Categories Russia Nothing to hide: Top Russian lawmaker offers UN officials trip to Crimea amid US-backed human rights row Posted on Posted onNovember 21, 2020November 21, 2020By Editor Accusations of human rights violations on the Crimean Peninsula are an invention, according to a leading Russian politician, who has told United Nations representatives to visit the region and see for themselves. … Read More >Nothing to hide: Top Russian lawmaker offers UN officials trip to Crimea amid US-backed human rights row
Categories World Reports of Covid patients leaping from Ukrainian hospital windows in tragic suicide bids as health system ‘on brink of collapse’ Posted on Posted onNovember 21, 2020November 21, 2020By Editor A woman with suspected coronavirus has died after jumping out of a window at a hospital in the southern Ukrainian city of Zaporozhe, local media reported. … Read More >Reports of Covid patients leaping from Ukrainian hospital windows in tragic suicide bids as health system ‘on brink of collapse’
Categories Russia Kremlin unconcerned after liberal opposition politician rips photo of Putin off council building wall & tears it to pieces Posted on Posted onNovember 21, 2020November 21, 2020By Editor Moscow has clarified that placing Vladimir Putin’s portrait in state buildings is not mandatory, after police were called when a councilor tried to replace the President’s photo with a portrait of legendary poet Alexander Pushkin. … Read More >Kremlin unconcerned after liberal opposition politician rips photo of Putin off council building wall & tears it to pieces
Categories Russia Russia breaks ground on massive internet network across thawing Arctic, bringing high-speed connection from under the ice caps Posted on Posted onNovember 21, 2020November 21, 2020By Editor The Russian government has announced that construction is underway on a massive high-speed communications line that will span the Arctic and join together the extremes of the world’s largest country. … Read More >Russia breaks ground on massive internet network across thawing Arctic, bringing high-speed connection from under the ice caps
Categories Russia Poll conducted shortly after Moscow brokered Nagorno-Karabakh truce, reveals around 85% of Armenians see Russia in positive light Posted on Posted onNovember 21, 2020November 21, 2020By Editor A survey commissioned by Russian broadcaster Sputnik Radio has revealed that the vast majority (84 percent) of Armenians now have a good attitude toward Russia, with 85 percent believing their northern neighbor to be an ally. … Read More >Poll conducted shortly after Moscow brokered Nagorno-Karabakh truce, reveals around 85% of Armenians see Russia in positive light
Categories EU Macron’s outreach to Russia part of his De Gaulle-like plan to free France & EU partners from status as vassals of Washington Posted on Posted onNovember 21, 2020November 21, 2020By Editor Russia and France have different objectives, yet both recognise the need to push back against Turkey’s expansionism, the intrusive influence of the US, and the zero-sum security architecture in Europe, which threatens stability. … Read More >Macron’s outreach to Russia part of his De Gaulle-like plan to free France & EU partners from status as vassals of Washington
Categories Business Asia-Pacific economic cooperation continues despite coronavirus crisis – Putin Posted on Posted onNovember 21, 2020November 21, 2020By Editor Cooperation within the APEC (Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation) framework is developing despite the challenges associated with the global Covid-19 pandemic, according to Russian President Vladimir Putin. … Read More >Asia-Pacific economic cooperation continues despite coronavirus crisis – Putin
Categories Business Russia’s natural gas supplies to China hit new record highs Posted on Posted onNovember 21, 2020By Editor Russian energy major Gazprom pumped more gas to China than it had initially planned, boosting daily supplies by as much as 25 percent, according to the company’s data. … Read More >Russia’s natural gas supplies to China hit new record highs
Categories Business Dollar hegemony is coming to an end, market analyst tells Boom Bust Posted on Posted onNovember 21, 2020November 21, 2020By Editor The euro became the top currency for global payment transactions last month, having outpaced the US dollar for the first time since 2013, data from SWIFT showed. … Read More >Dollar hegemony is coming to an end, market analyst tells Boom Bust
Categories Business China not ready to lift flight ban on troubled Boeing 737 MAX despite US clearing Posted on Posted onNovember 21, 2020November 21, 2020By Editor Boeing’s 737 MAX jets are still banned from the US company’ biggest market, as China has not changed its position on the plane’s safety and has not allowed the aircraft to take to the skies. … Read More >China not ready to lift flight ban on troubled Boeing 737 MAX despite US clearing
