US policy is based on scenarios written by political scientists with the intellectual capacity and life experience of college sophomores. Victoria Nuland, is an outstanding case. In a recently issued article deconstructing the writings of Nuland and her Neocon ideologist husband Robert Kagan, my Canadian colleague Patrick Armstrong rightly compared these highly dangerous fools in high places with the idiot savants described by Jonathan Swift in the chapter on Laputa in Gulliver’s Travels…
Russia to Expel 10 American Diplomats and Considering ‘Painful’ Measures Aimed at U.S. Businesses — Lavrov
Ten US diplomats will have to leave Russia in response to Washington’s expelling of Russian diplomats, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has said, adding that Moscow is looking at other sanction options if unfriendly steps continue…
Biden Rings up “Killer” Putin. JoeBama Needs Help Out of Ukraine Mess…
Biden invites Putin to crunch summit amid deteriorating ties between Russia & US, as American warships chart course for Black Sea…
JoeBama Flinches, Putin Closes Kerch Strait and Blocks Black Sea to Foreign Warships…
As Russia continues to build up troop presence near the Ukraine border, Joe Biden sent a warning to Vladimir Putin. In response Russia told the U.S. to stay out of the Black Sea “for your own good” while they conduct exercises. Biden turned back two U.S. navy ships…. Hours later Putin closed the Kerch Strait…
Russia Announces Snap Live-Fire Drills in Black Sea Today as U.S. Warship Is Expected to Arrive…
The Russian navy will hold snap live-fire drills in the Black Sea today amid escalating tensions around Ukraine…Missile ships, frigate and minesweeper will take part in drill with naval airplanes and helicopters, Russia said…Comes as first of two US destroyers thought to be on the way to the Black Sea is expected to arrive today…
OPINION: War Between Russia and Ukraine Is Inevitable…
The situation in Eastern Ukraine is critical. Russia and Ukraine are on the brink of an open armed conflict. In this context, many military experts suggest their opinions and forecasts on the military developments in the region. The position of famous warlord Igor Strelkov is definitely one that deserves special attention…
Amazon Fined for Violating U.S. Sanctions on Iran, Syria, Crimea…
Online retailer Amazon has agreed to pay the U.S. government $134,523 for violating sanctions on Iran, Syria, and Crimea, according to the Treasury Department. The fines were issued as part of Amazon’s admission that it may be civilly liable “for apparent violations of multiple [U.S.] sanctions programs” administered by the Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign […]
Return to Russia: Crimeans Tell the Real Story of the 2014 Referendum and Their Lives Since…
In early August I traveled to Russia for the first time, partly out of interest in seeing some of the vast country with a tourist’s eyes, partly to do some journalism in the region. It also transpired that while in Moscow I was able to interview Maria Zakharova, spokeswoman of the Foreign Ministry. High on […]
Ukraine – Poroshenko Initiated Clash With Russia to Gain Dictatorial Powers – He Failed…
The Ukrainian president Petro Poroshenko’s attempted to shore up his approval rate for the upcoming election by provoking a military incident. It was a gamble and it failed. Three Ukrainian boats, a tug and two gun boats, attempted to sail from the Black Sea through the Kerch Strait into the Sea of Azov. The Kerch […]
Russia Blocks Ukrainian Navy from Entering the Sea of Azov. Captures Ships…
The Ukrainian government under the oligarch Petro Poroshenko is in election campaign mode. That is one reason why it is launching new provocations against Russia. Yesterday Ukrainian forces reportedly occupied a town within the neutral zone between the government controlled part and the rebel held Donetsk area. Today the Ukrainian navy sent a tug and […]