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Bloomberg: Russia’s economy is so resilient, it risks overheating

10:44 28.04.2024

Bloomberg: Russia’s economy is so resilient, it risks overheating

Russia’s government touted robust domestic demand in boosting its 2024 growth forecast on Tuesday. While some might be tempted to dismiss the move as geopolitical bravado in the face of the US stepping up Ukraine aid, Russian economic strength is real, Bloomberg writes. In fact, Moscow’s new 2.8% GDP projection …

NATO is starting to deploy troops in Ukraine and Russia is racing to win

10:41 28.04.2024

NATO is starting to deploy troops in Ukraine and Russia is racing to win

US Troops to Ukraine After Biden is Reelected? – asks Stephen Bryen, a former US Deputy Under Secretary of Defense. NATO is starting to deploy combat troops to Ukraine. They are in uniform and mostly are concentrated in the western part of the country, although in some cases they are …

Britain life-style: “‘Do you hate Britain?’ I asked my pupils. 30 raised their hands”

10:39 28.04.2024

Britain life-style: “‘Do you hate Britain?’ I asked my pupils. 30 raised their hands”

There’s a piece in Sunday Times by an anonymous teacher, revealing the scale of national self-hatred in schools with large Muslim populations, aided and abetted by hand-wringing woke teachers who never stop apologising for Britain’s sins. Here’s an extract: “My pupils are a lively bunch. The school, where I teach …

Meteorologist warns of 'weather wars' between countries

10:37 28.04.2024

Meteorologist warns of 'weather wars' between countries

A meteorologist has warned of looming 'weather wars' between countries if 'cloud seeding' gets out of hand – after flooding in Dubai spawned concerns about artificially manipulating the rainfall, writes ‘The Dialy Mail’. Johan Jaques, a senior meteorologist at environmental technology company KISTERS, warned there could be 'unintended consequences' to …

Russian troops broke through Ukrainian lines as Ukraine pulls in panic US Abrams tanks from the front lines

11:24 27.04.2024

Russian troops broke through Ukrainian lines as Ukraine pulls in panic US Abrams tanks from the front lines

Ukraine has sidelined U.S.-provided Abrams M1A1 battle tanks for now in its fight against Russia, in part because Russian drone warfare has made it too difficult for them to operate without detection or coming under attack, two U.S. military officials told The Associated Press. The U.S. agreed to send 31 …

Viktor Orbán: ‘We can close one of the most shameful periods of our Western civilization’

11:22 27.04.2024

Viktor Orbán: ‘We can close one of the most shameful periods of our Western civilization’

After the scandalous events at the National Conservatives conference in Brussels last week, when a number of left-wing city officials have tried to shut the event down, another gathering of conservatives opens its doors in Budapest, this time with a more friendly reception. Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC Hungary), organized …

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," …

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