Samizdat | October 24, 2022 The fact that discussions about the possible use of nuclear weapons have become part of Western rhetoric is worrisome, Sergey Naryshkin, the head of the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR), has said. Contrary to claims by Western leaders, Russia is “absolutely” not threatening to deploy nuclear weapons, the senior official […]
Samizdat | October 22, 2022 German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has dismissed reports that Russian President Vladimir Putin has threatened to escalate the conflict in Ukraine. When asked about the issue during an interview with Die Welt newspaper on Saturday, Scholz said the media had been too loose in its interpretation of official reports from Berlin […]
Samizdat – October 22, 2022 The Hungarian Foreign Ministry has rejected EU calls for Russia to be defeated in Ukraine, saying the bloc needed peace, not a prolonged conflict. EU Commissioner for Home Affairs Ylva Johansson made several statements on the hostilities this week, stressing the bloc’s “determination, resolve and unity to stand by Ukraine […]
Gélin Buteau (Haiti), Guede with Drum, ca. 1995. At the United Nations General Assembly on 24 September 2022, Haiti’s Foreign Minister Jean Victor Geneus admitted that his country faces a serious crisis, which he said ‘can only be solved with the effective support of our partners’. To many close observers of the situation unfolding in […]
By Michael Nevradakis, Ph.D. | The Defender | October 20, 2022 The Biden administration on Tuesday announced a new $88 billion national biodefense strategy that outlines the government’s plans for how to respond to future pandemics, public health emergencies and biological threats. The launch of the “National Biodefense Strategy and Implementation Plan for Countering Biological Threats, […]
The Cradle | October 21, 2022 On 21 October, the Saudi-led coalition seized the oil tanker ‘Lady Sarah,’ preventing it from reaching Yemen’s port of Hodeidah despite its previous inspection in Djibouti and having permits from the UN Verification and Inspection Mechanism (UNIVM). Yemeni officials revealed that three ships are currently detained by the coalition. […]
By Frank Smith | Press TV | October 21, 2022 South Korea and the US are holding more military exercises this week, with their troops staging a joint river-crossing drill on Wednesday. The war games follow the joint drills Washington and Seoul conducted in August– the largest such exercises in 5 years. US officials claim […]
BY M. K. BHADRAKUMAR | INDIAN PUNCHLINE | OCTOBER 21, 2022 Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Oct 18, 2022 that evidence of military personnel of United States and other Western countries having their boots on the ground in Ukraine is mounting. The most obvious explanation to the mysterious air dash of the UK […]
By Lucas Leiroz | October 18, 2022 Despite the fact that involvement in the conflict is not strategically interesting for Europe, EU leaders seem convinced that they must continue to support Kiev. In a new package of coercive measures against Moscow, the bloc’s ministers approved the creation of a military program to train Ukrainian soldiers. […]
Samizdat – 16.10.2022 In a speech on Thursday in which he compared the European Union to a paradise-like “garden” flanked by “jungles,” the EU high representative for foreign and security policy warned that Russia’s military would be destroyed if Moscow used nuclear weapons in Ukraine. France would probably be at war with Russia if Josep […]
