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"There is no single strategy for interacting with all the different centers of power," Feygin said of advocating for international support—primarily in Ukraine, the European Union and U.S.—once the congress is formed Ponomarev said there are figures from Ukraine Lithuania and the European Parliament attending the congress to observe "People will be watching and looking at how it goes then we'll start actual talks and negotiations." a Polish member of the European Parliament and a former foreign minister is one of those foreign politicians who will be attending Fotyga told Newsweek that widespread support for the war within Russia necessitates systemic political change "Putin and the Russian parliament have lost their legitimacy many years ago but also fake constitutional referendums," she said "Those people and this system have no future "But it cannot be changed without an active role of Russians themselves I am glad that finally there is a movement ready to take this responsibility but it is good to be ready when the time comes." The congress's international outreach will begin in earnest after this weekend's plenary But convincing foreign governments to drop official recognition of Russia's Federal Assembly is an ambitious goal Moscow would likely consider such a step a severe escalation of a conflict which Western leaders are already wary of spiraling into a broader confrontation with Russia said that "credible and organized opposition in Russia as such does not exist...the future leaders of democratic Russia should be found among those individuals who openly oppose the war." "I still want to see how it unfolds and basically take it one step at a time." which has claimed attacks inside Russia including the assassination of far-right ideologue Darya Dugina Ponomarev's advocacy for the NRA has drawn criticism from other opposition leaders Chess champion and pro-democracy activist Garry Kasparov told the Kyiv Post the NRA is "fake," and accused Ponomarev of "using this to advertise his own agenda." Kasparov is among the most prominent anti-Putin figures agitating for revolution, along with jailed anti-corruption activist Alexei Navalny and oligarch-turned-dissident Mikhail Khodorkovsky Kasparov and Khodorkovsky fronted the latest iteration of the Congress of Free Russia in Vilnius seeking to build cooperation between the Russian anti-Putin diaspora and Western organizations and governments are continuing to push for the politician's release from jail while guiding international sanctions on key pro-Kremlin figures and working towards Navalny's vision of a future Russian parliamentary republic Pomomarev told Newsweek that the Jablonna congress is open to all opposition strands whatever their misgivings "They can come and join and present their concepts and opinions," he said of deputies aligned with other opposition leaders Ponomarev said lawmakers aligned with Navalny and Khodorkovsky will all be in attendance as will some of Navalny's regional coordinators "Ponomarev is a well-known thug," Navalny's chief of staff Leonid Volkov told Newsweek suggesting the former is an "ally" of former Putin adviser Vladislav Surkov Ponomarev has previously distanced himself from Surkov with whom he worked while working on a government project for then-President Dmitry Medvedev "He is not an opposition politician at all," Volkov said of Ponomarev adding that Navalny's network of regional coordinators was disbanded in 2021 Ponomarev said he is confident that the congress will overcome ideological disputes and agree on "the most critical documents," namely the founding declaration of the body and a resistance act setting out what anti-Kremlin methods—including armed violence—the organ would support and what it would denounce The contest of ideas and organizations may reinvigorate long-term tensions "The Navalny side has always said that I'm an FSB agent and the majority of his people are now saying that I'm a Ukrainian agent," Ponomarev said "There's a lot of very funny debates on social networks to decide whose agent I am." Some opposition figures will not see the weekend's congress as legitimate Feygin acknowledged that the congress will need to hold some form of elections—perhaps online—to bolster its standing with the Russian population and opposition plus to be able to frame Putin's government as illegitimate and there is no strict delineation," he added "We cannot ignore Navalny, who could be a legitimate candidate and legitimate center of political power...unfortunately, he's in prison right now," Feygin said. Navalny's networks "are closer aligned with our goals because they target inside Russia," he added Kasparov and his colleagues in the Congress of Free Russia "They're not really targeting internal Russian politics and processes," he said though he said they could prove helpful in building closer ties with influential foreign leaders and groups Newsweek contacted Kasparov's team for comment "Our agenda is to find a way to induce changes in Russia right now," Feygin said We're not sitting on the sidelines and talking about it and then waiting for an opportune moment to come back to Russia when things change...We are focusing on how we do it today So this is the core difference between us." "Our organization will at some point need to also have a military or force representation because everything cannot be resolved just politically," Feygin said Ponomarev said he was working closely with a variety of violent grassroots resistance inside Russia as well as volunteers fighting in Ukraine who see themselves as the vanguard of the new Russian revolution Ponomarev said the congress will exist in a "a different dimension" to grassroots resistance groups inside Russia—whether armed or peaceful—and Russian volunteer military units fighting alongside the Ukrainian armed forces the nom de guerre of a member and spokesperson of the Freedom of Russia Legion may get directly involved by the end of the congress "I would propose to elect him to the executive committee of the congress," Ponomarev said of Caesar who is fighting alongside Ukrainian forces and is expected to take part in the congress remotely "I very much hope that the congress would support my proposal." "We are not against working with these groups, so we'll work with them at different stages," Feygin said. "We probably should put more emphasis on creating internal resistance and supporting internal organized groups within Russia," he added "They're weak but they exist now and they do need help." Newsweek is committed to challenging conventional wisdom and finding connections in the search for common ground Newsletters in your inbox See all Looking to access paid articles across multiple policy topics Interested in policy insights for EU professional organisations Anti-Kremlin former Russian politicians gathered in Jabłonna near Warsaw to discuss the future of Russia and draw plans for ousting Vladimir Putin The three-day gathering that began Friday was organised by Ilya Ponomarev The three-day gathering that began Friday (4 November) was organised by Ilya Ponomarev a former member of the State Duma and the only Russian lawmaker to vote against the illegal annexation of Crimea in 2014 [EPA-EFE/SERGEY DOLZHENKO] According to Duda’s top foreign policy aide “Poland treats the matter of countering climate change seriously,” with the Polish president set to speak at the forum and participate in several panel sessions including one concerning water access for developing countries highlighted the conference as taking place at a “watershed moment” amid “multiple crises happening simultaneously.” and energy crisis are all “aggravated” by climate change the COP27 summit will play host to over 100 heads of state and government with the goal of adopting new objectives to combat global warming attendees discussed how Putin should be removed from power and what measures could be taken to end the war in Ukraine told the group of Russian dissidents that their first task “is to find some military officer who will be able to eliminate Putin and task number two is to form an army to take control of Russian territory.” including Russian dissident Alexei Baranovsky drafted a document that would appoint former Russian Parliament deputies as members of the so-called “Transition Period Parliament,” which Baranovsky described as an alternative state body “able to take the helm when Putin gets toppled.” Representatives of jailed anti-corruption campaigner Alexei Navalny and former world chess champion Garry Kasparov two of the most prominent Russian opposition leaders and Putin critics After winning a sixth career title on Saturday Kubacki returned to competition in top form yesterday beating out Anze Lanisek of Slovenia and Marius Lindvik of Norway to take home the day’s top prize Kubacki scored a total of 287 points after jumping 131 and 133.5 m putting him 8.3 points ahead of Lanisk (131.5 and 131 m) and 10 points ahead of Lindvik (131 m and 133.5 m) Fellow teammate Piotr Żyła finished ninth on Sunday while three-time Olympic champion Kamil Stoch was disqualified before the competition due to questions about his jumpsuit The next ski jumping World Cup event will take place November 25-27 in Ruka After breezing through the group stage of the WTA Finals last week Świątek struggled against her energetic Belarusian opponent on Sunday with Sabalenka’s powerful serve dominating the match Sabalenka will face Caroline Garcia of France tomorrow at 3:00 CET for the WTA Finals title which will be the first Grand Slam title for either competitor including the Grand Slam French Open and the US Open the best WTA result on record since 2013 radio listeners are invited to share how they usually celebrate Independence Day The most interesting responses will win a Polish flag for display outside the window or on a balcony with the possibility of winning other prizes To participate in the competition, listeners should send an e-mail to konkurs@radiogdansk.pl describing how they typically celebrate Independence Day The competition will close on Wednesday, November 9, with more information available online HERE Today will be cool and mostly cloudy throughout the day with a slight chance of rain and a strong breeze coming in from the south Temperatures will peak around a high of 10°C dropping to a low of 4°C or 40°F overnight Slightly warmer weather is expected for tomorrow with a good chance of rain in the early morning Dotacja celowa z Ministerstwa Kultury i Dziedzictwa Narodowego zgodnie z art.31. ust.2. ustawy o radiofonii i telewizji. 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Teren jest własnością Nadleśnictwa Jabłonna W związku z sankcjami nałożonymi na Federację Rosyjską i brakiem płatności za dzierżawienie obiektu dyrektor generalny Lasów Państwowych zdecydował o wypowiedzeniu umowy dzierżawy bezskutecznie wzywana do wydania nieruchomości - Cierpliwie czekaliśmy na wydanie nieruchomości przez ambasadę rosyjską Kilkukrotnie ponawialiśmy wezwania w tej sprawie Mieliśmy nadzieję na polubowne rozstrzygnięcie sporu o grunt Z tego powodu zdecydowaliśmy się na podjęcie stosownych działań w tym przypadku przejęcie i zabezpieczenie obiektu by przeprowadzić inwentaryzację znajdującego się tam majątku – tłumaczy Edward Siarka sekretarz stanu w Ministerstwie Klimatu i Środowiska Inwentaryzacja obejmie weryfikację każdego z pomieszczeń znajdujących się na terenie ośrodka szczegółowe protokołowanie odnalezionych na miejscu obiektów Po zakończeniu prac Komisji Inwentaryzacyjnej nastąpi przegląd stanu technicznego dyrektor generalny Lasów Państwowych: - Dzierżawa gruntu w Skubiance była kontynuowana od lat 80 na tych samych - korzystnych dla Rosjan warunkach że często brakowało płynności w regulowaniu należności wynikających z umowy że po odzyskaniu tych nieruchomości zostaną wykorzystane na szczytny cel