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‘The Economist’: Russia’s economy once again defies the doomsayers

11:31 15.03.2024

‘The Economist’: Russia’s economy once again defies the doomsayers

Russia’s economy has repeatedly defied the doomsayers. A financial collapse, widely predicted in the spring of 2022, never came to pass. The economy fell into recession, but it was less severe than expected and did not last long. Inflation was the most recent scare, notes ‘The Economist’ from London with …

‘The American Conservative’: Poor oversight of Ukraine aid is only the start of the problems

11:30 15.03.2024

‘The American Conservative’: Poor oversight of Ukraine aid is only the start of the problems

Sending high-tech gear into a ‘black hole’ in Ukraine and hoping for the best is a dangerous game, ‘The American Conservative’ stresses. Last month, with little coverage, the Special Inspector General for Operation Atlantic Resolve released its first quarterly oversight report of American aid to Ukraine. Ukraine is entering its …

Russia-India: “North- South trade route” moves forward

11:28 15.03.2024

Russia-India: “North- South trade route” moves forward

For centuries, trade with Europe was the main pillar of Russia’s economy. The war in Ukraine ended that, with Western sanctions and other restrictions increasingly cutting Russia off from European markets. In response, Moscow has expanded ties with the countries more willing to do business with it — China to …

Frozen Russian assets as the EU's headache – Russia is ready to hit European finances in response

11:27 15.03.2024

Frozen Russian assets as the EU's headache – Russia is ready to hit European finances in response

Russian assets, frozen in the European Union are likely to generate between 15 billion and 20 billion euros in after-tax profits until 2027, depending on the evolution of global interest rates, a senior EU official said, Reuters informs. Part of the profits, as well the tax on the gross amount, …

Vladimir Putin: “Russia is not at the crossroads. It is on the strategic path of its development and will not deviate from its path”

12:59 14.03.2024

Vladimir Putin: “Russia is not at the crossroads. It is on the strategic path of its development and will not deviate from its path”

Vladimir Putin answered questions from Dmitry Kiselev, a famous Russian TV commentator. Dmitry Kiselev: Mr President, when delivering your Address [to the Federal Assembly], you were figuratively pulling trillion by trillion out of your sleeve. As a matter of fact, you proposed an absolutely astonishing plan of the country’s development, …

Dmitry Polyanskiy at UNSC: “The European Union is making a huge strategic mistake”

11:52 14.03.2024

Dmitry Polyanskiy at UNSC: “The European Union is making a huge strategic mistake”

Statement by First Deputy Permanent Representative Dmitry Polyanskiy at UNSC briefing on cooperation between the United Nations and the European Union: “The topic of our meeting today - cooperation between the UN and the EU – cannot be viewed in isolation from the current state of the European Union. The …

Russian State Duma adopted the Statement to the German Bundestag

11:51 14.03.2024

Russian State Duma adopted the Statement to the German Bundestag

Members of the State Duma adopted the statement to the German Bundestag regarding the participation of the German servicemen in the Kiev regime’s crimes. Members of the State Duma recalled that recently had been published an information on the German military command’s discussion of the supply of Taurus cruise missiles …

Biden-Trump rematch: The first featuring two U.S. presidents since 1912!

11:51 14.03.2024

Biden-Trump rematch: The first featuring two U.S. presidents since 1912!

President Biden and former President Donald Trump won enough delegates to become the presumptive nominees of their parties in the latest round of primary voting Tuesday, more definitively starting the clock on a bitter and costly eight-month general election campaign. They each won several states in primary elections on Tuesday …

CIA conclusions: War in Ukraine ‘is shifting in Russia’s favor’, Hamas’s persistence and an ‘ambitious but anxious’ China

11:49 14.03.2024

CIA conclusions: War in Ukraine ‘is shifting in Russia’s favor’, Hamas’s persistence and an ‘ambitious but anxious’ China

The deadlock in Ukraine is “shifting the momentum” in the war there in Moscow’s favor, US intelligence agencies told senators, Bloomberg informs. Moscow has made continual, incremental battlefield gains since late 2023 and benefits from uncertainties about the future of military assistance from the US and allies, the top intelligence …

Russian Ministry of Defense: Kyiv regime attacks on the State border have been cut! Western weapons destroyed

12:11 13.03.2024

Russian Ministry of Defense: Kyiv regime attacks on the State border have been cut! Western weapons destroyed

Statement by Russian Defence Ministry: In the morning, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation along with the Border Service of the Federal Security Service thwarted the Kiev's regime attempt to enter the territory of the Russian Federation in Belgorod and Kursk regions. At around 03:00 Moscow time, after intensive …

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