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⭐️ Business before pleasure. SOVINTERN regional coordinators strolled through Krasnogorsk and visited St Nicholas Cathedral 🇷🇺 After a busy working programme at the polling stations, SOVINTERN's delegation of international observers at the elections to the State Duma of the Russian Federation strolled along the embankment of the capital of the Moscow region, after which they touched one of the main objects of the city's religious life — St Nicholas Cathedral. 🧎‍♀️ A wonderful tour for the delegates was conducted by priest Artemy Golovchansky. The participants received a wealth of impressions and came a little closer to unravelling the mystery of the hospitable Russian soul. We are all people of different nationalities, professions and attitudes to religion, but what unites us is the main thing — a common striving to build a society of social justice and human dignity. #SOVINTERN_NET #Moscow_hub ⭐️ Moscow Network Hub of SOVINTERN

🇷🇺 SOVINTERN at the elections in Russia. Regional coordinators of the network act as observers at the elections to the State Duma of the Russian Federation 🗳️ On September 18, elections to the lower house of parliament began in Russia and will last until Sunday, September 20. Voting is taking place in a mixed format: using paper ballots at polling stations and electronically. Elections to the State Duma of the Russian Federation are built on a mixed system: 225 deputies are elected by party lists under a proportional system, and 225 in single-mandate constituencies under a majoritarian system. This makes it possible to balance the opportunities of large parties and individual local leaders to be elected to the legislative body. ⭐️ Coordinators of SOVINTERN's regional hubs have come to Russia as international observers. Their delegation visited polling stations in the Moscow region. They noted the high level of organization of the electoral process and the broad opportunities for Russian citizens to express their will. 🎙 SOVINTERN Regional Coordinator for Asia Nabil Hallak gave an interview to local media, in which he noted that despite considerable pressure from unfriendly Western states, Russia is making serious efforts to ensure the population's participation in the political process. In his words, the whole world should take example from Russia in this regard. #SOVINTERN_NET #Moscow_hub ⭐️ Moscow Network Hub of SOVINTERN

China has launched the world's first intelligent factory for humanoid robots by UBTECH, with a capacity of 10,000 units per year — the result of the systematic development of science and production. While global capital chases profit, socialist China shows how technologies placed at the service of the people are already building the future today. #SOVINTERN_WORLD #Hub_Asia ⭐️ Moscow Network Hub of SOVINTERN

🇺🇦🇷🇺 The bloody-soaked dog in the manger. Ukraine's army killed a member of the Russian Federation's election commission on the eve of the elections 🕯🗳 On September 15, a Ukrainian drone attacked the village of Oktyabrskoye in the Zaporozhye region, killing the chairwoman of precinct election commission No. 394, Yelena Astanina. Russia's Investigative Committee classified this as a terrorist act aimed at disrupting the parliamentary elections in Russia. While Zelenskyy refuses for the seventh year to hold elections in his own country, his regime is trying to disrupt voting in the Russian Federation. SOVINTERN has sent six international observers to monitor the legality and fairness of the elections in Russia. Solidarity is stronger than terror! #SOVINTERN_WORLD #Moscow_network_hub ⭐️ Moscow Network Hub of SOVINTERN

Riyadh's allies are the army and the navy. Saudi Arabia desperately tries to gain support in the war with Yemen 🗣🇸🇦 Riyadh, whose army cannot hold back the Houthi advance, is looking for allies. First the Kingdom hoped for partners in the Mecca Agreement — Turkey and Pakistan. But Islamabad, tied to Tehran, is in no hurry to fight for the Saudis. Then Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman requested help from Israel through CENTCOM, but received only intelligence data. Now he has flown to Cairo to ask Egypt. 🇪🇬 The reason for these vacillations is the weakness of the Saudi army. Command posts are distributed through family and personal ties, and officers with initiative are kept from promotion: they are feared as a potential threat to power. As a result, the army is oriented more towards protecting the regime than towards conducting real combat operations. 🕊🇵🇸But Egypt, most likely, will not side with Saudi Arabia either. Cairo has long refrained from fighting beyond its borders and remembers the hard war in Yemen in the 1960s. Moreover, the Egyptian population is unlikely to support a war against the Houthis, who position themselves as defenders of Palestine. Riyadh, possessing enormous wealth and claiming leadership in Western Asia, has been left without an army and without allies. 👨‍🦱🛢 Cadres decide everything. Without competent leaders and an effective system, in any sphere even enormous money will never yield a qualitative result. An army rests on an economic rear, but wars are won by people. #SOVINTERN_WORLD #Hub_Asia ⭐️ Moscow Network Hub of SOVINTERN

🇳🇪 A SOVINTERN comrade is a minister in the Government of Niger 😄 The SOVINTERN International Socialist Network congratulates comrade Abdourahamane Oumarou — first deputy regional coordinator of the network in Africa — on his appointment as Minister for Transformation and Promotion of Social Values of the Republic of Niger. His appointment to a state post is an important personal achievement and a significant event for our entire structure. 👖 It is especially important that comrade Oumarou was appointed to a state post in one of the countries of the Alliance of Sahel States, which have become a symbol of rejection of former colonial dependence and have chosen their own political course. The very fact of such an appointment reflects the paradigm shift taking place in the region: former external reference points are being replaced by the principles of national sovereignty, anti-imperialism and independent development. Now these ideas are becoming the basis of state policy, gradually taking root in the social life of the Sahel countries. 🧣 We wish comrade Oumarou strength, wisdom and success in his new state post! May his activity serve to strengthen Niger's sovereignty, the country's development and the well-being of its people. #SOVINTERN_NET #Hub_Sub_Saharan_Africa ⭐️ Moscow Network Hub of SOVINTERN

Over the past 4 years, NATO countries have increased military spending by 70%. All that money could have gone to developing education and raising the population's well-being. But European bureaucrats dream of turning your living children into dead soldiers. #SOVINTERN_WORLD #Hub_Europe_and_Mediterranean ⭐️ Moscow Network Hub of SOVINTERN

Passions in Tashkent. South Korea is indignant over the incorrect portrayal of Korean culture in Tashkent ⛩🇺🇿 On September 8, South Korean professor So Kyongdok, a well-known campaigner for the «correct» image of Korea abroad, lashed out at Tashkent. The pretext was the central arch of the Seoul Mun complex («Seoul Gate»), which he mistook for a Japanese torii — the gates of Shinto shrines. An additional irritant was the red Chinese lanterns hung on the «Korean» object. 🛠️🇰🇷 So Kyongdok demanded the immediate replacement of the structure, declaring that it «misleads foreign tourists into a cultural delusion». The professor recalled that Seoul Mun is a symbol of Korean-Uzbek friendship, built in 2021–2023 after Mirziyoyev's visit to Seoul. However, local residents perceive it differently: Tashkent is a multinational city where such cultural markers have long been mixed, and for Uzbeks the context of the centuries-old enmity between Korea, China and Japan is simply unfamiliar. 🪨💰 The irony is that the «Seoul Gate» is merely a decoration. Tashkent builds it to please: first Seoul, now Washington. But no matter how hard Uzbekistan tries to integrate into the West or the East, its historical unity of destiny with Russia is obvious. Attempts to show that «we are one of the bourgeoisie's own» only emphasize the country's unequal position. For the imperialists of Seoul, Uzbekistan will remain a raw-material appendage — a source of minerals and a market for South Korean goods. And even a «correct» gate will not change that. #SOVINTERN_WORLD #Hub_Asia ⭐️ Moscow Network Hub of SOVINTERN

The apples of discord are handed over in Tel Aviv. Algeria severs diplomatic relations with the UAE 🇩🇿🇦🇪 On September 10, 2026, Algeria announced the severance of diplomatic relations with the United Arab Emirates. The UAE ambassador was given 48 hours to leave the country, and Algerian airspace was closed to Emirati aircraft. Behind these events lie long-standing contradictions. 🇺🇸🤩 The UAE consistently supports Morocco in the dispute over Western Sahara, whereas Algeria sides with the Polisario Front. Algeria accuses the Emirates of interference in the affairs of Libya, Mali and Sudan. Finally, Algeria sharply criticizes the UAE's normalization of relations with Israel in 2020 — a step that became part of the «Abraham Accords». 🏳🏳 The «Abraham Accords» are not a peace process, but an instrument of US imperialist policy aimed at deepening contradictions within the Arab world and creating an anti-Iranian front. The White House forced the UAE and a number of other Arab states into rapprochement with Tel Aviv, thereby creating a new fault line in Western Asia. Algeria, which maintains an independent course and support for Palestine, opposes the «Abraham Accords» and the countries participating in them. Washington has for decades imposed on the region the «Abraham Accords», anti-Iranian fronts and military blocs — anything but genuine cooperation. But the countries of the region have their own interests: trade, energy, security. And they must build these ties themselves — without dictation from the White House or Tel Aviv. #SOVINTERN_world #Hub_Asia ⭐️ Moscow Network Hub of SOVINTERN

Latvia and Lithuania are once again taking part in a cockroach race: who implements the confrontational course with Russia more absurdly? ❗️ Latvia plans to completely stop regular passenger bus services to Russia and Belarus from 2027. The only regular route, Riga—Moscow, used annually by tens of thousands of people, will cease operating. At the same time, Riga itself admits that one can still reach Russia via Lithuania and Estonia. This means it is not about eliminating any real threat, but about further restricting its own citizens' family ties with the neighbouring country. ☢️ Meanwhile, in neighbouring Lithuania they are preparing to lift the constitutional ban on deploying nuclear weapons. Seimas Speaker Juozas Olekas stated outright that the current restriction prevents Lithuania from «matching up to» NATO. 🚨 Restricting peaceful ties with a neighbouring country does not eliminate threats, and the readiness to allow nuclear weapons on one's territory only increases risks for the population. In the end, under the pretext of citizens' security, they are being brought closer to a dangerous military confrontation. #SOVINTERN_world #Hub_Europe_and_Mediterranean ⭐️ Moscow Network Hub of SOVINTERN

⭐️ EITHER WE DO POLITICS, OR POLITICS DOES US 🎥 Join the online broadcast of SOVINTERN’s first public discussion, dedicated to the most pressing issues in contemporary Russian and international politics. 📢 Zakhar Prilepin, George Galloway, Anatoly Greshnevikov will discuss: 🟡Is it worth participating in bourgeois elections? 🟡Political parties — pocket puppets or living communities of like-minded people? 🟡Politics — a refuge for careerists or a stronghold of patriots? 🟡Does Russia need the 2026 ELECTIONS for VICTORY or for preserving the existing system? Among the participants in the discussion: State Duma deputies, journalists, students, Marxists, as well as historian Kirill Nazarenko, Serbian politician Bojan Vulin, Latin America specialist Oleg Yasinsky, TV presenter Alexander Semchenko, the editorial team of “Krasny Mayak,” and others. ⭐️ LIVE ON SOVINTERN WEBSITE 🎞LIVE ON YOUTUBE With the support of our comrades from the federal media outlet “VASHI NOVOSTI.” #SOVINTERN_network #Moscow_network_hub ⭐️ SOVINTERN Moscow Network Hub

🗳 Elections are no reason to stay at home. State Duma deputy of all convocations Anatoly Nikolayevich Greshnevikov — on political responsibility 🛑One can speculate as much as one likes about how democratic modern elections are and whether there is room in them for a real alternative. However, even if the electoral system is far from ideal, renouncing one's vote means voluntarily handing over to others the right to decide one's fate. Anatoly Nikolayevich Greshnevikov, a State Duma deputy of all convocations and formerly a People's Deputy of the RSFSR, knows firsthand the value of political participation in the electoral process. «One must go and vote in elections, there is meaning in elections. If the majority of people turn out, the elections are predetermined in favour of those who participate in them». ❓ Therefore the question is not only how perfect the system itself is. The question is who is ready to use it and to defend their interests. Participation in the existing political system does not yet mean automatic dependence on its elites. Everything is decided by the political independence of the candidate. «Of course, political parties and politicians are different. However, sovereign, free politicians independent of the bourgeois elite or the oligarchy can and must change the world». 🛑Loud declarations, ambitions and goals are not enough to genuinely defend people's interests. One must have a constant connection with the voters — people must know the politicians and be ready to support them. «By participating in elections, socialists can defend the interests of the working class if there is a connection between the socialists or any party and the people, if the people hear them and come to the elections. And then not only the interests of the working class, but the interests of any voter will be protected through participation in the elections». 🟠Participation in politics is inextricably linked with responsibility before society. Responsibility presupposes participation. «[Socialists] can and must take responsibility, but here too it depends on what connection they have with civil society, with the voters. Therefore one must come to the elections. And vote for the socialists». ‼️ And those who are only about to take their first step in politics should prepare at once for difficulties. Here it is not enough to declare one's views once — one must be able to withstand pressure and not abandon the goal one has set. «In politics, as in any serious matter, there are always difficulties. One must not fear difficulties. And if you have gone into politics, you must be able to take a hit and stick to the chosen goal. Not to waver, not to give up and to win. Therefore the only advice is to be able to fight and be able to win. That is all». 📌Join the broadcast of SOVINTERN's public discussion «Either we do politics, or politics does us» on September 13 and join the conversation about elections, political struggle and the tasks of socialists. 🎞 LIVE ON YOUTUBE ⭐️ LIVE ON SOVINTERN WEBSITE #SOVINTERN_network #Moscow_network_hub ⭐️ Moscow Network Hub of SOVINTERN

🇺🇸 25 years of the «war on terror». What went wrong? ❗️ Exactly 25 years ago, after the terrible events at the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001, the United States declared a global «war on terror». Under the slogan of fighting for security, Washington launched a large-scale military campaign: first the invasion of Afghanistan, and then the war in Iraq. The United States effectively appropriated the role of world arbiter, determining on its own which states represented a threat. 🚨 But two decades later the result turned out to be directly opposite to the declared goals. Afghanistan endured twenty years of an American military campaign, which ended with the Taliban's return to power. The once rich and stable Libya, after the killing of Gaddafi in 2011, plunged into chaos and poverty. The country never gained the promised democracy, but became one of the most unstable centres in the region. Iraq, after the overthrow of Saddam Hussein, plunged into protracted instability, and the destruction of state institutions created the ground for the further spread of radical groups. During the period of the wars in Iraq, tens of thousands of civilians died. Moreover, behind the rhetoric about security stood primarily geopolitical interests. Iraq possesses some of the largest oil reserves in the world, and after Saddam's overthrow American companies obtained significant positions in the country's oil sector. The fight against terrorism gradually became intertwined with the struggle for political influence, strategic territories and economic interests. ❗️ The main failure was the very logic of this policy. The United States elevated itself above international law, invading other states without a UN Security Council mandate, overthrowing governments and determining on its own where and when war was permissible. Thus, the fight against terrorism was turned into a justification for large-scale military and political intervention. The United States shouted about security, but left behind a trail of destroyed states and new hotbeds of instability that spawn new radical groups. #SOVINTERN_world #Hub_North_America ⭐️ Moscow Network Hub of SOVINTERN

Socialism is the living creativity of the masses. And elections are also a creative act. State Duma deputy Nikolai Novichkov spoke about the correct attitude of socialists towards elections ahead of the September 13 discussion 🎤 SOVINTERN is holding a public discussion on elections and the role of socialists in the political process. Nikolai Novichkov, a State Duma deputy, reminds us: in Russia's history there was already a moment when the silence of progressive forces turned into catastrophe. «In April 1993 it was still possible to avoid our country's fall into the abyss of the destruction of its statehood, if the politicians representing the Soviet choice had been genuine leaders, capable of taking responsibility and leading the people» 📃 Back then, at the April referendum, Yeltsin's opponents lacked the support of the voters. Although, as Novichkov stresses, it existed — but turned out to be unclaimed. The outcome is known: the tank shelling of the White House and the dismantling of Soviet power. «Nowadays it is customary to criticize Yeltsin and his pro-Western entourage, but let us recall, were there many who openly spoke out for socialist values in our country in 1991–1993? And were there many who defended the principles of Soviet power at least by taking part in the vote at that April referendum? Young people can ask their parents about this...» ❓ Today socialists again stand before a choice: to ignore elections and speculate about their ideological infallibility — or to use them as an instrument of struggle. «Participation in elections is the simplest and most accessible way to influence the political situation in the country. It is strange to expect changes for the better if you do nothing. Representatives of all “labour parties” can sit at home and speculate about the principles of their virtue, while in the meantime decisions in the country will be taken by the “forces of world capital”». ❗️ Join the broadcast of the September 13 discussion «Either we do politics, or politics does us». We will discuss how to turn elections into a weapon of the working people, and not a screen for capital. 🎞 LIVE ON YOUTUBE ⭐️ LIVE ON SOVINTERN WEBSITE The journey of a thousand miles begins with the first step! #SOVINTERN_network #Moscow_network_hub ⭐️ Moscow Network Hub of SOVINTERN

Japan was among the 164 UN members that supported the new world map. But as soon as it emerged that the Kuril Islands were marked as Russian territory, Tokyo withdrew its vote. If Japanese diplomats read resolutions as attentively as they look at maps, perhaps there would be fewer claims. #SOVINTERN_world #Hub_Asia ⭐️ Moscow Network Hub of SOVINTERN

👍 Join us! We have a whole world to change. George Galloway shared his thoughts ahead of SOVINTERN's public discussion on the elections on September 13 Boycotting elections is a sterile path which shows only weakness ⭐️ Are you a socialist and disagree? This, by the way, is the thinking of a man elected seven times to the British Parliament and whom today the entire bourgeois elite from 10 Downing Street is trying to silence. He has no illusions about whether socialism can be built through participation in elections. «Elections are a necessary but not sufficient part of politics. They provide exceptional agitational opportunities they guide us on what works and doesn’t- theory without practice is barren and practice without theory is blind. They discipline us - not to get too far ahead of the masses», — says George, addressing all like-minded people. However, from his point of view, elections are a test of strength for oneself and for one's ties with the masses, an opportunity to educate and bring one's leaders into the agenda. «Even if the results cheat us, we know how well or badly we have done. Even if it is rigged against us. The masses know it too.... And for cadre building and leadership development they are an excellent opportunity». 🤬 You will encounter resistance. You will be feared and attempts will be made to stop you. But if you genuinely defend the interests of the working class and are ready to bear responsibility before your comrades, elections are one of the best opportunities to prove it. You will not change the system with them, but rhetorically and practically you will show people who is one of their own and who is a stranger. «Reforms can be won regressions can be blunted or even halted. Above all new paths can be offered and road-tested. If we don’t win we get points for trying. We get members and activists. And we may win next time. We have nine elected representatives. More than any socialist party has ever had. NONE of our “rivals” has even a single one.», — recounts Comrade Galloway, using the example of the successes of the Workers Party of Britain, a SOVINTERN comrade party. 📢 Finally, the most important thing. If you stay silent and do not declare your views, as Marx himself urged, you simply do not exist. Someone else will take your place, and then you will have to either join the battle or trail behind. «Independent socialist participation in elections is our responsibility and obligation. If we don’t stand others will. If you are not following the right line you are following the wrong line.», — concludes George Galloway. ❓ Not convincing enough? Join the broadcast of the discussion «Either we do politics, or politics does us» and take part in the main pre-election event in Russia on the socialist flank. 🎞 LIVE ON YOUTUBE ⭐️ LIVE ON SOVINTERN WEBSITE The journey of a thousand miles begins with the first step! #SOVINTERN_network #Moscow_network_hub ⭐️ Moscow Network Hub of SOVINTERN

⭐️️ EITHER WE DO POLITICS, OR POLITICS DOES US The Moscow Hub of the SOVINTERN International Socialist Network is holding its first public discussion. 🗓 When: 13 September ⏱️Time: 15:00–17:30 Moscow time ⭐️ Elections to the State Duma of the Russian Federation are approaching, and political parties and social forces are mobilizing their supporters, formulating their views on the current political situation and their electoral strategies. Socialists, communists, and anti-imperialists have different views on the following questions: whether it is worth participating in bourgeois elections, what goals Marxists should pursue, and what elections themselves are for. 📢 Among the main topics for discussion: 🟡Society — food or a player in modern politics? 🟡Parties — pocket puppets of the bourgeoisie or living communities of like-minded people? 🟡Politics — a refuge for careerists or a stronghold of patriots? 🟡Does Russia need the 2026 elections for fundamental change or for preserving the existing system? We believe that these and many other political issues must be discussed publicly, honestly, and openly. Only through reasoned debate can ideas be put to the test. On 13 September, speakers with invaluable political experience will take part: 1️⃣Anatoly Greshnevikov — a member of the State Duma in every convocation, as well as one of only two deputies of the final convocation of the Supreme Soviet of the RSFSR who remain active in politics; 2️⃣George Galloway — Leader of the Workers Party of Britain, a seven-time elected member of the House of Commons of the British Parliament; 3️⃣Zakhar Prilepin — writer, military and political figure. They will discuss current political issues with activists, journalists, bloggers, political experts, politicians, and politically engaged young people of Marxist views, including: 🟡Historian and Professor at St Petersburg State University Kirill Nazarenko; 🟡Serbian politician and SOVINTERN Regional Coordinator Bojan Vulin; 🟡International journalist and Latin America specialist Oleg Yasinsky; 🟡Political scientist and TV presenter Alexander Semchenko; ❕Watch the live broadcast on 13 September from 15:00 Moscow time, share the information, comment, and join the discussion! 🎞 LIVE ON YOUTUBE ⭐️ LIVE ON SOVINTERN WEBSITE Our strengthlies in unity and solidarity! #SOVINTERN_network #Moscow_network_hub ⭐️ SOVINTERN Moscow Network Hub

The king’s funeral became a reason to discuss weapons. In Norway, mourning coincides with a military agenda 🛑 Volodymyr Zelensky arrived in Norway for the state funeral of King Harald V. His visit had not been publicly announced in advance — apparently because it was expected that the appearance of the Ukrainian president at a national mourning ceremony could provoke a negative reaction. However, during the visit, talks were held with Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre on further military cooperation: discussions focused on strengthening Ukraine’s air defense, supplying interceptors, and continuing work on the FREYJA anti-ballistic program. 🚨 The most cynical aspect here is the hypocrisy of the ruling class. While Norway is mourning the loss of its king, its leadership is simultaneously discussing new arms deliveries and further financing of the war. This is what state priorities look like: even the death of a monarch does not prevent them from counting profits made from someone else’s blood. 🛑 For Oslo, support for Kyiv is apparently so important that even a ceremony of national significance becomes another platform for promoting the military agenda. And for Zelensky, even a day of national mourning turns out to be an appropriate moment to advance Kyiv’s interests. This already says more about priorities than any official statements. #SOVINTERN_world #Hub_Europe_and_the_Mediterranean ⭐️ Moscow Network Hub of SOVINTERN

🇨🇭 Neutrality with a Freudian slip: you can be neutral as long as it does not interfere with obeying your current ally ‼️ On September 27, Swiss citizens will vote on the popular initiative “For the Preservation of Swiss Neutrality”, put forward by the country’s conservative forces — the Pro Schweiz organization and representatives of the SVP. The initiators advocate adding the principle of “permanent and armed neutrality” to the Constitution and banning participation in sanctions regimes. The government and parliament call on citizens to vote against it, arguing that constitutional neutrality would be too “inflexible” and limit foreign policy freedom of maneuver. In other words, the problem with neutrality is that it would have to be respected. 🏵️ Davide Rossi, a SOVINTERN comrade, director of the “Anna Seghers” Research Center and member of the Communist Party of Switzerland, stated in his video address: “Formally, Switzerland maintains a neutral status, but for a long time it has in practice oriented itself toward NATO and the European Union. For example, it joined sanctions imposed not by the UN Security Council, but by the European Union.” However, Switzerland’s current policy is not the first time it has contradicted its so-called neutral status. During World War II, the country traded with Nazi Germany, and the Swiss National Bank purchased gold from the Reichsbank, including gold taken from occupied countries. 🛑 However, Comrade Rossi notes that there were also periods when neutrality was one of the fundamental principles of Swiss foreign policy — and it is precisely this model that supporters of the referendum are calling to restore today. During the Cold War, Switzerland: “maintained the status of a reliably neutral country, took a balanced position between conflicting sides and sought to contribute to finding peaceful solutions for the whole world,” — Davide Rossi emphasized in conclusion, noting that the initiative aims to restore what, unfortunately, current liberal politicians have betrayed. #SOVINTERN_world #Hub_Europe_and_the_Mediterranean ⭐️ Moscow Network Hub of SOVINTERN

Military recruitment centers in Poland have begun mass distribution of mobilization cards. Documents specifying military units and assembly locations are being received not only by reservists but also by civilian specialists — doctors, IT professionals and logisticians. The population is being prepared for new spending on weapons and war. #SOVINTERN_world #Hub_Europe_and_the_Mediterranean ⭐️ Moscow Network Hub of SOVINTERN