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Putin wants rubles for Russian gas

Samizdat | March 23, 2022 Russia will now accept payment for gas exports to “unfriendly countries” in rubles only, President Vladimir Putin said at a meeting with the government on Wednesday. The president explained that Russia plans to abandon all “compromised” currencies in payment settlements. He added that illegitimate decisions by a number of Western […]

Striking truckers reject Spain’s half-billion euro offer

Samizdat | March 22, 2022 Striking truckers have rejected Madrid’s offer of a hefty subsidy to offset rising diesel prices, which the government had hoped would shut down a work stoppage that has snarled traffic across the country. Transport Minister Raquel Sanchez pledged to introduce a $551.35 million (€500 million) subsidy in direct aid to […]

Russian Kids Being Bullied and Abused Over Their Nationality

By Paul Joseph Watson | Summit News | March 16, 2022 Human Rights Organization Save the Children reports that Russian children in Danish schools are being bullied and abused because of their nationality. After being approached by multiple parents complaining about their kids facing harassment merely for being Russian, Save the Children has embarked on […]

Sanctions hurt everyone, but Russia will prevail: Putin

Samizdat | March 16, 2022 Western sanctions are a blow to Russia, but also hurt the entire global economy, Russian President Vladimir Putin said during a government meeting on Wednesday. “As their weapons, [Western states] choose economic, financial, trade and other sanctions against Russia. They are now backfiring on the Europeans and Americans through rising […]

‘West’s global political and economic dominance ends’ – Russian President

Samizdat | March 16, 2022 Russian President Vladimir Putin has stated that the latest rounds of unprecedented sanctions imposed on Russia by the US and its allies over the Kremlin’s military campaign in Ukraine, mark the end of an era. According to Putin, from now forward the West will be losing its “global dominance” both […]

Putin’s War

BY GILAD ATZMON | MARCH 13, 2022 Putin is not a military general. He is a modernist leader, a trained spymaster and strategist who understands that war is a continuation of politics by other means (Clausewitz). Accordingly, if we want to grasp Putin’s motives we should refrain from trying to assess Russia’s military campaign in […]