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Erdoğan proposed trilateral mechanism with Russia and Syria

15:13 17.12.2022

Erdoğan proposed trilateral mechanism with Russia and Syria

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan (photo) said he proposed to his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin establishing a trilateral mechanism with Russia and Syria and to hold a leaders meeting, primarily for discussions on the security issues. “As of now, we want to take a step as Syria-Türkiye-Russia trio,” Erdoğan told journalists. …

‘An abusive relationship’ in EU: Poland holds up Ukraine aid and Hungary plans over tax concerns

19:54 16.12.2022

‘An abusive relationship’ in EU: Poland holds up Ukraine aid and Hungary plans over tax concerns

Poland refused to back a package deal to release €18 billion in European Union aid for Ukraine as well as two unrelated but linked decisions on Hungary over concerns about a separate minimum corporate tax rate plan, four EU diplomats told POLITICO. “There’s a lot of frustration with Poland jeopardizing …

FOX News: ‘The Dark Ages’ are back. Is Europe turning into a third-world banana republic?

19:52 16.12.2022

FOX News: ‘The Dark Ages’ are back. Is Europe turning into a third-world banana republic?

Europe has sprinted so far ahead of the United States in its quest to end the use of fossil fuels that many U.S. politicians, environmentalists and media voices look on with envy. But how is Europe's Green New Deal going now that Putin has given it "a nudge"? So far, …

Vladimir Putin: “We will continue developing our country regardless of any foreign pressure”

11:23 16.12.2022

Vladimir Putin: “We will continue developing our country regardless of any foreign pressure”

The President of Russia Vladimir Putin held a videoconference meeting of the Presidential Council for Strategic Development and National Projects. Here are some key statements regarding the foreign policy and foreign economic relations of Russia: - As you know, an unprecedented sanctions aggression has been launched against Russia. It was …

Biden wants to buy all Africans’ sympathy for 55 bln. dollars

12:03 15.12.2022

Biden wants to buy all Africans’ sympathy for 55 bln. dollars

African leaders attend a White House summit this week. With more than 40 African leaders visiting Washington, and President Biden has a rare opportunity to court a group of nations that have been ambivalent about, and increasingly frustrated by, his global effort to rally support behind Ukraine and mount a …

Tectonic shift in the Gulf: Arab states moving away from the US and towards China

12:03 15.12.2022

Tectonic shift in the Gulf: Arab states moving away from the US and towards China

The capacity of the great powers to pursue their own agenda in the West Asian region is diminishing while the role of the leading regional states is increasing. In such situations, the prudent thing to do and the effective tactic to adopt for external players will be to refrain from …

Russian military pilots promise: “Death for the Nazis”

12:01 15.12.2022

Russian military pilots promise: “Death for the Nazis”

As reported, a few years ago, a Ukrainian drone exploded on the territory of the Russian military airfield in Engels, as a result of terrorist attack. The Kyiv authorities acknowledged their responsibility. Now an inscription has appeared on this airfield, which is clearly visible from the air: “Смерть нацистам” – …

‘Newsweeek’: Why Ukraine can't win

12:25 14.12.2022

‘Newsweeek’: Why Ukraine can't win

Once Ukraine's rich black soil has firmly frozen, a massive Russian onslaught will commence. In fact, it has already begun at the important transportation hub of Bakhmut, which has become something of a Ukrainian Verdun. We expect Bakhmut to fall and predict that without much more Western support, Russia will …

Oil and gas in yuan could threaten the dollar's global dominance

12:24 14.12.2022

Oil and gas in yuan could threaten the dollar's global dominance

At a summit with Arab leaders China's President Xi Jinping said China will continue to import large quantities of oil and gas from Gulf states and conduct its settlement in the Chinese yuan, or RMB, according to a statement from China's foreign ministry. Most of the world's trade is now …

Whether the EU would again make Russia its key gas supplier?

12:24 14.12.2022

Whether the EU would again make Russia its key gas supplier?

Russia was the largest gas supplier to the European Union in 2021, accounting for nearly half all the total flows. As much as European leaders vow they won’t ‘return to business as usual’ after the war in Ukraine, the inescapable realities of geography and markets can trump even the most …

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