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BRICS vs the US ‘rules-based order’

10:56 06.06.2023

BRICS vs the US ‘rules-based order’

The inability of NATO-backed Ukraine to defeat the Kremlin’s forces and the commercial and economic dependency that Western countries have fallen into vis-à-vis China confirm bitter apprehensions about a rapid decline of the US-led Western bloc, writes Côme Carpentier de Gourdon, a member of the Editorial Board of the World …

Belgium investigating whether its weapons were used in Russia

10:53 06.06.2023

Belgium investigating whether its weapons were used in Russia

The fighters aligned against Moscow who launched a cross-border raid from Ukraine into the Belgorod region of Russia last week used at least four tactical vehicles originally given to Ukraine by the United States and Poland, U.S. officials said, raising questions about the unintended use of NATO-provided equipment and Kyiv’s …

China takes leadership role in Central Asia

10:53 06.06.2023

China takes leadership role in Central Asia

The China-Central Asia Summit, which took place recently in Xi’an on May 18-19 was every bit a geopolitical event as much as the G7 summit in Hiroshima that it overlapped. The symbolism was profound, notes M.K. Bhadrakumar, Indian Ambassador and prominent international observer. China and Russia were the elephants in …

Next European ‘victory’ – Qatari LNG shipments to Europe will drop

10:52 06.06.2023

Next European ‘victory’ – Qatari LNG shipments to Europe will drop

Qatar is sending less of its liquefied natural gas to Europe, where slumping prices have reduced its attractiveness as a destination for the super-chilled fuel, informs Bloomberg. Less than 18% of Qatar’s LNG output has sailed to Europe so far this year, down from 25% in 2022, according to ship-tracking …

Britain and USA supply weapons to Ukraine, but some of them go into the hands of the international mafia

12:20 05.06.2023

Britain and USA supply weapons to Ukraine, but some of them go into the hands of the international mafia

Not so long ago, Great Britain once again demonstrated to the international community the cynical and ruthless position of the Anglo-Saxon world towards Ukraine and the Ukrainian nation, and also reaffirmed its commitment to the process of further escalation of the conflict in Donbas, writes “Mysl Polska”. James...

Bloomberg: Backlash against weaponized dollar is growing across the World

9:56 05.06.2023

Bloomberg: Backlash against weaponized dollar is growing across the World

All around the world, a backlash is brewing against the hegemony of the US dollar, Bloomberg comments sadly. Brazil and China recently struck a deal to settle trade in their local currencies, seeking to bypass the greenback in the process. India and Malaysia in April signed an accord to ramp …

View from India: NATO’s big gamble in Ukraine has failed

9:55 05.06.2023

View from India: NATO’s big gamble in Ukraine has failed

Fifteen months into the biggest land war in Eurasia since the Second World War, the tables have turned, writes an Indian strategic affairs expert Zorawar Daulet Singh from New Delhi. US and NATO began with a confidence that a proxy war was the only way to roll back Russian influence …

Shangri-La Dialogue: Chinese defence minister Li Shangfu accuses US of double standards in veiled attack

9:55 05.06.2023

Shangri-La Dialogue: Chinese defence minister Li Shangfu accuses US of double standards in veiled attack

Chinese Defence Minister General Li Shangfu (photo) delivered a thinly veiled criticism of the United States on Sunday, saying “some country” liked to force its rules on others in its “rules-based international order”. “Its so-called rules-based international order never tells you what the rules are, and who made these rules,” …

FT: CIA chief made secret visit to China

10:29 04.06.2023

FT: CIA chief made secret visit to China

CIA director Bill Burns (photo) travelled to China last month, a clandestine visit by one of President Joe Biden’s most trusted officials that signals how concerned the White House had become about deteriorating relations between Beijing and Washington. Bill Burns’ trip last month was most senior to Beijing by Biden …

BRICS meet with 'friends' seeking closer ties amid push to expand bloc

10:29 04.06.2023

BRICS meet with 'friends' seeking closer ties amid push to expand bloc

Senior officials from over a dozen countries including Saudi Arabia and Iran were in talks on closer links with the BRICS bloc of major emerging economies as it met to deepen ties and position itself as a counterweight to the West, informs Reuters. BRICS, which now consists of Brazil, Russia, …

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