Dear friends,
Today, thanks to the fantastic work of the Saker Community [English Transcription & Translation: Marina (Russian Saker), Katya (Oceania Saker) & CG (Russian Saker) Editing & Production: Augmented Ether (Oceania Saker)] I can share with you a most interesting interview of Dmitri Rogozin, Deputy Prime Minister of Russia, Head of the Military-Industrial Commission, Special Envoy of the President and one of the most interesting and influential representatives of the “Eurasian Sovereignists” and the man who, one day, could succeed Vladimir Putin. Rogozin is absolutely hated by the Atlantic Sovereignists and by the AngloZionist Empire.
This interview is important because it shows what Russia is really doing while keeping up the pretense of “partnership” with the AngloZionist Empire: preparing for war while hoping that it can be avoided. In this interview, Rogozin speaks to a domestic audience in one of the most popular shows on Russian TV. Thanks to the Saker Community you will now see the Russia which the MSM never shows you and the one which frightens the Empire so much.
Enjoy!!
The Saker
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When will Germany liberate itself from the american occupation?
What german political party dares to take up this question?
“Yankee go home/Ami raus!”
Would that not be a great contribution to the dismantling of the Evil Empire!?
He should be prime minister orvforeign minister and not stupid lavrov.
What are you talking about? Lavrov is an excellent foreign minister. Lavrov’s American counterpart, on the other hand, is a complete idiot. Says whatever he us told to say. Doesn’t seem to use his brain at all.
To hear the western media tell it, Russia’s going down but you watch something like this you realize that it’s not the case.
I can’t understand his obsession with so called “smart weapons”. It’s probably a consequence of his long stay in NATO HQ. If they work, they are wonderful. But they principally can’t work, owing to reliability reasons. See to German WW2 Tigers and Panthers, see to US Space Shuttle (2 of 6 crashed!), see to currently tested American PRO, F-22, F-35. It all works only in laboratory conditions, at best. The second trouble is inevitable strategic specialization of these advanced system. If your enemy doesn’t play according your rules (which are determining the specialization), you have not mediocre system but virtually nothing for your defense. See recent Israeli disaster: advanced Iron Dome vs primitive tunnels = 73 dead Israelis. And finally, taking soldiers away from front line inevitably makes them lazy and irresponsible cowards, just “boys with toys”, who every military victory turn into mountains of unnecessary killed civilians. Everywhere. This is against Russian tradition.
You make some valid points. I too am disgusted by the so-called “collateral damage,” the civilian deaths that seem to result from soldiers unwilling or unable to engage in honest combat. Air strikes that take out large numbers of civilians ought to be considered a war crime.
Back home again. Very tired after two days traveling. Now I’m going to sleep. Wanting to catch up. Hope all is better for Novorossiya.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=773agkGbUdQ
Great work by the Saker community. Many thanks!
Great job on the sub-title translation! Many thanks to all the teams who have liberated this video for us with no language skills.
Terrifically important to know and understand the man and the plans for Russian development.
I believe Russia can be the top growth country over the next fifteen years. Foreign Investment should pour into its sciences and technologies.
Their economy should rise like China’s soon.
And it won’t all be oil and gas. It ail be knowledge and advanced science.
Marvelous.
Saker:
Many thanks for the interview. As an American, I find myself embarrassed that neither our newscasts nor our politicians could pull off a half hour, unedited discussion of industrial policy.
I’m praying for a peaceful victory.
EU ready to discuss revisions to Ukraine trade deal – Barroso
http://rt.com/business/190908-eu-association-agreement-putin/
Back to square one..
PaulaSlier_RT @PaulaSlier_RT · 23 min
#Pentagon think tank hires game designer Dave Anthony, creator of Call of Duty, to advise on what future threats the #US will face (RT)
The level of anti-#Russian bias at the conference(OSCE) was almost impossible to believe.
One would expect to find such #propaganda in the deepest, most shady levels of the #web, not at a prestigious conference.
A very impressive interview left western politicians in his dust, I wish we just had one who could actually be as inspiring, well informed and simply as clear.
Our media (Australia) barely manages sound bites and the intelligence of our politicians is frankly embarrassing. The more corrupt our system becomes the more stupid are the collaborators — stupidity has become a political monopoly.
As I watched this I felt a great sadness.
I understood completely the rationale for what Russia (and increasingly the rest of the world) has to do. The AngloZionist Empire leaves very little choice. The Empire’s need to plunder and subjugate forces entities to make decisions and allocate resources in response.
All the propaganda, all the anger generated, all the hatred directed in all directions, all the innocent (and some not so innocent) blood shed……….. and for what? I’m reminded of the Rudyard Kipling quote regarding war………. “If any question why we died, tell them, because our fathers lied.”
And, who profits? Satan laughing spreads his wings
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gbxfe7DMxVo
Just a dark mood this morning………
Dmitri Rogozin: If A test of national character is what it boils down to then the USA is doomed. At endless pointless war which is never won for over 10 years now, people are cynical and dismayed. Now on the domestic front, police are being shot in Ferguson after peaceful solutions were basically not put into place.
I suppose those Indian scientists who so intelligently and with great finesse managed to place their satellite around Mars would have a welcome home in Russia but not in the USA where mega corporations with budget overrides built into the contracting system rule the development game.
A pleasant change to listen to a politician actually discuss technical issues of substance and actually say something.
Also good to have an interviewer not constantly interjecting with inane questions.
Refreshing and decidedly none western.
Saker any chance of getting a transcript of the interview
I am on a really slow server and would never be able to download videos
TYIA
PS GREAT WORK
I saw this today,”Military talks took place Today in Gorlovka. Moscow sent general Alexander Lentsov who assumed an openly sharp anti-Novorossiya position. He demanded unilateral withdrawals of the Army of Novorossiya, their unilateral immediate ceasefire, and threatened with closing borders and assistance denial.” Is there anyone in the Russian government not a 5th columnist.Why are they always sent to Novorossii.If Russia is betraying her own supporters there,just tell them.And let them prepare for their fate.If not then stop the bs,and purge your traitors.Maybe the Russian people do need a nationalist color revolution to do the job themselves.
Is there an English subtitle version of this interview?
Can we get a transcript of this as not everyoen can watch the video.
Thanks for posting this video. I was hearing about Rogozin, (who is widely believed to be the successor to Putin) but never expected to see such an ambitious and inspiring personality. Wow…truly in line with Putin. I think he has the material to succeed Putin and judging from the applause, Russian people know and like him. Great video, great work that they have accomplished so far, and great hope not only for Russia but the entire planet. Hope Russia does not fall short of great leaders like him and Putin. A very refreshing video. Five stars*****
http://euskalherriadonbas.wordpress.com/2014/09/18/que-es-lo-que-espanto-al-uss-donald-cook-en-el-mar-negro/
A very interesting and informative article: http://www.countercurrents.org/kagarlitsky280914.htm
“preparing for war while hoping that it can be avoided”? Sorry, but the war started a long while back. Arming the Afghans and Chechens, looting your public assets, currency and infrastructure. Sanctions are just another form of war, and, if Nasser moving his divisions into Sinai be considered an act of war, then why not NATO moving all the way to Russia’s border?
With the consideration of imposing a no-fly zone in Northern Syria, how soon will it be before Assad falls then natural gas will flow from Qatari gas fields to Europe, thus negating the need for Russian gas? (The Qataris will siphon gas from the Iranian side, as the Kuwaitis did to Iraq)
There still is time. Russia has to be a more reliable ally to Iran and Syria, develop a broader, less resource based economy, and stop hoping that saner voices will prevail on the Anglo-Zionist side. There are none, there.
Someone had posted a link to an article from the Ukrainian side from this source.. This is a very good read, as good as the articles from rolling stones. Why is it hat we have to read these out of the way places to get any interesting insights? Rolling stones was a goto for matt tabi’s article on the corruption of wall street banks. Those which rightfully should have been on like the financial times etc.
Welcome to The Luhansk People’s Republic: Following the Russian convoy into rebel-held Ukraine
http://pando.com/2014/08/26/welcome-to-the-luhansk-peoples-republic-following-the-russian-convoy-into-rebel-held-ukraine/
I watched all of it, thanks to the subtitles. he is intelligent and not possessed by emotion. Reminds me of Putin, Lavrov, others. So unlike the US politicians. I live in Ky.
joe b
Ukraine Can’t Afford NATO
“Ukraine deserves U.S. and European support in its effort to ward off a predatory power next door and remain truly independent. It should have the right to develop ties and common standards with the European Union if it wants. Yet a country with Ukraine’s history cannot suddenly join a military alliance that was formed to confront Russia, without asking for trouble. “
http://www.bloombergview.com/articles/2014-09-26/ukraine-can-t-afford-nato
If possible, could somebody upload the transcripts of this interview. Thank you.
Translation please!
Hanging with rebels on R&R in Russia… By Yasha Levine
If anyone has access to it please post a link or a few lines. I like the site, its a small place but some of the readers seem intelligent enough to know things not published in MSM which is surprising as its based in san francisco. They definitely need a link to here. I think many of those investors would definitely fund a saker site like they did with Pando.
A big thank you to all who have made it possilble for non- russian speakers to watch and understand this great interview.
I live in Germany and fully understand the huge potentual of Russians. I can see clearly why the US neo-cons, just as the US liberal interventionists plus GB, wish to prevent further german/russian rapprochement to the detriment of many millions of Germans.
Slightly off-topic.
Was in a waiting room this morning and CNN was on the tv (no sound). They were interviewing Michael Scheuer (former CIA agent, blogger, war critic)
and, probably unbeknownst to him, there was a big banner under his picture that read (approximately) “The Former Agent ISIS Most Likes To Quote”
Why anyone would appear on msm is beyond me.
What intelligent, sound, practical, people can do! I like the Russian spirit, it speaks of indomitable will, of freedom, of a great character. And this is what Western nations have lost, in the hands of bankers, of corrupt politicians, of religious leaders who lost the meaning of the Commandments and traded “truth” with money! I see that the French are known everywhere!
Justin in reply to Anon 11.42
Yes, not just Germany. Time for all to say enough is enough. As wondered, “What woukd happen if there was a war and no one showed up?”
As for New Russia, Novoroissia, all the best to them. They are correct in the current sickness of the capitalist system. The finance in capitalism is being concentrated into the hands of the few at the expense of the many. Private Capital is a failure and nothing more than neofeudalism. This has to stop.
Capitalism as described by Adams is practiced in diverse small to medium enterprises. Multinational Corporations are not capitalistic but oligarchic and have to be controlled or nationalised for a healthy capitalistic system to work.
Also as religion needed to be removed from politics, as does private finance.
When Poland is going to give East Prussia back to Germany?
Fantastic interview.
Thanks so much to the Saker team for this.
I hope this interview, possibly also a transcript, can be widely circulated in the West. So that is becomes widely understood that the USA/NATO are playing with fire.
Although Rogozin’s confident, detail-laden delivery also provides a powerful communication subtext that a transcript would of lack.
If I were a DC apparatchik, Rogozin would make me nervous.
The perspective on Ukraine’s intelligentsia and scientific elites is of huge interest. The US and UKR fascists will do their utmost to neutralize/destroy such intellectual and cultural leaders—as occurred in Iraq and in Cambodia, among others.
An extraordinary interview!Not only he goes to great length to explain the geopolitical front ,the Ukraine problem in concrete terms but also he is selling hope with facts and methodology to a nation that has been submitted to dramatic (and traumatic) changes in the course of one century .What an alternative to what westerners have been submitted to by lying politicians selling imaginary slogans!What respect he shows for the mind(brain) of the audience.A lot of Atlanticists are not going to be pleased with this direct approach by a Kremlin going on the offensive.
BCH
The big difference between Russia’s attitude to technological advancement vs the U.S. attitude is that they seem ready to educate and develop their people, while the U.S. prefers the cheaper route of importing Chinese and Indian engineers. Which is why American education is so low on the world list of effective educational infrastructures. The U.S. doesn’t care about their own people. If they need somebody smart they’ll hire a cheap Indian, or better yet, set up shop in India. For instance the recent massive layoffs at Microsoft while they increase overseas workers.
Great interview. Westerners come here to find out there are still thinking politicians in the world.
Thanks Saker and Friends for making this available to non-Russians! Rogozin has addressed some important questions e.g. as to the effects of the loss of Ukraine military suppliers. Here at the Vineyard we’ve lately seen several of the impressive members of Putin’s team: Glazyev, Lavrov, Rogozin – men in a whole different league than US counterparts with their war-for-fun-and-profit-of-the-elite model.
Brian
Everyone here understands spoken Russian? The interview appears to be in Russian and I do not speak the language, unfortunately so I cannot understand the interview. Is there an English translation available somewhere? I would really like to know what is being said by these two gentlemen.
There is an unfortunate tendency to see conspiracies where they don’t exist. It’s true there is an element within the U.S. foreign policy establishment which longs for a return of the Cold War. They were comfortable with that status, and made a good living as ‘experts’ out of it. However, they don’t ‘run’ U.S. policy. At the moment, it appears nobody does.
It should be pretty obvious from viewing the antics of the U.S. and the U.K. that there is no deep laid plan. Policy is governed by sentimentalism, emotion and hysteria and lurches from one bright, shiny object to the next. The attention span of the Establishment is usually about a month at best, then they lurch off chasing the next ‘crisis.’ Does anybody remember “Koney” or #SAVEOURGIRLS?.
People talk about ‘war’ with Russia. There is now only one kind of war the United States is capable of waging with Russia and that is nuclear war.
The United States does not now have the capability to easily raise or equip an army that can threaten Russia in the conventional sense. At one time, there is no doubt the U.S. was an unmatched industrial powerhouse, and could field millions of well-equipped and supplied soldiers, but that was decades ago.
Additionally, the demographics of the Traditional American Nation are just as bad as ethnic Russian demographics. There is no U.S. draft, and absolutely no political will to start another one.
Furthermore, although the U.S. military probably has the best logistics capability in the world, it is a faint shadow of what it would take to move and supply hundreds of thousands of men. It is hard now for the U.S. to even field 150,000 troops. A creditable invasion threat to Russia would require at least 1,000,000 soldiers, in my non-expert opinion.
Finally, in addition to all the other government-caused internal problems, let us not forget that the U.S. National Debt (even with the shady accounting the Federal government uses) is going up about 2.3 billion dollars a day. Military forces are being slowly but constantly cut back. At the same time, incompetence and graft are so bad that the poorly designed ‘next generation’ fighter program (F35) is going to cost AT LEAST 1.5 TRILLION dollars. Many of us Americans expect the entire system to fail, it is just a question of when.
In my opinion as an outside observer, the real, serious threat to Russia includes serious elements in finance and business (some of whom Putin seems to be very friendly with and appears to defer to), academics, most of the media, and probably most of the entertainment industry. These people can’t wait to suck Russia into the Cultural Marxist, Pornographic West.
I like Rogozin. He is an institution builder of the kind Russia needs. His emphasis on empowering Chief Designers is very top down, rising out of the old Soviet tradition. This approach has both advantages and disadvantages.
As to the advantages, a top down emphasis allows for the concentration of immense resources to solve particular technical and scientific problems. The Soviet and Russian space industry was created entirely in this tradition. Multiple Manhattan Projects allowed the Soviets to compete with the West at the macro level in all of the most critical areas of military scientific technical development. Russian industry will always be partly dependent on this approach.
The value judgement that is commonly applied to this kind of organization is Western. It is considered to be ‘inefficient.’ I submit to you that this is a value-laden assessment that tells you nothing about how a particular weapons system or anything else will work when it is used in the field.
Russia, so long as it remains focussed, will not lose anything at this larger level. There is a perception, especially in the West, that science is exclusively the result of individual genius and engineering prowess. This is only partly true and also misleading. When it comes to putting science to practical effect, the process involves mostly trial and error. Experiments have to be repeated over and over until something that works is found and local conditions must be at the forefront of your considerations.
Eveyone knows the basic theories on which the next generation of weapons systems will be built. Whether it is electro-thermal chemical guns or anti-matter warheads, all large nations are working towards the same basic systems. There is no advantage based exclusively on a peculiar form of Russian genius nothwithstanding the Kalashnikov.
As to the disadvantages of top down science and production, there are many but they will not be solved by opening 50 engineering schools (although it will help). If the West has any advantage at all in the realm of national production it concerns the tradition of precision tool making. Eastern consciousness has a different perspective and it is reflected in how things are made. Good enough is very often good enough. When it comes to executing specific projects, especially those concerning the movement of a military technology into the realm of civilian production, the lack of a Russian tool making tradition similar to that of the kind found in Germany (but long gone in the USA), will always make it very difficult for Russia to overcome and defeat Western competitors in this very specific area. I do not predict a flowering of Russian industry based on technical developments made by the military industrial complex. This is much too ambitious a goal. Technical and engineering precision, as it still exists in some parts of the West today, took thousands of years to develop.
What I am driving at in my non-expert way concerns how we assess Russian progress and technical capabilities. If we always use Western conceived measurement systems, Russian industry will always come out second best. The same applies to every object of comparison: in science, economics, culture and so on.
What is good enough, under real world conditions, is sometimes also the best. Again, think of the Kalashnikov.
When Russia sees itself it will have to stop immediately comparing its reflection against that of the West. If independence and self sufficiency is your goal, all Western made ‘rulers’ will tell you you are short.
Russia has resources. Those resources can be used to ensure a free, healthy and independent society. This is the goal I believe Putin and hopefully Rogozin are working towards but if they keep reffering to what a Westernized wimp like Medvedev has to say, they will always be told that it is better in the USA.
Rogozin has degrees in journalism, economics, and a Ph.D in philosophy – according to Wikipedia. I just looked now – thought he would have some training in a tech field. He is obviously quite familiar with history, too.
It is to Putin’s credit that he appointed Rogozin – brought in a person with a fresh perspective
Rogozin is also very practical – I loved the incident where he closed the door so that the chiefs could not get in, and then talked to the young designers and asked them for their ideas.
— Medea
I find myself feeling jealous that you have ministers of this quality working for the people of Russia, intelligent , inspiring and committed unlike the sorry pieces of pedophile scum we in the septic isle are forced to witness , the c_ _ _ _ camerons speech in the UN was a disgrace . OT but might be of interest http://www.zengardner.com/911-russia-presents-evidence-us-uk-israel-co-conspirators/
Anonymous 28 September, 2014 17:45
“When Poland is going to give East Prussia back to Germany?”
I know East Prussia and Konigsberg still are wounds in some German hearts. The grandchildren of the Volksdeutsch in Eastern Europe, the diasfora, those few who survived after the war, still try to heal the wound. Some, when talking about Eastern Germany, name it as Mittel-Deutschland, the middle part of Germany.
I have first hand information about how Russian Karelia has changed since the end of the war. Helsinki would absolutely refuse this part of Karelia back in Finland, but never admit it officially, of course. Btw, Karelia on both sides of the border is a beautiful and wild place.
Take my advice. For Berlin East Prussia would be a huge problem. Like Galizia in Ukraine. Like Russian Kaliningrad, if it were returned to Germany. Can you imagine French Alsace [Elsass-Lothringen] back in Germany? Reintegrating a culture that has become foreign is costly and unpredictable. In this age, you don’t rule by conquering land. Germany is powerful with other means, a little too powerful, imo, and it does not need more land.
Interesting concept he revealed, to make sure the defense industries are paired with civil markets. So that when the surge is complete in 2020, there won’t be a military-industrial complex lobbying to get new contracts (and wars) just for the sake of them, but will have other civilian markets to branch into. Excellent safeguard – once again, Russia shows an institutional sanity that cares about having a decent society.
The transcript is on YouTube with the video. To get to the video on YouTube, click the link shown at the top left of the video embedded here, or click this link:
Interview with Deputy Defense Minister of Russia – Dmitry Rogozin.
For people with slow connections, the transcript can be displayed at YouTube by clicking the “…More” link underneath the video, which opens a drop-down menu with “Transcript” as an option.
The transcript is 5,000 words, or 30,000 characters. That would be a lot of work to paste in these comments (which have a character limit of 4,000 characters) so that’s why no one has done it yet.
I want to point out some linkages between what Saker said in his great post “The Russian response to…” and Dimitri Rogozin’s interview.
The one thing that is abundantly becoming clear is that Russia and its leaders do not huff and puff, foam at the mouth, and hurl blood-thirsty nonsense at the world. When they perceive a threat, they get down to doing what is necessary to shore up their defences. Mr. Rogozin so eloquently spelled out the massive, multi-pronged plan to modernize Russian military hardware and the capacity of its economy to produce it. It these plans succeed even 80%, Russia could be well on its way to a stronger economy and a stronger military.
Saker also keeps reminding us that surely Putin must be doing many things in his quiet way; just because he doesn’t hurl threats doesn’t mean he has caved-in. In the Rozogin interview, we get a clear view of what is going in the Russian military-industry system.
The Russians may well have been slow to anticipate west’s aggression. But now that they have been jolted from their slumber, they are going to do a thorough job of regaining their strength.
As an aside, a country whose industry starts with vigor once again and whose young engineers and scientists can enjoy gainful and exciting employment again is unlikely to provide a fertile ground for fifth column.
Apart from this interview, a survey of Russian news items over the past few months reveals massive efforts to enhance military preparedness (100,000 military personnel taking part in an exercise), a sudden emphasis on revamping science and technology, attention to defense production, etc. Putin has been very busy, very very busy.
The west has done Russia a great service: it has woken it up.
— BTW
The transcript is available here as a pdf file, for as long as this file share service keeps the file:
http://www.filedropper.com/dmitryrogozininterview_1
to all those suffering from a slow internet connection or wishing to read the translated script:
At http://rg3.github.io/youtube-dl/
provides a free program named youtube-dl, and also a Windows installer.
After installation, typing the command
youtube-dl –write-sub “http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-cBISOTZzg”
in a terminal window will download the Rogozin interview along with a text file with the suffix “.srt” containing the translation. The respective URL can be determined by inspecting the page source.
Hope this helps.
tty1
Caradog:
Thank you Saker and all involved, especially the translators.
It is very, very important that information from Ukraine/Novorussia is disseminated in English otherwise ZOG controls the narrative entirely in the West.
Best Wishes.
Thank You to all those who translate this video and others (I watched Lavrov last night) for those of us who don’t (yet) speak Russian :)
It is encouraging for me to listen to, watch, or read the Russian leadership. They are thoughtful, understand and are addressing the big picture and give detailed answers to questions without the use of teleprompters and emotionally charged cliches.
I really admire Russia and the current Russian leaders. I was born in England but growing up in Canada I was a secret “Russophile” but because of my love of ice hockey. I loved Tretyiak the goalie and the way they played together as a team and individually the players and coaches seemed so focused. From my love of hockey my interest in Russia grew.
Now that I am 40 I have come full circle and am interested and admire Russia once again. Watching the Russian leadership speaking on videos I understand that even as a child I picked up on something about and admired the depth of the Russian character, it was about more than hockey.
It is no coincidence that growing up my best friend was Ukrainian and in college by best friend was Russian. I hope our countries find peace and cooperation in the near future, if we don’t I am sure it will be our loss.
Stepping Razor
Some comments on Rogozins message.
When the Russian leaders start importing brains again, they work in a very old tradition. Russia and other countries imported economists, military officers, architects and other specialists for centuries. Russia did so as late as in the beginning of the 20th century before the revolution.
The process started some 800 years ago with the immigration of skilled continental workers. In Moscow and some other cities, an important minority spoke different German dialects and never learned Russian. That was only a temporary problem. The workers skills were learned by the locals and the economy prospered.
The intellectuals came for the first time in the 17th century and they made all the difference. It was not uncommon for a country to have a foreign minister of finance. The UK and the Netherlands, two countries that had more media freedom than most, attracted astronomers and other scientists. For Englishmen, Herzel and his much admired female relative are a case in point. A European intellectual, who wanted his books published, had to go to Amsterdam or London. Some 600 copies were printed and they were read by many thousands from Lissabon to St. Petersburg within only weeks. Why do you think Tzar Peter was interested in the Netherlands?
Rogozin also mentions so called “spear head projects”, projects that drive not only the economy, but the intellectual development of the whole country. He is absolutely right. I can tell you about a 17th century project that was badly financed, but turned out to be a big success within a couple of years. A certain King gave an aristocrat a little money and instructed him to build an icefree port. Within only a year, there was a village with 14.000 inhabitants where nobody had lived before. Timbermans, bakers and so on and so forth lifted the economy and started financing the project. The harbour was built and changed the power balance in that part of the world very fast. We think central planning is a communist idea, but we are wrong. Central planning is what the Royals did in the past and they were very good at it. Peter built St. Petersburg and changed everything. We need to know and see the beauty of it. If we wait for the market to act, we wait in vain.
What I see is that here is a politician that loves his country and is enthusiastic about its success and the success of her people. A child could understand this. Where I am, I see mean-spirited politicians who obsequiously serve the rich, who treat such fawning ugliness as normal, and who make ordinary patriots weep. The spiritual impoverishment of Western politicians, who wallow in Russophobic hatred like farm animals in the mud, is truly overwhelming. And then you see a politician like this one and are reminded that better things are possible.
In case you’ve been wondering why France and Germany obey US instead of their nations’ interests:
http://journal-neo.org/2014/09/22/will-france-and-germany-challenge-nato/
It turns out each has a skeleton in the closet. France is keeping 15 African nations in bondage by keeping 65%-90% of their foreign currency reserve and gold reserve in Bank of France while paying zero interest, thus condenming them to poverty.
Germany has long duped the German people, keeping from them their official, legal status as still under the aegis of the allied command. They have no peace treaty, so no constitution, other consequences.
Saker and All,
Control by a nation of its’ money is the key to autonomy. I came across this a few days ago and it has begun to answer some of my long held questions about the Russian CB:
Nikolay Starikov
Rouble Nationalization – the Way to Russia’s Freedom
http://dropmefiles.com/27y4I
A few extracts:
…. Laws need to be changed. That means that it is necessary to take the State Duma under
control. That means that a parliamentary majority is required. And therefore, a party needs to be
created that will win the general elections. A political structure which is currently rather popular
starts being created.
Winning the elections is not possible without controlling the mass media. The process of
talking the mass media under control begins.
But what is even more important is talking Gazprom under control. In spring 2001 a new
team comes to the company headed by Alexey Miller. Gazprom is not just gas flares and pipelines.
It is also money required to buy the loyalty of the elite.
The cold truth among politicians in Russia at the time was that if you do not pay for loyalty,
you are going to be betrayed as very few people can work for the sake of the idea, putting material
welfare at the very end of their priorities. It takes a while to find such people. Where? Among one’s
friends. This is when people from St. Petersburg start coming into Russian politics and economy.
It is required to put one’s own people at key positions and secure their loyalty with a high salary
provided by Gazprom, with some encouragement’ in an envelope or turning to blind eye to their
‘mischievousness’. One can only have very few close friends whom they know very well. When
one runs out of them, one has to switch to friends’ friends. These will not betray in conditions when
betrayal is normal, as long as they have a secure reasonable income. …
….The cold truth among politicians in Russia at the time was that if you do not pay for loyalty,
you are going to be betrayed as very few people can work for the sake of the idea, putting material
welfare at the very end of their priorities. It takes a while to find such people. Where? Among one’s
friends. This is when people from St. Petersburg start coming into Russian politics and economy.
It is required to put one’s own people at key positions and secure their loyalty with a high salary
provided by Gazprom, with some encouragement’ in an envelope or turning to blind eye to their
‘mischievousness’. One can only have very few close friends whom they know very well. When
one runs out of them, one has to switch to friends’ friends. These will not betray in conditions when
betrayal is normal, as long as they have a secure reasonable income.
One of the most important parts of the preparation are the law enforcement structures.
Otherwise, one may just not live long enough to see the victory. It is required to fill the key
positions. First of all, the doctor, the head of security and the cook. Then the minister of defence, the Home Minister, the head of the FSB, the head of the Federal Security Guard Service. ……
The excerpts from the book indicate that Russia is held hostage to its’ CB as strongly as the US FRB. It provides an insight into the range of Putin’s struggle.
Many thanks to the very strong Saker Team for making this superb interview available to the non-Ru speakers.
Rogozin comes through as a very inspiring personality: he speaks of concerted and big efforts to become scientifically and industrially independent – not only for the defense industries but for the whole country. And when he speaks of honor and national character you can sense his enthusiasm and dedication – an ideal man for his position.
And if he doesn’t have a devious enough mind to find his way in the international political minefield of lies, false flags and treachery, he will have capable councillors like Strelkov f. ex. :-)
Followers like these men are a very big compliment for VVP. Maybe one day the AZ colonies will again have good leaders too…
Thanks Mr. Saker. I enjoyed this interview. Very good work from the team in sub-titling. So refreshing; candid questions, direct response unlike western Ministers who obfuscate. 60 Minutes is a barf, a doggie poop.
What we need to keep in mind, forget at our peril, is this; the Russian leadership does not make threats, they act.
I like the give the aggressor an icey drink of water……followed by
if France does deliver the Mistral ships dismantle it, take back the half that was built in Russia with the return of money paid and the penalties under the contract clause.
“Sanctions are indeed a test of our national character.” Sanctions are a God-send for Russia
Throughout the interview, my comparison: Incredible! US print trillions to keep the 5 big banks afloat-a quadrillion of derivatives to ring fence; nothing for the people, R&D, universities, or health. Russia’s focus is on the future – economic and security for their people.
Keep the AIs close.
AM
On the lighter side, Moscow Times laments the Kremlin’s efforts to exclude foreigners from controlling Russian media.
15 Global Firms Hit by Russia’s Law Limiting Foreign Ownership of Media
http://www.themoscowtimes.com/business/article/15-global-companies-hit-by-russia-s-law-limiting-foreign-ownership-of-media/507968.html
Crimea river :-)
Andrei Biletsky, a leader of both the Azov battalion and the far-right Patriots of Ukraine (which has joined Prime Minister Yatsenyuk’s newly formed People’s Front coalition), has written that “The historic mission of our nation in this critical moment is to lead the White Races of the world in a final crusade for their survival…a crusade against the Semite-led Untermenschen.” http://nationalinterest.org/feature/the-false-promise-petro-poroshenko-11339?page=2
Meanwhile, Moscow has been busy trying to purge the oligarchic and anti-fascist nature of the Novorossiya uprising. The new Moscow-directed leadership of the DPR published a new constitution behind the back of the Supreme Soviet of the DPR. The constitution is strictly oligarchic and bourgeois and antithetical to the spirit and will of the Novorossiya revolution: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uwg1l1q10mI
@ those asking for a transcript:
go to savefrom.net, paste the youtube link of the video, then click download.
You get download links to the video in different formats, and a subtitles butten if subtitles are available.
Click on that button and you get a list of available subtitle languages. Click on one of the languages to download the respective .srt file. A video player uses that file to display subtitles with the video, but you can also open the file with a text editor and use it as a transcript.
Lavrov Explains the Mechanism and Nature of “Partnership” of Russia’s Big Capital with the West and Global Capitalism
http://vladimirsuchan.blogspot.be/2014/09/lavrov-explains-mechanism-and-nature-of.html?spref=fb
Alexander Mercouris FB
UKRAINE IS ABOUT TO DEFAULT
This is my take on this story.
http://rt.com/business/190928-kiev-claim-bailout-vtb-statement/
McCain Republicans Fomenting Insubordination in US Military in Quest of Wider War in Middle East, Ukraine; Syria Warns of False Flag Chemical Attack; #ArrestMcCain4ISIS Campaign Grows.
http://tarpley.net/republicans-fomenting-insubordination-in-us-military-in-quest-of-wider-war-in-middle-east/
Many thanks to the translation team, for their fine work adding sub titles to the video.
The interview with Deputy PM Dmitri Rogozin eased many of my concerns about the direction Russia is taking. Resolving financing issues, becoming fully independent of Western technology, dual development of civilian and defense industry, creating a pool of young researchers and engineers to take over from the previous generation; all that was covered.
The host Vladimir Soloviev was a treat as well, asking the kind of intelligent questions we are not used to on our television networks.
Yes, the military industrial complex can be an engine for renewed economic and industrial growth for Russia, just as it and the space program was an engine for America’s.
As Soloviev pointed out, even the US program was based on the accomplishments of German scientists, or Russian rocket engine design. Good to see the Russian character is quite capable of coming together in defense of the homeland.
In the US, it appears the opposite. How many young people are now motivated by positive feelings for their country? Quite the opposite, it seems.
out of context but not so much…
Is China having its own “Ukraine” with HongKong “protesters”for “democracy”?
BCH
Sorry, little off-topic, but in line with earlier post about “Der Anstalt”, the German satirical show against western propaganda concerning Ukraine/Russia.
Last week another show about the crimes of the US in the Middle East, since the fifties:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pIk4WIuwT0o
(no English subs)
And remember, this is absolute MSM TV (2nd German Television).
Germany is absolutely NOT in the pocket of the US.
Kind regards,
Dutch
The best news is that there is a potential successor to Putin waiting in the wings.
Thanks to all involved in translating this video. The video is amazing – not at ‘talking point’ in sight. Excellent questions and discussion.
A few more such impressive interviews (thank you so much, team!) and I shall be stumbing into Russian in my dreams – so refreshing!
I’ll take a tiny exception to Where-wolf’s analysis:
“What I am driving at in my non-expert way concerns how we assess Russian progress and technical capabilities. If we always use Western conceived measurement systems, Russian industry will always come out second best. The same applies to every object of comparison: in science, economics, culture and so on. “
I don’t think at all that Russian industry will come out second best, although the Kalishnikov is certainly a ‘can do’ item of military equipment. Have you seen US industry lately? I’m betting not. And as for economics, that field is a nightmare in the West. I’m betting on the BRICS.
Culture deserves its own paragraph, Where-wolf – you MUST be kidding! Second best? A Russian would laugh at that, knowing how they took Western polyphony and turned it into ethereal 8-part harmony in the churches, and not just that -(deep breath) – Tchaikovski, Rachmaninoff, Mussorski, Stravinski, Glazunov, Borodin, Bortianski, Gretchaninoff…
Second paragraph – not to mention they took Shakespeare and produced Turgenev, Tolstoi and Dostoievski, lots of others, apologies and above all Pushkin and all the poets we don’t know – Anna Ahkmetov…
Plus only the most beautiful form of Christianity this world will ever hope to see (sorry Greeks, but it’s true).
And then, um, for science, there was that little dog, wasn’t there?
I know, I know; in the West it’s pronounced ‘Culchah’ and at that maybe Russians are second best. I will take the stuff they’re good at.
“They’re getting ready for a major offensive. You can tell by all the gasoline,” says Oleg.
http://pando.com/2014/09/25/refugees-neo-nazis-and-super-patriots-heading-into-the-ukrainian-war-zone/
Praise the young and they will flourish (Irish Gaelic proverb). Deputy PM Rogozin and the enthusiastic audience understand that simple truth. Regrettably, here in the “West” leaders have no such understanding :(
But, but, but…, what’s life without threats and without color coated, Sesame Street inspired, threat indicator cards?
‘We’ need a bogeyman [war on whatever], ‘we’ need a constant, outside threat to keep the MIC machines lubricated and a burgeoning ‘Protection’ racket in APC in our streets.
In reality, you study your enemy, so you know what his/her next move will be and when s/he will deliver it. You do that so you’ll be able to derail the attack and use the momentum and his/her energy, to counterattack and neutralize the subject. That’s hand-to-hand combat. Mr. Putin’s fight is one on many levels and stretched out over time. If you expect a blistering Bruce Lee style response, you’d better walk away, it won’t happen.
The $$ has its hooks nestled deep inside every economy around the globe. Those financial tentacles are very hard to shed, but over time they can be detached and that’s exactly what we see happening now.
Both Russia and China have money in the bank [not to mention tons of gold], whilst the US/EU/AS cabal feasts on never resting printing machines. The $$ will find its Waterloo underneath the battered ramparts of Wall Street one of these days. It’s turned into a slow, mind umbing countdown.
Goodbye and Good riddance Fool.
Outgoing NATO Chief Reveals His Biggest Regret — It’s Russia
http://www.businessinsider.com.au/secretary-general-anders-fogh-rasmussen-says-his-biggest-regret-was-russia-2014-9
Next out the door – that fool Barroso.
Elections this week in Brazil & Bulgaria. Brazilian Presidential Election is certain to go to a run-off in three weeks, but what will happen in Bulgaria. Anyone know? And how will impact on South Stream?
Just another confirmation that Russia is superbly led. For those in USA when was the last time you saw an interview with a top national leader who displayed such a firm grasp of policy and clarity in communication and thinking?
Here in America a leader gets top billing if he is “articulate”. Which is to say he can mouth content free platitudes without stumbling over his words. That will get you elected president over here.
@ Anon 28 September, 2014 22:37
the bit about
UKRAINE IS ABOUT TO DEFAULT
This is my take on this story.
http://rt.com/business/190928-kiev-claim-bailout-vtb-statement/
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Ukraine is grasping for air. They should be thankful the fee to VTB for arranging the loan from RF’s SWF was only $450K. Standard practice to pay a fee. Ukraine is angling to have their debts to Russia declared illegal, and or odious.
This article sheds some light:
The IMF’s New Cold War loan to Ukraine
[.}U.S. stratagems to save Ukraine from having to pay its debts to Russia
The “inner contradiction” in the IMF loan is that Ukraine owes the entire amount to Russia for gas arrears and current needs as winter nears, and also for the euro loan by Russia’s sovereign wealth fund on strictly commercial terms with cross-defaults if Ukrainian debt rises above 60 percent of GDP.
The U.S. Cold War response is to try to craft a legal argument to minimize payments to Russia out of IMF and NATO “reconstruction” lending. The Peterson Institute for International Economics has floated a proposal by former Treasury official Anna Gelpern to deprive Russia of legal means to enforce its claims on Ukraine. “A single measure can free up $3 billion for Ukraine,” she proposed. Britain’s Parliament might pass a law declaring the $3 billion bond negotiated by Russia’s sovereign wealth fund to be “foreign aid,” not a real commercial loan contract worthy of legal enforcement. “The United Kingdom can refuse to enforce English-law contracts for the money Russia lent,” thereby taking “away creditor remedies for default on this debt.”[10]
The problem with this ploy is that Russia’s sovereign wealth fund lent Ukraine euros with strict financial protection aimed at limiting the country’s overall debt to just 60 percent of its GDP. If debt rises above this level, Russia has the right to demand full immediate payment, triggering cross-default clauses in Ukraine’s foreign debt.
As recently as yearend 2013, Ukraine’s public debt amounted to just over 40 percent – a seemingly manageable $73 billion. But in view of the fact that Ukraine had only a B+ rating – below Russian sovereign fund normal limit of requiring at least an AA rating for bond investments – Russia acted in a prudent financial way by inserting protection clauses precisely to distinguish its investment from general purpose aid. Unlike foreign aid, Russia’s loan gives it “power to trigger a cascade of defaults under Ukraine’s other bonds and a large block of votes in any future bond restructuring. This is because all of the government’s bonds are linked among themselves. When one bond defaults, the rest can do the same.”[.]
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(emphasis added where applicable)
Two weeks ago, the IMF scolded Kiev and in particular Yatz, for excessive printing to save their hryvnia (“hernia”) currency USD/UAH — warning they may reconsider the terms of IMF agreements.
AM
Interesting. Has Russia been waiting for this for the last 6 months? ie, not giving into Rasmussen’s provocations because they knew what was coming down the road?
http://www.ndtv.com/article/world/new-nato-chief-jens-stoltenberg-brings-russia-ties-to-job-598916
For that matter – has Merkel also been waiting for this. And Junkcer in a month.
New NATO Chief Jens Stoltenberg Brings Russia Ties to Job
Updated: September 28, 2014 08:34 IST
OSLO, NORWAY: Norway’s Jens Stoltenberg brings close Russia ties to his new job as NATO chief, equipping him with a potentially key asset as tensions with the Kremlin hover at post-Soviet highs.
The former Norwegian prime minister — the first NATO secretary general from a country bordering Russia — is known for his good relations with President Vladimir Putin and Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev.
During his decade in power, the two countries signed milestone agreements on the delineation of their frontier in the Barents Sea and on visa exemptions for their border populations.
The 55-year-old will take office on Wednesday, at a moment in history when NATO’s face-off with Russia over Ukraine has sparked tensions not seen since the collapse of the Soviet bloc.
“It’s very hard to anticipate how he will behave in this position regarding his rather positive past with Moscow,” said Vivien Pertusot at the French Institute of International Relations in Brussels.
“He’s been extremely silent these last months, since his appointment became public. Will he follow the firm steps of (his Danish predecessor Anders Fogh) Rasmussen or will he try to become a soothing mediator?”
According to Norwegian media, it was German Chancellor Angela Merkel who backed his candidacy, quickly followed by US President Barack Obama.
Many have high hopes for the new NATO leader. Stoltenberg is “calm, a good listener,” a Brussels diplomat said.
“He does not share the messianic idea of his post with Rasmussen, who was over the top and could say the word ‘freedom’ a dozen times in his speeches.”
This is a fantastic interview. Open, straightforward and personable. This gives me great confidence that Russia is going to be able to function as the core of the resistance to the Angle Zionist empire for the foreseeable future.
Thank you so much to the translation team.
I’ve been following this crisis since the start.And I’ve seen stories about how smart Putin and Russia’s actions are.And I’ve seen stories about how stupid Putin and Russia’s actions are.But I must be missing something.Because with all the talk of tactics and strategy,I think to myself what is so bad about the idea of actually just winning the war.It seems to me that would be the best outcome.And as for how to win it.Well it seems the junta forces are weak and the NAF is growing stronger.The NAF has momentum and a cause to fight for.If the figures we see are correct.Its 3 or 4 to 1 casualties suffered on the Ukie side.And again,if the figures are correct.The Ukie’s have less than a 2 to 1 advantage now in man power.And those are demoralized and banged up troops.Now with the fake ceasefire the NAF should be recruiting as many men as they can.Getting ready for when the Ukie’s break the ceasefire again.I’ve talked to people in neighboring Oblasts to Donetsk and they say a lot of people don’t support the junta in those Oblasts.So if the NAF can beat the Ukie attack and go on an offensive the junta house of cards might just collapse on them.Like all real civil wars people want to side with the winning side.And as much dislike as there is for the junta in the Ukie actual military.There is a good chance that if the NAF is winning many of them would defect to them.And Strelkov’s vision of taking Kiev could be a real possibility.With Russia not sending actual troops there is nothing the West could really complain more about.One group of Ukrainians defeating another is an internal affair.NATO is afraid of real war with Russia,so they aren’t going to send an army to save the junta.And with the junta gone,Ukraine is free and Russia doesn’t have to ever worry for Crimea or NATO bases in Ukraine.Sure the West would keep the sanctions on for a while.But they will anyway,so nothing is lost there.So as I said, unless I’m missing something what’s the matter with taking winning the war for an option.
The redevelopment does suit regional and smaller style conflicts. On the bigger front the solution could be simpler than it looks. Hypothetically a Russia vs Us/NATO conflict can be won in the first strike. Investment in anti sat would diminish the west’s battlefield capability greatly, and investment in non nuclear emp can take out divisions and even sensitive targets further deteriorating production and economic capabilities. The western armies rely heavily on battlemanagement systems and huge air power. They are not trained very well to fight without these capabilities and certainly lose all offensive capability. No awacs no sats no comms and the opposing forces become somewhat sitting ducks. Subs have always been a great tool, look at India standoff in the 70’s, the only card up the west’s sleeve is the f22 but for how long. The mistral and smart weapons are good for small regional battles and intervention but against massive full scale attacks non nuclear emp is a great tool.