18 May, 2023 02:55

CIA ‘wasting American taxpayers’ dollars’ – ambassador

The attempts to divide the Russian society from abroad won’t work, Moscow’s senior diplomat has said

Washington’s campaign to lure Russian citizens into becoming spies is doomed to fail because the Russians will not allow a foreign power to stir up confusion at home, Anatoly Antonov, the country’s ambassador to the US, has said.

His statement came after the CIA released a new ad urging Russians to share information with the agency. Antonov said the move was part of “the hybrid war” unleashed against Moscow.

“The ill-wishers in the West, ever since the defeat of Napoleon, realized the steadfastness of our country against attacks from outside,”Antonov said in a statement on the embassy’s Telegram channel on Thursday, referring to the failed French invasion of 1812.

“And now, having failed to impose their sanctions blitzkrieg and realized the impossibility of inflicting a military defeat on us, they are trying to sow confusion in the Russian society,” the ambassador said.

I firmly believe that this provocation won’t work. Russian people have learned the lessons of history well and will not allow [anyone] to split our unity.

The diplomat added that Moscow’s ongoing military operation in Ukraine “enjoys consensus support” in Russia and that the US authorities were “wasting American taxpayers’ dollars on futile projects.”

The CIA ran several ads on social media in recent years that were aimed at coaxing Russians into becoming informants. In a video released on Tuesday, actors portrayed Russian citizens who had decided to contact the agency. “The CIA wants to know the truth about Russia, and we are looking for reliable people who know and can tell us this truth,”the agency said.

Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Wednesday thatMoscow would retaliate against the “malicious activities” of the US.

https://www.rt.com/russia/576473-cia-recruitment-new-campaign/

17 May, 2023 13:54

Dollar dominance ‘coming to an end’ – Jim Rogers

US policies and mounting concerns over creditworthiness are dragging down the greenback, the investor says

The US dollar is losing its leading global position, asWashington has become the world’s largest debtor, famed investor Jim Rogers told the Sputnik news agency on Wednesday.

The co-founder of the Quantum Fund noted that more and more countries are becoming hesitant about the greenback, as deep reliance on its use can lead to multiple problems.

“Many friends of America are moving, trying to find something to compete with and ultimately replace the US dollar,” Rogers said in an interview with the Russian outlet.

According to the investor, an international currency should have an absolutely neutral status, and the lack of neutrality demonstrated by the White House, along with growing concerns over US creditworthiness, have deprived the greenback of that quality.

“Many people are starting to say: wait a minute, I don't know if we want to use that money, because it will have a problem someday,” he said. “But also, the world’s international currency is supposed to be completely neutral. Anybody can use it for anything you want. But now Washington is changing the rules. And if they get angry at you, they cut you off.”

Russia has been boosting economic ties with China over the past few years, adopting the yuan in international trade. In early April, the Chinese currency replaced the dollar as the most-traded foreign currency in Russia. Moreover, the yuan is continuing to penetrate a number of other markets around the world.

“It will happen. It has always happened. And America's time is coming to an end. The American dollar this time is coming to an end,”Rogers concluded. “=No currency has been on top more than 150 years. Nobody has always been on top, so it's always happened.”

(Fuck Joe Bidan)

https://www.rt.com/business/576440-dollar-dominance-end-jim-rogers/