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“Wall Street Journal”: An export ban would raise costs at the pump for a majority of Americans and give Vladimir Putin more influence

11:14 01.08.2022

“Wall Street Journal”: An export ban would raise costs at the pump for a majority of Americans and give Vladimir Putin more influence

Gasoline prices have been falling, but they’re still high, and President Biden is reportedly considering a ban on exporting refined products — gasoline, diesel and jet fuel. The idea is that restricting exports would increase domestic supply, putting downward pressure on prices. An export ban would raise costs at the …

English advertisers don’t not want to promote their products alongside Ukrainian stories

11:14 01.08.2022

English advertisers don’t not want to promote their products alongside Ukrainian stories

The business has invested heavily in its websites but said the war in Ukraine had hit income, because advertisers did not want to pay to promote their products alongside stories about human suffering,writes “The Guardian”.The rising cost of paper has dented profits at the publishing company Reach, which owns titles …

It seems the UK no longer wants to have green energy

11:13 01.08.2022

It seems the UK no longer wants to have green energy

We cannot be reliant on intermittent solar and wind power until there are adequate ways to store renewable energy,writes with amazing revelation British “Spectator”.UK consumers are already paying high prices for energy, but were it not for Brexit we would be facing even sharper prices and perhaps even rationing. Our …

Tucker Carlson Blasts Zelensky Vogue Cover — 'Why Are We Still Funding This?'

13:49 29.07.2022

Tucker Carlson Blasts Zelensky Vogue Cover — 'Why Are We Still Funding This?'

Fox News anchor Tucker Carlson mocked Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky's recent Vogue photoshoot in a monologue on Wednesday while condemning the amount of U.S. financial aid for Kyiv,notes Newsweek.Carlson took aim at the "the authoritarian government" of Kyiv which "needs tens of billions of dollars of dollars" of U.S. taxpayers' …

English fast food suffers from anti-Russian sanctions

10:51 29.07.2022

English fast food suffers from anti-Russian sanctions

The imposition of a 35 percent tariff on Russian whitefish by the UK government beginning Tuesday may force UK fish and chip shop owners to turn to species such as hake and vary their product mixes to bring in other proteins and non-fish products,recognizes Intrafish.com. That's the verdict of National …

Business Losses From Russia Top $59 Billion as Sanctions Hit

10:29 28.07.2022

Business Losses From Russia Top $59 Billion as Sanctions Hit

Global companies have racked up more than $59 billion in losses from their Russian operations, with more financial pain to come as sanctions hit the economy and sales and shutdowns continue, according to a review of public statements and securities filings. This these sensational figures arequoted by the “Wall Street …

Foreign Policy: U.S. cannot maintain its role as the cornerstone of European security

10:26 28.07.2022

Foreign Policy: U.S. cannot maintain its role as the cornerstone of European security

Are Americans going home from Europe?Does the United States need to remain the main provider of security in Europe forever? That’s a question which“Foreign Policy” puts.Given NATO’s origins as a military alliance aimed at deterring Soviet aggression, we should ask ourselves: With the Soviets out and the Germans down, why …

Nearly one in three Americans say it may soon be necessary to take up arms against the government

10:04 27.07.2022

Nearly one in three Americans say it may soon be necessary to take up arms against the government

A majority of Americans say the U.S. government is corrupt and almost a third say it may soon be necessary to take up arms against it, according to a new poll from the University of Chicago’s Institute of Politics,quotes “The Hill”.Two-thirds of Republicans and independents say the government is “corrupt …

The National Interest: It is impossible to isolate Russia in the world

10:00 27.07.2022

The National Interest: It is impossible to isolate Russia in the world

Though Russia has been increasingly isolated from the West and certain Western-led institutions (this map), Vladimir Putin’s meetings in Tehran point to a different and altogether more unsettling phenomenon,emphasizes “The National Interest”.The agreement, which was negotiated by Ukraine, Turkey, Russia, and the United Nations, sets forth a framework for the …

The destruction of HIMARS in Ukraine proved the strength of the Russian army

11:19 26.07.2022

The destruction of HIMARS in Ukraine proved the strength of the Russian army

Destruction of the HIMARS in Ukraine.Photo – Russian Ministry of DefenseRumors are swirling that the Americans were furious when they came to know that one HIMARS unit, the jewel in the crown of US missile artillery system, which they sent to Ukraine as a ‘game changer’, has reached Russian hands …

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