In the latest edition of “Hurt”, a leading TV channel “Zvezda”, the Explorer Nikolai Petrov talks about how far can a rewriting of history in Ukraine after scandal with Ilya Muromets. George Orwell “1984” the first time I read in the Soviet Union, on a thin cigarette paper in a pale samizdat copies. Yes, he was then banned in our country, because somehow considered evil in Western slander of the Soviet system. In this novel, as you probably remember, the Ministry of peace dealt with war and the Ministry of truth with lies. Or rather, a falsification of the past. The rewriting of history. Specially trained people, including the protagonist of the novel, changed or destroyed newspaper articles, magazines, books, statistics, completely changing the story and any events. Up until yesterday. And, frankly, I did not expect to directly encounter something similar in our days. I mean
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Hedgehogs sent again to chew the cactus: who needs a “creeping offensive” in the Donbass APU
The truce in the Donbass is a relative term. And if today is not the thundering of cannon from the position of APU, it does not mean that tomorrow and the day after a fragile silence will continue. And in recent days Kiev almost daily throws its military on the offensive, the success of which mostly boils down to the numerous losses of the Ukrainian army, and among the civilian population is so “hated” and the rebellious Donbass. The tactic of “creeping attack” gives poor results. Why is it then generally is necessary? “Hedgehogs were pricked, cried, but continued to eat cactus” – a phrase to describe the current policy of official Kiev in the Donbass. Openly spit on all the Minsk agreements, Ukraine stormed unconquered LC and the DNI. Breaking the silence mode even before the New year and not let the children quietly celebrate the holiday, APU
Trump explained the conditions under which Russia will lift all sanctions
Elected President of the United States Donald trump is going to keep for some time, anti-Russian sanctions imposed by his predecessor Barack Obama. However, he admits their abolition. It will happen in the case of successful cooperation with Moscow. On the day before he said in an interview with The Wall Street Journal. According to trump, all restrictions against Russia will be lifted if Moscow would agree to assist Washington in the fight against terrorism and other tasks. The new us leader also expressed readiness after the official inauguration to meet with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. We will remind, the day before outgoing President Barack Obama has extended for one year the anti-Russian sanctions in connection with the situation in Ukraine. Their validity was to expire in March 2017. But two days earlier, the candidate for the post of U.S. Secretary of state Rex Tillerson
Poland is on the verge of anti-Ukrainian pogroms
President branch of the human rights of the organization of Homo Faber in the Polish city of Lubin Anna Dabrowska warns that the country in fact is on the verge of anti-Ukrainian pogroms, writes Gazeta Wyborcza in Lublin. The human rights activist notes that the attitude of poles to Ukrainians was not so bad since 1989. “Contemptuous attacks against Ukrainians… Contemptuous ridicule, contemptuous lyrics, contemptuous interpretation, this also applies to government representatives, gained control of the poles” – says Dabrowska. According to her, the country’s entrenched attitude to the Ukrainians as second-class citizens, servants clean up after the poles. “This stereotype is pretty firmly entrenched in the Polish public consciousness,” said human rights activist. Dobrovska pays attention that much to the increasing confrontation between poles and Ukrainians makes the Polish government. In particular, ignoring the facts of xenophobia and racism, explains Dabrowska. Call it another
Ukraine is once again conducted air defense exercises near Crimea
Ukrainian air defense units conducted exercises using simulation purposes on the South of Kherson region near the Crimea Peninsula, this was reported on the official website of the military Department of the country. According to the statement of the Ukrainian security forces, entitled “Kherson rocketeers tested their skills in practice”, air defense units fulfilled the aerosol masking when you change the starting positions, a hidden extension in the areas of deployment and the movement of the column over long distances. “The peculiarity of these exercises the tasks of the air defense units both day and night. Special tactical trainings were held in a tense mode with heavy use of simulation of air targets,” – said in a statement, the Ukrainian defense Ministry. Earlier, Ukraine has conducted missile exercises near the Crimea on 1 December 2016. Then Kiev decided to hold a missile firing in the airspace of
It became known about the preparation of the telephone conversation of Putin and trump
There is information on the preparation of telephone negotiations between Russian President Vladimir Putin and the elected head of the United States Donald trump, reported RIA Novosti. According to the Agency, the details of the negotiations of the Russian and American leaders, which will take place after the inauguration of trump, discussed Russia’s Ambassador in the United States and assistant to the elected head of America Michael Flynn. Earlier it became known that the Russian Ambassador to the U.S. Sergey Kislyak received an invitation to the inauguration of Donald trump, which will be held on January 20 in Washington. “In accordance with the practice and Protocol rules at the inauguration of the President of the United States invited foreign ambassadors. From the American side received the invitation (to be named) Ambassador of Russia Sergey Kislyak on this event. The Ambassador will participate in it”, – told in
Terminated the agreement between Moscow and Kiev on the completion of the Khmelnitsky nuclear power plant
The intergovernmental agreement between Russia and Ukraine on the joint construction of power units №№ 3 and 4 of the Khmelnitsky nuclear power plant officially ceased to have effect. A document with this message from the Russian Ministry of foreign Affairs published on the official Internet portal of legal information. Earlier, in September 2016, it was reported that the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine adopted the law on termination of the agreement with Russia on the construction of two power units at Khmelnitsky NPP. Photo: Alexander Legky Russian Look / Globallookpress
Shuvalov called a possible date for elimination of Russian kontrsanktsy
The validity of Russian counter-sanctions could end January 1, 2018. This was during a speech at the Gaidar forum was declared by the first Deputy Prime Minister Igor Shuvalov. The first Deputy Chairman of the Russian government reminded that soon the world will change the political agenda, as in White house in USA will be a new administration, which will have a new kind of dialogue with the European Union. “You know the position of our President, we are always ready to open dialogue so, how ready are our partners. But I have to think about this period, until 31 December 2017”, – said Shuvalov. “All market players also need to prepare for it. Happens the renewal will not happen is a political agenda”, – quotes its RIA Novosti. Photo: Maksim Blinov/ RIA Novosti
SBU demanded to open a criminal case on Poroshenko of treason
The security service of Ukraine has asked to open a criminal case of treason against the President of Petro Poroshenko and the top managers of his company Roshen. SBU asked the former Deputy Prosecutor General Renat Kuzmin. On his page on Facebook he accused Poroshenko that he “makes a deliberate action to the detriment of Ukraine”. In his opinion, sells Roshen products in Crimea, while Poroshenko rants about “war with Russia”. While the confectionery factory in Lipetsk region, said Kuzmin, transferred to the Russian budget of about 600 million rubles for 2016. Kuzmin demanded that the head of SBU Vasily Gritsak to register a criminal case on the fact of high treason, to suppress the activities of Roshen in Russia and to prosecute Poroshenko and the leadership of the company. “And last, failure to comply with these requirements will be regarded as deliberate concealment on account of
Worst crash test ever: 2016 was the failure of the Western military-industrial complex
In 2016 year, almost every industry in the foreign defense industry is faced with extraordinary, out of the ordinary event. Tailored to the prospective tasks of the equipment broke down in the most unexpected places, and traditional leaders list of the largest government contractors received a series of blows to the gut. It should be noted that the stress test foreign defense failed, and now even the most confident of the superiority of foreign technology professionals cannot vouch for the reliability of ships, tanks and planes. Less money, more Donald The protagonist of the news for some time became beloved by the military experts, the American multi-purpose fighter F-35. Attention to the project of development and serial production of the aircraft for a long time and very simply explained – in his creation invested a fantastic amount of money. Half a trillion dollars. Approximately in this amount