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‘Al Mayadeen’: Living conditions in Ukraine are resembling a new slavery

11:46 22.09.2023

‘Al Mayadeen’: Living conditions in Ukraine are resembling a new slavery

For the average Ukrainian, the Western values of freedom and democracy are turning into an unprecedented neoliberal experiment to abolish all labor rights and implement something resembling slavery. Measures to force Ukrainians to ‘fight or work’ are presented as a triumph of oft-spoken “European values”, writes Dmitri Kovalevich, a special …

European shame. In Europe they collect from Wikipedia any information for sanctions against Russia

11:46 22.09.2023

European shame. In Europe they collect from Wikipedia any information for sanctions against Russia

POLITICO obtained access to five of the so-called “working papers” used by the European Council to justify sanctioning Russian business leaders, officials and their family members. The packets — labeled as “LIMITE,” an internal EU classification that indicates they are not to be shared with the public — run to …

View from Spain: “The war in Ukraine and the liberation struggle in Africa are symptoms of US decline”

11:43 22.09.2023

View from Spain: “The war in Ukraine and the liberation struggle in Africa are symptoms of US decline”

“America is battling political polarisation and social division at home as well as facing an unfolding national climate crisis. With China growing in strength, many have begun to ask: is America in decline?” – British ‘The Economist’ has put the question sometimes ago. The war in Ukraine and the struggle …

US companies are barreling towards a $1.8 trillion corporate debt

11:42 22.09.2023

US companies are barreling towards a $1.8 trillion corporate debt

US firms are barreling towards a giant wall of corporate debt that's about to mature over the next few years, Goldman Sachs strategists said in a note. There's $1.8 trillion of corporate debt maturing over the next two years, Goldman Sachs estimated. Firms could be slammed with higher debt servicing …

Sergey Lavrov in UN: “The issue today is fulfilling the obligations all of us assumed by signing and ratifying the UN Charter in their entirety and as a whole”

19:07 21.09.2023

Sergey Lavrov in UN: “The issue today is fulfilling the obligations all of us assumed by signing and ratifying the UN Charter in their entirety and as a whole”

Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s remarks at the UN Security Council meeting “Upholding the purposes and principles of the UN Charter through effective multilateralism: maintenance of peace and security of Ukraine,” New York, September 20, 2023: “Mr President, Mr Secretary-General, Colleagues. The international order as it exists today emerged from the …

Will Democrats provoke a hot war with Russia?

11:04 21.09.2023

Will Democrats provoke a hot war with Russia?

Mention the Ukraine War to most Americans and their eyes glaze over. A lot of folks can’t locate Ukraine on a map. Yes, that’s partly the fault of our educational system. Historically, though, if it ain’t happening here at home, it ain’t happening – until the Lusitania sinks or Pearl …

Russian response to sanctions: billions in dollar terms are stuck in Russia

11:04 21.09.2023

Russian response to sanctions: billions in dollar terms are stuck in Russia

“Tens of billions in dollar terms are stuck in Russia,” the chief executive of one large company domiciled in a country told ‘The Financial Times’. “And there is no way to get them out.” Western companies that have continued to operate in Russia since Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine have generated …

Lula da Silva: “The lack of equality and imbalances in the IMF’s and the World Bank’s management are unacceptable”

11:03 21.09.2023

Lula da Silva: “The lack of equality and imbalances in the IMF’s and the World Bank’s management are unacceptable”

In his speech at 78th UN General Assembly Brazil President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva called for equitable efforts to tackle climate change and said his country is committed to clean energy. He also highlighted the importance of a global culture of peace and voiced concerns about existing conflicts, including …

Bill to Ukraine for 100 billion Polish zlotys: “The Kyiv authorities are completely ungrateful!”

11:02 21.09.2023

Bill to Ukraine for 100 billion Polish zlotys: “The Kyiv authorities are completely ungrateful!”

The leader of the Polish Confederation party, Krzysztof Bosak (possibly a future deputy prime minister if this party would get good results in the parliamentary elections in October 2023), went to the Ukrainian Embassy in Warsaw to issue a financial bill to Kyiv. Krzysztof Bosak (photo) told the press: – …

Sharp deterioration of the situation in Nagorno-Karabakh

13:46 20.09.2023

Sharp deterioration of the situation in Nagorno-Karabakh

MOSCOW, September 19. /TASS/. The Azerbaijani Defense Ministry announced the beginning of a limited anti-terrorist operation in Nagorno-Karabakh. The ministry said the operation aims to ensure the implementation of the trilateral agreement between Azerbaijan, Armenia and Russia of 2020 and the disarmament and withdrawal of Armenian troops from the territory. …

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