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How the US losing influence in the Middle East…

10:17 26.04.2023

How the US losing influence in the Middle East…

Fifty years ago, in the wake of the October War of 1973, the United States emerged as the principal outside actor in the Middle East and the Persian Gulf. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger conducted the peace talks between Israel and Egypt as well as between Israel and Syria, and …

Can BRICS weaken the dominance of the IMF and World Bank?

10:14 26.04.2023

Can BRICS weaken the dominance of the IMF and World Bank?

Who would have expected that the BRICS nations could rise as the potential rival of the G7 countries, the World Bank and the IMF combined? But that once seemingly distant possibility now has real prospects which could change the political equilibrium of world politics, writes “The Counter Punch’. BRIC’s first …

Ambassador Antonov: “The Embassy has been banned from…”

10:14 26.04.2023

Ambassador Antonov: “The Embassy has been banned from…”

Russia Ambassador in USA Anatoly Antonov has made some remarks on the 78-th Anniversary of the Historic Meeting of Soviet and American troops on the Elbe River: “The Embassy has been banned from taking part in the traditional wreath-laying ceremony at the Spirit of the Elbe marker at Arlington National …

FOCUS: The EU is a “militarized worm”

10:13 26.04.2023

FOCUS: The EU is a “militarized worm”

The German magazine ‘FOCUS’ comes with a very tough article about the policy and potential of the European Union: “The EU is a militarized worm” – “Die EU ist ein militärischer Wurm”! The shaping of relations between Germany and other EU states, as well as the US and China, will …

Sergey Lavrov: “As in the Cold War years, we have approached a dangerous, and perhaps even a more dangerous, line”

20:18 25.04.2023

Sergey Lavrov: “As in the Cold War years, we have approached a dangerous, and perhaps even a more dangerous, line”

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov chaired the meeting at the UN Security Council’s open debates “Effective multilateralism through the Defence of the Principles of the UN Charter,” New York, April 24, 2023. He said in particular: - In two weeks, we will celebrate the 78th anniversary of Victory in World …

Requiem for Europe

10:04 25.04.2023

Requiem for Europe

The so-called ‘European elites’ are in a very real sense traitors to their own countries – giving aid and comfort to the United States, a foreign entity, at the expense of the interests of their own populations. They are actually worse than Vidkun Quisling during the second world war. In …

Trudeau told NATO that Canada ‘will never meet spending goal’

10:03 25.04.2023

Trudeau told NATO that Canada ‘will never meet spending goal’

Canadian leadership cares more about the ‘environment’ than a ‘war’. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has told NATO officials privately that Canada will never meet the military alliance’s defense-spending target, according to a leaked secret Pentagon assessment obtained by The Washington Post. The document’s anonymous authors say Canada’s “widespread” military deficiencies …

They come to understand in the West: “A sharp reduction in trade with Russia is likely to cause major disruptions in commodity markets”

10:02 25.04.2023

They come to understand in the West: “A sharp reduction in trade with Russia is likely to cause major disruptions in commodity markets”

Since the start of the war in Ukraine, the question of the size of the Russian and Chinese economies — relative to Western economies — has become highly significant, notes ‘The American affairs journal’. Early on, policymakers compared the Russian GDP to that of Spain or Italy, for example, as …

Yellen says sanctions risk US Dollar Hegemony

10:03 24.04.2023

Yellen says sanctions risk US Dollar Hegemony

Economic sanctions imposed on Russia and other countries by the United States put the dollar's dominance at risk as targeted nations seek out an alternative, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen (photo) said on CNN. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen acknowledged that US economic sanctions risk the hegemony of the US dollar as …

Quiet panic in Washington: Who is an US ally or foreign business partner to trust?

10:01 24.04.2023

Quiet panic in Washington: Who is an US ally or foreign business partner to trust?

Our allies and certain foreign corporations now have the legitimate concern of wondering what between them and the United States will be kept private and secure, in light of the massive and reportedly deliberate leak of classified Pentagon documents, laments in “The Hill” Douglas MacKinnon, a political and communications consultant, …

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