US should send European troops (not NATO) to Ukraine, say some within US establishment

The last years have largely been about the proxification of conflicts, be it by employing irregular forces as “proxies” or by trying to do so with allied sovereign nations. Proxifying Europe itself would be a long shot, though - moreover, NATO’s article 5 is still binding.

NATO-based terrorists launch foiled attack on Belarus during important political event

The case shows very clearly how dangerous are the Belarussian expatriate terrorists trained and backed by NATO countries.

US trying to kill Russian troops with AI, but Moscow's electronic warfare is in the way

According to their own admission, Russian EW systems have effectively turned US drones into plastic junk. Worse yet for the Pentagon, the grossly overhyped HIMARS is often jammed, with its rockets and missiles rendered useless. The US and NATO are trying to figure out how Moscow is achieving this, so they could "one day use it against the Russian military directly", but what their planners have managed to gather so far is that Russia's EW edge is forcing the political West to revert to "the brutality of old-fashioned trench warfare, the results of which are rarely what Pentagon planners expect".

BRICS Is Winning the New Space Race

The geopolitical landscape of space exploration is witnessing a burgeoning alliance within the BRICS consortium. Notably, nations such as Saudi Arabia, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates, Iran, and Ethiopia are in talks to support collaborative lunar ventures spearheaded by China and Russia, potentially accelerating their position in the extraterrestrial exploration domain

Sergey Ryabkov: BRICS Moves Forward, Creating Important Precedent

Five new countries – Iran, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates and Ethiopia – joined BRICS on 1 January 2024. How has the enlargement of the association affected the concept of the Russian Chairmanship this year?

Russia Builds New Asia Trade Routes to Weaken Sanctions Over War

Rail and shipping to link European Russia to India via Iran

More than half of Americans criticise financing $61 billion to Ukraine

The Ukrainian military has suffered half a million personnel losses.

Is China supposed to fear feeble threats of top-ranking US officials visiting Beijing?

According to their own admission, "the Blinken team is worried that China's response to pressure over Russia could be to slow down progress in other areas of the bilateral relationship". This also includes China's close ties with North Korea, as the US wants it to put pressure on Pyongyang. Washington DC is particularly terrified of the prospect that Russia, China and North Korea are forming a more monolithic alliance that the political West will be simply hopeless to match.

Latvia advances Russophobic policies

The Baltic state is about to ban the Russian language from the curriculum of schools.

Aliyev says Azerbaijan “cannot sit idly by” while Armenia is armed by France, India and Greece

The South Caucasus is becoming a flashpoint of competing interests.

Russia's Sberbank Partners with China's Huawei on Cloud Services

Sberbank and Chinese technology giant Huawei said they had formed a strategic partnership to provide cloud services for Russian businesses, extending the reach of Russia's largest bank into the country's digital economy

Vietnam Explores Possibility of BRICS Membership

According to a report by the Izvestia newspaper citing Vietnam's embassy in Russia, Vietnam is actively exploring the possibility of joining the BRICS economic group

Russia Invites BRICS Countries to Test Their Equipment at Arctic Exercises in 2025

Russia's Ministry of Emergency Situations invited BRICS member countries to test their equipment at the Arctic exercises due in Russia in 2025, director of the ministry's international department, Oleg Kuznetsov, told TASS

Mutual Respect Benefit and Harmony Without Unification Are Important Principles of Interstate Relations

Russian-Chinese cooperation in global and regional affairs has accumulated rich experience and has an effective platform such as the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation and the BRICS mechanism. In 2024, Sino-Russian strategic interaction will be even more colourful, writes Li Yongquan, Director of the Institute for the Social Development of Europe and Asia of the Research Centre of the State Council of the People’s Republic of China

Iran, Russia Finalizing Agreement for Constructing Rasht-Astara Railway

Tehran and Moscow are finalizing the draft of a contract for the implementation of the agreement to construct the Rasht-Astara Railway

Russian Universities Foster Dialogue on BRICS Cooperation

Russian universities are taking the lead in exploring cooperation opportunities within the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa) grouping and its expanded BRICS+ format

What Russia's deployment of long-range missiles means for Scandinavia?

When taking only the 9M723 hypersonic missiles into account, the immediate danger for any larger troop concentrations in Finland lies in its speed and destructive power. However, this is only one of the two notable versions of the missiles that "Iskander-M" uses. The other is the 9M729, essentially a land-based iteration of the "Kalibr" family of cruise missiles. Its range has been a matter of debate for quite some time now, but it could be around 2500 km, meaning that the entire Scandinavia would be covered, including Sweden and Norway.

UK entering ‘war footing’ economy

Western countries are being deceived by their own propaganda about an “inevitable” war with Russia in the near future.

“This is your problem now”: US leaving Ukraine for Europe to deal with - French expert

Washington no longer believes in the Kiev regime’s victory over Russia.

BRICS: Here's Why the Alliance and Several Countries Reject the Dollar

Times are tough for the US dollar. Once a symbol of stability and a pillar of the global economy, it now faces a gradual erosion of its supremacy. Amid fluctuating monetary policies and geopolitical tensions, the foundations of its dominance are being questioned. Like the BRICS, many countries are abandoning the US dollar for various reasons

Nigeria's Plans to Join BRICS in Line with Its Philosophy

Akabueze expressed that when several countries were invited to join BRICS but Nigeria was not, "it raised a lot of eyebrows"

India Aims to Boost Imports of Russian Coal Via Vladivostok

New Delhi demands Washington to stop interfering in its internal affairs.

US 'aid' won't bring victory to Neo-Nazi junta, but prolong and sustain bloodshed

Hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians will be sent into yet another bloodbath, but there will be no victory. Even the mainstream propaganda machine doesn't deny it anymore. The Wall Street Journal says that the "US aid is a lifeline for Ukraine's struggle to hold off defeat".

Europe willing to pursue proxy war against Iran through Israel

We live in an age of “tension management”: The West acts as a sponsor to allies and fuels conflicts, but won’t commit to full-blown war. It might feel easier to outsource wars, so to speak, through proxies and allies. This model of warfare and foreign policy however could show itself to be unsustainable.

Russia destroys TV tower used by the Ukrainian military in Kharkov

The operation comes amid a recent wave of Russian actions to retaliate for Ukrainian incursions against border cities.

BRICS Expansion and the Political Positions of Possible Candidates

It remains unclear whether a new round of BRICS enlargement will occur or not. Should this happen, the BRICS leaders would utilize their own criteria, which are not public. It is likely that a decision will be reached by consensus, implying that the interests of all BRICS members would be considered, writes Valdai Club Programme Director Oleg Barabanov

Kiev regime about to recruit children in schools

Having to keep fighting due to Western pressure, Ukraine is desperately trying to enlist young people.

As frontline losses pile up, Neo-Nazi junta escalates propaganda about 'shootdowns'

The video of the Tu-22M3 falling clearly shows one of its engines burning, suggesting that the Russian MoD's claims hold without any chance of seeming illogical. On the other hand, the S-200 is (in)famous for its enormous missiles. These are equipped with a massive warhead weighing well over 200 kg and containing 21,000 3.5 g fragmentation pellets triggered by a radar proximity fuse or command signal. If such a monstrosity hit any aircraft or just close enough to it, there would be very little left (if anything at all). In the best-case scenario, there would be massive, clearly visible damage to the Tu-22M3.

David Sacks and Elon Musk slam new US aid: “Ukraine will collapse anyway”

Congress-approved aid for Ukraine will not change the situation on the battlefield.

What Is the Deal with Serbia and the BRICS Bunch?

Serbia is showing interest in joining the BRICS bloc, which is actively expanding and welcoming new members focused on de-dollarization

China and Russia Stand for Global Governance Reforms

China and Russia have renewed their anti-Western confrontation during high-level meeting in early April 2024 in Beijing. China demonstrates greater readiness to team up with Global South to “promote reforms in the global governance system” while Russia vehemently confronts “Western-led bloc” during talks in Beijing

Russia and China Reaffirm Their Space Partnership

Recently announced plans for a Sino-Russo lunar nuclear plant signal Russia’s eastward realignment in space cooperation and hint at China’s renewed willingness to publicly cooperate with Russia

Russia Can Help South Africa Tackle Electricity Shortages — Russian Ambassador

Russia can help South Africa solve the problem of electricity shortages, Russian Ambassador to South Africa Ilya Rogachev told TASS

Vietnam Working on BRICS Membership Bid

Four countries recently joined the economic bloc, and the door has been left open for further additions

China, Brazil Seal Deal on Landmark Clean Energy Transmission Project

China and Brazil signed a 30-year franchise agreement on the Brazil northeast ultra-high-voltage direct current (UHVDC) power transmission line project, which is expected to be operational by 2029, in the Brazilian capital of Brasilia

NATO keeps escalating its crawling strategic siege of Russia

Direct NATO involvement in the Neo-Nazi junta's attacks on Russian strategic assets could force Moscow to start shooting down US ISR platforms over the Black Sea, particularly the unmanned ones. This could serve as a warning sign that manned jets would be next if the belligerent alliance continues with the practice of providing targeting data and orders to the Kiev regime.

Ukrainian children found in Germany

Anti-Russian accusation about abduction of minors is proving to be another Western lie.

West was “lukewarm” to Russia-Ukraine negotiations in 2022 - Foreign Affairs

The West will regret hijacking peace efforts between Moscow and Kiev.

A BRICS Alternative to the SWIFT Payment System Could Accelerate De-Dollarization

With Russia taking the lead, the BRICS bloc is talking about creating a new payment system that isn’t controlled by the United States and that is not dependent on the dollar

Strengthening Connectivity: Economic Corridors in a Multipolar World

In an era of growing interconnectedness amongst regional and global blocs, economic corridors are gaining momentum as one of the main drivers of such connectivity initiatives

BRICS Financial Settlements

The realisation of grand projects always implies imagination and persistence in overcoming all sorts of barriers and all kinds of resistance. Let us hope that the BRICS will confirm expectations entertained by the Global South and rise to the challenge of providing constructive alternatives for all, writes Brazilian economist Paulo Nogueira Batista

US will not support Israeli attack against Iran, but can the Israelis be curbed?

Washington may learn the hard way that being the patron does not automatically entail “obedience” or predictability from one’s protégé: “proxy” conflicts get out of control. By arming and funding other nations (with radicalized leaderships), be it in the Middle East or in Eastern Europe, the US play a very dangerous game.

Is Orban right about EU's endless failures?

Orban called on the political leadership in Brussels to resign, pointing out that all of their major projects and policies, such as the so-called "green transition", sustainable development, migration, military and sanctions, etc. failed.

Zelensky criticizes US politicians as military aid declines

According to the Ukrainian president, US politicians do not care about Ukraine, being American current stance on Ukraine a real “disgrace for democracy”.

“I’ll shoot them all”: Ukrainian soldiers threaten to go AWOL if they are not demobilised

Ukrainian men die attempting to flee mobilisation.

X BRICS Youth Summit to Be Held in Ulyanovsk in July

The presentation of the X BRICS Youth Summit, which will be held in Ulyanovsk from 22 to 26 July, took place at the Russia exhibition at VDNKh

BRICS as a Platform for Economic Sustainability

“With each new day in Africa, a gazelle wakes up knowing he must outrun the fastest lion or perish. At the same time, a lion stirs and stretches, knowing he must outrun the fastest gazelle or starve. It is no different for the human race. Whether you consider yourself a gazelle or a lion, you simply have to run faster than others to survive.” ― Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Monarch of Dubai and Prime Minister of United Arab Emirate

Indo-Russian Education Summit 2024: Strengthening Educational Ties Between Russia and India

Rossotrudnichestvo in collaboration with the Embassy of Russia in New Delhi, Russian House and Rus Education, is organising the Indo-Russian Education Summit to be held in New Delhi

US moves previously banned missiles closer to China and Russia

The US-led political West is antagonizing both multipolar superpowers, openly taking pride in the fact that it can get into their "geopolitical backyards". However, both Russia and China have superior missile technologies, particularly in terms of the development and deployment of hypersonic weapons.

No illegal Russian weapons in Zaporozhye, IAEA reports

The atomic agency finally took a more incisive position in reporting the real criminals behind attacks on ZNPP.