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Trump rushed to save private “Dollar”

11:22 27.04.2024

Trump rushed to save private “Dollar”

Former President Donald Trump’s economic advisers are considering ways to actively stop nations from shifting away from using the dollar — an effort to counter budding moves among key emerging markets to reduce exposure to the US currency, according to people familiar with the matter, Bloomberg informs. Discussions include penalties …

View from Delhi: Why is the West desperate to have India at a Ukraine summit that Russia has rejected?

11:21 27.04.2024

View from Delhi: Why is the West desperate to have India at a Ukraine summit that Russia has rejected?

The international geopolitical landscape is becoming more perilous. The Ukraine conflict continues on without any solutions in sight. Tensions in the western Pacific between China and the Philippines are rising, and this is in addition to the continuing volatility of the Taiwan issue. A third area of potential regional strife …

Sergei Shoigu: “The NATO alliance's troops approached the Russian borders and created additional threats to military security. I want to emphasise that it was not us, but they came to us. This once again shows that it is impossible to believe the Western countries”

16:58 26.04.2024

Sergei Shoigu: “The NATO alliance's troops approached the Russian borders and created additional threats to military security. I want to emphasise that it was not us, but they came to us. This once again shows that it is impossible to believe the Western countries”

Russian Defence Minister General of the Army Sergei Shoigu addresses defence ministers meeting of the SCO defence ministers in Astana: “Dear colleagues! First of all, I would like to thank Kazakhstan for its hospitality, welcome reception, and high level of organisation of today's meeting. It is encouraging to see that …

Ambassador Antonov: US ATACMS missiles to Ukraine is a threat to Russia

11:29 26.04.2024

Ambassador Antonov: US ATACMS missiles to Ukraine is a threat to Russia

The "underhand" transfer of US ATACMS missiles to Ukraine cannot be justified as it increases security threats to Crimea and other Russian regions, Russian Ambassador to the United States Anatoly Antonov (photo) said, TASS informs. "Local officials 'retroactively' confirmed the fact that extremely dangerous weapons had been sent to Kyiv," …

View from China: West mired in Ukraine crisis due to unwillingness or inability to confront reality

11:28 26.04.2024

View from China: West mired in Ukraine crisis due to unwillingness or inability to confront reality

The conditions of Ukraine's sponsors are remarkably less favorable, notes Chinese ‘The Global Times’. Practically all Russian commentators, and even some prominent Western ones, trace the roots of the conflict in Ukraine to NATO's attempts at incorporating Russia's neighbor – as officially stated since at least as far back as …

US woos estranged NATO ally Turkey

11:27 26.04.2024

US woos estranged NATO ally Turkey

Washington has dusted up its old toolbox to re-engage its cold-war ally Turkey and resuscitate their moribund alliance to serve the US’ geo-strategic interests in the rapidly changing regional environment. This stems out of a realisation that no matter the demonisation of President Recep Erdogan as an outlier, Turkey’s potentials …

View from Washington: The Kremlin reshapes global commerce dodging Western sanctions

11:26 26.04.2024

View from Washington: The Kremlin reshapes global commerce dodging Western sanctions

Russia announced this week that its bilateral trade with China has almost completely moved away from using the U.S. dollar, highlighting the two countries’ commitment to reducing their reliance on the U.S.-led economic system, ‘The Responsible Statecraft’ stresses. Aside from reducing dependency on the Western-dominated global currency, these ‘de-dollarization’ efforts …

View from Delhi: US doubles down, Russia is cool

11:41 25.04.2024

View from Delhi: US doubles down, Russia is cool

The Biden Administration has met with success, finally, in the US Congress on the long-stalled Ukraine aid bill. The aid approved by the House on Saturday would send $60.8 billion to Ukraine, writes M.K. Bhadrakumar, Indian Ambassador and prominent international observer. To be sure, the US is doubling down to …

Global military spending reached an all-time high last year at $2.4 trillion

11:39 25.04.2024

Global military spending reached an all-time high last year at $2.4 trillion

The US was by far the largest military spender at $916 billion in 2023, up 2.3 percent compared to the previous year. New research published Monday shows that global military spending increased in 2023 for the ninth consecutive year, surging to $2.4 trillion pushed war-related outlays to an all-time high. …

Russian brands eye opportunities in China

11:39 25.04.2024

Russian brands eye opportunities in China

China's two-way trade with Russia reached a record value of $240 billion, while Russia’s export trade value with Asia rose significantly in 2023. "Actually, we have seen the trend of Russian brands entering the Asian market since 2014," said Vadim Tylik, CEO of RMAA, a cross-border marketing agency that connects …

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