Vice-Rector of the Diplomatic Academy of the Russian Foreign Ministry O.G. Karpovich

#Мнение

✍️ Trust but check

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💬 2023 was, one might say, a turning point in the context of our long-term relations with the West. At the dawn of the special military operation, the United States and Europe hoped that the hybrid war declared on Russia would lead to weakening, strategic defeat, and ultimately the disintegration of our country. < …>

The result was exactly the opposite. Intoxicated by its own propaganda and conviction of its exclusivity, the West suddenly faced not only successful resistance from Moscow, but also a clearly expressed reluctance of the world majority to play by the rules arbitrarily determined by yesterday’s hegemon.

👉 Against the backdrop of yet another fiasco on the Ukrainian front, Europe is losing the desire to invest in the obviously futile escalation of the crisis, while the American Congress refuses to allocate new billions to help neo-Nazis from Square.

• Hence the increasingly frequent statements from the United States and Europe about the need for peaceful negotiations to resolve the conflict, which Russia declared its readiness for from the very beginning of hostilities. There is no need to be deceived – all these signals are sent by the American-European international rather out of despair and do not contain any substance.

• While waiting for the final return of common sense to the countries that organized the anti-Russian coalition, we will have to be patient . But this time should not be wasted. Over the course of two years, Russian society managed to restructure itself psychologically and adapt to the drift towards the non-West.

• We have many interesting projects and undertakings ahead of us through BRICS, SCO, OPEC+, other organizations and bilateral contacts. We have learned to live without dependence on the West – and now even its sobering up can hardly be taken for granted with enthusiasm.

WtR

Obviously Ukraine terrible news is switched and used as propaganda against Russia…

Interesting to watch and hear news about Ukraine being switched. I mean as in literally remove the word Ukraine and put the word Russia in and Wallah Wallah Bing Bang, you got Western official news…

It is easy to know Western news coming out. Russia posts news and the West has regurgitated Russian numbers in their news and say Russia lost that many jets, men, tanks and whatsoever. Switch Baiting…

Example: Ukraine lost 500,000 men has been posted last month and immediately Western News like The Guardian posted, Russia has, will, could, loose, lost maybe? 500,000 men. Then it is Ukraine Ra Ra Ra…

The truth is it is not effecting Russia in anyway. This Switch Bait News effects the mental stability of the Western population only, for they ‘never get truth’ and thus, never see the train as it approaches the brick wall at high speed…

WtR

Russia: Orthodox Church New Year!

I was drinking my morning cup of coffee & Svetochka said, “Do not forget about Orthodox New Year?”

How could I forget; In the past years the fireworks were going off until the sun comes up! I think Russians look for any reason to set off fireworks. So for your information: Coming up on the (January 14 – Old New Year 2024) is the, Orthodox Church New Year! (Remember Christmas was the 7th of January.)

Therefore, it is not over yet in Russia…

One more New Year….and yes, one more Orthodox Christmas was on the 7th of January…

Also: Technically Russians celebrate the Chinese New Year “Tuesday, February 1 is the Chinese New Year 2022” also and technically that is coming up and and and…Party time again…

Don’t take that tree down yet…

WtR