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[Zmeselo]

.....warmonger criminals who should be in court are glorified and rewarded.

[sarcasm]

What did Eritrea get for sacrificing 62,000 soldiers? Nothing! Nada! Isaias's adventurism has costed every family in Eritrea. Eritrea could have closed it borders like Sudan and watched from distance.

The question 'What did we get from engaging in Tigray War?' will haunt Eritreans for a long time -Philosopher Yosief G/H

እንታይ ሒዝኩም ተመሊስኩም?

[sarcasm]

ኣሸባሪ ዝብል ብይን ብፓርላማ ኢትዮጵያ ተላዒሉ፤ ሕወሓት ከም ሕጋዊ ፓርቲ ተፈሊጣ ኣዲስ ኣበባ ክትኣቱ? ንምንታይ ደኣለይ ህይወት 62 ሽሕ ኤርትራውያን ከፊለ? - ኢሰያስ ኣፈወርቂ

ብጭርሖን፣ ፈኸራን ዝሃስስ ክውንነት የለን!!!

ሽፍታ ዓዲ ሃሎ "Game Over" ኢሉ መራሕቲ ህወሓት ንምቕታልን ምእሳርን ክእውጅ ከሎ፣ ህወሓት ካብ ኣራት ኪሎ ወጺኣ መቐለ እያ ዓሪዳ ነይራ። ሎሚ 62 ሽሕ ኤርትራውያን ሂወት ምስ ተኸፍለ፣ህወሓት ተመሊሳ ናብ ኣራት ኪሎ ትኣቱ ኣላ። ከም ልምዲ ኣይከሰርናን ተባሂሉ እቲ መዝገብ ክዕጾ እዩ!

When the Eritrean dictator declared Game Over and started the invasion of Tigray to arrest TPLF leaders, TPLF was already removed from power in Addis and had returned to it's power base in Mekelle. Have paid over 62,000 Eritreans life in the war in Tigray, TPLF is now returning to Arat Kilo and the Eritrean dictator is returning to his hideout in Adi Halo.

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[Zmeselo]

Why is Egypt’s Navy commanding a NATO-led coalition in the Red Sea?

In recent years Egypt has been developing and strengthening its navy in and around the Red Sea, but this is arguably part of a broader US strategy for the region.

By: The Cradle's Egypt Correspondent

https://thecradle.co/article-view/20654

January 23 2023


Photo Credit: The Cradle

On 12 December 2022, the Egyptian Navy took over command of the newly established Combined Task Force 153 (CTF 153) from the US Navy.

CTF 153 is responsible for controlling maritime traffic in the Red Sea and is the fourth unit of the Combined Maritime Forces (CMF), an international coalition established in 2001 by the US and its NATO allies which is concentrated in West Asia’s waterways – from the Persian Gulf to the Suez Canal.

In addition to CTF 153, the CMF includes three other fleets: The CTF 150, which operates “outside the Persian Gulf” in the Sea of Oman; The CTF 151, which specializes in “combating piracy;” and the CTF 152, which operates in Persian Gulf waters. The coalition is considered an arm of NATO and is led by an American officer who commands the US Fifth Fleet, headquartered in Bahrain.


NATO-led Combined Maritime Forces (CMF) in West Asia and North Africa. (Photo credit: The Cradle)

Impact of the war in Ukraine

The establishment of this alliance and its four units reflects a change in US security policy at sea: instead of US forces taking sole responsibility for protecting sea lanes, the Pentagon will partner with regional allies to secure waterways.

Egypt’s command of CTF 153 in the Red Sea represents a new political positioning for Cairo, raising concerns about potential conflicts with Iran, direct Egyptian involvement in the Yemeni war, and possible tensions with Russia and China.

It is important to view this decision in context of the ongoing Russian-NATO conflict https://thecradle.co/article-view/19949 ... ntegration on Ukrainian soil, which has significantly impacted international relations and military alliances over the past 11 months.

Moscow’s Special Military Operation in Ukraine has effectively ended the Helsinki Agreement of 1975, which established principles for relations between western and eastern Europe, such as respect for national sovereignty, border immunity, territorial integrity, and the peaceful resolution of disputes.

In an effort to restore Russia as a leading global power, Russian President Vladimir Putin may be aspiring to return to the Yalta system, which is based on sharing “spheres of influence” and limited sovereignty of dependent states, according to the Brezhnev principle. https://loveman.sdsu.edu/docs/1968BrezhnevDoctrine.pdf

Contrary to western expectations, the first year of the war has demonstrated that Russia is not isolated, and is capable of replacing European and western commercial partners with others in the short and medium term. China and India, for example, are replacing Europe as a market for Russian gas and oil.

However, the continued tightening of trade and financial sanctions in the long run is likely to place Moscow in a difficult position, particularly in obtaining western technological components. This could lead to Russia vigorously activating its partnerships with its allies around the world, creating further schisms between the two global poles.

What is Egypt’s position and role in all of this?

With the outbreak of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict, the US recognized the need for a new security policy in the Mediterranean and Red Seas to secure its decades-long advantageous position in the region.

It was also necessary to improve relations with Arab countries -especially those in the Persian Gulf – which had deteriorated in the wake of the Joe Biden presidency.

On 15 July, 2022, Biden visited Saudi Arabia for the Jeddah Security and Development Summit, where he met with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, leaders of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), Iraq, and Jordan, as well as Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi.

At the summit, he emphasized that the US “will not abandon” West Asia and will not leave a vacuum to be filled by China, Russia, or Iran, while recognizing the need to allow greater autonomy for its Arab allies, now led by a new generation of leaders.

The events of the past year, including increased military activity from Russia and growing conflict with China, have led to renewed western efforts to unite the US and Europe, bolster NATO, and mobilize allies in the so-called “democratic world” against “authoritarian states.”

The Red Sea region and key maritime chokepoints, such as the Suez Canal, Bab al-Mandab, and the Strait of Hormuz, have become increasingly important due to this global power competition amid ongoing instability in West Asia and North Africa.

The Bab al-Mandab Strait, in particular, is a critical point for navigation through the Suez Canal, and is of vital strategic value to Egypt and the global economy. The 30 kilometers-wide strait is the shortest route linking the Indian Ocean, Mediterranean Sea, and Atlantic Ocean. It is also a key transit point for oil exports from the Arabian Peninsula and Persian Gulf.

Due to these factors, Egypt has taken steps to develop its naval capabilities and has asserted its right to militarily intervene to protect the security of the strait.

Referencing the war in Yemen, President Sisi boldly says:

Egypt has the right to intervene militarily to prevent the Houthis from controlling or closing the strait,

because that

would have negative effects on trade in the Strategic Suez Canal,

the main source of income for the country.

To date, despite the Saudi-led coalition’s military losses, Egypt has not deployed ground forces to support the war efforts. It did, however, send four warships to the Bab al-Mandab in May 2015 to underline the point.

Cairo bolsters its naval presence

In recent years, Cairo has been urged by Washington to enhance its naval capabilities in West Asia and North Africa. The discovery of natural gas fields in those regions, and the absence of a reliable “American protector” during the Donald Trump administration, has led to intense competition among coastal countries for access to these resources.

Tensions between Turkiye and Egypt have revived historical rivalries and escalated into a naval arms race in the eastern Mediterranean. This, is in addition to the deteriorating security situation in the Arabian Peninsula and the Horn of Africa, and the transformation of the Red Sea coast into a center for international military bases, such as in Djibouti, Eritrea, and Somalia.

For deterrence purposes, and to ensure greater control over its strategic infrastructure and protect its offshore energy platforms, Cairo began developing its maritime capabilities and equipping itself with a fleet capable of operating outside its territorial waters – from the western Mediterranean to the Bab al-Mandab Strait.

The main pillars of this program include expanding military infrastructure and building new Egyptian naval bases at some strategic points, such as the “Bernice Naval Base” near the Sudanese border and the “Ras Jarqub” base on the Mediterranean Sea, near the Libyan border.

Between 2014 and 2015, Egypt developed its fleet with the addition of US Knox frigates and Spanish Discoberta corvettes. It also purchased two amphibious assault helicopter carriers (Mistral) and four French-made Godwind multi-role cruisers, with an agreement to transfer industrial knowledge to Egypt’s shipbuilding industry. The cruisers were equipped with MICA anti-aircraft missiles and Exocet MM40 anti-ship missiles.

In 2019, Egypt procured four MEKO A-200EN frigates from Germany, a coastal patrol vessel, and TNC 35 and FPB 38 patrol boats. In 2020, it purchased two FREM units and 32 medium helicopters from Italy, and four diesel-electric submarines from Germany of the 209 1400mod model.

This strengthening of the Egyptian Navy has also led to its inclusion in the aforementioned CMF and leadership of CTF 153. However, it is unclear whether this new positioning of the Egyptian navy – in partnership with the US – is geared to direct conflict with Iran in the Red Sea or to cause fissures with Egypt’s Russian and Chinese partners at sea.

US influence in shaping Egypt’s maritime security

According to Egyptian geopolitical researcher Ahmed Maulana,

the presence of allies for Washington in the Red Sea and the Mediterranean region is very important to the US security strategy that was announced in October 2022.

__________

American military forces have the right to cross the Suez Canal 48 hours after informing the Egyptian administration, while Cairo requires other countries to submit a request for passage 60 days in advance. The United States is the only country that has been exempted from these procedures, which gives its forces an advantage in the speed of movement and deployment.

__________




The new US security strategy asserts that

the spot of conflict in the next ten years will be with China in the Pacific and Indian oceans.

Despite the war in Ukraine and skirmishes in several regions, Washington believes that China is the only country genuinely capable of challenging US hegemony and reshaping the world order.

For this reason, Maulana thinks

the United States is seeking to mobilize its capabilities in these two areas, and is working to strengthen various military partnerships with Australia, India, the Philippines, South Korea and Japan.

The importance of the Mediterranean and the Red Seas for this strategy, he says, lies in the fact that they are:




__________

The fastest route for the movement of American forces from the Atlantic Ocean through the Strait of Gibraltar, then the Mediterranean Sea, passing through the Suez Canal and the Red Sea, to the Indian and Pacific oceans.

__________




The Arab-US-Israel axis

The US has shifted its strategy in the Indian and Pacific Oceans by reducing direct military involvement in certain areas and supporting alliances formed by its regional allies.

For instance, Israel has been transferred from the US European Command umbrella to the US Central Command (whose operational theater spans 21 nations, from North Africa, to West, Central, and South Asia). The controversial switch was made to establish a missile and air defense umbrella between Israel, the Gulf states, Egypt, and Jordan against potential conflicts with Iran.

This coordination and agreements with Israel pave the way for an Arab-US-Israeli axis, https://thecradle.co/Article/Columns/8583 wherein Washington supplies the axis with intelligence and weapons while minimizing the direct involvement of US troops in conflict – a strategy learned from mistakes in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Maulana, however, insists that the possibility of Egypt entering into a conflict between the major powers is “very remote.” Cairo

is keen to play on the three conflicting axes to produce benefits, and the naval role played by Egypt is not new, but rather goes back several decades.

Maulana also explains why a clash between regional players in these waterways is unlikely:

The Houthis, for example, do not possess a significant naval force that requires corresponding armament, while Iran does not dare to directly obstruct navigation in the Bab al-Mandab.

Enhancing Egypt’s naval capabilities can therefore be viewed as an effort to increase Cairo’s weight and establish deterrence in a region rife with conflicts, in which neighboring countries in both West Asia and North Africa are armed with astronomical military budgets.

The question is whether Washington has the intent or ability to activate its Egyptian naval partner to fight conflicts on its behalf – and whether Cairo will accept that role willingly.

The views expressed in this article do not necessarily reflect those of The Cradle.

[Zmeselo]

First off dog póó, you aren't even capable of killing 62 Eritreans let alone 62,000.

Secondly, and I'll lead you slowly by the hand for this, your initial dream outlined in ur manifesto was what?

A chgray republic!

Badme was the pretext for creating this republic by installing a puppet gov't in Asmara, but now let alone a republic, even Badme is back in the hands of its owners.

So Eritrea got all that it wanted, besides severely crippling you militarily within chgray.

Now what you should really ask urselves you qomalat is whether a million chgrayan lives were worth it, so Vodkachew can wear sunglasses & look cool in AA?

What did Eritrea get for sacrificing 62,000 soldiers? Nothing! Nada! Isaias's adventurism has costed every family in Eritrea. Eritrea could have closed it borders like Sudan and watched from distance.

The question 'What did we get from engaging in Tigray War?' will haunt Eritreans for a long time -Philosopher Yosief G/H

እንታይ ሒዝኩም ተመሊስኩም?

[Meleket]

ቁምነገሩ ወዲህ ነው! https://mereja.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=308857&

እኛ ኤርትራዉያን የመሃልና የመስመር ዳኞች፡ ለጀግናው የዩክሬን ህዝብ ከነጀግናው መሪያቸዉ ትልቅ ክብር እንሰጣቸዋለን!

ጀግናው ዘለንስኪ ባያነሳ ጋሻ፡
በቦረቀ ነበረ አውሮፓ ላይ ራሻ።

ወራሪ ከሰሜን ይምጣ ከደቡብ ከምስራቅ ይምጣ ከምዕራብ ወራሪ ነው፡ በህዝብ ትግልም ይሸነፋል![ አራት ሚሊየን ነጥቦች]

“ክሬሚያ ሆይ ብረሳሽ ቀኜ ትርሳኝ!” ቀኜ ትርሳኝ” እያለ ነው የኣውሮፓው ሻዕብያ፡ ዘለንስኪ ጀግናው!

Turkey approves Finland’s NATO application, clearing the last hurdle. Sweden is still waiting
By Ivana Kottasová, CNN
Updated 7:59 AM EDT, Fri March 31, 2023
CNN —
Turkey has finally approved Finland’s application to join NATO, putting an end to months of delays while also continuing to block Sweden from joining the military alliance.

The Turkish Parliament voted unanimously in favor of Finland’s membership on Thursday, clearing the last hurdle in the accession process.

The vote fulfills Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s “promise” to allow Finland in the defense alliance. Turkey was the last NATO member to approve Finland’s accession, although Hungary only did so on Monday.

In a statement after the vote, Finnish President Sauli Niinisto said his country is “now ready to join NATO.”

“All 30 NATO members have now ratified Finland’s membership. I want to thank every one of them for their trust and support,” he also said. “Finland will be a strong and capable ally, committed to the security of the Alliance.”

“We look forward to welcoming Sweden to join us as soon as possible,” the Finnish president added.

Jens Stoltenbeg, Secretary General of NATO, said Friday that Finland would formally join the alliance in the “coming days.”
“Finland will bring a lot to our Alliance,” he added.

Although Stoltenberg was optimistic about Sweden’s chances of joining the alliance, tweeting that ratification was “in everyone’s interest” Turkey has not indicated whether it will approve Sweden’s NATO membership.

Finland and Sweden had for decades committed to non-alignment with NATO as a way of avoiding provoking Moscow. However, that changed when the Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered his troops into Ukraine and forced the two Scandinavian countries to re-evaluate their neutral status.
An overwhelming majority of NATO members welcomed their applications, approving them within weeks. But two countries – Turkey and Hungary – began to stall the process.

NATO has an open-door policy, meaning that any country can be invited to join if it expresses an interest, as long as it is able and willing to uphold the principles of the bloc’s founding treaty. However, under the accession rules, any member state can veto a new country from joining.
Erdogan accused Finland and Sweden of housing Kurdish “terrorist organizations,” while Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban claimed they were spreading “outright lies” about his country’s rule of law record.

Turkey and Hungary later softened their stance on Finland’s accession, opening the door to its membership earlier this month. However, they remain opposed to Sweden joining – at least for now.

The Hungarian Parliament voted 182 to six in favor of Finland’s application on Monday. On Wednesday, Hungarian government spokesperson Zoltán Kovács said there was “an ample amount of grievances that need to be addressed” before Sweden’s bid to join NATO would be ratified by the country.
Writing in a blog, Kovács said that relations between the two countries “have been worn down over years,” which he said makes “bridging the gap more challenging.”

“We see the need to clear the air with Sweden in order to proceed,” he added.

Turkey too appears steadfast in its opposition to Sweden’s membership. Erdoğan has previously said Turkey would not approve Sweden’s NATO membership unless the country extradites “terrorists” upon Turkish request. Sweden has made clear this won’t happen and for now, the process is stuck.

Turkey is a powerful NATO member, with the bloc’s second-largest military after the United States. Its location at the southeastern flank of the alliance makes it a strategically important member. It acts as a buffer between the West and a swathe of Middle Eastern nations with a history of political instability, and where Western states have major interests. The fact it joined the alliance in 1952, just three years after its founding, adds to its clout.

However, the country has become a bit of a troublesome member under Erdogan’s leadership.

Erdogan has disagreed with NATO allies on a number of issues, including Syria and Libya, and opposed the appointment of Denmark’s Anders Fogh Rasmussen as head of NATO, until then-US President Barack Obama pledged that one of Rasmussen’s deputies would be a Turk.

But Turkey has also benefited from its membership in the alliance, both in terms of security and political influence.

CNN’s Catherine Nicholls, Mostafa Salem, Yusuf Gezer, Jomana Karadsheh, Isil Sariyuce, Alex Hardie, Nadeen Ebrahim and Abbas Al Lawati contributed reporting.
https://edition.cnn.com/2023/03/30/euro ... rship-intl

ሲጠቃለል
መለስ = ፑቲን = የማሌ (የማርክስና የሌኒን ግርፍ) ልዑላዊ ሃገሮችን የወረሩ ወፈፌ መሪዎች

የታላቋ ትግራይ ህልም = የታላቋ ሩስያ ህልም = የታላቋ ጦቢያ ህልም

ደደቢት ብቻ ኣይደለም ደደብ፤ ሩስያም (ክሬምሊንም) ጭምር ደደብ ነው!

ዘለንስኪ ጀግና ነው!

ድል ለሰፊው የዩክሬን ህዝብ!

[Meleket]

ቁምነገሩ ወዲህ ነው! https://mereja.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=308857&

እኛ ኤርትራዉያን የመሃልና የመስመር ዳኞች፡ ለጀግናው የዩክሬን ህዝብ ከነጀግናው መሪያቸዉ ትልቅ ክብር እንሰጣቸዋለን!

ጀግናው ዘለንስኪ ባያነሳ ጋሻ፡
በቦረቀ ነበረ አውሮፓ ላይ ራሻ።

ወራሪ ከሰሜን ይምጣ ከደቡብ ከምስራቅ ይምጣ ከምዕራብ ወራሪ ነው፡ በህዝብ ትግልም ይሸነፋል![ አራት ሚሊየን ነጥቦች]

“ክሬሚያ ሆይ ብረሳሽ ቀኜ ትርሳኝ!” ቀኜ ትርሳኝ” እያለ ነው የኣውሮፓው ሻዕብያ፡ ዘለንስኪ ጀግናው!

Putin admits sanctions could hurt Russia’s economy

By Hanna Ziady, CNN
Updated 10:57 PM EDT, Thu March 30, 2023
London CNN —

President Vladimir Putin has conceded that Western sanctions designed to starve the Kremlin of funds for its invasion of Ukraine could deal a blow to Russia’s economy.

“The illegitimate restrictions imposed on the Russian economy may indeed have a negative impact on it in the medium term,” Putin said in televised remarks Wednesday reported by state news agency TASS.

It is a rare admission by the Russian leader, who has repeatedly insisted that Russia’s economy remains resilient and that sanctions have hurt Western countries by driving up inflation and energy prices.

https://edition.cnn.com/2023/02/22/busi ... index.html

Putin said Russia’s economy had been growing since July, thanks in part to stronger ties with “countries of the East and South,” likely referring to China and some African countries. He also stressed the importance of domestic demand to the economy, saying it was becoming the leading driver of growth.

Russia’s economy has showed surprising resilience to unprecedented sanctions imposed by the West, including an EU ban on most imports of oil products. Preliminary estimates from the Russian government show that economic output shrank by 2.1% last year — a contraction more limited than many economists initially predicted.

Yet while China has thrown the Kremlin an economic lifeline by buying Russian energy and providing an alternative to the US dollar, cracks are starting to appear.

The Russian government’s revenue plunged 35% in January compared with a year ago, while expenditures jumped 59%, leading to a budget deficit of about 1,761 billion rubles ($23.3 billion).

https://edition.cnn.com/2023/02/22/econ ... index.html

The World Bank and the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development are forecasting contractions of 3.3% and 5.6%, respectively, in 2023. The International Monetary Fund expects Russia’s growth to remain flat this year, but for the economy to shrink by at least 7% in the medium term.

In response to Russia’s aggression in Ukraine, Western countries have announced more than 11,300 sanctions since the February 2022 invasion, and frozen some $300 billion of Russia’s foreign reserves.

An outspoken Russian oligarch, Oleg Deripaska, said earlier this month that Russia could find itself with no money as soon as next year.

Separately, Austrian bank Raiffeisen Bank International said Thursday it was looking to sell or spin off its Russian business. In a statement, the bank called market conditions in the country “highly complex” and said it was “committing to further reducing business activity” there.

Raiffeisenbank Russia made just over $2 billion in profit last year. But due to strict local rules, Raiffeisen is unable to take any profits from its Russian business out of the country.

— Rob North and Livvy Doherty contributed reporting.
https://edition.cnn.com/2023/03/30/econ ... -sanctions

ሲጠቃለል
መለስ = ፑቲን = የማሌ (የማርክስና የሌኒን ግርፍ) ልዑላዊ ሃገሮችን የወረሩ ወፈፌ መሪዎች

የታላቋ ትግራይ ህልም = የታላቋ ሩስያ ህልም = የታላቋ ጦቢያ ህልም

ደደቢት ብቻ ኣይደለም ደደብ፤ ሩስያም (ክሬምሊንም) ጭምር ደደብ ነው!

ዘለንስኪ ጀግና ነው!

ድል ለሰፊው የዩክሬን ህዝብ!

[Zmeselo]

[Meleket]

ቁምነገሩ ወዲህ ነው! https://mereja.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=308857&

እኛ ኤርትራዉያን የመሃልና የመስመር ዳኞች፡ ለጀግናው የዩክሬን ህዝብ ከነጀግናው መሪያቸዉ ትልቅ ክብር እንሰጣቸዋለን!

ጀግናው ዘለንስኪ ባያነሳ ጋሻ፡
በቦረቀ ነበረ አውሮፓ ላይ ራሻ።

ወራሪ ከሰሜን ይምጣ ከደቡብ ከምስራቅ ይምጣ ከምዕራብ ወራሪ ነው፡ በህዝብ ትግልም ይሸነፋል![ አራት ሚሊየን ነጥቦች]

“ክሬሚያ ሆይ ብረሳሽ ቀኜ ትርሳኝ!” ቀኜ ትርሳኝ” እያለ ነው የኣውሮፓው ሻዕብያ፡ ዘለንስኪ ጀግናው!

Putin admits sanctions could hurt Russia’s economy

By Hanna Ziady, CNN
Updated 10:57 PM EDT, Thu March 30, 2023
London CNN —

President Vladimir Putin has conceded that Western sanctions designed to starve the Kremlin of funds for its invasion of Ukraine could deal a blow to Russia’s economy.

“The illegitimate restrictions imposed on the Russian economy may indeed have a negative impact on it in the medium term,” Putin said in televised remarks Wednesday reported by state news agency TASS.

It is a rare admission by the Russian leader, who has repeatedly insisted that Russia’s economy remains resilient and that sanctions have hurt Western countries by driving up inflation and energy prices.

https://edition.cnn.com/2023/02/22/busi ... index.html

Putin said Russia’s economy had been growing since July, thanks in part to stronger ties with “countries of the East and South,” likely referring to China and some African countries. He also stressed the importance of domestic demand to the economy, saying it was becoming the leading driver of growth.

Russia’s economy has showed surprising resilience to unprecedented sanctions imposed by the West, including an EU ban on most imports of oil products. Preliminary estimates from the Russian government show that economic output shrank by 2.1% last year — a contraction more limited than many economists initially predicted.

Yet while China has thrown the Kremlin an economic lifeline by buying Russian energy and providing an alternative to the US dollar, cracks are starting to appear.

The Russian government’s revenue plunged 35% in January compared with a year ago, while expenditures jumped 59%, leading to a budget deficit of about 1,761 billion rubles ($23.3 billion).

https://edition.cnn.com/2023/02/22/econ ... index.html

The World Bank and the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development are forecasting contractions of 3.3% and 5.6%, respectively, in 2023. The International Monetary Fund expects Russia’s growth to remain flat this year, but for the economy to shrink by at least 7% in the medium term.

In response to Russia’s aggression in Ukraine, Western countries have announced more than 11,300 sanctions since the February 2022 invasion, and frozen some $300 billion of Russia’s foreign reserves.

An outspoken Russian oligarch, Oleg Deripaska, said earlier this month that Russia could find itself with no money as soon as next year.

Separately, Austrian bank Raiffeisen Bank International said Thursday it was looking to sell or spin off its Russian business. In a statement, the bank called market conditions in the country “highly complex” and said it was “committing to further reducing business activity” there.

Raiffeisenbank Russia made just over $2 billion in profit last year. But due to strict local rules, Raiffeisen is unable to take any profits from its Russian business out of the country.

— Rob North and Livvy Doherty contributed reporting.
https://edition.cnn.com/2023/03/30/econ ... -sanctions

ሲጠቃለል
መለስ = ፑቲን = የማሌ (የማርክስና የሌኒን ግርፍ) ልዑላዊ ሃገሮችን የወረሩ ወፈፌ መሪዎች

የታላቋ ትግራይ ህልም = የታላቋ ሩስያ ህልም = የታላቋ ጦቢያ ህልም

ደደቢት ብቻ ኣይደለም ደደብ፤ ሩስያም (ክሬምሊንም) ጭምር ደደብ ነው!

ዘለንስኪ ጀግና ነው!

ድል ለሰፊው የዩክሬን ህዝብ!

[Zmeselo]

ባዕለን ሓዲሽ ምዕራፍ ኢለን ከይጥቃዓ፡ ተገዲሱ ከፊቱ ዘንብቦ ሰብ የለን።

ጸገም ኮይንወን፡ ወይዘሮ ቁማል።

ዕንጽዕንጾ ንማዕጾ ከምዝበሃል ሽዑ፡ ኣብዚ ናተይ።

[quindibu]

Well......Egypt has to repay back to Uncle Sam the rewards the label of client state conferred to it to; like they say, there is no free lunch. But what is interesting is everybody seems to look for alternatives.....even nations like Mexico and Argentina, which are located in the sphere where the US considers as its backyard, are trying to join BRICS. What an interesting time!

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[Abere]

Only sh!t Orommumma and Woyane-rats do this. These are robots, they do not belong to Ethiopia. The only stateless country that exist without government is Ethiopia.

.....warmonger criminals who should be in court are glorified and rewarded.

[quindibu]

Danakali sells stake in flagship Colluli potash project in Eritrea
Cecilia Jamasmie | March 31, 2023 | 6:20 am News Suppliers & Equipment Africa Australia Australia NZ South

Pacific Potash Australia’s Danakali (ASX: DNK) has completed the sale of its 50% stake in the Colluli potash project in Eritrea, Africa, 13 years after partnering with the Eritrean National Mining Corporation (ENAMCO) to build the mine.

The buyers, Chinese company Sichuan Road and Bridge Group, have paid a first instalment of $105 million. A second tranche payment of $16 million is expected within the next six months, Danakali said.

The Colluli potash project is considered one of the world’s most significant and lowest-cost sources of sulphate of potash (SOP), a premium grade fertilizer.

The project has the world’s largest JORC compliant reserve at 1.1 billion tonnes. It also contains other fertilizer products, such as muriate of potash (MOP) and gypsum, along with rock salt.

There is also potential for kieserite and mag chloride to be commercialized with minimal further processing required.

A United Nations report published in 2019 suggested that Colluli could significantly boost the economy of Eritrea.

The project is the only known source of potash that allows extraction of the fertilizer in solid form. It also has access to solar, wind and geothermal energy systems – the East African rift.

The operating environment weighed heavily on Danakali’s decision, as Eritrea is ruled by one of the world’s most oppressive regimes and was until 2018 on the UN’s sanctions list.

https://www.mining.com/danakali-sells-s ... n-eritrea/

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[Fiyameta]

It is absolutely immoral, unethical, repugnant and repulsive to parade the TPLF prisoners of war in front of the media as "peace partners", especially considering their brutal massacre of 3000 Ethiopian soldiers of the Northern command force; the 600 innocent Amhara civilians they slaughtered at Mai-Kadra; their invasion of the Afar and Amhara regions where they killed and raped countless civilians and destroyed properties.

However, the Ethiopian government's decision should be viewed in light of the country's $30 billion U.S. dollars foreign debt, further complicated by the IMF's demand for the restoration of Neo-colonialism in Ethiopia as a condition to debt restructuring, and its threats to increase the interest rate on the existing debt that could lead the debt to grow by $135 billion U.S. dollars in 2027 according to an IMF forecast. https://www.statista.com/statistics/531 ... -ethiopia/

To make matters worse, the Neo-colonial powers waged a proxy mercenary war on Ethiopia to force the government put its meager resources into a national defense war effort, and removed the country from AGOA to further cripple its economy.

As you can see, the Ethiopian government is struggling to service the $30 Billion U.S. dollar foreign debt it inherited from the TPLF thieves that are now being paraded on national TV as "peace partners." It's a classic case of the pain outweighing the shame. If you were in PM Abiy's shoes, what would you do?

BTW, thanks Quindibu. I love this pic.....

[Temt]

.....warmonger criminals who should be in court are glorified and rewarded.

Brother Zmeselo,
As surprising as this might sound, I am not surprised considering what we have been witnessing a bizarre action that the government led by Dr. Abey Ahmed has been pursuing that defies logic.
The PM has ordered the Federal forces out of Tigrai after beating the Weyane bandits in less than 3 weeks! That allowed the bandits to regroup and launch another war of destruction, which led them to Debresina.
The Federal forces regrouped and beat back the bandits to the boundary of Tigrai. But again the PM ordered them not to cross to Tigrai proper. Again, the criminal Weyane got breathing room and got ready for the third attempt.
They attempted another war of destruction and were crashed by the Federal forces for a third time. Once their masters found out that the Weyanes could not survive the Federal government onslaught, they saved their servants by whisking them out of Ethiopia. The rest is history and the Weyanes have been bragging about more wars even when the PM has been treating them like some benevolent groups.

[Sadacha Macca]

brother fiyameta explained it perfectly. ethiopia has traditionally been the western ''ally'' or client state in the horn, in exchange for ''aid.''
it goes back to even before menelik, when yohannes and tewodros both wanted european aid and firearms, to conquer the rest of their neighbors and force them to be under their rule. of course, menelik did the same, in exchange for firearms and military aid (french generals literally guided his army on how to conquer other africans permanently instead of just raiding for slaves and cattle), and without their aid (the italians gave menelik many, many firearms prior to the downfall of yohannes and then the adwa war); ethiopia wouldn't have been created.
so of course, they probably told abiy, no aid, unless you do this and do that (i.e. welcome the tplf's remnants to the govt), and knowing that the countries poor and debt ridden; he had no choice. doesn't matter who's in power, an ''oromumma'' dude that the extremists hate, or an ''true ethiopian amara,'' it'd be the same result; either conform to the western interests of face the consequences (i.e. saddam, gaddafi, support rebels in ethiopia to keep it in perpetual conflict, etc).

eritrea, while it maybe small and still developing, can say they don't have this problem, which has been a principle of PIA for quite a while, and for that, we salute you guys, but we're not in the same boat, so we cannot do the same things unfortunately.

[Abdisa]

The government, faced with making a choice between two equally bad alternatives, it took a huge gamble in providing temporary immunity to the TPLF terrorists from criminal prosecution for their crimes against humanity, all in an effort to relieve the relentless Western pressure on the country. But what you are now seeing is just mere symbolism to create perceptual illusions on the minds of the agame to provide them with a false sense of belonging, hence breaking their will to fight another proxy war. Presenting your military victory as a "peace process" is the most effective way to flip the script on the corporate media narrative that portray Ethiopia as a "villain", and the TPLF terrorists as "victims."

[sarcasm]

"ወዲ ዓሻ'ስ ክልተ ጊዘ ይጽፋዕ | ኤርትራዊስ ምእንቲ ኣምሓራ ክብል ኣብ ኢትዮጵያ ኸይዱ ክመውት? ነቲ 110 ሚልዮን ዘለዎ ዓዲ ህይወቱ ክግብር? እንታይ ኢና ኾይንና?" ዶ/ር ገብረ

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[sesame]

Sarko,

An Agame, it seems, never learns. You have been pushing the idiotic narrative that Eritreans destroyed the TPLF for Amharas. That has got to be as dumb as Agamite's claim that the UN Security Council can erase the sovereignty of a nation.

We destroyed the TPLF for ourselves. Now that we have sent them back to their stone-age past, we will concentrate on our development.

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