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For nearly a decade, the Russian government has marked the start of September with a major international event: the Eastern Economic Forum, held in Vladivostok.
The forum's initial objective was twofold: to provide support for the accelerated development of the Far East and to integrate the entire...

In yet another example of the unintended consequences that their own sanctions have once again infliced on those who imposed them become apparent: Now is a "fish and crab crisis" that has broken out in the US, plus the traditional British takeway meal fish and chips have increased in price so sign...

There has been a noticeable shift in the tone of Western media outlets recently. The local public, which for the last three years has been presented with narratives about a Russia facing significant economic challenges, has required immediate clarification. Bloomberg has providedthe  support to its...

The US Deputy Treasury Secretary, Wally Adeyemo, who is obviously a diversity.equity and inclusion hire because of the colour of his skin and not his brains has stated that the US government plans to pursue legal action against any country that allows Russian banks to open branches within their juri...

The US Deputy Treasury Secretary, Wally Adeyemo, who is obviously a diversity.equity and inclusion hire because of the colour of his skin and not his brains has stated that the US government plans to pursue legal action against any country that allows Russian banks to open branches within their juri...

By Rhod Mackenzie

The situation in Venezuela in the aftermath of the Presidential elections is currently unstable. The opposition maintains its objection to the National Electoral Commission's (CNE) decision to recognise Nicolás Maduro as the winner of the popular vote.

Mr. Maduro himself howev...