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Logistical nightmares for the Ukrainian army

By Batko Milacic for the Saker Blog In early July, right after Lisichansk was won by the Russian forces, the Russian military and its allies from DNR and LNR, put on display there a large number of captured Ukrainian military equipment. Rows of tanks, rocket launchers and armored vehicles stretched for hundreds of meters. All this was seized by the Russians in just one sector of the front alone. Let’s

On the Future of Europe: A Proposition from 1 January 2023

By Batiushka for the Saker Blog Almost one thousand years of Western Imperialism are coming to a shameful and self-inflicted death, one way or another As schoolchildren will tell you, the names of the continents begin and end with the same letter, A: Asia, Africa, America, Australia, Antarctica. There is one exception: Europe, which though still beginning and ending with the same letter, the letter is not A, but E.

Shooting the messenger: Press TV correspondent in Ukraine put on ‘kill list’

From PressTV and recommended by Ramin Mazaheri https://www.presstv.ir/Detail/2022/07/22/686065/Press-TV-correspondent-in-Ukraine- Press TV correspondent in Ukraine Johnny Miller says he has been placed on a “kill list” by Ukrainian ultranationalists following his revelations about Ukrainian atrocities against pro-Russian children and other civilians in the Donbas region. Reporting from the war-torn country on Friday, Miller said that the neo-Nazi group wants him dead following his repeated reports about Ukrainian forces’ violence in the east of the

For those about to rock, NAM 2.0 salutes you

NAM 2.0 drive – of which China is a key player – stands in stark opposition to how the Empire of Chaos – and Lies – wove its toxic net, via the war on terror, since the start of the millennium. By Pepe Escobar, posted with the author’s permission and widely cross-posted Those were the days, in 1955, at the legendary Bandung conference in Indonesia, when the newly emancipated Global

Go East, My Son!

By Marwan Salamah for the Saker Blog American nineteenth-century folklore tells of a young man asking his elders’ advice on what calling he should take up. The answer was a firm “Go West my son and grow!”, or to that effect. The gist of the advice was that the American West was at the time viewed as virgin, not yet settled and built up by the European immigrants. In fact,

Nasrallah: If Lebanon is denied its oil and gas resources, we will shut down all Israeli platforms

Speech by Hezbollah Secretary General Sayed Hassan Nasrallah on July 13, 2022, on Biden’s visit to the Middle East and the border dispute between Lebanon and Israel over the Karish maritime gas field. Source: almanar.com.lb Translation: resistancenews.org Transcript: […] Now I come to the main point of my speech tonight. One of the results of the July (2006) war is the establishment of a balance of deterrence in the struggle

Operation ZOV: quagmire and fog

By Saker Staff for the Saker Blog Russian Defence Ministry report on the progress of the special military operation in Ukraine ▫️The enemy is suffering considerable losses of armament delivered by Western countries. ▫️From July 5 to 20, 4 launching ramps and 1 reloading vehicle for the U.S.-manufactured HIMARS MRLS delivered to Ukraine were eliminated by high-precision ground- and air-based armament. ▫️Among them, 2 launching ramps were destroyed near Malotaranovka,

Heat wave in Europe causes forest fires, which are treated differently compared to those in the Brazilian Amazon

By Guilherme Wilbert for the Saker Blog The imperialists want your riches South America! U.S. SOUTHCOM Commander:”This region is so rich in resources.. it’s off the charts rich.” “60% of the world’s lithium is in the region; you have heavy crude, you have light sweet crude, you have rare earth elements, you have the Amazon..” pic.twitter.com/33dQ6EXKAo — Kawsachun News (@KawsachunNews) July 20, 2022 The environment is one of the key

Oligarchy or Patriarchy? Rule by the Few or Rule for the Many?

By Batiushka for the Saker Blog Introduction: Capitalism or Communism? A commentator on this site recently accused me of being ‘a visceral anti-Communist’! I was quite amused (but also grateful, as he has inspired this essay). Such an accusation goes back to the old twentieth-century apparent abyss between ‘Left and Right’. Actually, although I have always been a social conservative, I have also always been for social justice, as I

Western currencies will fail

By Jorge Vilches for the Saker Blog slowly then suddenly The extremely-abused Western fiat legal tender currencies will fail As We Know Them and for good reason the euro has taken the lead. But the deep interconnection of Western economies and finances, basically “joined at the hip” – also means that the other three major Western currencies will follow. Accordingly, we shall witness a cascading devaluation of euros, dollars, pounds,

A multipolar presentation: President Putin and Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei

By Amarynth for the Saker Blog The blog received a very special photo from the meeting of Pres. Putin and Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei.  The deep regard that these two men display toward one another in a photo not really used by the press, is palpable and it reminds me of the iconic photo of President Raisi praying in the Kremlin. The commentary accompanying the photo describes so well the

The power troika trumps Biden in West Asia

The presidents of Russia, Iran, and Turkey convened to discuss critical issues pertaining to West Asia, with the illegal US occupation of Syria a key talking point.  Oil and gas, wheat and grains, missiles and drones – the hottest topics in global geopolitics today – were all on the agenda in Tehran this week. By Pepe Escobar, posted with the author’s permission and cross posted with The Cradle The Tehran

Major news day for Russia: In conclusion of his working visit to Iran, Vladimir Putin answered questions from the media.

In conclusion of his working visit to Iran, Vladimir Putin answered questions from the media. Question: Mr President, some would think the world has forgotten about Syria amid the numerous issues on the international agenda. But we have seen today that this is not so. We would like to hear your views on the situation on the ground in Syria. A great deal has been said today about points of contact, but there are many differences as well. Have you discussed or coordinated any

Russia’s top diplomat, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, talks with RT’s editor-in-chief, Margarita Simonyan in an exclusive interview about the challenges Russia faces amid the Ukraine conflict

Highlights as seen by Pepe Escobar: 🇷🇺The highlights of Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s interview with Sputnik and RT: 🔹The EU is forced to make amendments to sanctions against Russia as they have exceeded their potential; 🔹Russia is not happy about energy issues that Europe is currently facing, but “will not worry about it too much”; 🔹Western countries are trying to drag UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres into their “games” around

Finance Capitalism’s Self-Destructive Nature

Posted with Michael Hudson’s permission Transcript of Interview on The Left Lens with Danny Haiphong May 25th, 2022 DANNY HAIPHONG: Good afternoon, everyone. Happy Wednesday, May 25th, welcome to the stream, to another left lens. Today we have a very special guest so as you’re coming in make sure you are liking the stream sharing it, make sure that you are subscribing to the channel and hitting that notifications bell,

Nasrallah: ‘US/Israel must submit to our demands, or risk full-blown war’

From Middle East Observer Description: According to ‘reliable leaks’ shared across social media, Hezbollah’s leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah has told thousands of Lebanese that the current situation may soon lead to full-blown war if the US and Israel do not submit to Hezbollah’s demands that crisis-stricken Lebanon be allowed to extract and sell its offshore energy reserves. Nasrallah also said that his movement will not allow the ‘Israeli enemy’ to

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