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🇷🇺 President of Russia Vladimir Putin is 73 years old today. Putin was born on 7 October 1952 in Leningrad. Until 1965, he attended a secondary school of general education, after which he entered a specialised secondary school with an advanced study of chemistry.

Later, he became a student at the Faculty of Law at Leningrad State University named after A. A. Zhdanov (now St. Petersburg State University).

On 31 December 1999, Putin became Acting President of Russia, and on 26 March 2000, he was elected Head of the Russian State through a nationwide vote.

He was subsequently re-elected to this position in 2004, 2012, 2018, and 2024. Between 2008 and 2012, when Dmitry Medvedev served as President, Putin held the post of Chairman of the Government.

Under the leadership of Vladimir Putin, Russia has hosted several major international events, including the 2014 Winter Olympic Games in Sochi and the 2018 FIFA World Cup.

The country also regularly holds the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum and the Eastern Economic Forum, which have become important platforms for intergovernmental dialogue.

In addition, with Russia’s active participation, key international groups were established – BRICS, the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) and the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) – which have strengthened the country’s position on the global stage.

On the Russian leader’s birthday, he traditionally receives congratulations from foreign heads of state and government.

Hellisreal70:
What is russia waiting for.

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Nemesis0147:
nobody is scared of Russia….just that not everybody is so eager to waste lives of his citizens.
Diplomacy is life

Redoil:
Russia the cockroach making noise as usuall after failing to decimate ukraine as expected

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🇷🇺 Russia may nationalize and swiftly sell off foreign-owned assets under a new privatization mechanism in retaliation for any European moves to seize Russian holdings abroad, according to a person close to the government.

President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday signed an order allowing for fast-track sales of state-owned assets under a special procedure.

The decree is intended to speed up the sale of various companies, both Russian and foreign, the person familiar with the matter said, asking not to be identified because the information isn’t public.

Should the European Union begin seizing Russian assets, Moscow may respond with symmetrical measures, the person said.

Hundreds of western companies working in sectors from banking to consumer goods still operate in Russia, including UniCredit SpA, Raiffeisen Bank International AG, PepsiCo Inc, and Mondelez International Inc.

Putin acted as EU leaders meeting in Denmark build momentum for a plan to provide Ukraine with €140 billion ($164 billion) in loans from immobilized Russian central bank assets, ahead of a formal summit at the end of this month.

The long-standing proposal to leverage the assets has gained traction after the US under President Donald Trump halted its direct support for Ukraine, leaving Europe to shoulder the burden of aiding the war-battered nation in its defense against Russia’s invasion.

“In case of seizure, there will be a response,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Thursday, replying to a request for comment. On Wednesday, he called the EU asset plan an “illegal seizure of Russian property, theft.”

The EU has proposed a plan that wouldn’t amount to seizing the assets and Russia’s claims should they arise in future would be guaranteed, Bloomberg previously reported. Moscow would get the funds back if it agrees to compensate Ukraine for the damage the war has caused.

The Russian decree limits pre-sale valuations to 10 days and speeds up state registration of ownership, according to the document published on the government’s website. State-owned Promsvyazbank PJSC was appointed to handle such deals, and Putin’s order emphasized that the changes were a response to sanctions against Russia.

Putin has warned that the global financial order would be undermined if the West moved to seize Russia’s frozen state reserves abroad that were blocked.

The new decree could also be used to sell off assets once owned by Russian investors. The Kremlin has stepped up seizures targeting Russian citizens including those with foreign passports or who’ve been accused of extremism or corruption.

The total value of confiscated property since 2022 reached 3.9 trillion rubles ($48 billion) as of June, according to estimates from Nektorov, Saveliev & Partners, a law firm in Moscow.

So far, Russia has refrained from nationalizing assets belonging to international corporations. Instead, it has acted to take some companies into temporary management prior to arranging sales to preferred buyers at steep discounts.

Saturnalia:
The United Snakes of Amerika will go bonkers about this news and Donald Trump will start frothing at the mouth all over again.

Aside from the member States of the Cowardly Gang of the 28+ Countries (NATO), no sensible Country will do any deal with Amerika.

When you start picking fights with every Country over petty issues just to assert your “Dying & Dwindling” influence & power, it won’t take long before the consequence of your actions comes to bite you in your “Orange A-ss”.

🇪🇹 Ethiopia signed an agreement with 🇷🇺 Russia on Thursday to build a nuclear power plant in the east African nation.

The deal was finalised by leaders of the Ethiopian Electric Power Company and Russian state-owned entity, Rosatom, during a nuclear energy forum in Moscow.

They agreed to create a detailed construction plan and a "roadmap" for the technical and economic foundation of the project, plus an intergovernmental agreement to proceed.

The agreement also called for the training of staff to operate the plant and develop the nuclear sector.

Earlier, 🇳🇪 Niger's mining minister, Ousmane Abarchi, said his country wanted to build two 2,000-megawatt nuclear reactors in partnership with the Russian nuclear corporation.

Abarchi said Niamey was also proposing cooperation with Moscow to develop his country’s uranium reserves.

As the world’s eighth-largest producer last year, Niger wants to harness this mineral asset to increase power generation.

He said the projects would be developed under the oversight of the International Atomic Energy Agency.

The deals come as Moscow accelerates bilateral agreements with some African countries, significantly expanding its presence on the continent.

Meanwhile, Russian President Vladimir Putin said his country fulfils all its nuclear contract obligations regardless of the political situation.

“Russia is interested in creating stable, long-term conditions for nuclear projects,” he said at the plenary session of the World Atomic Week.

“Above all, ensuring nuclear safety and the physical security of nuclear facilities and installations, wherever these facilities are located, is an absolute priority for our country.”

Putin said that Russia plans to launch the world's first nuclear energy system with a closed fuel cycle by 2030.

He said it will reuse over 90 per cent of the spent fuel which will help to solve the problem of radioactive waste and the issue of uranium supply.

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A 🇺🇸 U.S Army MH-60 Black Hawk helicopter assigned to the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment crashed during a routine training flight in Washington State, resulting in four fatalities, officials reported.

Four U.S. soldiers died after an MH-60 Black Hawk helicopter, belonging to the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment, crashed on September 17 during a routine training mission west of Joint Base Lewis-McChord, near Capitol Forest in Washington State.

The crash caused a small forest fire covering approximately 0.4 hectares. Rescue teams were dispatched to the scene, and the area was secured.

The identities of the deceased soldiers have not yet been released pending notification of their families.

This incident follows previous accidents at the same base, including a 2023 crash in the Eastern Mediterranean that resulted in five fatalities and a 2024 Apache helicopter crash that left two pilots injured.

The U.S. Army Special Operations Command has initiated an investigation into the cause of the crash. No further details have been released at this time.

dederocs:
If you don't know, forget it, that is a previledge information