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Another valuable contribution by Ruslan Ostashko! The unique American style of diplomacy seems to also be the American approach to trade negotiations. Trump announced yesterday that NAFTA will have you change in a very big way, or Trump will scrap it. This appears to mean opening up Canada’s resources to even greater plunder by the exceptional nation. (Yes, despite everything, there are still a few scraps which haven’t been usurped yet.) Or… else? MOAB, eh? (Not that this nation hasn’t been softened up already with fentanyl, etc. That special reverse Midas touch of the CFR/CIA? That’s how it looks to me, anyway.)
It was reassuring to read the recently released information about Russian electronic warfare systems, which Mercouris discussed at The Duran. Thank God for that shared border in the Arctic and the neighbourly ties across the Pacific.
I would suggest “someone” add this article to Trump’s reading list:
http://theduran.com/assessing-russias-military-strength/
And this to his video watching list. It might “get through” to him:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b2sfBYQ92LI&list=RDfuPX8mjeb-E&index=26
thanks for links and your comments !
next we speak Cossack !
Got to love that video. He has it right. It is good at times for Russia to be “plain spoken”. And I agree the Ambassador should have said it in English. It would have gotten more “precise” coverage Worldwide. But the best line in the video was the last one,”those that do not want to “talk” to Lavrov, will have to “talk” to Shoygu”.
Diplomacy doesn’t exist in US policy now….
http://www.counterpunch.org/2017/04/20/theres-no-strategy-behind-trumps-war-just-brute-force/
“None of this is in service of any actual policy, just a unifying theme: War trumps diplomacy. Bullies rule. It’s a shock-and-awe attack — many shock-and-awe attacks, actually — to drive home a message aimed not only at troops on the ground or militants holed up in a cave, but also at the populations as a whole, across Afghanistan, Syria, Somalia, Iraq, Yemen, and beyond. The goal seems to be ensuring that no question remains as to where and with whom the ultimate power resides.
It’s also a message to a domestic audience here in the United States, designed to shock if not surprise: The bully in the White House is calling the shots.”
Totally agree with him.
Safronkov is being criticized by his own people – shame of them! He is doing brilliant work in these extreme circumstances.
http://www.fort-russ.com/2017/04/safronkov-criticised-for-badass-un.html
He has spoken the way most of us would like to hear. And now he is being criticized for it. No wonder Russia doesn’t have much support when passing veto in UNSC. Time of politeness towards those vultures has passed. Imagine UK parliament criticize Rycroft for all his Russophobia we see on regular basis. I have no doubt Safronkov is going to do the same if he get a chance but somehow I am afraid we won’t see him much longer.
I would like to see Maria Zakharova representing Russia in UN.
@ Alexandra & Melotte 22:
“Safronkov is being criticized by his own people – shame of them! He is doing brilliant work in these extreme circumstances.” + “He has spoken the way most of us would like to hear. And now he is being criticized for it [etc]”
^ Agreed, like, a million percent!
I don’t know what’s her/their problem! I love Vladimir Safronkov, and no disrespect to the late Vitaly Churkin, but I think this new guy is way better. And for all the impeccable manners and professional experience Mr. Churkin undoubtedly had, he was a man from another era. An era where the US/West-Russia relations weren’t as bad as they are today.
Right now is not the time to be all wishy-washy, soft-spoken and uber diplomatic at all costs, particularly not when your country reputation is being dragged through the mud day in and day out by vile, bold-faced liars such as Haley, Rycroft and the rest of them.
He reminds me of a Russian Nigel Farage (when he gets angry in the EU Parliament), and we desperately need more passionate, assertive people like Safronkov on our side, not fewer.
-TL2Q
What was lost in translation at UN?
(see around 5:30+)
Can anyone help with a more ‘raw’ translation for those locked in English?
Great video. I am English and live in England. I love the style, delivery and content, even though I don’t understand more than about three words of Russian, I can understand the English subtitles. I used to really like the Americans, and have worked with lots of them in the computer industry in England. In the 1970’s they were great – really hard working and genuinely communicative.
However, since then, a lot of them – and virtually all their management (government?) seem to have gone insane. The USA is the last place on Earth I want to visit. I even prefer the French and the Germans – or even you Russians.
I just wish The Saker would stop categorising us English as if we are the same as Americans or Israelis using the term Anglo-Zionist. It is a grossly unfair distortion of what English people are really like. We are generally exceedingly tolerant of all religions, races and cultures. We basically can’t stand any of our politicians. They, like the Americans, are clearly insane and / or corrupted / blackmailed / bribed / brainwashed. The origins of that corruption has far more in common with Eastern European, Russian and American cultures than it does with anything English.
Tony