Russia is willing to consider proposals by Latin American and African countries to end the Ukraine conflict, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has said. His remarks came after South African President Cyril Ramaphosa announced that Ukraine and Russia had both signaled readiness to host a peace mission of African leaders. Speaking …
Read More »Ghost of Soviet Union still haunts Washington – Moscow
The US’ support for Ukraine is motivated by a Cold War-era desire to weaken Russia and make Europe its subordinate, Russian Ambassador to Washington Anatoly Antonov told Newsweek on Saturday. However, he foresees a new “multipolar world” emerging. Speaking to the American magazine a week after the Pentagon announced a …
Read More »EU state still importing Russian gas after cut-off – media
The Netherlands continues to receive Russian gas after Gazprom stopped gas supplies to state energy wholesaler GasTerra due to non-payment in rubles, broadcaster NOS reported on Tuesday. It clarified that a number of Dutch energy companies still import Russian gas. According to the report, the firms are purchasing Russian energy …
Read More »Poland still buying Russian gas – Gazprom
Poland continues to buy Russian natural gas from Germany via reverse flows, after its direct supplies were suspended due to non-payment in rubles, Russia’s energy giant Gazprom said on Thursday. “This week Poland refused to pay for the Russian gas with the new terms, in rubles. It was grandly announced …
Read More »Andrey Sushentsov: There is still room for compromise between Russia and the West
Among policy analysts in the West, the current unprecedented economic pressure on Russia is being presented as an irreversible and successful process. However, in the United States, they realize that their stake in this game is of comparable importance to that of Russia, and perhaps could be even higher. After all, …
Read More »The West still misunderstands the man who shaped China’s rise
Saturday, February 19, marks 25 years since the death of Deng Xiaoping, the leader who succeeded Mao Zedong and oversaw a fundamental transition in China’s place in the world with a policy dubbed ‘reform and opening up’. For those in the West, Deng’s reign, which began in 1978, heralded a …
Read More »John McAfee’s body ‘still in prison morgue freezer’
The family of late entrepreneur John McAfee is still trying to get his body released from a Spanish prison more than seven months after his death, according to a MarketWatch report. After speaking to several people involved in the case, senior reporter Jon Swartz wrote on Wednesday that McAfee’s body …
Read More »Why does Western Europe still allow America control its security?
The president of France, Emmanuel Macron, has started off his country’s presidency of the EU with a bold provocation. Speaking to the European Parliament in Strasbourg he has put his head above the growing anti-Moscow rhetoric and called for a dialogue about a continent-wide, “indivisible” security strategy that includes Russia, …
Read More »60 years on, lives are still being ruined by the US’ Agent Orange campaign in Vietnam
One of the most shameful legacies of America’s failed war effort in Vietnam is the lasting damage done by Agent Orange (AO). AO was a powerful herbicide used by the American military in Operation Ranch Hand, which was launched in January 1962, to clear foliage to build bases and transport …
Read More »Most Republicans still see Biden’s victory as illegitimate – poll
A newly released poll has revealed that media outlets and Democrat politicians have made essentially zero progress over the past year in convincing skeptical Americans that President Joe Biden was legitimately elected. The University of Massachusetts Amherst poll, released on Tuesday, found that 71% of Republicans still believe that Biden’s …
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