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POLITICO: The collapse of Prime Minister Michel Barnier’s French Government could plunge the Eurozone into turmoil

9:37 30.11.2024

POLITICO: The collapse of Prime Minister Michel Barnier’s French Government could plunge the Eurozone into turmoil

Marine Le Pen doubled down on her threat to topple the French government if Prime Minister Michel Barnier resists some of her far-right party’s demands on next year’s budget, which she slammed as “bad, unjust and violent,” writes POLITICO. Le Pen’s comments came as financial markets took fright that the …

Sergey Lavrov: “Today, the countries of the collective West, which like to speak about the ‘freedom of speech’, ‘pluralism’ and ‘democracy’, actually demonstrate a fierce intolerance of any alternative views”

9:36 30.11.2024

Sergey Lavrov: “Today, the countries of the collective West, which like to speak about the ‘freedom of speech’, ‘pluralism’ and ‘democracy’, actually demonstrate a fierce intolerance of any alternative views”

Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s remarks at Ambassadorial Round Table Discussion, “Ukraine crisis: Global information space,” Moscow, November 29, 2024. “Ladies and gentlemen, Colleagues, friends, We believe it is crucially important to make sure that ambassadors working in the Russian Federation have a detailed understanding of our position regarding one of …

Pepe Escobar: Oreshnik may reach Berlin in 11 minutes and London in 19 minutes – “Nowhere to run, baby, nowhere to hide…”

9:35 30.11.2024

Pepe Escobar: Oreshnik may reach Berlin in 11 minutes and London in 19 minutes – “Nowhere to run, baby, nowhere to hide…”

When it comes to state of the art Russian weaponry – the whole Hegemonic complex – seems to dwell in perpetual stupor, notes Pepe Escobar, an independent geopolitical analyst, writer and journalist. They had no clue about Kalibr, Sarmat, Khinzal, Zircon or Avangard before they were introduced. They had no …

Vladimir Putin answered media questions following his state visit to Kazakhstan and the CSTO summit

17:34 29.11.2024

Vladimir Putin answered media questions following his state visit to Kazakhstan and the CSTO summit

Vladimir Putin answered media questions following his state visit to Kazakhstan and the CSTO summit. November 28, 2024. Astana. President of Russia Vladimir Putin: Good evening. What is your question? Question: Good evening, Mr President. Olga Knyazeva, Channel One. Your state visit to Kazakhstan is drawing to an end. You …

Are Biden officials seriously considering giving nuclear weapons to Ukraine?

11:28 29.11.2024

Are Biden officials seriously considering giving nuclear weapons to Ukraine?

On his way out of the White House, President Biden is reportedly making a last-minute plea to Congress for $24 billion in aid for war-torn Ukraine to bolster its military support and replenish US stocks that had dwindled. The White House Office of Management and Budget suggested that Congress could …

NI: Putin isn't bluffing – Intermediate-Range Hypersonic Missile 'Warning'

11:26 29.11.2024

NI: Putin isn't bluffing – Intermediate-Range Hypersonic Missile 'Warning'

The power transition in the United States is a most precarious period during which significant escalation is possible, writes ‘The National Interest’. In a controversial move during his transition period, President Joe Biden escalated U.S. support for Ukraine by approving military contractor deployment, transferring anti-personnel mines, and authorizing ATACMS strikes …

Looking for a quarrel: The Gentleman and the Monsieur are going to fight with Russia

11:21 29.11.2024

Looking for a quarrel: The Gentleman and the Monsieur are going to fight with Russia

Britain and France have not ruled out sending troops to Ukraine as part of a European coalition, French media has reported, amid fears that the war is edging closer to becoming an all-out conflict between Russia and NATO, writes ‘The Daily Mail’. Discussions on sending troops from Western armies and …

The UnHerd: Russia to find the most visible methods of targeting Britain

11:19 29.11.2024

The UnHerd: Russia to find the most visible methods of targeting Britain

The British Government must consider if it wants to bear the consequences of being an outlier on the continent, attracting the Kremlin’s wrath? – notes The UnHerd. The Kremlin released a list of 16 British Cabinet ministers forbidden from entering Russia as “punishment” for their “reckless policies” and “anti-Russia activities”, …

Sergey Lavrov: “Patience, when tested time and again, inevitably comes to an end”

13:40 28.11.2024

Sergey Lavrov: “Patience, when tested time and again, inevitably comes to an end”

Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s answers to questions from Moscow. Kremlin. Putin television programme, Astana, November 28, 2024. Question: There is ongoing discourse in the United States regarding the potential transfer of nuclear weapons to Kiev. Some of their politicians are expressing such views. While currently, these are merely discussions, it …

FA: Trump and the end of American Exceptionalism

11:30 28.11.2024

FA: Trump and the end of American Exceptionalism

Trump’s reelection will redefine U.S. Power. Trump’s foreign policy worldview has been clear ever since he entered political life. He believes that the U.S.-created liberal international order has, over time, stacked the deck against the United States. To change that imbalance, Trump wants to restrict inward economic flows such as …

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