Russian victory in Ukraine will liberate Europe – top French historian
by RT [10-9-2024 published]. European “submission” to the US will be be prolonged for a century if Moscow loses in Ukraine, according to Emmanuel Todd. A Ukrainian defeat would represent a victory for all of Europe, French anthropologist Emmanuel Todd has claimed, in an interview with the Italian news outlet Corriere di Bologna published on…
Vladimir Putin’s Address: Plenary meeting of the Interrelation of Times and Civilisations – Basis of Peace and Development international forum
by Kremlin [10-11-2024 published]. Before the meeting, President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov held a welcome ceremony for the heads of delegations attending the international forum. The Russian delegates attending the event included Deputy Prime Minister and co-chair of the Russian-Turkmen Commission on Economic Cooperation Alexei Overchuk, Deputy Chief of the Presidential Executive Office and Presidential…
Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov: BRICS working on own payment system
by RT [10-10-2024 published]. The group’s members want to bypass politicized Western platforms, Anton Siluanov has told RT. The BRICS countries are working to create their own international payments system as platforms which operate using Western infrastructure are becoming increasingly politicized, Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov told RT in an exclusive interview with RT Arabic…
Economist Jeffrey Sachs: US is weaponizing the $dollar
by RT [10-10-2024 published]. (It has become abundantly clear from many angles that weaponizing the $dollar is significantly hurting the US. – RAD) The greenback has become an instrument of an “aggressive form of policy,” according to the eminent American economist. The US government has weaponized the dollar rather than having it serve as a…
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov: Western Suicidal Attempts to Defeat Russia Mirror 1945 ‘Operation Unthinkable’
by Sputnik Global [9-28-2024 published]. Suicidal attempts to achieve victory over a nuclear power like Russia are pointless, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov stated at the 79th session of the UN General Assembly. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has denounced Western schemes to destroy Russia in his speech to the United Nations. “A strategic defeat…
Russian Philosopher Aleksandr Dugin: An eschatological perspective for Russian Geopolitics
by ODC TV – Ondes De Chocs [9-13-2024 published]. Eschatological: Related to the part of theology that deals with death or the end of the world. (This is a very powerful & insightful response by Professor Dugin to a series of questions. There is a lot to unpack here that affects all of humanity. – RAD)…
Russian Intelligence: Nord Stream was attacked to divide Europe
by RT [10-7-2024 published]. (Back in 2023, Seymour Hersh did a detailed analysis, showing that only a few state actors had a motive and the resources to sabotage the Nord Stream pipeline that was carrying gas from Russia to Europe. Everything pointed to factions within the United States government being the prime candidate that had…
Larry Johnson & Pepe Escobar: Iran Strikes Back At Israel; What Comes Next
by Counter Currents [ 10-3-2024 published] Pepe Escobar(bio). Love me some Pepe. Pepe Escobar and I first met last December, during my first trip to Moscow. We were instant friends. When I arrived in Moscow in the midst of a record-breaking snowstorm, I was standing in line waiting to check in to the hotel and…
Larry Johnson & Alastair Crooke: Middle East on Fire Israel-Hezbollah War Escalates
by Counter Currents [9-28-2024 published]. (This is an excellent discussion with Alastair Crooke by Larry Johnson that gives us a much better understanding why conflicts within the Middle East are so complex. Most officials in the West don’t understand the history or the nuances. This lack of understanding often often further complicates the issues when…
Those Seeking Russia’s ‘Defeat’ Should Remember Fates of Napoleon, Hitler – Fmr German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder
by Ilya Tsukanov [9-22-2024 published]. (This discussion illustrates several fundamental issues. Those who refuse to study history & learn the lessons from history are likely to repeat the same mistakes to their detriment. You don’t need to go back that far in history to realize that it is not a good idea to wage war…
Dmitry Trenin: Putin’s nuclear doctrine updates are a final warning to the West
by Dmitry Trenin, RT [9-27-2024 published]. Dmitry Trenin is a research professor at the Higher School of Economics and a lead research fellow at the Institute of World Economy and International Relations. He is also a member of the Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC). He served in the Armed Forces of the USSR and the…