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NATO got scared and “goes on the defensive” in Europe

10:25 20.05.2023

NATO got scared and “goes on the defensive” in Europe

NATO will step back to the future at its Vilnius summit in July, with leaders set to approve thousands of pages of secret military plans that will detail for the first time since the Cold War how the alliance would respond to a Russian attack, informs Reuters. The move signifies …

Jeffrey Sachs: “The need for a new US foreign policy”

11:20 19.05.2023

Jeffrey Sachs: “The need for a new US foreign policy”

One of the most famous US economists expressed his assessment of the ongoing changes. “US foreign policy is based on an inherent contradiction and fatal flaw,” insist Jeffrey D. Sachs, one of the most famous economic experts in the USA. He writes: The aim of US foreign policy is a …

Surprise! Biden is selling US weapons to the majority of the ‘world’s autocracies’

11:19 19.05.2023

Surprise! Biden is selling US weapons to the majority of the ‘world’s autocracies’

Despite the White House’s rhetoric about supporting ‘global democracy’, the U.S. sold weapons in 2022 to 57 percent of the world’s authoritarian regimes, informs “The Intercept”. Since President Joe Biden came into office in 2021, he has described a “battle between democracies and autocracies” in which the U.S. and other …

“They appear to have found a language for superpower discussion”

11:18 19.05.2023

“They appear to have found a language for superpower discussion”

Old Europe conveyed solidarity with Zelensky at a crucial juncture when all eyes are on the so-called Ukrainian offensive being the last throw of dice, notes M.K. Bhadrakumar, Indian Ambassador and prominent international observer. Last week, Newsweek quoted Henry Kissinger predicting that he believes the Ukraine war is coming to …

Everything is mixed up in the Biden administration

11:17 19.05.2023

Everything is mixed up in the Biden administration

Now, ironically, the Secretary of Defense has become a strong spokesman for limiting the use of force, and the director of the Central Intelligence Agency has taken on missions that should have been given to the Secretary of State. Several years ago, Columbia’s ambassador tо the United States told his …

Five launchers of the US Patriot anti-aircraft missile system were hit and completely destroyed in Kyiv

12:52 18.05.2023

Five launchers of the US Patriot anti-aircraft missile system were hit and completely destroyed in Kyiv

A US-supplied Patriot air defence system was damaged on Tuesday in Kyiv, informs “The Telegraph” from London. The $1 billion (£800.8 million) weapon, the most advanced of its kind produced by the West, was part of a protective barrier on the city. It was the first time the Ukrainian capital’s …

“Mysl Polska”: Acceptance by the Ukrainian authorities of the Volyn crime remains in question

11:51 18.05.2023

“Mysl Polska”: Acceptance by the Ukrainian authorities of the Volyn crime remains in question

After the collapse of the Soviet Union, when Belarus and Ukraine became independent states, Poland's bilateral relations with these countries were relatively good, writes “Mysl Polska”. However, there were some conflicts: with Belarus, these conflicts were associated with the Polish minority of the population, and with Ukraine, for example, over …

British arms against Russia – it means that London is a party to the Ukrainian conflict

11:48 18.05.2023

British arms against Russia – it means that London is a party to the Ukrainian conflict

The UK will send Ukraine hundreds of suicide drones it has had custom-built, informs “The Telegraph”. The kamikaze drones have a range of more than 125 miles – more than twice as far as the highly successfully Himars – and complement the long-range Storm Shadow missiles the UK donated to …

G-7 Versus China and Russia in the Struggle for Global Influence

11:47 18.05.2023

G-7 Versus China and Russia in the Struggle for Global Influence

The tussle for global influence is about to intensify, as China, Russia, the US and its allies step up efforts to win over governments in a deepening competition for hearts and minds in strategic third countries, notes Bloomberg. The advent of a multipolar world comprising rival factions, most clearly seen …

Moscow accused the US and its allies of pursuing a military confrontation with ‘disastrous consequences’

11:44 18.05.2023

Moscow accused the US and its allies of pursuing a military confrontation with ‘disastrous consequences’

The decision by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen to travel to Kyiv to rechristen 9 May Victory Day as ‘Europe Day’ marked the height of cynicism. Von der Leyen’s grandfather had served as sergeant in Hitler’s dreaded SS in Ukraine during the massacre of Jews known as Babi …

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