Russia
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lllusions of Superiority. What’s Next?
In January 2013, President Xi Jinping gave a speech to the members of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party. His speech gave insight into our world as it ‘is’, and secondly, though its analysis was firmly focused on the causes to the Soviet implosion, Xi’s exposition very clearly had wider meaning. Yes, it… Continue reading
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Ambassador reveals details of landmark Putin-Khamenei meeting
A report recently published on the RT Arabic website reveals details of the recent landmark meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Iran’s Leader of the Islamic Revolution, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in the Iranian capital Tehran. Continue reading
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Black Sea and three musketeers
As the conflict in Ukraine slouches toward Odessa, the war gets elevated to the sphere of a romantic adventure. If Alexander Dumas was alive, the idea might have struck him to write a sequel to his Three Musketeers, the historical novel written in 1844, which has heroic, chivalrous swordsmen who fight for justice, highlighting the… Continue reading
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Ukraine grain deal is a feel-good event. But road to peace is long and winding
The agreements signed in Istanbul on Friday regarding the export of grain out of Ukraine and Russia catch the headlines as a major development from the angle of global food security, which it surely is. Between around 22 million tonnes of grain from last year’s harvest now trapped inside Ukraine due to the war, and… Continue reading
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Russian Ops in Ukraine (July 21, 2022) – Pentagon Prefers Fiction Over Facts
Saturday, 23 July 2022 — Land Destroyer July 21, 2022 (The New Atlas) – Update on Russia Operations in Ukraine for July 21, 2022. Pentagon admits Ukrainian troops are not stopping Russia’s advance; Pentagon admits HIMARS cannot “win” a war on their own; US allies are repairing Ukrainian equipment Ukraine is not capable of repairing itself; Media… Continue reading
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Ukraine Grain Exports – Myths And Reality
Saturday, 23 July 2022 — Moon of Alabama A deal between Ukraine and Russia aims to ease the global food crisis. – New York Times – Jul 23, 2022 BRUSSELS — Russia and Ukraine signed an agreement in Istanbul on Friday to free more than 20 million metric tons of grain stuck in blockaded Black Sea ports in Ukraine, a… Continue reading
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Japan sounds alarm over Ukraine and Taiwan
Japan sees an increasing amount of global and regional security risks tied to the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine, as well as the tension around Taiwan, according to the country’s new defense white paper. Tokyo is also concerned about the relationship developing between Moscow and Beijing, the document says. Continue reading
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Russia-Ukraine vs US civil war
Reading The great big book of horrible things (2012), I came to the American civil war. Bloody, but well down the list at 65. It was in the works for at least a decade and finally caught fire. Brother fighting brother over a defense of the equality of all vs white nationalism. Messy and cruel, in the… Continue reading
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50 Sick Headlines About Vladimir Putin’s Health
Over the last months the British MI-6 disinformation service had fun with strewing rumors over Vladimir Putin’s health, mostly via British tabloids. It used its usual tools – a former MI-6 chief, ‘former’ MI-6 spies and the ever available ‘anonymous’ Russian oligarch who lives in London. Like its other propaganda claims these were obvious nonsense… Continue reading
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The Hype of HIMARS
In the face of a rampant Russia, a collapsing Ukraine and a West that simply cannot abandon its political path, western MLRS (Multiple Launch Rocket System) units are being sent to the Ukraine if for no other reason than to shore up the headlines as nothing but bad news comes from Eastern Europe. This article… Continue reading
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Putin tells US to stop ‘looting’ Syria
The US needs to stop “stealing” the oil from the Syrian people and state, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday, after meeting with his Iranian and Turkish counterparts in Tehran. The three guarantors of the “Astana process” also agreed that the US should leave the trans-Euphrates, and stop making the humanitarian crisis in Syria… Continue reading
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Canada: Government Censorship Rebrands with “Disinformation” Campaign
Last week the Social Media Lab at Toronto Metropolitan University’s School of Management released a report titled “The reach of Russian propaganda and disinformation in Canada”. According to lead author Anatoliy Gruzd, “the research provides evidence that the Kremlin’s disinformation is reaching more Canadians than one would expect. Left unchallenged, state-sponsored information operations can stoke societal… Continue reading
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Why Nord Stream II Must Be Opened Immediately
Next winter Germany, and other European countries, will have an energy crisis. This crisis, we are told, is caused by the proxy war between the U.S. and Russia in Europe. They say that Russia has cut us off from its natural gas deliveries. That is a lie. Continue reading
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The Dunce’s Cap
The western world and more pointedly the US wishes to put a cap on the price of Russian oil exports in order to alleviate rocketing fuel prices. This article will be looking at the matter, its effects and where it fits into global commodities markets. Continue reading
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Putin on Multi-Polarity
Wednesday, 20 July 2022 — Eurasia & Multipolarity Putin: Truly revolutionary transformations are gaining momentum more and more. They are, of course, irreversible. Both at the national and global levels, the foundations of a more just, socially oriented world order are being worked out. An alternative to the existing unipolar world, which is becoming a… Continue reading
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Poland’s Position as the “Next Ukraine”
While Western governments and the Western media continue clinging to the hope of an eventual “victory” for Kiev’s forces in Ukraine, the “frontline” is quietly being moved back to western Ukraine and even Poland just across the border. Recent pledges by NATO as well as arms deliveries this year and next appear to be headed… Continue reading
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Assessment by the Polish intelligence services of the situation in Ukraine
The Intelligence Agency (AW) of the Republic of Poland has prepared a report analyzing the current situation in Ukraine. According to the document, a catastrophic situation has developed in the formations of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. Continue reading
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Lavrov – Extended Range Weapons In Ukraine Will Lead To More Loss Of Its Land
Today the foreign minister of the Russian Federation, Sergei Lavrov, announced the extension of the land in Ukraine that Russia intends to capture. It will depend on the maximum weapon range of the systems the Ukraine will have under its control. Continue reading
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Ukraine’s ‘Great Game’ surfaces in Transcaucasia
Tuesday, 19 July 2022 — Indian Punchline by M. K. BHADRAKUMAR Presidents of Russia, Turkmenistan, Azerbaijan, Iran and Kazakhstan (clockwise from left) took part in the 6th Caspian Summit, Ashgabat, June 29, 2022 If the metaphor of the “Great Game” can be applied to the Ukrainian crisis, with the expansion of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation… Continue reading
The New Dark Age 