Russian sanctions

A lovely conversation detailing how the ordinary Russian adapted to sanctions.

The Duran’s Alex Christoforou and Editor-in-Chief Alexander Mercouris examine how US and EU sanctions have continued to provide a huge boost to Russia’s economy. Russia’s food sovereignty has practically been achieved, as the Russian central bank continues to buy gold and lower its exposure to western financial markets.
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The West’s go-to man on Russia, Bill Browder, pictured in front of a portrait of his deceased accountant, Sergei Magnitsky.
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(ANTIWAR.COM) — Three unnamed “senior” Trump Administration officials told reporters on Wednesday that they are advancing through the process of considering new rounds of sanctions against Russia, rejecting criticism that they weren’t sanctioning Russia often enough. The officials said that the review process is slow and arduous, and that as a result the administration isn’t able to impose […]

EDITOR’S NOTE: We recognize the following eloquent rant posted on Oliver Stone’s Facebook page as being of high integrity and congenial to boot. America, and the world, will continue to find itself in peril so long as this sort of measured, thoughtful analysis remains in such short supply in Washington DC. Wake up America, you are now asleep at the wheel.

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As regular readers here might have gathered, I've been focused the past few days on matters of economic-geopolitics and the equally growing myopia of…
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...Yes, you read that correctly: the World Bank is now formulating agricultural policy for, well, just about everyone, and (surprise surprise) it thinks GMOs…
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If the European Union was simply a way of easing trade barriers between 27/28 (Brexit depending) countries in a compact continent, it would have a great deal of merit. But because the tin-pot imperialists of Brussels think they can transform the EU into an empire that speaks with one voice, tensions are inevitable. Renewed sanctions against Russia have exposed these tensions and weakened various EU economies whilst having little impact on Russia.