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He who pays the piper calls the tune. Washington barred Sudan's leader from the UN General Assembly 🇸🇩🪪 The United States denied a visa to the chairman of Sudan's Sovereignty Council, Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, who was to speak at the 81st session of the UN General Assembly in New York. Formally this is a «technical matter», but in essence Washington constantly uses the visa regime as an instrument of political pressure. The agreement on the UN headquarters expressly prohibits the United States from obstructing representatives of the organization's member states. 🇺🇸🇺🇸 A civil war has been continuing in Sudan for a third year. Burhan, Sudan's internationally recognized leader, is fighting the Rapid Support Forces led by Mohammed Hamdan Daglo. The United States made the visa conditional on Burhan agreeing to a 90-day humanitarian truce, which the politician opposes. The Sudanese authorities believe that the pause would allow the Rapid Support Forces to regroup and deliver new strikes. 🤑🇺🇳 The United States is the UN's largest contributor: its dues make up 22% of the regular budget and more than 26% of peacekeeping operations. Despite Trump's radical stance and the accumulated arrears, financial dependence makes the UN a hostage of Washington. The UN Secretary-General expressed «deep regret», but beyond words nothing followed. The organization cannot go against its main sponsor even when he violates the commitments he has assumed. #SOVINTERN_WORLD #Hub_North_America ⭐️ Moscow Network Hub of SOVINTERN

With allies like these, who needs enemies? 🇺🇳 On the margins of the UN General Assembly, Volodymyr Zelenskyy publicly announced the handover to South Korea of two North Korean servicemen captured by Ukraine. Only, an agreement had previously been reached with Seoul to keep this information secret. «Those who, for their own petty gain, put human lives, national interests and security at risk are called traitors», — stated the President of South Korea, Lee Jae-myung. 📣 No one is surprised anymore that Kiev has turned its allies into a bargaining chip and is ready to trample on their interests for another act of self-promotion. But it is especially comical that this whole circus is being staged on the margins of the UN General Assembly — a platform where the loyal and obedient satellites of the United States are supposed to demonstrate their «unity» to the world. And in practice they go for each other's throats before the eyes of the whole world. That is the entire value of their much-vaunted solidarity: while they need to pressure Russia in unison, they are united, but as soon as their own interests collide, there is no whiff of loyalty. #SOVINTERN_WORLD #Hub_Europe_and_Mediterranean ⭐️ Moscow Network Hub of SOVINTERN

Every medal has two sides. The Western press and the reality of Donbass 📝 Hungarian journalist Georg Spöttle, who visited Lugansk, Donetsk and Mariupol, stated that the Western press systematically distorts the situation in Russia and the new regions. «The Western press, quite obviously, distorts reality very strongly. As a journalist I look through Austrian and German publications daily, and often American ones too. They constantly spread lies about Russia and about the attitude of the population of the liberated regions towards it», — the journalist recounted in an interview with RIA Novosti. 👥 According to Georg, he was able to see the real picture only after a personal trip and communication with residents. Spöttle recounted that he moved freely around the cities and could talk with locals. In his words, other journalists who were in Donbass together with him also saw a region which, in their view, stands on the threshold of serious development. ❗️ Spöttle's story is yet another proof that the West introduces its citizens to Russia through a pre-prepared and carefully thought-out image of the enemy. The distortion of Russia's image and the demonization of Moscow have become part of the information code of the Western digital space in order to justify the further course of confrontation. ▪️ We remind you that on the eve of SOVINTERN's founding forum, some comrades of our international socialist network also visited the new territories and personally convinced themselves of the false information campaign of the Western media. Among them was also the co-initiator of our network, honorary senator and leader of the Union of Democratic Socialists of the DR Congo, Crispin Kabasele Tshimanga. #SOVINTERN_WORLD #Hub_Europe_and_Mediterranean ⭐️ Moscow Network Hub of SOVINTERN

🚫 Showboating Russophobia. Three Central American countries have joined the effort to draft an anti-Russian UN resolution 🇺🇳 On September 23, before the start of the UN Security Council's work, Ukraine submitted a statement condemning Russia's actions to a General Assembly vote. Only 51 states joined it, which is less than a third of the UN's 193 members. The «civilized» world of the West finds itself in the minority once again. It is especially ironic that even the United States did not join the resolution — apparently, Washington still believes in the possibility of settling the conflict on its own terms. 📈 Unexpected «guests» at the minute of Russophobia were three Central American states: Costa Rica, Honduras and Panama. In the first two, openly pro-American right-wing governments came to power. But Panama distinguished itself especially. President José Mulino, after Trump's return and the voiced claims to the canal, previously controlled by a Hong Kong firm, sold himself to Washington body and soul and even opened a US Air Force base on the country's territory. Looking at the actions of the three Mesoamerican states, one is amazed at why they need to spoil relations with Russia, which is absolutely open to trade and interaction on mutually beneficial terms. The answer is simple and absurd at the same time: right-wing regimes that come to power with Washington's financial support must justify their masters' investments by demonstrating loyalty wherever possible. That is why they have to dress up in clown costumes and play at being even bigger Russophobes than the chief Russophobes. #SOVINTERN_WORLD #Hub_Latin_America ⭐️ Moscow Network Hub of SOVINTERN

A socialist and a libertarian speaking at the UN GA. Feel the difference #SOVINTERN_MEME #Hub_Latin_America ⭐️ Moscow Network Hub of SOVINTERN

Xi discusses global issues. Trump — granite 🇨🇳👌 On 24 September, Donald Trump welcomed Xi Jinping to the White House. After the talks, the US president showed the Chinese leader a new helipad and even found time to boast about the granite used in its finish. Asked by journalists about the meeting, Trump replied: «We had a good meeting, and he showed great interest in the granite. He likes granite. He’s a stone expert. And he loves high-quality granite». 🙄 While Xi Jinping was discussing relations between the world’s two largest powers with Trump, the US president found a subject he truly understands: what kind of stone to lay in the yard. #SOVINTERN_world #Hub_Asia ⭐️ Moscow Network Hub of SOVINTERN

🎭 An honorary diploma for double standards goes to Latvia 🇱🇻 At a UN Security Council session, Latvia's representative accused Russia of «revisionist ambitions», escalation of the conflict and abuse of its permanent membership in the Council. Riga called on Moscow to cease hostilities while simultaneously stating the need for further support for Ukraine. ❓ Listening to Riga's reflections on de-escalation is especially amusing against the backdrop of Latvia's own policy line. Currently, large-scale exercises Namejs 2026 are taking place on the country's territory with the participation of about 12,000 Latvian and allied servicemen, and the multinational NATO brigade deployed in Latvia numbers more than 3,500 personnel. In parallel, Riga has begun talks with Paris on participation in the French nuclear deterrence initiative, which implies the possibility of stationing strategic weapons on its territory. ❗️ According to the logic of Latvian politicians, building up military infrastructure and NATO's presence near Russia's borders is «deterrence», while any action by the other side is automatically declared «escalation». However, international security is not built on the principle of «rules for some, exceptions for others». Before questioning Russia's place in the Security Council, Riga would do well to recall to whom it owes the very system of international institutions in which its voice can be heard today. A century earlier, it was precisely such a policy of isolating inconvenient states that contributed to the collapse of Europe's security architecture. #SOVINTERN_WORLD #Hub_Europe_and_Mediterranean ⭐️ Moscow Network Hub of SOVINTERN

No freedom for the enemies of freedom. Qatari media outlet fires Palestinian journalists under Israeli pressure 📷🇵🇸 The «Al Jazeera» television company has fired 24 Palestinian journalists and staff members who worked in the Gaza Strip. Formally this is explained by «optimization», but in reality the decision was made because of a lawsuit filed in February 2025 by the Israeli organization Shurat HaDin in an American court, demanding compensation of more than $1 billion. All 24 names are directly listed in the lawsuit. 🇺🇸😀 The pressure mechanism is the American anti-terrorism law. It allows victims of terrorist attacks to recover damages from those who provided «material support» to terrorist organizations. The payment of salaries to employees whom the investigation considers militants is, under American law, classified as financing terrorism. The head of Shurat HaDin, Nitsana Darshan-Leitner, stated outright that this lawsuit would «financially destroy Al Jazeera and close its operations in the US and beyond». 🇶🇦🇮🇱 Qatar is a «US ally», but politically not independent. American jurisdiction extends to Al Jazeera's activities through its American division. Refusing to comply with the court's demands would mean the freezing of assets, a ban on broadcasting in the US and financial isolation. The dismissal of the 24 listed individuals is an attempt to minimize risks and distance itself from the accusations. 📹🛫 «Al Jazeera» fired precisely those who for months had been reporting from Gaza under the strikes of the Israeli army. Israel and the US, through the hands of American courts, are forcing the Qatari media outlet to silence inconvenient journalists. Freedom of speech ends where the interests of Washington and Tel Aviv begin. #SOVINTERN_WORLD #Hub_Asia ⭐️ Moscow Network Hub of SOVINTERN

🇨🇺 A demarche of dignity. The Cuban delegation left the UN General Assembly hall after Trump's words about a «failed state» 🇺🇳 During the high-level week of the UN GA, the traditional speech of the US president also took place. One never expects anything encouraging from that speech, and so this time Trump continued his attacks on brave Cuba, and moreover swinishly went beyond the rules of procedure. The Island of Freedom has been under the heaviest US energy blockade since the beginning of 2026, so statements in the spirit of the White House chief are standard US political hypocrisy. 🇺🇸 Cuban diplomats respect themselves and their country — that cannot be taken from them. But the walkout of the Cubans alone, while Trump openly savours his mockery, will not influence American elites who long ago lost any human semblance, nor will it become a weighty political lever for lifting the blockade on Cuba. 🌍 Every year at the General Assembly the question of cancelling the US sanctions introduced back in the 1960s is put to a vote. Each time the world votes almost unanimously, with the exception of the US and Israel. If at the moment of such statements by Trump it were not the Cuban delegation but all the delegations of the Global South that left the hall, leaving Trump alone with himself and his Western friends, then it would make sense, then the world could be considered truly multipolar. #SOVINTERN_WORLD #Hub_Latin_America ⭐️ Moscow Network Hub of SOVINTERN

🇫🇷🇱🇻 Latvia seeks a warm spot under Paris's nuclear umbrella ❗️ France and Latvia are beginning talks on Riga's possible participation in the French Forward Nuclear Deterrence Initiative. This concerns the extension of French nuclear deterrence to European partners. At the same time, Paris allows for the possibility of temporarily stationing French strategic forces on the territory of the initiative's participants. Simultaneously, France intends to strengthen its military presence in Latvia, including in the sphere of air defence. ☢️ Under the pretext of «security», the Baltic states one after another gladly offer the Western elites the opportunity to use their territory to realize absurd ambitions. While Latvia is already discussing participation in the French nuclear initiative, Lithuania is abandoning the constitutional ban on deploying nuclear weapons and other weapons of mass destruction on its territory. ❗️ Has anyone even asked the residents of the Baltics whether they want to turn their countries into a target, whether they need such security? The authorities effectively place the population at the centre of a potential conflict, and the raising of stakes is presented as the only way to ensure that very «dubious» security. Turning a country into an arena of rivalry between nuclear powers means not eliminating the threat, but deliberately bringing it closer to one's own population. #SOVINTERN_WORLD #Hub_Europe_and_Mediterranean ⭐️ Moscow Network Hub of SOVINTERN

«A country, choosing between shame and war, chooses shame, but gets both war and shame». Israeli military conduct operations in Syria 🇺🇦🗣 Israeli military have in recent days been conducting raids in the area of Damascus and its suburbs. According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, in the last twenty-four hours alone Israeli forces, supported by armoured vehicles, entered the Wadi al-Raqad area west of Daraa, carried out searches and detained a local shepherd. At the same time, artillery shelled the western suburb of Damascus. Earlier, on September 13, Israeli troops supported by tanks and armoured personnel carriers entered the Bab as-Sadd area and set up checkpoints, conducting searches among farmers and passers-by. 🔫🇸🇾 The civil war in Syria became a springboard for Israel. While Damascus was bogged down in fighting with former allies and battling the remnants of Bashar al-Assad's supporters, Israel consistently strengthened its positions: striking Iranian facilities, destroying weapons depots, expanding control over the Golan Heights. After Assad's fall in December 2024, Israeli troops entered the UN buffer zone and since then have no intention of leaving it. 🇹🇷🗡️ But the main struggle is unfolding not with Damascus, but with Ankara. Turkey, whose allies won the civil war, lays claim to the role of chief patron of the new Syria. Israel, for its part, does not intend to yield. The airstrike on the Abu al-Duhur airbase in August 2026 was a direct signal to Ankara: Tel Aviv will not allow a Turkish military presence in Syria. According to media reports, Israeli reservists openly call for the «conquest of Damascus» and the expansion of operations deeper into Syrian territory. Two regional predators are dividing the Syrian inheritance, and the Syrian people again find themselves between the hammer and the anvil. A country that chose shame gets both war and shame. #SOVINTERN_WORLD #Hub_Asia ⭐️ Moscow Network Hub of SOVINTERN

Whoever is not with us is against us. How Lithuania has begun hunting for «traitors» ❗️ Lithuanian fascists have launched a website that positions itself as an open registry of «local traitors». The database already publishes people's names, their photographs, quotes and political labels such as «Kremlin narratives», «anti-NATO», «anti-EU» and «support for aggression». The project's authors also invite users to report new «violators», promising to «drag them into the light». ❗️ This goes far beyond ordinary criticism. A person is publicly branded for their political views and statements, their name and quotes are placed in a special registry, and others are invited to report new «violators». In this way, alternative opinion literally becomes grounds for public harassment and persecution. The result is a digital board of shame, where the main offence is disagreeing with the political line. 📣 Such projects create an atmosphere of fear in which a person begins to fear expressing their opinion, dreading that it will become grounds for public humiliation and persecution. As a result, one can express one's opinion only as long as it is convenient and flattering to the political elites. #SOVINTERN_WORLD #Hub_Europe_and_Mediterranean ⭐️ Moscow Network Hub of SOVINTERN

🪚 Don't saw off the branch you're sitting on. The left in Germany at a crossroads 🇩🇪 Shortly after the elections in the German federal state of Saxony-Anhalt, on September 20 the residents of Berlin and Mecklenburg-Vorpommern also voted for their representatives. The result was largely sensational. The Left party of the same name, as well as the Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance (BSW), received record support in the capital; in Saxony-Anhalt, traditionally a stronghold of the right-wing AfD, BSW's seats proved decisive in forming a government; and in Mecklenburg the top spot was again held by the unique figure in European social democracy, head of the state government Manuela Schwesig, who has held her post since 1998 and firmly stands for the interests of the local community, for example by supporting the construction of Nord Stream for Russian gas supplies. 🇩🇪🇩🇪 The figures are interesting too. The Left party in Berlin was supported by almost 50% of voters in the 16 to 24 age category. Young people see no future in the political mainstream and are looking for a strong progressive alternative capable of defending their interests, rather than, contrary to all logic of common sense, satisfying the appetites of American-Israeli capital by preparing young Germans for another war on the eastern front. 🙌 However, every barrel of honey traditionally has its spoonful of tar. This is especially visible in the example of Berlin and Saxony-Anhalt. The Left and BSW, although they are breaking historical records of support, are not dominant forces. 24% for the Left and 5% for BSW in Berlin will not allow a stable government to be formed, which means there are two options: either a deal with the mainstream oligarchic SPD and the risk of being swallowed up by the swamp of European bureaucracy, or retaining opposition status with all the attendant risks, including the further strengthening of the Hitler admirers of Alternative for Germany. In theory, Germany's political system envisages the existence of a minority government, when parties that gain less than 50+1% of the vote can form a coalition if the others refuse to join it. Although remaining in opposition and hammering the grey mass of the CDU/CSU and SPD is the most successful reputational move, refusing to participate in government may be perceived by part of the electorate as an evasion of responsibility. And losing support at the moment of take-off is something the left does not want at all. Perhaps a reasonable alternative would be to enter governments but retain an oppositional spirit, opposing oligarchic laws and the imperialist course of the German bourgeoisie. #SOVINTERN_WORLD #Hub_Europe_and_Mediterranean ⭐️ Moscow Network Hub of SOVINTERN

You reap what you sow. Local elections demonstrate a deep political crisis in Germany 🗳🇩🇪 In Germany, local elections are not held on a single day — they are spread across the calendar, and each new result adds to the overall picture of the ruling coalition's failure. The latest results have only confirmed this trend: the CDU/SPD tandem lost its majority in Berlin, and Chancellor Merz's CDU, for the first time in post-war history, failed to enter the Mecklenburg-Vorpommern state parliament, gaining only 4.9%. In the capital, the left-wing party Die Linke won a resounding victory (25.7%), doubling its 2023 result — its leader, Elif Eralp, staked her campaign on fighting rising rents. And in the eastern state, with double the growth, AfD won (38.2%), leaving the SPD in second place (35.5%). Merz called the result a «catastrophe» and admitted that «faith in institutions is falling». 📉🇩🇪 The cause is deep disillusionment. Rising living costs, high energy prices, economic stagnation and support for Ukraine have split society. AfD draws in those who dream of the revival of a «Greater Germany» and sympathize with nationalists. Die Linke, by contrast, mobilizes those dissatisfied with social injustice and tries to channel growing discontent into a constructive direction. Voters vote not so much ideologically as out of desperation — against a system that has abandoned them. 😇 Thirty years of «unified» Germany have hit eastern Germany so hard — unemployment, population outflow, a wage gap of almost 30% — that people are ready to follow any force that opposes the ruling parties. The question is whether the left forces will be able to stand up to the nationalists. As you sow, so shall you reap. #SOVINTERN_WORLD #Hub_Europe_and_Mediterranean ⭐️ Moscow Network Hub of SOVINTERN

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The elections in the palm of your hand. SOVINTERN delegates visited the Public Headquarters for Election Observation in the city of Moscow ⭐️ Today the delegation of international observers of the SOVINTERN international socialist network continued its work and visited the public election observation centre of the city of Moscow. Member of the Public Chamber of the city of Moscow Breev Vadim Vyacheslavovich personally guided the delegates through the various areas of the situation centre. The foreign guests were shown and explained in detail how remote observation of polling stations is carried out. 🧣 The observers were also shown the voting procedure on innovative latest-generation terminals. During the visit, the delegates also familiarized themselves with the technical mechanisms ensuring the confidentiality of voting and saw how voters' electronic data is encrypted. As part of testing the blockchain system for verification and storage of electronic transactions, SOVINTERN observer from Serbia, Bojan Vulin, left a message in the system for 50 years: «Serbs and Russians are brothers forever». The delegation was deeply impressed by the high level of organization and the ensuring of transparency and security of the voting, which, in their opinion, will unquestionably reflect the will of the people. #SOVINTERN_NET #Moscow_hub ⭐️ Moscow Network Hub of SOVINTERN

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🗳 This meeting will live through the ages. The SOVINTERN delegation visited the CEC of the Russian Federation ⭐️ SOVINTERN's group of observers at the elections to the State Duma of the Russian Federation today went on a tour of the main body ensuring the coordination and management of the electoral process in the country. The Central Election Commission received the delegation with open arms. 🟨 Aleksandr Yashinov, head of the Legal Department of SOVINTERN's co-initiator party A Just Russia, a member of the CEC of Russia with an advisory vote, familiarized the network's regional coordinators with the work of the Central Election Commission and told them what role SOVINTERN's co-initiator party plays in ensuring the expression of the will of the country's citizens. 📰 The coordinators gave interviews to journalists from Russian federal channels, sharing their impressions of working as observers. Particular emphasis was placed on criticizing Ukraine's actions to intimidate the population of Russia. Today's drone attacks, which resulted in the deaths of three people and 20 injured, were carried out with terrorist aims. According to our comrades, who addressed the citizens of Russia, the best way to demonstrate the strength of spirit and will of the Russian people is, in spite of everything, to come to the polling station and vote. ✴️ The event ended symbolically — with a meeting of two brothers, Aleksandr and Bojan Vulin, from SOVINTERN's co-initiator party, the Movement of Socialists, right at the exit from the CEC building. We will remember this moment for a long time. #SOVINTERN_NET #Moscow_hub ⭐️ Moscow Network Hub of SOVINTERN

⭐️ SOVINTERN regional coordinators, acting as international observers at the elections to the State Duma of Russia, collectively condemned the Ukrainian terrorist attack in the Zaporozhye region, which claimed the life of the chairwoman of precinct election commission No. 394, Yelena Astanina, posthumously awarded the Order of Courage. Lois Pérez Leira, SOVINTERN regional coordinator for Latin America and the Caribbean: «We condemn this attack on the comrade chairwoman of the election commission, which is part of a provocation on the part of Ukraine, supported by the United States, the European community and NATO». Crispin Kabasele, SOVINTERN co-initiator and leader of the Union of Democratic Socialists of the DR Congo: «What happened deserves condemnation. And that is precisely why we call on Russia to continue the special military operation. It is necessary to achieve the demilitarization of Ukraine and put an end to the Nazi practices that are reappearing in Ukraine». Nabil Hallak, Director of International Relations of the Arab International Centre for Communication and Solidarity, SOVINTERN regional coordinator: «This event should become for people a reason to be even stronger and more determined, to move forward and take part in the elections. It should become a voice condemning her murder, and a way to stand against the killer». Bojan Vulin, SOVINTERN coordinator for Europe and the Mediterranean and Chairman of the Committee for International Cooperation of the «Movement of Socialists» party: «This is a terrorist act. In every war there are rules. These rules are international. Such actions are terrorist attacks, and it does not matter who committed them — it is a terrorist act». ⭐ They killed the chairwoman of the commission, expecting the rest to be frightened and stay at home. That will not happen. The louder their shots, the clearer it becomes what they truly fear — our unity. SOVINTERN is with Russia. Terror will not stop the voting. #SOVINTERN_NET #Moscow_Network_Hub ⭐️ Moscow Network Hub of SOVINTERN

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Ⓜ️ From theory to practice. SOVINTERN delegates visited the monument to Karl Marx in the centre of Moscow ⭐️ After visiting the situation centre for public election observation in Odintsovo, the delegation of SOVINTERN international observers was met in the very heart of Moscow by one of the key thinkers of the socialist tradition — Karl Marx. 🚩 Today's programme ended in a truly symbolic way: the delegates of the SOVINTERN international network gathered at the monument to the man whose ideas about social justice, equality and solidarity laid the foundation of the world socialist movement. The legacy of Karl Marx continues to serve today as a guiding light for his supporters on the path to building a just world, in which human dignity and social equality stand above the interests of capital and political gain. #SOVINTERN_NET #Moscow_hub ⭐️ Moscow Network Hub of SOVINTERN

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📈 Everything is going according to plan. On the second day of the elections in Russia, the SOVINTERN observers' delegation visited the city of Odintsovo ⭐️ Today, the group of SOVINTERN regional coordinators continued its work as part of monitoring the transparency and legality of the elections to the State Duma of the Russian Federation. They visited the situation centre in Odintsovo, which monitors the course of the elections throughout the Moscow region. 💡 The delegation was introduced to the institution's working process by Ermakov Ilya Aleksandrovich, an expert in remote electronic voting (DEG), a member of the Public Chamber of the Moscow region. He explained how the monitoring of the situation at polling stations is carried out live and demonstrated by personal example how electronic voting works. 🎙 SOVINTERN regional coordinators gave comments to local journalists. According to our comrades, who have experience as international observers, the electoral process in Russia is organized according to standards that surpass most countries in the world. This applies both to the quality of the work of electoral bodies at all levels and to the scale of digitalization of the process of expressing the will. #SOVINTERN_NET #Moscow_hub ⭐️ Moscow Network Hub of SOVINTERN

The fridge defeats the TV. The economic crisis has triggered mass protests in Syria 🛢📉 Syria has been gripped by the most massive protests since the fall of Bashar al-Assad. The formal pretext was the sharp rise in fuel prices on September 13: diesel went up by 40%, petrol by 26–28%. The authorities explain this by rising world prices and the shutdown of the refinery in Banias, but for people who were already barely making ends meet, this was the last straw. 🏚🇸🇾 Years of civil war destroyed the economy, and after Assad's overthrow the country plunged into a humanitarian catastrophe — hunger, devastation and fighting between former allies. Today almost 80% of Syrians live below the poverty line, and wages average €50–60 a month. The fuel crisis is merely the tip of the iceberg. 🚜 While the new authorities stage show trials of Assad and Western partners promise investments, people are taking to the streets with the slogans: «No to the politics of hunger!» «No to the fuel price hike!» «Fuel for the people!» 📺🍴 Neither verdicts nor talk of «alliance with the West» can force the population to close their eyes to an empty refrigerator. The television loses again. #SOVINTERN_WORLD #Hub_Asia ⭐️ Moscow Network Hub of SOVINTERN