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British life-style: ‘No money for the British’ – a lot of money for the war in Ukraine

10:49 02.03.2025

British life-style: ‘No money for the British’ – a lot of money for the war in Ukraine

International development minister Anneliese Dodds resigned on Friday in protest at Sir Keir Starmer’s decision to fund a £6bn defence spending increase by slashing the UK’s aid budget, in a sign of the political toll of efforts to align more closely with the US, ‘The Financial Times’ reports. “Ultimately, these …

Bloomberg: Europe’s nightmare is here - they have to fight without the US!

10:48 02.03.2025

Bloomberg: Europe’s nightmare is here - they have to fight without the US!

The Oval Office blow up between Zelenskiy and Trump laid bare for many Europeans that something critical has broken in their relationship with Washington, writes Bloomberg. European leaders are confronting their worst-case scenario: maybe they really are going to be dealing with a bellicose Russia alone. In interviews with Bloomberg, …

WP: A scandalous Trump-Zelensky meeting…

10:55 01.03.2025

WP: A scandalous Trump-Zelensky meeting…

President Donald Trump ripped into Ukrainian Zelensky in the Oval Office on Friday, demanding respect and gratitude from the wartime leader in a blistering encounter that could determine whether Europe’s future is war or peace, ‘The Washington Post’ reports. The heated back and forth — with Trump, Zelensky and Vice …

NYT: “The Russian leader may believe his moment has come to shift the balance of power in favor of the Kremlin, not only in Ukraine”

10:55 01.03.2025

NYT: “The Russian leader may believe his moment has come to shift the balance of power in favor of the Kremlin, not only in Ukraine”

After three years of grinding warfare and isolation by the West, a world of new possibilities has opened up for Mr. Putin with a change of power in Washington, writes ‘The New York Times’. Gone are the statements from the East Room of the White House about the United States …

‘Tea with a side of flattery’ – a British Starmer in King “Donald” court

10:53 01.03.2025

‘Tea with a side of flattery’ – a British Starmer in King “Donald” court

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer deployed a mixture of flattery, deference and even a royal invitation to London as he worked to keep President Donald Trump from turning on Ukraine and Europe ahead of peace talks with Russia, becoming the latest international leader to play supplicant in the Oval Office …

Corruption is her name – the European Commission accused of funneling €130 million to media to influence EU election

10:52 01.03.2025

Corruption is her name – the European Commission accused of funneling €130 million to media to influence EU election

The European Commission gave €132.8 million of taxpayer funds to media outlets through an opaque funding mechanism ahead of last year’s EU elections, ‘The European Conservative’ reveals. The existence of this contract was revealed by the Spanish human rights advocacy Iustitia Europa, which is taking the EU to court over …

Vance on the threshold of a new era of “Uncollective West”

12:50 28.02.2025 Jan Campbell

Vance on the threshold of a new era of “Uncollective West”

Introduction Russia looks like the winner following the outcome of the Munich Security Conference 2025 (MSC 2025), meeting with the United States delegation in Saudi Arabia on February 18th and the meeting of a few Members of the EU in Paris the same day and today 19th February via video, …

Jeffrey Sachs on the Geopolitics of Peace in the European Parliament

11:57 28.02.2025

Jeffrey Sachs on the Geopolitics of Peace in the European Parliament

American Professor Jeffrey Sachs has a speech in the European Parliament at an event titled “The Geopolitics of Peace”, hosted by former UN Assistant Secretary General and current BSW MEP Michael von der Schulenburg, on February 19, 2025. Here are key points of the impressive speech: - This is indeed …

Donald Trump says EU was 'formed to screw the United States'

11:54 28.02.2025

Donald Trump says EU was 'formed to screw the United States'

Donald Trump has said he will impose 25% tariffs on the EU "very soon" and claimed the bloc was "formed in order to screw the United States", Sky News reports. The US president made the remarks while holding his first cabinet meeting at the White House since his inauguration in …

‘Regime change specialists’ NED announce suspension of funding

11:52 28.02.2025

‘Regime change specialists’ NED announce suspension of funding

The National Endowment for Democracy has been forced to furlough most of its staff and halt support for “nearly 2,000 partners worldwide”, RT informs. US President Donald Trump’s administration has frozen all funding for the National Endowment for Democracy (NED), the organization confirmed on Wednesday, corroborating earlier media reports of …

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