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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 …

De-dollarization the path to global financial freedom

11:35 19.08.2024

De-dollarization the path to global financial freedom

US weaponization of dollar is backfiring as BRICS and wider developing world accelerate away from dollar-based trade and holdings, writes ‘The Asia Times’. Economic and financial sanctions often backfire. The most notable example is the weaponization of the dollar against Russia. The measure has sparked a global movement to de-dollarize, …

Anti-gas sanctions are not crucial for Russia

11:33 19.08.2024

Anti-gas sanctions are not crucial for Russia

A second liquefied natural gas tanker left an export terminal in northern Russia that’s subject to US sanctions, ship-tracking data show, Bloomberg is surprised. The Asya Energy, part of a suspected “dark fleet” of vessels assembled by Moscow to take gas to willing buyers, is now heading west after satellite …

Russian MFA: The Kiev regime has launched preparations for an attack targeting the Kursk Nuclear Power Plant

10:45 18.08.2024

Russian MFA: The Kiev regime has launched preparations for an attack targeting the Kursk Nuclear Power Plant

Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova’s comment on the incoming reports alleging that the Kiev regime is preparing provocations against the Russian Federation’s nuclear facilities: “According to incoming reports, the Kiev regime has launched preparations for an attack targeting the Kursk Nuclear Power Plant. Russia calls on international organisations, especially the …

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