC general secretary Jairam Ramesh wrote on Twitter.

(Now the asshole is going after Modi, so it’ Trump, Putin, Xi and Modi now, we now know who can defeat Soros and his NGOs)

https://www.rt.com/news/571699-soros-india-modi-adani/

18 Feb, 2023 14:02

Stoltenberg sets condition for Kiev to join NATO

Only a “sovereign and independent” Ukraine can be a member of the US-led bloc, the secretary general said

Ukraine must “prevail as a sovereign, independent state” before it can formally join NATO, Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said on Saturday, despite Kiev already considering itself a de-facto member of the Western bloc.

“NATO’s position on membership for Ukraine is unchanged,” Stoltenberg told a panel at the Munich Security Conference. “We agreed back in 2008 that Ukraine will become a member of the alliance and that is still our position.”

“Of course, what matters now is to ensure that Ukraine prevails as a sovereign, independent state. Because without having Ukraine as a sovereign and independent state, there is no way to discuss any kind of relationship between NATO and Ukraine in the future,” he continued, adding that this discussion would take place when the current conflict in Ukraine is resolved.

NATO has long insisted that all prospective memberspeacefully resolve outstanding international, territorial, or ethnic disputesbefore joining the alliance.

Ukrainian troops are currently being trained in multiple NATO countries, and the bloc’s members provide Kiev with weapons and intelligence. Earlier this month, Stoltenberg told reporters that NATO countries had already transferred around $120 billion worth of military and financial aid to Ukraine, and the secretary general pledged on Saturday that this support will continue indefinitely, even at the risk of “triggering escalation.”

While formal membership so far remains out of reach for Kiev, Ukrainian Defense Minister Aleksey Reznikov told the BBC last month that his country has already become a “de facto”NATO member, and will “in the near future, become a member of NATO, de jure.”

The accession of Ukraine to NATO would potentially leave more Russian territory within striking distance of the bloc’s medium-range missiles, and is therefore considered an unacceptable national security threat by the Kremlin. Any future Russia-Ukraine conflict would also drag the rest of the alliance into open war with Moscow.

The “demilitarization” of Ukraine and its establishment as a neutral country are two goals cited by Russia for its military operation, launched almost a year ago.

(Ukraine has been trying to get in the EU since it started. Their corruption is too deep, even now the have 10-15 years to go to get in the EU. Stoltenberg is right, they are not sovereign, how to hell will they ever be accepted to NATO? They won’t! They are not a Sovereign state, they are still part of Russia-the whole country. They didn’t sign papers in 1991 to separate from them. Everything EU are lies!)

https://www.rt.com/news/571702-stoltenberg-ukraine-join-nato/

18 Feb, 2023 14:11

West forced to soften anti-Russian UN resolution – Moscow

American cowboy blackmail and arm-twisting, however, have yet to be canceled, Russia’s envoy to the UN said

In order to gain the widest possible support, Western countries are now trying toremove any "sharp corners" from the text of their draft anti-Russia resolution for the UN General Assembly, says Moscow’s First Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN, Dmitry Polyansky.

The diplomat stated in a Telegram message that the resolution will likely be proposed to the UN for a vote next week on the anniversary of the start of Russia’s military operation in Ukraine. Officially, the draft resolution is meant to address the "principles underlying a comprehensive, just and sustainable peace in Ukraine."

However, Polyansky has pointed out that the true intent of Western politicians is to use the anniversary as "an informational occasion fornew attacks on Russia" and to prove that Moscow is isolated at the UN.

"Their main problem is that we are not isolated. And pushing through anti-Russian texts is becoming increasingly difficult," he noted, adding that the West is having great difficulties in trying to "remove all the ‘sharp corners’ and to ‘round off’ everything as much as possible" in the text of the resolution.

Polyansky also stated that in order to garner the most support and "not scare anyone away," and to guarantee that their efforts are not in vain, the West has also essentially "muzzled the Ukrainians" so that they don’t ruin the resolution.

"And now they just sadly watch how the text of the draft becomes more and more vague,"said the diplomat, adding that despite the West’s efforts, there arestill many countries that are unwillingto support the resolution.

He remarked, however, that "American cowboy blackmail and arm-twisting have not been canceled," and that the presumed result of the vote may yet change.

The diplomat’s comments come as the UN General Assembly is set to hold an emergency session on February 22, intended to address the ongoing military conflict between Russia and Ukraine. It is during this session that Western countries intend to propose their resolution, which, according to news agency RIA, which cited sources who have seen the drafts,echoes the "peace plan" of Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky.

Among the ten points of Zelensky’s initiative are requirements to release all prisoners of war and to restore the "territorial integrity of Ukraine." Moscow, however, has dismissed this "peace formula" as "illusory" and unacceptable, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov saying it showed that Kiev was not ready for serious dialogue.

https://www.rt.com/news/571704-un-anti-russia-resolution/

18 Feb, 2023 15:14

Anti-war rally announced in Washington

The protest will call for peace negotiations in Ukraine and the end of military aid

A large rally dubbed ‘Rage Against The War Machine’ has been announced for Washington DC on Sunday, with thousands set to march to the White House to demand peace in Ukraine and an end to US military funding for Kiev.

The march, organized by the Libertarian and People’s Parties, promises to be the largest US anti-war rally since the protests against the Iraq War in 2003. It is set to feature speakers from across the political spectrum, including formerUS Senator Ron Paul, former presidential nominee Tulsi Gabbard, and comedian and political commentator Jimmy Dore.

On their website, organizers have laid out the demands they intend to deliver to “warmonger-in-chief Joe Biden.” The points include “not one more penny for war in Ukraine,” the disbandment of NATO, slashing the Pentagon budget, abolishing the CIA, and freeing Julian Assange.

Speaking to FOX News host Tucker Carlson,Tara Reade- one of the speakers due to appear at the rally – argued that Americans are fed up with seeing their government spend almost $100 billion in aid to Ukraine while problems at home are being ignored. “Our infrastructure is falling apart. America is becoming a failed state,” she explained.

Reade also insisted that theUS and NATO were responsible for the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, which she said started back in 2014 during the Western-sponsored Maidan coup.

“The speakers are all gathering to ask to abolish NATO, because it’s not a peacekeeping force, it’s an aggressive force that’s been pushing up against the borders of Russia, and now we’re getting closer to the brink of WWIII,” Reade added.

According to the Rage Against War website, the rally is set to start at the Lincoln Memorial at 12:30pm on Sunday, marking almost one year since the start of hostilities between Russia and Ukraine, as well as Presidents’ Day Weekend.

(Reade isn’t that the women sexually abused by Bidan?)

https://www.rt.com/news/571706-anti-war-rally-washington/

18 Feb, 2023 13:25

‘Stop being a troublemaker,’ China tells NATO

Beijing’s envoy to the UN is blaming the Ukraine crisis on the US-led bloc’s “constant eastward expansion”

The main reason for Europe’s current “security plight” is NATO’s insistence on pursuing absolute security and its political exclusion of specific countries, China’s ambassador to the United Nations Zhang Jun has claimed.

Speaking at the UN Security Council briefing on Friday, the envoy noted that the ongoing crisis in Ukraine is the result of NATO’s continued expansion towards the east and urged the US-led military bloc to abandon its Cold War mentality and to stop being “a troublemaker.” (Kek, whereas China goes West and East)

He also pointed out NATO’s “self-contradictory” behavior, where it promotes itself as a “defensive alliance” while at the same time constantly seeking to “breach its geographic confines and expand its agenda, stoke division and tensions, create fears and confrontations.”

“Pursuing absolute security and political exclusion and containment by force against a specific party is the very crux of the reason why Europe is in the security plight,” he said. “Europe, and even the whole world, will be caught up in greater turmoil” unless NATO changes its mindset, the diplomat added.

Zhang reiterated China’s calls for a ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine, and urged them to start peace negotiations as soon as possible. He also suggested that the US, EU and NATO should sit down with Moscow for a “comprehensive and in-depth dialogue” based on the principle of security indivisibility.

“They should discuss how to build a balanced, effective, and sustainable security architecture and realize common security,” he said, adding that it is crucial to stop any attempts to “hype up” the conflict in order to avoid further escalation and expansion.

Meanwhile, Beijing has seen its own relations with the US deteriorate to new lows over the recent downing of an alleged Chinese spy balloon earlier this month. The US has announced it would be shutting down military communications with China after the incident and imposed sanctions on implicated Chinese companies and institutions.

Beijing, in turn, has denied the allegations, arguing the balloon was a civilian airship. It has nevertheless vowed retaliation over the incident and has reduced its military and diplomatic ties with the US. Beijing has also repeatedly criticized Washington for allowing a number of US officials to make repeated visits to the self-governing island of Taiwan, which China considers to be part of its sovereign territory.

As the White House has also continued to greenlight arms sales for Taipei’s military, Beijing imposed sanctions on US arms manufacturers Raytheon and Lockheed Martin.

https://www.rt.com/news/571700-un-china-nato-troublemaker/

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Yes, I will.Someone should tell Bannon that the Amish are bring effected. I’m not subscribed

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Yes agreed, they are so worried about be needed and relevant they continue this war and start others elsewhere.