M2A RIP It is pretty clear that the chances of peace, which were always tiny, are getting worse and worse by the day. I personally never believed that the Minsk-2 Agreement (M2A) would be implemented by the Kiev junta and I am not in the least surprised. The most what the junta could do was to withdraw some (not even most!) of its heavy weapons and then bring news ones
Poor Mario Draghi – not only did he get harassed by a “Femen” – the entire world now knows how terrified Draghi is of women:
So here is my ‘sanbox’! The place were I will get to dream, babble, rant, vent, advertise and go completely off topic. I might just post a picture, or a video. Or share some music I love with you. So don’t take it seriously – it will just be my sandbox, a place to be silly and young. Also a place not to think about the real world and how
Ladies and gentlemen, looks like ceasefire in Ukraine is now officially over. The regime started escalating their attacks on the 10th already, and launched a full on attack along the whole western front on the day of Orthodox Easter. What do the Russians call a NATO Rapid Reaction Force? Speed bump. The absolute histerium of Verteidigungsministerium. Ukraine never seizes to amaze us… By legally labeling the Soviet Union “criminal regime”
by Rostislav Ichshenko translated by Evgenia Source: http://cont.ws/post/77563 Chess is an ancient game that reproduces military actions with enviable accuracy. The development of the computer technology allowed for the creation of colorful strategic computer games, in the best of which the victory is arrived at by balancing multiple parameters (including the economy, natural resources, etc). Nevertheless, none came close to replicating the real strategic situation at the level achievable in
Note: Having listened to this 2nd part I am particularly impressed by two statements of Sheikh Imran Hosein in particular: first, that the highest authority of the Quran allows for a free choice of religion, something I was not aware of, and second the Sheikh’s absolutely correct stance that the first ones to make a list of wrongs committed by Orthodox Christians against Muslims should be the Orthodox themselves. There
by Sergei Pravosudov translated by Evgenia source: http://www.odnako.org/blogs/est-li-u-serbii-budushchee/ Thanks to the development of a Russian-Serbian energy co-operation. I began to frequent Serbia. At first I was fascinated by this country, as the people are friendly to Russians, but it soon became clear to me that the Serbian elite behave differently. I was told that almost all the representatives of the Serbian political elite have certain relations with the intelligence agencies:
by Ivan Lizan translated by Aleksey source: http://www.odnako.org/blogs/kak-ukrainskie-oligarhi-prozhili-god-bez-gosudarstva-i-kakoe-ih-zhdyot-budushchee/ Since the victory of the “revolution of dignity” a year has passed which allows us to draw an interim debit / credit of oligarchic activities in Ukraine and understand, who out of the most active participants in the Maidan coup has been the winner, who has been the loser, and what the future holds for the Ukrainian oligarchs. It was smooth on
The War of Ego and Ideology flared up in Yemen will change the Middle East features Interview with Ambassador Syed Mohammed Murtaza Shah, CEO & Founder of Pakistan Movement for Justice, Peace and Human Rights International by Nahed al Husaini for the Saker blog. Nahed al Husaini: Excellency, Please introduce yourself to our readers? Ambassador Syed Mohammed Murtaza Shah: Actually I am defender and activist of human rights and peace working
This just in: the UNSC has adopted resolution “imposes an arms embargo against the Houthi rebels in Yemen and the allied forces loyal to former President Ali Abdullah Saleh”. How crazy is that?! An international coalition of thugs lead by the Saudis and al-Qaeda is conducing a large-scale aggression against Yemen and when the Jordanians propose to slap an arms embargo on the Houthis Russia simply abstains even though the
Dear friends, I just got a moving letter from Russia which, after asking the author’s permission, I want to share with you “as is”, exactly as I got it myself. Kind regards, The Saker ——- It is a song about Great Patriotic War and memories of it. I am a grown up man in his 30ies (a Russian, so sorry for my English grammar) and I can’t, simply can’t watch
1) Новак: контракт с Украиной на транзит газа продлен не будет. Novak: a contract with Ukraine on gas transit will not be extended – Russia is likely to abandon the gas transit through Ukraine after 2019, the current transit contract will not be extended, confirmed the Minister of Energy Minister Alexander Novak, speaking at the meeting of the Valdai Club. http://ria.ru/economy/20150413/1058285871.html 2) СМИ: США намерены вести с Россией информационную борьбу
It has become rather obvious to the world that the latest events in Yemen are yet another illustration of the phenomenal inability of US foreign policy to get anything done. For a quick primer on this topic, see this excellent Cross Talk show or this article of mine. Today I want to comment on something usually less discussed: the mind boggling cowardice of the US military. The US military has
MOSCOW, April 13. /TASS/. Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree to lift the ban on supplies of S-300 air defense missile systems to Iran. “The decree cancels the ban from transit through Russia (including by air), transportation outside the territory of Russia to the Islamic Republic of Iran and also handover to the Islamic Republic of Iran outside the territory of Russia with the use of ships and
Thanks to our brother in arms Tatzhit Mihailovich I can share with you today a very interesting segment of the show Post Scriptum. This show is rather unique in that it is presented by Aleksei Pushkov, who is not only a member of the Russian Duma, but also the Head of the Duma’s Foreign Affairs committee and, in my opinion, a strong candidate to eventually replace Foreign Minister Lavrov. In
