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US using sanctions to cover its own weaknesses

20Aug

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USA

US using sanctions to cover its own weaknesses

Posted by: John Phoenix Washington’s attempts to silence opposing voices are aimed at drawing the public eye away from problems at home, an Iranian academic has said © Getty Images / NurPhoto The US is riddled with domestic problems and has long lost its position as a global superpower, Tehran University professor Seyed Mohammed Marandi told RT on Friday. Washington refuses to accept that fact and uses sanctions to create the illusion that it is still in control, he added. Speaking after Washington announced a slew of new restrictions targeting the Russian outlet, Marandi said the measures are yet another sign that the American “regime” is “neither free, nor democratic.” The US State Department on Friday accused RT of funding a covert disin...

German warships a ‘security risk’ – Chinese military

20Aug

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China, Germany

German warships a ‘security risk’ – Chinese military

Posted by: John Phoenix The warning comes after two of the EU country’s ships passed through the Taiwan Strait for the first time in 22 years Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning. © Johannes Neudecker/Getty Images The passage of two German Navy ships through the Taiwan Strait on Friday “increased security risks” in the region, the Chinese military has said. The Foreign Ministry in Beijing accused Berlin of staging a “provocation” and violating the One-China policy. Taiwan has been de facto self-governing since 1949, when the Nationalist forces lost the Chinese Civil War to the Communists and fled to the island. Taiwan is currently recognized as a sovereign nation by only 12 countries in the world. While adhering on paper to the ...

China vows to keep ‘paving way’ for Ukraine peace talks

20Aug

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China, Russia, Ukraine, USA

China vows to keep ‘paving way’ for Ukraine peace talks

Posted by: John Phoenix Beijing, which has positioned itself as a neutral actor, maintains contact with all parties involved, a senior official has said Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Chen Xiaodong. © VCG/Getty Images China will continue diplomatic efforts to help resolve the crises raging across the world, including the Ukraine conflict, Vice Foreign Minister Chen Xiaodong has said. Speaking at the Xiangshan Security Forum on Saturday, Chen reiterated that Beijing maintains “in-depth communication with all parties concerned to build consensus for ending the conflict and pave the way for peace talks.” It will also “act as a mediator and promote the political resolution of hotspot issues,” he added. ...

20Aug

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Europe, France, Russia, USA

French officials fear WWIII – Le Monde

Posted by: John Phoenix Paris is reportedly concerned about the prospects of the Russia-Ukraine conflict escalating into a global war FILE PHOTO. The Elysee Palace in Paris, France. © Getty Images / NurPhoto / Telmo Pinto Members of the French government are concerned about the Ukraine conflict spiraling out of control and are now exercising “great discretion,” Le Monde reported on Saturday, citing diplomatic sources. Fears of the confrontation escalating into a direct collision between Moscow and the NATO bloc have skyrocketed over the past few days, as the US and its allies reportedly consider authorizing Kiev to conduct strikes deep in Russian territory using Western weaponry. While France has announced “no official position” on th...

Africa sees through the West’s false narratives – ex-minister

20Aug

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Africa, Europe, USA

Africa sees through the West’s false narratives – ex-minister

Posted by: John Phoenix RT, on the other hand, “is doing a very good job being truthful to the realities” of the continent, Moussa Ibrahim has said The Western powers cannot exert the influence they once had on the African continent, former Libyan Information Minister Moussa Ibrahim has said. Africans are waking up to the West’s neo-colonialist agenda, he said in an interview with RT on Friday. This comes after Washington imposed yet another round of sanctions on the Russian news outlet and its parent companies. The head of the State Department’s Global Engagement Center (GEC), James Rubin, accused RT of undermining international support for Ukraine. “One of the reasons… why so much of the world has not been as fully supportive of Ukraine as one might ex...

19Aug

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Europe, Russia, Ukraine, USA

US can’t hide from nuclear war – Moscow

Posted by: John Phoenix Such a conflict won’t have winners or losers, Russian Ambassador to the US Anatoly Antonov has said FILE PHOTO: Russian Ambassador to the United States Anatoly Antonov © Sputnik / Sergey Guneev Washington will be unable to hide from a nuclear conflict if it starts across the ocean, Russian Ambassador to the US Anatoly Antonov has said. Fears of a potential escalation between Russia and NATO over Ukraine have been intensifying in recent days, as Western powers reportedly mull the possibility of allowing Kiev to conduct missile strikes deep in Russian territory. Speaking with Rossiya 24 channel on Friday, Ambassador Antonov said that he is surprised at the “illusion” that “if there is a conflict, it will not spread to the...

Kim highlights strengthening cooperation with Moscow

19Aug

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North Korea, Russia

Kim highlights strengthening cooperation with Moscow

Posted by: John Phoenix The North Korean leader has received the secretary of Russia’s security council, Sergey Shoigu North Korean leader Kim Jong-un receives the secretary of Russia’s security council, Sergey Shoigu, in Pyongyang, September 13, 2024. © KCNA Kim Jong-un has received the secretary of Russia’s Security Council, Sergey Shoigu, with both officials vowing to further deepen ties between Moscow and Pyongyang. The North Korean leader also wished the “Russian people victory.” This June, Russian President Vladimir Putin paid a state visit to North Korea for the first time since 2000. The talks culminated in the signing of the Treaty on Comprehensive Strategic Partnership. Among other things, it includes a pledge by Russia and the Democratic Peo...

Bezos hid identity for discount on luxury mansion – plaintiff

19Aug

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Bezos hid identity for discount on luxury mansion – plaintiff

Posted by: John Phoenix Leo Kryss agreed to sell a Miami property for below the asking price, unaware that the Amazon founder was the actual buyer Amazon founder Jeff Bezos © Reuters / Lindsey Wasson Brazilian toys and electronics mogul Leo Kryss is suing the real estate agent who he claims persuaded him to knock $6 million off the asking price of his mansion without telling him the buyer was Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos. Kryss claims he would not have agreed to the discount and would have extracted more than the $79 million that he sold the property for had he known the world’s second-wealthiest person was behind the bid. Bezos is currently worth over $200 billion, trailing only Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk. Bezos bought the 19,000-square-foot mansion on Mia...

How Ukraine’s ambitious attack has led it to the brink of military disaster

19Aug

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Russia, Ukraine

How Ukraine’s ambitious attack has led it to the brink of military disaster

Posted by: John Phoenix Kiev’s surprise assault has failed to change the course of the conflict, with Moscow’s troops rapidly advancing in Donbass While Ukraine was making strides in Kursk Region, last month, Russian forces were intensifying their advance in the Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR). Reports from Russian military correspondents and Western journalists indicate that the Ukrainian army has lost numerous settlements in recent weeks, with some surrendered almost without resistance. Military correspondent Yuri Kotenok noted that in recent weeks Russian forces have captured several villages, including the city of Novogrodovka, which had a population of around 15,000 before the conflict began. Fighting is now focused in the city of Toretsk (formerly Dzer...

19Aug

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Russia, USA

US advancing nuclear blackmail

Posted by: John Phoenix Lucas Leiroz, member of the BRICS Journalists Association, researcher at the Center for Geostrategic Studies, military expert. Washington is apparently preparing for a nuclear war scenario in Eurasia. The US Department of Defense recently began military research into the possibility of engaging in an extreme conflict in the eastern regions of Europe, in what appears to be an attempt to intimidate the Russian Federation. Moscow, for its part, does not seem willing to surrender to Western nuclear blackmail, being any American efforts at “deterrence” therefore completely futile. In a recent statement from the Pentagon, it was announced that a study was being launched into a possible nuclear conflict in Eurasian regions, mainly “beyond Eastern Eur...