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Alexander Novak, deputy Russian PM: ‘It'll be difficult for Europe to find alternatives to Russian oil amid embargo’

11:43 28.12.2022

Alexander Novak, deputy Russian PM: ‘It'll be difficult for Europe to find alternatives to Russian oil amid embargo’

The Russian side will wait until the final parameters of the EU embargo are clear, as it doesn’t understand what can substitute for Russian oil products in Europe, - Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak (photo) said in an interview with TASS. "Europe used to be a key market for …

Russia and Iran are building a Trade Route that defies sanctions

12:26 27.12.2022

Russia and Iran are building a Trade Route that defies sanctions

Russia and Iran are building a new transcontinental trade route stretching from the eastern edge of Europe to the Indian Ocean, a 3,000–kilometer (1,860–mile) passage that’s beyond the reach of any foreign intervention, informs Bloomberg. It’s an example of how Great Power’ competition is rapidly reshaping trade networks in a …

English provocateurs and Polish fears

12:25 27.12.2022

English provocateurs and Polish fears

We quote two new articles from the London and Warsaw press. The British are pushing the Poles on an adventure – to attack Ukraine from the West. And the Polish edition looks with horror at these preparations. Now could be Poland’s moment — but it needs to play by the …

A battle for the Arctic is underway. Can the U.S. and NATO surpass Russian capabilities?

12:25 27.12.2022

A battle for the Arctic is underway. Can the U.S. and NATO surpass Russian capabilities?

For the past two decades, Russia has been dominating this fight for the Arctic, building up its fleet of nuclear-capable icebreakers, ships and submarines, developing more mining and oil well operations along its 15,000 miles of Arctic coastline, racing to capture control of the new “Northern Sea Route” or “Transpolar …

Russian Finance Minister: We will look for new markets for Russian oil away from the West

13:01 26.12.2022

Russian Finance Minister: We will look for new markets for Russian oil away from the West

Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov in an exclusive interview with Saudi TV-channel ‘Al Sharq’ said the United States is the main beneficiary of Western sanctions and that his country will not supply oil under contracts that impose price caps offered by Western countries. Siluanov criticized the sanctions imposed on Russian …

‘The Foreign Policy’: The Franco-German motor is on fire

13:01 26.12.2022

‘The Foreign Policy’: The Franco-German motor is on fire

There is a lot of friction between France and Germany at the moment, stresses ‘The Foreign Policy’. Anglo-Saxons always rejoice in the failures of France and Germany… But the problems are real. Germany, writes the American magazine, stands accused of behaving in an un-European manner with its large national energy …

US and allies attempt to keep quiet about the ‘uncomfortable’ topic of their military-biological research

11:00 26.12.2022

US and allies attempt to keep quiet about the ‘uncomfortable’ topic of their military-biological research

The Ninth Review Conference of the States Parties to the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention was held in Geneva from 28 November to 16 December 2022. The event was held against the backdrop of a scandal involving US military-biological activities in Ukraine, an upsurge in the incidence of H1N1 swine …

Russia goes toward de-dollarization

10:32 25.12.2022

Russia goes toward de-dollarization

The West’s primary point of concern should be Russia and China’s recent commitment to de-dollarize their transactions and establish a financial bubble immune to Western sanctions, notes “The National Interest”. There is a tendency in the West to discount Russian projects that supply the regime with enough funds to make …

Britain: 'This is Orwellian and ridiculous: not to say 'Christmas'

10:30 25.12.2022

Britain: 'This is Orwellian and ridiculous: not to say 'Christmas'

The University of Brighton has advised staff to not say 'Christmas' and instead call it the 'winter closure period'. The word 'Christmas' is too 'Christian-centric', according to a nine-page 'inclusive language guidance' document sent to lecturers at the University. Staff are also advised not to ask students 'What is your …

People in Germany have turned to wood

10:29 25.12.2022

People in Germany have turned to wood

People in Germany have turned to wood. Sacks of firewood are stacked at a business in Berlin, Germany, where a shortage of Russian gas has reignited enthusiasm for the method of heating private homes. For some there is an upside: Germany’s 21,000 chimney sweeps have reported a boom in business …

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