Detetado primeiro caso de conflito de interesses no PRR

[pepe7]

Maior central nuclear da Europa gerida por comandante russo. Agência Internacional de Energia Atómica "preocupada"

A Agência Internacional de Energia Atómica alerta que um militar russo está encarregado da gestão técnica da central nuclear, a maior da Europa.

A Agência Internacional de Energia Atómica (AIEA) alertou este domingo que um militar russo está encarregado da gestão técnica da central nuclear ucraniana de Zaporiyia, o que contraria princípios básicos para o seu seguro funcionamento.

"A direção da central está agora sob as ordens do comandante das forças russas que tomaram o controlo do local na semana passada", relatou o diretor-geral da agência especializada da ONU, Rafael Grossi.

Grossi expressou "forte preocupação" com essa alteração que, advertiu, viola um pilar indispensável da segurança nuclear, por ficar limitada a capacidade do pessoal técnico para "tomar decisões livres de pressões indevidas".

A AIEA indicou que a autoridade reguladora nuclear ucraniana fez saber que qualquer ação - incluindo as relacionadas com o funcionamento técnico dos seis reatores da maior central nuclear da Europa - requer a aprovação prévia do comandante russo, segundo um comunicado deste organismo sobre a situação na central de Zaporiyia.

O diretor-geral da AIEA apontou ainda um segundo "desenvolvimento grave", ao explicar que desde hoje há problemas para comunicar com o pessoal técnico de Zaporiyia, porque as linhas de telefone fixo não funcionam, bem como o fax e os correios eletrónicos, e que o contacto por rede móvel é de má qualidade.

Essa situação viola outro dos sete pilares considerados fundamentais para a segurança nuclear: o de manter comunicações fiáveis entre o regulador nuclear e o operador da central.

"A deterioração da situação das comunicações vitais entre o regulador e a central nuclear de Zaporiyia é também uma fonte de profunda preocupação, especialmente durante um conflito armado que pode pôr em perigo as instalações nucleares do país a qualquer momento", alertou Grossi

"Estou muito preocupado com estes acontecimentos de que fui hoje informado", disse o diplomata argentino que preside à AIEA.

Também há problemas de comunicação com a antiga central de Chernobyl, onde em 1986 ocorreu o acidente nuclear mais grave da história, e que está atualmente nas mãos das tropas invasoras russas desde 24 de fevereiro.

O pessoal desta central está, desde então, sem poder descansar, ao contrário do de Zaporiyia, que está agora a trabalhar em três turnos diferentes.

A AIEA alertou ainda para o facto de se ter perdido o contacto com todas as instituições da cidade portuária de Mariupol, cercada pelas tropas russas, que estão a usar diferentes fontes de materiais radioativos.
https://www.tsf.pt/mundo/russia-esta-a-por-em-risco-seguranca-da-central-nuclear-de-zaporiyia-14654483.html

[MarcoAntonio]

Informação um pouco mais detalhada sobre as instruções de mudanças de DNS:

Russia has instructed all state-owned websites and services to switch to the Russian domain name system by 11 March, according to Russian state media outlets.

“This is necessary to protect resources from cyber attacks and the possibility of disconnection from the outside,” the Kommersant Russian newspaper reports.

Citing the ministry of digital development, the publication said there are no plans to disconnect Russia from the global internet.

The ministry of digital development told Kommersant that these measures are necessary to protect against cyberattacks:

We are preparing for various scenarios to ensure that Russian resources are available to citizens. The telegram for government agencies outlines a set of simple cyber hygiene recommendations that will help to organise work more effectively to protect our resources from malicious traffic, keep services running and control over domain names.”

Russia managed to disconnect itself from the global internet during tests in June and July last year, the RBC media group reported at the time, citing documents from the working group tasked with improving Russia’s internet security, according to Reuters.

Russia adopted legislation, known as the “sovereign internet” law, in late 2019 that seeks to shield the country from being cut off from foreign infrastructure, in answer to what Russia called the “aggressive nature” of the United States’ national cyber security strategy.

The move would strengthen the Russian government’s oversight of cyberspace.

Reuters / The Guardian

[BearManBull]

Curiosamente faz 100 anos em 2023 da hiperinflação alemã, que gestou o partido nazi.

@yaya esperemos que sim.

[MarcoAntonio]

Como vai acabar tudo isto ?
A seguir à pandemia do início século passado tivemos 1æguerra mundial

A pandemia começou no final da primeira guerra e não o inverso.

[654235]

Como vai acabar tudo isto ?
A seguir à pandemia do início século passado tivemos 1æguerra mundial

[yaya]

A ser verdade vamos ter mais refugiados russos do que ucranianos.

Acredito que sim. Estas coisas normalmente funcionam ao contrário.
E com recessão econômica russa que aí vem vai fragilizar o financiamento para as forças militares, e reduzir a margem de manobra em regiões reprimidas sob comando militar. O meu palpite é que em vez de Putim conquistar Ucrânia vai perder anteriores regiões sob seu domínio. Volta-se a repetir a recessão económica que se viveu na queda do império soviético. Desta vez é o império Putiniano que está em risco.

[MarcoAntonio]

Ainda mais se aplica neste caso: “The closer the collapse of the Empire, the crazier its laws are.”

Essa citação, que já tinhas colocado antes, certamente não é de Cícero, que viveu durante o período da República Romana. Provavelmente uma má atribuição...

[yaya]

Rússia prepara o desligar da internet global

#Russia began active preparations for disconnection from the global Internet

No later than March 11, all servers and domains must be transferred to the #Russian zone. In addition, detailed data on the network infrastructure of the sites is being collected.
pic.twitter.com/wOCdRqOJej

— NEXTA (@nexta_tv) March 6, 2022

Putim com miaúfa das redes sociais e das manifs combinadas.
Será uma forma de evitar mais ataques de hackers do grupo Anonymous?

[BearManBull]

Rússia prepara o desligar da internet global

#Russia began active preparations for disconnection from the global Internet

No later than March 11, all servers and domains must be transferred to the #Russian zone. In addition, detailed data on the network infrastructure of the sites is being collected.
pic.twitter.com/wOCdRqOJej

— NEXTA (@nexta_tv) March 6, 2022

Back to the stone age..

Ainda mais se aplica neste caso: “The closer the collapse of the Empire, the crazier its laws are.”

A ser verdade vamos ter mais refugiados russos do que ucranianos.

[MarcoAntonio]

É, pelo menos, uma completa falta de tacto e prioridades.

[BearManBull]

So far the German public strongly supports the defense spending proposal. Surveys indicate that 78 percent of the German population supports the government’s announcements. Nevertheless, when the cold reality hits, with expected budget shifts away from social spending and toward defense, some backlash is to be expected.

The youth group of the Green Party has already declared its skepticism, alluding to the fact that the government made these decisions without any political or social debate. They insist that for every additional euro Germany spends on defense, an additional euro must also go to diplomacy, humanitarian aid and development cooperation. Yet, as long as the war in Ukraine rages, it is unlikely that they will openly attack the chancellor.

For the Green Party, the Ukrainian crisis also offers a sudden policy opportunity to accelerate Germany’s energy shifts. It can now sell its energy transition project with additional security policy needs. It is an argument that also works for the liberal party, which has renamed renewable energies “freedom energies” — replacing coal and gas for wind and solar is now not only a climate goal, but also a security necessity to diminish Germany’s dependence on Russia.

Para mim antes gastar na defesa do que em programas sociais.

Por outro lado achei piada à retorica dos liberais alemães da freedom energy. Postulam a questão da energia com a mesma convicção que muitos defendem que a terra é plana.

[Penaforte]

Rússia prepara o desligar da internet global

#Russia began active preparations for disconnection from the global Internet

No later than March 11, all servers and domains must be transferred to the #Russian zone. In addition, detailed data on the network infrastructure of the sites is being collected.
pic.twitter.com/wOCdRqOJej

— NEXTA (@nexta_tv) March 6, 2022

Back to the stone age..

[mais_um]

Rússia prepara o desligar da internet global

#Russia began active preparations for disconnection from the global Internet

No later than March 11, all servers and domains must be transferred to the #Russian zone. In addition, detailed data on the network infrastructure of the sites is being collected.
pic.twitter.com/wOCdRqOJej

— NEXTA (@nexta_tv) March 6, 2022

[mais_um]

Será que não tem orçamento porque julga que pode contar com militares assim.

Esses são do Donbass, são ucranianos..coitados.

[MarcoAntonio]

A importância de retomar esses aeroportos da linha da frente é prevenir que aterrem aviões com tropas russas. Há pelo menos dois aeroportos nessas circunstâncias que foram recuperados ou seguem contestados.

Quanto aos caças ucranianos, esses partem de outros aeroportos "seguros". Não sei quantos, mas certamente que existem ainda uma série deles disponíveis a centenas de kilometros das frentes (dado que segundo diversas fontes eles continuam a voar).

Quanto ao video que o carrancho partilhou, parece-me que se tratam de ucranianos da região de Donetsk (pelo menos alguns são).

[yaya]

Mas há aeroportos operacionais na Ucrânia.

A Ucrânia recuperou um aeroporto que tinha sido capturado pelos russos. Foi há um ou 2 dias.

Aeroportos na linha da frente não são viáveis como bases para caças.
Um aeroporto para servir de base operacional para caças, tem que ter combustível, munições , peças para manutenção, mecânicos, etc...
Tem que estar protegido com sistemas anti míssil (por exemplo os Patriot), com sistemas de misseis anti aéreos, etc...

Ucrânia recupera aeroporto perto de Kiev: 'Primeira grande vitória'

https://noticias.r7.com/internacional/u ... a-24022022

[mais_um]

Mas há aeroportos operacionais na Ucrânia.

A Ucrânia recuperou um aeroporto que tinha sido capturado pelos russos. Foi há um ou 2 dias.

Aeroportos na linha da frente não são viáveis como bases para caças.
Um aeroporto para servir de base operacional para caças, tem que ter combustível, munições , peças para manutenção, mecânicos, etc...
Tem que estar protegido com sistemas anti míssil (por exemplo os Patriot), com sistemas de misseis anti aéreos, etc...

[Carrancho_]

Será que não tem orçamento porque julga que pode contar com militares assim.

[yaya]

Russia warns any country offering airfields to Ukraine would be entering conflict

Russia has warned that any country offering its airfields to Ukraine for attacks on its forces may be considered as having entered the conflict, a Russian defence ministry spokesperson has said.

"The use of the airfield networks of these countries to base Ukrainian military aircraft and their subsequent use against the Russian armed forces may be regarded as the involvement of these states in an armed conflict," Interfax news agency quoted Igor Konashenkov as saying.

It comes as Poland considers supplying its warplanes to Ukraine, with the US secretary of state, Antony Blinken, saying his country is "talking very actively" about providing military jets to Poland to backfill in the event it does send planes to Ukraine.

Sky News

A Polónia dispõe de umas poucas dezenas de MiG-29/Su-22...

Já há vídeos nas redes sociais de 1 caça ucraniano a abater 2 caças russos.
Há imagens de um piloto russo que se ejetou e foi capturado quando caiu no solo.

Os ucranianos sabem perfeitamente o que querem - não serem subjugados pelo regime de Putin. Já os russos andam desorientados, muitos não sabem ao que iam, alguns desertam, abandonam o equipamento militar e pior ainda quando recebem ordens para bombardear alvos civis, hesitam já que é considerado crime de guerra e que podem no futuro ser sujeitos ao julgamento no tribunal Haia. Os militares superiores russos já foram avisados disto. Está tudo registado em imagens.

É esta a grande diferença no terreno de batalha apesar da desproporção entre os 2 países e isso pode fazer toda a diferença. As tropas russas vão desmoralizando enquanto as ucranianas vão ficando cada vez mais moralizadas quando contabilizam bastantes alvos abatidos (aviões, helicópteros, soldados, tanques e até generais).

[MarcoAntonio]

Espero que ninguém julgue que sou militarista (o investimento na defesa é, na minha óptica, um mal necessário, apenas isso). Aproveito e deixo este artigo do The Washington Post acerca da inversão de marcha na Alemanha (tal como com o The Wall Street Journal, é possível ouvir o artigo na íntegra).

Germany didn’t used to spend much on its military. Putin changed that.

Many German politicians were convinced that the Russian president was bluffing about Ukraine
By Marina E. Henke

Russia’s war against Ukraine continues, but one thing is already clear. Russian President Vladimir Putin has achieved — albeit inadvertently — what nobody else could: a revolution in German security and defense policy.

In a remarkable session of the Bundestag on Feb. 27, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz announced measures that many believed impossible only days earlier. These include a $113 billion defense fund to modernize the German military — anchored in Germany’s Basic Law so that it cannot be used for any other purpose in the future — and an increase in annual defense spending to more than 2 percent of gross domestic product.

For comparison, the current level is below 1.5 percent. For the past 20 years, defense spending had averaged 1.3 percent of GDP. The announced increase translates into an annual defense budget of about 71 billion euros ($78 billion), up from about 47 billion euros ($50 billion).

In addition, the German government will supply Ukraine with lethal weapons, a move it previously rejected as incompatible with German law. Germany will also purchase armed drones — an issue that sparked a highly controversial debate last year.

Scholz also announced that Germany would indefinitely suspend the Nord Stream 2 pipeline project and build two LNG terminals instead. And the German government, reportedly the last holdout among European Union members on this financial sanction, gave its go-ahead to exclude major Russian banks from the SWIFT global banking communication network.

What explains this monumental shift?

On Feb. 25, NATO leaders met virtually to discuss events in Ukraine. According to German accounts, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg spoke first: “The Russian attack on Ukraine was cold blooded and planned way in advance. We need to take into consideration that Putin does not stop in Ukraine. An attack on a NATO ally, while far-fetched, is not implausible.”

Statements like this no doubt put mounting pressure on Scholz and the new German government. In the same meeting, President Biden declared: “Everyone needs to do more and share the burden.”

Until that point, Germany’s policy on the Ukraine crisis had been erratic, to say the least. High-ranking officials within Scholz’s Social Democratic Party were convinced Putin would not invade. They were sure the military buildup on the Ukrainian border was just posturing.

Many of these German politicians knew Putin personally. They had advocated for continued dialogue with Russia and friendly relations, despite the Russian annexation of Crimea, Russia’s indiscriminate bombing in the destruction of Homs and Aleppo in Syria, and the buildup of a massive Russian military force along the border with Ukraine. In January, Germany’s decision to send 5,000 helmets to Ukraine drew widespread ridicule, and Eastern European leaders pleaded with Germany to wake up to the threat — but most of these politicians just shrugged their shoulders.

For these Germans, Russia’s Feb. 24 attack on Ukraine felt like a personal betrayal. But when Stoltenberg declared that Putin was a potential threat to all of Europe, their entire worldview collapsed. Feelings of guilt and shame for having trusted Putin and misread the situation thus became important factors that help explain the monumental shift in German security and defense policy. Former German defense minister Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer put it the following way: “I’m so angry at ourselves for our historical failure.” To some extent, this shift is a compensation for these past mistakes.

Stoltenberg’s warning of a plausible Russian attack on a NATO country also triggered fear. Army Inspector Alfons Mais — the highest-ranking general in the German army — stated in his personal capacity that Germany’s defense forces were pretty much “empty-handed.” Decades of neglect had led to a German inability to do anything militarily to stop Putin’s aggression.

Snap polls indicated that 69 percent of Germans feared the conflict in Ukraine could expand and lead to World War III. Hundreds of thousands of Germans joined peace rallies in various cities in Germany, as anxiety superseded long-established pacifism there.

A ‘Nixon goes to China’ moment?

Scholz took notice and responded in full force. Germany’s new governing coalition, made up of the Social Democrats, the Greens and the liberals, is also driving the shift in foreign policy. It is the “only Nixon could go to China” logic, now turned on its head.

While only a hawk like Richard M. Nixon could have met China’s Mao Zedong 50 years ago, only a dovish Social Democratic chancellor, a Green foreign minister and a liberal finance minister could do what a conservative government in Germany could not. In particular, the Social Democrats and the Green Party had for years opposed all of the steps Scholz has taken. And only the Social Democrats and Greens could reverse course now.

So far the German public strongly supports the defense spending proposal. Surveys indicate that 78 percent of the German population supports the government’s announcements. Nevertheless, when the cold reality hits, with expected budget shifts away from social spending and toward defense, some backlash is to be expected.

The youth group of the Green Party has already declared its skepticism, alluding to the fact that the government made these decisions without any political or social debate. They insist that for every additional euro Germany spends on defense, an additional euro must also go to diplomacy, humanitarian aid and development cooperation. Yet, as long as the war in Ukraine rages, it is unlikely that they will openly attack the chancellor.

For the Green Party, the Ukrainian crisis also offers a sudden policy opportunity to accelerate Germany’s energy shifts. It can now sell its energy transition project with additional security policy needs. It is an argument that also works for the liberal party, which has renamed renewable energies “freedom energies” — replacing coal and gas for wind and solar is now not only a climate goal, but also a security necessity to diminish Germany’s dependence on Russia.

The sudden turnaround in Germany’s defense and security policy will have far-reaching consequences — for Europe, for NATO and for Germany’s domestic politics. The full extent of these consequences, of course, won’t be fully understood for quite a while.

[yaya]

Mas há aeroportos operacionais na Ucrânia.

A Ucrânia recuperou um aeroporto que tinha sido capturado pelos russos. Foi há um ou 2 dias.

[Carrancho_]

Só a manutenção do armamento nuclear deve levar uma fatia enorme do orçamento.

[MarcoAntonio]

É bem possivel que compense alguma da diferença em termos de recursos humanos, mas a diferença é enorme (da ordem de 4x menos) e muito do custo vai para equipamento e manutenção. Desconheço em que percentagens.

[BearManBull]

[Globalmente, a União Europeia investe um pouco mais de 1% do GDP na defesa enquanto a Rússia investe na ordem dos 4-5% alegadamente. Dada a enorme diferença entre as duas economias, o primeiro valor representa globalmente muito mais do que o investemento russo: a União Europeia investe um pouco menos que correspondente ao PIB português (com base nos números mais recentes) enquanto a Russia investe cerca de um quarto desse valor.

Nos videos que partilhei, referia que esse orçamento na Russia podia produzir um efeito maior, pela menor burocracia e pelo menar dispersão do poder de decisão. Tenho ideia que os salários na Russia geralmente serão inferiores aos da UE, por isso em termos de HR a Russia tem acesso a mais recursos com menos despesa. Por outro lado a Russia é um antro de corrupção...

[mais_um]

Russia has fired 600 missiles; 95% of amassed combat power now in Ukraine, senior US defense official says

From CNN’s Oren Liebermann

Russia has fired a total of 600 missiles since its invasion of Ukraine began, a senior US defense official said Sunday, and it has committed approximately 95% of its amassed combat power inside Ukraine.

The US observed ongoing fighting in Kherson and Mykolaiv on Monday and Russian forces are still trying to encircle Kyiv, Khakhiv, Chernihiv, and Mariupol, according to the official.

But the advances have been met with strong Ukrainian resistance, slowing the Russian assault.

Meanwhile, the massive Russian convoy north of Kyiv that spans some 40 miles of road remains stalled, but there is no update on how far it is from Kyiv. Late last week, it was approximately 16 miles (25 kilometers) from Kyiv's city center.

The skies above Kyiv remain contested, and both Ukrainians and Russians retain a significant majority of their air combat power.

“We believe the Ukrainian people in most parts of the country still have means of communication, access to internet and the media,” the official added.

The official also said the US has not observed an amphibious assault near Odessa and they do not assess one is imminent.

The official could not confirm reports of Russians firing on protestors in Kyiv or violations of the ceasefire agreement to allow for humanitarian corridors. The official also could not corroborate reports the Russians are calling up reserves.