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Russian troops seize near intact UK Storm Shadow missile

12:23 08.07.2023

Russian troops seize near intact UK Storm Shadow missile

Russian servicemen from the BARS-11 volunteer unit and the Tsar's Wolves captured an almost intact British Storm Shadow cruise missile from the line of contact and handed it over to specialists for examination, said Dmitry Rogozin, head of the Tsar's Wolves military and technical center, informs Sputnik. On May 11, …

The American-led sanctions regime is paradoxically hastening the end of Western economic hegemony

9:31 07.07.2023

The American-led sanctions regime is paradoxically hastening the end of Western economic hegemony

The West’s attempt to recruit large swaths of the global community to enlist for the sanctions war has decidedly failed, notes ‘The American Conservative’. Outside of the U.S., E.U., and a few close allies (i.e., economic dependents and military protectorates) such as Canada and Japan, practically no other countries have …

Are we living through a de-dollarization?

8:58 06.07.2023

Are we living through a de-dollarization?

De-dollarization is apparently here, “like it or not,” notes The Independent Media Institute (IMI). Until recently, the global economy accepted the U.S. dollar as the world’s reserve currency and the currency of international transactions. The central banks of Europe and Asia had an insatiable appetite for dollar-denominated U.S. Treasury securities, …

Scottish leader Humza Yousaf takes plea for closer EU ties

7:29 05.07.2023

Scottish leader Humza Yousaf takes plea for closer EU ties

A native of Pakistan, the current political leader of Scotland Humza Yousaf wants his country to secede from England and join the European Union. A man from a former British colony wants to destroy the UK? He emerged as the leader of the Scottish National Party following Nicola Sturgeon’s messy …

Berlin and Paris ‘missing in action’ as EU lacks leadership in defence

7:28 05.07.2023

Berlin and Paris ‘missing in action’ as EU lacks leadership in defence

A lack of leadership by countries such as Germany and France and narrow industrial interests keep Europe from boosting defence cooperation as warranted by Russia's war on Ukraine, a report by the Munich Security Conference stated. "The crucial capability gap in European defence is still political leadership," the Munich Security …

Emmanuel Todd: Europe has played its part in fanning the flames of military horror in Ukraine. Now this is a conflict between the US and Russia

10:39 04.07.2023

Emmanuel Todd: Europe has played its part in fanning the flames of military horror in Ukraine. Now this is a conflict between the US and Russia

A well-known intellectual, French professor Emmanuel Todd (photo) delivered a lecture at the Institut Catholique de Vendée on the situation in Europe in connection with the war in Ukraine. The professor is known as the author of books about the Second World War and works on economics. He accuses EU …

France: Whole country in flames

12:11 03.07.2023

France: Whole country in flames

Violent protests have erupted across France following the fatal shooting of a 17-year-old during a traffic stop in Nanterre, a Parisian suburb. The officer involved in the shooting is under investigation and has been placed in custody. The incident has sparked outrage and led to confrontations between protesters and police. …

Is the EU bankrupt? Where is the money?

10:16 03.07.2023

Is the EU bankrupt? Where is the money?

The Hungarian government has blasted the EU, saying in its current state it delivers “neither peace nor prosperity” to member states. Prime Minister Viktor Orban, who is attending a summit of leaders of the bloc in Brussels, gave a similar assessment ahead of the event. Orban’s position was relayed by …

“New Europe” versus “Old Europe” – The end of the illusion and the danger of a war

10:12 03.07.2023

“New Europe” versus “Old Europe” – The end of the illusion and the danger of a war

The war in Ukraine divides Europeans more than unites them, thinks Riva Danielle, observer for ‘Defend Democracy Press’. The boundless and uncritical commitment of their leaders side by side with Ukraine and the "American friend" will be a heavy burden to influence the future of the emerging new military-political empire: …

The Fall of the West

10:11 03.07.2023

The Fall of the West

Although the decline of the west is rapidly becoming more evident to informed observers of current events, the start of that decline is less easy to pinpoint, in part because it seemed less inevitable and more reversable until quite recently. Was the high point the Austro-Hungarian Empire? Victorian England? The …

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