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By Timofey Bordachev

Widely known and loved by us for his paradoxical statements, the head of European diplomacy, Josep Borrell, gave his opiniion of the effectiveness of the economic war of the European Union against Russia. In the first lines of his message, he claims that “sanctions work,” and...

By Peter Skorobogaty,Alexander Smirnov and Elena Gorbacheva

The intrigue on the eve of the BRICS summit in South Africa was fundamental. The 23 states from all parts of the world that stood on the threshold of BRICS, by the very fact of being interested in an alternative platform for resolving iss...

By Rhod Mackenzie

The growth of Russia's gross domestic product (GDP) this year may exceed 2.5%. This was announced on August 26 by Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov in an interview with the Chinese TV channel CGTN.

The head of the Ministry of Finance noted that specialists in the Russian...

By Pepe Escobar

After a long-running buildup pinpointed by immense expectations all across the Global South, Global Majority, or “Global Globe” (as coined by Belarus President Lukashenko), the BRICS summit in South Africa, on its first day, revealed a “lost in translation” incident that should be...

By Rhod Mackenzie

The attractiveness of the BRICS countries demonstrates that the West has lost its former integration strength, and the world has entered a phase of development of a multipolar world order. This opinion was expressed on August 26 by the member of the Bundestag from the Alternative...

By Rhod Mackenzie

The jubilee meeting of the Five and its adherents in Johannesburg will obviously cost Western leaders more than one sleepless night. The members of the union celebrated the 15th anniversary with landmark decisions and signals to the whole world. At the same time, the BRICS inter...