Relations between Russia and Israel are currently on a downward trajectory. If this continues it will have profound consequences for West Asia geopolitics.

Russia has added Greece, Denmark, Slovenia, Croatia and Slovakia to its unfriendly list.

Port of Rotterdam has announced the cessation of container traffic to and from Russia.

A very myopic decision as it will find to its cost in the future.

EC desire to reduce natural gas consumption by 15% is facing resistance with Spain, Greece and Portugal rejecting this proposal and Italy and Poland amongst others voicing serious concerns. Rightly it is a ridiculous move.

US is concerned that China might enforce a no fly zone over Taiwan when Pelosi is scheduled to visit Taipei.

Appears Syrian forces are mobilising in the North of the country. Likely in relation to recent statements about the need to eliminate all remaining terrorists in Syria based on Moscow's statement. Potentially a major development in the making.

Complete howler by FM Baerbock

“If we don’t get the gas turbine, then we won’t get any more gas, and then we won’t be able to provide any support for Ukraine at all, because then we’ll be busy with popular uprisings.”

She immediately tried to backtrack but damage is done.

Russian military bases will be located in the Kherson region after reunification with Russia according to the deputy head of the military-civil administration of the region.

Russia's central bank cut its key interest rate by 1.5% to 8.0% saying it would study the need for further cuts as inflation slows and the economy needs cheaper lending.

Ukraine's central bank devalued the hryvnia by 25% against the USD due to the growing economic impact of the war with Russia.

Shoigu met with Guterres and signed an MoU between Russia and the UN on cooperation in delivering Russian agricultural products and fertiliser to international markets.

There is genuinely nothing positive to discuss with regards to the west.

When that changes depends on when it decides to embrace the ongoing paradigm shift instead of fighting to preserve the failing empire which it used to habitually abuse those now embracing multipolarity.

US had to print trillions of $s since onset of pandemic because no one was prepared to buy their debt. As time goes by all those dollars are going to return home. It's why US wants China and Russia at war with Taiwan and Ukraine to punish them for leading way in sending $s home

West is beginning to run out of weapons it can supply to Kiev.

Several EU nations including the Netherlands and Germany have already stated that they have no supplies left to give.

This is another reason why the slow grind benefits Russia.

So Scholz considers that Russia is an unreliable gas supplier.

Perhaps he should reflect upon his own government's actions notably via sanctioning NS2, supporting other sanctions and threats of total gas embargoes.

Orban:

It is possible that the events in Ukraine will put an end to Western domination and a multipolar world order will knock on the door.

Orban:

Anti-Russian sanctions have not shaken Moscow but Europe has already lost four governments and there is in an economic and political crisis.

Incredible seeing western "Russia experts" doing mental gymnastics trying to explain why Moscow has apparently allowed grain exports via Odessa and still living in denial that it was Ukraine mines preventing the shipments taking place.

Missile strikes have hit the Port of Odessa. Claims it was Russia. Optics look strange in the context of the grain agreement just signed.

Let's await the fallout before jumping the gun on this. Something to certainly come back too.

Western military hardware is largely useless. Here is another example. We could never fight a war of any description with Russia.

https://t.co/YuNJNIRtGI