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Zelensky thinks he can boss the whole Western world [Video]

Some interesting headlines showed up in my Yandex news feed this morning. This is the news, run through Google Translate, so the translation may read in a rather amusing manner: Zelensky considers Canada’s decision on a turbine for Gazprom a dangerous concession Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky called Canada’s decision to return a repaired turbine for […]

Russian response to Canada sanctioning Patriarch Kirill says a lot [Video]

Today, RIA Novosti and Radio Sputnik reported that Canada imposed personal sanctions against Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and all Russia. The Canadian Foreign Ministry announced the imposition of sanctions against 29 individuals from the Russian Federation, as well as against Russian media MOSCOW, July 8/ Radio Sputnik. The Canadian Foreign Ministry announced the imposition of […]

Stalled Out on the Road to Damascus, Syria

The pump don’t work ’cause the vandals took the handles — Bob Dylan, “Subterranean Homesick Blues,” 1965 A lot of folks, including this writer, were surprised to learn in the Spring of 2018 that the United States had a significant troop presence on Syrian soil.  Of course, America had shot some “Home of the Brave!” […]
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Britain tries to cancel Patriarch Kirill as the West continues its collapse [Video]

The British government continued its hysterical crackup over Russia when it announced sanctions against Patriarch Kirill, the overseer of the Moscow Patriarchate of the Orthodox Christian Church. As reported by National Catholic Reporter: LONDON — Britain announced a new round of sanctions June 16 against Russia, targeting the head of the Russian Orthodox Church for […]

Who Needs a Hegemon?

Since the dissolution of the Soviet Union at the end of 1991, the US has been able to exert tremendous influence on other nations through its military and economic power. The world no longer was bipolar with the US and the Soviet Union competing for leadership. Instead, it has been a unipolar world under US […]
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