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RAND Corp. report: “U.S. Policy and the trajectory of the Russia-Ukraine conflict”

11:55 14.03.2023

RAND Corp. report: “U.S. Policy and the trajectory of the Russia-Ukraine conflict”

Analysts in the United States are saying increasingly that the ‘conflict in Ukraine should be resolved through negotiations.’ Naturally, the result should be "in favor of the United States." Nevertheless, RAND is issuing another report calling for a settlement. They understand that the Ukrainian side, with all the support of …

Geopolitical sensation: Saudi Arabia and Iran re-establish ties in talks hosted by China

11:25 13.03.2023

Geopolitical sensation: Saudi Arabia and Iran re-establish ties in talks hosted by China

Saudi Arabia and Iran have reached an agreement, facilitated by China, to re-establish diplomatic ties after a seven-year split, the countries said on Friday,10 in what could be a step toward realignment between often hostile regional rivals, writes The New York Times with real surprise. Saudi and Iranian officials announced …

McCarthy rejects Zelenskyy’s invitation to Ukraine

11:24 13.03.2023

McCarthy rejects Zelenskyy’s invitation to Ukraine

McCarthy rejects Zelenskyy’s invitation to Ukraine. The speaker held his position that the U.S. should not be sending a “blank check” to Kyiv, repeating a position he initially made last fall that sparked uproar from members of both parties, writes POLITICO. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has invited House Speaker Kevin …

Al-Ahram: "Democracy" has become a Trojan horse for violent regime change

10:37 12.03.2023

Al-Ahram: "Democracy" has become a Trojan horse for violent regime change

In December 2008, according to the Egyptian newspaper Al-Ahram, US President George W. Bush called President-elect Barack Obama and said he wanted him to meet with the director of the Central Intelligence Agency to brief on the agency's plans around the world. He made it clear that, given the extreme …

Rich Chinese clients worry about their money in Swiss banks

10:37 12.03.2023

Rich Chinese clients worry about their money in Swiss banks

Swiss banks lose the image of reliable financial institutions. Executives at Switzerland’s biggest banks say rich Chinese clients have become much more worried about parking money in the country because of its tough approach to applying sanctions since Russian special military operation in Ukraine, notes “The Financial Times”. “We were …

India's oil deals with Russia dent decades-old dollar dominance

10:34 12.03.2023

India's oil deals with Russia dent decades-old dollar dominance

US-led international sanctions on Russia have begun to erode the dollar's decades-old dominance of international oil trade as most deals with India – Russia's top outlet for seaborne crude – have been settled in other currencies, informs Reuters. The dollar's pre-eminence has periodically been called into question and yet it …

“Observateur Continental”: The West is determined to destroy Russia

10:48 11.03.2023

“Observateur Continental”: The West is determined to destroy Russia

Observers are talking about a possible attack by the Ukrainian armed forces on Transnistria in order to seize huge Russian military depots there. The conflict is on the way to a direct confrontation between the US and Russia. The West is determined to destroy Russia and threatens world peace, stresses …

It is Zugzwang for Biden

10:48 11.03.2023

It is Zugzwang for Biden

“The big question is whether the Nord Stream sabotage will also be the undoing of the Biden presidency?” - M.K. Bhadrakumar, Indian Ambassador and prominent international observer, puts a question. ‘The New York Times’ reported that a ‘pro-Ukrainian group’ sabotaged Nord Stream pipeline in the Baltic on Sept. 27, 2022. …

MPs: UK ammunition stockpile ‘dangerously low’

10:31 10.03.2023

MPs: UK ammunition stockpile ‘dangerously low’

Rebuilding Britain’s dwindling stockpile of munitions after the war in Ukraine could take at least a decade putting UK national security at risk, MPs have warned, writes UK “The Standard”. The Commons Defence Committee said the UK and other Nato allies have allowed their reserves of ammunition to fall to …

More than 1.2 million march in France. Protesters aim to ‘bring France to standstill’

10:30 10.03.2023

More than 1.2 million march in France. Protesters aim to ‘bring France to standstill’

More than 1.2 million protesters marched in France on Tuesday as rail workers and refinery staff began rolling strikes and trade unions stepped up their campaign to try to stop Emmanuel Macron’s plan to raise the pension age to 64. For the sixth time since the start of the year, …

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