Category Archives: Russia

Is the UK About to Hit the Wall?

The UK is in sorry shape…..and is looking like the canary in the economic coal mine.

Why the Soviet Union Imploded

The Soviet Union depended on energy sales and consumer production stagnated. Reforms promoted the rise of oligarchs and the 1990s free fall.

Is the US Preparing for the “NATOization” of Bosnia?

By Conor Gallagher As the political situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina continues to deteriorate, it’s looking increasingly likely that NATO forces will return to the country as Washington’s answer to a problem it has created. Questions over the integrity of the October 2 election are ratcheting up tensions in the ethnically-divided country. On top of […]

Biden Administration Doubles Down on Sanctions Self-Harm: China Chip Export Ban, Possible Russia Aluminum Sanctions, All Systems Still Go with Russian Oil Price Cap

The sanctions war situation has developed not necessarily to America’s advantage.

The Odessa Connection? The Ukrainian M.O. for the Crimean Bridge Attack – This Is How The Operation Worked To The Point Of Detonation

The Russian investigation of the Kerch brigde bombing claims that a grain transport ship out of Odessa moved the explosives.

Whose Cat Caught the German Tongue? No Blame for Russia After German Train Sabotage on Sunday Morning, No Blame for Nord Stream Sabotage, Yet

Another apparent act of sabotage in Germany, yet the press is peculiarly refusing to play “whodunnit”.

EU Imposes Secondary Sanctions on Russian Steel in Eighth Sanctions Package. Is Türkiye the Target?

the EU using an obscure steel secondary sanction to whack Türkiye?

Russian Army Turning Out the Lights: US Losing Electricity War in Ukraine

The dire and worsening state of Urkraine’s electricity supply has gone curiously unnoticed by Western commentators.

The U.S. Is Preparing Its Response to the “Short-Sighted” Strategy of OPEC+

The US is having a hissy over the OPEC+ production cut. Not a good look.

Washington, Brussels Set Sights on TurkStream Pipeline Amid Crackdown on Ankara-Moscow Cooperation

By Conor Gallagher At the beginning of this year there were four pipelines carrying natural gas from Russia to Europe, and a fifth (Nord Stream 2) was about to come online. Now Nord Stream 1 and 2 are dead, the Yamal Pipeline is closed, and the amount of gas flowing through Ukraine is greatly diminished. […]

The Inevitable Financial Crisis

We’re again in the Wile E Coyote phase of a financial crisis, but this time, the real economy problems are far worse than in 2008.

Financing Ukraine’s Victory: Why and How

$50 billion, backstopped by IMF.

More Fallout From the Nord Stream Pipeline Attacks

By Conor Gallagher Yves wrote yesterday about what the Russian response might be to the Nord Stream attacks. I wanted to touch on a few other potential consequences I’ve come across, and as there are no doubt more, hope to see them in comments. Economic Catastophre in Europe Now Certain There were questions in Washington […]

Michael Hudson on The Euro Without Germany

Conor: Germany’s swift demise reminds me of the German intelligence agent Bachmann in “A Most Wanted Man.” He’s led to believe he’s operating on an equal level with CIA and British intelligence only to realize too late he was being played the whole time. Hudson gets to the bottom of what Germany’s downfall will mean […]

“End War in Ukraine” Say 66 Nations at UN General Assembly

Conor: This is a good reminder that a) this war could be brought to an end if that wasn’t the last thing the US and the UK wanted, and b) when western media refer to the “international community” they’re typically referring only to US allies and omitting voices like the following. By Medea Benjamin and Nicolas […]