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Category: Russian Federation

  • MIL-OSI Russia: More than 30 terminal stations for buses and electric buses were built and reconstructed in two years

    Translartion. Region: Russians Fedetion –

    Source: Moscow Government – Government of Moscow –

    Over the past two years, more than 30 terminal stations for buses and electric buses have been built and reconstructed in the capital. This was reported by the Deputy Mayor of Moscow for Transport and Industry Maxim Liksutov.

    “In two years, we have built 11 new comfortable buildings at the terminal stations. Security systems operate here, there are rooms where drivers can eat and rest between trips. We are increasing the efficiency of urban transport on the instructions of Sergei Sobyanin,” said Maxim Liksutov.

    Thanks to the new terminal stations, public transport routes start immediately in the required areas, closer to passengers. This reduces waiting time at stops.

    The fenced turnaround area provides enough space to make a maneuver and get back on the line. Now bus and electric bus drivers do not have to waste extra time to get to the starting point of the route or return to the depot to park.

    Comfortable working conditions have been created for the workers, since the safety of passengers depends on their well-being. In the new buildings, the staff can have lunch and prepare for the route. There are separate rooms for drivers to rest – both women and men, rooms for eating, showers and toilets, as well as first-aid stations. For security purposes, the stations are equipped with video surveillance and access control systems.

    In accordance with the objectives of the national project “Infrastructure for life” In Moscow, much attention is paid to the modernization of social and municipal infrastructure, including increasing the number of convenient public transport routes and updating rolling stock. In addition, within the framework of the national project, Moscow has begun developing the Central Transport Hub. It will become a single circuit with predictable suburban rail transport for more than 30 million residents of 11 regions of Russia.

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    February 5, 2025

  • MIL-OSI Russia: Polytechnic University and Severstal: Successful Cooperation for Future Engineers

    Translartion. Region: Russians Fedetion –

    Source: Peter the Great St Petersburg Polytechnic University – Peter the Great St Petersburg Polytechnic University –

    For SPbPU students, cooperation with leading employers in Russia is an opportunity to develop in the largest Russian and international companies and build a successful career. One of such partners is PAO Severstal, with which the university is implementing several educational and scientific projects.

    The Polytechnic University has the Severstal-Polytechnic Research and Education Center, whose specialists solve key industrial problems by working on joint R&D. More than 20 students study at SPbPU under a target agreement with the company. Twice a year, Severstal representatives participate in the Youth Career Forum, offering jobs to Polytechnic students. Dozens of students annually undergo internships at Severstal and its subsidiaries.

    In the educational programs “Organization and Management of Digital Science-Intensive Production”, “Digital Technologies in Metallurgy” and “Engineering of Metallurgical and Foundry Technologies and Materials”, Severstal representatives act as experts in lectures, provide places for practical training, topics for final qualification works, and invite students to production.

    As a partner of the course “Fundamentals of Project Activity”, Severstal offers second-year students project topics.

    “Our cooperation with Severstal has been going on for several decades,” says Pavel Kovalev, Deputy Director of IMMiT for Educational Activities. “Many of our graduates successfully work for the company, such as Evgeny Nikolaevich Vinogradov, a 2002 graduate of the metallurgical faculty, who currently holds the position of General Director of the Severstal Russian Steel and Resource Assets Division. With the participation of our strategic partner, we have developed a draft of a new educational standard and a corporate educational track for bachelors in the Metallurgy field. We received software for 26 VR simulators simulating various technological operations of steelmaking and rolling processing from Severstal free of charge, which will be used this academic year. We also plan to launch a pilot educational program in 2025 to train engineers with a variable training period (4 or 5 years).”

    By the way, the recruiting platform hh.ru recently presented the results of the Russian employer rating for 2024. It included more than 1,700 companies from all over the country.

    Among them, Severstal demonstrated significant progress, rising from 24th to 11th place in the overall list of successful industrial enterprises.

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    February 5, 2025

  • MIL-OSI Russia: Developers from 13 countries have registered to participate in the fifth stream of the “Academy of Innovators”

    Translartion. Region: Russians Fedetion –

    Source: Moscow Government – Government of Moscow –

    Registration of participants in the fifth stream of the “Academy of Innovators” has ended in the capital. Experts have selected 100 of the most promising solutions for further development. Among them are a training platform based on artificial intelligence, a monitoring system for the oil industry and dental equipment. This was reported by Natalia Sergunina, Deputy Mayor of Moscow.

    “About seven thousand people applied to participate in the new stream – 2.5 times more than last time. 60 percent of them are Muscovites. Developers from St. Petersburg, Kazan, Nizhny Novgorod, Chelyabinsk, Sochi and 185 other cities in Russia also presented their projects,” the deputy mayor said.

    The program also attracted the interest of innovators from 12 friendly countries, including Belarus, Kazakhstan, Nigeria, Vietnam and Algeria.

    The most popular areas were information technology, education, e-commerce, medicine and industry. For example, a student of the First Moscow State Medical University named after I.M. Sechenov created a portable scanner for diagnosing diseases in the oral cavity.

    A team from Nigeria has developed an interactive platform that allows learning materials to be tailored to each user. Artificial intelligence analyzes students’ preferences and progress and suggests relevant content.

    A student at the National Research University Higher School of Economics proposed a project to create applications and websites with augmented reality. The solution is aimed at parks and museums and allows visitors to be interested in interactive navigation, quests and games.

    This time, the program participants also included the creators of a digital platform for printing various patterns and prints on fabric, a handbook for pregnant women with AI recommendations, and developments in the field of ceramic 3D printing.

    The fifth stream of the “Innovators Academy” will begin on February 7. The educational program will include lectures, master classes and consultations. Together with experts, teams will finalize their product and present it to potential customers and investors.

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    February 5, 2025

  • MIL-OSI Russia: Renovation program: more than 65 playgrounds were built near new buildings in the Western Administrative District

    Translartion. Region: Russians Fedetion –

    Source: Moscow Government – Government of Moscow –

    More than 65 playgrounds have been equipped in nine districts of the Western Administrative District. They are located in areas next to new buildings erected under the renovation program. This was reported by the Minister of the Moscow Government, Head of the Moscow Department of Urban Development Policy Vladislav Ovchinsky.

    Formation of the urban environment is one of the main tasks of the renovation program. The areas around the buildings are being improved: trees and bushes are being planted, playgrounds and sports grounds are being equipped, as well as recreation areas for Muscovites.

    “In the Western Administrative District, the city has built 43 residential complexes under the renovation program. For the leisure of the district’s residents, 67 playgrounds have been set up in the adjacent territory. The largest number of them is in the Mozhaisk District – 18. In the Prospekt Vernadskogo district, 13 playgrounds have been set up near new buildings, and in Fili-Davydkovo, 12 playgrounds for children have appeared in the adjacent territory,” Vladislav Ovchinsky specified.

    Earlier Sergei Sobyanin congratulated The 200,000th resident who has begun resettlement under the renovation program.

    The renovation program was approved in August 2017. It concerns about a million Muscovites and provides for the resettlement of 5,176 houses. At one time, Sergei Sobyanin instructed increase the pace of implementation of the renovation program has doubled.

    Moscow is one of the leaders among regions in terms of construction volumes. High rates of housing construction correspond to the goals and initiatives of the national project “Infrastructure for life”.

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    February 5, 2025

  • MIL-OSI Russia: Nature of the metropolis: how green areas help lead a healthy lifestyle

    Translartion. Region: Russians Fedetion –

    Source: Moscow Government – Government of Moscow –

    Moscow is one of the greenest megacities in the world. Its natural areas occupy almost half of the city’s area, and about 90 percent of city residents live near parks. Improving the ecology and increasing the healthy life expectancy of Muscovites remain among the main priorities in the city’s development. This is ensured by the green framework and accessibility of natural areas.

    Green areas within walking distance help city dwellers lead a healthy lifestyle at any age. A high-quality natural environment reduces stress, has a positive effect on well-being, and helps maintain harmony in the active pace of life in a metropolis. This is proven by many studies.

    The current monitoring of green spaces in Moscow shows that their quality is generally stable – more than 90 percent of them are in good and satisfactory condition. Long-term observations show that the vegetation in the capital maintains sustainable viability.

    A high-quality environment helps protect people’s health. In November last year, the Moscow City Duma deputies adopted a law on the protection and use of green space. Now the city has all the necessary tools to achieve maximum environmental well-being of the metropolis, which will benefit its residents.

    The modernized approach to protecting and developing the capital’s green fund will be comprehensive and systemic, it reflects the best and most progressive global practices of managing natural systems. An increase in the quality of greening and its positive impact on the well-being of city residents and the entire urban ecosystem is expected.

    Legislative regulation will extend to all natural zones, and not just to specially protected natural areas, as it was before. This will allow not only to cover all existing green zones in the capital, but also to create new ones – work to increase such territories will continue, and parks, squares and even courtyards near houses will be under maximum protection.

    Moscow continues to implement the concept of sustainable urbanism and the 15-minute city. It assumes pedestrian accessibility of key objects for residents of each district. According to the concept, a city dweller should be able to get to everything he needs within a quarter of an hour: a workplace, social facilities, shops, restaurants, parks and other places.

    Comfortable and well-maintained green spaces within walking distance of city residents will help them enjoy the beauty of nature, escape from the bustle of the city and relax. Natural areas will continue to be the most important component for maintaining health in an active lifestyle, they will actively develop and please city residents.

    The new systemic environmental policy will allow the city to work more effectively to improve the quality of green spaces and increase their accessibility for all residents.

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    February 5, 2025

  • MIL-OSI Russia: Vladimir Spivakov held an open rehearsal as part of the project “Lesson with a Star”

    Translartion. Region: Russians Fedetion –

    Source: Moscow Government – Government of Moscow –

    The second season of the Lesson with a Star project has begun, in which outstanding artists conduct master classes, sharing their experience with students of Moscow art schools and students of creative colleges. The famous violinist and conductor, People’s Artist of the USSR, full Cavalier of the Order “For Merit to the Fatherland”, President of the Moscow International House of Music (MIHM) Vladimir Spivakov held an open rehearsal together with the State Chamber Orchestra “Moscow Virtuosi” that he heads. The lesson was held in the chamber hall of the MIHM.

    “The project, which began in 2024, has received a lively response from both students and teachers of children’s art schools and students of creative colleges, as well as representatives of culture and art – famous and experienced artists, artists, musicians. Thanks to “Lesson with a Star”, students of children’s art schools and students of specialized colleges last season were able to learn first-hand about all the intricacies of the profession. This year, we plan to develop new formats, including off-site classes for children in workshops, concert halls, theaters and studios where our mentors work,” said the Minister of the Moscow Government, head of the capital’s Department of Culture

    Alexey Fursin.

    More than 150 people attended the master class — talented children, teachers and parents. They were able to see the entire process of preparation for the upcoming concert. The young listeners were keenly interested in the fact that the soloist who participated in the rehearsal, 13-year-old pianist from Switzerland Lukas Schiesch, was their peer. The maestro’s comments on the intricacies of performing Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 12, addressed to the soloist, were understandable to the young participants of the master class and were perceived as useful advice from the legendary musician, which can help in the daily learning process.

    “I am glad that such a meeting took place. In order for a person to become an individual in any field, and especially in music and art, great examples are needed. And such examples are received by the children with whom we work. I think that today’s meeting, which was so warm, will be remembered by them for a long time,” Vladimir Spivakov admitted after the rehearsal.

    In the second season of the project, famous musicians, artists, and sculptors prepared open lessons for students of Moscow art schools. Meetings with artists Konstantin Petrov and Nikas Safronov will take place in February.

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    February 5, 2025

  • MIL-OSI Russia: Production complex to be built in Lublin with city support

    Translartion. Region: Russians Fedetion –

    Source: Moscow Government – Government of Moscow –

    As part of the implementation of a large-scale investment project (MaIP), construction of an industrial complex has begun in the Lyublino district of the South-Eastern Administrative District. This was reported by the Deputy Mayor of Moscow for Urban Development Policy and Construction Vladimir Efimov.

    “The industrial park will appear in the largest industrial cluster of the city, which is distinguished by its developed infrastructure and convenient transport logistics. In the production complex with a total area of more than 13 thousand square meters, enterprises of the electronic, pulp and paper, construction and light industries will be able to operate. Private investments in the implementation of this large-scale investment project will exceed one billion rubles,” Vladimir Efimov noted.

    Large-scale investment projects are one of the key measures to support industry in the capital.

    “Moscow is a city that rationally places manufacturing enterprises. On behalf of Sergei Sobyanin, we are providing investors with land on special terms for the construction of modern industrial infrastructure in exchange for localizing production and creating new jobs. For example, 260 people will be able to work in the manufacturing complex in the Lyublino district,” said the Deputy Mayor of Moscow for Transport and Industry

    Maxim Liksutov.

    The facility will be located at the address: Stavropolskaya Street, Buildings 37–41. The largest wholesale and retail trading platforms working with customers from all over Russia are located in the immediate vicinity.

    According to the Minister of the Moscow Government, Head of the Department of City Property Maxim Gaman, for the implementation of this large-scale investment project, the city provided the development company with 0.9 hectares of land at a preferential rate of one ruble per year. The complex includes 23 production boxes, the size of which can be adjusted – combined both horizontally and vertically. The territory will also accommodate a parking lot for 44 cars.

    The status of MAIP can be obtained by investors who plan to build important facilities for the city. These can be technology parks, sports, educational and multifunctional complexes. For the construction of production facilities, by decision of the Mayor of Moscow, special conditions have been in effect since March 2022 – preferential land lease at a rate of one ruble per year. This is one of the key measures to support the capital’s business.

    On the instructions of Sergei Sobyanin, the city is paying special attention to the quality of industrial infrastructure facilities.

    Chairman of the Committee for State Construction Supervision (Mosgosstroynadzor) of the city of Moscow Anton Slobodchikov emphasized that the construction of the production complex, consisting of two- and four-story blocks, will be supervised by the department at all stages. The developer has already sent a notice to Mosgosstroynadzor about the start of work on the site, and inspectors have drawn up a program of on-site inspections. As part of the supervisory activities, the structures and materials used will be assessed for compliance with the approved design solutions.

    Previously Mayor of Moscow told, that since 2022 the city has provided entrepreneurs with about 700 hectares of land without bidding for the implementation of large-scale investment projects.

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    February 5, 2025

  • MIL-OSI Russia: Free buses made over three thousand trips to the Moskino cinema park

    Translartion. Region: Russians Fedetion –

    Source: Moscow Government – Government of Moscow –

    Free shuttle buses to the Moskino cinema park have already made more than three thousand trips, the Deputy Mayor of Moscow for Transport and Industry reported Maxim Liksutov.

    “In early autumn 2024, Vladimir Putin and Sergei Sobyanin opened

    first of all “Moskino” cinema park in the Krasnopakhorsky district of the capital. For the convenience of visitors, in December we launched free shuttle routes to the cinema park. During this time, 12 modern buses have already made more than three thousand trips. Transport runs on the days the cinema park is open and departs from the final points every 25 minutes,” said Maxim Liksutov.

    Two free routes start from the nearest metro stations: MK1 from Teply Stan and MK2 from Salaryevo. They are served by 12 modern large-class buses. The schedule was compiled taking into account the operating hours of the cinema park.

    “In six months, the Moskino Cinema Park has become not only an interesting filming location, but also a popular cultural and recreational spot for Muscovites and guests of the capital. The launch of shuttles jointly with the Department of Transport and Development of Road Transport Infrastructure has largely helped us solve the problem of transport accessibility of the cinema park. Now visiting the new site has become not only interesting, but also comfortable,” said the Minister of the Moscow Government, head of the capital’s Department of Culture

    Alexey Fursin.

    There are also buses to the cinema park. express routes, effective from summer 2024. You can check the schedule atunified transport portal, and quickly learn about current changes – intelegram channel.

    In accordance with the objectives of the national project “Infrastructure for life” In Moscow, much attention is paid to the modernization of social and municipal infrastructure, including increasing the number of convenient public transport routes and updating rolling stock. In addition, within the framework of the national project, Moscow has begun developing the Central Transport Hub. It will become a single circuit with predictable suburban rail transport for more than 30 million residents of 11 regions of Russia.

    The Moskino Cinema Park is part of Sergei Sobyanin’s Moscow — City of Cinema project and an object of the Moscow film cluster. The first stage of development has already been completed: 18 natural sites, four pavilions and six infrastructure facilities have been built, including the sets of Moscow Center, Moscow of the 1940s, Vitebsk Station, Yurovo Airport, Moscow Cathedral Square, Deaf Village, Partisan Village, County Town, Cowboy Town, St. Petersburg Bar and other sites.

    The Moscow Film Cluster is an infrastructure facility, services and facilities for filmmakers, which are being developed by the Moscow Government within the framework of the Moscow — City of Cinema project. Its structure includes the Moskino film park, the Gorky Film Studio (sites on Sergei Eisenstein Street and Valdaisky Proyezd), the Moskino film factory, the Moskino cinema chain, the film commission and the Moskino film platform.

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    February 5, 2025

  • MIL-OSI Russia: DIT of Moscow: you can now pay for travel on the M-12 highway and the Central Ring Road on the mos.ru portal

    Translartion. Region: Russians Fedetion –

    Source: Moscow Government – Government of Moscow –

    In the capital, car owners can now pay for travel on toll sections of the M-12 “Vostok” highway (Moscow – Kazan) and the Central Ring Road (TsKAD) in the “My Payments” service on the mos.ru portal. In the capital Department of Information Technology told how to use it and save time when searching and paying travel bills.

    “We continue to expand the functionality of the My Payments service so that city residents can solve even more everyday tasks online on mos.ru. In 2023, portal users were able to pay for travel on Bagration Avenue and the Moscow High-Speed Diameter (MSD), as well as top up their transponder account in their familiar interface. Now you can also pay for travel on the M-12 Vostok and Central Ring Road highways on mos.ru. This is especially convenient for those who often use the My Payments service to pay for other city services,” said Vladimir Novikov, Director of the Department for Support of Citywide Payment Systems of the Moscow Department of Information Technology.

    How to find and pay a toll road bill on mos.ru

    In order to pay for travel on the M-12 Vostok highway, the Central Ring Road and Bagration Avenue, you don’t have to look for the bill: on the day of the trip, it will automatically appear in the My Payments service if the user has indicated the vehicle registration number in their personal account on the mos.ru portal. In addition, you can find the bill using the Vehicle Registration Certificate widget. In the window that opens, you must indicate the state registration number of the vehicle, as well as the series and number of the vehicle registration certificate (STS). After that, the user will see all unpaid bills. Information about the vehicle can be saved in the profile so that you don’t have to enter it again in the future. In addition, it is suggested set up a subscription to receive notifications about new accounts. To do this, in your personal account on mos.ru, select the “Profile” section and go to the “Subscription settings” tab. In the required categories, check the convenient form for receiving notifications – by email or via push notifications.

    You can also pay your bills for travel on the Moscow High-Speed Diameter in the My Payments service. More information about travel on the Moscow High-Speed Diameter — on the websiteYou can also pay for travel through mobile applications “Parkings of Russia”, “Main Road” and on the website “Avtodor – toll roads”.

    How to top up your transponder account for automatic fare payment

    On mos.ru in the service “My payments” you can top up your personal account of the transponder. This is a small electronic device that is placed on the windshield of the car and allows you to write off funds for travel on toll sections of roads automatically.

    The transponder account number is automatically displayed in the My Payments service if the user has specified the same phone number in their profile on the mos.ru portal and in the contract with the toll road operator. If the numbers do not match, you can add the transponder yourself. To do this, in the Documents and Data section, go to the Transport tab, click Add Transponder and fill out the form. The service will automatically generate a payment template, which will be displayed along with the personal account balance in the corresponding section.

    Thanks to this, you will not need to enter the transponder data and other information manually each time, just click the “Top up” button. If several transponders from different operators are used, the service will create a template for each of them, where the balance and recommended amount for topping up will be displayed.

    Drivers can now top up the transponders of two toll road operators on mos.ru — JSC New Quality Roads and LLC United Toll Collection Systems. They allow paying for travel on any Russian toll roads and road sections. You can find out more about all the options for paying bills for travel on toll roads in the My Payments service in the instructions.

    In addition, in the My Payments service on mos.ru, the Moscow State Services and My Moscow applications, car owners can pay fines and bills for the towing of vehicles. They are automatically displayed in the Bills for Payment section if the driver’s license and STS data are specified in the personal account. You can also find the required bill using the Vehicle Certificate widget in the My Payments service.

    The My Payments service on the mos.ru portal and in the Moscow State Services and My Moscow mobile applications is one of the most popular ways to pay bills for services among residents, legal entities and entrepreneurs of the capital. It allows you to pay for about nine thousand different state and commercial city services. Over the seven years of operation, Muscovites paid with its help over 107 million accounts. More information about all the possibilities of the service “My payments” can be found in the instructions.

    The creation, development and operation of the e-government infrastructure, including the provision of mass socially significant services, as well as other services in electronic form, corresponds to the objectives of the national project “Data Economy and Digital Transformation of the State” and the regional project of the city of Moscow “Digital Public Administration”.

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    February 5, 2025

  • MIL-Evening Report: Trump wants the US to ‘take over’ Gaza and relocate the people. Is this legal?

    Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tamer Morris, Senior lecturer, international law, University of Sydney

    In an astonishing news conference in Washington, US President Donald Trump proposed the United States “take over” the Gaza Strip and permanently relocate the nearly two million Palestinians living there to neighbouring countries.

    Trump has previously called on Egypt and Jordan to resettle Palestinians from Gaza, which both countries firmly rejected.

    His new comments – and the possibility of a US takeover of a sovereign territory – were immediately met with criticism and questions about the legality of such a move.

    When asked what authority would allow the US to do this, Trump did not have an answer. He only noted it would be a “long-term ownership position”. He also did not rule out using US troops.

    So, what does international law say about this idea?

    Can the US take over a sovereign territory?

    The quick answer is no – Trump can’t just take over someone else’s territory.

    Since the end of the second world war in 1945, the use of force has been prohibited in international law. This is one of the foundations of international law since the creation of the United Nations.

    The US could only take control of Gaza with the consent of the sovereign authority of the territory. Israel can’t cede Gaza to the US. The International Court of Justice has ruled that Gaza is an occupied territory – and that this occupation is illegal under international law.

    So, for this to happen legally, Trump would require the consent of Palestine and the Palestinian people to take control of Gaza.

    And what about removing a population?

    One of the biggest obligations of an occupying power comes under Article 49 of the Geneva Conventions. This prohibits an occupying power from forcibly transferring or removing people from a territory.

    All other states also have an obligation not to assist an occupying power in violating international humanitarian law. So that means if the US wanted to move the population of Gaza by force, Israel could not assist in this action. And likewise, the US cannot assist Israel in violating the rules.

    Occupying powers are allowed to remove a population for the reason of safety.

    Trump and his Middle East envoy who visited Gaza last week have repeatedly referenced how dangerous it is. Trump questioned how people could “want to stay” there, saying they have “no alternative” but to leave.

    However, removing people for this reason has to only be temporary. Once it’s fine for someone to return, they must be returned.

    What if people voluntarily leave?

    Transferring a population has to be consensual. But in this specific case, it would mean the consent of all Palestinians in Gaza. The US could not force anyone to move who does not want to.

    Further to this, a government, such as the Palestinian Authority, cannot give this consent on behalf of a people. People have a right to self-determination – the right to determine their own future.

    A perfect example is migration – if a person migrates from one state to another, that is their right. It’s not displacement. But forcefully displacing them is not permitted.

    And using what sounds like a threat would arguably not be consensual, either. This could be saying, for instance, “If you stay, you’ll die because there’s only going to be more war. But if you leave, there’s peace.” This is the threat of force.

    Would forcing people to leave be ethnic cleansing?

    Ethnic cleansing has not been defined in any treaty or convention.

    However, most international law experts rely on the definition in the Commission of Experts report on the former state of Yugoslavia to the UN Security Council in 1994. It defined ethnic cleansing as:

    rendering an area ethnically homogeneous by using force or intimidation to remove persons of given groups from the area.

    So, under that definition, what is being suggested by Trump could be classified as ethnic cleansing – removing the Palestinian people from a certain geographical area through force or intimidation.

    What can be done if Trump follows through?

    If Trump follows through with this plan, it would be a violation of what is known as jus cogens, or the paramount, foundational rules that underpin international law.

    And international law dictates that no country is allowed to cooperate with another in violating these rules and all countries must try to stop or prevent any potential violations. This could include placing sanctions on a country or not providing support to that country, for example, by selling it weapons.

    A perfect example of this is when Russia illegally annexed Crimea in 2014, very few countries recognised the move. Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022 was then followed by sanctions and the freezing of Russian assets, among other actions.

    If Trump pursued this course of action, he too could be personally liable under international criminal law if he’s the one instigating the forcible transfer of a population.

    The International Criminal Court has already issued arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the former Israeli defence minister and a Hamas commander in relation to the conflict.

    The risk of this kind of language

    One of the dangers of this kind of rhetoric is the potential to dehumanise the enemy, or the other side.

    Trump does this through statements such as, “You look over the decades, it’s all death in Gaza”, and resettling people in “nice homes where they can be happy” instead of being “knifed to death”. This language implies the situation in Gaza is due to the “uncivilised” nature of the population.

    The risk at the moment, even if Trump doesn’t do what he says, is that the mere vocalisation of his proposal is dehumanising to the Palestinian people. And this, in turn, could lead to more violations of the rules of war and international humanitarian law.

    The nonchalant way Trump is discussing things such as taking over a territory and moving a population gives the impression these rules can easily be broken, even if he doesn’t break them himself.

    Tamer Morris does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organisation that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their academic appointment.

    – ref. Trump wants the US to ‘take over’ Gaza and relocate the people. Is this legal? – https://theconversation.com/trump-wants-the-us-to-take-over-gaza-and-relocate-the-people-is-this-legal-249143

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: City fountains have begun to prepare for the new season

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    Source: Moscow Government – Government of Moscow –

    Specialists from the city’s municipal services complex have begun preparing the capital’s fountains for the new season. This was reported by the Deputy Mayor of Moscow for Housing and Public Utilities and Improvement Petr Biryukov.

    “Fountains are rightfully considered the calling card and decoration of the capital, there are both traditional structures, and dry, floating, musical and light-dynamic. We usually launch fountains at the end of April, so we have already begun to carry out preparatory activities in full,” noted Petr Biryukov.

    The specialists checked the structures that are underground and in the collectors of the structures. Now the experts are carrying out scheduled repairs of electromechanical equipment and underwater lighting, control systems and automation of all communications. Attention is also paid to hydraulic diagnostics. Pumping equipment, filters and jet-forming elements are put in order, ventilation and heating systems of the premises of pumping stations are checked.

    When the weather in the capital is stable above zero, the fountains will be unpreserved, washed with a special shampoo, the nozzles will be adjusted and the external lighting lamps will be checked. If necessary, the facing of the bowls and parapets will be put in order.

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  • MIL-OSI USA: Video: Kaine Issues Open Letter to Federal Workers Urging Strength, Promising Support

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    Source: United States Senator for Virginia Tim Kaine

    WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA) spoke on the Senate floor today to share an open letter to federal workers in Virginia and across the country, urging them to keep serving everyday Americans and to resist President Trump’s sham buyout offer, and promising to do everything in his power to prevent the Trump Administration from gutting the nonpartisan civil service—including by collecting stories from federal workers through his website, which will continue to be updated with FAQs and other helpful resources.

    Broadcast-quality video of Kaine’s speech is available here.

    “The Trump Administration has made plain that it wants to kick you around—by blocking your ability to administer federal resources, censuring your free speech, locking you out of your work buildings, demonizing you in the press, and sending you ominous, and at times threatening, messages,” wrote Kaine in the letter. “These actions are shameful and harmful not only to you, but to Americans across the country that you serve.”

    “America needs you—that has never been clearer than in the wake of Trump’s federal funding freeze last week. I heard from folks in every corner of Virginia about the invaluable support they receive from federal workers like you,” Kaine continued.

    “I know it has been—and will continue to be—tough. Donald Trump and his cronies are determined to do anything they can to knock you off course. They’ve even dangled a phony buyout in your face. But make no mistake: that buyout is a trap,” Kaine cautioned. “Donald Trump has no authority to offer you a resignation buyout. Don’t trust a guy with a long history of stiffing contractors by taking him up on a sham deal that he won’t follow through on.”

    Kaine has been a staunch advocate for America’s nonpartisan, merit-based civil service, and has vigorously opposed Trump’s efforts to gut the federal workforce. He has introduced bipartisan, bicameral legislation, titled the Saving the Civil Service Act, to prevent federal workers from being frivolously reclassified and fired en masse for political reasons. On February 4, 2025, Kaine took to the Senate floor to highlight the real-world ramifications of the Trump Administration’s assault on the civil service and federal agencies, from making it harder for Virginia veterans to set up doctor’s appointments to ceding international influence to adversaries like Russia and China.

    “You aren’t alone,” said Kaine in the letter. “I’m going to be here with you, every day, working alongside you in service.”

    The full text of the letter is available below.

    Dear Federal Workers:

    As you are all too aware, we are in a dark time. The Trump Administration has made plain that it wants to kick you around—by blocking your ability to administer federal resources, censuring your free speech, locking you out of your work buildings, demonizing you in the press, and sending you ominous, and at times threatening, messages. These actions are shameful and harmful not only to you, but to Americans across the country that you serve.

    But especially in the darkest of times, we must stay focused on finding our guiding lights. I hope you will let the call to service that you answered when you first swore your oaths as federal employees serve as that light.

    My advice to you today is simple, even if it’s not easy: Don’t give up. Keep serving everyday folks.

    You are here because of your expertise. You are here because of your patriotism. You are here because you know the value in dedicating your life to serving your fellow Americans.

    America needs you—that has never been clearer than in the wake of Trump’s federal funding freeze last week. I heard from folks in every corner of Virginia about the invaluable support they receive from federal workers like you.

    Across the country, Americans are counting on you to deliver crucial services—from inspecting our food to make sure it’s safe, to protecting our national security. From administering Social Security benefits, to supporting our allies around the world and keeping the influence of China, Iran, and Russia at bay.

    I know it has been—and will continue to be—tough. Donald Trump and his cronies are determined to do anything they can to knock you off course. They’ve even dangled a phony buyout in your face. But make no mistake: that buyout is a trap. Donald Trump has no authority to offer you a resignation buyout. Don’t trust a guy with a long history of stiffing contractors by taking him up on a sham deal that he won’t follow through on.

    But you aren’t alone. I’m going to be here with you, every day, working alongside you in service.

    I want to share with you some specific ways in which I want to be a resource to you. On my website, kaine.senate.gov, I am collecting stories from federal workers about what you are experiencing. Under no circumstances will I share publicly any information you send me without your consent. You can also choose to submit your stories anonymously if you prefer.

    I will also be updating my webpage with information that may be helpful to you, including summarizes of your rights, recourse you can seek if you believe you are being illegally terminated, and answers to other frequently asked questions my office is receiving.

    Please know, that I’m going to do everything I can to stand up for you—just like you’re standing up for the American people. Thank you for your service.

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: Over the past seven years, more than a million vehicles have been registered at government service centers

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    More than a million vehicles have been registered at government service centers in seven years. Today, this can be done at flagship offices, as well as at the My Documents centers in the Krasnoselsky and Danilovsky districts. State Traffic Inspectorate employees will help register a vehicle, make changes to registration data, or deregister it.

    You can get the service by appointment on the mos.ru portal. To do this, go to the service catalog, select the “Transport” section, the “Purchase, sale, registration of cars and motorcycles” subsection, click on the “Sign up for traffic police registration actions at government service centers” button, and then select a suitable time and office.

    After this, you should arrive at the specialized parking lot at the appointed time. The administrator at the reception will issue an electronic queue ticket and help pay the state fee at the bank terminals located in the office, and the State Traffic Inspectorate employee will draw up the necessary documents. At the equipped site, specialists will inspect the vehicle.

    When submitting an application viagovernment services portal you need to fill out an application and pay the state fee online. At the office, get a ticket for an appointment with the State Traffic Inspectorate employees, who will carry out all the necessary administrative procedures to provide the state service for registering a vehicle.

    “My Documents” provides more than 300 government services, 99 percent of which can be obtained on an extraterritorial basis. Government service centers are open daily: flagship centers – from 10:00 to 22:00, district centers – from 08:00 to 20:00.

    The creation, development and operation of the e-government infrastructure, including the provision of mass socially significant services, as well as other services in electronic form, corresponds to the objectives of the national project “Data Economy and Digital Transformation of the State” and the regional project of the city of Moscow “Digital Public Administration”.

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  • MIL-OSI United Kingdom: New UK support for Ukraine drives forward 100 Year Partnership

    Source: United Kingdom – Executive Government & Departments

    The UK will boost Ukrainian grain supplies to Syria as the Foreign Secretary drives forward the 100 Year Partnership on visit to Kyiv.

    • The UK’s immediate support for Ukraine and the longer-term partnership between our two countries both top of the agenda in Foreign Secretary’s visit to Kyiv. 

    • New UK support totalling £55m will boost resilience and growth in the UK and Ukraine.

    Visiting Kyiv today, David Lammy will see first-hand how UK support is putting Ukraine in the strongest possible position as it enters its fourth year of Russia’s full-scale invasion. 

    Delivering on commitments made to President Zelenskyy by Prime Minister Keir Starmer two weeks ago, the UK is providing £3 million for deliveries of Ukrainian grain and other food produce to Syria.  

    Working with the World Food Programme, this planned support will provide a lifeline to the most vulnerable in Syria unlike Russian grain supplies to the brutal Assad regime which attempted to buy favour, loading costly debt on the Syrian state. 

    These malign efforts from Russia often likely used produce from illegally occupied Ukrainian land. Russia is estimated to be taking 4.3 million tonnes of grain each year from temporarily occupied territories. It comes after the Prime Minister announced a new Grain Verification Scheme to track stolen grain from occupied Ukrainian territories last month. The UK developed the new scheme following an ask from Ukraine to the G7 to help trace snatched grain from Ukraine fields under Russian control, which is then relabelled and sold on. 

    Russia has repeatedly attacked Ukrainian port infrastructure and ships in the Black Sea, delaying vital food and aid from reaching the global south. These attacks hinder food supplies from reaching the most in need and help drive up food and fuel prices around the world. 

    However, Ukraine’s navy continues to fight back, having destroyed or damaged roughly one quarter of the Black Sea Fleet’s major combatant vessels, denying Russia control of the western Black Sea.  

    As part of the Foreign Secretary’s visit, he will meet with President Zelenskyy, Foreign Minister Sybiha, Prime Minister Shmyhal, and Deputy Prime Minister Stefanishyna, to reiterate the UK’s ongoing support and discuss first-hand how the UK and international partners can put Ukraine into the strongest position possible. 

    In his second official visit to Kyiv, Mr Lammy will announce £17 million for innovative energy projects to support the recovery and sustainability of Ukraine’s energy system. The InnovateUkraine competition will spur collaborations between British, Ukrainian and international businesses and research institutions to find the resilient, scalable and sustainable energy solutions of the future.  

    Despite relentless Russian attacks on their energy system, Ukrainians have shown that with the right support and international collaboration, they can use ingenuity and innovation to keep the lights on and defend themselves against Russia’s illegal invasion. Producing clean, reliable and affordable energy is a vital part of the struggle for Ukraine’s freedom and its defense against Russian attempts to use energy as a weapon.  

    Shoring up Ukraine’s private sector and the resilience of small and medium businesses, the new economic recovery programme, announced by the Prime Minister as part of the 100 Year Partnership, will receive a £10 million boost to help renew, rebuild and reform Ukraine’s economy for the future.

    Foreign Secretary, David Lammy said:

    Our support for Ukraine remains unbreakable. We are determined to put Ukraine in the strongest possible position, both in its fight against Russia and beyond, with our long-term relationship cemented by the 100 Year Partnership. 

    We believe in building for the future between our two countries, as well as supporting Ukraine in the present, as Russia’s barbaric and relentless attacks on vital infrastructure, communities, and businesses continue. That is why we are announcing more support for innovation in Ukraine, to rebuild a more resilient and sustainable society for years to come. 

    Delivering change at home, against the backdrop of an increasingly volatile world, means we must bolster the resilience of our partners.

    A further £25 million of UK funding will support Ukraine to strengthen more inclusive, effective and efficient social systems and services. We will work with Ukraine to revitalise family and community-based services that meet the needs of women, children, people with disabilities and marginalised groups and ensure a safe and loving family for every child.  

    The UK’s SPIRIT programme will bolster Ukraine’s resilience against Russian aggression by helping Ukraine build a more resilient, prosperous and barrier-free future for all. 

    Announcements made today will open up opportunities for British business, by harnessing UK expertise, creating trade and investment opportunities, and building links between the UK and Ukraine for years to come. 

    Support announced today builds on the UK’s strong record as a leading bilateral donor, having committed £977 million in support, including £477 million in humanitarian assistance to Ukraine and the region since the start of the full-scale invasion. We will provide £282 million in support for 2024-25, in addition to the Prime Minister’s commitment to provide £3billion of military support to Ukraine, this year and for as long as it takes.

    Background

    • More information on the UK’s support to Ukraine can be found here

    • More information on the 100 Year Partnership can be found here

    • The UK provided £35 million in emergency support for energy and most vulnerable in Ukraine in December

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: Food and clothing: how capital stores help residents of Kursk region

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    Source: Moscow Government – Government of Moscow –

    Owners of capital shops continue to collect humanitarian aid for residents of Kursk Oblast. Many of them had previously sent parcels to fighters of a special military operation, so they were able to organize shipments to border regions when such a need arose.

    In addition to long-life food products — cereals, sugar, and canned goods — the entrepreneurs purchased jars of baby food, water, and disposable tableware. They collected personal hygiene products, medicines, clothing, and bedding, as well as other material assistance.

    Household chemicals and products

    The Kursk Region received the most humanitarian aid from the Northern Administrative District of Moscow. Three stores in the Begovoy District sent food products to residents of the region, and five supermarkets in the Beskudnikovsky District sent household chemicals and hygiene products.

    They included pasta, buckwheat and instant noodle sets in the parcels, and also transferred funds to charitable foundations. The same was done by a hardware store in the Voykovsky district and three grocery stores in the Sokol district.

    A shopping mall, a gastromarket and a car dealership in the Levoberezhny district packed large humanitarian aid packages with clothes. For children, they put socks, hats and caps, mittens, trousers and shoes. The same packages were collected for adults, adding jackets and bed linen. One of the stores in Khovrino joined them.

    Among the food collected were buckwheat, millet, pasta, flour, vegetable oil, stewed meat, canned pink salmon, condensed milk, cookies and candies, tea and instant coffee.

    Employees of the shopping center on Semenovskaya Street in the Eastern Administrative District sent almost three thousand personal hygiene products and food products through the Moscow Help headquarters collection point. The distribution point of one of the marketplaces in Teply Stan transferred more than 300 kilograms of groceries and medicines to the Kursk Region.

    How capital entrepreneurs – participants of city festivals help military personnel in the SVO zoneOwners of capital shops send office supplies to the special military operation zone

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: “Chinese New Year”: How the capital was transformed for the “Winters in Moscow” festival

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    Source: Moscow Government – Government of Moscow –

    The festival “Chinese New Year in Moscow” invites city residents and tourists to stroll around the center of the capital, admire the bright and unusual decor and take spectacular photos. The main Chinese holiday is held as part of the project “Winter in Moscow”.

    The streets and alleys of the city were brightly decorated for this event. For example, strollers can see red lanterns, coins with holes, golden carps, butterflies, knots knitted from threads, which in Chinese culture represent happiness, luck, prosperity and joy. Beautiful traditional decor will allow all visitors to feel the atmosphere of an oriental fairy tale and get charged with a great mood.

    Triumphal Arch and a snake on a Christmas tree

    The journey through the decorated sites of the Chinese New Year in Moscow festival should start with Manezhnaya Square. Here you will be greeted by pailou — an ornamented triumphal gate. This is a traditional Chinese structure that used to be erected in honor of rulers, heroes or important events. Next to the pailou, light arches decorated with red and gold Chinese lanterns and inscriptions with New Year greetings sparkle. In the center of the square is a giant inflatable dragon. Since ancient times, this mythical animal has personified strength, wisdom and luck. On the New Year tree under the light tent, you can see the symbol of the year — a huge snake. It wraps around a fluffy beauty. And the top of another tree, slightly smaller, is conquered by a funny inflatable panda. Also nearby is a multi-colored big cat, which has become a favorite of children and adults.

    The entire Manezhnaya Square is framed by Chinese lanterns, creating a sense of a fairy tale. The shopping chalets are also beautifully decorated. They depict traditional Chinese hieroglyphs, which contain wishes of prosperity, happiness and well-being for each guest.

    From Manezhnaya Square, go to Revolution Square. Visitors will definitely notice the lushly decorated Christmas trees of different sizes. Plastic toys stand out on the branches of the New Year’s beauties, which reflect a combination of Chinese symbols and festive glitter. These are traditional Chinese coins with holes, tambourines, golden carp, and butterflies, which symbolize joy in China. In addition, the square is decorated with red lanterns, golden knots, diamond-shaped pictures with Chinese wishes for family happiness. And beautiful Chinese music sounds for guests here.

    Terracotta warriors of antiquity and golden carps

    In the passage between Manezhnaya Square and Revolution Square, a unique exhibition awaits guests. It is dedicated to the majestic terracotta army of Emperor Qin Shi Huangdi (3rd century BC). Visitors are presented with copies of clay figures of Chinese infantrymen, archers, and crossbowmen. Among the exhibits, you can also see the emperor himself surrounded by his entourage. Each statue is made with special attention to detail. This allows you to learn what the military uniform of both ordinary soldiers and military leaders looked like. At the exhibition, you can get acquainted with museum exhibits of different types of traditional Chinese weapons: swords, pikes, crossbows. A fragment of a historical Chinese street complements the exhibition. Here, guests are invited to stop and take beautiful and atmospheric photos as a keepsake.

    Afterwards, you can look at Nikolskaya Street and admire the Christmas trees with Chinese lanterns. Then it is worth going to Kamergersky Lane to see a large inflatable dragon. It is located next to the openwork light arch. The dragon’s head also decorates the main Christmas tree in Kamergersky Lane. And on the green beauty there are also decorations in the form of red berries, chests, and golden carp. Visitors can also see decorative Chinese abacuses, elegant hieroglyphs, and knots knitted from threads, symbolizing happiness, on the tree.

    Plush Pandas and Lucky Coins

    The next stop for strollers is Tverskaya Square. Everyone who gets here will be greeted by a large, friendly snake that smiles at visitors. This sculpture is impressive in size: seven meters high and four meters wide. It was created by Moscow craftsmen, hand-painted with fabulous patterns. In addition, Tverskaya Square is decorated with hundreds of Chinese coins of different sizes. They are a symbol of wealth and luck, and are also considered a talisman that brings harmony.

    You can finish your walk around the venues of the Chinese New Year in Moscow festival on Tverskoy Boulevard. There is an unusual exhibition called “From the Life of a Panda”. In glass pavilions there are huge plush pandas two meters tall. The toys hold tea ceremonies, pose among the blossoming sakura and launch a dragon. They also play the balalaika together with the Russian bear and are sent into space.

    Moscow is holding a large-scale celebration of the Lunar New Year until February 9. This is a continuation of the events held as part of the cross-cultural Years of Russia and China. Russian and Chinese artists perform at the festival venues, thematic quizzes and prize draws are held, master classes and lectures are organized, and guests can also try exquisite dishes of Chinese cuisine. The central streets of the city are decorated in traditional oriental style.

    The festival is organized by the Government of Moscow with the support of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation and the Embassy of the People’s Republic of China in Russia.

    The Winter in Moscow project is the main event of the season, which brings together all the entertainment of the winter capital from December 1 to February 28. Guests of the capital are offered a huge selection of events in the open air and in the city’s cultural and sports institutions. They can skate, watch ice shows, drink aromatic tea with hot buns and get acquainted with traditions. Visitors also have the opportunity to give gifts to people who find themselves in a difficult life situation, and do much more. The atmosphere of winter traditions has embraced the entire city – more than 1.9 thousand sites are open. The project organically intertwined with the largest festivals of the capital “Moscow Estates”, “Moscow Tea Party”, “City of Light” and many others. All information about the project and the events of the winter season can be found in a special mos.ru section.

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: Chinese style: exhibition of designer fir trees opened as part of Winter in Moscow

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    Source: Moscow Government – Government of Moscow –

    Moscow continues to amaze with creative projects, inspiring young designers to create unique decorations for the city. The square near the Central Department Store has once again turned into an open-air gallery – an exhibition of designer Christmas trees dedicated to Chinese New Year. The festival is held within the framework of the project “Winter in Moscow”.

    The exhibit featured various Russian brands. Designers transformed the familiar New Year tree into an art object that conveys their aesthetics and philosophy.

    One tree was decorated with elements dedicated to Chinese mythology. The moon symbolizes the Lunar New Year, and the rabbit figures recall the Eastern legend, according to which rabbits cook sticky rice on the moon – a popular holiday delicacy. The arch on the tree represents the transition from the past to the future, and gifts wrapped in red cloth with gold tassels symbolize prosperity.

    Another brand’s team created a tree-affirmation for the coming year. Red is a symbol of happiness and good fortune, and also part of the brand’s signature palette. The knots decorating the tree refer to the Chinese tradition: the more important the event, the bigger and larger the knot is tied.

    Another tree attracts attention with its iridescent material, which seems to make you look at the familiar in a new way. White balls are reminiscent of traditional Chinese lanterns, combining Eastern culture with modern art.

    A Russian accessories brand decorated a Christmas tree in the style of Chinese legends. According to legend, the red color scares away the Nian monster, and the lanterns are associated with the festival where people make wishes. The composition is complemented by red bows, symbolizing eternal love and family unity.

    Another tree features toys in the form of graphic symbols and iconic brand avatars. Their design reflects key elements of the brand’s style, such as the earth, the astronaut and the tank, which have remained recognizable over the years.

    Another brand has created a Christmas tree, a harbinger of spring. Its decorations are delicate pink flowers, which are traditionally used in Chinese decor. The composition is complemented by pompoms, referring to one of the brand’s collections.

    Each tree at this exhibition has a unique story and cultural message that combines Eastern traditions and modern Russian design.

    Moscow is hosting a large-scale celebration of the Lunar New Year until February 9. This is a continuation of the events held as part of the cross-cultural Years of Russia and China, dedicated to the 75th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the countries. Russian and Chinese artists perform at nine central venues, thematic quizzes and prize draws are held, master classes and lectures are organized, and guests can also try exquisite Chinese cuisine. The central streets of the city are decorated in traditional oriental style.

    Project “Winter in Moscow”— the main event of the season, which until February 28 brings together various events in the capital. Citizens and tourists are invited to remember traditions and history, warm up with tea and hot buns, go ice skating, watch ice shows, give gifts to people who find themselves in a difficult life situation, and show concern for those who need it.

    Muscovites and guests of the capital are offered a huge selection of events in the open air and in cultural and sports institutions. The atmosphere of winter traditions has engulfed the entire city – more than 1.9 thousand sites are open. The largest festivals of the capital are organically woven into the project: “Moscow Estates”, “Moscow Tea Party”, “City of Light” and many others. All information about the project and the events of the winter season can be found inspecial section mos.ru.

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: Online diagnostics for children with disabilities has become available in Moscow

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    Source: Moscow Government – Government of Moscow –

    Experts City Psychological and Pedagogical Center can now remotely assess the developmental characteristics of children with disabilities and provide recommendations for their education and socialization. Every year, about 50 thousand Moscow families turn to specialists. This was reported by the press service of the capital Department of Education and Science.

    “As a mother, I have already used the service in a new format. You can send all the documents to specialists in advance in electronic form and choose the time for your child to undergo online diagnostics. In format, it is similar to a distance lesson, based on the results of which psychologists, speech therapists and defectologists give feedback. Since March, the conclusion will be sent by e-mail. The procedure has become very convenient and fast, for most parents and children this is a huge saving of time and effort,” said Maya Bulaeva, deputy of the Moscow City Duma, director of the educational institution “School in Nekrasovka”.

    Remote diagnostics are available for children over three years of age without hearing or vision impairments. The examination is carried out on a video conferencing platform. “Negotiation room”To connect, you will need a computer or tablet with a camera, microphone and a stable Internet connection. Recording is carried out through the portal Mos.ru.

    The Central Psychological-Medical-Pedagogical Commission operates on the basis of the City Psychological-Pedagogical Center. Its specialists develop recommendations based on their own diagnostics and taking into account medical reports provided by the child’s parents.

    “When parents are interested in their child’s development, the family’s life is scheduled down to the minute. Every day you need to manage to do a lot of things: take the child to kindergarten or school, to the pool, to developmental classes, repeat the speech therapist’s exercises at home. In this situation, time is the most important resource, and you begin to appreciate technologies that help you use it rationally. Online diagnostics of special children is a godsend for parents. The family does not need to waste time on the way there and back. This is especially important for children who have difficulty moving. During online testing, communication with the commission specialists takes place using a gadget. The child is at home, in a familiar environment. He is calm and comfortable, that is, the stress factor is excluded,” shared actress Evelina Bledans, mother of a child with Down syndrome.

    For children with disabilities who have received a commission’s conclusion, special conditions are created in educational institutions. Adapted educational programs and manuals are developed, and assistance from tutors, assistants and other specialists is provided. Such children and disabled children can also participate in sports sections.

    If a child has difficulties in mastering the school curriculum or social adaptation, support can be obtained from City Psychological and Pedagogical Center capital Department of Education and ScienceThe institution’s branches operate in every district of Moscow.

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: Reconstruction of gas pipelines in Khoroshevsky district is 50 percent complete

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    Source: Moscow Government – Government of Moscow –

    In the Khoroshevsky district, specialists from the Moscow City Services Complex are upgrading low-pressure gas pipelines. They are currently installing new polyethylene pipes with a diameter of 110 and 225 millimeters inside the existing communications. The work is taking place on the section between 5th Magistralnaya Street and 2nd Khoroshevsky Drive.

    During the reconstruction, both the traditional open-pit method and modern trenchless technologies are used – horizontal directional drilling and auger drilling. Gas workers began upgrading communications in June 2024 and have completed half of the total volume of work to date.

    “Moscow is a complex labyrinth of underground utilities, and any modernization requires pinpoint precision. Within the framework of this project to modernize gas pipelines over 1,250 meters long, a combined approach is used. Where appropriate, open laying is used. However, understanding the importance of preserving the urban environment, in difficult areas we use advanced trenchless technologies, minimizing the impact on the surrounding infrastructure,” said Gasan Gasangadzhiev, General Director of Mosgaz JSC.

    Horizontal directional drilling technology involves laying pipes underground using specialized drilling rigs. First, specialists make a pilot hole, then expand it to the required diameter and pull the pipe through it. This method eliminates the need for excavations on roads.

    Auger boring also involves the use of a special drilling rig. In this case, there is no need to create a trench along the entire route of the communication line, as with the traditional open method.

    As reported by the city services complex, the use of advanced technologies allows not only to speed up the process of modernizing communications, but also to minimize the impact on the environment, and not to disrupt the established rhythm of life in the area.

    The reconstruction of gas pipelines in the Khoroshevsky district is planned to be completed at the end of this year. The new pipes will serve for more than 40 years.

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: Over 30 Large Companies Will Offer Vacancies for Job Seekers with Disabilities

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    Source: Moscow Government – Government of Moscow –

    February 12 at a specialized employment center “My career” A meeting for job seekers with disabilities, “I Want to Work,” will be held. Employers from the industrial sector, information technology, transport and logistics, restaurant business, and charitable organizations will conduct interviews for dozens of open positions.

    “Currently, more and more companies are ready to hire job seekers with special needs for in-demand vacancies. The services and events of the Moscow employment service, including the “I Want to Work” meeting, help find candidates with unique skills and abilities. It will give you the opportunity to consult with career experts, communicate directly with an employer, go through several interviews at once and find a job in one day. More than 30 large companies will offer about 100 jobs for candidates with special needs. The vacancies include a CNC machine operator, an arts and crafts master, a business analyst, and an international supply department manager,” said Roman Nikitin, First Deputy Director of the Moscow Employment Service and the “Professions of the Future” center.

    The “I Want to Work” meeting will be held from 11:00 to 13:00 at the address: Sergius of Radonezh Street, Building 1, Building 1. Participation is free, but registration is required. pre-registration.

    Leading Moscow enterprises and organizations are among the participating employers. For example, a radio engineering enterprise will present vacancies for a mechanic for mechanical assembly work, an assembler, a soldering worker, a painter, and an adjuster of electronic equipment and devices. A chain of children’s goods stores offers office positions for job seekers with disabilities. Among them, for example, a manager for work with key partners, as well as the head of the department for accounting of income and expenses.Department of Information Technology of the City of Moscow There are positions for business analysts, systems analysts, data analysts, technical writers and testers. One of the charitable foundations is looking for people willing to work as a psychologist, copywriter, content manager, illustrator, web designer. There are also positions for seamstresses, woodworkers and craftsmen in art workshops.

    In addition, at the meeting, career mentors will tell you how to prepare for an interview and help you write a sales resume. Participants will be able to consult with lawyers, specialists in job quotas and starting your own business.

    The Moscow Employment Service pays special attention to the professional development and employment of candidates with disabilities. Specialists work with each of them individually, taking into account their needs and health characteristics. Career mentors support applicants at all stages – from writing a resume to passing a probationary period, help people believe in themselves and develop in the direction that suits them, be it hired work or entrepreneurship. Career festivals and open selections with the participation of leading Moscow employers are held for applicants with health disabilities.

    The Moscow City Employment Service is the largest state personnel operator that helps people find work. Its structure includes employment offices, many of which are located in the My Documents government service centers. The flagship centers are open at the following addresses: Kuusinen Street, Building 2, Block 1, and Shabolovka Street, Building 48. The specialized My Career employment center is located on Sergiya Radonezhskogo Street (Building 1, Bldg. 1).

    In the center “Professions of the Future” (Shchepkina Street, Building 38, Building 1) in a maximum of 3.5 months you can master one of 75 in-demand professions in various sectors of the economy. Career mentors will help you find a job after completing your training. The center’s partners include more than three thousand employers.

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: Cod, pollock and mackerel: what seasonal fish can be purchased at the Moscow-on-the-Wave markets

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    Source: Moscow Government – Government of Moscow –

    In February, the season of cod, pollock and mackerel, as well as Caspian sprat and Baltic herring (Baltic herring) begins in Russia. At fish markets “Moscow is on the wave” City dwellers can find this and other fish in different forms: salted, canned, smoked and fresh-frozen.

    The assortment of markets is constantly expanding and supplemented – this is due to the season. Now the catch of valuable commercial fish – cod – is in full swing. Visitors to the markets are offered fresh-frozen steaks, carcasses, backs, cod liver, which is loved by many and is very healthy, as well as canned caviar from this fish. In addition, on the shelves you can find a real delicacy – cod tongues, a rare product that you will not find on supermarket shelves.

    February is also the season for catching cod’s relative, pollock. At the Moscow-on-the-Wave markets, customers can buy this fish frozen, breaded, and also pollock caviar and liver. By the way, the caviar of this codfish is not inferior to the caviar of the cod itself in terms of useful properties, and in some ways even surpasses it. For example, it is less caloric and more saturated with protein.

    The fat content of mackerel caught in winter is about 27 percent, and it is not considered high in calories. Lightly salted, hot and cold smoked mackerel, as well as fresh frozen, are available at fish markets.

    Canned Caspian sprat, a legendary product that was included in the diet of Soviet cosmonauts, can also be bought by city residents at the fish markets in Kosino-Ukhtomsky and Mitino. Here it is available in different forms: in its own juice, tomato sauce and as sprats.

    Baltic herring, or sprat, which contains retinol, zinc, iodine, magnesium and other essential microelements and vitamins, should be looked for in the smoked and salted fish sections of the markets.

    The Moscow-on-the-Wave fish market opened in the Kosino-Ukhtomsky district in November 2023, and in Mitino on September 25, 2024. Sergei Sobyanin reported, that last year they were visited by more than 1.5 million people, and more than one thousand tons of products were sold.

    The Moscow on the Wave markets offer a wide range of fish and seafood from three oceans and 13 seas that wash Russia. Residents and guests of the capital can buy fresh carp, chilled Murmansk salmon, red mullet on skewers, northern omul and whitefish in fresh-frozen and smoked form, as well as lightly salted tugunok, Olyutor herring and much more.

    More information about the activity Department of Trade and Services Moscow cities can be found on the department’s official Telegram channel.

    Sobyanin: More than 1.5 million people visited the Moscow on the Wave markets in 2024

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: To reconcile financial and personal accounts, Moscow entrepreneurs are increasingly turning to the service on mos.ru

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    Source: Moscow Government – Government of Moscow –

    Last year, Moscow entrepreneurs used the financial and personal account reconciliation service (FPA) more than 1.2 million times. This was reported by the Minister of the Moscow Government, Head of the Department of City Property Maxim Gaman.

    “The service for reconciling financial and personal accounts under lease or purchase and sale agreements for non-residential premises and land plots has appeared

    on the mos.ru portal in 2015 and has been constantly improving since then. Now, with its help, you can find out basic information about the status of your personal account, make a payment, set up an automatic payment. All transactions are available online, which significantly saves time and makes it easier for entrepreneurs to do business. On the mos.ru portal, this is the most popular digital product among Moscow businesses, and the number of its users is only growing every year. If in 2021 the service was accessed more than 946 thousand times, then in 2024 – already over 1.2 million times,” said Maxim Gaman.

    The growing popularity of the service is due to its constant improvement and the emergence of new features. For example, starting in December 2021, tenants and buyers of city real estate can order an extract through the financial and personal account reconciliation service. It is prepared in a few minutes, while containing all the current information on the state of the FLS. During the first year after the introduction of this option, an account statement was ordered more than 32 thousand times. By the end of 2024, this figure had more than tripled to 101 thousand times.

    In December 2023, a new printed form of the payment schedule became available to users. It is generated within 5-10 minutes and sent to your personal account on the mos.ru portal, where entrepreneurs can check their debts on financial and personal accounts. Last year, tenants of city land plots, buildings and premises, as well as buyers of capital real estate, requested a payment schedule almost six thousand times. The user of the account reconciliation service can pay off the debt, as well as future transactions on the financial and personal account, right here by clicking the appropriate button.

    As reported by the capital Department of Information TechnologyTo use the service, you need to go to the business services catalog on the portal (section “Land and Real Estate”) and find the service for reconciling financial and personal accounts.

    Earlier Sergei Sobyanin reported, that the mos.ru portal has more than 200 tools for entrepreneurs. The service for reconciling financial and personal accounts under lease or sale and purchase agreements for non-residential premises and land is among the most popular of them.

    The creation, development and operation of the e-government infrastructure, including the provision of mass socially significant services, as well as other services in electronic form, corresponds to the objectives of the national project “Data Economy and Digital Transformation of the State” and the regional project of the city of Moscow “Digital Public Administration”.

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  • MIL-OSI USA: Murphy, Blumenthal, 35 Colleagues Raise Alarm Over Trump Administration Chaos At Critical National Security Agencies

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    Source: United States Senator for Connecticut – Chris Murphy

    February 04, 2025

    WASHINGTON–U.S Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) joined 35 of their Senate colleagues in sending a letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio expressing their deep concern regarding the growing chaos and dysfunction at the U.S. Department of State and the Trump Administration’s illegal attempt to destroy the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). USAID is a critical pillar of U.S. national security strategy, providing lifesaving aid and development support around the world to help ensure stability.
    Yesterday, personnel at USAID were not permitted to enter the agency’s headquarters, and Elon Musk announced that President Donald Trump agreed to close the agency and move it under the State Department – which Trump has no legal authority to do. The Trump Administration, led by Musk, has also furloughed thousands of senior career civil servants, including two top security officials who denied Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency access to classified documents and systems.
    “…We are deeply concerned by reports of not only growing chaos and dysfunction at the Department of State, but the Administration’s brazen and illegal attempts to destroy the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). Mass personnel furloughs of dubious legality and abrupt, blanket stop-work orders without regard to relevant appropriations laws are causing immediate harm to U.S. national security, placing U.S. citizens at risk, disrupting life-saving work and breaking the U.S. government’s contractual obligations to private sector partners,” the senators wrote.
    The senators continued, “The Administration’s failure to consult with Congress prior to taking these steps violates the law and impedes Congress’s constitutional duty to conduct oversight of funding, personnel and the nation’s foreign policy. The Administration’s failure to expend funds appropriated on a bipartisan basis by Congress would violate the Impoundment Control Act.”
    “Foreign assistance is critical to supporting U.S. strategic interests around the world. Foreign assistance protects U.S. national security, advances U.S. values, and ensures the U.S. is the partner of choice for everything from defense procurement to cutting edge scientific research. China, Russia and Iran are already moving rapidly to exploit the vacuum and instability left by the U.S.’s sudden global retreat,” the senators added.
    They continued, “Every Administration has the right to review and adjust ongoing assistance programming. However, attempting to arbitrarily turn off core functions of a critical U.S. national security agency, without Congressional consideration or any metric-based review and absent legal authority to do so, is unprecedented and deeply disturbing.”
    U.S. Senators Tim Kaine (D-Va.), Cory Booker (D-N.J.), Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.), Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.), Michael Bennet (D-Colo.), Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Gary Peters (D-Mich.), Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.), Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.), Andy Kim (D-N.J.), Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), Angus S. King (I-Maine), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), John Hickenlooper (D-Colo.), Mazie K. Hirono (D-Hawaii), Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Tina Smith (D-Minn.), Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.), Jack Reed (D-R.I.), Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.), Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.), Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii), Mark R. Warner (D-Va.), Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Chris Coons (D-Del.), and Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.) also signed the letters.
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  • MIL-OSI Russia: NSU scientists create a database of samples from the Scientific and Educational Center “Evolution of the Earth” on the CoGIS platform

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    Source: Novosibirsk State University – Novosibirsk State University –

    Employees Scientific and educational center “Evolution of the Earth” Faculty of Geology and Geophysics, Novosibirsk State University are creating a database that will combine information about all samples located in open exhibits and storage facilities. The result of this work should be the creation of a website for all those interested in geology and mineralogy. Third-party visitors will be able to see exhibits of the Evolution of the Earth Scientific and Educational Center here, and professional geologists and NSU employees will be able to obtain information about samples from the faculty’s closed storage facilities. Work on creating the database and the website is being carried out with the support of the program “Priority 2030”The software product is being created by the Novosibirsk IT company Data East, which employs graduates of the Faculty of Geology and Geophysics of NSU.

    — The domestic geoinformation platform CoGIS allows specialists to create websites from ready-made modules without resorting to the services of programmers. They design the database themselves, create object cards and thus document museum exhibits. Each object contains a description and multimedia information — photos, videos, presentations. The interface is so simple that it can be easily mastered by both a scientist and a schoolchild. We expect that the CoGIS platform for the Scientific and Educational Center “Evolution of the Earth” and for the university as a whole will become a universal environment for storing and processing scientific and practical information, useful for student term papers and diploma papers, industrial practices, as well as for the implementation of research programs of the university, — said Mikhail Zadorozhny, GIS specialist at Data East.

    — At the moment, the database is only being created and functions only for internal use. We have digitized all the samples exhibited in the expositions of the Scientific and Educational Center “Evolution of the Earth” — both inside its premises and in display cases located in the adjacent corridors. The samples that are in the faculty’s storage facilities have also been partially digitized. To date, the database contains information on more than three thousand samples. About the same number has been digitized, but has not yet been entered into the database. To do this, we, together with specialists from Data East, have created sample cards, in each of which we place an image of a mineral or rock and a number of its geological characteristics: name, chemical composition, weight, size, date of receipt in the storage of the Scientific and Educational Center “Evolution of the Earth”, place and date of extraction, name of the extractor. Of course, not every sample is provided with a full list of this data — often some characteristics are unknown to us. Not all samples are provided with a photo image — only the exposition ones and the most impressive in appearance. The rest will be accompanied only by descriptions at the first stage, said Olga Khokhryakova, a research fellow at the Evolution of the Earth Scientific and Educational Center.

    The database compilers still have a lot of work ahead of them. Many of the specimens that require detailed descriptions and photographs are under glass, so the database contains incomplete data and “rough” photographs. The specimens from the Alexander Godovikov collection, located in the passage next to the exhibition halls of the Scientific and Educational Center “Evolution of the Earth”, have full descriptions. The remaining specimens, which are stored packed in boxes, will not be accompanied by photographs for now.

    — The storage facilities of the Geological and Geophysical Faculty contain thousands of undescribed samples brought back from student practices and expeditions in the 1980s and 1990s. Before the creation of the Scientific and Educational Center “Evolution of the Earth” in the new building, there was an educational museum at the Geological and Geophysical Faculty (it was located in the laboratory building), and now its samples make up a significant part of the faculty’s collection. All the exhibits placed in display cases had descriptions and labels. In the new building, the collection was replenished with new samples. We also enter them into our database. But a considerable part of the minerals and rocks still remain unsorted. The samples are in boxes wrapped in old newspapers from the Soviet era. Now we sort them out, describe the contents and put them on the balance sheet. The most spectacular samples have been selected for placement in museum display cases or in educational collections intended for classrooms, — said Olga Khokhryakova.

    In addition, the staff of the Scientific and Educational Center “Evolution of the Earth” work with unaccounted samples brought from geological practices and trips of the members of the student mineralogical society “Crystal”. For several decades, these samples were stored in the laboratory building of NSU, and now they have been transported to the storage facilities of the Scientific and Educational Center “Evolution of the Earth”. Some parcels with samples have not yet been unpacked. The most interesting and beautiful samples were previously selected and placed in display cases of the museum of the SMO “Crystal”, the rest did not have time to be sorted out. Now NSU geologists have taken up this work, dividing the samples into several categories. They combine samples, for example, by place of discovery, chemical composition or area of application. The volume of the collection to be sorted out is calculated not in the number of boxes, but in cubic meters. At the moment, there are 10 of them.

    — We classify, systematize, arrange all the samples that come to us by storage location and enter them into the database, which allows us to quickly and easily find them in the storage facility when there is a need to form exhibitions, replenish educational collections or present them as illustrations on the Internet. We understand that a methodical description of all the samples will probably take a decade, so we decided to take a different approach: first, we select those samples that are interesting to us from an exhibition or educational point of view, and work with them. We will move on to less interesting samples later. We fill the database gradually, as we describe the samples, — Olga Khokhryakova explained.

    According to the plan of the staff of the Scientific and Educational Center “Evolution of the Earth”, the database they are creating will not only be used internally. Access to the database is via the Internet, adding and viewing information occurs within the framework of the geoportal, which presents the mineralogical and paleontological expositions of the Scientific and Educational Center “Evolution of the Earth”. Different levels of access – for employees who can edit data, and for visitors who will visit the site to admire photographs of sparkling crystals and multi-colored stones, and at the same time learn interesting facts about them – are configured using CoGIS. Visitors to the geoportal will be able to familiarize themselves with the contents of the exhibition showcases of the Scientific and Educational Center “Evolution of the Earth” and with each exhibit presented on them separately. It is assumed that NSU employees and students will be able to see more information than all other visitors. For example, they will be able to get acquainted with archival and educational collections.

    — Our website, thanks to its impressive design and beautiful photo illustrations, will attract the attention of schoolchildren and teachers. Having learned about us, teachers will be able to contact the Scientific and Educational Center “Evolution of the Earth” with a request for educational mineralogical collections, which would present, for example, minerals and rocks that are often found in our region, or samples necessary for mastering the curricula in geography and chemistry. Our employees form school collections at the request of teachers. One of them was transferred to Novosibirsk School No. 112 in November last year, — said Olga Khokhryakova.

    The website, which contains a database of mineralogical and paleontological samples, is expected to become available to a wider audience later this year.

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  • MIL-OSI China: Azerbaijan reacts to preliminary report on Aktau plane crash

    Source: China State Council Information Office

    Azerbaijan’s Ministry of Digital Development and Transport said the preliminary report released Tuesday on the Dec. 25 crash of an Embraer 190 aircraft near Aktau indicated the plane suffered damage due to external impact, dismissing bird strikes and cylinder explosions as causes.

    In a statement reacting to the report, the ministry emphasized that the aircraft, operated by Azerbaijan Airlines, was fully airworthy at takeoff and experienced no mechanical failures before impact.

    The ministry said that analysis of the flight recorders confirmed the aircraft lost GPS signals over Russian airspace and Grozny Airport with two external noises recorded 24 seconds apart, followed by the sequential failure of the hydraulic systems.

    The fuselage suffered numerous through and blind damage, particularly in the aft section, vertical and horizontal stabilizers, left wing, and left engine, caused by foreign objects. No evidence of a bird strike or cylinder explosion was found, the ministry said citing the preliminary report.

    Foreign objects, which did not belong to the aircraft, were discovered in the wreckage, and their exact origin would be determined through further expert examinations, the ministry added.

    The crash occurred as Flight J2-8243 was en route from Baku to Grozny. The accident resulted in the deaths of two pilots, a senior flight attendant, and 35 passengers. Despite the severity of the crash, 29 people survived due to the crew’s emergency landing efforts, the ministry said.

    Kazakhstan, as the country where the crash took place, is leading the investigation with Azerbaijan’s full participation. The final report on the accident’s causes is expected to be published within a year, in line with International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) regulations.

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  • MIL-OSI USA: February 4th, 2025 Heinrich Raises Alarm Over Trump-Caused Chaos at Critical National Security Agencies

    US Senate News:

    Source: United States Senator for New Mexico Martin Heinrich

    WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and 36 Senate colleagues sent a letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio expressing their deep concern regarding the growing chaos and dysfunction at the U.S. Department of State and the Trump Administration’s illegal attempt to destroy the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID).

    USAID is a critical pillar of U.S. national security strategy, providing lifesaving aid and development support around the world to help ensure stability. Yesterday, personnel at USAID were not permitted to enter the agency’s headquarters, and Elon Musk announced that President Donald Trump agreed to close the agency and move it under the State Department – which Trump has no legal authority to do. The Trump Administration, led by Musk, has also furloughed thousands of senior career civil servants, including two top security officials who denied Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency access to classified documents and systems.

    “…We are deeply concerned by reports of not only growing chaos and dysfunction at the Department of State, but the Administration’s brazen and illegal attempts to destroy the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). Mass personnel furloughs of dubious legality and abrupt, blanket stop-work orders without regard to relevant appropriations laws are causing immediate harm to U.S. national security, placing U.S. citizens at risk, disrupting life-saving work and breaking the U.S. government’s contractual obligations to private sector partners,” Heinrich and colleagues wrote.

    The senators continued, “The Administration’s failure to consult with Congress prior to taking these steps violates the law and impedes Congress’s constitutional duty to conduct oversight of funding, personnel and the nation’s foreign policy. The Administration’s failure to expend funds appropriated on a bipartisan basis by Congress would violate the Impoundment Control Act.”

    “Foreign assistance is critical to supporting U.S. strategic interests around the world. Foreign assistance protects U.S. national security, advances U.S. values, and ensures the U.S. is the partner of choice for everything from defense procurement to cutting edge scientific research. China, Russia and Iran are already moving rapidly to exploit the vacuum and instability left by the U.S.’s sudden global retreat,” wrote the senators.

    They continued, “Every Administration has the right to review and adjust ongoing assistance programming. However, attempting to arbitrarily turn off core functions of a critical U.S. national security agency, without Congressional consideration or any metric-based review and absent legal authority to do so, is unprecedented and deeply disturbing.”

    The letter is led by U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-Va.). Alongside Heinrich, the letter was signed by U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-N.J.), Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.), Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.), Michael Bennet (D-Colo.), Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Gary Peters (D-Mich.), Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.), Andy Kim (D-N.J.), Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), Angus S. King (I-Maine), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), John Hickenlooper (D-Colo.), Mazie K. Hirono (D-Hawaii), Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Tina Smith (D-Minn.), Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.), Jack Reed (D-R.I.), Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.), Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.), Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii), Mark R. Warner (D-Va.), Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Chris Coons (D-Del.), and Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.).

    The full text of the letter is available here.

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  • MIL-OSI USA: Merkley, Wyden Join Effort Raising Alarm Over Trump Administration Chaos at Critical National Security Agencies

    US Senate News:

    Source: United States Senator Ron Wyden (D-Ore)

    February 04, 2025

    Washington, D.C. – Today, Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley — a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee – and Ron Wyden joined an effort led by Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA) that raises the alarm of the growing chaos and dysfunction at the U.S. Department of State and the Trump Administration’s illegal attempt to destroy the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). USAID is a critical pillar of U.S. national security strategy, providing lifesaving aid and development support around the world to help advance America’s interests. On Monday, personnel at USAID were not permitted to enter the agency’s headquarters, and Elon Musk announced that President Donald Trump agreed to close the agency and move it under the State Department – which Trump has no legal authority to do. The Trump Administration, led by Musk, has also furloughed thousands of government employees, including two top security officials who denied the Department of Government Efficiency access to classified documents and systems.

    “…We are deeply concerned by reports of not only growing chaos and dysfunction at the Department of State, but the Administration’s brazen and illegal attempts to destroy the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). Mass personnel furloughs of dubious legality and abrupt, blanket stop-work orders without regard to relevant appropriations laws are causing immediate harm to U.S. national security, placing U.S. citizens at risk, disrupting life-saving work and breaking the U.S. government’s contractual obligations to private sector partners,” wrote the senators.

    The senators continued, “The Administration’s failure to consult with Congress prior to taking these steps violates the law and impedes Congress’s constitutional duty to conduct oversight of funding, personnel and the nation’s foreign policy. The Administration’s failure to expend funds appropriated on a bipartisan basis by Congress would violate the Impoundment Control Act.”

    “Foreign assistance is critical to supporting U.S. strategic interests around the world. Foreign assistance protects U.S. national security, advances U.S. values, and ensures the U.S. is the partner of choice for everything from defense procurement to cutting edge scientific research. China, Russia and Iran are already moving rapidly to exploit the vacuum and instability left by the U.S.’s sudden global retreat,” wrote the senators.

    They continued, “Every Administration has the right to review and adjust ongoing assistance programming. However, attempting to arbitrarily turn off core functions of a critical U.S. national security agency, without Congressional consideration or any metric-based review and absent legal authority to do so, is unprecedented and deeply disturbing.”

    The letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio is led by Kaine, and signed by Merkley, Wyden, U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ), Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE), Michael Bennet (D-CO), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Peter Welch (D-VT), Edward J. Markey (D-MA), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), Bernie Sanders (I-VT), Gary Peters (D-MI), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Martin Heinrich (D-NM), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), Andy Kim (D-NJ), Adam Schiff (D-CA), Angus S. King (I-ME), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), John Hickenlooper (D-CO), Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), Alex Padilla (D-CA), Tina Smith (D-MN), Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV), Jack Reed (D-RI), Chris Murphy (D-CT), Jacky Rosen (D-NV), Mark Kelly (D-AZ), Brian Schatz (D-HI), Mark R. Warner (D-VA), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Chris Coons (D-DE), and Elissa Slotkin (D-MI).

    The full text of the letter is available here and below.

    Dear Secretary Rubio:

    The effective administration of U.S. foreign assistance is critical to advancing core U.S. national security priorities, including countering the influence of China, Russia and Iran. As you acknowledged at your confirmation hearing, pushing back on China in particular is a top bipartisan priority.

    As such, we are deeply concerned by reports of not only growing chaos and dysfunction at the Department of State, but the Administration’s brazen and illegal attempts to destroy the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). Mass personnel furloughs of dubious legality and abrupt, blanket stop-work orders without regard to relevant appropriations laws are causing immediate harm to U.S. national security, placing U.S. citizens at risk, disrupting life-saving work and breaking the U.S. government’s contractual obligations to private sector partners.

    The Administration’s failure to consult with Congress prior to taking these steps violates the law and impedes Congress’s constitutional duty to conduct oversight of funding, personnel and the nation’s foreign policy. The Administration’s failure to expend funds appropriated on a bipartisan basis by Congress would violate the Impoundment Control Act.

    Foreign assistance is critical to supporting U.S. strategic interests around the world. Foreign assistance protects U.S. national security, advances U.S. values, and ensures the U.S. is the partner of choice for everything from defense procurement to cutting edge scientific research. China, Russia and Iran are already moving rapidly to exploit the vacuum and instability left by the U.S.’s sudden global retreat.

    Every Administration has the right to review and adjust ongoing assistance programming. However, attempting to arbitrarily turn off core functions of a critical U.S. national security agency, without Congressional consideration or any metric-based review and absent legal authority to do so, is unprecedented and deeply disturbing.

    We request immediate clarification on the following:

    Status of USAID:

    1. Confirmation of your understanding that any effort to abolish USAID or merge USAID into the Department of State absent Congressional consultation and approval is illegal.
    2. Confirmation of your understanding that adversaries such as China, Russia and Iran are quickly moving into the vacuum left by suspended USAID programs. 
    3. The Department of State’s assessment of Mr. Elon Musk’s financial ties to China and the impact of these ties to the decision-making process of Mr. Musk and his employees.
    4. Confirmation that neither you nor any member of your leadership team are taking direction from Mr. Musk with regards to the work of the Department of State or USAID, personnel or financial decisions for either agency, or any other matters relevant to U.S. national security. 
    5. Confirmation of the names and employment status of individuals directed by Mr. Musk to engage with USAID staff, the qualifications of these individuals, and the level of their security clearances – if any.

    Personnel:

    1. Confirmation of your understanding that any unauthorized access by or disclosure of classified information to individuals without appropriate security clearance could be considered a criminal offense.
    2. The legal authority and rationale under which, on January 28, more than 50 senior career civil and foreign service USAID officials were placed on administrative leave. This move was not only unprecedented, but also inconsistent with the Office of Personnel Management’s own guidelines for the use of administrative leave.
    3. The legal authority under which, on January 28, approximately 390 USAID Institutional Support Contractors (ISCs) were given stop-work orders, and clarification of which Administration official directed the implementation of this termination.
    4. Whether any Department of State career civil and foreign service or contractors have been placed on administrative leave or removed from their roles as a result of or relating to the assistance freeze or any directives from the Office of Foreign Assistance.
    5. Clarification of which Administration official directed the implementation of this mass furlough.
    6. Clarification of whether these individuals were directed to be terminated without cause.
    7. Confirmation that personnel will not face retaliation or retribution for performing their duties under the previous Administration’s policy direction.
    8. Under what authorities and by which official’s directive career civil service, foreign service, and Personal Services Contractors (PSC), and those under other hiring authorities have been removed from their roles or limited in their ability to execute their work.
    9. Confirmation that further career civil service, foreign service and USAID contractors will not be removed from their roles without cause or receive stop work orders.
    10. Whether, upon full resumption of legally mandated foreign assistance activities, the Administration intends to re-hire contractors who have been removed from their roles.
    11. Any additional guidance provided to State and USAID staff regarding the foreign assistance freeze, including confirmation of whether direct hires, contractors, or implementing organizations have been directed not to speak publicly about the foreign assistance freeze.
    12. Public identification of the individual currently serving as the Director or Acting Director of the State Department’s Office of Foreign Assistance and as Acting Deputy Administrator of USAID, and the dates upon which this individual was appointed to each position.
    13. Confirmation of your understanding that the State Department’s Director of Foreign Assistance has no authority to issue personnel directives for USAID.

    Resumption of Foreign Assistance:

    1. The specific process and anticipated timeframe for activities to receive exemptions or waivers, as referenced in your January 28, 2025 directive to State and USAID staff.
    2. The mechanisms and metrics established for this waiver process.
    3. The timeline for full resumption of legally mandated foreign assistance activities.
    4. Clarification of what risk assessment or analysis of potential risk to U.S. national security interests were conducted prior to the decision to freeze foreign assistance activities.
    5. Confirmation of the Department of State’s obligation to comply with U.S. contract law and your responsibility as Secretary of State ensure the Department honors its commitments to contracting partners.

    We welcome your urgent attention to these questions. We and our staff stand ready to work with you to ensure U.S. foreign assistance funding continues to be deployed effectively to protect American citizens, at home and abroad.

    Respectfully,

    MIL OSI USA News –

    February 5, 2025

  • MIL-OSI China: China assumes UN Security Council rotating presidency for February

    Source: China State Council Information Office

    While assuming the rotating presidency of the United Nations Security Council for February, China will work on the priorities of reaffirming member states’ commitment to multilateralism and enhancing global governance, Fu Cong, China’s permanent representative to the United Nations, said Monday.

    As the world enters a very turbulent period and the number of conflicts worldwide hits a new high since the Cold War, there is an increasing call in the international community, among the Global South in particular, for reforming and improving the global governance system, he said.

    “At the Security Council, solidarity and cooperation are replaced by division and confrontation. Very often, the Council has been unable to do anything in the face of major security crises. This situation cannot continue,” Fu told a press briefing on the program of work of the Security Council for the month.

    Under its initiative, China will chair a Security Council high-level open debate, scheduled for Feb. 18, on the theme of “Practicing Multilateralism, Reforming and Improving Global Governance.”

    “As we mark the 80th anniversary of the founding of the United Nations this year, the debate aims to encourage countries to revisit the original aspirations of the UN, reaffirm their commitment to multilateralism and the important role of the United Nations, including the Security Council, and to explore ways to reform and improve the global governance,” the envoy said.

    Regarding global and regional issues, Fu said that the 15-member body will continue to focus on the Middle East and strive to find lasting political solutions.

    “It is necessary for the Security Council to pay close attention to the ceasefire in Gaza and take timely actions to ensure that the relevant agreement is fully and effectively implemented and that humanitarian access remains open and unhindered,” he told reporters. “China will urge the Council to closely follow the challenges confronting UNRWA (UN relief agency for Palestinians).”

    In the meantime, the political and security situation in some parts of Africa is extremely volatile. There are huge challenges in terms of peacekeeping and peace-building, as well as humanitarian assistance, Fu said.

    “The Security Council and the wider international community must maintain and increase their attention and support for Africa,” he said. “As the president, China will work with other Council members to promote dialogue and consultation and seek political solutions to African issues.”

    The Security Council is composed of five permanent members — China, the United States, Britain, France, and Russia — and 10 non-permanent members. The presidency of the council rotates among its 15 member states based on the English-language alphabetical order of the countries’ names on a monthly basis.

    China last held the rotating Security Council presidency in November 2023.

    MIL OSI China News –

    February 5, 2025

  • MIL-OSI USA: Hickenlooper, Bennet, Colleagues Call on Trump Admin to Address the Illegal Effort to Dismantle USAID

    US Senate News:

    Source: United States Senator John Hickenlooper – Colorado

    WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators John Hickenlooper, Michael Bennet, and Tim Kaine, along with 35 of their Senate colleagues, sent a letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio expressing their deep concern regarding the illegal attempt by Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) officials to dismantle the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID).

    “We are deeply concerned by reports of not only growing chaos and dysfunction at the Department of State, but the Administration’s brazen and illegal attempts to destroy the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID),” wrote the senators. “Mass personnel furloughs of dubious legality and abrupt, blanket stop-work orders without regard to relevant appropriations laws are causing immediate harm to U.S. national security, placing U.S. citizens at risk, disrupting life-saving work and breaking the U.S. government’s contractual obligations to private sector partners.”

    The senators continued: “The Administration’s failure to consult with Congress prior to taking these steps violates the law and impedes Congress’s constitutional duty to conduct oversight of funding, personnel and the nation’s foreign policy.”

    USAID is a critical pillar of U.S. national security strategy, providing lifesaving aid and development support around the world.

    This week, USAID workers were denied access to the agency’s headquarters and the White House threatened to close the agency and move it under the State Department without the necessary congressional approval. The administration has also furloughed thousands of senior career civil servants, including two top security officials who had denied DOGE officials access to classified documents and systems without the proper clearances.

    In their letter, the senators called on Secretary Rubio to address the dysfunction created by these illegal actions and clarify the status of the funding that’s been legally approved by Congress.

    Full text of the letter available HERE and below.

    Dear Secretary Rubio:

    The effective administration of U.S. foreign assistance is critical to advancing core U.S. national security priorities, including countering the influence of China, Russia and Iran. As you acknowledged at your confirmation hearing, pushing back on China in particular is a top bipartisan priority.

    As such, we are deeply concerned by reports of not only growing chaos and dysfunction at the Department of State, but the Administration’s brazen and illegal attempts to destroy the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). Mass personnel furloughs of dubious legality and abrupt, blanket stop-work orders without regard to relevant appropriations laws are causing immediate harm to U.S. national security, placing U.S. citizens at risk, disrupting life-saving work and breaking the U.S. government’s contractual obligations to private sector partners.

    The Administration’s failure to consult with Congress prior to taking these steps violates the law and impedes Congress’s constitutional duty to conduct oversight of funding, personnel and the nation’s foreign policy. The Administration’s failure to expend funds appropriated on a bipartisan basis by Congress would violate the Impoundment Control Act.

    Foreign assistance is critical to supporting U.S. strategic interests around the world. Foreign assistance protects U.S. national security, advances U.S. values, and ensures the U.S. is the partner of choice for everything from defense procurement to cutting edge scientific research. China, Russia and Iran are already moving rapidly to exploit the vacuum and instability left by the U.S.’s sudden global retreat.

    Every Administration has the right to review and adjust ongoing assistance programming. However, attempting to arbitrarily turn off core functions of a critical U.S. national security agency, without Congressional consideration or any metric-based review and absent legal authority to do so, is unprecedented and deeply disturbing.

    We request immediate clarification on the following:

    Status of USAID:

    • Confirmation of your understanding that any effort to abolish USAID or merge USAID into the Department of State absent Congressional consultation and approval is illegal.
    • Confirmation of your understanding that adversaries such as China, Russia and Iran are quickly moving into the vacuum left by suspended USAID programs.
    • The Department of State’s assessment of Mr. Elon Musk’s financial ties to China and the impact of these ties to the decision-making process of Mr. Musk and his employees.
    • Confirmation that neither you nor any member of your leadership team are taking direction from Mr. Musk with regards to the work of the Department of State or USAID, personnel or financial decisions for either agency, or any other matters relevant to U.S. national security.
    • Confirmation of the names and employment status of individuals directed by Mr. Musk to engage with USAID staff, the qualifications of these individuals, and the level of their security clearances – if any.

    Personnel:

    • Confirmation of your understanding that any unauthorized access by or disclosure of classified information to individuals without appropriate security clearance could be considered a criminal offense.
    • The legal authority and rationale under which, on January 28, more than 50 senior career civil and foreign service USAID officials were placed on administrative leave. This move was not only unprecedented, but also inconsistent with the Office of Personnel Management’s own guidelines for the use of administrative leave.
    • The legal authority under which, on January 28, approximately 390 USAID Institutional Support Contractors (ISCs) were given stop-work orders, and clarification of which Administration official directed the implementation of this termination.
    • Whether any Department of State career civil and foreign service or contractors have been placed on administrative leave or removed from their roles as a result of or relating to the assistance freeze or any directives from the Office of Foreign Assistance.
    • Clarification of which Administration official directed the implementation of this mass furlough.
    • Clarification of whether these individuals were directed to be terminated without cause.
    • Confirmation that personnel will not face retaliation or retribution for performing their duties under the previous Administration’s policy direction.
    • Under what authorities and by which official’s directive career civil service, foreign service, and Personal Services Contractors (PSC), and those under other hiring authorities have been removed from their roles or limited in their ability to execute their work.
    • Confirmation that further career civil service, foreign service and USAID contractors will not be removed from their roles without cause or receive stop work orders.
    • Whether, upon full resumption of legally mandated foreign assistance activities, the Administration intends to re-hire contractors who have been removed from their roles.
    • Any additional guidance provided to State and USAID staff regarding the foreign assistance freeze, including confirmation of whether direct hires, contractors, or implementing organizations have been directed not to speak publicly about the foreign assistance freeze.
    • Public identification of the individual currently serving as the Director or Acting Director of the State Department’s Office of Foreign Assistance and as Acting Deputy Administrator of USAID, and the dates upon which this individual was appointed to each position.
    • Confirmation of your understanding that the State Department’s Director of Foreign Assistance has no authority to issue personnel directives for USAID.

    Resumption of Foreign Assistance:

    • The specific process and anticipated timeframe for activities to receive exemptions or waivers, as referenced in your January 28, 2025 directive to State and USAID staff.
    • The mechanisms and metrics established for this waiver process.
    • The timeline for full resumption of legally mandated foreign assistance activities.
    • Clarification of what risk assessment or analysis of potential risk to U.S. national security interests were conducted prior to the decision to freeze foreign assistance activities.
    • Confirmation of the Department of State’s obligation to comply with U.S. contract law and your responsibility as Secretary of State ensure the Department honors its commitments to contracting partners.

    We welcome your urgent attention to these questions. We and our staff stand ready to work with you to ensure U.S. foreign assistance funding continues to be deployed effectively to protect American citizens, at home and abroad.

    Respectfully,

    MIL OSI USA News –

    February 5, 2025

  • MIL-OSI USA: Barrasso: Pam Bondi Will Usher in a New Era of Safety, Sanity, and Justice

    US Senate News:

    Source: United States Senator for Wyoming John Barrasso

    WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), Senate Majority Whip, spoke on the Senate Floor as the Senate prepares to vote on the confirmation of Pam Bondi, President Donald J. Trump’s nominee for Attorney General.

    Click HERE to watch Senator Barrasso’s remarks.

    Sen. Barrasso’s remarks as prepared:

    “The Justice Department needs a leader who has the qualifications, the experience, the determination, and the moral clarity to keep America safe.

    “Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi is that leader. She has my vote and my vocal support.

    “The Attorney General is America’s top prosecutor. The role should be filled by an experienced prosecutor.

    “Attorney General Bondi has prosecution experience. A lot of it.

    “She spent almost 30 years as a criminal prosecutor and then as a state attorney general. She has more trial experience than any modern U.S. Attorney General.

    “Attorney General Bondi is the most experienced career criminal prosecutor ever to be America’s chief law enforcement officer. She is ready to lead on Day One.

    “In Florida, Attorney General Bondi prosecuted a range of violent crimes. She locked up the worst of the worst. Her signature achievements were in fighting illegal drugs and human trafficking.

    “When she became Florida Attorney General in 2011, the state was overrun with pill mills and opioid overdoses.

    “Pam Bondi shut down the pill mills. She locked up the drug dealers. She pushed for stronger laws to stop the spread of synthetic opioids.

    “Under her leadership, Florida led the fight against this deadly epidemic.

    “Attorney General Bondi also protected victims of human trafficking in Florida. She pledged to make combatting human trafficking a top priority at the Department of Justice.

    “Pam Bondi is a fierce advocate for safety. She is also a skilled leader.

    “The Department of Justice is a huge agency. It controls 40 separate organizations. It employs more than 115,000 people. It oversees all 94 U.S. Attorneys across the country.

    “Leading the DOJ is an enormous undertaking. Pam Bondi is up to the challenge.

    “The Florida Attorney General’s office is one of the largest in the country.

    “It handles a broad scope of civil and criminal investigations, just like the Department of Justice. She led that office effectively and efficiently.

    “Attorney General Bondi has received overwhelming support from across the country.

    “More than 100 former senior DOJ officials wrote a letter to the Judiciary Committee in support of Pam Bondi. Here is what they said about Bondi’s track record: It shows ‘the no-nonsense, law-and-order, pro-law enforcement approach she will bring to the Department of Justice.’

    “The Fraternal Order of Police also urged the Senate to confirm Pam Bondi. This is an organization of more than 377,000 members of law enforcement.

    “Attorney General Bondi has also earned the support of Second Amendment advocates.

    “United States Attorney General Pam Bondi will stand in stark contrast to the prior administration’s Justice Department.

    “The previous administration gave us two tiers of justice.

    “It labeled parents as ‘domestic terrorists.’ It brought charges against pro-life protestors, then threw them in prison. It worked with left-wing judges and prosecutors to try to throw President Trump in jail.

    “This doesn’t begin to get into the Russiagate Hoax or covering up for Hunter Biden. In both cases, you saw rogue federal agents try to subvert the democratic process.

    “At her hearing before the Judiciary Committee, Attorney General Bondi promised a different path.

    “Instead of playing politics, Pam Bondi pledged to enforce the law fairly,
    fully, and faithfully.

    “As she said in her opening statement, she will return the DOJ to its ‘core mission of keeping Americans safe and vigorously enforcing the law.’

    “Her commitment to the Constitution, public safety, and equal justice under the law is exactly what America needs.

    “The partisan, politicized, and polarizing prosecutions are over. Pam Bondi will usher in a new era of safety, sanity, and justice. Pam Bondi has my vote to be United States Attorney General.

    “The Senate should confirm her without delay.”

    MIL OSI USA News –

    February 5, 2025
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