We all have that one friend who can’t stop arranging things – whether it’s matchmaking, dinner parties, or vacation itineraries programmed down to the minute. They just can’t kick back and take things in stride. The world has to revolve around them, on their time and terms. The US has been …
Read More »Ukraine will seize Crimea ‘by any means necessary’ – Zelensky
Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky announced on Tuesday that Ukraine will take the Russian territory of Crimea, by military force if necessary and without consulting any country, including Kiev’s Western backers. The Ukrainian military’s strikes on the peninsula have thus far been limited. Speaking at the so-called ‘Crimea Platform’, a Ukrainian-organized …
Read More »Taiwan independence means war, Chinese envoy warns
The Chinese envoy to the United Kingdom warned that British and American interference in the Taiwan issue could result in a war, claiming that Beijing’s ties with the UK are now at a crossroads over the island. Taking to the pages of the Guardian in an op-ed on Tuesday, Chinese …
Read More »What Ukraine’s block on Russian gas means for Europe
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Read More »Russia explains what US lend-lease really means for Ukraine
Lend-lease isn’t free, and generations of Ukrainians are going to pay for the weapons that’ll be supplied by Washington to Kiev under the program, Vyacheslav Volodin, Russian State Duma speaker, has said. On Thursday, the US House of Representatives approved the “Ukraine Democracy Defense Lend-Lease Act,” which makes it easier …
Read More »Musk has means to thwart Twitter’s ‘poison pill’ – reports
Billionaire and Twitter habitué Elon Musk is considering bringing in business partners to help him buy out the social media platform, the New York Post reported on Friday, citing sources. According to the publication, Musk has been in talks with investors who could partner with him on his bid for …
Read More »Finland and Sweden in NATO means change to nuclear posture – Moscow
Moscow will have to deploy significant forces to its borders with Finland in response to Sweden and Finland joining NATO, Russian ex-president, Dmitry Medvedev, has warned on Thursday, adding that deploying nuclear arms to the region might well be a possible way of “restoring the balance” of security in the …
Read More »What paying for gas in rubles means for foreign buyers
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Read More »What buying gas in rubles means for Russia and the West
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Read More »How India perceives the Ukrainian crisis and what it means for its relations with Russia and the West
Russia’s military operation in Ukraine and, more broadly, its conflict with the West may not change the fabric of India-Russia bilateral relations as dramatically as some observers may think. A time-tested special and privileged strategic partnership, encompassing all crucial fields related to defense and security issues as well as political …
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