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NATO Secretary General with US Secretary of Defense Lloyd …
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Warning: This is detailed and lasts at least 90 minutes
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Pretty simple and true.
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Michael McFaul
@McFaul
16th June 2023
If Putin loses in Ukraine, Xi will more nervous about invading Taiwan. If Putin wins in Ukraine, Xi will be more confident about invading Taiwan.
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Russians in the Russian region of Belgorod are upset that Russian soldiers stationed there are looting their homes, stealing their property, leaving gross messes behind. Interesting, what did they think when Russian soldiers did this in Ukrainian homes?
16th June 2023
DE-MINING
This is what demining of looks like with the help of M58 Mine Clearing Line Charge de-mining systems.
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SECOND THOUGHTS The main guest at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, the President of the United Arab Emirates , was scheduled to speak at a plenary session with Pres. Putin . Apparently, the Arab leader has gotten cold feet & decided to leave Russia before the beginning of the session.
16th June 2023
Russian MP Alexei Zhuravlyov is here with some serious intellectual comment on the state of global affairs Amid reports that Emmanuel Macron wants to attend the BRICS summit in August, Zhuravlyov says France has nothing to offer because Paris is full of homeless people and rats
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16th June 2023
To understand what the head of the Wagner Group might do next, you need to know how this shape-shifting figure has transformed himself in the past. Could his next incarnation be president of Russia?
economist.com Abominable showman: the rise of Wagner’s Yevgeny Prigozhin Putin created him. Could the outspoken mercenary become the next president?
16th June 2023
Excellent article by Andrei Kolesnikov about Prigozhin: “Prigozhin is positioning himself as a counter-elite—despite being a product of the Putin regime and government contracts… Yet he…owes everything to his ties with the state…”
carnegieendowment.org Is There a Future in Politics for Russia’s Wagner Boss, Yevgeny Prigozhin? In the current political system, Prigozhin can only be against the elite so long as he is for Putin. It would take the slightest sign from the
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Read my new book: “Russia’s Crony Capitalism: The Path from Market Economy to Kleptocracy: The Path from Market Economy to Kleptocracy” (Yale UP, May 2019)
16th June 2023
#Estonia, together with #Iceland, will hand over a field hospital to #Ukraine, and #Spain will provide another one. These are invaluable bits of kit, as these mobile hospitals will carry out emergency operations & stabilization measures near the frontline.
16th June 2023
Putin has reportedly instructed Russia’s Health Ministry to study the “social behavior” of LGBTQ+ people. The Russian LGBTQ+ health site Parni Plus said this indicates the Russian authorities could begin conducting “conversion therapy.“
16th June 2023
Russia attacks Kyiv with missiles on the day when an African delegation with a peacekeeping mission arrived in the Ukrainian capital African politicians want to propose, in particular, the suspension of the ICC warrant for Putin’s arrest and the easing of anti-Russian sanctions
Putin: Russia did not turn to the path of self-isolation, but expanded ties The volume of our trade has grown many times and continues to grow further, the President noted. “We were prophesied that, under the pressure of sanctions, Russia would return to a closed… Show more
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16th June 2023
As talks drag out into their third month, Greece and Hungary are still blocking EU sanctions on Russia, hoping to strong-arm Ukraine into removing companies off their “international war sponsors” list.
Orbán still vetoing EU’s Russia sanctions over bank insult
As talks drag out into their third month, Greece and Hungary are still blocking EU sanctions on Russia, hoping to strong-arm Ukraine into
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15th June 2023
From a “systemic liberal” to a bloodthirsty propagandist: this is the story of Russian political analyst Sergey Karaganov, who went from supporting Russia’s rapprochement with NATO to considering a nuclear strike on Poznan.
16th June 2023
Sberbank has sold 100% of its shares in the branch after securing all the necessary regulatory approvals, marking the sale of the Russian bank’s last business in Europe.
Russian President Vladimir Putin is scheduled to speak at Russia’s flagship forum today. Journalist Farida Rustamova claims, citing sources, that the president’s arrival is behind the internet connection issues.
16th June 2023
Russia remained the No. 1 supplier of nuclear reactor fuel to the US last year despite efforts to wean off of the Kremlin’s supply of uranium
bloomberg.com Russia Still Top US Uranium Supplier Despite Efforts to Wean Off Russia remained the number one supplier of nuclear reactor fuel to the US last year, amid unsuccessful efforts to wean off of the Kremlin’s supply of uranium.
U.S. nuclear power companies spend up to $1 billion a year on cheap enriched uranium made in Russia. That geopolitical dilemma is intensifying as climate change underscores the need for emissions-free energy.
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