MOSCOW, April 25. /TASS/. Russia and China will strengthen strategic cooperation and jointly resist attempts to establish hegemony on the international arena, Chinese Ambassador in Moscow Zhang Hanhui said on Monday at the China-Russia Relations - Limitless Future youth forum.

"No matter how the international situation changes, China and Russia will always persistently deepen strategic cooperation, to stand shoulder to shoulder for international justice, oppose hegemony and power politics, promote the construction of a new type of international relations and community of humanity's common destiny to make a greater constructive contribution to the improvement of global governance, and maintain stability in the entire world," he said. The ambassador said that the joint statement by Russia and China on international relations entering a new era and global sustainable development, signed during Russian President Vladimir Putin's visit to Beijing in February, has an important impact on improving global governance in the new realities.

Zhang Hanhui emphasized that Sino-Russian relations are at an unprecedentedly high level. "Bilateral trade turnover has exceeded $148 billion, with an annual growth rate of more than 35%," he said, "Great results were achieved in cooperation in such spheres as energy, finance, digital economy, high technology, aerospace, transport and logistics, agriculture and cultural and humanitarian field."

According to him, a number of strategic large-scale projects are successfully implemented. "Multifaceted mutually beneficial cooperation demonstrates great potential and advantages," the diplomat added.

Originally @ https://tass.com/world/1442615

Vitaly Kim, the Governor of the Nikolayev region calls for killing those Ukrainians of different opinion, who refuse the policies of the Kiev regime.

"Betrayers are all to be executed, I’d go as far as saying - that’s going to happen" — Kim said.

According to the official, a special secret service has been operating in Ukraine in search for “such people of different opinion."

Originally @ https://t.iss.one/c/1407069800/957

China Lockdown Amps Up Inflation Scare for Global Markets

By Alice Gledhill
April 25, 2022

The inflation scare that’s dominated much of the investment backdrop this year keeps finding new ways to send shockwaves through markets.

On Monday, investors awoke to the idea of China locking down Beijing -- a city of more than 20 million people -- adding to worries about supply stresses that are keeping the heat on prices. U.S. stocks fell as much as 2.9%, the most since early March, following a decline in European equities. A rush for havens saw U.S. Treasuries, European bonds and the dollar rally.

“Inflation is definitely front and center of investors’ concern, and of course the China story feeds further into that inflation pressure because China is the mother of all supply chains,” said Janet Mui, head of market analysis at Brewin Dolphin. “That concern is intensifying across the board, whether you are talking about the goods side or the services side.”

Originally @ https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-04-25/the-inflation-scare-gripping-global-markets-just-won-t-let-up?srnd=premium-europe

🪆🪆Matryoshka dolls

You better quit toying with them...✌️

Originally @ https://t.iss.one/surf_noise1/11714

“We want to see Russia weakened to a degree that it can’t do the kinds of things it has done in invading Ukraine” – said Lloyd Austin on his press-conference in Poland as broadcasted by NBC.

Well, in turn we have every right now to see America weakened to a degree that it can’t do the things it has done in invading:

Cuba in 1906
Nicaragua in 1912
Haiti in 1915
Dominican Republic in 1916
Germany (Dresden) in 1945
Japan in 1945
Korea in 1950
Lebanon in 1958
Vietnam in 1964
Cambodia in 1967
Panama in 1989
Bosnia and Herzegovina in 1992
Yugoslavia in 1999
Libya in 2011 (and again later)
Iraq in 2003
Pakistan in 2004
Syria in 2014
Afghanistan in 2001 … until recent time

The list could be continued….

Originally @ https://t.iss.one/sovetnikvmir/2060

The Dutch Forum voor Democratie party got interested in the origins of Ukrainian President Zelensky's fortune, estimated $850 million, as states their Twitter on Monday.

"Zelensky has a huge fortune: according to various estimates, it is about 850 million [dollars]," it says. "And he did not receive most of it until he became president." "So how did he get this money? And more importantly, where does it go?" the party asks.

It is increasingly evident that Zelensky is a faux hero, a mere crook

Originally @ https://t.iss.one/smotri_media/13018

US' POV: You are imposing sanctions on Russia

Originally@ https://t.iss.one/netipichka/10546

Nicaragua shuts down the offices of the Organization of American States, the main office in Washington, that had criticized Ortega's re-election.

Denis Monada, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, states: "We irrevocably condemn this misfortunate and false dependence on the State Department of Yankee Imperialism.

We will not take part in the activities of any OAS instance, this devilish instrument. The offices of this disgraceful organization will not operate in our country.

Nicaragua is not someone's colony, not a part of the Ministry of Colonies. The heroic people of blessed and eternally free Nicaragua expel the OAS as Augusto Nicolas Sandino once expelled the Yankee Marines from this free and sovereign country".

Zelensky, you understand now what you should have done?

Originally@ https://t.iss.one/orda_mordora/11576

Special services of Transnistria inspect fired grenade launchers.

According to official information, there are no casualties as a result of the shelling of the MGB building.

Originally@ https://t.iss.one/sputnik/2221

Report on Downing Street Parties Deepens Crisis for Boris Johnson

LONDON — A long-awaited report on parties in Downing Street during the pandemic dealt Prime Minister Boris Johnson a stinging blow on Monday, condemning him for failed leadership and painting a damning picture of “excessive” workplace drinking in the inner sanctum of the British government.

Mr. Johnson had hoped the release of the 11-page document would allow him to put a festering scandal over illicit parties behind him. But instead he was battered in Parliament, facing a new round of questions about his personal participation in social gatherings that appear to have violated lockdown rules meant to stop the spread of Covid-19.

Originally @ https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/31/world/europe/boris-johnson-gray-report.html

MOSCOW, April 25. /TASS/. Russian President Vladimir Putin has excoriated the ongoing US-led Western crusade to ‘cancel’ Russia as "sanctions aggression". That being said, he highlighted the fact that Russian business has been acting very honorably under the current conditions.

"Russian business has acted very respectably," Putin said, speaking on Monday at an expanded meeting of the Board of the Prosecutor General's Office. "Even though not all small and medium-sized companies had fully gotten over the consequences of the pandemic yet, they immediately came up against barriers associated with the sanctions aggression against Russia. In fact, there is no other name for it but sanctions aggression," Putin emphasized.

The head of state believes that "in the current situation, it is necessary to support Russian business as much as possible, to use all opportunities for this, including easing the administrative burden."

Originally @ https://tass.com/economy/1442709

Enter Poverty to 'Support Ukraine'

🇬🇧People can no longer afford to support their own families.

Originally @ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1b8S-Czh1o0

Witch-hunting: Ukraine-style.

Hungarians in Ukraine say Russia’s invasion has brought new suspicions of their community – and new hardships.

The community lives on Ukrainian soil, but their language and culture have sometimes fit uneasily within a country seeking to sculpt an independent national identity, in particular since the protests of 2013 and 2014 that saw a broad public rejection of closer ties with Russia.

Now, Hungarians in Ukraine say Russia’s invasion has brought new suspicions of their community – and new hardships. People interviewed by The Globe and Mail described state security questioning them over social media posts deemed to contain “separatist” content.

One person said they had been held at gunpoint for two hours at a checkpoint after delivering humanitarian goods – their licence plate indicated they were from Zakarpattia. In one home, people collected mobile phones and moved them to a different room when the conversation turned to the war, fearing security services might be listening.

“Everyone is sitting at home afraid,” said Viki Tarpai, a Hungarian actor who grew up in Ukraine. “You don’t need to do anything that is really separatist in order to be called one. It can happen to anyone at any time.”

The Globe was shown a large stack of conscription notices in one village where the mayor has been instructed to hand them out to every male of fighting age. Hungarians say they believe their communities have seen greater conscription demands than other parts of Ukraine

Originally @ https://www.theglobeandmail.com/world/article-hungarians-in-ukraine-say-russias-invasion-has-brought-new-suspicions/

"Get in our way and we will shoot to kill": Mariupol residents tell about life under the Azov nationalists.

🇬🇧 @video_languages

News from Sweden🇸🇪

The Nordnet bank is busy sending around these “luck chain letters” to the Russian clients.

Hello!

In view of the newly adopted EU regulation on sanctions against the Russian citizens, your Nordnet account for e-commerce transactions is currently blocked. This implies you will not be able to participate in securities trade using our Website or app. Please note that you have the option to sell the most part of your securities by contacting our brokers at +4610-583 31 00.

in view of the aforesaid, please confirm if you meet any of the below conditions:

- You hold the citizenship of a country which is a member of the EU, or of Norway, or
- You have a temporary or permanent residence permit in a country which is a member of the EU, or in Norway.

If you meet any of the above requirements, please send us the supporting documents. You can submit these digitally by sending us a message at a sign-on step, or by mail. Feel free to contact Nordnet customer specialists if any questions.

The Guardian complaining about higher cost of living https://www.theguardian.com/business/2022/apr/26/we-stopped-using-the-oven-as-price-went-up-how-rise-in-energy-bills-is-hitting-uk-homes

European youth is getting sick of Ukrainian flags.

Originally@ https://t.iss.one/gramotyyaroslava/4057

IS UK READY TO RECEIVE STRIKES BACK?

‼️🇺🇦🔥 Kiev has received the West's approval for strikes into Russia's territory

Ukraine is at war where it "must STRIKE deep into the enemy’s lands to attack its logistics lines, fuel supplies, ammunition depots», James Geppey, Parliament’s Deputy secretary for Armed Forces said.

He added that such strikes can be done with western weaponry, constanly flowing into the country.