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  • Putin humiliated by own mouthpiece admitting Russia's economy should brace for more havoc

    12/27/2023 10:54:52 AM PST · by marcusmaximus · 36 replies
    Mirror UK ^ | 12/27/2023 | ALESSANDRA SCOTTO DI SANTOLO
    In a shocking admission that underscores the challenges facing Russia, its own central bank governor, Elvira Nabiullina, said on Monday that the country should brace for more economic pain in the form of additional sanctions. This admission comes amidst growing concerns about the resilience of the Russian economy and the effectiveness of its leadership in the face of mounting global pressure. Nabiullina, speaking to the TASS state news agency, cautioned against optimism regarding Russia's economic standing, asserting that the nation is not as robust as some may believe.
  • PATRIOT Shoots Down Three Advanced Russian Su-34s, Largest Loss of TMS In A Single Day

    12/22/2023 8:26:49 AM PST · by marcusmaximus · 41 replies
    Atlas News ^ | 12/22/2023 | Tessaron
    Update (0933 EST): Russian military bloggers are blaming Russian General Teplinsky for ordering the glide bombing of the Ukrainian bridgehead by Su-34s even after a November 25th shoot down of another Su-34 carrying out that mission. The bloggers claim that Teplinsky is “obsessed” with destroying the Ukrainian bridgehead and has “crossed a line”, sacrificing hundreds of soldiers, Marines, and now up to four Su-34s. According to their sources, the general disregarded warnings of Ukrainian shuffling of advanced air defenses to Kherson and ordered the flights anyways. These bloggers may be referencing Colonel General Mikhail Teplinsky who is the embattled commander...
  • 'Almost naked' party staged by wealthy showbiz celebrities in Moscow including 'Putin's goddaughter' sparks outrage among Vladimir's propagandists for disrespecting soldiers fighting in Ukraine

    12/21/2023 1:58:22 PM PST · by marcusmaximus · 182 replies
    Daily Mail ^ | 12/21/2023 | Will Stewart
    Russian war fanatics are enraged over an 'almost naked' party staged in Moscow by wealthy showbiz celebrities including Vladimir Putin's 'goddaughter'. The 'debauched' gathering was likened to Sodom and Gomorrah by critics claiming the antics of the wealthy stars insulted those on the frontline in the Kremlin's illegal war against Ukraine. Among the most visible guests was a pregnant and braless Ksenia Sobchak, 40, a TV presenter and 'liberal' Russian presidential candidate in 2018, in a nude-coloured Sorelle outfit. She is known as Putin's goddaughter after he attended her baptism and viewed her late father Anatoly Sobchak as his political...
  • Russia battles to curb inflation ahead of Putin’s re-election bid

    12/21/2023 12:39:23 PM PST · by marcusmaximus · 30 replies
    Financial Times ^ | 12/21/2023 | Anastasia Stognei
    Tackling cost of eggs and putting western company exits on hold among measures aimed at containing surging prices. Vladimir Putin’s re-election campaign has prompted a fresh drive by Russian officials to curb inflation as disquiet grows over soaring prices for consumer goods and as technocrats move to rein in a weakening rouble. -snip- Pressures on consumers were a central feature of Putin’s telethon last Thursday, the first time he had held his usually annual press conference or phone-in since ordering the invasion in 2022 — and, since “eggs” are slang for testicles in Russian, he could not pass up an...
  • Sharply rising egg prices spur Russian weekly inflation

    12/21/2023 5:24:07 AM PST · by marcusmaximus · 15 replies
    NASDAQ ^ | Reuters
    Sharply rising prices for eggs led another weekly rise in consumer inflation in Russia as the central bank hiked interest rates by 100 basis points, data from the federal statistics service showed on Wednesday. The government last week said it would exempt 1.2 billion eggs from import duty in the first half of next year to try to rein in prices that have risen by more than 50% this year, a surge in costs for Russia's poorest that led to a rare apology from President Vladimir Putin. -snip- The Bank of Russia said its interest rate hiking cycle may be...
  • Russia to exempt eggs from import duties as prices climb, stocks dwindle

    12/18/2023 4:26:10 AM PST · by marcusmaximus · 67 replies
    Reuters ^ | 12/13/2023 | Reuters
    Russian imports of 1.2 billion eggs will be exempt from duty for the first six months of 2024, the economy ministry said on Wednesday, to help rein in prices as some shops run low on supplies. Egg prices have risen more than 40% so far this year and empty egg shelves have been seen in some Moscow supermarkets in the past week. -snip- Natalia Chernovolova, a resident of Valuyki in the Belgorod region, said prices above around 150 roubles were too much for her. "I have to look for other options, cheaper ones," she said. "Because we need eggs not...
  • Putin's threat to the EU: Kremlin says Ukraine or Moldova joining the bloc will 'destabilise' Europe in thinly-veiled warning

    12/17/2023 7:22:58 AM PST · by marcusmaximus · 46 replies
    Daily Mail ^ | 12/15/2023 | David Averre
    Russia said today that the European Union's decision to open membership talks with Ukraine and Moldova was a politicised decision that could destabilise the bloc. 'Negotiations to join the EU can last for years or decades. The EU has always had strict criteria for accession and it is obvious that at the moment neither Ukraine nor Moldova meets these criteria,' Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters. 'It is clear that this is an absolutely politicised decision, the EU's desire to demonstrate support for these countries. But such new members could destabilise the EU.'
  • Putin promises 'problems' for Finland after it was 'dragged into NATO'

    12/17/2023 6:46:23 AM PST · by marcusmaximus · 68 replies
    Fox News ^ | 12/17/2023 | Danielle Wallace
    Russian President Vladimir Putin has vowed "problems" for Finland after he says the Nordic country was "dragged into NATO" amid the war in Ukraine. "Look, Finland was taken and dragged into NATO," Putin said in a new on-camera interview. "What did we have, some kind of dispute with Finland? All disputes, including those of a territorial nature in the middle of the 20th century, were all resolved a long time ago. We had the best, most heartfelt relations. Economically, everything was developing. Yes, in the timber industry, there were some problems linked to the necessity to develop timber processing within...
  • Russian central bank hikes rates by 100 basis points to 16%

    12/16/2023 11:36:15 AM PST · by marcusmaximus · 80 replies
    RTE ^ | 12/15/2023 | Reuters
    Russia's central bank has today raised its key interest rate by 100 basis points to 16%, hiking borrowing costs for the fifth meeting in a row under stubborn inflation pressure from widespread labour shortages, high lending and the weak rouble. The central bank has now raised rates by 850 basis points since July, including an unscheduled emergency hike in August as the rouble tumbled past 100 to the dollar and the Kremlin called for tighter monetary policy. The bank said pro-inflationary risks over the medium-term horizon remained substantial and warned that stabilising inflation near its 4% target would require high...
  • Newest NATO member Finland signs defence pact with US

    12/15/2023 9:02:21 AM PST · by marcusmaximus · 29 replies
    Euronews ^ | 12/15/2023 | Euronews
    NATO’s newest member, Finland, has announced it will sign a bilateral defence cooperation agreement next week with the United States. The deal will allow Washington to station troops and store weapons inside the Nordic country, which shares a sprawling border with Russia.
  • Is Vladimir Putin dead? All the rumours from identical body doubles to corpse stored in freezer

    12/15/2023 7:51:59 AM PST · by marcusmaximus · 78 replies
    Mirror UK ^ | 12/14/2023 | Ryan Merrifield, Nia Dalton
    Rumours of Vladimir Putin's 'ill health' have been swirling for years, with recent sources claiming the Russian President has died and his corpse is being stored in a freezer 'used for deep-frozen food'. Russian President Vladimir Putin is holding his first major news conference today, since launching a full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February last year. At the annual event (which didn't happen last year), he has claimed that peace with Ukraine will only occur "when we achieve our objectives". -snip- Speculation has mounted online for years about the Russian President's 'ill health', with claims he is allegedly suffering from...
  • Putin blames higher car prices on foreign producers' exit from Russia

    12/15/2023 5:23:26 AM PST · by marcusmaximus · 5 replies
    Reuters ^ | 12/14/2023 | Reuters
    The departure of foreign auto makers from Russia has ultimately caused domestic car prices to rise, President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday, a rare acknowledgement of the harm caused by Western measures imposed over Moscow's actions in Ukraine. Most European, Japanese and South Korean carmakers suspended production and gradually left the Russian market following Russia's February 2022 invasion of Ukraine, taking technology, know-how and access to parts with them. Putin said car prices had risen by about 40%, without specifying a period, blaming this on low production and domestic carmakers' increased costs as they import components. "When European brands left...
  • Russia's Central Bank Raises Key Rate to 16% Amid Growing Inflation

    12/15/2023 5:17:07 AM PST · by marcusmaximus · 82 replies
    Moscow Time MSN ^ | 12/15/2023 | Moscow Times
    Russia's Central Bank on Friday raised its key interest rate to 16%, the fifth hike since summer as it fights to keep accelerating inflation down and a move widely anticipated by analysts. "Current inflationary pressures remain high," the Central Bank said in a statement explaining the rate hike, adding that "annual inflation for 2023 is expected to be close to the upper bound of the 7.0–7.5 percent forecast range." This is a developing story.
  • Vladimir Putin becomes a laughing stock: Russians giggle at President as press conference leaves him humiliated

    12/14/2023 1:00:50 PM PST · by marcusmaximus · 124 replies
    GBNews ^ | 12/14/2023 | Dan Falvey
    Vladimir Putin's annual end-of-year press conference was thrown into disarray after messages embarassing the Russian President appeared on screen. The 71-year-old was told to "quit" in multiple messages which apearred on giant screens behind him, while he was also accused of not living the same "reality" as the rest of the country. And in another bizarre turn during the event, an AI video of Putin even asked the President whether he used body-doubles to go about his duties. In total about two million questions were submitted for answering, according to state media. The annual press conference gives Russian journalist and...
  • Worry in Russia as egg prices soar ahead of festive season

    12/14/2023 9:42:32 AM PST · by marcusmaximus · 50 replies
    Euronews ^ | 12/12/2023 | Euronews
    Some Moscow residents claim egg prices have doubled, as Russia continues to battle persistent inflation and Western sanctions. Surging egg prices, against a backdrop of high inflation and economic sanctions, are worrying the Russian authorities, especially as eggs are a symbolic and central ingredient of the festive season. -snip- In November, the average price of eggs in Russia rose by 40.29% year-on-year, according to the Russian Federal State Statistics Service (Rosstat). Muscovite consumers report even steeper rises. "Before, I used to buy eggs for 70 roubles a dozen. Now they cost between 130 and 140 roubles - twice as much,"...
  • Putin in Rare Apology Over Price of Eggs

    12/14/2023 7:49:00 AM PST · by marcusmaximus · 25 replies
    U.S. News ^ | 12/14/2023 | Reuters
    Russian President Vladimir Putin issued a rare apology on Thursday when a pensioner complained to him about the price of eggs. During Putin's end-of-year question and answer session with the media and with members of the public calling in from across Russia, pensioner Irina Akopova was shown seated at her kitchen table and addressing the president by video link. She complained that prices for eggs, chicken breasts and wings had all skyrocketed. "Vladimir Vladimirovich, take pity on pensioners! We don't get millions in our pensions. Sort this out - we have no one to turn to," she said. "I'm very...
  • Stunned Putin double-takes as he is confronted with AI deepfake of himself during press conference

    12/14/2023 7:12:50 AM PST · by marcusmaximus · 14 replies
    Daily Mail ^ | 12/14/2023 | David Averre
    Vladimir Putin was caught off guard today during his marathon end of year press conference when he looked up to the big screen expecting to see a Russian citizen phoning in - and instead came face to face with an AI deepfake of himself. A student from Saint Petersburg State University had constructed the visual and audio likeness of the Russian President, and took the opportunity to ask the real Putin to share his thoughts on the dangers of AI and if he uses body doubles. 'Vladimir Vladimirovich, hello... I would like to ask you, is it true that you...
  • Humiliation for Putin as his own citizens turn on him during annual press conference

    12/14/2023 3:49:36 AM PST · by marcusmaximus · 82 replies
    Express UK ^ | 12/14/2023 | Alessandra Scotto di Santolo
    Vladimir Putin found himself facing unexpected challenges at his annual end-of-year press conference, as questions about the perceived "reality" of Russia were prominently displayed on screens throughout the venue. -snip- Among the displayed messages challenging the official narrative, one boldly questioned Putin's version of "reality" compared to the daily experiences of ordinary citizens: "Why is your 'reality' at odds with our lived reality?" Another message highlighted the escalating grocery prices in Russia, saying: "Cucumbers cost 900 roubles per kilo, tomatoes 950 roubles. It costs me 1,500 roubles to make a salad. I won't even mention fruit. Make the prices normal!"...
  • Putin is humiliated during annual press conference as Russians' texts asking questions such as 'why is your reality at odds with ours?' and 'when will the real Russia be the same as the one on TV?' appear on screen

    12/14/2023 3:36:43 AM PST · by marcusmaximus · 23 replies
    Daily Mail ^ | 12/14/2023 | Chris Jewers
    Vladimir Putin faced humiliation today during he end-of-year press conference when questions about the 'reality' of Russia were displayed on screens. -snip- 'Why is your "reality" at odds with our lived reality?' one message displayed on the screens around the room asked the Russian president. disappeared says she 'seemed calm' but her behaviour was 'a bit off' - as search enters sixth day Another query said: 'When will the real Russia be the same as the one on TV?', and another, albeit politely, questioned: 'Hello. When will it be possible to move to the Russia which they tell us about...
  • Joe Biden humiliated after his brag about lowering prices is debunked by Republicans

    11/28/2023 10:53:53 AM PST · by ChicagoConservative27 · 23 replies
    msn ^ | 11/28/2023 | Rebecca Robinson
    President Joe Biden has been humiliated after bragging about reducing the prices of gas, groceries, and airline flights in a speech on Monday. Republicans were quick to refute Biden's claim, taking to social media platform X to call him out for misinformation. The Republican National Committee wrote: "'FACT: Since Biden took office, airfare is up 21 percent, Thanksgiving dinner was up 25 percent, and gas prices are $0.86/gallon higher." This has proven to be yet another instance of Biden struggling to prove and garner support for his administration's economic policies and plans, something that is especially important in the run-up...