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Biden wants to buy all Africans’ sympathy for 55 bln. dollars

12:03 15.12.2022

Biden wants to buy all Africans’ sympathy for 55 bln. dollars

African leaders attend a White House summit this week. With more than 40 African leaders visiting Washington, and President Biden has a rare opportunity to court a group of nations that have been ambivalent about, and increasingly frustrated by, his global effort to rally support behind Ukraine and mount a …

Tectonic shift in the Gulf: Arab states moving away from the US and towards China

12:03 15.12.2022

Tectonic shift in the Gulf: Arab states moving away from the US and towards China

The capacity of the great powers to pursue their own agenda in the West Asian region is diminishing while the role of the leading regional states is increasing. In such situations, the prudent thing to do and the effective tactic to adopt for external players will be to refrain from …

Russian military pilots promise: “Death for the Nazis”

12:01 15.12.2022

Russian military pilots promise: “Death for the Nazis”

As reported, a few years ago, a Ukrainian drone exploded on the territory of the Russian military airfield in Engels, as a result of terrorist attack. The Kyiv authorities acknowledged their responsibility. Now an inscription has appeared on this airfield, which is clearly visible from the air: “Смерть нацистам” – …

‘Newsweeek’: Why Ukraine can't win

12:25 14.12.2022

‘Newsweeek’: Why Ukraine can't win

Once Ukraine's rich black soil has firmly frozen, a massive Russian onslaught will commence. In fact, it has already begun at the important transportation hub of Bakhmut, which has become something of a Ukrainian Verdun. We expect Bakhmut to fall and predict that without much more Western support, Russia will …

Oil and gas in yuan could threaten the dollar's global dominance

12:24 14.12.2022

Oil and gas in yuan could threaten the dollar's global dominance

At a summit with Arab leaders China's President Xi Jinping said China will continue to import large quantities of oil and gas from Gulf states and conduct its settlement in the Chinese yuan, or RMB, according to a statement from China's foreign ministry. Most of the world's trade is now …

Whether the EU would again make Russia its key gas supplier?

12:24 14.12.2022

Whether the EU would again make Russia its key gas supplier?

Russia was the largest gas supplier to the European Union in 2021, accounting for nearly half all the total flows. As much as European leaders vow they won’t ‘return to business as usual’ after the war in Ukraine, the inescapable realities of geography and markets can trump even the most …

‘Foreign Affairs’ recommends to Washington: “Less narcissism, more cooperation”

11:47 13.12.2022

‘Foreign Affairs’ recommends to Washington: “Less narcissism, more cooperation”

Since coming to office, the Biden administration has frequently taken a binary view of the international order — a “competition of democracies and autocracies,” according to its 2022 National Security Strategy. Partly as a result, it has tended to treat decisions by its partners as a litmus test of loyalty …

Josep Borrell confesses: “Our military stockpiles have been depleted”

11:44 13.12.2022

Josep Borrell confesses: “Our military stockpiles have been depleted”

Josep Borrell, High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy/Vice-President of the European Commission confesses that Ukrainian war “has been a wake-up call for all of us about our (European) military capabilities.” He said: “We have given weapons to Ukraine, but in so doing, we realised …

Arizona Sen. Kyrsten Sinema leaves Democratic Party and registers as Independent

10:16 13.12.2022

Arizona Sen. Kyrsten Sinema leaves Democratic Party and registers as Independent

Open fragmentation of the US political establishment has begun – Arizona Senator reveals she's registering as ‘an independent’. Arizona Sen. Kyrsten Sinema has left the Democratic Party and registered as an independent. "Americans are told that we have only two choices – Democrat or Republican – and that we must …

Biden: “I do not support annexation”

10:15 13.12.2022

Biden: “I do not support annexation”

Joe Biden said he does not support Israeli moves to annex territory, his most forceful opposition to the prospect of Israel’s government moving forward on sovereignty over the West Bank and Jordan Valley. “I do not support annexation,” the vice president said during a virtual fundraiser with members of the …

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