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NYT: International trade with Russia boomed this year

10:19 06.11.2022

NYT: International trade with Russia boomed this year

International trade with Russia boomed this year, even as countries imposed sanctions after the Ukraine invasion. As restrictions take effect, Moscow’s alliances have been shifting, -confesses “The New York Times”.Countries vowed to sever economic ties with Russia and imposed sanctions that were intended to cripple its economy after it invaded …

Biden lost temper with Zelenskyy in phone call

10:18 06.11.2022

Biden lost temper with Zelenskyy in phone call

Biden had barely finished telling Zelenskyy he’d just greenlighted another $1 billion in military assistance when the Ukrainian president started listing all the additional help he needed, -informs NBC News.President Joe Biden and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speak by phone whenever the U.S. announces a new package of military assistance …

The long war in Ukraine is reshaping the political World Map

15:57 05.11.2022

The long war in Ukraine is reshaping the political World Map

A long war in Ukraine means tectonic shifts in the world political and economic map, some of which were already underway, - writes “Counterpunch”. Even after a temporary ceasefire – and there is not sign of one – permanent confrontation between the Nato powers and Russia looks unavoidable. Aside from …

Europe’s energy crisis is destroying the Multipolar World

15:53 05.11.2022

Europe’s energy crisis is destroying the Multipolar World

We appear to be moving swiftly to a bipolar world dominated by two superpowers: China and the United States, writes Jeff D. Colgan, an associate professor of political science at Brown Universityin “Foreign Policy”. The ongoing energy conflict between Russia and the West means that period of multipolarity is now …

“Whether Sunak has a plan we do not know”

15:53 05.11.2022

“Whether Sunak has a plan we do not know”

Don’t expect Britain’s first Asian prime minister to radically reverse the UK's direction, as he is a pillar of the establishment, insists Indian Ambassador and political observer M.K Bhadrakumar. Sunak is a prime minister by appointment: neither elected through a general election, nor even by his own party or parliament. …

“It is now obvious that Western states are simply afraid a Commission who conduct a relevant investigation!”

20:23 04.11.2022

“It is now obvious that Western states are simply afraid a Commission who conduct a relevant investigation!”

Photo/Permanent Mission of Russia to the United NationsExplanation of vote by First Deputy Permanent Representative Dmitry Polyanskiy (photo) before UN Security Council vote on a draft resolution on establishing a SC Commission to investigate into claims presented in the complaint lodged by the Russian Federation under Article 6 of the …

‘Counterpunch’: “Meanwhile lies swarm everywhere”

12:06 03.11.2022

‘Counterpunch’: “Meanwhile lies swarm everywhere”

“Ever get the sense there are things our media hides from us?”, - asksEve Ottenberg is a novelist and journalist at “Counterpunch”.Lots of Europeans, she writes, are ‘unhappy’ about NATO, the Ukraine war, sanctions on Russia and the wild inflation and deindustrialization – which will result in gargantuan unemployment – …

Lula never left Brazil’s centre stage

12:04 03.11.2022

Lula never left Brazil’s centre stage

Lula, the fiery trade union leader, berating free-market reforms of President Cardoso, Brasilia, 1999.The former president of Brazil Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, popularly known as Lula, has won the country’s presidential election by an incredibly narrow margin of 50.90% of the vote against his right-wing rival and incumbent president …

“The National Interest”: Five ‘Anglosphere’ countries need their own Union

11:32 02.11.2022

“The National Interest”: Five ‘Anglosphere’ countries need their own Union

The five “core Anglosphere” nations on their own would add up to a very impressive economic bloc,Michael Lind is a columnist for “The National Interest”is sure. And he puts a question: ‘What about an Anglosphere customs union for some, though not necessarily all, strategic industries?’Since the rapprochement of the United …

U.S. speeds up plans to store upgraded nukes in Europe

11:30 02.11.2022

U.S. speeds up plans to store upgraded nukes in Europe

The United States has accelerated the fielding of a more accurate version of its mainstay nuclear bomb to NATO bases in Europe, according to a U.S. diplomatic cable and two people familiar with the issue, -POLITICO informs.The arrival of the upgraded B61-12 air-dropped gravity bomb, originally slated for next spring, …

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