After weeks of intensive negotiations, the European Union has agreed on a sixth package of sanctions against Moscow. Its main element is the cessation, by the end of this year, of oil imports from Russia delivered to the bloc’s market by sea. According to President of the European Commission Ursula …
Read More »West turned to ‘terror’ against Russia – Putin
Failed attempts to “destroy Russia from within” forced Ukraine and its Western “handlers” to turn to terror measures, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Monday. Speaking at a meeting of the Prosecutor General’s Office Board, Putin outlined how, in his opinion, the priorities of Europe and the US in regard …
Read More »This ‘democratic’ nation has turned into a dictatorship
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his cabinet were urged by their American counterparts last week to put an end to the disruption of trade between the two countries caused by the Canadian Freedom Convoy truckers and their supporters, who were hanging out on the Ambassador Bridge that links Detroit, Michigan …
Read More »President denies Germany turned into dictatorship
President Frank-Walter Steinmeier has dismissed as “nonsense” claims that Covid has turned Germany into a dictatorship, accusing those peddling such messages of disrespecting national “democratic institutions and the rule of law.” Speaking on Wednesday at a discussion panel devoted to the pros and cons of mandatory Covid vaccination, Steinmeier said …
Read More »‘Nationalists are on the rise’: How protests in Kazakhstan turned violent & why Russia can’t stay silent
What’s behind the current violent unrest in Kazakhstan and why is political stability in this huge former Soviet republic of such great importance to Russia? Events in Kazakhstan are unfolding at breakneck speed, with the situation changing on an hourly basis. Initially, it seemed that protests against soaring energy prices …
Read More »How fuel prices hike turned into burning police cars in Kazakhstan
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Read More »Joke that ‘turned the tide’ against Merkel’s heir in German election revealed
A clip of Angela Merkel’s ‘successor’ Armin Laschet laughing amid a briefing on deadly flooding in Germany has been credited with him losing a lot of support ahead of the vote. Now the media is saying they know what the joke was. Laschet, who was trusted to lead Merkel’s Christian …
Read More »Meet the Afghan refugee turned Tory politician who came to Britain in the back of a lorry
Darius Nasimi came to Britain huddled inside a refrigerated container and is now a Conservative candidate in next year’s local elections, in the London Borough of Hounslow. What’s striking is that despite being a native Farsi speaker, close your eyes and he sounds a bit like BoJo. Open them and he …
Read More »How Clinton’s rape accuser turned Trump supporter
Broaddrick was interviewed for Reade’s podcast ‘The Politics of Survival,’ dedicated to the stories of women who came forward to accuse powerful men of sexual misconduct. Both fall into the category, having accused senior Democratic politicians of assaulting them in the past. Reade alleged she was raped by the incumbent …
Read More »How Australia’s zero-covid strategy turned into a total shambles thanks to our inept leaders
Readers in the UK, Europe and America may find these figures difficult to believe – but they underlie the unique nature of Covid politics in Australia. Australia’s success came about because Prime Minister Morrison closed our borders to international travellers in March 2020, and shortly afterwards established a national cabinet, …
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