The United States is in a conciliatory mood, and that present change of heart should surprise nobody. Licking its multiple wounds after a 20-year brawl in the graveyard of empires, which cost Washington a mind-boggling $2 trillion, the Taliban is not only still in power, but it’s inherited a brand …
Read More »US has nothing to show for two decades of fighting in Afghanistan, Putin says, despite efforts to impose Washington’s own values
In a meeting with students on Wednesday, Putin criticized what he said amounted to the US’ mishandling of its presence in Afghanistan, which ended abruptly in August when the Taliban took the capital, Kabul. “The result is one tragedy, one loss… American troops were present in this region, and for …
Read More »‘Thanks to your efforts’: Putin praises Merkel for improving relations as German leader visits Moscow for final time as chancellor
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Read More »Kiev’s efforts to force officials to speak Ukrainian dashed by corruption as civil servants reportedly buying fake certificates
On Wednesday, the head of the Executive Committee of Reforms in Ukraine, former Georgian president Mikheil Saakashvili, slammed the policy requiring civil servants to prove their ability in the language. According to him, the rules, which came into force last month, have created an explosion in black market skills certificates. …
Read More »Regime change efforts in Belarus have entered a stalemate. But Russia might be working towards an ‘Armenian solution’ for Minsk
In the wake of the vote, activists failed to overthrow veteran leader Alexander Lukashenko, even though last fall it felt like another ‘spring’ revolution was inevitable. The contributing factors have been outlined repeatedly. First, the authorities opted for a ruthless crackdown and there was no noticeable discord among the security …
Read More »Activist Christopher Rufo dismantles Washington Post ‘hit piece’ on his efforts to expose evils of critical race theory
“The Washington Post’s Laura Meckler spent three weeks preparing a hit piece against me,” Ruffo said Sunday on Twitter, adding that the newspaper used five “flat-out lies” to smear him. “This is how the media lies.” The WaPo article, which was published on Saturday, placed Rufo at the center of …
Read More »UN’s torture expert condemns persecution of Julian Assange as efforts to free journalist ramp up ahead of G7 summit
Assange’s fiancee Stella Moris, Geneva Mayor Frederique Perler, and UN Special Rapporteur on Torture Nils Melzer called for the journalist’s release and an end to US extradition proceedings against him on Friday. Melzer, who also serves as the Swiss human rights chair at the Geneva Academy, called Assange’s incarceration “one …
Read More »‘Covering his pretty face’: Ronaldo panned for efforts in wall after he DUCKS to avoid ball as Juve concede free-kick goal (VIDEO)
Juventus found themselves behind after 25 minutes of their Serie A encounter with visitors Parma on Wednesday night, after a free-kick strike from the edge of the box by Uruguayan midfielder Gaston Brugman. It was a side-footed finish into the bottom corner which left Juve ‘keeper Gianluigi Buffon rooted to …
Read More »Western media smeared Moscow’s Covid-19 vaccine efforts but new trial data now has countries queuing for Sputnik V Covid-19 jab
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 »Pence says he ‘welcomes’ efforts by Senator Ted Cruz & others to object to certifying election results on January 6 – statement
“The Vice President welcomes the efforts of members of the House and Senate to use the authority they have under the law to raise objections and bring forward evidence before the Congress and the American people on January 6th,” the statement, issued to the media by Pence’s Chief of Staff …
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