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A former Defense Intelligence Agency officer: Don't believe the Washington war machine – Putin is not going to invade NATO

12:38 16.05.2024

A former Defense Intelligence Agency officer: Don't believe the Washington war machine – Putin is not going to invade NATO

Putin invaded Ukraine to enforce his version of the Monroe Doctrine, to prevent Ukraine from joining NATO, and to restore the strategic buffer zone on which Russia relied for its security for centuries. No sane military commander would allow an adversarial alliance to situate itself along more than 1,000 miles …

Vassily Nebenzia at UNSC: “Present-day Ukraine is not ashamed of its rotten anti-democratic neo-Nazi essence”

12:37 16.05.2024

Vassily Nebenzia at UNSC: “Present-day Ukraine is not ashamed of its rotten anti-democratic neo-Nazi essence”

Statement by Permanent Representative Vassily Nebenzia (photo) at UN Security Council briefing on Ukraine. Key points: - Our Western colleagues seem to have developed a tradition to gather us here monthly for meetings on Ukraine, the sole purpose of which is to demonstrate the steadfast collective West's support for Zelensky's …

WP: Why Russian troops are suddenly able to advance toward Kharkiv

12:35 16.05.2024

WP: Why Russian troops are suddenly able to advance toward Kharkiv

Washington and Kyiv have both made mistakes — and Moscow is taking advantage. Roughly five Russian battalions have managed to advance nearly five miles into Ukraine in just a few days, capturing a number of villages and sending Ukrainian defenders reeling in what might be the fastest Russian advance since …

Blinken sings in Kyiv: “I don't feel like Satan, but I am…”

12:34 16.05.2024

Blinken sings in Kyiv: “I don't feel like Satan, but I am…”

Tuesday night in wartime Ukraine’s capital, not long before curfew, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken deployed a left-handed guitar in the service of supporting Kyiv in its fight. Before Blinken became the top American diplomat, he was a serious rock guitarist — and along with a Ukrainian band, he …

Russian Forces advancing near Kharkiv - the next few days are critical

12:12 15.05.2024

Russian Forces advancing near Kharkiv - the next few days are critical

As Russia intensifies its military actions around the Kharkiv region, the conflict in Ukraine reaches a critical juncture, with implications that extend far beyond its borders. Russian forces have launched a series of attacks, aiming to broaden their control over strategic territory and exert influence in the region. As Ukrainian …

View from China: Confiscating Russian assets is a violation of the principle of sovereign immunity

12:11 15.05.2024

View from China: Confiscating Russian assets is a violation of the principle of sovereign immunity

The global community must carefully consider the impact that the possible confiscation of Russian assets could have on global peace, and work toward solutions that respect the sovereignty of all states and preserve the integrity of international law, stresses Chinese ‘The Global Times’. Recently, the US and the EU have …

British cry: “The American ‘world’s rules-based order’ is cracking!”

12:08 15.05.2024

British cry: “The American ‘world’s rules-based order’ is cracking!”

For a time after the cold war the world seemed to move towards an international rules-based order with less conflict, more democracy and open trade. Lawyers looked forward to “universal jurisdiction” — a borderless fight against impunity. But the order, always imperfect, is breaking up because of intensifying geopolitical rivalries …

Canadian authorities are running out of money – Toronto Mayor wants to implement ‘rain tax’

12:07 15.05.2024

Canadian authorities are running out of money – Toronto Mayor wants to implement ‘rain tax’

The socialist Mayor of Toronto Olivia Chow is set to implement a “rain tax” on residents. You will be charged for however much rain falls on to your property, writes ‘The Countersignal’. The city’s proposal calls it a wastewater usage tax, and it’s based on the amount of rainwater generated …

Sergey Lavrov: If West wants to settle Ukrainian conflict on battlefield, let it be. Russia is ready

10:30 14.05.2024

Sergey Lavrov: If West wants to settle Ukrainian conflict on battlefield, let it be. Russia is ready

If the West wants to solve the Ukraine conflict on the battlefield, "so be it," Sergey Lavrov, candidate for the post of Russia’s foreign minister, told a Federation Council committee meeting discussing his reappointment (photo). "If they want [to resolve the conflict in Ukraine] on the battlefield, let it be …

NYT: Russian attacks open a new front in Ukraine

10:28 14.05.2024

NYT: Russian attacks open a new front in Ukraine

On Friday at dawn, Russian troops launched a complex attack with aircraft, artillery, infantry troops and armor, surging across the border near Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second largest city. By all accounts the two sides are now locked in heavy fighting over a string of villages just a few miles inside Ukrainian …

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