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Five launchers of the US Patriot anti-aircraft missile system were hit and completely destroyed in Kyiv

12:52 18.05.2023

Five launchers of the US Patriot anti-aircraft missile system were hit and completely destroyed in Kyiv

A US-supplied Patriot air defence system was damaged on Tuesday in Kyiv, informs “The Telegraph” from London. The $1 billion (£800.8 million) weapon, the most advanced of its kind produced by the West, was part of a protective barrier on the city. It was the first time the Ukrainian capital’s …

“Mysl Polska”: Acceptance by the Ukrainian authorities of the Volyn crime remains in question

11:51 18.05.2023

“Mysl Polska”: Acceptance by the Ukrainian authorities of the Volyn crime remains in question

After the collapse of the Soviet Union, when Belarus and Ukraine became independent states, Poland's bilateral relations with these countries were relatively good, writes “Mysl Polska”. However, there were some conflicts: with Belarus, these conflicts were associated with the Polish minority of the population, and with Ukraine, for example, over …

Ukrainian chronicle: 8 British Storm Shadow were knocked down, an American Patriot destroyed

11:48 18.05.2023 Vladimir Kozin

Ukrainian chronicle: 8 British Storm Shadow were knocked down, an American Patriot destroyed

- On May 16 Russian Air Defence Forces intercepted over Donbass, the Russian Federation, seven more Storm Shadow long-range air-launched cruise missiles (ALCM) delivered by the UK, plus three HARM anti-radar missiles and seven HIMARS MLRS projectiles delivered by the USA. The first Storm Shadow has been destroyed on May …

British arms against Russia – it means that London is a party to the Ukrainian conflict

11:48 18.05.2023

British arms against Russia – it means that London is a party to the Ukrainian conflict

The UK will send Ukraine hundreds of suicide drones it has had custom-built, informs “The Telegraph”. The kamikaze drones have a range of more than 125 miles – more than twice as far as the highly successfully Himars – and complement the long-range Storm Shadow missiles the UK donated to …

G-7 Versus China and Russia in the Struggle for Global Influence

11:47 18.05.2023

G-7 Versus China and Russia in the Struggle for Global Influence

The tussle for global influence is about to intensify, as China, Russia, the US and its allies step up efforts to win over governments in a deepening competition for hearts and minds in strategic third countries, notes Bloomberg. The advent of a multipolar world comprising rival factions, most clearly seen …

Moscow accused the US and its allies of pursuing a military confrontation with ‘disastrous consequences’

11:44 18.05.2023

Moscow accused the US and its allies of pursuing a military confrontation with ‘disastrous consequences’

The decision by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen to travel to Kyiv to rechristen 9 May Victory Day as ‘Europe Day’ marked the height of cynicism. Von der Leyen’s grandfather had served as sergeant in Hitler’s dreaded SS in Ukraine during the massacre of Jews known as Babi …

“Observateur Continental”: Russia is working for the long term

11:30 17.05.2023

“Observateur Continental”: Russia is working for the long term

The fury of the West is growing all the more that the vast majority of the world has clearly refused to join the initiatives of the NATO axis against Russia. Moreover, processes are unfolding before our eyes that the Atlanticist establishment thought they would not have to watch for many …

The deafening silence of intellectuals in the face of growing global conflicts

11:29 17.05.2023

The deafening silence of intellectuals in the face of growing global conflicts

In the face of growing global conflicts the most incomprehensible silence is that of the intellectuals. Silence is nothing short of complicity with the masters of war, reflects in his notes Boaventura de Sousa Santos, a emeritus professor of sociology at the University of Coimbra in Portugal. Europe is witnessing …

A new Washington Consensus?

11:27 17.05.2023

A new Washington Consensus?

Major shifts in the US economic and industrial strategy have been announced in a speech by the US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan, a key member of the Biden team. The fact that a national security advisor talks economic strategy indicates that US economic policy will be dominated by geo-strategic …

American view: “Shoplifting has been a sin, a crime, a confession of sexual repression…”

11:26 17.05.2023

American view: “Shoplifting has been a sin, a crime, a confession of sexual repression…”

Retail theft is now said to be responsible for $45 billion in annual losses in the U.S., according to one trade association, a figure whose recent growth reflects the disruptions of the pandemic era and the rise of online retail, which has made it easier to resell stolen items, informs …

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