Kinda Goes Now ...

 ... without a hitch. 

Russian President Vladimir Putin told Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian that Moscow was providing Tehran with necessary assistance in its war with the United States, during talks at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in Kyrgyzstan, Russian state news agency TASS reported on September 1. The meeting showcases the deepening alignment between two heavily sanctioned states, each fighting a war on its own front, as Tehran leans on Moscow for support and both press the case for a world order less dominated by Washington.

No, it is NOT about "heavily sanctioned", Russia doesn't give a fuck about sanctions--the posture which morons from D.C. will not understand--it is about what already is happening and was happening already since the end of 1990s under the aegis of Primakov's Doctrine. Former Foreign Minister, Prime Minister and Director of SVR--yes, that's Primakov's CV--already knew where this whole West thingy was going. Nowhere good. Plus, Russia, as USSR, traditionally had a massive military and economic footprint in Asia. 

After Putin's 2007 Munich speech Primakov's Doctrine was put into overdrive. After 2008 it became absolutely clear what West has become. After that it was just the matter of technique. Here is a demonstration whose immense significance professionals will grasp in no time. 

This is the second serial MC-21 for Aeroflot. As the first one, it will fly for final acceptance tests and will join the fleet. Same goes for IL-114, the first serial being transferred for local airline in Vladivostok. All Russian-made. Now imagine the scale of technological and supply chains. I'll give you a hint--Airbus, which does make excellent aircraft, requires several nations in Europe to cooperate. None of the Airbus planes are French-made, it is made in Europe, which is now being starved for resources. 

In related news:

US/Israeli military is in full disarray and incompetent. In essence it is a logical end for military which built itself on false narrative. 

P.S. Christian nationalists is a wrong term. 

For Morons Who Still Don't Get it...

 ... this is Chakra 2 SSN. 

Project 971 Nerpa SSN. State-of-the-art nuke which served in Indian Navy for almost 10 years. Before that, that was Chakra 1.0. Project 670 SSGN and command-navigational circuit of Indian Navy of this sub was trained in my naval academy in 1980s. So, this issue of Su-57 and technology transfer rises again. Well, Palki Sharma is correct--India will get all of it, and even more. 

This was always the history. But then again--can the US offer India S-500? Of course, not. The US is still struggling with getting anywhere near shooting down subsonic, forget about supersonic, let alone hypersonic targets. This is NOT to say that the US has nothing to offer, even today American commercial jets, some cars, other technologies are highly valued around the world (often for a good reason), but in military field the US is not even in the strike range of India, deploying 1,000 + km high supersonic Brahmos missiles and getting ready to deploy hypersonic weapons. Can the US provide India with even older Virginia-class SSNs? Of course, not. But ..., but ... Ah, yes, all those other things like energy et al. Do you get my drift? Fork in the road for India. 

Yes, It Is A New Power-block.

 This is Primakov's Doctrine in action. 

And when I say "Doctrine" as a SYSTEM of views on the matter, I don't mean clowns from the CFR (Council on Foreign Affair or Chatham House), I mean people who have a profound grasp of the situation due to culture, ability to remove themselves from the center of the Universe (an unknown skill for Ivy League and NATO military "academies") and ... ahem ... math and physics. 

About Dubai Air Show.

As you may understand, the contracts signed on such kinds of shows are not really negotiated there--serious contracts for weapons are prepared usually much in advance, sometimes years after long and tedious negotiations. But here is the deal with modern Russian expositions--they present weapon systems which are unrivaled not only "on paper" but in actual combat performance in the REAL (emphasis on "real") war. 

These are not just combat aircraft, but air defense systems which simply dominate modern air defense field. So, a lot of butthurt, as you might expect, to go around in Western "military expert" (a euphemism for fanboys and gamers) field, while in reality, rumor has it, there is a line now for those who want to see Su-57E flying for their air forces, while Russian-made AD systems simply have no competition. Unless one calls blackmailing and arm-twisting by the West's arms dealers and politicians as such. 

Meanwhile, India has a bit of a tough time facing the fork in the road and caving (at least for now) to the US pressure (blackmail) in energy sector. Unlike China who can and does tell Trump to go suck ... I mean pound sand, India is not a genuine superpower and now India's Foreign Minister is in Russia ...

On November 17, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov held talks with Minister of External Affairs of the Republic of India Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, who is in Moscow to attend a meeting of the SCO Council of Heads of Government. The ministers discussed topical aspects of the bilateral and international agenda with an emphasis on preparations for the annual Russian-Indian summit, which will be held on the 25th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration on Strategic Partnership between the two countries. Due attention was paid to practical steps to further develop trade and economic cooperation, including in the energy and financial spheres, as well as issues of military-technical and logistical cooperation.

Russia will accommodate India in whatever situation she will find herself trying to balance her Western and BRICS interests, but at some point of time India will have to choose between the two, not because of the pressure from Russia and China, but because of the logic of the economic and military circumstances in which combined Wests' circling the drain accelerates tremendously. 

The Chair of the China's State Council (Premier) Li Qiang arrived in Moscow today for SCO meeting.

As some observers noted: 

Premier Li’s trip comes at a pivotal moment. As the global landscape continues to undergo transformation marked by geopolitical uncertainty, sluggish economic recovery, and complex security challenges, the SCO stands out as a key platform for dialogue, collaboration, and regional solidarity. China’s participation, rooted in principles of mutual respect, mutual benefit, and win-win cooperation, reinforces its long-standing role as a stabilizer and growth engine across the vast Eurasian region. For example, SCO meetings serve as important confidence-building measures among member countries. Prime Minister Modi’s attendance at the Tianjin Summit this year could positively reshape China–India relations. Thus, member states can use this useful platform for good neighborhood, good understanding and better ties. Li Qiang’s all engagement and meetings with participants in Moscow may establish more good links with neighboring countries.

I cannot emphasize enough (nor can I list all of them) the scale of the developments within BRICS, especially Russia launching major Uranium and Rare Earth extraction projects in Yakutia, with SCO building a fortress of resources critical for future development and, in fact, cutting off EU from these resources. In my today's video I speak about Alexander Novak's statement on October 15th this year which sounded as the death sentence to EU and should have terrified morons who run it. 

Most Likely It Is ...

 ... in final stages of completion, if not already and it was easy to predict. 

Russia and China are working to set up a securities depository to rival Belgium-based Euroclear and Clearstream, Finance Minister Anton Siluanov has said. In an interview with Izvestia published on Thursday, Siluanov said it is important to build “an independent payment infrastructure” in response to Western sanctions. Russian investors previously held funds at European clearing houses through Russia’s National Settlement Depository (NSD). Euroclear and Clearstream stopped transactions with NSD and froze its accounts after sanctions were imposed against it in mid-2022, preventing investors from accessing their assets. The Bank of Russia has estimated that around 5.7 trillion rubles ($66.8 billion) remains blocked. Siluanov said the role of a new depository would be assumed by a planned Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Development Bank, which would enable Russians to invest in foreign assets and foreign investors to finance projects in Russia.

Schizophrenic behavior of Trump's economic team could be explained, at least partially, by the recognition of the impact of this bank and clearing system, especially against the background of kindergarten child's sanctions tantrum by Trump against Russia's energy sector. India is under this constant pressure and we will see where it is all going soon enough, but if this bullying (and BS) by the US energy sector, which is behind this sanctions diarrhea, continues, the US will not be able to settle in any kind productive cooperative energy relations with Russia and will be limited only to LNG exports. It can forget about North Slope of Alaska because there is nothing on the horizon currently in the US which even remotely approaches Russia's (constantly growing) Arctic capabilities, which would allow developing that enormous field, and the nuclear ice-breaker fleet is just one out of many factors underpinning the US' (and EU) Arctic impotency. Any talk about Scandinavians having any real capability in Arctic--is for amateurs. 

Meanwhile, Bill Gates finally apologizes.

So, you know))

Russia Never "Admitted" ...

 ... she is openly stating it since 2021. 

The Kremlin has confirmed that it will continue its full-scale invasion of Ukraine throughout autumn in a major blow to Donald Trump’s peace efforts. The US president has repeatedly declared that Russia wants to end the war, even going as far as to tell Emmanuel Macron that Vladimir Putin “wants to make a deal for me” in a bizarre hot mic moment.

Russia "wants" to end SMO AFTER root causes will be addressed. The SMO will continue until all political aims of the operation are met. But yes, Trump does think that Vladimir Putin is simply enamored with him. Nothing could be further from the truth but it is important for Trump to stress how important and irresistible as a man and politician he is. Mind you--he thinks that he can "enamor" a professional intelligence officer with TWO top KGB schools (apart from having an excellent law background), one of which is former KI (Andropov Red Banner Institute), today the Academy of Foreign Intelligence. 

Meanwhile in China:

And not to forget this: 

India IS facing the critical moment for strategic decision on the general path she should take in the nearest future. BRICS and SCO are shaping into the most important global economic, political and military organizations of today and Europe (and the US) in this sense stops being the most important direction of India's foreign policy but merely just another one among many. 

Big Guns Begin To Arrive ...

 ... to Tianjin. First PM Modi arrived, now Vladimir Putin. 

The meeting of Shanghai Cooperation Organization with the follow up of the 80th Anniversary of Japan's surrender already in Beijing on the 3rd of September. 

Per Modi's arrival. 

Ramifications are immense. Somebody should explain to Trump that these three (China, Russia and India) dwarf the combined West economically and militarily. But, of course, West's media lie (that's the only thing they are capable of). Larry deconstructs their butthurt BS. 

The Desperation and Dishonesty of the Anti-Russian Propaganda

Agree, it is desperation. 

Pretty Clear And Without Double Meaning.

Verbatim:

«В контексте прозвучавших со стороны наших партнеров оценок в отношении крупной региональной державы, которой является Иран, хотел бы отметить следующее: Иран был и остается нашим союзником и партнером, с которым мы последовательно развиваем отношения как в двустороннем плане, так и в многосторонних форматах. В этой связи любые попытки представить Тегеран в качестве главной угрозы региональной безопасности и тем более поставить его в один ряд с ИГИЛ* или другими террористическими группировками для нас неприемлемы».

Translation: In the context of assessments from our partners in relation to an important regional state, such as Iran, I would like to point out next: Iran was and remains our ally and partner, with which we steadily develop our relations in bi- and multilateral formats. In this case, any attempts to present Tehran as a main threat to regional stability and equate it with ISIS and other terrorist groups are unacceptable. 

This is Russia's Security Council Secretary (in realty, second most influential man in Russia after Putin) Nikolai Patrushev's statement today in Jerusalem at the meeting with Netanyahu and Bolton.  Recall what I wrote more than two years ago:

If to discount a highly improbable, yet still possible, version that this whole situation is a political theater to cover up something more substantial and logical happening behind the stage, a very serious military alliance between Russia and Iran may begin to emerge very soon. At this stage, it seems to be a very logical and sensible step. Russia and Iran (through Azerbaijan and Caspian Sea) are tightly connected both by geography and now by common security objectives. Russia will not allow any kind of hostilities, much less regime change in her Caspian underbelly. Iran knows it and she has to make her moves in economic field to accommodate Russia's efforts. Iran may start with buying Sukhoi Super Jets 100s and signing the contract for deliveries of MC-21 passenger jets after their trials are over by 2019. This will be a very good step, while Russia makes sure that Iran's armed forces are properly armed. 

I guess, Patrushev was more than explicit today in Israel. It is yet another "win" for Trump's Administration and those "wins" and "victories" continue to pile up. It seems that Iran's path to SCO is pretty much predetermined now. Iran already had experience of hosting Russia's VKS and it is well-known fact--where Russian "little green men" or "little green S-400s" or "little green SU-35s" appear, wars tend to wind down or not start at all. Interesting to hear what Iranians are thinking about it. I guess, Putin will have some things to tell DJT at Osaka this week, and no, I don't mean assurances that Russia did not interfere with Israe... pardon me, US elections.  Boy, these events are picking up the pace. Amazing.