Unstoppable action as a result of attending the China Forum
Sending aid to Gaza and claiming to be a mediator
Banning Russian players from international competition is “racist”
Russian House of Representatives votes to withdraw nuclear test ban
Russian President Vladimir Putin, who had been isolated from the international community due to the invasion of Ukraine, took the opportunity of the Middle East war between Israel and the Palestinian armed group Hamas and his attendance at China’s ‘One Belt One Road Summit Forum’ to take bold steps without heeding the attention of the international community. there is.
President Putin held bilateral meetings with the leaders of Hungary, Thailand, and Vietnam in China, and as if he were a global leader, he did not hesitate to give advice on current issues to the Western world. In particular, tensions surrounding the Korean Peninsula are growing, with the Russian State Duma (lower house of parliament) passing a bill to withdraw ratification of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT) on the 18th, hinting at the possibility of nuclear testing resuming.
‘Putin nuclear bag’ captured in Beijing, China Two Russian naval officers accompanying Russian President Vladimir Putin, who attended the Belt and Road Summit Forum held in Beijing, China on the 18th, are holding a so-called ‘nuclear bag’. Captured by Luptly (Russian state news agency)The Russian House of Representatives unanimously approved a bill withdrawing ratification of the CTBT on this day. Vyacheslav Volodin, Speaker of the Russian House of Representatives, said on Telegram on the 17th, “The United States must realize that its hegemony does not lead to good results,” and added, “Russia will do its best to protect its citizens and maintain strategic parity internationally.” He said. Withdrawal of ratification of the CTBT is completed after deliberation by the Senate and signature by President Putin.
The CTBT, approved by the United Nations General Assembly in 1996, is a treaty banning all nuclear tests. Russia signed the treaty in 1996 and ratified it in 2000. President Putin has insisted on withdrawing the CTBT, saying he will act like the United States, which only signed the treaty in 1996 but did not ratify it.
There are concerns that as Russia makes the CTBT a thing of the past, President Putin’s ‘nuclear threat’ against the West, including the United States, will become stronger. The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) analyzed, “President Putin could pull out the card to resume nuclear testing as a way to block U.S. weapons support to Ukraine.” The idea is to send a strong warning message to the West through nuclear weapons.
It is in the same context that President Putin blatantly exposed naval officers carrying so-called ‘nuclear bags’ after a meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing, China on the 18th.
According to Reuters, a broadcast camera captured two Russian naval officers following President Putin, each carrying a nuclear briefcase. This nuclear bag, called ‘Cheget’, is a secure communication tool that connects the president and high-ranking military officials and issues orders to the strategic rocket unit through a top-secret electronic command and command network. The president always carries it with him, but rarely exposes it to the outside world. According to a video aired by Russia’s Zvezda TV in 2019, there are several buttons on the nuclear bag, of which the ‘command’ button consists of a white launch button and two red cancel buttons.
President Putin, who had been on the verge of isolation for 20 months due to the Ukraine crisis, appears to be taking full-fledged foreign action while the attention of the United States and the West is focused on the Middle East.
On the 16th, President Putin had a series of phone calls with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas, as well as the leaders of five countries, including Egypt, Syria, and Iran. He claimed to be a kind of ‘mediator’. On the 19th, the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs also sent 27 tons of relief supplies to Egypt for residents of the Gaza Strip, Palestine, who are facing a humanitarian crisis.
At the 11th International Sports Forum held in Perm, Russia on the 19th, President Putin made a bold claim, saying that the ban on Russian athletes from participating in international competitions is “racial discrimination.” He said, “Thanks to some leaders of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), we have learned that an invitation to the Olympic Games is not a natural right for top athletes, but a kind of privilege, obtained not through skill, but through political gestures,” and added, “The ban is racist against Russia.” “He said.
Following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, several international sports organizations have banned Russian athletes from participating, and there have been calls for them to be prevented from participating in the 2024 Paris Olympics.
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Source: Donga
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