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Largest Dutch shipbuilder sues government over Russia sanction losses

10:35 07.10.2023

Largest Dutch shipbuilder sues government over Russia sanction losses

Dutch company seeking compensation in case against government. ‘Damen’ says it ‘suffers damages’ as a result of sanctions, Bloomberg informs. The Netherlands’ largest shipbuilder is suing the Dutch government for losses inflicted on its business by sanctions against Russia, a rare instance of a European company taking its grievances to …

Scandal in the EU

10:32 07.10.2023

Scandal in the EU

EU Council President Charles Michel accused the head of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, of exceeding her foreign policy powers. EU Commission spokeswoman Arianna Podesta rejected the allegations: “These statements by the Council President are partly inaccurate.” In an interview for the German magazine SPIEGEL, Michel commented on …

Vladimir Putin: “The world is on its way to a synergy of civilisation-states, large spaces, communities identifying as such”

12:06 06.10.2023

Vladimir Putin: “The world is on its way to a synergy of civilisation-states, large spaces, communities identifying as such”

President of Russia Vladimir Putin took part in the plenary session of the 20th anniversary meeting of the Valdai International Discussion Club and made a speech: Participants in the plenary session, colleagues, ladies and gentlemen, I am glad to welcome you all in Sochi at the anniversary meeting of the …

The real issue is not about Ukraine – it is NATO and Russia

10:35 06.10.2023

The real issue is not about Ukraine – it is NATO and Russia

So long as Volodymyr Zelensky is President of Ukraine it is a waste of time and effort to try and get a peace agreement between Russia and Ukraine. Zelensky is frozen into an immovable position as his internal support and survival is tied to strident Ukrainian nationalists who oppose any …

View from London: Contradictions at the heart of an expanding Europe

10:31 06.10.2023

View from London: Contradictions at the heart of an expanding Europe

Every new generation has refashioned the EU according to the politics of the age, notes Timothy Less, a lead researcher at the Centre for Geopolitics’ project on Disintegration Studies (UK). Western Europe is pursuing a contradictory policy, declaring a commitment to both enlarge the EU and integrate its members ever …

View from China: Ouster of McCarthy shows US division

10:30 06.10.2023

View from China: Ouster of McCarthy shows US division

When US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy was ousted on Tuesday from his leadership post, he became the shortest serving speaker since 1875. A handful of far-right Republicans joined Democrats and stripped the California Republican of the speaker's gravel with a 216-to-210 vote, after McCarthy worked with Democrats to pass a …

Senior Biden advisers quietly visit Saudi Arabia to discuss ‘mega-deal’

10:28 06.10.2023

Senior Biden advisers quietly visit Saudi Arabia to discuss ‘mega-deal’

Senior Biden advisers quietly visited Saudi Arabia last week to continue talks on a potential mega-deal that could include a peace agreement between the kingdom and Israel, two sources with direct knowledge of the issue told Axios. Why it matters: Talks for the deal gained momentum last month following President …

Enough is enough: Britain has ‘run out of arms to send to Ukraine’

11:24 05.10.2023

Enough is enough: Britain has ‘run out of arms to send to Ukraine’

Britain has run out of defence equipment to donate to Ukraine and other countries should step in and shoulder more of the burden, a senior military chief has said. The comments come after ex-secretary of defence Ben Wallace revealed that he asked Rishi Sunak to spend £2.3 billion more on …

Bloomberg: The US economy is now breaking in plain sight

11:21 05.10.2023

Bloomberg: The US economy is now breaking in plain sight

You wouldn’t know it by the headlines. But the US economy is breaking in plain sight. Only the savings cushion of the richest 20% are keeping it afloat. And if interest rates keep rising nearly every day, even that won’t be enough, writes Bloomberg. The tone has changed, too. Last …

NYT: House is paralyzed, with no speaker after McCarthy ouster

11:20 05.10.2023

NYT: House is paralyzed, with no speaker after McCarthy ouster

This is the first time in the history (113 years) that a House speaker is removed. An interim speaker will be appointed until the elections, but the elections could be prolong and difficult. In January 2023, Congress has taken 15 rounds of voting until it chose McCarthy. Now the situation …

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