Eurasia

Israeli PM offers rare, uncertain diplomatic channel for Putin, Zelenskyy

Prime Minister Naftali Bennett’s delegation found Russian President Vladimir Putin focused and determined, and neither delusional nor out of control. Just over 24 hours after the dramatic Moscow meeting between Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and Russian President Vladimir Putin, a weapons depot was bombed south of Damascus. The strike, …

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The American Empire Self-Destructs, But Nobody Thought That It Would Happen This Fast

Empires often follow the course of a Greek tragedy, bringing about precisely the fate that they sought to avoid. That certainly is the case with the American Empire as it dismantles itself in not-so-slow motion. The basic assumption of economic and diplomatic forecasting is that every country will act in …

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Russia Destroys Vinnytsia Airport, Mariupol Surrounded

As the Russian forces continue to target and bomb civilian infrastructure and non-combatants as it presses on its invasion of Ukraine, the cities of Vinnytsia and Mariupol had been the subject of Russian advances together with the city of Irpin, which had earlier been reported to be under attack from …

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Libya oil company: Production resumes at 2 shuttered fields

Libya’s national oil company said it resumed oil production Tuesday at two oil fields that were shut down by an armed group over the weekend. The closures caused the country’s daily output to drop by 330,000 barrels for three straight days. The state-run National Oil Corporation said pump valves at …

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Cutting Ties: The West, Ukraine, and the Russian Academy

Working with Russian academics and institutions. The attack upon Ukraine by Russia. These are two features playing out heavily in university discussions. As typifies such chitchat, nuance features rather less than cant and sanctimony. As writer and lecturer Paolo Nori of Milano-Bicocca University stated after discovering that his course on …

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Pentagon: Russia recruiting Syrians to fight in Ukraine

The Kremlin appears to be shifting tactics as it meets stiff Western-backed resistance in Ukraine. The Pentagon believes Russia’s military has sought to recruit Syrians to fight in Ukraine as local resistance has begun to bog down Moscow’s invasion effort, defense officials said Monday. Reports of Moscow’s alleged recruitment attempts …

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If the US or NATO Put Fighters in the Air Over Ukraine We’d Have World War

“Clearly, in the absence of a U.N. resolution, which Russia would veto, a strong coalition of like-minded nations should step in and seriously consider a no-fly zone over the Ukraine.” — Sen. Tom Wicker, (R-Miss), Senate Armed Services Committee “Declare a no-fly zone over Ukraine at the invitation of their …

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Russia claims Ukraine planning false flag attack on nuclear facility

In yet another claim of false flags and nuclear issues, Russia alleged that Ukrainian security services and the neo-Nazi Azov Battalion are planning a radioactive incident to blame on Russia. A nuclear reactor in Kharkiv is the target of a planned false flag attack by the Ukrainian security services (SBU) …

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Russia recruiting Syrians to fight against Ukraine – US officials

Ukraine continued to call for the West to impose a no-fly zone and provide fighter jets. Russia is recruiting Syrians to fight against Ukraine, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday citing US officials. The Syrians recruited are reportedly “skilled in urban combat.” According to American officials, Russia has been …

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Russia must be stopped: Armies must be sent to secure world freedom – opinion

There is no other way to describe the Russian invasion of the sovereign nation of Ukraine except as an unprovoked land grab supported by attacks on every major area of the country. “Putin is employing hardware policies. It is a military attack. Military attacks cannot be stopped by UN resolutions. …

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