Russia is finished as a major energy power

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WASHINGTON/KYIV — Russia looms large in world energy markets. It supplies 40 per cent of the gas consumed in the European Union, and this is a particularly important economic issue for Germany, Italy, and Austria. But Russia’s global energy footprint … Read More

NATO sees no signs of Russian troop withdrawal in Ukraine

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NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg said Russian military forces are not pulling back from Kyiv and other cities, as announced by the Kremlin, Reuters reported. “According to our intelligence, Russian units are not withdrawing but repositioning. Russia is trying to regroup, … Read More

Open border with Ukraine is crime threat, France warns

Foreign mobsters, illicit weapons, and drugs could enter the EU on the back of the Ukraine war posing a threat to law and order in the bloc. “The heads of criminal organisations could take advantage of the situation to enter … Read More

Weekly Update by Mark Armstrong – 1 April 2022

Greetings from Tyler, It’s starting to look a lot like sabotage.  If the goal was to ruin our way of life, dismantle everything that made America great, and drag us all into a gay, trans-sexual whirlwind, the government media and … Read More

‘Russia hopes the Ukrainian refugees will disrupt Europe’

Russia would like to undermine the EU by the massive arrival of Ukrainian refugees, creating additional problems in EU countries’ economies and societies writes Roman Rukomeda. Roman Rukomeda is a Ukrainian political analyst. This is his 28th account of Russia’s … Read More

Ukraine war: Putin being misled by fearful advisers, US says

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Russian President Vladimir Putin is being misled by advisers who are too scared to tell him how badly the war in Ukraine is going, the White House says. Meanwhile British intelligence says Russian troops in Ukraine are demoralized, short of … Read More

Weekly Update by Mark Armstrong – 25 March 2022

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Greetings from Tyler, Analysts are starting to wonder aloud whether Putin is winning the war in Ukraine.  We see that some territory has been reclaimed, and a Russian ship blown up near Odessa.  But the refugees are streaming out, and … Read More

Macron Dismisses Putin Demand for Gas Payments in Rubles

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BRUSSELS — French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday dismissed Russian President Vladimir Putin’s demand for Europe to pay for gas in rubles as he accused Moscow of trying to sidestep sanctions over its war on Ukraine. Macron told journalists after … Read More

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