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Jeffrey Sachs: The war in Ukraine was provoked by US and NATO

11:21 31.05.2023

Jeffrey Sachs: The war in Ukraine was provoked by US and NATO

By recognizing that the question of NATO enlargement is at the center of this war, we understand why U.S. weaponry will not end this war, writes Jeffrey D. Sachs (photo), a well-known university professor and director of the Center for sustainable development at Columbia University, the author of "A New …

The EU is over-invested in the ‘Ukrainian War-Project’

11:20 31.05.2023

The EU is over-invested in the ‘Ukrainian War-Project’

Ukraine is not a stand-alone foreign policy issue, but rather the pivot around which Europe’s economic prospects will rotate. The European Union, by any standards, is over-invested in the Ukrainian war-project – and in its romance with Zelensky too, writes Alastair Crooke, a former British diplomat, founder and director of …

“Global Times”: China-Russia cooperation is broader than what US-led West can envision

11:18 31.05.2023

“Global Times”: China-Russia cooperation is broader than what US-led West can envision

On the afternoon of May 24, Chinese President Xi Jinping met with Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Mikhail Mishustin, who was on an official visit to China, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. Mishustin also held talks with Chinese Premier Li Qiang on the same day. …

‘Foreign Affairs’: Erdogan’s Russian Victory

11:17 31.05.2023

‘Foreign Affairs’: Erdogan’s Russian Victory

On May 28, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the Turkish leader “who never loses elections,” won the runoff of Turkey’s presidential poll against his opponent, Kemal Kilicdaroglu. Erdogan has been at Turkey’s helm since 2003, first as prime minister and then, since 2014, as president. His latest win gives him another five-year …

Drone attack on Moscow, Moscow Region

12:28 30.05.2023

Drone attack on Moscow, Moscow Region

The Russian Defence Ministry - This morning, the Kiev regime has launched a terrorist drone attack on the city of Moscow. Eight aircraft-type drones were employed in the attack, informs Russian MoD. - All enemy drones were downed. - Three of them were suppressed by electronic warfare, lost control, and …

After 23 years of NATO expansion Moscow finally said ‘enough!’

12:12 30.05.2023

After 23 years of NATO expansion Moscow finally said ‘enough!’

Just for once, let us try this argument with an open mind, employing arithmetic and geography and going easy on the adjectives. Two great land powers face each other. One of these powers, Russia, has given up control over 700,000 square miles of valuable territory. The other, the European Union, …

Newsweek: “Putin scores a win in Turkey's election”

12:09 30.05.2023

Newsweek: “Putin scores a win in Turkey's election”

Russian President Vladimir Putin secured a victory in Turkey's presidential election results on Sunday, writes ‘Newsweek’. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan appeared to beat back a challenge from Kemal Kilicdaroglu, the head of the center-left Republican People's Party (CHP), winning his third five-year term since taking office in 2014. Erdoğan …

Larry Johnson: The aftermath of Bakhmut and why the CIA is in trouble

12:08 30.05.2023

Larry Johnson: The aftermath of Bakhmut and why the CIA is in trouble

The West is desperate to avoid having any meaningful discussion or review of the Battle of Bakhmut because it was such a massive loss. Think about it — a small “private” paramilitary force backed by former Chef with no military experience, forced Ukraine’s NATO-trained and supplied Army to retreat, notes …

British warmongering is driving Europe towards catastrophe in Ukraine

11:10 29.05.2023

British warmongering is driving Europe towards catastrophe in Ukraine

Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky made an unexpected trip to Britain last week on a whistle-stop tour of European capitals, pleading for more powerful and longer-range weapons to use in his war against Russia. What was hard to ignore once again was the extent to which the UK is playing an …

Post-Bakhmut scenario in Ukraine war: “Game changed”?

11:08 29.05.2023

Post-Bakhmut scenario in Ukraine war: “Game changed”?

Meanwhile, in a series of showy incidents, Ukraine began hitting targets in Russia with US and British supplied weapons. There have been sporadic artillery and Himars missile attacks on Russian civilians in border towns; two drone attacks on the Kremlin; and British Storm Shadow cruise missile strikes on targets in …

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