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By Rhod Mackenzie

The interview by the American journalist Tucker Carlson with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov which millions of people around the world have already watched, represents a key turning point in the resolution of the conflict in Ukraine and in Russia's future relations with...

Turkey has yet again affirmed its intention to try to join the BRICS and it has been confirmed that the Turkish President will attend the BRICS Summit in the Russian city of Kazan in October.
The BRICS leaders that have confirmed their attendance incluse Xi Janping, of China,Narndra Modi of India,...

By Rhod Mackenzie

Well its now official, Turkey has applied to join the BRICS,after months of hints and statements by the Foreign Minster the Prime Minister Recep Erdogan they have applied to join the organisation.
Now is this "A significant geopolitical development that suggests the emergence of...

By Rhod Mackenzie

In celebration of the 75th anniversary of the North Atlantic Alliance, the American National Security Archive has released a new batch of declassified documents on relations with Russia. Please refer to the RIA Novosti material for a summary of the key points from the published r...

Today as someone who is British but living in Central Asia and takes a keen interest in what is going on in the UK I really do have to comment on the ridiculous spat that is going on in the UK over the situation in the Ukraine and all the nonsense being talked by the politicians who obviously think...

By Rhod Mackenzie

Last week the Russian President make a statement where he outlined his proposals for a peace deal in the Ukraine and the start of negotiations,I even dida video about it and the response to it by the magazine the American Conservative which felt there was merit in the proposals.
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