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View from India: Ukraine war is no longer about the Westphalian principle. It is actually about American hegemony

11:12 26.10.2023

View from India: Ukraine war is no longer about the Westphalian principle. It is actually about American hegemony

The prognosis of “war fatigue” on the part of the United States and its allies in the proxy war in Ukraine was greatly exaggerated. On the contrary, the war is acquiring a new swagger, stresses M.K. Bhadrakumar, Indian Ambassador and prominent international observer. The Biden Administration is riding a tiger …

Dark days for the Kyiv regime – the US Congress is nearly against further funding

11:10 26.10.2023

Dark days for the Kyiv regime – the US Congress is nearly against further funding

Senate Republicans want changes to the Biden administration’s request for $106 billion in emergency funds for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan and to manage the flow of migrants at the U.S. border. There is broad bipartisan support in Congress for aid to Israel, following the deadly attack by Hamas earlier this …

Zero sanctions: Germany still trades Russian gas

11:50 25.10.2023

Zero sanctions: Germany still trades Russian gas

Germany is still trading Russian liquefied natural gas, as canceling the contract of a nationalized firm could cost billions of euros — creating a dilemma for Berlin and potentially benefiting Moscow, Bloomberg writes. SEFE GmbH — a former unit of Gazprom PJSC — is shipping Russian LNG under the terms …

The “gas Bucha”: London vs. USA and Israel

11:48 25.10.2023

The “gas Bucha”: London vs. USA and Israel

Transnational corporations and trillion-dollar deals are behind the provocations and deaths in Gaza and Israel, writes Strategic Culture Foundation, a Russian expert portal discussing international politics. A few hours after the ships of the British Navy moved to the Eastern Mediterranean under the pretext of supporting Israel, there was a …

Jeffrey Sachs: “Biden’s speech was a disaster, a call for more war, not for diplomacy”

11:47 25.10.2023

Jeffrey Sachs: “Biden’s speech was a disaster, a call for more war, not for diplomacy”

A wider conflict in the Middle East stemming from the Palestine-Israel conflict would likely disrupt oil markets and destabilize the global economy, Jeffrey Sachs (photo), a world-renowned economist and president of the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network, told Sputnik. "If there is a wider war in the Middle East, the …

Obama criticizes Israel over Gaza

11:45 25.10.2023

Obama criticizes Israel over Gaza

Former President Barack Obama (photo) originally said Israel should “dismantle” Hamas, but has now criticized Israel for the way it is “dismantling” the Palestinian terror organization. In a statement Monday, Obama wrote: “As I stated in an earlier post, Israel has a right to defend its citizens against such wanton …

‘Le Figaro’: The President of Russia became the main guest of the One Belt, One Road Forum

11:21 24.10.2023

‘Le Figaro’: The President of Russia became the main guest of the One Belt, One Road Forum

During their meeting in Beijing, Putin and Xi Jinping showed that ties between their countries are strong, and they themselves are determined to build a new international order, notes Paris ‘Le Figaro’. The two leaders demonstrated the strength of their partnership, offered as an alternative to US-centric countries in the …

Poland fears to become a “front against Russia” on behalf of the US, Europe and NATO

11:17 24.10.2023

Poland fears to become a “front against Russia” on behalf of the US, Europe and NATO

In the current geopolitical situation, the American “military strategy” in Europe has already failed. The US desire to weaken Russia militarily by providing military assistance to Ukraine did not bring the expected results, but only pushed it into the abyss and led to the depletion of the arsenals of the …

Israel deploying submarines with nukes?

11:16 24.10.2023

Israel deploying submarines with nukes?

The Defense Blog, citing reports from journalist Doron Kadosh, affiliated with the Israeli radio network operated by the Israel Defense Forces – Army Radio (also known as Galei Tzahal or Galatz), reports on the deployment of submarines in the Middle East. Israel's decision was reportedly dictated by rising tensions with …

FT: Israel-Hamas war tests US defence sector already strained by conflict in Ukraine

11:14 24.10.2023

FT: Israel-Hamas war tests US defence sector already strained by conflict in Ukraine

US arms manufacturers are preparing to accelerate weapons supplies to Israel at a time when they are already under pressure to arm Ukraine and replenish depleted Pentagon stocks, a challenge analysts say will add strain to a stretched defence industrial base, writes ‘The Financial Times’. Unlike Ukraine, which has been …

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