Ruble share of Russia’s exports hits record high
by RT [8-19-2025 published]. (RAD: The US has only themselves to blame for the shift away from the US $dollar as the reserve currency, since the US weaponized the $dollar. Although not specified here, over 90% of trade between Russia & China is settled in local currencies. BRICS nations are rapidly moving to local currencies…
Lavrov outlines terms for Putin-Zelensky meeting
by RT [8-21-2025 published]. (RAD: I’ve been waiting for this type of clarification from the Russians. Trump’s proposal of setting up a meeting between Putin & Zelensky always seemed like getting the cart before the horse. Furthermore, Zelensky’s term has expired and he is showing absolutely no concrete actions towards peace!!! He is still trying…
Larry Johnson – Trump Still Fails to Understand Russia’s Fundamental Reason for the Special Military Operation, But He is Trying
by Larry Johnson [8-19-2025 published] Larry C. Johnson(bio). AI Summary: The meeting between Trump, Zelensky, and the European delegation on Monday was largely unsuccessful, with Putin’s precondition for a meeting with Zelensky – a detailed Ukrainian surrender plan – remaining unmet. Trump’s misconceptions about the root causes of the conflict and his belief in a…
Pepe Escobar – What really happened in Alaska between Putin and Trump
by Pepe Escobar [8-18-2025 published] Pepe Escobar(bio). AI Summary: In a nutshell, the Putin-Trump meeting in Alaska signified a shift in US perception of Russia, now recognized as a peer power. Europe, meanwhile, was sidelined, with EU leaders merely submitting to US demands. The key outcome was an agreement to reduce US weapon deliveries to…
Six takeaways from a week of Trump’s Ukraine diplomacy
by RT [8-19-2025 published]. Negotiations are in, a ceasefire is out, the EU is sidelined and Moscow is upping the ante. A sudden and frenetic period of diplomacy began with Russian President Vladimir Putin’s trip to attend a summit with his US counterpart Donald Trump in Anchorage, Alaska, on Friday. While both leaders welcomed the…
Zelensky’s last stand: How Trump’s peace push exposed the Ukraine grift—and why Kiev’s backers are abandoning ship
by Lance D Johnson [8-18-2025 published]. For two years, we’ve been told this was a war of good vs. evil, democracy vs. tyranny, freedom vs. oppression. But the Alaska summit between Trump and Putin didn’t just challenge that narrative-it incinerated it. Because when the cameras stop rolling and the speeches end, the ugly truth remains:…
The Alaska summit shattered the West’s war machine—now Europe scrambles as Trump and Putin rewrite the rules
by Lance D Johnson [8-18-2025 published]. The stench of desperation is thick in Brussels this weekend. For years, the European Union has marched in lockstep with Washington’s anti-Russia crusade, funneling billions into Ukraine’s war while their own economies wither. But in a single day, that entire house of cards trembled-because two men, one a beleaguered…
Larry Johnson, Pepe Escobar – Putin & Trump Alaskan Summit New Era in Global Power
by Larry Johnson, Counter Currents [8-16-2025 recorded, 8-18-2025 published] Larry C. Johnson(bio), Pepe Escobar(bio). (RAD: Although this was published on Monday Aug 18th, it was recorded on Aug 16th one day after the Summit between President Putin & President Trump in Alaska. Trump had a meeting with Zelensky & other European leaders on Monday18th. It…
The Trump-Putin Meeting in Alaska – A Historic Pivot that Redefined Global Power
by Mike Adams, Natural News [8-17-2025 published]. (RAD: This is an excellent analysis of the summit in Alaska between President Trump & President Putin on August 15. Many of Mike’s insights correlate with understandings from others who are not tangled up in political propaganda, yet have been paying attention to the history behind this conflict…
Judge Napolitano, Anya Parampil, Max Blumenthal, Douglas Macgregor, Jeffrey Sachs – Ron Paul Blueprint for Peace Conference
by Judge Napolitano, Judging Freedom [8-16-2025 published] Douglas Macgregor(bio). (RAD: Definitely listen to first speaker, Professor Jeffrey Sachs, as he explains many of the serious global issues in historical context. He also explains how ‘simple’ it is to resolve many of these conflicts, if only the US would stop interfering in other nations & eliminate…
The Alaska summit between Trump & Putin was a success. The challenge is to make it last
by Tarik Cyril Amar [8-16-2025 published]. This is the moment when the US has to stick to a course of normalization with Russia no matter what the EU and Kiev want. Tarik Cyril Amar is a historian and expert on international politics. He has a BA in Modern History from Oxford University, an MSc in…
‘No blitzkrieg, no defeat’: What Russia’s commentariat is saying after the Putin-Trump summit
by RT [8-16-2025 published]. RT has compiled the reactions of Russian experts to the summit and what it means for Washington, Moscow, and the global balance of power. The meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Alaska marked their first face-to-face talks since Trump’s return to…