◾ Western media panics because Russia sent some war vessels for a trip to Cuba.

◾ Meanwhile the US has aircraft carries ready to razzle any country in 4 different locations outside America.

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◾A group of pro-Palestine activists recently disrupted a staff retreat in Washington for a pro-Israel lobby group, the powerful American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), which doled out $13 million to political campaigns and elected officials in 2024. Plus, anyone vying for the White House, from US President Joe Biden to former President Donald Trump, gives remarks at AIPAC's annual conferences to declare how they will defend Israel. AIPAC counts 3 million members spread throughout every US congressional district.

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◾A child was executed in front of his family after Israeli forces stormed the Matar family home in the Nuseirat refugee camp in central Gaza.

◾The family of Yaman Matar, the 12-year-old boy who was shot multiple times and killed in front of his family, said US soldiers were amongst the special forces that raided their home that day.

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Ukrainians may be deprived of heating and light this coming winter - British publication of the BBC with reference to DTEK

The agency writes that electricity and heat may be out for 20 hours a day.

The material says that previously there was no electricity for a long time because people turned on all their electrical appliances at the same time when the electricity appeared, which led to fires.

It is noted that it will take years to repair thermal and hydroelectric power plants, and some cannot be restored at all.

@Slavyangrad

"Russia will run out of money sooner." 😂

IMF: GDP Growth Russia 3.2%  | Germany 0.2%

World Bank has noted since the war started that Russia passed both Germany and Japan in economic size

Russia's budget deficit in 2023 was a mere 1.9% and forecasted to be only 1% in 2024.

Meanwhile the US deficit was 6.3%, Germany 2.1%, UK 4.2 %, France 5.5%, Italy 7.4%

Russia's National Wealth Fund (NWF) is growing again in 2024 after being reduced by $70B from its peak but again remember much of these are paper losses owing to valuations in Russia's private industries being lower.

Russia's income tax rate of a flat 13% has been adjusted to a progressive tax rate that will range from 13% to 22%. Increasing the tax burden for the rich but still being very low compared to much of the world. The increased tax revenue ensures fiscal stability in case of a fall in commodity prices.

So what are the Russian problems they cite?. So they argue that since Gazprom lost $7.1B in 2023 that the Russian economy will collapse, ignoring that this is a trivial number in a massive economy or that Gazprom paid over $8B in taxes to the Russian government. Gazprom has about $18B cash in the bank and sells natural gas on the domestic markets for a pittance. Raising gas prices slightly would return Gazprom to profitability and consumers would still pay some of the lowest prices in the world.

Russia's fiscal position is vastly superior to any country in the West, having little debt and running small deficits.

@Slavyangrad | Mittens

Ukraine was given a condition for joining NATO

According to the organization’s Secretary General Stoltenberg, to do this it must only defeat Russia.

"We must be confident that Ukraine will win. This is the absolute minimum required for Ukraine to become a member of the Alliance,” he said.

@ukr_leaks_eng