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It is crucial when analysing the current present state of Russian-American relations as really the Cold War 2' this sitution is ikely to persist even after the US finally acknowledges that Ukraine is no longer a pivotal instrument in its foreign policy.
Instead, the US is likely to try to find...
In a new development, the European Union has taken the step of imposing sanctions on Russian gas. However, the EU has not yet taken the more severe action of banning Russian liquefied natural gas (LNG). Instead, the EU has introduced a separate measure allowing the purchase of Russian LNG. What has...
By Rhod Mackenzie
In addition to President Putin's trip to Pyongyang, the past week has been marked by powerful landings in Southeast Asia (SEA): the Russian leader visited Hanoi and the Chinese Prime Minister visited Kuala Lumpur. The Western media immediately started talking about the fact that...
By Rhod Mackenzie
Why is the West constantly increasing its level of confrontation with Russia, also why is it turning the level of escalation up step by step? Vladimir Putin was asked this after at his press conference at the close of his visit to Vietnam, and the journalist who asked the ques...
In April 2024, China imported a total of 14.737 billion cubic metres (in the form of liquefied natural gas and through pipelines). This represents a 6.5% increase compared to the previous year, according to a report from the General Administration of Customs of the People’s Republic of China. This r...
By Rhod Mackenzie
According to a report in the newspaper Izvestia, payments from Russia to China have improved in recent months. In March and April, there were almost no transfers to China. However, this changed following Vladimir Putin’s visit to Beijing. As the entrepreneurs explained, small reg...
