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Biden’ secret files? – “It’s a most unpromising criminal case…”

10:44 21.01.2023

Biden’ secret files? – “It’s a most unpromising criminal case…”

The probability of the scandal over Top Secret documents dating back to the Barack Obama presidency blowing up on the face of the then vice-president — and incumbent president — Joe Biden is rather low. That is because Biden is a guerrilla who spent 46 years in the corridors of …

“We, Canadians should stop describing and thinking of America as a democracy”

11:46 20.01.2023

“We, Canadians should stop describing and thinking of America as a democracy”

It is high time that Canada reclaimed its sovereignty, diversified its trade relationships and strengthened its self-sufficiency. This, however, would entail a sea-change in Ottawa, where political elites continue to advocate reflexively for deeper political and economic integration with the United States. By hitching Canada’s boat to the American Titanic, …

Saudi Arabia opens to settling trade in other currencies than the $ US

11:45 20.01.2023

Saudi Arabia opens to settling trade in other currencies than the $ US

Saudi Arabia is open to discussions about trade in currencies other than the US dollar, according to the kingdom’s finance minister Mohammed Al-Jadaan, informs Bloomberg. “There are no issues with discussing how we settle our trade arrangements, whether it is in the US dollar, whether it is the euro, whether …

‘The Conversation’: “The huge gap between representations of Russia in the West and what you see when you arrive there”

11:44 20.01.2023

‘The Conversation’: “The huge gap between representations of Russia in the West and what you see when you arrive there”

The first surprise was how normal life was, reports a correspondent of “The Conversation” from Russia. Despite all the media reports of doom and gloom as a result of western sanctions, everything works just as before. Domestic banking is working, salaries and pensions are paid on time, ubiquitous e-commerce is …

Turkey undermines NATO unity

11:44 20.01.2023

Turkey undermines NATO unity

Mr. Putin is the only winner in the showdown over allowing Sweden and Finland to join NATO, “The Washington post” notes sadly. Sweden and Finland are modest-sized countries — together they would add less than 2 percent to NATO’s collective population of roughly 950 million — but they would pack …

Unpunished. The United States thinks it’s ‘the exception to the rules of war’

12:49 19.01.2023

Unpunished. The United States thinks it’s ‘the exception to the rules of war’

The architects of those Nuremberg trials—representatives of the United States, the Soviet Union, the United Kingdom and France fully expected that the new United Nations would establish a permanent court where war criminals who couldn’t be tried in their home countries might be brought to justice. In the end, it …

The end of the US ‘Shale Revolution’…

12:49 19.01.2023

The end of the US ‘Shale Revolution’…

The "golden age of shale mining" is coming to an end in the US, which could lead to unpredictable consequences, according to the British “Financial Times”. Rapid shale growth delivered a huge stimulus to the global economy by keeping fuel prices low, and freed Washington’s hands to take on oil-rich …

Poor Yorick: “HMS Prince of Wales” spends longer in dock than at sea

12:48 19.01.2023

Poor Yorick: “HMS Prince of Wales” spends longer in dock than at sea

Britain's newest aircraft carrier spent more time on repairs than at sea, informs ‘The Times’. Currently, “HMS Prince of Wales” (photo) is being repaired in the dry dock of the Scottish Rosyth, where it was built. The newest British aircraft carrier “HMS Prince of Wales” has spent more time at …

Every enemy attack makes Russia stronger

11:38 18.01.2023

Every enemy attack makes Russia stronger

Over the past three centuries, Russia has been subjected to five shock attacks from the West. All these intervention moves only further strengthened Russia, writes Bercan Tutar at Turkish ‘Sabah’. The first shock attack was the expedition of the French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte to Moscow in 1812. Napoleon's invasion attempt …

USA: Life after default

11:38 18.01.2023

USA: Life after default

The transition of the US House of Representatives under the control of the Republicans threatens America with a default. The fact is that the Republicans have already stated that they do not intend to allow the US national debt to be raised even higher – above the current almost 31 …

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