EU Economies are Down on Their Knees
Welcome to the European Union’s “sanctions from hell.” Germany is heading for a major economic crisis. When Germany sneezes, of course, Europe catches cold — not only the Eurozone but even post-Brexit Britain.
India, BRICS in Cold War Conditions
India is “balancing” between Washington and Moscow and the BRICS summit was a great occasion to monitor that trapeze act.
Why India Must Decouple from I2U2
Americans estimate that the Indian government would grab the I2U2 platform to burnish its international image. But if there is any sanity left in the Indian foreign policy establishment, a subaltern role to serve US and Israeli interests cannot enhance India’s prestige in West Asia.
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Biden Tweaks Ukraine Narrative
The US is groping in the dark about the Russian intentions in Ukraine. It keeps improvising and updating its narrative to cope with emergent realities that keep coming as nasty surprises.
In the Wake of Russian Victory in Mariupol
Thank God, Russia eschews any triumphalism over the surrender of the so-called neo-Nazi Azov regiment in the Azovstal factory complex in Mariupol.
Why Ukraine War Has No Winners
Russia is practising a warfare that the West is not used to — where wars aren’t won anymore. It is highly unlikely that there will be a ceremonial occasion bringing the Ukraine war to an end.
Make Hay While Sun Shines — Indian, Chinese Ways
India and China stand to gain the most out of Russia’s quest for new markets. Russia has offered discounted prices to them and payment systems in local currencies. However, India and China’s response present a study in contrast.
Iran Makes Gains; Afghanistan Braces for a New War – Two Articles
Afghanistan Braces for New War; Iran Makes Gains as Israel, Turkey Test Moscow’s Limits on Ukraine.
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Russia Pushes Back Western Sanctions, Revs Up Operation in Eastern Ukraine
All indications are that the contingency planning that Russia had worked out to pull through a severe sanctions regime is paying off. The ruble’s recovery has been absolutely astounding. Plus: extract from – “US Narrative Won’t Survive Defeat in Donbass”.
Battle for Mariupol Is Ending
The Russian Ministry of Defence’s offer of surrender terms to the personnel of the extreme nationalist neo-Nazi battalions and foreign mercenaries in the Azovstal iron and steel works in Mariupol indicates that the battle of Mariupol is about to end.