Biden knows Ukraine would make a bad NATO ally; he encouraged corruption & helped make it the dysfunctional state it is today

If there’s one Western leader who knows the depth of corruption in Ukraine politics, then it has to be US President Joe Biden. His wayward son Hunter milked the country while daddy cemented the 2014 coup d’état in Kiev. … Read More >Biden knows Ukraine would make a bad NATO ally; he encouraged corruption & helped make it the dysfunctional state it is today

Cold War should have stayed in past, but US-led NATO bloc is driving return to 1950s-style hostility, top Russian diplomat claims

Russia’s deputy foreign minister has warned the potential for armed conflict in Europe is rising, claiming a number of Western states are stuck in the past and unable to move out of a Cold War mindset when it comes to Russia. … Read More >Cold War should have stayed in past, but US-led NATO bloc is driving return to 1950s-style hostility, top Russian diplomat claims

Sorry Ukraine, Uncle Sam won’t be riding to your rescue: Biden delivers essential wake-up call to Kiev, ending years of delusion

Since 2014, the US has encouraged Kiev’s leaders to believe that it has their back, come what may. Now, as the Nord Stream 2 pipeline nears completion, the Ukrainian president is screaming betrayal as he realizes he was misled. … Read More >Sorry Ukraine, Uncle Sam won’t be riding to your rescue: Biden delivers essential wake-up call to Kiev, ending years of delusion

Ukrainians who oppose NATO are ‘smart’ as they know US would use them as ‘cannon fodder’ in red line issue for Russia, says Putin

Russian President Vladimir Putin has lavished praise on Ukrainians who are opposed to Kiev signing up for the US-led NATO military bloc, suggesting the move would be a red line for Russia if it were threatened by Western rockets. … Read More >Ukrainians who oppose NATO are ‘smart’ as they know US would use them as ‘cannon fodder’ in red line issue for Russia, says Putin

Jailed Russian opposition figure Alexey Navalny’s organisation branded ‘extremist’ by Moscow Court – allies now face election ban

The “Anti-Corruption Foundation,” founded by now-jailed Russian opposition figure Alexey Navalny in 2011, has been determined by the Moscow City Court on Wednesday to be an extremist organization, in a hearing behind closed doors. … Read More >Jailed Russian opposition figure Alexey Navalny’s organisation branded ‘extremist’ by Moscow Court – allies now face election ban

Russia backs UN declaration against HIV/AIDS but warns of problematic provisions pushed by Western governments

While Russia supports the goal of ending the HIV/AIDS pandemic by 2030, as the UN General Assembly declared, the way to do so is not through usurpations of power or legalizing prostitution and drug use, Moscow has warned. … Read More >Russia backs UN declaration against HIV/AIDS but warns of problematic provisions pushed by Western governments

Russia completes hull of first warship equipped with state-of-the-art stealth tech, will be given to navy in 2022 – RIA Novosti

Russian shipbuilders have almost completed building the Mercury naval corvette, the country’s first warship completely designed around stealth. It will be handed over to Russia’s navy next year, six years after construction began. … Read More >Russia completes hull of first warship equipped with state-of-the-art stealth tech, will be given to navy in 2022 – RIA Novosti