The prestige of the US dollar and the euro has been “greatly shaken” by anti-Russia sanctions, which now drive more and more countries to switch to national currencies in settlements with foreign partners, according to Dmitry Peskov, press secretary of the Russian President Vladimir Putin. “Indeed, against the backdrop of …
Read More »Anti-Russia sanctions may weaken the US dollar – IMF
Sanctions against Russia could undermine the global dominance of the US dollar, according to Gita Gopinath, the first deputy managing director of the International Monetary Fund. “The dollar would remain the major global currency even in that landscape but fragmentation at a smaller level is certainly quite possible,” Gopinath said …
Read More »Branching out into the Balkans will expand the EU ‘empire’… and dramatically weaken it, too
Angela Merkel, the German chancellor, has backed the EU’s proposed expansion into the Western Balkans. Merkel, who steps down in September, stated that “it is in the European Union’s very own interests to drive the [enlargement] process forward here.” She was supported in this endeavour by France’s President Macron, who …
Read More »‘You weaken our institution’: Top French cop hits back at 93 ex-officers who signed letter calling for ‘civil war’ to be avoided
Striking a similar tone to earlier open letters that were signed by retired and active military personnel, a petition signed by 93 former police officers urged President Emmanuel Macron, the government, and lawmakers to “do everything possible to put an end to the extremely serious situation that France is going …
Read More »The real goal of US sanctions on ex-Lebanese ministers is not corruption… it is to weaken Hezbollah & combat Iranian influence
On September 8, the US Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) imposed sanctions on two former Lebanese government ministers, Yusuf Finyanus and Ali Hassan Khalil, who the office claims have ties to Hezbollah. Washington said the sanctions are an effort to assist the Lebanese people in …
Read More »The Russian national currency continues to weaken, the Euro has passed for 84 rubles
The weakening of Russian national currency in the course of trading on the Moscow stock exchange by Tuesday night were strengthened and the Euro for the first time from April 3 to overcome the barrier 84 rubles. So, as of 18:54 GMT the dollar calculations “tomorrow” increased by 1.85 ruble …
Read More »Caffeine may potentiate or weaken the effect of the pharmacy of painkillers
The effect of combined anesthetic drugs, paradoxically, depends on the dosage of caffeine. Headaches and other pains, many people turn to the drugstore for over-the-counter obezbolivatmi the usual – paracetamol, aspirin, ibuprofen, etc. In some cases, pain relievers are offered in combination with caffeine. An international group of researchers with …
Read More »Poroshenko called on the G7 countries not to weaken sanctions against Russia
The President compared Russia with an insatiable crocodile, urging G7 countries to keep sanctions against Moscow.President Petro Poroshenko has urged the group of seven countries to maintain sanctions against Russia, comparing it with “the crocodile”. “History teaches us that appeasement leads to more aggression. The more you feed the crocodile, …
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