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The Salisbury Poisoning Saga Goes On: And Makes Less and Less Sense…

The Salisbury poisoning saga has gotten more and more confusing and uncertain as it has dragged on. I don’t particularly even care: I’m just watching with baffled curiosity. In the first instance, I expressed doubts about the story, on account of both the timing and the fact that Salisbury (and later Amesbury, where the secondary […]

Russia begins largest ever military drills

Russia conducted a number of drills in August and early September in the build-up to Vostok 2018 [Russian MoD]
Russia today launched its larged military exercise in nearly four decades, involving hundreds of thousands of troops and thousands of pieces of military hardware in all branches of its armed forces.
Chinese forces will also participate in the six-day exercise, titled Vostok 2018, contributing some 3,200 troops 900 pieces of military hardware and 30 fixed-wing aircraft and helicopters.

Veteran Intelligence Professionals to Trump: ‘Moscow Has Upped the Ante in Syria, Big Difference This Time’

Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity (VIPS) collectively penned an open letter to U.S. President Donald Trump admonishing him to speak now and with authority for Russia and the world to hear – telling the jihadists embedded in Syria that “theirs is a lost cause.”

Case Closed? Not So Fast: Unanswered Questions in Skripal Poisoning

Tune in to Loud and Clear with Brian Becker for the latest news, commentary and searing political analysis. We bring you independent experts, activists and political writers. On today’s episode of Loud & Clear, Brian Becker and John Kiriakou are joined by Dr. Piers Robinson, the chairman of the politics, society, and political journalism department at the University of Sheffield, […]

NATO member Turkey concludes deal with Russia for S-400 missile systems

Turkey concluded what can only be seen as an historic move. RT reported on 31 August that President Recep Tayyip Erdogan concluded a deal with the Russian Federation for the purchase of the Russian-made S-400 “Triumph” air-defense system, showing the US and NATO that it has alternatives if the Americans cancel their F-35 deal with the country:
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Ukraine’s Poroshenko moves to REPEAL Ukrainian-Russian Friendship Treaty

TASS News Agency reported on Tuesday that Ukraine’s President Pyotr Poroshenko instructed his country’s Foreign Ministry to draw up a package of documents to begin the process of abrogating the Treaty of Friendship, Cooperation and Partnership between Ukraine and the Russian Federation.

Poroshenko revealed the story on Tuesday at a conference with members of the Ukrainian diplomatic corps.