Wednesday, 11 January 2023

Persib Vs Persija - Bobotoh baca ini dulu sebelum nonton

Persib Vs Persija - Bobotoh baca ini dulu sebelum nonton

Persib Vs Persija - Bobotoh baca ini dulu sebelum nonton










Hari ini Persib Bandung bakal melakoni laga tunda putaran 1 BRI Liga 1 2022/2023 melawan Persija Jakarta di Stadion Gelora Bandung Lautan Api (GBLA), Gedebage, Kota Bandung pada hari Rabu, 11/01/2023.







Pada laga el clasico Persib vs Persija itu, Persib meminta Bobotoh yang akan menyaksikan langsung ke laga itu untuk mematuhi regulasi yang berlaku dan menjaga keamanan dan ketertiban.


Persib mengingatkan Bobotoh terhadap sejumlah hal yang harus dilakukan dan dilarang pada saat menyaksikan pertandingan.


"Semua ini dilakukan agar Bobotoh merasakan pengalaman menyaksikan pertandingan berkesan. Sekali lagi, PERSIB mengingatkan Bobotoh agar jangan sedikitpun berpikir untuk melakukan pelanggaran. Sebab, setiap pelanggaran yang dilakukan akan langsung mendapat sanksi kehilangan hak untuk menyaksikan pertandingan ini," tulis Persib dalam laman resmi mereka, pada hari Selasa, 10/01/2023.


Berikut hal-hal yang harus dilakukan sebelum, selama dan setelah pertandingan melawan Persija;







  • Vaksinasi booster


  • Membawa data diri pribadi (KTP) fisik sebagai syarat wajib Penukaran e-voucher


  • Melakukan penukaran e-ticket atau e-voucher dengan gelang penanda baru.


  • Datang lebih awal saat penukaran tiket di titik yang telah ditentukan.


  • Melalui seluruh tahapan pemeriksaan dengan baik pada saat menuju stadion GBLA.


  • Menjaga ketertiban dan kebersihan saat menyaksikan pertandingan.


  • Menjaga barang-barang pribadi.







  • Selalu menghormati kaum hawa/wanita.

    Sedangkan hal-hal yang tidak boleh dilakukan sebelum, selama dan setelah pertandingan melawan Persija antara lain;


  • Tidak membawa senjata tajam (sajam).


  • Tidak membawa barang-barang terlarang seperti minuman keras, narkoba, flare atau cerawat serta bahan lainnya yang mengandung peledak.


  • Tidak membawa kamera profesional dan mengoperasikannya dengan mengarah ke lapangan.


  • Tidak melakukan sexual harassment.


  • Tidak melakukan praktik politik dan menyanyikan lagu bernada rasis kepada tim/pemain lawan dan perangkat pertandingan.


Prediksi Susunan Pemain Persib dan Persija



Berikut prediksi susunan pemain Persib jelang duel seru di laga tunda pekan 11 antara Persib Bandung vs Persija Jakarta, Rabu 11 Januari 2023.


Duel Persib Bandung vs Persija Jakarta akan dihelat di Stadion Gelora Bandung Lautan Api (GBLA), Kota Bandung pada pukul 16.30 Wita.








Sebagai informasi laga antara Persib Bandung vs Persija Jakarta juga tayang dalam siaran langsung di Indosiar.



Susunan Pemain Persib



Persib Bandung pola 3-4-3

Kiper: Teja Paku Alam;

Bek: Achmad Jufriyanto, Nick Kuipers, dan Daisuke Sato;

Gelandang: Henhen Herdiana, Dedi Kusnandar, Robi Darwis, dan Frets Butuan;

Penyerang: Ciro Alves, David da Silva, dan Beckham Putra Nugraha.



Susunan Pemain Persija



Persija Jakarta pola 3-4-3

Kiper: Andritany Ardhiyasa;

Bek: Rezaldi Hehanusa, Ondrej Kudela, dan Firza Andika;

Gelandang: Resky Fandi Witriawan, M. Ferarri, Hanif Sjahbandi, dan Rio Fahmi;

Penyerang: Hanno Behrens, Michael Krmencik, dan Riko Simanjuntak.


Persib Bandung menunjukkan performa bagus sejak ditangani oleh Luis Milla. Ini Bisa melanjutkan unbeaten run saat Maung Bandung melawan Persija Jakarta.







Milla ditunjuk menjadi pelatih Persib pada Agustus tahun lalu. Dia menggantikan Robert Rene Alberts yang dipecat.



Link Live Streaming Persib Vs Persija: Cara Nonton via HP, Laptop, dan TV Digital



Selain melalui siaran langsung televisi, laga tersebut juga bisa disaksikan lewat live streaming di laman atau aplikasi Vidio via laptop atau HP.


Cara Menonton Persib vs Persija di HP/Laptop :


  • Download aplikasi Vidio di Playstore (Android) atau App Store (iOS) atau buka laman www.vidio.com lewat browser HP atau laptop Anda.


  • Lakukan Sign Up atau pendaftaran jika anda merupakan pengguna baru, atau langsung Sign In jika sudah mempunyai akun Vidio.







  • Anda bisa melakukan langganan paket yang tersedia di Vidio untuk menonton tayangan Liga 1, terdapat beberapa opsi seperti Paket Platinum 30 Hari (Rp29.000), Platinum 1 Tahun (Rp199.000), Diamond EPL 1 Tahun (Rp450.000), Diamond EPL 30 Hari Mobile Only (Rp59.000), Diamond EPL 30 Hari (Rp79.000), atau Platinum+F1 30 Hari (Rp49.000).


  • Lakukan pembayaran paket berlangganan sesuai panduan yang tertera pada aplikasi/laman Vidio menggunakan metode pembayaran yang Anda inginkan. Jika Anda sudah berlangganan, ketuk menu Live dan pilih laga Persib vs Persija dari berbagai opsi tayangan yang tertera.



Cara Menonton Persib vs Persija di TV Digital


  • Siaran digital otomatis bisa ditangkap oleh perangkat televisi dengan dukungan DVB-T2. Jika perangkat televisi belum didukung DVB-T2, dibutuhkan tambahan Set Top Box (STB) untuk menikmati siaran digital.







  • Siapkan STB DVB-T2 dan TV Analog. Pastikan STB tersebut berjenis DVB-T2 yang mendukung sambungan antena pada TV analog. TV analog harus dalam posisi power off atau daya mati. Cabut kabel antena yang terpasang di TV analog.


  • Sambungkan kabel antena ke port yang biasanya bernama “ANT IN” dan tersedia di bagian punggung STB.


  • Sambungkan kabel HDMI dari port di STB ke TV Analog. Jika TV analog belum mendukung HDMI, bisa sambungkan dengan kabel AV yang memiliki tiga ujung konektor berwarna merah, kuning, dan putih.


  • Pastikan STB telah terhubung dengan daya, lalu nyalakan STB dan TV analog. Masuk ke pengaturan TV analog, pilih mode tampilan AV.


  • Setelah menu STB muncul, pilih opsi pencarian saluran. Jika daftar saluran siaran digital sudah muncul, pilih opsi simpan.


  • Terakhir, Anda tinggal memilih Indosiar yang menyiarkan langsung laga Persib vs Persija.

Antonov: Patriot Training Courses for Ukrainians Confirms US Involvement in Growing Crisis

Antonov: Patriot Training Courses for Ukrainians Confirms US Involvement in Growing Crisis

Antonov: Patriot Training Courses for Ukrainians Confirms US Involvement in Growing Crisis




©JACK GUEZ






The Pentagon's decision to train the Ukrainian military to operate Patriot missile defense systems confirms the involvement of the United States in the conflict in Ukraine, Russian Ambassador to Washington Anatoly Antonov told reporters.







"The decision of the US Department of Defense to organize a training course at Fort Sill in Oklahoma is another confirmation of Washington's de facto participation in the Ukrainian conflict on the side of Nazi criminals from Kiev," Antonov said while commenting on the upcoming training course in the United States for Ukrainian servicemen to operate Patriot missile defense systems.


Defense Department Press Secretary Pat Ryder said on Tuesday the United States will begin training Ukrainian troops on the Patriot surface-to-air missile system at Fort Sill in the US state of Oklahoma as soon as next week.


The training, which teaches operational and maintenance skills in classroom and simulation settings, will prepare 90-100 Ukrainian soldiers over the next several months, Ryder said.


Ukrainian presidential office adviser Mykhailo Podolyak said Ukrainian troops will start using Patriot systems supplied by the West by early or mid-spring.







In December 2022, the United States committed one Patriot missile system to Ukraine. That commitment was followed by another one made by Germany earlier this month.


The Patriot system will be delivered to Ukraine following the training course, Ryder said, noting that the delivery will not be announced in advance.


Antonov earlier highlighted that Russia has constantly informed the US audience of the dangers posed by the Biden administration's actions in Ukraine.


"It is noteworthy that our efforts to bring to the attention of the American audience the true danger of such a line by the White House are step by step recognized by the local expert community," Antonov said.







"For example, Washington Post observers openly admitted that the training of Ukrainian troops in the United States means that US involvement into the confrontation is growing."


"They noted that the administration is no longer limiting itself to strengthening the defense potential of Kiev, but is transferring new weapons to the republic in order to increase its offensive capabilities," he added.


The Pentagon has focused recent security assistance packages for Ukraine on air defense capabilities amid frequent Russian missile and drone strikes. Last week, the Biden administration announced a new $3.75 billion aid package for Ukraine, including RIM-7 “Sea Sparrow” air defense missiles.


Russia launched a special military operation in Ukraine on February 24, 2022 in response to calls by the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics for protection from Ukrainian troops. The Russian Defense Ministry said the operation, which targets Ukrainian military infrastructure, aims to "demilitarize and denazify" Ukraine, and to completely liberate Donbas.








Western nations have imposed numerous sanctions on Russia and have been supplying weapons to Ukraine. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has said any cargo that contains weaponry for Ukraine will become a legitimate target for Russia.





Wagner company takes entire city of Soledar under control — chief

Wagner company takes entire city of Soledar under control — chief

Wagner company takes entire city of Soledar under control — chief




Yevgeny Prigozhin ©Mikhail Metzel/TASS






The city of Soledar, the scene of intense fighting in the past few days, has been taken under control by units of Russia’s Wagner private military company, the company’s chief Yevgeny Prigozhin was quoted as saying by his press service on Tuesday night.







"Units of the Wagner private military company have taken the entire territory of Soledar under their control. The city center has been surrounded, and urban warfare is under way. The number of captives will be announced tomorrow," Prigozhin was quoted as saying on his company’s Telegram channel.


The acting head of the Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR), Denis Pushilin, said the republic’s cities of Soledar and Artemovsk were about to be liberated. Intense fighting is under way in those areas, he added.


Soledar and Bakhmut, also known as Artyomovsk, are located in the Kiev-controlled part of the DPR, which joined Russia last fall after the populace there held a referendum. Bakhmut has been an important transport hub for supplying the Ukrainian troops in Donbas amid Russia's special military operation.


The latest comes after Donetsk officials stated on Monday that Russian forces had managed to successfully take control of the Bakhmutskoe village, which sits near Soledar. The area is known as an important transport hub for supplying Ukrainian troops stationed in Donbass.







Oleksiy Arestovich, an adviser to the head of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's office, said on Wednesday that Ukraine's forces are fleeing the frontline in the city.


"We have units that are fleeing Soledar, were and are fleeing," Arestovich said in an appearance on the YouTube channel of journalist Mark Feigin (recognized as foreign agent media by Russia's Justice Ministry), adding that "enemy forces" take their place after squadrons flee.


The Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR) has gained control of the central part of the city of Soledar, DPR’s acting head, Denis Pushilin, said on Tuesday.


"According to the latest updates I have, central Soledar is already under the control of the Wagner private military company," he said in an interview with Russia’s TV Channel One.







"On the one hand, they have made a lodgment and on the other hand, they are moving quite effectively, mopping up Soledar’s western part," he said, adding that it is the last direction the enemy could retreat to. "By the end of this day, we see that the enemy continues to sustain serious losses here, both in manpower and weapons," he noted.



Special operation, January 9th. The main thing:



▪️ According to the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, Ukrainian security forces were hit by fire in the Kupyansky, Krasno-Limansky, Yuzhno-Donetsk directions, Russian troops continue offensive operations in the Donetsk direction;


▪️ During the counter-battery fight, two US-made AN / TPQ-50 counter-battery radar stations, an M777 artillery system, two Polish-made Krab self-propelled artillery mounts, two Ukrainian Akatsia self-propelled howitzers, and a D-30 howitzer were destroyed;


▪️ Su-25 and MiG-29 planes of the Ukrainian Air Force, as well as a Ukrainian Mi-8 helicopter were shot down in the sky over the DPR;








▪️ The DPR headquarters announced the liberation of the Bakhmutskoye settlement northeast of Artemovsk;


▪️ Russia is not at war with Ukraine, hatred for ordinary Ukrainians "by definition cannot be in our country," Patrushev said. The whole story with Ukraine was started in Washington in order to work out the technologies for delimiting and playing off a single people;


▪️ For the first time since the beginning of the conflict in Ukraine, London is considering the possibility of supplying Challenger 2 tanks to Kyiv, Sky reports;


▪️ Germany is "frantically" looking for the 40 Marder infantry fighting vehicles promised to Ukraine, and since it does not have a reserve of such vehicles, Berlin will have to take most of it from the reserves of its own armed forces;


▪️ Ukraine asked Georgia to return the Buk complexes transferred in 2008 and asked for the Javelin complexes transferred by Washington, but was refused, said Kyiv's charge d'affaires in Tbilisi;


▪️ Poland can send only a symbolic number of Leopard tanks to Ukraine, there are no talks of tens or hundreds, a representative of the Office of the Polish President said;







▪️ Peskov about reports of a possible new wave of partial mobilization: no need to attach importance to the data of Telegram channels, the source is the authorities.


▪️Russian aviation and artillery strikes hit two warehouses of missile and artillery weapons of the 53rd mechanized brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the 108th brigade of territorial defense in the area of the settlement of Konstantinovka of the Donetsk People's Republic and the city of Orekhov , Zaporozhye region, as well as 62 artillery units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in firing positions, live force and military equipment in 105 areas.


▪️In the course of a counter-battery fight, the following were destroyed in firing positions during the day: two M777 artillery systems made in the USA; four Polish-made Krab self-propelled artillery mounts in the DPR; three D-20 towed howitzers in the LPR and Sumy region; two installations of Grad multiple launch rocket systems, as well as a MLRS Uragan combat vehicle in the DPR. In addition, near the settlements of Artemovsk and Dzerzhinsk of the Donetsk People's Republic, two US-made counter-battery radars AN / TPQ-50 and AN / TPQ-36 were destroyed.


▪️Russian aviation shot down three Ukrainian Air Force Su-25 aircraft in the Donetsk People's Republic.


▪️Russian air defense systems destroyed ten Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles in a day.


Exclusive: US intelligence materials related to Ukraine, Iran and UK found in Biden’s private office

Exclusive: US intelligence materials related to Ukraine, Iran and UK found in Biden’s private office

Exclusive: US intelligence materials related to Ukraine, Iran and UK found in Biden’s private office










Among the classified documents from Joe Biden’s time as vice president discovered in a private office last fall are US intelligence memos and briefing materials that covered topics including Ukraine, Iran and the United Kingdom, according to a source familiar with the matter.







A total of 10 documents with classification markings were found last year in Biden’s private academic office and they were dated between 2013 and 2016, according to the source.


The boxes with these classified records also contained personal Biden family documents, including materials about Beau Biden‘s funeral arrangements, the source told CNN.


Attorney General Merrick Garland has assigned the US attorney in Chicago, a holdover from the Trump administration, to investigate the matter, CNN previously reported. Garland made this move after receiving a referral from the National Archives and Records Administration.


The documents were discovered on November 2, just six days before the midterm elections, but the matter only became public Monday due to news reports.







The source told CNN that a personal lawyer for Biden was closing out the downtown DC office that Biden used as part his work with the University of Pennsylvania. The lawyer saw an envelope with markings indicating they were the former vice president’s personal documents, opened the envelope and noticed there were classified documents inside. The lawyer closed the envelope and called NARA, the source said.


After making contact with NARA, Biden’s team turned over several boxes in an abundance of caution, even though many of the boxes contained personal materials, the source said.


Biden, who became US President in January 2021, had previously served as US Vice President between 2008 and 2016, under then-US President Barack Obama.


According to media reports, Attorney General Merrick Garland has already assigned a US attorney from Chicago who was appointed by former US President Donald Trump to oversee the matter - a move Garland made after receiving an inquiry from the US National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). The documents have reportedly already been surrendered to the agency.







News about the documents first hit the news waves on Monday, but contained no details. Biden dodged questions about the discovery asked of him during an appearance with Mexican President Andrews Manuel Lopez Obrador.


The report comes amid a lengthy struggle between Trump and the federal government over hundreds of classified files found unsecured at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida. After several requests for the files by NARA, which only received incomplete returns, the FBI launched a raid of the estate in August 2022 and seized hundreds more from a storage closet.


Trump has refused to cooperate with the investigation, calling it a "witch hunt" and claiming it is intended to stop him from returning to office in 2024. Trump announced his new presidential campaign after the midterm elections in November.



Trump Wonders if FBI Will Raid Biden's Home After Secret Docs Found at POTUS' Former Office



In August 2022, the FBI conducted a raid on Trump’s Mar-a-Lago residence as part of a probe into his post-presidential handling of classified documents.








Donald Trump has taken to the social platform Truth Social to question whether the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) will react to the discovery of a slew of classified documents from President Joe Biden’s time as VP in a private office.


“When is the FBI going to raid the many homes of Joe Biden, perhaps even the White House? These documents were definitely not declassified,” the former US president wrote.


He was echoed by his son Donald Jr., who tweeted that he would like to know when the FBI's Hostage Rescue Team will “storm one of Biden's many vacation homes bought and paid for somehow by a lifetime of being a humble public servant.”


The same tone was struck by Ronny Jackson, the former White House doctor turned Texas congressman, who described the news about “highly classified documents” being “improperly stored” in one of Biden’s private offices as “incredible.” “(...) Where is the FBI? Where is the dramatic raid? We have two systems of justice in this country: one for them and one for us,” Jackson claimed.


The remarks follow a US media outlet reporting that the federal prosecutor’s office is reviewing about 10 documents found by Biden’s personal attorneys at his vice-presidential office at the Penn Biden Center for Diplomacy and Global Engagement, a Washington-based think tank, in early November.







The sensitive materials were reportedly found while the attorneys prepared to vacate the office space, where the classified documents were said to have been located alongside other unclassified papers.


After the documents were identified and reported to the National Archives on November 2, the agency took possession of the materials and notified the Justice Department.


Richard Sauber, special counsel to President Biden, said in a statement that the White House is “cooperating with the National Archives and the Department of Justice regarding the discovery of what appear to be Obama-Biden Administration records, including a small number of documents with classified marking.”


The developments come as special counsel Jack Smith is probing Trump for potentially mishandling classified records at his Mar-a-Lago resort in southern Florida. Federal investigators have recovered at least 325 classified documents from Trump as part of their inquiry.


The investigation was preceded by the FBI raid on the Mar-a-Lago residence, where bureau agents searched documents that the ex-POTUS had taken from the White House at the end of his term, rather than surrendering them to the National Archives in line with the Presidential Records Act.







Trump has repeatedly denied any wrongdoing in the matter, slamming the “unannounced raid” on his home as “not necessary or appropriate." He dubbed the FBI’s actions “prosecutorial misconduct, the weaponization of the Justice System, and an attack by Radical Left Democrats who desperately don’t want him president in 2024.”


Last month, US District Court Judge Aileen Cannon, of the Southern District of Florida, dismissed Trump’s lawsuit challenging the Mar-a-Lago search for “lack of jurisdiction.”


Tuesday, 10 January 2023

Real life forces Tokyo to compromise and cooperate with Russia, says senior diplomat

Real life forces Tokyo to compromise and cooperate with Russia, says senior diplomat




©AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko






Tokyo is immersed in sanctions work against Russia, but real life forces Japan to compromise its ‘principles’ and cooperate with Moscow, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Andrey Rudenko told the Izvestia newspaper in an interview on Tuesday.







"It is quite obvious to us that official Tokyo is unquestioningly fulfilling Washington's political order by fully engaging in the sanctions work. However, practice shows that real life makes the Japanese authorities compromise their detached from national interests ‘principles’ in the spheres where they cannot do without cooperation with Russia," he said.


Rudenko pointed out that the Japanese authorities recommended the local companies - the shareholders of Sakhalin-1 and Sakhalin-2 oil and gas projects - to continue participating in the projects under the pretext of ensuring the country's energy security. "Fumio Kishida's administration begged his G7 partners to remove crude oil flowing to Japan from the Sakhalin-2 project from a restrictive scheme involving a price cap on Russian-origin energy carriers," the diplomat added.



Russia approves Japan's SODECO participation in new Sakhalin 1 oil, gas project operator



The Russian government has approved Japan's Sakhalin Oil and Gas Development Co., or SODECO's participation in the new operator of Sakhalin 1 oil, gas project, Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno said Nov. 15, a move Tokyo sees significant for the country's energy security.


"We are aware about the Russian government's decision to approve SODECO's participation in the new Sakhalin 1 company," Matsuno told a press conference. "We see this decision extremely significant from the perspective of our country's mid- to long-term stable energy supply."







Japan sees an equity stake in the Sakhalin 1 oil, gas project important as it relies around 95% on Middle Eastern oil imports.


Japan, however, recorded no Russian crude imports for the fourth consecutive month in September as the country's top two refiners, ENEOS and Idemitsu Kosan, have already suspended signing new Russian crude contracts.


Matsuno's comments come as a Russian government ordinance has been issued to transfer SODECO's 30% stake to the new Sakhalin 1 operator, according to a Japanese government source.


The new Russian operator, named Sakhalin 1, was added to the Russian register of legal entities Oct. 14. Rosneft subsidiary Sakhalinmorneftegaz-Shelf has been appointed to manage the new entity.









Foreign partners were given one month to apply to the Russian government to keep their stakes in the project.



Press Conference by Minister Hagiuda



Tuesday, May 10, 2022, Press Conference Room, METI


Question: Prime Minister Kishida stated at the G7 leaders’ meeting that Japan would impose a general embargo on Russian oil. What are your thoughts on how such an embargo will be implemented? The Prime Minister has also said that Japan will maintain its interests in Sakhalin. Is it possible to stop importing Russian oil completely while maintaining such interests?


Answer : Although this was a very tough decision as Japan relies almost entirely on imported oil, solidarity with the G7 is now of the utmost importance. Therefore, based on the recent G7 Leaders’ Statement, we have decided to enact a general embargo on Russian oil.


However, we cannot immediately embargo Russian oil. Instead, we are committed to gradually reducing dependency on Russia for energy in a timely and orderly manner while securing alternate supply sources.








Moving forward, we will establish a concrete method and timeframe for reducing and ultimately stopping these oil imports considering actual conditions. With regard to oil imports from the projects in which Japan has interests, as they are contributing to our low-cost, long-term stable energy supply, we will take time to consider how we can phase out these imports with minimal impact on citizen's lives and business operations.


Question : I have a question about the oil embargo.


I understand that Japan will maintain its interest in Sakhalin-1, and even if Japan halts these imports in the future, SODECO (Sakhalin Oil and Gas Development Co.)—in which METI and Japanese companies have interests—will have to continue selling crude oil produced from the project. How does METI intend to sell the crude oil that comes from Sakhalin-1 moving forward?


Answer : We have had to make a tough decision this time, but solidarity with the G7 is important. Considering the G7 Leaders’ Statement, we have decided on the Russian oil embargo. As I said earlier, we cannot do it immediately. Instead, our goal is to gradually phase out our dependence on Russia for energy in a timely and orderly manner while securing alternate supply sources.


I assume that the oil will be sold to neighboring countries—such as South Korea—in addition to Japan. I will refrain from giving any more details at this point in time because any speculation might cause adverse effects on related companies’ ordinary profits.







Question : How do you think this embargo will affect Japan's industry? Profits of oil companies and trading houses are expected to hit an all-time high. Please tell us how this will impact the industry.


Answer : It will obviously have a large impact on the business community. I believe that most citizens understand our overall policy of looking to enact the embargo, but there may be various negative impacts, which we have not clearly understood yet.


As I mentioned in an on-the-move interview yesterday, if countries decide to embargo Russian oil, they will have to compete for the alternatives to those imports. We are asking oil-producing countries to increase production, but as I have said before, those countries are questioning whether we will continually buy the increased amounts they produce.


Japan, at least, has said that it will continue using the increased amounts. We intend to keep using a certain amount of oil while working toward carbon neutrality by utilizing technology to reduce CO2 emissions. However, if European countries or others suddenly strengthen their embargo as the situation changes, they may ask oil-producing countries to increase their production and only buy that increased amount for a certain period of time. This would be a problem for those oil-producing countries. Given this situation, I think it is undeniable that the oil embargo will likely have a significant impact on the economy and the market.







Right now, I am telling citizens that the overall direction for Japan is to enact this embargo. I think the general public may have the understanding that this was an unavoidable decision when considering our future relationship with Russia.


However, I think we also need to explain to them at some point that energy prices will spike as a result of this. Otherwise, they won't be able to accept our country's policies. There are many people who say brave things, but we need to protect the daily lives of citizens and Japan's economy. The embargo is a commitment we have made to the international community, and we are having difficult discussions about how best we can protect the lives of our citizens and our economy with the Agency for Natural Resources and Energy.


If we could not actually put pressure on Russia, there is no point in doing it. If we withdraw from the Sakhalin project quickly, our interest may be transferred to a third country. Another problem is that if we embargo Russian crude oil, it could be coming into the market via other countries by way of oil laundering. In that case, it would be very difficult to determine whether the oil is of Russian origin.


Therefore, while I am not denying the G7 commitment to take this direction, each country needs to stay alert and run various simulations to figure out what practical problems need to be taken care of. Otherwise, what we are doing now might become a big advantage for Russia, and these sanctions will have been for nothing. Thus, we must keep up our calm response. At the same time, we will do our best to minimize the impact this may have on companies.


Bolsonaro in Florida hospital; over 1,500 supporters detained after Brasilia riots

Bolsonaro in Florida hospital; over 1,500 supporters detained after Brasilia riots

Bolsonaro in Florida hospital; over 1,500 supporters detained after Brasilia riots










Brazil’s ex-President Jair Bolsonaro has been admitted to a US hospital with abdominal pain a day after his supporters stormed Brasilia demanding military intervention against his loss in the October election, according to his wife.







For the past 10 weeks, supporters of the ousted far-right President Jair Bolsonaro had camped outside Brazilian Army headquarters, demanding that the military overturn October’s presidential election. And for the past 10 weeks, the protesters faced little resistance from the government.


Then, on Sunday, many of the camp’s inhabitants left their tents in Brasília, the nation’s capital, drove a few miles away and, joining hundreds of other protesters, stormed Congress, the Supreme Court and the presidential offices.


The Bolsonaro supporters who stormed the Planalto Palace, the office of the president, on Sunday vandalized several works from revered Brazilian artists, including the painter Emiliano Di Cavalcanti, the palace said on Monday after a preliminary assessment of the damage to its collection.


Protesters broke through police barricades and stormed the Congress, the presidential palace and the Supreme Court. Source: AAP / Sergio Lima


The Planalto Palace had one of the most important art collections in the country, particularly for Brazilian Modernism, said Rogério Carvalho, the director of curatorship of the presidential palaces. “The value of what was destroyed is incalculable because of the history it represents,” he said in a statement.







Security forces have detained around 1500 people following the storming of government buildings in Brasília, and dismantled a camp of supporters of former president Jair Bolsonaro in the capital, Brazilian officials have confirmed.


After thousands of Mr Bolsonaro's backers attacked Congress, the Supreme Court and the presidential palace on Sunday local time, police in riot gear amassed at the pro-Bolsonaro camp outside Brasília's army headquarters while troops took down tents, Reuters witnesses said. The protesters were dispersed.


President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, known as Lula, promised to bring those responsible for the violence to justice after demonstrators broke windows and furniture, destroyed artwork, and stole guns and artefacts.


Lula, who took office on 1 January after a narrow October election win, was back at work at the Planalto presidential palace on Monday and met with his defence minister and the armed forces commanders to discuss the attacks that recalled the assault on the US Capitol two years ago by backers of former president Donald Trump.







US President Joe Biden joined other world leaders in condemning Sunday's riots, calling them "outrageous," while Mr Bolsonaro, who has been in Florida since last year, denied inciting his supporters and said the rioters had "crossed the line".


Victor Moriayana For New York Times


Mr Bolsonaro was admitted to a hospital in Florida on Monday with intestinal discomfort due to a stabbing he suffered during the 2018 election campaign, his wife announced on Instagram.


Pro-Bolsonaro truckers, who have caused havoc on Brazil's highways for weeks, held more protests through the night.








A toll road operator for the BR 163 highway that cuts through Brazil's top grain-producing state Mato Grosso reported several blockades that were cleared by dawn.


Police said blockages on another highway in Parana state were also cleared.


"There are still people trying to block roads and access to oil refineries," presidential spokesman Paulo Pimenta told reporters.


Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes ordered the governor of Brasília removed from office late on Sunday for 90 days over alleged security failings, and demanded that social media platforms Facebook, Twitter, and TikTok block accounts of users spreading anti-democratic propaganda.


Brazilian investigators, taking stock of the damage around the capital and questioning detained protesters, face several major questions as they piece together how rioters briefly seized the seats of Brazil’s government.


The protesters, supporters of the far-right former president Jair Bolsonaro, had been camping out since he lost October’s election to Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. Mr. Bolsonaro had asserted without any proof that Brazil’s election systems were rife with fraud, but he agreed to a transition of power to Mr. Lula after the election.







The pro-Bolsonaro protesters claimed the election was stolen, though Brazil’s military and independent experts found no credible evidence of voter fraud.


Now, investigators will focus in part on how the demonstration on Sunday was organized, and on how it transformed into a violent riot. In the days after Mr. Lula took office on Jan. 1, there were widespread calls on social media for a huge demonstration in the capital, Brasília.


Those calls circulated among supporters of Mr. Bolsonaro mostly on two apps, WhatsApp and Telegram. Some messages urged people to organize attacks against critical infrastructure, such as oil refineries and roadblocks. On Telegram, some called for the storming of the Monumental Axis, the avenue that goes directly to major government buildings.


According to an intelligence briefing by the military police of Brasília, at least 100 buses carrying 4,000 demonstrators arrived between Friday and Sunday. It was not immediately clear where the social media calls first originated, or how the caravans of buses were organized.


According to an intelligence briefing by the military police of Brasília, at least 100 buses carrying 4,000 demonstrators arrived between Friday and Sunday. It was not immediately clear where the social media calls first originated, or how the caravans of buses were organized.







Most of the people who arrived in recent days stayed in an encampment in the capital that supporters of Mr. Bolsonaro had maintained in front of the army’s headquarters since the election in October.


It was also not clear why the rioters were able to breach government buildings — Congress, the Supreme Court and the presidential offices — so easily. State police officers had tried to repel them, but they were far outnumbered.


Eventually, the military retook control of the buildings, and the authorities began to make arrests. The authorities had arrested at least 200 people as of late Sunday, according to Brazil’s justice minister, though Ibaneis Rocha, the governor of the district that includes Brasília, said that evening more than 400 people had been arrested.


At least 1,200 people were detained for questioning, a police spokesman said on Monday. Some could be charged with committing crimes against democratic institutions or with attempting to unseat a democratically elected government, he said.


Overnight, a Supreme Court judge suspended Mr. Rocha, a supporter of Mr. Bolsonaro’s re-election campaign, for 90 days while investigations take place into security failures. Mr. Rocha on Sunday called the riots an act of terrorism, and said on Twitter that the hundreds of people arrested in the aftermath would “pay for the committed crimes.”







Mr. Lula signed an emergency decree late Sunday that put federal authorities in charge of security in Brazil’s capital, and the dismantling of protest camps has since proceeded peacefully. Brazil’s Congress was called back from recess for an emergency session.


Mr. Bolsonaro, who appeared to be in Florida, criticized the protests on Sunday evening, saying on Twitter that peaceful demonstrations were part of democracy, but that “destruction and invasions of public buildings, like what occurred today,” were not. He also repudiated Mr. Lula’s comments that he bore some responsibility for the riots, saying those accusations were “without proof.”