The Duran’s Alex Christoforou and Editor-in-Chief Alexander Mercouris discuss Russia’s takeover of OPEC, as a deal is struck with Saudi Arabia to control oil output.
Russia and Saudi Arabia have agreed to extend the current output deal to at least the end of 2019. The deal between the two energy powerhouses has made the future OPEC meeting in Vienna redundant.
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The Duran’s Alex Christoforou and Editor-in-Chief Alexander Mercouris discuss the G20 Osaka compromise by U.S. President Trump and Chinese President Xi, to put a pause on the ongoing trade dispute and continue talks to work towards a trade deal between the U.S. and China.
In a compromise move, Trump agreed to allow US companies to sell parts to Huawei, while not excluding the firm from the US’ blacklist.
Via RT…
Moscow has no aggressive intensions against any country, but other countries’ policies will always be met with a symmetrical response, Vladimir Putin said during a final press conference at G20 summit in Osaka, Japan.
“I want to tell you the good news – we don’t have any intentions to carry out aggressive actions against anyone,” Putin said when asked if Russia is ready to “choose a different path” in order to improve ties with the UK and the West.
Submitted by Matthew Ehret…
For the first time in over half a century, an American President has actually come out attacking the Military Industrial Complex. Of course, everyone knows of President Dwight D. Eisenhauer’s famous outgoing 1961 speech warning the world (and the incoming President Kennedy) what sort of monster had arisen at the heart of America’s defense institutions.
The Duran’s Alex Christoforou and Editor-in-Chief Alexander Mercouris discuss the rising tension between the United States and Iran, as the US has deployed an aircraft carrier group near the Iranian shores and sent B-52 bombers on patrol in the Persian Gulf.
A recent “Gulf of Tonkin” like sabotage that damaged four oil tankers off the coast of the UAE has been placed at the feet of “Iran or Iran-backed proxies,” courtesy of anonymous “US officials” as quoted by the fake news mainstream media.
Source : Strategic Culture, Alastair Crooke, 10-12-2018
ALASTAIR CROOKE
10 décembre 2018
Ce qui ne s’est pas passé au G20 est beaucoup plus important que ce qui s’est passé.Lire la suite
US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin did meet after all, speaking informally for a period of time during the G20 meeting held in Buenos Aires, Argentina over the weekend of Nov 30-Dec 1. However, at the present time, prospects for a more substantive policy meeting between the two leaders look dim, with the Kremlin’s Dmitry Peskov categorically saying that there is no possibility of President Putin going to Washington, D.C. for a meeting, at least not at this time.
