The formula has been at the center of a fierce information war, with a number of commentators casting aspersions on the evidence that underpinned Russia’s decision to urgently register it in August last year. However, it appears that the final word on subject lies with the scientists who published their …
Read More »Pro-western liberal, anti-migrant nationalist, or political opportunist: Who exactly is Russian opposition figure Alexey Navalny?
Media portrayals of the Moscow street-protest leader have ranged from comparing him to a western-style liberal, to a far-right radical racist to a persecuted freedom fighter. While many Russians from all points along the political spectrum support his investigations into corruption at the highest levels of government, there is little …
Read More »Navalny case being used by Western leaders as tool to distract from their own crises at home – Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov
Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov used a press conference on Monday to address reactions from foreign governments to the news that Navalny had been taken into custody after flying back to Moscow over the weekend. “We are already seeing how the news of Navalny’s return to Russia is being covered, you …
Read More »After months of bashing Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine, Western journalists in Moscow line up to be inoculated against Covid-19
However, in recent weeks, Moscow-based representatives of the very same outlets have lined up to receive the much-maligned Sputnik V. Living in Russia, it is no surprise that the correspondents have a much more realistic view of the country than their New York and London-based superiors. On Friday, the New …
Read More »Twitter’s hypocritical censorship: Misinformation on Western Covid vaccines banned, falsehoods about Russia’s Sputnik V permitted
The American social media giant announced in December that its censorship would expand to include coverage of Covid-19 vaccines as “vaccine misinformation presents a significant and growing public health challenge – and we all have a role to play.” As always, altruistic and moral arguments for imposing suppression of information …
Read More »Is Russia really in decline? Western pundits still insist country on brink despite repeated predictions of apocalypse falling flat
Amid a sea of worrying forecasts for the country over the course of the year, the NATO-affiliated Atlantic Council ended December by warning that “Russia is in retreat as the Soviet collapse continues.” In a lengthy essay on challenges at home and abroad, it delved in depth into what it termed a “disastrous” period …
Read More »Events on Capitol Hill show Western democracy is ‘fragile & vulnerable,’ Iran’s president claims
Speaking on Thursday, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani took a swipe at the democracies of the West, adding that future American leaders should learn from what happened on Wednesday when violent protests on Capitol Hill saw four people die. “What we saw in the United States… shows above all how fragile …
Read More »Renowned ABBA fan Putin tipped by Western media to invade Sweden. Will he start WWIII just to force legendary group to reunite?
According to the Wall Street Journal, the super troopers of the Swedish army, clearly worried that the winner will take it all, are preparing for a potential invasion of the tiny Baltic Sea island of Gotland, which, the local tourist board reports, is home to more sheep than people. The …
Read More »‘Blackmail & ultimatums’: Russian FM Lavrov says it’s now up to Western countries to put an end to their Covid-19 ‘vaccine wars’
Speaking to Moscow’s TASS news service on Wednesday, the veteran diplomat was asked whether 2021 would see a “vaccine war” between Russia and other countries working to roll out their jabs. He argued that Russia believes “it is only possible to effectively solve large-scale cross-border problems by uniting on the principles of …
Read More »China’s Belt and Road is the way for Europe and Asia to cut colonial Western ties and prosper
In October 2008 a special train arrived at the port of Hamburg – Germany’s biggest port in the country’s second largest city. It transported 50 containers with IT products from China, crossing about 10,000km in 17 days to reach its destination. On its way from China it used the rail …
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