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Apr 12 2025 
FM Lavrov, IV Antalya Diplomacy Forum
Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s remarks and answers to media questions during the special session of the IV Antalya Diplomacy Forum
This is a rare pleasure – English commentary by Mr Lavrov. Unfortunately there is no embedding possible now and of course the transcript will take some time. There are issues to discuss and highlight.… Continue reading
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Apr 09 2025 
Free Will or Not?
Most people think we have “free will” and therefore can choose what we want. If we want to turn left, we turn left. If we want to hold our breath, we hold our breath. If we want a partner, we get that partner. You already understand that apparently there are limits to being able to… Continue reading
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Apr 08 2025 
Roman Mythology: The finding of the Roman empire, and the new Dire Wolves
In our current state of the world, this story of the new Dire Wolves rings out through the ages.
A quick history: The start of the Roman Empire, and the Dire Wolf that suckled the two brothers, Romulus and Remus.
The follow-up: The First Dire Wolf, now de-extinct, howl in Over 10,000 Years
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Apr 08 2025 
From Dmitry Medvedev on the risk of nuclear war
Fifteen years ago in Prague, I signed the New START Treaty with President Obama.
Unfortunately, it did not reduce the risk of nuclear war. This failure can be attributed to the US and its allies’ approach. At some point, they decided they could maintain technical nuclear parity with Russia while simultaneously waging an undeclared war, first… Continue reading
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Apr 05 2025 
Kurabiye: Middle Eastern flower cookies that became truly Soviet
It is slowly getting to be hot summer in the tropics and the airconditioner is almost in full use. I don’t bake because it is too hot, but I do check out lovely baked goods and plan for the cooler months.
To my surprise, I found these cookies from my favorite Russian recipe site, https://www.russiaislove.com/russian-kitchen/332305-kurabiye-east-flower-cookies-recipe-photo
The description… Continue reading
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Apr 02 2025 
Joint Statement by BRICS Deputy Foreign Ministers and Special Envoys on the Middle East and North Africa, Brasília
https://mid.ru/en/foreign_policy/brics/2006680/
1. BRICS Deputy Foreign Ministers and Special Envoys on the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) met on March 28, 2025, in Brasília, Brazil, to exchange views on the current situation in the region.
2. They reiterated their serious concern over continued conflicts in the Middle East and North Africa, especially the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, which threaten… Continue reading
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Apr 02 2025 
Of Helicopters And Hypocrites
Now is the time of morons on the imperial side, while the Resistance are philosopher martyrs.
By Indi.caAbubaker Abed writes, “Apache helicopters are drifting low in Deir al-Balah. It is just terrifying and unbearable.” The genocide then, the genocide this time. Their ‘civilization’ is sick, the way its history rhymes. The White Empire takes the name… Continue reading
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Apr 02 2025 
Press release on Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi’s visit to the Russian Federation
[Ed Note: To date, there are no individual readouts. Directly after his talks with FM Wang Yi, FM Lavrov entered bilateral talks with the FM of Vietnam, Bui Thanh Son. Although this is a side note, a very interesting agreement was made: Russia and Vietnam have agreed to enhance media cooperation to ensure that our… Continue reading
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Mar 28 2025 
Today is Greenland day in Trump World
TRUMP: We MUST have Greenland,
Vladimir Putin addressed a plenary session of the 6th International Arctic Forum, The Arctic: Territory of Dialogue.
Here is a recap of a few crucial paragraphs:
-It is a profound mistake to treat it as some preposterous talk by the new US administration. Nothing of the sort.
-In short, the United States has serious… Continue reading -
Mar 26 2025 
FM Lavrov: Interview with Russia’s Channel 1 following the latest round of marathon negotiations with the US in Saudi Arabia
Before Mr Lavov’s interview, comments on the Russia – US negotiations. Negotiations 101 has started for the US Team.
Negotiations on this level could be a dirty game. There are so many ways in which to ‘psyche out’ the opponent, or deliberately crash the talks without looking guilty or push into a dead-lock and so on.… Continue reading
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Mar 26 2025 
Resistance grows like flowers in cracks of concrete
From Vietnam, we have a new poetic writer. His words sing, and sting. His name is Sony Thang. He is not alone.
This new vector of resistance can be seen from China as well. The resistance consists of a bedrock belief that the current empire cannot be allowed to flower again, along with resistance, in the… Continue reading
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Mar 25 2025 
Col. Larry Wilkerson: The Next War Could Break America — Yemen Was Just the Start – Nima
Col Wilkerson talks Turkey. This is a must watch. Rank amateurs, strategic indicisiveness, creeping nukes.
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Mar 21 2025 
Max Blumenthal & Aaron Mate : Venezuelan Migrant Deportations
The State of Exception – Yemen, Iran, Israel
A state of exception – The Grayzone live https://t.co/NDmqx9JJzt— Max Blumenthal (@MaxBlumenthal) March 21, 2025
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Mar 21 2025 
Has the Turkish Spring started?
Türkiye braces for a third night of mass protests, the potentially most intense one yet. Opposition parties vowed to mobilize “millions”—despite a government-imposed ban on public gatherings and an expected police crackdown.
By Farhad Ibragimov – expert, lecturer at the Faculty of Economics at RUDN University, visiting lecturer at the Institute of Social Sciences of the… Continue reading
