We are very close to the "deadline" Trump insolently laid down for Russia to negotiate terms with Ukraine. Where does the president of the United States get the authority to set "deadlines" – with ominous, hinted-at consequences – for oth
Russia is about to launch its own gold trading platform, completely independent of the London Stock Exchange and the LBMA - effectively severing its gold pricing from the Western financial cartel.
The first point is that Russiagate has inflamed US-Russia tensions. That action actually had a number of beneficiaries. Their interests would be harmed by Trump's aspiration.
Meeting with UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer in Scotland, President Trump announced his decision to scrap his 50 day deadline for an end to the Ukraine war and instead make it a 10 day deadline. But what will he do? Trash the US economy with 100 perce
• https://www.paulcraigroberts.orgPaul Craig Roberts
The unreality that prevails in Russia is puzzling. It is not just Putin's inability to comprehend that by refusing to win the conflict after 3.5 years, he has allowed the conflict to widen out of control.
Russia unleashed a massive overnight assault on Ukraine, deploying 400 Shahed and decoy drones along with a ballistic missile, Ukraine military authorities say.
• https://www.paulcraigroberts.orgPaul Craig Roberts
Since early 2022, more than three years ago, my theme has been that Russian President Putin's unwillingness or inability to bring the conflict with Ukraine to a quick end will result in an ever-widening war culminating in a major conflagration far
However, amid reports saying that the same message has been conveyed to Tehran, Iran's semi-official news agency Tasnim denied it, quoting an "informed source" as saying Putin had not sent any such messages.
(AFP) -- Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Saturday met with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during his visit to the secretive country and key Moscow ally.
President Putin continues playing hardball and sending tough signals in the face of Trump administration criticisms, and after on Monday the White House confirmed it is reversing course on its recent pause on weapons to Ukraine, as it will instead se
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Rostec, a major Russian state-owned defense conglomerate, has found a way to bypass traditional banking systems. It has revealed its intention to introduce its RUBx stablecoin alongside RT-Pay, a specialized platform designed for cryptocurrency-based