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25 Feb, 2023 16:36
EU rolls out anniversary anti-Russian sanctions package
The bloc has marked the one-year anniversary of the Russian military operation in Ukraine with a new round of sanctions
The EU has agreed onits tenth sanctions package against Russiaover the ongoing conflict in Ukraine, the European Council announced on Saturday. The package was adopted a day after the one-year anniversary of the start of Moscow’s special military operation against the country, following intense negotiations between the bloc’s member states.
Announcing the package, the EU’s top diplomat Josep Borrell lauded the bloc’s purported unity in displaying its anti-Russia stance and squarely accused President Vladimir Putin of "escalating this illegal aggression, weaponizing winter, food and hunger."
"We are taking more measures, tackling the banking sector, access to dual-use technology and advanced technologies. We will continue to increase pressure on Russia – and we will do it for as long as needed," Borrell stated.
The new restrictions target assorted dual-use goods, with the bloc expanding its sanctions on another 96 entities allegedly involved in supplying Russia’s military. The new restrictions also includenew export bans on assorted goods, namely "electronics, specialized vehicles, machine parts, spare parts for trucks and jet engines, as well as goods for the construction sector."
Apart from that, the bloc banned any Russian nationals from holding any positions in the governing bodies of EU "critical infrastructures and entities," claiming that Moscow’s "influence" in such areas "could jeopardize their well-functioning and ultimately constitute and hazard for the provision of essential services to the European citizens."
The restrictions have once again targeted Russian state-affiliated media, with the EU suspending broadcasting licenses for RT Arabic and Sputnik Arabic. Other departments of the outlets, broadcasting in different languages, have been repeatedly targeted by the bloc.
The anti-Russia sanctions package, for the first time, targets seven Iranian entities, which the EU believes to have been involved in supplying suicide drones to Moscow. Neither Iran or Russia has confirmed such deliveries actually taking place, while no solid evidence to prove the Iranian origins of the drones has ever emerged either.
Having adopted numerous anti-Russia sanctions over the past year, theEU has found it increasingly difficult to find new areasof the Russian economy to target meaningfully, the issue being acknowledged by President of the European Council Charles Michel earlier this week. This week's anniversary sanctions package became the subject of heated debate between member-state diplomats, with Poland reportedly threatening to block it altogether on account of it being too "weak."
(The news in EU prove the sanctions hurt them more. Germany is buying more coal the “dirty energy” because they banned natural gas and US blew up their pipeline. Russia had eight years to plan for this.)
https://www.rt.com/news/572066-eu-sanctions-russia-ukraine/
25 Feb, 2023 14:25
Prominent ‘influencer’ found dismembered in refrigerator
Hong Kong model Abby Choi’s murder led to three arrests
Authorities in Hong Kong have arrested three people for the murder and dismemberment of model Abby Choi after her legs were discovered in a refrigerator during a police search at a property in Lung Mei Village in the Tai Po district on Friday.
Initial investigations have determined that a financial dispute may have been the motive for the 28-year-old’s murder. Police also indicated that they discoveredstrips of human tissue in pots of soup during the search, and that they have not yet located Choi’s head, torso or hands.
Thefather, mother and elder brother of Choi’s ex-husband have been arrestedin connection with the murder. Police also disclosed that they have not been able to locate the victim’s ex-husband, and alleged that the family had made attempts to mislead investigators.
“We believe the victim and her ex-husband’s family had many financial disputes involving huge sums,” superintendent Alan Chung said. “Someone was dissatisfied with how the victim handled her assets.”
Chung added that Choi’s remains were discovered in a flat which “was arranged by cold-blooded killers meticulously” and that varioustools such as meat-grinders and chainsaws were found, as well as raincoats, gloves and masks.
The flat is believed to have been rented by her ex-husband’s father several weeks ago, and was discovered unfurnished – with investigators adding it was likely rented as a location to dispose of Choi’s body. Several of Choi’s possessions, including her identity card and credit cards, were found at the property.
Choi, who just last week appeared on the digital cover of the prominent fashion magazine L’Officiel Monaco, was first reported missing on Wednesday after being last seen by her chauffeur, who is the brother of her ex-husband.
She had more than 90,000 followers on the Instagram social network, and was considered to be a socialite who regularly consorted with Hong Kong’s elite.
https://www.rt.com/news/572061-hong-kong-influencer-murder/
24 Feb, 2023 22:13
Only one potential ‘scenario’ for Ukraine talks – Moscow
Addressing the West, Russia’s ambassador to the UN claimed regaining the country’s trust would “not be easy, if at all possible”
Russia is only willing to discuss peace in Ukraine if the goals it has proclaimed for its military operation are included in the deal, Vassily Nebenzia, Moscow’s permanent representative to the UN, warned on Friday. The diplomat made the remarks during a meeting of the UN Security Council marking the first anniversary of the ongoing hostilities.
“Russia is ready to negotiate a peaceful realization of the goals of the special military operation, and will not even consider any other scenarios,” Nebenzia stated.
The official goals of the operation, according to Moscow, include the “demilitarization” and“denazification” of Ukraine, as well as protecting the Donbass republics of Donetsk and Lugansk from Kiev’s onslaught, which has been dragging on since the 2014 Maidan events. Russian incorporated both republics, along with the regions of Kherson and Zaporozhye, after the overwhelming majority of their populations voted in favor of the idea last September.
Nebenzia insisted thatRussia never harbored any plans to destroy Ukraine as an independent state. Despite repeated claims by the collective West, a cessation of hostilities by Kiev would only give Ukraine the chance to become a “normal” country again.
“Your slogans should actually sound like this: If Russia stops the hostilities, Ukraine will continue the discrimination and persecution of the Russian-speaking population for those who do not want to break [ties] with Russia,the violation of rights and freedoms and the glorification of Nazi criminals will continue,” the diplomat stated.
If Ukraine stops hostilities, it will get the chance to be reborn as a normal, peaceful, independent state and save many thousands of human lives.
The continuous support of Kiev by the collective West, and the US in particular, only fuels the conflict and further damages their ties with Russia, Nebenzia warned. Fixing ties with Moscow primarily serves Washington’s own best interests, he noted, adding that Russia already doesn’t trust anything the West says.
We no longer believe in your words and regaining our trust will not be easy, if at all possible –not words are important here, but deeds.
“So far, you are only making the situation worse by continuing to pump weaponry into the Kiev regime and help it on the battlefield. And you leave us no other options but to eliminate the threats to Russia emerging from the territory of Ukraine through military means,” the diplomat said.
At the same time, Nebenzia lauded Beijing’s efforts to bring the ongoing conflict to an end, commenting on the 12-point roadmap unveiled by China earlier in the day. The roadmap urged all sides of the conflict to “stay rational and exercise restraint,” while calling upon the international community to encourage all efforts to end the year-long hostilities.
“We welcome sincere efforts on the path towards peace, such as China’s proposal,”Nebenzia stated.
https://www.rt.com/russia/572030-ukraine-russia-talks-scenario/
Good we’ll just leave NATO they can fund their own security. Fuck Zelensky! You little troll dictator