Why Is IMF Giving Belarus $2.5 Billion?News From Former USSR
Gathered from Associated Press
MOSCOW – The Russian government is buying Spy Drones from Israel
according to the head of the Russian Armed Forces. Georgia used these
Israeli-made Spy Drones in its attack on South Ossetia. It seems that
the present Russian weapons industry is still not able to produce its
own drones.
This will be the first-ever technological product from Israel that is being bought by the present government of Russia!
The relations between Russia and Israel have improved very dramatically since Putin and Medvedev became a team in Russia.
Gathered from Financial Times-Moscow
The Russian ruble slid down to a new low value against the Euro, after the regime tried to devalue its currency. This was followed by six weeks of devaluation by the Russian Central Bank in order to deal with its own as well as the global economic crisis and falling of oil prices.
Gorbachev (the traitor who sold out the USSR - Editor) warned: "Russia faced unprecedented difficulty and dangerous circumstances and could be heading into a black hole". The Ruble has lost over twenty percent of its value.
Because of this and the economic crisis, there are more and more demonstrations taking place, such as happened last December in the city of Vladivostok and it marks a growing challenge to the Putin-Medvedev duet. Even Mikhail Sukhodolsky, the Russian Interior Minister stated: "The situation will be exacerbated by the growth of further mass protests and frustration of workers over non-payment of wages and the ever-growing threat and actual dismissal of workers from their jobs."
COMMENT
The uncontrollable corruption and embezzlement is running wild in Russia and other former republics, with this money fleeing to foreign and offshore banks – this is admitted even by the pro-imperialist Financial Times newspaper.
Andrei Yushenko, the son of the President of Ukraine is now in another scandal by spending $500,000 on Chanel bags in Dubai for his girlfriend plus having a bottle of champagne and oysters costing 2,000 Euros in Kiev's most luxurious nightclub.
His President father covers the cost of his penthouse apartment, the most expensive in Kiev and he leaves $500 tips at top restaurants all over Europe, His previous girlfriend also is used to luxury living, and when on one of his many trips, like the latest one to Turkey, he spent $2,500 a room per night in a luxury hotel.
COMMENT!
How long will the people of Ukraine put up with Mr. Yushenko and the likes of his son? How long will the Soviet people put up with these degenerate so-called "elected leaders"? With millions unemployed, no heat or electricity and forced to either immigrate or try to feed their families somehow – the only way is to unite into a mighty fist and put these people where they do belong.
Where is the UNITY of the Communists in former USSR – not in theory, but in practice?
Russia claimed that the Chinese side is proposing "absurd conditions on credit financing. They are not setting a fixed cost of money. They want to provide funds at more than five percent. This is a floating rate. The Chinese side is always demanding multiple guarantees for the loan, guarantees for growing profit and for oil from the oil fields."
The Chinese banks agreed to loan Russia private consortium Transneft over $10 Billions plus another $15 Billions to construct a branch of the eastern Siberia-Pacific Ocean pipeline to China. China said that due to the economic crunch in the world, the Chinese banks still have not resolved their sources of lending.
Hey, we all thought that China is a Socialist country and is not affected by capitalist manipulations! Yes, some people still believe China is building Socialism, and following Marxism-Leninism.
As was predicted even by the Western Media and the Communist movement in Russia, President Medvedev, fulfilling the plans of Putin (who will again be President) had the Russian Duma and Federation Council approve overwhelmingly to extend the presidential term from 4 years to 6 years!
According to the New York Times the opposition came from some Communist members of the Duma, and as one member expressed: "Why are we in such a hurry? Already we have in Russia a strict authoritarian regime that was established under Putin. There is already an unprecedented concentration of power in one person's hand!"
Russian retired generals are very alarmed at the abrupt retirement of hundreds of Generals and the disbanding of over ninety percent of the Russian Army's standing units and their strategic capabilities.
The Associated Press quoted a Russian retired General Leonid Ivashow of the Defense Ministry: "President Medvedev is inflicting more harm on the Russian military might than NATO!"
Why Is IMF Giving Belarus $2.5 Billion?The International Monetary Fund (IMF) the tool of Imperialism is giving Belarus Government of President Lukashenko $2.5 billion to cope with the global financial crisis. This statement was issued in Washington, by the IMF Managing Director Dominique Strauss-Kahn on December 31, 2008.
NSC wonders as to what are the conditions attached?
The newly set-up Eastern Partnership after the war in the Caucasus - South Ossetia - this European Committee made a decision to go ahead to integrate the future with six ex-Soviet republics.
Poland and Sweden made this proposal on behalf of EU-NATO to establish a united forum that will bring together 26 states – including Ukraine, Moldova, Belarus, Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan.
The idea is to establish a free trade zone (of course to get the US Chinese goods to be dumped into these countries - Editor) plus strategic agreements! (Against whom is the question – Editor).
Ferrero Waldner, the European Union Commissioner said that the EU recognizes the efforts made by the present leadership of these countries for quick integration into the European Union.
Tbilisi – AP – Matt Siegel
Before last summer's Georgia-Russia War, President Saakashvili was itching to do battle with Russia. Georgian authorities (supposedly) mistook messages from the United States as encouragement to use force - according to former Georgian Ambassador to Russia Erosi Kitsmarishvili – who spoke to the press last month. He also charged that the leadership of Russia is also to blame, because it was trying to inflame Saakashvili's warlike itch.
The war ended with the Russian forces firmly in control of South Ossetia and Abkhazia. Moscow recognized them as independent states.
The former Georgian Ambassador charged that: "Saakashvili wanted that war, he had been planning this action for the last four years. Russia was also eager to exploit this, pushing him to attack in force."
Now, a majority of the Georgian population and politicians have been increasingly critical of the president and the war. Former Ambassador Kitmarishvili is the highest placed official in the pre war period to openly and publicly challenge President Saakashvili on that conflict. He also charged that Georgia thought that they will regain South Ossetia within hours and did not expect Russia to intervene.
The Ambassador also charged that the U.S. president gave assurance to Georgia that they will intervene. When US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice officially visited Georgia on July 9-10, Saakashvili was encouraged to invade and Saakashvili's inner circle told him "Condoleezza Rice gave the green light."
It is very interesting that President Saakashvili recalled Ambassador Kitsmarishvili to Russia on July 10, about one month before the war broke out.
From Guardian Newspaper – UK
President Medvedev when he gave permission to rename the street in honor of Solzhenitsyn did not expect thousands of Muscovites to demonstrate and to tear off the street signs. The people demanded that the street be named as it was called before – Big Communist Street. According to today's Russian Law on renaming streets, the authorities must wait ten years before renaming any street. But of course Putin-Medvedev have no regard for the laws that they themselves have pushed through.
Over 1000 people of Moscow demonstrated in the street organized by the Communists and thousands signed a petition against this change. All across the ex-USSR there were street names and cities changed which brought demonstrations and demands to go back to their original historical names given by the people.
People’s Humour in Ukraine
If around you are only Angels – that means that another election campaign is starting in Ukraine.
If your question is being answered by President of Ukraine, you are sure to forget the questions.
Those that receive much in government, they will take more themselves.
Armenian Radio was asked: Is there freedom of the press in Russia?
Armenian Radio answers: In Russia all press is free. Others are barred.
From AP - Moscow
A Moscow court in December of 2008 sentenced seven men to prison for involvement in the murder of 19 non-Slavic migrants in a series of hate crimes. The rise in hate crimes, xenophobia and neo-Nazi groups are on the rise – and supported by sources both internal and external. These fears are growing after police found a gruesome scene when a Tadjik migrant was found beheaded near Moscow.
Russian prosecutors charged that this group of men picked out Central Asians, Caucasians and other non-Slavs, attacking them on the streets or in the pedestrian tunnels with hammers and other weapons. This group also videotaped many of these attacks and posted clips online.
Hate-crimes are on the rise in Russia according to the Moscow Bureau of Human Rights which estimated that documented 110 xenophobic murders in Russia in 2008 year alone, compared to 74 in 2007.
In December of 2008 two Tadjik men were attacked in a town north of Moscow, and one of them was beheaded. The Russian media reported that his head was found 12 miles away and an obscure Russian nationalist group did claim responsibility. Also in December of last year an 18-year old Kazakh student was found stabbed to death near his Moscow dormitory, Moscow police reported. Also early in December of 2008 an 18-year old African American exchange student in the southern city of Volgograd was beaten up and left in extremely critical condition.
Police efforts are not consistent or effective, since their job is to stop protests or demonstrations against the present regime. The economic and political situation in the former USSR is critical with economic stagnation, unemployment and terrible conditions for making a living. These internally and externally supported hate groups are aimed at the "Official Cause" – meaning the migrant workers from other former Soviet republics – this false blame is even nurtured now by the Church that " foreigners are to blame!"
Hey, Mr. Putin-Medvedev – your 6-year presidential term that you pushed through will not solve this problem! Your resignation and the rebirth of the USSR and Socialism is the only answer!
90th Anniversary of Komsomol CelebratedBy Vladimir Shkarupa-AUCPB
Last November 19, 2008 in Mineralny Vody there gathered patriots
around the monument to V.I. Lenin in order to celebrate the founding of
the Soviet Komsomol.
In all sections of life in the USSR the Komsomol, under the guidance of the Communist Party, helped to build and defend the gains of the young Soviet Union.
During the Civil War of 1918-1920, the Komsomols were in the front
lines to save the young Soviet state from the counterrevolutionary
forces that were supported by imperialism. After the end of the civil
war, the Komsomols were in the forefront of rebuilding the economy,
industry and agriculture of the country.
From 1960-1980 the
Komsomols helped to make the country stronger by industrialization of
the country. The Komsomol organization was awarded 6 of the highest
State Awards for their work and dedication to Socialism.
During the 1990's the counterrevolutionary forces temporarily
dismembered the USSR. Komsomol ceased to exist. The present regime set
up many dubious youth organizations that do not know the meaning of
work and dedication. The spread of egoism, grabbing of goods,
narcotics, prostitution – the ills of a capitalist state – and only
Western cultural values are promoted in the daily media – civil strife
and oncoming anarchy.
We gathered around the Lenin Monument and sang the Komsomol songs, like – "I will not leave the Komsomol – / will always be young!"
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