The political situation in Niger should teach France and other Western countries, including the US and UK, that Africa cannot be taken for granted, a former Nigerien foreign affairs officer, Iliyasu Gadu, told RT on Thursday. According to Gadu, a wind of change leading to a decline in western hegemony …
Read More »Ukraine likely to be put on ‘ammo diet’ – US military expert
Ukraine’s European backers may be about to put the country on an “ammunition diet”, an American military analyst has claimed in an interview with Germany’s Der Spiegel. Michael Kofman said these nations may already have reached their limit in terms of weapons supplies to Kiev. In an article published on …
Read More »Expert comments on timing of Russia’s offensive in Ukraine
The Russian military offensive in Ukraine is likely to last for a long time, as well as the “decoupling” of the Russian and Western economies, Fyodor Lukyanov, a prominent expert on international relations, editor-in-chief of Russia in Global Affairs, and the research director of the Valdai International Discussion Club, said …
Read More »Crypto expert jailed for undermining US sanctions
A US national has been sentenced to more than five years behind bars on allegations that he worked to help North Korea bypass American sanctions, with the government stating he planned to fund and develop crypto infrastructure that could be used to evade the penalties. Virgil Griffith, 39, was handed …
Read More »US dollar is ‘a huge black hole,’ expert says
The United States has violated the major principles of the capitalist market economy and is poised to break the global political and economic order, Wang Zaibang, a senior researcher at China’s Taihe Institute, told Russia’s RIA news agency on Thursday. According to the expert, Saudi Arabia and the US’ other …
Read More »American military expert explains ‘slow’ Russian advance in Ukraine
Russia has largely achieved its objective of neutralizing the Ukrainian military, but Western governments mistakenly believe the deliberate progress designed to avoid civilian casualties reflects weakness and are funneling weapons to prolong the fighting, a former top Pentagon adviser has said. Russian President Vladimir Putin has given strict orders from …
Read More »Why isn’t America listening to the advice on NATO expansion of its foremost 20th century expert on Russia?
The US diplomat George Kennan, an astute observer of Soviet Russia under Stalin, offered his observations later in life on the question of NATO expansion. The tragedy of our times is that those views are being ignored. Winston Churchill once famously quipped that the “Americans will always do the right …
Read More »Put an end to delays approving Russia’s Sputnik V jab – French expert
Nearly a year and a half ago, Russia made headlines when it registered the world’s first vaccine against coronavirus, the Moscow-made Sputnik V jab. However, despite being approved for use in more than 70 countries, it is yet to receive the green light from a number of major regulators, effectively …
Read More »French expert explains why he thinks Sputnik is effective booster for Covid jabs
A leading French vaccine scientists, Cecil Czerkinsky, has said he is convinced by the findings of an Italian-Russian study that showed Sputnik Light, a one-shot version of the Sputnik V Coved-19 jab, provided significantly increased protection against the Omicron variant when used as a booster. The paper, prepared by Italy’s …
Read More »Investors sell up property in Kiev amid fears of imminent war – expert
Foreign property owners Kiev are actively selling up as the market reacts to concerns that Russia could be planning to invade its neighbor, the head of a real estate agency in the Ukrainian capital has claimed. Speaking to news outlet Strana on Wednesday, Irina Lukhanina, director of the Best&Seller firm, said that …
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