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[baykalov]

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DUBAI, Sept 30 (Reuters) - Iranian security forces have arrested nine people from Germany, Poland, Italy, France, the Netherlands, Sweden and other countries for their role in the protests against the death of a young woman in police custody, the Intelligence Ministry said on Friday.

The nine unidentified persons were detained "during the riots or while plotting in the background", the ministry said in a statement carried by Iranian media.

 

[Virtup]

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In a perfect world that should turn the rest of the population on the protesters. If anyone has the time, please keep an eye on the situation for the rest of us. Iran has a huge potential to disrupt NATO's plans in Ukraine.

 

[vincent]

I sometimes wonder whether this is russiadefenceforum in reality. So many people were given a pass for shitting on CPC and Xi because they did not like how Xi & co handled the recent Taiwan strait crisis (i.e. did not shoot down Pelosi, bomb airport or sth as dumb as this - people were even pretending as if that was an official Chinese position) but Putin still being stuck in Eastern Ukraine after 7 months of warfare and having to mobilize is a 56D chess & @Overbom is a CIA agent.

This is a defense forum and forumners want war. Putin started one, Xi Jinping didn’t.

 

[supercat]

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Gas price is not the only thing that Germans worry about. The CPI of food also jumped 19% YoY in September.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1575706503419285504

The U.S. and NATO cannot really blame Russia for the referendums in the regions in eastern Ukraine, considering what the U.S. did to Syria's Golan Heights and what NATO did to Kosovo earlier.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1575823304681627649

So what NATO will do next? Fight the U.S.?

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A lawsuit has been filed against Raytheon, Lockheed Martin, U.S. Missile Defense Agency, U.S. Department of Defense, and U.S. Navy for the alleged TWA800 shoot-down in July 1996.

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[pmc]

Gas price is not the only thing that Germans worry about. The CPI of food also jumped 19% YoY in September.

Certain things are not very obvious. Germany has alot of Turks and is responsible for custom union with Turkey. Germany was also first western country that showed solidarity with Turkey on that Journalist case and also arms embargo on Saudi. it will feel the impact
Turkey has to publicly remind its importance despite its services in Ukraine.
while Greece got F-16V and Rafale.

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[pmc]

He's been making posts with increasingly bizarre takes, like just recently the one where he said China should invade Central Asia to remove Russian influence

that a good one. Invade Central Asia and enjoy Arab hospitality for the rest of life as they want to rule over them and they have ideology and money like no one else. that was the link i posted.
now they further moving with Porsche IPO and much more business. its all about them.

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[siegecrossbow]

The most important alliance in the world is North Korean-American alliance

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“The United States shares a very important relationship, which is an alliance with the Republic of North Korea,” said the veep, flubbing the official name of longstanding US ally South Korea, the Republic of Korea. “And it is an alliance that is strong and enduring.”

Living proof that Alzheimer's can be as contagious as plain stupidity?

 

[pmc]

So what are the pros of dragging the war, draining your resources, losing trained personnel and destroying the territories you want to annex? He could inflict the same economic damage to Europe even if he took over Ukraine by similarly cutting the supplies in response to sanctions.

The longer the war the more older equipment get destroyed.
that forward and backward movement is to make the war more mobile than static. we cannot assume nature of people left behind and what percentage involved that we can consider train. in Syria T-90 tanks were with Syrian Arab army very soon. putting the word Arab into it.
Phone call after announcement. It is all about public gestures.

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[pmc]

Same with self-driving cars - gap between Russia and leaders is big

why will Russia invest in self driving cars when most of population cannot afford it at prices that will be profitable for the manufacturers.
They did tests robotic machines in various situation including Syrian desert.

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This $600K SUV launched. rock crawling with air suspension in this weight class. Tested in Arctic and Abu Dhabi.

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[baykalov]

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Beijing will continue supporting the development of Russia's Far East and promote bilateral cooperation in the region, Chinese Ambassador to Russia Zhang Hanhui has told Sputnik.

"China is a very important partner for Russia's Far East. China intends to make full use of the Eastern Economic Forum (EEF) platform to further strengthen comprehensive cooperation with Russia in trade, energy, agriculture, infrastructure building, science and technology, education, healthcare, culture, and other areas, as well as further support and participate in the development of Russia's Far East, contribute to achieving tangible results in Russia-China cooperation in the Far East," Zhang said.

The ambassador recalled that the Chinese delegation was the biggest to attend the EEF, which took place in the Russian city of Vladivostok from September 5-9.

Many of China's enterprises have signed cooperation agreements with Russian counterparts on the sidelines of the forum, Zhang added.

Moscow and Beijing will continue taking measures to maintain trade and economic cooperation and expect to set a new historical record in bilateral trade in 2022, Zhang Hanhui said.

Since the onset of Russia's special military operation in Ukraine on February 24, China has been facing intense pressure from the West trying to hinder cooperation between Moscow and Beijing.

"This year, in the face of the complicated international environment, the coronavirus pandemic, and other severe challenges, China-Russia trade and economic cooperation showed great flexibility and showed impressive growth contrary to general trends," Zhang said on the occasion of the National Day of China, celebrated on October 1.

The ambassador said that the turnover had surpassed $117.2 billion during the first eight months of 2022, up 31.4% year-on-year.

"I believe that at the end of the year, the volume of bilateral trade will set a new historic record. China together with Russia will continue to actively take effective measures to maintain normal economic and trade cooperation between our countries and ensure the stability of production and supply chains," Zhang said.

Moscow and Beijing will be developing cooperation in energy, car manufacturing, agriculture, digital economy, green development, and biomedicine to increase the scale and quality of bilateral relations between the countries, the ambassador said.

China and Russia, as permanent members of the UN Security Council, have a common responsibility for maintaining global peace, Chinese Ambassador to Russia said.

"As permanent members of the UN Security Council, China and Russia have a common responsibility for maintaining world peace. Successful joint maritime patrols help strengthen strategic trust between China and Russia, stimulate the development of a comprehensive strategic partnership between them, and contribute to maintaining stability and security in the region," the ambassador said.

Joint patrols are aimed at deepening practical friendly cooperation between the Chinese navy and the Russian navy, increasing the level of interaction between the military, and strengthening the ability to jointly counter threats to maritime security, Zhang added.

These actions are included in the annual plan of Chinese-Russian defense cooperation and are not directed against third countries, he added.