Prologue Journal – Page 32795 – Understanding current events through the lenses of the past and future.

Why Russia and Ukraine are fighting over Bakhmut

Washington Post Ukraine and Russia have battled for months over Bakhmut, a small salt-mining city in the country’s east. Zelensky said “there is nothing” left. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/03/03/bakhmut-battle-ukraine-russia/

Tech war: China shows the sword to US chipmaker Micron with ban, opening the door to local players to fill the gap

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Shares in Chinese memory chip companies such as YMTC surged on Monday in Shanghai and Shenzhen on hopes they may be able to fill the gap. https://www.scmp.com/tech/article/3221426/tech-war-china-shows-sword-us-chipmaker-micron-ban-opening-door-local-players-fill-gap?utm_source=rss_feed

Export orders fall for 8th straight month in April

Taipei, May 22 (CNA) Taiwan’s export orders recorded a year-on-year decline for the eighth consecutive month in April as a global economic slowdown continued to weigh on demand, the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) said Monday. https://focustaiwan.tw/business/202305220021

Russia’s central bank chief to visit Iran on May 23 — news agency

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. It is reported that talks between governors of central banks of the two countries will be held in the capital of Iran in respect of signing of agreements in currency https://tass.com/economy/1621229

Taekwondoist holding Chinese flag at Korea event to be probed: Premier

Taipei, May 22 (CNA) The government will look into whether a taekwondo athlete from Taiwan who held a Chinese national flag after winning a bronze medal at the Asia-Pacific Masters Games (APMG) in South Korea last week has worked for the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in Taiwan, Premier Chen Chien-jen (陳建仁) said Monday. https://focustaiwan.tw/cross-strait/202305220020

Dorm fire leaves at least 20 people dead in Guyana

Washington Post The cause of the fire in the town of Mahdia remains unknown. Within hours, critically injured victims had been evacuated to the capital of Georgetown. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/05/22/dorm-fireguyana/

Germany’s Scholz: Biden is better than Trump, should be re-elected

Jerusalem Post https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-743850

Musicologist and director Ivan Kuzminskyi killed in action

Pravda Ukraine Ivan Kuzminskyi, musicologist and director of the children’s TV channel Malyatko TV, has been killed in combat in Luhansk Oblast, defending Ukraine from the Russian invaders. He was 39 years old. This was reported by the press service of the National Council for Television and Radio Broadcasting on Facebook. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/05/22/7403329/

Russians now immune to Western propaganda, Putin’s high rating remains steady — Kremlin

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. It is noted that there is a certain degree of resistance in our society to the stream of fake news, deliberate lies and incompetent assessments https://tass.com/society/1621225

Hungary to reject military aid to Ukraine as long as OTP Bank on its blacklist

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. It was recalled that EU countries want to increase military assistance to Ukraine from the European Peace Facility to the tune of 500 million euro https://tass.com/world/1621223