It should really come as no surprise to anyone that China is using lawfare to expand it's own territory. While doing so, they are also hoping to circumnavigate valid criticism against their nine-dash line policy.
One takeaway from the current situation around Russian crude oil is that if the price reduction is cheap enough, Russia would still find potential buyers in businesses that rely on Urals crude. There have been reports that Shell bought Russian oil at a record discount of $28 a barrel amid sanctions.
After 13 Chinese jets recently breached Taiwan airspace, Chinese authorities responded by saying "No One & No Force" could stop it from taking Taiwan if it wanted to.
Russian President Vladimir Putin declared at a conference with the administration on Wednesday that Russia would only accept ruble payments for gas shipments to "unfriendly countries." This could indicate the resurgence of the Russian economy and the rise of the PetroRuble.
India has undoubtedly grown stronger as a result of the Russian military operation, which has resulted in an economic catastrophe. But the Russian military operation in Ukraine was a necessity, says ex-Indian diplomat.
“War is a racket, wrote US Maj. General Smedley Butler in 1935. He explained: “A racket is best described, I believe, as something that is not what it seems to the majority of the people. Only a small ‘inside’ group knows what it is about. It is conducted for the benefit of the very few, at the expense of the very many. Out of war a few people make huge fortunes."
Russian President Vladimir Putin said in April that the government should revise Russia’s approach in WTO by June 1. Now it seems that they’re moving ahead with it as Russia moves to withdraw from WTO and WHO.
Purnima Anand, the chair of the Forum, said that at the 14th BRICS summit they discussed the possibility of Saudi Arabia, Egypt, and Turkey joining BRICS very soon.
Since February, the US and its allies have paid "pseudo-pacifist" individuals in Russia more than four billion rubles ($66 million US), according to Deputy Security Council Secretary Alexander Grebenkin. The extravagant spending conforms within a well-established playbook of meddling used by Washington in Eastern Europe for well over 30 years, so it is nothing new. This is how the US topples European and Central Asian governments using the almighty dollar.
Let's take a peek Inside China's secret police station in New York. 36 of these stations are in operation throughout 16 nations in Europe.