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Finland defense minister: “Ukraine is free to bomb Russia with our weapons”

11:41 11.03.2024

Finland defense minister: “Ukraine is free to bomb Russia with our weapons”

Ukraine can use weapons provided by Finland to hit targets on Russian soil, senior officials in Helsinki said. Finland's Defense Minister Antti Häkkänen said his country has not set any restrictions on what Ukraine can do with the weapons it provides, Finnish broadcaster Yle reported. Häkkänen added that blocks have …

Russia to bolster famed Eastern Railroads

11:39 11.03.2024

Russia to bolster famed Eastern Railroads

Russia’s growing trade with China has helped its economy withstand Western sanctions. Now Moscow is preparing to spend billions to upgrade its vast eastern railroads to speed up the burgeoning cooperation, Bloomberg writes. Vladimir Putin outlined plans to boost annual shipping capacity on Russia’s two longest railroads, the Trans-Siberian and …

View from Paris: “A European military campaign? This is unacceptable!”

10:04 10.03.2024

View from Paris: “A European military campaign? This is unacceptable!”

After his remarks about possible military support for Ukraine angered the opposition, Emmanuel Macron received party leaders on Thursday, March 7, for a discussion with a view to holding a debate on March 12, French BFMTV informs. In particular, the President presented the results of an international conference on increasing …

British life-style: Down with Lord Balfour!

10:02 10.03.2024

British life-style: Down with Lord Balfour!

Pro-Palestine protesters have sprayed and slashed the University of Cambridge's historic painting of British statesman Lord Balfour (photo) who paved the way for a Jewish state in the Middle East. Protest group Palestine Action shared a video of a demonstrator destroying the portrait and spraying it with red paint. A …

Victoria Nuland is leaving, but are the New Times of US foreign policy coming?

9:58 10.03.2024

Victoria Nuland is leaving, but are the New Times of US foreign policy coming?

Victoria Nuland, key State Dept. leader, to exit Biden administration. A longtime diplomat, Nuland was known for her tough approach to Russia, and the Kremlin demonized her for it, notes ‘The Washington Post’. One of the Biden administration’s toughest Russia hawks and the State Department’s third-ranking official, Victoria Nuland, plans …

Blackwater founder: “You’re not going to out-conventional war the Russian bear”

9:57 10.03.2024

Blackwater founder: “You’re not going to out-conventional war the Russian bear”

The West should let Russia keep Crimea and Donbass in order to freeze the conflict, Erik Prince has said speaking to the podcast PBD. Erik Dean Prince is an American businessman, former U.S. Navy SEAL officer, and the founder of the private military company Blackwater. He served as Blackwater's CEO …

Dmitry Polyanskiy at UNSC: “A number of irresponsible European politicians want to escalate the Ukrainian conflict and bring it to a new level of direct rather than indirect clash between Russia and NATO”

12:16 09.03.2024

Dmitry Polyanskiy at UNSC: “A number of irresponsible European politicians want to escalate the Ukrainian conflict and bring it to a new level of direct rather than indirect clash between Russia and NATO”

Statement by First Deputy Permanent Representative Dmitry Polyanskiy (photo) at UNSC briefing on Ukraine. Maim points: - We have repeatedly shown on concrete examples that precision strikes by the Russian air force against facilities in Ukraine associated with the military capabilities of the Kiev regime do not pose a danger …

Macron announces, “An advance of the front towards Odessa or towards Kyiv, could trigger an intervention” by France

9:47 09.03.2024

Macron announces, “An advance of the front towards Odessa or towards Kyiv, could trigger an intervention” by France

The Head of State received the heads of political parties, informs ‘Independent’ from Paris. This Thursday at midday, Emmanuel Macron received the party leaders. The objective: to redefine the line of support against Ukraine. Or rather, reaffirm it again. Indeed, the head of state persisted and signed after being in …

View from Delhi: “The US and its G7 partners seem determined to prolong the proxy war with Russia”

9:46 09.03.2024

View from Delhi: “The US and its G7 partners seem determined to prolong the proxy war with Russia”

EU nations are pledging more lethal weapons to Ukraine while refusing to accept Moscow’s insistence that it harbors no intention to attack NATO into their comfortable war narrative. This could be a serious misjudgment, notes Kanwal Sibal, a former Indian foreign secretary and Ambassador to Russia, Turkey, Egypt, France and …

FOX: “This speech is odd. Utter disgrace!” Biden’s SOTU blasted as 'nakedly partisan' campaign speech

9:43 09.03.2024

FOX: “This speech is odd. Utter disgrace!” Biden’s SOTU blasted as 'nakedly partisan' campaign speech

President Biden’s State of the Union speech was trashed by prominent political pundits for its political nature, with some likening it to more of a campaign speech than an overview of the state of the country, FOX News comments. "Attacking his opponent directly in the first minutes of his speech …

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