"According to the government's statement, if we give in to the US demands, the country will inevitably be destroyed, but fighting may also mean the country's destruction. In other words, if we do not fight, the country will inevitably be destroyed, and if fighting also means the country will inevitably be destroyed, then to allow the country to be destroyed without fighting will mean the eternal destruction of the nation in both body and mind. However, if we fight and are committed to the spirit of protecting the country, even if we do not win the battle, the spirit of protecting the homeland will remain, and our descendants will surely be able to rise again. As the Supreme Command, as I have said before, we hope to achieve our goal through diplomatic negotiations. However, if, unfortunately, the decision is made to start a war and the imperial command is issued, we are prepared to go into battle with all our might and fight to the last soldier." Admiral Osami Nagano, September 6, 1941
"According to the government's statement, if we give in to the US demands, the country will inevitably be destroyed, but fighting may also mean the country's destruction. In other words, if we do not fight, the country will inevitably be destroyed, and if fighting also means the country will inevitably be destroyed, then to allow the country to be destroyed without fighting will mean the eternal destruction of the nation in both body and mind. However, if we fight and are committed to the spirit of protecting the country, even if we do not win the battle, the spirit of protecting the homeland will remain, and our descendants will surely be able to rise again. As the Supreme Command, as I have said before, we hope to achieve our goal through diplomatic negotiations. However, if, unfortunately, the decision is made to start a war and the imperial command is issued, we are prepared to go into battle with all our might and fight to the last soldier." Admiral Osami Nagano, September 6, 1941
Pavel Durov, Telegram's CEO, is known as "the Russian Mark Zuckerberg," for co-founding VKontakte, which is Russian for "in touch," a Facebook imitator that became the country's most popular social networking site. "Like the bombing of the maternity ward in Mariupol," he said, "Even before it hits the news, you see the videos on the Telegram channels." Oh no. There’s a certain degree of myth-making around what exactly went on, so take everything that follows lightly. Telegram was originally launched as a side project by the Durov brothers, with Nikolai handling the coding and Pavel as CEO, while both were at VK. False news often spreads via public groups, or chats, with potentially fatal effects. The next bit isn’t clear, but Durov reportedly claimed that his resignation, dated March 21st, was an April Fools’ prank. TechCrunch implies that it was a matter of principle, but it’s hard to be clear on the wheres, whos and whys. Similarly, on April 17th, the Moscow Times quoted Durov as saying that he quit the company after being pressured to reveal account details about Ukrainians protesting the then-president Viktor Yanukovych.
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