During a telephone call with a number of Western allies, US President Joe Biden reportedly told the leaders that his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin could attack Ukraine on February 16. In recent days, the United States has repeatedly stated that a full Russian invasion of Ukraine could come before the […]
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In Backing Russia on Ukraine, Iran Is on the Wrong Side of History
The reception of the war in Iran’s state media and the reactions of Iran’s foreign ministry and other top authorities have been nothing short of a celebration of a coercive muscle-flexing by a mighty kingpin. Toeing the Kremlin line prescribed to the Russian media, Iran’s state broadcaster has refused to […]
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QUAD Meet: US Affirms Confrontation With ‘aggressive & Repressive’ China ‘not Inevitable’
The United States attempted to stir up unity against China among QU members on Friday and said that Beijing “has been acting more aggressively” and “repressively” in the region. While responding to a question on confrontation with China in Indo-Pacific during the 4th QU Foreign Minsiters’ meet in Melbourne, US […]
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Russia Invades Ukraine: China Asks US To Publish Data On Military Biological Labs In Kyiv
Launching a scathing attack on the United States for sowing discord in the Ukraine-Russia all-out war, China on Monday demanded that Washington reveal the details of the biological labs that it had established in Ukraine. Beijing also took a swipe related to the COVID-19 pandemic, as it asked the US […]
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‘Life Is Becoming Impossible’: Activists Say Sanctions on Russian Oligarchs Don’t Go Far Enough
On Thursday, the Biden administration unveiled expanded sanctions imposing visa restrictions on 19 top Russian oligarchs and 47 of their family members and close friends. The U.S. move is the latest in a series of Western steps to make life less comfortable for Russian elites during the invasion of Ukraine, […]
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Can London Cleanse Itself of Dirty Russian Money?
Spending on property, superyachts, private jets, made-to-order cars, soccer clubs, high fashion, jewelry, art, and fine wine and dining has also helped fund enormous wealth in London’s service sector. Throw in divorces, lawsuits against journalists who try to uncover the source of this uber-wealth, court cases to settle oligarch-on-oligarch feuds, […]