Accords of undefined status cannot be subject of Ukraine talks — Russian senate speaker
by Tass [12-2-2024 published]. (For those of us following Russia & Ukraine, the West hasn’t proposed any serious resolutions of this conflict that would resolve the fundamental issues. Until that is done, Russia is unlikely to enter into negotiations and just keep fighting in Ukraine. – RAD) Valentina Matviyenko emphasized that the Russian president had…
China-Russia east-route natural gas pipeline fully operational with key equipment made domestically
by Global Times [12-3-2024 published]. (Although this article didn’t explicitly mention sanctions imposed by the West, it implies that sanctions were a factor when saying that “key equipment made domestically”. I know that Russia is no longer dependent on Siemens & General Electric for high-capacity gas turbines, since they have developed their own because of…
Donald Trump threatens BRICS nations with 100 percent tariffs over dollar replacement plans
by ANI, St Petersburg News [12-1-2024 published]. (When we take a closer look at Trump’s high tariff plans, especially the 100% one, they could hurt the US much more than the BRICS nations. Keep in mind that the many thousands of sanctions placed on Russia and those supporting Russia have hurt the US & Europe…
Warning to Kiev and missile revelations: Key takeaways from Putin’s CSTO summit address
by RT [11-28-2024 published]. The Russian president used the military alliance’s annual meeting to clarify crucial points about the current standoff with Ukraine. Russian President Vladimir Putin addressed key military and political issues to allies during his speech at the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) summit in Astana, Kazakhstan, on Thursday. The CSTO military alliance…
Putin compares Russia’s new Oreshnik hypersonic missile to a meteorite
by RT [11-28-2024 published]. The Oreshnik is capable of penetrating three or four fortified stories, the president has said. The strike power of Russia’s new state-of-the-art Oreshnik ballistic missile is similar to a meteorite impact, President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday. The hypersonic weapon is capable of successfully hitting heavily fortified targets, he added. Moscow…
Trump May be Oreshniked on Ukraine Even Before He Gets to China
by Pepe Escobar [11-27-2024 published]. With Oreshnik now entering the picture, everywhere the Hegemon will try to harass China they will also have to face Russia. When it comes to state of the art Russian weaponry, what the inestimable Ray McGovern defines as the MICIMATT – the whole Hegemonic complex – seems to dwell in…
Russia’s New Oreshnik Hypersonic Missile: Putin Unveils New Details of Its Destructive Power
by Sputnik [11-28-2024 published]. Serial production of the Oreshnik system has begun, the Russian president announced. Last week, the Russian leader revealed the successful testing of the new Oreshnik hypersonic missile system. Today, at the request of colleagues, he shared further details. “Serial production of the Oreshnik has started, but ultimately, we will choose the…
Why the United States Will Lose a War with Russia
by Mike Whitney, Global Research [11-28-2024 published]. (This analysis makes several things very clear. First, to strike Moscow with nuclear weapons would result in total destruction of the United States with 4,000 nuclear weapons sent our way. Second, the US military is currently outmatched by Russia & China and would likely be defeated in only…
Key European NATO Bases in Reach of Russia’s New Oreshnik Hypersonic Missile
by Ilya Tsukanov [11-23-2024 published]. (If you have been following Russia since the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, it should be obvious that Russia today is no longer a military threat to anyone in Europe. The Special Military Operation (SMO) in Ukraine is a direct result of NATO ignoring long-standing issues about continued…
Russia has ‘superweapons’ – top Russian senator
by RT [11-27-2024 published]. (How many times does Russia need to point out the obvious and continue winning in Ukraine for the United States & the West to wake up to understand the full reality of this conflict? – RAD) Moscow has the capability to respond to any threat, the chair of the Federation Council…
Ukraine Talks Possible if West Accepts Putin’s Peace Terms – Russian Deputy FM
by Sputnik [11-28-2024 published]. (It has seemed to me for quite awhile that the United States and the West really don’t understand Russia, the dynamics and the history behind the Ukrainian problem and that included President Trump. The fact that the US & the West keeps pushing to escalate the war in Ukraine is very…
How Russia’s ICBM Design School Laid the Groundwork for the Oreshnik Hypersonic Ballistic Missile
by Illya Tsukanov [11-23-2024 published]. Russian rocket scientists created the new Oreshnik intermediate-range ground-based hypersonic ballistic missile from scratch, five years after the US unilaterally terminated the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty restricting such weapons. Sputnik asked a retired Russian Air Defense Forces colonel and missile expert how this became possible. Russia’s president provided new information…