Day: March 20, 2020

Categories World

Trump says oil price war ‘devastating’ for Russia – but it’s Saudis & US shale that stand to suffer most

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Plummeting oil prices have sparked another round of predictions about the economic collapse of Russia – this time from US President Donald Trump, who sounded a lot like his predecessor Barack Obama on the subject. … Read More >Trump says oil price war ‘devastating’ for Russia – but it’s Saudis & US shale that stand to suffer most

Categories Op-ed

Washington Post breaks ranks with other US & UK media, ADMITS polls show Crimeans prefer to be part of Russia

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One of the curious things about Western media coverage of Crimea since 2014 has been the consistent narrative that Russia’s reabsorption of the peninsula was carried out against the will of locals. … Read More >Washington Post breaks ranks with other US & UK media, ADMITS polls show Crimeans prefer to be part of Russia

Categories Latin America

‘Inhumane & reckless’: Twitter silences Venezuela’s anti-coronavirus chief as IMF denies emergency loan

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Amid crushing US sanctions and IMF rejection already making Venezuela’s struggle with Covid-19 difficult, Twitter now seems to have hobbled the country’s vice-president and head of its coronavirus response, Delcy Rodriguez. … Read More >‘Inhumane & reckless’: Twitter silences Venezuela’s anti-coronavirus chief as IMF denies emergency loan