Posted on February 4, 2024 by M. K. BHADRAKUMAR I like Mr Bhadrakumar’s work- And have opted to share the entire piece- Because it’s worth reading in it’s entirety! The commencement of political upheavals in world affairs sometimes lies with a seemingly obscure event. This is not to say that the shooting down of a […]
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Interesting oped from Pepe Escobar- Excerpt below read entirely at link As we enter incandescent 2024, four major trends will define the progress of interconnected Eurasia. 1.Financial/trade integration will be the norm. Russia and Iran already integrated their financial message transfer systems, bypassing SWIFT and trading in rials and rubles. Russia-China already settle their accounts […]
Forces.net The US is planning to station nuclear weapons in the UK for the first time in 15 years amid a growing threat from Russia, according to a report. RAF Lakenheath in Suffolk would be home to warheads with three times the power of the Hiroshima bomb, the Telegraph reported. The US previously placed nuclear missiles […]
Excerpts from Financial Times Budanov knows this will be a trying year for Ukraine “To say that everything is fine is not true,” Budanov said when asked about Ukraine’s much-vaunted counteroffensive last year failing to achieve its objectives. “To say that there is a catastrophe is also not true.” Ukraine will still manage to keep […]
Yesterday, I read one heck of a twisted narrative regarding this most recent inspection- Preferring to cut to the chase and go to original source here’s the latest on the most recent inspection– IAEA On Friday last week, the ZNPP had not given permission for the IAEA Support and Assistance Mission to the ZNPP (ISAMZ) team […]
Jerusalem Post Pretty straightforward reporting- Search completed. Nothing found. Nearly 500 soldiers of the Territorial Defense Force took part in the search near the city of Zamosc in southeastern Poland. Poland ended a ground search on Saturday after finding no parts of a suspected Russian rocket which it said had violated the country’s airspace on […]
AA Iran and Russia have finalized an agreement under which they will trade in their local currencies instead of the US dollar, Iran’s state-run news agency IRNA reported Wednesday. “The establishment of new financial and banking platforms has opened a ‘new chapter’ in banking relations between Iran and Russia, with the two countries agreeing to […]
https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20231227-us-releases-final-tranche-of-authorised-military-aid-for-ukraine The US government on Wednesday announced what it said was the last remaining package of weapons available for Ukraine under existing authorization, with Congress now needing to decide whether to keep supporting Kyiv’s battle against Russian invasion. The year’s final package” includes air-defense and artillery munitions, the State Department said in a statement. It […]
Perhaps more hopium is needed? CNBC Aid and politics Another year of war in Europe has undoubtedly drained Western military resources and the political appetite to maintain massive amounts of military aid for Ukraine. Ongoing funding for Ukraine is far from secure in 2024 given the fact that the U.S. presidential election could herald a […]
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Russia Seized Maryinka- Kiev denies
From all my reading it appears Russia has taken Maryinka Russia on Monday said its forces now fully controlled the town of Maryinka in eastern Ukraine, which President Vladimir Putin hailed as a “success” that would mean less shelling on the nearby Russian-held city of Donetsk. Our assault units have today completely liberated the settlement […]