Russia

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https://sputnikglobe.com/20230728/russias-rosatom-to-create-nuclear-power-fleet-for-africa-1112221153.html Russia's Rosatom to Create Nuclear Power Fleet for Africa — Russian state nuclear corporation Rosatom proposes to create nuclear power fleet for Africa to supply the continent with electricity, Rosatom's head, Alexey Likhachev, said on Friday.

https://web.archive.org/web/20230810054618/https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-war-us-europe-nuclear-exports-4129cbea2aaa69b1da5d09a41804f745

US/EU nuclear industries get ~12/20% of their nuclear fuel from Rosatom. The U.S. and its European allies are importing vast amounts of nuclear fuel and compounds from Russia, providing Moscow with hundreds of millions of dollars in badly needed revenue as it wages war on Ukraine. The sales, which are legal and unsanctioned, have raised alarms from nonproliferation experts and elected officials who say the imports are helping to bankroll the development of Moscow’s nuclear arsenal and are complicating efforts to curtail Russia’s war-making abilities.

https://www.easternherald.com/2023/07/08/a-peaceful-atom-on-guard-of-russias-energy-security/

Russia’s energy strategy for the period up to 2030, which was adopted in 2009, provides for an increase in electricity production at nuclear power plants to 356-437 billion kWh per year. So, at the moment, active construction work is underway in Russia on several such objects:

Kursk NPP 2 2️⃣✌️😈 — This plant is being built to replace four decommissioned generator sets of the operating Kursk NPP, due to the depletion of their resources (in 2021, the first of them was been decommissioned). The last one should close in 2030. The new power plant project includes four VVER-TOI type reactors. Last year, the reactor vessel of power unit No. 1 of the Kursk-2 nuclear power plant was brought to the design position. In addition, the construction of an evaporative cooling tower with a height of 179 meters was completed, which became the highest in our country. It is assumed that the last of the planned power units will be commissioned by 2029.

Leningrad nuclear power plant 2 2️⃣✌️😈 — The appearance of this power plant is associated with the gradual dismantling of four power units of the Leningrad nuclear power plant. The launch of the first power unit and its inclusion in the unified energy system of Russia took place on March 9, 2018, the second on October 22, 2020. Last summer, preparatory work began at the construction site of 3 units and 4. The commissioning of two new power units is planned for 2030 and 2032, respectively.

“BREST-OD – 300” in Seversk (Tomsk region) 🤯 — As part of this project, a nuclear power plant with an innovative fast neutron reactor “BREST-OD – 300” is being built. As the facility is built, a nuclear power plant with a fast neutron reactor and an on-site closed nuclear fuel cycle should appear at the site selected during the design. Rosatom plans to launch a new power unit in 2029. More details: https://www.neimagazine.com/news/newsrosatom-begins-construction-of-lead-cooled-brest-fast-reactor-8810811 😈⚛️♻️⏪▶️ The reactor will run on mixed uranium-plutonium nitride (MNUP) fuel, specially developed for this facility. ODEK comprises three interconnected facilities - a nuclear fuel production plant (for fabrication and refabrication), the BREST-OD-300 power unit, and a facility for irradiated fuel reprocessing. The reactor will be supported by closed nuclear fuel cycle servicing enterprises on a single site. After reprocessing, the irradiated fuel from the reactor will be sent for refabrication as fresh fuel.

Rosatom making EUV 👾📈foundry🪨🔦 progress: https://web.archive.org/web/20230527030127/https://www.tomshardware.com/news/lithograhy-tool-russia-7nm-2028

India 🇮🇳 plays 🎮 goofus to Russia 🇷🇺 & China 🇨🇳 gallant, merely courting 👨‍⚖️ 🫵🏻western 🥼semiconductor ⚡️🪨⚙️industries, not ⏳ 🧱🔩building 🏗️ 🇮🇳Indian🪷🍛 foundries👾🔨 — Only☝️assembly👊🪛& ⚗️testing📋 https://archive.ph/2023.07.06-213502/https://www.ft.com/content/4b2dff77-045b-416f-83b1-da7893b1b2b3

https://archive.ph/2023.06.30-101941/https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/bolivia-seals-14-bln-lithium-deals-with-russias-rosatom-chinas-guoan-2023-06-29/ LA PAZ, June 29 (Reuters) - Bolivia has signed lithium agreements with Russian state nuclear firm Rosatom and China's Citic Guoan Group, the South American country's government said on Thursday, as it looks to develop its huge but largely untapped resources of the battery metal.

I completely confused. Was it an attempted coup? Was it staged? Is everybody crazy?

Wikipedia calls it a rebellion but how does that make sense??

The Office of the President of the Russian Federation anticipates that Yevgeny Prigozhin’s Wagner Group fighters will likely reach Moscow’s outskirts in the next few hours, with fighting expected near Russia’s capital.

Here's fullset of Russian oi band Klowns from Kirov city playing show in Donetsk (DPR) at local antifa gig a few monthes ago

And are there any famous pro-Russian Tatars, next to Ruslan Balbek?

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The ties between the two countries can “withstand” global challenges, Foreign Minister Wang Yi believes

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Tuesday that the bond between the two countries was strong and stable. During his visit to Moscow, the diplomat met with Russian Security Council Secretary Nikolay Patrushev to discuss “mutually beneficial cooperation in all fields.”

“China-Russia relations are mature in character and rock solid, able to withstand the challenges of the volatile international situation,” Wang stressed. He added that the countries were ready to defend their national interests and dignity.

Patrushev responded to Wang by saying the relations between Moscow and Beijing had “inherent value” and “were not swayed by outside trends.” He added that a strategic partnership with China was a priority for Russia as both countries were devoted to creating “a more just world order.”

According to Wang, the two countries, as members of the United Nations Security Council, are responsible for “keeping the peace on the planet.”

Wang announced on Saturday during the Munich Security Conference that China had a peace proposal for the ongoing conflict in Ukraine and that “some forces might not want to see peace talks materialize.” He claimed he would present this plan at a later time.

Chinese leader Xi Jinping is also planning a visit to Moscow in the coming months for a summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin, as reported by WSJ, citing sources familiar with the plan.

Last week, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken stated that Washington had information that China was mulling over providing “lethal support” to Russia in the military operation in Ukraine and that this would have “consequences.” Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin said during Monday's press briefing Beijing would “not accept the US’s finger-pointing or even coercion targeting China-Russia relations.”

Nearly half of Russians have successfully found domestic substitutes for foreign products made unavailable due to sanctions, RIA Novosti reported on Wednesday, citing a poll by the NielsenIQ research company.

According to the findings, over the past year, 47% of Russians “have completely switched to locally produced brands or began to buy products of local production more often.” About a third of respondents did not change their preferences and continued to buy the same brands they used to before 2022, and 17% switched to new brands, but also of foreign production.

Respondents offered several reasons for turning to local brands. Over half of them said they did it to support domestic producers, while 20% pointed to an inability to find foreign analogues at a reasonable price. Another 10% stated that they could not find foreign goods that match the quality and characteristics they value, but see them in Russian products.

After the start of Moscow’s military operation in Ukraine, many major Western brands announced their withdrawal from the Russian market and the suspension of investment and imports. According to economists from Switzerland’s University of St. Gallen, more than 1,400 companies have decided to quit Russia over the past year, including electronics manufacturers, retailers, automakers, clothing and food brands, hotels, banks, and restaurant chains. Yet, despite concerns that the trend would damage the Russian economy, it spurred development in domestic industries.

Loss of Western brands is Russia’s gain – PutinREAD MORE: Loss of Western brands is Russia’s gain – Putin

Analysts say the current situation presents a good opportunity for growth for Russian producers. Earlier this month, Russian President Vladimir Putin said the departure of Western brands has meant “our domestic manufacturers received unique opportunities for development and we must take advantage of them.” Putin added that the country’s producers have been given a chance to occupy niches, which until recently were closed to them due to competition from global players.

Industry experts warn that the only concern now is whether domestic manufacturers are ready to meet increased demand, and urge companies to invest in expanding their production capabilities.

“If production facilities cannot meet the growing demand, it is necessary to invest in development; saving money may lead to a desire to simplify the process, and this is fraught with the loss of quality,” Alexei Popovichev, head of the RusBrand association of manufacturers, told RIA.

Prove me wrong.

cross-posted from: https://lemmygrad.ml/post/429419

Russian President Vladimir Putin has said he plans to personally address people’s concerns linked to the partial mobilization, by holding a public meeting. The gathering is expected to take place during his upcoming visit to the central Tverskaya Oblast.

“I will also certainly meet with people, talk to them,” Putin told the regional governor, Igor Rudenya, on Monday, during a discussion about various issues linked to the recent mobilization. The people need “to be heard,” the president maintained, adding that he wants to “have feedback” on the mobilization efforts.

The president also called on the governor to promptly collect all data on issues that may have arisen during the mobilization and to inform him “in advance.” He is expected to arrive in Tverskaya Oblast for a working trip later this week.

Putin announced the end of the partial mobilization last week. Russia had fully met the target of calling up 300,000 troops that had been set out in the presidential decree, the defense ministry said at that time. On Monday, he said that 80,000 troops had already been sent to the combat zone, and 50,000 of them have taken part in military operations.

The president ordered the partial mobilization of reservists in Russia on September 21. The Defense Ministry said at the time that it planned to boost the strength of the standing army by calling up reservists amid the military campaign in Ukraine, which Moscow launched in late February.

People who were called to arms in various regions reported some issues linked to the mobilization campaign on a number of occasions, including a lack of equipment or supplies as well as payment delays. The Kremlin admitted the issues and created a special coordination committee to ensure better supplies for the newly drafted troops. “Measures are being taken, and all these issues are to be resolved,” the presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov said in late October.

Russia sent troops into Ukraine on February 24, citing Kiev’s failure to implement the Minsk agreements, designed to give the regions of Donetsk and Lugansk special status within the Ukrainian state. In February 2022, the Kremlin recognized the Donbass republics as independent states and demanded that Ukraine officially declare itself a neutral country that will never join any Western military bloc. Kiev insists that the Russian offensive was completely unprovoked.

In early October, the Donetsk and Lugansk People’s Republics, as well as the Zaporozhye and Kherson regions, officially became part of Russia following referendums that saw the majority of local residents vote in favor of the accession.

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The text condemning the glorification of Nazism was only previously opposed by the US and Ukraine

Alright, we'll call it a draw...

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Marina Ovsyannikova

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/3/15/anti-war-protester-interrupts-russian-tv-news-show

https://tjournal.ru/analysis/563963-kto-takaya-marina-ovsyannikova-kotoraya-vynesla-v-efir-pervogo-kanala-antivoennyy-plakat

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aRlcTfvXv70

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O8sG0r_GB_k