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Wrong. First time he said that word on December 23, 2022 - on press-conferense in front of a lot of journalists. You can easy find this video. There are NO "major independent medias" who support opposition: just because it is against mainstream. Any major medias here are within mainstream - only on this way they can sell advertising and have readers/watchers, otherwise it will lose all readers/watchers. As soon, as any media will support unpopular here point of view it will be marginal and die. It is like in your country communist (or Nazi) party (let's pretend it exists) will start to publish newspaper. How long it will survive? Nope. Since "tsar" - how West call Putin - said that word.

There's no point in arguing with believers. If you want to believe Western propaganda, good luck. BUT, unlike you, who only see filtered news, I live here. And I see what's really going on.

Wrong. Putin himself uses word "war". For example official Russian news agency quoted him here https://ria.ru/20241018/ukraina-1978774925.html "War in Ukraine started in 2014". So it is urban legend on the West since 2023. Private Russian TV channel Tsargrad uses word "war" as a tag for to filter news https://tsargrad.tv/tags/vojna-na-ukraine It is channel which propagate monarchy in Russia. It isn't that popular, but you may see on any TV-receiver it in every city of Russia without subscription or special equipment. Wrong. There are a lot here. But they aren't popular since population supports Putin in mass. So they appear on horizon and die. What is true - mass medias can't be financed from abroad currently. But without Western support they just don't survive. Russia has introduced a foreign agent law, similar to the US. Those receiving foreign support are required to use the "foreign agent" label in all publications. And since patriotism is currently quite high here, no one buys such publications, they have no advertising, and the media is dying. Oh, that's complete BS. Urban legends. At least at the state level. Perhaps at some private level it exists, but it's all about property, money, or corruption. Politics has nothing to do with it. The Russian state isn't as cannibalistic as the Western media portrays it. The state does something much simpler and easier: it creates conditions in which such people prefer to leave Russia. Not because it's dangerous to live here, but because they can't make a living here. No one hires them here, and because of sanctions, the West can't support them here—it's impossible to transfer money here. So they leave, and then start working for Western media and singing songs "How terrible it is to live in Russia."

Please read again: I do NOT compare Russia and West. I do comparation Ukraine and Russia. And both countries are the same:

I think at next few months you'll see chain of "accidents" and "suicides" of Ukrainian ministers for to cut links from corruption scandals to Zelenskiy personally. (By the way: read my comment on prev. page)

it is installed by Western propaganda "urban legend" for to make Ukraine to look "democratic"... by fact Ukraine and Russia are the same... Have you seen NABU (anticorruption burau) in the news? Zelenskiy made 2 efforts already for to dissolve it. Last time - in August'25: all detectives and prosecutors from NABU were arrested in August by Ukrainian secret service (I think at that time Zelenskiy got information who's voices are on NABU's tapes). Only fast intervention of EU stopped it - EU just immediately switched off all money supply lines. And after 5 days NABU again has been restored. So, thisу current scandals are going not because UA is democratic country, but because EU forced current situation against Zelenskiy's will.

Finally, information about high-level corruption scandal in Ukraine - "Mindich-gate" - translated to English https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/nov/19/ukraine-energy-sector-corruption-crisis Right now ongoing next one scandal - about corruption in Ukrainian ministry of defense with kickbacks for weaponry orders. You'll get it in 2-3 days as usual. Meanwhile Ukrainian parliament is blocked by parties other than Zelenskiy's party. They demand resignation of govt and many call for resignation of Zelenskiy and for forming "Government of National Salvation" without Zelenskiy and his party. 4+ hours of parliament session (Ukrainian language)

Dude, that's your problem. English is poor for nuances. While you visiting Ukraine, be careful with that. If you will call "Ukrainian" (in means of ethnicity) Tatar, Russian or Moldovan with Ukrainian passport, you will get huge problem.

Can you read? Or you can only write? Please quote me with "Ukrainians":

Because there is no proof of that... For now they knows only names. By the way: today "A huge corruption scandal threatens Ukraine’s government" https://www.economist.com/europe/2025/11/17/a-huge-corruption-scandal-threatens-ukraines-government All parties besides party of Zelensky today blocked work of parliament and demand resignation of government. Also resignation of "right hand" of Zelensky - Yermak, head of Zelensky's administration. If they will get it, then days of Zelensky as a president of Ukraine will be counted.

Finally. That exactly I wrote: "two citizens of Ukraine".

Dear, while page is in Polish, there is video and audio of Tusk speaking ... And rmf24 is one of top Polish radio stations.

Polish PM Tusk: 2 citizens of Ukraine made these diversions on railroad. https://www.rmf24.pl/polityka/news-tusk-dwaj-ukraincy-odpowiedzialni-za-dywersje-na-kolei,nId,8041661

So, Japan is on knees and begs for pardon?

Agree. It is stupid to accuse Russia by British habit "highly likely" without any proof. Two months ago, Western propaganda media were already screaming at the top of their lungs about 19 "Russian drones." In the end, the only damage that occurred was caused by a NATO aircraft, and not a shred of evidence was found that these were Russian drones or a Ukrainian provocation. Now, when the Minditchgate scandal is raging in Ukraine, when Zelenskyy's friend and closest ally fled Ukraine for Israel to avoid arrest for stealing hundreds of millions of dollars in Western aid, when Ukrainian National Security Council Secretary Umerov, also the former Minister of Defense of Ukraine, has been "traveling on business trips" in the Middle East and Europe for two weeks now, avoiding returning to Ukraine where he faces charges of embezzling hundreds of millions of dollars through cashbacks while placing weapons orders, zelenskiy and Ursula personally desperately need some distracting news. And the bottom line is that we will once again be left with British "highly likely" and without a single piece of evidence.

I have about a dozen Chinese friends of various ages, from 20 to 50, and even more acquaintances. The words "cheap," "sale," and "discount" have a magical effect on each of them. Therefore, unless Xi imposes specific fees, taxes, bans, or restrictions, such as reducing the number of flights to Japan, the Chinese won't care about the government's recommendations, because they can travel to Japan cheaply now. The exception is CCP members, but most of them are already prohibited from leaving China without permission from their party branch.

It will not. Chinese never pay attention to state advises, they pay attention to prices. And prices are low as you mention.

Beijing Queer film festival was 18th in this year. https://www.bjqff.com/ Most popular gay clubs/bars in Beijing are Destination, Kai Club, Dada, and Heaven Beer Bar Shanghai pride still exists while in 2025 it was tiny event. Best evening places are Hunt, Asia Blue, and Moon Bar. Hong Kong Lesbian and Gay film festival just ended few weeks ago https://www.hklgff.hk/

Have you ever been to China? And trusting CNN is just fooling yourself. I've been visiting China regularly since 2007. During the day, I'm busy with sightseeing, and in the evening, I'm at gay clubs and parties. WeChat is full of themed groups. I've never had a problem finding something to do. Of course, in villages and small towns, homophobia exists on a casual level. I'd imagine it's about the same in Texas or Alabama. In big cities, no one cares who lives and sleeps with whom. 0b3390293e219d889ee67b621e4a0924.mp4 7e3e1febf59ac85509fb56886c535fad.mp4 e0788838b911c53c60e428abcfc6a02f.mp4

I'm OK with deaf drivers while using apps (have nothing to discuss with driver - everything is in app already). In some cases it is even big plus, when you don't want driver to hear your conversations, or you want to travel in calm and don't want any radio/music to hear.

It is not possible "cancel" thing which was never scheduled. They have agreement on place, but meeting wasn't and isn't scheduled. Yet. Right now Zelenskiy is so desperate, that he already agreed to let Russia to keep already taken territories, while just few months ago Zelenskiy spoke about "1991 year borders". Putin will boil him more - Russia has time, Zelenskiy has no time: Russian army takes 1-2-3 villages/towns daily... Russian conditions for peace are known for many months already: neutral status of Ukraine (membership in EU is OK, membership in NATO is not OK), the abolition of discriminatory language laws, the opening of Russian schools, newspapers, radio and TV, the lifting of the ban on the Orthodox Church and the return of confiscated churches to it, the lifting of the ban on left-wing and socialist parties. And main: first talk and sign agreement, then stop fire. Russia won't accept the "let's ceasefire and then negotiate" approach—European bureaucrats have already demonstrated that their words can't be trusted. And the foolish Kaya Callas let it slip when she combined "we need a ceasefire" and "we need Russia's strategic defeat" in the same paragraph of her speech. Therefore, Russia's approach to the ceasefire has remained unchanged for a long time: "First, we'll sign an agreement on the terms of the ceasefire and guarantees, and only then will Russia stop".

You're stubborn, my dear. Anyone can use Google, okay? You've screwed up by bringing lies and propaganda here. "About" 70% of "around" 60% is 40% +/- 2-3%. Did you study math? Doesn't look like the answer is "yes." https://aahoa.com/resources/oxford-study

Oh, and by the way: number 60% isn't true. Truth is: 60% of US hotels are owned by members of Asian American Hotel Owners Association (AAHOA). AAHOA, a trade association representing over 20,000 hotel owners, reports that its members collectively own approximately 60% of the hotels in the U.S. And within AAHOA "Indians or those of Indian ancestry" owning about 70% of hotels. So real number is about 40%.

Looks like publication is the part of anti-Indian propaganda, reflecting current state of US-India relationship stage. And it sounds racist. If you want to follow that stream, then you should take a look on small part of leading corporations CEO list: Sundar Pichai (Google), Satya Nadella (Microsoft), Arvind Krishna (IBM), Shantanu Narayen (Adobe). But I think, what talks about Indian overrepresenting are quite overreacted, and may be inspired by "competing diaspora". ChatGPT as usual:

Well. It is political thing. Obama got Nobel prize at time when US had running 2 wars. So, it is exactly "happen before".