It appears Iran and its allies have decided to let the Zionists stew, so I’ll use this break in West Asian events to catch up on some happenings at the Kremlin, the most immediate of which is a report on the Ukrainian attack/incursion into Russia’s Kursk region in what can be deemed as a Kamikaze attack since the invading force had no reserves ready to further the assault.
"For us, this is a very high indicator that not only did we have a majority and come to decisions, but we also work with representatives of the opposition, with factions that have a different point of view.
I must say that the laws change a lot. And taking into account your decision, when back in 2016 you proposed that 50 percent of our committees should be headed by representatives of opposition factions, despite the fact that United Russia has a majority, it gives its results. This affects the quality. Yes, of course, this slows down the passage of laws, because we discuss them more, but we avoid mistakes. Because representatives of the opposition can formulate their own point of view, they participate in the meeting of the State Duma Council, which includes and chairs 50 percent of the committees, which are quite significant. These are committees on finance, agriculture, family, motherhood and childhood, and social policy. The opposition is embedded in the political system."
In most Western countries, unlike Russia, the opposition is relegated to meaningless roles, in the best scenario!
Yes, I thought of elaborating on that point since the opposition will be keen to point out the shortcomings of a proposal which is what parliamentary debate is supposed to accomplish--craft better legislation. A dictatorship of the majority will craft poorer legislation and lead to misgovernance that's opposite of the desired outcome, which is what we see in the West nowadays. Both Volodin and Matviyenko have given Putin the credit for crafting Russia's improved governing system, but my bet is his moves were the product of consultations and not just Putin's personal brainchild. Who that group consisted of will be important biographically.
I am always wary of politicians that guage success by the number of laws they pass. I guess they are in early stages , so lets see. The intentions sound good.
You must recall that Putin's long been an advocate of cutting bureaucratic red tape to make government and business more efficient, and many of the laws passed are aimed at that. Plus, much was done to make the social contract more powerful, particularly in support of families, children and those in the SMO and their kin. A lot of that info is reported in articles about Russian government actions.
I just replied to TC on this thread. Will soon begin reading what others are saying. Simplicius headline dates his report on 8/6/24 but the time stamp for its publication is 8/7. Apparently, the invasion began on the 6th but wasn't reported until today despite plenty to report yesterday. And now I've read your article and left a comment. Too much fog.
The general description seems correct. Again, the time stamp, 12:02 on the 7th. The Ukies were boasting about a counter-offensive and many were ridiculing such talk, but they weren't bluffing whatsoever and have taken a page out of Russia's book relative to Kharkov. I generally wait until 8pm Pacific to read SMO updates, which is early morning along the FEBA. The other event Putin participated in reported by the Kremlin was at 15:30, a meeting of the government and opening of social facilities in a number of regions of Russia done via video. Putin opens by talking of the Kursk events but doesn't disclose their severity and closes his remarks about them by saying he'll be meeting with the security team. I now know why I've never seen that conference room--it's at his dacha in Novo-Ogaryovo. It's just now 14:30 here in Oregon, so I'm sure the situation has changed but as yet I have nothing new to report.
For me this passage was quite significative:
"For us, this is a very high indicator that not only did we have a majority and come to decisions, but we also work with representatives of the opposition, with factions that have a different point of view.
I must say that the laws change a lot. And taking into account your decision, when back in 2016 you proposed that 50 percent of our committees should be headed by representatives of opposition factions, despite the fact that United Russia has a majority, it gives its results. This affects the quality. Yes, of course, this slows down the passage of laws, because we discuss them more, but we avoid mistakes. Because representatives of the opposition can formulate their own point of view, they participate in the meeting of the State Duma Council, which includes and chairs 50 percent of the committees, which are quite significant. These are committees on finance, agriculture, family, motherhood and childhood, and social policy. The opposition is embedded in the political system."
In most Western countries, unlike Russia, the opposition is relegated to meaningless roles, in the best scenario!
Yes, I thought of elaborating on that point since the opposition will be keen to point out the shortcomings of a proposal which is what parliamentary debate is supposed to accomplish--craft better legislation. A dictatorship of the majority will craft poorer legislation and lead to misgovernance that's opposite of the desired outcome, which is what we see in the West nowadays. Both Volodin and Matviyenko have given Putin the credit for crafting Russia's improved governing system, but my bet is his moves were the product of consultations and not just Putin's personal brainchild. Who that group consisted of will be important biographically.
I am always wary of politicians that guage success by the number of laws they pass. I guess they are in early stages , so lets see. The intentions sound good.
You must recall that Putin's long been an advocate of cutting bureaucratic red tape to make government and business more efficient, and many of the laws passed are aimed at that. Plus, much was done to make the social contract more powerful, particularly in support of families, children and those in the SMO and their kin. A lot of that info is reported in articles about Russian government actions.
Regarding the "Kursk attack", I have just written this short piece: https://geopolitiq.substack.com/p/ukraine-on-the-attack-in-the-russian
I think Vittorio Rangeloni's point of view, reported in my article above, is quite interesting.
Simplicius The Thinker barely mentioned the points raised by Rangeloni (an Italian journalist who has been reporting on the Russo-Ukrainian war from Donbass since 2015) in his latest article: https://simplicius76.substack.com/p/sitrep-8624-shaky-start-of-zelenskys
I just replied to TC on this thread. Will soon begin reading what others are saying. Simplicius headline dates his report on 8/6/24 but the time stamp for its publication is 8/7. Apparently, the invasion began on the 6th but wasn't reported until today despite plenty to report yesterday. And now I've read your article and left a comment. Too much fog.
thank you Karl,
I read this?
https://t.me/yurasumy/16893
https://t.me/yurasumy/16894
Karl, I don’t know if this info is correct.?
But is unfortunately not so positive
https://t.me/boris_rozhin/132710
The general description seems correct. Again, the time stamp, 12:02 on the 7th. The Ukies were boasting about a counter-offensive and many were ridiculing such talk, but they weren't bluffing whatsoever and have taken a page out of Russia's book relative to Kharkov. I generally wait until 8pm Pacific to read SMO updates, which is early morning along the FEBA. The other event Putin participated in reported by the Kremlin was at 15:30, a meeting of the government and opening of social facilities in a number of regions of Russia done via video. Putin opens by talking of the Kursk events but doesn't disclose their severity and closes his remarks about them by saying he'll be meeting with the security team. I now know why I've never seen that conference room--it's at his dacha in Novo-Ogaryovo. It's just now 14:30 here in Oregon, so I'm sure the situation has changed but as yet I have nothing new to report.
The time stamps reflect the situation at day break. The reported meeting has a time stamp of 16:45 Moscow.
The kamikaze invasion is just another PR stunt. How effective could they be and who cares, really?
There was a salient there just begging to be cut off!! You have to pinch off salients, it’s in all the textbooks.