THE RUSSIA DESK

PEPE ESCOBAR—Here are the guidelines. All Ukrainian state corporations must be controlled by the proverbial “foreign interests”. So board majorities must be either foreign or 5th columnists. The entire anti-corruption vertical drive must also be foreign-controlled. Same for the judicial ...
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ANDREY KORTUNOV—The problem of trust between the people of Russia and Iran remains unresolved, if only because they have very poor knowledge of each other. What they do know is often “hearsay” received primarily from Western sources, which are not ...
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Max Blumenthal and Ben Norton of Moderate Rebels discuss with world-renowned economist Michael Hudson his concept of US "Super Imperialism," the new cold war on China and Russia, and the potential end to the dollar as the global reserve currency.  ...
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FINIAN CUNNINGHAM—On leveling the accusation against Russia, the Czech Republic then ordered the expulsion of 18 Russian diplomats. Moscow responded angrily, saying that the claims of sabotage were a “dirty fabrication” and pointing out that Prague did not provide any ...
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SERGEY LAVROV—As for the strategic picture of our relations, I hope that Washington is aware, just as Moscow is, of our responsibility for global stability. There are not only the problems of Russia and the United States, which are complicating ...
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THE SAKER—NATO and the EU are in a bind. While some countries go “totally insane” (the Czech Republic and the usual 3B+PU) others are desperately trying to keep things together (Germany). As for the regime in Kiev, it is barely ...
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MOA—Since February the Ukraine built up a force to retake the renegade Donbas region in east-Ukraine by military force. After waiting several weeks to see the situation more clearly Russia started to assemble a counterforce backed up by statements that ...
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RAY MCGOVERN—Putin prefaced his unusually pointed remarks by saying Russia wants "good relations … including, by the way, those with whom we have not been getting along lately, to put it mildly. We really do not want to burn bridges." ...
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FRANCIS LEE—Present day neo-Nazi groupings in Ukraine – Svoboda (Freedom) party and Right Sector – have been the direct descendants from the prior ideological cesspool. Heading Svoboda is Oleh Tyahnybok. Although these are separate organizations Tyahnybok’s deputy Yuriy Mykhalchyshyn is ...
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A defiant Ukrainian reaction coming 48-hours after Supreme Socialist Leader Joe Biden abruptly ordered US Navy warships not to enter the Black Sea and threaten Russia—an abrupt turnabout preceded by President Putin accepting an unscheduled phone call from Biden—during this call saw President Putin not only warning Biden that any US warships entering the Black Sea would be ...
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According to a recent Al Mayadeen TV report, the purpose behind Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s recent visit to Tehran was to pave the way for the signing of a comprehensive strategic cooperation agreement between his country and Iran.This comes ...
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THE SAKER—The Ukies are saying that the Russians have concentrated forces on the Russian-Ukrainian border.  This begs a question: why are Ukronazi forces concentrated along the LDNR line of contact and not, repeat NOT, along the Russian-Ukrainian border?!  If they ...
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