Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov alluded to how the US infiltrated post-Soviet states with biolabs and believes they are secret bioweapons development labs.
Last week, President Biden signed a massive $40 billion military aid bill for Ukraine. Who cares that inflation is killing the American economy and mothers can’t even get baby formula. For Washington, spending on war and empire always seems to trump America’s interests.
An oligarch connected to the Kremlin has stated Putin is “very ill with blood cancer.” This could lead to an overall shift in Russia’s leadership. Under these circumstances, an ex-MI6 head has made the claim that Putin will land in a sanatorium and lose power by 2023.
Putin told director Oliver Stone in 2017 that he has withstood five assassination plots since becoming Russia’s president. He might be able to add one more to that number as Putin survived yet another assassination attempt after the launch of Russia’s special military operation in Ukraine.
Hybrid War is being fought predominantly in the economic/financial battleground – and the pain dial for the collective West will only go up.
According to European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, the European Union is planning to use the frozen assets of Russian oligarchs to fund the reconstruction of Ukraine right after the war.
Google has filed for bankruptcy in Russia, citing the seizing of its local bank account by the Russian authorities. According to the tech giant, this means that its local office will no longer be able to operate.
With gas and oil exports accounting for 30 to 40 percent of Russia’s budget, Switzerland’s position in this wartime equation cannot be underestimated. This is how Switzerland is helping Russia avoid sanctions.
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.