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Apr 18 2023 
FM Lavrov’s visit to Brazil: Agenda and Transcript
On April 17, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov visited (https://mid.ru/en/foreign_policy/news/1863973/) the Federative Republic of Brazil as part of his trip to Latin America.
During the visit, which was marked by the traditionally friendly atmosphere of the bilateral relations, Sergey Lavrov…
🤝 was received by President of Brazil Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva;
🤝 met with Chief Advisor of the… Continue reading -
Apr 18 2023 
Elvira Nabiullina: joint meeting of State Duma
Elvira Nabiullina’s speech at joint meeting of State Duma dedicated committees on Bank of Russia’s 2022 Annual Report
I thought some of you would enjoy this speech. Notable is the close work relationship with the Duma, which means Elvira is not out there on a limb making decisions as she likes. There were also further discussions, one aspect of which was the seizing… Continue reading
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Apr 17 2023 
Sanctions ‘undermine hegemony of dollar’, US Treasury admits
US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen admitted to CNN that Washington’s unilateral sanctions on countries around the world “could undermine the hegemony of the dollar”.
From Ben Norton, Geopolitical Economy
The secretary of the US Treasury, Janet Yellen, has admitted that Washington’s imposition of unilateral sanctions on countries around the world could weaken the dominance of the dollar.
“There… Continue reading
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Apr 16 2023 
All Roads Lead to Beijing
By Pepe Escobar and first posted at Strategic Culture
This is the tale of two pilgrims following the road that really matters in the young 21st century; one coming from NATOstan and another one from BRICS.
Let’s start with Le Petit Roi, Emmanuel Macron. Picture him with a plastic grin in his face strolling alongside Xi Jinping… Continue reading
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Apr 15 2023 
We are Closening to a Move Through the Cycle – But First Will Come Disorder
By Alastair Crooke and republished from Strategic Culture
Is the collective West nearing the end of a cycle? Or are we still in mid-cycle? And could it be an epochal point of inflection?
The question posed at this point is: Is the collective West nearing the end of a cycle? Or are we still in mid-cycle? And… Continue reading
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Apr 15 2023 
Concept Substitution: A comment from Maria Zakharova
This is a concept that we have to add to our lists of how the US/NATO countries are hitting back.
#Opinion by Russian MFA Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova
💬 Export control is an area of government activity that regulates the crossing of borders by special goods that could be used in developing weapons. Since we are talking about… Continue reading
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Apr 15 2023 
Daily Chronicles
The Daily Chronicles are snippets of the most important news across the world for this and each day as it rolls in – as such, this thread is non-structured with the latest news on top. The rough theme: Picking up the pieces and counting the costs – changing paradigms worldwide is not for wimps!
April 19
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Apr 14 2023 
Michael Hudson & Radhika Desai: Russia leaves neoliberal West to join World Majority (Do Not Miss This)
Russia joins World Majority 4 13 23
Geopolitical Economy Hour 007
Russia leaves neoliberal West to join World Majority
What follows is an edited transcript. Square brackets indicate material which has been corrected for factual accuracy or in order to provide differentiating information.
RADHIKA DESAI: Hi everyone, welcome to the seventh Geopolitical Economy Hour, a program about… Continue reading
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Apr 14 2023 
Afghanistan: The hard work towards independence of country, mind, body and spirit
Shortly after the US withdrew in Disarray and Shame from Afghanistan, they tried to deploy their own military infrastructure in neighboring countries. The Afghan neighbors are Russia, China, Iran, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan. China in a sense picked up the burden of Afghanistan, almost like an orphan child, but ongoing are the discussions of… Continue reading
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Apr 13 2023 
Article by Sergey Lavrov for print media in the Latin American countries
Russia and Latin America: Forward-looking partnership and cooperation
In the run-up to my visit to Latin America, I decided to share with readers my thoughts on the prospects for Russian-Latin American relations in the current geopolitical context.
The international situation remains extremely tense and continues to worsen in many aspects. The main reason for that is the… Continue reading
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Apr 13 2023 
History of America’s Dark Side: Larry Romanoff
With thanks to Larry Romanoff, the author
There are several aspects to what we can term “America’s Dark Side”: these are civilian slaughter (“pacification”), torture, and human experimentation. This essay deals only with the first – civilian pacification by slaughter. These programs are conceived and implemented by military officers and elected officials, but are executed by… Continue reading
