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The supporters of Russia in the US Congress?

10:02 12.12.2022

The supporters of Russia in the US Congress?

It’s a panic in the United States – members of the new Congress are accused of pro-Russian tendencies… In the early days of the war, only far-right nationalists such as Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) were doing Putin’s bidding by lobbying for a reduction in American support for Ukraine. But …

Understanding Russian National Security

10:31 11.12.2022

Understanding Russian National Security

In the 1980s and 1990s, I was a member of the Russian studies group sponsored by the Brookings Institution, – writes Melvin Goodman in Counterpunch. In the 1980s, members of the Reagan administration would present papers that inflated the military and economic power of the Soviet Union to justify increased …

France bans short haul domestic flights in favour of train travel

10:30 11.12.2022

France bans short haul domestic flights in favour of train travel

France has been given the green light to ban short haul domestic flights.The European Commission has approved the move which will abolish flights between cities that are linked by a train journey of less than 2.5 hours.The decision was announced on Friday. The changes are part of the country’s 2021 …

Italy distances from ‘cancellation’ of Russia

13:41 10.12.2022

Italy distances from ‘cancellation’ of Russia

Interestingly, the new season at the ‘La Scala’ theatre in the Italian city of Milan opened on Thursday with premiere of Modest Mussorgsky’s opera “Boris Godunov”, with the title role performed by prominent Russian opera singer Ildar Abdrazakov. Italian president Sergio Mattarella, Prime Minister Giorgia Melo...

Rats have always been an issue in NYC

13:40 10.12.2022

Rats have always been an issue in NYC

The rats are scampering everywhere in NYC nowadays — and we’re not talking about FBI informants, writes “The New York Post”. Since the start of 2022, the Big Apple has seen its worst infestation since 2010 — the first year that rat sighting records were made public online, the Associated …

France: No petrol? Authorities are putting people on bikes

13:39 10.12.2022

France: No petrol? Authorities are putting people on bikes

France has been given the green light to ban short haul domestic flights, informs ‘Euronews’. The European Commission has approved the move which will abolish flights between cities that are linked by a train journey of less than 2.5 hours. France is also cracking down on the use of private …

What democrats and republicans expect from U.S. foreign policy

11:11 09.12.2022

What democrats and republicans expect from U.S. foreign policy

Partisanship colors Democrats’ and Republicans’ foreign policy priorities in ways that will matter substantially for companies, global supply chains and financial markets under a divided Congress. This is demonstrated by the results of a public opinion poll conducted by Morning Consult’s U.S. Foreign Policy Tracker. Among voters’ top five concerns, …

Poland increases its army by 200,000 people

11:10 09.12.2022

Poland increases its army by 200,000 people

Up to 200,000 people in Poland may soon be drafted into the army. “Onet.pol” reader Michal was summoned to the Military Conscription station in Sieradz, where he was given a personal questionnaire to fill out. According to him, he received category ‘A’ – “fit for active military service.” He was …

The US military is operating in more countries than we think

11:46 08.12.2022

The US military is operating in more countries than we think

“Irregular warfare” is defined by Pentagon as “competition… short of traditional armed conflict” or “all-out war.” A new report finds that Pentagon uses ‘security cooperation’ programs for ‘secret wars,’ recommends that Congress rein them in. U.S. military forces have been engaged in unauthorized hostilities in many more countries than the …

Scholz and Macron threaten trade retaliation against Biden

11:45 08.12.2022

Scholz and Macron threaten trade retaliation against Biden

After publicly falling out, Olaf Scholz and Emmanuel Macron have found something they agree on: mounting alarm over unfair competition from the U.S. and the potential need for Europe to hit back, - writes POLITICO. The German chancellor and the French president discussed their joint concerns during nearly three-and-a-half hours …

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