Five years may seem insignificant in historical terms, yet January 2020 already feels like the distant past. The Covid-19 pandemic reshaped not only our daily lives but also the global socio-political landscape, marking the end of one era and the start of…
Category: 4. World
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Expert: Here’s how Ukraine could capitalize on its rare earth materials
US President Donald Trump has made it clear: Ukraine’s military aid will no longer be provided the very same way as before. If Kyiv wants it, it should give the US access to its rare earth materials, an idea floated by Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy as part of his Victory Plan.
But…
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Fyodor Lukyanov on the USA, Current Conflicts and the Future of Europe — Russia in Global Affairs
“Trump Doesn’t Care About Russia”: Fyodor Lukyanov on the New US President, Putin and the Ukraine Conflict
Fyodor A. Lukyanov
In Russia, there are people who see Trump’s ‘resurrection’ as a very important…
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How Daily Mail amplified Russian propaganda and even managed to lie more
Imagine you author an article about a hot topic like the Russo-Ukraine war and US President Donald Trump’s potential peace push that is based on another 10 days-old article that has no author and no source, twist some parts of the already disinformative article, and present it as fact to your…
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Georgia’s ruling party is building a Russian-style dictatorship — and it’s working
Nearly three months into a determined protest movement demanding snap elections, Georgia’s ruling party is resorting to increasingly heavy-handed tactics to quash resistance — and its latest moves have the country on edge as observers warn of a dangerous authoritarian turn.
The outcome will…
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A New Era of Strategic Uncertainty — Russia in Global Affairs
In a move that has sent ripples through the global economic landscape, President Donald Trump has announced plans to impose heavy tariffs on imports from Canada, Mexico, and China. The tariffs are aimed at addressing the failure of Canada and Mexico to stop illegal…
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The UN Charter Should Become the Legal Foundation of a Multipolar World — Russia in Global Affairs
Eighty years ago, on 4 February 1945, the leaders of the victors of World War II―the Soviet Union, the United States, and Britain―opened the Yalta Conference to determine the contours of the postwar world. Despite ideological differences, they agreed to eradicate…
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Conservative commentator reveals what Trump thinks of war; his guest insists Putin will regret ‘what he did’
Conservative commentator and a long-time friend of Donald Trump, Bill O’Reilly, has revealed what the new President of the US makes of the Russo-Ukraine war.
In an interview with Trump’s former EU ambassador, Gordon Sondland, he noted that Trump doesn’t believe the current war to be a…
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How Trump’s Bluntness Shatters the Liberal World Order — Russia in Global Affairs
US President Donald Trump’s return to the center stage of world politics has once again ignited discussions about his peculiar political behavior. While the subject may feel numbing to some, Trump continues to dictate the global information agenda, underscoring two…
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Estonia’s Ambassador: We want Ukraine to defeat Russia
“Russia has never kept any promises or respected any agreements it signed. It has violated all of them,” Estonian Ambassador to Ukraine Annely Kolk told the Euromaidan Press in an exclusive interview.
Ambassador Kolk candidly states that she doesn’t see a ceasefire possibility at the…
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