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Ukrainian chronicle: Selfpoisoning Anglo-Saxon Depleted Uranium

10:34 18.11.2023 Vladimir Kozin

Ukrainian chronicle: Selfpoisoning Anglo-Saxon Depleted Uranium

Radiation safety threats associated with the use of depleted uranium (DU) shells by Ukrainian formations have significantly increased. This was stated by Secretary of the Russian national Security Council Nikolay Patrushev at a meeting on national security held in Voronezh city on 16 November, 2023. According to him, Moscow has …

British lifestyle: Millions of UK households forced to unplug fridge to cope with rising bills

10:31 18.11.2023

British lifestyle: Millions of UK households forced to unplug fridge to cope with rising bills

Families resorting to ‘desperate measures’ and struggling with ‘frightening’ level of hardship amid cost of living crisis, writes ‘The Guardian’. About 2m UK households have been forced to turn off their fridge or freezer to save money as they continue to struggle with what poverty campaigners called a “frightening” level …

A war with high financial costs for Israel

10:31 18.11.2023

A war with high financial costs for Israel

The financial burden of the Israel-Hamas war is beginning to take its toll, sparking a political debate in Israel that will be tough for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his finance minister, Bezalel Smotrich, to navigate, Bloomberg informs. The conflict is costing the Israeli economy around $260 million every single …

The Pentagon proclaims failure in its war on terror in Africa

10:30 18.11.2023

The Pentagon proclaims failure in its war on terror in Africa

America’s Global War on Terror has seen its share of stalemates, disasters, and outright defeats. During 20-plus years of armed interventions, the United States has watched its efforts implode in spectacular fashion, from Iraq in 2014 to Afghanistan in 2021. The greatest failure of its “Forever Wars,” however, may not …

‘Newsweek Polska’: Russia's starting to win in Ukraine

10:29 18.11.2023

‘Newsweek Polska’: Russia's starting to win in Ukraine

On the eve of winter, Russia has seized the initiative on the battlefield, writes Newsweek Polska. The West has no hope of victory in the Ukrainian conflict. Kyiv can hold out for some more time if Washington and Brussels help it at any cost, but they are not ready for …

Russian MFA: US statements about Arctic LNG-2 tantamount to threats

11:52 17.11.2023

Russian MFA: US statements about Arctic LNG-2 tantamount to threats

The Nord Stream affair began "with exactly the same statements by the US president and representatives of the US Department of State about the need for destroying these projects". On November 2, the US Department of Treasury imposed sanctions on Arctic LNG-2 and set January 31, 2024 as the deadline …

WP: “Ukraine could get left behind U.S. priorities”

11:46 17.11.2023

WP: “Ukraine could get left behind U.S. priorities”

Ukraine is running out of money and time, its proponents say. But congressional interest in financing its fight against invading Russian forces has dipped lower than ever, and rising competition from other national security priorities — including Israel and the U.S. southern border — could sound the death knell for …

“Where is the money?” Pentagon fails sixth audit

11:42 17.11.2023

“Where is the money?” Pentagon fails sixth audit

For the sixth year in a row, the Pentagon failed its annual audit. The result is not a surprise. The Department of Defense’s assets are vast and decentralized, amounting to $3.8 trillion alongside $4 trillion in liabilities. These are located in all 50 states and more than 4,500 sites around …

Biden meets Xi

11:40 17.11.2023

Biden meets Xi

Chinese President Xi Jinping and U.S. President Joe Biden take a walk after their talks in the Filoli Estate in the U.S. state of California, Nov. 15, 2023.Photo: Xinhua Chinese President Xi Jinping and U.S. President Joe Biden on Wednesday, Nov.15, had a candid and in-depth exchange of views on …

The National Interest: America is an ‘Overstretched Superpower’

14:09 16.11.2023

The National Interest: America is an ‘Overstretched Superpower’

Joe Biden, in concert with American public opinion, soured on the long U.S. military disasters in Iraq and Afghanistan and finally withdrew U.S. forces from the two-decade disaster in Afghanistan, even though other prior presidents lacked the courage to carry out what was likely to be — and was — …

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