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US illusions in the Middle East

12:16 08.09.2023

US illusions in the Middle East

The U.S. preoccupation with the Middle East over the past six decades has been a costly endeavor with little benefit. The traditional twin pillars of U.S. policy in the region have been relations with Israel and Saudi Arabia, notes Melvin A. Goodman, a senior fellow at the Center for International …

Ukraine and the West – war and elections

11:42 07.09.2023 Denis Baturin

Ukraine and the West – war and elections

The western version of what caused the explosions on Nord Stream 1 and Nord Stream 2 is being provided with more and more details which prove that Ukrainians are behind the blasts. Why is it? At the beginning, they pointed to some obscure characters, Ukrainian business people, with no connection …

Sarkozy vilified for speaking uncomfortable truths about Ukraine

11:41 07.09.2023

Sarkozy vilified for speaking uncomfortable truths about Ukraine

In an interview with Le Figaro published on August 16 and based on his new book, former French President Nicolas Sarkozy laid out what has been missing from Western thinking on the war in Ukraine: a diplomatic Plan B in case the present Ukrainian offensive fails, notes American ‘Responsible Statecraft’. …

Is BRICS big enough for the Saudi-Iran reconciliation?

11:40 07.09.2023

Is BRICS big enough for the Saudi-Iran reconciliation?

Joining the grouping might just be the best thing to happen to the two Middle East powers as they navigate towards normalization, writes ‘Responsible Statecraft’. One of the remarkable aspects of the “big bang” expansion of BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) announced at the summit in Johannesburg, …

Suez Canal chief: Plans to attract investments from BRICS countries

11:39 07.09.2023

Suez Canal chief: Plans to attract investments from BRICS countries

Chairman of the Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZONE) Walid Gamal Eddin said Egypt’s accession to the “BRICS” group will promote investments in the region, taking into account that the important countries in the international economic bloc; topped by China and Russia are already Egypt’s partners. In exclusive statements to MENA …

Ukraine has lost its first Challenger 2 tank

11:39 07.09.2023

Ukraine has lost its first Challenger 2 tank

It seems the Ukrainian armed forces have lost their first Challenger 2 tank, Forbs informs. A video that circulated online on Monday depicts what appears to be one of the 82nd Air Assault Brigade’s ex-British Challengers 2 in flames on a roadside outside Robotyne, in southern Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia Oblast. The …

The American Conservative: “The Biden doctrine is a cynical effort to cash in on the blood”

11:29 06.09.2023

The American Conservative: “The Biden doctrine is a cynical effort to cash in on the blood”

Joe Biden created for the U.S. a war like no other, one where others die and the U.S. simply sits back and pays the bills on a gargantuan scale. No attempts are made at diplomacy by the Americans, and the diplomatic efforts of others like the Chinese are dismissed as …

Ukrainian chronicle: No new grain deal & a failed Kyiv counter-offensive

11:26 06.09.2023 Vladimir Kozin

Ukrainian chronicle: No new grain deal & a failed Kyiv counter-offensive

On September 4, 2023 Russian and Turkish Presidents Vladimir Putin and Recep Tayyip Erdogan held talks in Sochi that covered a number of key issues related to their relationships. Dealing with ‘the grain deal’ also known as ‘the Black Sea Grain Initiative’, President Putin explained that Moscow cancelled the deal …

WSJ: U.S. and allies want UAE exports to Russia halted

11:26 06.09.2023

WSJ: U.S. and allies want UAE exports to Russia halted

U.S., UK and European Union officials plan to pressure the United Arab Emirates into halting exports to Russia that may help the country in its invasion of Ukraine, the Wall Street Journal reports. Officials from those countries are reportedly visiting the UAE in an effort to convince government officials to …

WP: Drop in energy needs points to a further deterioration in industrial activity in Europe

11:25 06.09.2023

WP: Drop in energy needs points to a further deterioration in industrial activity in Europe

Europe has an even stronger ally to keep gas prices under check heading into the colder months: extremely weak demand. The manufacturing crisis that’s plaguing the continent — industrial activity in Germany has contracted for 14 consecutive months — is the best antidote against a gas supply squeeze. With friends …

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