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Wang Yi: ‘You can never become a Westerner’

11:31 13.07.2023

Wang Yi: ‘You can never become a Westerner’

‘You can never become a Westerner!’ China’s top diplomat Wang Yi has urged Japan and South Korea to foster a sense of “strategic autonomy” from the West and cooperate with Beijing to “revitalize Asia,” amid rising tensions between China and the two neighboring American allies. The comments by Wang Yi …

Everyone sees a clash of Russian weapons and their NATO counterparts in Ukraine

11:38 12.07.2023

Everyone sees a clash of Russian weapons and their NATO counterparts in Ukraine

Pictures of wrecked Western tanks and other weapons destroyed in the Ukrainian forest-steppe (photo) are increasingly irritating Western leaders. Therefore, Western countries and NATO are increasingly declaring their readiness to provide additional assistance in order to increase the chances of Ukraine to defeat the Russian army, writes the French edition …

Indian view: The U.S. decision to send cluster munitions to Ukraine blurs all moral lines

11:37 12.07.2023

Indian view: The U.S. decision to send cluster munitions to Ukraine blurs all moral lines

The Biden administration’s decision to send cluster munitions to shows both the challenges Kyiv and its Western allies face in the prolonged war and the U.S.’s readiness to escalate it to push back the Russians. Cluster munitions are designed to explode on impact, but many remain “duds”, which can explode …

Yellen’s trip to Beijing: Odds on many issues

11:36 12.07.2023

Yellen’s trip to Beijing: Odds on many issues

The deep chill between the United States and China moderated a little over the past few days as Treasury Secretary Janet L. Yellen held marathon talks with a new group of top economic policymakers in Beijing, notes “The New York Times”. Yet even though more talks are a likely outcome …

View from Poland: Western Europe may return to doing business with Russia after the war

11:35 12.07.2023

View from Poland: Western Europe may return to doing business with Russia after the war

While many Western leaders say "they won't go back to doing business with Russia after the war," a "business as usual" approach may prevail because many countries need Russia, especially Germany, said Poland's PiS MEP Witold Waszczykowski (photo). He noted that for many years, some people have looked at Russia …

‘Foreign Affairs’: Don’t let Ukraine join NATO!

12:10 11.07.2023

‘Foreign Affairs’: Don’t let Ukraine join NATO!

Admitting Ukraine to NATO would raise the prospect of a grim choice between a war with Russia and the devastating consequences involved or backing down and devaluing NATO’s security guarantee across the entire alliance. At the Vilnius summit and beyond, NATO leaders would be wise to acknowledge these facts and …

Washington shifts the NATO summit focus from Ukraine to the Indo-Pacific region?

12:08 11.07.2023

Washington shifts the NATO summit focus from Ukraine to the Indo-Pacific region?

Against the backdrop of problems on the Ukrainian front, the United States is trying to hastily change the theme of the upcoming NATO summit in Vilnius. After all, the ‘counteroffensive’ is stalling, no one promises Ukraine membership in NATO. And there is a real split within the alliance due to …

Modi’s pragmatic power play: India and the US avoid sharp edges during PM’s State visit

12:07 11.07.2023

Modi’s pragmatic power play: India and the US avoid sharp edges during PM’s State visit

India is being wooed geopolitically and geo-economically by the US under President Biden, not entirely expectedly. Prime Minister Modi was invited to make a State visit to the country with all the ensuing pageantry and also address the joint session of the US Congress, the latter for the second time, …

Global Times: When war profiteering meets reality

11:52 11.07.2023

Global Times: When war profiteering meets reality

It was supposed to be a big summer for NATO, welcoming Sweden and Finland at the summit in Vilnius and showcasing the best-of-the-West tanks and other armor in Ukraine's blitzkrieg counteroffensive against Russia. Then reality got in the way, notes Global Times. Sweden is still stuck in the waiting room, …

They don’t like Putin in the West, but suddenly they want him stay and not to go!

11:51 11.07.2023

They don’t like Putin in the West, but suddenly they want him stay and not to go!

The recent attempted mutiny in Russia proved that no matter how much many world leaders hate Vladimir Putin, they don’t want the Russian president suddenly ousted, writes POLITICO. The instability that could follow isn’t worth the risk. The possibility of post-Putin chaos in Russia is one key factor many countries …

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