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Russia “Confirms” It Has Plans To Restore Assad Government In Syria
Russia “Confirms” It Has Plans To Restore Assad Government In Syria Watching the US attempt to explain to the public why Washington can’t join the Russians in targeting extremists in Syria has been entertainment gold. The fundamental PR problem revolves around the fact that the West has gone out of its way to hold up […]
Moscow doubles down on Washington
Moscow doubles down on Washington History may eventually decide the ‘New World Order’ started on September 28, when Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Barack Obama had a 90-minute face off at the UN in New York. Irrespective of spin – “productive” according to the White House, “tense”according to a source close to the Kremlin – facts […]
Russia Sends Its Only Aircraft Carrier To Syria, Signals It Is Just Getting Started
Russia Sends Its Only Aircraft Carrier To Syria, Signals It Is Just Getting Started As should be abundantly clear by now, The Kremlin is adopting a “slightly” different strategy when it comes to combatting terror in the Mid-East than that adopted by the US and its Western and regional allies. The strategy of the US […]
NATO Threatens To Send In Troops After Russia Stations Ground “Battalion” In Syria
NATO Threatens To Send In Troops After Russia Stations Ground “Battalion” In Syria As the propaganda “war” between East and West intensifies ahead of what might ultimately transform into an actual war in the skies above Syria, the world is transfixed with the scope of Russia’s week-old military campaign in support of the Assad regime. […]
Propaganda War Begins: Russia’s Syria Strikes Targeted US-Backed “Moderate” Rebels, West Says
Propaganda War Begins: Russia’s Syria Strikes Targeted US-Backed “Moderate” Rebels, West Says With the US having officially lost control of the narrative in Syria now that The Kremlin has called Washington’s bluff on the battle to eradicate ISIS and eliminate the Sunni extremist elements that threaten to wrest control of Syria from President Bashar al-Assad, the […]
US Readies Battle Plans For Baltic War With Russia: Report
US Readies Battle Plans For Baltic War With Russia: Report One of the most interesting – or perhaps “worrisome” is the better word – things about Moscow’s move to increase its support for the Bashar al-Assad regime as it battles to wrest control of large swaths of territory in Syria from Islamic State and other […]
US Warns Of “Unprecedented” Russian Military Buildup In Syria: “It’s Starting To Look Like Crimea”
US Warns Of “Unprecedented” Russian Military Buildup In Syria: “It’s Starting To Look Like Crimea” On Wednesday, we brought you an in-depth look at the latest from Syria where Russia is apparently in a mad dash to send reinforcements to Assad and his depleted army at Latakia (or at least that’s the narrative being pushed […]
War Drums Beating: Bulgaria Blocks Russian Access To Its Airspace For Syria Flights
War Drums Beating: Bulgaria Blocks Russian Access To Its Airspace For Syria Flights On Monday we flagged a notable escalation in the build up to the geopolitical “main event” in Syria where, thanks largely to the West’s ambition to break Gazprom’s leverage over Europe, the US and Russia are one “accidental” run-in away from taking the “proxy” […]
Russian Military Presence In Syria Risks “Confrontation” With US-Backed Forces, Kerry Warns Lavrov
Russian Military Presence In Syria Risks “Confrontation” With US-Backed Forces, Kerry Warns Lavrov On Friday, Vladimir Putin conceded that the scope of Russian military involvement in Syria is “quite serious.” In a replay of the Kremlin’s official line regarding Russian involvement in Ukraine, Putin did not admit that his soldiers were on the ground to play a […]
Once Known As Preeminent Soviet Scholar, Stephen Cohen Now Seen As Putin Apologist
Once Known As Preeminent Soviet Scholar, Stephen Cohen Now Seen As Putin Apologist On a recent Friday evening, the prominent Russia historian Stephen Cohen took the mic before an audience of 3,000 in Toronto to debate Western policy toward Russia in light of the Ukraine conflict. Over the next 90 minutes, the man renowned for […]
Washington Retaliates: Shifts Anti-Missile Battery Into Poland, Begins Rapid-Response Drills
Washington Retaliates: Shifts Anti-Missile Battery Into Poland, Begins Rapid-Response Drills In yet another sign that Washington is keen on preserving the sanctity of sovereign nations’ right to choose peaceful democracy over violent tyranny, the US is set to use Poland as a staging ground in an effort to prove (because some folks weren’t sure) that […]
The Terms Of The Ukraine Cease-Fire: Presenting “East Ukraine”
The Terms Of The Ukraine Cease-Fire: Presenting “East Ukraine” Following marathon talks in Minsk that lasted more than 17 hours, the leaders of Germany, France, Russia and Ukraine reached an agreement that appears to align with the Kremlin’s demands. The document calls for a cease-fire to begin Feb. 15, the withdrawal of weapons and the […]
Putin Fingerprints Seen All Over Surprise Interest-Rate Reversal
Putin Fingerprints Seen All Over Surprise Interest-Rate Reversal (Bloomberg) — The message some Russia watchers are getting from Friday’s surprise interest-rate cut is this: Start listening more to what President Vladimir Putin’s aides say about monetary policy and less to central bankers. Here’s the key evidence. In comments made just nine days ago, the country’s […]
Oil Prices Changing The Face Of Global Geopolitics
Oil Prices Changing The Face Of Global Geopolitics In a documentary that aired recently on the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation’s popular The Fifth Estate program, an allegory of Vladimir Putin was presented. The wily Russian president was described growing up in a shabby St. Petersburg apartment, where he would often corner rats. Now, punished by low […]
Russia’s Putin signs new military doctrine | Reuters
Russia’s Putin signs new military doctrine | Reuters. (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a new military doctrine, the Kremlin said in a statement on Friday. The new military doctrine says the main external risks for the country are the expansion of NATO’s military capabilities and detribalization in several regions, RIA news agency […]
