Russia
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Trump’s War Threats BACKFIRE: Putin, Iran & China Just Called His Bluff w/ Brian Berletic
Thursday, 3 March 2025 — New Atlas Russia, Iran and China just called Trump’s bluff in a BIG way, and no one is talking about it. Geopolitical analyst Brian Berletic joins on what Trump’s threats and war preparations mean for these rising powers to the East, and what comes next as the world braces for Continue reading
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It’s Official: Ukraine Conflict is British ‘Proxy War’
On March 29th, the New York Times published a landmark investigation exposing how the US was “woven” into Ukraine’s battle with Russia “far more intimately and broadly than previously understood,” with Washington almost invariably serving as “the backbone of Ukrainian military operations.” The outlet went so far as to acknowledge the conflict was a “proxy… Continue reading
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Von der Leyen is afraid of the European Parliament
A snake-like gaze about to kill and a flawless perm. This is Ursula, the most hated woman in Europe, who knows all the devil’s tricks. The obsession of the month is that Russia is supposedly ready to invade Europe, therefore we must rearm, as already announced with ReArm Europe, to launch a pre-emptive attack. All… Continue reading
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Russia’s rhetoric towards Trump is changing
Russia’s rhetoric towards Trump is changing. The Russian Foreign Ministry has carefully (so far) reminded Trump that Russia has its own understanding of what is happening. “The US position on Ukraine now completely lacks the requirement to solve problems related to the root causes of the conflict, it must be overcome. Moscow takes Washington’s proposals… Continue reading
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Wang Yi: relations with Russia are an important factor for stability in a turbulent world
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi is on an official visit to Moscow from March 31 to April 2. On Tuesday, he is expected to hold talks with his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov. Wang Yi spoke in an interview with RIA Novosti about the special role of Moscow and Beijing in maintaining peace and jointly combating… Continue reading
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Transactional weakness tips the balance of power – ‘Hold to no illusions; there is nothing beyond this reality’
The post-WWII geo-political outcome effectively determined the post-war global economic structure. Both are now undergoing huge change. What remains stuck fast however, is the general (Western) weltanschauung that everything must ‘change’ only for it to stay the same. Things financial will continue as before; do not disturb the slumber. The assumption is that the oligarch/donor… Continue reading
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Ray McGovern : Putin Addresses His Troops
Monday, 31 March 2025 — Judge Napolitano – Judging Freedom Continue reading
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Trump-Putin parley is a bit under the weather
The Kremlin apparently came to the conclusion last week that it was about time to do some plain-speaking that US president Donald Trump’s quest for a 30-day ceasefire in the Ukraine war was a non-starter. Over the weekend, in a series of remarks, Trump reacted sharply that he’s “very angry” with President Vladimir Putin over… Continue reading
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Under the Fog of Trumpist Bravado: the imprecise contours of the new U.S. strategy
The liberal globalist world order will collapse if everyone becomes mercantilist again due to geopolitics. Continue reading
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The Delusion That Russia Can Be Separated From Either China Or Iran
The Trump administration seems to sincerely believe that it can make a deal on Ukraine that will not meet Russia’s repeatedly stated security needs, and that such a settlement will facilitate Russia’s acquiescence to a Western military attack on Iran and/or somewhat of a distancing of Russia from China. Even writing the above words makes… Continue reading
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Negotiations Report by Lavrov and Kremlin
On 25 March, Lavrov provided information about the negotiations with Team Trump in an interview with Channel One, Moscow. The Kremlin followed later in the day with two press releases that provided additional details. We’ll begin with Lavrov: Continue reading
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The EU’s Downfall: Proxy War, Economic Decline & Geopolitical Obscurity
Glenn Diesen I had a conversation with Michael von der Schulenburg, a German member of the EU Parliament who was previously a UN diplomat for 34 years in positions that included Assistant Secretary General of the UN Department of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs. Continue reading
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US Lays “Minsk 3” Ceasefire Trap for Russia as Europe Prepares “Peacekeepers” The New Atlas 283K subscribers
Thursday, 20 March 2025 — The New Atlas The US proxy war in Ukraine is collapsing, prompting urgent attempts to impose a ceasefire on Russia; This includes a European-led “peacekeeping” mission into Ukraine to freeze the conflict and create a bufferzone preventing Russia from neutralizing the threat the US has created on its border; The Continue reading
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“Trump/Putin Phone Call” Kalibrated Live #142 with Brian Berletic
Brian Berletic from @TheNewAtlas Joins me to discuss the recent phone call between Putin and Trump on ending hostilities in Ukraine. Is this just another another stall tactic trying to buy Ukraine time and space or is this a geunuine move to resolve the conflict. Continue reading
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Ukraine War and Media Manipulation, who controls what you see?
I was on SaltCubeAnalytics to discuss why narrative control and propaganda are key components of war. Framing conflicts as a struggle between good and evil is beneficial to mobilise public support for war, although it makes it near impossible to accept a workable peace. Continue reading
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From East to West: A Hard Rain’s A-Gonna Fall
Let’s start with that phone call. The Kremlin readout is quite sober – but it does reveal a few nuggets. There is no comprehensive deal – yet – between Moscow and Washington. Far from it: we are just in the initial tentative stage of talking and talking about several interconnected dossiers. Continue reading
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Ukraine’s Kursk Collapse & Washington’s Rush to Freeze Conflict Under “Minsk 3”
13 March 2025 — The New Atlas As Ukraine’s Kursk operations collapse and wider fears grow regarding the viability of Ukraine’s armed forces, the US is rushing to freeze the conflict, create a European-occupied buffer zone in Ukraine, and buy time to rearm and reorganize Ukraine’s forces for the next round of fighting. Continue reading
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Putin-Trump Phone Chat #2
Here’s the straight edited translation of the Kremlin’s readout of the second publicly acknowledged phone chat between Presidents Putin and Trump. One publication says the call lasted three hours: Continue reading
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European ‘Peacekeepers’ to Ukraine?
The Times reported that European nations are preparing to deploy over 10,000 troops to Ukraine as part of a “peacekeeping mission,” with the United Kingdom and France contributing a major share. Continue reading
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Boots-on-Ground Theater Conceals Raging Impotence of Toothless Euro-Prats
We’re starting to glimpse the contours of the European deep state plan to stop Russia from taking over Ukraine. Macron and Starmer are now desperate to push through the ‘boots-on-ground’ initiative in a deliberately obfuscating way. They are haranguing about it like it’s something meant to occur only at such time that an agreement on… Continue reading
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