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The gap widens – BRICS is leaving the “Big Seven” behind

12:34 10.10.2024

The gap widens – BRICS is leaving the “Big Seven” behind

On October 22-24 the Russian city of Kazan will be playing host to the 16th summit of BRICS. Over the years of cooperation, the organization has achieved significant results in a number of key areas. In terms of total GDP calculated using purchasing power parity, the BRICS countries overtook the …

Beware of American “help”, or how the US undermined European energy security

11:52 13.05.2024

Beware of American “help”, or how the US undermined European energy security

According to a Bloomberg report, despite the “record” volumes of gas in European storage facilities, energy experts there are in no rush to breathe a sigh of relief as traders worry about “possible fuel shortages next winter.” One of the important reasons for the decline in the energy security of …

Conference on Ukraine in Switzerland: form without content

11:46 19.04.2024

Conference on Ukraine in Switzerland: form without content

This June Switzerland is planning to host “an international high-level conference with a view to suggest ways to end the war in Ukraine”. Without considering the interests of Moscow, the idea appears dead-born. The conference, which will focus on “the discussion of Ukrainian conflict”, is to be held in Burgenstock …

100 billion fund: NATO’s “security” against Trump?

11:58 12.04.2024

100 billion fund: NATO’s “security” against Trump?

Wary of the threat of a radical change of political wind in Washington, coupled with an acute shortage of funds to support the Kyiv regime, Western politicians have to look for ever more exotic “schemes” to finance the supply of arms and economic assistance to Kyiv. The British edition of …

Poland – a long way to see the obvious

11:53 14.03.2024

Poland – a long way to see the obvious

As Polish media reports, Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski has acknowledged that the 2010 air crash near Smolensk which claimed the lives of the then President Lech Kaczynski and a number of high-ranking government officials was an “accident”, not an “assassination”. Only 14 years after did Warsaw come to such a …

West bitterly divided over proposed confiscation of Russian assets

11:47 12.12.2023

West bitterly divided over proposed confiscation of Russian assets

According to a Bloomberg report, by mid-December, just ahead of the EU summit the European Commission plans to unveil a “plan for the use” of Russian Central Bank’s assets frozen in the EU countries after February 2022. Statements about the desire or intention to use these funds, or part of …

EU expansion leads to more discord

11:27 16.10.2023

EU expansion leads to more discord

The European Union has signaled plans to embark on a new wave of expansion. This could aggravate the already tense relations between its members, given that admission of new members requires painful changes within the Union itself. On October 6, EU leaders gathered for an informal meeting in Granada, where …

De-dollarization vs dollar: 1-0

12:13 03.10.2023

De-dollarization vs dollar: 1-0

The weakening role of the US dollar in international economic life could seriously undercut the US position as the world's leading power. Let's take a closer look at the situation. The US edition of the New York Post expresses serious concerns about America’s ability to maintain its global leadership if …

Will the “Middle East Corridor” become an alternative to China’s “Belt and Road”?

8:47 27.09.2023

Will the “Middle East Corridor” become an alternative to China’s “Belt and Road”?

During the G20 summit in India, several countries rolled out another “alternative” to China’s “Belt and Road Initiative” (BRI) project, which Beijing has been promoting for many years now. What are the prospects for the Middle East Corridor? The plan was unveiled in New Delhi by Indian Prime Minister Narendra …

Shutdown may hit America again

11:26 14.09.2023

Shutdown may hit America again

Judging by American media reports, the US federal government will face a partial closure, known as ‘shutdown’, if the Congress fails to adopt at least a temporary legislation on government budget for the next fiscal year, due to begin on October 1. Under the law, in the absence of the …

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