‘There was no promise not to enlarge NATO’
Robert Zoellick, the U.S. diplomat who helped negotiate the end of the Cold War, says Vladimir Putin’s claims about Ukraine are part of a disinformation campaign
Sergei A. Karaganov
Professor Emeritus
National Research University–Higher School of Economics, Moscow, Russia
Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs
Academic Supervisor;
Council on Foreign and Defense Policy
Honorary Chairman of the Presidium
Karagano speaks abt the necessity of fear.
The Hill, by Jeffrey Sachs, opinion contributor - 06/27/24
Sachs is University Professor at Columbia University. He advised Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev, Russian President Boris Yeltsin and Ukrainian President Leonid Kuchma.
Is de-dollarization finally here? (Juni 2024) "A Russian commodities exporter told Reuters: "We don't care, we have yuan." According to the report, China's yuan has ousted the dollar to become MOEX's most traded currency, accounting for 53.6% of all foreign currency traded in May."
Newsweek 13.6.24 Russia's nuclear drills relocated closer to NATO borders this week, in a military district formed after Finland joined the alliance.
The Russian Defense Ministry said on May 21 that the first stage of the drills had started involving the "practical testing of the preparation and use of nonstrategic nuclear weapons" in the country's Southern Military District.
Moscow's second stage of drills began on Tuesday alongside Belarusian troops.
In a statement shared on Telegram on Wednesday, Russia's defense ministry said the country's newly formed Leningrad Military District—stationed close to Finland and the Baltic States—had also joined the nuclear maneuvers. The district was announced in February in response to Finland joining the NATO alliance.
10.6.24 « Au sujet de l’Ukraine, le président Lula a réitéré sa défense de négociations de paix impliquant les deux côtés du conflit », a indiqué la présidence brésilienne dans un communiqué, précisant que Lula avait « reçu un appel » de M. Poutine dans la matinée, au moment où se prépare en Suisse, sans Moscou et à l’initiative de Kyiv, une conférence sur la paix en Ukraine qui aura lieu le week-end prochain.
Henrik Skrak
31 Maj 2024
Hanna Gedin, kandidat för Vänsterpartiet till EU-parlamentet, skriver debattartikel i danska Alltingets forum den 22 maj. Hon gör det tillsammans med Frederikke Helleman, kandidat till EU-parlamentet för danska Enhetslistan. Artikeln är en uppmaning till regeringarna i Danmark och Sverige att stoppa rysk fartygstrafik i Öresund, detta som en utvidgning av sanktionerna mot Ryssland. De skriver:
”Genom att stoppa olovlig rysk oljeexport genom våra farvatten tar vi ifrån Putin pengar han räknar med att använda till kriget i Ukraina. Därmed skulle vår insats stärka både vår egen och Ukrainas säkerhet. Det måste ändå kallas för ett win-win-scenario.”
Sverige och Danmark har verktyg för att stoppa Putins oljetransporter. Det är därför vårt moraliska och politiska ansvar att agera. Det skriver Frederikke Hellemann [enhetslistan]och Hanna Gedin [vp], dansk respektive svensk kandidat till EU-valet, som uppmanar regeringarna att omgående tillsätta en gemensam arbetsgrupp för att stoppa den ryska skuggflottan.
In der Nacht zu Donnerstag greift die Ukraine eine wichtige Radaranlage auf russischem Boden an. Nicht nur in Russland ist die Empörung groß. Doch ein US-Sicherheitsexperte wittert strategisches Kalkül - und eine Botschaft an die US-Regierung.
Iltalehti ti 28.5. klo 22.49. Iskut Venäjän ydinohjusten ennakkovaroitusjärjestelmään ovat uusi käänne Ukrainan sodassa, ja niiden seuraukset voivat olla kauaskantoisia.
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Torstaina 23.5. Ukraina iski Armavirin kaupungissa Krasnodarin alueella sijaitsevaan tutka-asemaan. Heti perään maanantaina se iski tutka-asemaan Orskin kaupungissa Orenburgin alueella.
Huhtikuun puolivälissä Ukraina yritti iskeä Kontainer-järjestelmään Mordvan alueella.
A major example of solidarity with the jailed socialist and anti-war activist came from the leaders of France Unbowed (pictured), including its historical leader Jean-Luc Mélenchon (second right).
The Boris Kagarlitsky International Solidarity Campaign calls on all supporters of freedom for Kagarlitsky to follow their example and rebouble efforts to win his release.
On June 1, the Campaign will be promoting a social media storm under the hashtag #freeboris!
Writing from a Russian prison, sociologist Boris Kagarlitsky has penned the following open letter in support of a broad solidarity campaign with left-wing Russian political prisoners. (4 April)
In den USA ist ein «Agentengesetz» schon lange in Kraft. Das Gesetz über ausländische Agentenregistrierung (Foreign Agents Registration Act, FARA) schreibt eine Meldepflicht vor. Wenn eine Organisation als «ausländische Agentin» im Sinne von FARA betrachtet wird, muss sie sich registrieren lassen und regelmässige Berichte über ihre Aktivitäten und Finanzierungen vorlegen. Dies dient der Transparenz und der Vermeidung von unlauteren Einflussnahmen aus dem Ausland.
A. Dyck, N. Volchkova, L. Zingales, and N. of Economic Research. National Bureau of Economic Research Cambridge, Mass., USA, (2006)Alexander Dyck - University of Toronto
Natalya Volchkova - New Economic School and CEFIR
Luigi Zingales - Harvard University, NBER, and CEPR
First Draft: October 2004
This Draft: September 2005.
A. Dyck, N. Volchkova, L. Zingales, and N. of Economic Research. National Bureau of Economic Research Cambridge, Mass., USA, (2006)Alexander Dyck - University of Toronto
Natalya Volchkova - New Economic School and CEFIR
Luigi Zingales - Harvard University, NBER, and CEPR
First Draft: October 2004
This Draft: September 2005.
A. Dyck, N. Volchkova, L. Zingales, and N. of Economic Research. National Bureau of Economic Research Cambridge, Mass., USA, (2006)Alexander Dyck - University of Toronto
Natalya Volchkova - New Economic School and CEFIR
Luigi Zingales - Harvard University, NBER, and CEPR
First Draft: October 2004
This Draft: September 2005.