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A Tale of Two Sovereigns, a Lackey and a Nanny
First posted at Strategic-Culture.su and authored by Pepe Escobar
The NATOstan lackeys will remain dazed and confused. So what; lackeys lack strategic depth, they just wallow in the shallow waters of irrelevancy.
Startling mirror images swirl around two major developments this week directly inbuilt in the Grand Narrative that shapes my latest book, Eurasia v. NATOstan, recently… Continue reading
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May 08 2024 ECONOMICS – More than 90% of payments in EAEU in National Currencies
According to Mr Putin today
The Russian leader noted that the combined GDP of the countries of the Eurasian Economic Union, according to available estimates, increased from $1.6 trillion to $2.5 trillion
MOSCOW, May 8. /TASS/. More than 90% of payments in the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) are carried out in national currencies, Russian President Vladimir Putin… Continue reading
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Blood RED Lines
From substack DDGeopolitics
Blood Red Lines
The Biden Regime’s Deadly Inaction in PalestineOn the 6th of May, 2024, after Hamas agreed to a ceasefire, the Zionists took off their mask as they once again crossed one of the Biden regime’s “red lines”, launching the final phase of their genocidal invasion of Gaza. As Zionist forces streamed across… Continue reading
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May 08 2024 DAILY CHRONICLES – May 6 to 10
Our world is busy. Who would have thunk that Putin could create all of this in the space of one inauguration (tongue in cheek?). So while the Daily Chronicles are supposed to pick up the daily most important in our world, and generally move forward, I’ll be repeating a few of the latest, as we… Continue reading
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May 07 2024 The shock and awe of yesterday, and then the inauguration
No, I was not shocked, or scared or wanting to run around pulling my hair out. It is to my surprise that people (people that know the score and are actively commenting or writing or are video makers and content generators/creators on geopolitical issues) are shocked and scared).
If many of our fellows are shocked and… Continue reading
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May 07 2024 Beijing and Belgrade remember the bombing of the Chinese embassy in Belgrade
President Xi Jinping of China arrived in Serbia on Tuesday for a two-day visit, landing on the 25th anniversary of the deadly US airstrike on the Chinese Embassy in Belgrade.
The strike, which came during the 1999 NATO air war in support of ethnic Albanian separatists in Kosovo, killed three Chinese nationals and injured 20 more.… Continue reading
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Student Palestine solidarity protests – Europe – Strike, Disrupt, Divest, Offend!
Palestine solidarity protest camps have hit Europe, with students setting up encampments on university campuses across the continent. What began as a militant student movement reminiscent of Vietnam War-era protests in the US has now led to a chain reaction, spreading like… pic.twitter.com/72JCo4M2RE— red. (@redstreamnet) May 7, 2024
I’m really glad to see the title,… Continue reading
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May 07 2024 Argentina under Milei (our economists can read it and weep!)
(Benjamin Norton gave us a Twitter or X update
Under “libertarian” President Javier Milei, Argentina is de-industrializing at breakneck speed. Neoliberal economists don’t care about the real economy, only fictitious capital in the financial sector. Argentina’s industry is collapsing, losing many good manufacturing jobs.
This data on de-industrialization is not from the left-wing opposition to Milei; it… Continue reading
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China-France Joint Statement on the Situation in the Middle East
Source: Xinhua
2024-05-07 19:58:45
PARIS, May 7 (Xinhua) — The following is the full text of a joint statement on the situation in the Middle East released by China and France on Monday.
China-France Joint Statement on the Situation in the Middle East
At the invitation of H.E. Emmanuel Macron, President of the French Republic, H.E. Xi Jinping, President… Continue reading
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May 07 2024 President Putin’s inauguration day
It is everywhere. Usually the Western mainstream carries snippets with sarcastic comments. This time the day is running in full glory on every screen in the world.
My favorite frivolous watching was on Sputnik with snippets of all the important moments.
https://sputnikglobe.com/20240507/putin-takes-oath-for-fifth-term-as-russias-president-1118307967.html
So far Sky has a decent live video up. No doubt better videos will appear during the… Continue reading
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Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s interview with Bosnian Serb television network ATV, Moscow, May 5, 2024
Question: I would like to start with a topic which has been dominating the global agenda since 2022 and touched not only every Russian household, but all people in general. People have been calling it various names, be it the special military operation, the Ukraine conflict or a war. What we hear today, including in the… Continue reading
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May 06 2024 @ David Cameron on the Ukraine Crisis – Russian MFA
https://x.com/RussianEmbassy/status/1786693783767130453
Russian Embassy, UK
Embassy comment on the provocative statements by
@David_Cameron
on the Ukrainian crisis▪︎During his visit to Kiev on 2 May, UK Foreign Secretary David Cameron made another provocative statement, allowing the use of British weapons by the Ukrainian armed forces to launch attacks on Russian territory, including outside the Special Military Operation zone.
▪︎We… Continue reading
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Gaza – sticky for now
And the shooting starts
Israel launches airstrikes on Rafah:
IDF jets struck the densely populated Palestinian city ahead of a long-promised ground invasion
hammas chief Informs Mediators of Acceptance of Gaza Ceasefire Proposal
TUNIS (Sputnik) – The chairman of the political office of Palestinian movement Hamas, Ismail Haniyeh, has informed Qatari Prime Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani and… Continue reading