Events in Russia

Perhaps the start of an increasing trend in economic warfare. Could it cause a decline in foreign investment in Russia, I wonder?
I am not sure it will decline foreign investments in Russia in general. In this case it is simply Russia retaliating against the Western banks which have frozen Russian assets. I don't think banks from the rest of the world outside of the "garden" will be concerned and they will likey fill the gap. It might cause some stir in the financial circles in the West who willingly followed the sanctions regime as they are now feeling what it is like to have money in another country which you can't access.

You play with fire at the risk of getting burned.
 
On May 23, 2016, by decree of the President of Russia (Putin)
And in 2018 he was already on Putin's pencil. You can tell by the look in his eyes. :lol:
American embassy? Systemic fight against corruption? I don’t even know what to add here
The wrong general has been captured and will be sent to the gulag.:-(
 
Perhaps the start of an increasing trend in economic warfare. Could it cause a decline in foreign investment in Russia, I wonder?
Rather, it will hasten the collapse of the Bretten Woods system and reduce investment in the US, Britain and western Europe as the whole world sees that the west is just stealing other people's money and breaking laws. And not for the first time. In the 70s they stole Iran's money, now they are returning it. It is not a fact that they will return all Russian money, but it is more profitable for Russia to even take back Western assets - it is much more profitable than shredded paper. 🤷‍♂️
 
Simplicius does not make all his posts private. If it is one of the few which he does make private, then next to the date is written "Paid". The article you mention above is not private. If you are in doubt about it in the future, then you can just open his substack in another browser, where you are not logged in to his account and you will be able to see whether you have access to the article or not. Instead of posting the whole article, you can just post the relevant bit which you would like to share.

Hope that helps.
Thanks for the response. The way he does it is he posts an article, but then at point he covers the rest for paid readers. There’s often a statement to the effect of, “That concludes the free portion of the blog, those who can read beyond this are subscribers, if you’d like to continue reading, please select a plan…” But it is true that nothing like that appears in this particular article, so I’ll go ahead and post it. I suppose with paid articles, I could create a synopsis of sorts. 😎

Anyway here goes:
SITREP 4-24-24
 
Such strange Tajik authorities. They are investigating the reasons for the "difficulties" that the Tajiks have encountered on the Russian border. I really wonder why these difficulties would suddenly appear? It seemed like everything was so smooth and you could do whatever you want, but suddenly there were difficulties. I would not be surprised if these same Tajik authorities decide to protest publicly. We have accustomed them to the wrong thing at all. I hope that the time has come to retrain them.
Tajiks are being deployed en masse on the border with Russia. The Tajik authorities are investigating the cause
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Tajikistan expressed concern about mass cases of denial of entry to the Russian Federation


Alexander Kryazhev/RIA Novosti
The Tajik Foreign Ministry expressed concern about "unfounded cases of refusal of entry to Russia that have become widespread" for its citizens. In Moscow, in turn, they called on the countries of Central Asia, where migrants come from, to orient them to follow all the laws of the Russian Federation. Earlier, the media reported a large accumulation of cars with Tajik license plates on the border of Kazakhstan and Russia. Some stood in this queue for about a day, but did not receive permission to enter the Russian Federation. For more information, see the material "Newspapers.Ru».
The Tajik Foreign Ministry expressed concern about information in the media about allegedly massive "unjustified cases of refusal" of entry of its citizens to Russia. The corresponding message was published on the website of the diplomatic department following a meeting between Deputy Head of the department Sodika Imomi and Russian Ambassador Semyon Grigoriev.

"During the meeting, the difficulties faced by citizens of the Republic of Tajikistan in crossing the state border of the Russian Federation in the last few weeks were also discussed.

The Ambassador was informed of the Tajik side's concern about the unfounded cases of refusal of entry to Russia by Tajik citizens, which have become widespread," the Tajik Foreign Ministry stressed.
The diplomats also discussed the development of cooperation in various fields and upcoming bilateral and multilateral events.

The Russian Foreign Ministry has not yet made direct comments on the restriction of Tajik citizens entering the Russian Federation, however, Deputy head of the Ministry Mikhail Galuzin called on Central Asian countries to orient their citizens to follow all the norms of Russian legislation.

"We proceed from the fact that our friends in the Central Asian region, the governments of the states of the region, those states of the region whose citizens come to Russia in large numbers in the field of labor, of course, will guide migrant workers to unconditionally follow all the norms of Russian legislation, to unconditional respect for our traditions," he said to journalists.

How the situation developed
The increased cases of non-admission of Tajik citizens to Russia became known at the beginning of the week. As the Asia-Plus newspaper wrote, Russian border guards stopped passing cars with Tajik license plates across the Kazakh-Russian border in the Orenburg region. A traffic jam of about 180 cars formed very quickly. At the same time, border guards told drivers and passengers that "the system is faulty," but continued to let children, the elderly and citizens of other countries through.

"About 1,000 Tajiks are not allowed into Russia. We are stuck between Kazakhstan and Russia. Other citizens are allowed. About 180 cars, most with Tajik license plates. There are from 5 to 10-12 passengers in each car, most of whom are women and children,
" said one of the eyewitnesses.

Another man stuck at the border reported that the border guards told him that they would not let him through "until there is an order from the inside."

During the next day, only 10-12 cars were allowed to enter Russia.

Investigation of the terrorist attack in Crocus
It is assumed in Tajikistan that the situation on the border may be related to the terrorist attack in Crocus City Hall, after which more than ten citizens of this country were arrested. On April 12, Foreign Minister Sirojiddin Muhriddin announced an "ill-conceived information campaign against Tajiks," against the background of which "a negative attitude towards Tajiks and citizens of Tajikistan is being formed."

He also called on Russian security forces to comply with the requirements of the law, norms and principles of international law, especially regarding the prohibition of torture and ill-treatment of detainees.

Deputy Minister of Labor of Tajikistan Shahnoza Nodiri said that after the terrorist attack, the outflow of migrant workers from Russia began. "There are a lot of calls. These are most likely not so much complaints of harassment as the fear of our citizens, panic, many want to leave," TASS quoted her as saying.

Nodiri also spoke about cases of harassment of Tajik citizens "at the domestic level."
On April 24, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Grushko discussed with him the fight against terrorism and radicalism to maintain stability in Central Asia. The parties reaffirmed their determination to jointly counter cross-border threats, including radicalism and terrorism, production and illicit trafficking of narcotic drugs, the Russian diplomatic department reported. Moscow stressed the importance of "creating a new Eurasian security architecture as one of the elements of a multipolar world."

Moscow thanked Dushanbe for the prompt assistance of Tajik agencies in investigating the terrorist attack in the Crocus City Hall near Moscow.

"In this context, the parties exchanged views on the progress of the implementation of the large-scale tasks set by the heads of the two states and heads of government in the political, trade, economic and migration spheres, the implementation of projects in the cultural and humanitarian field," the Russian Foreign Ministry reported.

On March 22, a terrorist attack took place at the Crocus City Hall concert hall in Krasnogorsk, Moscow region. Before the performance of the Picnic group, armed men burst into the hall and opened fire on the audience. After that, explosions thundered and a fire broke out. 144 people became victims of the terrorist attack.

On April 26, it became known about the detention of another figure in the case of a terrorist attack. This is a citizen of Tajikistan, born in 2003, Dzhumokhon Kurbonov.
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I am publishing the news about the Houthis here intentionally because this news interests me now in an unexpected aspect. These brave Houthi guys were ahead of Russia in a certain sense. They have already taken down 3 American drones, and Russia has only one so far, although these drones regularly participate in Ukropsky attacks on Crimea.
Three American MQ-9 Reaper drones, worth about $ 30 million each, "crashed" off the coast of Yemen
This week, the third crash of an American MQ-9 Reaper drone off the coast of Yemen occurred in recent months. According to preliminary data, the drone could have been shot down by Houthi rebels supported by Iran. This was announced by the official representative of the United States, specifying that the causes of the incident are currently being investigated.

As noted in the CBS News report, since November last year, two other drones of the same model have already been destroyed in the region: the first drone crashed in early November, the second in February. The cost of each of them, according to the US Congressional Research Service, is about $ 30 million.

The MQ-9 Reaper is a high—tech unmanned aerial vehicle designed to carry out reconnaissance missions and precision strikes. Drones of this type are actively used by the US military to protect commercial and military vessels in the Yemen area from possible attacks by the Houthis.

According to Avia.of course, the Yemeni Houthis did shoot down a drone, but it is not specified by what means it was produced.
Три американских беспилотника MQ-9 Reaper, стоимостью около 30 миллионов долларов каждый, "разбились" у берегов Йемена

Такие странные таджикские власти. Они выясняют причины "трудностей", возникших у таджиков на Российской границе. Очень даже интересно с чего бы вдруг возникли эти трудности? Вроде бы все было так ровно и можно было вытворять все чего захочешь, а тут вдруг трудности. Я не удивлюсь, если эти самые таджикские власти еще и публично протестовать надумают. Приучили мы их совсем не к тому, к чему нужно. Я надеюсь, что все же наступило время переучивать.
Новость про хуситов я публикую здесь намеренно потому, что эта новость меня сейчас интересует в неожиданном аспекте. Эти бравые ребята-хуситы в определенном смысле опередили Россию. Они завалили уже 3 американских беспилотника, а Россия пока только один, хотя эти беспилотники регулярно участвуют в укропских атаках на Крым.
 
As I thought. They know and remember their rights very well, but they completely forget about the duties associated with these rights.
The Tajik Foreign Ministry handed Russian Ambassador Semyon Grigoriev a note of protest due to the alleged infringement of the rights of Tajik citizens in the Russian Federation.

The note notes that the attitude towards Tajik citizens in Russia is "emphatically negative." Dushanbe notes that this is incompatible with the "spirit and traditions" of relations between the two countries.

Recall that citizens of Tajikistan took part in the terrorist attack in Crocus. After the terrorist attack, Tajik President Rahmon declared the reputation of the Tajik nation. According to him, the citizens of the country should pay special attention to the upbringing of children. Against the background of the tragedy, President Emomali Rahmon called on Tajiks to raise their children so that they do not tarnish the honor of the people.
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Как я и думал. О своих правах они знают и помнят очень хорошо, а вот об обязанностях, связанных с этими правами забывают наглухо.
 
For example, I will give Yevkurov. This is a real military commander, a hero of Russia, was the president of Ingushetia, i.e. in terms of military and state merits, he is three heads higher than that bribe taker, besides, he is now at the same level - deputy minister. So what? When he was appointed to the post of deputy minister, he was a major general, he was quickly given one star (otherwise it is not respectable for a major general to be next to marshals), that's how he still goes as a lieutenant general.
I just watched the military awards ceremony and saw that I was a little behind. On the record, at 1.22 you can see Yunus-Bek Yevkurov, whom I wrote about already with the rank of Colonel-General. Now it's quite solid - Deputy Minister, Colonel-General. Although not an army general, as arrested Ivanov was .
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Только что я посмотрел церемонию награждения военнослужащих и увидел, что я немного отстаю. На записи, на 1.22 можно увидеть Юнус-Бека Евкурова, о котором я писал уже в звании генерал-полковника. Вот теперь уже вполне солидно- заместитель министра, генерал-полковник. Хотя и не генерал армии, как был арестованный Иванов.
 
The inauguration of the President of Russia took place in Moscow. Here is the full recording of the ceremony. It is so complete that you need to start watching from the 40th минуте. Up to this point, they show all sorts of landscapes and how everyone is waiting for the beginning.

В Москве прошла инаугурация Президента России. Вот полная запись церемонии. Она настолько полная, что начинать смотреть надо с 40 минуты. До этого момента показывают всякие пейзажи и как все ждут начала.
 
Am I the only one on this forum to think that, following the two last posts from youlik, all this decorum, golden solemnity and uniformed zombis are just too much serious and seriously too much ?
Do you think that's an enviable glimpse of our multipolar world's future ?
Do we human species still need such 'Imperator' style to lead the path, or any kind of 'Savior' by the way (be it some kind of Cesar, Christ or Whoever) ?
Just wondering out loud, don't please feel assaulted, it's only my conditioned point of view...
 
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