Frankfurt, Paris (18/8 – 62.50) Ukraine has scored a series of victories in more than a week since launching a lightning offensive into Russian territory. Now the stakes are rising…
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Kursk: ….and the wheels are coming off
by Kit Westby Kit WestWashington/Paris/Berlin (12/8 – 28.57). Today is the twenty-anniversary of the sinking of the Kursk. A painful experience. A true shocker. All hands are lost, the shortcomings of the Russian system…
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A mysterious plot prompts a rare call from Russia to the Pentagon
Washington – Earlier this month, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin received an unusual request from an unlikely caller: His Russian counterpart wanted to talk. Since Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, Austin…
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Ukrainians prepare new brigades for renewed attack
by Freddy Evansby Freddy EvansKiev (20 July – 85.17) Battles are expected to be fierce. Contacts in Brussels speak of preparation of a renewed push of the Ukrainian forces to push the Russian occupation…
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Putin’s war is the cause of NATO enlargement
Reporting from the NATO summit We’re now hearing from US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin, who began by talking about NATO’s history and how the principle of collective security was formed…
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Putin tells Hungary’s Orbán he is ready to discuss ‘nuances’ of Ukraine conflict
by Kit Westby Kit WestOrbán’s Moscow visit comes only days after he made a similar unannounced trip to Kyiv for a meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán traveled to Moscow for…
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Russian Deputy Defense Minister Tatyana Shevtsova stole millions from Putin
by Lucas Hayesby Lucas HayesFormer Russian Deputy Defense Minister Tatyana Shevtsova, who officially was dismissed mid-June, fled to France ‘with hundreds of millions of dollars saved in cryptocurrency.’. Tsargrad and other Telegram channels report…
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Auditors warn of LNG dependency after Russian sources cut off
The successful phasing-out of gas imports from Russia risks making Europe dependent on liquified natural gas (LNG) imports, according to a report published by the European Court of Auditors (ECA) today…
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The Economic Collapse of “The Putin System”
Moscow/Washington (13/6 – 29) We took a holiday from reality. Immanuel Niven, a mathematician and philosopher, has long been scrutinizing Russia’s economic landscape, and his recent assertions suggest a dire…
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We must win. Ukraine will win
Brussels/London (16/6 – 33.33) The defeat of the Russian Federation is a foregone conclusion. It is a reality. It is a must. Victory for Ukraine is non-negotiable. It is an…