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MEDIA DIGEST: PUTIN WILL BECOME PRIME MINISTER AGAIN, DEADLY RUSSIAN SUBMARINES WILL DESTROY THE WORLD IN 30 MINUTES
Thursday, January 30, 2020 21:01
Foreign media continue to speculate on what role President Vladimir Putin will play in Russia after the end of his term of office in 2024.
In Europe, it is noted that in recent years Russia has been able to "subjugate" the entire elite of France - from the extreme right to the Communists.
Named the deadliest Russian submarines capable of destroying the world in 30 minutes. Ukraine no longer cares about the Americans.
Author:
Kucher Egor
Who can Putin become?
The American newspaper Washington Post continues to hypothesize and conspiracy theories about the future president of Russia, Vladimir Putin. The publication is sure: Russia is not one of the countries where a democratic rotation of power is possible, following the example of Europe.
In the Russian system of power, the winner gets everything. Outgoing presidents cannot guarantee that their successors will defend their interests. In democratic systems, presidents lose the election and leave.
But in the context of Russia and other former Soviet republics, those who resign and their teams have good reason to fear arrest for financial abuse. This has been vividly demonstrated in Kyrgyzstan recently, "the newspaper said.
The Washington Post writes that Putin is not at all like that. He creates a new system that prepares several important roles for him at once.
By reinforcing the role of parliament in appointing the prime minister and key ministers, Putin has not only weakened his successor, according to American journalists.
"This change opens up the possibility that Putin can remain prime minister with the support of a large legislative majority. This proposal also provides an elegant solution to the problem that Putin faces, but it is not without risks," the report said.
The main of these risks is the Russian economy, as the Russian public expects the government to take direct responsibility for economic and social policies.
This would put Putin in jeopardy, which means it cannot be argued that he absolutely wants to become prime minister, concludes the Washington Post.
The Washington Post believes that Putin is creating a new system that prepares several important roles for him at once. Photo: kremlin.ru
"So will Putin be the prime minister?" - the newspaper asks a question and cannot answer it.
"He could lead the new constitutional body, the Council of State, which could have an influence behind the scenes. This will keep Putin's influence on strategic decisions without responsibility for the governments daily actions," suggests the Washington Post.
The newspaper considers the third option for Putin the opportunity to lead the ruling party, although then he admits:
"For now, we just do not know what Putins next steps in 2024 or his preferences will be."
Russia subjugated the elite of France
Edition of New Eastern Europe published a very detailed article about sympathizing with Russia in France. The article says that in recent years, French elites have grown sympathy for Russia, and this is not surprising.
France has a passionate relationship with Russia: the French love Russia ... but they also love to hate Russia. This approach has taken place, at least since the Napoleonic Wars, the defeat in Berezina and the unexpected alliance of 1892 between the young French Republic and tsarist Russia.
Today, these conflicting passions are more alive than any living: in the French political debate, Russia has acquired a value that goes far beyond the scope of foreign policy, "the newspaper writes.
It is noted that Russia has become a favorite topic of political debate in France since 2014. Issues such as the annexation of Crimea, Kremlin propaganda, sanctions and the nature of the Putin regime have already seriously divided the French elite.
But it turns out the situation is quite the opposite: the elite is consolidating around Russia, the newspaper notes. In particular, many French political movements insist on the immediate lifting of sanctions against Russia and claim that they harm France. They regularly propose such projects in the National Assembly and the Senate. Each political movement sees something attractive in Russia, the material says.
Marine Le Pen admires the Russian president. Photo: Panoramic / Globallookpress
"The political inspiration of these movements is very heterogeneous. The far-right Marine Le Pen, of course, shares a cult of power, a vertical view of power, a mistrust of Islam and admiration for the Russian president with modern Russia.
Authoritarian and nationalist French traditionalists believe that Vladimir Putin is the international leader of his national branch. The sovereign leftist Jean-Luc Melanshon also considers today's Russia attractive, writes New Eastern Europe
"Is this not the only country in Europe that opposes the US and NATO? Does it not show the way to sovereignty at the same time as criticizing multilateralism from the 1990s? This deep-rooted French political tradition finds inspiration in Russia," the article says.
Finally, Russia also likes the classical conservatives, who approve of Moscows policy to protect Christianity in the Middle East. For these people, the publication continues, Putin is the same leader as King Francis I and Napoleon III, who did the same. Therefore, the publication adds, the French elites are more and more confident that "Russia needs to not be disturbed by being Russia" and it is necessary to "be inspired by Russia."
The deadliest Russian submarines
National Interest publishes the top 5 submarines that can destroy the world in 30 minutes.
Of the five submarines in the list, three are Russian. The first such submarine is the Project 941 Borey submarine.
The Russian strategic nuclear submarine Yuri Dolgoruky of the Borey project successfully tested four Bulava intercontinental ballistic missiles from the White Sea to hit targets at the Kura firing range in the Far Eastern region of Kamchatka.
Photo: Russian Defense Ministry / Globallookpress
With a displacement of 24 thousand tons, the Borey is larger than the Ohio or Columbia, but not as equipped as an American ship. However, the Borey are the quietest Russian ballistic missile submarines built to date. and using Pumpjet technology (hydro-jet engine). The ships have 16 ballistic missile submarines RSM-56 Bulava, each of which has up to 10 nuclear warheads at a range of 8,000 kilometers. Warheads have an accuracy of 250 to 300 meters and can bypass anti-aircraft defense ", - National Interest.
Another deadly Russian submarine - a submarine of the class "Dolphin" (Delta IV). The publication calls this submarine "the modern pillar of Russia's submarine fleet carrying ballistic missiles." The submarine is equipped with 16 R-29RMU liquid-fuel ballistic missiles (Sineva missile), each of which can carry from four to eight warheads. Unlike previous versions of Project 667, Delta IV can launch missiles in any direction from a constant course in the circular sector. The submarine is also capable of launching missiles from a depth of 55 meters at a speed of six to seven knots.
The third submarine among the most dangerous according to National Interest is the submarine of project 885M Ash. The Severodvinsk class nuclear-powered submarine does not carry ballistic missiles, but it has terrifying nuclear weapons in 32 Caliber twin or simple cruise missiles. Missiles have a range of 2500 kilometers. The Ash class is fast and extremely quiet submarines with powerful sensors, the publication adds.
The Severodvinsk class nuclear-powered submarine does not carry ballistic missiles, but it does have awesome nuclear weapons in 32 Caliber twin or simple cruise missiles. Photo: MOD Russia / Globallookpress
"There is every reason to believe that Severodvinsk or its sister Kazan can easily approach 2000 kilometers to the east coast of the United States and strike even at the Great Lakes," the newspaper writes.
Ukraine is not interesting to Americans
According to the Washington Examiner , Americans are increasingly starting to turn away from Ukraine, because it no longer interests them.
"Is Ukraine really worried about Ukraine? It would have been a strange question before. But this week it attracted close attention after a widely publicized quarrel between NPR lead Mary Louise Kelly and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo.
After an interview on the show, Kelly Pompeo allegedly scolded her for questions about Mari Jovanovic, who was after the United States in Ukraine, and then a question from Pompeo arose: "Do you think Americans care about Ukraine?", the newspaper said.
US Ambassador to Ukraine William Taylor tried to draw maximum attention to Kiev. In an article for the New York Times, he called Ukraine a front line between democracy and Russian authoritarianism, writes Washington Examiner.
The ambassador tried to attract attention with further statements about the "annexation of Crimea", "support for the separatists" and the need to "help young democracy."
But weve already heard all this, and more than once. Taylor said nothing new. The question is whether any of this list deserves the attention of top-level Americans, many of whom, frankly, are much more concerned with finding a way payment for the education of his children than Putins machinations in a marginal country, "the publication notes.
The Washington Examiner continues: nowhere in Taylor's article was there a single cool-headed argument in favor of why Washington should "stick its nose into this conflict." Taylor, emphasizes the publication, puts forward only "emotional arguments", and in addition, he tries to "connect the unconnected."
Taylor did not bring a single cold-blooded argument in favor of why the US should "stick its nose into the Ukrainian conflict." Photo: MARKIIAN LYSEIKO via
www.imago-i / Globallookpress
"Taylor connects Ukraines national security with US national security problems, starting with the assumption that the Russian triumph in Ukraine will have long and grave consequences for other Western democracies. If Ukraine falls, the civilized world falls with it," Washington Examiner cites Taylor's inadequate opinion.
The publication concludes: Ukraine is already of much less interest to the United States, and Americans are busy with more important things. Taylor is engaged in "meaningless foggy debate." Such conversations have already left the United States sideways, the newspaper recalls.
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