Vladimir Putin

Move over Saudi Arabia, OPEC now belongs to Russia (Video)

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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D.C. Think Tank Details How U.S. Can Destroy Russia (Video)

The Duran’s Alex Christoforou and Editor-in-Chief Alexander Mercouris discuss a recent RAND Corporation research paper which delivers a detailed road map as to how the United States can destabilize Russia, and systematically destroy the Russian Federation by employing economic, social-ideological, geopolitical and military tactics.
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The popularity of Putin

Submitted by George Callaghan…
What explains the exceptional and enduring popularity of President Putin? I am a day one opponent and vociferous critic of Vladimir Putin. However, as a fair-minded person I am obliged to acknowledge that he commands the approval of a high majority of Russian people. How can this be accounted for? Having first visited Russia in 1994 the transformation over quarter of a century has been remarkable.