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Astana Trio Meet in Iran, Turkey and Iran sign MoU- Assad official present as well

At my censored blog this was one of the core topics, which has been picked up here as well. Turkey, Iran ink MoU in presence of Erdogan, Raisi The ceremony of inking the agreement of joint cooperation was held at Sa’daabad Historical Palace in capital Tehran on Tuesday before President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his […]

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Ukraine Grain Export Deal To Be Signed Next Week- Breakthrough in Istanbul

Hopefully Ukraine will agree to complete the deal. Ukraine grain exports deal to be signed next week, says Turkey Russia, Ukraine, Turkey and the United Nations are due to sign a deal next week aimed at resuming Ukraine’s Black Sea grain exports, but U.N. chief Antonio Guterres warned there was still “a long way to […]

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“Sanctioning Putin” ?

That’s the often repeated claim! Throw the words into any search engine and you’ll see it’s a mantra (a statement or slogan repeated frequently) Who are the sanctions really harming? You and I, obviously? One reason might be increasing energy prices in order to push the ‘green’ agenda? And justify the world order remake? Seriously, […]

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Turkey, Russia, Ukraine and U.N. meeting on grain set for Wednesday -minister

Reuters ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkish Defence Minister Hulusi Akar said on Tuesday that military delegations from Turkey, Russia and Ukraine will meet with a United Nations delegation to discuss the safe export of Ukrainian grain. The meeting will take place on July 13, Akar said. That’s tomorrow! “Military delegations from Turkey, Russia and Ukraine and […]

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Ukrainian kleptocrats, alongside western ‘experts’ use war to entrench corruption.

Ukrainian corruption is well known, deeply entrenched, encouraged and aided by “western experts” aka NATO/5 eyes nations. An internal Ukrainian perspective from the Kyiv Independent Editor’s Note: The opinions expressed in the op-ed section are those of the authors. Oleg Sukhov is a staff writer at the Kyiv Independent. He has been covering the judicial […]

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Turkey and NATO: A vital alliance, with limits

Less superficial then the usual analysis. Turkey has had an uneasy history as a NATO member country. The push and pull of strategic autonomy constantly grated against a security guarantee the alliance offered, and also a way of reinforcing its western identity. The west, in turn, wanted Turkey because of the Cold War. The enigma […]

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Ukraine’s Human Shield Use, Again. This time a nursing home

This is NOT the first time Ukraine has engaged in this war crime tactic. It’s all about spin for Ukraine. This type of atrocity making is great for the Ukraine propaganda- feeds the mindless flag wavers here in North America. It is not good for civilians who’ve been repeatedly and intentionally placed in harms way […]

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Assassination of Abe – Abe’s Legacy Will be Fulfilled

Hubby, while reading the news this morning said “ former Japanese Prime Minister has been assassinated” My response was “ That’s not a good sign” I stand by my initial assessment which was accompanied by a real sense of dread. The shooter and his bizarre/absurd home made gun is a distraction. Sleight of hand. Not […]

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Ukraine: HIMARS destroyed, Wheat for Rubles, Ukraine Holds Grain Hostage and more.

Russia is claiming they’ve struck 2 HIMARS missile systems and 2 ammunition depots as well. Ukraine denies. If I was going to bet, I’d put my money down on the Russia claim being accurate. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/7/6/russia-destroy-us-himar-weapons-in-ukraine-defence-ministry Russia claims it also destroyed two ammunition depots storing rockets for the HIMARS near a village south of Kramatorsk. The […]

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Update on Sakhalin LNG- Rouble for Gas Expansion?

Gazprom proposes adding LNG to rouble-for-gas scheme -Ifax MOSCOW, July 4 (Reuters) – Russian gas producer Gazprom (GAZP.MM) has proposed expanding its rouble-for-gas scheme for pipeline gas to include liquefied natural gas (LNG), the Interfax news agency quoted a senior manager as saying on Monday. The proposal from Kirill Polous, a deputy department head at […]