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Tag Archives: Russia
NATO, the Firefighter-Arsonist
As the Russia-Ukraine conflict heats up, the bloc is now portraying itself as a first responder to the flames it helped to fan The French have a wonderful term: the firefighter-arsonist. It’s used to describe a person or entity that … Continue reading
How Western Press Has Kept Silent for Years on War in Donbass and Neo-Nazism in Ukraine
The Western mainstream media have kept silence for years about the shelling of the Donetsk and Lugansk Republics by the Ukrainian government forces and neo-Nazi battalions. Just a limited number of independent American and European journalists and freelance photographers have … Continue reading
What Did Putin Mean by ‘Denazification’ of Ukraine and Why is It so Important?
For years, Russia has been calling on Western nations to investigate cases of human rights abuse, illegal killings, and war crimes committed by the Ukrainian authorities that came to power after the 2014 coup. Moscow pointed out that many of … Continue reading
Posted in Culture & Society, Human Rights & Justice
Tagged Denazification, Russia, Ukraine, Vladimir Putin
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Putin’s Special Operation
Putin will decide when Ukraine offensive ends – Kremlin In his Thursday morning address, Putin said he’d ordered Russian troops to attack Ukraine to demilitarize and, as he put it, “denazify” the country. He claimed Russia’s national security was compromised … Continue reading
Document Confirms U.S. Told Russia NATO Won’t Expand
Putin was right, Stoltenberg was wrong: NATO “brazenly deceived” Russia about expansion and a British document proves it A newly discovered document from March 1991 shows US, UK, French, and German officials discussing a pledge made to Russia that NATO … Continue reading
The Winter Olympics Doping Scandal
The Winter Olympics in Beijing were rocked by a scandal, right after the Russian skating team won gold, when a positive doping sample was discovered in a test taken well ahead of the games from Russian skater Kamila Valieva. On … Continue reading
Posted in Culture & Society, Photography & Art, Videos & Documentaries
Tagged China, doping, Kamila Valieva, Russia, Winter Olympics 2022
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Russia is right: The West promised not to enlarge NATO & these promises were broken
The events of three decades ago are haunting the politics of the present By Tarik Cyril Amar With Russia challenging Western unilateralism in a way not seen since the end of the Soviet Union, two major issues keep coming to … Continue reading
Posted in Imperialism & Colonialism
Tagged Mikhail Gorbachev, NATO, Ronald Reagan, Russia, Soviet Union, USA
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Putin on World War II
Statistic chart courtesy of Moon of Alabama. Click image to enlarge. Due to decades of Hollywood propaganda, many people in Western countries believe that the U.S. did the most to defeat the Nazis during World War II. Nothing could be … Continue reading
Posted in Public Perception Management, War & Terror
Tagged Nazi Germany, Russia, Vladimir Putin, World War II, WWII
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Peace and War: The View from Russia
From poisoning former spies in London to tampering in US elections. Leading the military support for Bashar al-Assad in Syria and playing a part in the pro-leave campaign in Britain’s Brexit referendum. From nurturing friendly relations with Iran and Turkey … Continue reading
Posted in Culture & Society, Videos & Documentaries
Tagged Peace and War, Russia, Vladimir Putin
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How Putin Sugar-Coated Erdogan’s Retreat in Syria
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan (REUTERS/Christian Hartmann) By Scott Ritter This week’s meeting between Presidents Putin and Erdogan in Moscow was cast as preventing a war between Russia and Turkey in Syria. War, however, was never on the horizon. Putin called Erdogan’s … Continue reading
Posted in Imperialism & Colonialism, War & Terror
Tagged Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Russia, Syria, Turkey, Vladimir Putin
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Against the Grain 