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ATACMS missiles won’t change the game in Ukraine

9:44 09.05.2024

ATACMS missiles won’t change the game in Ukraine

America’s ATACMS long-range missiles were a potential ‘game changer’ to the war in Ukraine to some, a potential source of escalation to others. Now, with no real sense that either has proved true following Zelensky’s confirmation they were used for the first time, what does that tell us? – writes …

Putin orders tactical nuclear weapon drills citing British and French 'provocative statements'

9:42 09.05.2024

Putin orders tactical nuclear weapon drills citing British and French 'provocative statements'

Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered tactical nuclear weapons drills in response to what the defense ministry has described as provocative statements and threats from the West, notes Newsweek. Moscow will carry out the drills "in the near future" to increase the readiness of non-strategic nuclear forces to perform combat …

NYT: Xi bristles at criticism of China over the war in Ukraine

10:39 08.05.2024

NYT: Xi bristles at criticism of China over the war in Ukraine

President Xi Jinping of China, on a two-day visit to France, spoke out firmly against criticism of his country for its close relationship with Russia during the war in Ukraine, saying that “we oppose the crisis being used to cast responsibility on a third country, sully its image and incite …

FT: This is a sanctions loophole. This is real freedom of trade

10:37 08.05.2024

FT: This is a sanctions loophole. This is real freedom of trade

A US crackdown on banks financing trade in goods has made it much more difficult to move money in and out of Russia, according to senior western officials and Russian financiers. But! Cross-border payments are increasingly being carried out in roubles, while the use of the Chinese, Turkish and UAE …

Israel retires its US Patriots. Low efficiency?

10:37 08.05.2024

Israel retires its US Patriots. Low efficiency?

It is unlikely Israel's Patriots will head for the Scrap Heap, but they are being phased out, notes Stephen Bryen, a former US Deputy Under Secretary of Defense. While Europe is in the process of setting up a production line to manufacture GEM-T missiles for European Patriot batteries, Israel has …

Vladimir Putin has been sworn in as President of Russia

15:34 07.05.2024

Vladimir Putin has been sworn in as President of Russia

Vladimir Putin has been sworn in as President of Russia. Vladimir Putin has been inaugurated as President of Russia in a ceremony that took place at the Kremlin. May 7, 2024 The ceremony opened as the National Flag, the President’s Standard, the Russian Constitution and the President’s Badge were brought …

Sen. Sanders: Gaza “May Be Biden’s Vietnam”

11:56 07.05.2024

Sen. Sanders: Gaza “May Be Biden’s Vietnam”

After President Joe Biden delivered a chilling speech telling pro-Palestine student protesters to back off on Thursday, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont) has warned that the president may be isolating huge parts of his own base as he faces a moment that echoes the similar mass uprising against the Vietnam War …

Italy's Defence Minister: Sanctions against Russia have failed, the West should try harder to negotiate a diplomatic solution

11:55 07.05.2024

Italy's Defence Minister: Sanctions against Russia have failed, the West should try harder to negotiate a diplomatic solution

Italy's Defence Minister said, economic sanctions against Russia had failed and called on the West to try harder to negotiate a diplomatic solution with President Vladimir Putin to end the war in Ukraine. Guido Crosetto (photo) told daily Il Messaggero that the West had wrongly believed its sanctions could stop …

Josep Borrell: “The international system, that we were accustomed to after the Cold War, no longer exists”

11:54 07.05.2024

Josep Borrell: “The international system, that we were accustomed to after the Cold War, no longer exists”

Josep Borrell, the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy/Vice-President of the European Commission has made confessions in the speech at Oxford University about the world confronted by wars. The confessions are worth quoting in detail, since the diplomat touched on very important aspects of today's …

Macron and von der Leyen press China's Xi on Ukraine and fair trade at Paris summit. Xi was calm

11:53 07.05.2024

Macron and von der Leyen press China's Xi on Ukraine and fair trade at Paris summit. Xi was calm

French President Emmanuel Macron and EU Commission president Ursula von der Leyen pressed Xi Jinping at a summit in Paris on Monday, May 6, pressed Xi Jinping to use Beijing's influence to halt the Russian war against Ukraine, also telling the Chinese leader to accept fair global trade rules. Opening …

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