Russia
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Putin Won – Time Magazine Annoyed That He Does More Than Superman by Angelina Proskurina
Hello friends, with you is Angelina Proskurina, and today I would like to talk about latest issue of the popular American magazine “Time”, on the cover where we can unexpectedly see President Vladimir Putin. Continue reading
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Breaking News! Putin’s Vast Riches Hidden at Costco By Phil Butler
What if we all woke up one morning and everybody understood the Russian mentality? Just think, instead of listening to fairytales about Russia and Vladimir Putin, the world would be able to swiftly wade through mountains of negative bullshit to see the truth. This is the story of the “other” Vladimir Putin, the one whose… Continue reading
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The Official Skripal Story is a Dead Duck By Craig Murray
One of the striking things about the official Skripal story is the way its more wildly improbable aspects have been released to the mainstream media over a long period, so as to manage their impact. So, for example, police acknowledgement that the perfume bottle Charlie Rowley found was sealed and could not have been the… Continue reading
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Books: Surpassing US Military Supremacy by Ron Ridenour
This is not a typical leftist or peace activist, but after reading his book and a piece on the website of the world’s most aggressive naval institution, I surmise that this Russian-American seeks to influence the avaricious eagle into realizing that warring against the cautious bear would not achieve success for anyone. Continue reading
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US-Russian Escalation on Venezuela: A Background Perspective By William Serafino
The distant and sometimes evasive treatment of the international media with respect to the figure of Juan Guaidó, has made evident his erosion. Two months after having proclaimed himself “president of the Republic”, the deputy for the state of Vargas, invested by the United States and the Western media industry as a consensus figure with… Continue reading
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The Illusory Truth Effect: How Millions Were Duped By Russiagate by Caitlin Johnstone
“Mueller Finds No Trump-Russia Conspiracy”, read the front page headline of Sunday’s New York Times. Bit by bit, mainstream American consciousness is slowly coming to terms with the death of the thrilling conspiracy theory that the highest levels of the US government had been infiltrated by the Kremlin, and with the stark reality that the mass media and the… Continue reading
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Can China and Russia Survive in this Unharmonious World? By Andre Vltchek
Does it pay ‘to be good’? Is it still possible to play by the rules in this mad world, governed by brigands?What if the rules are defined and ratified by all countries of the world, but a small group of the strongest (militarily) nations totally ignores them, while using its professional propagandists to reinterpret them… Continue reading
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RussiaGate as Organised Distraction By Prof. Oliver Boyd-Barrett
For over two years RussiaGate has accounted for a substantial proportion of all mainstream US media political journalism and, because US media have significant agenda-setting propulsion, of global media coverage as well. The timing has been catastrophic. Continue reading
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The Skripal Case: One Year On
It is now a year since the events in Salisbury that shocked the nation, and indeed the world. Since then, your organisation has conducted an investigation into the case, and has laid out a case about what happened in a series of statements, notably those made on 5th September (no longer available on your website),… Continue reading
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What Is Vladimir Putin Really Threatening? By Phil Butler
Half a century from now historians and social scientists will wrestle with the defining questions at the dawn of the 21st-century. And unless I miss my guess, lucid researchers, philosophers, and professors will discuss what exactly it was that Russian President Vladimir Putin threatened. This should also be the most imperative question for today. Continue reading
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Putin’s Lasting State (translated by Dmitry Orlov)
14 February 2019 — The Saker [This is an important document. It sets out the Russian government’s view on the state of the nation and its future and I think anyone who is interested in having a future on this planet, needs to read it. See also, Moon of Alabama’s take on Surkov’s essay. WB] Modern… Continue reading
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Russiagate Is Finished By Moon of Alabama
For more than two years U.S. politicians, the media and some bloggers hyped a conspiracy theory. They claimed that Russia had somehow colluded with the Trump campaign to get him elected. Continue reading
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‘America First’ Means Nuclear Superiority By M. K. BHADRAKUMAR
The US president’s annual State of the Union address traditionally focuses on domestic issues but it also throws some light on the foreign policy priorities. President Trump’s speech on Tuesday adhered to the pattern and if anything, the portions on foreign policy received scant attention, restricted to his “agenda to protect America’s National Security.” Trump’s… Continue reading
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Did The West “Finish” With Russia? by Vladislav B. SOTIROVIĆ
After the end of the Soviet Union in 1991, Russia was becoming a less popular area of studying and dealing with in comparison before the end of the Cold War. In the West, it was believed that after 1991 Russia was simply “finished” as Moscow was not anymore the capital of a Great Power state… Continue reading
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One Step Closer to Nuclear Oblivion: US Sabotages the INF Treaty By Federico Pieraccini
The Trump administration announced on February 1 that the country was suspending its participation in the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF treaty) for 180 days pending a final withdrawal. Vladimir Putin, in a meeting with Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and Defence Minister Sergey Shoygu, announced on Saturday that the Russian Federation is also suspending its… Continue reading
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MAGA Misses the Eurasia Train By Pepe Escobar
We should know by now that the heart of the 21stCentury Great Game is the myriad layers of the battle between the United States and the partnership of Russia and China. Continue reading
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Britain’s secret propaganda “Integrity Initiative” targets Russia By Thomas Scripps
In a desperate attempt to cover its tracks, the propaganda network linked to Britain’s security services, the Integrity Initiative (II), has wiped its website and locked its Twitter account “pending an investigation into the theft of data.” Continue reading
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Russia, China, India and Iran: The Magic Quadrant That is Changing the World By Federico PIERACCINI
With the end of the unipolar moment, which saw Washington dominate international relations, the richest and most powerful Eurasian countries are beginning to organize themselves into alliance structures and agreements that aim to facilitate trade, development and cooperation. Continue reading
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Is Russia imperialist? By Stansfield Smith
Russia is said to be an imperialist world power, one in conflict with the imperialist superpower that is the United States. Russia has been characterized in this manner both during the period of the Soviet Union and after the Soviet Union collapsed and separate states were formed. Russia is said to be imperialist both when… Continue reading
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MSM Begs For Trust After Buzzfeed Debacle by Caitlin Johnstone
Following what the Washington Post has described as “the highest-profile misstep yet for a news organization during a period of heightened and intense scrutiny of the press,” mass media representatives are now flailing desperately for an argument as to why people should continue to place their trust in mainstream news outlets. Continue reading