Ukraine and Russia should refrain from striking each other’s decision-making centers, Vladimir Zelensky’s newly appointed chief of staff, Kirill Budanov, has said. His comments come weeks after Kiev launched a drone attack on Russian President Vladimir Putin’s residence in Valdai, and as Moscow has reportedly ruled out similar strikes on …
Read More »Fyodor Lukyanov: Here’s how Russia should deal with Trump’s new America
In recent years we have become accustomed to a great deal, yet world politics continues to set new records. Or perhaps sink to new depths, depending on your taste. One week in January provided a full set of examples: the kidnapping of Venezuela’s presidential couple by US special forces; the …
Read More »Trump lists perks should Canada become 51st US State
US President Donald Trump has once again stated that he would love to see Canada become America’s 51st state, promising a list of perks to its citizens. Trump made the remarks, echoing previous numerous suggestions that his his administration would somehow transform Canada into a part of the US, on …
Read More »Poke the bear and find out: Here’s why the West should finally listen to Russia’s warnings
We have been through an intense, if muffled crisis in the ongoing political-military confrontation between Russia and the West by way of Ukraine. The essence of this crisis is simple: Kiev and its Western supporters have lost the initiative in the Ukraine proxy war and may be on the verge …
Read More »NATO should choose Ukraine aid over own defense – Stoltenberg
NATO members should prioritize arming Ukraine over bolstering their own defense capabilities, the secretary general of the US-led military bloc said on Wednesday. “A part of the important effort we are now making across the NATO alliance to step up our delivery of air defense systems to Ukraine,” Jens Stoltenberg told reporters in …
Read More »Ukraine should be ‘independent’ – Stoltenberg
NATO must continue to support Kiev so it can negotiate with Moscow about becoming an independent state, the US-led bloc’s secretary-general, Jens Stoltenberg, said on Monday. Speaking at the ceremony to admit Sweden into NATO, Stoltenberg repeated the bloc’s talking points about supporting Ukraine in the conflict with Russia, but …
Read More »NATO should prepare for US to leave – reports
NATO could face a serious risk of the US leaving the alliance if Donald Trump is re-elected in November, the Telegraph said on Saturday, citing several diplomats from the bloc’s member states. Europe’s NATO countries should develop some strategy to deal with the consequences of such an eventuality and reconsider …
Read More »False dawn or real deal: What should Russia expect from Saudi Arabia’s Ukraine ‘peace summit’?
Brussels, Washington and Kiev are stepping up efforts to consolidate international support for a Ukrainian plan for hypothetical peace talks with Russia. Last Sunday it was announced that a major international meeting of around 30 states will be held in Jeddah this weekend, 5-6 August, to discuss the process. In …
Read More »US ‘empire of lies’ should be investigated – top Russian MP
The UN should open an investigation into Washington’s crimes against humanity, Russian State Duma Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin suggested on Sunday. Writing on Telegram on the 20th anniversary of the infamous 2003 speech by then-US Secretary of State Colin Powell at the UN Security Council, during which he justified the ill-fated invasion …
Read More »US should think twice before contemplating ‘decapitation strike’ – Lavrov
Reported comments by US officials about the possibility of a “decapitation strike” against Russia strongly suggest that Washington does not rule out the assassination of President Vladimir Putin, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said in an interview with TASS news agency published on Tuesday. The minister noted that some “‘unnamed …
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