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Russia Warns US In Unprecedented “Secret” Face-To-Face Meeting Over Syria, But What’s The Endgame?
Russia Warns US In Unprecedented “Secret” Face-To-Face Meeting Over Syria, But What’s The Endgame? The moment the first Russian jet landed in Syria at the invitation of the Assad government in 2015, Putin placed himself in the driver’s seat concerning the international proxy war in the Levant. From a strategic standpoint the armed opposition stood […]
Ban on Kaspersky Software: Hypocrisy of US Internet Agenda
Ban on Kaspersky Software: Hypocrisy of US Internet Agenda On September 18, the US Senate voted to ban the use of products from the Moscow-based cyber security firm Kaspersky Lab by the federal government, citing national security risk. The vote was included as an amendment to an annual defense policy spending bill approved by the […]
Russian Depositors On Edge After Second Major Bank Fails In Under A Month
Russian Depositors On Edge After Second Major Bank Fails In Under A Month If once is happenstance, twice is coincidence, and three times is a full-blown collapse in the financial system, then Russia may be getting close. Just three weeks after Russia bailed out its largest and very politically connected private bank, Otkritie, after an […]
Putin Orders End To US Dollar Trade At Russian Seaports
Putin Orders End To US Dollar Trade At Russian Seaports Whether in response to rising scorching tensions with the US, or simply to provide support for the ruble, on Tuesday Russian President Vladimir Putin instructed the government to approve legislation making the ruble the main currency of exchange at all Russian seaports by next year, […]
Wikileaks Publishes “Spy Files Russia” Detailing Russia’s Mas
Wikileaks Publishes “Spy Files Russia” Detailing Russia’s Mass Surveillance System Perhaps in an attempt to refute recurring allegations that it has traditionally focused on exposing only US state secrets, if not being an outright covert and subversive Moscow front, today Wikileaks released a new cache of documents which it claims detail surveillance apparatus used by […]
Turkey Faces Threats for Inking Landmark Arms Deal with Russia
Turkey Faces Threats for Inking Landmark Arms Deal with Russia The long awaited deal has taken place. A deposit has already been paid. Turkey has finally signed the $2.5bn (£1.9bn) contract with Russia to buy S-400 advanced missile defense system. With a range of 400 kilometers (248 miles), the system can shoot down up to […]
Suddenly, “De-Dollarization” Is A Thing
Suddenly, “De-Dollarization” Is A Thing For what seems like decades, other countries have been tiptoeing away from their dependence on the US dollar. China, Russia, and India have cut deals in which they agree to accept each others’ currencies for bi-lateral trade while Europe, obviously, designed the euro to be a reserve asset and international […]
The NYT’s Yellow Journalism on Russia
The NYT’s Yellow Journalism on Russia Exclusive: The New York Times’ descent into yellow journalism over Russia recalls the sensationalism of Hearst and Pulitzer leading to the Spanish-American War, but the risks to humanity are much greater now, writes Robert Parry. Reading The New York Times these days is like getting a daily dose of […]
An Economic Lesson for China and Russia
An Economic Lesson for China and Russia Is there anyone in Trump’s government who is not an imbecile? After years of endless military threats against Russia—remember CIA deputy director Mike Morell saying on TV (Charlie Rose show) that the US should start killing Russians to give them a message, and Army Chief of Staff Mark […]
“What Did They Expect?” Turkey Pivots From NATO, Signs Russia Missile Deal
“What Did They Expect?” Turkey Pivots From NATO, Signs Russia Missile Deal Confirming, and sending the clearest sign of his previously discussed pivot toward Russia and away from NATO and the West, on Tuesday President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced that Turkey had signed a deal to purchase a Russian surface-to-air missile system, and paid the […]
Unknown Oil & Gas Deal Just Changed The Global Energy Balance
Unknown Oil & Gas Deal Just Changed The Global Energy Balance One of the biggest energy stories this year has been Russia’s Rosneft buying India’s Essar Oil — giving the Russian company a firm grip on one of the world’s biggest emerging oil and gas markets. And this past week, that story got more complex. With […]
Behold a Pale Horse, and its Rider is Death
Behold a Pale Horse, and its Rider is Death Two of America’s most populous states, Texas and Florida, are in hurricane ruins, and Washington is fomenting more wars. The US national debt is now over $20 trillion, and Washington is fomenting more wars. The entire world is helping Washington foment wars—including two targeted countries themselves—Russia […]
Laughing on the Way to Armageddon — Paul Craig Roberts
Laughing on the Way to Armageddon — Paul Craig Roberts The United States shows the world such a ridiculous face that the world laughs at us. The latest spin on “Russia stole the election” is that Russia used Facebook to influence the election. The NPR women yesterday were breathless about it. We have been subjected […]
The Dangerous Decline of US Hegemony
The Dangerous Decline of US Hegemony Exclusive: The bigger picture behind Official Washington’s hysteria over Russia, Syria and North Korea is the image of a decaying but dangerous American hegemon resisting the start of new multipolar order, explains Daniel Lazare. The showdown with the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea is a seminal event that can […]
Putin Rejects More Korea Sactions, Warns US Risks “Global Catastrophe, Huge Loss Of Human Life”
Putin Rejects More Korea Sactions, Warns US Risks “Global Catastrophe, Huge Loss Of Human Life” After UN Ambassador Nikki Haley asked the security council to pass the “strongest possible” sanctions against North Korea following the isolated nation’s sixth nuclear test which took place over the weekend, Russia President Vladimir Putin has hinted that Russia may […]
