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Bloomberg: “Don’t play Russian roulette with oil in the Baltic Sea”

12:11 19.09.2022

Bloomberg: “Don’t play Russian roulette with oil in the Baltic Sea”

“The Danish Straits are a key conduit for Russian oil exports - the narrow waterway overlooked by Copenhagen that links the Baltic Sea to the North Sea and the open waters of the Atlantic Ocean. They matter now because they are a key conduit for Russian crude and refined oil …

Shocking document: How the US planned the war and energy crisis in Europe

12:00 19.09.2022

Shocking document: How the US planned the war and energy crisis in Europe

Swedish “Nya Dagbladet” published a “shocking document”– “How the US planned the war and energy crisis in Europe”. They say: The document, which dates from January, acknowledges that the aggressive foreign policy that was being pursued by Ukraine before the conflict would push Russia into having to take military action …

Europe splitting on Ukraine as energy crisis looms large

10:49 18.09.2022

Europe splitting on Ukraine as energy crisis looms large

“East-West divide in EU widening as Italy moves towards easing on Moscow while Baltics and Eastern Europe stand firm behind Kiev. Despite gaining a greater voice within the EU, there are still lingering tensions within the bloc,”-writes “Asia Times”.Macron, who has billed himself as Europe’s top leader since the departure …

Arab street does not sympathize with Ukraine

10:48 18.09.2022

Arab street does not sympathize with Ukraine

Most Muslim governments, including some of Washington's traditional allies, have an ambiguous stance on the conflict,”-writes Spanish “El Pais”.The media often repeats the idea that Russia is in "isolation" after its decision to invade Ukraine. This is true for the West, but not for other regions. In the Arab world …

Empty hopes of Europe. US shale bosses inform: ‘There’s no bailout coming’

12:51 17.09.2022

Empty hopes of Europe. US shale bosses inform: ‘There’s no bailout coming’

Europe lost gas from Russia and hoped to get gas from the US as compensation. It won't happen, they say in America. The US shale business has warned it can not rescue Europe with elevated oil and fuel provides this winter amid fears that a plunge in Russian exports will …

EU apparatchiks decided to punish Hungary

12:50 17.09.2022

EU apparatchiks decided to punish Hungary

The European Union’s executive arm plans to recommend cutting funding for Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s administration on concerns about widespread graft in Hungary, according to senior EU officials,reveals Bloomberg.The European Commission aims to formalize its assessment, said the officials, who asked not to be named because the position hasn’t been …

Monkey business: US to move $3.5 bln in Afghan assets not to Afghan central bank, but… to Swiss-based trust

12:51 16.09.2022

Monkey business: US to move $3.5 bln in Afghan assets not to Afghan central bank, but… to Swiss-based trust

The United States on Wednesdayannounced that it would transfer $3.5 billion in Afghan central bank assets into a new Swiss-based Trust Fundthat will be shielded from the Taliban and used to help stabilize Afghanistan's collapsed economy.The Afghan Fund, managed by a board of trustees, could pay for critical imports like …

Poland Deputy Prime Minister: “Some new Geopolitical Order will emerge”

11:48 16.09.2022

Poland Deputy Prime Minister: “Some new Geopolitical Order will emerge”

“The war in Ukraine is the starting point for any analysis of new political formats and a new format of leadership in Europe. This war is a point that cannot be said to be a foregone conclusion. At the moment, there is a clash of powerful forces and it is …

In the Czech Republic and Germany there are mass protests against rising energy prices, NATO and Western support for Ukraine

11:48 16.09.2022

In the Czech Republic and Germany there are mass protests against rising energy prices, NATO and Western support for Ukraine

Europe is increasingly divided on how far to go to support Ukraine financially and box in Russia, -writes POLITICO. In Western Europe, 40 percent of the population supports sending arms and funding to Ukraine, according to a survey published by Open Society Foundations. It’s far from a clear majority.On the …

“Forbs”: This crisis in Europe is a policy error

12:33 15.09.2022

“Forbs”: This crisis in Europe is a policy error

The European energy fiasco is reaching its climax. European gas went up 35%, back to a near all-time high—which, for perspective, is 6 times higher than two years ago. So what’s all the fuss about that Russian pipe?Europe is dead reliant on Russia because it generates over two-thirds of its …

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