Moscow

Analysis: North Korea has no choice but to back down

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is no longer being depicted by the White House as the insane leader of a rogue state. Here, he is addressing the central committee of the ruling Workers’ Party in Pyongyang [North Korean Central News Agency]
All eyes are on the Korean Peninsula this week as the leaders of the North and South prepare for a historic summit which comes after years of tensions and war rhetoric.
The summit is the third such meeting of Korean heads of state in the past 65 years.

“23 Russians Out, 50 Brits Out.” Here is the full scorecard of diplomat expulsions

Here is the diplomat “scorecard” following Russia’s response to the wave of western diplomat expulsions prompted by the UK’s poisoning hoax.
According to Zerohedge, what is notable is that while the mutual expulsions are equal for virtually all countries, the number of UK diplomats to be expelled is more than double the 23 Russians that were kicked out last week, suggesting more retaliation from London is inevitable”

Officials from 6 nations plan to boycott the 2018 World Cup in Russia

Moscow has been busily preparing its facilities to host the 2018 World Cup games. Not only has Moscow been part of this but so have other places around the Russian Federation. However, there is a push on in the Western nations for the officials of six countries (Poland, Iceland, Denmark, Sweden, Australia and Japan) to boycott the event.
That’s fine. Stay home. Russia doesn’t need you here anyway if you don’t want to be here.

Russia calls West’s stance on Skripal ‘hypocritical’

Russian FM Sergey Lavrov has promised to retaliate to Western expulsion measures [PPIO]
Russia has fired back at the US and its European allies for expelling its diplomats over the alleged poisoning of former spy Sergei Skripal in Salisbury, England.
A statement from the Russian Foreign Ministry called the European and US measures “prejudiced, biased and hypocritical”, and said Moscow will definitely respond.

Anatomy of American Propaganda – all it takes is a name

Please do not misunderstand. My personal regard for Fox News is actually the highest among American mainstream media outlets. To their great credit, they have been very fair to candidate and now President Donald Trump, and they usually demonstrate a good level of proficiency in outlining the news from a conservative point of view, as long as it is regarding domestic policy.

Red Sparrow, Russian “Hackers” & Black Panther – Esoteric Hollywood Live Stream – Jay Dyer 7 PM Cent

Today’s livestream will cover an odd assortment of films, namely the recent anti-Russian propaganda piece, Red Sparrow starring Katniss as a honeytrap hoe. With nods to Russian versions of MK ULTRA, the story centers around the NKVD style creation of sex operatives at work in the “new Cold War” between the “free” west and “evil” Russia. “Noble” CIA operatives square off against perverse Putin-looking Russkies in this laughable portrayal.

SMOKING GUN: Trump invited Russian President to 2013 Miss Universe pageant…taking place in Moscow

In what may be the dumbest Trump-Russia collusion “evidence” yet, the liberal hacks at Business Insider are unhinged and retreating to their safe spaces over revelations that 2013 Miss Universe pageant owner Donald Trump invited Russian President Putin to the event.
Why would Trump invite the Russian president to the Miss Universe pageant..IN MOSCOW?

Take us seriously, Putin boasts ‘super-weapons’

Putin addressed the Russian nation at his 14th address before the Federal Assembly (Parliament) [PPIO]
Just 17 days ahead of a presidential election which he is very likely to win, Vladimir Putin unveiled a number of advanced super-weapons during his state of the nation before the Federal Assembly late Wednesday.
The new weapons include a nuclear-powered cruise missile, supersonic weapons capable of breaching NATO defenses and rockets capable of flying below radar which he said were invincible against current anti-missile defense systems deployed by the West.

UNSC agrees to Syria Resolution

Although passed unanimously, the UNSC Resolution was not without its usual diatribes between Russia and the US.
The resolution, tabled by Sweden and Kuwait, passed 15-0 after three days of wrangling over wording [Xinhua]
After three days of delays over wording of the document, the United Nations Security Council on Saturday unanimously passed Resolution 2401 which called for all parties in the Syrian conflict to an immediate ceasefire which would last for at 30 consecutive days.