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Putin Charges US With Using Dollar To Wage “Economic & Political War”
Putin Charges US With Using Dollar To Wage “Economic & Political War” Yesterday Russia announced the dramatic news at its own ‘Davos-style’ economic forum in St. Petersburg which is running this week that it will dump the US dollar from its $186 billion National Wealth Fund. As we detailed previously it comes as Washington continues to tighten the sanctions screws on Moscow, […]
From the Notebook: A Critical Shift in the War for Oil
From the Notebook: A Critical Shift in the War for Oil Davos really do think they are too clever by half. Despite prognostications to the contrary, negotiations with Iran over a new JCPOA are nearing completion which Biden/Obama will sign off on after putting up a bit more token resistance to lifting sanctions. Why do […]
Russian Vessel Enters German Waters For Last Leg Of Nord Stream 2 Pipelaying
Russian Vessel Enters German Waters For Last Leg Of Nord Stream 2 Pipelaying Late last week the Biden administration slapped yet more sanctions on Russian entities, including 13 vessels and their owners, which are in the final stretch of laying the Russia to German natural gas pipeline Nord Stream 2 (said to be well over 90% […]
Russia Voices Concern Over Increased US and NATO Military Activity in Arctic
Russia Voices Concern Over Increased US and NATO Military Activity in Arctic Russia’s FM called for military meetings between Arctic states On Thursday, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov voiced concern over the uptick in US and NATO military activity in the Arctic. The comments were made in a speech at a meeting of the Arctic Council […]
Warheads
Warheads Mark Chagall I and the village 1911Joe Biden declares a “national emergency”, calls Putin a killer, slaps more sanctions on Russia, for which he has his Foreign Secretary Antony Blinken declare that “Today, we announced actions to hold the Russian Government to account for the SolarWinds intrusion, reports of bounties on U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan, and attempts […]
Journalists, Learning They Spread a CIA Fraud About Russia, Instantly Embrace a New One
Journalists, Learning They Spread a CIA Fraud About Russia, Instantly Embrace a New One The most significant Trump-era alliance is between corporate outlets and security state agencies, whose evidence-free claims they unquestioningly disseminate. A US soldier in Afghanistan CREDIT: GETTY IMAGES That Russia placed “bounties” on the heads of U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan was one of […]
CNN’s Blatant Disinformation About Russia-Ukraine Activity
CNN’s Blatant Disinformation About Russia-Ukraine Activity Confrontation with Russia is in line with a sensationalist media, influenced by neocons, neolibs and flat-out Russia-haters. MSNBC host Joe Scarborough’s belittling comments against fair and balanced Russia related journalism relate to an April 12-13 CNN airing on recent matters concerning Russia and Ukraine. The segment at issue begins […]
Setting the Scene for Global Destruction. Now It’s the Arctic
Setting the Scene for Global Destruction. Now It’s the Arctic The U.S. is preparing for war in the Arctic, and the “boiling point” might not be far away, Brian Cloughley writes. On April 8 the front pages of the main U.S. newspapers noted that President Biden was “open to compromise” and a quick glance prompted […]
Germany’s Political Crisis and the Future of Nord Stream 2
GERMANY’S POLITICAL CRISIS AND THE FUTURE OF NORD STREAM 2 In a Blinken of an Eye The Biden Administration entered the White House accompanied by hopes that it would return to some kind of normal in its relations with the European Union. While Biden, unlike Obama, would not score a Nobel Peace Prize solely for […]
Nord Stream 2 Operator Warns Warships and Planes Threaten the Russia-Germany Pipeline Project
Nord Stream 2 Operator Warns Warships and Planes Threaten the Russia-Germany Pipeline Project The US is trying to prevent the project from being completed through sanctions and pressure on Germany. A senior official from Nord Stream 2 AG, the project company leading the Nord Stream 2 Russia to Germany natural gas pipeline project, has reported an […]
Russia Warns NATO Against Sending Any Troops To Ukraine As “Frightening” Escalation Looms
Russia Warns NATO Against Sending Any Troops To Ukraine As “Frightening” Escalation Looms The Kremlin’s latest statements out Friday amid the potential new Ukraine crisis which has seen a serious flare-up in fighting in the Donbass region, along with what appears to be far bigger-than-usual troop movements on Russia’s side of the border, has raised […]
What To Expect From Today’s OPEC+ Meeting: Another Saudi Surprise?
What To Expect From Today’s OPEC+ Meeting: Another Saudi Surprise? After Wednesday’s JMMC meeting ended without reaching a recommendation (as is customary and expected), the key decision-making OPEC+ meeting – where ministers will hammer out May’s output quotas – begins at 1pm London Time. As Newsquawk notes, market expectations are skewed towards an extension of current cuts, […]
Putin’s Warnings at the World Economic Forum
Putin’s Warnings at the World Economic Forum Putin’s speech at the World Economic Forum was quite insightful. He said that we “are seeing a crisis of the previous models and instruments of economic development. Social stratification is growing stronger both globally and in individual countries. We have spoken about this before as well. But this, in […]
