This column was written for the Unz Review: http://www.unz.com/tsaker/finally-some-clarity-about-the-russian-plans-in-syria/ A lot has happened in the last few hours. Putin spoke at the UN, the Russian Parliament has approved the use of Russian military forces in Syria…
Category: Global Issues
After UK and US bombs have been devastating the Middle East for over a decade, killing certainly tens and probably hundreds of thousands of people, including many thousands of children, the media have suddenly noticed…
Some things that happened today: •The Syrian government asked the Russian Federation for air support in its fight against the foreign supported insurgency. •The Russian parliament agreed to a Russian government request for a legal…
The soldiers will reportedly join Syrian government forces for ground fight while Russian warplanes attack from air As Russia has started airtrikes in Syria, hundreds of Iranian soldiers preparing to join government forces in…
The statement was to be adopted at the ministerial meeting on September 30. Vitaly Churkin, Russia’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, said “the statement was blocked. The Americans said they will not work on our…
Vladimir Putin answered questions from Russian journalists following his participation in the 70th session of the United Nations General Assembly. President of Russia Vladimir Putin: Good evening! Or good night, if we’re talking in Moscow…
On September 28, Russian President Vladimir Putin made a speech at the United Nations General Assembly. The event was to commemorate the 70th Anniversary of the creation of the organization. Putin reminded that the decision to create…
The U.S. government has dropped hundreds of thousands of tons of bombs on Iraq alone in the last dozen years – and even hailed the start of the bombing campaign in 2003 as “shock and awe”…
Following Jeremy Corbyn’s election as Labour’s new leader, the news in Israel was bleak. “New Labor Leader in Britain: Anti-Zionist” read the headline of Yisrael Hayom, the most widely read newspaper in Israel, which is…
The Source of the ‘New Cold War’: The Basic Disagreement Between Obama and Putin INTRODUCTION The basic disagreement between U.S. President Barack Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin, and the source of the economic sanctions…