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Peter Szijjarto: “There is practically no kind of blackmail that Brussels has not resorted to against Hungary”

11:23 12.12.2022

Peter Szijjarto: “There is practically no kind of blackmail that Brussels has not resorted to against Hungary”

Hungary must be prepared for serious attacks from the European Union since "Brussels and liberal propaganda machine" are not selective in their means and are using all kinds of blackmail against Budapest, Hungarian Foreign minister Peter Szijjarto said. The minister recalled that over the past 12 years, Budapest's anti-crisis policy …

Merkel’s confession could be a pretext for an International Tribunal

11:04 12.12.2022

Merkel’s confession could be a pretext for an International Tribunal

Speaking in her interview for “Die Zeit”, published on December 7, German ex-Chancellor Merkel said the following: "The 2014 Minsk Agreement was an attempt to buy time for Ukraine. Ukraine used this time to become stronger, as you can see today. Ukraine in 2014-2015 and Ukraine today are not the …

FT: Leading EU member states call on Brussels to adjust its sanctions against Russia

10:02 12.12.2022

FT: Leading EU member states call on Brussels to adjust its sanctions against Russia

It becomes clear over time that sanctions against Russia from the side of the European Union do not work as effectively as those who imposed these sanctions want. Germany, France and the Netherlands are among countries calling on the European Commission to introduce an amendment clarifying sanctions on food exports …

The supporters of Russia in the US Congress?

10:02 12.12.2022

The supporters of Russia in the US Congress?

It’s a panic in the United States – members of the new Congress are accused of pro-Russian tendencies… In the early days of the war, only far-right nationalists such as Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) were doing Putin’s bidding by lobbying for a reduction in American support for Ukraine. But …

Understanding Russian National Security

10:31 11.12.2022

Understanding Russian National Security

In the 1980s and 1990s, I was a member of the Russian studies group sponsored by the Brookings Institution, – writes Melvin Goodman in Counterpunch. In the 1980s, members of the Reagan administration would present papers that inflated the military and economic power of the Soviet Union to justify increased …

France bans short haul domestic flights in favour of train travel

10:30 11.12.2022

France bans short haul domestic flights in favour of train travel

France has been given the green light to ban short haul domestic flights.The European Commission has approved the move which will abolish flights between cities that are linked by a train journey of less than 2.5 hours.The decision was announced on Friday. The changes are part of the country’s 2021 …

Italy distances from ‘cancellation’ of Russia

13:41 10.12.2022

Italy distances from ‘cancellation’ of Russia

Interestingly, the new season at the ‘La Scala’ theatre in the Italian city of Milan opened on Thursday with premiere of Modest Mussorgsky’s opera “Boris Godunov”, with the title role performed by prominent Russian opera singer Ildar Abdrazakov. Italian president Sergio Mattarella, Prime Minister Giorgia Melo...

Rats have always been an issue in NYC

13:40 10.12.2022

Rats have always been an issue in NYC

The rats are scampering everywhere in NYC nowadays — and we’re not talking about FBI informants, writes “The New York Post”. Since the start of 2022, the Big Apple has seen its worst infestation since 2010 — the first year that rat sighting records were made public online, the Associated …

France: No petrol? Authorities are putting people on bikes

13:39 10.12.2022

France: No petrol? Authorities are putting people on bikes

France has been given the green light to ban short haul domestic flights, informs ‘Euronews’. The European Commission has approved the move which will abolish flights between cities that are linked by a train journey of less than 2.5 hours. France is also cracking down on the use of private …

What democrats and republicans expect from U.S. foreign policy

11:11 09.12.2022

What democrats and republicans expect from U.S. foreign policy

Partisanship colors Democrats’ and Republicans’ foreign policy priorities in ways that will matter substantially for companies, global supply chains and financial markets under a divided Congress. This is demonstrated by the results of a public opinion poll conducted by Morning Consult’s U.S. Foreign Policy Tracker. Among voters’ top five concerns, …

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