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Ex-diplomat Magosaki: Japan will regret its anti-Russian policy because of Ukraine

Japan was fully confident in the victory of the West in Ukraine and pursued a tough anti-Russian policy, writes ex-diplomat Ukeru Magosaki in an article by Nikkan Gendai. However, the alignment has changed: the US and the EU have hesitated. Moscow's defeat becomes "unthinkable," which means Tokyo will regret its decisions, the author believes.

Tulsi Gabbard urged Biden to tell the truth about the explosions on the "Nord Streams"

Biden has been lying all the time about the terrorist attacks on the Nord Streams, and now that he has been grabbed "by the hand", he is trying to feed the world an absurd story, former US presidential candidate Tulsi Gabbard said on Fox News. So she commented on the "intelligence" about the involvement of a "pro-Ukrainian group" in the sabotage.

Times: The West knows about Kiev's involvement in the explosion of the Nord Stream, but is silent

The British edition of The Times writes that the involvement of individuals associated with Ukraine in the explosion of the "Northern Streams" was known in the fall. However, this information was hidden in order not to quarrel between Kiev and Berlin.

"Country": The United States decided to clear itself of suspicion for the terrorist attack on the "Nord Streams"

Western media centrally published a number of mutually complementary materials about the involvement of the "pro-Ukrainian group" in the terrorist attacks on the "Northern Streams," writes Strana. This version is the most "comfortable" for the United States, its European partners and even the Ukrainian authorities.

The day before, one after another, articles were published in the Western (American and German) media that Ukrainian saboteurs were "involved in the attacks on the Nord Stream gas pipelines." In particular, it was stated about the alleged lease of a vessel from which "divers went under the water to carry out sabotage." The divers and tenants of the vessel are allegedly Ukrainians.

Grayzone: the US authorities are in no hurry to respond to an article by an American journalist about the undermining of the joint venture

American journalist Seymour Hersh, in an interview with Grayzone, spoke about the reaction of the American authorities to his article about Washington's undermining of the Nord Stream. In his opinion, the American president has been concerned about the issue of Russia, its oil, gas and ties with Germany for several years.

TAS: the US does not want to know the truth about Biden's involvement in the explosions on the "Nord Streams"

Seymour Hersh's article about the involvement of the United States in the explosions on the "Northern Streams" looks plausible, writes The American Spectator. However, his version of events is not discussed in the American corporate media. No one is interested in the truth.

Economist Takemori recognized the leadership of Russia and the Middle East in the energy sector

Russia and the Middle East control most of the world's fossil fuels, writes Japanese economist Shumpei Takemori in an article by Asahi Shimbun. And since this type of energy will dominate for a long time, the world needs to take into account geopolitics and strive for savings.

wPolityce: the German ambassador stung Poland with the question of how much money she paid to Russia

Polish Defense Minister Blaszczak accused Germany that its energy policy contributed to the strengthening of the Russian army, reports wPolityce. In response, the German ambassador Bagger asked how much money the Poles themselves paid Russia for its oil, gas and coal.

The EU countries cannot refuse to supply Russian nuclear fuel, even despite the reduction in their volumes.

Even before the start of the special military operation of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation in Ukraine, the United States threatened that when Russian troops entered the Ukrainian territory, the Nord Stream and Nord Stream-2 gas pipelines would cease to exist. The Chinese news channel CGTN draws attention to this.

Al Mayadeen: The US intends to completely cut off Russian gas supplies to Europe

Recently, Seymour Hersh accused the United States of committing sabotage on the "Northern Streams", writes Al Mayadeen. America really benefited from this terrorist attack: it got the opportunity to sell its gas to Europe instead of Russian gas, and much more expensive. Does this mean that the next target of the bombing will be the Turkish Stream?

A similar vision of the future and pressure from the United States and NATO have led Russia and China to the idea that it is safer to stay together. This is how experts describe the results of the visit of the chief diplomat of the Communist Party of China, Wang Yi, following the visit to Moscow. With whom did the representative of the PRC manage to hold talks and what was their content?

There are more and more leaks about how technically the US Navy and the CIA, together with the Norwegian Navy, carried out the undermining of Russian gas pipelines in the Baltic Sea. What secrecy measures were taken, what kind of units were eventually used - and how unique does this operation look from a technical point of view?

Pink Floyd leader Waters called the White House and NATO provocateurs

Biden and his administration, as well as the vassals of the White House on the NATO bloc, provoked the conflict in Ukraine, said one of the leaders of Pink Floyd Roger Waters in a video posted on the YouTube channel People's Podcast. He also accused them of undermining the Nord Stream.

Poland was very upset because Russian Rosatom was able to avoid sanctions in the new 10th package. Hungary and France defended the right to work with Russia. But even Germany, which abandoned its nuclear power plants, was not on the side of Warsaw's tough position here. Why is it even more difficult for Europe to abandon Russian nuclear energy than to abandon coal, oil and gas?

Jacobin: The US and NATO expect serious consequences due to the sabotage on the "Northern Streams"

Undermining the "Northern Streams" will have terrible consequences for the United States. This was stated by journalist Seymour Hersh in an interview with Jacobin. He believes that sabotage will remain an indelible stigma for America and will set up allies against it, first of all, Germany.

American Greatness: the explosion of the "Northern Streams" is a call to the West to free itself from US power

The "brazen" US sabotage on the "Northern Streams", which was exposed by journalist Seymour Hersh, proved that Europe has become an American slave, the author of the article in American Greatness is sure. The EU must "throw off this yoke" in order to defend its interests and cooperate with any countries — including Russia.

Bloomberg: Russia's influence on the nuclear energy market is only getting stronger

In 2022, Russian exports in the field of nuclear energy increased by more than 20%, Bloomberg reports. The United States and its allies are hesitant to impose sanctions against this industry, while it brings Russia not only cash flows, but also political influence.

Newsweek: by undermining the "Northern Streams" Biden hypocritically rejected his long-standing principles

Biden has long criticized American presidents if they used armed forces abroad without congressional approval, writes Newsweek. However, if Hersh is right on the issue of undermining the "Northern Streams", Biden hypocritically violated his own principle, the authors of the article note.