Photo: AP Photo/Andrew MarienkoAt the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow, Putin demonstrated patriotism and determination. US and Chinese Presidents Biden and Xi discussed the war crisis. Russian civilian planes change location, Ukraine's power grid connects to Europe's, Russian ground troops make no progress, bombing and shelling of Ukrainian cities continues unabated
Almost all television stations in Western Europe and North America broadcast parts propagandist-patriotic manifestations at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow on the occasion of the anniversary of the annexation of Crimea to the Russian Federation on March 18, 2014. The highlight was Vladimir Putin's speech. His intention was for the whole world to hear him.
Recently, Putin has often been criticized for not appearing in public, showing himself only in his imperially equipped cabinet. Maybe that's why he wanted to show himself in front of the masses.
The correspondent of the German RTL, who was present, said that it is known that many employees of the state and institutions close to them were ordered to attend the ceremony, but that many of them came voluntarily. Based on an independent survey of public opinion, RTL reports that 71 percent of the residents of the Russian Federation unreservedly stand by their president.
Biden and Xi's conversation
The main news of yesterday is though a two-hour phone conversation Chinese President Xi Jinping and his American counterpart Joe Biden. The two have known each other for a long time and personally from the time when they were vice presidents of their respective countries.
It is a huge political point for China that Biden dramatically begged for this conversation to take place, thereby acknowledging it as an equal partner on the global stage. The Chinese president, as far as can be concluded from media reports, insisted on the mutual responsibility of the two countries as permanent members of the UN Security Council with the right of veto, to restore peace in Ukraine as soon as possible. Xi said that no one needs such wars, demanded that the war in Ukraine end, but did not condemn Putin in a single word.
Lavrov's flight interrupted
There is no official explanation why the plane of Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov suddenly returned to Moscow halfway to Beijing over Siberia. That Xi suddenly canceled receiving him because it would interfere with the conversation with Biden does not sound plausible, meetings at such a level are prepared and agreed upon in advance, they are not canceled in the middle of the trip.
Where are the Russian planes going?
Many private planes flew from Russia to the Emirates via Saudi Arabia, and state planes to Ufa, Tatyumen and Novosibirsk, where there are bunkers prepared for the top leaders of the state. Is Russia moving its elite to safe places like during the attack of the German army on Moscow? The government and all important institutions were then transferred to safety, but Stalin himself remained in the capital.
The German tabloid "Bild" writes that all this could be a diversion of the world public's attention from something else that is being prepared.
The search for oil
The Austrian left-leaning daily "Standard" writes about the illogicality of American demands that all goods from Russia should be given up, but for the sake of oil, the US is also courting dictatorial regimes in Saudi Arabia and Venezuela, although they have much more of it from their own sources than Europe.
The refugee crisis
In addition to about 3,2 million Ukrainians defected to neighboring Western countries, about 6,5 million people were internally displaced fleeing the war.
Bombardment with unabated ferocity
The offensive of the Russian ground army has not progressed significantly for the second day, but the rocket and bombardment of cities continues with unabated ferocity, so it was Lviv's turn yesterday. The Ukrainians claim to have shot down two of the six rockets fired at the city from ships anchored in the Black Sea off Odessa.
Purim party in Vienna for Jews from Odessa
About 40.000 Jews lived in Odessa before the start of this war, and they were among the first to flee the city. The Jews of Austria have so far organized the arrival of about 600 of them in Vienna, where a Purim party with a masquerade ball was even organized for Jewish children from Ukraine. Purim is a holiday of joy that is celebrated with lots of good food and alcoholic drinks, it can be compared to carnivals in Catholic countries.
"Glory of Ukraine"
Al Jazeera reports that the director general of the Jewish National Council of Ukraine, Eduard Dolinsky, has submitted a request to change the name of a large stadium in the west of the country named after Roman Shuhevich. Shuhevich was the commander of the squad that carried out mass shootings of Jews and Poles. Russian propaganda also likes to refer to Dolinsky when talking about "Nazis" in Ukraine and a "special military operation" aimed at "denazification", but he refused to make a statement to the Russian media.
It is mentioned that the "Glory of Ukraine" salute, used by President Zelensky and many other Ukrainian patriots, was also used by Stepan Bandera and others Ukrainian radical nationalists who collaborated with the Nazis on the pogrom of the Jews.
Connecting electrical networks
It was announced that Ukraine's electric grid would be connected to the European one, and at the same time it was done with the Moldovan one.
Moldova's fear
There is a great fear in Moldova of the possibility of Russia moving to that country as well. Similar to Donbas in the east of Ukraine, the Moldavian renegade part of Transistria is practically under the complete influence of the Russian Federation.
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