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May 20 2026 Dmitry Polyanskiy: Nuclear Retaliation Against Europe No Longer Unthinkable
With Glen Diessen
Dmitry Polyanskiy is the Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation to the OSCE. Polyanskiy argues that Europe’s escalation in the Ukraine proxy war has crossed all red lines, and in Russia the talk about using a tactical nuclear weapon against Europe is no longer taboo.
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May 20 2026 Joint Declaration of the Russian Federation and the People’s Republic of China on the Formation of a Multipolar World and International Relations of a New Type
http://kremlin.ru/supplement/6486
The Russian Federation and the People’s Republic of China (hereinafter referred to as the Parties), as civilizations with ancient history, founding members of the United Nations (UN) and permanent members of its Security Council, and important centers of power in a multipolar world, play a constructive role in maintaining the global balance of power and… Continue reading
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May 20 2026 Joint Statement of the Russian Federation and the People’s Republic of China
Joint Statement (http://kremlin.ru/supplement/6487)of the Russian Federation and the People’s Republic of China on Further Strengthening Comprehensive Partnership and Strategic Interaction, and Deepening Relations of Good-Neighborliness, Friendship and Cooperation (Beijing, May 20, 2026)
📄 FULL STATEMENT (http://kremlin.ru/supplement/6487)
[Up to now only available in Russian and I have not seen the Chinese transcript yet]
Key points:
• The Treaty of… Continue reading
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May 20 2026 In Beijing
It is quite an affaire, trying to find complete videos of speeches and short addresses by Presidents Jinping and Putin so far during the summit, that are not completely politically colored. I watched Al Jazeera, whose Moscow correspondent used the occasion to rip Russia apart in terms of economics.
The overall pomp and… Continue reading
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May 19 2026 The Sirius Report : Why The Putin-Xi Meeting Really Matters Now
Recommended listening.
This Putin-Xi meeting was planned months ago. But the timing now feels very different.
When you look closely at what’s happening around this summit, it starts to feel less like a routine diplomatic visit and more like two major powers quietly preparing for a world that is changing much faster than most… Continue reading
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May 19 2026 Pepe Escobar with Mario Nawfal : Trump threatens new Iran strikes, Putin to meet XI
Mario Nawfal is the host of the largest show on X (formerly Twitter) with guests including Hunter Biden, Elon Musk, President Bolsonaro, President Novak, PM Imran Khan, RFK Jr, Bill Ackman, Marc Cuban, Marc Andreessen and Tucker Carlson reaching millions of people a week and leading the citizen journalism movement.
Mario is also the founder… Continue reading
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May 19 2026 Michael Hudson and Lena Petrova, “imminent Economic Catastrophe – War, Oil Crisis & Bond Market Panic,” World Affairs in Context,
Lena Petrova, “WARNS: IMMINENT Economic Catastrophe – War, Oil Crisis & Bond Market Panic,” World Affairs in Context
Dr Hudson informed us that this work follows closely his previous article on the problems that continued high interest rates would cause in aggravating the oil crisis and the breaks in the chain of payments that it’s… Continue reading
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May 19 2026 Sony Thăng : The man who broke the spell …
Sony Thăng@nxt888
136 years ago, the man who broke the spell was born.
If Hồ Chí Minh could see today’s world, he would not be surprised.
He knew that history bends toward balance, not empire.
He would look at Vietnam’s victory, still standing, still sovereign, still proof that the most powerful military on earth can be defeated by a… Continue reading
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May 18 2026 Michael Hudson : The 2026 World Financial Crisis
The future will call for thinking about the unthinkable. It requires recognition that debts that can’t be paid, won’t be.
Interest rates are rising as if this will simply compensate investors for the risk of inflation. The reality is that it will increase the economy’s inability to cope with the breakdown that already is in progress.How… Continue reading
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May 18 2026 Sergey Karaganov: “We Are Facing a Major Historical Dual Task: To Save the Country and to Save the World”
Sergey Karaganov in an initial interview with Yuliya Novitskaya, published at Neo
[Note: The responses to Professor Karaganov’s argument run the gamut of mocking him personally and professionally, right through to taking him seriously. Within my group of discussion partners the main objection is: that nuclear exchange is never only one way and retaliation… Continue reading -
May 18 2026 Iran defines post-war strategy amid failing US pressure and rise of multipolar order
PressTV
Iranian officials on Saturday framed the country’s post-war stance as a phase of strategic consolidation and deepening international realignment, underscoring the failure of US pressure and the accelerating shift in the global order.
President Masoud Pezeshkian praised international voices critical of the war and urged a fair global response to unlawful US policies, while Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer… Continue reading
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May 18 2026 Daily Chronicles
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Italy, France, Canada, Belgium, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, Portugal, and Spain have all summoned the Israeli ambassador in their countries and demanded clarification after Israel’s Minister of National Security, Itamar… Continue reading
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May 17 2026 MOATS George Galloway : TRUMPED | Day 79 | The Don’s failed Beijing mission | Back to war on Iran | Ebola in the Congo
TRUMPED — Has Donald Trump just been outplayed by Xi Jinping?
Tonight on The Mother of All Talkshows, George Galloway goes live as the global balance of power shifts dramatically eastward. Washington is rattled, Beijing is confident, and the question dominating world politics tonight is simple:
Who really won the Beijing presidential showdown — Trump or Xi?
As… Continue reading
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May 17 2026 From Hondurasgate to BRICS
By Amarynth
Part I
Hondurasgate is the name given to a series of leaks of conversations via audio between right-wing political figures in South America — including former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández, Javier Milei and current President Nasry Asfura — that revealed an international plan to attack leftist politicians and governments in Honduras and other Latin… Continue reading