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‘The Hill’: Ukraine’s Kursk offensive is a huge strategic error

12:01 21.08.2024

‘The Hill’: Ukraine’s Kursk offensive is a huge strategic error

The incursion into Russia is a step in the wrong direction, writes ‘The Hill’ from Washington. This reckless gambit, more akin to a desperate stunt worthy of a second-rate actor than a seasoned statesman, diverts critical resources from the primary battlefield while offering negligible strategic gain. While the incursion has …

British life-style: Welcome back to ‘white underclass’!

12:00 21.08.2024

British life-style: Welcome back to ‘white underclass’!

Britain has had a working class and an underclass. The metropolitan commentariat’s understanding of this basic distinction is fitful. George Osborne ruthlessly tapped into it during austerity when he empathised with the shift worker “who looks up at the closed blinds of their next-door neighbour sleeping off a life on …

Russian MFA: An American private military company in supporting the Ukrainian Armed Forces’ invasion of Russian territory

22:05 20.08.2024

Russian MFA: An American private military company in supporting the Ukrainian Armed Forces’ invasion of Russian territory

Press release of Russian MFA on demarche to US Charge d’Affaires in Russia Stephanie Holmes: On August 20, US Charge d’Affaires Stephanie Holmes was summoned to the Foreign Ministry, where a strong protest was lodged in response to the provocative actions of American journalists who illegally entered the Kursk Region …

Vladimir Putin in Azerbaijan: “I would like to especially note our joint plans regarding the implementation of the ‘North-South project’. This will allow us to reach the shores of the Indian Ocean”

11:43 20.08.2024

Vladimir Putin in Azerbaijan: “I would like to especially note our joint plans regarding the implementation of the ‘North-South project’. This will allow us to reach the shores of the Indian Ocean”

President of Russia Vladimir Putin and President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev held a meeting at the Zagulba Presidential Residence. Taking part in the restricted-format talks on the Russian side were Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, Deputy Prime Minister, Co-Chair of the Intergovernmental Commission on Economic Cooperation between the Russian Federation and …

NYT: Russia closes in on the key Eastern Ukrainian city despite Kursk incursion

11:42 20.08.2024

NYT: Russia closes in on the key Eastern Ukrainian city despite Kursk incursion

Russian troops are closing in on the strategic eastern Ukrainian town of Pokrovsk, according to open-source battlefield maps, casting doubts on Ukraine’s hopes that its new offensive into western Russia will prompt Moscow to scale back its attacks elsewhere on the battlefield, writes ‘The New York Times’. After capturing several …

View from Washington: Today America should consider switching Great Power Dance partners

11:41 20.08.2024

View from Washington: Today America should consider switching Great Power Dance partners

Washington policymakers have made the world unnecessarily dangerous for America. They have created enemies of the U.S. around the globe, writes Doug Bandow, a former special assistant to President Ronald Reagan and a senior fellow at the Cato Institute. Commonly cited as threats are Russia, China, Iran, and North Korea, …

WP conclusion: “Even adjusted for the pandering standards of campaign economics, however, Ms. Harris’s speech Friday ranks as a disappointment”

11:39 20.08.2024

WP conclusion: “Even adjusted for the pandering standards of campaign economics, however, Ms. Harris’s speech Friday ranks as a disappointment”

The Washington Post Editorial Board on Friday slammed Vice President Harris over her newly-announced economic agenda, which they characterized as “populist gimmicks.” “Vice President Kamala Harris’s speech Friday was an opportunity to get specific with voters about how a Harris presidency would manage an economy that many feel is not …

Sergey Lavrov: “Germany must answer all questions from Russia regarding Nord Stream pipelines”

17:37 19.08.2024

Sergey Lavrov: “Germany must answer all questions from Russia regarding Nord Stream pipelines”

Germany must answer all questions posed by Russia regarding the terrorist attacks on the Nord Stream pipelines, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said in a commentary for the daily Izvestia, TASS informs. "[Germany] must answer all questions. First, they must stop categorically refusing to present the facts that they could …

Russian MoD: “In case of the Kiev regime starts implementing criminal plans aimed at creating a man-made disaster in the European part of the continent with radioactive contamination of huge territories, stringent military and military-technical measures will be taken immediately”

11:38 19.08.2024

Russian MoD: “In case of the Kiev regime starts implementing criminal plans aimed at creating a man-made disaster in the European part of the continent with radioactive contamination of huge territories, stringent military and military-technical measures will be taken immediately”

The Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation gives due serious consideration to evaluating information coming through independent channels about the Kiev regime's preparations for an attack on the Kursk Nuclear Power Plant. The purpose of this provocation is to accuse the Russian Federation of 'self-fire' of the station in …

View from Washington: Nordstream destruction – the Wall Street Journal may have been used to help knock off Zelensky and Zaluzhny

11:37 19.08.2024

View from Washington: Nordstream destruction – the Wall Street Journal may have been used to help knock off Zelensky and Zaluzhny

Has Zelensky become a ‘rogue actor’? The real question to ask is what is the origin of the Wall Street Journal story, and why would a respected newspaper such as the Journal feature a story that cannot be verified? – writes Stephen Bryen, a former US Deputy Under Secretary of …

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