4 things Russia wants right now

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MOSCOW — First U.S. and Russian diplomats faced off in Geneva. Then NATO received a Russian delegation in Brussels. Finally, the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe will sponsor talks in Vienna Thursday. Russia courted all this attention by … Read More

Report: Israel Readying to Attack Iran’s Nuclear Facilities in Case of Negotiation Failure

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Reports are coming in that Israel is moving towards a military confrontation with Iran while the US sits and waits. According to recent reports Israel’s defense establishment has noted that the Islamic Republic of Iran is trying to improve their … Read More

Opinion: Putin gets his way as West scrambles

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Russia’s President Putin is set to bask in the global limelight as a series of high-profile conferences on security in Europe kicks off this week. What could be better for an autocratic ruler, says DW’s Bernd Riegert. Vladimir Putin must … Read More

Russia-China ties will be the big story of 2022 – analysis

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Chinese President Xi Jinping sent a New Year greeting to Russian President Vladimir Putin, the Chinese Foreign Ministry announced on Friday. The report was carried in Russia’s Tass News. “In that telegram he expressed great satisfaction with the development of … Read More

Weekly Update by Mark Armstrong – 31 December 2021

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Greetings from Tyler, Aren’t you glad you weren’t subjected to the zoom call between the supposed president and Vladimir Putin?  The descriptions are plenty.  Not that you can believe much of what’s reported in the mainstream press, but we’re assured … Read More

Putin threatens military action if NATO rejects Russian ultimatum

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President Vladimir Putin said Sunday that if NATO does not provide binding guarantees to curtail military deployments in Eastern Europe and to bar Ukraine from membership in the alliance, he will be forced to consider a variety of options, including … Read More

UK troops will not be deployed to Ukraine to defend against Russia

Britain and its allies are “highly unlikely” to send troops to defend Ukraine if Russia invades the country, the UK’s defence secretary has said. “We shouldn’t kid people we would,” Ben Wallace told the Spectator magazine. “The Ukrainians are aware … Read More

Weekly Update by Mark Armstrong – 10 December 2021

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Greetings from Tyler, Great news everybody!  It turns out the third booster shot is the ticket for immunity from the Omicron variant.  But that supposes… New York Mayor De Blasio issued an executive order on his way out the door.  … Read More

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