All journeys start with the first step. Sometimes the second step is the hardest:
Russia's deputy foreign minister Sergei Ryabkov will hold a meeting with Lynne Tracy, the new US ambassador to Moscow, early next week.
Russia's deputy foreign minister Sergei Ryabkov will hold a meeting with Lynne Tracy, the new US ambassador to Moscow, early next week.
Moscow and Ankara have launched discussions related to the security of their planned gas hub.
No doubt given the blowing up of Nordstream 1 and 2 will figure prominently in those discussions.
No doubt given the blowing up of Nordstream 1 and 2 will figure prominently in those discussions.
Admission in the west that Ukraine lacks the necessary runways to deploy F15s there. The airstrips that would have been available have been badly damaged by Russian missiles strikes.
Clown show continues:
US threatening Turkey and UAE wrt sanctions enforcement.
US threatening Turkey and UAE wrt sanctions enforcement.
Clown show continues:
UK is working on a plan of action to prevent the capture of Challenger 2 tanks by Russia and intends obtaining guarantees from Ukraine that these tanks will not be used in operations that allow for the real possibility of the collapse of the front.
UK is working on a plan of action to prevent the capture of Challenger 2 tanks by Russia and intends obtaining guarantees from Ukraine that these tanks will not be used in operations that allow for the real possibility of the collapse of the front.
Global South has a different perspective:
Argentina and Latin American countries are not going to send any weapons to Ukraine or any other place of conflict as stated by Argentine President Fernandez in a joint press conference with Scholz
Argentina and Latin American countries are not going to send any weapons to Ukraine or any other place of conflict as stated by Argentine President Fernandez in a joint press conference with Scholz
Clown show once again.
Scholz:
Everyone in the German government, including Annalena Baerbock, is against NATO's involvement in the conflict in Ukraine.
So the war with Russia is now off, it seems.
Scholz:
Everyone in the German government, including Annalena Baerbock, is against NATO's involvement in the conflict in Ukraine.
So the war with Russia is now off, it seems.
Clown show again:
According to the Finnish foreign ministry, Russia may be involved in Quran burning in Sweden.
According to the Finnish foreign ministry, Russia may be involved in Quran burning in Sweden.
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In a clear signal that the US is running out of supplies to send to Ukraine, Washington has now asked several South American countries to send ammunition and military hardware and they have refused.
Ukraine started the war with over 2000 tanks and subsequently received 100s more via former Soviet Union states. So the first question is what happened to all those tanks and secondly why will perhaps 250 to 300 western tanks be yet another game changer?
Egyptian parliament has approved the agreement to join the BRICS New Development Bank.
Austria, along with Hungary, is not prepared to send weapons to Ukraine so as not to be party to any escalation of the ongoing conflict.
For what it's worth, US has stated it will not supply F-16s to Ukraine.
US foreign policy is ridiculously predictable.
Now they are back to trying to build an alliance of nations to counter threat China and North Korea poses.
Hence Austin stating that US is committed to using conventional and nuclear weapons to deter and defend South Korea.
Now they are back to trying to build an alliance of nations to counter threat China and North Korea poses.
Hence Austin stating that US is committed to using conventional and nuclear weapons to deter and defend South Korea.
Demand for gold surged to its highest in more than a decade in 2022, fuelled by “colossal” central bank purchases.
Annual gold demand increased 18% last year to 4,741 tonnes, largest amount since 2011, driven by a 55-year high in central bank purchases.
https://www.ft.com/content/ef6ed550-422a-4540-a8af-41ff2ac30e67
Annual gold demand increased 18% last year to 4,741 tonnes, largest amount since 2011, driven by a 55-year high in central bank purchases.
https://www.ft.com/content/ef6ed550-422a-4540-a8af-41ff2ac30e67
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‘Colossal’ central bank buying drives gold demand to decade high
Fallout from US sanctions on Russia helped fuel 18 per cent leap in purchases last year
Norway's sovereign wealth fund lost $164bn last year, citing volatile markets.
March 2022: We need to make sure the Russian economy is crippled - Truss
IMF has forecast that the UK economy will perform worse than Russia's in 2023, with contraction versus slight growth in Russia's.
https://www.reuters.com/world/we-need-make-sure-russian-economy-is-crippled-uks-truss-2022-03-03/
IMF has forecast that the UK economy will perform worse than Russia's in 2023, with contraction versus slight growth in Russia's.
https://www.reuters.com/world/we-need-make-sure-russian-economy-is-crippled-uks-truss-2022-03-03/
Reuters
We need to make sure the Russian economy is crippled - UK's Truss
The West needs to ensure the Russian economy is crippled so that President Vladimir Putin it is unable to continue his invasion of Ukraine, British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss said on Thursday.
Very large protests in France against pension reforms. In excess of 500k people in Paris.