Russia
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Russia teaches Europe ABC of gas trade
The unthinkable is happening for the second time in five months: Russian gas giant Gazprom writes to German gas companies announcing force majeure effective from June 14, exonerating it from any compensation for shortfalls since then. Continue reading
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Reading the Runes of War
Putin’s policy of cleansing the Augean Stables of ‘predatory western capital’ is music to the ears of the Global South, Alastair Crooke writes. Continue reading
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UKRAINIAN ARTILLERYMEN! THE BLOOD OF CHILDREN IS ON YOUR HANDS
The summer of 2022 turned out to be terrible for Rubezhnoe, Severodonetsk, Kremennaya, Lisichansk. The retreating Ukrainian militants, without hiding, told the locals that they would wipe these cities off the face of the Earth, burn and destroy everything behind them. And these were not empty threats, having left Rubezhnoye and gained a foothold in… Continue reading
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The Avdeevka Issue
As Russian and Donbass forces slowly encircle the town of Avdeevka, another inevitable defeat awaits the Ukrainians soldiers who still remain there. Continue reading
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Three Other Writers With Thoughts On Ukraine
Today I will point to three other writers with current thoughts around the war in Ukraine. Continue reading
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Dumb Dogs
This week has not seen any great developments in the Ukraine, yet an increasingly bizarre situation is developing in the West. With things being what they are, this would be a great opportunity to take a sideways look at how western nations are reacting to Russia doing as it pleases. Continue reading
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UK Propaganda Meets Physical Reality
As the reality of Russian victory is becoming harder to cover up by the day, the UK post-Empire desperation to “take Russia on” is shown by Mr. Tisdall above in a statement full of lies from start to finish. It’s like a corgi barking at a bear; the bulldog having being put down long ago.… Continue reading
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RT responds to ‘trial after conviction’ by UK media watchdog
The broadcaster says it’s being punished for sharing views and facts the British establishment want kept out of the public eye Continue reading
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Sergey Lavrov: “Staged incidents as the Western approach to doing politics”
Today, the Russian Armed Forces, together with the self-defence units of the Donetsk and Lugansk people’s republics, are delivering on the objectives of the special military operation with great resolve to put an end to the outrageous discrimination and genocide of the Russian people and eliminate direct threats to the security of the Russian Federation… Continue reading
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Russia-Iran relations take a quantum leap
When the US National Security Advisor Jack Sullivan first spoke about a potential Iran-Russian drone deal, Moscow kept quiet and Tehran issued a pro forma rebuttal, which, taken together, suggested that it is a work in progress. Sullivan’s disclosure appeared at the fag-end of a White House briefing for President Biden’s forthcoming West Asia tour to… Continue reading
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Ukraine peace talks in the cards?
Finance ministers are the pangolins in the world of international diplomacy, solitary animals and predatory, unlike foreign ministers who are like glowworms, mesmerising and gorgeous animals that create light through their tail. While the US Secretary of State Antony Blinken attending G20 foreign ministers meeting in Bali a week ago staged a dramatic walkout when Russian… Continue reading
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MH17? The secret visit of American attaches to the East of Ukraine on 17 July 2014. PART 1
In this video, You will learn about amazing coincidences that occurred on July 17, 2014 in the South-East of Ukraine. On this day, American intelligence officers arrived at the Dnepropetrovsk airport. Their purpose of the visit was extremely unclear. Besides there was almost no coverage of this event in local media. Continue reading
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The End of US Hegemony & The Rise Of BRICS w/ @lowkey0nline & @BenjaminNorton
As Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Egypt prepare applications to join the BRICS grouping, Lowkey discusses the twilight of US empire and the rise of multipolarity with journalist, writer and filmmaker Ben Norton Continue reading
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Ray McGovern: Historical Context for Conflicts in Ukraine
This talk was hosted by Regis Tremblay on July 8 2022 as part of the Global Conversations series, with a description: “Ray McGovern’s presentation on the history of US provocations against Russia helps to understand Russia’s position on the special intervention in Ukraine.” Continue reading
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Selling out the Ukraine
. It is now confirmed that the Russian Army was able to purchase two Caesar self-propelled howitzers from Ukrainian troops recently. Reports say that when new, these cost $7m each, yet ‘negotiations’ enabled the Russians to ‘obtain’ them at the bucketshop price of $120,000 apiece, these being taken to the Russian Uralvagonzavod factory for evaluation. More alarming… Continue reading
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This Proxy War Has No Exit Strategy
The International Committee of the Democratic Socialists of America has released a statement opposing the US government’s ongoing proxy war in Ukraine, saying the billions being funneled into the military-industrial complex “at a time when ordinary Americans are struggling to pay for housing, groceries, and fuel” is “a slap in the face for working people.” The statement advocates a… Continue reading
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Ukraine SitRep – Additional Defense Lines, A Failed Counterattack, Weapon Deliveries
This comes only a week after the cauldron around Lysichansk began to close. Until a few hours ago there was still a chance to flee from Lysichansk but the only passable road was under Russian fire. It is not know yet how many made it out or how many gave up and were taken prisoners. Continue reading
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Putin’s summit next week will strengthen ties with Iran, Turkey
The Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov announced in Moscow on Tuesday that President Vladimir Putin will travel to Tehran on July 19, to take part in a tripartite meeting with his Iranian and Turkish counterparts as part of the Astana peace process to end the war in Syria as well as hold a bilateral meeting with… Continue reading
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Russia and China Haven’t Even Started to Ratchet Up the Pain Dial
The Suicide Spectacular Summer Show, currently on screen across Europe, proceeds in full regalia, much to the astonishment of virtually the whole Global South: a trashy, woke Gotterdammerung remake, with Wagnerian grandeur replaced by twerking. Continue reading
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Strength of Anti-Russian Propaganda Limits Public Calls to Block Weapons Shipments and End Doomed Ukraine War
As the U.S. and its NATO allies met in Spain and Germany during the last week of June in the midst of four full months of war in Ukraine, they were confronted with frustration and hard choices. Russian and Donbas militia forces now control most of the Donbas region and a large part of the Black… Continue reading
The New Dark Age 