Tag: Russia

Some of the lucky ones surrendered and stayed alive

Kyiv has achieved nothing and Russian troops have now taken the initiative, a top diplomat says: The four-month ’counteroffensive’ by Ukrainian forces has failed to reach any of its objectives, the Russian ambassador to the United Nations, Vassily Nebenzia, told the Security Council on Friday. ‘For several days now, Russian […]

Putin: The Soviet Union’s decision to crush Hungarian, Czechoslovak uprisings was a mistake

Russian President Vladimir Putin said the U.S. was making the same mistakes now that the Soviet Union did in the past. Sending Soviet troops to suppress the anti-Soviet uprisings and liberalization attempts in communist Hungary in 1956 and Czechoslovakia in 1968 was a mistake, Russian President Vladimir Putin said at the Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok on Tuesday.

Russia got richer last year and the US lost more than any other country

Russians got richer last year, even with the ongoing conflict in Ukraine, while the US and Europe lost trillions of dollars, according to Business Insider. According to the Swiss bank UBS, Russia added $600 billion. At the same time, the United States lost more wealth last year than any other country – $5.9 trillion, and North America and Europe combined became poorer by $10.9 trillion.

Millions of high-spending Russian tourists deprive unfriendly Europe of their spending power

Due to visa problems, many Russians now prefer not to travel to Europe. They prefer sunny, welcoming, cash-hungry tropical countries to the cool reception of the EU states. In the first half of 2023, tourism to Thailand grew by 1,000%. Russian citizens can be found on the beaches, bars and restaurants of the United Arab Emirates, Egypt, Sri Lanka and the Maldives. Charity begins at home; Crimea and Sochi are bursting at the seams. Domestic tourism is flourishing in the country.

Afrikaners village to be built in Russia

American families are not the only displaced minority to seek new lives in Russia: Moscow and Tver Regions plan to accept 3,000 Afrikaners families from South Africa. A rural community about halfway between Moscow and St. Petersburg has been selected as the location of an African village, according to the African International Congress in Russia. The project is part of a five-year pilot program to settle thousands of migrants from South Africa.

NATO Offers Putin a Turkey-Shoot

Kyiv will most likely receive old F-16s from NATO – but it is claimed they will still become a message to Putin that the alliance with Ukraine will be for a long time. The yet-to-be-finalized delivery of F-16 fighter jets to NATO to Ukraine is perceived primarily as a gesture to the Kremlin, designed to show that the alliance intends to support Kiev for a long time and ultimately integrate it into its composition, reports Bloomberg. Meanwhile, the fighting qualities of the machines themselves are unlikely to be outstanding: according to the agency, Ukraine is likely to receive old fighters, which are not only inferior to Russian ones, but also require huge maintenance costs.